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edited in the interest of McCrory and Woodruff county
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McCRORY, ARKANSAS, JUNE 6, 1919
NUMBER 46
GAMBLING AND BOOZE
GrAlJSE OF TWO MEN BE
CA,NC KILLED SUNDAY
r„d Welch Fires Two Shots
F From His Killing O.
E. Lutz Instantly and
He Later Receives
Load of Shot
While under the influence of
moonshine whiskey and engag
ed in a game of cards, - it is
eoid Fred Welch, age about
ok drew his pistol and fired
twice in the face of O..E. Lutz,
acre about 40, killing him in
stantly the tragedy took place
about noon Sunday in the
woods about 300 yards -east of
Welch’s home which is about
eight miles north of McCrory
at Mechler.
0. S. (Sawmill) Morgan and
John Purtle witnessed the kill
ing and were forced to run to
save their own lives as it is
said Welch * also threatened
to shoot them.
Weicn went near ms numc
and told his wife that he
would take care of himself
and for her to do the same.
He left the place and was not
seen again until he returned
Sunday night about 9 o’clock.
George Smith, a constable
of Jackson county and Will
McKa went to Welch’s home
to arrest him. They station
ed themselves near the yard
gate and saw Welch enter the
house and when he came out,
it is said, they ordered him to
halt whereupon he made an
attempt to draw a gun and
Smith fired sending 13 buck
shot into Welch’s back.
Welch ran and fell outside
the yard and in the darkness
of the night crawled about a
mile to the home of Mr. Blay
lock. Dr. B. Brewster of Mc
Crory, was summoned who
had the wounded man brought
to McCrory and sent to a hos
pital in Little Rock Monday,
where he died W ednesda^y
afternoon, June 4, 1919, aboiit
live o’clock. The remains were
accompanied home Thursday
by Mr. C. Crotzer, who went
with the wounded man to the
hospital.
Lutz leaves a wife and two
children and Welch leaves a
mother, a wife and five child
ren.
make hogs of pigs
By feeding on B. A. Thomas
Powder. It contains the
necessary chemical ingredi
s to romote th^ir growth,
|^aKes bone and muscle and
ffeePs them in perfect health
" Pa,ys tor itself many times
the h4ain in your pigs.
d Cross Drug Store. adv.
.y1, an<^ Mrs. J. W. Morris
u. S°\ ^era^d, were among
intin '' 10 ^tended the grad
Coli0g.ex;ercises a^ Galloway
tuesdge’. Searcy, Monday and
VALUE OF THE GOV
ERNMENT SECURITIES
With the victory loan, the
last great popular subscription
issue of government securities,
now closed, importance of the
War Savings Stamps as a con
tinued feature of government
finance was emphasized by
Secretary of the Tereasury,
Glass in a statement urging the
co-operation of bankers and
merchants in placing this op
portunity of investment before
the American people.
“Many persons, ” said the
secretary, “have not taken the
War Savings Stamps seriously
as an investment, but the fact
that they may be bought in as
S large a quantity as $1,000 face
lvalue during 1919 ,at such a
I favorable interest return make
| them most desirable for the
; average man or family.
“Although the War Savings
Stamps sales this year do not
; nearly approach the high mark
made under stimulation of war
need last year, their absorption
by the public thus far has been
j satisfactory under existing cir
cumstances.
It i customary tor saving in
all channels to shrink during
: the early months of the year,
| and it s expected that war sav
! ings samp sales, along with the
; postal saving and savings bank
; deposits will grow steadily
throughout the year.
Cooperation is sought earnest
ly, especially from bankers and
merchants, in the matter of
keeping thrift and war saving
| stamps on sale, so that no one
! so inclined may fail to have
opportunity to invest his mon
ey wisely.
NOTICE
To the public:
In asking you to please ob
serve the traffic rules, I have
no desire to ask you to do
something unpleasant or seem
ingly useless, but something
that is for the safety of every
one and if you will alway drive
on the right side of the street
and turn only at street cross
ings you will eliminate almost
all danger of an accident.
If you will comply with the
above request, you will greatly
assist me in enforcing the or
dinance which makes it un
lawful for any automobile,
wagon, buggy, motor truck or
vehicle of any kind to drive on
any side of the street except
the right, to turn xcept at the
street corners or to drive at a
' greater speed than 15 miles
per hour.
W. B. FAKES, Mayor.
The Springfield (Mo) busi
j ness College wants good stu
| dents from this section to pre
pare for government positions
and corporation situations, at
a salary of $1,000 to $1,300.
Write J. A. Taylor. Mention
this paper. ac*v
I
USE OF DYNATMITE
’
From the number of dipping
vats that are being destroyed
by dynamite, and the frequent
use of dynamite in streams for
the killing of fish it is quite
evident that the impression
; prevails that since the war is
1 practically over and hosilities
have ceased, the law govern
ing the purchase sale and use
of eexplosives is null and void.
The former carlessness of pro
perly safeguarding explosives
has for this reason been renew
ed very extensively.
This, however, is a mistake.
The law is still in full force
and effect except as it has been
modified to the extent that
farmers and others are not re
quired to have a license where
explosives are to be used for
purely agricultural purposes,
such as the reclaiming of land
stump blasting, ditching and
other agricultural purposes.
These revocations do not
permit enemy aliens or sub
jects of a country allied with
an enemy of the United States
to manufacture, purchase, use
or possess explosives at any
iirae. me requirements con
tinue as strong, however, for
the safeguarding of explosives
In order that railroads accept
shipment of explosives without
a license, it will be necessary
for the shipper to state on the
bill of lading, “for agricul
tural purposes.”
The department of justice
has a number of special agents
in the field looking after viola
tors of the explosive law, and
it is a safe prediction that
those who are caught will be
punished to the limit of the
law. If those who handle the
explosives will co-operate with
the department, the outrages
soon will cease and the hazard
to life and property will be
greatly reduced. Recent vio
lations have been reported in
several counties of Arkansas.
Persons violating the Federal
Explosive Act shall be punish
ed by a fine of not more than
$5,000 or by imprisonment for
not more than a year, or by
both at the discretion of the
court.
NOTICE
To those who have made
pledges to the Centenary when
you wish to make a payment
on your pledge, pay it to Mr.
Grover McCrory who is ftfie
treasurer for the local church.
He will give you a receipt for
all moneys paid him.
J. R. NELSON
Mrs. A. S. Thompson and
son, Sidney, were the guests of
Searcy relatives and friends
the first of the week and while
there attended the graduating
exercises at Galloway College
Tuesday evening.
R. E. L. SPRADLIN
i Saturday evening about 6
o’clock May 17, Sheriff Robert
E. Lee Spradlin was claimed
by death. Mr. Spradlin had
the influenza last fall and had
been in bad health from that
time until his death.
Mr. Spradlin was a native
of Arkansas. He was born
near La Crosse, Izard County,
July 10, 1887. He was mar
ried to Sarah F. Mashburn,
Oct. 9th, 1895. To this union
five children were born. The
wife and tfiree children are
living. He also leaves four
brothers, three in Arkansas
and one in Texas.
Mr. Spradlin had a host of
friends. He was twice elected
sheriff of this county. The
community feels the loss of a
good citizen.
He was a member of the
Augusta Baptist church and it
is with sorrow that we give
hijn up. He was a good hus
band and father and his going
means a great sorrow to his
loved ones. Our prayers and
sympathy go out to the be
reaved wife, children and the
brothers. May they find in the
comforting Spirit and the God
of all Grace, comfort and sus
taining grace for their every
need.—Augusta Free Press.
TO ALL INTERESTED
Mr. . F. Bush, Regional Di
rector, in his circular 210 dat
ed May 14th 1919, sent out a
warning to all concerned to
prepare for the 1919 wheat
crop, which, in round unmbers,
is estimated at one billion
bushels.
In his circular he reproduces
an article which was published
in the Weekly News eLtter is
sued by the U. S. Department
of Agriculture, under date of
May 7, headed “Billion Bush
el Wheat Crqp May Congest
All Storage” and which article
deals with the storage and the
transporation requirements in
cident to the movement of the
wheat crop which, incidental
i,y, is seasuxiciuit: wim me slui
age and transportation needs
of our cotton crop. By a little
calculation ti can be quickly
seen that the wheat crop is go
ng to call for 80,000 or more
good tight box cars to handle.
All the wheat that is raised is
going into the market and must
have transportation. By its
nature, is requires preferred
attention as compared with
cotton. The corn and oat crop
will likely also be big and will
require the same attention as
wheat. All industries are com
ing back to normal basis and
| are demanding transportation.
With these facts understood,
we should look to remedies to
avoid congestion of our cotton
market and damage to the croP
Elmer Wilder and Ed Sulli
van were Memphis visitors the
first of the week.