You Read the
Other Fellow’s Ad
You are reading this one.
That should convince you
that advertising in these
columus is a profitable
proposition; that it will
bring business to your
store. The fact that the
other fellow advertises is
probably the reason he is
getting more business than
is falling to you. Would
it not be well to give the
other fellow a chance
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To Read Your Ad.
In These Columns.
WOODRUFF CO. NEWS. ‘
PUBLISHED THURSDAY OV BACH WEEK
McCRORY, ARKANSAS.
WALTER W RANEY, Editor.
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Entered at the Post-Office at McCrory
Arkansas, as Second-Class mail,matter.
Jane 11th, 1903.
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ARKANSAS
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STATE FAIR ,
Opens Next Monday, Oct. j
12—Unique and Special ,
Attractions, Best Ever. ■
The gates of the Arkansas State ]
Fair will be thrown open next
Monday morning and for an en- 1
tire week the people of the South
west will have the opportunity of
visiting one of the most elaborate 1
and interesting expositions, and *
one which any people might feel ^
proud. It is estimated that at '
least a quarter of a million persons 1
will attend the third annual fair. 1
There will be special programs '
for every day and night, but one of 1
the most gorgeous and artistically 1
beautiful features of the week will ’
be the grand parade, which will j
take place at noon, Monday, Octo
ber 12. The procession will start
in front of the grand stand and
take an entire circuit of the world '
famous Oaklawn Race track, a '
mile in length, and will be in full ’
view at all times of the tens of ''
thousans of spectators. The pa
geant will be l“d by a gigantic
float representing the State of Ark
ansas and her seventy-five counties.
Seventy-five costumed men will
take the place of horses and will
pull the float. Another unique
float will be one representing the
world and will be a stupendous cre
ation. Many fantastic vehicles
and exhibits will be sandwiched in
with the industrial floats. For in
stance, one will be a fish forty feet
long and eight feet high, another
will represent a drifting iceberg,
apon which will be mounted a polar
near, and yet another will be a
oaf of bread so large that it will re
quire two horsse to transport it. In
’act, the parade will be a continued
stream of decorated carriages, au
obiles, camels, plumed horses,
Souaves, cadettes and soldiers of
;he regular army. It will undoubt
idly be one of the most dazzling
spectacle ever conceived by carni
val and fair promoters.
The Farmers’ Union is up
igainst a tough proposition with
he night rider question, and has
o contend with a problem that or
ganized labor has had to overcome
vhere it has attained success.
3y thorough investigation it is
nore than likely that the night
iders will be found closely relat
id to the ‘‘strike breakers,” the
ibliging tools of Van Cleave, of
he Manufactures Association,
md Post, of “Gripe Nut.” Even
lie eiupiojcr ui sin lie ureagers
Lo uot respect them enough to re
ain them in their employ after
laving used them to settle strikes,
‘strike breakers” are the scum and
‘has beens,” devoid of princi
>le and will do anything for money,
phe ranks of organized labor are
iot open to such cattle.
One of the Common Herd.
Kodol is a combination of the
latural digestive juices and it di
gests all classes of food and every
and of food, so you see it will do
he work that the stomach itself
loes. The only difference between
t and the stomach is, the stomach
;an get out of order and Kodol
lannot, but Kodol can put the
itomach into good order. Buy
iodol today. It is guaranteed,
sold by
H. W. Burrow was over from
Memphis Tuesday. He inform
id us that his wife who is in the
dary Elliot Infirmary is regain
ng her health and will soon be
ible to return home.
House for rent. Apply to H
D. Raney.
TRUTH; QUALITY
^PPEaL to the well-informed in every
walk of life and are essential
to permanent success.
These are the principles upon
which we have built our busi
ness, and we try with each
sale to improve our methods.
Thank you for your confi
dence ; try us some more.
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WOOD & SON
WHERE YOU QET ALL OOOD THINGS FIRST
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COUNTY CLERK, T. ECK SIMPSONS’
REPORT
To the Quorum Court of Wood
ruff County, Arkansas:
I, as County Clerk submit to
your Honorable body my report as
to the condition of the county.
The indebtedness of the county
up to June 31, 1907, was $36,565.
33.
Our indebtedness on the 1st
day of July 1908, was $27,035.58.
The expenses of the county for
the year ending June 31, 1907, was
$1,707.87 over the receipts. For
the year ending July 1st 1908, it is
as follows
GENERAL PURPOSES.
From taxes for year 1907
$18,061 00
From delinquints 1906 106 50
From fines 2,323 82
From fines 64 00
From license 63 95
From clerks on writs and
certificates 559 90
From state treasurer 113 84
Total $21,293.01
DISBURSEMENTS
Paid out for circuit court
purposes $5,471 05
Paid out for county court
puroses 1,640 55
“ Magistrates courts 415 00
“ Assessor books 565 15
“ Roads and bridges 1,816 20
“ Jail expenses 1,331 40
“ Ordinary accounts 1,979 50
“ Records, etc., 435 20
“ Paupers 247 23
“ Treasurer’s corn’s. 422 64
By amount to balance $6,964 59
4 50
$21,293.01
Outstanding warrants againt the
county $27,035.58.
From Oct. 1, 1907, to Oct. 1,
1908, we have issued county war
rants to the amount of $12,347.98.
We have the following amounts
paid into the county treasurer’s
office:
General revenue to state $ 6,061 84
State school tax 10,836 05
State capitol tax 1.806 15
Pension fund tax 5,4l8 44
County general tax 18,061 00
County common school tax 2,723 27
County road tax 10,850 85
District school tax 17,068 93
Total $72,826.53
There has been paid into the
treasurer since July 1908
On license $ 80 00
On fines 491 79
On revenues 150 00
There were returned to this of
fice on the personal list 1208 de
linquents and there were no cor
porations or saw mills returned de
linquent this time.
There has been opened up 12
new roads in different parts of
the county.
There has been two bridges built
and two repaired.
There is in this office over $50,
000 in county warrants that have
been canceled but not burned,
which it is the duty of the County
Judge and Commissioner of ac
counts to do. It has been two
years since they have met together.
You appropriated at the October
term 1907 the following appropria
tions :
For circuit court purposes $3,000 00
“ County court purpose 1,000 00
“ Magistrates courts 500 00
“ Prisoners in jail 1,500 00
“ Assessment books 500 00
“ Public records 500 00
“ Keeping paupers 750 00
“ Bridges and roads 3,000 00
“ Court house repair 50 00
“ Repair of jail 100 00
I attach to this report a state
ment of the roads and school dis
tricts.
1 will retire from this office on
the 31st day of October 1908. You
will have a new county and pro
bate clerk, Mr. B. B. Carl-Lee,
who is well known to all of you us
one of our best young men. In
his election as your Clerk the peo
ple have made no mistake. His
long connection with the clerk’s
office has familliarized him with
the duties of the same. I ask and
know that you will give him the
same courteous treatment that } ou
always accorded me. I|want to
thank you for your expressions of
confidence at your previous meet
ings. I will close by saying that I
have tried to please the public and
that I have performed the duties of
the office and closely watched ever
interest of the county as though it
were my own business. I shall
always feel a deep interest in the
welfare of the county and shall al
ways be ready to give my assist
ance in the advancements of the
affairs of the county, While I
go out of office after October,
31, yet our relations will not be
all together served.
Thus I submit to your Hon. body
this report.
T. Eck Simpson,
County and Probate Clerk.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS
To the Hon. J. F. Summers,
County Judge and Quorum Court:
We, as your committee appointed
by the Court on appropriations do
make the following Reeomenda
tions:
For circuit court purpose $3,000 00
“ County cpurt purpose 1,500 00
“ Magistrate court 500 00
“ Prisoners in jail 1,500 00
“ Assessment books 500 00
“ Buying public records 500 00
“ Keeping of paupers 4,000 00
“ Road and bridges 100 00
“ Repair of Court house 100 00
“ Repair of jail 100 00
“ Bounty wolf & cat scalp 100 00
“ Delivering prisoners
to county contractor 100 00
Respectfully submitted,
October 6th 1908,
W. T. Faspennor,
R. F. Stomps,
Sam T. Watson,
Committee.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON
TAX LEVY.
To the Hon. J. F. Summers
County Judge, and the Quorum
Court:
We, your Committee appointed
to Levy Tax for the year 1908, Do
make the following recomenda
tions:
That a Five Mills general county
tax be levied.
That a Three Mills road tax be
levied.
That a Five Mills city tax be
levied for the City of McCrory.
That a Five Mills city tax be
levied for the City of Augusta.
That a Five Mills city tax be
levied for-the City of Cotton Plant.
That a Five Mills city tax be
levied for the city of Hunter.
We also recommend that the
School Tax be voted as voted on
tabulated statement as attached.
Respectfully submitted,
H. L. Byrd,
T. L. Patton,
S. B. Wilson,
October 6th, 1908. Committee.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to return our heartfelt
thanks to the many generous
mends who stood by us, with such
unwearing kindness during the
time our darling child was called
upon to suffer before entering up
on “the rest prepared for the chil
dren of God,” and crossed to the
the “beautiful home over there.”
Seldom have any in need of sym
pathy and the most devoted friend
ship, received so full a measure of
the best fruits of the human heart,
h rom the first to last it was one un
ceasing routine of kindness aud
attention. All that human power
could do to alleviate suffering and
mitigate sorrow was done. Noth
ing that skill could suggest or love
supply was wanting, and the altar
of friendship was even laden with
its holiest in sense. May the bread
they so lavishly and generously
cast upon the waters return to them
after many days and He who
“tempers the the wind to tne shorn
lamb” protect them from all harm
and long shield them from the sor
row and sickness "and death inci
dent to humanity!; and when they
come, as come they must to one
and all, may they be sustained and
comforted by friends as as noble,
generous and devoted. More, we
could not ask for them; more,
friendshiu could not give.
Mb. and Mrs. W. O. Scales.
C. L. ADAflSON,
Jeweler, Optlcan and Engraver.
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry
Silverware, Etc. Etc.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
TWELVE MONTHS.
REPAIR WORK A SPECIALTY.
AUGUSTA. ARKANSAS.
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FARHERS’ UNION
MEETING AT HUNTER.
Proceedings of the Woodruff County
Union No. 46, Held at Hunter,
Arkansas Oct., 2 and 3.
With President Cody in the
Chair and Secretary Chaney at his
desk the Union was declared op
ened for the transaction of busi
ness.
Bro. G. T. Hay was appointed
vice-president pro tem, to serve in
the absence of T. M. Rhodes.
Report of Executive Committe:
We, the Executive Committee find
the secretary’s books in good
condition with $40.91 in the
treasury Oct. 2,1908.
Bros. Ed McCauley, L. A. P.
Beard and Seth Wilson were ap
pointed as credential committee
who declared the following repre
sentation effective:
Parnel Union No. 654, 3 dele
gates; Revels, No. 2721, 5; Pump
kin Bend, No. 945, 3 ; Cody. No.
664, 7; Buffalo, No. 663 3; White
hall, No. 655. 3; Hunter, No. 2402,
Mill, No. 2561, 3; Jordan, No.
673; 6; MeCrory, No. 2765, 5;
PulltiOht, No. 2639, 5; county
officials, 8. Making a total of
fifty-five delegates in convention.
The meeting went into secret
session and much business was
transacted for the good of the Un
ion was transacted.
Resolution No. 1 by E. W.
Chaney:
Whereas the report has gone out
that, the gin at Hunter, Ark., had
been closod by “night riders;”
and
Whereas the manager, Mr. L. A.
Baker hag denounced the report
as being false and without founda
tion.
Therefore, be it resolved by the
Woodruff County Union in con
vention assembled in Hunter,
Ark., this 2nd day of October.
1908, that we deplore the fact that
such a report is current knowing
as we do that it is against the prin
ciples enunciated in our dedication
of purpose and prohibted by o«r
Constitution.
Be it farther resolved that
we denounce the action of
any and all “night riders”
or any other violations of the
statutory law and that this be
published in the Woodruff County
Motion to Adopt; carried.
Resolution No. 2, by A. .T. Por
ter.
Whereas, the good people of'
Hunter have treated us so cordially
at our county meeting.
Therefore be it resolved that
we extend to them our sincere
thanks for the same.
Motion to Adopt; Carried.
The business of the convention
nearing an end. Revels and Mc
Crory were placed in nomination
as the place of holding the Janu
ary meeting.
Owing to a prior claim Revels
held on the membership on ac
count of yie ding to Hunter’s
wishes in the July meeting at
Buffalo. A lively discussion fol
lowed, butMcCrory won out on a
rising vote and the next County
Union will be held at McCrory,
Hrk., January 1st and 2nd, 1909.
With no further business the
meeting adjourned to meet as
aforesaid unless sooner called to
gether by the president.
E. W. Chaney.
County Secretary.
The Farmers’ Union of Wood
ruff County have opened a pur
chaseucy agency in this city, in
corporated at $25,OOO.oO with a
subscribed stock of $10,000.00.
Only those who are members of
the Union and stock holders in the
agency are allowed to purchase at
or through the above purchasing
agency. There are 104 stock
holders. The directors are F. B.
Wright, president; W. E. Pollet,
vice-president; A. J. Porter, secre
tary and treasurer; C. C. Ward,
J. R. Taylor, J. B West, S. T.
Watson, W. H. Burns and J. R.
Cape haw.
Fanners Educational
—AND—
Co-Operative Union
Of America
Tha Girl Who Rldea the Plow.
Ye city bellea who stand and primp
Before the glass each day, *
And try to put some color where
The bloom has fled away,
Behold your oountry cousin’s charms
And at her freshness bow;
The morning kisses her lips red.
While riding father’s plow.
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I saw her drhre the team afield.
And mount the iron seat.
As lithe as any kitten when
It springs with cushioned feet,
The city miss, with lazy yawn.
And marble face and brow,
Was sleeping oft the last night’s dance
While Ceres rode the plow.
The one is like a flower that grows
Within a sunless room;
The other drinks God’s morning air
That gives the richer bloom.
The one may pound the strident keys
And bellow like a cow;
The other sings the world’s breadsong
song
The while she rides the plow.
When fashion’s gilded race is rua
And time has left his scars
On powdered beauty, that once shone
Like meteoric stars;
Then who will press her painted lips
Or breathe the lover’s vow,
While summer tints with rosy blush
Thfl srirl whn Hrioa tho ninnrf
—Eugene Secor.
Price Saye Heavy Demand.
Theodore Price, the cotton specu
lator who has been on the bear side
of the cotton market for two or three
seasons past, and the man who issued
the confidential circular last year to
bankers and merchants advising them
to force the farmers to sell, has turn
ed to the other side of the market
and has just Issued the following cir
cular:
America will sell its agricultural
products of this year for something
over eight billions of dollars. The
world cannot pay us for this in gold,
abundant as it is, because there is
not much gold in the world, and we
must be paid in goods which other
people will produce. The result will
be an impetus to industry and com
merce that will set all wheels in mo
tion and give employment to all able
to work.
1 shall not be surprised if about
September, 1909, Messrs. Hood, Per
nle & Co. In the light of spinners'
takings of 14,000,000 bales of Ameri
can cotton for the season then ending,
shall cable me that a crop of 15,000,
000 bales will be too small for 1910.
When cotton was half a cent lower,
| I advised spinners to protect their
| prospective requirements until De
cember. 1 now advise them to buy
all the cotton they can, around pres
ent prices. I am certain the crop has
been over-estimated and am equally
certain that it will seem so small be
fore frost that the cotton they now
buy or the goods they manufacture
from It can be sold at a handsome
profit.
To the Southern planter I say there
1* no possible reason why you should
accept less than 10 cents per pound
for this year's crop, however large,
' and you may be justified In demand
ing very much more, If the crop prom
ises to be less than 13,000,000 bales.
A year ago, In September, 1907,
when cotton was selling at 13 cents
I predicted that under the panicky
conditions which I foresaw, It would
sell at 8 cents, and May contracts ia
New York actually sold at 8.03.
On Wholesale Botching.
It used to be that a man could take
a small team and small tools, plant
many things on thirty acres of land,
raise a good support. Send their child
ren to school half of the year. But
how Is It nowT From 75 to 90 acres
with a double or triple team, all of the
children and a hired hand thirteen
months In the cotton field; buy every
thing to live on out of the store on 8
credit (board In town and live at
home.) It that is not botching, what
is it? One land owner in Red Rlv»t
county said it used to be that I 0011
not get one man to take more than
or SO acres; then I got a bale to the
acre, but now he must have 75 or »
acres, and the result i* tt takes three
acres to make a bale.”
Now. on another kind of botching
There la too much cross-firing on vs
ous subjects. I fear if it is not s o
ped it will get our Union in to a co •
glomerated mess. Let me offer a 8
gestlon: Let headquarters say w
we seed mostly to give success. Su
as banks, mills, warehouses, etc.,
let the locals work to that point ^
quit cross-firing.—Rev. B. C.
in National Co-Operator.
Grape growers la the Rc*u*
valley, Oregon, are deiighted bec
they have discovered that the P
liar red soil of thst country will P
dues the Flame Tokay grape to P
faction. On# grower put oet 100.W
Tokay slips this spring.
as idaa * the scarcity of
he had from the fact the
llnols farmer cut 19-Inch
>f cottonwood trees on hi
set was heralded throughout £
as Hfk‘-f quite remark*"”