OIL TROUGH TINKLINGS
Doings of the Week Among Our
Neighbors Across the White
Keep cool. Ice cream anil soda at
Outlaw’s.
Well, yes, W. O. Moore is catching
some fish.
J. M. White of Bailey was in town
Wednesday.
Crops generally are good but are
needing rain.
J. D. Aydelott left Wednesday for
his home at Searcy.
Mrs. E. C. Lamburton came up from
Little Rock Monday.
R. A. Hankins and Eddie McGuire
went to Batesville Saturday.
Win. „Pegg of Oklahoma is here vis
iting his brother, Dol Pegg.
Dave Roach of Newport was in town
Saturday en route to Hutson.
Morg Magness of the Red river
neighborhood was in Oil Trough Sat
urday.
Lee Davidson of Little Rock came
up Saturday and sj>ent Sunday in Oil
Trough.
Mrs. Wreatha Fife is spending a few
days at Searcy, the guest of Mrs. C.
Ii.Ray.
Miss Oordia Hankins returned Sat
urday from Morrilton, where she had
been visiting her grandmother.
We did not have much rain around
Oil Trough, but south and east of us
they had a good rain Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary King of Cave City is here
this week visiting her uncle, John S.
Hill, and family. She will go from
here to Oklahoma to visit other rel
atives.
Mrs. John Hill of Newport came up
Thursday to visit her sister, Mrs.
King, who is here from Cave* ity. The
two sisters and Mrs. J. S. Hill spent
the day with relatives at Dunnington
Friday.
Mr. Gaston and Pen Laffertv, of
Heber Springs, who had been attend
ing federal court at Batesville, stopped
off on their way home to spend a few
days here with their uncle, R. A.
Hankins, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Stephens cele
brated their twentietli wedding anni
versary Sunday. A fine dinner was
served to a large number of invited
guests. The W. O. W. band came up
from Elmo and treated the crowd to
some line music.
DOTA DOINtiS
A good rain would lie very beneficial
to growing crops.
J. A. Page made a business trip to
Newark Sarurday.
Mrs. J. H. Ross of Hazed Grove
sjwnt last week here with her daughter,
Mrs. Frank Bullington.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bullington are
all smiles—a tine baby boy took up his
abode with them last Sunday.
The Literary Society met Saturday
afternoon at the school house and ren
dered quite an interesting program.
Little Miss Kate Gibson of Judsonia
is spending the summer here very
pleasantly with her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. F. M. Barnett.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie McGenthy and
children arrived Sunday from Jud
sonia, and will spend a few days visit
ing his mother and sister.
Mrs. McCord, widow of the late Por
ter McCord, formerly of this commu
nity but now of Chicago, 111., is here
visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. Foot.
Misses Nora and Wreatha Best and
Addie Page, three of our young lady
teachers, are spending the week in
Batesville attending the Teachers In
stitute.
Jim Brown of Charlotte was a pleas
ant visitor to our Sunday school Sun
day morning. We are always glad to
have visitors and extend them a hearty
welcome.
Prof, and Mrs. Sidney Pickens and
little daughter, Thelma, of Batesville,
spent the latter part of last week here
visiting the gentleman's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. P. Pickens. They were
accompanied home by Miss Victoria
Pickens who will spend the week with
them and attend the Teachers Institute.
CHARLOTTE CIPHERS
Clyde Rodgers of Sharp attended
Sunday school here Sunday afternoon.
Miss Ethel Byrum is attending the
Teachers Institute at Batesville this
week.
Mrs. L. E. Kirkland and children
spent Monday at Sulphur Rock with
relatives
Mr. and Mrs. W. 15. Hugg of Mag
ness spent Sunday here with Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Byrum.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McGill spent
Sunday at Hazel Grove with Mr. and
Mrs. G. C. Walden.
Miss Laura Hugg entertained quite
a number of her friends with a music
ale Saturday night.
Miss Annie Bolden of Sulphur Rock
is~ visiting her cousins, Misses Julia
and Esther Churchill here this week.
Mrs. J. M. Byrum and little son,
Knox, of Shawnee, Okla , spent sever
al days last week with Mr. and Mrs.
Peter By rum.
Mrs. E. L. Jernigan and children
and Miss Agnes Blair spent Saturdaj
night and Sunday at Newark with Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. Jernigan.
FIFTH SUNDAY MEETING
The following' program lias been ar
ranged for the Independence Mission
ary Baptist Association to convene
with the Baptist church at Surrounded
Hill, 4£ miles southwest of Newport,
Friday night, June 28.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Opening Sermon. — J. I. Martin.
SATURDAY
10 a. m. Devotional exercises.— S.
A. Davis, W. C. Mack.
10:30 a. in. The mission call — L, C.
Bauer.
11 a. m. Doctrinal sermon. —Dr. Jno.
T. Christian.
2:30 p. iu. Soul-winning, or evangel
ism. Giles G. Taylor.
3:15 p. m. What the church expects
of the pastor and what the pastor ex
pects of the church.—Short talks led
by K. M. Galloway, Fagan Cossey
and Frank Wright.
8 p. m. Sermon —S. D. Grumbles.
SUNDAY
10 a. m. The necessity of a Sunday
school.—W. W. Moore, H. S. Sim
mons, J. P. McCuiston.
10:30 a. m. Qualifications of a Sun
day school superintendent. — P. S.
White, A. L. Otey, Willis Pate.
11 a. m. Sermon on ministerial edu
cation.—J. S. Rogers or J. G. Harris.
2 p. m. Duty of the B. Y. P, U.—L.
C. Bauer.
2:15 p. m. Relation of the B. V. P.
IT.to theSunday school.—Jno.Q.Wolf.
2:30 p. m. Our denominational pa
pers.—E. J. A. McKinney.
Those coming by way of Newport
can come on the early train Saturday
and conveyances will be waiting at the
ferry. Everybody come and make this
a good meeting. Dinner on the ground
both days. (i. L Fink, Pastor.
By the committee.
INITIATIVE PETITION
To the Honorable Earle W. Hodges,
Secretary oi the State of Arkansas:
We, the undersigned legal voters of
Independence County, in the State of
Arkansas, respectfully propose the
following amendment to Act No. 2.58
of the Acts of 1H11, approved May 30,
1911, establishing the boundary lines
of the Northeast Arkansas Cattle Tick
I Eradication District.
That Section Two (2) of the above
named Act be amended so as to read
as follows:
Section 2. Commencing where White
River crosses the Missouri line in Sec
tion 2, Township 21 north, range 17
west, in Marion county, Arkansas:
thence along White river in a south
and easterly direction to where White
river intersects the Independence coun
ty line: thence in a general easterly
direction along the north boundary
line of Independence county to Black
river: thence in a southerly direction
down Black river and following the
meanderings thereof along the eastern
boundary line of Independence county
to White river: thence in a western,
southerly and easterly direction so as
to include the whole of Bateman Town
ship in Jackson county; thence in a
southern and eastern direction to
where White river intersects the south
line of Woodruff county: thence on the
south line of Woodruff county follow
ing the line to the line to the southeast
corner of said county; thence north to
the southwest corner of Cross county:
thence on said south boundary line of
Cross county to the southeast corner
Of Cross county; thence north on coun
ty line to the northeast corner of t Voss
county to where same intersects Poin
sett county line; thence on the county
line of Poinsett county and Mississip
pi county east to Mississippi river;
thence up the Mississippi river to the
Missouri state line: thence west on tiie
state line to the beginning point: shall
1*5 known as the Northeast Arkansas
Cattle Tick Eradication District."
And by this, our petition, order that
thd same be submitted to the people of
said Independence County, in the
State of Arkansas, to the end that the
same may be enacted or rejected by
the vote of the legal voters of said In
dependence County, Arkansas, at the
next general election to be held in said
County and State on the Second Mon
day in September, A. I). 1D12.
Filed in the office of the Secretary of
State on the 7tli day of May, 1012.
Each elector may vote for or against
the above law.
Witness my official signature this
20th day of May, 1012,
Eaiu.k W. Hodges
Secretary of State.
TAX ASSESSOR'S NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that I will
attend in person, or by deputy, at the
usual voting places in the various
townships of Independence County,
Arkansas, for the purpose of taking a
list of the personal property of each
resident of the county, and the per
capita tax of such as are liable to pay
the same for the year 19i2, on days
and date specified below:
Magness Township, at Magness,
Saturday and Monday. June 8 and 1<>.
Rosie Township, at Rosie, Tuesday”
and Wednesday, June 11 and 12.
Salado Township, at Salado, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, June 13,
14 and 15.
Relief Township, at ('over stone
School House, Monday, June 17.
Liberty township, at Floral, Tues
day and Wednesday, June is and 19.
Fairview Township, at I ‘leu-.ant
Plains, Thursday and Friday. June 20
and 21.
lllack River Township, at Williams
School House, Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, June 17, IS and 19.
Dota Township, at Walnut Grove,
Thursday, Friday and Saturdav, June
20, 21 and 22.
liig Bottom Township, at Newark,
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
June 24. 2"> and 2d.
Logan Township, at Logan School
House, Thursday. June 27.
Wycough Township, at Mount Car
mel Church, Friday, June 28.
White River township, at Sulphur
Rock, Saturday, June 29, and Mon
day, July 1.
Craig Township, at Rutherford,
Tuesday, July 2.
GainsboroTownship, at Ham School
House, Wednesday and Friday, Julv
iand 5.
Ashley Township, at Bi-ewer School
House, Saturday and Monday, July *>
and 8.
Jefferson Township, at Montgom
icry's Store, Tuesday and Wednesday,
July it and 10.
Barren Township, at Gray School
House, Thursday, Friday and Satur
day, July 11, 12 and 13.
Greenbrier Township, at Jamestown,
Monday and Tuesday, July 15 und 10.
Greenbrier Township, at Desha,
Wednesday, July 17.
Washington Township, at Bethesda,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July
IS. 1!) and 20.
Cushman Township, at Cushman.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
July 22, 23 and 24.
Kuddell Township, at Court House,
Thursday. Friday and Saturday, July
23, 20 and 27.
And at my office in the Court House |
to and including Thursday, August 8,
afer which time a penalty of One Dol
lar will attach to those failing to list.
K-i'" Important to School Directors.
—The law requires you to file a list of
all personal and poll-tax payers of
your respective district, and the j>en
alty for failing to do so is $10. Please
furnish me such list on the first day of
assessing at your precinct.
Assess in person, if possible, as no
person can list your property unless
he can swear to the correctness of
the same. Mach person will be expected
to give correct numlx-r of their school
district. Where I have more than one
day in a township I will leave soon
after noon of my last day there, in or
der to reach my next township.
C.M Fi.inn, Assessor.
Independence County, Arkansas. |
TRIBE OF BEN HUR
ORGANIZED MARCH I, 1894
GIVES SAFE
PROTECTION
Both men and women are
eligible to membership
Full value from issue
No membership fee to join
AN UP-TO-DATE
RESERVE FUND ORDER
cyf'mdT11'$1,625,000
Will organize in
Newark soon
W.J.CALDWELL,Deputy
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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 will pay you to see us. We do only a strictly
fair, legitimate business with both buyer and sell
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No. 58. 52 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. 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. 26. 160 acres four miles from
Newark; 55 acres in cultivation; good
four-room house; 80 acres bottom land,
balance in timber.
No. 41. 80 acres good land five
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. 36. 220 acres fine bottom land
H miles from Newark; 190 acres in
cultivation; three tenant houses. One
third cash, balance easy payments.
No. 47. Good farm of 51 acres, 2i
miles east of Viola and 74 miles west
of Salem, in Fulton county, Ark; 3
room box house, cistern and pond,
log barn, good fencing, 35 acres in
cultivation, 2 miles from school and
church: all tillable but 7 acres. Some
orchard on farm.
No. 49. 96 acres good land with 76
acres in cultivation and 20 acres in
timber; 2 miles east of Sulphur Rock;
10 acres in fine orchard. One-half of
this tract is a life estate, and the bal
ance will be deeded in fee simple. Two
sets of good houses, barns, etc., com
plete: plenty of water on each place,
and all good land.
No. 51. Good new 5-room dwelling
n the town of Newark, only 2 blocks
west of the public school building. A
fine well of water; all in good order.
4 lots with house. Attractive |>rice.
No. 46. 80 acres good land 4 miles
north-west of Newark, 55 in cultiva
tion. Double log house, 5 rooms, a
good barn and other out-buildings;
both well and spring water; two acres
in orchard mostly peaches. A bargain.
No. 56. 500 acres 4 miles east of
Newark, with 250 acres in cultivation;
7 tenant houses and one good store
house, 1 mile of river front on Jilack
river. This is as line cotton land as
can be found anywhere, and is good
corn land. Would make one of the
best stock farms in the country.
No. 48. 120 acres good level bot
tom land, 4 miles east of Newark. 35
acres cleared, all level and fine cotton
land, on public road and only J mile
from It. It. depot. A bargain at $12
per acre.
No. 57. 70 acres of good hill land,
only 2* miles north of Newark: good
four room frame house, good orchard
of 150 trees; 55 acres in cultivation,
balance in timber: on two public
roads, half mile to church and a
school.
No. 60. 160 acres three-fourths mile
west of Dota; 75 acres in cultivation:
two box houses of three rooms each;
good well and barn at each house;
fine water; located on public road: 20
acres of this tract is in bottom; good
orchard.
No. 52. A good 5-room house com
paratively new; 3 blocks west of the
school building in Newark; line well,
good fence, four lots.
No. 50. 100 acres good black loam
land in Clebourne county, Ark. Two
room house: 35 acres in cultivation:
good timber, tine spring of water in
50 yards of house; an orchard of 150
trees, apples and peaches. Located
13 miles north of Heber. A bargain.
No. 53. A first-class 5-room house
with servant house of 2 rooms; a good
barn and out-buildings, all in good
repair, fine water, at $1,700. This
property is located only 1 block west
of the Christian church.
No. 43. Modern five-room residence
and whole block of ground (2} 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. 28. 115 acres seven miles from
Newark; 85 acres in cultivation; 25
acres good creek bottom; good house
on land; 35 acres timber; plenty good
water.
No. 54, lfiO acres with 90 in culti
vation. One 5-room house and one 2
room house. Good spring, 2 orchards,
12 acres in pasture, good barn and
garden, near school and church and
only ti miles from Newark; on rural
route and telephone line.
No. 25. 1,500 acres fine 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. Lays 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 8 per cent interest. Will sub
divide at this price, or will sell entire
tract at $9 per acre.
No. 40. 131 acres at Paroquet; 10
acres in cultivation: five good houses;
fronts on river and railroad.
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 fine land and will
grow 50 to 75 bushels of corn or a bale
of cotton per acre. One-half cash,
balance in one year.
No. 58. 80 acres, one mile north of
Sulphur Rock, 25 acres in cultivation;
good four room house; good water,
three springs: 30 acres in pasture;
good out buildings; 800 apple trees,
400 peach trees, plenty of grapes,
cherries, strawberries, raspberries
and all kinds of fruits.
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