The Newark Journal
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
O. F. CRAIG & SONS
Publishers
Just a Little Thought
For The Taxpayers
A report from Jonesboro
says the taxpayers of Craig
head county will be forced to
pay a double rate of taxation
next year, as a result of a suit
involving an indebtedness ot
the county represented by
Craighead county scrip held
by the Order of Maccabees.
As The Journal has said be
fore, this is exactly the condi
tion that the taxpayers of In-j
dependence county are going
to face in the near future, if j
something is not done to hold
down expenses.
Our expenses are entirely i
too great for our income, and
we find ourselves in much the
same attitude of the man who
is earning $50 a month and
spending $60 a month.
Records in the county clerk’s
office show that Independence
county had a total income ot
$41,316.78 for the year 1920.
For the year 1921, the coun
ty’s total income was $46,370.
20, which is an increase of $5,
053.42.
This is a very substantial
increase, and at first thought,
a person would think that this
increase in income should help
pay off the old debt that is
hanging over the county.
It SHOULD do it; but, DOES
it?
Not on your life, Mr. Tax
payer.
There is a greater debt hang
ing over you today, Mr. Tax
payer, than there has been in
25 years.
And that debt, Mr. Taxpay
er, is a first mortgage on your
home.
You may fool yourself into
thinking that this is no concern
of yours; but, if so, you are
sadly mistaken.
That debt which Indepen-1
deuce county owes, and which
keeps growing bigger and big
ger, year by year, will have to
be paid some day.
Pay day always comes,
sooner or later. If a man owes
a debt, he may put off pay
ment temporarily, but the day
finally comes when he must
pay.
If this $5,000 increase in
income which the county re
ceived last year had been used
to pay off part of the county’s J
indebtedness, it would have'
helped that much toward pull
ing us out of the hole.
But we did not use it that!
way.
Along with our increase in
income last year, we “enjoyed" i
an increase in expenses.
The county's income in 1921
was $46,370.20 and the coun
ty’s expenses for the same
year was $65,375.09, so we
spent $9,004.89 more than we
received last year.
If there is a frog in a well
HAMBONE’S MEDITATIONS
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PAHSOM SO KEEN T'
SWELL DE MEM&OMSHip
O’ DE C-HU'CH,B.ut HE TUK
IN A NI6GUH DiS LAS'
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Ain' swell it none --
WEN HE JINED EVYBODY
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30 feet deep and he climbs up
two feet every day and falls
back three feet every night,
when will he get out?
Ah! Nonsense' you say.
Hut if Independence county
owes $80,000 and goes on
spending $9,000 a year more
than her income, when will she
“get out of the hole?"
Maybe THAT is nonsense
too. It may be, but the tax
payers are not going to think
so when they have to go down
in their jeans and dig up the
money on a double tax basis to
pay off this debt.
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Of course there is a differ
ence in the administrations, but
as we remember it, they did not
take so much time or have so
much trouble or make so much
fuss over passing the draft act
as the bonus bill is going thru.
NOTICE TO CONFEDERATE
PENSIONERS
The following Confederate
Pensioners who drew pensions
in this county last year have
not filled their annual affidavit
for pension this year.
Will any one who know them
let me know whether or not
they are still living and intend
to draw pension this year by
Monday, July 17th, as I don’t
want to leave any one off the
list who are entitled to draw
pension.
Mrs. Connie Brooks, Rethes
da, Arkansas.
J. W. Bullard, Newport, Ark.
Martha E. Grigsby, McHue,
Ark.
R. H. Hammonds, Batesville,
Ark.
May Langston, Cave City,
Mary E. Magar, Batesville,
Rt. 1.
Wm. L. Morgan, Moorefield,
Ark.
Mrs. V. C. McConnell, Bates
ville, Ark.
Sarah Pridmore, Newark,
Ark.
Samuel Self, Newark, Ark.
Mrs. Hannah Winslett,
Moorefield, Ark.
II. W. FOX,
County Clerk.
Trade in Newark! Eat at our Restaurant!
If You appreciate good food, prop
erly cooked, you’ll come again af
ter the first time. We appreciate
your patronage and give you the
lowest prices. Fresh bread daily.
TRY OUR BUTCHER SHOP FOR
All Kinds of Fresh Meat at All
Times. We like to please you
A. J. McSpadden & Co
NEWARK, ARKANSAS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Journal is authorized to
announce the following as can
didates for theo ffices mention
ed, subject to the Democratic
primary to be held in August.
For Congress—
W. A. HODGES
W. A. OLDFIELD
For Circuit Judge.—
DENE H. COLEMAN
M. S. RONE
For Prosecuting Attorney—
HUGH WILLIAMSON
For State Senator—
POINDEXTER HILL
VV. W. EDMONDSON.
I. J. MATHENY
BEN B. WILLIAMSON;
For Representative—
JOHN C. BONE
J. C. WYNNE
M. M. RUTHERFORD
For County Judge—
T. A. GRAY
E. R. HOOPER
For Shreiff—
W. C. EDWARDS.
E. F. DeCAMP
NOAH F. HARRIS
For Circuit Clerk.—
W. R. WESTBROOK
F or County Clerk.—
FRENCH M. PEARCE
HOMER FOX
For Tax Assessor—
OSCAR T. JONES
For Tax Collector—
O. O. WRIGHT
A. L. DUNLAP
For County Treasurer—
BURT ARNOLD
C. O. BRYANT.
For Road Overseer of Mag
ness township,—
R. L. LAMBERSON.
For Road Overseer of Vaughan
Township
ARVEL SMITH
J. W. MeCLURE
For Road Overseer—(Big Bot
tom Township
11. T. MAGNESS
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DOTA DOINGS
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Dota, July 14.—Crops are
looking fine since the recent
rains, though the boll weevil
has made his appearance which
adds more work for the farm
er.
Several from this community
are attending church at Wal
nut Grove this week.
Our school opened Monday
with Earl Best as principal and
Rufus Bullington assistant.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Robertson «
and sons went to Sulphur Rock "
Saturday on a shopping expe
dition.
Dolph Gibson has returned
from Little Rock where he
spent a few days.
Oscar Warren of the (Cord
community was looking after
business here Monday.
Ted Lewallen of Oakridge
was visiting at .J. C. Gibbons a
few days ago.
Mr. Beat of Minturn arrived
Monday morning and will
spend several days visiting his
sister, Mrs. J. L. Davis and
family.
Dr. McAdams of Cord was
called Monday to see little
Paul Anderson who has been
quite sick again this week.
Mrs. Nora MeClean and lit
tle daughter, Owretha, of Colo
rado are visiting her mother,
Mrs. Clara McDoniel of Wal
nut Grove and Mr. and Mrs.
T. A. MeClean and family of
this place.
Mr. Ramsey Taylor who had
been confined to his room for
nearly two years, passed away
Monday morning. He leaves a
greif stricken daughter, Mrs.
Ruby Walker whom he resided
with. Mr. Taylor’s place in his
home can never be filled and
the entire community sympa
thizes with the daughter in this
sad hour.
THE JOURNAL SI A YEAR.1
CAMP MEETING NOTICE
There will be an old-time
Holiness Camp meeting held
at Batesville on the fair ground
August 4-20 embracing first,
second and third Sundays. A
nice cool place and plenty of
cold water. Come and camp
with us. It is centrally located
for those out of town. We ex
pect people from Moorefield,
Sulphur Rock, Magness, New
ark, Pfeiffer, Cave City, Cush
man and points across the
river.
Rev. Q. H. Harmon an Evan
gelist, Ural and Alma Hallen
baeh, musicians and singers of
Betheny ORla., will be the
workers. You are invited to
this camp meeting.
Our motto: Holiness Unto
the Lord.
For any Information write
or call E. A. Mashburn or J. A.
Morris at Barnett’s Store.
Wanted—Man with car to
sell best low priced Cord Tires
made. $100 per week and ex
penses. Wolfe Tire Co., 154
Canal, Benton Harbor Mich.
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A splendid rain fell through
out this section Wednesday,
which insures a beautiful har
vest of corn, and a good yield
of cotton, if the boll weevil do
not become too active.
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SEND YOUR LAUNDRY TO
IDEAL LAUNDRY
NEWPORT, ARK.
C. H. Walton, Proprietor
R. M. GALLOW AY,
Local Agent
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SALE OF STOCK
Notice is hereby given tho t
i have impounded in the stock
pen at Newark, Ark., one
! brown horse mule, about G
years old, about 14 hands
high and wearing a medium
sized bell with leather collar.
If not redeemed within ten
! days, the said mule will be
sold at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash in
hand on Saturday, July 22.
Jas. F. Morgan,
City Marshal.
Mrs. Kate McGuire, Miss
Kathryne Stuart and Miss Opal
Jarvis left Tuesday for their
home at Portland, Ore., after
a pleasant visit here with
Squire and Mrs. A. H. Saylors.
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We know of a man in this
(community who wants to see
!the return of the good old da:
when people used to go over
'and “set” awhile with their
neighbors—most of the time a.
(the dining table.
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REWARD for RETURN
Pointer bird dog, 18 months old, solid
white except two liver spots on top of
head over each eye and liver spot on each
hip. Also a freshly healed scar on right
shoulder. Answers to the name of Jack,
and when last seen was wearing a round
leather collar with brass name plate with
the name of R. V. Bickers, Walnut Ridge,
Ark., stamped on it. The collar was lock
ed on with small brass lock and in the lock
was an aluminum key ring tag with Ma
sonic emblem carrying the owner’s name,
Chas. W. Barnett, Batesville, Ark. Bring
or send the dog to the undersigned and
receive substantial reward.
CHAS. W. BARNETT
BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS
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