THE
HOME
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NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 1.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1916
NUMBER 49
Valuable Presents Free.
We call our readers attention
this week to the whole page ad
vertisement of the Fakes Mer
cantile Co. of this city announc
ing their profit sharing plan for
their customers.
This strong firm has on display
in their window a large and com
plete assortment of aluminum
ware representing almost every
kind of cooking utensils used by
women.
Every lady wants aluminum
ware and the Fakes Mercantile
Co. has solved the way to sup
ply every want in this line and
to do so at positively no cost to
the people.
The plan is simple. You trade
at their store and with all cash
purchases, large or small, you
receive a coupon representing the
amount of your cash purchase.
Save your coupons and you get
the aluminum ware free in ex
change for your coupons.
It is not necessary that you
save a large amount of $50.00 or
$100.00 worth of coupons, for
there are many small yet very
valuable and useful articles that
can be redeemed for as low as a
dollar and a quarter’s worth of
coupons.
Read the ad in this paper, tell
them you saw it, and that you
appreciate the fact that they are
willing to share their profits with
you and have used the home pa
per to tell you about their propo
sition. The Fakes Mercantile
Company needs no introduction
to the people of Woodruff County
Their large number of satisfied
customers is their best advertise
ment, and they never fail to take
care of their patrons, whether
large or small.
vVith the co-operation of the
accommodating clerks and tie
progressive stockholders of this
store, Mr. J. H. Crossett, tfie
man at the helm, has placed the
institution in the front row of the
leading mercantile establishments
of this section.
Miss Elizabeth Harton of Con
ay is spending a few weeks
ere the guest of her sister, Mrs.
'h H. Crossett.
Mrs. J. E. Hollemann return
e Wednesday from Tilton where
e spent a few days the guest
ot Messrs G. W. and J. A. Holle
mann and families.
\r ane Angus, Fink Hayes and
A/rls^ef ^ana Angus and Pauline
rC al! ^ t°day, Friday, for
p°% ^ P rings in the former’s
01 c* They will return Monday.
“The Fourth.”
TODAY, one hundred and forty years ago,
* this government was born!
TODAY, it is the GREATEST NATION in
the world, standing for HUMANITY, LIBER
TY and JUSTICE!
Dark clouds are hovering heavily over Eu
rope. Happiness has fled and death has en
tered almost every home. Maimed and Blind
ed soldiers are filling the streets of the cities.
What took centuries to be built has been ruth
lessly destroyed. Hunger and Famine are do
ing their worst.
Over here—Sunshine and shadow chase
each other over the billowy fields. Happy
homes everywhere. Busy men in the fields,
busy and prosperous men in the streets of the
cities. Too busy, in fact, to realize how lucky
they are to be living in the country of peace.
It is on THIS DAY, one hundred and forty
years ago, that this country of PEACE and
LIBERTY was founded, and each and every
one of us ought to celebrate the commemora
tion of the day in a worthy fashion.
—Contributed.
Oldest Citizen Dead.
At the ripe old age of four
score and five years, “Grandpa’ ’ j
Oliver Perry Grace passed to his
| reward at the home of his son,
L. B. Grace, in this city yester
day, Thursday, afternoon, June,;
29, 1916, at 2:15 p. m.
The deceased was our oldest j
and one of our most highly re
spected citizens. He was a favor-;
! ite with the young as well as the
old and made friends of everyone
since moving here several years
ago. He was a soldier in the
Union army and was a member j
of the Christian Church of this
city.
Mr. urace was oorn jan. &o,
1831, in Jackson County, Tenn.
He was married in his native
state about 50 years ago to Miss
Delila Garrett who preceeded
him to the grave some 25 years
ago.
The funeral services were con
ducted at the home this, Friday,
afternoon by his pastor, Rev. J.
Murry Taylor, assisted by our
Methodist pastor, Rev. S. M.
Yancey. The remains were laid
to rest in the Fakes Cemetery.
Two daughters and two sons are
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left to mourn his loss, viz, Mrs.
F. Vanhooser of 815 DeCator
Ave. Memphis, Mrs. J. P. Brad
ley of 1001 Halcyon Ave. Nash
ville, Tenn., W. H. Grace of
Rogers, Ark., and L. B. Grace
of this city.
Miss Florence Kyle spent this
week at DeView the guest of
Miss Minnie Morris.
Fielding Long has moved back
from Texas where he moved sev
eral months ago. We gladly
welcome Mr. Long back to old
Woodruff.
Misses Joye Ellington of this
city, Louise Martin and Elise
Smith of Howell and Messrs
Walter Jeffries of this city and
Dorsey Mathis of Hunter made
an overland trip to Hot Springs
last week in Miss Martin’s Saxon
car. They report a fine trip.
J. L. Bronte states that he has
three rows of cabbage each 150
feet in length in his garden. He
planted 250 plants, but 15 of
them died. He has 235 plants
left 100 of which have produced
heads/that will weigh nine pounds
each. He says the crop is worth
$50.00.
For Better Roads,
The large 20-40 horse road
tractor arrived Monday as pub
lished in the Home News three
weeks ago, and our city dads
have been giving it a tryout on
the streets thi3 week with the
old road grader.
The new 10-foot grader as or
dered was not shipped with the
tractor, and an 8-foot substituted
which arrived today, Friday,
from Essex, Mo.
Overseer Bronte is undecided
upon receiving the smaller grad
er as he ordered the larger one.
The list of contributors to the
tractor fund has increased since
last published and we are again
this week publishing the com
plete list which follows:
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
Town of McCrory $500.00
Riggs Brothers 250.00
W. E.Jelks 25.00
T. A. Jeffries 25.00
F. Lewis 25.00
J. W. Mullens 25.00
J. H. Crossett 25.00
W. O. Scales 25.00
Dr. J. W. Morris 25.00
A. S. Thompson 25.00
M. D. Thompson 20.00
Thompson-Hailey Co. 15.00
J. A. Melton 10.00
J. F. Morgan 10.00
H. D. Swayze 10.00
W. B. Fakes 10.00
H. W. Jernigan 10.00
Jeff Mitchell 10.00
L. W. Sturdivant 10.00
Baxter Stave Co. 5.00
G. B. Fakes 5.00
W. B. Kyle 5.00
R. C. Thompson 5.00
Dr. W. T. McUain 5.00
Dr. H. P. Hargis 5.00
T. C. Bull 5.00
W. P. Scott 5.00
Dr. B. Brewster 5.00
H. D. Angus 5.00
R. 0. Jeffries 5.00
W. H. Jimerson 5.00
E. E. Jeffries 5.00
N. J. Hayes 5.00
Gray & Co., Grays 5.00
H. T. Raney 5.00
J. H. Swanson 5.00
Edgar Miller 2.50
H. R. Hall . 2.50
L. B. Grace 2.50
R. J. Winters 2.50
W. V. Angelo 2.50
J. O. Raymond 2.00
Frank Shue 2.00
A. J. Marsh 2.00
H. Arnof 2.00
J. A. Cullum 1.50
E. E. Blaylock 1.00
H. E. Wood 1.00
Total $1,174.00
Road District to pay $1,326.00
Total $2,500.00