The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1904-03-12

Tax collecting continues at thu
Sheriff's office in the court house.
There is some good reading II
Gordon's advertisement this week.
The County Teachers Assoeia
ton is in session at Valley Springs
to-day,
Circuit Court at Marshall thi:
week. Many of our attorneys art
attending.
Marshall expects to listen to q
lecture on Jeff Davis by Atty.-Gen
G. W. Murphy next Wednesday.
Wild ducks have been flying
northward all week,-which means
that the worst of the winter is over
f-Kilburn is the name of the new
town recently plated at Hurricane
switch, 1t is midway between Ev-
erton and st. oe.
Mayor Clendenin has designat-
ed March Gath as local "Arbor Day"
and recommends that the people Of
Harrison put in their time planting
trees on that day.
In nalities rs elsewhere, discuss
ions are useless where there is no
common point of agreement; inten-
tional unfairness is not argument,
and insolence not courage.
W. T. Chandler. of Keener, was
a TIMES visitor Wednesday, He
says everybody out his way is busy
getting ready for the railroad which
is to reach them this summer.
The ladies of the M. E. Church
gave an entertainment Saturday
night at which $50 was added to
the fund for rebuilding the parson-
age recently destroyed by fire,
Z The Harrison land office reports
for February 201 homesteads, 43
final proofs, 6 mineral applications,
8 mineral entries and 4 land scrip
locations, in all aggregating near
10000 acres.
\ If you still owe us on subscrip-
ton and haven't time to write us a
letter just send the money and your
name and we will appreciate it al
most as much We like to hear fl ON
you occasionally.
-"East Lynne" at the Opera
House last Monday night by the
Edna Ransom Company was enjoy
ed by large and appreciative audi
ence, The company is a good one
and especially strong in specialties,
Z The Miner and Fruit Grower says;
"The coal and oil prospectors are
very busy at Leslie in Searcy county,
and the prospects are good. There
is no doubt the little town of Leslie
will be one of the leading and first
towns in Searcy county,
AT the request of our attorneys,
on account of its conflict with
the Marshall court, the Chancery
Court did not set here this week.
G. ]. Crump, Jr, was elected special
Judge on Tuesday and the court i'm
mediately adjourned until Monday,
April 4th.
Fred Lopp has reftted his Ice
Cream Parlor and will be better
prepared than ever before to serve
the public and will make special
effort to please all who call on him.
He has secured the agency for Joplin
Ice Cream and will keep both that
and his own make.
The robins appeared in numbers
this week. The blue birds came last
week The bluejays and cardinals,
which are winter residents in woods
where they can find food and shelter,
have also come back to town. The
sap has been running in the maple
trees for week, the bud-scales of
the elm trees are falling, and the will
low buds are opening.
-Hirschiel Evatt, son of M. c.
Evatt who lives three miles west
of here, was knocked down and
robbed of $50 and a gold ring by
two unknown men last Sunday
night while returning home from a
visit to a neighbours. SO far no
clue has been found as to the rob-
bers, but it is supposed they were
tramps.
j. E. Barnard, of the Arkansas
Land and Investment Co., reports
the following sales from his Office
during the last week. so acres of
Joe Hollis in Sansing hollow to J. l..
Doyle of Nebraska for 5000. 40
acres of Harry Sawyer on Gather
mountain to T. A. Burrows and 100
acres near Hill Top to w. H. Bar
nard, of Providence, X. |.
Hon. Joseph NJ. Hill, of Fort
Smith, candidate for Chief Justice OF
the Supreme court was here We'd
uesday renewing old friendships and
making new friends in the Interest
of his candidacy. Mr.. Hills first
practice, twenty years ago, was in
this district and our people know
well his high character as a man and
superior ability as lawyer
AT n recent meeting of the NJ +.