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VOLUME 30-NUMBER 42
SPRINGDALE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 16,1017
E!GI IT PAGES
THOSE WHO I'A \
In accordance with a res
olution The News herewith
publishes the names and
amounts being paid by
Springdale merchants, far
mers and business men each
month toward a Good Road
Fund, which funds are being
used on the roads of Spring
dale and Springdale town
ship. This list will be pub
lished each month, immed
iately following the collec
tion, and will enable all those
interested to know just who
is donating to the fund, how
much, and how often:
First National Bank $10.00
Farmers & Merchants Bank 10.00
The Leader_ 10.00
Springdale Cash Dry Goods Co. 10.00
A. E. Smyer & Son_ .. _10.00
Famous Hardware. _ 10.00
W. G. Ownbey Drug Co _ _ 5.00
Springdale Garage- - — 5.00
Pioneer Lumber Co _ 5.00
C. M. Phillips_ 5.00
Ximmons k Walker _ 5.00
L. M. Riggs 5.00
W. J. Crutcher_ 5.00
Springdale Milling Co 5.00
E. A. G Ilett 5.00
C. G. Dodson _ - 5.00
J. O. Phillips _ . 5.00
J. E. Martin - 5.OP
Wilson Mercantile Co
C. A. Own bey . - 5.00
G. Ernest Umbaugh -.00
,Ino‘ P. Stafford. -- 2.00
Pierce & Smith 100
Clyde So’tz . -50
Mark Sanders - 2.00
.!. S. Sharp - 2.00
Stohaugh A: Fletcher ...
E. B Holifield. .50
Millard Berry -. --- 1.00
Marlow ik Parrott ... — LOO
(). Woo i 1 1 '1
Z, P. Curry
J. L. Slaughter Lt>0
Chas Henson.. LOO
Vernon Brook-’ LOO
Ed. Carrel ... --- LOO
Mat Logan 1 ’n
Springdale Lumber Co- - . 5.00
Tom CarreL -- - - •> 00
Nix-Cal --- 2.00
There ar* others who make annual
payment to the fund, whose names do
not appear her* ; and some whom Col
lector Gover had not seen at the time
this list was prepared for printing but
will pay .. - soon as notified.
Mat Shadwick is able to be out of
the house jumc now.
Miss Lu elle Grider is improve.!!
from an attack of grippe.
Alva Harp and is neighbors are
doing some good road w.rk near hi
place.
Sonora neighborhood will soon have
another telephone '.me to Springdule
Aleck, t'urtis and Lee Neill, Henry
Stone. Mr. Renner, Fred Reed. France
Brooks, and W. C. Cannon will make
the line.
Remember to send any news items
of interest to the store for we haven’t
time to loaf or stand at the telephone
all the t\me; so help to make the
items of interest to your friends by
sending in some news now and then.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Catt
a daughter. This event occured Jar.
31 but we failed to get the news until
last Sunday. The neighborhood con
gratulates this splendid young couple
upon the coming of this jewel into the
home.
Word comes from Mrs. Hettic ( loer
and family, that they are getting on
fine, with the smaller children in
school and Ella at work in a book
store and her own health improved,
al of which is pleasing to their friends
here.
Mike McKnab has just reflumed
from a visit to parts of Oklahoma.
He reports that ho saw an article in
a Muskogee paper taken from the
Sonora items some tinn ago. 1 ho
article >.«as one about burning the air
from a hollow tree, really we supposed
that Oklahoma had m much of this
“gas above ground” that her people
would not think at a strange ot »ui n
as this, but after all we appreciate the
publicity g veil the aritcle.
.Tom and Sterling Donaldson of
Oklahoma, Wash Donaldson of Ben
ton, Co., and Mrs. Geo. Mayes ha\ t
been visiting their father uncle Bill
Donaldson who has been sick the past
two woolts Charlie Donaldson ol
Springdale has made several trips
lately to be wdth his father while Bee
and Walter Donaldson that live here
have been constant in their uttcntioi
Bill does not show much improvement
at present. (Mr. Donaldson died Wed
nesday fc%t rung.— Editor)
TAX ( OI.I.Kt it IK HKKi-.
Sheriff Mac Morton, and Deputy
sheriff Homer Jackson opeasel a three
day tax collecting in Springdale
Thursday moraine. They can be fount
;!5 to Sprite.: Jale Hardware Furni
t re Co's. 'At .1 nhvijv,. -a her*
an ;ile a.* rangement •• have been math
lot looking alter the collection »i tin
year's taxes.
t hey >v il! be here Friday and Satur
day. a-- 'tell as Thursday.
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.itiEli M VN HI RNRD TO OKATH
John Quineh Adams Warren, a gee
j about PO years, was going I ron
: Drakes Creek to his home near Roxtor
Tuesday afternoon when his clothing
| caught fire from matches in his pock
et that are supposed to have been ig
nited by fire from his pipe, which ht
hud placed in his pocket among tlu
matches, and he was so severly burn
I ed that his death resulted the follow
ing morning about 7 o’clock. The ol<
man was alone, driving an ox team
as had been his custom ever since ht
had resided in this county, and was
near the farm house of P. S. Scoti
when he discovered his clothing was
on fire. He wore a heavy overcoat ir
addition to his other apparel and hat
about succeeded in removing all o1
his garments when parties who h>-art
his cries for help reached him, but hi.
injuries were fatal and the medica
aid which was promptly rendered t<
him could only serve to alecaate hi*
suffering.
The deceased was a U. S. soldier ir
. the v.ai between th s government ant
Mexico in 1845-44*, a*so served as r
federal soldier in the Civii war an.
later rentlered valuable service to tht
United States during the Indian War;
if the He tin .v liberal pensioi
from the government. sufficient l’oi
tine support of himself and wife wht
survives him, but he v, as not conteni
to be idle and each year cultivated ;
crop on his farm, using his oxen ir
preference to horses or mules ir
drawing his modern riding plows ant
cultivators. His last trip to Hunts
ville was made last week in a ligm
spring hack to which was hitched hi;
young yoke of oxen, a well matcher
pair of Jerseys, in which he took area1
pride.— Huntsville 1 temocrat.
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JOHNSON
Krny Weyer departed recently foi
Preston, Okla.
Mrs. C'arl Mayes is visiting rel
atives at Elkins, Ark.
Miss Dolly H 11. - f Carter, is visit
j intr Miss Minie Garrett.
Be rn, on Feb. 12. a daughter, to Mr
a-.d Mrs. Argvle Bayed.
.John Mason is seriously ill from r
C omplication of various adm* rits.
<)1 Crum, who went to Des Moines
Iowa. some weeks ago is coming bad
to Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Ar.oil Settle are oc
• :upy mg th<- small cot "ace at the Mrs
Pearson home.
John K. Jones, of Lincoln, Ark., ha:
' be en selected as sales manager foi
; the Johnson berry union during the
! c oming season.
The second car loud of crate mat
] erial arrived yesterday, and a force
; of hands are engaged in working
berry crates for the coming straw
bery season.
| News readers will please excuse
! short comings of tne Johnson items
as sickness in Mully'- family < ircle
leaves little time for the gathering <>
local items.
The grip has fastene i down e>n ;
number of Johnson folks and some o
them are in a real serious conditioi
as the frequent weather changes ag
cravate the disc;
Ben Johnson,
returned
a
fev
i days ago from a business trip to l'u!
sa, Okla.. and is now arranging t<
h ave again for McGill, Nev., where h<
spent last summer and fall.
George Shepherd, of Avard, Okla.
' spent several days of last week vis
iting former acquaintances here. Hi
parents resided hi re some years agi
'on the I> C. Greathouse farm,
j J. E Gregory, the well drill man
is drilling deep holes at the lower am
k.in bluff > and will drill vei
of them for tin next big shut. Th
holes arc about Go tret deep.
Miss Flora Cardwell is teachin;
! this week in place of her si : r, Mis
Frankie, who was injured Saturda,
evening when a run away horse wreck
ed a buggy at the Bell crossing non
Lilburn. Miss Frankie was throw:
from the buggy and was seriousl;
bruished so that it will probably b
some time before she will be able t
get back in the school room.
Mulkeepmo.
: ets this spring. This is a fashio
| note.
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Walter Gore- passed the nn-J'cai
exuminaton, this week, was accepted
and no v - aieml ■ r <>f Com
pany "A”.
In a letter r *c-e d from Fred Tur
ner. a former ea it in this com
pany, furloughed to the reserve, and
now living in Pa-., husk, Okla., Fred
says' that he weeping his reserve
uniform in shape, and when the break
comes that he won’t have to be sent
for—he’ll be on his way here before
a message can be started to him.
Many of the boys are becoming ec
, quainted with the fair sex of Doming,
and in some quarters any report that
I we are to leave is met with, “Leave!
Oh thunder, I'm going to see if I can’t
get mustered out here.”
! (iuard mount is being held out on
ithe parade ground, Sergeants Glass
and Hunt of this company are ser
I geants in charge of the guard for to
, morrow. Some of the companies in
the regiment have very few privates,
and in consequence this company has
' a representative on the guard book
about every day.
Pvt. Jay Norris was a member of
the guard last nignt, and in some man
! ner a prisoner, a deserter from the
; regular army escaped. In an effort to
: “pass the bucK.” Jay was implicated,
, but we know wher the affair comes to
trial, that he wil; be able to show that
he was in no .ay *<■ blame.
The only Company “A” men now in
■ the hospital are Harry Mayes, Paul
. Townes, Marcus Mason, Charles Sal
vi rson and George Ktenburn. For
some time Ktenbum’s case was
: thought to be serious, but he is on the
| up-grade now.
No doubt you have read in the daily
papers of Pershing's return from Mex
| ieo. All the men in camp were given
| permission to go down and witness
; the crossing, quite a number availing
' themselves of the chance to see the
regular army on the march.
At the time of the raid, last April,
Columbus was a typical western “cow”
town—a few stores, the depot, and a
scattering of house.-. But after the
raid, because of i **.- being made a base
for the Punitive expedition and also
because of the large number of tour
ists that have come i ito see the place,
the town has be* n so built up with
anu turn
buildings, that it
seems another town. The place now is
like a carvinai— rerywhere you turn
there is *om< thins to take your
money: street fakirs and popcorn
stands clutter ut the steets, auto
mobiles are everywr.ere, eating joint -
are many and :’v rate they charge
are fierce- -two eggs. two bits, and
other things in p< rpuition.
The night before the crossing, Per
shing’s army t ncamped at Palomas,
several miles beyond the border, and
had begun the march so that the head
of the column reached the reviewing
stand, at the depot n Columbus at 11
00 o’clock. As :he road is very nar
row, they passed before the stand in
column of squads. The column was
four miles in length, and except fur
a short time taker: out for lunch at
noon, the review w a - continous trom
eleven o’clock till ?Vur. All branches
of the service were represented—in
fantry, cavalry, wagon and truck
trains, artillery, machine gun com
panies, both "mule-back” and motor
cycle, signal-corps, hospital corps, and
v ;i '(.>:• of the quartermaster, irdn
ance and commissary department..
This last department was strictly on
the job, as the traveling- kitchens,
which passed us in the afternoon, were
already cooking for the men’s supper.
There was a large crowd on hand to
greet the returning army, both at Col
umbus an! at the border. During
the march, no one was allowe 1 on the
road, mounted guardsman patrolling
it from the border to the reviewing
stand. After seeing Pershing’s troops
1 am ready to admit that we have
still “something” to learn about sol
diering, for 1 never saw a more effec
ient-appearing bunch of fighting men.
Whatever ulse their occupation of
Mexico may have accomplished, they
have the look of men who would tackle
anything and go through with it.
Their training was apparent when
they reached the reviewing stand. As
is customary, the march was at route
step, and this was continued until
within but a few steps of the review
ing stand. Then the officer would give
"Attention,” and in the next few paces
the whole company would swing into
step pass the stand, every hand and
foot swinging in perfect unison. As
a guardsman, I can appreciate the
drill and training that enabled them
to do this.
Several regiments of negro infantry
and cavalry were in the column. All
the negro regiments contained more
men than the white regiments, due to
the fact that there are only a few
negro regiments in the army, and they
can always be kept at war strength.
As each company come up to the
stand, one of the bands there would
play a military air and we could see,
from the way the men in the negro
regiments held up their heads that
they enjoyed it more than we did.
When Troop k. of the 9th., the negro
cavalrymen that were in the affair at
Carrizal came past, they were cheered
by everyone. Several aeroplanes were
in the air, flying over the column, and
altogether the scene was one that 1
shall not soon forget.
About three thousand refugees were
encamped at Columbus, having left
their homes in northern Mexico when
Pershing left, through 'ear of Vain's
vengance. Their camp was very in
teresting; they were divided int > sec
tions according to nationality--Chi
’ nose, Japanese, Mexicans, Americans
etc. In each row, there was so mu. 1
space alloted to each family. Some
spaces were filled with household
goods, denoting a family that was
well-to-do; then i saw spaces that con
tained nothing more than a little cart
with a small roll of bedding, and a
little burro. 1 didn’t see a woman or
child in either the Chinese or Japnese
section, their families evidently hav
ing been left in their own countries,
but in tlic Mexican section it was equ
ally evident that the family was com
plete. for 1 saw Mexican "kids" of
every size, age, sex, and color.
The latest report is that this camp
: is to be broken up, and the 2nd. Ark
ansas and Wyoming sent elsewhere.
The boy that had this pipe dream did
n’t sleep long enough to decide upon a
j place to send us.
THAT “BONE IM” LAW
1 Litlc* Rock, Feb. 14.—The “bone dry"
law is due for a session before the
‘ Supreme Court within the next few
i months, but none expects a decision
(which will nullify the law in any way.
There art to many decisions on liquyr
■leases to cause much speculation as to
i1 the final actio- of this court. The
• police powers of a state are to w**ll
i established to exp* et the law to b*
(j cast aside.
The only question that seems ' . be
-in dispute is the rght of the indivib
, ual to ship in liquor for his own us
This is specifically ft»rbidden in the act
but it is churned that the act was in
’ tended to put bootlegger and bl.n
tiger out of business, and not to pr< -
vent the citizen, who desired liquor for
his own family used to receive it.
There is being considerable liquor
brought into Arkansas, if report is to
s be given ere lit. but it is coming acr -s
’ the border in automobiles, wagons, and
carried by hand. There is a real legal
1 point involved here, and this may have
1 to be straightened out. The frame] :
' of the bill declare they intended ;
shut liquor in all form out of the
J state, and make it just as the bill has
been dubb *d “bone dry.” They did not
intend to let enough come in for a
social evening. With these stata
- ments the Court will have no trouble
i in arriving at the intent of the statue.
Reports declare there are automo
biles regularity engaged in the busi
ness of carrying liquor from Missouri
cities to Arkansas, but this is plainly
a violation of the law, for the driver
of the machine would hardly be bring
ing in a whole load for his own use,
even if W did he would run afoul
of the law, which prevents his storm:
the liquor in the state.
Many prominent lawyers have ex
pressed the opinion that the “bone
dry” bill may be inconvenient, and
work a hardship on some, but it is
constitutional in every respect, and
will stand the test of the c arts
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In some of the more prosperous
' Sties and towns of the state :h■ car
ious leagues are starting the home
garden movement. It .'ill be tie
object of these leagues to . nvi.ur:
he residents of tlv c>y • idea up
. the>r back yards and utilize them by
growing a crop of vegetables for the
. home supply. This is an excellent
| movement and should ’nave hr hearty
j cooperation of everyone. Not only is
a small gard< n a valuable asset to the
home but it is also a decoration of
‘honor to any back yard where pro
j viously only rubbish has been piled.
Vegetal- < s grown at home are cheap
land esh and of bell* r duality than
those bought fr in the oeery We
hope *hat this m > .ament will reach
i not only the towns and cities hut the
back yards of the country homes as
i well. Let us unite in making the year
i 11*17 a year of real gardens.
Ill’S IM» SI)MKTIII\(.
Jusr how had the local company of
X.uionaJ Cuards, Company \. now in
s< rvict at Demincr, N. M„ needs a mess
fund, is shown in the following tele
. ram received fore part of the week
by a local party fr m Captain Own
bey ;
"( oinpany \ out of mess fund.
Had to guarantee $96 my own
money for rations overdrawn last
month. Cannot you raise us a
fund at once. Oct all you can for
us. The boys deserve it. Indi
cation-. are ve are in the sen ice
for a long time.”
This puts the matter of additional
funds squarely up to the people of
Springdale, and it’s time we were do
ing something. The News is ready to
lend all aid towards any method of
raising a fund. Why can’t we arrange
some kind of a benefit attraction, and
raise the money in that manner?
This should be done at once, as it will
soon be time to settle for the rations
issued during the current month, and
unelss the boys have been faring
strictly on the government allowance,
they will be overdrawn again, and it
is wrong for Captain Ownbey to “hold
the sack ”
The News is ready for a suggestion
from all interested. Let’s do some
thing!
HKTHKI
Miss Eunice Baker visited with the
Moody daughters Sunday.
Jim Pogue is welcomed at home
attain after his extended wanderings.
Mr. and Mrs. M. V. N'ail visited with
relatives and friends in Lowell, Sun
day.
Misses Vina Frost and Stella Combs
were shopping, in Springdale Satur
day.
Jack Graham of Lowell was visit
ing in this vicinity Saturday and Sun
day.
Miss Hildra Bilbrey was the guest
Miss Andy Reed, of Good Springs,
Sunday.
Miss Lura Moody is suffering of
a severe cold on the lungs. Hope she
is better soon.
Mrs. .Newkirk and Mrs. Newman
were calling at the Moody home Mon
day afternoon.
T. N. Ford and little son, Alvin,
spent Sunday afternoon with the
Moody family.
Mrs. G. A. Moody and daughter,
Mabel, visited at the Frost home Fri
day afternoon of last week.
Mrs. Toni Ford and eldest daugh
ter. Aitie, called on Mrs. Robert Nail
and daughter Friday of last week.
Miss Arfie Nail spent Friday night
with Miss Aitie Ford. They attended
the spelling b^-e at Silent Grove that
evening.
Misses Mabel and Flossie Moody ex
cepted an invitation to a recital, given
at the home of Miss Clara Rice of
Springdale Saturday afternoon.
J. W. Pogue is planning on leaving
the latter part of the week, for parts
in southern Arkansas, where he goes
! to sell a car of cold storage apples,
i which he purchased at Bentonville,
: Ark.
Freddie Kuehnert has had the mea
I sles an<l is in school again. He has
been out of school only a week. Took
sick last Tuesday returning today
(Monday). They didn’t hurt him in
the least..
The party given at the McGlintnn
| home, Tuesday evening, of last week,
jin honor of Miss Eunice Barker
1 JJnd birthday was a success. Quiet
a number of young folks were enter
tained with music and games. The
refreshments were served tit a late
hour, after which every one journed
home, wishing, Miss Eunice many
more happy birthdays.
The Bentonville Community Club's
plan to hold a better Farming Cam
paign, Feb. lath Pith PUT. The
; plan is to hold a series of meetings
tit local points throughout thecountry,
at which time the matter of develop
ment of present farming interests,
and ti e establishment of new ones will
ihe disensed by a corps of speakers sup
plied by the forces above mentioned.
P is to be hoped that all farmers and
• business men will make tin effort to
atte'd one or more of the meetings
end ass:st in making them a success.
You are especially urged to be present
i at the meeting nearest your home.
Twenty speakers have been pro
vided to take t are of the lectures. So
you land not fear your time will be
| wasted. Hear them speak in Lowell
1 Friday Feb. 16th at 10 a. m.
Sally Sunshine.
A Cleveland man routed a footpad
by biting him. Prehaps this will turn
i out to be a valuable pointer for the
police.
WINTER WEATHER
T1' ct>i*n had another taste of
real a: . weather Wednesday after
noon. Tuesday was a rather warm
day. ' a; W-ire day morning a mist
ing .1 i!, falling about nine o’
clock, turning to sleet amout two o'
clock, and by four o'clock snow v as
failing heavily. The snow can i-iued
until nine o’clock, leaving about a six
inch covering, thought to be the larg
est snow of the present winter. The
weather moderating today (Thurs
day > and the snow is melting fast.
‘The -now was almost ideal, although
the snow came from the north. Local
weather prophets are predicting that
this is the last bad squall of the win
1 ter.
The conditions under which the snow
started Wednesday afternoon were
almost identical to those of over thirty
years ago, when three foot snow' greet
ed the early riser; snow began falling
about four o’clock and continued
throughout the night—that’s what lo
cal folks state who were here at the
time, we can’t remember quite that
far back.
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( ROSS ROADS
Little Kirk Pierre is on the sick list.
I There was a singing at W. R. Birds
. last Sunday night.
Misses Beryl and Ruby Barron spent
(Sunday at Mrs. Harris.
I
Mr. and Mrs Broadbent are visiting
the letters mother at Ozark.
Frank King, left last Saturday for
Missouri to visit his brother
Mr. and Mrs. R Koscheski enter
tained the Socialist la>t Sunday.
Several from this place attended the
program at Kim last Friday night.
G. \V. Halsey thinks it is going to
be a seasonable year, and in sprouting
a mustache.
Frank Keicher went to Fayetteville
last Friday to take an examination to
be a mail clerk.
Miss Anne Barron who has been
with Mrs. Harris the past six week’s
has returned home.
Mrs. Bert Pierce, who has been hav
ing trouble with her throat for some
time, is improving.
Miss Vivian Cates, of Zion is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Clifford Routh and
Mrs. Ollie Plumlee.
Frank Horn and wife and sister Liz
zie of Zion spent Saturday night and
Sunday at Geo. Plumlee’s.
Mrs. Gulley, of Fayettevflle and
her daughter Mrs Reed of Trinidad,
Colo., spent a part of last week at
Calvin Gulleys.
Several in this community are look
ing forward to the program at the
Oak Grove school next Friday night
We know it will be nice for Miss Kthel
knows how to prepare a good pro
gra m.
Billiken.
osage
The sick people of this neighborhood
are better.
We ~till have real winter weather
and plowing- it at a standstill.
.Mr. Arlin Strom! oldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. George Stroud of Cave
Springs was married recently to Miss
Unice Smith oldest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. .less Smith of Cave Springs.
George Hendrix of Healing Springs
and Miss Unice Pivin of near Johnson
were marred some two weeks ago and
will make their home on the Mrs.
Bates farm near Healing Springs.
There is three gentlemen billed to
lecture to the farmers, Mr. Devorcher,
farming, at Osage at 10 a. m. the 10
Baker and a Mr Tull on good and safe
th; all farmers are invited to come and
learn something on farming.
Mr and Mrs. Ben Wilson gave a
musical party at th- ir home last Tues
day night; a good crowd was in atend
anee and a nice time was had by all
After the music Mr. Wilson brought in
i a big basket of apples which was soon
I disposed of by the crowd many’ thanks
; Co Mr. and Mrs Wilson.
Sev ral farmers of this neighbor
hood have joined the farm loan bank
over .:t ('enteric.n. Mr. W. W. Slo
cum ~ the president and also one of
I the appraisers and Bill Johnson of
near Cave Springs and we don’t know
: the other one. Mr. Sidney Rice is
one of the directors.
Uncle Andreww Heileatern and old
; settler of Renton County who lived
with his son Orlando and family’ died
a few days ago. He was about 81
I years old his wife having died several
years ago Mr. Hellestem leaves
three sons and two daughters all the
sons and daughters are niaried and
have families. Mr. Hellestem was
hurried in the Elm Spring Cemetery.
John Penn