The log cabin Democrat., 1915-10-21
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 The subject of this article Joseph Robert Holmes, Jr., first opened his eyes to the beauties of this world on a hot day, July 16, 1891, about five miles southeast of Conway. Before he was five years old, he had great experience in football, but in his first game Joe himself was used for the football and one of the mules of the farm made the kickoff by planting one hindhoof in Joe's stomach, and the other in his face, knocking out several teeth, cutting open his nose and lips, and leaving him in ifeless condition. Though life seemed inn possible for time, he finally recover ed from the severe injuries of that game and as we will learn later, took part in many more interesting foot ball games without such disastrous results.
 When Joe was five years old the family moved to a place seven miles east of Conway, and soon afterwards he began his educational career at little country school, known as Sun ny-Side, two miles from his home. No doubt it was here that Joe learn ed from the name of his school to be always on the sunny side of life, for he was rarely found otherwise than on the sunny side. He spent many days of his early school life in trying to figure out just what posi- tion in line of twelve or fifteen pu- pills he would rather occupy when the teacher stood before the line with a great bundle of switches ready to be- gin his work
 At the age of nine, Joe fell a vic tim of typhoid fever, but upon re- covering he grew by leaps and bounds, expanding almost two inches each night for a time. He worked early and late and as he was constitution ally opposed to such long hours it was then that he resolved not to be farmer.
 When he was fourteen the family moved to the present home, eight miles east of Conway, at Cross Roads, place where the Conway and Beebe road is crossed by the Little Rock and Clinton road Here he attended a school known as the Frog Pond" school and some say the name is a very appropriate one. During the year 190S-09 he attend ed the Vilonia Training School and in the autumn of 1909 he entered Hen drix Academy, taking up first and second year work and finished six years later without having stopped out any. His record in Hendrix is indeed brilliant one. During his six years in Hendrix he never willfully missed a class. He was only absent from class duties when away on ath- letic trips and perhaps one or two business trips. He was a real stu dent in every sense of the word, al- ways taking a leading part in class work, in athletics, in literary society work and in the Y. M. c. A. He won i his HI" in football, in basketball, and | in track, and was captain of the foot lball team of 1913 and of the basket 1 ball team of 1914. His college foot ball career was ended by his making two touchdowns against Henderson Brown on Thanksgiving day of 1914.
 He has held some of the responsi- ble positions in his society, and in the | Y. NJ. c. A. and was president of the Joint Session for one year, and was member of the Bulldog staff for two consecutive years. He has been elected the best athlete in Hendrix, and also as the most popular boy. He was also president of the memorable class of 1915, the largest in the his tory of Hendrix. He is at present holding the responsible position of superintendent of the public schools of Wainwright, Okla.
 MAYOR FINES SALES.