Sand Hill News..
Ad Davis is very ill at present.
Mr. Cason was taken quite ill
Tuesday with appendicitis.
We are wondering which Ethel
likes best, watermelon o i
“lasses”
Ayane was seen on the Sand
Hill Tuesday night for the first
time since. (?)
Little Billie Keating was ill the
first of the week but seems to be
most well again.
Miss Bertha Holmes visited
her mother in Hillemann, Satur
day and Sunday.
Quite a number of our people
attended the picnic at Pull Tight
yesterday, Thursday.
Misses Bertha, Pearl and Blen
na Godby of Wynne are visiting
their uncle, Mr. John Godby, this
week.
Grandpa King left Wednesday
to attend the re-union at Heber
Springs. He will also visit in
Pangburn while away.
Ned McMurtry, with Misses
Blanche Lee and Maggie Shankle
attended the dance at Mr. and
Mr. Davis Tuesday night.
Misses Ruth Hagler and Lois
Thomas have grown tired of
school. Wonder if they will like
canning fruit and making quilts
better.
Several couples of boys and one
or two couples of girls went to
Revels Sunday. The boys are
“ awfully” courteous to their
lady friends of late.
Many of our people went to
Revels Sunday and ‘‘reveled”
with the crowd, getting back to
the river in time to see them
“souse” the negroes.
Miss Bessie Roddy of McCrory
was the guest of Miss Nora King
Tuesday. She also attended the
entertainment at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Frankie Davis
Tuesday night.
Wonder what Charlie Cook was
looking for when he made his
“weekly” trip through our part
of the country Wednesday. Don’t
get discouraged Charles, perse
verance always wins.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Garrison
and Miss Stringfellow of Pales
tine, and Miss Josio Davis of
Somerville, Tenn., visited friends
and relatives here Sunday. They
made trip the in their new Stude
baker.
After the dinner at Mr. King’s
Tuesday the young folks accom
panied Mr. and Mrs. Frankie
Davis to their home where they
enjoyed dancing and other
amusements until the “wee sma”
hours drove them home.
On Tuesday, Aug. 8, friends
and relatives of Messrs John
King and John Davis gathered
at the home of the former’s son,
Mr. J. E. Ling, and celebrated
the birthdays of both the old folks !
mentioned. A sumptuous dinner {
was served at six o’clock and'
many were the good wishes
i showered upon them. They are
; both blessed with good health
and many friends, two of the
greatest blessings bestowed upon
| man.
Morton News
Mr. J. B. MitchelJ was shop
ping in McCrory Saturday.
John Materna, our postmaster,
was in Jelks on business Satur
day.
John Percel of Kensett is the
guest of old time friends here
this week.
o. M. crossett oi Mccrory was
fishing on the Bayou near here
this week.
Hansel and J. W. Crossett of
DeView were visiting relatives
here Sunday.
Mrs. Pit Dickerson visited
friends and relatives in McCrory
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Bryant of Augusta is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ida
Materna for a few days.
Mrs. Buck Douglass arrived
Sunday from Kentucky to make
this her future home.
Mrs. Romie Crossett and son,
Doyle, left Sunday for a month’s
visit to friends and relatives in
Kensett and Heber Springs.
Farm Ins itutes.
We are authorized by County
Agent R. H. Abbey to announce
that a series of farm institutes
consisting of all day meetings
will be held in Woodruff County
as follows:
Union Church, Tuesday, Aug.
15; Tip, Wednesday, 16; Hunger,
Thursday, 17, and Ebeneezer,
I * n
JLO.
Two speakers, Messrs Kilpa
trick and Mason, of the Exten
sion Division of the University
of Arkansas, will make ad
dresses besides County Judge A.
L. Hutchins and other local
speakers. Mr. Kilpatrick will
talk on grasses, clovers and per
manent pastures and Mr. Ma
son on dairying.
County Agent Miss Ruth An
derson will give canning demon
strations for the girls at each
place. It is requested that all
farmers and others interested in
this work attend these meetings.
Be a road booster by being a
| road builder.
The Fakes Mercantile Com
pany is making a special offer to
supply the farmers with feed;
oats at the low price of 50c per |
bushel. Get your’s now. Adv.
Jury List
Grand Jurors.
Paul Martin J T Angelo
T E Stanley H D Swayze
J H Snapp W G Dilliard
A L Crittenden M H Garland
J H Crossett E W Butler
J P Taylor A A Mitchell
Clayton Hailey G W Barber
Ed Anderson Bob Wilson, Gre
gory.
ALTERNATES
Will Sharp H L Byrd
H H Holder R H Winfield
J C McCrory C C Heckart
Petit Jurors
E E Blackmon C S Gordon
Geo Haralson Walter Reneau
G W Garton H S Peebles
Jno Wallender Hunter Wilson
M K Wherry V E Huff
Louis Best Osro Taylor
L W Sturdivant Morg Berry
Tom Witcher Sam Miller
Claud Drennon M 0 Wilkins
Oc Jeffries Rob’t Winters
Jess Daniel Tom Fletcher
Ed Materna Granville Wilson
ALTERNATES
J E Smith Tom Anderson
L V Burkett W N Dunehew
Fred Rushing C M Tyrone
I B Matheney Henry Hollow
Lee Rooks
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Pippin ofi
Memphis were guests of his i
uncle, H. P. Riggs, Sr., and
family this week.
The Junior Missionary Society
will give a picnic Tuesday, Aug.
15. All members will please
meet and nine o’clock at the
home of Mrs. Ross Jeffries.
Good Road Work.
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As advertised, last Monday and
Tuesday was good roads <foy an(J
a large number of enthusiastic
road boosters met at Burkett’s
Crossing to help build thg Cross
the- County highway between
there and the •Bayou. * • •«
About 50 men and boys and 2f
teams worked Monday and about
half that number spent Tuesday
with plows, scrapers and saws
building a good road where for
merly was an impassible mull'
hole. |
A long stretch of grading was
built and all the stumps and logs
removed so that anyone can now
go in a car from McCrory to *
Morton with no fear of an acci
dent as was formerly the case.
While some who promised to
help did not go, we are glad to
note tnat a large crowd of boost
ers were present and proved that
they are road boosters by being
road builders. About $200.00
worth of work was accomplished. ^
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WARNING ORDER.
Scott Mercantile Co., Plaintiff ( l
vs
Geo. T. McCoppin, Defendant.
The defendant, Geo. T. McCop
pin is warned to appear in this
court within 30 days and answer
the complaint of the plaintiff,
Scott Mercantile Company.
L. B. Winfree, J. P.
Aug. 11, 1916. 4t. Adv.
Sheriff Bob Spradlin was here
from Augusta on business
Wednesdry.
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
There’s nothing abont a Ford car to puzzle
anyone. Any man or woman can quickly
learn to drive and anyone can care for his
Ford car, and that’s half the fun of motoring.
No bills for skilled mechanics; no complica
tions. Just *he reliable, simple, useful car
that meets everybody, s requirements. The
Coupelet $505; Runabout $345; Town Car
$595, Sedan $645; touring car $360. f. o. b.
Detroit. On display and sale at
RIGGS BROS.
McCrory,
Ark.
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