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McCRORY. ARKANSAS.
Q. W. KRAflER, Editor.
Kntered at the PostOWee at McCrory,
Arkansas, usJSecomVClasM mail,matter.
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NEWS.
As for us wo would rather have
5,000 miles of good roads than
one battle ship, and the cost is
about the same, we would rath
er have 1,300 steel plows than
one thirty-inch steel gun, and the
costisaboutthe same. We’d rath
er have a standing army of 100,
000 yeomen, engaged in the hum
\ ble occupation of agriculture,
than a like number doing garri
son duty, or trying to kill
somebody at home or abroad.
These may be old fashioned no
tions, but they seem sound to us.
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A good town is one where the
farmer and the laborer spends
his money with the home-mer
chants for everything he can ob
tain there, where, the citizens
help and encourage everything
that tends to the upbuilding of the
town. The home merchant is the
man who helps pay for the streets
whereon you walk, the school in
which your children receive their
education, the cnurch in which
you worship. His name usually
leads all subscription papers.
He is a man who cannot afford to
swindle you, he stays with when
adversity overtakes you, he sticks
to you through thick and thin.
These are only a few of the rea
sons why you should patronize
the home merchants. By doing
this business becomes lively and
the town prosperous and more
pleasant to live in.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
AmoDK the proceedings of the County Court
held at Autrusto we note the roUowfne:
Ex-parte petition of Cook Cariker & Co., anil {
Vacaro Gazzola to remove dram shops within
the corporate limits of McCrory. granted.
Petition of VV. H. Lacey to transfer his chil
dren for school purposes from district 30 to 17,
granted.
Arnonz othel proceedings J. P. House was
appointed road commissioner for the county,
The following overseers were appointed: D.
T. Price, district number 1. White river town
ship: John L. Conner number two. Augusta
township: Robert SJmmons district number 3,
Augusta township: John Lee number 4, Point
township: R. K. Holder number 5, Barnes town
ship; Thomas Browning number 0. Pumpkin
Bend township: William Penrose number 7,
Dent township, J. C. Mitchell number 8. Coney
township: L. Spears number 10. Freeman town
ship; districts number 9, Cache township, 11
Cotton Plant township and 12 Deview town
ship had been previously appointed the follow
ing being the overseers respectively, R. J.
Martin, J. R. Trice and J. X. Chaney.
Bond of J. P. House was approved.
R. L. Lynch's contract for county convicts,
approved.
Reported sole of 16th section of school land in
township 8, range 4 confirmed.
The following school directors were appoint
ed: Imrie White was appointed for school dis
trict number 30. Genera! Cochran, district num
ber 6.
The following justices of the peace filed
their reports: James T. Bailey and J. N. Neal
ey of Cotton Plant: R. P. Hunnycut and F. D.
Winfree. cache: J. T. Bagly and F. S. Hamil
ton, FreemamG. M. Spradlin and J. A. Wil
liams, White river: W. W. Best and James T.
Angelo. DeView; L. N. Vanderberry, Caney:
P. C. Monroe, and T. L. Stegall. Point: Charles
L. Henri, Pumpkin Bend; II. P. Stamps. J. H.
Shannon and C. B. Mills of Augusta township.
The following constables filed their reports:
J. T. Echols, Cotton Plant: J. F. Hatcher,
Deview: W. L. Melton, Augusta.
Report of E. I,. Billingslea. county treasurer,
filed claims against the county of J2.S23.80.
Court adjourned until April 15, 1901.
Mrs. J, D. Woodruff of Little Rock was a
truest of Mrs. E. Angus last Sunday.
M. Toole's sou has been very sick but at
last reports he was improving.
We are informed that Dr. Oray killed a wild
turkey that dressed about 22 pounds.
Will Melton, our efficient constable came
over this week after Hazel Kirkwood.
WYViLLE.
As we have a good town here and a lot of
people in it and a good country surrounding it
we want the outside world to know these
facts, and we could think of no better plan
for it to be found out than to have mention
made of these facts in the columns of the
News.
Wm. Dowers, an ex-confederate veteran and
an old and honored citizen of this county is on
the sick list.
Miss May Marsh is quite ill and has been for
several weeks.
Among the fair visitors to our city in the
last few days were Misses Lena Uunnyeut
and Eddie Rer.au.
Farmers are getting on well with their work.
Nearly all are through planting corn.
Mr. E. D. Marsh is expecting his mother Mrs.
Wm. Farris of Mumford, Tenn.. to pay her a
visit in the near future.
g Wishing the News success I will stop for
this time. Thkke Eighths.
flARTIN MURMERINQS
TheC. 0. & G. Ry., has reached
Martin with its big steel.
What is Success?
If it is building up the most extensive Furniture business
in this county, then we are successful.
We have the most complete line of Furniture, Stoves, Tin
ware, Shelf-Hardware, Window Shades, Curtain Poles, and
the best Sewing Machine on earth.
Our increasing trade necessitated tde enlargement 6f our
building. We now have the largest flooring space of any sim
firm in the county.
E. L. HAniLTON.
Now is the time to
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Why we have a large stock in everything we handle fresh
and clean, and UP-TO-DATE. We have just received our
Spring line of CLOTHING, something nice and nobby at rea
sonable prices. SHOES and OXFORDS to please everybody
at prices so low that-it will surprise you. SHIRTS and
SHIRTWAISTS, and NECKWEAR, you can’t find a better
selection in a iargc city. The
ONE PRICE STORE
H.ARNOF, Propritor.
H. H. Blackstone is remodeling
his new hotel and will soon be
prepared to serve all who come
to Martin.
Martin will soon have a post
office. It has been much needed.
W. H. Jimmerson the dead
man’s enemy was on our side
walks Tuesday talking tomb
stones.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
Joe Rooks had a severe attack
of the chills the first of the week.
Bro. J. H. Barentine preached
a good sermon to the people at
Morton last Sundav.
There are two very bad mud
holes on Edmonds avenue near
the M. E. Church that a few loads
of dirt would improve wonder
fully.
we learn that T. E. Bonner has
sold his intorest in the McCrory
Cotton Co., to J. E. Commer.
J. O. Raymond has sold his inter
est to J. H. Crossett.
J. D. wilder closed a'very suc
cessful term of school at De
View last Friday. He departed
Wednesday morning for his
home at Royal, Alabama where
the News will keep him posted
as to woodruff County doings.
Two brothers, Robert and Ad
die Davis who reside about five
miles south of oar city, did
playing with another unloaded
pistol the first of the week and
as usual the thing went off and
Addie has a very severe wound,
the ball having penetrated his
head. How severe the wound
is has not been learned.
This is not the fourth of July
but it is getting hot and awfully
dry. If you want to keep cool
and not get excited go to Cook
andCariker’s Saloou and drink
some of the famous Buck Beer.
They have just received a big
order of this invigorating drink
and they would be glad to see
any and all of their friends at
their stand on Edmonds avenue.
A few swallows of liquor
makes some parties imagine
themselves Boers and everyone
they meet Englishmen. A man’s
pugilistic proclivities sometimes
lead him into trouble, especially
when the aforesaid article hap
pens to be backed up by a brand
of corn in the distilled state, or
when the pugilistic and thirsty
citizen is addicted to the “gab”
habit. Our little city had an ex
citing “scrap” last Saturday due
to trie above to a greater or less
extent. As a result of the light
the active members of the “mis
understanding” are more or less
laid up, one especially, his right
eye being in a “total eclipse” and
he xmceived several severe cuts
about the head. Fighting is at
best a very poor thing to engage
in and it is hoped those engaged
have profited through their ex
perience and desist in the future.
The young folks of our city on
enjoyed themselves hugely Tues
day, April 9, at the hospitable
home of Miss Lizzie Crossett in
the south end of town. Miss
Crossett is a comely young lady,
very popular and an A1 entertain
er and every one was made to feel
thoroughly at home. After some
very splended selections of vocal
and instrumental music, various
games]0were indulged in and
among other things always enjoy
ed at an entertainment of this
kind was some very delicious
cake and candy which was relish
ed by all and was daintily served.
The following young folks at
tended: Misses Lizzie and Mary
Angus, Georgia Cole, Lula
McCrory, Ellen Atkinson, Aimie
and Clara Cochran, Annie Belle
Riggs and Delia Rutherford.
Messrs. Bruce Keatiug, wade
McCrory, Clayton Hailey, E. C.
Kramer, L. a\, Pettit, waiter and
i Boyd Angus, and G. w. Kramer.
Of course our friend Joseph Cros
sottvery manfully assisted his
1 sister to make the party a suc
cess. we will again say thah .it
i was en joyed by all present.
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Messrs. Lemmons, Garret,
Johnson, and Phillips went out
on a camp hunt, we have not
learned what success they had up
to going to press.
Our friend and supporter Jack
O’Fallon, a very efficient and
painstaking painter, a man who
understands his business as
none others, has been adding
much to the beauty of our town
by putting a new dress of paint
on Mrs. T. M. Cole’s residence.
Our worthy fellow townstown
A. J. Marsh was out of town Mon
day and we are not exactly able
to say what the nature of his
business was but we feel safe in
saying he was either hunting,
fishing, picking turnip greens
or driving with the ladies but we
think the latter.
County Clerk L. B. Winfree of
Augusta was in our city the first
of the week visiting his children
at the home of his sister Mrs. J.
Wilder and shaking hadds with
his many friends. While here he
paid a short but pleasant visit to
the News office, returning to Au
gusta Monday morning.
Last Saturday C. C. Eilidge
ex-editor of the Cotton Plant,
paper committed suicide. It is
reported that he had been on a
“high lonesome” for nearly a
month and ended his miserable
existence by taking a dose of “one
quart of fire water and an ounce
vial of morphine.” How true
this is we are unable to say.
His remains were shipped to
Searcy for interment.
Among the new improvements
to our rapidly growing city we
note with, pleasuer the annex
that E. L. Hamilton has recently
added to his furniture and hard
ware store. When completed it
will contain a flooring capacity of
over 51,800 square foot, making it
the largest flooring space of any
similar business house in the
county. It v. ill front on three
streets. Maine, Edmonds Avenue
and front street. The News con
gratulates Mr. Hamilton on the
prospects of success that now
seems destined to greet his ef
forts.
Quite a little excitement was
created last F; iday night at the
front door of the home of one cf
our citizens, which came very
near proving a serious affair,
and now there are two ladies
who wish they hadn’t been
where they were on that event
ful night. Tire man of the house
was away on businees, a fact the
.two would-be jokers had found
out from one of the intended
victim’s children. They, being
timid themselves, of course
thought all women were of
the same temperament and the
thought of playing a joke in the
shape of terrifying their neigh
bor presented itself to them.
Dressing up in male attire they
proceeded to the neighbor’s house
to carry out their joke, one
remaining concealed quite a dis
tance from the house, for she
certainly was afraid. The other
who at the same time was the
older of the two, did not fear
anything until the door opened in
answer to her knock. It was
at this point that the intruder
wished she wasn’t where she
was. Any place would have
been preferable at this' critical
moment to the place she at that
time occupied. In the place of
a frightened female she saw the
door gently opened, and a good
sized revolver was thrust in her
face. In the place of screams
and cries for help the joker was
asked in a sepulchral voice if she
wanted to die. At this point the
sweet voice of a frightened fe
male came from a distance ex
claiming, “Don’t shoot Mrs.
it’s only-. More need not
be said. We think that the ladies
have fully repented of their at
tempted joke and no doubt they
will occupy their time in the fu
ture at something better than
trying to scare defenseless wo
men, especially when there is a
“barker” around in the neigh
borhood.
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KINDS. We have also received an
UP-TO-DATE line, of
at prices WITHIN the REACH of
ALL. Our line of SHOES is BET
TER than EVER BEFORE especially
Ladies’ Low
Quarter Slippers,
of both styles, the BUTTON-STRAP
and TIE. WE ALWAYS KEEP A
FULL LINE OF GROCERIES. Our
stock is COMPLETE in EVERY de
partment. Our Prices are RIGHT.
Come and see us.
Halley & Atkinson
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Will Jelks went to Riverside j
Sunday lust to meet his sister-1
in-law Miss Nettie Simmons of
Brinkley who visited here this
week. She was accompanied by
Tim Schultz also of Brinkley.
Drummer Kennie, represent
ing the Fox & Ramsey hardware
Co., of Memphis, Tenn., spent
Sunday in our city. Mr. Kennie
is a very popular drummer and
has many friends here.
jjAmong the new residences re
cently erected in Me Crory are
those of L. 0. Ccol:, Leonard Pat
terson and M. H. Patterson in the
North end of town. This is a very
fine nesidence part of our town
being well and highly situated.
The Howell Sunday School un
der the supervision of Mr. R. T
Martin superintendent celebrated
Easter last Sunday, the church
being fairly well filled. The. ex
ercises were quite a success.
There were quite a number of re
ciations by the little folk and the
school and choir acquitted them
selves with much credit,
John Shearer, one of our most
highly respected merchants made
a business trip to .Memphis the
first of the week. While in Mem
phis Mr. Shearer took in the
races and he says he greatly en
jojmd the trip. He tells of an
amusing and at the same time
sad incident that befell Atty.
T. E. Stanley of Augusta while
attending the race’s. It is said
that the Attorney lost twenty
dollars at the races by being rob
bed, his pocket being turned in
side out. While this is no doubt
true yet his friends jokingly say
he lost it on the races. Several
thefts are said to have occurred
but this is a common thing in
such a place.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
DR. 1.. A. JOLKS,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
MCCUORV. - - - ARK.
Oflioe next door west of E. 1^ Hamilton's
fu.niture store. I will be found ut my oillce
liny or night.
DR. VV. T. flcCAIN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Mi’CHOKY. - - - ARK.
Oitlcc corner Maine stnect anil Edmonds Av
enue. Will answer all call*.
E, C. KRAMER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
McCrory, Arkansas
Will practice in all the courts of the First
Judicial District. Will write lislrs in tow n or
in the country against loss by lire, lightning or
cyclones. I represent the best Fire-Insurance
companies in the United States.
CARL-LEE & SUMMERS
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
Augusta, . . . Arkansas
WUl practice in all courts of the State.
W. T. RANEY,
TONSORIAL ARTIST.
Does a general barberies' business. A11
work guaranteed strictly tlrst class in every
particular. Transient custom solicited. Cus
tomary prices. On Edmonds Avenue oppo
site H. Arnof.
MCCKOKY, - AltKANSAA.
IRON nODNTAIN ROUTE TIME 1 ABLE.
GOING EAST.
Passsenifer No. 152 arrives MoCrory. 4 30 a. m.
" No. 151 " " 11:38 a. m.
GOING WEST.
Passenger No. 153 arrives McCrory. 11:38 a. in.
No. 151 " " IP03 p.m.