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The Harrison times., 1917-09-22
JEFFERSON HIGHWAY CUT OFF,
The Route Leading Up Crooked Greek
Has Been Selected by the State
Engineer.

The rivalry between the two routes
of the proposed Highway running
south from Harrison having reached
a stage of interest demanding an early
settlement. an agreement was made
last week that their relative merits be
submitted to State Highway engineer
Mercer and that his decision be ac.
cepted as final Such arrangement
was especially important in order that
action in the forming Of a district be
reached at the earliest possible date
Mr. Mercer accepted the task. and
again went over both routes accom-.
panied on the ElmwOod route by J. S
Johnson, and on the Crooked Greek
route by Colonel George j. Crump.
His report, rendered this week, selects
the creek route as the easiest to be
standardized and the cheapest in con.
struction and up-keep.
1t is understood that perhaps two
weeks will yet elapse before the final
estimates are ready on the highway
through this county but all other mat.
ters have been arranged so that rapid
progress may be expected after that.
Although no undue haste is prob
able, actual construction may be ex-
pected within the next ninety days.
The Harrison times., 1917-09-22
HARRIsoN's SOLDIER BOYS.

Captain Gordon Armitage writes to
F.. NJ. Garvin, OF our citizens commit
tee, that Company NJ is in fine shape
and so far enjoying its service as well
as doing credit to its town and county.
No men have been sick since their
arrival in Little Rock. Mr., Garyln is
arranging for the forwarding of a ref
ular monthly company fund of $SeC
which will add materially to the com,
fort of the boys in the purchase of
extras for the table and luxuries gen
orally not supplied by Uncle Sam.
Those of our officers and others who
have been about over the state say
that Harrison is the most practically
patriotic town in Arkansas
The Harrison times., 1917-09-22
A HARRISON DIVISION
OF FOUR MINUTE MEN

c. M. Cooke, has received a request
from Captain w. G.. Akers, vice chair
man for Arkansas, urging the Organi-
zation of Local Branch Four Minute
Men, in connection with the Council
of Defense, These organizations come
under the Executive Order of Presi.
dent Wilson, issued in April 1911
and are being effected all over the
United States for the purpose Of Civ.
ing full publicity to all matters con.
nected with the war through the
medium Of chosen speakers in four
minute speeches at moving picture
theatres and elsewhere.
Mr. Cooke wants to hear from Har
rison citizens at once on the subject
of organizing Harrison Branch, and
asks their cooperation. Mr.. Jackson,
Of the Lyric Theatre will be consult.
ed as to the use Of the Lyric for the
four minute talks between scenes at
stated times
Men interested are requested to
meet at the Merchants Cafe Monday
at II o'clock noon.
The Harrison times., 1917-09-22
FARM TO TABLE PLAN"

Postmaster w. H. Watkins has been
endeayOring for some time to sys-
tematize the shipping by parcels post
of small produce from Harrison to 81.
Louis, Kansas City and other practi-
cal points, and has learned by CORE
spondence that other sections are
shipping butter, eggs and dressed
poultry as we'll as fruits and vege-
tables direct to the consumer with
very satisfactory results and good
profits. Just now he needs list of
those who would be willing to try this
form or marketing and the prices at
which they would ship. Such mark
ct is worth looking after.
The Harrison times., 1917-09-22
THE NATIONAL ARMY BOYS.
Harrison Does Honor to the
Second Quota on Its Departure
Wednesday

In honor of the departure Of Boone
cOunty's second quota Of soldiers for
the National Army last Wednesday
Harrison people closed all business
houses turning out en masse. and the
parade headed bv the band reached
almost from the square t. the depot
The young men constituting Boone
cOunty's detachment were Harry P.
Ray, Virgil Wilson, H. II. DOwnum,
Perry Whitaker, f. C. Barnett and
Clint Rogers. of Harrison; Burney B.
Lawrence, of Myrtle; Willis c. Lon
don, of Valley Springs; Howard Feits,
of DellefOnte, and Granville A. Cha,
ney, of Alpena Pass.
A short time before the hour OF de
parture the Newton county 1ctach-
ment of thirty arrived and were made
part of the parade and demonstra-
ton. Newton cOunty's party include |
the following young men;
James Yates. Jesse NJ. Peoples, Ey-
erett, Bunch, John Caleb Murray,
Kingston Greenhaw, John l.. Baker,
Alfred Henderson, Peter Allen Ed
wards, James Ebert Israel, James
Otis Self, James w. Freeman, Thomas
j. Morris, John F. Collins, John l..
BOlen, Bill Smith, James William Sex
ton, William A. Hudson, Will Alfred,
Denver Swain, Sam Ike Scroggins,
Arthur Ross Keeton, Andy Franks,
Eddie A.. Fisher, Guliford A. Robin
son, Minor E. McDOugal, David l..
Burdine, Dennis Johnson, George
Gregory, John A. H. Henson and Earl
Wayne Shultz.
Fiftytwo men from Carroll county
were on the train when it arrived,
having embarked with appropriate
ceremonies at Berryville
The Boone and Newton county boys
were furnished by the Harrison com
mittee with badges and wellfilled
lunch boxes.
On the evening previous to their
departure Boone county's quota en-.
jOyed sumptuOus banquet at the Mid.
way, as the guests of the city, and lat.
er were addressed in the court park
by Hons. Sam Rowland and c. M
Cooke the band furnishing music for
the occasion.
The Harrison times., 1917-09-22
TO TEACHERS AND DIRECTORS:

Some time ago | mailed to the
secretary of each school board a copy
of the Compulsory School Law.
| desire again to call attention to
its provisions 1t requires that every
child between the ages of and Is,
both inclusive, shall enter school not
later than the third week and attend
at least three-fourths of the session,
The following classes are exempt:
(a). Children mentally or physically
incapacitated to perform school du.
ties. (b). Children who have com
pleted the seventh grade work as out.
lined by the State Superintendent.
(C). Children whose services are
needed to support a widowed mother.
The power of granting exemptions is
given to the county Judge.
Directors are authorized and re-
quired to furnish books to children
whose parents are not able to do so,
upon proper proof being made to the
board. But such books are to be TAX
en- up at the close of the term and
remain the property of the district.
Such books are paid for out of the
district school funds. 1t is the duty
of each teacher to furnish the secre.
tary of his board a list of the parents
or guardians wO are not complvip;
with this law. The secretary shall
give them five days written notice.
Each teacher shall report the namos
and addresses of parents or guar
dians not complying with the law
Another act of the last legislature
requires each teacher to have at least
one fire drill each month. | sent to
the teacher Of each district 4 D.mph.
let giving rules and directions The
exact date Of each drill must be kept
and included in the register "eport to
the directors at the close Of the term
This report is to be included in the
directors annual report in July.
J. o. CURNUTT,
County Examiner
The Harrison times., 1917-09-22

The Second Arkansas Regiment
Btnd has a young black bear as a mas
cot.
The Harrison times., 1917-09-22
MORE FOR THE sELEcTlVE DRAFT
The District Board Reports Another
List For Service and Dis
charges Many.

The District Selective Draft Board
this week reported to the Boone
County Board the following men fer
service:
Frank Mitchell, ID. Claude Holt, Lon.
ME L. Reeves, Capers NJ. Covington,
William c. Villines, Carl j. Relish,
Rex WOrthington, Frank Rhodes. and
M. J. Bleakley, of Harrison; B. Frank
BOren and Heber Tate, OF Alpena
Pass; j. Roy Curtis and Roy r. Kirk
wood, of Lead Hill; Vernon f. Boone,
of Zinc; Coy Johnson, of Francis and
Walter S. Peppers, of Omaha.
The following men were ordered
discharged on the ground of depend.
ent relatives
William Kindall, Rudy Henderson,
Elmer Blevins, l.. w. Hickman, Robt.
Crook, Charles Redus viii Hancock
John Taylor ode Glare, Troy Holmes,
James Potts, Ross Boyle Arch Jones,
Charley Orr, Robert Phifer, James
Raenes, Ernest Black, Johnny f.. Play,
Jess Richardson, Jesse EdmondsOn, l..
c. Fowler, Lonnie F. Pruitt, George
Wilson, Grover Seals, Orvil Brand,
Thomas Minyard, Eugene Baker, L B.
Troutman, James r. Smith, p. II. Bor,
EN-, John Hudson, Willie Raf!e, JOIN
Perry, James Potter, Ernest Pillow,
Rollin ]. Brasher, Clyde Middleton.
The Harrison times., 1917-09-22
FARM DEMONSTRATORS is HERE.
The Department Will Do Special
Work in Boone County for
Several Months.

In harmony with its general policy
of advancing agricultural interests
everywhere the State Farm Demon.
stration Department is this week start
ing Stanley d. Carpenter, farm expert
on preliminary lines in farm demon.
stration in Boone county, nOtwith.
standing the county has not yet pledg
ed its cooperation in the work The
success Of Mr. Carpenters efforts will
probably decide for the future Of
Farm Demonstration In the county
and our farmers will do well to ex.
tend a hearty cooperation promptly
The Harrison times., 1917-09-22
INSURANCE RATE UP.
In Spite Of Improved Fire Protection
Harrison Gets a Raise Instead
OF a Reduction.

After spending $4,000 for what is
understood to be the best water sys.
: item and fire protection in the state.
$4,000 of which was expended on
direct order from the State Insurance
Board, which insisted that everything
be up to its requirements the CITY
of Harrison is naturally quite disap-
pointed to find that the new rates OF
insurance, as fixed the first of this
month, gives an increase of about 25
per cent, instead of reduction.
OF course there are several good
reasons for this as explained by the
State Actuarial Bureau, but the fact
still remains that our people must
pay much more than they have ever
paid for fire protection. and that
another item has been added to the
high cost of living. AS an offset some
their insurance, while the more con
servative are reducing the amount
and carrying a portion of their RISKS
themselves.
In a long communication furnished
Mayor R. NJ. Fellows on the subject
the State Actuarial Bureau says that
in April last, on the completion OF the
water system, a revision was made re-
ducing the rates. Local agents say
they were never informed of this re-
ductiOn, and consequently the rates
were never changed In the mean
time a per cent general advance has
gone into effect and we are promptly
given the benefit of this change with,
out ceremony of any sort.
But the most material as well as
unique cause of our misfortune lies
in the fact that for many years we
have been enjoying the Missouri rath
er than the Arkansas rates, and, while
the whole matter was up, arrange
ments were made to put us back i'll
Arkansas. Just why Missouri enjoys
IA % per cent better rate than Arkan-
sas is not explained but it is fact
nevertheless.
Twenty years ago when transporta-
ton and commercial facilities made
Boone, Carroll, Benton, Madison and
Washington counties tributary to
Springfield, Mo, the fire insura zee
business of these counties was hand-
led through general agencies IN that
city and took Missouri 9.es This
fortunate condition continued until
the first of the present month when
the Insurance Board abolished the
"differential," and put US on the same
basis as the rest of the state
1t is almost amusing to see how
absolutely fair the insurance compa-
MES have been with US while at the
same time developing condition
The Harrison times., 1917-09-22
OLD SETTLER DIES.

After a two weeks illness of pella-
gra John H. Rush died Saturday last
at his farm home near Bear Greek
Springs, aged 80 years. He had lived
all of his life here, his father owning
the farm on which the town of Har-
rSon was built. He leaves four
daughters, Mrs. Allie Murphy, Mrs.
Maude Tye, Mrs. Elmer Milan and
Mrs Nellie Ridinger, all Of Boone
county.
The Harrison times., 1917-09-22

whereby they have raised instead Of
lowered our insurance rates. We
should really hold a public meeting
and give them a vote of thanks.
In the meantime we are urged by
the Actuarial Bureau to console our
selves with the fact that. either in
spite of or by reason of. their able
efforts in our behalf our rates are
actually 10 per cent lower than they
would have been had we neglected to
build our water system or come up
to the requirements" otherwise.
The Harrison times., 1917-09-22
ENTRIES FOR THE FAIR.

Don't wait till the last minute to
make your entries to the Fair. Do it
now. Call at the Secretary's office
and make your entries It will save
time and the awards on premiums
can be made day sooner.
The Harrison times., 1917-09-22
U. S. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINA-
TON FOR STENoGRAPAERS G.
TYPEWRlTERS, OCT. 18. 1917.

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces an open com
petitive examination for stenograph.
ers and typewriters, for both men and
women, on October IS, 1917, at Har.
rison. Vacancies in the departmental
service, Washington, D. c., will be
filled from this examination The
usual entrance salary for this position
ranges from 5000 to $1,000 a year.
Full information in regard to the
scope and character of the examina
ton on application to the secretary
of the Civil Service Board, Postoffice,
Harrison, Arkansas.
The Harrison times., 1917-09-22

Mrs. Euta Bunch McClary, Of An
nston, Alabama, is visiting at the
home Of her mother, Mrs. John A.
Bunch
The Benson signal., 1917-03-31
Made Trip to Phoenix

M. P. Cosby returned Thursday
from a stay of about ten days in
Phoenix, where he was subpenaed
as a witness in the Hunt Campbell
contest in regard to alleged irreg-
ularities in the election at Pom
creme voting precinct.
While in Phoenix Mr.. Cosby saw
Governor Campbell and had talk
with him concerning the school
building here, and was informed
that under a law enacted two years
ago the building can be sold to the
highest bidder after advertising
the sale and complying with the
necessary formalities. He was also
assured by the Governor that the
matter would be pushed through
with all possible speed, and that it
was very probable that the Benson
School District would be in legal
possession of the school building
and grounds in from sixty to ninety
dayS.
The Benson signal., 1917-03-31
Amateur Talent to Give Play

The popular play Of Moselle"
will be given at the K. of P. Hall,
of Benson next Friday night, April
9th, by the Wilcox Dramatic Club
under the direction of Lieut., Walter
M. Ellis, of Denver, Colo, and
under the auspices of the High
School Lyceum Bureau of Benson.
Eleven of Wilcox S popular people
will take part in the play, which
was given at Wilcox last Wednes-
day to a large and delighted audi
ence, and the players are coming
over to Benson, to have a good SCI
ciab1e time and give the play. We
hope our people will all turn out
and fill the hall to capacity. as it is
given for a worthy cause, and such
events help to cement closer to-
gether friendly and neighbor1y feel
ings between the two towns, So do
not forget the date, Friday April
9th, and make it a point to be at
the hall that night and see that all
your wife's relations, neighbors
and friends are there too.
The Benson signal., 1917-03-31

And still they come. The latest
transcontinental highway to adopt
the Borderlnd route as it's western
terminal is the Dixie Overland
Highway Association, which road
starts at Savannah, Georgia. and
comes west to Ell Paso over a route
practically different from the Old
Mission Trails route, but when it
strikes Ell Paso it follows the Bor-
derland Route to the coast. This
is but what every association will
have to do that wants to get an all
year round route. They can cross
the United States part of the year
on many routes, but to come and
go every day in the year you have
to take the Borderland Route west
from FL Paso through Deming
Lordsburg, Douglas, Bisbee, Tomb
stone, Benson, Tucson, Phoenix
and On to Yuma, for there is no
other way. Tombstone Prospector.
The Benson signal., 1917-03-31
Clean Up and Keep
Benson Healthful
DIR. Morrison, Health Officer
Issues Warning Against
Unsanitary Premises

Let us all pull together to make
Benson one of the cleanest towns
in Arizona. If we make it one of
the cleanest we at the same time
make it one of the most healthy,
for filth and disease walk hand in
hand. 1t has been estimated that
the increase from one healthy fe-
male fly from April to October
would be family of 81 ,220, ,OOO,-
900, 900, 100000. a very nice little
band. Now the breeding place, era
die and nursery of the fly is
FILTH, and when we realize that
most cases of typhoid and nearly
all those deadly cases of bowel
complaint SO common in young
children in summer are brought to
their victims by this disgusting foe
of the race, it is easy to under
stand why we should begin at once
to destroy every known breeding
place, for fly killed may be
baby saved; and SO it is absolutely
necessary to make the vaults of
every outdoor toilet absolutely fly
proof and mosquito proof also. All
milk or fruit cans should be treated
to heat before being thrown into
boxes or barrels to- be carted
away.
There must be no dripping hy-
drants and no stagnant pools OF
water. Stops and refuse from the
kitchen must be SO disposed of that
they cannot. become breeding places
for these pests
These regulations will be strictly
enforced, and all residents and
property owners of Benson and
vicinity are hereby warned to put
and keep their places in sanitary
condition. A failure to do so will
surely result in prosecution.
DR.. J. N. MORRISON,
Deputy Health Officer.
The Benson signal., 1917-03-31
University Week

The entries already made for the
numerous contest to be held Uni
versity Week at the University of
Arizona promise to tax the facll1-
ties of the university for the many
visitors from all parts of the state.
The University furnishes to the
contestants cots, mattresses and
pillows, and the University din
ing hall will furnish meals to all
contestants as we'll as other visiting
students. These will be served
from Tuesday morning of that week
through Saturday morning. I.
Many of the visitors will have to
get accommodations in the town,
but through the assistance of the
Chamber of Commerce, they will
be we'll taken care of.
The interest that has been ex-
pressed in the numerous high
schools of the state in the contests
to be held makes this gala event
the most successful ever held in the
state. From all over the state there
are reports of the training of base
ball teams, track teams and other
branches of sport, while the con-
tests in oratory, music and the edu-
cational features are spurring the
pupils onward to put forth their
best efforts.
The Benson signal., 1917-03-31
BENSON, CoCHsE COUNTY, ARIZONA.
SOnOita Items

Due to tiae energies of our sher-
if the male population of Sonoita
and vicinity has been sadly de-
pleted, and most of the men are
still away doing jury service in
Nogales. Whenever one of the few
fortunate ones are espied the first
question is. How did you get off ?"
Last Friday night a happy gath
ering met at the local school house
to tender a surprise farewell party
to Mark Manning and family who
will soon leave these parts for a
brief sojourn in California and
Wyoming. It was all beautifully
arranged except for the enforced
absence of Mr.. Manning, who was
detained on the jury, though nearly
all of the other local jurymen at
tended the occasion Anyway, it's
only au revoir and not good bye to
the popular couple, for they will be
with us again in the future, and
here's hoping the Judge will not
be so hard-hearted again on sim
liar occasion.
The building of the new store
having been completed, and good
ly portion of the stock arranged
the doors are now open for busi-
ness.
Jeff Rountree, the veteran we'll
driller, is again with us for a brief
stay.
R. c Larimore, who for the past
eighteen months has had the Pur-
dunn ranch under lease, has moved
on to his homestead on the mesa.
The postofice has been moved to
its more commodious quarters in
the Sonoita Mercantile Company
building.
Miss Roarke's recent party was
well attended and every one re-
ported having had a most enjoyable
time.
Better than eight cents pound
is being offered for local beans,
f. o. b. station, for carload ship
ment, but even this tempting fig
ure seems to have little effect in
bringing any quantity on the mar
ket.
The Benson signal., 1917-03-31
High School Notes

A correction of last week items
should be made. Because of a mis-
take on the part of our stenogra-
pher, Mrs. Robertson's name was
omitted as overseer and high chef
at the Bachelors Dinner given by
the B. u. H. S. boys last Friday
evening. The boys wish, through
these columns, to sincerely thank
Mrs. Robertson and Mrs. Bufflng-
ton for their untiring efforts in
helping to make the feed" COM
plete success. The public loyalty
supported the boys, and this too
was appreciated. It might be added
that the proceeds will be turned to
the High School Athletic Associa-
ton.
This week the Chemistry class
carried out some very interesting
dyeing experiments
The High School track squad
have challenged St. David High to
a track meet to be held Friday the
3Oth. As yet no word has been re-
ceived from St. David.
The Benson signal., 1917-03-31
A Good Show

Thursday night at the Benson
Theater was given the first install
ment of the thrilling new serial
photop1ay, The Purple Mask. :"
A well-f1led house was in attend
ance, and the play pleased every
body. Three other reels were also
given.
Two reels of The Purple Mask
will be given every Thursday
night
The Benson signal., 1917-03-31
Extending Telephone
Benson to BiSbee
Mountain States Company
Putting in Wires to
Points South

A telephone construction gang
under the supervision Of Foreman
O. c. Joy have been working near
town since Tuesday ON new line
the company is now building be-
tween Benson and Bisbee via Fair
bank. The men have just finished
up on the Ell Paso- Benson line and
came here from Cochise, This has
now been completed between the
two points giving new copper cir
cult between Ell Paso and Tucson.
The construction force, consist
ing of about twenty men, is now
camped about mile and half out
on the St. David road, working out
of Benson with a big motor truck
for hauling material and supplies.
Besides the new Bisbee line there
will be another extended from Fair
bank into Tombstone and branch
line extending to Huachuca and
Hereford from a point about mid
way between Fairbank and Bisbee.
These new lines are demanded
by increasing business and the de-
sire of the company to give good
service. Putting a resident mana
ger, Mr.. Bishop, at the Benson Of
fee few weeks ago, also marks a
progressive step in the local busi-
ness affairs of the company.
The Benson signal., 1917-03-31

St. Paul Mimi, March 29-Paul
Rickle, %, today claimed that he
can fly across the ocean in forty
hours by using in his engine a GER
tain oil formula he claims to have
perfected. He has sent this formula
to the United States government as
a gift. Whether it has beeu tested
is not known.
The Benson signal., 1917-03-31

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Services every Sunday. Sunday
school, 1000; preaching services
1880 o. m. All cordially invited.
JAMES E. FERRIS, Pastor
The Benson signal., 1917-03-31

w. o. Reasonover was in Tomb
stone Wednesday on, business.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-11
Miscellaneous

WANTED TO BUY furniture for five.
room house; want good furniture but
must be cheap for cash. Address II,
care Ardmoreite. 1l-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-11
Livestock

FOR SALE-Nice Jersey milk COWS. or
will trade for stock cattle. Phone
6e9 or 800. Hoard & Hartnitt. 6-14
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-11
WANT AID NOTICE.

Copy" for classified ads TO run
on week days must be in this office
not later than 10 a. m, in order to
insure Classification. No ads viii be
accepted after II noon for insertion
in that days issue. Classified ads
for Sunday issue must be in this Of
flee not later than p. m. the pre-
vious saturday for classification and
no want ads will be accepted after
p. m. the previous Saturday for in
sertion in sunday issue.