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Financial Statement*
JULY TERM, 1918.
Comes J. F. Parish, Clerk of tne County Court within and for the
County of Jackson and State of Arkansas, and presents this, the Annual
Report of the financial condition of Jackson County Arkansas, for the
year ending July Sth, 1918, showing the amount of revenue received and
the amount expended, and for what purpose, as follows:
RECEIPTS.
Circuit Court Fines-$ 585.15
Justice of the Peace Fines-- 1,966.87
Peddler’s Licence-•- 25.00
Ferry Licence -'
Show License _ 659.20
Auctioneer’s License- 30.50
J. E. Williams, as County Clerk, Fees Collected-- 776.85
Taxes, 1917- 40.928.68
$44,972.25
EXPENDITURES.
For Circuit Court--- $ 4,828.64
For County Court_ 8,332.03
For Justice of the Peace Court- 283.92
For Records and Stationery- 1,226.77
For Assessments and Tax Books- 932.00
For County Jail _ 1,880.89
For County Hospital (poor house)- 1,351.80
For Court House and Heating—-- 1,028.21
For Roads and Bridges- 4,792.43
For Orphan and Delinquent Children- 88.60
For Relief of Tuberculosis Patients- 545.00
For Farm Demonstration- 1,720.71
For Canning Club- 529.19
For County Superintendent’s Salary- 1,389.84
Receipts in Excess of Expenditures- 16,042.22
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' ‘ $44,972.25
To amount received from July 1, 1917, to June 30, 1918-$44,972.25
SCHOOL GARDEN WORK
IS TO BE FEATURED
ALL OVER STATE.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 3.—At the meet
ing of the State Council of Defense
yesterday, W. J. Jernigan, agent for
the boys’ and girls’ agricultural clubs
of the state, was elected as chairman
of the School Garden Work for next
year. State Superintendent Bond re
ported that the campaign had been
most successful this year, and that it
is advisable to begin early the work
of organization for next year.
Mr. Bond also reported that the
August campaign of the Arkansas
Emergency Council ’ on Education,
condition with the assistance of the
State Council and its auxiliaries, had
been most successful. A tremendous
interest has been aroused all over the
state, and in consequence the schools
expect the largest enrollments in
years.
The State Council has been called
upon by the National Council to aid
the department of justice through all
its agencies in the detection of desert
ers, delinquents, and draft resisters.
The department is putting on an ac
tive campaign throughout the coun
try the recent “round-up” in Little
WARNING ORDER.
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In the Chancery Court of Jackson
County, Ark.
jJeff Jones, Plaintiff,
vs. No. 3344
Mattie Jones, Defendant.
The Defendant, Mattie Jones, is
hereby warned to appear in this
court within thirty days and answer
the complaint of the Plaintiff, Jeff,
Jones.
Witness my hand and the seal of j
said Court this 2nd day of September,
1918.
R. W. BANDY, Clerk,
By J. W. Parrott, D. C.
F. R. Suits is hereby appointed at
torney for the non-resident de
fendant.
(Seal) R. W. BANDY, Clerk.
21w4t.
COMMITTED ISSUES
FAIR PRICE LIST.
At a recent meeting of the “Fair
| Price Committee’, appointed by the
County Food Administrator, the fol
lowing were agreed upon as being
fair prices:
D-S Meat, per pound-35c
Hams, per pound _42c
Breakfast Bacon, per pound-65c
Smoked Bacon Bellies, per lb-40c
Pure Lard (bulk), per pound-35c
15-lb. Buckets Pure Lard,
I per bucket _$1.50
10-lb. Buckets Pure Lard,
per bucket-_$3.00
he is senior partner of the'^irm of F.
J. Cheney & Co., doing business in
the City of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of One Hundred Dollars for
each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Hall’s
Catarrh Medicine.
FRANK J. CHENEY,
Sworn to before me and subscrib
ed in my presence, this 6th day of
December, A. D., 1886.
A. W. GLEASON,
(Seal) Notary Public.
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine is taken
internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucuous Surfaces of the Sys
tem. Send for testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
PREPARE FOR CHANGEABLE
Weather.
H. B. Miller, R. F. D. 10, Wooster,
O., writes: “By the changing of
beds and the weather, I took a very
bad cold and sore throat. Four doses
of Foley’s Honey and Tar put me
right in a day’s time.” It pays to
get the genuine Foley’s and avoid
substitutes and counterfeits. Con
tains no opiates.—Walker’s Pharma
cy. (Adv.)
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Don’t Miss This. Cut' out this slip,
If*** This paper has enlisted
trtththc government in the
cause of/America for the
period of the war ••••♦**
• ONLY"FEW HEAR .
MRS. HARPER
W But Campaign to Aid Establishment
of Industrial Home Will lie
' Launched in Jackson County.
BOnly a few of the women of the i
city were present Saturday after- j
noon at the high school auditorium to
hear Mrs. Clio Harper of Little Rock,1
who made a talk in the interest of
the industrial home for women, j
; which is to be established in the
state. Despite the small attendance, j
however, considerable interest ac
,, crued from this meeting.
, ' The work of aiding the project in
Jackson county is in charge of Mrs.
f. C. M. Erwin, chairman of the wo
gj man’s division, Council of Defense,
Jackson county, and Mrs. Erwin an
nounces that a meeting jjvill be held
! Saturday afternoon at the school au
' ditorium, and that working commit
tees will be announced later,
i Following is a letter that has been
addressed to the women of Arkansas
by is. Annie R. Brough, chairman
of the woman’s division:
%■ Every mother and sitser in the
■ ltate of Arkansas is or should be in
terested in the campaign which is
now being conducted to raise funds
for the erection of a Girl’s Industrial
School and a Woman’s Reformatory.
The need for such institutions is im
' perative and the United States gov
ernment has asked that immediate
‘ Steps be taken for their construction
for the protection of our woman
hood and our soldiers. This makes
it a war measure and it must be
dealt with as such. In my opinion
the women of Arkansas can best show
tii8t£ patriotism by the intensity of
their interest in this campaign.
Many people wonder why they
should be interested in such an insti
tution and for their benefit I will
state that no home in Arkansas is
> imittune. Every day girls, strangers
§?■ to lae city uuu uusyiutuj
ed, arrive in Little Rook from va
"i rious counties. Some are from homes
of wealth and education. Unless
they are immediately taken care of
their careers become sad ones. These
girls have been handled ns well as
possible by organizations of Little
Rock, but witth state institutions,
equipped for their care, these girls
may be saved for society. President
Wilson has offered to give $50,000
^vfrom his contingent fund toward the
election of these institutions. It will
be necessary for us to raise $50,000
among the people of Ar kansas to se
cure this amount, but we must raise
$100,000 if we would have really
creditable institutions. When their
construction is provided for, these
will then be taken over and main
tained by the state.
Let me make it plain that there
will be two institutions, widely sep
arated. In one the dependent girls
will be cared for, with an isolation
ward for the delinquent girls. These
girls will be thoroughly trained and
fitted for real service. The other in
stitution will be reformatory for wo
men. At the present time women
cannot be incarcerated at the peni
tentioary. We must provide some
place for them. If we are successful
in this campaign girls and women
from every county may be sent to
the institutions and for that reason
every county should be intensely in
SL&:
By amount warrants redeemed, bus- $44,000.04
By Treasurer’s Commission- |8j98.99
By Balance in Hands of Treasurer- 7.72
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~ $44,972.25 $44,972.25
To Amount Warrants Outstanding J uly 1st, 1918-$64,060.24
To Amount Claims Allowed but not Issued--- 1,366.80
Ey Amount Due from Collecting- Officers -$ 2,660.16
Net Liabilities - 62,756.88
Net Liabilities _ $65,427.04 $65,427.04
AMOUNT DUE VARIOUS SpHOOL DISTRICTS OUT OF SCHOOL
FUND.
District No. 1- $ 469.84
District No. 2- 2,253.99
District No. 3- 1,643.54
District No. 4- 1,035.59
District No. 5- 543.71
District No. 6_ 494.25
District No. 7- .- 25.96
District No. 8- 1,817.23
District No. 9- 1,339.59
District No. 10- 548.37
District No. 11- 762.84
District No. 12_ 1,449.63
District No. 13- 43.20
District No. 14_ 1,750.55
District No. 15_ 857.97
District No. 16--- 557.10
District No. 17- 1,406.30
District No. 18_ 1,009.61
District No. 20__;- 3,648.07
District No. 21- 350.37
District No. 23_ 1,678.91
District No. 24- 205.37
District No. 25_ 1,329.56
District No. 26_ 478.59
District No. 27--1-— 1,359.17
District No. 28_v_:_ 264.61
District No. 29- 120.88
District No. 30_ 1,066.79
District No. 31_ 1,049.88
District No. 32- 829.58
District No. 33_ 3,031.35
District No. 34-:--— I- 1,377.11
District No. 35_ 665.11
District No. 36---_- 1812.84
District No. 37_ 275.86
District No. 39_ 6,323.23
District No. 40__:- 1,280.60
District No. 41_ 1.129.0S
District No. 42_ 383.99
District No. 43_ 1,234.74
District No. 44_:_1_ 995.18
District No. 45_ 291.60
District No. 46_ 279.24
District No. 47_ 1,027.92
Denmark Special_ 134.78
Jaeksonport Special_ 538.74
Swifton Special_ 9,513.05
Tiirkprm.i’i Snecinl 24.263.96
Newport Special --1___ 9,247.09
Grubbs Special- 1,492.09
•' -r.it.v . .A 4-.:\ t:'1± 1 -"
•' • , $93,688.61
AMOUNT DUE VARIOUS ROAD DISTRICTS OUT OF ROAD FUNDS.
District No. 1, East_«._ 546.38
District No. 1, West_:_,_ 674.79
District No. 2, East_ 447.49
District No. 2, West_ 1,208.33
District No. 3_ 491.29
District No. 4- 306.62
District No. 5_ 536.84
District No. 6_ 859.13
District No. 7_ 425.23
District No. 8_ 144.81
District No. 9___ 316.08
District No. 10, East_ 498.64
District No. 10, West_ 823.21
District No. 11, North- 528.06
District No. 11, South-. __ 630.26
District No. 12_ 419.90
District No. 13-- . _
District No. 14_ 289.69
t •> • 1 $9,146.75
Given under my hand and seal this 17th day of August. 1918.
J. F. PARISH,
County Clerk.
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terested. I hope every woman in Ar
kansas will see it to be her duty to
become actively engaged in this cam
paign.
Subscribe for the Independent.
“Dash, determination and daring—
also efficiency”—That’s what our
boys at the front are doing Keep ’em
go;ng! War Savings is a message to
the kaiser that will “get over.”
Rock being one form of its activities,
and all loyal citizens are called upon
to assist in apprehending all who
are subject to the Selective Draft and
are attempting to evade it.
“It is often true,” says Attorney
Gen. England, “that resistance comes
from ignorance more than actual dis
loyalty, and when instances are
brought to the attention of the coun
cil, it will be the purpose to reach
such men -in an educational way be
fore resorting to force. Unity of pur
pose and continuity of effort are es
sential to win, and that is the spirit
that pervades the council system,
through the county and community
councils. Any suspicious cases
should be reported without delay to
the county council chairman, and the
chairmen are urged to be especially
vigilant in looking after any evidence
of draft resistance or evasion.
“The State Council will aid the
Federal authorities in enforcing
whatever oi'ders may be issued in con
nection with the Selective Service,
ind the extension of the work or
fight order with the new draft ages.
A committee has been appointed to
make a report next Monday looking
to the adoption of a plan to clarify
the labor situation in the state.”
enclose with oc to r oiey os ^o. soo-j
Sheffield Ave., Chicago, 111., writing
your name and address clearly. You
will receive in return a trial pacjc
age containing Foley’s Honey and
Tar Compound, for coughs, colds and
croup,Foley Kidney Pills and Foley
Cathartic Tablets.— Walker’s Phar
macy.
(Advertisement.)
NOTICE.
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| Notice is hereby given that the
. books showing the assessment of ben
efits upon the lands, lots and parts of
lots, railroad tracks and rights of
way, located in Newport Levee Dis
trict, has been filed in my office, and
i that the same is now subject to in
1 spection; and that the same will be
laid before the Board of Directors of
said District for confirmation on the
3rd day of Ostober, 1918.
C. R. HITE,
Secretary of the Board of Directors
of Newport Levee District.
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| uompounu i^aru i,uuik;, per
pound _30c
j 4-lb. Bucket Compound Lard,
' per bucket _$1.30
18-lb. Buckets Compound Lard,
; per bucket_1-$2.60
12-lb. Std. Corn, per can_20c
j 2-lb. Std. Tomatoes, per can-20c
3-lb Std. Tomatoes, per can-25c
Rice, per pound-15c
| Std. Meal, 25-lb. sacks, a sack—$1.40
. Cream Meal, 2o-lb. sack, a sack_$1.50
' Cream Meal, 10-lb. sacks, per sk-G5c
| Navy Beans, per pound-20c
i Lima Beans, per pound-20c
Pinto Beans, per pound-15c
i Whefit Flour, 24-lb. sks$1.60 to $1.75
| Corn Flour, per pound-10c
12 ounce loaf of Bread---10c
124 ounce loaf of bread-20c
These prices will be changed from
time to time as condition warrant.
FAIR PRICE COMMITTEE
for Jackson Counuty.
' State of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas County, ss.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
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