the home news
Published every Friday at McCrory, Ark.
WALTER W. RANEY, Ed. and Pub.
Subscription $1.00 per Year ir Advance.
Phone: 40
^Entered as second-class mat
ter August 26, 1915, at the post
office at McCrory, Ark., under
the Act of March 3, 1879.
Friday, September 7, 1917.
Notice
A suffrage meeting will be
held at the school house Tuesday
evening at 7 : 45. Everyone in
terested will please attend and
the gentlemen are cordially in
vited.
“Goodbye”
In answer to the “Call of the
Colors” I have volunteered my
services to the U. S. Army.
Some of you I failed to get to
sav a personal goodbye and
take this method of wishing you
the best of health and happiness
Your Friend,
Elmo C. (Fats) Marsh.
Instructive Lecture
The lecture given at the
Methodist Church Sunday night
by Dr. D.C. Absher was in
structive and interesting and op
ened the eyes of our citizens.
With the use of his stereopticon
the fly and mosquito was shown
to be dreaded and as a result we
are sure a much greater effort
will be made by all who were
present to do everything possible
to free ourselves of these two
pests.
Notice to Dog Owners
Notice is hereby given that all
dogs kept in the town must wear
a collar and tag for the year 1917. j
Every dog owner will please take j
notice and the paying of the $1.50 j
for the privilege of keeping aj
dog in town is not the only re- j
quirement of the law that must
be observed. The collar and tag
must at all times be around the |
dog’s neck, and if you do not;
want your dog killed, see the re- j
corder, Mr. Dunehew, at once.
Walter W. Raney, Mayor, j
Next Monday is the last day
you have to install that sanitary
can in your closet without having
t° pav the penalty. Attend to
this at once if you have not al
ready done so. 1
Morris Grove News
Mrs. Annie Sue Madison is im
proving very slowly.
Mrs. T. W. Greer of McCrory
visited relatives here chis week.
Mr. L. A. P. Beard was very
much bruised by a bull Tuesday.
We are sorry to note that Mrs.
Hansel Crossett is dangerously
ill.
Mr. C. M. Elam and family
visited friends in Lee County
Sunday.
Mr. Wright Emery of Miss
issippi is visiting friends here
this week.
Mr. Charley Wright is spending
his summer vacation in Memphis
and Somerville, Tenn.
Messrs. Ayane Crossett and
Jim Chappell visited home folks
Thursday and Friday.
Mr. Lee Douglass of Parkin
was called to the bedside of his
sister Mrs. Maud Crossett who is
very ill.
Mr. Will Reynolds and family
returned home Saturday from a
ten days visit with relatives in
Judsonia.
Miss Willie Spradlin is pro-,
gressing very nicely with her
canning, she having canned about
500 cans of tomatoes.
Mr. Joe Chappell returned
Saturday from Memphis.
Mr. J. H. Swanson and family
visited relatives in Lee County
Sunday.
It costs less to stay well than <
it does to get well. i <
Messrs Earle Winfree and
Charlie Cook will leave soon for
Labanon, Tenn. to enter Castle
Heights.
Misses Mary and Ruth Piercy
went to Beebe Wednesday to
spend the remainder of the week
with friends and relatives.
Sharpen your pencils and buy
your school supplies at Carsons.
They have a large stock of pen
cils, tablets, pens, inks, etc.
Rev. J. Murray. Taylor of
Memphis will prerch at the
Christian Church Sunday 11 : 30
i. m. and 6 : 00 p. m. Every
aody invited.
Sam Spain, col, went to Mem
3his Tuesday to bring his wife
lome who has been in the Baptist
General Hospital where she und
erwent an operation.
j Big Tent Show
1 °”oSl" Wednesday °%T
| Sept. 12, at McCrory
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Street Parade, Band Con
cert and Free Exhibition on
Main Street at 12 o’clock.
The Show with a thousand laughs and not one
single blush. Seats for 800 people. Popular prices.
Band concert at show grounds 7:15 p. m., doors
open at 7:30, curtain at 8:15.
I MINSTRELS
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