The Springdale news., 1905-03-24

nin.,s in California. for about two weeks agn lightning struck one af the very finest churches ID Pasadena. about nve mics from here, and burnt il to the ground and Saturday II struck a church here and burned IL tasl. SD that looks like there is lieh niny and thunder here Many thanks for the dear old Sprinedale News. l read nearly ali tbe print oil of 1t and then the folks read it, and then all of the Arkansas people who came out here with us read 1t, and then those who were here before us want To see the paper from sprlngdale, so you see it is very welcome guest all around. .
 The local Fruitmen's Union is get ting ready to tackle the question ol joining the general association of the several fruit ana berry associations of various towas in Northwest Arkansas and Southwest Missouri.
 Uncle Ben Johnson is going tp try the chicken business along with the hound and cattle industry sois having d roomy hen house built.
 The Fayetteville Lime Company IS beginning active work on their prop erty on the Barnett farm.
 The stony Point tand is resting thls week and will not have Prof. Bagby down from Rogers until next Monday. The boys are figuring on a trip to Rogers in the near future.
 The post office department has not adjusted the fire loss caused by the burning of the records of the Johnson office two months ago, and the post master is waiting patiently for the coming Of the inspector.
 The humorous troubles Of "the car Tier " and "Parson Green are being attributed tO the doings of MullY. so All dem tings what dey call me, deY is"
 John Mason intends to be fixed for trips and has bought new wagon for transportation purposes.
 The Arkansas legislature ought to cast d vote of sympathy for those poor Russians who are getting licked worse than Aguinaldo.
 Ben Johnson and wife were down from Springdale visiting Sunday and Monday. Ben is llmping from s0re foot caused by refractory horse get ting on top Of that number ten shoe while Ben was trying to induce the horse to be shod.
 The tax collector down toFayette- vile is being visited by Johnson folks every day, and they do say that be wants strictly cash and makes DO dis counts.
 Springdale ought to get up an in- vitation to President Roosevelt to come along this way when he makes bis trip to Texas next month. He makes stops at Muskogee and South McAleste and could reach these places by coming down the Frisco and out on the Ozark X Cherokee Central Fayetteville could get him sure if she she had enterprise ana forethought enough.
 Bob Page is seriously ii with com plication of bronchial troubles which the coming of fairer, warmer weather will probably alleviate.
 Rev. Burrows came down from Springdale and filled hlS appointment at Johnson Sunday.
 The building of a Methodist church house and the rebuilding of the Ozark Store are probably awaiting the de cision of the Frisco as to where the new main line will run through this section of the country when the long proposed short ening process comes to paSss.
 Uncle Bob Greenhouse is getting around nearly as sprY as ever after having long rest from peddling books during which he entertained a very bad case of grip, but Geo. Brooks is still on the sick list though he is re- ported to be improving slightly.
 There was social oyer at Charley Martins last Friday night, enlivened by music, ancing and merry making until the wee small hours of the morn. ing.
 MULKEEPMO.
 GOAD SPRINGS