The Harrison times., 1917-08-11

local Forest Reserve office, left Mon
day for ten days tour of their forest
territory in Newton and Pope counties
Mrs. w H. Irving and child and
Miss Mildred Erb, of Peru, Indiana,
are visiting Mrs. Irying's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. NJ. Imam, of Glines' Court.
Harrison came pretty near hav-
ing war at home Thursday afternoon
when a soldier boy and a railroader
collided on the south side of the
square.
L. II. Vannest, manager at Mi
lum's store, returned this week with
his family after an extended auto trip
to his old home in Kansas City, Mo,
and points in Kansas,
Guy Hudson and family arrived
last Saturday from Tulsa for a visit
with relatives, and in order that he
might respond to the draft summons.
They returned Thursday.
United States Marshal ]. c. Baker
brought a Stacker here from Cotter
Thursday named J. N. TOtten, q years
old, who plead guilty and was com
mitted to Jail in default of $500 bond.
Harry Ray, whose draft for army
service is about settled, left Thursday
for visit with relatives in Kentucky.
sippi before being summoned for duty.
He will also visit his father in Missis-
-Orval King, of near EvertOn, WIS
bound over before United States Com
missioner Ike Stapleton Saturday, for
taking a letter containing a one-dollar
bill from a mail box on the Rural
route
Mrs. F. NJ. Cummings leaves to-
day to join her husband, Rev. Cum
mings, at his new pastorate in Ohio.
They are returning to the country
from which they came to the west
several years since.
Boone county will have at least
two good fairs this fall-The Hill Top
Educational and Agricultural Fair on
Gather Mountain, September 1921,
and the Boone County Fair at Harri-
son, October 2 to 6.
Doctor Henry Pace, appointed
Major Surgeon of the Third Arkansas
Regiment, was unable to pass the ply
sical examination on account of stOm,
ach trouble, and has resumed his prac,
tice at Eureka Springs.
The 1881 young men in Boone
county of selective draft age should
preserve this copy of the Times fOr
future reference. The full list which
it contains may have great future as
we'll as present interest.
Ben Roberts, son of w. S. Roberts
auditor of the Missouri and North
Arkansas railroad, has received no
tice of his acceptance in the aviation
corps and will report for duty shortly
at the Texas headquarters.
Mat F. Jones, former resident OF
Route No. /, has purchased a fine bot
tom farm near the town of Richey
Mo, and moved there with his family
this week Mat is hustler and will
prosper wherever he goes.
-Messrs. j. c. Murray, passenger
agent of the NJ. & N. A. and E. V
Clark, of the Forest Reserve, went tC
Marshall last week and successfully
passed the examination for admission
to the second officers training camp
which will be opened shortly at Leon
Springs, Texas,
j. F. Thompson of Fort Smith
appraiser for the U. S. Farm Loan
Association, has been sizing up some
of our Boone county farms this week
He seems to insist on bedrock valua
ton in every instance, and will pro
tect the association in every way pos
sible against the purchase Of real
estate.
Several of Harrisons cold drink
dealers have been arrested this week
on warrants issued by j. p. Homer
Freezing, charging them with violating
the Sunday law by keeping open part
of the day. AS those who kept open
all day were not arrested it is pre-
sumed that the offense is in partial
compliance with the law.
George Frew after an auto trip to
Joplin last week, came back to ar
range for an extended absence during
which he will be connected with one
of the large automobile establishments
of that city. Men Of his calibre are
much in demand there, and for the
present at least, the offers made him
arn ton pnnd 10 rnsiet He will take