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I WILL OFFER FOR SALE FOR CASH TO THE HIGH
EST AND BEST BIDDER AT MY HOME AT LANGTON,
I NINE MILES NORTH OF McCRORY, ARKANSAS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1918
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STOCK OF MERCHANDISE, CONSISTING OF SHOES,
DRY GOODS, HARNESS AND NOTIONS. ALSO TWO
LARGE SHOW CASES.
NEWS OF WOODRUFF CO.
FOLKS PUBLISHED IN
THE OTHER CO. PAPERS
Interesting News Items Clip
ped from Our Exchanges
About Home Folks
From the Brinkley Argus
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Mathis
of Hunter were visitors in
Brinkley Wednesday.
Mrs. F. E. Botsford and
daughter Gazelle, of Brinkley
spent Saturday in Zent the
guests of the former’s mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bunch
and children of McCrory, were
visiting relatives and their
many Brinkley friends this
'• eek. Sam is now connected
in a responsible way with a
big mercantile establishment
and they tell me that he is
making good, all of which is
no surprise, for a truer, better
fellow never lived than old
Sam.
Mrs. John Taylor of the
Cloverdale Farm near Hille
mann, was a Brinkley visitor
Sunday the guest of the Argus
family enroute home from a
visit to relatives in Memphis.
Mrs. Taylor and her husband
were one of the pioneer Brink
ley citizens. She was at that
time a Miss Emma Guthrie and
later was married to Mr. Tay
lor by the Rev. T. H. Howard.
Just how near Mrs. Taylor
came to seeing the beginning
of the city of Brinkley can be
judged from the fact that her
mother who died back in the
seventies was the fifth person
buried in the Brinkley ceme
tery—now Oak Lawn Ceme
tery.
From the Brinkley Citizen
Dr. T. B. Bradford, the well
known Cotton Plant physician
was here Wednesday on his
way to Little Rock.
Mr. Sam C. Bunch and fam
ily of McCrory, visited his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Bunch here the first of the
wreek.
The McCrory Home News,
Watter W. Raney editor and
owner, has installed a linotype
and expects to greatly improve
his paper in the near future.
Mr. Edward Sullivan of
Lonoke, was here this morn
ing on his way to McCrory to
assist Mr. Raney in getting his
new typesetting machine start
ed.
Mr. James Engel of Hunter,
who is a candidate for Rail
road Commissioner, was in the
city Monday and paid this of
fice a pleasant call. Mr. Engel
will soon begin an active cam
paign for the office.
From the Wynne Democrat
Walter Jeffries of McCrory,
was at the dance last Friday
evening.
Sam Smith, a substantial
business man of Tilton, was in
the city Wednesday.
J. M. Barnett, a prominent
citizen of Hickory Ridge, was
in the city Monday on business.
Mrs. Slocum of Tilton, was
in the city last Saturday, the
guest of the family of L. F.
Graff.
Misses Rena, Berry and Pau
line McFall of McCrory, at
tended the dance at the Van
Noy. last Friday evening.
Lee Goss and Gilbert Gow
dy of Hickory Ridge, were in
the city Sunday on their way
to Camp Pike, where they will
enter the services of Uncle
Sam.
From the Wynne Progress
John Oldham of Hickory
Ridge has moved his family to
Pumpkin Bend in Woodruff
County where John expects to
do his bit in farming this sea
son.
Court Suddenly Adjourns
Circuit Court which was to
have convened at Cotton
Plant for the March term, was
brought suddenly to an abrupt
end Monday, when it was an
nounced that Judge Jackson
as sick and not able to hold
court for several days. Court
s adjourned for four weeks
The grand jury, however re
mained in session and proceed
ed with its work after County
Judge A. L. Hutchins of Au
gusta had been elected tem
porary judge in Mr. Jackson’s
absence.
Election Proclamation
By virtue of the authority,
vested in me as Mayor of the
Incorporated Town of McCro
ry, Arkansas, notice is hereby
given that an election will be
held in said town on
TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1918
for the purpose of electing
the following officers to serve
for the ensuing year:
One Mayor,
One Recorder.
Five Aldermen.
Given under my hand as
Mayor of the Incorporated
Town of McCrory, Arkansas,
this, 1st day of March, 1918.
WALTER W. RANEY,
adv. 3-l-4t. Mayor.
Cut this out-It Is Worth Money
DON’T MISS THIS. Cut out
this slip, enclose with five cents
to Foley & Co., Sheffield Ave.,
Chicago, 111., writing your
name and address clearly. You
will receive in return a trial
package containing Foley’s
Honey and Tar Compound,for
coughs, colds and croup. Fo
ley Kidney Pills and Foley Ca
thartic Tablets. Red Cross
Drug Co., McCrory. Adv.
Born: Friday, March 1,
1918, to Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Lewis, a girl.
For Sale—Six reg. Poland
China boar pigs. These pigs
are well bred and 4 to 5
months old. See R. W. Beck,
County Agent.
Mrs. E. T. Wherry and son,
Mr. M. K. Wherry, went to
Camp Beauregard, La., Satur
day to visit their son and |
brother, Mr. N. E. Wherry, a
musician who went with the
volunteer company of soldiers
from this county. They will
also visit other relatives at
Tioga, La., while away.
EASTERN DISTRICT
JURORS SELECTED
Eastern Division Federal
Court to Convene in Hel
ena, March 12
Helena, March 2—United
States District Court for the
Eastern District of Arkansas
will convene in Helena Tues
day, March 12, at 11 o’clock
Judge Jacob Trieber presid
ing. Among the list of jurors
are the following from Wood
ruff county:
Ed Bonner, Augusta; W. R.
Cain, Augusta; Fletcher Lew
is, McCrory; Fred Shoup, Au
gusta; Morton Oak, Augusta;
Jonathan Harlason, Augusta
Nathan Gregory, Augusta;'
John Eldridge, Augusta.
Spring Is Nice, But—
Lack of fresh vegetable food
and interrupted, changing
habits make these trying weeks
for any one inclined to consti
pation. Foley Cathartic Tab
lets are just the thing for indi
gestion, billiousness, gas on
stomach, furred tongue, head
ace, or other condition indicat
ing cloged bowels. Cause no
bad after effects. Red Cross
Drug Co., McCrory. Adv.
Prominent Negro Dead
Died: Major McKa, col.,
died at his home near Colona
Saturday, March 2, 1918. He
was a leading member of his
race and was secretary of the
St. Joseph Aid Society of Wi
ville and a member of the
Royal Circle under whose
auspices the funeral services
were conducted. He was also
a deacon of the Baptist church
at Lone Grove and the remains
were laid to rest in a broad
cloth covered casket furnish
ed from Raney’s Undertaking
Establishment of McCrory in
the cemetery near the above
church. The deceased carried
$700.00 insurance and $70.00
burial benefits in the above
orders.
It Sure Does the Work
Mrs. W. H. Thornton,3523
W.lOth St., Little Rock, Ark.,
writes: “My little boy had a
severe attack of croup and I
honestly believe he wouldhave
died if it had not been for Fo
ley’s Honey and Tar. I would
not be without it at any price,
as it sure does the work.’’ Best
remedy known for coughs,
colds, whooping cough. Red
Cross Drug Co. Adv.*
Feed, Lumber, Coal
Shingles, Doors, Rubber
Roofing, Paints, Brick and
Lime.
Corn, Oats, Chops, Hulls
and Meal.
H. D. SWAYZE