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Volume 31—No. 5
Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas, Friday, June l; 1917.
Eight Pages
WILL ENTERTAIN
THE FARMERS
Springdale Will Be Host to Some 200
Farmers and Fruit Men About
Middle of June
According to present plans of the
Department of Development of the
Frisco, Springdale will be visited
abcfbt the middle of June by over 200
farmers and fruit growers of the dif
ferent sections of Washington, Benton
and Madison counties. These farm
ers and fruit men are coming here
primarily to note the effect of the use
of nitrate of soda as a fertilizer on
the apple orchards of this section.
While they are here, which will be
for only one day, Springdale will en
deavor to entertain them with a spec
ial lunch at the Auditorium Park at
noon, and with a band concert at the
same hour. Automobiles will be re
Muired to take the visitors to the or
chards, and these will have to be se- ;
cured from local citizens.
The arrangements with reference to
the entertainment of the visitors have
not been fully completed, and \v lb not
be until the date is definitely settl' d,
which will be done fore part of next'
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week at a meeting of Frisco officials ,
at Springfield, Mo. Asvsoon as the
date is announced the local comm ttee I
composed of D. E. Eicher, L. A. Smith.
C. (1. Dodson, J. S. Ewalt, J. F Har- ;
ns, C. A. Ownbey and Guy Stafford
will proceed with the arrangements.
MM STATES
Many Sections Swept By Tornadoes
l*a*<t Week—300 Lives Lost—1400
injured
Memphis, May 29. Revised reports I
last nijrht an i early today from the
stetions of Kentucky, Tennessee, Ark
ansas ami Alabama swept by a series
of torna !ms Sunday, plane the num
bei known t.i have lo't their lives ,n
the storm at i*J0 an.I the injured ap-1
prpximately 550.
Southwestern Kentucky paid the i
heaviest toll in lives lost, in Fulton
county, the southwestern tip of that
state, 66 were k lled and more than
100 injured. In Alabama the mining
camps of Sayre, Bradford and Carbon
Hill reported 40 fatalities and in Ten
nessee, Tipton, Dyer and Carrol coun
ties reported 34 dead.
The property damage* in Alabama
is estimated at about $1,000,000. No
accurate estimate of the loss in the
other states is available, wire com
munications still being badly crippled.
The town of Cl nton where 25 were j
killed, and 75 injured, reported the
greatest loss of life in Kentucky. Six
teen were killed on the plantation of
Syd L. Dodds near Hickman ami 13
lost their lives in the vicinity of Bon
d u rant.
Of the known dead in Alabama,
where the storm struck widely sepa
rated towns, the area extending from 1
Huntsville to Tuscaloosa, the majori-i
ty lost their lives in small mining set- i
tlements about Birmingham. Bradford ;
one of the mining camps, reported 26
dead and the other fatalities occured
at Sayre and Carbon Hill.
Dyer county suffered the largest
loss of life in Tennessee. Near Dy
ersburg, seven were killed and 40 in
jured. Cither Tennessee towns report
ing casualties were Cates Lake, i re
zcvent, Ore Springs, Sharon, Linden
and Bakerstorm.
Wjire communication into the dis
tricts swept by the storm Sunday is
demoralized and only meagre reports
of the loss of life and the property
damag'e have been received. The de
struction began last Friday in Ana
dale, Kan., where 26 people were kill
eel and 60 injured. Late Saturday a
twister, probably the most severe
of the series struck the rich corn belt
of Ceutral Illinois, killing 54 and in- j
juring perhaps 500 in Matoon. At i
Charleston, 10 miles east of Matoon,
37 were killed, and more’ than 150 in
jured. The property damage in the
t .vo cities is estimated at $2,000,000.
Another destructive storm late Satur
day crossed a territory approximately
100 miles north of the center of llli
nios, reached into northern Indiana
and caused the loss of a dozen lives. ]
the injury of more than 200 ami heavy
property damage.
Tabulation of the figures show that
approximately 300 persons were kill
ed and 1400 injured in the three days.
The count of the dead and injured by
states follows:
Illinois, 95 dead, 650 injured; In
diana, 12 dead, 220 injured; Kansas,
26 dead 60 injured; Kentucky 40 dead,
50 injured; Missouri, 1 dead, 12 in
jured; Tennessee, 20 dead, 53 r -urc I
Alabama, 31 dead, 100 injured; Ark
ansas, 23 dead, 52 jnjured.
WILL HANDLE
LIBERTY BONDS
Bankers of Washington County Per
fect Organization to Handle $200,
000 in Liberty Bonds—See
Your Local Banker
J. P. Deaver and C. G. Dodson, re
presenting the First National Bank
of this place, attended a meeting of
representatives of the banks of the
county at Fayetteville Tuesday morn
ing, the meeting having been called
for the purpose of taking concerted
action to aid in the sale of the Govern
.ment Liberty Loan bonds.
• An organization, known 6s the
Washington County Liberty Loan
Association, was perfected by the elec
tion of J. H Mcllroy as president and
Bruce Ho|comb< secretary. An ex
ecutive comm tteft was appointed con
sist'ng of J. P. Deaver, of Springdale,
Oliver Phillips of Prairie Grove and
T. L. McCulloch of L ncoln.
It? was estimated that Washington
County could handle $200,000 of the
bond issue, and it is the object of the
rg. ization formed Tuesday morning
to aid the public in every way possi
ble in subs ribing for these bonds.
The services of the various banks is
' ffored entirely free in this matter,
a” 1 these institutions will not make a
penny out o’ it. In fact it will be an
expense to them. The Liberty Loan
Bonds are highly recommended by all
as a most excellent investment. They
are non-taxable, draw interest at the
rate of 332 per cent, and are in de
nominations as low as $50, thus offer
ing persons of small means an oppor
tunity to purchase. It is the patriotic
duty of every person who possibly can
to sub- , ribe for some of these bonds.
If desired they can be purchased on
easy terms. See your lo al banker,
who will explain the matter in detail
and take your subscription.
Those in attendance at the meet
ing at Fayetteville Tuesday were'
J. P. Deaver and C. G. Dodson, First
National Bank, Springdale; J. H. Mc
llroy, Mcllroy Bank, Fayetteville; A.
T. Lewis, F. & M. Bank, Springdale;
T. L. McCulloch, Bank of 1. neo'n:
Oliver Phillips, First National Bank,
Prairie Grove; G. A. Curtis, B‘ir)k of
West Fork; J. Fullbright, Arkansas
National Bank, Fayetteville; Bruce
Holcomb, First National Bank, Fay
etteville; R. F. Mustain, Bank of Elm
Springs.
WHAT THE EDITORS SAID
“Thursday morning a special train
took the excursionists to Springdale,
where they were met by a band and
automobiles were provided for a trip
through the orchards and berry fields,
and a number visited Tontitown, an
Italian colony near Springdale, noted
for its well kept orchards and vine
yards. Upon returning to Spring
dale an elegant lunch was served in
the City Park, and those who had not
tarried too long enjoying the scenery
of this locality, again resumed their
journey into Benton county, all loudly
praising the hospitality of the people
of Washington county. It was con
ceded that nowhere do the people ex
tend a warmer welcome to visitors
than do the citizens of Washington
county.— Benton Courier.
“Springdale was the next town vi
sited, the newspaper people being en
tertained with an auto ride over this
beautiful country of apples and straw
berries, followed by a strawberry fes
tival given by the ladies of Spring
dale. Our visit here was also highly
entertaining and pleasant.”—Nash
ville Times.
MISS BERTIE SMYER HOME
Miss Bertie Smyer, who had been at
the hospital at Fayetteville for some
two weeks, and who was operated on
for appendicitis while there, was able
to come home first of the week, and
her many friends will be pleased to
know that she is getting along nicely.
ROB STORE
AND POST-OFFICE
Pont Office and Harris & Co., Store at
Hinduville Burglarized Monday
Night
Monday night of this week, about
mi^-night the general merchandise
store of Harris & Co., at Hindsville,
twenty miles east of here, was entered
by burglars. The post-office is lo
cated in the same building. Entrance
was gained by cutting out a large pane
of glass in a window on the north*side
of the building. Suspicion points to
local parties as doing the work.
The robbers secured about $5 in
small change from the money drawer
in the store, some merchandise includ
ing hats, shoes, over-alls and shirts.
From the post-office only a very in
significant amount was taken, a small
amount of change from the cash draw
er; the safe was not disturbed, but a
parcel post package was rifled, and
some of the contents of the package
were carried away, according to the
reports of officers from this place, who
were at the scene.
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Blood-hounds were sent to Hinds- i
ville from Fort Smith, arriving here
Monday afternon at five o’clock, in
charge of their owner H. Walker.
Three dogs were in the pack, and on
arrival here were placed in a waiting
automobile, and the owner accompan- !
ied by Deputy-sheriff W. L. Stokes of 1
this place hurried to Hindsville, arriv
ing there shortly after six o’clock.
The dops picked up the trail lead
ing out through the removed window,
and followed it about two miles north
west of Hindsville to the residence of
Ballard Sanders, a well known and
substantial citizen of that section.
Mr. Sanders bears an evcellent repu
tation in the community, and met the
dops on their arrival at his home. Be- j
lieving that some mistake might have
possibly been made, the dops were re
turned to the store, and started on
the same trail again. They were cov
ering almost identically the same
route, when a storm stopped the chase.
No arrests have been made, accord
ing to last reports, and the officers are j
wnthout an apparent clue to the iden
tity of the burglars. From all appear
ances, it is believed that there were
two persons implicated in the robbery.1
OWNBEY CALLED OUT
Major Ownbey ^of Springdale Ordered
Into Federal Serv e* and Sent to
Fort Sill Oklahoma
Final orders from the military de
partment calling Major Wm. (i. Own
bey of this place into active service
were received 'ate Wednesday even
ing, order ng him to report at once to
the commanding officer at Fort Sill.
! Oklahoma. Major Ownbey iett here
Thursday afternoon (today) at five
o’clock. He goes to Fort Sill for a
two months intensive training , in a
school of musketry, which includes
hand grenade-, bombs, and other new •
! nes of attack and defense, under the
} resent war plans.
\fter his schooling he will probably
be returned to this state at Fort Roots
a- 1 conduct a course of instruction
a ng the s»n e line, among the troops
of Arkansas.
The he-t wishes of the many local
iriends of Major Ownbey accompany
.1 -i nto the new service.
ALL READY FOR
REGISTRATION DAY
Arrangements All Complete for Reg
istration of All Between 21 and 30
In Springdale
The local registars have completed
all arrangements for the registration
of all men in Springdale between the
ages of 21 to 30, inclusive, on Tues
day, June f>th, next week. *
In Ward One the registration will
be conducted by Mayor Smith at the
Nix-Callison Undertaking office.
In Ward Two, the registration will
be in charge of Vernon Brooks, at the
mayor’s office.
In Ward Three. Arthur Dyes will
be in charge, and the registration offi
ce will be at the Lear produce build
ing.
In Ward Four, Oscar Cardwell is
the registar, and will be found at the
j Logan Undertaking ofljce.
In Springdale township, Austin
Own bey is the retristar, and will use
the west show window of the Spring
| dale Hardware and Furniture Co.
Present plans do not include any j
| special features for the day in Spring
dale, and various estimates as to the
number to register in the four wards
and township ha\e been placed as high
as 150.
I The order stating that members of
the National Guard do not have to
register removes quite a number in
Springdale from the list as a number
of local men within the age limit be
long to the local company.
Remember the registration offices
are open from 7 o’clock in the morn
ing until nine o'clock in the evening,
and you must register Tuesday, there
I is no other registration date.
On page 8, this issue, will be found
further particulars with reference to
! proper registration.
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PATRIOTIC SERVICE SUNDAY
A special patriotic service will be
held at the Ceutral Presbyterian
church Sunday morning. The church
4is to be appropriately decorated for
the occasion, and the services will be
along patriotic lines. The service
has been announced in view of the fact
that Registration Day is Tuesday of ;
next week, June 5.
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INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTOR HERE
Captain A. W. Lane, U. S. A..in
spector-instructor of the Arkansas
National Guard will be in Springdale
Thursday, June 7, for the purpose of
instructing the local company of
guards. He will be followed at an j
early date by Sergt. Joseph Savage, j
instructor-inspector who will remain j
at various headquarters to aid in pre- j
paring the various companies of the
Second regiment for the coming ser
vice.
TROOP TRAINS ARE MOVING
Many troop trains passed through
Springdale Wednesday, all during the
day and night. The troops were
bound for-, and were of
the - -.under command
of - -, and were
from -.
WILL TRAVEL BY AUTOS
The Chase-Lister Co., who play in j
Springdale, all next week, in all prop- j
ability will come through in autos ^
from Fayetteville where they are this
week. At Fort Smith the Frisco rail
road refused contract to haul the bag
gage, equipment and members of the
troupe on special cars, on account of
the heavy transportation of soldier
trains, and even requisitioned the bag
gage cars of the show company, and
compelled them to use freipht cars,
which were secured from another rail
way line. The Frisco is handlinp a
larpe number of troop trains over
this division, as well as food and stock
and it is almost impossible to secure
services for any extra tonnape. The
Chase-Lister Co., in pettinp to Fay
etteville, traveled from Fort Smith ov
er the Kansas City Southern and K.
C. M.
SEVERAL ATTEND MINSTREL
Quite a number from Spr npdale
were in Fayetteville Friday nipht and
atended the U. C. T. Minstrels. From
all reports the local members of the
troupe acquitted themselves in prand
style. It is reported that the min
strel will be piven at Prairie Grove i
Fr day nipht of this week. Let’s
bring ’em to Springdale.
STRAWBERRY
SHIPMENTS
Car Lot Shipments Close Thursday
With 38 Cars Season Total
Car Lot Shipments
Previously reported___26
May 24_2
May 25_2
May 26_2
May 28_2
May 29_3
May 30_ 1
Total (season) _38
With the shipment of a single car
Thursday (today) by the Shippers Un
ion and Berry Growers Association
combined, the car lot shipments of
strawberries from Springdale for the
1917 season will be brought to a close.
Of the thirty-seven cars shipped,
twenty were sent out by the Berry
Growers Association, and seventeen
by the Shippers Union, and the joint
car Thursday.
The total shipment is about one-half
that expected two weeks before the
shipments started, but adverse weath
er condit ons cut down the shipments
very much.
Prices have held up well during the
entire season, the past week they have
been $2.50 to $2.75, the same as dur
ing the entire shipping season; they
went off a little Wednesday drtipping
to $2.25 and $2.50, for the second t me
this season, but the price was on ac
count of wet berries.
UAVIS WALTERS MARRIAGE
Miss Lee Davis of this pla-'e, and
Allen Walters, of Fort Smith, were
very quietly married Wednesday even
ins; of this week at six o’clock, at the
home of Mr. and Mrs, W. A. Graves,
on Holcomb street, where the bride
has been mak ng her home for some
years.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. .1. <\ Williamson, of Quinton, j
Okla , brother-in-law of W. A. Graves,
who was ht re on a visit.
The newly married c< uple left Wed
nesday evening on the south bound
passenger train for Fort Smith where
they w 11 make their home for the
pr< sent, the rroom being in the em
ploy of the Northwestern Railway Go.,
at ’hat place.
The bride is one of Springdale’s
best known and accomplished young
ladies. She has been a teacher in the
Grammar School for the past several
terms, and enjoys a wide acquaintance
in this section. In her school work
she was especially talented, and was
loved and respected by all her pupils.
The groom is the son of Rev. and
Mrs. C. P. Walters, and resided in
Springdale when his father was pastor
of the Second Baptist church here.
He is a young man of model habits,
industrious, gentlemanly, and has
many friends in Springdale.
The News joins in extending the
best wishes for a happy life to this
well known couple.
HAD TONSILS REMOVED
Mrs. Mark Sanders and children.
Miriam and Frances, went to South-,
west City, Mo., latter part of last '
week on a visit to relatives. While
there an operation was performed on
Miriam for tonsil trouble. Mark ac-|
companied by Miss Ruth Glass, sister
of Mrs. Sanders, were in Southwest
City, during the operation, which was
performed Monday. The' operation j
was successful, and Miriam is now im
proving nicely.
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BIG SHOW COMING NEXT WEEK
The Chase-Lister Show, the oldest
dramatic show on the road will open
a week engagement at Springdale,
under their big tent, seating 1800 peo
ple next Monday night, June 4th.
The company of 35 people, includ
ing band and orchestra, will offer a
complete change of play and vaude
ville each night during the week, open
ing Monday night in the rural comedy,
‘•A Country Girl,” with vaudeville
between all of the acts.
There are 1,000 seats at 10c, the
elevated seats in the center of the
tent are 25c, including admission, and
the chairs, reserved are 35c.
A band and orchestra concert is giv
en each night for one half hour be
fore the show starts at 8:10 p. m.
On Saturday afternoon at 2:30 a big
ten cent matinee will be offered.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Glass and son,
Hewitt, of Springdale, spent Saturday
and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. N.
Hewitt.
SOUTHERN MEMO
RIAL PROGRAM
Arrangements Complete for Obser
vance of the Day, Sunday, June
3—Program
Arrangements for the observance of
Southern Memorial Day have been
completed. This year June 3rd falls
on Sunday and the committee in
charge is especially anxious to have
this occasion one of beautiful solemn
ity, suited both to the day and to the
state of mind in which we all find our
selves as we face the serious situation
that confronts our nation.
The procession will form in front of
the court house at 2:30 o’clock, under
the direction of Marshal T. L. Hart,
and proceed to the Confederate Cem
etery in the following order:
Orchestra.
Veterans.
Officers of the Day.
Officers of S. M. A.
Singers and Readers.
Members of S. M A. in autos.
Members of the U. D. C. in autos.
Young ladies decorated autos.
Citizens in autos.
Citizens in carriages.
At the cemetery the following pro
gram will be rendered, Veteran R, F.
Bell, presiding.
Bugle Call—William Harding.
M usic—Orchestra.
Hymn, “Nearer My God to Thee”—
Congregation.
Remarks— R. F. Bell.
Dev-* • a! service—Chaplain Dr.
W. K Boeg«.
Hymn, “The Recessional”—Quar
tette.
Read ng Miss Catherine Cabeene.
Music—Orchestra.
Hymn, "In the Sweet Bye a- d By”—
Congregation.
Reading— Miss Jennie Harris.
Song ( inn seil by V* teran L. L.
Kantz) tune “A..id La1 g Syne”—Con
gregation.
Immed ately f.-il.-v. the program,
the Veterans will form n double col
umn and preceded by the boys and
girls with baskets of flowers will
march to the Confederate monument
where "taps", will be sounded by the
bugler, and the benediction w>ll be
pronouns ! The decoration of the
graves by the Veterans assisted by the
children will conclude the exercises
of the day.
A committee will then go to Ever
green cemetery and decorate the
graves of the Confederate veterans
there. Those having flowers for these
graves will please take them to Ev
ergreen Cemetery, or give them to
one of the following committee: R. F.
Bell, J. F. Moore, Mrs. Jim Ladd,
Mrs. J. Nolen Moore, Mrs. J. F.
Moore.
WILL RECEIVE PENSION
VOUCHERS AS USUAL
Washington .county pensioners will
receive their pension vouchers in Sep
tember as heretofore, according to a
letter received last week by County
Clerk Clem Pearson from State Au
ditor Hogan F. Oliver. Due to over
sight the legislature failed to auth
orize the appropriation but arrange
ments have been made with banks to
finance the warrants.
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EL AIN A. DICK DEAD
Elain A. Ward, daughter of E. A.
and S. E. Ward was bom in Red Riv
er county, Texas, November 3, 1886.
She was married to A P. Dick, ,Tr., in
1914. To this union was bom two
children, Sarah Elizabeth ..and Mary
Howard.
Mrs. Dick had been a member of
the M E. Church, South, several years.
She had been afflicted with tubercu
losis several months, but was confined
to her bed in her last illness only three
months, before her death. May 23, of
this year.
Funeral services were conducted at
the residence, one and a half miles
southeast of Zion, by Rev. A. H. Du
laney, pastor of the M. E. Church,
South of this place. Interment in the
Zion cemetery. The deceased leaves
two children, a husband, sister and
mother.
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gets store at habberton
S. F. Clarkson and sons, Reece and
Ed have purchased the stock of gen
eral merchandise of Mrs. J. T. Nelson
at Habberton and will take charge
just as soon as invoiced. Mrs. Nel
son is also postmaster at Habberton,
the office being in the store, and it is
expected that she will be succeeded by
Reece Clarkson, who was formerly
master at Whitener. Mr. Clarkson
contemplates moving out to Habber
ton in the near future.