E. C. MARSH
Cotton Buyer
Your Business Respectfully So
licited and Will Be Appreciated.
Office at E> L. Hamilton's Furniture Store
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, Oct. 27, 1916.
Timme Sisters Quartette.
Each sister is a talented musi
cian and of pleasing personality.
Miss Marguerite Emmeline has
a winning soprano voice of grand
opera calibre, plays the cello,
and reads. Ruth Eda plays the
piano and violin and also sings.
Irene Magdaline sang in public
in Chicago at the age of ten and
has been in active concert work
ever since, plays the string bass,
and also the piano. Ethyle Co
hagan is a conservatory graduate
both in vocal and piano, has a
full, round, contralto voice and
is a gifted monologist, playing
her own accompaniments on the
piano.
Their lyceum programs are
made up of costumed trios, quar
tets, vocal and instrumental solos,
and readings, pianologues, and
orchestra numbers. Hear them
and enjoy them at School Audi
torium next Thursday, Nov. 2.
Come to the County Fair Oct.
31. Adv.
Mr. R. s. Smith, a prosperous
armer and subscriber to this
Paper, is now the proud owner
2, a,new model five-passenger
rord.
Mr. L. W. Sturdivant purchas
ed a bale of cotton last Friday
fom Mr. 0. J. Goold, who re
SI es north of town, at 20H cents
a Pound.
Large Potatoes.
Mr. John Koors, a progressive
farmer who resides on Route No.
1. brought four large sweet po
tatoes to town this week which
weighed 17 pounds and 13 ounces.
The largest weighing five pounds
and six ounces. He will have
them on display at the County
Fair and we predict they will win
first prize. He has presented
them to Mr. J. L. Stair who will
take them with him when he
returns to Effingham, 111., the
former home of Mr. Koors.
When Mr. Koors and his friend
Mr. Ben Starman moved here
they purchased a farm about
eight miles north of town from
Mr. J. F. Morgan. The first
year they made several bales of
cotton which was worth only
about six cents on the market.
They held all of their cotton un
til the next year when they re
ceived 12 cents for it. They be
lieve in diversified farming and
are the kind that bring some
thing to sell with them when
they come to town.
Woodmen Rally.
R. E. Miller of Little Rock,
state manager of the Woodmen
of the World, was here Tuesday
and Wednesday making prepara
tions for a big Woodmen Rally
to be held in Woodruff County
and which will close Thanks
giving. Nov. 30, at which time
he and Head Consul Farrar New
berry of Arkadelphia will be
present. It is proposed to initi
ate a class of 200 new members.
Consul Commander H. T. Raney
of McCrory will be the campaign
manager and the cost to join
will be only $3.00 with no goat
riding attached. Watch for the
W. O. W. ad in next week’s pa
per.
Gum Wood Camp No. 108 last
Sunday unvieled the monument
of the late Sovereign H. M. Al
britton in the Fakes Cemetery.
A large crowd attended.
Cheatum Lake News.
Mr. John Killingsworth is on
the sick list this week.
We are glad Mr. Crossett is
able to be up at this writing.
Roads are fine now. There
were a lot of cars out Sunday.
Ask Frankie D. how the girls
liked the show at Augusta Thurs
day night.
Girls, did you tell Lee good
bye. He has gone across the
waters to haul logs.
Mr. and Mrs. Gaylon Wright
came over Saturday from Bemis
and returned Sunday.
Messrs George Wright and
Gid Capshaw came home Tues
day for a short visit.
Mr. Oscar Capshaw, our life
insurance agent, is driving a
new horse this week.
Ask Mr. Swanson and the
girls how they liked the show
Thursday at Newport.
Say girls, are you not sorry
that Mr. Frank Barber’s arm
was out of place Sunday.
Mrs. Barron came over from
Hillemann Sunday to visit her
father, Mr. L. A. P. Beard.
We have a good Sunday School
at Chappell Grove. A large
crowd attends every Sunday.
There was a box supper at
Chappell Grove Saturday night.
Everybody had a nice time.
Prof. Manley and two young
ladies from White County came
over Saturday and returned
home Monday.
Mr. Sutton, Misses Sallie Totty,
Esna Knight and Agnes Haggard
and Mr. Pete Barber went car
driving Sunday.
Say Henry,I saw in last week’s
paper where you had eleven sows
and one hog. Gaston Davis has
got you bested, he has eleven
shoats and two hog3. Ha! Ha!
Adv.
County Fair Oct. 31.
For Sale: Good, second-hand
wagon in first class condition. D.
M. Huff. Adv. 10-13-tf.
See Angus Bros, before sell
ing your hogs and cattle. They
pay market prices. Adv. 10-20
3t.
Why throw away old shoes
when G. T. Early can make
them new at little cost. Adv.
10-27-tf.
Little Miss Eloise Patterson of
Jelks will leave Monday for Ada,
Ohio, where she will visit Mrs.'
Geo. T. McCoppin.
Mr. L. W. Sturdivant, the man
who has put McCrory on the map j
as a cotton seed market, was a
Memphis visitor the first of the
week.
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. Li. 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. . .Treasur-r
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 Marsh.al
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, It.
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.
dachk TOWflsmi.— Justices or
the Peace: E. L. Joyner, Wiville, and
N. H. Chaney, R. P. D. No. 2, McCrory:
Constable: Gid Capshaw, R. P. D. No.
2, McCrory; Road Overseer: Wes Re
neau, Howell.
GAJfEY 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. P. Mills and P>.
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.
DeVIEW TOWNSHIP_Justices of
the Peace: L. B. Winfree, McCrory,
and A. J. Stapp, R. F. D. No. 2, Mc
Crory; Constable: Neal McCue, Mc
Crory; Road Overseer: J. JL. Bronte, R.
F. D. No. 2, McCrory.
FRANKS TOWNSHIP.—Justices of
the Peace: F. H. Cole and D, H. Fow
ler, Hillemann; Constable: A. L. 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: Eee Presley and T. B. Stegall
(col.), Gregory; Constable: Ed Holler,
Gregory; Road Overseer: J. D. El
dridge, Gregory.
PUMPKIN BEND 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 Ilight, Fitzhugh; Road Overseer:
Chas. Peebles, Fitzhugh.
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NORTHERN DISTRICT
CIRCUIT COURT—Third Monday in
February and August.
CHANCERY COURT—Second Mon
day in January, May and -»< ember.
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 ►•ember.
COUNTY COURT—Second Monday in
January, April, July and October.
PROBATE COURT—First Monday
following that of the Northern Dis
trict.