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The Harrison times., 1915-07-31
The Harrison Jasper Highway.
Meeting this Afternoon 60 Hear Report OF
State Highway commissioner Carter.

A meeting has been called for this
afternoon at the Court House for a
consideration Of the proposed State
highway from Harrison to Russell
vile.
State Highway Commissioner
Hugh K, Garter will be present with
plans and estimates based on the
recent survey between Harrison and
Jasper. 1t is expected that improve
ment districts will be formed to
operate on these plans, and an OPP
portunity given the people to vote
the bonds necessary for the con.
Structiou.
Plans are well under way for the
construction Of the Pope county end
Of the big highway An improve
meut district has been formed and
bonds to the amount of more than
100000 have already been sold
to provide for the construction OF
the road from Russ llvilIe 70 the
Pope county line
The section running through the
national forest will be built by the
forest service, and the building Of the
link between Harrison and Jasper
will complete the through highway
from Harrison to Russellville,
Residents OF the country between
here and Jasper have been urged to
attend the meetings here this after.
noon, so that the matter may
be thoroughly discussed,
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31
The North and South Road.

Rev, W, T, ALLAH who is promot.
ing the Ozark Southern Railroad,
along with Consulting Engineer G.,
II, T, Shaw and =, h, Moody will
leave Jacksonville, Alabama, for Har,
rison, august 18th, to make his home
here while the road is being built.
He reports that Mr. Shaw has Sc.
cured one of the strongest compan'
les ia America to finance the road,
lie will lay the proposition before
our people Immediately, and if llarr'
ison aud Jasper does not secure this
road at once it will be their own
fault Let us put our shoulder to
the wheel and show the same spirit
Of sel.saeridce and determination
that DR., Allan is sho wing and we
will get this road,
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31
Can The Stuff,

Never before have the good people
olArkansAs grown 50 much garden
stuff Thrseason has been favorable
and thousands Of men women aud
children have gown more ycne'
tables than they eau sell Don't let
oNpound of 60 20 waste Can t.
Can the beans, the corn, the
tomatoes, the bccts aud everything
grown to eat Can the cull apples,
peaches, and all the berries the
market won't take. Next January
all this stuff will taste good aud
much oD il can he sold Arkansas
must quit living from tin cOns taken
from the grocery shelves Let us
have the biggest canning campaign
yet heard Of until the pantry shelves
and cellars are filled with fine stuff
for next winter
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31
Ozark Walnut In Demand.
Springfield Mil Expected to Buy $4,000,
900, Worth for GunstOcks.

A Des Mones Iowa, company,
which is establishing sawmill in
Springfield Mo-, is in the market for
walnut timber, having received a
two.year contract from the Remiug.
ton Arms Company for walnut for
gunstocks for the Allied Govern
ments, About $4,000 will be spent
equipping the mill, where the walnut
logs will be cut into slabs, put
through q seasoning process and
shaped into rough gunstocks, These
will be finished at the Remington
plant, 1t is estimated that $4,000.
900 viii be paid to walnut timber
owners in the Ozark country, and it
is said that demand covering two
years will clean out the walnut trees
standing in North Arkansas, Until
the outbreak Of the war, Germany
was the chief market for Ozark
walnut logs.
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31

before our body on whose testimony
we have returned ten indictments.
,gWe have examined the Boone county
court house aud find it in good con-
dition and kept in good condition
and kept in a sanitary state. We
find the legal books and papers OF
the county in possession OF the coun-
ty and circuit court clerks neatly
kept and in hreproof vaults,
We have visited the jail and found
it safe place to keep prisoners,
kept 10 a sanitary condition and a
credit to Boone county. And the
prisoners now confined therein in
form US that they are being properly
cared for,
During our session, our relations
have been most pleasant with the
court, prosecuting attorney, all the
county officials and our bailifl who
was especially attentive to our needs,
Having performed our duty as we
have seen it, aud completed our
labors, we now ask TO be discharged
from further Attendance upon this
court.
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31

If one halfthe prospects being open
ed and contemplated in the North
Arkansas zinc field develope, this sec
tion will lead the world in ore pro
duction before a year. Joplin, Short
Greek, and the Webb City field IN It's
best days never attracted the at
tention that is now being given to
this field, nor have those fields ever
produced the quantity of ore with
the same effort and expense that
North Arkansas is yielding
n. J. Andrews. superintendent of
the GOV. Eagle mine, two miles south
west of Dodd City, was in YeIIvilIe
Saturday and informed us that the
Gov. Eagle is looking fine A mill ~
now being erected, which is to have
a crushing capacity of 100 tons.
Crews OF men are being worked in
three drifts on the property, in each
of which fine ore, rnnning from seven
to niue per cent is being found. Mr..
Andrews saws that by the time the
mill is completed a sufficient amount
OF ore will be IN the dump 70 keep
1t running steady.-YeHviiIe Echo.
Following the example of a party
of Harrison men who recently or
ganized the North Arkansas Mining
Co.. another bunch Of plungers have
Joined themselves as the Harrison
Zine Co. aud leased property near
the Madison mine in the Sugar
Orchard district where opera
tions will begin next week
The stockholders in the company
are + M Wise, II, L Cochran, II.
D, Glass, ". + Glass, A, {, Christie
son, T j. Jackson, {, ! Peyton, l.,
{, Williams, j. Riley, w. V, Allen,
j. L, Halter, all Of this city, and ],
c. Hone ofZinc.
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31

-S, n Alexander and family, who
moved here from Harrison some six
months ago, returned to their for.
mer home Tuesday OF this week,
While here Mr. Alexander had charge
OF the Falr store aud has made many
friends who will regret to see him
leave while the family will be missed
very much, BerrrvlIic Progress
James X Lyons, Of Pittsburg,
Pa, aud Miss Rose Bennett OF
Little Rock, are here to investigate
the mineral situation,
=GOrdoH Lewis, who went west
t. continue his medical studies, is
doing hospital work at Modesto
California
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31
MINING NOTES

Il, ", Littleton, contractor o
Harrison, has leased and is devel
oping good piece Of mining land
near Marble City.
Ley Brothers of Dodd City. have
leased the Nakomis mine to a St
Louis company which is already at
work cleaning out the mine They
propose TO enlarge the mill to 35O
ton capacity, making it the largest
in the district.
1t matters very little 70 the miner
who is working for real results Just
where the center of the zinc field
is located We should encourage
the development of the whole section
and let future map makers quarrel
over such questions
Reports from the dig Of the North
Arkansas MiningNCo,, on the Roy
land, three miles down the creek from
Harrison, indicate that it will soon
develop into a producer. Quite
considerable dump of rich mill ore
is being accumulated as the shaft
goes down.
An attractive display of Zinc ores
from a dozen Of the mines about
Harrison has been placed in the
show window Of Price Clothing Co,
As an evidence of the superior char.
actcr Of cur Crooked Creek deposits
these specimens are certainly worth
inspection aud consideration,
Messrs. Miller & Maxev, who are
prospecting on Meyer Bros, land
northwest Of Bergman, report most
encouraging jack finds almost at the
surface, and after three days work
have begun sorting out the free ore
for the purpose Of shipping, They
believe the free ore win more than
pay the expense of developing
Messrs, K. K, Mcintosh and !. X,
Harris, of Little Rock, have gone
TO Newton county 10 look after the
prospecting and development OF
several large tracts OF mineral lands,
including the Canton mine near
Marble City, where they will proba.
bly, rebuild the old mill which has
been idle for over ten years |
Ed Zimmerman, Suptu of the Rel
Cloud, was in town Thursday To
take out a new part for theif
crusher TO repair break which
occurred last Monday, They had to
send to Joplin for the repairs. An
s foot face Of practically free ore
forms the heading in the mine, They
have started work on free ore de-
vcIopmcut, over near the Silver
Hollow, on the Red Cloud property,
where four men are employed, They
have 900 tons tons of mill dirt
broken down i '"e mine aud wlll
run the mil .ay and night
Narjou County News,
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31
New Law Firm for Harrison

A new law hrm organized this
week includes lormcr Prosecuting
attorney Gus Scowell, oiNellylIle and
10 +. Watkins and " + Smith OF
Harrison Mr. ScawelI will continue
his office at icllyilIc, for the present
at least, aud Smith 4 Watkins will
attend 60 the Harrison end Of the
eompany's business, In connection
with mining interests Mr. Seawcll
will spend portion Of his time in this
city aud expects to attend all oI the
courts oI this judicial district
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31
HOMES FOR THE HOMELESS,
A Party OF Orphans from the AsyIums
Of New York Find Homes in and
About Harrison.


In accordance with their announce,
ment published for two weeks previ-
Gus Messrs. !. W. Swan and p. c,
Morgan, agents of the Children S
Aid Society, Of New York, assisted
by Mrs, Swan, arrived in Harrison
on Friday last with eleven orphan
children between the ages OF one
and fourteen years, to be placed in
the homes of such of our people as
might wish them,
Local interest in the children was
indicated by the large crowd which
met the train at the depot aud
followed the party to the NJ, +, S
Church which was filled to its ca.
pacity, up stairs and down
After an extended address by
Rev. Swan during which he explain
ed that the children were to be pIac-
ed under contract, and would be
looked after regularly by the society,
applications were called for and
about thlrty received. These were
passed upon by the local committee,
and the children were turned over
to applicants to be kept expert.
mentally until this week
Messrs Swan and Morgan visit
ed at all Of the homes Monday and
Tuesday and made several changes,
finally arranging everything so that
they were able 60 leave Tuelday
evening, A representative Of the
society will be here in October TO
look after the condition of the chill.
drcn and perhaps arrange for the
placing Of others
Rev. Swan saws that il is consider
ed that healthtuI, prosperous sec
tion like ours, peopIcd by thtifty,
moral and religious citizens who
are neither very rich or very poor,
is an ideal situation for the placing
Of homlcss children whose future
will be more promising here than in
orphanages or cities Of the east
The children placed are as follows!
Isabelle Bailey, age l3, with |, c,
Kibbey, of Harrison.
Robert Nelson, age II, with
Frank Burns, five miles southeast
Of Harrison,
Howard Nelson, age 2, with
James Drokc, Eagle Heights
Florence Baldwin, age Z, with
!, L, Queen, Harrison
Alfred McCombs age IL, with h,
w. Estes, three miles west Of Horri.
son
Spencer Sitter, age Is, with
Orander Libbey, five miles north Of
Harrison
Geo, Hanson, age 7 months, with
! l. Young, 2la miles northeast Of
Harrison,
Clifford Dunn, age 8, with W, b.
Young, ila miesnorthcast Of Harri.
sou
Harold Collins, age 3, with Il.
Stockton, O'Neol Heights
Bernard Collins, age ~, with K,
H. Calvin, four miles northwest of
Nnrriann,
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31
BOONE CIRCUIT COURT.
The Second Week Passes With
General Cleaning Of Docket.
CAMPBELL CASE COMES up MONDAY

NhWTDELL- ShOL SVWIo VI NiV''DN'
Good progress has been made
throughout the week by the Boone
Circuit Court in session here and
nearly ali the cases of Importance
have been disposed of.
The Petit Jury was given a recess
Thursday until Monday next, when
the Campbell murder case will come
up,
Ed McLain sentenced to one year
in the penitentiary for assault TO
rob, Wednesday, was case brought
here on change Of venue from New
ton county. McLain pied guilty,
In the case of Mrs Effc Lamb
for assault with intent to kill Alma
Mahan, which came up Friday
afternoon a plea OF guilty for ag'
gravate assault was entered aud
she was fined $50 and costs and
given one hour in jail In rage of
jealousy last fall she stabbed Miss
Mahan on the streets Of Harrison
and it was thought for awhile that
the wounds were fatal but til"
victim recovered.
A new idea concerning the law as
applied TO billiard halls developed
in the case of !. Riley who was
charged with exhibiting a gaming
device, it being alleged that he per.
mitted pool to be played in his es-
tablishment with the loser paying
for the use Of the table, the Jury re-
turned verdict Of fguilty and fixed
the punishment at a hne OF 500
and costs.
John Jackson, uews agent 90 the
M & N, A, pied guilty Wednesday
20 selling cigarette papers, but hls
sentence was suspended until next
term.
Tom GriHths pied guilty Wednes'
day to breach Of the peace and was
fined So and cost
DR. D. X McCurry Of AIpcna, Sc
cured verdict against the Alpeno
Telephone Company for Sll0 dam.
ages for the cutting off of telephone
service from the physcian It is
understood the case will be ap.
pealed,
On Thursday verdict for the de.
iendent was rendered in the case Of
Goldie Daniel vs. sherman CantreIl
While visiting at the Daniel home n
year ago Cantrell laid down his
loaded gun and a twelve.year.old
brother OF Goldie picked it up aud
shot her accidentally, the suit was
for irjury damages against Cantrcll
for his carelessness in leaving the
gun around,
On Tuesday, after an eight DAYS
session the Grand Jury came into
court with eight indictments-nak.
ing but ten found this eourt-and
asked that it be discharged, Its
final report was as follows
We, your grand jury empoueled at
the July, 1915, term of the Boone
county circuit court, beg leave to
submit the following report
We have been IN session eight days
and have had se2lnty.hyc witnesses
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31

The TIMES office is under obliga.
tion 60 the Womans Book Club for
a beautiful and liIc'lIke specimen OF
the Blue Heron, presented this week
In order 60 reduce their collection OF
stuffed birds the ladies Of the Club
are offering lor sale q numbSr of The
larger specimens quite cheap,
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31
Much Ado About Water.
Meetings and Petitions to Direct Our
Water Commission.

Following an informal gathering
of some of our citizens last Saturday
night and consultation later with
the Water Commissioners, 4 larger
meeting was beld Monday evening
and extended discussion bad as to
relative merits, as city water sup
ply, of the Mitchell Spring and the
well near the Beptist church bFng
dug by the commissioners,
An almost unanimous expression
was given lavorjng the Mitchell
sprjug, aud in order to bring the
matter to the attention OF the Com
msSloners arrangements were made
to circulate petitions whereby voters
might express their opinion as be-
tween the two points
In view OF the fact that many
favor the drilling OF a deep we'll or
securing a spring distant from all
contamination OF the town also
that both proposed points are sub
icct to practically all the objections
of The present point Of supply, 1t
might he said that the present
agitation, like the moycunder which
our Water Commission VAS created,
is premature and will not hc
satisfactory to the people, when It
is understood in all its details, /
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31

! North Arkansas will he oycr'run
with homcseckcrs and investors this
fall aud winter Never have we had
greater inducements to offer ~ bet
ter proof that they exist IN realty Ns
ia the mind cl the booster This
year Arkansas will harvest the best
crops for several years, and this fol.
lowing upon the heels Of bad
years here Ns elsewhere puts the
state % an even footing Added to
that, we have the only state that
has not been more or less exploited.
MANY people are Just now discover.
iug Arkansas,
n The workmen who have been
lMsy lof some time digging for
water ct a point near the Baptist
church, under the direction OF the
board Of Water Commissioners,
struck water Saturday night AZ n
depth Of ~ lpet,
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31
Good Roads Day

Tobc 'fennison, one OF BellelOntt' +
widc.awake citizens, suggests that
an effort he made to repair the dam.
age done our roads during the re.
cent raus, by q Good Roads day
the first Saturday in August, when
everyone throughout the county he
urged to get out with teams and full
force and put IN at least one day in
bcttering the highways Let our
good citizens everywhere act on this
suggestion, aud they will he proud
n( the results
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31

Burton Bunch and family left
this week for Lead Hill where
Burt will proceed 70 get into the
mineral business which Just now
looks considerably more attractive
than the newspaper business The
Bunch mineral lands are scattered
in every direction throughout the
field and include some of the very
best in the section
w, f. Eatman, receiver at the
Land Office reports homestead en-
tries in the Harrison land district
are running from ~ TO 100 per
month, A noticeable feature is the
large number of homestcOders from
til cities The majority Of these are
mechanics
The b md OF the Bank of Lead
Hill as the depository for county
funds has been approved by County
Judge Freezing and for the first time
the county depository is now
located outside of the county seat
The boosters OF our Commercial
Club are thiaking OF renting Club
rooms to be kept open at all times
for the benefit of visitors
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-02

Default having been made in the pay
ment OF the interest coupons on all OF
the Manchester Light, Heat and Power
Company. dated July >. 1900. and de-
scribed in a certain mortgage or deed
Manchester Light, Heat and Power
Company TO the undersigned Virginia
Trust Company, trustee. and in a Ger
tain supplementary mortgage or deed
OF trust, dated April ., 1907. from sa id
Manchester Light. Heat and Power
default having continued for a period
of more than eighteen months, and the
holder of all said outstanding bonds
having notified said Manchester Light,
Heat and Power Company of the occur
renee Of such default and of it's con-
tinuance for more than eighteen
SAID interest coupons should be made
on or before thirty days from the date
OF service Of said notice on said Man
chester Light, Heat and Power Com
pany, to-wit, on or before thirty days
from April %. 1915, then the holder of
said bonds will he entitled to require
n sale or the property conveyed by
both OF said mortgages or deeds Of
trust. >and would request the Virginia
the property covered by said mort
cages or deeds of trust. and none of
the said interest coupons having been
paid and the holder of all OF said
bonds and coupons having request ed
the Undersigned Virginia Trust Com
pany to proceed TO sell all The property
covered by said two mortgages or deeds
OF trust; now, therefore. in considcra-
ton OF the premises. the said Virginia
trust Company. as trustee, will sell at
public auction. on the premises, at
Seventh and Decatur Streets, on
TUESDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF AU-
GUST. 1915.
at o'clock +. NJ.
the following real and personal prop
crty and assets belonging to the Man
chester Light, Heat and Power Com
pany. located in what formerly was i'm
the city OF Manchester, but now in the
city of Richmond, State of Virginia, as
follows:
All OF that certain piece or parcel of
real estate lying and being in said
city, fronting 1870 feet s inches on De-
catur street and Seventh Street, and
running and fronting on said Decatur
street towards Sixth Street, and run
or which is the east line of Seventh
street. 100 feet TO an alley 20 feet wide
together with the Improvements there
on, consisting OF gas tank, holder and
all necessary buildings and nXtures
now situated thereon. Also ali OF the
the streets OF said city OF Manchester.
also in certain parts of the County of
Chesterfield, all of which are now in
the city OF Richmond, said pipes being
connected together and running to and
connected with said gas plant situated
as aforesaid, ana all tools, meters, en-
gineS, boilers, tanks, machinery and a II
other instruments, ETC. owned and ac-
CURED ny SAID company in the opera
ton or said gas plant. as aforesaid
TERMS: Cash.
VIRGINIA TRUST COMPANY.
y. l.. ADAMSON. Auc,ioneer
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-02
BY w S ROBINSON & CO,
Real Estate Auctioneers
TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE
OF
THOSE BRICK FLATS, KNOWN AS
No. 40S AND 40S-A AICNFORD
STREET

In execution of certain deed Of
corded in the clerks office OF the
Richmond Chance.'y Court of Rich
mond. Va. IN deed book 229-C, page
22I. default having been made in the
payment of part of the debt thereby
secured. and being directed so TO do
by the noteholdcr, l will sell at pub
lie auction, on the premises,
THURSDAY, AUGUST ). 1915
at $3.50 o'clock r. NJ.
the following described real estate, to-
wit: All that certain lot, piece or par
eel of land lying and being in the city
of Richmond. Va, with the improve
ments thereon, designated as Nos. 4OS
and 4oS-A Munford Street fronting
inches t23 feet Sl-2 inchcs). more or
less. on the west line OF said Munford
Street and bounded as follows. viz:
commencing at point on the said
~ rect go feeD south Of the south
line of Clay Street. thence running
southwardly and fronting on said west
line of said Munford Street. twenty
three feet eight and one-half inches
t23 feet l-2 inchcs), more or less. to
the center of the partition wall be-
tween the property hereby conveyed
and that adjoining il on the south No
400 and 40hA, extending back from
said front, wcstwardly between paral-
lei lines the southern one being the
center OF the said partition walD. fiji
ty-three feet f53 feeD 10 a private al
ley six feet SIX inches t6 feet inches)
wide. more or less
This sale is made subject however
to a prior deed OF trust FOR the prnci-
pal sum of Sl,75O00 due October 4.
1918. and 10 be assumed by the pur-
chaser.
TERMS: Cash as 10 so much as to
dcfray the expenses OF this sale, in
Guiding trustees commission OF 3 per
centum, pro rate interest on said 81
$50 mort gage to date OF settlement
pay note OF $3.50, due April /. 1915 in
tereSt on same Ia date of settlement,
ALI back taxes and insurance premium,
If any. and pro rate taxes for year
1915.
w S ROBINSON.
Trustee.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-02
PROPOSALS-SeAlcd

Will sell for cash to highest bidder
entire stock. of dry goods. clothing
shoes. groceries. fixtures. book ac-
counts. etc, OF the j. +. Muldrow CO.
bankrupt, under order of the court at
Florence, s. c.. at II o'clock NJ. An
gust Is, 1915. Stock in good condition
and inventories over $4,000 Woods
Dargan, Trustee, Darlington. S. G.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-02
Richmond & Chesapeake Bay Railway Company

.upersetlihE seh1dule Of April IL. 1914.
Schedule Subject TO Change Without
Notice.
Trains leaves Richmond b.5:50 A. NJ. .7 A
NJ. bS A. NJ. A. NJ, ''1o A. NJ II NJ
p. NJ. =: NJ, P. NJ, b p. a., $40 p
NJ. $40 p: NJ. 1910 p. M. BIS p. NJ 10 p. 81.
u AS +. NJ -"
Trains leave Ashland $3.50 A. NJ. BIZ
NJ; A; NJ; b 4. NJ, 10 A.; NJ. .aul A. NJ.
go p NJ; S:29 p NJ. f:lo p. NJ, r. 81.
bCarries baggage. DAILY excent SUNDAY
"Sundays only
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-02
SOUTHERN RAILWAY

Trains Leave Kichmond-Moin s.. Station.
schedule figures not guaranteed. For the
South-Daily: $50 \. NJ. local: 1890 A ~.
express: p NJ. express. with observation
sleeping car for Atlanta: ii:ls T. NJ" express.
for Keysviiie and Chase City-week DAYS.
York River Line-5:i0 T. NJ. steamer Train.
except Sinduy. connecting for, Bnltimors
tParlcr carr. 1875 ~ NJ. ana i::5 T. 81. daily
local.
Trains Arrive Ricnmond-FroIn the South:
7:oo "a. NJ. and 500 A. NJ. $3.50 Z. NJ. $50
+. NJ. daily: $40 y. NJ. except SUNDAY.
From West Point: S:+5 A. NJ. except Mon.
day: $40 a. NJ. and G:i5 z. NJ. daily.
Offic> GOT T. Main St, Phone Madison 272.