T. T. McFall
AUTO
LIVERY
DAY OR NIGHT
Office at Waverly Hotel
PHONE 18.
Cullum’s Barber Shop
Everything to be found at
a First-class Tonsorial
Parlor
Bring us Your Laundry
Miss Ruth Powell and Mrs.
Walter Jimerson were Little
Rock visitors Tuesday.—Augus
ta Free Press.
Lost: Round Gold Pin with
word “Corinean” engraved on
it. Finder please return to this
office and receive reward, tf Adv
Circuit Clerk L. W. Winfree
advises us that all witnesses who
were summoned at the last Au
gust term of Circuit Court are
expected to appear at the coming
term which convenes at Augusta,
Monday, Feb. 20. This informa
tion is given, he states, upon ad
vice from Judge Jackson.
The editor went over to White
River yesterday, Thursday, af
ternoon and saw the flood waters
covering the Iron Mountain track
between New Augusta and Rio
Vista. White River is 20 inches
higher now than during the flood
last August, breaking all records
of the past. Never before have
the waters been known io be so
high as to prevent the operation
of trains between here and Bald
Knob. Train service over the
Iron Mountain to Bald Knob was
resumed today.
McCRORY DRUG CO.
Everything in the drug line
PHONE NO. 42.
L. B. WINFREE, J. P.
CONVEYANCES
G. W. BARBER
NOTARY PUBLIC
AND INSURANCE
Notice to Contractors
In the Circuit Court of Cross County
Arkansas
On Tuesday, February 15,1916
at 1 o’clock P. M. at the Bank of
McCrory, in McCrory, Arkansas,
the work of construction of the
ditches and drains for the Bayou
DeView Drainage District Num
ber One of Cross, Jackson and
Woodruff Counties, Arkanaas,
will be let at public outcry to the
lowest and best bidder or bidders.
This work includes the removal
of earth estimated at approxi
mately 2,000,000 yards, and re
quires the digging of one main
ditch and six lateral ditches.
The complete changed plans,
! specifications, profiles, maps,
: plats and estimates of said im
provement are on file with, and
may be examined at the offices
i of the Clerk of Cross Circuit
Court at Wynne, Arkansas; New
som Engineering Company, En
gineers, at Wynne, Arkansas; R.
J. Kibler, Hickory Ridge, Ark
ansas; F. W. Beede, Beedeville,
Arkansas; Bank of McCrory,
McCrory, Arkansas and Burr,
Stewart & Burr, Attorneys, Para
gould, Arkansas.
A bond for the faithful per
formance of the work in an
amount to be fixed by the Com
missioners will be required of
each contractor. The right to
reject any and all bids is re
served by the Commissioners.
All bidders will be required to
deposit certified checks with the
Commissioners as follows:
Bidders ior Ditch JNo. 1, certi
fied check for. $1,000.00
Bidders for Ditch No. 1A, cer
tified check for. 200.00
Bidders for Ditch No. 2, certi
fied check for. 500.00
Bidders for Ditch No. 2A, cer
tified check for . 100.00
Bidders for Ditch No. 2B, cer
tified check for. 100.00
Bidders for Ditch No. 2C, cer
tified check for . 200.00
Bidders for Entire Work, cer
tified check for. 2,000.00
The work will be offered in
separate contracts £nd as an en
tirety as above shown, and will
be let to the lowest and best bid
der or bidders. C )mplete copies
of the above changed plans,
specifications, profiles, maps,
plats and estimates will be fur
nished for $2.00 by tne Newsom
Engineering Company, Wynne,
Arkansas. 1-27 2t Adv
R. J. Kibler, Hickory Ridge,
Arkansas; F. W. Beede, Beede
ville, Arkansas and J. F. Shue,
Morton, Arkansas. Commission
ers.
Newsom Engineering Co.,
Engineers, Wynne, Arkansas
and Burr, Stewart & Burr,
Attorneys, Paragould, Arkansas.
Wess Saddler of Wynne was
here on business Wednesday.
Brig. Gen. John H. Dye Ar
ranging for Personnel of Staff
Dr. John H. Dye’s commission
as brigadier general of the First
district, Arkansas United Con
federate Veterans, has been re
ceived. It is signed by Gen.
Bennett H. Young, Louisville,
Ky., general commanding, and
Gen. Wm. E. Mickle, adjutant
general and chief of staff, New
Orleans, La.
Dr. Dye and his friends appre
ciate his appointment and the
honor done him all the more, be
cause it was absolutely unsought
and unexpected. He succeeds
his old and intimate friend, Gen
eral Wm. C. Ratcliffe, Little
Rock, and his district embraces
25 counties in northeast Arkan
sas, beginning with Pulaski and
running north, including Fulton,
and east including Arkansas
i county.
He is anxious to secure upon
his staff at least one gentleman
and one lady, more if possible,
from each county within his dis
trict. He earnestly solicits the
co-operation of the various camps,
the sons and daughters of the
Confederacy and of old soldiers
and old friends generally, and of
the press particularly, to put him
in correspondonce with those who
would like to go to the annual re
union at Birmingham, that he
may give them official recognition
upon his staff, secure for them
reduced rates on the railroads
and at the hotels. — Searcy Daily
I Citizen.
Born: To Dr. and Mrs. C. C.
Cope of Corning, a girl.
Glenn Harris visited the fair
sex of Wynne Saturday.
See our new line of ginghams
and percales. F. Lewis, tf Adv
Road Overseer J. L. Bronte
transacted business in Augusta
Saturday.
Born: Sunday, Jan. 29, 1916,
to Mr. and Mrs. Jess Daniel of
Augusta, a boy.
Miss Lou McCrory was the
guest of her friend, Mrs. Harry
Snapp of Fitzhugh the past week.
New stock of garden seeds and
onion sets at F. Lewis’, tf Adv
Mrs. Genia Lewis spent the
past week with friends and rela
tives in Augusta and Riverside.
Mrs. M. J. Rooks left Saturday
for Vanndale where she will
spend three months with her
son, Zem.
Mrs. A. S. Thompson of De
View was called to Searcy Sun
day because of the serious illness
of her sister, Mrs. Mollie Welch.
Vernon Huff, bookkeeper for
M. D. Thompson’s mercantile es
tablishment at Grays, spent Sun
day with homefolk and friends
in this city.
GENERAL DIRECTORY
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
J. M. Jackson,, Helena-Circuit Judge
J. N. Rachels, Searcy.
.Prosecuting Attorney
E. M. Carl-Lee, Augusta.
.Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
J. T. Angelo, McCrory. .Representative
Sam Vann, Vanndale.
.State Senator, Seventh District
A. L. Hutchins, Augusta.County Judge
E. D. Robertson, Wynne.
.Chancery Judge
R. E. L. (Bob) Spradlin, Augusta....
.•’.Sheriff
L. W. Winfree, Augusta.Circuit Clerk
Wm. Moorman. Augusta. .County Clerk
Walter Jimerson, Augusta. ..Treasurer
Edgar Miller, McCrory.Assessor
Alex Beilis, Augusta.Surveyor
T. W. Woodbury, McCrory.. .Examiner
Dr. R. Q. Patterson. Augusta. .Coroner
Dr. R. N. Smith, Augusta. Health Officer
CITY OFFICIALS
G. W. Barber.Mayor
Walter W. Raney.Recorder
J. G. Pulley.Day Marshal
O. K. Porter.Night Marshal
Dr. H. P. Hargis.Health Officer
Aldermen: G. L. Carson, C. Crutzer,
J. F. Morgan, H. D. Swayze and E. T.
Wherry.
Council meets first Monday night of
each month in the Council Chamber in
the Farmers & Merchants Bank Bldg.
TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS.
AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP_Justices of
the Peace: C. L. Jackson, Augusta. H.
L. Byrd, R. F. D. No. 2, Grays, and A.
H. Hamilton, Augusta; Constable: Sam
Anderson, Augusta; Road Overseer:
Ben Simmons, Augusta.
CANEY TOWNSHIP-Justices of the
Peace: C. j'. Harding, Hunter; Con
stable; -; Road Overseer: W. S.
Hunt, Hunter.
WHITE RIVER TOWNSHIP_Jus
tices of the Peace: Rube Dunn and
W. D. Overstreet, Fitzhugh; Constable:
Roy Hight, Fitzhugh; Road Overseer:
Chas. Peebles, Fitzhugh.
DeVIEW TOWNSHIP—Justices of
the Peace: L. B. Winfree, McCrory,
and A. J. Stapp, R. F. D. No. 2, Mc
Crory; Constable: Neal McCue, Mc
Crory; Road Overseer: J. L. Bronte, R.
F. D. No. 2, McCrory.
COTTON PLANT TOWNSHIP_Jus
tices of the Peace: R. E. Mills and B.
A. Trice, Cotton Plant; Constable: Chas.
W. Brooks, Cotton Plant; Road Over
seer: I. R. Phillips, Cotton Plant.
BARNES TOWNSHIP. — Justice of
the Peace: A. E. Ridgeway, McCrory;
Constable: -; Road Overseer: T.
W. Roberts, McCrory.
FRANKS TOWNSHIP.—Justices of
the Peace: F. H. Cole and D. H. Fow
ler, Hillemann; Constable: A. L. Doss,
Hillemann; Road Overseer: Geo. Smith,
Hillemann.
POINT TOWNSHIP_Justices of the
Peace: Lee Presley and T. B. Stegall
(col.), Gregory; Constable: Ed Holler,
Gregory; Road Overseer: J. D. El
dridge, Gregory,
DENT TOWNSHIP.—Justice of the
Peace: M. A. Sparks, Morton; Consta
ble: Jack Whittinghall, Penrose; Road
Overseer: A. Materna, Morton.
CACHE TOWNSHIP. — Justices of
the Peace: E. L. Joyner, Wiville, and
N. H. Chaney, R. F. D. No. 2, McCrory;
Constable: Gid Capshaw, R. F. D. No.
2, McCrory; Road Overseer: Wes Re
neau, Howell.
FREEMAN TOWNSHIP.—Justices of
the Peace: L. Spears and T. E. Trice,
Cotton Plant; Constable: Jesse Spears,
Cotton Plant; Road Overseer: G. N.
Cochran, Cotton Plant.
GARDEN TOWNSHIP.—Justice of
the Peace: D. L. Nelson, McClelland;
Constable: H. E. Miller, McClelland;
Road Overseer: J. F. Buchanan, Mc
Clelland.
PUMPKIN BEND TOWNSHIP.—Jus
tice of the Peace: John W. Browning,
McCrory; Constable: --; Road
Overseer: Ed Gibson, McCrory.
COURTS.
NORTHERN DISTRICT
CIRCUIT COURT—Third Monday in
February and August.
CHANCERY COURT—Second Mon
day in January, May and December.
COUNTY COURT—First Monday in
January, April, July and October.
PROBATE COURT—Fourth Monday
in January, April, July and October.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT
CIRCUIT COURT—First Monday in
March and September.
CHANCERY COURT—Third Monday
in January, May and December.
COUNTY COURT—Second Monday in
January, April, July and October.
PROBATE COURT—First Monday
following that of the Northern Dis
trict.