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The Harrison times., 1916-12-30
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The taxpayers of mty,
Arkansas, are herebyf>, nat |
will be at the voting ban Of the
various townships in sd,- lJunty on
the dates given below in 1917, for the
purpose of collecting the Taxes for the
year 1916.
Prairie, Everton, Monday and Tues
day, February 5 and 6.
Olvey, Wednesday. February Z.
Batavia, Thursday. February s.
Carrollton. Alpena, Friday and Sat
urday. (until noon) February 8 and 10.
Crooked Creek, Saturday, February
II.
Bryan, Capps, Monday, February IS.
Summit, Tuesday, February 20.
Gather, Wednesday, February Fl.
Elmwood, Thursday. February %.
Ewing. Friday, February %.
Jefferson, Valley Springs, Saturday,
February "a.
Lee, School House, Monday (until
noon) February 26.
Lee, Myrtle, Monday (afternoon)
February 26.
Bear Creek, Tuesday, February q.
Omaha, Wednesday, February 2S.
Young. School House, Thursday
(morning) March l.
Young, Shaver, Thursday (after'
noon) March /.
Long Creek Friday, March 2.
Jackson, Saturday, March 3.
Elixir, Bergman, Monday (morning)
March 5.
Elixir, Keener, Monday (afternoon)
March 5,
Zinc, Tuesday, March 6.
Blythe, Wednesday March Z.
Washington, Thursday, March s.
Bellssonte, Friday, March 8.
Sugar Loaf, Sycamore, Monday
March 12.
Sugar Loaf, Lead Hill, Tuesday and
Wednesday, March 1S and IA.
Harrison, Court House, March II to
April 10.
Last year the Supreme Court held
that % Per Gent penalty must be
charged after April 10th. In view Of
this fact, penalty will be added after
that date. Be sure and bring your
last Tax receipt.
ROY MILUM, Collector,
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NOTICE. OE CONTEST.

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office, at Harrison, Arkansas,
December 5th, 1916.
To Edwain II. Knapp, Of Harrison,
Arkansas, Contestee
You are hereby notified that c. S.
Anderson, who gives Harrison, Arkan-
sas, as his postoffice address, did on
December 4th, 1916, file in this office
his duly corroborated application to
contest and secure the cancellation
Of your Homestead Entry, Serial No.
O13224, made May 18th, 1915, for NV
IA Of NV IA, Section 5, Township ~
North, Range 20 West, Fifth Principal
Meridian, and as grounds for his con
test he alleges that said Edwin n.
Knapp has wholly abandoned said
lands; he never having established his
residence upon or made any improve
ments whatever on said lands, since
making enetry thereof
You are, therefore, further notified
that the said allegations will be taken
as confessed, and your said entry VIII
be cancelled without further right TO
be heard, either before this office or
an appeal if you fail to file in this
office within twenty days after the
FOURTH publication OF this notice,
as shown below, your answer, under
oath, specifically responding to these
allegations of contest, together with
due proof that you have served copy
of your answer on the said contestant
either in person or by registered mail
You should state in your answer
the name of the postoffice to which
you desire future notices to be sent
to you.
BRICE b. HUDGINS, Register.
w. +. EATMAN, Receiver.
Date OF first publication, Dec. 16;
second publication Dec. 23, third pub
lication, Dec. 30, 1876 fourth publ.
cation, January 6, 1917.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.


Department OF the Interior. U. 5.
Land Office, at Harrison, Arkansas,
December 7th, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that Ellis
Bell, of Delmar, Ark, who on January
5th, 1912, made homestead entry NO.
O9346, for E 10 SW Ia, Section ~;
township lS North, Range % West,
Fifth Principal Meridian, has filed no
tice of intention to make rive year
proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before the Register
and Receiver, United States Land
Office, at Harrison, Arkansas, on the
18th day Of January, 1917.
The claimant names as witnesses;
w. d. Fultz, John Fultz, James Bishop
and Henry Bell, all of Delmar, Ark,
BRICE b. HUDGINS, Register,
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30
NOTICE EoR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, U. 5
Land Office, at Harrison, Arkansas,
November 20, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that Belle
Norris, of Alpcna Pass, Arkansas, who,
on January 11th 1910, made home,
stead entry No. 06S80, for SIC Ia SO
IA Section 10, and SW IA SW Ia,
Section 20, Township IS North, Range
90 West, Fifth Principal Meridian, mas
filed notice Of intention to make rive
year proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before the Reg,
ister and Receiver United States Land
Office at Harrison, Arkansas, on the
18th day of January, 1917.
The claimant names as witnesses;
J. B. Sebourn, J. p. Fultz, T. b. Bell
and Waco Sims, all Of Alpena Pass
Arkansas.
BRICE B. HUDGINS, Register,
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30
FARMERS, ATTENTloNI

Every farmer with money invested
In Arkansas land who believes In bet
ter live stock or is interested IN truck
or fruit growing should make plans to
attend the Farmers Short Course"
at the College Of Agriculture, Fayette.
vile, from January s TO February 3 In
elusive Special attention will be
given to live stock Judging, feeds
and feeulng and 70 good orchard man.
agement AZ well as other questions
concerning profitable farming. II you
cannot come, send the boy.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, U. s.
Land Office, at Harrison, Arkansas,
November 21, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that Martha
NJ Kelley, of Lead Hill, Arkansas.
who, on October 26, 1912 made home
stead entry, No. 010412, for NE Ia SW
IA, Section 8, Township 20 North,
Range 1S West, Fifth Principal Meri-
dian, has filed notice Of intention to-
make three year proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, be-
for the Register and Receiver, United
States Land Office at Harrison, Ark,
on the 9th day Of January, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses: John
H. Dowell, Elmer j. Jones, Jeff Gay
and Fletcher Austin, all of Lead Hin,
Arkansas.
BRICE B. HUDGINs, Register
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30
sHE HARRISON TINES.
= r. NEWMAN, Editor.

Cod hG oh shall befall me,
And co IN DER my eyes;
He m,%'.y WI" my outward path
And fseiyes. :nes.to rise,
G~ Ae sends me,
.nes as a sweet surprise.
I see not a step before me,
As I tread on another year,
Hut the past is still in Gods keeping
The future His mercy shall clear;
And what looks dark in the distance
Mar brighten as draw near.
Mary G. Brainard.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30
NOTICE EOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Harrison, Arkansas,
November 9th, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that Eugene
A. Roberts, of Prosperity, Ark, who,
on December 4th, 1913, made adjoin-
ing farm entry, No. 011719, for Sc IA
NV IA, Section %, Township 20
North, Range 21 West, Fifth Principal
Meridian, has filed notice of intention
to make three year proof to establish
claim to the land above described,
before the Register and Receiver OF
United States Land Office, at Har-
rison, Arkansas, on the 10th day Of
January, 1917.
The claimant names as witnesses;
Arnold Roberts, Will Holt, Lee Dixon
and Tom Brown, all of Prosperity,
Arkansas.
BRICE B. HUDGINS, Register,
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

Tm value of good roads may be
better understood when it is known
that the average cost to farmers Of
the United States to transport pro-
duce to market is more than % cents
per ton per mile. These figures do
not include the cost of breakage of
harness or vehicles. The cost per ton
per mile over hard surfaced roads is
less than half the present average.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.
Harrison, Ark, Dec. 8, 1916.

Harrison, Ark, Dec. 8, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders OF
the Harrison Gas and Electric Com
pany will be held in the office OF the
company in the city Of Harrison OH
Wednesday, January 10, 1917, at 2 p.
M, for the purpose of electing direct
ors for the ensuing year, and the trans
action OF such other business as may
properly come before said meeting s-
GEO. d. LOCKE, President
II. l.. HUGHES, Secretary.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

ONE by one past precedents in re-
gard to women are broken. More and
more women are given recognition for
services rendered. Witness the ap-
pyintment of Mrs. J. P. Boggs and
Mrs. Wesley Martin Stoner of Wash
isgton, ID, c., to the Inaugural Com
.iitee. In the long record of these
oremonials this is the first time wo-
men have servedin an official capacity.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

MAJOR Powell Clayton, son Of the
late Powell Clayton of Arkansas, died
Tuesday at Fort Sam Houstan, Texas,
from injuries received two weeks ago
while rididing his horse over the hur-
dies on the drill ground. He was un-
married, and has been in the army
since 1890.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

A DESTRUCTIVE tornado swept over
south central Arkansas Tuesdaynig
twisting its path from near Pine
Bluff to Des Arc, Tucker, England,
Carlisle and other points, killingsome
twenty and badly iniuring as many
more. The property damage cannot
vet be estimated, but reached many
thousands of dollars.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

Representatives from the allied
schools of the North Arkansas School
Contest Association will meet here
next Saturday to arrange for the
April contest meet. Harrison and
Eureka Springs are both asking for
the meet.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

The 1916 digest of the statutes of
Arkansas is completed and being de-
livered and will be ready for distri-
button January |, the authors, are
United States Senator w. F. Kirby
and John r Castle, librarian Of the
Supreme Court.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

Ar the annual corn show at Mar
shall, Mo, last week one buShel of
Boone county white corn, grown by
Henry Akeman, of Miami brought
slOO. Three hundred and seventy
five bushels sold averaged S. BUSH
al
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

BRoKEN harness, wagons, buggies,
automobiles, are part of the inviSi-
Bile tax the owners pay annually to
NOR roads. This tax is said 10 be
rreater than the cost of the road
maintenance.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

silver Bow creek received It's name
from a party Of prospectors who
reached It's valley in the vicinity Of
Butte In 1854. While discussing the
best name for the stream the clouds
broke away and the sunshine failing
ON the creek as It circled around the
mountain suggested the name Silver
ROW and Il was accordingly so called.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

ACCORDING to official figures the
European war is costing Great Bri-
tain twenty-eight and one halfmillion
dollars a day. sl9,26O,OOO,OOO has
already been spent.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

Edison, having announced that peo-
pie sleep too much, now says we o1snt
TO eat less. Yet the nations now de-
voting themselves to wakefulness and
abstinence are not happy.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

There are men who lie like Ana
MAS to escape four dollars Of taxes
and in the same evening bet $40 on a
bobtail flush and lose It without bat
ting an eyelash.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

This war Is a grand encouragement
10 the moths. A year ago moth balls
sold at four pounds for Is cents. and
now they sell at 20 cents pound, be-
cause camphor Is used in making dy.
Mantle.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

A Wisconsin scientist says cannibal.
ism is logical. as human flesh is the
most digestible. Still. we all know Of
some people we are certain would not
agree with us under any conditions.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

Perhaps the idea that two can live
as cheaply as one originated In the
mind Of a young fellow who boarded
with his father-in-law.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

Wine-colored dress suits for men are
said to be coming into fashion. AS If
the dress suit didn't have enemies
enough as 1t Is.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

The seizure OF 2,S93 parcels Of rub
Der In the transatlantic mails merely
goes to show how elastic the modern
laws of war have become.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

One thousand bird-of-paradse feath-
ers to be destroyed by the govern
ment? Just think girls, of the bargain
sales that are thus going to waste!
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

A soldier in the trenches Is said to
have written a grand opera. One new
or knows what the by-products OF war
are going to be.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

Professor TUFTS Of Phillips Exeter
academy thinks gymnastics better
IAN military training as a system for
veloping the physiqde Of boys At.
ding school. Yet'he adds that mil.
education might work we'll In
schools and in some localities.
wly there Is no subject on which
will not disagree
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

Speaking of the four corners to
husband, the lady lecturer must have
had in mind those that are on the
square!
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

It's rather thoughtless congress
man who sends free garden seeds to
a man who works on morning news
paper.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

rs an eight-hour day a cut?' Is be-
ing discussed; 1t is-the most unkind'
est, as Bill Shakespeare would say.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

The ruinous advance in the price
of violet dye Is not going to worry the
violet that coyly hides by the n1ossy
stone.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

The man who tries to sing, though
knowing he can't, is never given credit
for possessing praiseworthy emotions
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

Politics is anybody's game this
year, with the odds In favor OF the
man who hasn't learned too many
tricks.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

The way crude oil continues to go
up likewise suggests further study as
to ways and means of getting more
mileage out of gallon Of gas.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

Some young women make fortunes
IN the movies and others bring hall
million-dollar breach of promise suits,
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

A Frenchman who says this coun'
try lacks poets never saw the inside OF
an American waste basket.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

Notice is hereby given that my wife,
Augusta A. Kurts, having left my
home and support, ! will not be re-
sponsible for any debts she may con-
tract
Il. c. HURTS.
Bellefonte, Ark, Dec. 10, 1916.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

Various psychologists have intimae
ed that rashness is, after all, only fren'
2ied cowardice. E
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

Why a dogs nose is cold worries the
philosophers a good deal more than u
does the dog
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

II one term In once satisfies q mans
ambition he wants another for vindt
cation.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

Men who once sang In quartets are
captains Of industry now. You never
can tell.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

Fur-bearing animals presumably are
gratified to learn that the price OF furs
continues to advance.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

Berlin insists that English merchant
men must be prevented from kicking
Germany's U-boats around.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

TaB Arkansas Good Roads AS
sociation will meet at the Hotel
Marion Auditorium Thursday and
Friday, January 18th and 10Th.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

No use telling the man who Is SICK
TO let we'll enough alone.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

When the devil finds a fellow who
is too mean for anything else he
makes a bootlegger of him.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

The high cost OF gasoline has not
appreciably reduced the number OF Joy
riders.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

REMARKABLE increase in live stock
and farm products in the state in
1916 over 1915 are shown in the BIZ
ennial report of John H. Page, COM
missioner of mines, manufactures and
agriculture. The report says that
exact figures on the value of products
IN 1916 are not yet available, but
estimates, based on reports of dem
onstrators, government cotton re-
ports, field agents of the department
and in other ways show tie total
value Of farm produces this year to
ben bs m9yeattlhsasiauGfPSo~, 900, an in
1z11nev Calumet does DrOXlInate-
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30
Spring fever is the lazy mans most
plausible excuse.

Corsets for men will never be worn
by those who need them.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

Some get rich In war stocks ana
some raise early cucumbers.
The Harrison times., 1916-12-30

II TO sour milk and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20
NEW $4,000
.FORDACENCY
HOME HERE
Three Story Brick Building Will Be Erected
by J. P. WOIyertOn on Fourth
and Kansas

Cowan & Green have the contract
for the erection OF q three-story brick
building which viii be the home Of
the local distributors for the Ford Mo-
tor company The building will be
50x65 feet in dimensions ana win cost
$4,000. It will be modern in every
detail The building win be divided
into rooms to Accommodate the display
and sales departments. The store
room win be located here and a full
line OF accessorios viii be In stock at
all times Communication win be es-
tablished with the Ford garage, which
adjoins, BY an entrance at the rear Of
the garage
Several new men will be employed.
J. P. Wolverton, local Ford agent, says
he expects the building to be complet-
ed in about sixty days.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20
CHRISTMAS,
CANTATA is
PROMISED

A Christmas cantata, entitled San
ta's Success" win be given by the
children Of the Bible school Of the
First Christian church next Friday at
8 p. M, it was announced today
The music Of the piece is said to be
especially beautiful, consisting OF solos
and choruses. Goblins, fairies, Venus
and her stars, Stanta's carpenters and
Santa Claus himself VIII all appear in
costume during the evening.
Everybody Is cordially invited to at
tend the entertainment which will be
free.
Mrs. G. 2. Plott is training the chill
dren for the cantata and she announ-
ces that they will meet at the church
for rehearsal at Z o'clock this evening
and at p. m. and z p. IN. tomorrow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20

PROPOSAL
TO GIRL
School Teacher and Directors will Take
Boy Back TO School After
January

The right Oh piblic school teacher
to expel pupil for a school term for
a gross offense and the right of the
board of directors to uphold the teach
er in such suspension we're points in.
volyed in case which was tried in
the district court before Judge Linn
this morning and which was dismissed
without prejudice. 1t is understood
however, that an understanding had
been reached between the mother Of
the boy and the school board to rein
state the boy after January 4, the sus-
pension holding good only for the
quarter. The state statutes provide
that teacher may suspend pupil for
the quarter for immoral conduct and
that the approval of such action by the
board shall be final
A writ of mandamus was asked for
by the mother Of the boy, Mrs. Annie
Smith of Rush Springs, against w. A..
Newton B. o. Lindsay and j. j, May
field, school directors, and ]. c. Stew
art, superintendent The mother
claimed that without warrant of law
the superintendent had unjustly expell-
ed her boy, Emmett Blakely, who
she says is fourteen years old, from
school for the 1867 term, and asks
f~- A.s reinstatement.
The defendants claim not only that
the boys conduct on various occasions
had been most improper but that early
in October he made indecent proposal
to one Of the young ladies attending
the school. accompanying such propos-
al with vile epithets directed at said
young lady
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20
CAR TO BE-
RETURNED
TO SANKEY
Boys From MincO Who Sold It, However,
Refuse to Confess Sale to Farmer
for $3.50

Notwithstanding the flat denials OF
guilt by the two boys who were arrest
ed Sunday at Antlers on charge of
stealing a brand new Ford car from
II. M. Sankey at Minco on December
6, the car has been located at point
north OF Henryetta. Sankey, with
one OF the boys, Walter Satterfield,
left Sheriff Hodge Bailey and Joy
Rowe, the other boy who was impli-
Gated in the theft, at Holdenvilles In
search of the stolen property.
1t was learned definitely that the
boys drove from Henryetta north to
the place where the car was sold, put
ting up plausible story to induce the
farmer to buy new Ford car for a
very reduced sum. The sheriff and his
prisoner, who is % and lives at Minco,
arrived here this morning instead of
late yesterday afternoon, having been
detained by the long detour required
in order to reach Chickasha from Push
mataha county.
The boys were caught about 250
miles from where the car was sold.
They remain obstinate, refusing to tell
of any of their journeys since leaving
their home town
Mr.. Sankey Satterfield and the car
are expected to reach here this evoa-
ing
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20
DEAF NEGRO GETS
HEAVY SENTENCE

Robert Southern, the deaf negro
who was acquitted in the district court
recently on the charge Of breaking in
to a box eal on che Rock Island road,
met his Waterloo this morning when
he faced Judge Fuller on the charge
Of stealing 800 pounds Of coal from
that company.
Since the advent Of cola weather
coal thefts on the Rock Island have
been numerous and the attention OF
Special Agent G. Il Bradshaw, who
caught Southern was directed 10 this
locality by these infractiona of the
law.
Southern pleaded guilty to the
charge and was fined $50 and given
thirty days in jail which win hold him
over until warm weather arrives in
case he does not raise the $50.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-20
PERMANENT
PEACE aim
OF i. S.
Like All NeuIrals Washington Watches
With Intense Interest Development
Of Probable Peace Farley
By United Press.

By United Press.
Washington, Dec. 20.-The United
States government in common with
other neutrals is interested ia asy
world peace that may be guaranteed
or any disarmament discussions that
may follow the present peace propos-
ais, it was officially stated today
Officials here informally talked Of q
world guarantee as essential to any
final peace Whether the Inherent"
officially revealed by the state depart
ment would be other than merely pas
sive was not disclosed.
It is understood that President Will
son feels that when the time for peace
to be made comes, it is clear that the
United States will not be interested
in the causes Of European outbreaks
but only in the assurance Of perma-
nent peace