We are offering
YOUR CHOICE
anaiMiiflaa«MMa
We are including suits in this list that originally sold for $15.00
We have grouped all of our $7.00,
$8.00 and $9.00 Suits together and
are offering choice of any suit in the
lot for the very low price of
We have a few job lots in Men’s and
Boys’ Suits that we are offering at
25 Per Ct. LESS FACTORY PRICES.
LADIES AND MISSES CLOAKS
We have some beautiful ones in castor, ranging in price from
Black, 52 inches - , - $5.00. Fancy Colors, 52 inches
Misses Cloaks in all colors and styles ranging in price from
Children’s Cloaks, a big assortment, ranging in price from
HcCrory flercantile
Company.
WOODRUFF CO. NEWS.
PUBLISHED THURSDAY OF EACH WEEK AT
McCKORY. ARKANSAS.
WALTER W RANEY, Editor.
Entered at the Poat-Ofllce at McCrory
A rkansas. as Second-Class mail.matter.
June 11th, 1902.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
One Year. In advance. *1.00
WHITE OFFICER SHOT
BY NEORO OUTLAW.
Negro Steals Two Bales of
Cotton and While Being Ar
rested, Takes Advantage of
Officers, Firing His Pistol
Which Sends Bullet Thru
Officer Harris’ Body, Tak
ing Effect in the Right
Breast and After Making
its Protrusion Near the
Spine, Lodges in His Clothes.
On last Thursday night a negro
named Ciueiunatti Pearson, whose
home is about 3 or 4 miles north
of Hunter, near Quinton’s Spur,
on the Cotton Belt railroad, came
to McCrory with his wagon and
team and stole from the railroad
I cotton platform, two bales of cot
ton; one belonging to the McCro
ry Mercantile Co., and the other
formerly to Thompson-Hailey Co.,
they having secured a bill of lad
ing for their bale, the day before.
The negro, under cover of dark
ness, hauled the cotton a distance
of about one mile and a half south
of McCrory, where he unloaded
same on the roadside, just south of
Mr. T. A. Jeffries’ farm. Early
Friday morning Pearson was at
the place where he had left the
cotton the past night and loaded it
upon his wagon and proceeded to
Grays, a small town on the Choc
taw railroad, where he sold same
to Mr. Ila Stewart, cotton buyer
for the firm of Thompson & Greg
! ory. In the meantime, the negro
had cut the bagging from each end
of the two bales and had placed it
in a sack which he had in his wag
on.
The discovery of the cotton hav
ing been stolen was found by Mr.
Cole, who attends to the cotton of
the McCrory Mere. Co., when he
went next, Friday, morning to get
a bill of lading for their bale. It
was at once noticed that their bale
and another that the Thompson
Hailey Co., had gotten bill of lad
ing for was gone. A search for
the lost cotton was immediately
begun. It was learned that the
cotton had been bought by Thomp
son & Gregory, at Grays, from a
negro named Ciuciunatti Pearson,
but no trace of the negro was
found until next day, Saturday.
Deputy sheriffs, J. Dallas and J.
I. Cain were sent Friday to arrest
the outlaw's father, Pomp Pearson,
with whom they returned that
evening.
When Saturday came Messrs. J.1
D. Harris, of MeCrory, and Ua
Stewart, of Grays, started on a
search for Cincinnatti Pearson and I
after a complete search of the eu
| tire neighborhood across the Bayou
where the negro’s home is situated,
they started homeward.
Just after selling the cotton at
Grays, Friday morning the negro
proceeded to Augusta, where he
purchased quite a lot of dry goods
and groceries. After remaining
Friday and Friday night in Au^
gusta, it is supposed he started
home which is some 25 or 30 miles
from the above place.
Just before he reached the home
of Mr. C. W. Stanford, south-east
of DeView, with his wagon and
team, about 9:45 o’clock, Satur
day night, he met officers Harris
and Stewart returning home from
the search. It being very dark
the officers rode by the negro1
who was seated in the spring seat
of his wagou, before they decided
that ’twas the man they had been
looking for. Stewart recognized
the driver and his team and in,
formed Harris that this was the
fellow. The men rode back and as
they overtook the black scoundrel
Mr. Harris ordered him to hold up
his hands which he did. Harris
then ordered Stewart to search the
negro. Stewart did not obey ord
ers immediately and rode to one
side of the road it is supposed to
hitch his horse. He being very
slow iu returning, caused Harris
to look around to see what was de
taining him, when the negro rais
ed his pistol and fired, shooting
Harris thru the right side of his
breast. The bullett passed thru
Harris’ body and lodged in his
clothing. Harris only got one
shot at the negro as his arm be
came useless after he received the
bullet from the negro’s gun. The
shooting frightened Harris’ horse
and ran away with him. He says
that the negro shot several times
at him and had he not bent him
self over the horn of his saddle,
the negro, probably, would have
shot him agam. The negro was
seated in the spring seat of his
wagon with bis pistol lying beside
him.
Asto Stewart’8 whereabouts at
this time, we are unable to say,
but he did find his way to the
home of Stanford’s some 300 yards
from the scene of the shooting.
Harris stopped his horse at Stan
ford’s home, dismounted same,
went into the house and asked for
a shot gun so that he might return
and kill his assailant, but by this
time he had weakened and become
sick from the wound that, he had
received. Dr. Morris, of DeView,
was summoned. He at once tele
phoned the particulars of the
shooting to McCrory and a posse
of white men started in search of
the negro. Mr- Harris was re
moved Sunday, noon, to his home
at McCrory and has suffered much
pain. His condition, at present,
is very infirm but great hopes are
sustained asto his recovery.
Several posses of white men
hunted all Sunday and Sunday
night for the negro but no trace of
him was found.
Such things, as this two-legged
coon, posing as a man, is a menace
to the wellfare and good fellowship
of a community and with nothing
else in the world to do but to lie
around in the dark and play the
part of a thief and a murderer,
should find no mercy whatever, in
the hands of the law or law abid
ing citizens. When criminals, es
pecially those of the Fjthiopian
race, commit such acts as this, is
it any wonder that we as a law
abiding people should momen
tarily wish for an immediate death
of these Wack scoundrels. We
can not say that we are in favor of
mobs, but we care not how soon
worthless fallows of this kind are
put to death.
jfwe Do What No
I Other Dealers Do
_ _
We pay the Express on all orders of One Gallon
or More if Money accompanies the Order.
We have 56 different LEADING BRANDS of whiskey at
Prices, ranging from $2.00 to $5.00 per gallon.
4 FULL QTS. for $3.50 Delivered 4
R. N. COOK & CO,
1 FAIR OAKS and McCRORY, ARKANSAS.
For Good Liquors
=GO TO—
THE NEW SALOON.
We handle the best. Such as Oak Forrest, Old Carter
and others, also the FAMOUS MILLER Beer. Fine
Wines and Cigars.
We are located one door north of the Bowling Alley—in
the Dr. Hargis’ brick building, where all our friends are
cordially invited to call and inspect our stock.
Yours for Business,
Raney & Company,
I McCrory, = - Arkansas
I
J. M. CANDLISH --
pAPER
Will be pleased to quote you prices on painting or show
you Samples of the Latest Designs and Styles. Give me
a chance. My prices are right and my work is First class.
Yours To Serve,
J. M. CANDLISH.
m ARE YOU GOING TO
' BUILD A NEW HOUSE?
Let US Furnish The Lumber
As we have a large Stock, always on hand. We can fur
nish everything you may need to build a complete house.
We have a large stock of Gum Framing and Cypress Box
ing of all lenghts. Our stock of Dressed Pine Lumber is com
plete.
We handle Flooring, Ceiling, Bevel Siding, Moulding,
Door and Window Stops and Caseing, Shingles, Doors and
Windows.
CACHE RIVER LUMBER CO. and ANGELO
and HAYS, GRAYS, ARKANSAS.