The Springdale news., 1906-09-21
Masbingtot, County. News gathered by our Correspondents
JOHNSON.
Septernber IS

F'um dis warm wave we uOb' De stars ain shiny like de sun,
 But dey's almost as hot.
 Mrs. Ethel Johnson and daugh- ter, Opal, are spending the week at Harris, Ark, with relatives.
 Shep Luttrell and family, of Savoy, were visiting relatives here Sunday and Monday.
 Mrs. Shirley Cox and children, of Vale, Ark. are visiting rela- tives here this week.
 Rev. Elmer Rice, ot Spring dale, conducted serv1ees at Stony Point Sunday morning.
 Rev. W. $. Luper returned few days ago from the vicinity of Sloan Springs where he had been engaged III revival meet ing which resulted III nearly thirty conversions.
 Prof. J. K. Bagby was down from Rogers Saturday evening to practice with the band that night. Tse recent change ln train schedules caused the Pro- lesser to miss the evening tram Sunday and he had to tarry ln Johnson longer than he had hg- ured on staying.
 Yes, whole lot Q Johnson folks journeyed to the doings at Springdale Saturday, but no one has reported the drawing of any of the prizes down this way.
 And they do say that Uncle Newt Baggett is visiting at his old home north of Johnson, where he used to live before he caught such q severe case of Ok lahoma fever. which fever IS probably on the wane since he has journeyed back 10 visit old friends ard the old familiar places.
 The passing .of Col. E. ]. Searle, who died recently away out ln California and mention of which was made in The News last week, has revived latent memories of some of our old time folks who remember him and his doilg> here n the days following his coming 10 Arkansas.
 Mir. and Mrs. James Reed, of Elm Springs, were visiting n Johnson Sunday.
 \. ?. Shipley, Of Harmon, was c buSinesss visitor here last Saturday.
 Just Cir from Kansas
 Now wn0 T the world Is she,
 Win sought thai home in Kansas, From tbis vicinity:
 McClendon X Company bought the Harmon store buildings and MT. McClendon IS re-arIanging the interiors so as to fit them up for dwelling purposes and will make his home therein after this week The goods and fixtures have been moved to the Ozark store.
 Some of the boys are blaming this hot wave on Dick Crum. for Dick worked three days of last week.
 Ben Johnson, IT,, is making apple barrels down at Lincoln, Ark, where he says that folks are gong to have d mighty big crop of apples, all of which is ap- plieable to this vicinity which can boast of some orchards just as fine as anybody's orchards.
 The local folks, and other in- terested people who wish to keep something going on. must keep in mind that Saturday night of next week IS the date fixed for the ice-cream supper which the Miss es Cralg and Lynch are arrang- ing, the proceeds of which are to be used towards defraying the cost of an encyclopedia and other reference books for the library of the Johnson public school.
 M. F. Caldwell and wife, of Greenland were visiting Johnson relatives Saturday and Sunday.
 Prof. c. w. Hayes is teaching a four months school at the Ca zat school house. Felix" has served as Secretary of the local Fruitmen's Union for several years, but lie intends to resign as he will enter upon his duties as County Assessor early next sum- mer before the final roundup of the next berry season.
 Folks are complaining bout their canned fruit spelling. espec- ially peaches, which Is very az