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Walter w. raney, Ed. and Pub.
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Phone: 40
Entered as second-class mat
.^August 26, 1915, at the post
iie at McCrory, Ark., under
t Act of March 3, 1879.
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The Home News is author
ized to announce the following
gentlemen as candidates for
the office under which their
names appear, subject to the
action of the Democratic party
For Congress:
E. E. ALEXANDER
W. J. DRIVER •
FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1920
$75,000 FIRE LOSS
AT COTTON PLANT,
Big Veneer and Stave Mill
Reduced to Ashes In
Short Time.
Cotton Plant, MarcK 8. The
■W. J. Loveless Veneer and
Stave Company’s plant at Cot
ton Plant, valued at $75,000.
burned this afternoon. The
fire started about 4 o’clock in
the drying room, and soon
spread over the entire build
ing. The building had been
reduced to ashes by 5:30
o’clock.
Manufactured veneer worth
$12,000. which had been load
ed into freight cars, was
moved by man power about
100 yards from the burning
building, and was saved.
Several hundred logs, how
ever, went up in smoke.
Mr. Loveless and A. C. Mc
Gregor of Cotton Plant, own
'J’s of the veneer mill, said
their net loss would be about
$40,000, as they carried be
tween $25,000 and $30,000
!r!iUrance’ They said they
Clc* not know whether they
would rebuild. It is be
beved, however, the plant
WlJi bo reconstructed.
The Cotton Plant Veneer
company’s plant and the Cot
n°in ,Plar|t Ice Company’s
* adjacent to the burned
mill, were saved, a heavy
blowing from the op
Gazett ^^rec^on-—Arkansas
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The Dog Autocrat.
o^here in the world has the dog
. .c unrestricted right of way as in
aska. Jn winter dogs - are almost
e sole means of getting from place
do P a< e’ aristocrats of arctic
are the mail teams In the
n)^lce the United States govern
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JACKSON COUNTY
KILLING JUSTIFIED.
J. P. Sweatt of Shoffner Is
Exonerated by Coro
ner’s Jury.
Newport, March 8. That
the killing at Shoffner Satur
day afternoon of Charles L.
Shoffner, aged 45, by J. P.
Sweatt, owner of a farm
leased by Shoffner, was justi
fiable was the verdict of a
jury which investigated the
tragedy here this afternoon.
The inquest was conducted by
Coroner Henry Grant. Wit
nesses'testified that Shoffner
several times had threatened
Sweatt.
Information charging Sweatt
with first degree murder, filed
with Justice Nickolls, was dis
missed, following a conference
between Prosecuting Attorney
Fred Pickens and Justice
Nickolls. Sweatt had been at
liberty under a $2,000 bond
since the shooting
According to testimony at
the inquest, Shoffner and
Sweatt left Newport Saturday
afternoon for Shoffner. Shoff
ner went immediately to his
home. Sweatt, appeared there
a short time later, and an
argument arose over the pos
session of the form. Shoff
ner refused to give up 1 his
lease. Shoffner made a
motion as if to draw a pistol,
when Sweatt fired three shots
from a 38-caliber revolver.
It was disclosed, however,
that Shoffner was not armed,
session of the farm.* Shoff
morning. Sweatt came to
Newport and surrendered to
the sheriff.
Funeral services for Shoff
ner were conducted this after
noon. He is survived by his
wife, two children, two broth
ers, D. L. and Will Shoffner
of Shoffner, £nd one sister of
Alabama.—Arkansas Gazette.
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HAD COLD ALL WINTER.
Colds that “hang on,”
coughs that rack your body
wear you down, the
weakening that comes from
loss of sleep—these are afflic
tions frpm which relief is a
blessing. Nick J. Whres,
Zahl, N. D., writes: “Had a
cold all winter, but since tak
ing Foley’s Honey and Tar it
has entirely disappeared.” For
sale at the Red Cross Drug
Store. Adv.
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CARD OF THANKS
We desire to extend our
thanks and appreciation to
the many friends who came to
aid us in our recent fire.; also
the good people who opened
their homes to us and cared
for our sick.
Mr. .T. C. Bull and Family,
Misses Gray, Frayar, Cazort,
Dawson, Mathews and Mrs.
Houser.
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Good pair of mules and har
ass for sale. Call at the
News office. Adv. 3-5tf.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES, McCRORY, ARK.
(Corrected to Jan. 14, 1920)
The Missouri Pacific Railway Company
GOING EAST: (NORTH)
No.204,Local Passenger, arrives at McCrory..12:ll,p.m.
No.220,Memphis-Hot Springs Special ar. at Jelks... 2:50,p.m.
No.202,Sunshine Special, arrives at McCrory. 5 :02,a.m.
No.296,Local Freight, arrives at McCrory. 9:10,a.m.
GOING WEST: (SOUTH)
No.233,Local Passenger, arrives at McCrory..ll:28,a.m.
No.219,Memphis-Hot Springs Special ar. at Jelks.... 2:23,p.m.
No.201,Sunshine Special, arrives at McCrory.1:01,a.m.
No.295,Local Freight, arrives at McCrory. 2:19,p.m.
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Rock Island Railway Company
GOING NORTH: (EAST)
No.607,Local Passenger, arrives at Jelks.ll:12,a.m.
No.681,Local Freight, (Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays) arrives at Jelks.10:25,a.m.
GOING SOUTH: (WEST)
No.608,Local Passenger, arrives at Jelks... 3:15,p.m.
No.682,Local Freight, (Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays) arrives at Jelks. 8:45,a.m.
Jitneys from McCrory meet all trains at Jelks which is
only two miles west of McCrory.
L. SHUE
HOTEL
Cold Drinks
and Lunches
Across the street north
of Station.
SUNSHINE BILLIARD
PARLOR
Chili, Hambergers, Cigars
Tobacco and Candy
“A Place for Gentlemen” ..
RANEY & SHUE, Props.
some Limb of a Comp. Did This.
Parish Magazine—“In our last num
ber for ‘Fleur de legs’ read ‘Fleur de
lys.’ ”—Boston Transcript.
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Possibly Practicing Winking.
Elsie was told to tiptoe over to
baby’s crib and see if he was going
to sleep. She did so and reported:
“He is ju£t turning his eyes off ar.d
on.”
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Strawberry Pickers Wanted.
We want the coming straw-;
berry crop 2,000, (Two
thousand) pickers, picking
will start about the latter part
of April. We pay three cents
per quart for picking. Houses
furnished to families. Apply
to SHIPPERS UNION, or A.
M. KITTLER, Pres., Judsonia,
Ark. Adv. 3-5-7t.
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Richest Territory.
The richest 100 square mily of ter
ritory in the world, so far as known to
mining engineers, is in the Black hills.
This district produces working quan
tities of nearly every mineral product,
from gold to cement.
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DR. C. P. HARRIS
DENTIST
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McCRORY, ARK.
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Office Hours: 8-5
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We Get XpUi Mister. t
j A caterer advertises: “Coffee fur
I nlshed in insulted tanks.”—Boston
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A Lady Boss.
Many a man who declares he’d never
work under a female boss labors un
der a Miss Apprehension.
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G. T. EARL*EY
First Class Harness
and Shoe Repairing
Modern Shoe Machinery
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WALTER W. RANEY
Phone 40
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Daily Thought.
Never anger made good guard for
itself.—Shakespeare.