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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1919
VOL. 19 NO. 22
GIVES F0JRES ON
COST OF HIGHWAY
CLERK OF HOARD OF COM MISS
ONERS ISSUES STATEMENT
SHOWING TAX RATE.
As clerk of the Board of Commiss
ioners of Road Improvement District
-No. 3, of Independence "county, I de
sire to submit some facts aftd figures
for the consideration of all parties
owning real estate within said dis
trict, for the purpose of refuting mis
statements with reference to the as
sessments of benefits which have been
made against each parcel or tract of
land.
The lands embraced in this district
has been divided into belts, or zones,
as follows: Land lying within ap
proximately one mile of said road is
to be in zone 1; land lying beyond the
boundary of zone 1, and within ap
proximately two miles of said road is
in zone 2; and all other land lying in
said district not being embraced in
either zone 1 or 2, is in zone 3.
The per centage of benefits assessed
are as follows: 75 per cent in zone
1. 60 per cent in zone 2; 45 per cent
in zone 3, based upon the assessed
valuati»v> as returned by the tax as
sessor for the year 1917. This rate
seemingly is high, but when you take
into consideration the low assessment
of the property it is very low indeed.
The assessments are on an average
of only about 15 per cent of a reason
able cash value on most of the real
estate in this district, therefore you
can see that if the assessments '.vere
on a fifty per cent basis, as it should
be, the rate of benefits would be re
duced 3 1-2 times, but the lands
would have to pay the same numbei
of dollars as it will under the present
rate.
Several sections of land in this dis
trict aie overlapped by one, or some
times two road districts. In such
cases the assessments have been made
on a division basis; that is, the two
or more assessments would not be
greater than if the lands were lying
wholly in one district.
For the purpose of illustration I
will give example of the assessments
in each of thy three zones where the
same is not overlaped by another
road; also an example of one tre.cx
where the same is within the limits of
three road disrictS.
First example: North half of sec
tion 5, township 13 north, range 4
west, containing 320 acres and valued
at $1,200.00. Rate of benefits (zone
1,) 75 per cent; total benefits $900, to
be paid in 20 years, or $45 per year.
(This is one of the largest and most
valuable farms in the entire district.)
Example No. 2: South part of the
north half of the northeast quarter
of section 14, township 14 north,
range 4 west, 72 acres; assessed valu
ation $100, rate of benefits (zone 2,)
60 percent; amount $60 to be paid in
20 years, or $3 per year.
Example No. 3: The northwest
quarter of section 24, township 13
north, range 4, west, containing 160
acres and assessed at $320. Rate of
benefits (zone 3,) 45 peV cent, amount
of benefits $144, to be paid in 20
years, or the sum of $7.20 per year.
Example No. 4, which is in the in
corpoiated town of Newark, the same
being in the first zone of three road
improvement districts, and in this
instance you will see that only 1-3 of
the First Zone rate has been taken
leaving to the other roads a like rate
each:
Fractional block 38 of the western
division of the town of Newark, con
taining one acre with residence there
on. Assessed valuation $600, rate of
benefits (1-3 first zone rate,) 25 per
cent; amount of benefits $150 to be
paid in 20 years, or $7.50 per year.
These benefits look like a mountain
when taken as a whole but when
stretched over a period of 20 years,
the yearly payments are very small.
The assessments as made only cov
er the estimated costs of construction
of the improvement and the interest
on the bonds. Nothing less than that
will do, and any argument or state
ment to the contrary is not true.
Personally, the road would not be
of any benefit whatever to me, as I
have neither vehicle or live stock to
go over any road, but as a believer
in improvements for the upbuilding
of the country and bettering the con
ditions of the fanners in reaching the
market with therr products, I am
willing to make the sacrivce and
help them build good roads.
Last but not least by any means,
I warn you all to be careful, using
common sense and good judgment in
this matter, lest you make the mis
take of overthrowing this project, be
fore you realize what it would be
worth to you and the country in gen
eral when completed.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN T. THARP,
Clerk of Beard.
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i j Happenings of Local Interest
I want to buy your produce. Jno.
M. Martin.
R. G. Thomas of Newport was in
town Saturday.
Dr. A. A. Evans is spending a few
days in Memphis.
Sugarhouse molasses, best in town,
at J. H. Holderby’s.
For best grade fresh groceries
phone 79. W. E. Self.
The Newark high school will open
Monady, September 8.
Knox mends shoes cheap. 11 W!al
nut St., New'port. Ark.
Bevens Heat Lotion, Sold by the
Newark Drug Company.
Buy your feed from the new feed
store. F. C. Hoyt & Co.
Mr. and Mrs. E. It. Moore are
spending a few days in St. Louis.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McSpadden are
visiting relatives at Pittsburg, Tex.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ketchem are
spending a few days in Little Rock.
Ben C. Arnold left yesterday morn
ing for Afton, Okla., to spend a few
days.
Special Prices on Groceries, Dry
Goods and Shoes at Pridmore Bro
thers.
If you have property of any kind
for sale, list it with E. G. Magness
& Co.
M. S. Fisher returned Friday from
Nashville, Tenn., where he spent the
summer.
Telephone your order to No. 33 and
you will get prompt delivery. Jno. M.
Martin.
Miss Pauline Hearing has returned
from a pleasant visit with relatives
at Wilson.
If you have any Coca Cola Bottles
kindly return to Benson & Claridy’s
Restaurant.
Dr. W. P. Moore was up from
Little Rock to spend Sunday with
home folks.
Full line of Goodyear tires, and
tubes; also Ford parts and accessories
at Pridmore Bros.
Miss Kate Martin spent Saturday
and Sunday at Desha, the guest of
Mrs. Desha Lister.
Mrs. Logan Saylors and Miss Pearl
Kinman left Tuesday for Hot Springs
to spend a few weeks.
You get the best groceries and
a square deal when you buy from
W. E. Self. Phone 76.
Buy your wagon, either Lueding
Ijaus or Owensboro, from Barnett
Bros. Merc. Co., Batesville.
For prompt delivery of anything
kept in a first class grocery store
telephone No. 33. J. M. Martin.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Latimer of New
port spent Sunday afternoon here the
guests of Dr. and Mrs J. B. Roe.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Boles and baby
daughter are spending the week with
relatives at Cave City and Maxville.
Try me and see if you can’t buy .
more fresh groceriese than any j
place for the money. Jno. M. Mar
tin, Newark.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Caldwell and I
children of Searcy, spent a few days '
here this week the guests of Dr. and ,
Mrs. J. B. Roe
Rev. and Mrs. G. L. Fink returned j
Tuesday from Wilson, where they j
enjoyed a short visit with their son,1
Ira Fink and family.
W. K. Crow of England spent a
few days the past week visiting his
parents, Mr.and Mrs. R. W. Crow of
the Big Creek neighborhood.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Sandeis of
Batesville, were in town today en
route to points in the southern part
of the state to spend a few months.
Mrs. W. W. Jemigan, Mrs. J. M.
Martin and daughter Miss Kate, re
turned Friday from a visit in St.
Louis.
Miss Grace Latimer returned Sun
day from Newport where she spent
a few days, the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Latimer.
Miss Hazel Edwards returned Sat
urday from Little Rock where she
spent a few days the guest of Mrs.
Carl Bordeaux.
A. J. Rawlings will leave in a fiw
days for Wagoner, Okla., where he
will teach in the Wagoner high school
the coming term.
Mrs. F. C. Hoyt and children have
moved to Conway where they will re
side temporarily while the children
attend Hendrix college.
R. R. Rattoa and daughter, Miss
•Juna, returned Sunday from points in
Texas where they have been visiting
relatives for several days.
Mrs. J. I. Sturdivant is spending a
few days at Searcy visiting Mr, A.
B. Cost, who recently returned from
the Mayo Brothers sanitorium.
Mrs. W. D. Hinson and baby daugh
ter left Tuesday for Helena, where
they will join Dr. Hinson, and will
make their home in that city.
Good residence, including nearly
full block of ground, with seven room
two story house for sale at a real
bargain if taken at once. E. G. Mad
ness & Co.
WANT TO TRADE—One team
good horses, harness, plow tools, one
nearly new Studebaker buggy and sin
gle harness for a Ford car in first
class shape. H. V. Williams.
We have several desirable pieces of
Good property in and around New
ark for sale at bargain prices. If
you are interestel in buying property
of any kind, see us. E. G. Magness
& Co.
Rev. J. E. Snell is conducting a
revival meeting this week at the
Methodist church. The meeting is
being attended by splendid congre
gations and much interest is being
manifested.
Mrs. Fred M. Walker has returned
fom Little Rock, where she accom
panied her mother, Mrs. Cora San
ders, to St. Vincent’s hospial for an
operation. Mrs. Sanders underwent
a very serious operation and red many
friends are veiy glad to learn that
she is recovering nicely.
The only original and genuine D.
W. Hicks “of Arkansas,” was in town
Monday, and was a breezy calier at
the Journal office. Mr. Hicks, in
company with W. L., C. L., and A.
M. Ottinger and S. E. Sharp, all of
the Sharp neighborhood, were en
route to Memphis, and were driving
through in their car.
The labor unions, the railway oper
ators, and the railway administration
have told Congress what they want
ed. In the case of the unions, they
made demands backed by a threat to
tie up transportation if Congress did
not accede. Is it not time the people
who pay transportaion bills and suf
fer during strikes have a voice in the
settlement of this momentous ques
tion?—Farm and Ranch.
For sale:—160 acres good Black
river bottom land, 55 acres in culti
vation; 25 acres “deadened” and ready
to clear; 70 acrq,s under fence; two
room house on place. Located only
four miles from Newark, and in five
years from now, if the place is pro
perly developed, will be worth $75
per acre. Can be bought now for
$3,500. E. G .Magness and Co.
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ROAD MEETING.
A meeting of the land owners in
terested in the construction of the
proposed Newark-Paroquet highway,
will be held at the mayor’s office in
Newark, on Saturdey, September 6,
at 10 o’clock a. rn., for the purpose
of getting an expression of opinion
from the taxpayers. The commission
ers are invited to be present.
J. W. SISK.
NOTICE
Office of the Board of Commission
ers for Road Improvement District
Number 3, of Independence County,
Arkansas.
This is to certify that an Assess
ment has been made by the Commis
sioners of said Road Improvement
District Number 3 of Independence
County, Arkansas, for the purpose of
constructing the Newark, Arkansas,
to Cord Arkansas, Highway, as creat
ed by Special Act Number 537 of the
legislature of 1919.
The Assessments are made upon
the basis of 75 per cent in Zone Num
ber 1, 60 per cent in Zone Number 2
and 45 per cent in Zone Number 3,
calculated upon the assessed valua
tion of each Separate tract or parcel
of land lying therein as shown by the
assessor’s records of Independence
County, Arkansas, as returned for the
year 1917.
The Board of Commissioners will be
in session at the mayor’s office, in the
Town of Newark, Independence Coun
ty, Arkansas, on the 8th day of Sep
tember 1919, for the purpose of hear
ing complaints, if any, against said
assessments.
Therefore, Notice is hereby given,
that all peersons owning or claiming
an interest in any of the lands em
braced in said Road Improvement Dis
trict Number 3 of Independence Coun
ty, Arkansas, are, hereby warned to
appear on the above date and at the
place designated, between the lawful
hours of said day, for the purpose of
making complaint, if any, why the
assessments as extended shall not,
stand.
oring your evidence of ownershp or
other legal documents to show your
authority.
Given under our hands as such
Commissioners, of Read Improvement
District Number 3 of Independence
County, Arkansas, and under the seal
thereof, on this the 27th day of Aug
ust, 1919.
G. M. FIELDS,
Chairman.
W. J. HERRINGTON,
Secretary.
P. S. FORTUNE,
Commissioners.
Attest: JOHN T. THARP,
Clerk for the Board.
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TEACHERS WANTED.
Two competent teachers wanted for
school in District No. 48. Apply to
D. P. Churchill, Cord, Arkansas.
ENGINEER LOSES LIFE
UNDER LOCOMOTIVE
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TOM Ml'RPHY ACCIDENTALLY
KILLED WHILE HELPING RE
PAIR ENGINE.
Engineer T. W. Murphy of Cotter,
was instantly killed near Pyatt, Tues
day, while assisting the regu'ar en
gineer of passenger No. 205 make
temporary repairs to the engine pull
ing the train. Murphy wa3 “dead
heading” to Batesville and riding on
the engine. Something went wrong
with the driving apparatus and at
Pyatt the train was stopped to make
repairs. Murphy was under the en
gine. The drawbar had been discon
nected but not removed, and it is sup
posed t he steam pressure eased up
and let the end of the heavy bar fall,
striking Murphy on the head. Death
ensued in about eight minutes. Mur
phy did not regain consciousness af
ter being struck.
The body was taken to his home
at Cotter. Murphy was about 48
years Add, and leaves a wife and two
daughters. He had been in railway
service for about 12 years, most of
the time being employed as fireman,
but was promoted to engineer about
two years ago.
HE CHANGED CARS.
About noon Monday of this week.
Jim Shipitian of Bald Knob, a one
arm man, was crossing the Iron
Mountain railroad track at Bald Knob
and just like many of his friends
throughout America, he didn’t cee the
fast southbound train, until just be
fore it hit his car. The auto was de
molished but Mr. Shipman just pulled
“his freight” out of the auto on to the
cow-catcher and went right on with
the victorious train. Aside from the
shock it is said Mr. Shipman was not
seriously hurt.—Searcy Citizen.
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ROAD MEETING
A meeting of the citizens interest
ed in the building of the proposed
Newark-Cord highway will be held
at the Scott school house and at Oak
Hill next Saturday night, for the pur
pose of discussing the matter
W. C. SANDERS
T. R. TATE,
NOEL NORRIS.
We Have a Good Stock of
Studebaker
and
Banner
Buggies
And Can Save You
Money on Anything
in the Buggy or Har
ness line.
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C. W. MAXFIELD CO
Batesville, Arkansas
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