The Harrison times., 1916-02-12
Local and Personal

some better.
Gasoline has gone up to 20 cents
per gallon in Harrison, and another
small item has been added 10 the
high cost of living.
Remember the box Supper to-
night at Woodland Heights School
House under the auspices of the
School Improvement Association.
Custodian Eatman, of our gov
ernment building, is advertising for
bids on the electric current, water,
ice, laundry, coal, wood etc, TO be
furnished there during the fiscal year
commencing next June.
The most beautiful line of Ladies
Ready to wear garments ever shown
in Harrison will be on display at
our store in few days Our buyer
Mrs. Porter is Ill the market now.
Porter Price Ladies Store
w. F COnine, manager Of the
Harrison Auto Service, began Tues
day the operation of the regular line
of fAutos between Harrison and Berg
man. Auto service in and out of
town will also be feature of their
operations.
M. /. Notes.-The, a member of
the local lodge OF Brotherhood of
Fireman and einploye OF the NJ. &
n. A, died OF pneumonia on the 2nd
and was buried at Joplin, Mo. He
was man highly esteemed and re-
spected by his associates.
Aunt Levina Whorton, the only
colored person resident iu Boone
county, died Wednesday night at
her home with Mrs. J. D. Wilson.
south side Of creek. She was past
eighty years of age and all her life
has been spent in this county.
Hon. L. B Smith, candidate for
Governor, will address the people of
Boone county at Harrison next
Thursday at 3 O'Clock in the after.
noon. His discussion of state poll
tics will be interesting, and demo.
cratic voters should not MISS it.
About half Of our friends who
should have contributed dollar to
our deficit fund have responded.
While extending our heartfelt
thanks to this half, we want to re-
mind the other half that we are still
in a condition TO appreciate what
our friends eau do for us.
"A. L. Emery has fitted up his
Tinshop in the Bower Building, on
east Stephenson Avenue, with every
thing needed for work in his line and
invites your patronage. He is max
ing now a very superior tlterer
which the owners CT cisterns should
be interested in. SO see it.
j. W. kuykeudall, of Fort Smith,
candidate for the democratic nomi
nation for superintendent Of public
instruction, spent Wednesday in
Harrison meeting old friends and
making new ones. He is superinten-
dent of the schools of Fort Smith
( and has been a teacher and officer in
Arkansas schools for the past
twenty-three.
L. B. Bell, president OF our Far
mers Bank, arrived in Harrison
with his family Monday from Lead
Hill, and, went at once to his recent
ly purchased home, the Clarence
Shearer residence in the extreme
west part Of town, Mr.. Bell is a
young and progressive business man
whose coming to Harrison is appre-
ciated highly by all of our people.
We announce this week for re-
election as Constable Of Harrison
township, Sam N. Bradshaw who is
Just closing a most satisfactory
term in that position. Mr.. Brad
shaw is in every way equipped for
the duties OF this position, is
courageous, conservative, and a
man of good judgement generally,
and his reelection will insure to the
township continuance Of the ex-
cellent service he has beer giving,
Due to the doubling Of the
license bv the City Council, Manager
Fred Greene of our Opera House
has desided not TO take out license
this year but to close the house, for
the present at least. The past year
has been particularly hard year for
the show business. and less than
half a dozen shows have been here
during the season II seems strange