COUNTY CLERK’S REPORT
Report of amounts appropriated, amounts expended, amounts
remaining on hand and amounts used in excess of appropriations for
account of the several expenses of Independence County, Ar
kansas, from the first day of July, 1910, to the close of business on the
30th day of June, 1911, to-wit:
OF THE
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF INDEPENDENCE COUNTY
FUND
AMOUNT AMOUNT AMT USED IN
APPROP ATD EXPENDED EXCESS
AMT NOT
USED
County General —
Pauper Fund_
Bridge Fund_
Road (Districts)_
Special Road
County Examiner._
Fann Demonstrator
$15,000.00 $22,284.02 $ 7,284.62
3,500.00 2,772.93
3.500.00 7,922.91 4,422.91
15,000.00 13,218.57
2.500.00 4,435.93 1,935.93
$ 727.07
1,781.43
Batesville Road
372.12 372.12
500.00 473.75
1,800.00 1,738.50
The Circuit Court, Justice Courts, Jail, Public Record and Station
ery Funds are all classed and included in the County General Fund.
Statement of Receipts and Expenditures
A statement of the receipts and expenditures from the first day
of July, 1910, to the close of business on the 30th day of June, 1911,
and a detailed statement of the indebtedness and financial condition
of Independence County, to-wit:
RECEIPTS
From County Examiner’s Fund_ _$ 358.00
From Redemption of State Lands_ 2.71
From County General Tax For 1910_ 18,453.23
From County General (other sources)_ 4.39
From Bridge Tax for 1910_ _ 4,173.70
From Pauper Tax for 1910_ _ 4,173.70
Fines, Forfeitures, Jury, and Stenographer’s Tax assessed
in the Circuit Court of Independence County _ . 616.71
From Fines assessed in Justice of the Peace Courts_ 1,178.07
From ferry licenses_ 115.00
From tax on deeds, deeds of trust, etc., by Circuit Clerk_ 489.55
From tax on marriage license, by County Clerk_ _ . 114.00
From overplus of fees and commissions earned by the coun
ty officers of Independence County_ 3,462.84
From Road District tax for 1910_ 16,695.31
From show and exhibition licenses_ 8.10
From State Treasurer (nomination fees)_ _ 108.69
From special road tax for 1910_ 2,782.38
From candidates_ 103.00
From insurance collected on court house_ _ 600.00
From delinquent taxes_ 71.79
Total Receipts_ $53,541.47
Amount on hand July 1, 1910,_17,210.25
Total..... .$70,751.72
EXPENDITURES
Allowances by County Court, July Term, 1910 $15,401.42
Allowances by County Court, Oct. Term, 1910 10,957.84
Allowances by County Court, Jan.Term, 1911 20,717.01
Allowances by County Court, April Term, 1911 16,177.56
Total allowances_*_$63,283.63
To which is added Treasurer’s and Collector’s
commissions_ _ 4,651.19 $67,934.82
Amount of Receipts over Expenditures_ _ $2,816.90
DETAILED STATE M E N T
Warrants outstanding and unclaimed July 1, 1910 _$ 902.26
Warrants issued from July 1, 1910, to July 1,1911 63,283.63
Total_ _ _$64,185.89
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Amount of warrants redeemed and cancelled to July 1,1911 $62,788.37
Amount of warrants unclaimed and outstanding July 1,1911 1,397.52
Total_ $64,185.89
Amount of receipts for the year, not including balance on
hand at the beginning of the year_ _ ___$53,541.57
Amount of warrants cancelled and redeemed ___ 62,788.37
Treasurer’s and Collector’s salaries_ _ ___ 2,150.00
Balance of funds in Treasury July 1,1911, of Countv Gen
eral, Road, Bridge, Pauper, Special Road and County
Examiner-- 2,816.90
Recapitulation
ASSETS
Balance in hands of the Treasurer _ __ _ ___ _ $ 2,816.90
LIABILITIES
Amount of unclaimed and outstanding warrants ___ _$ 1,397.52
Amount in hands of Treasurer over all liabilities of Road,
Pauper, Bridge, Special Road, County General and
County Examiner_ ___ _$ 1,419.38
ASSESSED VALUATION OF ALL PROPERTY
Assessed valuation of all Lands, Town Lots, and Railways
for 1910- -„- - __ $3,431,965.00
Assessed valuation of all Personal Property for 1910 2,353,839.00
Total assessed valuation of all property_ _ _$5,785,804.00
OTHER ACCOUNTS
Financial condition of the various Fence Districts and Special
Accounts of Independence County, July 1, 1911, to-wit:
Fence District Nos. 1 and 2 (Big Bottom) amount on hand $ 453.55
Fence District No. 3 (Oil Trough) on hand _ 321.11
Fence District No. 4 (Salado) on hand_ 256.27
Fence District No. 5, on hand _ 171.15
Fence District No. 6, on hand_ _ 45.51
Drainage District No. 3, on hand ..._ _ 145.66
Drainage District No. 4, on hand_ _ 2,012.54
City of Batesville, on hand.. _ _ _6,170.76
Town of Sulphur Rock, on hand___ _ 227.23
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The Methodist Ladies Aid will
serve ice cream and cake at the
Magness building Saturday.
Mrs. Rilla Baker and Miss Rob
bie Meachem attended the County
Sunday School Convention at Rosie
Tuesday and Wednesday.
If you appreciate good biscuits
go to J. H. Holderby’sand get some
King of Missouri flour. Its the best
flour ever brought to Newark.
N. W. Gilbert and Miss Carl, who
are in the state Sunday school
work arrived Wednesday night and
had an appointment to lecture last
night (Thursday) at the Meth
odist church.
Mrs. W. T. Magness, who has
been quite sick for some time at
the home of Mrs. Eliza Guynn in
Newport, is improving and will
perhaps be able to be brought home
in a few days.
There will be no 11 o’clock ser
vices at the Methodist church Sun
day, on account of the Fifth Sun
day meeting at the Baptist church.
There will be Sunday school at the
regular hour, however, and ser
vices at night at the usual hour.
UNION ENCAMPMENT
The Farmers Union will hold
their annual encampment at .Sul
phur Rock on Wednesday and
Thursday. August 16 and 17. The
program for the occasion has not
been completed but several prom
inent speakers will be engaged,
among them T. II. Taylor, of Wit
chita Falls, Tex., who wiil speak
on what the Union stands for. A
band will be engaged for both
days and nothing will be left un
done to make the encampment a
success.
Town of Newark, on hand_ 532.53
Town of Pleasant Plains, on hand_ 146.58 j
Town of Magness, on hand_ ___ _ 248.17:
Town of Cushman, on hand_ __ _ 72.50
ROAD DISTRICTS
Financial condition of the various Road Districts of Independence
County, July 1, 1911, to-wit:
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Barren_ 371 33
Black Kiver. 5fi*.37
Bij,r Bottom__ 1,477.14
Christian __ 333.14
Kairview_ 307.33
Gainsboro. 3K2.43
Greenbrier _ 1,•><*3.4*)
Jefferson.. 227 43
Liberty. 137.14
I-ioffan.. It’d.07
Kuddell _3,071.47
Hist. .Xu. Township Amt. on hand
14 . Salado..... $ 4xti.O.'l
1'). Cushman _ <i!i4.01
1(1. Washington 1,11*1.47
17 _ .. White River 752.(ill
18 .I lei icf_ .. 1211.70
IK .<>il Trough ... 0K8..S5
20 .Magnrss... ... 7lu.nx
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22 .Rosin .. li.').'. 20
211_Rota .... ... 1187.21
llatnsvillf I’ublic Road 01.50
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SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Financial condition of the various School Districts of Indepen
dence County, July 1, 1911, to-wit:
District On hand
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17. 229.00
20. 317.30
22. 349.19
24_ .7.77 77
2o. 4.70.31
2v .. 712.71
3o_ 431 27
32.1,143.79
34.. 149.11
30 . 80.55
38 204.31
4 0 241.0.7
42 . 193.43
District < >n hand
2 . . * 127.43
4. .. 9.3.70
0 _ 170.17
K. 21.7,9.7
10 _ 190.22
12. 91.97
11 . 130.4 7
10_ 100.3,7
1*_ 139.39
21_ 30.7.9*
23. 1*7.07
23. 217.08
27.. . 347.23
29. 1.72.08
31c_ 203.06
33.2,018.13
33 . 714.2,7
37. 7*. 74
39 .... 187.44
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Total amount of School Funds in Treasury, July 1,1911 $.19,358.52
The total amount realized from Poll Tax for 1910 is yet in
the County Treasury, which amount is_ _ 4,546.6-1
1 he Poll 1 ax and the State Apportionment are yet to be pro rated
and added to the amounts now in the County Treasury to the credit
of the several School Districts.
TOTAL AMOUNT OF ALL FUNDS IN THE
COUNTY TREASURY JULY 1, 1911
$74,227.94
State of Arkansas, County of Independence, ss.
1. T. M. Wald rip, Clerk of the County Court in and for the County
and State aforesaid, do 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 and seal as such Clerk this 15th day of July 1911
T. M. WALDRIP, Clerk,
By J. A. Kennard, Deputy Clerk.
MAONESS riUSINtiS
Mrs. Ellen Conner is reported
quite sick.
Joe Ladd still continues very ill
with typhoid fever.
Everybody that attended the
picnic reports a jolly good time.
K. Snapp of Springfield, Mo., is
here visiting hisneice and nephew
Mrs. Hen Smith and Herbert Snapp.
Mr. and Mrs. Bynum of Hoxie
came in Saturday afternoon to
visit W. H. Tomlinson and family
for a few days. •
Misses Mima and Rosa Burns
and Miss Monnie Smith; Messrs
I <ini Wald rip, John Madness and
Wilson Tomlinson attended the
hall Kamo at Sulphur Rock Satur
day afternoon.
Mr and Mrs. .1. K. Rawlings of
Sulphur Rock were visiting the
lady ’s brother, ( harlie Magness and
family Sunday.
Joe Edgar and sister. Miss Ruby,
and Miss Mattie Coe of Sidney
spent I< riday and Saturday with
Misses Rosa and Mina Rurns.
Will pay $1.50 per bushel for
Irish potatoes. Bring me all you
have. J. H. Holderby.
| Farm Lands For Sale
rE Following is a partial list of the lands we have for sale. We have many
good bargains always on our list, and if you want to buy property
of any kind it will pay you to see us. We do only a strictly
EE fair, legitimate business with both buyer and sell
er er and solicit your business on this basis
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No. .»• i. 22o acres tine bottom land
1* miles from Newark: 100 acres in
cultivation: three tenant houses. One
third cash, balance easy payments.
No. 57. Six room house and two
hits, one block from business part of
town. Good location and a bargain.
Half cash, balance one and two years.
No. .'is. 40 acres in the McHenry
pasture: as fine land as can be found
on White river.
No. 20. 100 acres 10 miles from
Newark: loo incultivation; two houses;
Rood hill land and can all be farmed.
No. its. 12 acres of land with good
four-room house, two good barns and
orchard; at 1'aroquet; all in jfood re
pair; very desirable property and a
bargain.
No. :;.i. Three acres in town of Mag
ness; four-room house, well built, con
venient and new: good barn, 50x50; .45
bearing fruit trees; good smokehouse
and other outbuildings.
No. .55. 120 acres near Cushman; 25
acres in cultivation; two-room house:
good timin'!- on land not in cultiva
tion; mineral land, and very rich; 150
apple trees: half mile from railroad.
No. ,!!). 206 am s fine bottom land
three miles from Newark: loo acres in
cultivation; three good tenant houses;
on public road, and school house on
the farm: only 1* miles from railroad
station and post office. Kasy terms.
No. 21. 4o acres fine land two miles
from Newark; nearly all cleared;
good, level bottom land. A bargain.
No. 22. 4so acres good level bottom
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road running through the tract: tim
ber land, hut cut-over and inside of
stock-law district. Will he subdivid
ed and sold now at flu per acre, but
price will advance in short time. Kasy
payments if desired.
No. 26. 16d acres four miles from
Newark; 55 acres in cultivation; good
four-room house; so acres bottom land,
balance in timber.
No. 41. so acres good land five
miles from Newark: 50 acres in culti
vation. balance in timber, all fenced:
good two-room box house, barn and
other nut-buildings; close to school
and dn rural mall route.
No .it. 10 acres in the town of New -
ark. just on the eastern boundary,
good four room house, barn, well and
plenty of stock water, orchard of 100
trees. Only *000. Terms l-.'J cash, bal
ance one and two years,
No. 43. Modern five-room residence
and whole block of ground (21 acres)
in Newark, near Methodist church.
Good barn and other imi>roveinents,all
in lirst class condition: 2<Ht peach trees
and will grow *500 worth of fruit this
year. Will sell this pro|>erty cheap,
at one-half cash, balance in one year.
No. 44. Nine lots in town of Ite
ber Sprint's, Ark., nicely located in
the Slaten and Vinson Additions. Will
he sold at a bargain.
No. 40. 131 acres at Paroquet; 10
acres in cultivation: five wood houses;
fronts on river and railroad.
No. Iff). 1,500 acres tine river land
six miles northeast of Newark. Grows
75 bushels of corn or bale of cotton
per acre. Cut-overland and covered
with Southern cane: the finest land we
ha ve in Arkansas. There is 1,000 acres
of this land that overflows only about
two feet deep: balance overflows five to
eight feet. Lays in solid body, with
two miles of river front. No better
proposition for a general farm or a
stock farm in this part of Arkansas.
Only four miles from railroad station.
Price only *10 per acre: one-fourth
cash, balance in one, two and three
years at K (wr cent interest. Will sub
divide at this price, or will sell entire
tract at *0 per acre.
No. 4.1. 200 acres of timber land 2
miles northeast of Pleasant Plains.
* >ak. hickory and pine. The timlier
is worth more than we ask for the land.
No. 37. 52b acres of fine bottom
land rive miles from Newark; 200 acres
in cane pasture; ?2,ooo worth of oak,
pecan and hickory timber; one mile of
river front; all good land.
No. 31. Fine Oil Trough farm of
120 acres; bo in cultivation; only half
mile from postoffice. As fine land as
can be found on White river.
No. 4 ). 1H0 acres good land four
miles northeast of Newark: 55 acres
in cultivation; four room house. All
bottom land, and is a big bargain.
No. 42. 140 acres three-fourths of a
mile from Newark: *2 acres in cultiva
tion: inside of fencing district: 5* acres
in pasture. This is fine land and will
grow )0 to 7-> bushels of corn or a hale
of cotton per acre. One-half cash,
balance in one year.
No. 2*. 115 acres seven miles from
Newark; >5 acres in cultivation; 25
acres good creek bottom; good house
on land; 35 acres timber; plenty good
water.
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