The Springdale news., 1907-02-22

torium tomorrow Saturday, night at : p. m. for the purpose of organizing the company to prospect for mineral and oil. NIT. Kelso has already secured subscriptions to the enterprise amounting to S14o0. All those interested. whether they sub scribed for stock or not, are re- quested to be present at the meeting Saturday night.
 Presiding Elder Sherman tele- phoned The News yesterday morning that he had at last se- cured q pastor for the NJ. F. Church. South, in the person of Rev. John D. Roberts. Mr. Roberts is a comparatively young man, and has wife and two children. He has been attending school at Conway, but has had experience i'll church work. He is expected to arrive next week. Mir. Sherman stated that he had about arranged for services here next Sunday at II a. nl., and that probably Rev. r. L. Fleteh- CT of Fayetteville would fill the pulpit.
 Clem Cummings of Prairie Grove has been in Springdale this week looking over the situation with view of putting in an electric light plant. NIT. Gum mings appeared before the town council Monday night and ex- plained what he wanted and what lie proposed doing. The council agreed to grant hlm d franchise. and NIT. Cummings has made partial canvass to see how many lights Wonld be taken. T be result was even better than he expected. and if no hitch oc- CUTS, which does not now seem probable, Springdale will at last secure electric lights.
 Hon. w. E. Simpson came in latter part of last week to visit with his family and feel the pulse of his constituents. He is a member of the legislative com. mittee appointed to inspect the University of Arkansas. Mr. Simpson says the present general assembly Is getting down to busi- ness in much better shape than last session. He reports other Washington county members getting along nicely, and says Uncle Dick Morrow has d mighty good stand-in with Speak CT Hamiter, the speaker havlng soft spot in his heart for old Confederate soldiers.
 w. r. Horton and Miss Geral- dine Davis were married Wednes- day evening at $ o'clock at the residence of Eld. J. A. Smith, pastor of the Baptist church. who performed the ceremony. They left on the $40 train for Fayette- vile where they will make their future home, being accompanied to the station by merry crowd of young people and left amid d shower of congrat- ulations, old shoes, etc. The bride Is the youngest daughter of T. J. Davis and grew up in Springdale. The groom is a Springdale boy, having also grown up here, and both have many friends who wish them joy and happiness. MT. Horton is at present employed as clerk in the road masters office of the Frisco railroad.
 A few days ago Kit Philips received from H. C. Warner. of San Barnardino, California, d package of watermelon and poppy seed for himself, and one each for Uncle John Philips, Frank Barr, Wm. Smiley. NJ. Berry and Hart Slaughter. Mir. Warner resided in Springdale several years ago at which time he pub. iished the Springdale Yellow Jacket. Warner was what is known as "scrapping editor, and 1t was very seldom that he was not engaged in war of words with some one. He glori- ed Ill q controversy of any kind. The motto of the Yellow Jacket was, If YOU don't want to be stung keep out of my way" MT. N arner IS engaged in the news paper business i'll California.
 N. B. Long left Sunday after noon for Stroud, Oklahoma, on business.
 Prof. D. B. Morgan, the noted