THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 2.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER,
1, 1916
NUMBER 18
Big w. O. W. Dinner.
Gum Wood Camp No. 108, W.
0 W., of McCrory, celebrated
.Thanksgiving Day with a big
free dinner. About 1,000 people
ate at the large long table which
was spread in Wherry’s Hall.
There was plenty of “good eats’*
for all and a large portion of the
five barbecued pigs was left un
touched. This was served at the
lodge hall Thanksgiving night
after the lodge had witnessed
one of the best and most enthu
siastic meetings ever held.
Head Consul Newberry and
State Manager Miller were pres
ent and participated in the day’s
celebration which was closed with
the initiation of about 50 new
members into the order. Many
visiting sovereigns from other
camps in the county attended.
The campaign manager and ar
rangements committee deserve
much credit for the success of
the day’s exercises. Mrs. Ella
Haven, representing the Wood
men Circle, was present and will
remain here several days in the
interest of the ladies’ auxiliary
of the W. O. W.
Mr. M. K. Wherry went to
Little Rock Wednesday where
he saw the great A1 G. Fields’
Minstrels.
Mrs. Torrence arrived Sunday
from Little Rock and is the guest
of her brother, Cashier H. W.
Jernigan.
Just Received: Harness leath
er and lace leather for repairing
harness and saddles. G. T.
Early. Adv. 11-24-tf.
Miss Irene Moseley who is at
tending Arkansas College at
Batesville is the guest this week
of Miss Johnnie Harris.
Mrs. Lucy Critz, farm demon
stration agent for Jefferson
County, arrived Wednesday for
a visit to her daughter, Mrs. K.
H. Carson.
Mrs. Hinson returned today,
r.'day, from Newark accompa
nied by her brother, Mr. Lynn
Calloway, who will be her guest
a few days.
T1—
uew nome ot Mr. and Mrs.
• • Crosse tt on their large lot
ln the s°uth part of town will be
• n^,° ^est and most modern
e county when completed. It
consist of 11 rooms, two
Sng porches- Mr. Crossett
. a.Ve an ^dividual water and
Will tP ant for his home which
ea„i ® e(inipped with toilets on
on tt, °°r and.a large porte-chere
e vv est side of the building.
Chappell Grove News.
School opened here Nov. 20
with Mr. Bailey in charge.
Miss Donnie Spradlin visited
in Augusta Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. Oscar Capshaw’s little son
who has been sick is improving.
Miss Mary Belle Crossett visit
ed in McCrory Saturday and
Sunday.
Rev. Carter filled his regular
appointment at Chappell Grove
last Sabbath.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mauldin
were guests of the latter’s moth
er, Mrs. Smith, Sunday.
Wonder what Charles Wright
is going to build. We see Mr.
Caudle hauling logs for him.
If Geo. Stanfield don’t quit let
ting his horse run away with the
buggy, the girls will quit going
with him.
I don’t know what’s the mat
ter with Mr. Lon Capshaw, but
he’s all crippled up somehow.
Oh You Snyder!
We are sorry to learn of the
accident that happened at
Beard’s Church Friday night.
Mr. Will Wilson’s team ran
away with the wagon and crip
pled ten out of 13.
Mr. Walter “Red” Jeffries
visited friends (?) in Paragould
this week.
Mrs. Lena Gant of Harrisburg
is the guest of McCrory friends
and relatives.
Mrs. C. T. Reynolds of Tip
was here this week having some
dental work done.
Mr. J. L. Stair of Altamont,
111., was here this week looking
after his land interests.
Miss Helen Harton of Conway
is spending a few weeks with
her sister, Mrs. J. H. Crossett.
Dr. J. C. R. Wettstein of Ef
fingham, 111., is here this week
looking after his farming inter
ests.
Mr. Hix Lewis who is attend
ing the State Aggie School,
Jonesboro, is the guest of home
folks.
Mr. Bob Short who is attend
ing Hendrix College, Conway,
spent Thanksgiving with home
folks here and at Grays.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Crossett
have been invited to and will go
on the Overland Special train
from Little Rock to Detroit,
Mich., for an inspection of the
| Overland factories. They will
leave the 10th.
Trustee Sale.
Under and by virtue of th<
power vested in me by a certair
Deed of Trust executed to me as
trustee on the 14th. day of March
1911, by Clora Miller, which
Trust Deed is recorded in th*
Circuit Clerk’s Office at Augusta,
Woodruff County, Arkansas, ir
the record book XX page 249,
Default having been made ir
the payment of the indebtness
secured by said Deed of Trust
and the holder of the said indebt
ness having requested me tc
make sale as Trustee under saic
instrument, I do hereby give
notice that I will on December
20, 1916, at 12 o’clock noon al
the front door of the court house
in the town of Augusta, Arkan
sas, proceed to sell at public out
cry to the highest bidder foi
cash, the following describee
real estate situated in the counts
of Woodruff, State of Arkansas,
to-wit:
About Twenty three (23) Acres
on the North side of the North
West Quarter (%) of the South
East Quarter (M) Section 0n<
(1) Township seven (7) Range
Three (8) Lving North of the St
L. I. M. & S. R. R.
W. H Gray,
Adv. 12-l-2t. Trustee.
Mr. Elma Wilder of Memphis
spent Thanksgiving with horn*
folks here.
Mrs. W. D. Hinson is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Galloway, ir
Newark this week.
Misses Mabel and Vivian Har(
of Vanndale arrived Thursday
and will be guests of Mrs. W. W,
Raney for a few days.
From O. M. Winfree
! We publish below a letter re
ceived recently from our good
i friend, Mr. Oscar M. Winfree,
who is making good with the
John Deere Company in St.
i Louis. The gentleman seems to
appreciate the fact that we are
trying to give the people a real
newsy paper and it is with plea
sure that we give space to his
i flattering letter which we are
; sure his many friends will be
glad to read.
' THE LETTER
: 4276 Washington Blvd.
St. Louis, Mo.
■ Nov. 30, 1916.
. Mr. W. W. Raney, Editor,
McCrory, Ark.
. My Dear Friend: —
Allow me, as a friend,
I McCrory booster, admirer of
- your paper and its progressive
spirit, congratulate you on the
recent issues of “The Home
; News.” Your always acurate
i and reliable figures in reporting
i crop conditions and prices is
» of much interest.
On Tuesday of each week, I
. cut out subjects that interest the
i division sales-manager of Arkan
i sas, Mr. Turner. After care
fully reading, he in turn passes
them to the manager. I feel
sure the above mentioned gen
| tlemen are in a position to appre
ciate a paper that is getting out
the REAL LIVE NEWS.
> In future, my address will be
1 4276 Washington Blvd.
My very very best to Mrs.
i Raney, and a great future to
r you and yours, I am,
Your friend,
0. M. Winfree.
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