WOODRUFF CO. NEWS.
PUBLISHED THC11SDAY OP EACH WEEK AT
MCCRORY, ARKANSAS.
WALTER W RANEY, Editor.
Entered at the Post-Office at McCrory
Arkansas, as Second-Class mall.matter.
June 11th, 1903.
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Announcements,
Prosecuting Attorney :
We are authorized to announce J. M. Vine
yard, of Helena, as a candidate for the office
of Prosecuting Attorney for this, the First
Judicial District, subject to the action of the
democratic party.
Circuit Court Clerk.
The News is authorized to announce Wm.
Moorman, of August a, as a candidate for the
office of circuit court clerk of this county sub
ject to the action of the democratic party.
County and Probate Court Clerk
We are authorized to announce F. B. Win
free, of Tip, as a eand’da'.e for the office of
county and probate court clerk of this county
subject to the action of the democratic party.
The News is authorized to announce Ed B.
Carl-Lee of Augusta, as a candidate for the
office of county and probate court clerk of
this county subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic party.
Sheriff and Collector.
We are authorized to announce T. Eck
Simpson, of Augusta, as a candidate for the
office of sheriff and collector of this county
subject to the action of the democratic party.
The NEWS is authorized to announce W.
R. Cain, of Augusta, as a candidate for the of
fice of sheriff and collector of this county sub
ject to the action of the democratic party.
Tax Assessor,
The News is authorized to announce W
B. Fakes, of McCrory. as a candidate for the
office of tax assessor of this county subject to
the action of the democratic party.
Representative.
The News is authorized to announce Elmo
M. Carl-Lee. of Augusta, as a candidate for
the office of representative of this county
subject to the action of the democratic party.
The News is authorized to announce R. B.
Keating. of McCrory, as a candidate for the
office of representative of this county sub
ject to the action of the democratic party.
County and Probate Judge.
The News is authorized to announce J. F.
Summers, of Augusta, as a candidate for the
office of county and probate judge of this
county subject to the action of the democrat
ic party.
The News is authorized to announce Esq.
Chas. N. Henri, of Pumpkin Bend Township,
as a candidate for the ofilee of county and
probate judge of this county subject to the
action of the democratic party.
The News is authorized to announce Esq. S,
F. Watson, of McCrory, as a candidate for
the office of county aud probate judge of
this county subject to the action of the demo
cratic party.
Treasurer.
The News is authorized to announce C. L.
Jackson, of Grays, as a candidate for the
office of Treasurer of this county subject to
the action of the democratic party.
OUR NEW SUBSCRIBERS.
Below is a list of those who
paid us iu advance for the News
since our last issue.
Geo. H. Durham, Tampa. Fla.
J. R. Robertson, Howell, Ark.
Geo. B. Cook, Hot Springs, Ark.
W- M. Keating, R. 2, W. M.
Comer, R. 1, W. B. Kyle, June
Dallas, J. P. Coleman aud A. H.
Sanders, McCrory, Ark.
The generous (?) offer of Theo
dore Price, of New York, adver
tised in the daily papers of the
Southwest, in which he proposes
to buy spot cotton delivered in
New York direct from the growers
in order to enable them to dispose
of the fleecy staple during the fi
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naneial stringency, will not catch
many suckers. Mr. Price is prob
ably short on December contracts,
which he sold ahead at too low a
figure, and unless he can inveigle
the erstwhile gullible farmers in
to coming to his aid through a pre
tense of helping the farmer, he
will doubtless have to make good.
But we are inclined to believe the
farmers of the South will leave
friend Price to extricate himself
from the hole into which he has
put his foot.—Russellvile Courier
Democrat.
FROn THE PINE BLUFF
DAILY COMHERCIAL.
For sometime past the Com
mercial has been asked by mauy
persons to give its choice, if it had
any, for chief executive of the
state.
From the start, in-so-far as the
four pronounced candidates were
concerned, this paper was and is to
day in favor of George W. Dona
ghey above either of the candi
dates now in the race. And in
this connection it must be under
stood that it is not the desire of
this paper to be the least vituper
ative, nor will it be drawn into an
ungainly and undignified dispute
touching the question at issue, if
possible to avoid it.
We do not pretend to say that
he is an orator, to the contrary,
he is not. But we will say, and
say it knowingly, that in any mat
ter in which he becomes interest
ed he is a practical talker; a man
of fine sense who possesses not
on.y a logical but an analytical
mind and Mr. Donaghy has suf
ficient education to write and say
just the proper thing at the auspic- (
ious moment, not in beautiful
word painting, but in good Eng
lish language; and he also poss
esses fine executive ability. This
is clearly shown when it is known
that he grew to manhood, learned
the carpenter’s trade and later be
came a contractor and builder.
Many times building houses in
different parts of Arkansas and
Texas at the same time and fre
quently having more than a thous
and workmen to look to and man
age at different times whilq educat
ing himself at the same time.
So well has he succeeded in his
own administrative affairs that
The Commercial believes that he
is fully competent to attend to all
the executive duties pertaining to
the Governor’s office of grand old
Arkansas. And if we did not so
believe The Commercial would not
lend its support to him, which it
does most earnestly, so earnestly
that it will have more to say of
him from time to time, as occasion
seems necessary and time and
other topics will permit.
From every view point the farm
ing class of this county is better
shape now than at any peroid since
the civil war. More people own
their own homes and little farms ; j
more are free from the yoke of,
bondage-inflicted by burdensome
debts; more are becoming inde
pendent each year by making a
comfortable living for their famil
ies ; more are waking up to the ne
cessity of giving their children
better educational advantages and
withal, prosperity and content
ment seem to prevail throughout
the country. Let progress still be
our watchword.
A leading citizen in a neighbor
ing town said to us “Do you know
that your paper has just revolu
tionized your town!” People are
now going there to trade who two
years ago did not know there was
such a town. It is the best week
ly paper in the county and the
business men cannot too highly
appreciate it.”
The greatest problem that con
fronts our people at the present
time is that of dogs. In the lang
uage of our fore-fathers, there are
dogs, more dogs and lots of dogs ;
in fact a stranger visiting Mc
Crory and unacquainted with the
color of our population, would de
clare without hesitation, that he
had got off at an Indian Village,
where there are always ten dogs to
every Indian. What is to be done
to rid our village of dogs, is some
thing that the present council
should busy itself with.
Our idea of a good citizen, and
we are glad there are many in this
community, is one always ready to
give, according to his means, to
community enterprises. He takes
stock in them all, and doesn’t lose
his faith if an occasional venture
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Millinery
My Entire
Stock of Hats
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Are now
Going at Cost.
Miss Jennie Thompson, i
The Millltner.
proves bad. He is not afraid to
buy real estate and to pay what it
is worth. He talks up his town at
home and abroad, thinks it is the
healthiest place on earth, believ
ing it to be destined to be the big
gest town in the section and wants
to be buried here when he dies.
And he’s worth a whole regiment
of the lukewarm kind.
Here is something that is worth
many dollars to every fanner to
know: Sprinkle lime in your
stock tank and not a particle of
scum will form on the water.
When the lime loses its strength
scum will begin to form, which
may be twice during the season,
wash out the tank and repeat the
dose. It is cheap, not only harm
less but wholesome, keeps the
water sweet and saves the live
stock.
The man who wrestles with the
cow and learns the calves to suck,
who casts the corn before the
swine, is now in greatest luck;
for butter’s on the upper grade,
veal’s higher than a kite, pork is
climbing up the scale and beef is
out of sight; eggs he gathers every
day from his Poland chicken coop
are almost worth their weight in
gold and we are in the soup. His
corn brings him a fancy price, its
rising every day, and he rakes in
all kinds of mon for a half load of
hay. The farmer is in the saddle
and when he comes to town the
rest of us by right should go way
back and sit down.
An aggressive business policy
on the part of our business men,
reaching out for everything with
in reach, encouraging all would-be
comers, expending money when
a two-fold return is reasonably
certain, it would seem is one of
the ways to best build up a city.
A town is what its people make it.
It may slowly grow by the little
accretions that accidentally fall
within its influence, or it can be
pushed into vigorous and rapid
growth by the aggressive activity
I of its business element The
United States, although the young
est among nations, manufactures
more goods, sells more produce,
employs more labor, pays more
wages, gives more comforts to its
people, has more happy and pros
perous homes than any nation on
earth.
Far behind we are leaving the
bare unbrightened Christmas of
Puritanism, are making this holi
day our greatest one. Of com
paratively recent date is this
change, of decidedly recent date,
the general custom in America of
the lavish use of special decora
tions in honor of Christmas, l'he
south has long followed the cus
toms of Merrie England in the
matter of bringing in from wood
and field the beautiful Christmas
greens with which to give home
and church festival air; but from
the pine lands of Maine to the
mistletoe haunts of California,
from the creeping ground-pines of
northern Wisconsin to the high
parasite greens down in Hawaii,
TO OUR CUSTOMERS
We her. -tily wish them a prosperous and hap
py New Year with sincere thanks for the kind
patronise and many courtesies shown us during
* 1907, and we hope that the year 1908 will be one
of health, happiness and great prosperity.
JEFFRIES, MARSH & CO.
McCRORY
nERC.
CO.
OUR
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SATISFY.
we all have learned how to keep
Christmas. Poor indeed was the
house that did not show Christ
mas wreath in the window, or hang
holly over the picture of some
beloved absent one.
HUNTER.
By Our Regular Correspondent.
Cleveland Deason, of Ho well',, is
visiting relatives here, this week.
Charley Yanderburg made a
business trip to Fair Oaks, Satur
day.
S. C. and Wm. Hunt made a
business trip to Brinkley, one day
last week.
Bob Stewmon, of Cotton Plant,
was visiting relatives here during
the holidays.
Misses Winnie High and Effie
Wilson made a flying trip to Brink
ly, last week.
Miss Mae Sisk, and mother, left
last week for a few months visit
to friends in Sunny Tennessee.
Miss Zella Hunt came home to
spend the holidays but guess she
will have to spend it with the
measles, or least is exposed.
Miss Pearl Vanderburg left
Saturday for Pumpkin Bend to
open the school at that place. We
wish Miss Pearl much success.
Circuit Clerk Wm Moorman, of
Augusta, was a pleasant visitor
among friends at this place during
Christmas. Come again always
welcome.
Hunter and Zent section men
were called to Fair Oaks Sunday,
to help clear a wreck of a freight
train. The wreck amounted to
four cars and the engine being
turned off the track.
Mr. Block, a young man of this
city, while engaged in a little sport
of shooting fireworks Christmas,
was hit on his foot with a piece of
iron which wa.j hurled through the
air by the explosion. He was car
ried to a hospital in Memphis and
it is rumored that his foot will
have to be amputated.
Charlie Page has resigned his
position as manager of Cain's liv
ery barn and accepted a position
with the Cotton Belt railroad at
Fair Oaks. He will remain there
for a couple of months at which
time he will return to this city and
be associated with the Jeffries &
Marsh meat market of which he is
now a stock holder, having recent
ly purchased J. I. Cain’s interest
in same.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
ANDREWS & WOODS
(Thli Partnership for Civil Business Only.)
LAWYERS
Augusta Arkansas.
C. L. ADAflSON,
Jeweler, Optlcan and Engraver.
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry
Silverware, Ete. Etc.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
TWELVE MONTHS.
REPAIR WORK A SPECIALTY.
AUGUSTA.
ARKANSAS.
POSITIVELY
QUIT BUSINESS SALE!
We are within the next 30 days going to close out our en
tire stock of merchandise, consisting of Clothing, Groceries,
Leather Goods, Hardware Etc. Also our fixtures, including
Double Strength Glass Floor Show Cases, Heavy Iron Safe,
Scales,-Best Make, Good Oliver Typewriter, Etc.
Much rather sell in bulk to some good party. Bargain for
right one. Good reason for selling. Don’t delay as goods must
go and will go. Yours for Bargains,
COMER & COMER.
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