The Springdale news., 1899-03-24

p.:. ''o'ieesA' proprietor of tn, ralr mas an ad. Ill this issno Read 1t. '3', '
 fev. J E. Wylie, pastor of tb. Presbyterian church, k anita s,al with measles.
 The many friends of Mrs. Dr Christian will be pained to lear, that she is seriously II.
 On the first page of tbls is~ge r an article on strawberry cqltnr. which will prove interesting read Ing for humber of our subscriber
 The Parker, local representa- tive for Jean & Redlcarn bonoLf 5,87s dozen eggs on Tuesday. Tho Arkansas hen isn't to be eaekled nj.
 The Srringdale Cigar Co. ba. moved up stairs in the Oeera Block. The room just vacated viii be fitted up by ". L. Braffcy for an office.
 Mrs. Sarah Farrar, wife of LII. Frrrar residing at 0saae Mills dled recently of Brfgbrs disease. Mr. Farrar K a brother oi w. r. tarrar, of ths place
 J. Guilds, late of Lake Cl3rJe,. La, has come to spffHeaaIe and expects to make 1t his home He has purchased the old Patterson residence property hear the college.
 Attention k directed to the all vertlsement of the New York Store m this issue. aIr. smYer has re- ceiyed 2 large iiG4 ef aeY goods and he proposes b sell them cheap.
 A. J. Guddy, who has been here for several days looking over tie country, has purchased the E eh4rds farm east ol Lowell. Mr. Cpddy will make q good citizen and I'm NEWS k glad to see him locate in thls section.
 Carl Horton has purchased half interest in the barber business of ". l.. Stokes. Carl has been working ill the shop for some tune and k proving 10 be I good bar Der. TIE NEWS wishes the new firm success.
 H. C. Hunt has ordered a car load of bQggies, carriages, etc, and will open up in hls building now occupied by the Springlale lIard- ware & Implement Co. He k q good business man and TIE NEWS predicts for him success.
 Among the new commission ads. this week are Potter < Williams, Buffalo; Porter Brothers Company, Minneapolis; Parker Brothers, They were received too late for I more extended mention in this issue hut We wiIl have more to say about them next week.
 The Frisco las reduced freight rates, both from st. Louis and Kansas City. The following shows the old and new rate from those points to SPrlngdale.
 l4t 4 St. Louis old rate ..sIes s6 T aa
 s new rate aa = 4d 55 Kansas City, old rate. a5 sa u h
 HeW rate a1 = 64 45
 Mr. and Mrs. Grant Thompson gave theIr Soa Eafl I party last evening U honor ol the tenth anniversary U his birth, present were Gus Daily, Mark Sanders, Virgil Pritchard, Frank Farrar, Grue Pmrott, aud Guy ana Fay stafford Aa excel lent supper was served and the boys had I jolly time generally.
 Tnr Nrws k requested b ask that all persons having in their possession eepes of s'PoFillar Hymns" belonging b the Christian Church are requested to hand ssme to some member ef tIfe church. Quite number of these books are scattered around town, and as the book has been adopted for a~e again it is desired to collect them.
 Some tune ago Lee Henry, resld- ing southeast of town killed what has the appearance of being q rab bit except in size and color. It was almost as large as q jack rab- bit and the color WIS that of 3 Maltese cat Taa skin Was statfe | anG ha, been o0 exhibition at lien son & Rice's barber shop. How the animal ever came in tde country IS a mystery
 We see the fruit growers around Van Buren and Siloam SPfiass are going to raise eantaloapes ,hls year on an extensive scale. Ii they can make money ont of them why can't the springaale growers do likewise? W. II. Browning had small patch last year and t was demon strated that thez erow nieeiy here. All that k necessary is to plant enough so they can be shipped il car lots.
 Banker J. R. Harris rode out oI town on the obllnd Monday morn, ing. He made a run for the "e'n non ball" and grabbed the frs thing that looked like it eoald 6' rode. It proved to be the iron, end of the baggage ear and he Lad undisputed possession onhl he got to Johnson, where the tram had t' stop on account of a freight 'aklns siding there. Johnson IS not do%l on the tune card as q place toI