DERRICK FOR OIL WELL
COMPLETED THIS WEEK
Work on the test well for
oil or gas' to be drilled in
Crawley’s Ridge about six
miles south of the city, is pro
gressing rapidly. A gang of
workmen, from Shreveport ar
rived Monday and commenced
wo^ on constructing the der
rick which will probably be
completed by Saturday night.
Two cars of iron casing
have also arrived this week
and the necessary tools for
drilling will be on the ground
so that actual drilling will
commence about April first.
Already many autos daily
visit the scene and the popu
lace is becoming a little—just
a little—excited at the pros
pect of striking oil in paying
Quantities.—Wynne Progress.
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REAPPOINTED ON BOARD.
Little Rock, Feb. 28.—Gov.
Brough, late Saturday after
noon, reappointed for a term
of four years L. S. Dunaway
of Conway, Faulkner county,
and Judge A. L. Hutchins, of
Augusta, Woodruff county, as
members of the board of trus
tees of the State normal
school at Conway.
Governor Brough' stated
that in announcing the reap
pointment that both of these
gentlemen had shown com
mendable interest in the great
work that has been done by
the State normal and that it
was a personal and official
pleasure to announce their re
appointments.
Judge Hutchins has served
as county judge of Woodruff
county, represented his con
gressional convention and at
the present time is chancellor
of the Fifth Chancery district
of Arkansas.—Cross County
Democrat, Wynne, Ark.
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Costs More But Price Is Same
Foley’s Honey and Tar is
the original and genuine honey
and tar cough medicine. It
costs Foley & Co. more to
make than it costs others to
make mixtures of cheaper in
gredients, but it costs you no
more than the cheap mixtures.
Contains no opiates. Children
like it. For coughs, colds,
croup. For sale at the Red
Cross Drug Store. Adv.
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I PURCHASES PLANTATION
Banks Brothers Buy Improved
Plantation Near Marianna
Known as the Snowden
Plantation.
Henry and Love Banks,
who recently disposed of the
big Soudan plantation near
Marianna, have recently
closed a deal for the purchase
of the F. G. Barton plantation!
of 1,800 acres near Marion,;
.in Crittenden county, the con
i sideration- being $440,000. or j
! $224. an acre. This is said
I to be the best improved and
|most highly developed planta-l
tion in eastern Arkansas. |
Fifteen hundred acres are
now in cultivation. The plan-!
tation has a large store, gin
and a score of good houses and
barns, electric lights, running
water and other improve
ments and conveniences.
Henry Banks will be the act
ive manager of farm opera
tions. In fact, he has already.
taken charge of the planta-j
tion. The purchase price was
for the land and buildings only |
and did not include any of the
oersonal property.—Marianna
Index.
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This Should Interest
All Other Women.
“My kidneys were giving'
me trouble for some time,”
writes Mrs. L. Gibson, 12th ■
and Edison St., LaJunta, Col.!
“I took Foley Kidpey Pills
and they helped me right
away.” Backache, pains in
sides, sore muscles, are rheu-j
matic twinges and always
tried feeling” are symptoms!
of kidney trouble. For sale
at the Red Cross Drug Store.
Adv.
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Wanted: To buy your hogs.
W. J. MITCHELL. Ad \ 1
23-tf.
Mrs. Mollie Perkins of Cot
ton Plant is visiting in Mc
Crory today, Friday—_— —vj
Born: To Mr. and Mrs.j
Homer Robinson, a girl,
Thursday, March, 11, 1920.
The next meeting of the
Community Club will be held
on Monday night March, 22.
We are sorry to note that
Mesdames J. T. Angelo of De
View and S. E. Fountain of
McCrory are reported critical
ly ill.
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NEWS OF INTEREST FROM
THE WYNNE PROGRESS.
Dr. W. H. McKie spent the
last week end with his chil
dren at Cotton Plant.
Ex-Senator Carl-Lee of
Woodruff county was a busi
ness visitor to the city Tues
day. /
Miss Fannie Smothers’ Sun
i day school class met at the
I home of Miss Dolly Butler
Saturday afternoon. Miss
j Dolly was elected secretary
| of the class which holds week
\ ly meetings for the transac
j tion of business. The class
i will meet at the home of A. J.
! Hale next Saturday.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
TAKEN FROM THE
AUGUSTA FREE PRESS
Miss Artie Dav% is serious
ly ill with influenza.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Haralson
were Little Rock visitors this
week.
Mrs. Chas. Tyrone of Earle1
is the guest of Mrs. L. E. Biles |
and other friends.
C. S. Airheart, wife and
daughter have returned from
a trip to Biloxi, Mjss. • •
Mrs. A. L. Hutchins and her
mother, Mrs. J. J. Smith, have
returned from Conway. '
. Rev. and Mrs. Henry Hanes
worth of Cabot were in Au
gusta on business Wednesday.
Miss Bettie Carrithers of
Louisville, Ky., is visiting her
cousin, Mrs. E. M. Carl-Lee.
Mesdames C. C. Heckert and
Judith Campbell returned
Tuesday from a trip to Little
Rock.
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luio. Uiin tun uao x v/tui uv/u
from Earle, where she has
been visiting Mrs. Chas. Ty
rone. ,
Mrs. Laura Stanley left this
week to make her home with
her daughter, Mrs. J. R. Vin
son, in Little Rock.
Will Rutland of Memphis is
shaking hands with old
friends in Augusta, after an
absence of fifteen years.
Miss Mary Fuller was the
guest of Mrs. Blanche Mason
in Little Rock last week.
Dr. Joy Mann, a former
resident of Augusta, now lo
cated. at Hot Springs, is visit
ing his cousin, Will Mann and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Fitz
hugh have arrived from Tuc
son, Ariz., and will make their
home here. We welcome them
back.
It is to be hoped that with
all these wor<Js of wisdom the
bride will soon be able to
make Mr. Eldridge a model
husband.
Rev. E. T. Boyer is teaching
the 6th and 7th grades in the
Xaura Conner High School
during the enforced absence
of Miss Huff, who is ill.
Miss Caralee Houston visit
ed friends in Earle Sunday
and went from there to Mem
phis to visit her brother, re
turning home Tuesday.
Miss Virginia Eldridge, who
is attending school at Mur
freesboro, Tenn., is spending
the week -end at her home in
Gregory.
Mesdames Nathan Gregory
and W. N. Sale have returned
from Okensboro, Ky., where
they attended the funeral of
their grand-mother, Mrs. -
Ford.
Mrs. L,uia iNeii entertamea
with a lovely luncheon last
Thursday, in honor of Mrs.
I Williams of Forrest City.
' Covers were laid for Mr. and
I Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Neil, Mrs.
Williams, Mrs. P*ercy New
som, Misses Eva and Sallie
Moore and Ruby Ferguson.
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Rev. Elgin, district Eyange
; list will preach at the Chris
tian Chucrh, Sunday morning
and evening. All are cordial
lly invited.
H. L. WALTHAL
BLACKSMITH
Located in the Weather
ford shop on the west.iT
of town. Will do ah ki
of blacksmith and renS
"work and will appwS*
your trade. Give me a trial.
RIGGS BROS. GARAGE
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HOUSEHOLD SHOWER
Tuesday afternoon the
home of Mrs. E. B. Timmer
meister, decorated in spring
blossoms, was the scene of one
of the most enjoyable affairs
of the season, when she and
Mrs. W. B. Conner compli
mented^ Mrs. J. Rolfe El
dridge, a recent bride, with a
household shower.
In the library was displayed
beautiful linens, laces, silver
and glass and other useful
articles for the home.
Miss Sallie Moore played a
lovely piano solo which was
greatly appreciated, and Mrs.
Percy Newsom gave a very
clever pianologue which was
most appropriate.
At this juncture a package
was given the bride, which
had come by special messen
ger. After reading the card,
she hesitated about opening it
before the whole company,
but found to her great satis
faction, that two thoughtful
pharmacists had sent all the
necessary articles for her med
cine cabinet.
The guests were asked to
vrite some favorite recipe or
iseful household hint for the
‘ride’s new cook book.
The hostesses, feeling
rice on any subject is a
ible thing, but rarely heeded,
isked those present to use tne
etters of their names to begin
entences giving the bride a •
dee on how to manage a nu
>and. Many secrets were ufr
bided by the married women,
ind even the bachelor mm
vere anxious that she sh
rv their schemes, which ,
itill have hope of PuttlI!Lr
iperation before Leap
prize was awarded^
>ne whose name will b
leld, but her friends say
las made a wonderfu
n the short time she h
it work. The key note of *
idvice was, * hl™ he was
s boss. A salad course
served, and greatly Jj the
The guest list include
members of the Sh oine
Club, the relatives and^
infimfifp friends ot
timate friends of
Augusta Free Press.
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g the week *** T^nurns se
her good school ' for tl6
ring ideas and ( ^o0i fa
itterment of our
cilities.