The Springdale news., 1908-07-17
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 Sam Luper arrived yesterday from a so1ourn up in the vicinity of Arkansas City, Kansas. where he has been farming with his brother, John, who has been To- cated up there for some time.
 Mrs. George Johnson, of Harris IS spending this week with rela- tives here.
 Mrs. Laura kennty, of Okla homa City, Okla, visited her brother. w. F Langford Satur- day and Sunday.
 Mrs. Hattie Mcconnell, ot Seligman, Mo-, visited Friday and Saturday with relatives here.
 Barney Sturgeon is at home again after an extended absence in Kansas. His brother, Noah, who has been suffering for sever al weeks from the ravages of typhoid fever, IS convalesclng slowly.
 Miss Ollie Greenhouse Is teach ing q private school out at Wood- lawn district.
 The local Sunday School was re-organized last Sunday. Jesse Horne was reelected Superinteu- dent; (. D. Richey, elected assi>- tant superintendent, Miss Elma Richey. Secretary; Marion Mason, Treasurer.
 John Cox and family came out from Vale Sunday morning to make a short visit with local re- lat1ves.
 Ed Luper came down from Springfield, Mo-, Sunday b at tend the funeral services of Riley Maxey. Mr. Luper returned home Monday morning.
 MT. and Mrs. B. F. Johnson visited Friday and Saturday with MT. and Mrs. Taylor Stone, near Bentonville.
 Miss Mamie Ramey returned Friday from Seligman, Mo-, where she has been spending several weeks with relatives.
 Dick Lichlyter, John Mason and Guy Pearee returned Thurs day from their fishing trip to the Illinois river. They had but little success and are planning another trip for the near future.
 The protraeted meeting at Johnson opened Sunday Under the care of Bro. Gilmore and will continue on through this week. Considerable interest IS being manifested III the services.
 Saturday, August lst, IS the day that has been named for the neighborhood working al the Seymour cemetery, on the Stuckey farm. There IS quite bit of work to do to get this silent city of departed ones beautifed as It should be, and general turnout of all interested parties IS desired.
 N. N. Hanks and Ollie Crum are down from Br1ghtwater for few days rest from work in the eooperage department ol the lme plant at that place.
 Frank Roberts, who committed suicide at Coffeyville, kas., last week and was brought back and buried at Greenland, was for mer school-boy at Stony Point, under McBride's teaching away back in 's9. Frank resided al Fayetteville then.
 Some of the chigger sufferers who have used the new remedy attest to the efficacy of hypolsu- phite of soda as cure for the bites of the critters.
 I have seldom had more erievous item to chronicle than this one which marks the pass ing of my friend and former school-mate, Riley MaXey, who departed from earthly existence last Saturday evening after a long illness of typhoid fever and its accompanying complicated troubles. Riley was 3l years oi age and leaves widow and three little children behind him, be- sides host of other sorrowing relatives. He was born here and the short span of his life has been spent here among the hills where he had acquired strong hold on the hearts of his neigh bors as was attested by the great number who attended the funera. services at Stony Point Sunday evening. The services We're con. ducted by Rev. G. r. Hanks, 1T the New Hope Baptist church. ol