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EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY and woodruff county
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FEBRUARY 21, 1919
NUMBER 31
!N MEMORY OF MRS FAKES
Mrs G B. Fakes was bom
in Montgomery, Ala., January
7th 1819. At about the age
,'ix years she came with her
parents to Arkansas and set
tled in Woodruff county where
,he spent the remainder of her
long and useful life. She unit
id with the Methodist church
when but a child, said she was
not able to remember the day
0f her conversion, m fact her
whole life was a religious one.
On November 25th. 1863,
she was married to Dr. G. B.
Fakes and to this union three
children were born, two hav
ing died early in life.
The life of sister axes was
an unusual one, it was first of
all an unselfish life, she seem
ingly would forget herself and
her personal interests in her
ministerations to others. She 1
was not one to select the ob-1
ject of her benefaction, but !
wherever she could find the |
person in need, no sacrifice was j
too great for her to make, i
Like her Master, she went
about doing good to all.
The religious life of Mrs.
Fakes was the crown of her
life. It was not a life of loud
professions, but a life of deep
devotion to God. never giving
to any the slightest impress
ion that she professed more
than she possessed, hers was a
life of prayer and faith, truly
it may be said of her, she walk
ed with God.
The home life of Mrs. Fakes
was beautiful indeed, there,
was that atmosphere of kind
ness and Christlikeness that
made all feel as she entered
her home that they were in
the home of one of God’s elect.
She was not a woman who
sought an easy place in life,
but following the example of
her Lord, she came not to be
administered to but to minister
and to give her life for others.
Amid the storms and sun
shine you would see sister
Fakes in her quiet way going
°n a mission of mercy, when
she was oftentimes physically
overtaxing her strength, but
in her consuming desire to help i
others she counted not her own i
■lie wear unto herself.
Sister Fakes was a charter
member of the Woman's Mis
ery Society, and the socie
p at McCrory was among: the
cfof gro?p organized in the
e> and through the years
> e was the honored treasurer
„if-le society, holding that po
“ntil the day of her
hnn!]e' "’t*1 her devoted hus
natid, reio^pj to see jn McCr0.
new church for
honoa l18'! worked and
vea« aTu-nrilyed through the
moT1 ' T^la s^an^s today as a
ChriZ6"4 t° their faithful
did m.fu llves* While others
Possihhf make this church
have K ’ ^ Perhaps co.uld not
had\>eenAuilded at the time
™i'ibutinyin0t ?een *or the con
n of Dr. and Mrs.
SHIP CATTLE AND HOGS
Friday of this week marked
a new ephoc in the history of
livestock production in Wood
ruff county, when Messrs H. D.
Angus and L. W. Sturdivant
shipped a car load of pure
bred hogs and cattle to Little
Rock to be sold at the Arkan
sas Stock Growers Association
show and sale.
Mr. Angus furnished the not
ed Duroc hogs and Mr. Sturdi
vant the Dual Purpose Short
Horn cattle.
This is the first car of regis
tered cattle and hogs that ever
went from Woodruff County
and these enterprising young
men are to be congratulated
upon their showing.
Some of their champions will
doubtless be winners at Little
Rock and we would like to see
a goodly number of our farm
ers go to this sale for the ex
perience as well as the educa
tional advantages.
iviessrs oturaivant ana An
gus have probably done more
to advance the interests in bet
ter livestock in this part of the
county than any other farmers
and we bespeak for them un
bounded success in their en
terprise. 1
Our next issue will contain
a list of their offerings and
prices for which they sold.
-—Buy W.S.S.
For sale—One brood sow
bred to defender male, one gilt
and six shoats. all durcoss of
good breeding. H. C. Shear
er, McCrory. Ark. adv2-21-lt
-Buy WS.S.
Special prices on hulls and
meal, cotton seed hulls, $18.00
per ton and meal, $3.00 per
sack. M. D. Thompson, Grays
Ark. adv.2-21-lt
-Buy WS.S.
Estrayed—One red muley
cow, six or seven years old,
crop and split in left ear, over
bit in right and right hip
knocked down. Owner can
have her by paying expense
and proving same. J. W. Clif
ton, Colona, Ark. 2-21-ltp.
Fakes, and the influence of
their lives. No doubt many
will rise up in the judgment
and call her blessed because
of the life she has lived and
the hearts and homes she has
blessed with her great and
good life.
We can scarcely realize that
she is gone, but yet it is so, we
cannot understand it all, but
God knows best ,and he has
claimed his own. The hour of
her going was not so much like
death, but with a shout of vic
tory she passsed through the
open gate.
She leaves one son, Walter,
two grandsons. Turner and
Roger, one sister, Mrs. Neal,
four nieces, Mrs. H. D. Sway
ze, Mrss. Johnnie Swayze, Mrs
Gant and Mrs. Hocot. two
nephews, W. E. Jelks and F.
Lewis, one great grandson, lit
tle T. J. Fakes, Jr.
J. R. NELSON.
TO AID TAXPAYERS
The government is sending
out men to the large towns for
the purpose of assisting those
who will have to pay income
tax for the year 1918. On ac
count of the shortage of man
power it has become necessary
for the local authorities to em
ploy a man to do this work.
The Bank of McCrory has tak
en the matter in hand and has
secured the services of Judge
J. W. Simmons of Cotton Plant
who will be here on March 10, 1
11, and 12. Every person who <
should pay the tax is warned i
to make out his report on the
above date. If you are not <
positive as to whether or not <
you should pay this tax you .
should not give yourself the i
benefit of the doubt, but be in .
McCrory when Judge Simmons i
is here and he will tell you, i
-Buy W.S.S.
SMOKEY ROAD NEWS
A few young people were at
Walter Holt’s Sunday to spend
the day. Among them was 1
Jim Armstrong, who has been :
overseas and who has just been 1
discharged from the service. 1
Smokey Road is improving ;
fast. There is a number of
good looking girls for the boys
who have been in the service ■
to make eyes at.
The people of this section
intend for the cows to starve,
they are building fences.
Several people of this place ■
have started their gardens and
intend to do all they can to 1
help feed the world.
Elmer Holt is going over the
top, he has bought a kodak.
There will be a big dinner
at D. M. Armstrong’s Sunday
in honor of his son, Jim, who
has just returned from over
seas.
Lee Porter purchased a fine .
milch cow from G. W. Holt
Tuesday.
There will be singing at
Walter Holt’s Saturday night.
All young people are invited to
attend.
-Buy waa
sen us your LdDerty rsonas,
any issue at their face value,
no discount in trade. Planters
Merc. Co. 2-21-19
—-Buy W.S.S.
One registered, big type
big bone long bodied Polific
Poland China boar pig for
sale. You will win if the last
word is from Walnut Land
Stock Farm, W. M. Comer &
Son, Props. adv. 1-104t
—-Buy WS.S.
Dr. J. W. Morris of DeView
left Tuesday for Memphis,
where his son, Jerald, is in the
infirmary. While playing foot
ball at school last week the
boy happened to a very pain
ful and serious accident and an
examination proved that he
had been hurt internally and
had to be taken to Memphis
for an operation. We sincere
ly hope he will soon recover
from his injuries and be at
home again. I
BUILD BRICK BUILDINGS
Dr. J. R. Piercy, owner and
manager of the McCrory Drug
Store, has purchased the lots
joining the Waverly Hotel on
the South and will soon start
the construction of a two story
brick building. Indeed we are
glad to state that the people
of McCrory are doing much to
advance the interests of the
town and in a few years the
whole west side will be torn
away and handsome brick
buildings will take the place
of the old frame ones now
standing.
Dr. B. Brewster has purchas
ed two lots in the Raney ad
dition to the town of McCrory
and will build brick buildings
there. The old frame building
just south of the old barber
shop has been torn away and
in its place a brick building
will be built.
Gravel has been placed on
the ground by W. W. Raney,
in his addition to the town of
McCrory, prepatory to putting
down a coneree walk on Ed
monds Avenue. This will soon
be a busy section as several
business men are buying lots
with the intention of building
business houses. We are glad
to see our citizens so enthusi
astic over the building subject
and we predct that in the near
future McCrory will have de
veloped so much that her wor
thy sons who went out to fight
for humanity, will not know
their old town when they re
turn.
-Buy W.S.S.
PUMPKIN BEND NEWS
Pumpkin Bend is getting on
fine, the hogs have eaten all
the pumpkins and we are
gnawing on the bend.
Messrs Elmer and Bertha
Holt, Delton Davis and Miss
Zora Mink were visitors in
Pumpkin Bend Saturday night
All enjoyed a nice time.
We cannot quite understand
the sad expression on the face
of one, Lillard Wilkerson Sun
day. He looked as though he
had lost his mother-in-law.
We are going to have a band
in Pumpkin Bend Saturday
night. Evryone is invited to
come out and hear them play.
Mr John Meridith seems to
find lots of attraction at Mr.
G. W. Holt's. We don’t know
just what it is.
We don’t know what to
think, one boy in the neighbor
hood had a very serious face
Sunday.
Jim btracner was at his usu
al place Sunday morning.
Miss Ola Quinn was in the
crowd Sunday and Burnist
Taylor seemed to enjoy him
self very much.
Mrs. Bettie Sjcott, wife of
Pierce Scott was laid to rest
in the Pumpkin Bend Ceme
tery Sunday.
-Buy W.S.S.
Tempoint fountain pens at
I Carson*s. adv. l-174t