The Springdale news., 1908-12-11
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.
Vote early and often now.

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 We'll get even with the Frisco by patronizing the electric road when it IS completed.
 The Southwest American of Fort Smith is right good paper. but it doesn't help itself any by everastingly talking about it.
 One vote may win the piano being offered by The News, so It behooves those who are in the contest to get in every vote possible by the 24th
 It Is none too early to begin your holiday shop ping, and you get some valuable suggestions along this line by reading the ads in The News . The people of Sprngdale and surrounding country cordially invited to be present the Frisco station early Saturday morning to bld the cannon ball last fond farewell.
 There only few more days HOW until the close of the piano contest, don't delay and fail to get your subscription 10 The News in time to vote for your favorite for the piano.
 The coming session of the general assembly do much to gain the confidence of the people of Arkansas by selecting for it's officers men of known integrity, and men whose lives are above suspicion.
 It IS said that Governor Pindall eontemplates making tie race for United States Senator against Davis. h the event that such contest occurs there won't be enough of Pindall left to make decent political funeral.
 The Frisco railroad not only refuses to put Springdale its map, but also refuses to stop it's two most important trains here. Naturally, such things calculated to make the people of this town have a very friendly feeling for the road.
 ~ selected Champ Clark, of Missouri, as minority leader. succeeding John Sharp Williams. of Miss ssippi, who will go to the senate. Champ has the ability to make life as miserable for the Re- publican majority probably as no other Democrat in congress.
 Being located the banks of river has it's disadvantages, the people of Pine Bluff can testify The Arkansas River went on tear last week destroying property in that town to the value of s15o,ooo and causing depreciation of half million dollars to adjoining property We ''hill- -Billies' worried by the prospect of such calamity.
 Emmett Dalton. who a member of the band of outlaws who years ago terrorized the southwest with thelr dongs, is writing book giving history of his life. If that doesn't bring him in sufficient revenue he might try the stage. Dalton has been a resident of Bartlesville, Okla homa, since he pardoned time ago by Governor Hoch of Kansas for participation in the Cotfeyviille, Kan, raid several years ago.
 An ordinance is pending before the town coun- cil ot Russelvlle to lay off the entire town into improvement district for the purpose of build- ing concrete walks all the streets. A large aiority of the people said to be Ill favor of the measure and there is little doubt but what 1t will become law and the sidewalks will be built While there doubtless a few .knockers'' in Russevlle. in all towns, they seem to be hopeessly ill the minority, and as result when improvement of public nature Is started it k pushed to success
 Tie supreme court has upheld the constitutions ality of the law prohibiting the soliciting of or ders for whiskey i'll prohibition territory. It IS not only violation of law to personally solicit orders, but It IS also contrary to law to do so by mailing circulars. So the next time you get wonderful bargains in whiskey, just remember that the sender Is violating state law and Is
 liable to indictment. Why would 1t not also be good idea prohibit newspapers carrying liquor advertisements from circulating in prohibition territoryz
 Tie United States Supreme Court last week decided in favor of tile 2-cent fare law in Virgin ia The Railroad Commission of that state some time ago issued an order for 2-cent fares but the