WOODRUFF CO. NEWS.
PUBLISHED THURSDAY OF EACH WEEK AT
McCRORY, ARKANSAS.
Q. VV. KRAHBR, EdStor.
Entered nt the Post-Offlce nt McCrory,
Arkansas, as Second-Class mail,matter.
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THOSE OYSTERS.
Last Thursday evening v/liile
in Angusta our friends Elvis
Kidd who can tell you more
about the livery business, how
to make a horse learn the tricks
of the trade, etc., than an ordi
nary man can digest in six
months, and Charlie James a
young man who, when he has
nothing else to do, tries to# raise
the fallen angels by his eloquent
sermons, partook of an oyster
supper that Captain Kidd says
they never will forget. As best
we could learn of the affair it was
something like this: By scrap
ing the lining out of their pock
ets they discovered that between
them they had the sum of 50
cents. Where they got this
money we wont say, but it is evi
dent they made a raise some
where. Weil, they had the price
of two dozen oysters, and not
being used to such eatables they
began next to figure how they
desired to Iiave them served.
The waiter finally came around
to take their orders inquiring
at the same what they wished.
Of course they both sang out,
“oysters” simultaneously, after
which they fell back in their
chairs as if they had just captur
ed the whole of the Phillipines
and were at that very moment
sitting down on Aguinaldo him
self. The waiter had been there
before and soon came back at
them with another question.
“Raw or fried, ” sang out the
waiter.
This was astunner to the boys.
Charley said he for one couldn’t
entertain such a thought as eat
ing raw oysters, He said he
had just as soon eat raw dog.
“Raw? The very idea of such
a thing, ” says Charlie. “You
must take me for a Chinaman.
Charlie got wild and began
hallooing like a Commanche In
dian in distress, But for the
speedy intervention of Elvis
something would have dropped,
as quite a crowd had already
gathered there to find out the
cause of the yelling, wondering,
no doubt, how many men had
been killed. When they saw
James and Kidd a regular stam
pede followed. Men were seen
flying in all directions. And we
don’t blame the Augnsta
people. Two such men would
make a corpse run.
As we said, the coolest of the
two was Kidd, and at his sugges
tton they finally ordered a dozeu
of each style with their 50 cents.
We don’t know who had the larg
est share in the wad, and if we
did we wouldn’t tell it for fear
they would have it in for the edit
or, and then there would be a
strange face in heaven.
To cut a long story short they
got their oysters, and the only
thing uow remaining of the oys
ter supper is a little ill-feeling
existing between the two boys,
for James says Kidd ate two
oysters to his one, and—well
we won’t say who had made the!
largest donation to the wad. One!
thing, we will bet our new neck ;
tie that Kidd didn't g«-t ieft. j
That ain’t Kidd. Ue gets ’em a!
cornin’an’ a-goiit.
After the supper Kidd began
talking about livery stables again,
while James started out on a
chase trying to sell “The Life of
President Wm, McKinley,” this
is another one of his many trades.
Among other things Kidd tried
to tell us of horses, for he saw
us a cornin’, was that he could
tell the number of miles any
horse traveled during the day by
simply feeling of its left hind
foot. Kidd is a great man but
James is greater.
Miss Grace Wells leaves today
for Searcy where she will visit
homefolks.
The News acknowledges a
very pleasant visit from Miss
Bernie Angus and Mrs. Harry
Walker last Thursday evening.
Last Saturday the News i’e
ceieved a very pleasant vist from
our friends the Misses Nina
Riggs, Josie Angus and Daisy
Chaney in company with Murray
Pettit.
To those who seem to think
the small-pox scare here is of
momentous consequence, we will
3ay that no new cases have de
veloped within the past week
md those afflicted are well on
the way to recovery.
In our rush last week we failed
to mention the fact that Miss
Mary Harton, a charming young
lady of Conway, who stopped off
iiere on a short visit to friends
about a month since while on her
way to visit friends at Charles
ton, Missouri; Cairo, 111.; and
Forrest City, Ark.; passed
through town enroute to Searcy
where she spent a few days visit
ing at Galoway college before re
turning home. Our friend Jo
seph Crossett accompanied the
fair young damsel as far as
Searcy. While there Joseph
said a dinner was indulged in by
ill the Galoway girls and al
though he had a most hearty
welcome, he said his nerve failed
aim. There were too many girls
t'or Joseph and that is saying a
great deal.
TIP.
By Our lie^uiar Oorrespoud«at.
If in need of car loaders apply
bo Chaney & Co.
The “block business” seems
to be rather dull just now, owing
bo the scarcity of cars.
Will Cain and wife spent Sun
day at T. A, Smiths’.
Since our paper is printed on
Saturday, we would be glad if
we could get it in Saturday’s
mail.
Most of our people are gather
ing their corn this week because
the wind is not blowing, for
when the wind blows it carries
it clear over the wagon.
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Buggy Cushions. Buggy Whips,
Eumj Dashes, Buggy Washers,
snd Anti-Rat,tiers, in fact Every
thing that is necessary in re- j-J
tj- pairing buggies. call on us.
cj-j We do all kind of Wagon Re
fl- pairing, B’acksniithing in all its -E
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C- branches, Horse-shoeing a spe
p- cialty.
dj We also keep Bolts and Wush
C; era of all kind, we keep on hand
w Wagon Skeens. Will order
C- duplicate parts for any machine fg
S' made. ,0
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q We keep Sewing-machine Oil, jfl
C-t ami Amunition of all kinds.
Thanking the public for past -3
and asking acontinuanCe, we are .E
Yours truly,
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We now have ’possum and po
tatoes and fourteen cent pork.
We wouldn’t care for any coon,
thank you. (Morton we mean.)
“Lo I bring unto you glad
tidings of great joy, for unto us
is born a son.” So says G. R.
White.
[The News will leave here
every Saturday on the noon mail
in the future. We were behind
last week and that explains the
delay, Ed.]
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Last Monday morning the
quorum court of Woodruff Coun
ty met with every magistrate in
the county present.
After the organisation, Judge
T. E. Stanley filed the official re
ports and they were referred to
Wm. Penrose, J. T.Bailey and C.
B. Mills, a committee appointed
by the presiding Judge. Court
then adjourned until 2 p. m.
At 2 p. m. the court reassem
bled but not being ready to re
port, court adjourned to Tues
day.
Tuesday morning at 9 a. m.
the committee read and filed
their report on the official re
ports. Thereupon the court
proceeded to make appropria
tions for the current expenses
for the ensuing year as follows:
An appropriation of $5,000
was voted for circuit court pur
poses.
An appropriation of $1,200 was
voted for county court purposes.
$000 was voted for magistrate
court purposes.
$1,200 was voted for jail pur
poses.
$500 was voted for making as
sessments and for tax-books.
$900 was voted for the support,
maintenance and burial of pau
pers.
$250 was voted for an appro
priation for public records, also
that the county tax levied by
section 6411 of Sandel and Hill’s
Digest on writ's of summons
and executions, certificates of
record and marriage license on
hand as paid to and received by
the clerk be appropriated and
used to purchase public records
stationery, stamps, etc. All the
above proceedings were voted
for by every member.
$600 was voted for building
ana repairing first class bridges
in the county. The vote on this
proposition standing 19 for and 4
against.
$1500 was voted by all magis
trates for other ordinary county
purposes.
$600 was voted for repairing
the poor house. The vote stand
ing 21 for .and 2 against.
A four mill county general tax
was then voted to be levied.
Ayes 20, nos 3.
A two mill road tax was levied
for road and bridge purposes as
provided by the act of 1899.
Ayes 17, nos 6,
A five mill city tax was then
levied on Augusta and McCrory.
There are now $8,243.17 in the
treasury belonging to the com
mon school fund of the county.
65 per cent, of which was derived
from the state apportionment
and 35 per cent, from the poll
tax, penalties, estrays, and fees
of our county. The school pop
ulation of Woodruff county for
1901 is 5,688. Accordingly the
court ordered the apportionment
to the several school districts ac-;
cording to the number of school!
population at the rate of $1.42
per capita.
A five mill tax for school pur
poses was voted to be levied by
all the school districts in the
county except number 6, for
which a four mill tax was voted.
The Ideal Restaurant ,place g,et
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Served Promptly
at all hours and at reasonable rates. I constantly have on hand
all kind of sandwiches, oysters in any style, pies, cakes, lunches,
in fact everything' usually kept by a first-class Restaurant.
I have a fresh stock of Groceries. Bread at all times. Oysters
served, 25c; straight, 15c. I alv/ays have Shrimps in stock.
Anything in my Line.
Everything will be kept neat and clean and in First-class Stylo.
ROBERT S. SHIRROD, Proprietor.
J. P. House was re-elected
road commissioner of the county
for tbe ensuing year.
Wednesday the following busi
ness was transacted:
The funds of school district
number 23 was voted transferred
to the general school purpose,
due to the fact that this district
is not running a school.
An appropriation of $700 was
voted for repairs for the court
house and jail, $500 for the
courthouse and'$20Q for the jail.
Voting, ayes 12 including the
judge, nos 11.
An appropriation of $300 was
voted for the Cotton Plant dis
trict court. Ayes 13 including
the judge, nos 10.
HEARD FROM.
While we have aa vet not received a
iiat of the ‘‘raising” we can not apeak
of it ae we might if we were in full pos
session of the facts. Therefore we will
refrain from saying what we would like
to say. While we believe in equitable
taxation, we don’t, believe in one or
two men running the county, if such be
the case.—Woodruff County News.
Since the Editor has not received a
list of the raising and admits that he
knows nothing of the facts, wo think
he would do well to refrain from criti
cisms. The members of the board were
not trying to run the county but were
merely endeavoring to peiform their
sworn duty. The howl referra l to was
nothing more than they expected, hut
the raise was necessary from the fact
that the assessed valuation has stood
at such a remarkably low figure.—Cot
ton Plant Arkansian.
The unexpected has happened
A thing miscalled through polite
ness for the editor, who is cn
doubt doing the best lie knows
how and that is saying very
little, a newspaper by theeupho
niouB name of The Arkansian,
declares we were getting too fast
when we published in a recent
issue of The Woodruff County
News an article a neat the board
of eqalization. And lo! lie de
sires to use his odious rag to
pull us gently over the coals by
informing us that before we pub
lish any article whatever we
should run the article through a
sieve to be sure not to print any
thing that would in the least be
offensive. This accounts for the
very excellent and reliable nows
that always appears in the Ark
ansian, and for which the editor
should receive congratulations,
Now, Mr. Arkansian the propo
sition you desire to harp on
seems to be that part that says,
“We don’t believe in or.e or two
men running the county, if such
be the case.”
We made that proposition in
good faith at the time, and we
hold to the proposition. We are
Democratic iu our political views
and one of the main and funda
mental principles of Democracy
to our mind is, that this country
is “for and, by the people. We
believe in the freedom of speech
and of the press. Free speech is
the very tap-root, the very sap,
the very foundation of American
liberty. Abridge this privilege,
deprive us of this liberty, and
the words “for and by the peo
ple” fade into insignificance.
When we published the article
refered to, we were under the im
pression, and in fact it was com
mon property among the citi
zens that the board had been
purchased by a clique that has
been trying to manipulate the
county’s affairs for some time
past. Aud just why the Arkau
sian, the eareful and never mis
informed sheet should attempt
to decry us we are unable to say.
However his most excellent sheet
will never cause the earth to
stand still. Misty memoaies
drifting back over the past, in
cline us to believe that the Ark
ansian is either right in his con
tention or else that it at least
has an excuse for making it.
But the error udmitted simply
out of reverauce to the Arkan
sian, we wish to submit the
following: That some of the
men at the head of the county
affairs have become arrogant,
incompetent and eiminaily cor
rupt, in their own Selfish propa
gation is declared to be an abso
lute fact. Will the Arkausiun de
ny this?
The gentlemen who constituted
the board, wo are now led to be
lieve acted for ends common to
all citizens of the county, and
who were not seeking selfish and
corrupt advantage at the ex
pense of others. We are for
home rule and for rule in the in
terest of the home aH against
those who have been fattening
on the debauching of homes.
Stricken With Pcra'ysl*.
Henderson Grimett, of this
place, was stricken with partial
paralysis and completely lost the
use of one arm and side. After
fcein^ treated by an eminent
physician for quite a while with
out relief, my wife recommend
ed Chamberlain’s Pain Balm, end
after using two bottles of it he is
almost entirely cured.—Geo. R.
McDonald, Man, Logan county,
W. Va. Several other very re
markable cures of partial paraly
sis have been affected by the use
of this liniment. It is most
widely known, however, as a
cure for rheumatism, sprains
and bruises. Sold by Br. J. B.
Neal of McCrcry and A. S.
Thompson cf DeView.
IN THIS
WEEK’S ADD ! HAVE
to say to my many customers th at I will have Oysters,
both in cans and buckets, also some Fresh Celery
next Saturday. I always keep on hand the
Best and Choicest Meats
obtainable. Game, Fish and Poultry in season. Fish ev
ery Wednesday and Saturday. Open Sundays until9 a. m.
Market prices paid for butter, eggs and chickens.
L. C. PATTERSON.