The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1904-09-03

The FAIR IS a success.

The Fair is a success.
Next Monday is election day; and
jeff will succeed himself.
The Boone County Hardware
Co, have put up new awning,
Brick hauling for the new FEEDER
al building commenced last Saturday
morning.
"A great many people seem to he
bothered with heavy summer colds
just at present.
Work has been commenced on
the concrete foundation for the new
Federal building.
The street cleaners were busy
RMonday putting the square in shape
for the Street Fair.
\ Numerous gypsies were in town
this week, peering into the future for
the eredulous people.
If you are not having a good
time during the Street Fair, it is
pretty much your own fault.
The Special term Grand Jury adj
journed Monday evening after re-
turning fifty bills of indictment.
Judging from the number ofteams
hitehed around the square, Saturday
was busy day for our merchants.
Foxy Grandpa tells the newly
married couple more about our mer-
chants this week in an interesting
talk.
When our street fair is over, the
Worlds Fair people may have gained
some new ideas of how to run such
things.
THE Marshal Canning Factory
put up 1850 cans the first halfday's
run. It's only trouble is to get to-
matoes.
Another row occurred in Little
Italy, Monday night in which fist
as large as a sugar-cured ham played
an important part.
Hon. ]. Sam Rowland, candidate
for representative, speaks at Lead
Hill to-day, Saturday, in the interest
of the Democratic ticket.
Real estate dealers report an in
ereasing number of homeseekers and
prospectors, and are preparing for
a great rush the coming fall,
FThe road tax question has no
politics in it. We actually need bet
ter roads, and the best way to get
them is to vote for road tax.
The section should be proud of
every voter whose conception of
good citizenship leads him to vote
for road tax and against whiskey
tense.
-SqueaKers, squallers, howlers,
winners. peppers, snappers, rattlers,
and in fact everything big and little
that could make a noise, was in the
city this week.
The Van Buren, Argus calls
wateimelons Arkansas homeless
hams, and says they are so plentiful
and cheap that anybody can get their
fiji for a nickle.
| Last Saturday was pay day on
the White River railroad, and Pay
master Reason started out early in
the morning for the camps, return
ing Sunday evening.
Prank Davis had three-corner-
ed file pushed into his thigh, to the
bone, one day last week, while I'M
loading barrel of sugar. DR.. John
son dressed the wound.
Two more Oklahoma gentlemen
are preparing to locate in Arkansas
Vim. Greitzmacher and brother, of
Enid, as soon as they can dispose of
their Oklahoma holdings.
The present bad condition of our
roads is heavier tax on the farmer
than all the taxes he pays the collec-
tor. Let's make the property own
er help make the roads better.
1.-THE gentleman who dropped his
gun on the streets Monday evening
before those three young ladies, will
only sew up the hole in his pocket, he
he will avoid embarrassment, here
after.
In the absence of Chancellor
Humphreys, Chancery Court will
convene on Monday next, Sept. s.,
when special Chancellor will be Sc
lected, and adjournment taken to
later date, for special term.
Our former citizen, A. l.. Cole.
writes from Dublin Texas, that all
crops are good there this year, and
that the high price being paid for
cotton puts broad grin across the
face OF central Texas.
L. E. Lindsay, of Joplin, Mo-,
was in town this week for the pur-
pose of buying green gensing, and
wants all diggers to write to him for