The Springdale news., 1899-03-31
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City election next Tuesday
 Read the advertisement of J
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 James Dodson & Son have a
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 To morrow is an fools day Look out that some one doesn't t take you in.
 The professional card of Dr. I A. Johnson will be found on first page.
 Paul Mills has discarded his cratch and is now able to per ambulate with the use of a cane.
 Leon Smith went down to Fayetteville Monday to accept q position ill Jean & Redfearn $ chicken shop.
 HE NEWS i. requested to say that Ed. Ed Hale will preach next Saturday at II a. ID. at Valley Grove, near Dr. r 4 Johnson's in oxford Bend.
 IL Is to be hoped that the llttle furry in the weather first of the week was the dying gasp of hoary old winter. Every body is tired of him, and will be rejoieed to welcome gentle Spring.
 Dick Ralston advertised in HE NEWS last week for three lost hogs He found them at the home of A. D Baggett, north of town, who saw the ad Ill this paper. HE NEWS  reaches the people.
 It it whispered that there will be three weddings soon in which springdale will be inter ested. Of the prospective Behedlcts one was formerly a phy yslelan here and the other two are prominent business men of this place
 Public school closes on Fri day of next week. Two en teftainments will be given, one on Thu sday night and oue on Friday night. The programs will be found elsewhere in this issue. Much time has been expended on their preparation and something good may be expected.
 There will be a meeting of the Spfiagdale Shippers Union Friday afternoon April ', at ? o'clock. This will be & very important meeting, as it will likely be the last before the shipping season begins and matters of interest to everyone will be discussed. THE NEWS is requested to urge all mem bers to be present.
 Jas. w. DuPree, manager of the North Arkansas Telephone Co, went up to Rogers Monday afternoon and put a force of men to work on the system at that place The men are un- der the supervision of Fred Horton, of this place. ltis the intention to put in full metallic circuit at that place and make tine system second to none in the state The central office will be located in the new Stroud building on Walnut Street.
 Ever since there has been a Springdale Shippers Union it has been represented in Buffa To, N. \, by Potter x Will hams, wholesale commission merchants This firm was es- abolished in 1877 and has an enviable record for far and honest dealing, aud 1t gives HE NEWS pleasure to say a word in their behalf. Look up their advertisement elsewhere Ill this issue, and if you have business in Buffalo you can do no better than entruSt 1t to Potter & Williams.
 One of the commission firms that are as solid as a rock is Porter Brothers Company, Min neapolis, Minn., whose adver tisement will be found else where in this issue. With rec ord of thirty years in the bus mess, and with houses in ten cities throughout the country, together with an abundance of capital, they are certainly in a position to render excellent service to the shippers. This company has been chosen as representative of the Spring dale Shippers Union, which is another evidence of the fact that they are a first class firm.
 H. B. Hardt, who was con nected with the late exposition held at Omaha, arrived in