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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, November II, 1915
Vol. 15, No. 32
COMMISSIONERS OF ACCOUNTS
CHARGE MANY IRREGULARITIES
Commissioners Allege That Sev
eral County Officers Have
Not Complied With Law in
Making Settlements.
The County Commissioners
of Accounts, in their report re
centy filed with the circuit
court, allege that some of the
county officers have not made
their settlements as required by
law.
The alleged shortage in the
chcuit clerk’s office is gone into
in detail, and the report alleges
that there is a shortage of $2,
536 in this office.
The report of the commis
sioners follows:
Commissioner’s Report
To the Hon. Dene H. Cole
man, Judge of the Third Judi
cial Circuit:
As commissioners of accounts
for Independence county, by
your honor appointed, we met
at the office of the county clerk
on the 7th day of September,
1915, and after first having the
constitutional oath administer
ed to us by said clerk, entered
at once upon the duties requir
ed of us. Preface to our report
we wish to state that we have
been unable to prepare for sub
mission to the court,a complete
detailed statement of our find
ings of the unaccounted fordif
ferences in the accoutns of
some of the county ofifcers
fro the reason that we
had not sufficient time to make
a perfect audit of all the re
cords of the various offices.
However, having performed
our duties under the law, as to
the financial and other condi
tions existing in the offices of
the county required to be ex
amined by us, we now beg to
I submit herewith our formal re
port :
We have filed a list of all
evidence of allowances, as
shown by warrants eminating
from every department of the
county, the same having been
cancelled by the properauthor
ity, and in the presence of each
other and the county judge,
have been burned, amounting
to 3,924 pieces, including 117
pieces of uncalled for scrip
jthree years old and over.
The first office claiming our
attention was that of circuit
and chancery clerk and ex-of
ficio recorder.
We have given more time
ithan is usually given in check
ing this office on accoynt of the
| resignation of this officer, and
the assumpton of its duties by
his bondsmen.Our investigation
anti audit has been as thorough
as could be made in the time
. alloted. We find this officer
|due the overplus of salary,from
the period of November 1,1913,
to June 30, 1915, and including
also, supplemental time from
date last mentioned to Septem
ber 23, 1915 (at which time his
successor took charge of said
joffice) to be the sum of $2,536.
40, which amount remains un
collected. The basis of our find
ings in the irregularites, and o
' missions in this office, is outlin
ed in statement herewith filed,
land made part of this report
and marked “Exhibit A.” It is
inot the office of your commis
sioners to point out wherein the
fault lies for this condition, or
to prescribe a remedy for the
| prevention of such condition in
the future.
. “EXHIBIT A.”
Second Year First Term
[.Shortage repifrted by
former commission
ers, due term end
ng Oct. 31, 1913__$ 402.15
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First National Bank
NEWARK, ARK
CAPITAL $25,000
SURPLUS $6,500
C. M. Edwards, Pres
G. M. Fields, V. Pres.
E. B. Chesser, Cashier
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A SUCCESS
A BANK ACCOUNT
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Enabling you to grasp good op
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but has an educational value a
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BUY BANK MONEY ORDERS
When Sending Money to Dis
tant points. They are payable
anywhere and are SAFE.
MANY CASES DISPOSED
! OF IN CIRCUIT COUR1
Three Felony Cases and Large
Number of Others are Dis
posed of in Past Few Days
W. N. Lewis vs. C. P. and D.
D. Whisnant, jury trial, judg
ment against D. P. Whisnant
for $25.
E. G. Hinkle, admr. estate of
W. J. Erwin vs. Citizens Rank
jury trial, verdict for E. G.Hin
|kle for $2500, verdict for Ida
L. Erwin for $15,000.These cas
es were tried before T.D.Craw
ford, special judge.
Wm. Dean vs. J. W. Flinn,
jury trial, judgment for plain
tiff for $26 damages and pos
session of premises.
Geo. Qualls vs. Railway, dis
missed by plaintiff.
I Thos. Carroll vs. Geo. F.
Grosser, continued.
! J. P. Williams vs. T. I.Young
jury trial, verdict for defend
ant.
LjUKe King vs. naiiway, con
tinued.
Ida L. Erwin vs. W. H. and
W. L. Calloway, judgment by
default for $1848.49 for plain
tiff.
John Joseph McCaleb and
Fred B. Adams examined and
licensed to practice law.
Grover Clark, burglary and
larceny, jury trial, one year in
pen.
j Arthur Hubbard, grand lar
ceny, plea of guilty, one year
in pen.
Napolen Winkles, nolle pros.
Napolen Winkles, jury trial,
fine $5.
Geo. Balcom, Arthur Earles
and Junius Howard, jury trial,
not guilty.
Geo. Goff, wife abandon
ment, nolle pros.
Ernest Ballard, petit larceny,
nolle pros.
Pfeiffer Stone Co. vs. W. E.
Brogdon, et al. Judgment for
plaintiff for $3052.28.
Ernest Wycough, expartee.
disabilities of minority remov
ed. *
Clever Milling Co., vs. C. N.
Cullins, G. W. Purcelly and W.
M. Searcy. Judgment for plain
tiff for $875.
J. L. Outlaw, J. H. Fetzer
and J. W. Evans appointed jury
commissioners and they met
and filed list of Grand and Pet
it jurors for next term.
I). Y. Shirley vs. Pfeiffer
Stone Co., appeal to supreme
court granted to defendants.
Louise Durviage vs. Frank
Durviage, continued.
J. M. Sisk vs. Railway, dis
missed at defendant’s cost.
E. A. Hulsey vs. Railway, a
greed judgment for plaintiff
for $30.
Avery Blount vs. Railway,
continued.
W. L. Baker & Co., vs. W. E
Beloate, judgment for plaintiff
for $4632 and line sustained.
J. T. McAdams vs. Railway
I agreed judgment for plaintifl
for $100.
Jeffery Bros. vs. Railway
jury trial, judgment for plain
tiff for $19.50.
Theo. Maxfield Co., vs. Rail
way, continued.
John Martin vs. Railway
|jury trial, verdict for defend
ant.
J. T. Coffey vs. Railway, a
greed judgment for plaintiff
for $15.
Thos. Weaver vs. Railway non
suit.
Reuben P. Henley vs. S. E.
| Simmons defendant, and N. N.
McGinnis, garnishee, judgment
against garnishee for $59.es.
Bond of A. J. Craig as cir
cuit clerk and recorder of In
dependence county approved.
John and Frank Tyler, W.F.
Bridges and F. C. Hoyt vs. Rail
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NEWARK BOYS WIN
FROM NEWPORT 26-0
Newport Put up Game Fight
But Local Lads Get Their
oGat in Great Style
It is Saturday. The streets
iare thronged with a varied
crowd. Wending its way through
Ithe throng can be seen an odd
ly dresed crowd of about eleven
jhumans, at least they have
some resemblance to such.
The scene is on the main
streets of Newport and in ans
jwer to an inquiry someone vol
unteers the information that
jthe odd drove are High School
boys from Newark who intend
to play football. Thus, the
questioner is relieved to learn
that those padded clothes do
not indicate that the wearer
thereof has escaped from a
padded cell.
One turn and the scene has
shifted. A small oval is placed
on a little mound near the mid
dle of a rectangular field cross
ed here and there by white
lines which someone informs us
are ten yard lines. Behind this
oval shaped pill are stationed
eleven Newark players .Hold
|erby is calling his men and tell
ing them where to go and what
to do. In front are eleven New
port High men, smaller andless
! confident. Pascoe backs up,
•takes a long breath and upon
I the sound of the referee’s whis
I tie lopes forward and plants
his toe in the pig skin which
jsails into the waiting arms of
ja Newport player. The New
ark Ends and Tackles gallop
forward and hurl the man with
the ball to the ground. William
json picks him up and shakes
;him well before taking and is
given a reprimand by the um
pire for rough playing. Two
i battle lines are drawn up and
Coe, Ard and Harder hurl
themselves through the over
confident Newark team for five,
ten and fifteen yards .Holder
by can be heard yelling, “Hold
that line.’’ Pascoe in excited
manner is yelping, “Come on
men.” Newport comes nearer
and even nearer the Newark
goal. At last, and none too
soon, a Newport back fumbles
and right guard Williamson
i gathers in the ball as a “hen
gathereth her brood.”Sore-arm
!ed Rodman is filling Hall’s
place in the back field.He wish
es to make a star debut in this
position. Holderby receivesthe
ball from Martin and quickly
passes to Rodman (lovingly
called Rotten by Newport) who
like a long, lanky greyhound,
j wades throuhg the Newport
!eleven. Hark! the deep-toned
whistle of the umpire is heard,
j Jackson is reported off side.
The ball is brought back. New
ark suffers a five yard penalty.
The ball is six yards from the
INewark goal. Again Rodman
attempts to make a run. It is
v cuvin m Lilt: iicwpun
'goal. Rodman tries to make it
in 40 steps but isforcedtomake
| 14. A long line of Newport
players are strung out behind
the moon-fixer who proudly
holds his head in th« air and
gallops across the last white
line for Newark’s first touch
down. Time is taken out while
the spectators come down and
see the events.Moore punts out.
IPascoe receives the punt and
jMayhan kicks goal, makingthe
j score Newark 7, Newport 0.
In the second quarter Hold
erby intercepted alongforward
pass attempted by Newportand
raced 25 yards for the second
touchdown. Mayhan failed to
kick goal. By a series of end
runs and line plunges Pascoe
was sent across for the third
touchdown and Moore’s punt
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CYCLONE KILLS 12
IN KANSAS TOWNS
Storm Sweeps Great Bend,Kan.,
Killing 12 and Injuring More
i Than 100 Persons.
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! Great Bend, Kan., Nov.10.—
Twelve persons were killed and
more than 100 injured, many of
them seriously, in a cyclone
which swept through the resi
dence section of Great Bend at
7 :30 tonight.
The property loss is estima
ted at a half miliion dollars.The
city water plant, a laundry,
three flouring mills, the Santa
Fe depot and 50 residences
were demolished. Santa Fe pas
senger train No. 5 narrowly es
caped the path of the twister
which swept through the south
ern part of the city.
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HARDISTER FOR
TAX ASSESSOR
The anouncement of W. N.
(Nat) Hardister as a candidate
for tax assessor appears in to
dy’s paper.
Mr. Hardister is well known
jto the people of Independence
| county, having been a citizen
iof the county for many years
jand is numbered among the
county’s best citizens.
Mr. Hardister was employed
for a number of years as a trav
eling salesman, but was serious
ly injured in a railroad accident
a few years ago and had to give
up the work. His injuries are of
a permanent nature, rendering
him physically unable to do
heavy manual labor.
There is no question as to his
ability to fill the position in an
acceptable manner, and his re
cord as a business man and his
loyalty to duty are sufficient as
surance that if elected he will
make the county a splendid of
ficer.
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SETTLE UP
All persons indebted to the
Newark Lumber Company, ei
ther by note or account are re
quested to come in and make
settlement not: later than Nov.
15. If settlement is not made by
that date, we will take legal
steps to collect same.
NEWARK LUMBER CO.
PLAN TO ORGANIZE
FAIR ASSOCIATION
Citizens Meet at Batesville and
Select Committees to Arrange
For Permanent Organization
The movement to organize a
county fair association for In
dependence county was given
further impetus last Saturday
when a number of progressive
citizens met at Batesville and
formed a temporary organiza
tion for the purpose of seeing
what can be done toward or
ganizing a real live county fair
association.
All those present expressed
themselves enthusiastically in
favor of the movement, and a
temporary organization was ef
fected by th» election of A. A.
Webber temporary president
and S. E. Wells temporary sec
retary.
After some very interesting
discusions, Ahe following com
mittees were chosen.
J. B. Wright, .J. M. Reynolds
and W. P. Tuggle, nominating
committee whose duty is to se
lect suitable committeeman
from each township inthecoun
ty to solicit stockholders in
their respective townships.
J. W. Martin, A. T. Sherrod
and S. E. Wells to draft a con
stitution and by-laws.
J. W. Martin and A. A.Web
ber were appointed to select a
suitable location for the fair
grounds.
The association adjourned to
meet on Saturday, December
11, at 10 a. m., for the purpose
of hearing reports from the
various, committees, when it is
hoped that a permanentorgani
zation may be effected and
plans perfected for holding an
annual fair in Independence
county.
Every citizen of the county
interested in the movement
should attend this meeting.
CHARGED WITH
STEALING HOGS
Logan Weaver was arrested
near Cord last Sunday, charged
with stealing a hog from Dr.V.
D. McAdams.
It is said that the hog was
found in Weaver’s possession
and was positively identified as
the property of Dr. McAdams.
Weaver was taken to Bates
ville Monday and placed in jail.
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A White Cabinet Sewing Machine J
A Handsome Runabout or •
A Buck's Cook Stove J
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Do you want one of the above-mentioned articles
free? Well, we are going to give one of them away,
without a cent of cost to you. With each note paid
in full we give you one ticket with two numbers on
it. You keep one of the numbers and we keep the
other. On December 24, some one will draw a num
ber from our box and the person with the corres
ponding number gets their choice of the three things
offered. In case the note is above $25 we will give
one ticket for each fraction above $25. In addition
to the above, we will give one ticket with each $10
cash purchase. Come in and see the prizes. A
hearty welcome to all, with goods and prices like
ithey have always been-the best for the money.
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