The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1899-09-30
LOCAL
County Court next week

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-Persimmons and Possums will
soon be ripe.
Real estate is going up all the
time these dusty times.
Most of the sick folks are getting
better as the weather gets colder
" -Horse-racing has about succeed
led baseball with our sport lovers, !
Il The school at Bellefonte opened
last week with an enrolment of log,
Dennis Moseley has been making
frewood OF the dead trees in our
Court Park this week.
The half-time system in the pri-
mary department of our Public
school seems to be working admira-
bly,.
Notice the neat advertisement of
Barber Mckenzie in this issue. Nc
Kenzie is artistic in everything he
does
Sheriff Ceaf Parker has purchas-
ed the old Schweitzer lot on the east
side of the square just north of the
post office, #
= Weather prophets are unusually
enterprising this year. Already they
are telling us that we are to have
early frosts.
There is more than a little truth
in that definition of "layman' as
one who lays things upon his pastor
which he himself ought to do.
The Eureka extensions determi-
nation to build is pretty good evil
dence that some other companies
are considering the matter very ser-
ously.
The ladies of the Christian
Church are preparing Tor Japanese
Tea to be given next Tuesday even
ing at the Bunch building on the
west side.
All the Beers of Harrison are
watching the policy of Dom Paul
with interest You would hardly
think it, but we have lots of beers in
Harrison
The report of Inspector Houk,
on the charges against Postmaster
Rosewater of Eureka Springs, Ark,
has not yet been received at the Post
Office Department
1t is evident to the most casual
observer that the Joplin critics of
the Arkansas zinc field are afflicted
with bad attack of palpitatien of
the mouth these days.
Good calves are bringing ten dol |
lars per head They never were
higher, and as feed will be little
scarce this year most of our farmers
are selling their surplus.
The TIMES Map of the Four Min
eral Counties OF North Arkansasiwill
be issued soon. = 1t will be strictly up
to date, and will locate by name all
of the principal mines of the district,
The Junior class of our High |
School gave an ice cream supper
Wednesday evening and cleared ten
dollars which will be used to pur-
chase apparatus and supplies needed
in their class work.
How strange it IS that railroads
will insist on coming into North Ar
kansas after that Joplin expert has
warned them that it will cost them |
100000 mile to build. They |
come high indeed, but we must have
them.
The real estate of Boone county |
was listed this year at ST, 147, 725,
and the Board of Equalization made |
an aggregate raise of $35 ,419, leav-
ing the total al $1,183.1 IA. This
is still over $4,000 less than the
last assessment.
Farmers who have been waiting
until fall to pay the TINES what
they owe it are reminded that it is
useless to wait longer The stoves
are going up, and hre-wood as well
as wheat, corn, potatoes and hogs
will be acceptable.
Travellers continue to kick as to
the manner Of getting here from Flu
reka, and declare that next time they
visit the Ipineral field they will
choose sonie ttther route. If Harri-
son should be aSoided in the future
we may easily know the reason.
1t is always the man who is
something of a liar himself WHO
grows most wildly indignant over
the Efforts of some other liar. Our
mineral men are cautioned that the
Joplin preyaricator Is industrious as
well as numerous, and they only
play into his hands when the. repeat
his yarns. ---.
All the people who enjoy Fairs