THE BABY NEWS.
VOL. 1.
Thursday, June 27, 1901.
No. 13.
MORTON
By Our Regular Correspondent.
We are needing rain very badly.
Jas. Trobaugh will soon leave
for St. Louis.
Capt. Dunn is suffering from
an attack of flux.
Brins Cain came near being
severely injured in the mill a few
days ago.
We regret to lose Mr. and Mrs.
Jas. Ward. They will soon leave
for Clarendon.
Mrs. Evan’s son, who had the
misfortune to break his leg, is
improving very fast.
Mr. Huddleston of Pumpkin
Bend, was in our town enroute
to the examination.
Eugene Tomlin, while hauling
logs, was kicked by a mule. He
was not seriously hurt but very
badly scared.
Your correspondent made a
trip to Augusta on last Friday to
attend the examination. We had
the pleasure of meeting Prof.
Anderson. Notwithstanding
many teachers to the contrary,
your correspondent found him a
very intelligent, affable and con
siderate gentleman. We went
into his presence with fear, but
came away charmed by his kind
ness and his gracious manner.
Truly rumor erred about our
Prof. On Friday afternoon he
favored us with a short discourse
on “Morals and Manners.” The
remarks made by him should be
treasured in every teacher’s
memory. Right here, Mr. Edit
or, let me say a few words about
compulsory education. Many
hold that our state is not ripe for
it yet. If you could s^e the
children, as I have seen them,
under the sound of the school
1/ bell, growing up in ignorance
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year after year, you could but
say, compulsion in educational
matters is needed. I know four
families who have reared on an
average six children. These
people work hard, but never one
thought of an education enters
their mind. Many good citizens
near us, cannot sign their own
names. Will Arkansas let anoth
er generation grow up in this
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Tip
By Our Regular Correspondent
John Clayton is on the sick
list.
The weather still continues hot
and dry.
Messrs. Penrose were over
from Meridith Saturday.
A. J. Marsh of McCrory was in
our neighborhood last week.
W. A. Burrows and family
were visiting at John Burrow’s
Sunday.
Ol Walker and family were vis
iting Saturday and Sunday at
J. D. Shelton’s.
Bob Johnson of McCrory,
went across the bayou Sunday,
“dear hunting.”
The “News” failed to reach
our post-office last week. We
missed it very much.
J. Z. and W. T. Fowler are run
ning a headingjob of their own
and they don’t care who knows
it.
Jack Long and Arkles Hitman
are twoold block makers, but they
are up-to-date, if they do work for
their board.
Fish-frys have become so fre
quent we have not space to men
tion them all. In fact, there is
one nearly every day.
Henry Harris, Sr., of DeView,
we suppose, will handle Uncle
Sam’s mail pouches between
Tip and McCrory the ensuing
year.
Messrs. Henry Fowler, Rich
ard Malden and Will Reditt, of
Arkansas county, are visiting
relatives and friends in our
town.
R. B. Caudle, to the surprise
of us all, was gentleman enough
to stop his bolt wagon and take
a tussle with “General Green”
last week.
Died: On Thursday night,
June20, Zol Bevells died at his
home on the Broom farm from a
very sudden attack of congestion
of the brain.
“Little Tommie” Smith said
he was going fishing again this
week;if so you’d as well not go
until next week, for he do thin
’em out when he goes.
DOUGHERTY & RIGGS,
Manufacturers of
Buggies, Wagons, and Farming Implements.
All kind of repairing, horse-shoeing and job-work
doneon short notice. We keep all kinds of amuni
tion, duplicate parts for all kinds of machines.
We are agents for the Buckeye Mowers.