THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 2.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY, 26, 1917
NUMBER 26
ARKANSAS IS NOW
A “BONE DRY” STATE
Governor Brough Signs Bill as Banqueters Sing “How Dry
I Am.” Executive Used 20 Pens Furnished
by Those Who Will Keep Them as Sou
venirs. Effective When Signed.
(From “Daily Arkansas Gazette”
Thursday, January 25)
“How dry I am!
How dry I am!
Nobody knows
How dry lam!”
And as the assembled guests
at the Chamber of Commerce
dinner sang these very approb
ate lines Governor Charles H.
Brough signed the “bone dry”
bill and made the state of Ark
ansas as dry as the name of the
measure indicates.
Although the news had been
largely discounted by the fact
that is known that the bill would
be signed there was so much in
terest that from 6 o’clock until
midnight the telephones in the
Gazette office were kept busy by
anxious inquires as to whether
it was signed. The hour for
signing the bill was first set for
5:30 yesterday afternoon, but the
bill was not engrossed at that
time and as Governor Brough
was to be one of the speakers at
the banquet it was arranged that
he should sign the bill there.
In signing the bill the gover
nor used his full name, Charles
Hillman Brough, writing each
letter with a different pen. A
mong those whose pens were i
used were the senate and house j
authors of the bill, Senators
Greathouse and Ponder and Re
presentatives Doyle of Lawrence
and Rankin of Pike; Mayor Chas.
E- Taylor, Col. George Thron
es. the Rev. E. J. A. McKin- j
ney, Senator J. A. 0. Bush, Bis
hop James R. Winchester, Presi
dent W. B. Smith of the Board
of Commerce, Aaron Frank and
Representatives Emerson and
Josephs. The bill was signed
also by President Davenport and
Speaker Cazort. The measure j
Was enrolled by Miss Ruth Ha-1
fold of Pine Bluff, private secre- j
tary to Senator Davenport. She
started the enrolling work at
•30 p, m., and completed it at
P* m., bringing the bill to the
anquet hall, where Governor
Brough began signing it at 10:35,
P. m.
Before the hour when the bill
was signed there was at the ban
quet something in the way of
preparing the atmosphere. Walt
er Strong sang several songs, a
mong them one entitled “booze’’
in which the coming dryness of
the state and the measures lead
ing up to it were forecast.
The “bone dry” law published
in the Gazette, forbids absolute
ly the shipment of the liquor in
to the state except for sacramen
tal and medical uses and it is
now in full force and effect. In
toxicants actually on the way
and reaching points of destina
tion prior to the time when the
bill became a law may be deliv
ed and it is stated that the Anti
Saloon League will not seek the
prosecution of railroads and ex
press companies on such ship
ments.
Rush of Shipments
A grand rush was made on ex
press companies yesterday by
persons having shipments of
liquor- awaiting their arrival.
At the express companies extra
forces of clerks took care of the
shipments, which were said to be
heavy, but not as numerous as
during the Christmas holidays.
Prsses 93 to 0.
During the roll call Col. Geo.
Thornburgh, president of the
Arkansas Anti - Saloon League
and speaker of the house in 1891
occupied the stand with speaker
Cazort. There were 93 votes
cast for the bill and none against
it.
Notice of Re-Organization of
McCrory Special School
District.
Notice is hereby given that a
bill for the purpose of which is to
establish by Act of the General
Assembly of the State of Arkan
sas, McCrory Special School Dis
trict will be introduced. Those
who desire to see a copy of the
measure may call at the office of
the President of the School
Board, Mr. E. T. Wherry at any
time. F. Lewis,
Secretary.
The editor is in Little Rock to
day on business.
I
UNCLE JOHN RAYMOND
ANSWERS TO LAST CALL
McCrory Loses One of Her Oldest and Best Citizens in the
Death of Mr. J. O. Raymond, who Died
at the Home of His Son, J. P.
Raymond, Last Night.
Answering the last call, Mr.
John Orum Raymond, better
known as “Uncle John,” passed
to his eternal reward last (Thurs
day) night, January, 25, 1917,
at 9:50 o’clock, at the home of
his son, Mr. J. P. Raymond.
The deceased was born in the
State of Alabama, Nov. 16, 1840,
and was 76 years, two months
and ten days old. He came to
Woodruff County, Arkansas
when a mere boy and has since
made this his home. He was
married twice, his first wife
being Mrs. Margaret Harper of
DeView, to which union four
children were born, Mr. J. P.
Raymond being the only one
living.
After the death of his first
wife, Mr. Raymond was married
in the year of 1883 to Miss Sallie
Carden of White Church (Fitz
hugh) to which union seven
children were born, all of whom
survive except one. The bereav
ed children left to mourn his
loss are: J. P., G. 0., W. A., A.
J., H. G., J. 0., and Mrs. Cleave
Brazeale, all of this city and a
step daughter, Mrs. Mat Bailey
of Paris Texas.
Mr. Raymond was a member
of the Methodist Church and
everybody liked “Uncle John.”
His word was his bond and he
never did harm to any man. He
spent four years in the Confede
rate Army and a braver solder
the South never had.
i „ . . . .
ne spent tne most oi nis me
farming, but for the past several
years engaged in business in Mc
Crory. The last three years of
his life he spent in the livery
business and sick or well he re
mained with his business since
the death of his wife Dec. 16,
1916. He became ill Saturday
night and was removed to his
son’s home Sunday where he
never recovered.
The remains will be laid to
rest this (Friday) afternoon in
the Fakes cemetery north of
town at three o’clock. The Home
News joins many friends of the
bereaved family in extending
heartfelt sympathy.
Jury List
GRAND JURORS
A L Crittenden
T E Bonner
C C Heckert
Lee Miller
J D Eldridge
W P Musgrove
A S Thompson
W H Garton
W F Shoup
F B Jones
J P Wade
John Shue
J R Taylor
R L Johnson
Will White (DeView) J W Neely
ALTERNATES
Green Spradlin T C Griffin
Jont Haralson J C McCrory
William Wilson R B MeKnight
PETIT JURORS
Sterling Knight Herman Garton
A S Fitzhugh John Bates
W N Gregory W M Sale
R H Winfield W B Conner
Luther Wilson C C Ward
Sanford Davis John Larker
Fred Huenefeldt E T Wherry
W B Fakes J A Cullum
Milton Huff T C Bull
G L Carson W H Stokes
George Wells R E Holder
I N Vanlandingham
Victor Stephenson
ALTERNATES
E E Jeffries
C Crotzer
Tom Witcher
Conner Stacy
J T Atkinson
Newt Hays
John Davis
C P Best
Emerson Conner
Strayed or Stolen: One
Black Mare, star branded on left
hip, wThite spot in head. $5.00
reward. Rider Bros., Jelks,
Ark. pd l-12-3t Adv
Mr. T. E. Dye has purchased
the house and lot from Mr. W.
B. Dougherty just north of his
home and formerly occupied by
J. H. Beidelman.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Raney
left Saturday for a week’s visit
to their friends and relatives,
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Morris, and
family, in Russellville.
Col. D. M. Thompson who is
serving his 34th year as a di
rector in School District No. 7,
near Levesqne in Cross County
spent Saturday and Sunday in
this city, the pleasant guest of
his son, Agent R. C. Thompson
and family.