Beards News.
Jas. Cheek will no doubt some
day be a noted tenor singer.
All of the 4‘Jolly Crowd” were
at Revels Sunday except Xyan
thia.
Misses Pearl and Bertha God
by are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
John Godby.
Mr. Jim Chappell has return
ed from a two weeks’ visit to
Tennessee.
The Chappell Grove Singing
Class went to Revels Sunday and
all report a nice time.
A large crowd enjoyed a nice
supper at the hospitable home of
Mr. King last Tuesday.
Mr. reie career ana miss iaa
Carter enjoyed a trip to Revels
Sunday in his new Ford.
Misses Edith Cheek and Jonnie
Clutts were guests of Miss Jewel
Raymond Saturday night.
Protracted meeting began at
Chappell Grove yesterday, Thurs
day. We hope all will attend.
A large crowd went to a dance
at Mr. Frank Davis’ Tuesday
night and all report a nice time.
Clyde Madison says he could
haul hay every day the entire
summer with the same kind of
help he had Monday.
Batesville, Ark., Aug. 9.—The
friends of state wide prohibition
are organizing in Batesville to
fight the repeal of the law. There
are many of them here, and they
will make a hard fight. It is
planned to organize in every
township in Independence coun
ty.
Pine Bluff, Ark. Aug. 7.—The
Jefferson County Anti-Saloon
League has been organized here
with a representative member
ship of leading citizens. V. 0.
Alexander has been elected pres
ident, and E. M. Goodwin secre
tary. Committees have been ap
pointed, and che League has gone
actively to work.
Little Rock merchants did not
sign the petition for the repeal
of the state-wide prohibition act.
Six months of prohibition has
demonstrated that it is the great
est economic force that could
ue uiiiuuutcu cuuuug i-iic
The big merchants of the city
who formerly contended that it
would “kill the town” to take
away the saloons, are now the
most ardent supporters of the
prohibititory laws. Trade is bet
ter, collections are better, and
old accounts have been paid up.
The Ohio law, with its supposed
rigid restrictions, does not ap
peal to them as a substiiute for a
law that has demonstrated its
efficiency. “We do not want
the saloon again, ” is the testi
mony of the Little Rock business |
men.
Cheatum Lake News.
Mr. and Mrs. Beard are visit
ing Mr. Jim Beard at Holly
Grove.
“Stolen sweets” are always
sweetest, but the girls didn’t
help Ayane eat water-melon,
anyway.
Dandy Capshaw is spending a
few days in Memphis wTith his
brother, Gid.
Mr. and Mrs. Gaston Davis are
visiting in Pine Tree and Pales
tine at present.
J. F. Barber, Jr., and Miss
Carter attended the singing at
Revels Sunday.
Mr. Albert Johnson is quite ill
at present. We understand he is
threatened with swamp fever.
Misses Ethel Reneau and Min
nie Morris passed the singing
class arbor while out horse back
riding Wednesday afternoon.
Nora, why don’t you put on
your glad rags and leave your
black trass at home? The
“Jolly Boys” will all comeback.
Jim and Joe are wise fellows.
They waited about hoeing their
cotton until it got large enough
to make a shade for tnem to
work in.
On the evening of Friday the
4th Mr. Manly gave his class a
good bit of exercise, to the pleas
are of the public. Every-one
who attended enjoyei the sing
ing very much.
Several of the “young-folk”
attended services at revels last
Sunday. Ayane would have
gone but he hcd been a rude
little fellow all wTeek and his
mama kept him at home.
J. F. Barber requests us to an
nounce that the neighbors are
requested to meet “Dec. 30th. to
hoe Bert Smith’s cotton. He is
very much indisposed at present
on account or the warm sun rays.
Among the many different
conveyances used by those at
tending the “Chappell Grove
Eureka Normal” singing school,
the most unique of the whole
was the one used by Joe-Joe,
which was an up-to-date mowing
mnrhinp.
Most everyone from this vicin
ity attended the birthday cele
bration, Aug. 8th. at the home
of Mr. J. E. King in honor of
his father and Mrs. King’s
father, Messrs John King and
John Davis. Everyone seemed
to enjoy the dinner, although it
rained a great deal that after
noon.
Master Jimmie Chappell is
home from a visit among friends
and relatives in Somerville, Tenn.
In perusing the pages of The
Home News he learned of the
fickleness of a certain little friend
and realizing his interests along
Hilleman-White Hall News.
The new addition to the White
Hall school house will soon be
completed.
Miss Bertha Holmes now of
Beards spent the week end with
home folks.
The Misses Brown of Hunter
were the guests of Miss Sallie
Hail of Hillemann last week.
Mrs. Tom Henard and daugh
ter, Miss Kitty, of Bullville visit
ed Mrs. John Taylor Sunday.
Protracted meeting began at
White Hall Sunday with Rev. T.
J. Brickell of Brinkley in charge.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Slane en
tertained their friends with a
dancing party on the evening of
the 4th.
Miss Thelma Hightower of
Forrest City is the guest of her
grandmother, Mrs. Adenia Smith,
this week.
Messrs Geo. Cu hrie ard Tom
Barron attended the dance given
at the home of Mr. Julius McCom
mons of Bullville Monday night.
Mr. Freeman Dupree and fami
ly left Saturdav for their homo
in Perry County after an extend
ed visit to friends and relatives.
Rev. Ezeray, evangelist, of
Purcell, Okla., is assisting Rev.
Brickell with the protracted
meeting at White Hall. He is a
very forceful preacher and large
crowds are attending the meet
ings.
An interesting game of ball
was played at Hillemann Satur
day afternoon between Hillemann
and Hunter. The visitors car
ried off the honors but our boys
played a good game notwith
standing some of their best play
ers were absent. Quite a num
that line were in danger he
came home much sooner than he
had expected.
With this issue of The Home
News we close our activities as
reporter and leave the field open
for Chappell Grove. We are go
ing on an extended vacation and
wish the Chappell Grove reporter
much luck.
“Yours Truly.''
ber of Hunter citizens attend
the game. e(1
Miss Hope Taylor entertained
with a going away party on ft
evening °f the «h in honor o;
Miss Meadia Dupree who w 1
leaving for her home in Pen.,
viHe. Many old fashioned gara«
were played and about 20 guests
spent a most pleasant evening.
Married: Friday Augnst 4
1916, at the home of the brirW
Miss Maggie Patrick of Hunte?
and Mr. Wess Sullivan, of Hilk
mann. The contracting parties
are two of Woodruff County’
leading young people and we
wish them much happiness and
joy.
Messrs Thorpe Ray of Conway
and Homer Lee of Elpaso re
turned Monday to their respec
tive homes after a visit here
guests at the home of Mr. John
Taylor. Misses Hope Taylor and
Rosa Bell Hall accompanied them
as far as Hillemann in their
“Ford.”
Notice of Confirmation
of Title
In The Woodruff Chancery Court,
Northern District, Sept.
Term, 1916.
E. C. Kramer, Ex-parte.
Notice is hereby given, thaton
this, the 19th day of July, 1916,
there has been filed in the Wood
ruff Chancery Court for the
Northern District of Woodruff
County, a petition, by E. C.
Kramer, praying that his title to
the following lands be quieted
and confirmed in him, to-wit:
The West half of the North
east quarter of Section 26, town
ship 7 north, range 2 west.
Any and all persons who claim
any interest in the said land are
hereby warned and called upon
to appear in the Woodruff Chan
cery Court for the Northern Dis
trict at its September Term, 1916
and show cause, if any they can, i
why the title of the petitioner
should not be confirmed.
Witness my hand and seal this
19th day of July, 1916.
L. W. Winfree,
Clerk of the Chancery Court,
Northern District of Woodruff
County.
By T. L. Gardner, D. C. Adv. 6t.
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