The Springdale news., 1899-02-03
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Darman Brothers have put up a saw mill near Prairie Grove.
 Whitaker Bros of Dutch Mills, have enlarged the cir four ing mill.
 A new school house, 2Sx4S feet, was recently completed at Macedonia.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ed. Crouch, of Fayetteville, are the parents of a new boy.
 B. R. Abney, the merchant at Macedonia, has just com pleted a new residence.
 School opened at Macedonia recently with H. w. Shaffer, of Elm Springs, as teacher.
 Vince CookseY and family. of Gault, Mo-, have moved to Winslow 10 make their future home.
 J. w. Butler and family. oi Fayetteville, will move to Pull aski, Tenn, soon to make their future home.
 Miss Bessie Brogdon, who is teaching at Boonsboro, was un- able to be at her post last week on account of sickness.
 Profs. McVay and Dearing contemplate opening a sub scrlption school at Prairie Grove at the conclusion of the public school.
 At an l.. T. l.. silver medal contest at Fayetteville the other night the first prize was won by Clyde Walters and the second by Fred Tillman.
 Dr. James Pittman, of Allen, I. T., and Miss Jennie Nc Cormick, of Prairie Grove, were married recently, Rev. Weems performing the cere money at the South Methodist church. They will make their home at Allen.
 We are informed there is a deal on between the Northwest Arkanras, and Fayetteville Telephone Companies. This may possibly be to the best in terests ofall. Fayetteville will doubtless be the headquarters for the compaEY.-Faye News.
 Judge Hannah has returned from a visit to the bridge force at the ford of the Illinois. He says that good work is being done and the piers are already nineteen feet high. The pro- gross of the job has been great ly delayed ty bad weather Fayetteville Daily.
 Prof. Junius Jordan returned from Little Rock last night, where he has been attending the legislative committee of the State Teachers Association. The committee recommended the adoption of the township system in the election of school directors and also the abolition of the office of county superin- tendent at a stated salary. It was suggested that the super intendent be a practical teach CT and one who could at least obtain a state certificate.-FaY- etteville Daily.
 We are informed that Col. Van Hoose received a com munication from Gov Jones wanting to know the number of confederate dead buried here in connection with a similar re quest from the secretary of war. It seems the idea is that the general government is pre- pairing to take charge or as- sist the Memorial Associations of the South in caring for these worthy heroes. We trust much good will result from this in allaying all prejudice from the minds and hearts of the people of the whole Union. This should have been done long ago. ''By their acts shall ye know them" ."-Fayettevllle News.
 Messrs. Tom Taylor, J. c. Williams, Anderson Davls, Burtice Rudolph and Charlie and George Appleby returned last night from a prospective tour to Mena, DeQueen and the adjacent country. The trip was made in the interest of the Fayetteville Berry and Plant Association, with a view to as certaining the strawberry pro- ducing possibilities of the re- gions visited. The most ex perienced fruit growers were persuaded that the fields about Mena and De Queen were ad- mirably adapted to the growth nP ctrouh uhorrioc and unn11 1