The Springdale news., 1908-01-17
An tbe Gown and County.

| Dig lQlnDeT company dl IOIl0k, but the mills were shut down re- 6entiy as q result of the money panic, throwing large number of people out of employment. His friends are. of course. sorry lie lost d lucrative position, but they are pleased that Il had the effect of bringing him and his family back b Springdaie.
 The annual meeting of the stockholders of the First Nation al Bank of Springdale was held Tuesday and tie old directors were reelected. They are C. x. Furry. L. C Dodson, T. ]. Hill, S. II. Slaughter and I P. Deav- CT. It was also voted to increase tae capitol stock from S25, ,000 to $50. 000.
 The local \. Q, [. N. Lodge had supper 1t the Arcade Hotel Friday night, and an address at tlle lodge room by Grand Master Workman II. WIIolland. of Rus sellFiIte. \ G.=Holf. of ClarkS- vile, another leading member of the order was also present. The meeting and tile supper were | pronounced success.
 The News is this week com pleting tile job of printing the minutes of the sixth annual seS- sion of the State Association of Arkansas Baptist Churches held at Benton November 1. ,, : and l. last. There are 5000 copies and itu1akeS | book Of X pages. ". T. Gam, of Herd. Benton County. is clerk of the Assoeia- Htiou
 Items were received this week from Robinson and from Spring Creek with no name signed to them, consequently they 20 to the office cat. Items were re- eeived from other correspondents last week too late Tor publiea- ton. To insure publication items must reach thls office not later than Tuesday. and the name ot the writer must always be known
 r. P. Barnett. I former re>i- dent oi Springdaie, sends in his renewal for He News tllis week. He k coated thirteen mics north #of Cleburnc, TeNas, lis po>toffier being Godiey. He says lie has farm of S20 acres oi fine land, 25o in cultivation and has 1t well -totked The famiIy are all well and we'll pleased with their nc4 heme Mr. Barnett saTs He cx- poets to visit tais section some time this year.
 inc. ;. DodSon came over from Harrison Tuesday night to at- tend tht annual meeting 5t the stockholders et tae Central IzeIe- puene Co., the main business oT- fee of which k u Harrison X dividend of l5ptr cent Was de- Gaared. and tho old officers were reelected as follows President, D, Christian; Hioepre>ident. Wn. iaoeht; secretary and treasurer. W. \. Graves; general manager, Jno. 5 Dod>on
 h last week = News mention vas made of the fact that NJ. C. Weir had failed to hear from his son, Harley. for some time, the last letter from him being from Washington MT. Weir was re- joieed Monday to receive q letter from him, and lie IS now at Amo- rilla, Texas. Harley writes that he took Thanksgiving dinner with Don Roberts at Sacramento, California, and since leaving home he has been in Canada, New Mexico, and other places, having tTdNtttd ONcI Eb1b t1lfeS. lie says that work k scarce in the west on account of the panic, and that he will probably be home soon
 The annual meeting of the Arkansas Horticultural Society wiIl De held al Van Bureu Janu- ary 2l to B Capt. Geo. T. Linz coin ot Bentonyille Is president of the society. Among those from this section of the state who are on the program we note the following: Judge ]. N Till- man, of Fayetteville, for an ad- dress. E Walker and ]. l.. Hewitt, subjects to be chosen. w. c. Vincenheller. "Proper Packing and Handling Fruit. ' Miss Julia McMiehael, Benton vile, "Women in Horticulture. ]" C. A. Ford, Siloam Springs, Growing an Orchard" E. NJ. Plank, Decatur, Theory and n