THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VAN DYKE
Publisher and Editor
Front St., NEWPORT, ARK.
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ter.
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largest Tax Collection Ever,
Made In Jackson County.
Sheriff McCuistion has just
made complete settlement of all,
the tax collections to the state, 1
county and cities and drainage
districts in the county for the
year, 1912 and they are the
largest returns ever made. Be
sides the taxes he has turned
over to the county $1,463.13 ex
cess commissions over and
above the amount allowed him
by law.
City of Newport tax has in
creased about a thousand dol
lars and the amount, $7,914.43
makes a very respectable annual
income. These figures are of in
terest to taxpayers.
State General Tax, $10,652.87.
Cattle Tax, $529.65.
Liquor License, $1,900.00.
Sinking Fund, $791.68.
State School, $19,001.05.
rension, $y,4yy.»8.
State Capitol, $3,1GG.G2.
16th' Sec. Sale, $205.00.
Total to State, $45,746.75.
County General. $31,666.76.
Road, $19,000.09.
School, $1,834.02.
Assessor’s Penalty, $363.59.
Fence Tax, 136.55.
Pol tax, $3,451.41.
Excess Commission, $1,463.13.
Total to County, $97,915.55.
Corporation Tax (City)
Swifton, $583.58.
Grubbs, $138.81.
Jacksonport, $148.46.
Tuckerman, $1,107.32.
Newport, $7,914.43.
Total City. $9,892.60.
Total State, $45,746.75.
Total County, $97,915.' .
Total City, $9,892.60.
Drainage, $2,853.04.
Grand Total Paid out by Col
lector. $156,407.94.
TUCKERMAN NEWS.
Mrs. R. F. Riggers and Mrs.
Hugh Eaton of Oklahoma, are
spending a few days in this
town with Mrs. A. W. Crawford.
There were several of our cit
izens who attended the county
Sunday School association at
Swifton last Sunday.
me Kaptist people commenc
ed their meeting at this place
Monday. This promises to be a
great meeting. Bro. Lewis, the
regular pastor has secured the
assistance of Bro. Bauer.
The Reigler Mercantile Com
pany of Walnut Ridge who
bought S. W. Harvey & Com
pany’s business in this town some
time back, took charge one day
last week.
The many friends of James
Stridor are glad to learn that he
is able to be at his place of
business again.
Miss May Stephens will leave
in a fe wdays for Indiana, where ;
she wil spend some time with
relatives. j,
Bro. Roberts of Earl, who has j
been elected first assistant in i
the public school at this place. 1
^pent one day in town last week. ;
Brother Roberts will start with
in a few days to canvass the
county for the school at this
place.
Students who intend attending j;
high school this year should in
vestigate the Tuckerman school. \
Tuition free to all students in «
this county. s
Mrs. Lulu Dunn, who has been •r,
visiting in Missouri for some ;
time, came in home Sunday i
night. 1
Mr. A. E. Snow’s mother and
sister are visiting him this i
week. They are from Evening i
Shade. j
Mis Myrtle Gardner of Tu
jelo is spending this week with
ler cousin, Miss Ruby Neal Gar
Iner, at this place.
The Tuckerman Civic Im
jrovement Club have arranged
>n August the first to clean up
he cemetery at Pleasant Grove
ind the ladies will furnish din
ler and it is hoped that all feel
nterested who have loved ones
juried there and will be willing
:o help do this work.
Mrs. Bud Graham is spending
i few weeks in Covington, Ten
jessee, visiting friends and rel
ieves.
Mr. Chas. Hogan has resign
id his office as constable of this
township. Sam Tinsley has been
appointed by County Judge C.
B. Coe to fill out the term of
Mr. Hogan.
Bro. Wilson of Sulphur Rock
will spend the first and second ,
iays of August visiting Kirk-,
Patrick lodge officially.
R. P, Dixon, a former citizen (
jf this place, but who is now ;
making his home with his moth- j
er in Missouri, is visiting in this j
courrty.
Mrs. Magge Drake will teach a
private school for four weeks,
giving students a special course
in mathematics and reading.
Mr. J. L. Cook of McRay, White
county, spent several days in
this town with his cousin, J. C.
Cook.
Miss l1 reddie Williams, wno
has been spending several weeks
at Portia, came in home the
first of the week.
W. E. Rice, who has been in
Little Rock for several months
taking a business course, came
in Home Tuesday night.
Population of Porto Rico, 1910.
Washington, D. C., July 24.—
Statistics of the population of
Porto Rico, as reported at the
Thirteenth Decennial Census are
presented in a bulletin soon to
be issued by Director Harris of
the Bureau of the Census. De
partment of Commerce. It is
prepared under the supervision
of Wm. C. Hunt, chief statistic
ian for population.
The census of Porto Rico in
1910 was the second enumeration
under the auspices of the Unit
ed States government. The first
enumeration was made in ac
cordance with the provisions of
an executive order dated Sep
tember 8, 1899, and was taken as
of November 10, 1899, under the
direction of the War Depart
ment. By the act providing for
the Thirteenth Decennial Cen
sus of the United States, taken
as of April 15, 1910, Porto Rico
was included in the area ot e
numeration and .under the di
rectionary authority vested in
the Director of the Census, was
made a single Census District,
a supervisor of the census being
appointed to have immediate
charge of the work. The sched
ules and instructions were in
Spanish and every precaution !
was taken to make the census i
as nearly complete and accu
rate as possible.
The population of Porto Rico j
in 1910 was 1.118.012. Com
pared with a population of 953.-1
2-43 in 1899. this represents an !
increase during the eleven years j
if 164,769, or 17.3 per cent. The j
>opulation of Porto Rico as given
n- censuses taken at varying in
ervals beginning with 1765. was
is follows: 1910. 1.118.012;
.899, 953,243; 1887. 798,565;
.860,583,308; 1846. 447,914; J
.832,330,051; 1815. 220.892;1
800, 155,426; 1775. 70,250; (
765. 44.883.
Porto Rico has two cities,
•urpose of loca lgovernment, in- ;
nan city, the largest place, had l
. population in 1910 of 48.- i
16, and Ponce, the next largest.'
, population of 35.005. Mayag- -
lez and Caguas. with 16.563 and
0,354 inhabitants, respectively,
rere the only other places in the 1
sland having over 10.000 inhab- 1
tants. There were also seven *
•laces having from 5.000 to 10,- h
)00, 19 having from 2,500 to
5,000, and 48 having less than
2,500 inhabitants. ,
Porto Rico is divided, for the
purpose of lacal government, in
:o 68 districts, called municipal
ities. These municipalities con
sist generally of a central set
tlement with outlying rural dis
tricts, though in the case of
San Juan there are no rural dis
tricts. Each municipality has a
government which embraces the
central settlement and the out
lying districts. The division be
tween the towns and villages and
the remainder of the municipali
ty is a physical and not a politi
cal distincton.
The 68 municipaliies of Porto
Rico in 1910 ranged in popula
tion from 1,315 in Culebra to 63,
444 in Ponce. Sixty-three muni
cipalities had increased in popu
lation since 1899, while five
municipalities • showed a de
crease.
The gross area of Porto Rica,
land and water, including the ad
jacent and dependent islands, is
3,435 square miles. The popula
tion per square mile in Porto
Rico in 1910 was 325.5 and in
1899 277.5. The population per
square mile in 1910 was more
than ten times as great as in the
United States proper, exclusive
of all outlying possessions, and
more than three times as great
as in New England.
Notice of Bankruptcy.
In the District Court of the
United States for the North
ern Division of the Eastern
District of Arkansas.
In the matter of Luella Cook,
Bankrupt.
To the Creditors of Luella Cook,
of Newport, in the County of
Jackson, and District afore
said, abankrupt:
Notice i3 hereby given that
the above named Luella Cook
has been duly adjudged bank
rupt, and that the first meeting
of his creditors will be held in
the office of the Referee, in the
city of Batesville, Arkansas, on
the 2nd day of August, 1913, at
10 o’clock a. m. at which time
the said creditors may attend,
prove their claims, examine the
bankrupt, appoint a trustee, and
transact such other business as
may properly come before said
meeting.
Chas. F. Cole, Referee.
Batesville, Ark.
GREAT MASS OF PROOF
Reports of 30,000 Cases of Kid
ney Trouble, Some of Them
Newport Cases.
" •
Each of some 6,000 newspap
ers of the United States is pub
lishing from week to week,
names of people in its particu
lar neighborhood, who have
used and recommended Doan’s 1
Kidney Pills for kidney back
ache, weak kidneys, bladder}
troubles and urinary disorders.
This mass of pross includes over
30,000 testimonials. Newport
is no exception. Here is one of
the Newport cases:
\V. B. Jurney, Newport, Ark.,
says: “I was in bad shape with
my kidneys. Sharp cutting pains
often darted across the small of
my back and I had trouble from
the kidney secretions. I lost
my strength and vitality and I
knew that something must be
lore. As soon as I began taking
Doan’s Kidney Pills, procured at
Dutton’s Drug Store, now Walk
?r’s Pharmacy, I improved. A
'ew boxes practically cured me.”
For sale by all dealers. Price i
>0 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., j
Buffalo, New York, sole agents <
or the United States. j
Remember the name—Doan’s j ]
-and take no other. (Adv) f
In Graft Circle*. >
"What party does that member ®f >
le legislature belong to?" “I don't
now," replied the lobbyist “I'm on* V
t several parties who are bidding for c
im." C
Bids For Concrete Walks.
Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Directors of the School
District of Newport will re
ceive sealed bids up to 8 o -
clock p. m. Saturday, July 19th,
1913, for the building of con
crete curb and walks on the new
high school lots.
Each bid must be accompanied
by a certified check in the sum
of $50.00, payable to T. P. Um
sted, secretary of the Board, to
guarantee that the successful
bidder will enter into contract
and bond to do the work. Plans
and specifications for the work
may be seen at the office of S. R.
Phillips, chairman of the Build
ing Committee.
The Board reserves the right
to reject any and all bids. Bids
should be addressed to T. P.
Umsted, secretary of the Board
of Directors.
E. L. BOYCE, President,
T. P. UMSTED, Sec’y.
Board of Directors of School Dis
trict of Newport. 87d5t
LODGE DIRECTORY.
Royal Arcanum.
Newport Council, No. 322.
Royal Arcanum meets 1st and
3rd Friday nights in each month
in the opera house building.
Visiting brethren always wel
come.
S. M. Beattie, Regent,
W. C. Wishon, Sec.
Woodmen of the World.
Pecan Camp, No. 3, meets 1st
and 3rd Thursday nights of
each month in Masonic Hall.
Visiting brothers welcome.
R. T. Simmons, C. C.,
P. S. White, Clerk.
Modern Woodmen.
Newport Camp, No. 13,674,
M. W. A., meets Second Friday
night of each month in Opera
House. Visiting brethren invit
sd- «
R. T. Simmons, Consul.
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Jackson Lodge, No. 191 F. &
A. M.
Meets Second and Fourth
Tuesday nights of each month
in the Opera House Building, Se
cond and Hazel streets.
Visiting brothers always wel
come.
Geo. M. Sink, W. M.,
S. M. Beattie, Sec.
The I. O. O. F.
The I. 0. 0. F. meets every
Monday night in Masonic Hall,
corner Hazel and Second streets.
Visiting brothers always wel
come.
S. J. Blackburn, N. G.
J. F. Parish, Secretary.
Tribe of Ben Hur.
The Tribe of Ben Hur meets
in the Board Building every
Tuesday night at 8 o’clock by or
der of the chief.
Big, Tough Bugs.
Insects don’t get too big and
tough for Ross’ “Dead Quick’’
spray.
It is a gatling gun among bugs.
Bedbugs, ants, fleas, roaches,
mites, lice, etc., die the moment
it is applied, also their eggs.
It kills and keeps away mos
quitos. A delightfully clean dis
infectant. Get the genuine bug
killer. Sold by your druggists.
(Adv.) ■*
A Caution* Program.
•How do you go about ordering a
BnnerT" Inquired the man from a
rural district. “Well, I >ee how much
money' I have, take out the walter’B f
ip. and then erend the change on ray J
«et t ~
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SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Dr. B. E. Dowell |
DENTIST. |
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WISHON BUILDING X j'
NEWPORT. ARKANSAS 8
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>urses in Engineering, Mecl,
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cal courses in Agriculture ana 1
len of determination, whoseV c**
lern in every particular hot-; I
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