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The Springdale news., 1908-05-15

Athens. Tenn, knew George Arthur Graves as | babe ln arms, Nov. II. 1872. Young Graves donned a suit of grey, June lS6l. and for four years was one of the Army of the Tennessee. With Albert Sidney Johnston and with Jo E. Johnston. that army made some of the glorious history of the great War. He went back to coach d ne" prosperity out ot his devastated home country, after Johnson surrendered 10 Sherman. Then he went toGeorgia, where, in 1908, lie married Miss Mary Davis. Three daughters and one son came to them. Their daugh- ters are: Mr<. Ella Williamson, her husband Baptist minister i'll Green wood, Ark; Mrs. Julia ForbS, Whase husband k q drug gist and the postmaster at Grove, Okla, and Mrs Mayme Smith, whose husband is in business at Wrstvllle. Okla.
 Mr. Graves eane Co Fort Smith in 1872. comlng up the river, this country t1ea being without rail- roads. They eame to Spring dale m 1898 and established d mercantile business. The winter of 1895 he took his wife 10 San Antonio. Texas, where they re- mained four months for the bene- fiji ot her health Coming back to Sprlngdalr. he has since been identiiiea with her progress a. all active man ot affairs, during which time he has honestly ac- quired good deal of property. He was vice president of tile Bank of Springdale before 1t eon>olid- ated with the First National Was elected Justice m 1902-+ and and now holds t6at office Is a deacon in the Missionary Bap- list church. He las aeeumuiat- ed his property b7 industry and honest god management He has traVtted good deal and k one of Sprlngd4le.s well respect ed ciiizen>s
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his own business in d way that always considers the rights of others.
 Miss Bertie Parker came into hls life as Mrs. Ownbey May ,. 1890, and one son is in their ele- gant home When a matter re- quiring self denial and energy that is looking to the public good, the progress of the com munity, 1t is difficult to get enough of the citizens to make the personal sacrifices necessary to make quick consunmation of the enterprise. It is then that N. G. Ownbey "gets busy" in his quiet way. He puts time, thought and money into the work of the upbuilding of the public interests. Like every other man of broad sight. he sees that the public progress makes means for the individual advance ment, and that the man helps himself who has d proper meas ure of public spirit. Garland Is one of our most vigilant and active men Ill pushing forward the rapid development of the town
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Wm. Garland Ownbey Mas born in Washington County, Ark, Nov. IT. 1sI1. Was educated III the University of Arkansas l. q member of the NJ l.. Church. South. His patriotic spirit was stirred and he took up arms for the preser8 ation of his eeuntrY's x honor and rights, and Wds d non-tommissioned officer if the SpaniSh-Amerlcan war. He K now engaged in one of the Iarg- est feta1 drug businesses in northwest Arkansas and carries with his large stock ot drugs. soit drinks, stationery, notions, wall paper. paints, etc. Though young man. he ranks with the leading young men Ill northwest Arkansas in energy and in pro greSsiyc thought in business matters. Quiet and self contain cd, pains-taking in serving his customers. he has builtup large patronage. Mr. Ownbey believes that the fraternal orders do much fer tie betterment of the world by intoxicating noble principles, and by the cultivation of the sooia graces, business courtesy. honest living and progressive ideas, ard he has aligned him. self with those organized bodies known as the Elks, the Masons and the Knights of Pythias. Garland Ownbey Is popular be- cause he IS genial and attends 10
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J. l.. Harman. the gentlemalTiy manager of the Ferguson Lumber Co.,, here. was ushered into bis earthly existence III Carthage, Mo-. in 1877. While d small bow his parents moved to the farm west of SpringdaIe. He grew up as all lively boys ell the farm do,
 to know what a useful life IS. and the pleasure and profit that comes along with the hard work on the farm. where the habit ot
 clean life and steady purpose become fixed. He Was ambitious to fit himself for a business life, and III school and out educated himself finishing his school room work by taking course III Clark's Business College in Springfield, Mo. Jan. :, 1890. he needed the admonitIon that it is not good for man to te alone, aud married Miss Lena Ladd. He has been Tyler in the local Masonic order for about three years. and all Masons know what good lessons in the theory of right living lie has had as member of that noble brother hood. He has helped his fellow citizens and has been helped by
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prescription cases in the drug
 business in Springfield and Au- rora, Mo. in Parsons, Kansas,
 and n Sileam Springs, Rogers and Fayetteville, Ark. Life in these different places gave him q broadened view of life and lie finally settled down to real steady purpose in this place. He was joined in wedlock, May 9, 1907, with Miss Josie Young. As manager Of the Arcade Hotel. he Is ever alert to consider the com fort of his guests and Is person. ally popular with the knights of the grip. Mild hammered and gentle, he attracts friendliness. Careful and attentive to the little things that are important ele ments in the successful business life, he manages the Arcade Hotel business so as to make reasonablep profit without niggard l1ness aud without an undue tin- sel show that attracts the un- thinking without having any thing of worth III 1t. It Is diff cult to find much that IS offensive in Mack Renner's public and pri- vate life as citizen and as business man. It IS easy 10 find much that Is admirable. Though yet young man, he Is ever on the side of progress and decent living. He IS proud of the rapid development of the business. moral and educational interests of Springdale, and therein Is mark of good, citizenship. He has good words to say for bis town. his country, her people and IS m no sense q knocker. \ town k benefited by good reputation and k injured by bad reputation. Mack Renner is apt to contribute to the sum of good words that make good reputation. and there in k much virtue.
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silrriffs tie State has ever had. He has remarkable record, as an officer. in finding and captur- ing fug1tives from justice, and has traveled to distant points ill most all directions after the criminals. He seems to have genius for ferreting out the criminal and for collecting evi- denee and for getting possession of his man without serious trouble. and some notorious and desperate criminals have sue cunlbed to his prowess.
 He was marrled to Miss Maym, Rutfin, and they have a daughter of whom they are justly proud, because Of her scholarship and woman Y attainments. Though but seventeen, she is we'll through toward completing her course III the University. having gradua ted from tlre Springdale High School. They also have a las.y son, q recent acquisition, and pretty much of an influence in the fam ily. Shelby Todhunter is cool. courag geons. sensible and with l good education. q grasp of mind unusual, aid eompanionable disposition that makes him pop ular Of good habits and easy manner. he will no doubt find It easy to gel still higher posi- tion n the public service, ii he chooses te seek prefeFment after lis term of service as sheriff
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them. too. in his association and pledges of divine Friendships anr0ities and fraternlties. i'll IL, membership of other orders, ,sa X c. l.. N. the k. of H., rte 0. E. S, and that celebrated .4mbernan's Ceneatenated Order ot loo HooS. Mr. Harnan has
 aa active life as mechanic. a-9 was d carpenter and builder, ns-. If the time d contractor, for .HHe years. His last year before b. ming special lnmberman, he vas car inspector tor the FrF~to at Fayette,ille. Then lie lad large of the yards of tile Ferg flson Lumber Co. i'll tayette- vile for ole year, and was there promoted to take charge as To- .tal manager for that Co.,, in their b3siae>S here, which position he has ably hlled the four years just past X young man of sterling worth. enjoying the confidence of tae public. and being prac- titai mechanic. he IS we'll quail fled for the responsible position he fills. His business experie nee. his keen appreciation of local business conditions and develop ment. and his progressive spirit, make him a useful citizen.
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In Clay County. Mo-. 1871, Shelby Lee Todhunter was born. On the farm and in Kansas City. where he was educ ated- he learn ed the earlier lessons ID the school of life. Coming to Ark ansas when young man. he spent some time as hired
 hand on the farm He comes of a stock that takes front rank with those who are gifted for work in the executive department of the public service. His father was with Genera John Morg an s famous troop in the service of the Confcdrrdcy. aid was for
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thirty years ole of the honored members of the police force in Kansas City. :. l.. Todhunter was for nine years the city mar shal at Sprlngdale and still owns his property here. For fifteen years he has been deputy sheriff of Washington County. and was chosen in the recent demoeratic
 primary election as tile candidate for sheriff, defeating q field of good men. His election Is eer- tain and no one who knows him doubts that he will make one Of the most popular and efficient
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Hospitality IS d virtue, and The Arcade hotel. under the manage ment of Mr. Mack C. Renner, Is an example of the hospitality, courtesy and comfort that Is due to the travellers who deserve good treatment NIr Renner is q Tennesseean by birth, his earth ly existence beginning July II. 1881. The scene of his boyhood activities Was changed to the SuntloWer state. Firing of the Kansas climate, or for some other good reason, he came to Spring dale III his youth. because this Is about the best place on earth, and for other reasons. Was edu- cated Ill opringdale college and lived the usual life of the boy who has energy and an ambition to get an honorable, advanced position in the business world. Took up the drug business and stood behind the counters and
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Few ae 4s 4u1
 It. l~ai aa lteHHr ei
 bF taeff t31efa> t8 serve the pa. @ sIaN trle4 liarGer t.ftH Szrstet., than Ias Hon F. Williams. Born in Saiizs. Mss. be came early in il#e Q the western part O. Washington Ga4, Ark. where he gTee to n38G5a6ss IL was educated in oar e5HntrF schools and in thr great University of Arkansas. Going back 10 the farm, ae tiled tfia soil. getting those useful lessons close to na- ture on the iprm that can be learned nowhere else. The far ner Is the foundation rock of the general prosperity and iu his
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rural fife N. F. Williams acquir- ed close knowledge ct what k due that class ot citizens from the public official, and ever tries, while publie servant, to com pass for the farming class what X due them. He taught school some wears. and was for eight years Justice in Richland town ship. E here called upon to ad- iudl1ate in questions of dispute between his fellow citizens. he studied the laws of his state and tile unwritten laws of equity that should obtain between man and man. Was twice elected judge of this. Washington Co, and, as saeh officer, made record that must be called m line with prog reS> and looking to public good and prs4ate justice. He is an enthusiast in tie matter of good roads and did much toward the improvement ot the public high ways during hls incumbeucv of tJle ladietaI office. As Mason, an Odd Fellow and a member of tla \. IF. F. A., Judge Williams has tood with those laboring for
 5edlencr to law and for develop .a4 man : better nature as cltl-
 a | business nlan and q friend, H5 8d> married to Miss Su>ie l.. Ii5rMan, Dec. o, 1eee. and they H4ve seven sons and three daugh- Gers He heiped organize the .4 4~~e5 #afiaH and has accept
 .efzsd |. its treasurer. He
 - I member ot the Baptist church
 ad @aHaa8 school Was nomi- astyG as democratic candidate
 seat n the lower House of t9e eN4a>as General sselnbly
 el De elected. His eXper- leale la tile public service ought t. hep am II his efforts to be q a~eful member. Personally, he
 markedly generous and ae- eommoddting.
 The Gity Bakery. under the present management. is one of the enterprises here that promis- es to grow into large busiaess. Mr. |. Hvizdalek k the baker and he k an artist III his l.ne. He turns out most palatable bread and pastries Of all kinds. He makes q speciality of wedding and banquet pastries. Give him all order as a trial. He Is certainly an unusually fine workman.
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NEW FEATURE FOR GARAGE.

There have been all sorts and kinds of
garages established in this city in con-
nection with the agencies for the different
cars. but quite a new departure has been
offered by Mr.. L. v. Hysan, who has re-
Gently opened the Belmont garage In the
quarters which were formerly occupied
by the Luttrell Company at 1711-13 14th
street.
The Belmont garage is the largest affair
of the kind in the city. doing a strictly
garage business. 1t. is Mr.. Hysan's idea
that he will devote his entire attention to
the storage and repair of automobiles.
The Belmont garage is admirably situa-
ted for the class of business that 1t ex-
poets to cater to. It Is on one Of the
main streets Of the city, right in the
heart of the northwest residence section.
1t is very easy Of access and it offers all
the facilities that could be expected in
q first-class concern.
The building Is comparatively a new
one. having been built only a few years.
and possesses the feature Of being abso-
lutely freproof This. In q garage, is
very essential, owing to the unusual op-
portunities there are for fire in buildings
Of its class. 1t Is fifty by a hundred and
fifty feet in dimensions. and there are
two floors to the plant. Fully eighty cars
can be accommodated on the two floors,
and it can be entered either from the
street or from the alley in the rear.
The repair shop is large and fully equip
ned with all Of the necessities for repair
ing any class of car, either American or
foreign. An able corps of mechanics is
In charge OF the shop. 90 that there 10
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A. N. c. N. A. SHOW
SHOULD BE A SUCCESS
Many Inquiries Being Made and
Record Number Of Exhibits Are
Anticipated for Event.

Judging from the great quantity Of in
quiries being received at the headquarters
Of the American Motor Car Manufacture
ers' Association, under whose auspices
the ninth International automobile show
will be conducted In Grand Central
Palace, New York. December 81 to jan
uary T. the first show of 1909 will be a
record-breaker in the number of exhibits.
A feature of the show will be the APP
pearance of not only the standard manu-
facturers of the A. NJ. c. NJ. A, but scores
Of new concerns, both makers OF automo-
biles and accessories. who have express
ed their determination to exhibit their new
models for the first time in the Palace
show.
As usual there will be private view OF
the exhibits on the afternoon of December
81 by public officials, members of the
Automobile Club of America and the Long
Island Automobile Club. officials of the
American Automobile Association and
their guests. This private view will be
from 3 to 6 o'clock and the public will be
admitted after s pm. New Year eve. Nc
exhibits will be received after that hour.
While there will be no free list. any
recognized automobile manufacturer
agent or dealer will be admitted without
charge between the hours of 10 am. and
pm. daily by registering and presenting
proper credentials.
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more. The car was In excellent condition,
but. the driver being inexperienced and
feeling his current growing low, thought
discretion was the better part of valor
and pulled in.
Then there is another amazing account
of an electric which ran all the way from
Denver to Colorado Springs on one
charge. Most of this distance was up
grade and through the worst kinds of
roads. Through is very good word to use
in this case, because the roads were SO
full of rurs and sand that it was nearly
impossible to go over them. On the re-
turn trip the odometer read fifty-three
miles on arriving at Denver. AS the bat
terry was in no wise run down, orders
were given to run 1T until there was ac-
tually no more power left. Accordingly
it was run about the streets of tho city
until the charge was exhausted. When
the odometer was read it was :ound to
measure 1O5 miles.
1t isn't often that stock electric cars are
pitted against gasoline in endurance or
an electric victoria making hill climb in
fifty-three seconds against the nearest
gasoline cars time Of fifty-four seconds.
In the same race the worst gas cars time
was 1913.
None of these records were made near
at home, though. Well. there are things
which the little cars have done close by
that would be no discredit to any Of them
Some time ago there was a car that
started from Washington for Baltimore
1t made the whole trip on one charge,
and could probably have successfully
made the trip back on the same charge,
but the driver did not wish to take
any chances of not getting all the
way back, SO he had his batteries boosted
q little in Baltimore. 1t was hard pull
all the way over and all the way back,
but he did 1t and found that he had
plenty of Juice" when he arrived back
in town. .ev
-Reams and reams could be written on
the past performance of these wonderful
cars. They are being sold by the score in
Washington, and perhaps that speaks
louder for them than all the pages and
catalogues that have been published.
And that is not all. Every season brings
out a hundred or so new ones. for this is
the city for them and the authorities are
trying to make it more SO every year.
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and that their claim is not merely for a
certain short period.

and that their claim is not merely for a
certain short period.
X X
The cars are now all tested at the
factories-that is. all Of the standard and
reputable cars-and some of these make
really wonderful records. The average
citizen of Washington Is at the present
time more or less we'll informed on au-
tomobiles and automobiling. but very few
of them really appreciate the wonderful
work the manufacturing of cars has got
ten to be. Aside from all the intricacies
of the various departments of manufac
ture and assembling. the one least
thought of and less heard Of is given owe,
to testing the finished product; and. while
1t requires a quick ear and watchful eye
to detect the slightest fault. the op
something new. He has to drop some ole
points. perhaps outgrown. and carefully
Judge the new. and this necessitates do
ing away with old prejudices; in fact
he must be a just judge.
Just stop to think OF the number OF
factories in the country and figure on,
what such experiments are costing pei
day, especially as, frequently new models
have been found wanting and rejected.
The electric manufacturing companie:
have not been far behind In those ex
periments and. while the electric has
been considered strictly city or town
car, with a radius of sixty miles trave
on one charge. experiments have beer
going along quietly looking not only tt
the improvement mechanically, but to ex.
tending the mileage discharge Of the bat
terry.
At one Of the factories recently bat
terry was to be tested out. Hurriedly 8
requisition was made on other depart
ments: a stock car of one OF the models
was assembled. the battery installed. one
of the young men from the Office pressed
into service. given a definite route ano
told to run her down. He started al
1 pm. and arrived at the factory just
before closing time. sunburned and dusty
having covered sixty-three miles. The
car was locked up for the night. making
it impossible for any one to bother it. and
again the next day he started out. the
car moving strong and easy. He had
and was also this day. When he pulled
in with Juice" to spare. he had covered
142 miles and could easily have gone five
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1909 BUICK.

The Model Ten Buick, which created
such a sensation when it was first put on
the market last season, will still be con-
tnued for 1909.
The Luttrell company, which is the
agent for the Buick, has already received
orders which will place nearly it's whole
allotment Of this popular little car for
1909. The model has some improvements
over last year. Some new features have
been added and the style of the design
has been little altered, so that the car
has been made even more perfect than
the old one.
In the first place. the car will be equip
ped with magnetic and a storage battery
for starting from the seat. The wheel
base will be heightened considerably and
the wheels will be fitted with larger tires
Altogether the car will be in appearance
and material a high-class car, having as
it does many of the desired features of
cars costing several times the price of this
little beauty.
The Buick company Is also making this
same model in a light touring car, while
there is a third surprise in still another
model. This Is model II. which will be a
thirty-flve to forty horsepower car, and
will be furnished with all the up-to-date
equipment. These cars can be had as
touring cars. tourabouts and runabouts.
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mobile show, National Association Auto
mobile Manufacturers, New York city; 8.
A. Miles. manager
February 27March 6-Hartford Auto
mobile Dealers Associations annual auto
mobile show.
Foreign.
October 11-1S-Paris, International con-
gress and public exhibition on roads and
rOad-making for modern locomotion;
French ministry of public works.
October 23-31-Relia bility trial of indus
trial vehicles. under auspices Of Austrian
Automobile Club.
November 2S-December 13-Eleventh an
nual salon de PAutomobile Grand Palais.
Champs Elysees. Automobile Club of
France, Paris.
December 22-29-Paris commercial We
hicle show, Grand Palais. Champs Ely
sees, Automobile Club of France.
January 16-25-Seventh annual automo-
bile and cycle exhibition: pare du Gin
quantenaire, Brussels. Belgium: syndical
chamber automobiles and cycles.