Rich River Bottom Farm
For Sale Cheap
Rich river bottom farm of 240 acres; 165
acres in cultivation; barn and dwelling worth
$1,500, and there is $1,500 worth of timber
on the land.
Located in half mile of the school house
at Newport, where they have a nine months’
graded high school. You can make money on
this farm and live where you can educate
your children.
300 bearing pecan trees and fine bermu
da pasture. Haul’ corn and pumpkins, and
quit hauling fertilizer.
This is a real bargain at $60 an acre.
One-half cash, balance on easy terms. Can
show the place any time on few days notice.
T. J. RANEY
Newark, Ark
Ernest Fetzer returned this
morning from a business trip
to Little Rock.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. L. Green
came up from Newport this
morninp to spend the day with
friends.
For Sale.—Eggs from Bred
to-Lay Rhode Island Reds. $1
per setting, or $1.50 by expres.
A few settings from Golden
Laced Wvandottes at $1.50 per
setting. Mrs. Fred M. Walker,
Phone 2G. Newark, Ark.
Whit Martin who has been
in the military service has been
discharged and was in town
Thursday evening going to
Batesville to visit his mother.
It is reported that Mr. Martin
will return to Newark soon to
resume his position as manager
for the Yeatman-Gray Grocer
Company, which he resigned
last summer to enter the mili
tary service.
For Sale.—Good piece of
residence property; five room
house and two lots located in
best residence section of town.
Price $900. E. G. Magness
& Co.
The Womens Missionary So
ciety of the M. E. Church will
meet with Mrs. C. I). Atkinson
on Tuesday afternoon March
4 at 2:30 o’clock. This is an
important meeting and all
members shuold plan to be
present.
W. G. Moore has purchased
a small electric light plant
which he will install at his res
idence. He is remodeling his
residence and expects to in
stall a system of waterworks.
With his own private system
of water and electric lights,
Mr. Moore will have the most
modern home in Newark.
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E. G. MAGNESS
OFFICE IN JOURNAL BUILDING
Newark, Arkansas
. HOW THE INCOME
! TAX RATES APPLY
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• ed by non-resident aliens is
• subject to the full normal tax
• cf 12 per cent. For 1919 and
• subsequent years the rates are
j fixed at 4 and 8 per cent, res
j pectively. The surtax rates
j have been changed, ranging
\ from one per cent of the amo
J unt of the net income between
| $5,000 and $6,000 to 65 per
51 cent of the amount by which
| the next income exceeds 81,
; 000,000.
| i The unmarried man who
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i made $25 a week in 1918 will,
• pay a tax of six per cent on
i $300 since hi salary will amou
i rit to $1,300 a year and he is
» entitled to $1,000 exemption,
i This tax will amount to $19.
i The single man with a net in
j come ofr 1918 of $2,000 will
; pay this year a tax of $60; the
;i single man with an income of
! $3,000 will pay $120; the $4,
000 single man will pay $180
and the $5,000 single man will
pay $240, all at the rate of six
per cent on his net income
above his personal exemption
of $1,000. The single man
with an income for 1918 of
$6,000 will pay $370. He is
taxed at the rate of six per
cent on his first $4,000 above
the exemption and at 12 per
cent on the remaining $1,000,
a total of $360. In addition he
pays a surtax of $10, one per
cent on the amount of his in
come between $5,000 and $6,
000.
I he married man who mak
es $2,000 a year and has no
children dependent upon him,
will pay a tax of 6 per cent on
$500, which will amount to
$30, He will pay $60 on a $3,
000 income, $20 on a $4,000
income; $180 on a $5,000 in
come and $250 on a $6,000 in
come, which includes his sur
tax of $10.
These figures are based on
the income of taxpayers with
out dependent, other than hus
band or wife. The taxpayer
is allowed, in addition to his
personal exemption $200 for
each person dependent upon
him for chief support, if such
person is under 18 years of
age or incapable of self-sup
port. Under the 1917 act the
$200 exemption was allowed
only for each dependent ‘child’
of the person making the re
turn, or, in case of a head of
a family, for each dependent
child of the family. A head
of a family—one who supports
one or more persons closely
connected with him by blod re
lationship, relationship by mar
riage, or by adoption—is en
titled to all the exemptions
granted a married person.
In his return the taxpayer
is required to state specifically
each item of gross income.
Gross income is defined as
“gains, profits, and income de
rived from salaries, wages or
compensation for personal ser
vices of whatever kind and in
whatever form paid, or from
professions, vocations, trade,
business, commerce or sales or
dealings in property, whether
real or personal, growing out
of the ownership or use of such
property; also from interest,
rent, dividends, securities, or
the transaction of any business
carried on for gain or profit,
or gains or profits, and income
derived from any source what
ever.”
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See The Journal for good printing.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Journal is authorized to
announce the following as can
didates for city officers,subject
|to the ensuing April election:
For City Marshal—
GEORGE WITT.
JAS. F. MORGAN
HARVEY SCOTT GETS
ONLY SMALL FINE
Harvey Scott, a former citi
zen of the Dota neighborhood
who was indicted for assault
ing his brother-in-law, Will
Hackett, in Van ikiren county,
on a -(large of } :!at It with in
tent to kill, was fined $50 in
circuit court rt Clinton recent
ly
Ih charge of assault with
intent to kill meant a long
term in the pen for Scott, had
he been convicted, and it is
said tne outlook for him was
somewhat gloomy on account
of his lack of funds and the
fact that sentiment was strong
ly against him. Geo. L. Green
went to his ass knee, as a
friend in i d ,u a serious
time, accompanying Scott to
C!inter where he made a suc
cessful effort to get the charge
reduced to assault and battery,
to which Scott entered a plea
of guilty and was fined $50
wihch he paid and was releas
ed.
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JOINT INSTALLATION
The Modern Woodmen and
Royal Neighbors had a joint
installation at the Lodge Hall
last Fiiday night, when the
following officers were install
ed f' r the ensuing year.
Woodmen.—W. L. Hall,
consul; Li G. Foster, advisor;
J. E. Snell, clerk; C. V. Plumb,
banker; H. V. Williams, es
cort; G. A. Mayhan watch
man; F. C. Hoyt, sentry.
Neighbors.—Mrs. Nannie
Morgan, oracle; Mrs. Mattie
Price, vice-oracle; Mrs. Delia
McClard, secretary; Mrs. Clara
Barnett, receiver; Mrs. Lizzie
Williamson, marshal; Mrs.
Lizzie Vaughan, chaplain;
Mrs. Addie Green, sentinel.
Mrs. Lillian E. Lee of Little
Rock, state supervisor for the;
Royal Neighbors, was present
and assisted the work.
Refreshments were served af
ter the installation and the
meeting was one of the most
enjoyable events of the season
in fraternal circles.
j “MAJOR” YANCEY IS
REDUCED TO PRIVATE
J. C. Yancey of Batesville,
who was recently discharged
from the military service at
Camp Pike preceded to “doll”
up ii a major’s uniform, going
on dress parade. Newark cit
izens who were in Little Rock
Friday and Saturday saw Yan
cey at the Marion hotel, where
he was making himself very
conspicuous as Major Yancev.
Military police recognized
Major Yancey as a recently
discharged high private and
proceeded to take him in char
ge. He was arrainged before
federal authorities charged
with representing himself as
officer and was bound over to
await the action of the grand
jury.
CO-OPERATIVE SHIPMENT
Returns have been made on
the first car of hogs shipped
out of Independence County,
through County Agent Leland
Bunch on the co-operative plan
of shipment. Thirteen farm
ers from variols parts of the
county consigned hogs and a
total of 110 hogs went out.
The load was shipped on Tues
day, Feb. 18 and the hogs went
directly into St. Louis without
having to be unloaded in tran
sit.
Below is the way the hogs
were divided and prices brou
ght.
Number Pounds Price
2 hogs_285-17.50
2 hogs_205-17.25
10 hogs_192-17.00
13 hogs_175-1G.50
2 hogs_320-16.00
1 hog_390-15.00
19 hogs_121-13.50
59 hogs-111-13.00
2 old thin sows-10.00
It cost 78 cents per hundred
to put the car on the market,
including freight, yardage,
commission, etc.
Total cost shipping $ 121.48
Total proceeds- 2248.52
Net proceeds-2126.04
ROAD NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that
the undersigned will present
a petition to the next term of
the County Court of Indepen
dence, asking for the creation
of a county road, as follows:
Beginning on the Elgin and
Batesville road at a point
where the section line between
Secs. 1 and 2, twp. 14, N. R.
4, W. intersects said road, and
running thence south along
said section line to a point
where the said section line in
tersects the public road on the
southern line of section 13,twp.
14, N. R. 4, W.
C. P. PICKENS,
And others.
The Strong Withstand the Winter
Cold Better Than the Weak
You must have Health, Strength and En
durance to fight Colds, Grip and Influenza.
When your blood is not in a healthy
condition and does not circulato properly,
your system is unable to withstand the
Winter cold.
GROVE’S TASTELESS Chill TONIC
Fortifies the System Against Colds, Grip
and Influenza by Purifying and Enriching
the Blood.
It contains the well-known tonic prop
erties of Quinine and Iron in a form
acceptable to the most delicate stomach,
and is pleasant to take. You can soon feel
its Strengthening, Invigorating Effect. 60c.
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goods, shoes, ladies gearing apparel, dress
goods, or anything in the general merchan
dise line at the lowest prices in town for cash
Second. We keep new goods coming in all
the time and you get the newest goods at all
times and get new goods all the time—no
thing old or shoddy here.
Third. We give you a square deal and you
get 100 cents worth for your dollar.
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