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THE HOME NEWS
Published every Friday at McCrory, Ark.
WALTER W. RANEY, Ed. and Pub.
Subscription $1.00 per Year ir Advance.
Entered as second-class matter
Aug. 26. 1915, at the post office
at McCrory, Ark., under the act
of March, 3, 1879.
Friday, October 8, 1915
CLAIMS STURDIVANT LAND
CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE
tentional. He showed his papers
from the government to Mr.
Dallas.
When the lumber had been
placed in the field, Mr. Dallas
read the warrant to Mr. Black
and they returned to town for
trial whereupon he was released
from the charge by Esq. L. B.
Win free.
The ^land in question is de
scribed as lot No. 2 of the N. W.
J4, Township 6, North, Range 1
West, 5th. Principal Meridian,
containing 62.47 acres.
A letter, No. 464078 “C” R.
S. C , from the Department of
the Interior, General Land Office,
Washington, D. C., addressed to
Mr. E. L. Carter, Southern Trust
Building, Little Rock, states,
“On examination of the tract
book it appears this land is va
cant public land, but for the
latest information regarding this
tract you should address the
United States Land Office, at
Little Rock.” Mr. Black told a
reporter for The Home News
that upon investigation at the U.
S. Land Office in Little Rock this
iana was also round mere to oe
vacant. He made application for
homestead on this land over five
months ago and the government
requires that a homesteader build
a house and begin improvements
on any land to be homesteaded at
least six months from date of
application.
Esq. L. B. Winfree who once
owned this land stated that the
land was originally granted by
the government to the Memphis &
Little Rock Ry. Co. Also that
he once made application to the
government for the land and was
instructed that it belonged to
the above railroad. He went to
the land agent at Little Rock for
the above railroad and was in
formed that they had no record
of owning the land. Mr. Win
free then wrote the land office at
Washington and was instructed
to get a statement in writing
from the railroad to the effect
that they did not own it and
when he disclosed the letter from
the government to the railroad
company when he again went to
see their land agent, they claimed
the land and he bought it from
the railroad, paying them$125.00
and taking a quit claim deed.
Later Mrs. Emma McKnight
claimed the land and she and Mr.
Winfree became involved in a
law suit over the land in question
and Mr. Winfree was paid two
or three hundred dollars by Mrs.
McKnight for his claim, he ac
cepting the same rather than
continuing a law suit against a
widowed lady.
It is reported that R. B. Mc
Knight sold the land to Geo.
Beard and that he sold the same
to Chas. Sturdivant, father of
the present owner.
Mr. Sturdivant is very positive
as to his claim and expresses ut
most confidence in retaining
title to the land. He thinks that
there is some mistake in the land
offices and holds no personal feel
ing toward Mr. Black. The lat
ter gentleman fully believes he
has a lead pipe cinch and is pro
ceeding to build his house. The
many friends of Mr. Sturdivant
hope that he is right and that he
will have no great trouble in
proving the same.
Mr. Sturdivant and his lawyer,
R. D. Campbell of Cotton Plant,
went to Little Rock Thursday
and found that there has been
three surveys made of the land,
one in 1815, one’ in 1847 and an
other in 1856. Mr. Sturdivant
has a title from the last survey
which annulled those of ’15 and
’47 as the two former surveys
were fraudulent so Mr. Sturdi
vant stated today upon his re
turn home.
LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
Jelks, Arkansas,
Oct. 6, 1915.
To whom it may concern: —
This is to certify that Mrs.
Annie Anderson, who has just
left our employ after three years
satisfactory service, has done so
ox her own will and accord; that
her services as bookkeeper and
billing clerk have been perfectly
satisfactory in every respect, i
and we would be very glad to j
recommend her to anyone need
ing office help, as being capable,
competent, accurate and a lady
! in every sense of the word.
Mayo & Robinson,
Per J. W. Mullens, Mgr.
Ij ^
I Just Received s
NEW UNE OF SHOES ^
Planters Merc. Co. |
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AT THE JEWEL
The Jewel Theatre announces j
the beginning of a new serial |
photo drama of 15 reels to take!
place of the Patsy Bolivar serial
just finished.
The new picture is^“The Road
O’ Strife,” a picture featuring
two of the most prominent play- j
ers of the screen,-* Crane Wilber j
and Mary Charleson in a drama I
of love and mystery which will |
no doubt prove interesting to I
the many patrons of that popular j
place of amusement.
The first number of the serial I
will be “The House of Secrets,”
and will be shown tomorrow,
Saturday, night. Don’t fail to
see this, the first reel, and also
to watch the story each ,veek as j
it is thrown on the screen.
Frank Powell, wife and daugh- j
ter Little Miss Helen, were Little,
Rock visitors this week.
R. E. Brandon has .sold his:
farm to E. C. Caudle and will *
move to Floral City, Florida.
E. E. McCoppin of Ada, Ohio,
is spending the week with his
son, George, and family of our j
city.
Walter Jimerson, our popular!
county treasurer, of Augusta, j
was a business visitor here Sat- j
urday.
The Young People’s Mission
ary Society will meet Friday
night of next week with Miss
May Williams.
Mesdames J. P. Taylor and B.
S. Holder returned Monday from
Memphis where they visited the
Tri-State Fair.
J. r. regrum oi near Heber
Springs arrived Sunday and is
the guest of his uncle, Scott Peg
rum, of near town.
We received some valuable
news items from Gourd Neck
last week too late for publication
and because of the writer having
failed to sign his name thereto, j
we cannot publish the items this |
week.
Ray K. Crail, our typo, spent j
Saturday in Bald Knob where he
had the pleasure of seeing the
Bald Knob High School boys’
and girls’ basket ball teams de
feat the boys and girls of the
Russell High School.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
~ DR. G. C. CROON
DENTIST
First half of each month here,
Office at the Waverly Hotel.
McCrory, - - - - Arkansas
W. D. HINSON
OPTOMETRIST
Will call at residence and make
examination for glasses
McCrory, - Arkansas
DR. G. F. MAYNARD
Licensed Deputy State
Veterinarian
AUGUSTA, ARKANSAS
Sick and emergency calls answered
Promptly
B. BREWSTER
Physician and Surgeon
Office phone 39, Residence 16
Office in rear of Farmers &
Merchants Bank building.
H. P. HARGIS
Physician and Surgeon
Phone No. 49
Calls answered day or night.
J. H. WEST
Physician and Surgeon
Calls answered promptly
day or night.
Grays, Arkansas
Cullum’s Barber Shop
Everything to be found at
a First-class Tonsorial
Parlor
Bring us Your Laundry
Louis Rushing
mstsasmxkwi
Notary Public
We Pay Cash
this week for
Hens, per pound,.\ ..07
Cox, per pound,.05
Dux, per pound,.06
Geese, each.25
Goslings, per pound,.08
Fresh Eggs, per dozen, ..15
Tow Sacks, each.0134
McCrory Feed & Produce Co.
L. W. Sturdivant, Manager