WOODRUFF CO. NEWS.
PUBt-ISHKD THURSDAY OK KACH WKKK AT
MoCRORY. ARKANSAS.
Q. W. KRAHER, Editor.
Knterod at the' Post-Oflice at McCrory.
Arkansas, as SeoonU-Class mall matter.
SUBSCRIPTION UATKS.
One Year, in advance. fi.on
Hon. Joe T. Robinson of
Lonoke is said to be in the race
for congress in the new seventh
district.
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At the recent American Bar
Association held in Denver, Colo
rado, Judge U. M. Rose a .very
prominent and widely known
lawyer of Little Rock was unan
imously elected president.
R. B. Hogins of Russellville,
the expert accountant recently
appointed to count the cash in the
vaults of the state treasury, re
ported that there was on hand
Saturday August 10, a total of
$1,153,808.94. This is the largest
amount ever on hand at one time
in the history of the state.
With its last issue the Ola Pi
lot ceased to exist due editor
Jackson says to lack of support.
A partnership has been formed
between J. Fletcher Hurley and
Mr. Jackson and the two will
publish the North Little Rock
Sentinel, Mr. Jackson having re
moved his plant there from Ola.
We wish these gentlemen suc
cess.
While the people in this sec
tion have the. pearl fever, the
^ . people in western Arkansas are
being greatly excited by the dis
covery of minerals. Quite a
number of prospective million
airs have filed their claims in
Pope county. A chunk of the
mineral found was sent to Colo
rado for assay and showed iron
with traces of gold. Others
—. -Save sent mineral to the govern
ment assay office for an assay.
Perhaps old Arkansas will yet
give forth gold, the state geolo
gists to the contrary notwith
i standing.
The following argument was
\ ' recently given by Dr. David Star
Jordan for the use of cigarettes:
^ A n n /lrtllfi4-nn rtVtrvvi rvt tt rtvn/t-M
ience with boys who have formed
the cigarette habit is some
what limited. It, however, con
firms me in my opinion that
such boys are like wormy apples;
they drop long before the har
vest time. Very few of them
ever advance far enough to enter
college. Very few of those last
beyond the first year. They
rarely make failures in after-life
because they do not have any af
ter-life. The boy who begins
cigarette-smoking before he is
15 never enters the life of the
world. When other boys are
taking hold of the world’s work
he is concerned with the sexton
and the undertaker' There is
one grim argument to be made
for the use of cigarettes by boys
—it helps on the survival of the
fittest. The manly boy does nol
take to such things.” There
is a great deal of truth in the
above. P. T. Barnum the greal
showman advising young men or
good habits said, “Keep you]
brains free fx-om fumes of alco
hoi, your blood free from its
taint. Avoid tobacco as the poi
son it really is, ”
THE AUGUSTA VIDETTE
Last week published what pur
ported to be the picture of Misi
Lelia Gordon, .who won in th<
Globe Democrat contest fo
beauty. The picture shows he
to be a. very decided brunette
and her photograph was evident
ly taken at a distance on a fogg:
morning. She certainly appear
to be the Maid of the Mist fron
Darktown.—Wynne Democrat.
POOH AUGUSTA.
The Newport News is authori
ty for the statement that only
one and a half inches of home ad
vertising appeared in the Augus
ta Vidette of last week, and
rightly concludes that this is evi
dence that the paper is too good
for the field it occupies. No won
der Auguste is drying up and
blowing away.—Helena World.
Poor old town! A target for
jabs and gibes. But that is what
the old bleached fossil needs.
When a town falls into the hands
of old sordid, soggy, musty mer
chants—the “born here, raised
here, die here, well enough
known” variety—dies with dry
rot, and a by-word.
The Vidette ought to try to
wake the old thing up. Lead it
to a barn yard, let it wallow like
a mule, get up and shake its skin
loose, give it some fodder and
oats, drench it with brandy, and
see if you can’t get it to moving
and acting and pushing? When
it fattens you will fatten. Unless
you do, it never will.
A community that hasn’t suffi
cient enterprise to appreciate the
value of a newspaper is without
value and ought not to blotch a
map.
However we will say that
Woodruff has more newspapers
than she needs. One is sufficient
for that county; and perhaps her
dried up and blowing away con
dition, as she appears to others,
is to be accounted for upon the
presumption that the expense of
an effort to be thrifty and pro
raHonniiro timnM nof fho nrofit.G
and benefits to be derived.
But her citizens ought to have
the nerve to say that we need
but one vehicle through which to
make known our merits and our
offers, and we propose to stick to
it, make it a decent representa-*
tive of our moral, social, intellect
ual, commercial and industrial
greatness. Then warts, leaches,
hangers on, and worthless news
papers would disappear.—Cross
County Democrat.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Following is the continuation
of the court proceedings of the
August term of circuit court:
State vs X. Y. Z. Haynes, dis
turbing public worship, contin
ued.
State vs Will Sparks, carnal
abuse, guilty one year in pen.
State vs Felix Winfree, gam
ing, fined $10 and cost.
State vs Anderson Green,
gaming, nol pros.
State vs John Allen, contract
to make crop with employed
labor, dismissed.
State vs Ed Shorter, gaming,
guilty and fined $10.
State vs Alex Giger, cutting
timber, nol pros.
State vs Elias Wells, gaming,
jury trial, not guilty.
State vs Munroe Bonner, as
sault, nol pros.
State vs Ike Stevens, assault
to kill, find $50 and one day in
jail.
State vs A1 Cain, assault, mo
tion to dismiss over-ruled, con
tinued by state.
State vs Lunious Border, ag
gravated assault, fined $5.
State vs Rush Smith, robbery,
jury trial, not guilty.
State vs John Jones, aggravat
ed assault, jury trial, fined $50
and one day in jail.
State vs George Patton, gam
ing, plea of guilty and fined $10
and cost.
State ys Ed Burnett, attach
ment for contempt, discharged
upon payment of cost.
State vs Prank Wilev, larceny,
jury trial and fined $10 and cost.
State vs Sam Cavit, mal. mis
, chief, continued by state.
State vs Limers Lauderdale,
' perjury, continued.
I LAW DOCKET.
Sallie A. Pope et al, vs A. H.
Sparks, continued by plaintiff.
A. C, Carter & sop, vs A. M.
Shelton, appeal transfered to
southern district.
Jerry Rankin vs H. Q, Jack
} son, dismissed at cost of plain
5 tiff.
' State of Arkansas vs W. W.,
G. T. and J. W. Harrison, for
feiture bail bond, continued.
; L. J. Crocker vs W. B. Fakes,
. judgment for want of answer for
7 ■ $200 and interest.
i Richard Crosby Co., vs W. B.
*! Fakes, same $247.10 and interest,
it Ed S. Carl-Lee vs St. L. I. M.
& S. Ry. Co., continued by con
sent.
Garretson Greason Lumber
Co., vs W. B. Fakes, continued.
I Lpve Banks Co., vs Western
Union Tel. Co., continued.
James Bune vs T. D. Patton et
al, transfered to southern dis
trict.
Grand jury examined 25 wit
nesses and returned eight true
bills.
J. G. Haralson, Q. M. White
and Geo. Johnson, are the jury
commissioners.
FOUND ON THE
STREETS OF WIVILLE.
The following letter was found
on the streets of Wiville by a
friend of ours recently, being
addressed to one of Woodruff
county’s popular ladies by a
young man who seems to be tho
roughly overcome by the “with
out a particle of the ‘cat’ in her, ”
of this lady. For various reas
ons we withold the names of all
parties mentioned. We hope the
lady will not hurt the young man
for that would be awful. The
letter was found, as stated, in the
city of Wiville and whether it was
lost by the writer or receiver we
don’t know but think it “The
letter that was and wasn’t”—was
written and wasn’t delivered. By
a special request we take pleasure
in publishing it “That others may
see the good work. ”
This letter reminds us of Pat’s
letter “L.” It’s the missing link.
The ydung man undoubtedly has
it bad and a change of climate
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have some freak young lovers
downat Wiville. Who know just
how to write, down at Wiville.
They gabble without stint, al
though there’s nothing in’t, and
the people see’tin print, down at
Wiville.
If that Wiville man gets his
Irish up, (w'e don’t know whether
he’slrishor Dutch and care less,
but we hope he wont be looking
for any trouble) it may cut the
editors sojourn in this land of
sunshine and roses short. But
we can’t help it. We give the
news—from young lovers’ quar
rels to old folks’ knock downs and
drag outs.
We don’t want the Wiville peo
ple to think this is meant as a
caricature of their life for it is at
the request of one of her best cit
izens that we allow space for the
reproduction. We are also re
quested to announce to the
young man if he desires his letter
he can obtain it by calling at E.
D. Marsh’s home at Wiville. He
can also receive a copy of it from
us gratis.
WE WANT
YOUR TRADE
Hebe Is Some Idea
Op The Goods We Sell:
Poney Steel Plows, fortl.90
Best Leaf Tobacco, per lb. 25c
Arbuckle Coffee per lb. 12!4c.
Ladies' Shoes. 75c to II. per pair.
Number 8 Plows, 12.00
Lion Coffee per lb. it%c.
Full stock of Stone Churns.
Large stock Mason Fruit Jars.
Amunitlon and Loaded Shells.
Dried Fruits.
Preserves in Buckets and Jars.
Choice pure Molasses, 35c. per gal.
Calico. 5cts per yard.
I am agent for Peter's Diamond
brand Shoe at DeView.
JOHNSHEARER
McCroryand DeView Arkansas.
THE LETTER.
Monday Night.
My Own Dearest:—
Am feeling
just simply awful tonight. Been
sick all day but hope to get bet
ter thro’ a chat with-•
I’m not feeling “blue,” howev
er, for I’ve been “dreaming”
again and my “dreams” were so
pleasant.
“Of the time when we never
shall part”—that consolation is
vague, but somehow tonight I
am comforted by it’s surety—
am I too sure? A woman holds
in her hands the power to raise
a man to Heaven or to send him
to—well not Heaven. Some wo
men know their power and put
it to wrong use as Cunard says:
“To make a man appreciate Heaven well
’Tis best to give him 15 minutes in hell."
And I find that very often ’tis
true and more than often ’tis
done. I’va. often watched a cat
take a mouse and play it—give it
time to run and then down comes
the little sharp teeth—“exit
mouse.” That is “The way of a
maid with a man”—counting, of
course, the 999th out. Why ’tis
that a girl will wilfully do a thing
to hurt a fellow when she knows
she is hurting him and probably
lowering herself at the same
time in his estimation?
I feel so thankful that I’ve
found a girl without a particle of
the “cat” in her—one that I can
love, trust and tell all my little
(?) secrets to without fear of—
the “aftermath” I guess will do.
By the bye, I ’ll tell you why—
wen juu luiuw ouiiua^ jl
said I would tell you and I’ll
proceed to do so, bu't you must
not “answer back” or say any
thing about it to me for ’tis silly
and had I not promised you
’twould not be told. Walking
along by --
you nnclasped your hand from
mine, and it left me ’fraid to
touch you. Guess I must sur
round myself with 4 inches of
ice after this—be distant.
“Even as you are to me.” Gee!
Wish I were “up there” talking
to you right this minute. I’ve a
thousand things surging through
my mind—but if I were—I ex
pect I’d be too cowardly to be
talkative. I aw persistant-,
dear, but I don’t like to ask the
same thing every time I wi^te to
you. I get discouraged. So
why, and when again. I didn’t
tell you where I ate dinner Sun
day—more goose—now talk
about discouragement, I did ex
pect a little chicken but “Well
laid plans,” etc. Sequel—“All
goose, no chicken.” I guess
that gives me an excuse for Sun
day night. What did you dream
about last (Sunday) night? II
you ’ll tell me I ’ll tell you—now
hurry.
Dr. - is back—exit
-, I guess. Enough to
night. All love in the world to
you from Ever,
DEVIEW.
By Our Regular Correspondent.
C. M. Crossett is on the sich
list this week.
Miss Lucy Thompson has beer
ijuiuc aivrv uuu la uciiui cxv bin:
writing.
W. D. Tucker carried in thefirsl
bale of cotton last Saturday bul
did not sell.
Miss Bertha Rhodes after i
weeks stay in Brinkley returnee
Home Sunday.
Your “scribe” was in attend
ance at court last week and die
not send in items.
Gid Stark has sold his Bayoi
farm to Mr. Barnett and wil
quit farming now.
J ohn Hatcher gave up his croj
Monday morning and was ou
looking for a job. It would no
make the rent.
Herbert Chaney who sometime
back hurt his eye went to Mem
phis last week and ha'd it taker
out. He is getting along all righ
now.
Elder S. D. Johns and Charley
James are up near Newport this
week attending the debates be
tween the Baptist and Camp bel
ites.
Now as court is over the boyi
who went hunting can come ir
and go to work. There is to<
much running off court week ii
this country.
The directors of School dis
trict number 12 have employe*
Mr. Richard Allen of Searcy t
teach our next school commenc
ing November the first.
If you are in need of anything in the General Mer
chandise line, YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY BUYING
NOW. To make room for my fall stock, I will sell at a
VERY BOW FIGURE all my Summer Stock, Prints at
cost. I have a complete line of Drugs, Stationery, Cut
lery, and Undertaking Supplies. Yours for business,
A. S. THOMPSON, DeView.
TUPELO.
By Our Regular Correspondent.
W. L. Mann is anxiously look
ing fol-ward to the return of Dr.
A. J. Lovall.
W. H. Strickland says his con
tract of walking the C. O. & G.
Ry. track has about expired.
N. M. Robinetts new dwelling
house is about completed. It
helps the looks of the town con
siderably.
B. A. Jones is looking very
blue since the departure of a cer
tain young lady but says the
roses will bloom again in the
spring.
A. C. Collier is building a new
hotel. It is to be a frame build
ing two stories high eighteen!
rooms. W. C. Glover is head
carpenter.
W. T. Raney went to Newport
last Wednesday to take the
third degree in the.K. P. return
ed Saturday after spending a
few days in McCrory.
Several of the Tupelo people
went to Augusta Friday and Sat
urday to witness the ball games
Augusta and Tupelo. Score Fri
day, 11 to 12 in favor of Augusta,
Saturday 7 to 9 in favor of Tupe
lo.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Alman
have moved into their new hotel
opposite the depot. They gave
the young people a party Friday
evening which was largely at
tended and hugely enjoyed by
the young people of Tupelo.
Rev. A. C. Graham commenced
his protracted meeting at Tupelo
Sunday at the M. E. Church. He
is having a good meeting and the
Church is doing its best to help
him. He is expecting Rev. H. T.
Raney of McCrory up Tuesday
to help him.
S. E. Dent of Riverside while
in town last Saturday paid the
News office a very pleasant visit.
Mr. Dent is the sole agent for
the Kitselman Bros’ Duplex Au
tomatic, Ball-bearing, Woven
wire Fence Machine, manufac
tui*ed by Kitselman Bros., of
Muncie, Indiana, for eastern
Arkansas. He has exhibited the
' machine several times and proved
1 it to be a marked success. It is
a lung step in advance of any
, thing ever produced for the
making of woven-wire fences
right on the field or any place.
It is strictly automatic and is so
simple and so easily operated
that anyone who knows how to
turn the crank of a grindstone or
work a common wood pump, can
operate it. All you have to do is
to set up the machine and go to
i making fences with it. It can
; be used on any kind of ground,
; 40 to 60 rods of farm fence per
day at a saving of from 25 cents
s per rod and more is what is
claimed for the machine. The
{ machine will last for years, any
. size mesh from 4£xl2 to 4ixl
inches can be made and over 100
different styles of fences. If in
need of or contemplating the
1 erection of a fence it will pay
you to see Mr. Dent.
Cashier T. E. Bonner and Cras
Buchanan qf Augusta, were in
i our city Wednesday.
j Miss Rebig Buster of River
t side was in McCrory Tuesday
for a short visit.
Mrs. S, A. Pettit and grand
j daughter Ruth returned Tues
day from Texas.
A, M- Shelton of Cotton Plant
was in oar city this week.
TUESDAY’S PARTY.
Tuesday evening a jolly party
was given at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Marsh in honor of the
birth-days of their son E.D. Marsh
and also the writer. Quite a
crowd enjoyed the evenings
amusements. Excellent music
was furnished for the occasion by
the Misses Fannie Jones and
Mary Angus which is always ap
preciated by all. Refreshments
were served and every one had a
time. Misses Josie Angus and
Gover Gertrude Marsh are to be
congratulated for the excellent
manner of entertaining the party.
Mr. Sharp of Wynne was a vis
itor in our city Wednesday.
Miss Penn of Augusta is visit
ing her friend Miss Ellen Atkin
son this week.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
DR. L. A. JELKS,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
McCRORY, - - - ARK.
Office next door west of E. L. Hamilton's
furniture store. I will be found at my office
day or night.
DR. W. T. ricCAIN,
PHYSICIAN AND SUROEON.
McCRORY, - - - ARK.
Office corner Maine staeet and Edmonds Av
enue Will answer all culls day and night.
ANDREWS & KRAMER,
Attor neys-at- Law.
Any business intrusted to our care will re
ceive prompt attention.
Augusta and McCrory, Ark.
CARL-LEE & SUMMERS,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Augusta . . Arkansas
Will practice in all courts of the State.
Waverly Hotel.
MRS. l. m’eall, prop.
McCrory, - Arkansas.
Centrally located. Convenient to depot.
Porter meets all trains. Your patronage
solicited.
K. L. Johnson.
CONTRACTOR & BUILDER.
Plans and specifications (riven for all kinds
of building. All work guaranteed to give sat
isfaction, at reasonable prices. I do every
thing usually done by a first-class carpenter
such as building houses, mill-righting and
moving houses.
W. T. RANEY,
TONSOR1AL ARTIST.
Does a general barbering business. All
work guaranteed strictly first-class in every
particular. Transient custom solicited. Cus
tomary prices. On Edmonds Avenue oppo
site H. Arnof.
McCHOHY, ... - A B KANSAS.
It will be money to all who need
Tombstones. Marble and Monu
ments to see my designs and prices
before you buy.
. H. Barrentlne, DeVlew, Ark,
Agent for
W B BRADBERRV. Holly Springs. MU*,
uuuinlnilrtn:
See or write
W. H. JlMERSON,
M’CRORY, - - ARKANSAS,
about Tombstones or Monuments. Be repre,
sents Morris Bros.. Memphis. Tenn,. one of the
largest manufactory of the kind in the south,
and will make close prices_
IRON nOUNTAIN ROUTE TIME TABLE.
GOING EAST.
Passsenger No. 160 arrives MoCrory, 1:48 a. m.
" No. 154 “ " 11:40 a. m. *
GOING WEST.
Passenger No. 153 arrives McCrory, 11:23 a.m.
" No. 1» “ " 10:48 p. m