Trade with the merchants
who advertise in the Journal.
Mrs<C.D.Atkinson would like
sewing to do at her home.
Dr. J. F. Roe returned Sun
day from a trip to Branson,
Mo.
N. M. Wilson returned this
morning from a trip to Little
Rock.
W. E. Kinman returned
Monday from a trip to St.
Louis.
Full line of feed stuff; bran,
chops and oats at J. H. Hol
derby’s.
Less sugar and more sor
ghum—that’s the rule for the
patriotic family just now.
For Sale—Lot of full-blood
Duroc pigs, two months < Id.
$10 each. R. B. Adams.
II. E. Marvin, representing
the Bankers Life Ins. Co is
spending a few days in town.
T. II. Deraing returned last
night from Little Rock wiiere
he attended the Masonic Lod
ge.
1 have four Duroc-Jersey
bred gilts that I will let some!
man keep for half the increase, i
H. V. Wiliams.
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Earl Bolin will have a sale i
of his household goods and
farming implements at his
place neav Oil Trough on
Thursday, December 12.
The Newark Auxilliary of
the Red Cross will meet at the j
Masonic Hall Friday afternoon
at 2:30 fcr the purpose of;
holding the annual eleteion of j
officers.
Rev. J. L. Brown of Walnut
Grove spent Saturday and Sun
day in town and filled his ap
pointment at the Baptist chur
ch. Not only the membership
of his church but the entire
citizenship of Newark are de
lighted to have him again be
come identified with the chur
ch work of our town.
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Several new pupils have
been enrolled during the last
two weeks.
Our school has gone over the
top in the United War Work
Campaign.
A bazar will be held on the
25)th on Main street by the
high school girls.
M. L. Arnold returned to
school Wednesday after a se
vere case of the flu.
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CAMPBELL GREER DEAD
Campbell Greer died at his
home in the Center Grove nei
ghborhood last Saturday night,
following an attack of pneu
monia.
He was 38 years old and is
survived by his wife and six
children.
The remains were buried
Sunday afternoon at Center
Grove under the auspices of the
Woodmen of the World.
TAKEN UP
One light yellow mare mule,
about six years old, sixteen
hands high. Taken up Nov. 5,
at Fruits Mill on Black river.
Owner can get same by proper
indentification and paying all
costs in the case. E. M. FRYE.
NOTICE OF COLLECTION OF
SIDEWALK TAXES
The tax books for the collec
tion of the special assessment
upon the real property in the
Sidewalk Improvement District
No. 2, for the purpose of pay
ing the sixth payment on New
ark Sidewalk Improvement
District Bonds, has been placed
in my hands.
All owners of real property
living in the district are re
quested to pay their, assess
ments to me within thirty days
from November 15, 1918. If
such payments are not made,
action will be commenced at
the end of that time for the
collection of said assessments
and for legal penalties and
costs.
Given under my hand this
24th day of October, 1918.
W. W. JERNIGAN,
Collector.
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Report of Condition of
TNE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
At Newark, Arkansas, at the
Close of Business, Novem
ber 1, 1918
RESOURCES
Loans and dis
counts, including
rediscounts_$104,431.57
Overdrafts, secur
ed and unsecur
ed _ 292 25
U. S. Bonds depos
ited to secure cir
culation _ 25,000.00
Liberty Loan Bonds
unpledged $1G,
100. Payments
actually made on
bonds of the
Fourth Liberty
Loan owned $4,
830 _ 20,930.00
Securities other
than U S. Bonds
(not including
stocks) owned
unpledged _ 55.00
Stock of Federal
Reserve Bank (50
per cent of sub
scription) _
Value of banking
house,owned and
unincumbered __
Furniture and fix
tures _
Lawful reserve with
Federal Reserve
Bank_
Cash in vault and
due from nation
al banks _
Net amounts due
from banks.bank
ers, and trust
companies other
than included in
Items 13,14,or 15
Checks on banks lo
cated outside of
city or town of
repirting bank
and other cash
items_
Redemption fund
with U. S. Treas
urer and due
from U. S. Treas
urer _
War Savings Cer
tificates a n d
PhriftStumps ac
tually owned_
950.00
500.00
2,000.00
15,437.09
40,612.56
10,283.55
1,671.05
1,250.00
172.53
TOTAL _$223,585.60
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid
in__
Surplus fund_
Undivided profits,
$3,226.17. Less
current expenses
interest andtaxes
paid $1,570.27__
Circulating notes
outstanding
Individual deposits
subject to check
Certificates of de
posit due in less
than 30 days
other than for
money borrowed
Cashier’s checks
outstanding_
Certificates of de
posit payable af
ter 30 days, or
subject to30days
or more notice. _
25,000.00
6,000.00
1,655.90
25,000.00
150,207.31
102.32
494.93
15,124 64
TOTAL
$223,585.60
State of Arkansas,
County of Independence, ss.
I W. W. Jernigan, Cashier
of the above-named bank, do
solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of
my knowledge and belief.
W W. JERNIGAN,
Cashier.
Correct—Attest:
C. M. EDWARDS,
R. B. ADAMS,
E. R. MOORE,
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to be
fore me this 13th day of No
vember, 1918.
SAMUEL C. KNIGHT,
Notary Public.
COME TO THE HILLS
AND BE HEALTHY
For 2500 lbs seed coton I
will rent you 35 acres of land
with which I will furnish free
a good 2-room house, garden,
good spring of water, plenty
cf wood and range free. You
can get work at good wages
j while not working in your crop.
jThis place is 12 miles north of
Newark. J. L. BROWN.
Walnut Grove, Ark.
ELECTION PROCLAMATION
I, Lawrence Ruddell, Sheriff
; of Independence County, Ark
ansas do hereby proclaim and
make known that in accord
ance with the day designated
i by the Constitutional Conven
tion, there will be a special
election held in the several
townships of Independence
County, Arkansas, on Satur
day, December the 14th, 1918,
for the purpose of voting for
or against the said new Consti
tution.
The election will be held at
the following places in each
township:
Ashley, at Brew'er’s School
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Barren, at Hickory Valley.
Big Bottom, at Newark.
Black River, at iCord.
Christian, at White School
House. __
Craig at Mountain Gap
School House.
Cushman at Cushman.
Dota at Walnut Grove.
Fairview at Pleasant Plains.
Gainsboro, at Ham School
House.
Hill, at Bailey.
Jefferson at Alvis.
Liberty at Floral.
Greenbrier at Desha.
Greenbrier at Jamestown.
Logan at Logan School
House.
Magness at Magness.
Oil Trough at Aydelott’s
Chapel.
Relief at Coverston School
House.
Rosie at Rosie.
Ruddel—First Ward at
Court House; Seond Ward, at
place to be designated; Third
Ward in West Batesville.
Salado, at Salado.
Union, at Salt Peter School
House.
Washington, at Bethesda.
White River at Sulphur
Rock.
Wycough at Lebanon.
Polls will be open from 8 a.
m. and close at 6:30 p. m.
Lawrence ruddell,
Sheriff Independence County.
NOTICE OF GUARDIAN’S
SALE OF LAND
Notice is hereby given that
the undersigned, as guardian,
pursuant to an order of the In
dependence Probate Court, at
the November, 1918, term
thereof, the said order being
entered of record Nov. 7, 1918,
in Probate Record Book “S”
page 461, will offer for sale to
the highest bidder on
THURSDAY, DEC. 5, 1918
at the Main street door of
the postoffice in the town of
Newark, Arkansas, the follow
ing described lands situated in
the county of Independence
and State of Arkansas, to-wit:
All of block one of Arnold’s
Addition of the Town of New
ark, Arkansas, except about
one acre off the east side of
said block sold by Samantha J.
Moss (Yearion) to Oscar Pow
ell, and a strip off the south
side 75 feet wide and 190 feet
long sold to F. M. Yearion and
M. C. Purdom, being about one
acre, more or jess, to oe soici.
Said sale being for the pur
pose of maintaining and
schooling Ira Moss and Ivy
Moss, minor children.
The said sale will be on a
credit of three months, pur
chaser to give note with ap
proved security and a lien will
be retained on the land for the
purchase money thereof. Thir
ty per cent of the purchase
price must be paid in cash by
the purchaser at the time of
sale.
Given this Gth day of No
vember, 1918.
J. W. ANDERSON,
Guardian of Ira and Ivy Moss,
minors.
J. R. Alexander, Atty.
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Newport, Arkansas
WRITES FROM FRANCE
Mr. and Mrs. Linebough
have received the following
letter from their son in France.
Dear Mamma and Papa—I
am O. K. and getting along
fine. France is certainly a fine
country but it rains lots here.
The days are shorter here than
in Arkansas.
Love to all. From your son,
S. O. LINEBOUGH.
Co. 7, S. A. Ft. D. France.
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IS KILLED IN BATTLE
Batesville, Nov. 20.—W. M.
Shelby received a message to
day announcing the death of
his nephew, George Bigden,
who fell on the battlefield in
France just before the signing
of the armistice. Mr. Bigden
had been in service since the
beginning of the trouble with
Mexico, being a member of
the Texas State Guard. He
had been in France about six
months.
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NOTICE
All those knowing themselv
es indebted to me will please
call and settle at once. I need
the money.
W. L. PORTER.
DECREASE IN COTTON
GINNED IN COUNTY
The report of J. M. Stephens
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government cotton enumerator
for Independence county,shows
1 a total of 4,062 bales ginned in
this county up to November 1,
1918. as compared with a to
tal of 5,772 bales ginned up to
the same date last year.
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War is over. Now is Up
time for our boys to enter
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now. Send for free catalog.
GARAGE FOR SALE
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lot, building, fixtures, Delco
lighting plant, air tank, gaso
line station and new three
room residence. Everything
new and is worth $4,000 but
can be bought for less. New
ark Real Estate Co.
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