The Harrison times., 1916-05-06
Local and Personal
Court next Friday,

j. P McReynolds has been called
to Greenfield, Mo-, by the serious ill.,
ness of his mother.
Mrs. Lee Coffman left WedneS-
day for an extended visit to relatives
and friends in Illinois.
Mrs. Troy Watkins and children
left this week for the lake regions of
Michigan to spend the summer.
Ed Zimmerman, manager of the
Red Cloud Mine on Rush Creek,
spent Sunday with his family here.
The oiling of Harrison's principal
streets has been more successfully ac-
complished this year thanever before.
F. S. Baker, of Eureka, spent
Wednesday with Harrison friends
while en- route to his farm in eastern
Arkansas.
Attorney Guy L. Trimble has
moved his offices from the northwest
corner to the new Johnson building
on the east side.
The evangeHstic meetings under
the direction of DR.. Sharpe will con-
tinue through the coming week. The
attendance has been good and inter
est growing.
While on a visit to Little Rock
last week, Mrs. Marvin Wagley was
taken quite suriouSiy i'll. Mr.. Wag-
ley went down the first of the week,
and it is understood thae she iSrecov-
ering.
james P. Clarke Jr., son Of Jam
es P. Clarke, who recently graduated
from Leland Stanford University and
School of Mines, San Francisco, has
just completed a tour of the Ar
kansas zinc field.
.-WOman'S Book Club will meet
next Wednesday afternoon at the Ii
brary. This will be Fathers Day
Celebration" and members will be
expected to bring Fathers picture.
Mrs. W. H. Lewis will be hostess.
Francis Kiefer and mother left on
Mondays train for their future home
at Washington D. d. The best wishes
of all Harrison go with them. viii
Henry has purchased their residence
and will make it his home.
BY general agreement the mer-
chants of Harrison will all close at
6:30 p. m. this summer except on Sat
urdayS and railroad pay days. This
is done in order to give our business
men and their employees a chance to
enjoy life in the evenings.
-Frof. H. P. Burney, the well
known and much loved educator, died
at his home in Green Forest Monday
after a weeks illness of pneumonia.
He was principal of the Harrison
Schools for several years in the eigh.
tvs, and was highly esteemed by old
friends here.
The little home of Frank Mitch.
ell, in Gordon's Park was completely
destroyed with all its contents by fire
at midnight Friday. No one was at
home but Mr.. Mitchell and be was
sleeping soundly, only escaping in his
night clothes. The cause of the fire
is unknown. Insurance $500.
Col. S. H. Britts, of Eureka, was
in town Monday en- route home after
month spent in mining on the lands
owned by himself and B. J. Rosewat-
er, some six miles north of Zinc. Both
lead and carbonate have been found
in encouraging quantities and a force
will be worked continuously this sum-
mer, the ore being marketed at Zinc.
e. c. Shinn, of Yardellc, attend
ed |. ). Court as a juror this week
and incidently took a look at the
lands Of his brother, j. NJ. Shinn,
north Of Bergman. He is connected
with the operations at the Speer mine
in Newton county, and reports unpar-
alleled activity in production, pros
pecting and leasing in northeast New
ton.
We find the following notice which
will be of interest to friends here in a
recent issue Of the Madison, Ncbras.
ka, Chronicle: Born at the home OF