You Want to Make Some
one Happy for Xmas!
Why not give her a nice bottle of perfume, or
some stationery in a pretty holly box or a nice book?
He would like a book too—We have an up-to-date
line of these things.
Come and Make Our Store Your
Headquarters
Meet your friends here, come in to look, even
if you do not buy. We have the Xmas spirit and
gladly welcome you. Take the children some of our
chocolate and nut candies.
Prompt and Efficient Service, Economy in
. Price.
RED CROSS DRUG CO.
Gourd Neck News.
Mr. George Stewart is build
ing a new barn.
Mr. Ben Starman is building a
new house on his farm.
Mr. Sterling Hood is hauling
logs to the mill this week.
Miss Lena Smith is visiting her
brother on the Bayou this week.
Miss Lena Webb is visiting
friends in Beedeville this week.
Mr. Walter Breckenridge visit
ed his friend Mr. Joe Braun Sun
day.
Married: Sunday, Dec. 3, 1916,
Miss Grace Johnson to Mr. Fred
Breckenridge.
Mrs. Sallie Nance of Beede
ville is the guest of Mrs. Martha
Breckenridge.
Mr. Sid Breckenridge wras a
business caller at Mr. R. Chap
man's Saturday.
Mrs. Lawrence Stueckey and
children were guests of her
mother Wednesday.
There will be an entertainment
at the Gourd Neck school house
Friday night, Dec. 15.
Miss Eula Detheridge arrived
Saturday from Tupelo for a visit
to friends and relatives.
Miss Grace Hatcher was the
pleasant guest of her friend Miss
Catherina Braun Saturday night.
Misses Eva McKa and Bessie
Johnson were guests of Miss
Grace Hatcher Friday evening.
Mr. Joe Braun and sister,
Catherina, were guests at the
home of Mr. John Koors Friday
night.
Mesdames John Apple and
Clarence Ramsey were guests of
Mrs. Ben Starman Thursday
evening.
Messrs Lige, Vernon and Abe
Gaddis of Langton were seen
passing through this community
one night recently. Lookout,
girls.
Mr. Joe Braun and sister,
Miss Catherina, returned last
week from a visit to friends at
Stuttgart. They report a nice
time.
W. G. Dilliard was a business
visitor in Wynne Thursday.
Messrs E. C. Marsh and Wal
ter Jeffries motored to Newport
Thursday.
Lost: Bottom piece of an alum
inum cooker and two linen nap
kins at the W. 0. W. dinner.
Please return to the printing
office.
With the Town Council offer
ing to pay one-fourth of the cost
of a concrete walk anywhere in
town it does seem to us that
some progressive citizen would
get busy and build some new
walks. Concrete walks are one
of the best improvements that
can be made and we hope to see
several new blocks constructed
at an early date.
GENERAL DIRECTORY
CITY OFFICIALS.
G. W. Barber.Mayor
C. Porter Best.Recorder
J. G. Pulley.Day Marshal
G. G. McCrory.Treasurer
Dr. H. P. Hargis.Health Officer
Aldermen: J. A. Cullum, R. A. Drew
ery, Oc Jeffries, G. G. McCrory and C.
E. Riggs.
Council meets first Monday night of
each month in the Council Chamber in
the Farmers & Merchants Bank Bldg.
Guardian’s Sale.
Notice is hereby given that in
pursuance of the authority and
directions contained in the de
cretal order *of the Probate Court
of the Northern District of
Woodruff County Arkansas,
made and entered on the 7th. day
of December 1916, in a certain
cause pending in said Court in
which Lee Huddleston by his
Guardian G. W. Huddleston, in
an Ex parte Petition present
said cause to the Court, the un
dersigned as said Guardian will
offer for sale at Public vendue to
the highest bidder, no bid to be
considered for less than three
fourths of the appraised value,
in front of the Bank of McCrory
in the Town of McCrory in the
Northern District of Woodruff
County, between the hours for
judicial sales, on Saturday the
6th. day of January 1917, an un
divided One Half Interest in and
to the following described real
estate situated in the Northern
District of Woodruff County, to
wit:—
<<Tbe South West of the North
East; The North West of the
South East; The North Half of
the Fractional South West, all
situated in Section 19 Township
8 North Range 1 West and the
South West of the South West of
Section 20 Township 8 North
Range 1 West.’ ’
Terms of sale: Approved se
curity not less than three months.
Given under my hand this 7th.
day of December, 1916.
G. W. Huddleston.
Guardian of Lee Huddleston.
Adv. 12-8-4t.
Esq. L. B. Winfree left Mon
day for a two weeks’ stay in Hot
Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Lewis of
Little Rock have been guests of
McCrory relatives this week.
Nclice is hereby given
bids will be received for tee
the county poor house fort8
ensuing year at the Court Ho
at Augusta, Arkansas on the 2
day of January 1917 Bid/
will be required to keep and care
for all paupers committed to th
poor house and to the poor hous
and to furnish every thing need
ed for their comfort as well ,,
necessities. Successful bidder
takes charge January 15,
Right is reserved to reject an»
and all bids. y
A. L. Hutchins, County
Judge. December 1st iqiR
Ad v. 12-8-31. '
WARNING ORDER.
Woodruff County Chancery
Court, Northern District:
John R. Cage, Plaintiff
vs
Emma Cage, Defendant.
Thedefendent, Emma Cage is
warned to appear in this court
within 30 days and answer the
complaint of the plaintiff, John
R. Cage.
L. W. Winfree, Clerk. \
Hutchins & Hutchins, Attys.
Dec. 8, 1916. Adv. 12-l-4t.
$10.00 Reward.
Ten dollars will be paid, and
no questions asked, to the per
son who will bring to The Home
News office the following arti
cles which were taken from an
Overland car in front of the
Waverly Hotel in McCrory on the
night of the dance, Nov. 2: One
38 Colts pistol, one nickel-plated
flashlight and one ladies’ sterling
silver card case, Adv. ll-17-4t,
Lynn Galloway returned to his
home in Newark Monday after a
short visit to his sister Mrs. W.
D. Hinson.
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