The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1904-04-02
LOCAL.

\ The town of Zinc will elect a
Mayor and Council next Friday.
The peaches had a close shave
Sunday, but were damaged only in
spots.
Illinois capitalists are figuring
on building a good two-story hotel
at Zinc.
The Town election promises to
be warmly contested one, and full
of interest,
The storm on Thursday of last
week did much damage IN Marion
and Baxter counties.
The Jasper papers say the vote
in the Newton county democratic
primaries last Saturday was unusu-
ally light.
Rev. Bearden will preach at the
M. E. Church South tomorrow
on 1.-THE Resurrection" Usual SER
vices tomorrow night,
The man who grows angry be-
cause others differ with him at the
ballot box magni6es his own impor-
tance. In such matters one man is
supposed to be as good as another.
Whisky was not a factor in the
Democratic primaries last Saturday,
and so far as we have learned the
election was conducted with good
order and good feeling all over the
county.
Every man who voted in the
democratic primary is in honor
bound to vote the ticket NOM
mated at the coming election, and
as a good democrat he should take
pleasure in doing so.
Having rejected the lowest bid
on the Government building for
Harrison, the Department has ac-
cepted the bid of the Shackleton
Construction Co., of Butte, Mon
tana, at $7S,S63. Construction
work will begin in the near future.
The adjourned term of Circuit
Court which met here Monday adj
journed yesterday noon, as the
Judge and States Attorney were
forced to leave for Cleburne county
where regular court convenes next
Monday. During its session the
Grand Jury found 40 indictments.
-Messrs. X. 7. Knight and W. P.
Conley have sold their interests in
the Boone County Hardware Co. to
B. Parker, who is now sole pro-
prietor of that finely equipped estab-
lishment. L. w. Lapham, whose ex-
perience and ability has done so
much to make the store a model in
its line. is still in charge,
The "Dollar-Day Exercises" at
the Library Wednesday is reported
as the most pleasant social event of
the year. Over thirty dollars went
into the fund to discharge the build
ing debt, and all of the club men,
bers came out of the affair with the
fresh laurels of a reputation as a po-
etess trailing behind them.
Ed {. Middleton made a valua-
Bile and unique present this week to
the Womans Book Club Library in
the gift of his rare collection of stuff
ed birds. The ladies prize this pres
ent very highly, not only because of
its value from an instructive stand
point, but on account of the charm
it lends to their cosy reading room.
Miss Hughes, returned mission
airy from China, lectured at the
Methodist Church South, Sunday
night. She told of her many expert
ences i'll the Chinese Empire, dwelt
on the superstitious beliefs of the
country and of the great progress of
the Christian religion there. Her
talk from beginning to end was full
of interest, and was enjoyed by all
present.
lone hundred and thirty-hve new
subscribers have been added to the
TIMES list since the list of January,
No special effort to secure subscrib-
ers has been made, and in this in
stance the TIMES growth is indica-
tive of the steady growth OF our
town and section. A new cylinder
press, larger and faster than our
present machine, has been made nee
essary by improved Conditions, and
viii be installed within the next two
weeks We will then have the best,
fastest, and most costly printing
press in North Arkansas.