The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-05-19
LOCAL.
School election to-day.

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ton next Friday and Saturday.
ATTORNEY o. D. Gray, formerly of
St. Louis, has fitted up office rooms
over Coffman & Bailey's store.
Our county candidates are enter
taining the people of Bear Greek to-
Iday, and will be at Omaha Monday
/ -R. M. Fellows haseommeneed the
| building for his new ice plant. He
| will have new machinery through
out.
Il The Eureka Investment Co., j..
r. s. Nichols, Secretary, has opened
Eup an Office in the rear of LeBlond's
Iprug Store.
Misses Cleo and Flora Armitage
represented the Banner at the Press
Association which met in Little Rock
last Thursday,
Our base ball boys organized a
club for the season, last week, by
electing c. X. LeBlond, manager, and
E. P, Andrews, captain.
H. c. Long, manager OF Long
Bros. Circus was back to- see us
Monday. His show has been TAX
ing in the larger towns of Carroll
county this week.
\ The Harrison Republican gives
evidence of deserved prosperity by
the erection of a neat frame office
building just across from the Tele-
phone office on Stephenson Avenue,
which it hopes to occupy next month.
is is safe to predict that county
uniformity of school books will be
knocked out again in Boone county
to-day. What little our people have
learned concerning the workings of
the law during the past year have
been unfavorable.
Judge William Keener, president
of the republican committee of this
judicial district gives notice that
there will be meeting of the ccm-
mittee in Harrison on Saturday,
| June 2nd, to take in consideration
the matter of nominating republic
can candidate for prosecuting attor-
ney. Republican attorneys of the
district are requested to meet with
the committee.
Judge VIM H. Waters and II. A.
Smith, proprietor of the Commercial
Hotel, of Carthage, Mo, are in
Harrison, and will spend some time
looking after interests in mining
properties in Patton Cove, just cast
of Harrison on Crooked Greek.
Judge Waters purchased his property
here ten years ago, and up to date
has never lost confidence in its value
or the fact that this is to be one of
the greatest zine producing countries
on earth.
"A Normal for Boone County, COM
mencing Monday June 18th and con-
tinuing three weeks will be held in
Harrison. The instructor has not
vet been named. Prominent teach
ers of Harriso,s have taken the mat
ter in hand and will see Ato lit that
the teachers are treated with hos
pitality which will make them
want to meet with us always in the
future. In this effort they should
find hearty cooperation on the part
of business men of the town.
Several laborers from Missouri,
who were on their way to the rail
road camp, got on spree in Har-
rison last Saturday night and while
attempting to paint the town red
secured the active assistance of a
number of our local sports. AS
result two of the gentlemen from
Missouri w. l.. and W. M. Birch
were wounded, one in the arm and
the other in the hip, and several of
our own men carried dishgured
heads during the first of the week.
Several of the parties were tried be-
fore Esq. Dobson and fined.
Attention is called to the card of
the Standard Land & Mining Ex-
change which appears in this issue.
This company is composed of two
gentlemen, Messrs ] P. Clendenin
and E. S. Andrews, who have extern
sive experience in the land and min
ing business here; and two others,
Messrs. H. S. Eckert, of Webb City,
and Henry Kahlo, of Joplin, who
from their loca tion i'll the Missouri
zinc fields, may do much to add to
the development of the country and
business of their firm. Their Office
will be at the former location OF An
drews & Rosson.
"A large audience made up of
prominent men from all parts of the
county, as well as our own citizens.
greeted our candidates at the first
appointment of the canvass in Har-
rison last Thursday, and all were
entertained even beyond their ex-
pectations. Not only are number
Of the candidates pleasant takers,
but in the contests for Circuit Clerk,
County Judge and Representative
the discussions take the fiery turn
which always attracts interest.
Taken as body our candidates this
year are all good men, and in most
cases amply qualified for the Offices
they seek The demagogue who at