COUNTY CLERK’S REPORT
OF THE
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF INDEPENDENCE COUNTY
Report of amounts appropriated, amounts expended, amounts
remaining on hand and amounts used in excess of appropriations for
account of the several expenses of Independence County, Ar
kansas, from the first day of July, 1910, to the close of business on the
30th day of June, 1911, to-wit:
AMOUNT AMOUNT AMT USED IM AMT NOT
APPROPATD IXPENOIO EXCESS USED
County General_| $15,000.00 $22,284.62 $ 7,284.62
Pauper Fund_1 3,500.00 2,772.93 1$ 727.07
Bridge Fund_ 3,500.00 7,922.91 4,422.91
Road (Districts)_ 15,000.00 13,218.57 1,781.43
Special Road _2,500.00 4,435.93 1,935.93
County Examiner_ 372.12 372.12
Farm Demonstrator_ 500.00 473.75 26.25
Batesville Road_ 1,800.00 1,738.50 61.50
_ . . ___ __ _ ! ___ _ i I
The Circuit Court, Justice Courts, Jail, Public Record and Station
ery Funds are all classed and included in the County General Fund.
Statement of Receipts and Expenditures
A statement of the receipts and expenditures from the first day
of July, 1910, to the close of business on the 30th day of June, 1911,
and a detailed statement of the indebtedness and financial condition
of Independence County, to-wit:
RECEIPTS
From County Examiner’s Fund_$ 358.00
From Redemption of State Lands... 2.71
From County General Tax For 1910__ 18,453.23
From County General (other sources)_ 4.39
From Bridge Tax for 1910_ 4,173.70
From Pauper Tax for 1910_ 4,173.70
Fines, Forfeitures, Jury, and Stenographer’s Tax assessed
in the Circuit Court of Independence County_ 616.71
From Fines assessed in Justice of the Peace Courts_ 1,178.07
From ferry licenses... 115.00
From tax on deeds, deeds of trust, etc., by Circuit Clerk_ 4S9.55
From tax on marriage license, by County Clerk__ 114.00
From overplus of fees and commissions earned by the coun
ty officers of Independence County_ 3,462.84
From Road District tax for 1910_ 16,695.31
From show and exhibition licenses_ 8.40
From State Treasurer (nomination fees)___ 108.69
From special road tax for 1910___ 2,782.38
From candidates_ 103.00
From insurance collected on court house_ 600.00
From delinquent taxes_ 71.79
Total Receipts.......$53,541.47
Amount on hand July 1, 1910,__17,210.25
Total.... $70,751.72
EXPENDITURES
Allowances by County Court, July Term, 1910 .$15,401.42
Allowances by County Court, Oct. Term, 1910 10,957.84
Allowances by County Court, Jan.Term, 1911 20,747.01
Allowances by County Court, April Term, 1911 16,177.36
Total allowances_ $63,283.63
To which is added Treasurer’s and Collector’s
commissions__ 4,651.19 $67,934.82
Amount of Receipts over Expenditures__ $ 2,816.90
DETAILED STATEMENT
Warrants outstanding and unclaimed July 1, 1910..$ 902.26
Warrants issued from July 1, 1910, to July 1,1911_ 63,283.63
Total- .$64,185.89
Amount of warrants redeemed and cancelled to July 1,1911 $62,788.37
Amount of warrants unclaimed and outstanding July 1,1911. 1,397.52
Total....._1>64,185.89
Amount of receipts for the year, not including balance on
hand at the beginning ol the year ...$53,541.57j
Amount of warrants cancelled and redeemed_ 62,788.37
Treasurer’s and Collector’s salaries_ 2,150.00
Balance of funds in Treasury July 1, 1911, of County Cen
eral, Road, Bridge, Pauper, Special Road and County
Examiner__ _ _
2,816.90
Recapitulation
ASSETS
Balance in hands of the Treasurer___ _ $ 2,8U>.90
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LIABILITIES
Amount of unclaimed and outstanding warrants_$ 1,397.52
Amount in hands of Treasurer over all liabilities of Road,
Pauper, Bridge, Special Road, County General and
County Examiner_ __$ 1,419.38
ASSESSED VALUATION OF ALL PROPERTY
Assessed valuation of all Lands, Town Lots, and Railways
for 1910---$3,431,965.00
Assessed valuation of all Personal Property for 1910_ 2,353,839.00
Total assessed valuation of all property_ _$5,785,804.00
OTHER ACCOUNTS
Financial condition of the various Fence Districts and Special
Accounts of Independence County, July 1, 1911, to-wit:
Fence District Nos. 1 and 2 (Big Bottom) amount on hand $ 453.55
Fence District No. 3 (Oil Trough) on hand ..._ 321.11
Fence District No. 4 (Salado) on hand_ _ 256.27
Fence District No. 5, on hand_ 171.15
Fence District No. 6, on hand_ 45.54
Drainage District No. 3, on hand _ 145.66
Drainage District No. 4, on hand _ 2,012.54
City of Batesville, on hand _ ___6,170.76
Town of Sulphur Rock, on hand____227.23
W. D. HINSON
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Newark, Arkansas
CHARLOTTE CIPHERS
Duke Ward of Batesville is vis
ting relatives here.
Several from here attended
church at Center Grove Sunday.
B. B. Holcomb and Curt Stoner
made a business trip to Batesville
Friday.
A. P. Yates left last Friday for
Paris, Tenn., where he will visit
his mother and other relatives.
Mrs. W. A. Hugg and little son,
Alvord Jr., of Bastrop, La., are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Hugg.
Mrs. Daisy Williams and Miss
Una Churchill made a business
trip to Sulphur Rock Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Alexander and daughter,
Yada, of Newark, spent a few days
last week with the former’s
daughter, Mrs. Cledie Jernigan.
Mrs. M. U. Higginbotham who
has been visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Ada Moore, for the past few
months, left Saturday for Madill,
Okla.
NOTICE
All who are interested in form
ing a strawberry- association for
the purpose of engaging in the
raising of strawberries on a com
mercial scale, are requested to meet
at Sulphur Rock, Ark., on Satur
day July 22nd, 1911, at 2 p. m.
I. M. Austill,
I). T. Lindsey,
J. C. Gibson,
Geo. A. Ashley,
J. H. Caldwell,
A. Bolen,
NEW LAW PARTNERSHIP
The present week has witnessed
the formation of a new law part-1
nership, G. L. Grant and Ira Mack
becoming partners in the practice
of their profession under the firm
name of Grant & Mack, with offi
ces in the Earl building. Thev
have a very fine library and both
are bright young men who have j
won their way in the legal profes
sion and enjoy the confidence of
the public.—Newport Independent '■
Farm Lands For Sale
Following is a partial list of the lands we have for sale. We have many
good bargains always on our list, and if you want to buy property
of any kind it w ill pay you to see us. We do only a strictly
fair, legitimate business with both buyer and sell
er and solicit your business on this basis
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No. 30. 220 acres line bottom land
11 miles from Newark: 100 acres in
cultivation: three tenant houses. One
third cash, balance easy payments.
No. I!". Six room house and two
lots, one block from business part of
town. Good location and a bargain.
Half cash, balance one and two years.
No. 38. 4o acres in the McHenry
pasture: as line land as can be found
on White river.
No. 20. 160 acres 10 miles from
Newark; 100 incultivation; two houses;
good hill land and can all be farmed.
No. 38. 12 acres of land with good
four-room house, two good barns and
orchard; at Paroquet; all in good re
pair; very desirable property and a
bargain.
No. 33. Three acres in town of Mag
ness; four-room house, well built, con
venient and new: good barn, 50x50; 35
bearing fruit trees; good smokehouse
and other outbuilding's.
No. 35. 120 acres near Cushman; 25
acres in cultivation; two-room house;
good timber on land not in cultiva
tion; mineral land, and very rich; 150
apple trees; half mile from railroad.
No. 30. 206 acres fine bottom land
three miles from Newark: 100 acres in
cultivation; three good tenant houses:
on public road, and school house on
the farm: only 1? miles from railroad
station and post office. Easy terms.
No. 21. 40 acres fine land two miles
from Newark: nearly aii cleared;
good, level bottom land. A bargain.
No. 22. 480 acres good level bottom
land 2* miles from Newark, with rail
road running through the tract: tim
ber land, but cut-over and inside of
stock-law district. Will be subdivid
ed and sold now at $10 per acre, but
price will advance in short time. Easy
payments if desired.
No. 26. 160 acres four miles from
Newark; 55 acres in cultivation; good
four-room house; so acres bottom land,
balance in timber.
No. 41. HO acres good land live
miles from Newark: 50 acres in culti
vation. balance in timber, all fenced;
good two-room box house, barn and
other out-buildings: close to school
and on rural mail route.
No 34. 10 acres in the town of New
ark. just on the eastern boundary,
good four room house, barn, well and
plenty of stock water, orchard of KM)
trees. Only $6iM). Terms 1-3 cash, bal
ance one and two years.
No. 4.'i. Modern five-room residence
and whole block of ground (2f acres)
in Newark, near Methodist church.
Good barn and other improvements,all
in first class condition; 200 peach trees
and will grow $500 worth of fruit this
year. Will sell this property cheap,
at one-half cash, balance in one year.
No. 44. Nine lots in town of lle
ber Springs, Ark,, nicely located in
the Slaten and Vinson Additions. Will
be sold at a bargain.
No. 40. 131 acres at Paroquet; 10
acres in cultivation: five good houses;
fronts on river and railroad.
No. 25. 1,500 acres tine river land
six miles northeast of Newark. Grows
75 bushels of corn or bale of cotton
per acre. Cut-over land and covered
with Southern cane; the finest land we
have in Arkansas. There is 1,000 acres
of this land that overflows only about
two feet deep; balance overflows five to
eight feet. Lavs in solid body, with
two miles of river front. No better
proposition for a general farm or a
stock farm in this part of Arkansas.
Only four miles from railroad station.
Price only $10 per acre; one-fourth
cash, balance in one. two and three
years at * |ier cent interest. Will sub
divide at this price, or will sell entire
tract at $'.* per acre.
No. 4.'!. 200 acres of timber land 2
miles northeast of Pleasant Plains.
Oak, hickory and pine. The timber
is worth more than we ask for the land.
No. 37. 520 acres of fine bottom
land five miles from Newark; 200 acres
in cane pasture; $2,000 worth of oak.
pecan and hickory timber; one mile of
river front; all good land.
No. 31. Fine Oil Trough farm of
120 acres; 00 in cultivation; only half
mile from postofiice. As fine land as
can be found on White river.
No. 45. 100 acres good land four
miles northeast of Newark; 55 acres
in cultivation; four room house. All
bottom land, and is a big bargain.
No. 42. 140 acres three-fourths of a
mile from Newark: 82 acres in cultiva
tion: inside of fencing district: 58 acres
in pasture. This is tine land and will
grow 50 to 75 bushels of corn or a hale
of cotton per acre. One-half cash,
balance in one year.
No. 28. ll.i acres seven miles from
Newark: 85 acres in cultivation: 25
acres good creek bottom; good house
on land; 35 acres timber; plenty good
water.
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NEWARK, ARKANSAS
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Town of Newark, on hand_ _ 532.53
Town of Pleasant Plains, on hand_ 146.58
Town of Madness, on hand_ - 248.17
Town of Cushman, on hand__ 72.50
ROAD DISTRICTS
Financial condition of the various Road Districts of Independence
County, July 1, 1911, to-wit:
List. No.
1 .
3
4
(>
8
tl
10
11
12
Township Amt. on hand
Ashley_ _? 387.72
.Barren. . 371.35
. Black Kiver.. 558.57
.Big Bottom_ 1,477.14
.Christian.. 553.14
.Fairview.. 307.35
.Cainshoro. 502.43
.Greenbrier. 1,005.40
.Jefferson. 227 45
.Liberty. 157.14
.Logan. 101.07
Ruddell .5,071.47
Dist. No. Township Amt.
It.Salatlo_ $
15_.Cushman.
10.Washington .. 1
17..White River
18.Relief.
l!l_Oil Trough.
20 _Magness.
21 _Wycough.
22 .Rosie.
2.7.Dota.
Batesvillc Public Road
Independence and .lack
son County Road_
on hand
4*0.03
004.61
,110.47
752.03
123.70
068. *5
710.08
185.00
355 26
.387.21
01.50 I
100 00
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Financial condition of the various School Districts of Indepen
dence County, July 1, 1911, to-wit:
District »>n hand
1_*8,417.58
3.... 311.49
5_. 906.oi
7. 881.94
9. 138.25
11. 424.89
13. 188.94
15 . 384. (JO
17. 229.00
20. 347.30
22. 349.10
24.' 557 77
20. 456.34
28. 712.74
30. 431 27
32.1,145.79
34. 149.11
30 . 80.55
38 _ 264.34
40 241.05
42. 193.45
I Jistrict < >n ha ml
2.* 127.43
4.. 93.70
0. 170.17
8. 215.95
10. 190.22
12. 91.97
14. 150.45
10_ 100.55
18. 139.39
21. 365.98
23. 187.67
25. 217.08
27. 347.2.3
29. 152.08
31. 26.3.05
33.2,618.13
35. 714.25
37. 78.74
39 _ 187.44
41 44.99
43. 87.17
District
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40.
47.
40.
.71 ...
74.
76.
58..
60.
62.
64.
67.. .....
70.. .. .
72.. ..
74. ...
76..
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82.
Hi_
86.
<Jn hand
t»:t.77
:$6.so
957.2:4
1.42.7.4
115.5:4
108.24
2.47.07
114.46
477.00
.'458.04
87.70
522 60
7:41.70
221.02
160.50
144.00
40 .47
287.28
17:4.00
140.10
67.05
District
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48.
50_
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77.. ....
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77_
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70..
81_
H.'i.
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87.
(>n ha nd
773.10
2.20
327.02
190.27
481.17
387.92
242 20
276.08
145.34
403.73
571.07
222.73
144.20
88.33
213.59
310.14
08.62
418.30
1,027.50
343.01
103.04
District On hand District
MS.. 73.01 Hit.
'•in ... 222.04 HI_
<)2_ 3*9.48 93_
04_ 40.85 95 _
On tiand
54*. 82
227.25
233. (Mi
117.29
District Unhand I)i>trict On hand
W'i - !t 7 . 187.78
104.00 | IK) ... r,11.13
101 .... 37.40 102 ... 158.00
101 - 30.40 Uethi sda 283.62
Total amount of School Funds in Treasury, July 1,1911 $39,358.52
The total amount realized from Poll Tax for 1910 is yet in
the County Treasury, which amount is_ _ 4,546 64
The Poll Tax and the State Apportionment are yet to he pro rated
and added to the amounts now in the County Treasury to the credit
of the several School Districts.
TOTAL AMOUNT OF ALL FUNDS IN THF
COUNTY TREASURY JULY 1, 1911.
$74,227.94
State of Arkansas, County of Independency ss.
I, T. M. Waldrip, Clerk of the County Court in and for the Countv
and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the statements set forth in
the lforegoing Report of the Financial Condition of Independence
County, are true to the best of my knowledge and belief
Witness my hand and seal as such Clerk this 15th day of July 1911
n r T- M. WALDRIP, Clerk, '
Hy J. A. Kennard, Deputy Clerk.
nOTHER ABANDONS BABE
Little Rock, July 19. Walking
out on her back porch Tuesday
morning, Mrs. P. E. Parker, who
lives at 500 Pulaski street, was
very much surprised to tind a tiny
baby girl appearing to be about
| six weeks old, lying in a clothes
1 basket, which had been placed
near the door. Mrs. Parker went
to the little thing at once and, up
on examination, found a Hotel
Marion letterhead pinned to its
clothing, on which these words
were written in pencil: “Be good
to my baby, Mrs. Parker." Hie
writing appears to be that of <■
man.
Jl!h i,ntthcrm was ’ater located
is \1^ i hu °ff-crs that her name
hon o ; HC“ C vriIK‘e’ and ^at her
h t ) va NewP°rt- She says
that she has an uncle at that place
whose name is Adams. Mrs. Prine *
lied hst °chcSrs th?t her husband
died last Sunday, but would not
say where he had died.
\\ hen asked why she hnd wt
ableCuld«^Sai.d that slu‘ "'as n'-l(
able to support it, and that she
w*h « Mrs; Parkt‘r would
at t Kindly, and do more for it
ban she could. She said that she
tl ought that she had a right to
wished^ h<?r °Wn child i£she