The Springdale news., 1908-09-11

down from Thayer, Kansas. vis- ting relatives around Johnson and Springdale.
 Miss Ella Owens returned Sat- urday from short visit over 10 Lead Hill, Ark. She was ac- companied home by Misses Min- nie De Shields and Fife Cantre1l, who will visit here and at Farm 1ngton for a short time.
 J. F.. McClendon and wife came up from Proctor, Okla. Friday evening to attend the picnic and visit a few days. Mack went on to St. Louis this evening to pur- chase merchandise for his fall and winter trade.
 Quite number of our citizens have joined the Mutual Aid Union the mutual insurance company with Headquarters at Rogers, Ark.
 A big delegation of Johnson people attended the big reunion at Sloan Springs last week and they have about all returned and report splendid time. The next reunion will be held at Siloam and in the election of officers this place captured the following: B.. F. Johnson, colonel; Wm. Mayes, adiutant and G. P. Hanks, chap lain.
 George Johnson and family, Of Harris, visited relatives here Sat- urday and Sunday.
 D. B. Shofner, of Wesley, Ark. was in Johnson yesterday and bought a fine Shropshire sheep from B. F. Johnson.
 w. G. Parish is away out in Oklahoma at present visiting Uncle Tom Hutton who formerly resided out west of Johnson.
 The little folks and whole lot of the larger ones are already planning to take in the circus at Fayetteville on Sept. II.
 Mrs. John Sturgeon died Sun day morning. Her son, Noah Sturgeon, is just eonvaleseing from lingering attack of ty- phoid fever and his mother con- traeted the disease while nursing him through his sickness. The bereaved husband and four boys have the sincere sympathy of the community. She was laid to rest in Shady Grove cemetery yesterday evening.
 The oId-time singing at Spring dale Sunday was attended by sex- eral of the local folks and they report very enjoyable occasion,
 The attendance at Sunday School was very good last Sun- day and the blight of Morbus Sabbaticus is slowly waning.
 The work ot building the stone fence around the Seymour cenle- tery was renewed yesterday and the committee having the matter in charge intends to try to push the work through to completion this week, This has been the local burylng ground for several generations and many of the p1- oneers who blazed trails through the Ozark hills long decades ago and tarried and spent their lives in the toli and quietude of a farmers life are sleeping there near the green oedars where the limestone fence will prevent rude intrusion on the sacred privacy of the silent city of the dead.
 Teeumseh was visitor to Johnson on picnic day and was the only one of the correspond- ents who reported to Mully. Come again, Tecump.
 The farmers are jubilant over the prospect for corn crop since the continuance of the rains sped the drouth away.
 A flaw in the title has prob ably deferred the sale of Levi Bishops forty acres down at the "old camp ground, and so Levi will stay awhile longer in Ark ansas.
 Candidates are beginning to appear on the borders Of the res ervatlon and once In awhile one will make a hurried run across and scatter a hand full of cards along the way.
 John Etherington, of Boynton Oklahoma, purchased the fish pond place some months age and Is beginning to get bit ot