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Volume 31--No 2
Friday, May 11, 1917.
Springdale, Washington County,
Arkansas.
Eight Pages.
Third District Convention of Fort
Smith District Held at M. E.
Church Tuesday and Wednes
day
The third convention of the Wo
man’s Foreign Missionary Society, of
the Fort Smith district, was held in
Springdale Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week. The meetings were held
at the M. E. Church.
Some twenty-eight delegates were
in attendance, coming from Rogers.
Siloam Springs and Fort Smith. A
feature of the convention was the
Standard Bearers from Rc gers, and
thesr orchestra.
Miss Jennie Bridenbaugh, miss
ionary from China, who is at home n
a furlough, was one of those in atten
dance, and her talk on “The Aider
man Girls' School” of Chang-li, China,
Tuesday night was a rare treat.
Miss Kate E. Moss, branch officer,
of Kansas City, Mi , a as another
officer present. Her talk on Wednes
day evening on “Our Work for the
World” was exceptionally good.
Wednesday afternoon the Standard
Bearers from Rogers, seventeen in
number, m charge of Miss Norma
S’.odgrass occupied a very important
place on the program, which they til
led w th a credit to themselves and
their director.
Mrs. W. H. Barrett, conference sec
retary f Little Rock, was another offi
cer present, as was Mr- X. M. Ho r.
corference treasurer C S.l- am
Springs.
A complete report of tm- two day
meeting will be gi-t next > t*k by
Rev. W. A. Piper, pastor of th M E.
Church.
SHERI! '' H NS 1NSTHECTIONS
Sh* riff Morton Mh-. f ans Formulated
! or Registration l nder Draft
Act in This (. nunty
Fayetteville. May 3.— Sh‘i:*T Mac
Morton has rtteivt i a te ••crurn /rain
military headquarters giving ns:ruc
tions f. r rec storing men eh-. bh for
m’itwry service as provided >. tne se
i. . t ■ . lai't b.J jifi\v before t ongress.
Sin' liar nits -ares ere s-.-nt to • t ry
other sheriff .n the stat*
On the first Taft of 500.**00 Fay
etteville Will ... d n • iMrir-li
ab ut 22 me i. : :it • Mot s nuo'.a
v ould i e —00 nit -1 rgenta • 4. .
This is based on 1 man to every 2It’>
inhabitants. Opportunity :s given
for volunteers, however, b fore the
draft is resorted to.
The teieeram received by Sheriff
Morton fullovs:
‘W hen the Select ve i >raft Bill has
b r] npf to < i bt the IT> scient. veur
seif, the . misty ..mi a* County
}J< .ii i • ■ c • -v ill h i t. • r.ar. e of
In* . . 1 t • .. .. ' ouM .
■
mitt- •• will supervise a -i be ’
responsih • to ft it11' .1 authority f r
ret*, r-r r.t .-1 in a-* >n;ar. «
with proclamation of the Presiilent.
* Voting: precincts of last genera) elec
tion will be used a> places of regis
tr'itif r: should any ha> e be !> Is
olde not i'v v lin” • t General of city
You will elect as rer-urar or re gus
lars for each votin precinct ind -
viduals of high character whose
»
handvrit ing is neat and legible.
Pie; se convene the beard Upon re
ceipt of this and complete arrange-1
ments f a 1 chi r« .• istrarinn and;
report by telegraph t<» tite .Adjutant]
General of the St;:U "to > the ar
rangements have been n |
Planks and additional istruetio s
\\il) he mailed from Washington
direct to slur;!' as - ■ n as bill s
signed by President. You are author
ised to accept the service of any one
wh i may volunteer for this work.
Federal government will pay any
necessary expenses. It is desired to
to complete if prat tumble the regis
tration within ten days after the
proclamation of the President. 1* is
therefore of highest importance that
; jr board complete its plans an 1
report that it has dene so to the
Adjutant General at as early oate
as possible.
CLARK NAMED EXAMINER
Little Rock, May 8.—Troy F ( lark,
of Huntsville, has been appointed
( ounty Examiner of Madison county,
vice R. A. Ellis resigned.
SCHOOL ELECTION
Notices have been posted for the
annual school election which will be
held Saturday, May I Oth, the
third Saturday. Two directors are
to be elected, anti the school tax
question voted. It is to be hoped
that Springdale district will vote a
tax of 12 mills at the coming election.
SENATOR SIMS CONVICTED
Little Rock, May9.—C. S. Sims who
was expelled from the last senate
j was today convicted of receiving a
; bribe and was sentenced to serve one
year in the penitentiary and was fined
$1,800. The principal witness against
Sims was I. C. Burgess, also expelled
senator, who turned state’s evidence
and admitted frequent boodling esca
pades.
PROGRAM OF PUPILS RECITAL
Complete Urogram of the Recital to
Re Given at Auditorium Frida;
Night by Pupils of Miss Clara
Rice
Following is the program of the
pianoforte recital to be given at the
Auditorium Friday night of this v.eeh
by the pupils of Miss Clara Rice, of
this place:
Grand Caprice Horgroie, (two pia
nos), Zelpha House and Cessna Staf
ford.
Fairy Fingers, Mar on Stafford.
A Quaint Dance, I.ela May Mc
Clinton.
Son:* >f the Katy 'id, Majorie Chris
tian.
Flying Swallows, (right hands),
•Josephine Baxter, Alyce Crutcher.
Lena Lichlyter, Eva Campbell.
I-’irst Violet, duet. Marguerite Own
bev, ?>Iarion Stafford.
The Sleighride, Josephine Baxte-.
Operetta, "M< ther Goose 1-ho i.”
twi ■ ty children.
La Stella. Mabel Moody.
Wedding of the Fairies, Eva Cam
j pbell.
Joyous Shepherd. (Gcht hand-).
Grace BrogUov. M .hired (umir.9;..-.
Lolita btugch:.. Kathivn Smyer
Papillions Roses Paula Rice.
Polka Brillante, duet. Eva Cam; -
bell, Marion Stafford.
\Lvknne Caprice, Lela May Me
diated.
Manitou. (for two pianos), Jewell
! homn.scii, Zelpha H < \-e.
Humoresque, Dorothy Walker.
Jugglery, Cessna Stafford.
Maneau. Mo don St -ffo: 1
Grand Foli a de Concert, Zelpha
House.
La Fontain. Alyce Crutcher.
C'Taerto F sliurp Minor, Clara a 1
Minnie R'ce.
GcKMAN SVMPATHIZIR MluT
Gravette, May 7.--John ( row, age
1 SO years, alleged to be a German >ym
| pathizer, was sh< t ai J slightly \vo»n
! ded today in a right with memb< rs of
the Arkansas National Guard win.u
they attempted to arrest him for dis
loyal statements. W hen Crow \\ as .n
Gravette Satur* : . r s * ha; r fl no d* -
; ti*>d the guardsmen to conscript him.
iand threat* i i’r -ident Wilson.
: is als'i allotted he threatened to tear
do -n a:: American Air. Private*
; Oldham of Rogers and Quigley and
\ Patterson of Grn> ette. made an it
! tempt to arrest Crow n Gravette to
i Jay. Crow fled to his h me. four and
1 a half mile west ■, *' the city and loek
! e ! the doors.
The gaurdsmen forced an entrant
■to the house. Ctow leaped upon Pri
vate Patterson and wren, tied away
the soldier's ret Iver. la the strug
gle the weapon was wscharged and
j Crow '''as shot n the, left 1< r. He
I was turned over to Constable Lakin
1 to await the proper authorises
i Near Peaty, six miles northwest of
| here, two German sympathizers nar
’ rowdy escaped being killed for disloyal
! remarks. Two *’ar:rte: s beat them
'with picks and shovels. Tie farmers
wei gging a grav* at t he time they
! became in’, lved with the disloyal
then.
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COMPI LSOKY V UTINATION
i Little Rock, May 4.—Immediate
compulsory vaccination for all pupils,
i teachers and employes of all educa
tional nstitutions. public and pri
J vate, was ordered by the Arkansas
i State board of Health today as a war
i measure for the protection of the civ
il lian population.
Dr. G. W. Garrison, state health of
1 fleer, said small pox of a severe type
i rr. >r. pr.valtr.t in th< state today
than in any time of the health depart
ment’s history.
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. The belligrent* progress by inches
and claim by miles.
STRAWBERRY
Cool Weather f’a^t Week Has Delay
ed Car Lot Shipments—Price
Drops for $2.75 to $2.00
Strawberry shipments the past
week have been limited to express
shipment - only. The extremely cooi
weather, the ra n and hail caused the
berries to ripen very slowly, but it ,s
expected that a car will be loaded be
tween the two organizations Friday
of this week.
Johnson shipped their first car or.
Wednesday afternoon, and had a hold
• ver of about 100 crates. It is report
ed here that the car sold on the trac ;
at Johnson for $2.75,
Express shipments for the past
week are as follows:
Monday__45 crates
Tuesday .. _42 crates
Wednesday _85 crates
Tuesday all berries offered were
sold at $2.75, but Wednesday more
berries were brought in and the price
rarnred from $2 00 to $2.50.
Warmer weather which arrived
Thursday morning will cause the ber
ries to r pen very fast, and by the mid
dle < f next week the car lot shipments
should be moving very fast.
The effect of the recent hail storm
can be plainly seen in berries from
patches in the path of the storm.
Almost every berry shows the spot of
being hit w th the hail, and while it
has not : a used the berry to rot, it
ieav< a dark hard spot, and makes
the b* r; <-s - lifer on the market. The
; berries ffere-J the past week have
been of fairly good size, but the cold
weather ha- caused many “buttons"
to materaiize. It is thought warm -
i er weather will overcome th s. It is
• now expected that the car lot >n.p
ments will be at least forty-five cars.
The Shippers Union started on their
first ca.- Thursday afternoon, am! the
Berry Growers Association w ' .(start
car lot shipments Friday. Berry pri
ces are somewhat lower than Wel
ne-.-ay today (Thursday) an-: pat
form buyers rae offering- $2.-' *■>
$2 a. It is understood that the irst
car of the Shippers Union has air adj.
been sold at S2.“T>.
Count rv ' _ib at Meeting Decide to
lake Up Red dross Work in
Present Crisis
The Country Club met with Mrs.
Lee Sanders, Friday, May 4th h the r
an nl meet ng :’->r the election of --di
cers Mrs. D. E. Eicht-r was ele- tc.l
•J> <ident, and Mrs L. Marks S— ro
tary and Treasurt r, for the -otuinir
year.
Ways and means of being of s. me
! service to our country in this - me
| of «tres--- were discussed infernally
j and t was dcc-ided to take up - me
I branch of Red dross work. To this
1 -- * a committee was appointed with
i Mi s R. L. Morgan as ha rm; . to
! enrr*-sp, nil •• the National Society
!
I for an :a signment of work. > me
| form of needlework on hospital -up
pi.i-s v.iil probably be taken up. A
great deal of interest in the project
was shown and the committee ru.pt -
t i hav< th work started at th- ext
j meeting which will be with Mr- C.
i U Perkins, Friday, May IS, at two
I o'clock.
After a social nour anu delitrhtfv?l
' re4T- • dinients the meeting adjourned.
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lil KN HI) TO DEATH
• Fayetteville, May k.—Mrs. Ac rge
! Mhoon succumb* d Monday night to
I bums revived Monday afternoon at
| tier home seven miles east of Fay
etteville. Funeral services were held
at the family home at 1 o'clock this
afternoon and interment tok plate at
Duncan’s Cemetery, near the home
place
Details of the tragedy are lacking,
but ac ’ording to authoritative re -iris
members of the family were in the
yard at work when Mrs. Mhoon’s
clothing caught fire from an open
fire-place, liy the time Mr. Mhoon
arrived she was near death and she
succumbed late in the evening.
Mrs. Mhoon had been in bad health
for several years and for u while was
in the state hospital for the nervous
at Little Rock. For the past year
she has been at home under the care of
an attendant. The attendant was
not in the house when Mrs. Mhoon’s
clothing caught fire.
JOIN RED C ROSS WORK
Two Springdale young ladies have
signified their intention of “doing
their bit” n the war crisis with
Germany, and have “signed up” to
become members of the Red Cross.
The two young lad es are .Miss Alpha
Myers, daughter of .Mr. and Mrs. W.
!'. Myers, and Miss Pauline Hough,
| daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. H.
Hough. They were recruited in the
; campaign, of which Mrs. W. G.
Qwnbey, of this place, has charge in
Washington county.
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DR. ELLIS NAMED
Little Rock, May 2.—Dr. E. F. El
lis, of Fayetteville, and Dr. Charles
Hcrtey of Rentonville, were nomi
i nated for the state board of medical
examiners from the third district by
: the Arkansas Medical Association in
convention here. There is no vacan
y n the fourth district. The gov
ernor will appoint one of the nomi
j nees.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
Springdale National Farm Loan Asso
ciation Permanently Organized
Last Week
The permanent organization of the
i Springdale National Farm Loan Ass
ociation, with headquarters in Spring
iaie was perfected here Thursday af
i ternoon of last week, with the election
: of the following officers: J. M. Fra
j zier, President; F. W. Letsch, Vice
! president; L. A. Smith, Secretary and
! Treasurer. The following Board of
I- rectors was also selected: J. M.
Frazier, ,J. O Nelson, 1. R. Rothrock,
H. B. Rice, E. E. Kuehnert, F. W.
| Lets h, Fred Reed and J. W. G. Bec
i ker.
The vs ■ mmittee as
<ed is: J. M. Frazier. W. R. Bird and
Fred Reed.
The assoc ation has a capital stock
! of ? 8nd already loans have
be : subscribed amounting to about
j$50,0<'(i. The valuation committee has
; 1 -ten busy this week investigating
! ;he various property on which loans
I an desired, and as soon as a block
of *10.000 has been valued, and the
j prop-, r papers filled out, the blanks
li be sent to the headquarters at St.
Louis. It is anticipated that the
ioe s. ; : • st some of them will be
made within the next thirty days.
H ABBERTON
M ss sherly Byrd, of Mayfield, is
'visiting Mi-s Opal Byrd this v. eek.
Garie Nelson, of Sonora, wj s a
! Sunday guest of Otto and Fay Nel
son.
L y Bishop and family, of Fay
etteville, were Sunday callers on Mrs.
j Dillah Henson.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Roberts, of Sc.oo
• ra. '.“re Saturday and Sunday guests
■of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Harp.
M sses Velva am! Ovid Mayfield,
of .Mayfield, are visiting frit vis at
this place and helping harvest P. A.
Haro’s In cries.
Elder Hinds, of Fayetteville,
j preached three helpful sermons
; the Christian congregation Satur
day evening and Sunday morning and
j Sunday evening.
Mrs. Wiley Harp, who has been con
! fined to her room for some three
months or more with a lame limb,
I was able to attend church serv ces
j Saturday evening ami Sunday,
i The - old weather is holding the
j! rries back, so they are not ripen
i injr 3' fast as was anticipated. The
i hail did no serious damage to the
| berries, but the weevil is doing
e lite a hit of damage to some of the
j local fields.
i M ss Aquilia Jones who has been
j teaching s nool near Alien, Texas,
returned home Sunday. Miss \q< ilia
J has been greatly .missed by our
burg during her absence and we all
il her a hearty welcome. Mfss
1 Apulia s or e of these “Sunshine
! Folks.”
Monday was Mrs. Dillah Nelson’s
birthday and her mother. Mrs. \. A.
Sullivan, surprised her with a nice
dinner. The guests were, Mr. and
Mm J. E. Nelson and children, Mrs.
Bet* e Nelson, Mrs. Josie Nelson and
family including grandma Arnold and
Mrs Jessie Rainwater. In the even
ing the young folks surprised her
with a birthday party. Even with a
surpr’st Mrs. Nelson is an excellent
| hostess and it is needless to say all
j enjoyed the evening very much. Mrs.
! Nelson received several nice presents,
' All departed at a late hour wishing
hor many mort happy birthdays
Sarah Jane.
“Prepare to feed yourself.”
WILL ENTERTAIN
THE EDITORS
Makor Smith Ha* Named Committee'
To tssist in Reception and Auto
'Trip for Members of Arkan
sas Press Association
According to all information now
available the special train carrying
the editors of the state of Arkansas
will be in Springdale Thursday morn
ing of next week from 8:25 to 11 o’
clock.
The time is very short and Mayor
Smith has named the following com
mittees to assist in the work of the
entertainment and reception.
Finance Committee—L. M. Riggs,
C. A. Ownbey, Fay Stafford.
Reception Committee—W. Cardwell
L. A. Smith, Jno. P. Stafford.
Transportation Committee—D. E.
Richer, J. F. Harris, J. S. Ewalt, ( .
G. Dodson and Chas. Smyer
Supply Committee—W. Cardwell
and E. A. Gillett.
Music Committee—C. A. McQuaid,
Clyde Martin and Jim A1 Baggett.
Entertainment Committee—Mrs.
Jno. P. Stafford, Miss Bertie Smyer,(
Mrs. t'has. F. Renner, Mrs. R. L.
Gosnell, Mrs. Frank Deaver, Miss
Clara Ewalt, Mi*s Phillips and Miss;
Clara Henson.
.Mayor ."smith nas request'--! tnu. iin
different committees meet and formu- !
late plans for carrying on the enter
tainment and reception, and that a
meeting be held at his office Friday J
n ght of this week, of all committees.;
and a report as to progress be made.
The present outline of the plans .
is for the holding of a short recep
tion at the local station, where the
editors will he met with the local
band. Following this an automobile
trip through the sections surround
ing Springdale, the route to be arran
gi d by the transportation committee.
At . tiie automobile trip strawber
ries will be served by the entertain
ment committee in the local park.
Should there be time the editors will
be invited to visit the strawberry
shipping sheds, where the berr.es are
beinu shipped in car lots. It has been
suggest*'.! that the strawberries will
be furnish' d by the Springdale Berry
■<jr .vers Ass. ciation and the Shippers
Union, but this matter had not been
■thoroughly decided at the time of go
ing to press.
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MOUNTAIN HOME
Inman Clark working for ». J.
i Cannon.
Born to Mr and Mrs. W. V. Cle
ment, a daughter.
A. J. Cannon has gone to his bro
ther Will's, down on White River.
Mrs Mary i lark and family are
going to Zion to camp through the
berry season.
Tht cool weather and much rain is
holding the farming back, as well as
the strawberries.
A great many from this no ghbor
hoi d art* going to the berry patches to
seek th< r fortunes.
The ci-ol weather and he >vy rains
are had on the farmer Lnhe-j little
eh a sens and turkeys.
The people of Mountain Home are
-ill- triad of the switcHboard wlm h
h. - seen started at Goshen a rain.
Mrs. Leona ' 'annon and children
are , • - to pick h -rries for Walter
Nelson at Hnbherton and be at home
nights.
We hare had several he ivy f • . Is :
the luM. few mornings. Noth.ug
seems t i be damaged bad from them
though.
Mr. Weburn and Ward Mavis
caught three young foxes a \vh;’e
back. They sold them to John N* Is- n !
at Habhert n. 1 nuss Mr Nelson s
preparing for a big fox hunt some
time in the future and is goi.no Lo be
sure he has a fox t > hunt.
Bumble Be
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ALL TO MWIMI M STRENGTH
Little Rock, May 8.—All the com-j
panics of the Second Regiment have ;
been recruited to their maximum
peace strength of 100 men or more.
It is believed that fewer of the men ,
will be rejected this time than former
ly, as they have been selected with a j
1 great deal more care.
All sheriffs have reported to the ’
ofiice of the adjutant general that j
they have completed arrangements
for the registration under the selec
tive draft law. and are awaiting furth
er instructions.
i
row NSIIH> REGTSTARS
Registars to serve in the various
voting precincts to register all men
j eligible for rv'-tarv service unde1 the
c. draft ac* '‘ ere ap/ inted re
certlv by the County Registration
b«'ar :, t.imposed of Sheriff Morton,
< ounty ( Jerk Pearson, and County
Health Officer Dr. H. D. Wood.
In the townships adjacent to, and
including Springdale the appoint
j ments arc as follows;
Springdale—Austin Ownbey.
Brush Creek—J. R. Morris.
Elm Springs—(American)—W. H.
Fergus.
Elm Springs—(Italian)—Leo Mae
l stri.
Goshen—Vernon Sherrod.
Harmon—H. G. Thompson.
Littrell—A. H. Baird.
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LO< \I, KEGISTARS NAMED
_
Every day sees the war being
brought nearer and nearer to Spring
dale and Springdale people. Last
week the local registars for the four
wards were named. In Ward One,
Mayor L. A. Smith will have charge
of the registering of all in that ward
w thin the age limits, in Ward Two
Vernon Brooks; in Ward Three, Ar
thur Dyes, and ;n Ward Four, Oscar
Cardwell.
As soon as the age limit has been
settled, and the selective draft law.
becomes effective, and President Wil
son issues his proclamation, the prop
er blanks will be forwarded to the lo
Ical parties from Washington, and
; they will start the enrolling.
DR. J. A. FERGUS DEAD
Well Known l’h>sician of Elm Springs
Die* After Long lllne^'—Was
Well Known Here
Snr.m iale people, many of whom
had known and admired him since
Ins boyhood, will regret to leam of
the death of Ih\ J. A. Fergus, which
occurred Monday even ;ng at half past
seven o’clock s t the home of his
m ,ther. .Mrs, J. W. Fergus, near Elm
Spr death twing due to rheuma
tism. Funeral services were held at
the M. K. Church, South, at Elm
Sprint' Wednesday morning at t<*n
o’clock, services being conducted by
Rev. defferson Sherman, pastor of the
M. E. Church, South, at Bentunville,
an .d tioy-hood friend of the deceased.
Rev. Ynncy, pastor of the M. E.
Chin' h. S iuth, at Regers, Rev. J. F.
Carter, pastor of the Elm Springs
church, and Dr. D. C. Summers of Elm
Springs, assisted n the service. The
remaii - were inter * n Elm Springs
cemetery under the auspices »>r the
Elk h age of Rogers, a special train
being run to accomodate the members
of th< -irder. The -e-vices were
largely attended, a number from this
place b*ung present. There were a
>,u:n* r . i»-autiful floral offerings.
Decease I a- born at Robinson,
Benton < unty, November 12, 1881,
and in h s early youth moved with his
parent'. !:. and Mrs. ,1. W. Fergus, to
Elm Spring- which has since been
the family h me. Adopting medicine
as his profession, when nineteen years
of age he onto re 1 school at Louis
ville, K v , and remained in school
here and St. Louis for four years.
He then returned to Elm Springs, and
for rive ye; rs engaged in practice
with his father. Desiring a wider
field he removed to Rogers and soon
■built up ..a cxcelle' t tractive, later
<rr0in» to a scnoei in c nicago ami ias
• Rp ... cia cor. se mi the treatment
, f . .. ,,<,»« . i the ; . ear. nose and
throat. \fter completing thus course
he returned tp Regers, and resumed
his work, with pro .<}>•.cts of a success
ful career, when the disease which
caused his dentt fastened itself upon
him. am! for the past two year* he
has Wen an -.valid, spending most of
that time at the home of his mother.
For a > ar past-he has been confined
t-> his chair ami bed, being unable to
walk
in the tail i deceased made a
pr, fesg of religion and united with
; the M. E Church, South, at Elm
Sprint's In the spring of 1911 he was
united in marriage to Mis's 1 ra Oak
ley of Rogers, who, together with his
mother and two brothers, Ebb S. and
William IF. of Elm Springs, and a
sister, Mrs, Carrie Roads of Osceola.
Mississippi county, survive him. All
i Were present at the funeral.
The large assemblage at the fuu
i era! attested to the popularity of the
deceased among those who knew him.
I Those who paid tribute to him at the
i funeral services dwelt on the fact that
! he always looked on the bright side of
i life. Throughout his long suffering
he bore himself cheerfully. He was
conscious to the last, and bade each
member of the family farewell, and
had a cheerful word for each.