The Harrison times., 1914-02-21
Local and Personal

| noon Will q dnSO lSd'
Civil service examinations of ap.
plicants for fourth class postmaster
ships in Boone county, will be held
in Harrison March 20, at the federal
building,
-Fumed Oak fixtures for the
Olympia, a high class coniection-
cry and lunch house of Mr.. and Mrs,
Krausa which will occupy one Of the
lower rooms of the new Kirby build.
ing, have arrived and are being in
stalled this week.
sanford E. Clark, 80 years old,
and Mrs. Ida Johnson, 39 Years old
were married here late Tuesday by
Rev. J. H. Agee Of the Baptist
Church. Although both the bride
and groom have lived in or near
Harrison for many years they had
never seen each other until about
month ago. They will make their
home here.
The Silver cup offered by Coin
Harvey to the Boone county boy or
girl under 20 years Of age who will
write the best essay on the subject
MAN Serves Himself Best by Pro.
noting the Common Good was
exhibited in the main room Of the
Bellefonte Public school Tuesday
F.S. McCuistion, took the cup
down on the 1;4l train, returning
with it at 545.
Painters are at work here this
week renovating the I. S, Govern
ment building. The Federal Court
room, Offices Of the Judge, marshalls
and others are being repainted and
new plastering done in some
instances, This is the first general
overhauling the building has had
since it was erected several years
ago. The work will be finished be.
fore the opening Of Federal court in
April
News was received early in the
week of the death in Batesville, of
Miss Fannie Eatman, aged 40, sister
of Receiver w. F. Eatman Of the
: I. S, land office here, Funeral
services were held in Mountain Home
Wednesday, followed by burial nj the
Mountain Home Cemetery, Mr.
Eatman, with his daughter Miss
Geneveve was with his sister
several days during her illness, They
returned Thursday,
C. |. lnman, of Prosperity, aged
% endeavored to obtain a license 60
marry Miss Mary Nixon Of Alpena
Pass, aged II, here Tuesday, and
because he had failed to obtain the
permission of the young lady's
parents Homer Freeing, assistant
County Clerk had TO hold the matter
up for short time, much TO the
confusion of the prospective groom,
lnman insisted on paving for the
license, and said he would mail 90
Freeing an order from the girls
parents,
MIR. and Mrs Tom Barnett left
Monday for Tela, Spanish Hon
duras, Central America where Mr.
Barnett will accept position as
chief craftsman for the Tela Rail.
road company, Mr., Barnett was
chief craftsman of the Missouri &
North Arkansas railroad here and
his place has been filled by G, n,
Kelley, formerly member Of one Of
Engineer Littleton's parties, Mr.,
Barnett came 10 Harrison from
Eureka Springs last October and
during his short stay here made
many friends who wish him good
luck in the Central American country,
-"Tinklcl tinkleI" sounded n cho.
rus Of littlc bells from somewhere IN
the auditorium Of the Lyric theatre
Tuesday night and patrons Of the
house began 60 worry about it,
They could not locate the sound for
many minutes until it grew louder
aud grew more close when It was
found that the jingle came from the
floor and that it did not stay still
| 1t did not take long for the ladies in
the audience then to discover that
the cause of the serenade was q huge
Itat, TO whose foot had been tied q
series Of bells isom baby rattle be.
fore the boys, who had captured
him, turned him loose, 1t was not
Inutil Lowell Whteside and Others
chased the rodent 60 his private exit