The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1885-09-12
HARRIS
A Brief Outline of Her Bust
ness interests and
Business Men.

cred one of the most fayorably To-
Gated and prosperous towns of
north Arkansas, and there can be
no doubt that the natural lay of
the land for miles in every direc-
ton around it insuFes it to be the
future metropolis of this section. 1t
is forty miles in an easterly diree-
ton from Eureka Springs, the
main shipping point, ninety-four
miles south of Springfield, Mo-,
and eighty-six north of GAINESVILLE,
According to the census of 1880
its population was $50 but Mt the
present writing it numbers over
100 and is rapidly increasing as
its railroad prospects and other
advantages become known abroad.
In its early days the town was laid
off by Il careful and competent
surveyor, and now its broad
streets, spacious parks and sub
stantial business rows as we'll as
the artist arrangement of its at
tractiye and comfortable homes
create n most favorable Impress
ion upon all who visit it, 1t is in
corporated as a city of the fourth
class, the officers, besides the al
dermen, being Mayor, Recorder,
Treasurer, Street Commissioner
and Marshall. The town authori-
ties are particularly active just
now in improvement Of Streets,
Parks, Springs, etc, and much is
being done which cannot fail to
materially increase the beauty of
the town az well as the comfort
and convenience Of its citizens.
The public buildings of Harri-
son comprise u Court House, Jail
and two public school houses.
The Court House is n large two
story brick Structure situated in
the centre of the Public Square.
1t WAS erected in 1872 at a cost of
about $4,000 and contains, be-
sides the main hall, nine large
rooms most of which are used as
offices. The Jail is old and shah
by-in fact scarcely worth men
tioning; but our County Court has
already made a levy for the pur-
pose of building new one and
the County Treasurer has 81, 300
on hand credited to this fund.
The Public School buildings are
built of wood, one one-story and
the other two-story, the two being
valued at about $4,000. $50 schol-
ars can be accommodated and the
average attendance during last
term was over 200. District No.
l has a school population of about
375. School will be commenced
on the 14th of September under
the supervision Of Prof. i. u.
Burr, a prominent educator, for
merly of Kansas, assisted by
| Mesdames Burr and Patterson and
Misses Vance and Walker.
The city has three church build
ings viz: South Methodist, NJ. E.
Church and Christian. Both the
Methodist churches are frame
buildings and the Christian church
brick. Rev, Tucker has charge of
the South Methodist; Rev. Hood,
the M. L, and Elder Burr, the
Christian. Several other denomi-
nations have organizations of con-
siderable numerical strength. Sun
day Schools are held at all of the
churches. Besides it's religious
and educational privileges Harri-
son has it's Masonic and |. q. O.
! f. Lodges, and well organized
Cornet Band of which any town
might feel proud.
The citizens of Harrison repre-
sent nearly every State in the I'm
ion and, being brought together
principally within the last ten
years by a desire to better their
conditions, are soeiable as well as
hospitable. No place in the State
is more quiet and orderly and
morally as well as intellectually
its people will compare favorably
with any part of the Union The
laws are rigidly enforced by intel
ligent officers, and, altogether the
Immigrant in search of good 10.
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