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The Harrison times., 1912-06-29

This section presents numerous
faults, generally lying from southwest
to northeast. The fault at Morning
Star mine on Rush Creek is a remark.
able exception to this rule, lying near,
ly east and west, it extends about four
miles and is surprisingly rich in zinc,
The surface confguration and con,
tiguous heavy shales indicate a gas
and oil field in that locality.
The plateau east of Dodd City and
that lying between Harrison and Sui.
Dhur Mountain, also Oregan Flats, fur.
nish valuable clays for brick. The
Sulphur Springs, eight miles south of
Harrison, merits fame as a health re.
sort.
We have the natural resources to
create wealth. Zinc is not our only
mineral, Large quantities Of copper
have been mined and smelted at the
TomahaWk mines in Searcy county
The mines and works, however, were
owned by foreign capitalists, and ow.
ing to the difficult and expensive prob
lens of transportation, they discon-
tinued operations for the time being
We have, besides zinc and copper,
lead, iron, kaolin, brick clay, vitriAed
shale, limestone, marble in various
colors, onyx, alabaster lithographic
stone, ochre, nitre, sandstone for build.
ing purposes, sand for glass making,
silica (amorphous), and many other
natural products that can be mined or
Quarried as cheaply as like products
anywhere in the country can be pro
duccd.
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the circulation Of money in the veins
0f the city, The calling into move
ncnt the latent power Of the immense
tributary territory Of this section must
necessarily result IN building up cen
Wal magnets IN the commercial world,
The foresight and sag0city Of the race
is such az to bo quick to grasp ana
turn the forces Of nature to accom-.
plIsh morconary ends and cherished
purposes, We are In the midst Of great
natural resources and sit on q seat Of
natural power and cannot fail to be-
como On important city 0a tho coun'
try develops and becomes moro thor
oughly active, There IA stamped upon
our people the signet Of enterprise and
broad.gaged public spirit we are moN'
ing steadily onward in wealth. mate
rial prosperity and advances OF culture
with the courage Of solf'Nssortlon, and
we live eontentedly and happily love
and labor on, smoothly as the bough
swayB in the morning breeze, In the
stern realism OF n creative and intense
~ practical life our people are moving
on with n quiet determination, but with
|ygor and tenaeity and although they
are living easily and quietly, they have
u warm appreciation Of the poetic ana
ideal and Of the mNtorl0llBlc They
bear tho stamp and Impress Of worth
and industry and w0rthily represent
the strong features Of our progress ana
Announcements They bolrny nt sign of
doubling on waiting but 0ll Hoom to
have mbllmo rOilh In cur future pros.
poets and are putting forth re8IsJesa
energy IN an admirable manner, We
are looking forward like an eagle
plumihg his wings for a higher flight
to d nobler career ana proudol sta.
tIon Enterprise IN planning new
forms, labor u new lmpeluBj brain
ana Drawn are at work and we are
moving steadily onward and upward IN
progress and advancement Merchants,
capitalists, bankers, traders, loborere,
everybody, are planning and huBlllng,
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on the banks of Crooked Creek, both
he and his family decided that Il
would be useless to go farther III
search Of a home rich in all the bomr
ties Of nature.
In 1856 James Suffler, L, d. Rush
and others were attracted to the local
ity; and when, after the close Of the
civil war, IN 1865, Captain II, w, Flick,
whose military duties led him into
this section, decided to build a town
here, he found a considerable commun.
ity ready to form nucleus, and the
addition OF store and postofIlce start
ed the future metropolis on It's career
as the center Of one Of the richest sec.
tions Of the southwest. Under the
name Of Surfer's Spring the litDC
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We are located in a locality which
seems the incarnation of poetic fancy,
and It would be almost a crime not TO
commune with nature in her ethereal
beauty. After all this is said however,
the fact remains that people must pos.
sess something besides beauty of seen.
cry and mountain breezes to sustain
life, and thus industry becomes neces.
sary, Advancement requires the sue.
cessful prosecution of business opera
tions, large and small, building and de.
yeloping anything to give employment
to artisans and laborers and create
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. $3.50 $50 80 land, Friday November 90, 1883 that

lauon is aDOut 2,6UU, IRON q financial
standpoint few towns Of our size pos
sess more permanent or remunerative
resources. AS to the future Of Har.
rison financially and commercially
there Is sure to be more progress than
In the past, The products Of the soil
the great zinc fields surrounding US
are too important not to be intensely
developed and raised to the absolute
limit, and as mining is merely In It's
infancy, to do this will bring large
sums Of money into use. All the natur'
al elements for great financial and
commercial center are here In abund'
ance. All that Is needed Is the genius
Nof the human mind TO combine AMI
utilize the means at hand
Teu years ago last spring the rail-
Yroad reached Harrison and already
there Is assurance Of at least two 9th
or roads, If one viii glance at the
map he will readily see that Harrison
Is the natural center for several lines,
which we opIno will be built IN the no
distant future The field surrounding
/ US presents TO the man Of modest
means and who is not ayorso to pIo.
ncorIng, splendid opportunities, The
man Of wealth will find Investment IN
| lines which will tend TO develop the
country and cannot fail to bring him
largo returns Harrison was c0pocol
| ~ created by nature Os n eOnIJOrium,
Situated In a beautiful little valley ola
most surrounded by hills, It sits on the
banks Of as pretty little stream as
one would wish to find, Crooked
Crcclt as It Is called, is known for
| ts pcturcsQuoncss In many places
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The Zinc Fields.
Wealth Untold Awaiting Proper Develop
ment--Pro6table Prospecting.

In a growing country the most i'm
portant query relates to the future,
and it is pertinent for us to summarize
the industrial activity of the locality
and the trend of development We
are just beginning to realize that our
? Anc fields must, and will within a
short time, become paramount to all
other interests. Any attempt howeV-
Cr, to adequately describe the colossal
mineral fields Of this locality, at best
would be a difficult task; one must see
must come in contact with these
forces Of nature as they exist to fully
appreciate them. Mining in this local.
ity is in reality only in its infancy. We
have mountains of zinc ores. Boone,
Marion, Searcy, Newton and Carroll
counties contain vast riches that are
only waiting the hand Of labor, capital
and the means to reach the CONNER.
cial world yet a sufficient amount OF
mining has been done to prove con-
cluslvely that we are in the richest
zinc field that has ever been discover
ed, Quite a number Of mines are be-
ing operated with gratifying results.
liz quality, as well as quantity, the
finds have been remarkably rich, and
the mining fever seems to be spread.
ing at a rapid rate. The great posi-
bilities Of the zinc fields Of this Sec
tion are as yet, comparatively speak
ing, in dormant condition compared
to what they will be in a few months.
There are thousands Of acres in this
mineral field rich as Solomon
Mines" practically untouched. SomL
of the mines in operation may be
termed quarries, and are indices Of the
wealth Of minerals underlying over 200
square miles Of territory. These i'm.
mense deposits are vast enough to
supply the earth with zinc for hum
dreds Of years, unless some Of our
expert biologists are In error and 1t
has been clearly proven that this is no
idle fancy or poetic sentiment, but a
reality, When we view the outcrop.
pings on almost every foot Of land in
this great mineral field, and then If
we would approximate in figures the
future prospects of these counties, It
would read like an epic poem-a poem
that would thrill the hearts and souls
Of the most sober, steady, careful and
conseryat individuals,
The .iro6of the deyonIan sand, as
,.9. Wi =, depe1de upon the de;
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and Harrison is indeed fortunate that
she has class of citizens who mani.
fest such characteristics,
Being one Of the oldest points Of
settlement in North Arkansas, It may
be considered that the eras of its
growth, to great extent, mark the
advancement Of the section as a whole,
The location Of the town, at least,
dates far back Of and beyond the in.
nuence Of any Of It's citizens who have
been active in moulding It's recent his.
tory Far back, in the days when the
earliest pioneers were wrestling their
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rights to exist from the 0borIgines,
travellers through our picturesque
mountains found In the broad valley,
nestled amidst protecting hills, and
watcrod by crystal springs, as we'll as
brooks a most inviting spot for resti
and, as roads gradually traced tho
country It was found even before sot
uomont was contemplated that path.
ways to all points conyorgod from this
particular vale 0s q common center
In 1871 Jopoph Burkott, with his VA.
CONS. stool, and family az was the GUS.
tom In those days, como from Tonnes
nee to lool, up n home wnoro eiyiligos
ton would not be orowdIng him as It
had, and having rested over night
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A Little Harrison History.

The center Of rich mining region;
the base Of supplies of a territory that
extends about fifty miles in every di.
rection; the entrepot Of the mining
district Of North Arkansas; with
banks, telephone system, electric
lights, Touring mills, hack and trans.
fer lines, Aourishing commercial and
Industrial enterprises, three newspap.
ers, schools and modern hotels, Harri.
son, the county seat Of Boone county,
occupies proud position among the
cities Of North Arkansas, Situated
near the geographical center Of the
county and the great zinc fields Of the
state It fllls an important mission to
a wide tributary territory. The popu.
a, L, ,.,.., 4. "a u,Va,.
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aSNePe e,g gre {s,IIi ,RIQEa lSgFisql n sliAal sa.lo

nent. Everything for the table
cheap Our schools and churches al
indicative Of the intelligence and Al
yanced civilization OF the community
Our city government Is vested In
mayor Ave aldermen and marshal, Th
gentlemen who hold the reins OF ON
municipal affairs are all solid, substan.
tial citizens and are fully alive 10 our
present and future necessities, The
social circles Of our city have golden
links Of musical, literary and scientl-
hc culture. The men are chivalric, the
women refined and attractive and give
purity to the social world OF the city,
This Is essentially q city Of homes,
Born In obscurity and for years un'
known to the great wide world with
no syndicate or boomers to herald her
manifold advantages, Harrison has
moved steadily onward and upward
In importance, and today there Ia not
a city Of her size anywhere enjoying
q more onyiablo reputation, with head
alort, she bids all TO como and lnyesu.
gate her claims
The Harrison times., 1912-06-29

high average Of thought, impulse eX.
perience and enterprise, The friction
Of diversified trainings, experience and
habits have developed broader field
Of thought, and more liberal and com.
prehensiye characters than homogen-
ity would permit, Our citizenship are
refined and cultured and have a much
higher social and business hospitality
than many communities and Harrison
is more cosmopolitan than many laB.
er, older towns, A more attractive Jb'
ject than the surroundings Of HARRISON
cannot be found in all the vas gal
leries Of natures beauties In North
Arkansas She does not rely u5n mis-
Representation for fayorabledescrip-
tons The cost Of living he' Is prob
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In some sections Of this mineral
field a gasboarlng rocl, aboundg, AZ
li0 degrees Of heat the gas flames
with q sudden jet and burns rs u can.
die,
Harrison Is one Of TIE best railroad
points, iobblng cenlcrs, aud alhfound
residence and business cities In North
Arkansas,
The Caucasian., 1912-04-02
judicial Sale


No. t5,750-In the First judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, Lou
isiana. Succession of Grant Ber-
ry. 49,,
By virtue of commission to sell
10 me directed from the Honorable
the First Judicial District Court OF
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, in the
above numbered and entitled suit,
] will offer for sale at public auction
for cash and according to law, at the
principal front door of the Court
House of Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
during the legal hours of sales, on
SATURDAY, APRIL t3, 1912
Forty acres of land described as
follows: A part of certain tract Of
land purchased by J. B. Slatery from
John M. Teacle as per act in con-
veyanee book 8, page 544 and $40
of date February "a, 1890, more par
ticularly described as follows: Com
mencing at point "A as per map
recorded in said book 8 page 56a
and run northeast to point "B' on
said map 24.72 chains, thence on a
line perpendicular to last described
line towards point "C'' sufficient
distance by running Oh line paral-
lei with first described line to
a point on line "a" "H'
and back to point IA" as to en-
brace the said quantity of forty
acres all in Caddo Parish, Louisiana
together with the buildings and i'm.
provements threon, said property
| to be sold as belonging 10 the above
succession for cash according to law
| for the purpose of paying debts.
j. P. FLOURNOY.
Sheriff, ex-Officio Auctioneer
Caucasian, March 2, it't2.
The Caucasian., 1912-04-02
Caucasian, Mar. 26, 1912.
Sheriff'S Sale

No. 10, ,46-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, Lou
isiana: Caddo Furniture Com
pany VS.. R. L. Welsh.
By virtue of writ of fieri facias
TO me directed from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court of Gao
do Parish, Louisiana, in the above
numbered and entitled suit, I have
seized and will offer for sale at pub
lie auction. for cash and according
to law at the store of the Cadde
Furniture Company on Texas Ave.
nuc in the City of Shreveport. Cad
do Parish, Louisiana. during the le
gal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1912
One dresser: one wash stand: ont
davenport; .One wardrobe table: on
rocker; said property seized as be
longing to the above named defend
ant and TO be sold to pay and salts
fy the debt as specified in said wri
say in the sum of two hundred am
seyenty-five dollars with LEGAL in
terest thereon from August is, 1911
until paid, and all costs of this suit
J.P. FLOURNOY.
Sheriff. ex-Officio Auctionerr
Caucasian, March 26, 1912.
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Judicial So ie

No. t5,26f-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish. Lou
isiana. Curatorship Of J. H. Pres
colt.
By virtue of a commission to sell
to me directed from the Honorable
the First Judicial District Court OF
Caddo Parish. Louisiana. in the
above numbered and entitled cause
I will offer for sale at public aue
ton for cash and according to law
It the principal front door of the
Court House Of CaddO Parish. Lou
isiana. during the legal hours fo,
sales, on
SATURDAY. APRIL i3. 1912
Lots one and two and thirty feet
off Of lot three next to and adioin-
ing lot two of Block seven OF the
Howard Cole Subdivision Of the City
| of Shreveport, Louisiana, with thf
buildings and improvements there
on: said property to be sold as be
longing to the above curatorship
and to be sold for cash according tf
law to pay debts. ]. P. FLOURN0Y.
| Sheriff. ex-Officio Auctioneer
Caucasian, March 7, 1912.
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rectors of said corporation shall De
chosen and elected at the office OF
the company.
ARTICLE V.
No stockholder shall be liable on
account of any obligation of this
corporation in any further sum than
the amount of the unpaid balance
due by him on the stock Subscrlb-
ed for and no irregularity nor any
informally in organization of this
corporation shall have the effect OF
rendering this charter null or of ex-
posing any stakeholder to any liza
bility beyond such unpaid balance.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be amended lex
cept as to the increasing OF decreas-
in of it's capital stock by two-thirds
vote of the stock represented at a
meeting of the stockholders, cOnven-
ed for such purpose after ten days
written notice, as above provided
Whenever this corporation is dis
solved by limitation or otherwise, its
affairs shall be liquidated by two
commissioners elected at stock,
holders meeting, who shall have full
power to wind up it's affairs and set
tie its indebtedness.
In testimony of which the said
above parties have affixed their sig
natures. together with undersigned
competent witnesses, on this the 27
day of March, 1912.
D. P. HOLLIS,
L. F. C. PEARCE,
By D. P. Hollis.
E. A. RABB,
By D. P. Hollis.
MRS. LUGTE I. RABB,
By D. P. Hollis.
Attest:
E. B. HERNDON,
IS. O. WILLIAMS,
E.B. HEHNDON JR.
Notary Public in and for Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana.
Endorsed: Filed and recorded
March 81. 1912. S. o. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Officio Deputy
Recorder.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: I hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct
copy of the original act as the same
now appear on file and of record in
my office:
Fiven under my hand and seal of
office, this 9th day of March, 1912.
S. O. WILLIAMS.
Deputy Clerk and ex-Offieie Deputy
Recorder. March %.
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MarShal's Sale

No. 7,503-In the City Court OF
Shreveport, Louisiana: DR.. E. p
Hands vs.. Frank Zahrajsek.
By virtue of a writ of fieri facias
issued in the above entitled and
suit, by the Honorable l.
C. Blanchard, judge of the City Court
Shreveport. Louisiana, and to me- di-
Tected, | have seized and will sell al
public aucti n, at the Texas Street
front door of the Court House OF
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, between
the legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY,, APRIL 27, 1912
Lot 81, Block II, Fairfield Heights
in the fourth ward of CaddO Parish.
Louisiana.
Said property seized as belonging
to defendant and to be sold to pay
and satisfy the debt specified in said
writ $39.46 with interest from the
18th day of June, 1911 at so per an
mum and all costs of suit.
Terms of sale cash, with benefit
of appraisement.
G. F. GERALD.
City Marshal
Caucasian, Mar. 26, 1912.
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MarShal'S Sale

No. ijS-In the Third Ward Justice
Court of Lincoln Parish, Louis
lana: r. L. Jones VS.. J. NJ. Alexan-
der.
By virtue of a writ of fieri facias
issued in the above entitled and
numbered suit by the Honorable A.
Gullatt, justice of the peace, Third
Ward of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana,
and to me directed, I have seized and
will sell at public auction at the
Texas Street front door of the Court
House of Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
between the legal hours of sales, on
SATURDAY,, APRIL 27, 1912
An undivided one half interest in
and to Lot No. One a. of Block No.
Ten (10} of Fairfield Heights sub
division of the Fourth Ward of Cad
do Parish, Louisiana. The above
seized as belonging TO de-
fendant and to be sold to pay and
satisfy the debt specified in said
VIII, say Ill tlio SUN VI ClSiit?-liNt
dollars and eighty cents $3.50 :,
with interest thereon from the isl
day of November, 1909 at the rate OF
s@e per annum and 1919 attorneys
fees as principal and interest and all
cost of suit. G. F, GERALD,
City Marshal of the Fourth Ward of
Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
Caucasian. March 26. 1912
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Sheriff's Sale

Ne. f5,323-In the First judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, LOU
isiana. Snyder Wagon Company
versus ]. E. Bailey. ct al.
By virtue of a writ of Fieri Fac
las to me directed from the Honor
able the First Judicial District Cou,,
of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, in the
above numbered and entitled suit,
/ have seized and will offer for sale
at public auction for cash according
TO law at the principal front door
of the Court House Of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, during the legal hours of
sales, on,
SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1912
Lots S and 6, Block 45, Town of Wv
ian, Louisiana, with the buildings
and improvements thereon, said pro
Iperty seized as belonging to the
above defendant, and to be sold to
pay and satisfy the debt as speei-
| fled in said writ, say in the sum ol
$4,000 with eight per cent per an.
mum interest on $1,000 from April 6
9ii. with a like interest on $70N
|from May 6, 1911, and with like in
Iterest on $1,000 from June 6, 1911
land all costs of this suit.
1 j. P. FLOURN0Y, :
Sheriff, ex-Officio Auctioneer
/ Caucasian, Feb. %, 1912.
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hand ON this the 4th day of March.
A. D., 1912. J. NJ FOSTER,
District Attorney First Judicial Dis
trict in and for Caddo Parish,
Louisiana.
Endorsed: Filed and recorded
March i, 1912 W. NJ. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Officio Deputy
Recorder. March 5.
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CHARTER
OF Belcher Mercantile Company

State of Louisiana, Parish ot Cad
do: Before me, E. B. Hefndon Jr.,
notary public in and for Caddo Par
|ish, State of Louisiana, duly com
lmissioned and sworn, on this day
came and appeared the several per
sons whose names are hereunto sub
lscribed, who declared to me, notary,
that they do hereby form them
selves into corporation under the
laws of the State of Louisiana un-
der the following stipulations and
conditions, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style of this cor
poration is hereby declared to be
the Belcher Mercantile Company; it
shall have the right to contract, sue
and be sued, and to hold, purchase,
lease, sell, and hypothecate proper
tty, both real and personal, and to
own and conduct public gin; its
domicile shall be in the town of
Belcher, Gaddo Parish, Louisiana,
land all citation and other legal pro-
| lcess shall be made on its President
or in his absence at the office of the
company, according to law.
ARTICLE II
The objects for which this cor
poration is organized and the nature
Iof the business to be carried On by
It are declared to be to carry on a
general retail dry goods, grocery
and mercantile business; to buy, sell
and otherwise deal in groceries, dry
goods, boots shoes, and general mer-
chandise, and to carry on general
advancing business for the purpose
/ of advancing supplies, ETC., and to
lcarry on public gin, and to do any
and all things incidental to the pur-
ipose above named, and generally to
lido all things necessary to be done
lin the furtherance of such objects
and purposes.
ARTICLE III
! The capital stock of this corpora
Ition is hereby fixed and declared to
Ibe in the sum of Twenty-Five thous-
land s25,O0O.O0) dollars, divided into
two hundred and fifty shares of One
! Hundred $4,000 Dollars each; saiG
lcapital stock to be paid for in cash
lor its equivalent, but shall not be
Issued and sold for less than its pal
Iyalue; this corporation is authoriz
| ed to commence business whenever
j Ten Thousand ($i0,000.00) Dollars O.
] its capital stock shall be subscribed
'lfor and paid for in full.
j ARTICLE Nv.
The corporate powers of this cor
poration shall be vested in boart
lof directors, consisting of four "a.
stockholders, who shall be annual!
elected on the first Tuesday in Apri
of each year. The first board OF di
rectors is hereby declared to be: d
p. Hollis, L. f. G. pearee, E. A. Rabh
land Mrs. Lucy I. Rabb, who shal
serve to the first Tuesday in Aprl
, 1913, or until their successors ar
,telected or qualified. The officers o
, lthis corporation shall be, presi
ldent, a vice president, and Sec
; retary treasurer, and the first off
|cers of said company are hereb
, declared to be D. P. Hollis, presi
; tdent; L. F. C. Pearce, vice president
land E. A. Rabb secretary treasurer
A majority of the stock shall elet
+ the directors and in all elections c
: proceedings of stockholders eac
RI hare of stock present or represent
a led by proxy shall be entitled to on
6 efvofe. Notice of all elections or NEE
Rings of stockholders shall be give
Il by written notice to each stocl
el holder ten days before such electif
nlor meeting Of stockholders; the d