COUNTY CLERK’S REPORT
OF THE
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF INDEPENDENCE COUNTY
Report of amounts appropriated, amount* expended, amounts re
maining on hand and amounts used in excess of appropriation for ac
count of the several expenses of Independence County from the first
day of July, 1908, to the first day of July, 1909, to-wit:
AMOUNTS AMOUNTS AMT. UlIO IN AMOUNT NOT
APPROBAT'D EXPENDS D EXCESS USED
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$12,000.00 $26,472.82 $14,472.82
1.200.00 2,189.76 939.76
5.300.00 2,644 53j. $2,655 47
15,867.84 15,300.48 . 567 36
2.371.00 1,176.11 *572.61
425.32 423.36 . 1 96
200.00 183.47. 16.53
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* $1,767.50 Transferred to Road Districts.
The Circuit Court, Justice Courts, Public Record and Stationery
Funds are all classed and included in the County General Fund.
FUND
County General ..
County Pauper...
County Bridges ..
Road Tax.
Special Road.
County Examiner
Allen Hill Road..
Statement of Receipts and Expenditures
A statement of the receipts and expenditures from the first day of
July, 1908, to the first day of July, 1909, and a detailed statement of
the indebtedness and financial condition of Independence County, to-wit
RECEIPTS
From County Examiner’s Fund.$ 434.00
From Redemption of Lands. 633.32
From County General Taxes 1908 . 13,286.53
From County General (other sources). 34.31
From County Bridge Taxes 1908 . 4,741.44
From County Pauper taxes 1908. 1,182.83
From tines, forfeitures, jury and stenographer’s tax, assess
ed by circuit court of Independence county. 645.26
From tines assessed by justice of peace courts. 741.52
From ferry licenses. 87.75
From tax on deeds, deeds of trust, etc. 349.45
From tax on marriage licenses. 137.00
From overpluss of salaries. 768.09
From road tax 1908. 15,893.48
From state treasurer. 203.01
From collector’s commissions. 2,451.27
From special road tax for 1908. 2,370.90
From peddlers’ licenses. 75.00
From treasurer’s commissions. 1,755.47
From fees for general election. 186.00
Amount on hand last report. 29,915.93
Total Receipts.$75,892.06
EXPENDITURES
Allowance July 1908 Terra.$16,189.61
Allowance October 1908 Term. 13,147.82
Allowance January 1909 Term. 6,752.44
Allowance April 1909 Term. 12,285.66
Paid by Treasurer on Redemption of lands. .. 241.54
Treasurer’s Salary. 800.00
Collector’s Salary. 1,000.00 —$50,417.07
Amount of Receipts Over Expenditures.$25,474.99
DETAILED STATEMENT
Warrants outstanding and unclaimed July 1, 1908.$ 316.80
Warrants issued from July 1, 1908, to July 1, 1909 . 48,375.53
Total.$48,692.33
Warrants redeemed and cancelled to July 1, 1909.$48,173.54
Warrauts unclaimed July 1, 11 *09. 518.79
Total.$48,692.33
Amount of receipts for the year not including balance on
hand at beginning of the year.$45,976.13
Amount of warrants cancelled and redeemed. 48,173.54
Treasurer and collector’s salaries. 1,800.00
Amount paid out by treasurer on redemption of lands. 241.54
Balance of funds in Treasury July 1, 1909, including Road,
Bridge, Pauper, County Examiner, Redemption of
Lands and County General . 25,474.99
GENERAL PASSENGER OFFICE
FOR ARKANSAS
The Missouri Pacific-Iron
Mountain Railway System has re
cently given signal recognition to
the value and importance of Ark
ansas passenger trallic by creating
the office of Assistant General
Passenger Agent for Arkansas,
and appointing to this position
Mr. ,1. G. Hollenbeck, with offices
in Little Rock.
Mr. Hollenbeck is a man of ex
pererience and ability and will
have general charge of the passen
ger department of the Missouri
Pacific for this state. He will
live among us and study the sit
uation at first hand.
CHARLOTTE CIPHERS
Ozro Yates is on the sick list
this week.
Ewing Lane spent a few days
at Lockhart last week.
Miss Lucy Haker of Antioch vis
ited relatives here Tuesday.
Mrs. Alexander and little
daughter, Vada, of Newark visited
the former’s daughter, Mrs.Cledie
Jernigan, here last week.
A fine boy was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Dorr on the24r.h.
Richard Kennedy left Tuesday
on a business trip to Memphis.
Several from here attended the
picnic at Eaves Spring Saturday.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. G. VY.
Jernigam, on the 2t*th, a fine boy.
Miss Vela Jernigan visited rel
atives at Sulphur Rock last week.
G. J Lindsey and VVra. Kent
made a business trip to Batesville
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. YV. T. Jernigan
spent Saturday and Sunday at
Sulphur Rock with the former’s
parents.
Mr. and Mrs. C. II Walden and
little daughter, lola, of Batesville,
passed through here Sunday en
route to Hazel Grove to visit the
former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
H. Walden.
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RECAPITULATION
ASSETS
Balance in hands of Treasurer.$25,474 99
LIABILITIES
Amount of unclaimed warrants. 518.79
Amount in hands of Treasurer over all liabilities of Road,
Pauper, Bridge, County Examiner, Redemption of
Lands and County General Funds.$24,956.20
THE ASSESSED VALUATION OF ALL REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
Assessed valuation of lands, town lots and Rys. for 1908. .$2,994,899 00
Assessed valuation of personal property for 1908. 1,933,407 00
Total valuation of real and personal property.$4,928,306.00
Financial Condition of the Various Fence Districts
of Independence County, July 1, 1909
Fence District Nos. 1 and 2 (Big Bottom) on hand.$380.99
Fence District No. 3 (Oil Trough) amount on hand. 392.28
Fence District No. 4, amount on hand. 256.27
Fence District No. 5, amount on hand. 80.38
Fence District No. 6, amount on hand. 97.31
Estate of Bogan Walden, amount on ha^id. 5.50
Town of Sulphur Rock, amount on hand. .30
City of Batesville, amount on hand. .25
Financial Condition of the Various Road Districts
of Independence County July 1, 1909
District
1
2
3
4
5
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7
8
9
10
Township
Ahsley
Barren
Black River
Big Bottom
Christian
Fairview
Gainsboro
Greenbrier
Jefferson
Liberty
Amt. on hand
*.'18.03
387.95
346.10
803.07
329.72
276.08
470.28
703.87
220.07
93.57
District
11
12
14
15
10
17
18
19
20
21
Township Amt. on hand
Logan
Iluddell
Salado
Cushman
Washington
White River
Relief
Oil Trough
Magness
W yeough
98.
3,707.
584.
101.
738.
237.
132.
773.
484.
09.
48
51
09
95
49
20
41
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35
92
Dist. On hand
I 92,679.10
3 235.82
5 963.63
7 (o. d.) 114.57
9 237.08
II 255.61
13 165.39
15 406 21
17 163.96
20 168.04
22 51.45
24 407.21
26 207.15
28 445.96
30 309.52
32 753.81
34 25.67
36 119.83
38 337.27
40 194.97
42 156.15
44 165.14
46 34.60
48 (o. d.) 33.83
4
6 212.72
8 89,50
10 240.85
12 99.67
14 12.53
16 157.23
18 309.77
21 1,059.06
23 106.83
25 290.24
27 53.26
29 120.47
31 373.41
33 1,482.54
35 693.10
37 70,71
39 76.63
41 53.83
43 176.74
.35 1,022.47
47 198.59
49 161.38
50 264.30
5.3 450.13
55 161.89
57 105.98
59 176.76
61 101.92
63 292.32
65 1.25
68 851.67
71 155.44
73 148.91
75 95.34
77 150.03
79 118.35
81 194.55
83 492.57
85 279.61
87 86.66
89 245.53
91 229.73
93 52 04
95 109.45
97 31.68
98 142.10
Dist. On hand
51 209.63
54 35.40
56 196.49
58 95.52
60 377.19
62 355.03
64 52.64
67 302.22
70 474.98
72 102.46
74 98.87
75 11.3.93
78 (12 S) 31.01
80 225.89
82 94.51
84 84.08
86 78.00
88 102.85
90 123.81
92 140.62
94 108.47
96 427.33
B. S. 298.50
Financial Condition of the Various School Dis
tricts of Independence County Julyl, 1909
Dist.
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On hand 1 Dist
$ 226.67
19.16
Total amount of School Funds on hand.#24,710 17
Amount of Poll Tax not pro rated. 4,162.00
The Poll Tax and State Apportionment are yet to be pro rated
and added to the amounts now in the Treasury to the credit of said
School Districts.
Total amount of all funds now in the hands of the County
Treasurer, July 1, 1908,.$51,398 44
STATE OF ARKANSAS/.
County of Independence 1
I, Albert Sims, Clerk of the County Court in and for the County
and State aforesaid, hereby certify that the statements set forth in the
foregoing Report of the Financial Condition of Independence County
are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Witness my hand as such clerk this the 21st day of July, 1909.
ALBERT SIMS, Clerk,
By E A. Hodges, Deputy Clerk.
PULTON COUNTY TRAGEDY
Mammoth Spring, July 26—
Dave Faulkner shot and killed
Henry Hutchinson near Moco in
this county yesterday. Hutchin
son, it is alleged, had made serious
threats against Faulkner on ac
count of a previous quarrel, and
went to Faulkner’s home, and on
entering was shot by Faulkner.
Faulkner surrendered at once to
the sheriff at Salem.
TO THE PUBLIC
I wish to announce that 1 have
bought the R. C. Dorr Mercantile
Company’s stock of goods at this .
place, consisting of about $3,750
worth of first class general mer
chandise, all of which 1 am selling
at considerably reduced prices. I
can save you money. Come to
see me. J. H. Jimkkson.
Sulphur Rock, Arkansas.
TO SCHOOL DIRECTORS
If your district needs desks, black
boards or school furniture of any kind,
call and get my prices. I handle the
best desk made anti can make ju ices
as low as the lowest. A. A. Hender
son, Newark, Ark.
J. K. ALEXANDER
LAWYER
Makes a Specialty of Land, Mort
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Office Over First National Bank
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