The Harrison times., 1917-02-03


lin jack, 579; Joplin carbonate, SO;
Oklahoma jack, 557
The average price Of 40 per cent
carbonate was around S65 a ten and
Of 60 per cent jack about $50. Be
cause of their superior quality nearly
all of the ores, especially the carbon
ates, graded higher than standard and
commanded prices above top quota.
tions.
Many letters and petitions signed
by Saline county people are being
sent Representative A. B. Shockley
and Senator J. S. Utley protesting
against the bill which has been intro
duced in the legislature proposing to
separate Banner township from Sa-
line county and annex It to Pulaski
county.
The smallpox in several country
districts of Benton county for some
weeks has been of an unusually light
character, and the situation Is under
complete control. Many pupils in ru-
raj schools have been vaccinated by
the county health officer, and some
of the schools have taken a recess.
The bones of dead animal and a
whiskey bottle, empty, hung in con-
spicuous place on the streets at Her
mitage, attracted much attention
They were placed there it was said,
in mute evidence of the grief felt in
some quarters at the passage of the
bone dry bill by the legislature.
Petitions are being circulated
throughout Desha county for the pur-
pose of having a county depository
law passed at this session of the leg
islature. The petition in McGehee
has been signed by every business
man in the city and it is said that
every voter here will sign it.
W. II. Richards of Cotter has an al
manac and pocket memoranda book
which was published in 1888. The
book contains pictures Of the most
prominent politicians of that time. It
was sold for one shilling when pub.
lished.
A move is on foot to reopen the
race track at Mena for the training Of
driving horses. 1t is planned to Sc
cure the services of a good horse
trainer to come to Mena and take
charge Of the string Of horses owned
there.
The executive council Of the Arkan-
sas State Bankers Association met at
Little Rock and selected Hot Springs
for the annual convention of the as
sociation. April 25 and 26 were the
dates agreed upon.
Fire originating in the Wells bar.
Der shop at Carthage burned parts Of
FIVE buildings, with a total loss of
$1SSOO, only part Of which was COW
cred by insurance.
,nu, ,oc Nyn11 pP tbo
Natural Gas and Oil Company will be
brought in as soon as The weather per.
mits, on the company's holdings, two
miles east Of Fouke.
Owing to protracted rains, snow
sleet and unfavorable weather condl.
tions, Contractor ]. C, Jones, who is
in charge Of the construction Of a
100000 Methodist church building at
Forrest City announced that work
would be suspended on this building
for a period OF six weeks.
Washington's and Lees birthdays
will be celebrated here February 22,
with an entertainment at which the
Judsonia Symphony orchestra will ap-
pear.
Miss Ethel Lee, 16 years old, daugh-
ter Of H. c. Lee, died at her home
near Conway as a result Of burns sus.
tanned when she was endeavoring to
recover a coin which she had dropped
into an open fire. Her clothing caught
fire.
The Jonesboro School Board met
and declared the contract awarded to
Brown & Son Of Charleston, Mo-, for
the erection OF high school building
here forfeited because the company
| has failed 70 flle bond, as reuulred