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GOOD ADVICE
IN THIS LETTER
McCrory, Ark., Feb., 27, ’08.
Mr. Foot-The-Bills,
Here And Elsewhere
Dear Sir:
Don’t you know, Sir, it is not
the amount of money you earn that
makes you prosperous, but the
amount you save. The big end of
your expense is your grocery bill;
then why not take a look into this
occasionally and see if you are
getting your money’s worth?
If you are scattering your
trade, compare your bills with
ours; if not, trade with us. Try us■
once-we can save you money. Our
buyer has but one market to study,
and is therefore more able to care
for your wants. If there is any fa
vor we can do for you, ask it of
us. Very Respectfully,
WOOD & SON.
THE BUSY PLACE
WOODRUFF CO. NEWS.
PUBLISHED THUR8DAT OF EACH WBHK AT
McCROBY. ARKANSAS.
WALTER W RANEY, Editor.
Entered at the Post-Office at McCrory
Arkansas, as Seoond-Class mall.matter.
June 11th, 1903.
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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.
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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
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It. Cain, of Augusta, as a candidate for the of
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Tax Assessor,
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as a candidate for the office of county and
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the office of county and probate judge of
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REPORT OF ORAND JURY.
To the Hon. H. N. Hutton,
Judge of the Woodruff Cir
cuit Courts :
We, the Grand Jury appointed to
serve at the February term of the
Woodruff Circuit Court, beg leave
to submit the following report:
We have examined into all the
violations of the law coming before
us of which we had any knowledge
and have examined thirty-five wit
nesses, and have returned bills of
indictments in all cases in which
our judgement we thought the evi
dence sufficient.
We appointed a committee to
visit the poor farm and they re
port that they find the inmates of
the county farm as well kept as
conditions would permit, and
recommend that all necessary re
pairs be made on fences, and fur
ther recommend that new suitable
buildings be erected on county
farm in order that inmates may
be kept in a decent and comfort
able manner, ajid that the County
Judge give this matter his imme
diate and personal attention.
We have also appointed a com
mittee to examine jail and court
house, and find they report both
kept in good condition and are in
good state of repairs, except a lit
tle work needed on one of the
brick walls of the jail. The pris
McCRORY
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oners claim they are very well
cared for.
As the Commissioners failed to
make any report, we appointed a
Special Committee to investigate
the Sheriff and Collector’s ac
counts, and we submit their re
port hereto attached.
We desire to express our thanks
to the Court and officers for their
prompt and efficient services, and
having no further business, re
spectfully ask to be discharged.
J. L. Conner, Foreman,
W. P. Musgrove, Clerk.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
To the Honorable Grand Jury
of the Northern District of
Woodruff County, Arkan
sas, February Term, 1908:
We, your committee appointed
to investigate the Sheriff and Col
lector’s account, beg leave to sub
mit the following report:
In the limited time at our dis
posal it is evident that it was man
ifestly impossible for us to more
than make a superficical examina
tion of these accounts, and our
findings are based upon the face of
the records.
In the matter of fine accounts,
they are shown to be balanced in
full.
As to the collector’s accounts,
we believe, as far as we are able to
judge from the face of the records,
that same is in fairly good shape.
We beg to state that we find a
large amount of county scrip filed
in the Clerk’s office which has not
been audited by the Commission
ers of Accounts for the past eight
een months; and we recommend
that the Commissioners be requir
ed to audit this scrip as soon as
possible and burn same as required
by law.
We further recommend that
these Commissioners be required
to audit all accounts required of
them by law, and that they make a
full report to the next Grand Jury.
We further find that the Collect
or has failed to file with the Coun
ty Clerk a list of names of all per
rons having paid their taxes.
A. H. Hamilton,
J. H. Snapp,
Fletcher Lewis.
Commissioners.
Feb. 19. 1908
COriPANY “Q” BANQUET.
The banquet given at Wherry’s
hall last Friday night by the local
military company was the most in
teresting event of its kind ever
witnessed in not only Woodruff
County, but eastern Arkansas.
To say it was a complete suc
cess, is too mild a term to express
the sentiments of those present,
who numbered almost five hun
dred people.
The hall and tables presented
the prettiest and most patriotic
scene ever displayed in this sec
tion before. Surely the artistic
decorations of the famous colors of
“Old Glory” were a love feast for
the eye.
Supper was announced about 8:
30 and the following menu was
served:
Blue Points, Pickles,
Nut Salad
Roast Turkey, Oyster Dressing
Cranberry Sauce.
Patriotic Ice Cream Company “G”
Ambrosia. Cake.
Black Coffee.
A special feature of the supper
was a table extending across the
room at the head of the several
V
HARNESS
REPAIRING
I have purchased
the Harness and Re
pair Shop of A. J.
Porter, formerly own
ed by W. N. Dune
hew, and am now lo
cated one door north
of Jeffries, Marsh &
Co's, meat market
where I will be pleas
ed to do your repair
work. Your patron
age respectfully so
licited. Prompt at
tention and good
workmanship promis
ed all work brought
to my shop. Resp’t’ly,
June Dallas
McCrory.Ark.
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tables extending the entire length
of the hall, especially prepared for
the Confederate veterans. After all
had partaken freely of the more
than abunsant supper, the tables
were removed and the floor made
ready for the dance, in which some
one hundred guests participated.
Everyone present enjoyed the eve
ning to the limit and compliments
yet being passed on our soldier
boys are many.
The Newport orchestra deserves
much praise for their undivided
attention to the entertainment of
all. The music furnished by them
was most excellent and the climax
was reached when that grand old
tune of “Dixie” was sounded.
The conduct of the affair, from
start to finish, could not have been
better and everyone present ap
peared to have had a most delight
ful time, and in conclusion we
would express the sentiments of
the entire crowd by giving three
cheers to Company “G” 1st., Reg
iment. Arkansas National Guard.
T. ECK SIMPSON MAKES
MANY SERIOUS CHARGES
ACCUSES SHERIFF CAIN OF SWEARING FALSE
LY AND FAILURE TO DO HIS DUTY.
PROMISES TO MAKE CiOOD, AND BACK UP ALL CHARQES ON
STUMP AND TO PRODUCE AND PROVE OTHERS IP NECESSARY B
WILL WITHDRAW PROM THE RACE IP HB
CAN NOT FURNISH NO. At PROOPS
I am asking you to give me your
support for sheriff and collector
for the good old County of Wood
ruff. I am, and have been, your
county clerk and you know how
well I have filled that office. I
have always been found at my
post or office ready to serve the
good people who put me there,
and I shall promise to give the
office that I seek the same person
al attention. I shall have some
good legally appointed deputies
over the county, recommended by
the people, to assist me in the way
of enforcing the law as it is laid
down to me. I will not have any
pets or political tricksters to tie
my hands. The rich and the poor
will get the same service alike.
Some say I am committing a
crime by running against a man
for his second term. Now I will
say that W. R. Cain ran against
Mr. L. B. Winfree for his second
term as assessor and also against
Mr. Cras Buchanan. But that
has nothing to do with this race.
The office belongs to the people,
and if my friend, W. R. Cain, has
attended to the office and made a
good officer, it is the duty of the
people to vote for him again, if
they think he has filled the re
quirements.
I say we have had no sheriff.
He has violated his oath of office
and I believe the majority of the
voters will agree with me on the
25th day of March 1908, at the
ballot box. 1 will also make a
few other charges against W. R.
Cain, the sheriff of many homes.
That if he will show me one sec
tion in Kirby’s digest that he has
not violated, I will show him
two sections that he has violated.
Next, that he has sworn to his ac
counts and reports to the county
court which he knew were not
true. Next, again, that he has
collected money that he has failed
to turn over to the county treasur
er where it belongs. Now if I
can not prove and back up the
above charges, I do not want you
to vote for me for your next sher
iff, for I do not deserve your vote,
unless I can do such. I will meet
W. R. Cain at the dates below
mentioned and I ask him himself
to deny the charges, and I will
■furnish the proof and the amuni
tion he has furnished me with. I
have plenty more to fire at him,
and I shall do so when called on
McCrory
Hotel.
F1RSTCLASS ROOMS
And GOOD FARE.
Your Patronage Re
spectfully Solicited.
MRS. JOHN C. VEA2EY, Prop.
to do it.
He, W. R. Cain, returned to
the county court 1418 persons de
linquent, besides the saw mills
merchants and corporations. He
made the following affidavit:
“I, w- R- Cain, on oath, state
that I have in person, or by dep
uty, made legal demand for Tax
es of all delinquent tax payers
found in the County, and that
, tax payers mentioned in the
foregoing report have failed to
pay their taxes and have no ef
fects known to me for which
they can be made to pay the
same.” Signed,
W. R, Cain, Collector.
Sworn to and subscribed be
fore me this, 1st., day of July
1907. T. Eck Simpson,
County Clerk.
Now to the people I will state
that there are plenty of persons in
the list worth from $2,000.00 to
$5,000.00 and corporations incor
porated at from $2,000.00 to $75,
000.00. I will not return such a
list as the above if I am elected
your sheriff, as long as there are
stacks of lumber, boilers, smoke
stacks and plenty of other proper
ty right before my eyes. I will
collect the tax from them, or I
will sell everything they have. No
wonder we owe over $36,000.00
and going in debt, with taxes
higher every year.
I will meet W. R. Cain at all
the speakings, if not sick, and will
say my little speech to his little
face, and I want him to be ready
to deny any charge I may make,
and if I cannot prove a~y of the
charges, I will withdraw from the
race for sheriff and give him a
clear field as to my part in the
race. I will show the people that
Little Rock has not got the only
Tom Cox.
I will get out and catch some
of these murderers, instead of let
ting them walk off before my eyes.
Now, if I prove up my charges,
and some others, I ask the voters
for their support on the 25th day
of March, 1908. I will promise to
do my best to make you a good
sheriff and collector.
Yours out to win the sheriff’s
race on my own merits, and not
on first, second or third term
business. T.
Ebenezer,
Cotton Plant,
Hunter,
Pumpkin Bend,
Barnes,
Tipp,
Howell,
White River,
Riverside,
Point,
DeView, ^
Wiville,
Augusta,
McCrory,
Salt River,
Eck Simpson.
March 5v
March 6.
March 9.
March 10.
March 11.
March 12.
March 13.
March 16.
March 17.
March 18.
]!/ March 19.
>v i-s March 20.
March 23.
March 24.
March 25 6:00 p. m.
it a young man at twenty
g of age put twenty dollars at
■est, instead of expending it
obacco. Then, at the begin
of the next year repeat it, and
ide also the principal and
est of the proceeding year, and
continue to do from year to
, until he shall have reached
ige of seventy; the amount he
d realize would exceed thirty
sand dollars. How many of
roung men will try it?
Wanted!
To buy all kinds of Country Produce
such as Hides, Chickens, Eggs, Butter,
Vegetables, Etc. In fact, anything rais
ed on the farm in the produce line. High
est Market price paid for same.
A. J. PORTER.