THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY and woodruff county
VOLUME 2. McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER, 3, 1916 NUMBER 14
PATTERSON’S PRE-ELEC
TION PLEA “PUPPY-ROT”
Hurls Insulting Charges at Good Old
Party and the People Who Have
Made Him All That He Is
We have just received today,'
Fridav, a libelous and an infa
mous circular which M. H. Patter-j
son, ‘’The Would-be Teddy of
Woodruff” is having distributed
to the people of this county rela
tive to his independent candidacy
for county judge.
In the opening paragraph of
his yellow dog sheet he states,
the following: ‘Tam a candi
date for County and Probate
judge of Woodruff County, inde
pendent of the little bunch of
political crooks that have dis
graced themselves, the county
and even the state for the last
fifteen years, and yet want to
belie the Democratic party and
principles by claiming the sacred
sanctity of Democracy,”
Shades of John Brown! Such
lies as this, which are as black
as death, can never be crammed ;
down the throats of the people j
of Woodruff County. No, never.
The only disgrace as we see it
now that has ever been thrust
upon the Democracy of this
county is the fellow who shows
his teeth, wears a glass front
and calls his enemies cattle and
other names much worse when
they are absent.
If during the past 15 years, as
he states in another paragraph
of his puppy-rot, “You know
your votes haven’t been counted
honestly in fifteen years” who
has profited by these unfair and
stolen elections? M. H. Patter
son as we all know has held of
fice during that time and his
majorities have been nothing to
htag about. If there has been
fiaud, has he not profited there
by and never, never, never has
e raise(l his hand about same
ontil the tide changed and the !
People put him on the shelf.
We remember when a kid, !
when we were not so “foolish” I
now, that a free-for-all pri
was held in this county and
]e was a de-lighted” winner in
mat election. Why, Mr. Patter
"°n’ ^ y°u not get out and i
kPlead the bull then as you are
rung to do now? Because, as
‘011 now* if was a victory for
• ou an(l you gladly accepted it.
ie says furthur, “Walter
Raney has never robbed any ne
groes.We are surprised to
know that he is willing to place
one good thing at our feet, and
furthur we wish to state that we
don’t believe Mr. Echols, Dr.
James and others, as he states,
have robbed any negroes, or
anyone else. They are engaged
In a legitimate business of sell
ing merchandise and there are
thousands of others in this
county, state and nation, doing
the same thing just as they are
doing. If Messrs James and
Echols are guilty of being thieves
and robbers, why does he not al
so accuse those engaged in the
same kind of work in his home
town? We are not fighting bat
tles for Mr. James, Mr. Echols
or Judge Hutchins. They don’t
need it, neither do they ask it,
but we are fair and broad enough
to look all matters squarely in
the face and discuss them, and
also to fight for the interests of
the true Democracy of our coun
ty, state and nation. Mr. Echols
has done his duty as Chairman
of our party, has stated facts as
they are and he would have been
a traitor had he not spoken
against the action “Theodore”
has taken in bolting the party.
In another paragraph he says,
“Every man in Woodruff county
who knows anything about the
last election knows that I was
elected.” We have never, as
yet, heard one single man, wo
man or child, except the “Would
be-Teddy,” say that he was
elected, and we don’t believe
that there is a man in the county
that does think so. If you
thought, or knew, there
was fraud practiced in the last
primary, why, Mr. Patterson,
did you not make your charges
and prove it? Were you afraid
to look into some of the boxes
for fear that the Jelks’ box
might also be examined? We
think so and we fully believe
that that, together with the be- j
lief in your own mind that a con
test would prove Judge Hutchins
the nominee by a large majority
and leave you no grounds what
ever for a howl, is exactly why
you did not contest. Seventy-:
four votes, of which you receiv
ed 73, was certainly going some
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COUNTY FAIR TUESDAY
WAS A GREAT SUCCESS
Heavy Advertising and Ideal Weather
Brought More Than Two Thous
and People to See Exhibits
Surprised! Yes, everyone
was completely surprised includ
ing those who helped to make
the first county fair a reality.
In the words of many of the
hundreds of persons who viewed
the exhibits, “It was the biggest
thing that has ever hap
pened for Woodruff County.”
The exhibits in every depart
ment greatly excelled the expec
tations of the most fastidious
both in number, size and quality.
In fact, we did not know that
Woodruff County possessed the
many resources she has until we
saw the fair at McCrory Tuesday.
The girls’ canning club exhibit
was large and complete as was
also the boys corn club. The
live stock, pigs and poultry at
tracted the attention of hundreds
as did also the art and fancy
work displays. It was estimated
that more than two thousand
neople visited this, our first fair.
There were exhibits from almost
every part of the county. Wi
ville, Tip, Bullville, Hunter,
Augusta, Cotton Plant, Morton,
Hillemann, Revel, Barnes, De
View and Gregory. Following
is a list of those who contributed
to the success of the fair in a
financial way and also a list of
the prize winners:
List of Contributors
W. W. Raney, advertising $25.25
Fakes Merc. Co., cash, 25.00
Bank of McCrory, cash, 15.00
Iron M. Ry. Co., mileage 14.94
J. F. Morgan, cash, 10.00
Planters Merc. Co., cash, 10.00
H. D. Swayze, cash, 5.00
Riggs Bros., cash, 5.00
F. Lewis, cash, 5.00
McCrory Gin Co., cash, 5.00
R. B. McKnight, cash, 5.00
“Cash” 5.00
L. L. Cole, cash, 5.00
Arnof & Sons, merchandise 5.00
H. T. Raney, cash, 3.00
G. L. Carson, cash, 2.50
C. Crotzer, cash, 2.50
P. Holland, cash, 2.50
L. W. Sturdivant, cash, 2.50
Geo. H. Proulx, cash, 2.00
E. C. Marsh, cash, 2.00
J. R. Piercey, cash, 2.00
W. G. Dilliard, cash, 2.00
“Cash” for special prize, 2.00
John Shearer, merchandise, 1.75
Red Cross Drug Co., cash, 1.50
Dr. B. Brewster, cash, 1.00
Total $167.44
Pig Club Exhibit.
Judges: Mr. H. K. Sanders,
State Agent Pig Club Work, Mr.
R. C. Davidson, District Agent
Demonstration Work, and Dr. J.
E. Gihson, Federal Inspector in
Charge of Hog Cholera Work,
all of Little Rock.
Grand Champion —W. G. Dil
liard, Jr., of Barnes who will get
a free trip to Little Rock and be
entertained by the Little Rock
Chamber of Commerce.
First prize: Julius Padgett
of Grays; second, Neal Collier
of Tip; third, James Marsh of
Wiville.
Com Club Exhibit.
Grand Champion —Leland Du
pree of Tip who will get a free
trip to Little Rock and be enter
; tained by the Little Rock Cham
ber of Commerce.
First prize: Julius Padgett
of Grays; second, Neal Collier of
Tip; third, John Thompson of
Howell; fourth, Oakley Ramsey
of Tip; fifth, Arthur Lovelll of
| Cotton Plant; sixth, Claude
! Clayton of McCrory.
—
General Corn Exhibit.
Best ten ears, first prize: John
Koors of Barnes; second, E. B.
Wood of Barnes.
Canning Club Exhibit
Grand Champion—Susie Bar
ber, of Beards, who will get a
free trip to Little Rock and be
entertained by the Little Rock
Chamber of Commerce.
Best exhibit in tin, first prize;
Margie Johnson of McCrory;
| second, Irene Elam of Tip; third,
Ruth High of Hunter.
Best exhibit in glass, first
prize: Bess Powell of McCrory;
second, Irene Elam of Tip; third,
| Ruth Collier of Tip; fourth, Mar
gie Johnson of McCrory.
Best jar of fruit, first prize:
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