GENERAL DIRECTORY.
County Officials.
County und Probate Judge,
Sheriff,
Circuit Clerk,
Counts Clerk,
Assessor,
Treasurer,
Surveyor,
T. E. Stanley
J. B. KlttreU
Ed. S. CarlLee
L. B. Winfree
Cras, Buchanan
Eugene Billingslea
A. J. Block
Court Sessions.
Clredit Court meets third Mondoy in Februu
ryaud August.
Woodruff Chancery Court,—Third Monday y
in May and December.
County Court. —First Monday in January,
April, July and October.
Probate Court meets fourth Monday in Jan
uary. April, July and October.
DeView Township Officials.
Constable. John Hatcher
.1 unices of Peace. IV. W. Best and J. T. Anjrelo
City Officials.
Mayor, H. T. Itaney
Iteeorder. W. B. Kyle
Marshall. W. N. Sluimons
Aldermen: C. W. MeCrory. A, D. Stafford.
1C. T. Wherry. C. Hailey and H. J. Cariker
Church Announcements.
M. E. Church. South. S. L. Cochran, pastor.
Services every llrst and third Sunday. Sun
day School every Sunday at 9:8n u. in.. Dr. G.
II. Fakes. Superintendent. Prayer-meeting
every Wednesday night at 7:30 p. m.
Subscribe for the News and
be happy.
John Shearer made si business
trip to DeView last Thursday.
Miss Josie Jelks of Searcy is
visiting Miss Cora Jeffries this
week.
Will Mari'li of Wyville, son of
A. J. Marsh of our city, was up
visiting friends Saturday last.
Mrs. Harry Walker and son
Byron returned from Clarendon
Friday, where she has been visit
ing relatives.
Mrs. Dr. James who has been
visiting with the family of Ola
Scales, left last Sunday fur her
Home at Si an y, Arkansas.
Hugh Shearer one of McCro
ry’s best known hunters went
duck hunting last Friday return
ing in a ft w hours with six,—
large woodpeckers.
LOCAL NEWS
Mrs. Nannie Wood, who resides
northeast of our town on the
Kanev place was quite sick the
past week, but she is now re
ported much improved.
"X On. Thursday last the News
' ojC.co was pl aced by two of Mc
Crory’s most charming young
ladies the Misses Delia Ruther
ford and Ellen Atkinson.
y -Ock, the eight-year-old son of
Tom Jeffries, who resides south
of town has been quite sick for
the past week but his many
friends are glad to learn that he
is now very much improved.
Alf. Schell (colored) plead
guilty to breach of peace Monday
afternoon before Mayor H. T.
Raney, mid was fined $5.00 and
cost. Alf. seems to have imbibed;
to freely of the forbidden Ken
tucky fruit and said u few things
“too many,” terminating with
the above l-esult.
who want watch
es, clocks, and
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sewing machines repaired or
pianos and organs tuned and re
paired by one who understands
his business may come to C. L.
Jone’s store, where I
Will give you (lood Work
at the Right Price
J. J. ERWIN.
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Get Erwin to tune your piano.
L. 0. Cook made a business
trip to Memphis Monday.
Dave Burkett of DeView was in
our city on Saturday last.
Ralph Bingham will be here
Saturday night.
Spring bonnets and clothing
are now in evidence.
A large delegation from DeView
attended services here Sunday
night.
^ Miss Bettie Mann bf the Bayou
was the guest of Miss Laura
Avery last week.
Harry Walker our popular
brick-mason made a business
trip to Augusta Saturday last.
Messrs Marshall and Gale Pat
erson went over to Memphis Fri
day to attend the races returning
home Saturday.
Dame rumor has it that the
orange blossoms of matrimony
will soon blossom in our midst
and two more souls will be made
happy.
The many friends of Clayton
Hailey are glad to learn of the con
tinued improvement of his eyes.
We hope his eyes will soon be en
tirely cured.
Our friend H. C. Rightor re
turned Sunday from Helena,
where he paid a visit to his home
folks. His many friends here
are glad to note his return.
SATISFACTION '
ISA
PRACTISE
AND NOT
A THEORY
WITH US
The reason we please is because
we absolutly give every customer
the full worth of their money.
Our stock of
GROCERS ES
was never as complete as it is
now. We handle nothing but
seasonable goods. As for prices
NONE DfS- rum
count us
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The News would like to have a
news-contributor at every post
office in the county, and we
would be pleased to furnish a
copy of the paper together with
stationery and stamps to all who
will so favor us. Our desire is to
make this a county paper and the
news of the county will be appre
ciated.
Among the visitors to McCrory
to hear Dr. Godby last Sunday
were Messrs. Hugh Walker and
Lon Farrer, two prominent
business men of Wyville. Mr.
Farer’s face is still illuminated
with smiles due to the arrival of
a son at his happy home on Fri
day, March 29. Mr. Walker has
recently erected a very handsome
residence inJtJTyville where he
now resides.*’1
For the past two weeks that is
the first two issues we have sent
sample copies all over the county
to every household that we could
get the name of, and we shall
continue to do so from time to
time. While we may have over
looked some of the citizens we
did so unintentionally being as
yet unacquainted with the peo
ple of the county, and we must
ask all who failed to receive a
copy not to feel slighted. We
now have quite a number of sub
scribers who have shown by
their actions that they want the
News to prosper, and new names
are being added daily. The
News, being a local paper, should
be found in the home of every
citizen in this community. We
are going to publish the best pa
per in the county and we must
have the support of the people
to do this. Subscribe now.
Does Quality
Count With You?
Our goods are the best
our prices the lowest.,
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We sell everything in
the Mercantile Line,
being agents for the
DEERING flower and
Rakes.
Yours to please,
Fake’s ""
Mercantile
Company.
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Mrs. Dr. Neal is on the sick
list this week.
V Miss Maggie Winfree was a
guest of the Misses Angus on
Monday.
Messrs. E. L. Phillips and Jim
Garrett made a business trip to
Augusta monday.
Miss Maggie Winfree of Tipp
was the guest of Mrs. Wilder,
Saturday and Sunday.
K Mr. W. N. Simmons made a
business trip to Agusta last Sat
urday. Eufe Mitchell was mar
shal pro torn, and was favored
with a little fun.
y( Master Ludie Winfree, son of
our popular County Clerk L. B.
Winfree was a visitor in McCro
ry the latter part of last week,
returning to his home at Augus
ta Sunday afternoon.
Miss Rieie Simmons of Brink
ley, who has been visiting the
fireside of her sister Mrs. Will
Jelks for the past two weeks and
mingling with her many friends
left Tuesday for her home.
Last, week, the News office had a
bevy of charming ladies to pay it
a visit. Among others were Mrs.
Dr. Worthan, and the Misses
Georgia Cole, Laura Avery, Betty
Mann and Allic and Ninn Beard.
Misses Allie and Ninn Beard
two very charming and popu
lar young ladies of Howell re
turned to to their home Sunday
afternoon ;after spending a few
days visit among our people. The
News acknowledges a pleasant
visit from them while here.
Among the enterprising men
of out city worthy of emulation
none has attracted our admira
ration more than our pastor, S.
L. Cochran. In the winter of
1900 Brother Cochran was trans
ferred to this charge. At that
time we had no parsonage, it
having burned to the ground a
year or two previous. Since
Brother Cochran has been with
us he has labored earnestly and
zealously in the Savior’s vinyard.
The church building has been
nicely painted through his able
management and it has improved
the looks of our town considera
bly. Not only did he cause this
to be done but at the very eve of
the conference, when he did not
know whether he would be re
turned to this charge or not, he
undertook the erection of a large
and commodious building to be
used as a parsonage—the home
of the pastor. Never has the
writer known a minister who
would humble himself as has
Brother Cochran by taking off
his coat and manfully using the
saw and hatchet, working all the
week and delivering from two
to three sermons on the Sabbath
day. The people of McCrory
should be proud of such a preach-!
er.
Remember this paper only
costs you ONE DOLLAR for one
whole year.
<^We regret to learn that Miss
Jennie Neal was sick the
first of the week.
Hear Ralph Bingham next
Saturday night at Wherry’s Hall.
Admission 15, 25 and 35 cents.
’Squire W. W. Best, accom
panied by his daughter paid his
: respects to our office on Monday
'last. The ’squire is a warm
friend of the News and has the
pleasure of having in his posses
sion the first copy of the News
printed and he says he prizes it
highly. In this connection it
will be proper to state that our
friend Pastor S. L. Cochran has
the honor of having paid the first
dollar to the News for subscrip
tion.
’ ’Squire Jno. Hurt, one of the
oldest Justices of the Peace in
Woodruff county died at his home
on the Bayou DeView, Thursday
night, April (3. He was ill about
ten days with pneumonia. He
was one of the best citizens of
our county and his many friends
regret to hear of his demise.
His remains were interred in the
Odd Fellows’ cemetery, south of
town two miles, on Friday last.
The News joins the many friends
of the bereaved family in extend
ing condolence.
SECOND-TO-NONE
is true of
Dr. Neal’s
Drug Store
the leading drug store in Wood
ruff county. I have in stock a
complete line of Drugs, patent
medicines, stationery, and some
of the best cutlery in the city.
Our knives and razors can’t be
beaten. Honesty, competency,
accuracy is my motto. Call and
see me.
On last Sunday the people of
McCrory had the pleasure of
hearing Dr. Godby, editor of the
Arkansas Methodist published
at Little Rock, in two of his very
interesting and instructive ser
mons. Quite a large congrega
tion attended both the morning
and evening sex-vices, some com
ing up fx-om DeView, Wyville,
and other neighboring towns to
hear the Dr. In the afternoon
he delivered a sermon at Fake’s
Chappel to a fair sized audience.
Dr. Godby is an excellent speak
er and never fails to draw a
crowd to hear him expound re
ligion. In this connection we
must speak a few words of
praise for the excellent manner
in which the pulpit was decorat
ed. Beautiful flowers were
placed in such a manner around
the speaker as to add much to the
beauty and purity of the ser
mons.
In speaking of Ralph Bingham
and his entertainment, the pas
tor of the Presbyterian church
at Mariana, Arkansas, has the
following to say: “Now I wish
to say that I never saw an audi
ence in this town so completely
captured as they were by the
performance of Mr. Bingham
last night, while we had been
prepared by published testimo
nials, and by personal experience
on the part of some of our peo
ple who had heard Ralph at other
places, to expect something par
ticularly good, we had not ex
pected anything so perfect in its
way. ‘The half had not been
told.’ I must say that you are
altogether too modest in your
advertising matter. Ralph is in
my judgment, not only the peer,
but easily the superior of any
man on the platform today. And
this is but the echo of what I
have heard on every hand this
morning.” Don’t fail to hear
at Wherry’s Hall Saturday night.!
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JOHN T. O’FALLON,
Sign Writer, Painter and Paper Hanger.
Interior Decorations neatly done, in fact I am prepared to do
anything usually done by an up-to-date Painter and at Prices v";
consistent with Good Work. The best is always the cheapest. j
My work speaks for itself. - - . . \
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Why not lot me help you to save money. I
have
Ladies’ and Men’s
Shoes and Hats
that I am closing out b.elow cost. I am agent
for the Famous Stout’s Patent Rubber Boots for
Woodruff County, I am also agent for the Oliver
Chilled Plow Company, keeping in stock a com
plete line of Hardware, Tinware, Crockery, and
All Kinds of Farming Implements. I always
have on hand Staple and Fancy Greceries. EV
ERYTHING CHEAP FOR CASH.
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W. B. Daugherty and J. B.
Raymond made a business trip
toAugustu last Monday.
Our friend Tom Greer and bro
ther went hunting last week and
brought in two wild turkeys and
a “Woods Goat.”
The News has established
headquarters in the rear room
of the second story of Mr. John
Shearer’s general merchandise
store and we would be pleased to
meet our friends here whenever
they feel so inclined. You are
always welcome and your visits
will help to make our work more
pleasant. If you know of any
news item don’t forget to call
and inform us of it. If you
meet us on the streets don’t hez
itate to stop us and give us any
item of news you may know.
This is your paper and it should
be the desire of the people to
make a success of it. We are as
yet comparatively unknown and
news items may slip by for a
while and we sincerely hope that
no exception will be taken by
anyone fof* any seeming negli
gence in this respect.
T. E. Bonner cashier of the
Woodruff County Bank, an insti
tution established at Augusta on
the 4th day of March last, and
which by the way is doing a good
business considering the length
of time it has been in operation,
while in our city on Tuesday last
in the interest of the bank made
the News office smile one dollar’s
worth by subscribing for the
“people’s popular paper.” Mr.
Bonner is an energetic business
man and a very pleasant gentle
man. He was a resident of our
city when only three families
constituted the habitancy of our
city and is familiar with the rapid
growth of our town and the com
mercial position it has. All we
need here is a bank, a cotton oil
mill and the county court house.
With these annexations McCrory
would be the principal city of this
section of the grand old State of
Arkansas.
While one Doctor passes along
the streets of our city with his
best girl, another stands behind
the door and says, “It looks
mighty cloudy but it is not going
to rain.” This world certainly
do move.
If you are in need of letter
heads, note-heads, bill-heads,
statements, envelopes, or any
thing usually found in an up-to
date country newspaper office
give us a call. We are prepared
to do all kinds of printing. Do
not forget it.
Our town has a little genius who
showed off” some of his extra
ordinary talent to the many poo- \
pie who were on our streets las' -
Saturday. It was a curious and
amusing sight and at the same
time drew forth wonder and com
ment. The object of wonder was
j our little friend Luther Jones as -
| tride of the “Luther Jones” bicy
cle for which he has now a patent
pending. It belongs to the chain
less and at the same time peda
less variety, and this is whereon
Luther basis his success as a pa -
tentee. He says when you want
! to enjoy a good ride on his bicy
| cle all you have to do is to start
| the thing along by giving your
i foot a kick and then keep “kick
ing.” Of course the best kicker
! makes the best headway. "While
one must exert himself a little
i more on Luther’s wheel than any
of the other similar machines and
, while the speed is not as fast,
; the sport is greatlv enhanced or
increased by the attraction the
j rider and his machine creates.
Great is the mind of young
America when he wants a wheel
and he usually gets one even if
i he has to convert a little “ex
press ” wagon into the object of
his desire. Luther says when
the attractable features of his
bicycle have disappeared he then
j will convert the machinism of the
j wheel into an automobile and
later an air-ship. His friends
have much faith in the young in
I ventor and wish him success,
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‘‘Just Three Words”
HONESTY, CHEAPNESS, QUALITY
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is the basis my business is con
ducted upon. I carry the most
complete and freshest line of
Groceries in our city. My many
customers testify to the satisfac
tion they receive at COOK’S
CASH GROCERY. Give him
your order when in need of
Cabbage, Potatoes, Onions, Kraut,
Pickles, Beans, Prunes, and all
kinds of canned goods and fruit.
Highest prices paid for Produce.