The Springdale news., 1899-04-14

Judge Pittman at the opening of court It is though by many that the deliberations of the present grand jury will in. eur q heavy expense to the county at the fall term of court. --Bentonville Democrat.
 The list of officers elected to care for the interests Of Gravett for the first year of its eorpor ate existence is: Mayor, Wm. Frazier; Recorder, Geo. l.. Bates; Couneilmen, pr Hughes, II. Allsman, Wm. Smith, Tom Keith and F NJ. Russell,- GraVett News.
 Work on the \. < 0. com. meuced ill earnest Monday morning and al this writing we'll nigh two miles of grading has been completed About S0| teams are at work and rapid progress is being made. It will be but a very short time until we can go by rail To South west City.-tiravett News.
 LilIie Wilson, tie girl who last Wednesday refused to testify before the grand jury, obsanately held oat until Tnes day afternoon when she weak eued and agreed to fell what she knew, after winch the fine of s30 for contempt WAS remit ted by tie eonrt and the girl released -BentoHville Demo crat.
 Mrs. s. T. Davis baby met with quite a painful accident last Sunday morning by falling against the stove and burning it's face. Dr Rice was called in to dress the bum and re lieve tire little fellows suffer ing Mrs Davis says she does not think the burn is very deep and hopes 1t will soon be we'll. -Gentry Journal.
 We are informed that Guy Saunders, one of the sulphur Springs boys, was killed last week ii | battle near Manila Young Saunders enlisted laet summer in the Second Oregon and was among the first troops that were sent to the Philip pines. He was wounded last fall but had been able to return to the ranks.-Rogers Demo crat.
 Alland Page, of Bentonville, died al Dodd City, Marion County, recently 10 which place lie Lad gone on prospecting tour for mineral Theremains were brought back to Benton vile for interrment. Funeral services were held at his home, Re9. R N Reynolds officiat- 1 ing. Deceased was 2S years of age and leaves a wife and young babe. besides other rela tives.
 From Garfield mountain can be seen nearly all of Benton county and a good share of the adjoining counties of Carroll, Madison and W ashington in this state, Barry and Mcdonald in Missouri, The water towers of Rogers and Bentonville are distinctly visible The noun talns back of Springdale seems quite near and those beyond 1 Fayetteville show boldly against the horizon. On a still day when smoke from the engiE rises high, the course ot a train can be traced from a point south of Springdale wind ing by Lowell into Rogers the latter place being easily locat. ed by the volume of smoke from the roller mills, then as the engine leaves Rogers not only the smoke is seen but the crossing whistles are plainly l heard, then the rumble of the train as she rolls by Avoca and strikes the Brightwater trestle. Next the heavy coughing as the trucks hit the five mile grade into Garfield Chow that smoke twists and turns, one al most believes that they are tanlled up with native wine al Ames old place when passing the last station.1 Next by Garfield goes the train making d run for the hill and when the grade above town Is struck the engine again has the asthma, aud wheezes along for two miles or so by the Devil Eye