Mrs. E. II. Williamson was
shopping in Newport Wednes
day.
Thos. Jones of Magncss was
in town on business Wednes
day.
A. T. Rest of Dota was tran
sacting business in town Wed
nesday.
Sheriff Lawrence Ruddell
was down from Ratesville Wed
nesday.
H. E. Nautnan is building an
addition to his residence just
west of town.
Herman Williamson has tak
en a position as salesman with
Fisher & Saylors.
R. M. Crow of the Magness
neighborhood was in town on
business Tuesday.
Judge J. H. Jimerson was
down from Sulphur Rock Tues
day night to attend the Mason
ic installation.
Wash Wilson of Sulphu#'
Rock was in town Tuesday
night to attend the Masonic
installation and banquet.
Earle Rest of Dota was in
town Wednesday evening en
route to Jonesboro to enter the
State Agricultural College.
H. J. Nemnich of Imboden,
grand secretary of the I. O. O.
F. Lodge of Arkansas, was in
town Wednesday on business.
Ewing and Dave Hensley,
formerly of Newark, have re
cently purchased a steam press
ing and cleaning shop at Lon
oke.
Miss Orena Long returnee
Monday night from Sulphur
Rock to resume her duties as
teacher in the Newark Hign
School.
Sidney Lawton left Tuesdaj
morning for his home near
Kensett, after having spent
some time here with his fath
er, Dr. W. P. Lawton.
Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Long of
Sulphur Rock were in town
Tuesday night to attend the
Masonic and Eastern Star in
stallation and banquet.
T. H. Dearing who is a can
didate for t ergeant-at-arms of
the senate, left Wednesday for
Little Rock to mingle with the
legislators in the interest of his
candidacy.
Mrs. P. II. Cain has returned
to her home at Greenwood,
Miss., after a pleasant holiday
visit with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. A. Covington, a few
miles west of town.
Miss Katharyn Saylors left
Tuesday for St. Louis to re
sume his duties as teacher in
Brown’s Business College, af
ter having spent the holidays
here with her parents, Squire
and Mrs. A. H. Saylors.
Mrs. F. M. Barnes and child
ren came up from Shoffncr
Monday and are spending a
few days here visiting friends
and relatives. Mr. and Mrs.
Barnes, who formerly lived in
Newark, will reside at James
town the coming year.
Geo. L. Green transacted
j business in Newport Wednes
day.
Geo. F. Grosser returned
Tuesday evening from a busi
ness trip to Rush.
Pay your auto license tax
| before January 13 and save
the penalty of $3. S. D. Lind
sey, collector.
Mrs. Marion Dickens of
Newport spent a few' days in
town this week visiting rel
atives and friends.
That man is a good citizen
who does something to make
his state or community a bet
ter place to live in.
M. Drennen, after spending
a few days here with his fam
ily, returned Sunday to Rush,
! where he is engaged in min
ing.
Russell Goodrich of Sulphur
Rock has taken a position as
assistant bookkeeper in the
First National Bank of New
ark.
Found.—Fur Collar. Owner
may recover same at Jno. M.
Martin’s store by proyingown
ership and paying for this no
tice.
Your auto license tax isnow
due, and all who pay before
the 13th of January will save
a penalty of $3. S. D. Lind
sey, Collector.
Mr. and Mrs. VY. Y. Gibbs
were down from Sulphur
Rock Tuesday night to attend
the Masonic and Eastern Star
installation and banquet.
Mr. and Mrs. Zed Griffith
of Elmo were in town Wed
nesday evening to attend the
silver wedding anniversary of
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Ratton.
Don’t forget to pay your
auto license tax. Penalty of
$3 will attach on all who do
not pay before the 13th of
this month. S. I). Lindsey, Col
lector.
Th<;.;e who send in items for
publication in The Journal
should not forget to sign their
name, otherwise the items
will likely go to the waste
basket.
Sheriff and Mrs. Lawrence
Ruddell of Batesville were in
the city Wednesday evening
to attend the silver wedding
anniversary of Mr. and Mrs.
R. R. Ratton.
Strayed.—Spotted mu ley
cow, branded “HOO” and has
lag in ear bearing name of
Dave Wyatt. Reward for re
turn of same to A. F. Miller,
Magness, Ark.
Rev. .1. L. Brown went to
I Little Rock Friday night in
response to a message stating
that his nephew. J. H. King,
a railroad man, had been kill
ed in an accident at Benton.
The young ladies of the
Methodist church met Sunday
afternoon and organized a
Young Ladies Missionary So
ciety. Regular meetings will be
held on the second Sunday in
each month. The next meeting
will be held at the parsonage
the second Sunday in January.
Miss Ella Case, who for the
past few years has been book
keeper at the Z. Z. Drug Co.,
has accepted a position as
bookkeeper at the Mt. Olive
Stave Co. Hugh Wright has ac
cepted the position as book
keeper at the K. Z.—Bates
ville Guard.
The1 home of Sam Dorsett in
West Batesville was complete
ly destroyed by fire Mon
day morning. The fire started
in the ceiling at a flue in one
of the bed rooms and when the
family awoke the entire inter
ior of the room was in flames.
The fire started about 2o’clock.
Practically all the contents
were saved. The loss will
amount to about $1,200 with
some insurance.—Batesville
Guard.
Judge J. H. Jimerson has
| rie-appointed Prof. Sidney
Pickens of Batesville as coun
ty examiner.Prof. Pickens has
served six terms as county
examiner and t^ present ap
pointment is for the seventh
term. It is reported, that he
will resign July 1 and remove
to Little Rock to accept an
appointment as deputy sup
erintendent of education for
Arkansas, the position having
been tendered him some time
ago.
COLLECTOR’S NOTICE
The undersigned Collector
of Revenue for Independence
County, Arkansas, will attend
in person or by deputy, in each
of the townships in Indepen
dence County on thedateshere
after named, foi the purpose
of collecting the State, County,
Road, School District, Muni
cipal and Improvement District
Taxes, assessed and levied
against the real and personal
property of said county for the
year, 1916, as follows:
Jefferson township, at Mont
gomery’s store, Monday, Jan
uary 15.
Union, at Wm. Barnes’ resi
dence, Tuesday, Jan, 16.
Cushman, atiCushman, Wed
nesday and Thursday, Jan. 17
and 18.
Washington, at Bethesda,
Friday and Saturday, Jan. 19
and 20.
Oil Trough, at Elmo, Mon
day, Jan. 22.
Hill, at Liberty Hill Church,
Tuesday, Jan. 23.
Christian, at Oil Trough,
Wednesday, Jan. 24.
Rosie, at Rosie, Thursday,
Jan. 25.
Salado, at Salado, Friday,
Jan. 26.
Fairview, at Pleasant Plains,
Monday and Tuesday, Jan, 29
and 30. '
Liberty, at Floral, Wednes
day, Jan. 31.
Relief, at Coverston school
house, Thursday, Feb. 1.
Greenbrier at Jamestown,
Friday, Feb. 2.
Greenbrier, at Desha. Sat
urday, Feb. 3.
Barren, at Gray’s school
house, Monday and Tuesday,
Feb. 5 and 6.
Ashley/ at Brewer school
house, Wednesday, Feb. 7.
Gainsboro, at Ham school
house, Thursday, Feb. 8.
Craig, at Gap school house,
Friday, Feb. 9.
Black River, at Cord, Mon
day and Tuesday, F'eb. 12, 13.
Dota, at Walnut Grove,Wed
nesday, Feb. 14.
Dota, at Charlotte, Thurs
day, Feb. 15.
Logan, at Logan school
house, Friday, Feb. 16.
Wycough, at Mt. Carmel,
Saturday, Feb. 17.
White River, at Sulphur
Rock, Monday and Tuesday,
Feb. 19 and 20.
Magness, at Magness, Wed
nesday and Thursday, Feb.
21 and 22.
Rig Bottom, at Paroquet,
Monday, Feb. 26.
Rig Bottom, at Newark,Tues
day and Wednesday, Feb 27
and 28.
Ruddell, at Court House,
Thursday, Friday and Satur
day March 1, 2 and 3.
And after the last named
dates,in my office in Batesville,
Ark., until April 10, 1917.
Act No. 415, of the Acts of
1911. provides that all taxes
levied on real and personal
property shall be deemed due
and payable at any time from
the tirst Monday in January
to and including the 10th day
of April in each year, and all
such taxes remaining unpaid
after the 10th day of April
shall be considered delinquent
and it is hereby made the
duty of the collector to extend
a penalty of 10 per cent of all
'such delinquent tax payers
who have not paid their tax
es within the time limited.
The Clerk of the County
( ourt at the time of making
settlement with the Collector,
shall carefully examine the
record of tax receipts as kept
by the Collector, and shall
charge said Collector with a
sum equal to 10 per cent ofall
tax receipts recorded afterthe
10th day of April. All persons
are requested to have deeds
or tax receipts containing a
correct description of their
land so errors may be avoided
in making tax receipts.
When I have more than one
day in a township, I reserve
the right to leave soon after
noon of last day.
S. D. LINDSEY.
Collector.
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! w. o. W. INSTLLATION
TUESDAY NIGHT
Newark Camp W. 0. W.
aiKi the Newark Grove W. C.
\yill hold their joint installa
tion ceremonies next Tuesday
night, when the newly elected
officers will be installed. Re
treshments will be served at
the close of the installation
ceremonies. Members of neigh
boring lodges are invited to at
tend.
TWO YOUNG MEN
HELD UP NEAR TOWN
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him.
Clark then confessed to his
part in the affair.
Brown and Clark were tak
en to Batesville by Sheriff Rud
dell and placed in jail where
they spent the night.
Brown was brought back
this morning and was given a
preliminary hearing before
Squire A. II. Saylors.
Brown was held under $1
000 bond to aw'ait the action
of the grand jury.
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SCOTTIE SCHOOL
■J NOTES
II II II II II II II II II II
All seem to be well pleased
with our school, and a good in
terest is being taken by par
ents, teachers and pupils.
Miss Lucy Slayden spent the
holidays with Miss Maude Hen
derson.
Owen Fetzer visited Mr.and
Mrs. Wm. Slayden Monday.
Miss Ora Stewart spent
Christmas with her cousin,
Miss Rosie Haddock of Sharp.
Ethel Fitch and cousin, Miss
Reba McDoniel, spent Christ
mas with their aunt, Mrs.Emily
Poynor.
Ruby Marshall is on the sick
list at this writing.
Our Society is a sure thing.
Everybody invited to attend
Friday evenings.
Miss Meda Zuber visited
relatives at Tup«?io last week.
Mrs. Sue Gibwon is placing
lumber on the ground for a
new dwelling house.
The mumps are scattered
in this community but do not
seem to be hurting any one.
Quite a crowd of Oak Hill
boys were serenading Saturday
night.
Farley Cash is our assistant
teacher at Scottie.
Miss Verdie Garner spent
Thursday with Miss Addie
Hawkins.
George Marshall and family
spent Sunday with his brother.
Johnnie Marshall and family.
Goldman Miachels and Hu
bert, Brightwell are the teach
ers pets. They sit on the front
seat.
Civil service is one of the
best studies we have at Scottie.
' J. C.Henderson and son were
trading in Batesville Tuesday.
A room is 32 feet long. 25
feet wide at one end and 15
feet at the other end. How far
from the wider end must 1
place a partition so as to divide
I the room equally?
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tingling through the flesh and jj
quickly Stops pain. Demand a jj
liniment that you can rub with. I
The beSt rubbing liniment is ji
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PROCESS PATENTED
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YOU may live to
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P. A. comes to you with a real reason for all the
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I
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This plan has been worked out in
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