The Harrison times., 1905-01-07
LOCAL.

II lOohS NCI y HUGH dS II we WeIS
booked for 4 SNOW storm this morn
ing
Gov Davis last week pardoned
the boys who were serving a jail
sentence here for stealing whiskey
|-Extra copies of this issue of the
TIMES wrapped ready for mailing,
at this office. Only few left Call
early.
Regular services, morning and
evening, tomorrow at the Episco-
PAL Church. conducted by Rev.
Beaubine.
Drop a dollar in our cash drawer
and watch the TIMES come to YOU
fIfty-two weeks. This is very pret-
ty experiment.
"A defective flue at the grocery
store of E. c. Ross & Co, came near
furnishing a job for the fire depart
ment yesterday afternoon.
After week and a half vacation
to enjoy the Christmas HOLIDAYS, the
children started to school last Mon
day, greatly refreshed and benefited
by their rest
A part of the steel for the big
White river bridge at Branson, and
for the smaller one at Roark, is be-
ginning to arrive at the other end of
the White River railroad.
1t is probable that our fellow
tOwnsman, Col. Ford, will be grant
ed a franchise for a system of water
works for the city of Harrison, Ark.
tTanev Co No. Republican.
An acceptable party having been
recommended for the postmaster
ship at Bellefonte, the post-office de-
partment has reScinded its order dis
continuing the post-office at that
place.
The total receipts of the Harri-
son l. 5 Land Office for the quarter
just ended, were $13, ,3O2 %. 1854
acres were covered by commuted
homesteads, mineral claims etc, per
fected, and 46.166 acres acres were
in 413 hometeads entered.
AT the COMMISSIONER sale last
the greater portion of the
Batavia Fruit Farm was sold to
w H. Ryus, of Carthage, Mo, who
says that a pratical orchardist will
be put in charge, and every effort
made to realize on the original plans
OF the company.
|Merchant John Fasbender is
right when he saws that a Packing
House in Harrison would be of ines
timable value to the town and sec
ton As 1t is, we ship our hogs by
the carload to Kansas City, to be
killed, and cured, and then buy them
back again at fancy prices.
LACK of space prevents us from
reviewing fully the business enter
Drises this week. as we started out
10 do The town is getting too big
or its story to be told in a single is
sue. We shall be pleased to continue
he narrative later, however, when
omitted lines will receive attention.
The Bellefonte School opened
Monday with 10 students in at
representing six counties.
New desks have been added to meet
the unexpected increase of students
and the school proceeds with its
usual efficiency and enthusiasm.
The smallpox scare has entirely
subsidized
Occasionally we have a blusterv
day that some of our people call
bunny" instead of "balmv," but
the majority of the days we are hav-
ing so far, reminds one of those ex-
4uisitely squizzit lines of Ardelia
Tutt, one of OhiO's famous poets:
''Oh Spring, Sweet Spring, thou COM
est in the spring;
Thou COnest in the springtime of the
year, etc.
According to weather of observer
Maxey the last month of 1904 in
North Arkansas was both mild and
dry The average temperature was
So; the highest being 10, on the
Sth and lowest the near zero on
2Sth. The quickest fall in tempera-
ture ever recorded in this section oc-
cured on the night of the 9th and
18th when the mercury went down
% degrees in 10 hours. Total pre-
cIpItatiOn 1.O2, with light snow.
Fourteen clear DAYS during the
month.
The great want of this age, is
men; men who are honest and sound
from center to circumference, true to
the hearts core; men who will con-
denim wrong in friend or foe, in them
selves as we'll as others; men whose
cOnScIenCeS are as steady as the
needle to the pole; men who would
stand for the right if the heav-
ems tOtter and the earth reels;
men who can tell the truth and look
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