The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1912-12-28
Local and Personal

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Col. and Mrs. |. N Shelby have
been on the sick list this week.
Miss Dorothy Mitchell came up
from Searcy to spend Christmas.
Miss Fern Hammerschmidt is
visiting with friends at Kansas City,
Mo.
Gordon Lewis is at nome from
Medical College for a weeks visit
with his parents.
T. A. Farris, of c leburne, Texas
spent the holidays with his Boone
county relatives and friends.
The best town is the one that is
large enough to be convenient, but
small enough to be neighborly.
e. K. McAllister, of Seminole,
Ok, is spending the holidays visit
ing relatives here and at Valley
Springs.
Miss Flora Armitage, who has
been pursuing special studies in Ger
many, is visiting her parents here
before returning to Little Rock.
Land around here is worth
more than it was 20 years ago-be-
cause most of us have been spending
our money here and developing this
community.
Boone county farmers are wide
awake to their interests and proud
Of their calling; this means that few
will miss the Agricultural School
here next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. V. Ewers gave
delightful reception and ball at the
Midway Hotel Thursday evening in
honor Of Miss Lillian Moran, Of Col
orado Springs, Col.
Frank Burns, Of Fort Worth,
and Ned Bower and wife, Of Morrill,
ton, spent the holidays with their
mother here, incidentally meeting
their host Of old Harrison friends.
DR. Charlie Burns, Of Weleetka,
Oklahoma, came in Tuesday for a
few days with his parents He re-
ports his family well and life alto
gethcr pleasant in Oklahoma this
year,
The corner stone of our new
Cumberland PRESBYTERIAN Church
was laid BY the local Masonic Lodge
last Saturday afternoon, appropri-
ate addresses following at the Court
House.
Prof John c. Bunch, now in
charge Of the schools Of one Of the
thriving little cities Of eastern Okla
homa, spent the first Of the week
with friends here, and ineidently sold
several car loads Of hay for farmers
of his section,
Dave Eon, of Holdenville, Okla
homa, and Bailey Eoa, Of Frederick,
who are both sheriils Of their respee.
tive counties, spent Christmas with
their parents, J J, Eof anb wife,
whose family gathered all together
on this occasion for the first time in
thirty years
After an absence Of some twelve
years spent in South America and
Hawaii, Frank Alverson arrived
home last Sunday after u journey
direct from Honolulu covering ten
DAYS, He came for an indefinite
visit with his parents, and may de.
eide to make Harrison his home
once more,
Prof Ira Robbins, county farm
demonstration, says he will be in
Harrison the first four days Of New
Year, with a view to enrolling co
operators in the farm demonstration
work, This movement has posi-.
bilities o(great benedtto our farmers,
and we are glad to see so many TAX.
ing an aetiveand intelligent interest
Postmaster Slower has received
the maps and supplies for starting
the parcels post on January LIST, In
making the map the post Office de-
partment divided the country into
units about 90 miles square, and
around each unit the zones are
marked IN red lines, Each zone has
u rate Of postage depending upon It's
distance from the unit in which n
package IL mailed, Patrons Of the
Office must remember that special
stamps are provided for the parcels
post packages and that each pack.
age must have the return card of