A. T. Best of Dota was in
town today on business. *
Geo. L. Green went to New
port this morning on business.
Herman Schott of Batesville
was in town on business Wed
nesday.
Attorney J. R. Alexander
spent Tuesday in Batesville on
business.
Mrs. V. L. Pascoe and son,
Byron, are in Pearsall, Tex.,
visiting relatives.
G. O. Magness returned last
night from Little Rock where
he spent a few days.
Mrs. Wr. W. Jernigan and
daughter, Gwendolyn, have re
turned to their home at Bates
ville, after a pleasant visit here
with friends.
For Sale.—I still have a few
full blooded White Wyandotte
.Cockerels from prize winning
?lock, at $1.00 each. Mrs. O.
L. Baker, R. 1., Sulphur Rock,
Arkansas.
Neill Brooks, editor of the
Calico Rock Progress, was a
passenger up the road Tues
day morning en route home
from Texarkana where he had
spent a few days.
Tax Collector S. I). Lindsey
will begin his annual round of
the county next Monday, be
ginning in Jefferson township.
His complete list of appoint
ments will be found in today’s
paper.
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EX-SLAVE WILL MAKE
PUBLIC SPEECH HERE
Sam Carpenter,a well-known
colored man of this community
and an ex-slave, has announc
ed that he will make a speech
on the streets in Newark on
Saturday, January 20.
He has engaged Doc’s string
band to furnish music for the
occasion, and says that he de
sires everybody, both old and
young, white and black, to
come out and hear what he has
to say.
Uncle Sam is one of the very
few ex-slaves now living in In
dependence county. He has al
ways been a peaceable and
law-abiding citizen and has
many friends among both
white and black.
He says he is uneducated
and very ignorant but believes
he can say something that will
prove of interest to all who
hear him. He has not announc
ed what subjects he will dis
cuss.
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TREVATHAN GETS
NEWSPAPER STOCK
In a settlement reached
Tuesday George H. Trevathan
became owner of $11,000
stock of the Batesville Printing
Company, out of a total issue
of $11,300. This is a settle
ment of a judgment recently
given in chancery court against
George H. Trevathan for $5,
800, for which $5,200 of the
stock of the Batesville Print
ing (Company was held as col
lateral.
By this settlement Mr. Tre
vathan becomes the owner of
all the stock of the company
except $300.—Batesville Guard.
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(Cchool is progressing nicely.
There was a splendid spell
ing match at Scottie Friday
night, conducted by Farley
Cash.
Mrs. A. R. Watts visited her
daughter, Miss Bertha Gibson,
Sunday.
Little Geneva Gibson is on
the sick list.
Henry Griffin and wife mov
ed into their new dwelling this
i week.
Opal, Eulah and Maude
Henderson were in town Mon
day.
Do you want to boost your
[community? If so subscribe for
The Journal, the best edited
paper in North Arkansas.
Goldman Miachels will con
duct the Arkansas History class
: every Thursday.
Hubert Brightwell says he
has learned the Indicative
Mode at last.
The girls seem to be getting
behind in the Algebra class.
Better begin to think fast or
the boys will beat you.
The boys beat the gills in
attendance last month. What is
ithe trouble girls?
Our spelling match Friday
night will be conducted by
! Farley Cash.
The girls are trying to lead
the boys in spelling and are
making fair success.
We ask the patrons of our
district to aid in making our
school a community center.
May our New Years resolu
tion be: “I will not miss a day
in school and will improve the
time.’'
BANK RE-ELECTS OLD
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
At the annual meeting of
the stockholders of the First
National Bank of Newark, held
Tuesday, all the directors were
re-elected, as follows: C. M.
Edwards, G. M. Helds, E. R.
Moore, F. C. Hoyt, Dr. A. A.
Evans, and R. B. Adams.,
All of the old officers were
re-elected, these being C^M.
Edwards, president; G. M.
Fields, vice-president; E. B.
Chesser, cashier.
The regular semi-annual di
vidend of five per cent was de
clared and the remainder of
the undivided profits left as
undivided profits.
The bank has enjoyed a
splendid business the past year)
having at the present time more
deposits and greater resources
than at any time in its history.
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FOR SALE
At the residence of George
F. Grosser, one block east of
the Methodist church, in New
ark, Ark., household and
kitchen furniture, consisting
of feather beds, stove, dress
er, chairs and full set of kitch
en furniture. Also farming
implements, two mules and a
wagon. All sums less than $5
cash. All sums over $5 on a
credit of eight-months, with
interest and good security.
Said sale will commence at
10 a. m. on Saturday, Jan. 13,
1917.
G. F. & JESSE GROSSER.
NEGRO KILLED
IN CRAP GAME
Pine Rluff, Jan. 8.—During
a crap game by negroes this
afternoon Will Burnett, a ne
gro who operated a wood yard,
was shot and instantly killed
by another negro, who escap
ed.
Burnett has been arrested
several times on gambling
charges. Officers were called
to his place early Sunday morn
ing to quell a disturbance
which arose during a game.
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11,045,225 BALES
GINNED TO JAN. 1
The total number of bales of
cotton ginned to January 1,
1917, amounted to 11,045,225,
as compared with a total of
10,636,778 bales ginned to
January 1 1916, according to a
government report issued Tues
day.
The report showed a total of
1,060,708 bales ginned in Ark
ansas the past season up to
January 1.
HICKEY RESIGNS
AS SUPERINTENDENT
W. D. Hickey has tendered
his resignation as superinten
dent of the White River divi
sion of the Iron Mountain, ef
fective January 15.
Mr. Hickey’s successor has
not been named.
It is said that Mr. Hickey
will accept a better position
with the Texas & Pacific rail
road.
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
gorqjsry’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, Feb. 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.
Big Bottom, at Paroquet,
Monday, Feb. 26.
Big Bottom, at Newark,Tues
day and Wednesday, Feb 27
and 28.
Ruddell, at Court House,
rhuraday, 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
isuch delinquent tax payers
who have not paid their tax
es within the time limited.
, The Clerk of the County
C ourt at the time of making
settlement with the Collector,
shall carefully examine the
record of tax receipts as kept
hv the Collector, and shall
charge said Collector with a
sum equal to 10 per cent ofall
tax receipts recorded aftenthe
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.
STATE PRINTED TEXT
BOOKS AT COST
Bill In Senate Provides For
State Plant For Printing
School Books
A state printing plant, to
cost $125,000, for printing and
binding school textbooks, and
a tax of one-fourth mill to
maintain it, are provided in a
bill introduced in the Arkan
sas senate Tuesday morning by
Senator Houston Emory of Hot
Springs. The bill was read
twice and referred to the com
mittee on education.
Senator Emory has made an
Report of Condition of
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
—9022—
At Newark, in the State of Ar
kansas, at the Close of Busi
ness on Dec. 27, 1916
RESOURCES
Loans and dis
counts _$ 33,536.71
Overdrafts, unsecur
ed _ 1,941.79
U. S. bonds deposit
ed to secure cir
culation (par val
ue) _ 25,000.00
Securities other than
U. S. bonds (not
including stocks)
owned unpledged
Stock of Federal Re
serve Bank (50
per cent of sub
scription) _
Value of banking
house ( if unen
cumbered) _
Furniture and fix
tures _
Net amount due from
approved reserve
agents inSt.Louis 176,629.16
Net amountduefrom
bank and bankers
(other than in
cluded in 12 or
20. _ 10,297.56
Outside checks and
other cash items,
$596,60; Fraction
al currency, nick
els and cents,
$212.47 _
Notes of other na
tional banks_
Federal reserve
notes_
Lawful reserve in
vault and net
amount due from
Federal Reserve
Bank _ 21,176.55
Redemption fund
with U. S. Treas
urer and due from
U. S. Treasurer 1,250.00
809.07
425.00
135.00
84.25
950.00
500.00
1,500.00
Total
$274,235.09
LIABILITIES
! Capital stock paid
in_$ 25,000.00
Surplus fund_ 6,000.00
Undivided profits,_
$3,621,68; Less
current expenses,
interest, and taxes
{(aid, $1,550.72 2,070.96
Circulating notes
outstanding_ 25,000.00 j
Demand deposits in
dividual deposits
subject to check 200,649.71
Certificates of de
posit due in less
than 30 days __
Cashier checks out
standing —
Total demand de
posits, Items 33,
34,36, $204,221.45
Time certificates of
deposit (payable
after 30 days, or
subject to 30 days
or more notice)
Liabilities other than
those above
stated -
2,109,32
1,462.42'
6,952.68 |
4,990.00
Total _$274,235.09
State of Arkansas, County
of Independence, ss:
I, E. B. Chesser, Cashier of
the above-named bank, do sol
emnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best
of my knowledge and belief.
E. B. CHESSER.
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to be
fore me this 10th day of Janu
ary, 1917.
SAM. C. KNIGHT.
Notary Public.
My com. exp. Mch. 16, 1918.
Corsect—Attest:
G. M. FIELDS,
E. R. MOORE,
C. M. EDWARDS,
, Directors. |
exhaustive study and investi
gation of the plan of furnish
ing school text-books to pupils
in the common schools, and his
bill incorporates most of the
features of the laws of other
States having such establish
ments. It provides for erection
of the plant and its entire
equipment, for the levying of
the tax, for an appropriation
of $125,000 for buying a site,
building and equipping the
plant; for an appropriation of
$50,000 for maintenance and
other details of that nature.
The measure provides that
the State Board of Education
shall have charge of the plant
from its erection to its active
working, and can retain assist
ants who are competent. The
plant, the bill provides, shall
manufacture school textbooks,
such as shall be approved by
the board, and the board is
given authority to secure copy
rights, contract for plates and
do such other matters as might
be required for conducting a
business of the sort.
Books are to oe sold pupils
of the grade or common schools
at their actual cost. The print
ing will mean a uniform sys
tem throughout the State.
S. C. KNIGHT
Attorney at Law
Office in Raney Building
Practice in all courts
Newark,
Arkam a.
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HAVING bought the entire stock of Moore
Brothers Merchandise, I will continue business
at the same old Stand. For the next sixty days
in order to reduce my stock I will maks some very
CLOSE PRICES FOR CASH
I want to thank the people for their patronage in
the past and hope to receive a fair portion of their
business in the future. I wish everyone health,
happiness and prosperity in 1917. Respectfully,
E. R. MO
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For My Demonstration Orchards
I
WANT one farmer in each neighborhood to write me at
once for my unusual and money-making proposition. You’ll be
surprised when you see just what this proposition is — bo write me at
once for full particulars. Here’s a hint of what I
Own write me promptly —
am doing—read it
A Lifetime Opportunity
I want you to put your waste land
too work- by letting me plan an orchard for
you. My expert orchardiat will lay it out,
examine your soil and determine juat what
trees and varieties would be beat adapted.
All thill is done without expense to
you. Then, you can order aa many trees as
as you want, and. If you want to, you can pay
for a few trees each year—juat as you please.
When your orchard is planted. I’ll make
you my manager In your neigh l>orhood and you
can make money with me rl*ht from the start.
This plan has been worked out in
various sections of the state and
has proved a big success. My
farmer managers aro enthusiastic
over it—you will be the same.
There are other features that I can't ex
plain here because of limit**! space, but if
you will just dropmeanoteora postal and say
Tell me all about your Demonstration Orchard**
““I’ll answer personally, by return mail. Make
momey with me — it’s ail simple and easy.
GEORGE PARKER, Manager
PARKER BROS. NURSERY CO.
“Tho rayttovlllo Nurseries"
Parker Building. Fayetteville, Arkansas.
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