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EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 6
McCKORY,
ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1921
NUMBER 50
PARTNER OF SLAIN
MAN IS ARRESTED
Body Found in River Near
Augusta Is That of Pearl
Fisher.
Augusta, June 29.—The
man whose body was found in
White river near here yester
day with the head nearly sev
ered, has been identified as J.
H. Van Gilder, who lived in a
houseboat on the river bank
four miles north of Augusta,!
and w,ho has been missing two|
or three days.
Following the identification,
H. Bonds, who was Van Gil
der’s partner in the business ot
gathering mussel shells, who
lived with him in the house-!
boat, was arrested this morn-j
ing and lodged in jail without
bond. Bonds is about 401
years old. He denied killing
Van Gilder.
identification ot Van Gilder,
who was born and reared in
this community, was estab-.
lished by witnesses before a
coroner’s jury, which returned
a verdict that the man was
murdered by unknown per
sons. Van Gilder was about
33 and has no relatives here.
isonas was arrested mis
morning and brought before
the coroner’s jury, where he
had little to say except that
Van Gilder left Sunday and
told him that if he did not re
turn he might have his share
of the property used in gather
ing mussels, including the
boat. He was taken to the
river to identify the body, but
only glanced at it and turned
away. “I’m sick,” he said,
“I can’t stand to look at that.
I don’t know anything about
it.” He would not say wheth
er it was Van Gilder.
Bonds told officers that he
came here from Newport and *
to Newport from Swifton
about months ago and that
he and Van Gilder were en
gaged in hunting for pearls
and getting out mussel shells
on a 50-50 basis. His pre
liminary hearing will be held
in a day or two.
Van Gilder’s body wp,s
found in the river yesterday"
about two miles south of Au
gusta. His head was almbst
severed, and wounds indicated
had been attacked with an
ax.—Arkansas Gazette, June,
30. I
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Foster
of Wynne were guests of the
latter’s mother, Mrs. M. E. th<
Powell, Sunday. th,
Sheriff W. N. Wilkes and f'
Special Deputy W. T. Wilker- * '
son of Augusta were here on E
official business Tuesday. .
Mesdames Jess Daniel of
McCrory and Roy Mitchell of
Augusta returned Sunday
from a few days’ visit to H<
friends at Hunter. M
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RIGGS BROS. McCrory, Ark.
$625
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REVIVAL JULY 10
Rev. Guy Murphy, pastor of!
3 M. E. Church, announces,
it a revival meeting will be
1 on Sunday, July 10. Rev.
T. Wilcoxon of Searcy will
each and Fred Holloway of
arcy will lead the song ser
ies.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Harold
)lder of Cotton Plant was in
:Crory today, Friday.
FIRST COTTON BLOOMS
Two cotton blooms were
sent in Monday from Mr. T. A.
Jeffries’ farm south of town
which were the first this sea-i
son. Mr. J. B. McLemore also
sent one to us Monday.
Mrs. —. —. Morris, and
daughter, Miss Dixie Autum,
of Brinkley, were guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. T.
W. Bunch this week.
BERRIES ARE PROFITABLE
Growers Near McRae Net
$322,544 the Past Season
McRae, June, 27.—Straw
berry growers in the vicinity
of McRae the past season net
ted $322,544 from their crops,
according to reports compiled
by the two growers’ associa
tions here. One grower, J. A.
Doty, who came here three
years ago from Indiana and
planted three acres of new
ground to berries, harvested
509 crates, which netted him
$2,420.33. The acreage in
this vicinity will be greatly in
creased next year.—Arkan
sas Gazette, June, 28.
SCHOOL NOTICE
The patrons and taxpayers
of the McCrory Special School
District are requested to attend
a mass meeting to be held at
the Jewel Theatre on Monday
July 11, at two o’clock. This
meeting is of vital importance
to you and your school interests
and you are urged to attend.
W. P. MUSGROVE. Pres.
G. G. McCRORY, Sec.
If you favor good schools be
present and boost on July 11.
Mr.Walter Drennan of Au
gusta was in McCrory Monday.
Messrs Cleave Brazeale, L.
C. Patterson and Jess Daniel
are building a church near
Huntetr.
Miss Martha Daird of Nash
ville, Tenn., arrived yesterday,
Thursday, and is the guest of
Miss Della Jeffries.
j
Want to contract 20,000 cu
bic yards grade work at Dag
gett, Arkansas at 25 cents per
yard. GROVER McCRORY.
* A special program, given
by the young ladies of the
Baptist Church of Augusta,
was rendered at the local
Baptist Church Sunday eve
ning.
You’ll enjoy seeing the old
maids endeavoring to win the
“New Minister” at the school
house Monday night. Admis
sion 25 and 35c. Proceeds go
to church and school. Adv.
Mr. J. D. Rooks who is in
charge of the carpenter work
on J. E. Comer’s new barber
shop building will soon have
same completed. Mr. O. C.
Wakenigfit of Searcy is doing
the plumbing.
Born: Sunday, June, 26,
1921, at 5:00 p. m., a baby
girl, Minnie Marcielle; to
Mr. and Mrs. J. Edward Sul
livan, Jr., at Monticello, Ark.
Mr. Sullivan was formerly
connected with T^e Home
News, but is now in the office
of the Advance-Monticellon
ian, Monticello, Ark.