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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, October 5, 1906.
Vol. 6. No. 41.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ARKANSAS
Report of State Superintendent
Shows Remarkable Growth
Along Educational Lines
The annual report of State Su
perintendent of Public Instruc
tion J. H. Hinemon for the .year
ending July 31, 1906, a part of
which has been made public,
shows that the school property in
Arkansas is worth more than
$400,000. A remarkable growth
in the valuation of the school prop
erties of the state has been noticed
since the last report, and in al
raqst every case, the reports of the
county examiners, from which the
report is made, show an increase
in the valuation over the year pre
vious.
The exact value of the school
property is $4,046,442. Of this
amount $3,607,783 represents the
value of real estate and buildings.
The furniture and apparatus is
worth $48*',659. This includes
improvements made during the
last year amounting to $441,491.
During the year covered by the
report of Superintendent Hinemon
302 new buildings worth $441,491,
were erected. This is an average
cost $1,461. and the figures show
that a new school building was ad
ded for almost each working day
of the year. Of the total number
of structures erected, 19 were
built of b&krk.
ENCOURAGING FEATURE
Another encouraging feature
sho\rti in Superintendent Hine
moD’) report is the increase in the
state apportionment of the school
fund. The amount in the state
fund last year for the education of
each child was $1.14. This year
it was $1.2''. An increase of 14
cents for each one of half a million
children is gnitieant. It means
a remarkable increase in the value
of the property of the state and
better assessments by the officials
who have that task in hand.
Mr. Hinemon is said to be much
elated at the showing from the
various countiesjrelative to the at
tendance of the teachers at the
county institutes. The total num
ber of teachers who attended the
institutes last year was 0,747. As
„ the total number of teachers in the
state is but 7,581, it can btj seen
that almost 90 per cent of the
teachers gave a portion of their
time to attending meetings where
their professional ability is increas
ed and where they receive a stim
ulus to better work through the
medium of talks and lectures by
leaders in educational work.
The figures shown in the report,
which will in a short time be ready
for the inspection of the public,
are regarded as showing a remark
^ able growth along educational
X lines in Arkansas. The rapid
t strides made by the educational
‘ system of the state within the pas*
few years indicates that the stat •
is to soon come into possession of
the position long desired of rank
ing with the best states of the
Union in the standing of its schools.
In eveiy branch of the work there
is an indication that era is near.
The growth in the value of school
property, the more thorough prep
aration of teachers, the better
equipment, the more efficient su
pervision and the increase of pub
lic interest in the development of
the schools of Arkansas all herald
a day when Arkansas can give her
children a course of instruction
not supassed in any state.
Pulaski county led all the coun
ties of the state in school improve
ment during the twelve months
shown in the report, with an in
creased valuation of property of
$135,000. Garland county was
second, with $135,000. Miller
county was third, with $45,000,
Carroll fourth, with 29,000, and
Lawrence tifth, with $20,000.
GAPT, GEO, W, DECKER ARRESTED
President of Former Bank of New
port Surrenders to Jackson
County Sheriff
—
Newport, Oct. 1.—Capt. Geo.
W. Decker, president of the Bank
of Newport, which failed April 30,
1900, arrived in Newport Sunday,
thus fulfilling his promise made to
Sheriff H. S. Simmons.
Warrants for his arrest upon
the indictments returned by the i
last grand jury were served upon
; him by the sheriff and the bond in j
each having previously been fixed
at $1,000 by the court he was at
once released upon an aggregate;
bond of $3,000, signed by Oscar
Davis, H. C. Bateman and A. R.
j Bragg of Little Rock.
The indictments were the same
as those against the directors,
namely, for receiving deposits
when the bank was insolvent, but
i as yet the criminal cases arising
from the bank's failure have not
been set.
PLEASANT HILL ITEMS
Robert Maxwell’s baby is real
sick.
For the past week we have been
having plenty of rain and some to
let.
Squire 1>. R. Reaves made a
business trip to Batesville Tues
day.
Rev. Josiah, Martin will preach
at Pleasant Hill next Sunday at 11
o’clock.
Al. 1). Engles returned home
Monday evening from Salado
where he had been attending the
county union and visiting relatives
for a few days.
The Oak Hill Farmers Union
elected the following as delegates
to the county union at Salado: F.
M. Barnett, M. P. Holcombe, Al.
1). Engles, S. -1. Curtis, Rev. E.
A. Horn, and W. R. Vick. Ow
ing to tlie bad weather only Messrs.
Barnett, Holcombe and Engles at
tended.
BROWNING WOULDN'T LEAVE
A jail delivery took place at
Powhatan, Lawrence county, Fri
day night. Three burglars escap
ed— Ed Law, Claude Angling and
Ed Wilson, negroes—also Her
bert Baker, white, charged with
murdering John Hammond last
August at Alicia. Frank Brown
ing, of Sulphur Rock, indicted for;
murder in the first degree for kill
ing T. W. Midkitl at Hoxie last
December, got out, but refused to j
; leave.
FURNITURE FOR SALE
I have a nice lot of furniture, i
such as bedsteads, beds, springs, |
! tables, dressers, etc., consisting of j
: the entire furnishings of the Ho
tel Magness, which I will ofler for
sale at reduced prices, and will be
at the hotel on Saturdays for the
purpose of selling the same.
Mbs. J. P. Maoxkss.
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MEETING OF THE COUNTY UNION
Farmers Held Regular Quarterly
Meeting at Salado Despite
Downpour of Rain
The Independence County Un
ion No. 45, F. E. & C. U. of A.
met in regular session with the
Salado Union Sept. 2s and 20.
Notwithstanding the continued
downpour of raid during the ses
sion and the day before, there was
a goodly number of delegates
present, there being over fifty
representing 17 locals, some riding j
as far as 20 miles through the rain
to attend the comity union, a man- |
ifestation which shows the de
termination of the members of
this order to make it a success.
The first day was taken up in ;
getting in working order and re
port of secretary. At night an
open session was held, among the j
speakers on the program being H. !
Beecher Lewis of Monroe county,;
the State lecturer for Arkansas,
who delivered an able and inter
esting address, his subject being
‘'The Farmers Union; what is it?” !
The second day was taken up
with the election of officers for the j
next year and the adoption of res
olutions. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
J. C. Stewart, of Cord, president; |
J. W, Scott, of Salado, vice prei-i
dent; W. 1). Bullington, of Dota,
secretary-treasurer; Z. T. Griffin
of Salado, chaplain; W. A. Mc
Clain, of Cord, conductor; Robert
Garner of Sulphur Rock, door
keeper; Z. T. Griffin, county lec
turer for south side of river; W.
1). Baker, county lecturer north
side of river; F. M. Barnett of
Sulphur Rock, .J. A. Baker of Sal
ado, and T. L. Seubert of Sulphur
Uock, executive committee.
Among the resolutions is found j
the following.
Resolved, That we, the delegates
to the Independence County Un
ion, now in session at Salado, ten
der to the generous people of Sal
ado and vicinity our heartfelt
thanks for the courteous and hos
pitable manner in which they en
tertained us during our stay with I
them, also we thank the choir for
the excellent music rendered at
open session at night; and further
Resolved that we very cordially
thank our state lecturer, H. Beech
er Lewis of Monroe county for
the noble address delivered at open
session at night.
1 deem it non essential to go in
to detail further, since all the lo
cals will receive printed in pam
phlet form the entire proceedings
of the meeting.
The next County Union will
convene December 14 and R>, UKMl
with Cushman Union No. 2001.
W. D. Bullixotox,
C ounty Secretary.
GLANDERS AT ELGIN
Newport, Oct. 1.—Vetrin&ry
Surgeon F. C. Hoskins, who was
appointed to represent the Suite
Vetriuary Department in north
east Arkansas, was called to Klgin
Sunday, where he found four
mules on the d. O. Taylor farm
atl'ected, he says, with glanders.
The animals had to be shot, and
as the disease broke out a week
ago and other lock have been ex- ■
posed there may be further cases, j
FARriERS UNION AGENT
At its meeting at Little Hock
Saturday, the executive committee
of the Arkansas Farmers Unior
selected James K. Ellis, of Morril
ton, as state business agent for th<
union. He will have headquarter;
in Little Rock and will grade tin
cotton for members of the organi
zation. He will have a large of
fice force and will keep in toucl
with the prices of cotton, endeav
orving to secure for the farmers
at all times the highest markei
price for their cotton.
RATE OF TAXATION IS REDUCED
The Quorum Court Hakes Appro
priations and Levies Tax
For Ensuing Year
*The quorum court was in ses
sion at Batesville Monday and
Tuesday. Among the most im
portant matters transacted were
the appropriations for roads and
bridges and the tax levies made.
Among the appropriations for
special road work were the follow
ing: $250 for Morgan mountain,
near MeHue; $100 for Galloway
and Moss hills, Jefferson township;
$50 for Meeks.hill, Cushman town
4hip; $150 for Luster hill, Cush
man township, and $15<) for
Meacham hill, Barren township.
A motion to appropriate $200 for
Ruddell hill, between Batesville
and Greenbrier ferry was lost.
An appropriation of $800 was
made for a steel bridge across
Curia creek in Black river town
ship, and an appropriation of $SO0
was aiso made for a bridge across
Miller creek near Batesville. An
effort was made to have the couit
appropriate $1,000 for a bridge
across the bayou in Batesville, but
the appropriation failed by a vote
of 19 to 12.
An appropriation of $000 was
made for'a bridge across Ten-Mile
creek on the line of Independence
and White counties, Whitecount.v
to appropriate an additional sum.
A motion was defeated to give
$500 to build a bridge over Laller
ty’s creek in Cushman township.
The county tax levy was reduc
ed one and one-fourth mills, the
total levy for the year being six
and one-fourth mills, as follows:
County general, two mills; for
bridges, three quarters of a mill:
paupers, one-fourth mill; road tax,
three mills; special road tax, one
fourth mill.
The decrease was made in the
county general, pauper and road
tax, a one mill reduction being
made in the county general, and
one-fourth each in.the pauper and
special road tax. The bridge tax,
however, was increased one-fourth
mill.
The following appropriations
were made for county expense:
County general, $10,000; bridges,
$8,000; paupers, $1,000 and $200
to buy a “Justice’s Guide” for
each justice of the peaee in the
county.
Squire Tharp of this township
made a hard tight on the last nam
ed appropriation, declaring that it
was a reckless waste of the pub
lic funds, hut the appropriation
carried by a small majority.
MATS! HATS! HATS!
On or about October 5th, we
will have on display our excellent
Line of fall and winter millinery,
and we will, as usual, continue to
undersell all competitors.
O. L. Hoover & Co.
Sulphur Rock.
1 $5,000,000 LOSS TO COTTON CROP
Crops Heavily Damaged Through
out the State By Contin
ued Damp Weather
The Arkansas Gazette says that
from reports received in Little
Rock from all over the state, the
damage to the cotton crop in Ar
kansas from the lowering of the
grade alone, as the result of the
incessant rains of the past few
days, is estimated by well inform
ed cotton men of that city at not
less than five million dollars. This
loss does not include the cotton
totally destroyed by rotting from,
laying in water, and neither is the
time lost by the delay in picking
taken into consideration.
This estimate of the damage to
the crop was made Tuesday by
cotton men in response to requests
received by the Board of Trade
from the New York Cotton Ex
change and from the otlicials of
the Iron Mountain Railroad at St.
Louis. Upon receipt of these in
quiries Secretary Brown secured
the opinion of a number of the
best iuformed cotton men, and the
estimate of $5,000,000 damage,
which was sent in answer to these
inquiries, represents the consen
sus of opinion among the major
ity of cotton men.
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES
Charlotte, Oct. 2.—Messrs. Will
Baker, Sam Moore, Wash Her
rington and Owen Walden and
Misses Wilma Lane, Vela Jerni
gan, Nellie Churchill and Laura
Nuckolls of this place have enter
ed school at Sulphur Rock.
Mrs. Avonia Yates and little
son, Raymond, spent Wednesday
night and Thursday at Sulphur
Rock visiting friends.
Miss Unie Churchill returned
last Thursday from Sulphur Rock,
after a pleasant visit with friends
and relatives.
Winfield Jernigan and Ewing
Lane made a business trip to Elmo
one day last week.
Messrs, liamey and Martin of
Cushman spent Monday night at
this place.
Mrs. Lizzie Chnrchill made a
Hying trip to Sulphur Rock Mon
day.
On account of the bad weather
there was no singing last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L Moore went
to Sulphur Rock Monday.
COTTON RECEIPTS
Up to noon yesterday there had
been a total of sixty-eight bales of
cotton bought in Newark this sea
son. It was selling yesterday at
loi cents.
dust a day later than this last
year there had been lfi3 bales sold
here and the price at that time was
10 cents.
WILLIAM PRINCE DEAD
William Prince, one of New
ark's oldest and best known citi
zens died at his home Sunday
morning after a prolonged illness.
He was buried Monday after
noon at the Blue Springs cemetery
by the Masonic fraternity, of
which he was an honored member.
COTTON GINNED
According to a bulletin issued
| Tuesday by the Census Bureau at
| Washington there had been 2,044.
! 42b bales of cotton ginned of the
present crop up to September 25
last, counting round bales as half
| bales. For the same period last
, year 2,355,715 bales were ginned.