Pocahontas star herald., 1912-08-16
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Cart Lewis.
John II. Jackson Of Dalton and
L. q. Leathers of Noland have been
mailing lumber out TO their farms
the past week. There is quite a
OF building going on over the coun'
" this summer.
Will Thelemier Of north Of town
who lost his barn by lightning
rrcendy, was ia town first of the
week, buying material with which
20 rebuild.
IL. Gschwend informs US that be
gias received letter from his son,
Henry, who went to Armstrong
,Spriues for the benefit Of his health,
stating that he IL feeling much bet
xer and thinks the change will help
him a great deal.
George Wann brought us two
huge tomatoes Wednesday morning
chat be raised in bis OWL garden
'Oue weighs Is ounces and the other
"a. They are nice and smooth
sAoi George tells us that they make
gine eating. Can you beat 1t.
W. Y. Miller and family of
Francis, Okla, are out at Maynard
Uhis week visiting relatives and old
friends. Mrs. Millar came through
Pocahontas last Friday and w. 4.
came through Wednesday of this
week.
81. r. Pace, the real estate man,
left Tuesday for points in Tennessee
aud Kentucky to look after some
Important business matters. Dur.
ing ms absence Leslie Pace will
look after NJ. B's local business.
Mrs. Harry Lee Williams and
Iittle daughter of Jonesboro were
visiting in Pocahontas first of the
week, guests of Mrs. Catlett and
Mrs. Maude Esselman.
Ben A. Brown visited his par.
,ents at Middlebrook over Sunday. |
lie reports that the big revival
meeting which has been in progress
at Sloan for the past two or three
Reeks has been very successful.
Ray Sallee received his new gaso,
line launch Wednesday. The craft
Is beauty and will carry twelve
passengers. Ray has christened it
.the so. /. c."
a special program was given at
The Idle Hour Theatre Tuesday
night. The principal feature of
the program was "The Story of
Joseph" reel of hand.painted
pictures, which yividly portrayed
the important scenes in the life of
Joseph. The program was enjoyed
by a large crowd.
Hunter Perrin of Birdell passed
through Pocahontas Wednesday en-
route to Biggers where he has ac
cepted the position of city marshal.
He says he will not move his family
there, for the present at least.
Clifford Price, who accompanied
his mother to Membpis last week,
where she underwent an operation,
returned Wednesday of this week
aud reported that Mrs. Price stood |
the operation we'll and would be
able to return home within a few
.lays. This will be good news TO
st7s. Prices many friends.
We note from the Poplar Bluff,
No, papers that our old friend,
DIR. J. 7. Redwine, won the Dem
ocratic nomination for the office OF
coroner Of Butler county. Over in
Missouri this office is much more
sorght after and of much more I'M
portance than It is IN Randolph.
A few days ago we received a
request for advertising rates from
an agency IN Little hock' We
submitted our rates and a day or
two later received couple OF
checks and copy for the ads, which
proved to be some illustrated ad
vertisements favoring local option
or rather opposing state wide prohi'
5ition. We returned the checks
promptly and advised the agency
that they need not send any more
checks or advertisements. We do
do not know that this is the time To
submit the question OF state vide
prohibition, but we dO'not care to
publish anything that would tend to
influence the vote of any person
against the proposition.
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