INCOMPLETE And UNOFFICIAL
Returns of General Election Held in Woodruff County, Ark.
Tuesday, November, 7, 1916
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For President:
Woodrow Wilson, Dem.
Chas. E. Hughes, Rep
For U. S. Senator:
f W. F. Kirby, Dem....
H. L. Remmel, Rep...
For Governor:
Chas. H. Brough, Dem.
Wallace Townsend, Rep.
William Davis, Soc.
For Ass’t. Jus. Sup Court:
Carroll D. Wood, Dem.
Durand Whipple, Rep.
For County Judge:
A. L. Hutchins, Dem
M. H. Patterson, Ind.
Act No. 1.
For..
Against. .
Act No. 2.
For .... .
Against. . .
Amendment No. 12.
For.
Against.
Amendment No. 13.
For.
Against ..
Amendment No. 14.
For.
Against.
174
36
28
152
33
42
52
32
52
83
3
77
22
67
71
10
34
46
45
35
20
14
14
15
11
0
20
7
18
4
21
1
5
29
21
11
12
10
26
5
24
0
14
10
179
10
75
13
71
15
78
12
3
13
63
27
65
9
47
40
44
36
4
38
40
41
41
16
42
25
3
45
35
55
33
75
2
60
18
75
4
18
1
19
I 1
96
37
39
37
828
46
8
46
20
1
15
19
2
12
10
18
2
16
0
18
2
8
85
8
5
0
85
7
90
3
76
15
18
41
30
80
4
35
0
29
4
35
8
0
36
8
42
2
15
5
11
4
17
2
0
16
4
10
6
4214
1 0
6
37
41
1
39
1
41
21
12
3
11
2
13
0
12
2
41
31
71
21
41
38
51
19
25
55
53
25
16
1
16
1
16
1
1
19
0
17
1
13
0
4
11
4
10
14
0
3
11
20
25
24
0
22
2
24
0
5
30
3
17
9
24
5
25
5
25
22
5
21
4
84
9
29
26
29
26
1
5
24
1
26
5
59
2
19
43
52
6
41
8
55
3
501
201
333
137
475
145
20
376
87
1295
330
556
46
402
642
454
119
317
194
413
130
THE HOME NEWS
Published every Friday at McCrory, Ark.
WALTER W. RANEY, Ed. and Pub
Subscription $1.00 per Year in Advance.
Entered as second-class mat
ter August 26, 1915, at the post
office at McCrory, Ark., under
the Act of March 3, 1879.
Friday. Nov. 10, 1916.
ALL DEMOCRATS
WIN IN ARKANSAS
^Continued from front page) i
11,n many precincts the efeciion
‘rials did not begin counting until
Wednesday morning. The surpassing
DUerest in the results of the national
f,(tion greatly hindered the gather
lns ot the state returns.
Wallace Townsend early conceded
1 s <h teat by I)r. Brough for govern- j
01' ,ln(* Sent a telegram to him at Fay
(i\iile extending congratulations,!
tollows:
■-a,!y returns indicate your elec
ton bv a very handsome majority, and
usteu ,0 extend my cordial con
'i,!nlations. Due to your ideals of
notism, which places the state and
* ^< ilaie above the necessary but
•ir ess important contests of politi
cal ties, and to jrour fine spirit
which always accords a courteous
consideration to opposing views, the
campaign has been waged on a plane
too high for personal animosities and
too broad for merely partisan conten
tions. I trust that your administra
tion will be the fruition of the splen
did hopes which you cherish for the
state and its people, and to this end
you will have my good wishes and
heartiest support.”
Yellville.—Returns from 21 out of
26 townships in Marion county give'
Democratic candidates a majority of
from 700 to 900, an majorities for Act
No. 1, Amendment 12 and 14, ar.d
against Act No. 2 and Amendment 13.
The official count will be made later.
Dardanelle.—H. M. Sugg, Republi
can, is leading R. T. Compton. Demo
crat, in the race for county judge of
Yell county.
Grand Island, Neb.—Silas R. Barton,
a member of the Sixty-third Congress,
from the Fifth Nebraska district, and
the Republican candidate for re-elec
tion, died suddenly Tuesday morning
of acute pneumonia.
Neb-aska to Wilson.
Omaha, Neb.—Belated returns indi
cated that President Wilson had a
majority of 15,000 votes in Nebraska
With incoming returns increasing this
majority. Republican leaders have
conceded the state to Wilson.
Cheatum Lake News.
Lumber is being placed on the
ground for our new church.
Rev. Blackstone filled his reg
ular appointment at Chappell
Grove Sunday.
Mr. Leslie Ellis, wife and
mother, visited Mrs. Love Satur
day and Sunday.
Miss Johnnie Love is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Dessie Ellis,
at Pine Tree this week.
Mr. R. S. Smith made his
regular trip to Hillemann Sun
day. Come on, Bob, she is look
ing for you again.
The Lex supper at Beards
Chinch Sa urday night was well
attendee end enjoyed by all. The
receipts totaled $87.48.
Mr. J. H. Swanson and son
Frank, left Tuesday for Kansas
City where the latter will take a
course in an auto school.
Election Dope.
Woodruff walloped the “Would
be.”
It happened—the avalanche,
1,295 to 330.
Prof. Wilson, Prof. Brough and
Prof. Hutchins sounds good to
us.
Of course, one of those two
ballots cast for Hutchins at Jelks
was voted by “Theodore.” (?)
Down in the low grounds of
Garden they did the thing up
brown to the tune of 41 to 1.
Cotton Plant (rural) box con
tributed the “egg” and Califor
nia “brought home the bacon.”
Many old-timers reformed last
Tuesday. For their first time,
they voted against booze and
, “bunkum.”
GENERAL DIRECTORY
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
J. M. Jackson, Helena... .Circuit Judge
J. N. Rachels, Searcy.
.Prosecuting Attorney
E. M. Carl-Lee. Augusta.
.Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
J. T. Angelo, McCrory. .Representative
Sam Vann, Vanndale.
.State Senator, Seventh District
A. L. Hutchins, Augusta.County Judge
E. D. Robertson, Wynne.
.Chancery Judge
R. E. L. (Bob) Spradlin, Augusta....
.Sheriff
L. W. Winfree, Augusta.Circuit Clerk
Wm. Moorman. Augusta. .County Clerk
Walter Jimerson, Augusta. . .Treasurer
Edgar Miller, McCrory.Assessor
Alex Beilis, Augusta.Surveyor
T. W. Woodbury, McCrory.. .Examiner
C. C. Hunnicutt, Cotton Plant.
.Deputy Examiner
Dr. R. Q. Patterson, Augusta. .Coroner
Dr. R. N. Smith, Augusta. Health Officer
CITY OFFICIALS.
G. W. Barber.Mayor
C. Porter Best.Recorder
J. G. Pulley.Day Marshal
G. G. McCrory.Treasurer
Dr. H. P. Hargis.Health Officer
Aldermen: J. A. Cullum, R. A. Drew
ery, Oc Jeffries, G. G. McCrory and C.
E. Riggs.
Council meets first Monday night of
each month in the Council Chamber in
the Farmers & Merchants Bank Bldg.
TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS.
AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP.—Justices of
the Peace: C. L. Jackson, Augusta, H.
L. Byrd, R. F. D. No. 2, Grays, and A.
H. Hamilton, Augusta; Constable: Sam
Anderson, Augusta: Road Overseer:
Ben Simmons, Augusta.
BARNES TOWNSHIP-Justice of
the Peace: A. E. Ridgeway, McCrory;
Constable: -; Road Overseer: T.
W. Roberts, McCrory.
CACHE TOWNSHIP. — Justices of
the Peace: E. L. Joyner, Wiville, and
N. H. Chaney, R. F. D. No. 2, McCrory:
Constable: Gid Capshaw, R. F. D. No.
2, McCrory; Road Overseer: Wes Re
neau, Howell.
CANEY TOWNSHIP.—Justices of the
Peace: C. J. Harding, Hunter; Con
stable: -; Road Overseer: W. S.
Hunt, Hunter.
COTTON PLANT TOWNSHIP.—Jus
tices of the Peace: R. E. Mills and B.
A. Trice, Cotton Plant; Constable: Chas.
W. Brooks, Cotton Plant; Road" Over
seer: I. R. Phillips, Cotton Plant.
DENT TOWNSHIP.—Justice of the
Peace: M. A. Sparks, Morton; Consta
ble: Jack Whittinghall, Penrose; Road
Overseer: A. Materna, Morton.
the Peace: E. B. Winfree, McCrorv,
and A. J. Stapp, R. P. D. No. 2, Mc
Crory; Constable: Neal McCue, Me
Crory; Road Overseer: J. L. Bronte, R.
F. D. No. 2, McCrory.
FRANKS TOWNSHIP.—Justices of
the Peace: F. H. Cole and D. H. Fow
ler, Hillemann; Constable: A. E. Doss,
Hillemann; Road Overseer: Geo. Smith,
Hillemann.
FREEMAN TOWNSHIP.—Justices of
the Peace: L. Spears and T. E. Trice,
Cotton Plant; Constable: Jesse Spears,
Cotton Plant; Road Overseer: G. N.
Cochran, Cotton Plant.
GARDEN TOWNSHIP.—Justice of
the Peace: D. L. Nelson, McClelland;
Constable: H. E. Miller, McClelland;
Road Overseer: J. F. Buchanan, Mc
Clelland.
POINT TOWNSHIP.—Justices of the
Peace: Bee Presley and T. B. Stegall
(col.), Gregory; Constable: Ed Holler,
Gregory; Road Overseer: J. D. El
dridge, Gregory.
PUMPKIN REND TOWNSHIP_Jus
tice of the Peace: John W. Browning,
McCrory; Constable: -; Road
Overseer: Ed Gibson, McCrory.
WHITE RIVER TOWNSHIP-Jus
tices of the Peace: Rube Dunn and
W. D. Overstreet, Fitzhugh; Constable:
Roy Hight, Fitzhugh; Road Overseer:
Chas. Peebles, Fitzhugh.
COURTS.
NORTHERN DISTRICT
CIRCUIT COURT—Third Monday in
February and August.
CHANCERY COURT—Second Mon
day in January, May and .-#tember.
COUNTY COURT—First Monday in
January, April, July and October.
PROBATE COURT—Fourth Monday
in January, April, July and October.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT
CIRCUIT COURT—First Monday In
March and September.
CHANCERY COURT—Third Monday
in January, May and .member.
COUNTY COURT—Second Monday in
January, April, July and October.
PROBATE COURT—First Monday
following that of the Northern Dis
trict.