Beards News
One “feller's ’ roosters crowed
about daylight, lately.
Mr. Chas. Wright came home
from Someavilie, Tenn., Monday.
A sap-sucker flew over John
Tyre’s house one day this week.
Look out Mr. Binks, Mr. Jinks
will “beatcher” time with your
best girl.
Frankie Davis washes his face
once a day in spite of the cool
weather.
“Grand-pa” John King spent
a few days the past* week with
Wynne friends.
Mrs. Meredith of Wynne is
visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Fletcher McElroy.
Jack Barber goes to bed every
night and gets up every morning,
some mornings.
Charlie Smith chased Bill
Keating’s old sow out of his end
of the lane last week.
Mrs. Chas. Smith' returned
home Tuesday from a visit to
her mother at Pangburn.
Mr. Swartson’s family seem to
enjoy their “New” Ford that
they have had a long time.
Jack Dickinson’s dogs awaken
ed from a deep slumber recent
ly and yelped at a fellow pass
ing by.
Mrs? Doyle, and two daughters
returned Monday to her home at
Kenseft after a few days’ visit
to her daughter, Mrs. A. B.
Barber.
Since crops are finished Ed
King is saving corn. He has
turned his mules into the barnlot
to pasture where there are three
jimpsons, .two cockleburs and a
thistle.
Mrs. E. W. Frizell of Monroe,
La., who is visiting her brother,
Dr. J. R. Piercey of McCrory.
and Miss Mary Piercey were
guests at the home of Mr. John
King Wednesday.
Mr. Elam finds he can be more
sociable with the whole communi
ty since he has a moreconvinient
way to travel. Hurrah for the
“New” Fords anyway. But we
used to think they were “Henry”
Ford's instead of “New” Fords.
Come on all you country writ
ters. Let's not leave out any of
the important happenings. If I
have left out “ary” one I didh’t
“aim” to. If you folks feed your
chickens then sell eggs and buy
soap you “orter” tell me, then I
could get it put in print for you.
’There is a botanical curiosjty
in Bill Beard's cotton patch which
is attracting a great deal of at
tention. He sent a small part of
the plant to Washington to an
expert botanist, and they report
it 1s crab grass, a specimen of
grass lsng thought extinct. Bill
guards his treasure very closely
and says he intends to sow every
seed the plant makes.
Birthday Party
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On Thursday afternoon, Aug.
24, -1916, from three to six
o’clock p. m. Master Chas. C.
Burrow entertained some 25 or
30 of his school mates and friends
with a party, the occasion being
his thirteenth birthday.
Many games were enjoyed by
the little folk and Charles was
the recipient of many small yet
valuable little gifts such as neck
ties, hankerchiefs, books* sta
tionery, etc.
Late in the afternoon delicious
ice cream and cake was served
and each little guest departed de
claring they had spent a most
enjoyable afternoon and wishing
their host many happy returns
of the day.
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I Miss Fannie Hamilton is spend
ing a few days in Augusta visit
ing friends,
Mr. E. L. Hamilton and son,
| Thorpe, attended the Cotton
States Merchants Association in
Memphis this week.
Mrs. H. M. Raney and two
'sons, Irvine and Wilson, of Mem
, phis arrived today, Friday, for a
visit to friends and*relatives.
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Circuit Court Proceedings.
Criminal Docket
State vs Williams, murder
'first degree, jury trial; verdict
! not guilty.
; State vs. Prentis Sharp, pistol,
; plea of guilty; fine $100, suspend
ed during good behavior.
State vs. George Cunningham,
whiskey, -jury trial; verdict
guut.y, uiie .yr.cti in pen.
I State vs Bank Williams, burg
flary,, jury trial, verdict of
| guilty; fifteen years in pen.
State vs. Albert Buchanan,
■ selling whisky, jury trial, ver
1 diet guilty; one year in pen.
State vs Buck Douglas,perjury,
l~plea of guilty, one year in pen.
Town of McCrory vs M. H.
Patterson, appeal from mayor’s
court, continued.
State vs Clarence Mead, jury
trial, not guilty.
State vs Clarence Mead, carry
ing pistol, nol prossed.
State vs Chas. Anderson, as
sault, nol prossed.
State vs Nealy Carter, murder,
nol prossed.
Civil Docket
Nellie Moody et al. vs. B. A.1
| Fletcher, dismissed for want of
v prosecution.
; Grover Carriker vs H. J. Car
riker, M. H. Patterson, I. M. I
McCuan and J. 0. Raymond, dis
missed at cost of plaintiff.
Ida Lee Widener vs J. F. Sum
mers, receiver for Arkansas
Public Service Co., dismissed for
want of prosecution.
U. S. Annuity & Life Insurrnce
Co. vs E. R. Johnson, motion to
transfer to equity filed, granted.
White River Land & Timber
Co. vs W. M. Hawkins, jury
trial, judgment for defendant
for $120. Motion for new trial
filed.
White River Land & Timber
Co. vs W. M. Hawkins, jury trial
judgment for plaintiff for posses
sion of lands described in com
plaint; both plaintiff and defen
dant ask an instructed verdict
and the court instructs a verdict
for plaintiff.
A. J. Miller vs. A. D. Golight
ly answer of defendant and cross
complaint niea.
Nathan Word vs. Augusta
Cooperage Co., jury trial, judg
ment for defendant company
instructed verdict.
In matter of public road be
tween Sections 19 7-1 and 24-7 2
vs H. Arnof et al., petitioners,
dismissed.
E. L. Hamilton vs J. T. Taylor,
continued for term.
J. B. Crisman vs. E. M. Carl
Lee and Woodruff County Bank,
demurrer for Woodruff County
Bank filed; separate answrer of
E. M. CarlLee filed. Demurrer
sustained; exceptions saved. F.
H. Hinkle made party defendant
exceptions saved.
J. C. Brooks vs White River
Land & Timber Co., judgment
for plaintiff.
In the matter of Jelks school
district case was dismissed for
want of prosecution.
Fred Swindle vs Steve Davis,
dismissed for want of prosecu
tion.
In the matter of will of J. J.
Pruitt, jury trial, judgment for
will.
Messrs Noble Massey, Earle
Short, Arthur Spradlin, Horace
Berry and “Wee” Brazeale mo
tored over from Augusta Sunday
afternoon. They were accompa
nied over by Egbert Dupree.
Dr. E. D. Johnson, dentist, of
Black Rock, has located in Mc
Crory and will move his family
here in the near future. His
office at present will be located
in the Waverly Hotel. We glad
ly welcome him to our city and
are sure he will not regret his
moving here.
Mr. J. F. Morgan states that
he has just sold an Allan auto
mobile and delivered same to a
customer in StvLouis. He seems
to have quite a large-territory.
Mr. Morgan drives one of these
popular cars for which he is
agent and is one of the best for
the~money that a person" can
buy.
Just received a car load 0f
John Deere wagons. Planters
Mercantile Co. ^
Miss Della Jeffries went to
Memphis Wednesday to visit her
friend, Miss Annie Ruth Thomp
son.
Mr. H. E. Wood, bookkeeper
for Mayo & Robinson of Jejks
left today, Friday, for Memphis
to spend his ten days vacation.
Mrs. T. T. House and grand
daughter, Miss Fredia Williams
left Wednesday for a visit to
friends and relatives at Searcy
Mr. Bennett Patterson of Jelks
who has just closed a term of
school there will leave Sept. 5
to re-enter Hendrix College at
Conway.
Died: Arthur, age three years,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ottinger of
this city, Tuesday, Aug. 22,1916,
The remains were laid to rost in
the Odd Fellows cemetery,
Mrs. T. C. Simmons and
daughter, Miss May, of Brinkley
arrived yesterday, Thursday, for
a few days' visit to the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jimerson.
Mr. J. F. Armstrong of Little
Rock, fireman for the Iron Moun
tain between Little Rock and
Texarkana, returned home Sun
day after a visit here the guest
of his father, D. M. Armstrong,
who resides on Route No. 1.
Much good work has been ac
| complished on the road across
! Cache River between Jelks and
Fakes this week and last. The
levee will soon be ready for the
bridges and another good road
will be gkven to our county.
Died: Mr. John McKa died
in Wynne Monday. His remains
were shipped to McCrory Tues
day and laid to rest in the ceme
tery near Beedeville. He leaves >
two sons, Will of Fakes Chapel,
and Jeff of Hickory Ridge to
mourn his loss.
Geo. H. Proulx, proprietor of
the popular lunch room that
bears his name, like unto Presi
aent. wooarow vvusuu, ucuc»w
in preparedness. He has just
enlarged his kitchen which was
necessary to take care of the in
crease in business.
Miss Mildred Patterson of
Jelks will leave Monday for Saf
ford, Arizona, where she will
teach science and mathematics
in the high school. Miss Patter
son is an able and efficient teach
er and we wish for her the great
est success possible.
Miss Olive Patterson of Je^s
will leave Sept, 5, for Shreve
port, La., where she has accept
ed a position as teacher of el°cU
tion in the high school.
Patterson is one of Woodru
County’s most talented y°un*
| ladies and we know she will prove
j a winner in her new work. t