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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 --.— PAHSOM SO KEEN T' SWELL DE MEM&OMSHip O’ DE C-HU'CH,B.ut HE TUK IN A NI6GUH DiS LAS' PAS' Sunday whut sho Ain' swell it none -- WEN HE JINED EVYBODY — ,-—---> Copyright. 19Z1 by McCbjr* N#w\n»onr Syndirat* ■ ... 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. ' .I- ' "" 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 ^ ^ ^ ^ DOTA DOINGS '•&£■" ^UF -»£•* '4<F FU- *®Ur '4*> ri£ 'it -•■ - 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. -o 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. i. • iii'if iiiihfeiiiiiiiiiiiiii ... SEND YOUR LAUNDRY TO IDEAL LAUNDRY NEWPORT, ARK. C. H. Walton, Proprietor R. M. GALLOW AY, Local Agent mi(iuii!!inmMiiii!i!i!ni]Wii!:i! 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. , _■ - 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. | a & i* is ® s? 8 n i* E. E. BONEWITS | - engineer ! 1 Member American As sociation Engineers II 5? Maps, Surveys, Estimat es es, Reports, Consulta tion Citizens Bank Building BATESVILLE, ARK i* u *|#*I*I*I*IH*I 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 I i it II 1 •j i! 11 LOOKOUT * * i, l* ft ft 5 ft ft « iV 4 i ; ? ; f ; I For the Big Cattle | $ ft ♦? S I i 4! \ t f. i f. ft ijt ‘ ‘‘ * }, f. $ STAMPEDE SI t '• ;i i! ! 11 ffi 1 see You will have to hold onto your seat when you the thousands of fire-crazed steers rushing to il i f* S ft ft ward you, as they come nearer until you can almost , 8!! £i i I feel the hot breath from their distented nostrils, and can almost feel yourself being crushed beneath their maddened hoofs. fi fe 9 i 1 \ $ it « • 11 , i » man to man Is One of the Greatest Western Pictures Ever Made HARRY CAREY, LILLIAN RICH HAROLD GOODWIN