nother
i the ira
..i'ul and con
rtlulay she made
sweater, and he
paying: “I do love
so very tliinky.”
^raphers Long Employed,
jot generally known that ste
;jhy as a profession was fol
.1 as long ago as the days of the
an empire. Poets, who are some
as ridiculed nowadays for having
.•ivate stenographers, had them in the
fourth century of our era.
Opportunity Not to 3e Missed.
My small boy thinks all babies are
cupids with wings, sent from heaven.
Recently I took him with me to see a
baby .iust a few days old: after look
ing at it intently for a fVw Minutes,
he said to the baby’s mother: *‘Oh,
please take his clothes otf. 1 want
to see where you cut his wings oft.”
Exchange.
Title of Duke.
The title of duke, the highest order
of the British peerage, was first intro
duced in 1337, and the Black Prince,
the son of Edward III of England, was
the first duke, under the title of the
duke of Cornwall.
Cinching the Pedestrian.
Motorists, it seems, are hoping that
it will soon be compulsory for pedes
trians to carry number plates for the
purposes of identification in the event
of any attempt to run away after
being knocked down.—London Punch.
National Council of Women.
The National Council of Women
consists in the United States of thirty
one organizations, with approximate
ly 10,000,000 members.
ON WANTS EVERY
)LDIER IN WOODRUFF
3 launching of a mem
i campaign with a
#: enrolling every white
ice man in Woodruff
as a member of the
-Rhodes post was one
3 important features at
iay night’s meeting of
jcal post. Officials of
organization state there
nuch enthusiasm being
,/iown and that if the present
rate of increase in members
keeps up the local post will
be the largest in the county.
Wednesday May, 5 is the next
meeting night.
For Service: Registered
Jersey bull. Fee $5.00 cash.
Adv. 4-23-3tp. J. T. YOUNG.
I The Orderly Pelican.
T’he pelican is not an attractive
!»lr<l. but is cor^mendably regular in
its habits. The patent birds catch
fish, and after eating their fill deposit
the others in their pouches and carry
them to their young. These poud#°s
will hold from three to eight pounds
of fish. They are elastic and whei?
distended to their utmost nearly touch
the ground.
Beginning of Great Institution.
On the 10th of January, in 187K tlie
Standard Oil company was incor
porated at Cleveland under the laws
of Ohio. John D. Rockefeller was
elected president. The other incor
porators were Henry Flagler. Samuel
Andrews. Stephen Harkness and W il
liam Rockefeller. The company was
capitalized at $1,000,000. %
Save Paraffin Fron. Lily Cups.
By means of a process developed
by the United States forestry products
laboratory, both the paraffin and the
cup contained in discorded waxed pa
per are now recovered. In view of
extensive use of the individual drink
ing cups the saving represented by
this process is very great.
And There Are Others.
Jud Tunkin says he knows a man
whose idea of personal success is
singin’ off the key so loud that the
rest of the choir has to give up.
RAILROAD TIME TABLES, McCRORY, ARK.
(Corrected to Jan. 14, 1920)
The Missouri Pacific Railway Company
GOING EAST: (NORTH)
No.204,Local Passenger, arrives atJMcCrory.12:ll,p.m.
No.220,Memphis-Hot Springs Special ar! at Jelks... 2:50,p.m.
* No.202,Sunshine Special, arrives at McCrory. 5:02,a.m.
No.296,Local Freight, arrives at McCrory. 9:10,a.m.
GOING WEST: (SOUTH)
No.233,Local Passenger, arrives at McCrory.ll:28,a.m.
No.219,Memphis-Hot Springs Special ar. at Jelks.... 2:23,p.m.
No.201,Sunshine Special, arrives at McCrory. l:01,a.m.
No.295,Local Freight, arrives at McCrory. 2:19,p.m.
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Rock Island Railway Company
GOING NORTH: (EAST)
c~n Local Passenger, arrives at Jelks.ll:12,a.m.
'jocal Freight, (Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays) arrives at Jelks.10:25,a.m.
GOING SOUTH: (WEST)
:al Passenger, arrives at Jelks. 3:15,p.m.
cal Freight, (Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays) arrives at Jelks. 8:45,a.m.
s from McCrory meet all trains at Jelks which is
miles west of McCrory.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Items of Interest Concerning
Our People In Which You
May Be Concerned
Mr. J. A. Cullum, of Au
gusta, was a McCrory visitor
Tuesday.
Mrs. W. T. McCain spent a
portion of this week in Mem
phis the guest of friends.
Lost: Gold‘bar pin with ini
tials E. E. H. If found please
return to Mrs. Edna Hargis.
Adv.ltc.
Messrs Nudy Arnof, Elma
Wilder and “Bill” McCain
witnessed the ball game in
Memphis, Sunday.
Mr. Wade Jeffrips has
purchased a new Dodge road
ster car from Mr. W. E. Mc
Cain, local dealer.
MEADOWS-BRANDON
Miss Eva Lee Brandon and
Mr. Claude Meadows, two
popular young people of Mc
Crory were quietly married
at the Methodist parsonage
Saturday evening at eight
o’clock, Rev Guy Murphy
officiating. The bride is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs! R.
L. Brandon of this city. The
News joins in extending con
gratulations.
GENERAL DIRECTORY
. District and Co. Officials
Circuit Judge.J. M. Jackson
Pros.Atty.John E. Miller
ChanceryJudge AyL. Hutchins
County Clerk, WalterJimerson
Circuit Clerk, ....Geo.Haralson
Sheriff and Col., R.H.Smith,Jr.
ChiefDep’tySheriff, E.C.Marsh
Treasurer, .Roy Mitchell
Representative, ....J. T. Angelo
Surveyor, .Alex Beilis
Assessor, ..*... Chas. Jackson
State Senator, .Ed Roddy
Sup’t. Schools, ....W. N. Wilkes
COURTS.
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.
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
McCrory City Officials
Mayor, .Walter W. Raney.
Marshal, .Gid Capshaw
Recorder, Maynard K. Wherry
Treasurer, ....Geo. W. Barber
Aldermen: F. Lewis, E. T.
Wherry, J. H. Crossett, Clay
ton Hailey and T. N. Taylor.
Council meets first Monday
night of each month in office
of The Home News.
School Directors
McCRORY SPECIAL —Dr.
R. L. Fraser, Pres.; G. G. Mc
Crory, Sec.; L. J. Dilliard, J.
W. Neely, D. M. Huff and
Walter W. Raney,
The McCrory School Board
meets second Monday night of
each month in the office of Dr.
R. L. Fraser.
. Dr. R L. Fraser is ,
irom a trip to New Orff
Miss Charline Wimtv> S'
&ra *“«>«<;
M^r. F. Lewis and Dr i,
hercev will c.... \ d- it.
Piercey will leave Sundav *
a pleasure trip to New n
Jeans, Houston, McAn '' Jr'
the Rio Grande valley. a?d
Miss Opal Tucker who k.
been the pleasant gU °th«
Mrs. J. F. Morgan the na!
Ohio,and will leave the first *
ior her hgme in Kansas City!
Misses Velma Thomas ami
Blanche Lee of Little R„!
will arrive next week and win
be the guests of their sister!
Mesdames W.N Hougelin an
Marvin Chappie and other
relatives.
Mr. Oscar M. Winfree who
has been home recuperating
from an attack of “flu” has
tendered his resignation to
the legal department of the
Western Union, Cleveland
Ohio, and wil leave the first of
May to accept a position with
a large brokerage firm doing
an importing and exporting
business; Seattle, Washing,
ton.
L. S H U EI
HOTEL
ALSO
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Cold Drinks and Lunches ^
Across the street north a
of Station.
He Could Not Stand Straight
“I caught cold and it set
tled in my kidneys/’ writes J.
C. Damond, 2865 W. 30 bt»
Cleveland, Ohio, “My back
and sides were so lame and
sore I could not* stand straight.
I use Foley Kidney Pills an.d
am glad to testify to their
power. “Good for stiff or
swollen joints, rheumatic
pains. For sale at The Red
Cross Drug Store. *
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