The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1899-04-22
LOCAL

NhhiNht NoOutuI
The adjourned term ofthe Boone
Circuit Court will convene on May
the 8th.
Another big spring rain Thurs
day night and yesterday. The mail
from Eureka mired up as usual.
County Assessor Jos. B. Wilson
will begin his rounds on June 9Th
next, ending at Harrison July Oath
to August 7th.
Rev. Hogan, of Huntsville, will
preach at the c. P. Church on Sun
day evening. A cordial invitation is
extended to all.
Rev. Grant will preach at the c.
P. Church on Sunday, the 30th. 1t
is thought he may remain in Harri-
son permanently.
Mr.. C. E. West. who is prepar-
| ing the special edition of the TINES,
is still in the zinc fields, but is expect
ed to return early next week.
Near $500 tax receipts have
been issued by our Collector this
year, and it is thought the delinquent
list will be much smaller than usual.
/-Messrs. ]. P. Clendenin and w. D.
Cave will open mining and real
estate exchange business in the BALD
ing next door west from the central
hotel
E-Col, ]. S. Drake, of the Mckay
railroad project, is spending few
DAYS in Harrison, He speaks en-
couragingly of the prospects for his
railroad.
Mr.. F. l.. Hamilton has received
the plate from which his new miner
al map of this section will be print
ed, and expects to have the map
ready for sale soon.
The contest of the Aderholt will
is still in progress in our county
court, and it seems likely that it will
require several days yet to complete
the taking of evidence.
DR. Yandell, a bright young ply
stefan of Jasper, and son-ln-law Of
our townsman, A. F. Davis. died of
consumption last Saturday. The
bereaved family have the sincere
sympathy of host of friends here.
The new School textbook law
covers almost every objection that
we have ever heard to uniformity of
school text books, and the best thing
| for every voter to do the third Satur-
day in May is to go on record in
favor of it in his county.
--latest reports from the Mckay
railroad enterprise are that the final
survey has been completed in the VII
cinity of Pomona. and that grading
will commence. Engineer Policy and
his corps of surveyors expect to
breach Fort Smith next week.
\ Two juries failed to agree last
week as to the insanity of Mrs. M.
L. Aderholt, but her conduct in
Court Monday convinced the coun-
ty Judge and he forthwith declared
her insane and appointed County
Treasurer Finn as her guardian.
The Harrison Ice Plant began
Operations for the summer this week
and is ready to give the city the best
service it has ever had. The run of
the plant will be entirely from the
purest distilled well water and will
be guaranteed free from all impuri-
| ties.
Mr. E. X. Andrews, of Lowery,
WAS a caller at the TIMES office yes
terday. He speaks of considerable
work being done in the development
of mines out his way, and says that
north Boone will insist upon being
included in our zinc territory hereaf-
ter.
Clerk Mcpherson, of Newton
lcountv, was over Monday and re.
ports great interest in mineral over
that way. A number OF Jasper peo-
pie organized themselves into the
Newton County Prospecting and
/ Mining Company" last week and ex-
kpect soon to take hand in the de-
Selopmcnt of the mines over that
way.
The TIMES was mistaken last
week in presuming that w. f.
Gordon had been selected by the
town council to superintend the
graveyard Improvement work. The
effort is an independent one, support
ed entirely by subscription, but is
progressing nicely nevertheless; and
already considerable over 500 has
been pledged for the work.
Engineer Martin, in charge OF
the Arkansas Northern surveying
corps, now at Doddsville, says that
he has found a practical line to build
all the way from Little Rock, via the