THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 1.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1915
NUMBER 21
Appropriate Gifts for the Home
from Our Furniture Department
Oak Rocking Chairs Brass Beds
Reed Rocking Chairs Oak Beds
High-Chairs for Baby Oxidized Steel Beds
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Red Rocking Chair for Baby
Art Sqares
Matting
Small Rugs
White Steel Beds
Cotton Mattresses
Felt Mattresses
Springs for beds
Make Your Housewife Happy with a Helpmate Kitchen Cabinet
Planters Mercantile Company
Woodruff County Free From
Cattle Ticks.
On Dec. 1, our county was de
clared free of the cattle tick and
placed with the other free coun
ties of the state. This means
much to Woodruff County and
every owner of a cow is request
de to keep a watch and if any
ticks are seen to please report it I
to Dr. E. P. Yager, McCrory,
Ark.
The only way our county can
get the tick back is by someone
bringing in a ticky cow and as a
prevantative thfi goverment is
watching all ferries across White
River and when a cow is brought
across we are notified and see
to it that there are no ticks com
ing into our country by inspetc
ing the cow.
Getting rid of the tic spells
money because we will all get
more for our cattle, get better
and cleaner milk and more of it,
and this of course will mean
healthier people. Year after year
our state has lost thousands of
dollars on account of the cattle
tick, but we are glad to report
that 18 counties and a part of
three others have cleaned their
cattle, farms and ranges of the
ticks during the last seven years.
During the year of 1914, with
the help of Woodruff County’s
farmers, merchants, bankers and
all the other good people, we
dipped more than 7,000 cattle
every 21 days. To do this meant
something but with 33 dipping
vats and all hands togather we
dipped Mr. Tick and dipped him
good.
Who will profit by this clean
up? We say every one as itmeans
first, protection to our health;
second, a larger pocket-book, and
next, more cattle, better cattle,
cleaner milch cows, and more
cattle means richer soil. To-day
each cow in Woodruff County is
worth in any market, or at home
five to ten dollars more than
when we had the tick.
This County has done her part
well toward the eradication of
the terrible tick, and no mis
take was made when we were
released from the quarantine.
Respectf ully.
E. P. Yager.
Mrs. J. O. Raymond Dead*
After a year’s iilness Mrs. J, 0.
Raymond died yesterday, Thurs
day, morning at 3 o’clock at her
home in this city thus ending
the life of one of Woodruff
County’s oldest and best citizens.
The deceased was born in
Augusta in 1859, the daughthr
of Mr. and Mrs. Will arden and
was 56 years old at her death.
She was married on Jan. 18, 1883,
being the second wife of our
good friend and fellow-towns
man, J. 0. Raymond.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond were
united in marriage at Snapp3 a
small place north of Augusta
and in Jackson County to which
union were born seven children
Six of whome survive her, viz,
George 0., Armor A., Jack, Jay,
Harry, and Nona.
The decesed was a lifetime
member of the M. E. Church a lov
ing wife a devoted mother and a
true friend. The funeral services
were conducted to-day, Friday,
at the home by Rev S. M. Yancey,
Pastor. The remains were laid
to rest in the Fakes Cemetery.
Thad C. Hartin, a former Mc
Crory boy but now a leading
merchant of Brandon Texas
was the guest of old time friends
and relatives here Saturday and
Sunday.