STATE PENITENTIARY
VALUABLE PROPERTY
Total Value is More Than
Million Dollars Accoring
To Appraisers Report
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According to the report filed
by the special commission ap
pointed by Gov. Hays to ap
praise the state penitentiary
property, Arkansas penal in
stitution—including the state
penitent' tv, state reform
school and the convict farms at
Tucker, Jefferson County, and
Cummins, Lincoln County—
have a total valuation of $1,
099,602.02. The commission
was composed ot Senator G. B.
Ferguson of Sharp County and
W. H. Furlow of Calhoun coun
ty. The reform school, in a sep
orate report, was appraised at
$2,000, and the other institu
tions at $1,047,602.02. Despite
losses totaling between $210,
000 and $225,000 suffered at
the (Cummins farm last Febru
ary, when the Arkansas River
broke through levees and in
undated the country, the ap
praisers’ report said the farm,
by virtue of new and stronger
levees, new drainage ditches
and new and more modern
buildings, was worth as much,
if not more, than when ap
praised in 1914.
Real estate on the Cummins
farm, including stockades, ad
ministration buildings, barns
and sheds, was valued at $435,
000; the Tucker farm at $242.
000, and the “walls” or peni
tentiary proper, at $100,000.
The Tucker farm was purchas
ed by the commission for $209,
000, but improvements, includ
ing buildings, ran the valua
tion up to $242,000.
Last February’s flood cut 1,
500 acres from the protected
land in the Cummins farm. The
land now outside the levee was
considered the best land on
the farm and was valued at
$100 an acre. In addition to
taking the land, the flood car
ried away the hospital, two
stockades,administration build
ing and residences and com
missary stores, having an ag
gregate value of from $60,000
to $75,000.
When the appraisement was
made the commission still had
800 bales of its 1916 cotton
crop ond 400 tons of cotton
seed. Exclusive of the cotton
and cotton seed, the largest
amount invested was in mules,
the appraisement showing the
commission had 335 mules, val
ued at $52,860.
The chief items in the list of
penitentiary properties were:
Real estate, $777,000; milch
cows, 93 head, $3,355; hogs,
249 head, $2,336; horses, 24
head, $2,925; hay, 801 tons,
$9,613; mules, 335 head, $52,
860; corn, 3,980 bushels, $3,
890; cow peas, 6,000 bushels,
$9,000 ; cotton, 800 bales, $80,
180 ; cotton seed, 400 tons,$22,
000; cattle, 106 head, $2,650;
electric chair, worth $1,500.
Sawmills and cotton gins on
the Cummins farm were valued
at $5,000, and on the Tucker
farm at $4,285.
BOY ACCIDENTALLY
KILLS HIS MOTHER
Delight, Dec.26.—Mrs. Sally
Taylor, age 1 about 35 years,
wife of Eas Taylor, living two
miles north of Delight, was ac
cidentally .-hot and killed by a
target rifle in the hands of her
14-year-old .on, Homer, yester
day afternoon. The ball lodg-j
ed in Mrs. Taylor’s neck at the
base of the skull and death fol
lowed within a short time.
The lad had just returned
from hunting, and was prepar
ing to return the gun, which
was borrowed. He picked up
the weapo i, by the trigger,
thinking he was holding the
trigger guard. The boy is near
ly prostrated with grief.
Funeral services for Mrs.
Taylor were held this afternoon
with the Rev. Mr. Sharp of the
Nazarene church officiating,
and interm *nt was made in the
Delight ce netery. She leaves
five children, of whom Homer
is the oldest.
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Charlotte, Dec. 27.—Mr. and
Mrs. C. A. Reaves of Dota at
tended church here Sunday.
Born.—To Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Young, December 20, twins.
Charley Osborne of Cord
visited Ransom Weaver Satur
day night and Sunday.
Rev. J. N Thrasher made a
business trip to Batesville Tues
day.
Rev. J. N. Thrasher made a
business trip to Batesville
Tuesday.
Ralph McGill and sifster,
Miss Clara, of Batesville are
spending the hoidays with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mc
Gill.
Miss Vela Jernigan, one of
the teachers in the Batesville
public school spent the holi
days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Jermgan.
Dr. J. M. Byrum of Shawnee,
Okla., arrived Sunday to visit
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Byrum.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Yates
formerly of this place, but who
now reside near Paris, Tenn.,
arrived Saturday to spend the
holidays with friends and rel
atives.
Miss Vergia Weaver, who is
attending the State Normal at
Conway arrived home Friday
to spend vacation with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Weav
er.
Dewey Purcelly and sister,
Miss Ollie, of McHue came
over last week to assist their
father in the store during the
holiday rush.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Jerni
gan of Batesville spent Sunday
with the former’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Jernigan.
Marvin Fallis and Miss Es
ther Churchill, two popular
young people of this place were
married at 6 o’clock December
20, at the home of the bride’s
mother, Mrs. G. J. Lindsey.
Rev. J. M. Thrasher performed
the ceremony. Their many
friends wish them a long and
happy life.
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BIG INCREASE IN
ARKANSAS COTTON
Mississippi county led all the
other counties of Arkansas this
year in cotton ginned prior to
December 3, which is practi
cally the entire crop, accord
ing to the report of the bureau
of the census, made Saturday.
Mississippi county had 52,574
bales ginned and Jefferson
was second with 48,848. Crit
tenden was third with 48,028
and Phillips fourth with 46,
991. Practically every county
showed a heavy increase in
production iver 1915, and the
total increased from 665,145
bales ginned on December 1,
1915, to 1,000,000 in 1916.
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BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS
BIG INCREASE IN
ST ATE’S PRODUCTS
Increase of $80,000,000 in Val
ue of Farm Products Over
Previous Year
Arkansas shows a remarkable
increase in live stock and farm
products for the present year
over that of 1915, according to
the report of John H. Page,
commissioner of mines, manu
factures and agriculture.
The report says that exact
figures on the value of pro
ducts in 1916 are not yet avail
able, but estimates based on
reports of demonstrators, gov
ernment cotton reports, field
agents of the department and
in other ways show the total
value of farm products this
year to be more than $270,
000,000, an increase of $82,
000,000, or approximately 40
per cent, over 1915.
Cotton was the chief crop in
1916 and its value was placed
at $103,050,000. Corn was sec
ond, $56,160,000. Cottonseed
products were valued at $25,
650,000. Garden vegetables
ranked fourth at $12,500,000.
Hogs led the live stock produce
with 1,589,000 head, valued at
$10,224,000.
Figures on the value of min
eral and forest products will
not be obtained until after the
close of the year, the report
said.
The estimates for 1916
shown in the report follow:
Product Value
Cotton -$103,050,000
Cotton seed_ 25,650,000
Corn - 56,160,000
Wheat - 2,784,000
Oats - 5,134,500
Hay - 6,435,000
Rice - 5,600,000
Peas and beans_ 1,300,000
Cantaloupes _ 500,000
Apples - 5,000,000
Potatoes, Irish __ 2,430,000
Potatoes, sweet__ 1,365,000
Peanuts- 750,000
Peaches- 5,000,000
Berries - 2,250.000
Dairy products.- 5,000,000
Vegetables _ 12,500,000
Mollasses _ 500,000
Poultry- 5,000,000
Honey, beeswax.. 120,000
Cattle increase.. 6,720,000
: Hogs, increase __ 10,224,000
Horses, mules, inc 7,500,000
Sheep, increase.. 372,000
Total-$272,836,500
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INCREASE IN AUTO
LICENSES ISSUED
The increase in the number|
of automobiles owned in Ark- j
ansas has been phenomenal.
During the year 1914 there
were 5,642 licenses issued. In
1915 there were 8,021, an in
crease of 42 per cent. During
the year 1916 there have been
15,400 issued, an increase of
89 per cent.
Should the same percentage
of increase continue, it is est
imated that fully 25,000 licen
ses will be issued by the state
highway department in 1917.
It is also recommended that
all the money paid for auto
license be paid i nto the |
state treasury to assist in the
federal aid for good roads in
stead of paying half of it into
the county. It is further recom
mended that the tax on auto
mobiles should be according to
horse power.
WILSON PLURALITY
TOTALED 568,822
(Complete official returns on
the presidential election show
that Wilson received 9,116,296
votes and that Hughes 8,547,
474, a plurality of 568,822 for
Wilson. In 1912 Wilson receiv
ed 6,297,099; Taft, 3,846,388;
Roosevelt, 4,124,959.
The total popular vote for
the four candidates was 18,
1638,871 as against 15,045,322
in 1912. This is an increase of
I 3,593,549, accounted for by
the increased population and
the woman vote in the new suf
frage state;.
NOTICE OF COMMIS
SIONER’S SALE
Notice is hereby given that
the undersigned commissioner,
by virtue of the order and de
cree of the Independence
chancery court made and enter
ed of record on the 7th of De
cember, 1916, in the cause
therein pending between the
Doyle Kidd Dry Goods Co.,
plaintiff and C. E. Bonner, et
al., defendants, will publicly
offer and expose for sale at the
Main Street Door of the Inde
pendence County Court House
at Batesville, Arkansas, to the
highest bidder, the following
described lands situated in In
depenence County, Ark., to
wit:
Lot one (1) in Block 4 of
Arnold’s Addition to the East
ern Division of the Town of
Newark, Arkansas. Said sale
will be on
SATURDAY, JAN. 20, 1917
between the hours prescribed
by law for .judicial sales; said
sale to be on a credit of three
months, and the purchaser will
be required to give note with
approved security and a lien
will be retained on the land
to secure payment of same.
Given under my hand this
26th day of December 1916.
B. F. ADAMS,
Dec. 28 4t Commissioner.
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My Company will loan you
from $500.00 to $20,000 on im
j proved farm lands on 5, 7 or
10 years, at reasonable inter
jest. Call, write or phone me
for particulars. Independence
j County Abstract Co., S. A.
I Moore, Manager.
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