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EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 1.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1915
NUMBER 3
BOARDS OF EQUALIZATION
Among the boards of equaliza
tion appointed last Friday by
Governor Hays, we publish the
following:
Woodruff County: (Northern
District) W. E. Jelks, of McCro
ry, J. W. Morris, of DeView and
Steve Davis, of Augusta; (South
ern District) H. 0. Penrose, of
Hunter, Dan Keith, of Howell
and T. C. Carter, of Cotton Plant.
Cross County: A. F. Misner, S.
D. Mathews and J. B. Hamilton.
Jackson County: L. B. Smith,
F. B. Bleakley and Chas. R. Hite.
Monroe County: Elmo Chaney,
R. R. Hurst and Tom Sain.
White County: T. M. Woods,
G. W. Dobbins, J. R. Linder, F.
W. Pearson and M. B. Johnson.
Governor Hays could not have
selected a board composed of bet
ter men than those above men
tioned.
Mr. Jim Johnston was able to
be down town on crutches Thurs
day of this week, after several
days confinement to his rooms,
resulting from painful injuries
received when he was struck by
an automobile at a ball game
here two weeks ago. His many
friends are glad he is again able
to be out.—Cotton Plant Banner.
Mrs. L. McFall returned Sun
day from a month’s stay in Cali
fornia. While gone she spent a
week with H. A. and L. L. Lang
ton and families. She states
that they live about 15 miles in
the country from Los Angeles,
and that they own an eight cyli
inder Cole automobile and that
with the 'excellent pike roads
there that Lou makes the trip to
town in from 15 to 20 minutes.
She reports a fine time and that
she enjoyed her trip and her visit
to the Langton home hugely.
Ben Simmons of Augusta was
here this week. He is assisting
in the working of the new road
at Jelks. It is plnnned to have
a road working day for this road
and Overseers J. F. Bronte and
Ben Simmons, together with
Steve Davis and others have
agreed to furnish several teams
for the work. McCrory mer
chants should take an active in
terest in helping this road to
completion as it will bring a large
amount of trade to this town
which has heretofore gone else
where. If they can not go help,
send a man or team, or contrib
ute an amount of money for the
road. Anything that will help
Jelks, will naturally help Mc
Crory.
CHARGED WITH STEALING A MULE
Richard White, who stole a
mule from T. C. Carter of Cotton
Plant about three years ago, was
caught at Hope last wedk by W.
0. Barrentine who brought him
to this city Sunday. White told
a reporter for the News that he
caught a train at the Cache River
bridge on the Rock Island after
releasing himself from the county
jail at Cotton Plant and went to
Oklahoma, Last week he was
recognized by Mr. Barrentine
and arrested. White brought
the mule to McCrory and sold it
to Barrentine.
When he told his name, Bar
rentine who lives at Hope, asked
if he was the man who stole the
mule at Cotton Plant and he said
he was but he came clear of the
charge. Mr. Barrentine having
been to Cotton Plant and learned
since that White broke jail knew
that he did not clear himself of
the charges, but never let White
be any the wiser until he had
him arrested to bring him back.
Deputy Sheriff Chas. W. Brooks
of Cotton Plant came up Sunday
and carried the prisoner back to
Cotton Plant for trial whicn will
take place at the coming term of
Circuit Court.
Dr. J. C. R. Wettstein of Ef
fingham, 111., was here this week
looking after his land interests
which are in charge of Geo. T.
Rardin. The Doctor had his land
surveyed this week and Mr. Rar
din has made quite an improme
ment in the way of clearing, etc.,
since he has been in charge.
Otis McConnell of Hunter, has
joined Monticello of the Eastern
Arkansas League and is now
showing the fans some real ball
playing. “Mack,” as he is
known by^his many friends and
admirers in Cotton Plant, is a
fast clean player and would be a
help to any team in the state and
he takes with him the well-wish
es of every member of the local
team.—Cotton Plant Banner.
Miss Pearl Harrison of Little
Rock, foreign missionary to
China, who is located at Yingtak,
China, entertained the children
of the Baptist Church Sunday
afternoon and also delivered a
sermon at the Methodist Church
Sunday evening. She proved
quite interesting and a large au
dience was present to hear her.
Miss Harrison is paid a salary of
$600.00 a year which is paid by
600 members of Sunbeam Classes
of the Baptist Churches of Ark
ansas, each child contributing
$1.00.
COTTON AND THE “FREE
DOM OF THE SEAS”
As has been pointed out before,
Great Britain during the Russo
Japanese war was the leading
opponent of a movement to de
clare cotton contraband and sub
ject to confiscation. That was
because British India was ex
porting to Japan, and such pro
cedure would have hurt British
business. Because of Great
Britain’s streneous opposition to
the movement, cotton was not
declared contraband, and the
trade went on.
Now the “orders in council”
appear to Great Britain to be
“necessary,” and so' the “Mis
tress of the Seas” completely re
verses her position, making her
former declaration mere “scraps
of paper.” Cotton now is sub
ject to confiscation, and the
South’s market for its one product
is effectually ,closed. Necessity
seems to be the final law of na
tions. The European war has
emphasized the fact that a strong
nation may do as its “necessity”
demands. International law is for
those nations which have not the
power to enforce their whims up
on the world. The moral would
seem to be that nations must be
powerful, from a military and
naval standpoint, if thev are to
get justice. — Arkansas Democrat.
_
J. F. Morgan, our tie dealer,
informs us that there were 1,000
cross ties, 40 wagon loads, aver
aging 25 ties each, hauled to
town last Saturday*. He also
stated that he paid out about
$200.00 for the hauling of the
above ties and that he is shipping
about six cars a week, all of
which are switch ties only.
The first trip to be.made in an
automobile across Cache River at
Jelks over the new bridge was
made Saturday by Dr. H. P.
Hargis. T. T. McFall also went
over the above new road in his
Ford the same day. When this
road will have been completed
the time consumed to make an
overland trip to Augusta will be
cut to about 30 minutes, or about
one half.
H. Arnof had us print 1,500
large circulars this week announ
cing a big bargain sale at his
store which begins Saturday,
Aug. 14, and lasting two weeks.
He is offering scores of real bar
gains to the people of this trade
vicinity and it will mean money
to you to read his advertising and
take advantage of the rare bar
gains offered. Don’t fail to pay
this store a visit during the next
two weeks.
JURY LIST
NORTHERN DISTRICT
GRAND JURORS
A L Crittenden J D Eldridge
W H Garton
R E Berkshire
C F Hunefield
J G Haralson
Steve Davis
W B Conner
R B McKnight
J G Spradlin
Lee Wilier
John Bates
W H Gray
E B Wood
T A Jeffries
J F Shue
ALTERNATES
J H Crossett A K Materna
A S Thompson T C Bull
J H Gipson Henry Bren nen
PETTIT
C W Hunnicutt
P S Knight
E J Roselle
J G Battle
J B Johnson
R E Brandon
W G Dilliard
*J C McCrory
' E H Wilson
C B Cook
N E Wherry
H A Tennes
JURORS
G W Garton
Luther Sale
Luther Berry
W R Cain
C H Eskew
R R Hardin
J A Melton
F P Wright
C B Fakes
G W Barber
Andy Comer
W A Cole
ALTERNATES
H H Caldwell Fred Gullic
Duke Revel E Nelson
Jno. Davis Ira Stoker
Chas. Anderson T N Taylor
Clent Lee
SOUTHERN DISTRICT
GRAND JURORS
J E B McBernett
J L Ferguson
G W Barker
W L Armstrong
W J Penrose
Smith Crockett
B S Carleton
W L Freeman
Steve Cochran
D H Echols
Mike Meehan
N H Chaney
Cary Beard
C B Caples
Geo Scudmore
E S Cook
ALTERNATES
Elmer Brinneman M F Smith
Harry Mathis Roy Nance
Geo Kennedy S.M Bush
PETIT JURORS
Earl Mitchell
Wm Rosenbaum
Joe Hackenberry
A G Brinneman
Frank Angelo
J W Armstrong
W R Castleman
Horace Mathis
0 H Fitzgerald
Frank Holleman
Lawrence Collier
Mark Mashbrush
Geo Henchle
C H Forth
T P Styles
T M Chaney
J H Harris
W B Wise
W M Parrish
H F Doyle
J B Boswell
E L Joiner
Ivy Echols
Jno Inman
ALTERNATES
M Z Mitchell
J D Pointer
Lin Smith
Ran McGregor
L B Parnell
Jake Elam
H B Spencer G W Bell
Albert Doss
50c underwear only 39c at H.
; Arnof’s big sale. Adv.