COTTON PLANT NEWS
OF JHE PAST WEEK
Items of Interest Concerning
the People of the Southern
District’s Capital
(From the Democrat, April, 8)
Mr. W. J. Loveless was a
business visitor in Memphis
this week.
Lieut. Morseman was a
business visitor at Carlisle
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Redwine
left Tuesday afternoon for a
visit to relatives in Little Rock.
Mr. James Engel, a promi
nent business man of Hunter,
was in Cotton Plant Monday
on business.
Jake Levy, of Forrest City,
is in the city visiting the fam
ily of his sister, Mrj and Mrs.
L. Blumberg.
G. W. Daniels, formerly of
The Princess Theatre, but nowj
of Augusta, was in the city
today on business.
Mr. A. H. Abernathy, man
ager of St. Francis Motor Co.,
at Brinkley, was in the city on
business Thursday.
Dr. C. H. McKnight of
Brinkley, was in the city
Thursday visiting relatives
and old-time friends.
Mr. Dan Keith, one of How
ell’s progressive merchants,
was transacting business in
Cotton Plant Saturday.
Our good Inend Mr. G. K.!
Hornback, of Howell, was
looking after business interests
in Cotton Plant Saturday. j
Mr. and Mrs. G.' W. Daniels
have returned from a visit to
relatives at Augusta. G. A. j
has been quite ill for two
week's.
Mrs. Nat Wiseman, who has I
been on a visit here for the!
past month with her husband
returned to her hoipe in Mem-;
phis Tuesday morning.
Mrs. John P. Burke, who has
been visiting her mohter at
Dallas, Texas, for sometime,
has returned to this city where
she will in the future reside, i
A series of services will be
held at the Presbyterian
church in Cotton Plant, begin
ning Sunda/ April, 17. Rev.
J. p. Kidd, if Little Rock will
preach.
Louis Blumberg, one of Cot
ton Plant’s progressive mer
chants, left Monday for St.
Louis, where he is purchasing
merchandise for his store and
also visiting his mother.
Misses Thelma and Beatrice
Hysmith, who have been at
tending Westhampton College
at Richmond, Va., and for
several weeks have been visit
ing in Washington, D. C., re
turned home last Saturday.
The Weinberg Store has
moved from the Mabenry
building formerly occupied by
Herman Marcus & Co. They
are putting on a big , opening
sale beginning Saturday April
9..* See their advertisement on
this page of The Democrat.
Cotton Plant is all excite
ment today over the possibili
ties of oil. A geologist is in
the city today/ The forma
tion and structure of the
lands in this section hold
promise of oil. The oil fever
spreads and more people be
come interested daily.
Pull list of names of officers*
non-commissioned officers,
specials, first-class privates
and privates, will appear in
next weed’s armory notes.
Add your name to this list.
All privates that haven’t their
rifles call at the quarter mas
ter’s department and one will
be issued to you.
In the article last week in
regard to the new Presby
terian church, we stated the
church was erected at a cost
of $1,500.00 when in reality
we should have said the
church cost more than $30,000.
00. The error was uninten
tional and we are sorry it oc
curred. The building is beau
tiful and is an ornament to our
fair city.
Mrs. j. £j. nysmiin leit rues
day afternoon for Memphis,
to atend at the bedside of lit
tle Chas. Edward Reedq son of;
a sister of Mrs. Hysmith and|
brother of Mrs. H. C. Argo.:
The little fellow has been vef*y
low, for several weeks and re
covery is said to be doubtful.!
The Democrat extends sympa-|
thy to the little sufferer, and;
wish for him a speedy re
covery.
• Cotton Plant’s municipal
election last Tuesday was a1
very quiet affair, less than 100
votes polled. There was no
opposition to the ticket nom
inated and very little interest,
was manifested. The follow
ing ticket was voted pn with
out opposition: For mayor,
S. M. Bush. For recorder, W.
G. Jones.For aldermen, J. G.
Barnett, J. G. Tarkington, W.
H. McCain, C. T. Doss, W. J.
Loveless.
Mr. C. H. Squires, of Little
Rock, adjuster for the Rock
Island Company, was in the
city the first of last week, for
the purpose of paying dam
ages ^caused by the burhing of
the residences of Dr. Gephart
and J. R. Meehan. 4 The Mee
.han residence ,was ocupied by
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. McGregor.
Mr. Squires ' stated to The
j Democrat that he settled in
| full the losses sustained on
buildings and also on some
household belongings of Mr.
A. C. McGregor.
* Wiville News.
Mrs. Will Pollard spent the
day in Brinkley today.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Stpker
of Jelks, visited here Wednes
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Clark of
; Brinkley, visited homefolks
here Sunday.
Mr. Love Banks of Smith
dale was a business visitor
here Monday and Tuesday.
Misses Erdna Wilson and
Dorriss Kyle of M'cCrory, spent
Saturday here with friends.
Mr. Charlie Clark, who is
workirtg for the express com
pany in Memphis, spent Sun
day with homefolk.
• Boy Scouts Organized
A company of Boy Scouts
of America is being organiz
ed in Cotton Plant ^with Mr.
Sol Nathan, Scout Master.
They meet every Wednes
' day evening at 7:3Q sharp at
the old Presbyterian church
and an invitation to all boys
12 years of age and upward is
extended to join and are in
vited to become members.
The following names have
been enrolled: Ernest Hile
man, Edwin Deboe, Kenneth
Shoephoester, Robert Brown,
Tommy White, Marion Baker,
James McKie, Robert McGreg
or, Louis Barnett, Alex Diffey,
Morris Dodson, Neuman
Leightn, Lewis Crafford, Free
man Johnson, Melt Rammage,
Robert Weinberg, J. C. Tar
kington, Clifford Heboe , Ha
den Argo, Joe Newsom, Al
bert Stackhouse, Valient
Luker, Estell Gibbs, Harvey
O’Rear.
Down In Daggett.
The Foraker Stave Factory
has shut down, labor scarce.
The second coat of •gravel
is now being put on rapidly.
Mr. Lonnie Crow of Hunter,
is visiting in Daggett this
week.
Miss Willie Sullivan is the
charming guest of Miss Minnie
Richmond ,her cousin.
Miss Edna Cochran has
been very ill for some time
but is reported better this
week.
* Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Barman;
are rejoicing over the arrival
of a dear little girl who came
Sunday to brighten their
home.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. . Miller
and family who have* been
visiting relatives near here for
the past week returned home
Sunday.
We are glad to note that
Mrs. Porter Hudson, who has
been quite ill for the past few
weeks is aMe to be up, much to
the delight of her many
friends.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Notice is hereby given t^iat
on May 7 1921, at the Citizen’s
Bank, Hickory Ridge, Arkan
j sas, bids will be received by
the Board of Commissioners of
; Bayou DeView Drainage Dis
i trict No. 1, of Cross, Jackson
and Woodruff Counties, Ark
i ansaS, for the construction of a
timber bridge 105 feet in
length across Ditch No. 1,
near Hickory Ridge.
All bidders wifi be required
I to furnish bond in the sum of
! one hundred dollars, and the
j successful bidder will be re
I quired to furnish a construc
' tion bond in the sum of five
i hundred dollars.
The right is reserved to re
ject any or all bids.
Plans and specifications are
on file and may be seen in the
circuit clerk’s office, Wynne;
| the Citizen’s Bank, Hickory
I Ridge * W. F. Beede, Beede
ville and J. F. Shue, Morton,
NEWSOM ENGINEERING
CO., Wynne, Ark. Adv.ltc
Mr. and Mi;s. L. L. Cole and
litlle son, Richard, of Howell,
| spent today, Friday, in our
| city. While here they were
I guests at the home of Miss
Lou McCrory.
McCRORY DRUG CO.
Jeffries & Morris, Props.
“Everything in Drugs”
PHONE 42
G. W. BARBER
NOTARY PUBLIC
INSURANCE
DUFFEL BROTHERS
BARBER SHOP
Courteous treatment to all.
Your patronage solicited.
Money back without question
if HUNT’S GUARANTEED
SKIN DISEASE REMEDIES
(Hunt’s Salve and Soap),fail in
the treatment ofltch, Eczema,
Ringworm.Tetterorotherltch
iftff skin diseases. Try this
treatment at our risk.
RED CROSS DRUG STORE
Mrs. Eleanor Burrow will
spend tomorrow, Saturday in
Memphis.
Mrs. Etta Drewery returned
today, Friday, to her hqme in
Newbern, Tenn., after having
spent two weeks here with
her son, Mr. R. A. Drewery.
Rev. Guy Murphy of Mc
Crory and Rev. —— Fikes, of
DeView, Messrs W. H. Dow
dell, and W. E. Jelks attended
the educational meeting of
the Southern District of North
Arkansas Conference at Ken
sett this week.
jf
/ NATURE IS PAINTING
THE EARTH
Man should certainly keep
in harmony with these sur
roundings. Every place in
our community needs some
repairing or painting.
IT WILL COST LESS THAN
IT HAS FOR YEARS
LOOK! LOOK!! LOOK!!!
, We have 5,000 feet of ship
lap that we are selling cut
at only $25.00 per thousand.
If your shed or fence or y°u
have any kind of rough re
pairing to do now is the tim
to do it.
THE ARKMO LUMBER CO.
J. F. RIPLEY, Manager.