Notice,
Notice is hereby given that a
preliminary petition has been
filed in the Woodruff County
Court for the Northern District
of said County on the 26th day
of June, 1916, by W. 0. Scales
and others, on which the Engi
neer’s Report has been duly
made and filed in this office on
August 15, 1916, with maps,
plats and estimates required by
law.
Now to the end that the here
inafter described land may be
declared to be a drainage district,
under and pursuant to Act 279
of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Arkansas of 1909
and the amendments thereto by
the General Assemblies or Ark
ansas, acts No. 221 in 1911 and
Act No. 177 in 1913, and pursuant
to the direction given the un
dersigned as clerk of the Coun
ty Court of Woodruff County,
for the northern district, by an
order of this court made and en
tered on this 30th day of August,
1916, and in pursuance of the
Statutes of Arkansas, notice
is hereby given that the follow
ing described territory is em
braced in the engineers’ report
hereinafter referred to and de
clared to be benefitted by a pro
posed system of ditches and
* drains, which proposed system
of ditches and drains are shown
on maps and plats attached to
and made a part of the said en
gineers’ report which also shows
the estimated costs, size of
ditches and location thereof, to
wit:
“SM of the SM of Sec. 16;
the EM and the SE % of the SWJ4
of Sec. 20; All Sec. 21; The WM
andtheSWM of the SEM of
Sec. 22; the WM and of the
EM of Sec. 27; All Sec. 28; all
Sec. 29 except the NWM of the
NWM; the EM of theSEM and
the SEMof the NE>4 of Sec. 30;
the EM; the EM of the WM
and the NWM of the NWM of
Sec. 32; all of Sec. 33; the WM
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34; all of which is in T. 7 N„
R. 2 W., containing in the aggre
gate approximately 4,920 acres.
Now therefore all persons
owning property within the said
above described territory and
proposed district are hereby
called upon to appear before the
Woodruff County Court for the
Northern District at two P. M.
on the 18th day of September,
* 1916, and show cause in favor
of or against the establishment
of said district as provided by
the statutes of Arkansas.
WITNESS my hand and the
seal of Woodruff County Court,
this 30th day of August, 1916.
(Signed) Wm. Moorman,
County Clerk.
DeView News.
Miss Anna May Brandon spent
Saturday night with Mrs. R.
Thompson.
Miss Vercie Miller spent Satur
day night and Sunday with Miss
Essna Knight.
Wonder if Lee succeeded in
getting a horse and buggy Sun
day. We hope so.
Mr. Pete McMurtry drives
down to Mr. King’s home real
often of late. (Hurry, Joe.)
Miss Grace Burkett, our school
teacher, is devoting her pleasure
hours to horseback riding.
A youngster took up board at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Miller Sunday morning. All
seem to be satisfied.
Rev. Joyner, Baptist, of Bald
Knob, will preach at Beards
Saturday night and Sunday. He
may hold a protracted meeting
there.
Say, what has become of Sand
Hill, Beards and Cheatum Lake
correspondents? Come again,
you help the paper and we like
to read your news.
Mr. and Mrs Leonard Hatcher
and Mrs. Perkins of. Sand Hill
dined with the latter’s old friend,
Mrs. J. S. Haggard Sunday and
also attended the baptizing at
Cache River.
We had a rain Monday the 11th
whice was the first to amount tp
much in over two months. It
will help peas and potatoes and
give us a chance to sow turnip
seed and oats.
Rev. F. R. Shinn closed ljiis
meeting here Sunday night and
has gone to Howell. There were
85 convertions 15 of whom were
baptized in the River Sunday
afternoon. About 25 or 30 per
sons were baptized at the tent
during the meeting. During the
past four weeks Rev. Shinn has
preached 58 sermons. We sup
pose there were 80 people con
verted at Chappell Grove. Rev.
Carter, our Methodist pastor,
assisted in the meeting here.
The ginners report on cotton
issued recently was the largest
known in years. The gins began
sooner than usual. A. S. Thomp
son on Saturday, Sept. 9, had
ginned 105 bales and on Sept.
10, 1915, he ginned his first of
that season. As soon esthe gin
ner’s report came out the cotton
speculators run the price down
one-half a cent per pound. It
isn’t the boll weevil that hurts
the farmer, it’s the bale weevil;
the little bugs get the bolls and
the big bugs get the bales. Far
mers, sell slow, get 20 cents a
pound for it will take 20c cotton
1 to buy grub and feed stuffs next
year.
Dental Notice.
Dr. R. L. Thompson of Wynne '
Ark., will be in McCrory on
Monday Sept. 15th., prepared to
do all kinds of Dental work. Adv.
I. B. Airheart of Augusta was
a business visitor here Wednes
day. \
Born: To Mr. and Mrs. W. R
Scott, Sunday, Sept. 10, 3916, k
boy.
Miss Agnes McGhee of Kings
land is the guest of McCrory
friends.
Mrs. W. H. Jimerson is spend
ing a few weeks at Heber
Springs.
Men, see our line of Worth
Hats before you buy. Wherry
fc Sons. Adv. tf.
LOST: Pair gold frame glasses
in black case Monday in town of
McCrory. Finder please return
to C. M. Crossett and receive re
ward. * Adv.
C. B. Cook, popular bookkeep
er for Thompson-Hailey Co.,
was in McGhee and Pine Bluff
the first of the weeek on busi
ness.
Mr. J. W. Browning, a pros
perous farmer, justice of the
peace and school teacher, of
Pumpkin Bend has moved to
town and will be found selling
goods for the Planters Mercan
tile Co. until Jan. 1st.
The Farmers & Merchants
Bank building and fixtures sold
at public auction today to J. C.
McCrory, C. W. McCrory, H. T.
Raney, W. H. Jimerson, Dr. J.
W. Morris, T. C. Bull, A. J.
Marsh, Clayton Haily and G. W.
Barber for $2,400.00.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Simmons
delightfully entertained about
fifty of their friends last Friday
evening with a barbecue dinner.
Everyone attending reports a
nice iime and an excellent din
ner. The editor kindly acknow
ledges receipt of a large portion
of the fatted pig which was sac
ri ficed for the occasion.
Feed, Lumber, Coal
Shingles, Doors, Rubber
Roofing, Paints, Brick and
Lime.
Corn, Oats, Chops, Hull,
and Meal.
H. D. SWAY2E
Feed For Sale
PRICES RIGHT
W. O. Barrentine
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
DR. G. F. MAYNARD
Licensed Deputy State
Veterinarian
AUGUSTA, ARKANSAS
Sick and emergency calls answered
Promptly
B. BREWSTER
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office phone 39, Residence 16
Office in rear of Farmers &
Merchants Bank building.
H. P. HARGIS
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Phone No. 49
Calls answered day or night.
J. H. WEST
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Calls answered promptly
day or night.
Grays, Arkansas
Earle L. Kittrell
Veterinarian
HERE FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH
MONTH.
DR. R. L. FRASER,
IS READY TO ANSWER
CALLS, DAY OR NIGHT.
Phone Number 2,
McCkory, Arkansas
Hens, per pound,.09
Cox, per pound,.06
Broilers 1 to 1J4.18
Fryers llA to 2 lb§.15
Stags 2 to 3 A lbs.10
Geese, each,. ..25
Dux, per pound,.08
Old Gobblers.12 H
Tow Sacks, each.02
Fresh Eggs, per dozen, ..10
Cow Hides, per lb.10
Horse Hides, each—2.00
Turkeys, per pound, —H