The Springdale news., 1909-08-06
JOHNSON.

Pink Garrett returned Monday from an extended outing among the hills near Carter, Ark.
 Oscar Cardwell and family, of Springdale, were visiting relatives here the first of the week.
 ]. Harvey Pearson came up from West Fork Monday and is going to visit few days with old friends
 c. c. Couch left Monday for Tah- lequah and other Oklahoma points where he will look up business op- enings.
 John Lichlyter is clerking again in the McClendon & Company en- porium after few months vacation on the farm.
 The protracted meeting at New Hope is being conducted by Rev. Elmer Rice who is ably assisted by Rev. Shep Auper.
 ,Tis a dry time here at Johnson.
 
 Causes folks to sit and ponder What the drouth is going to do.
 C. $. Mayes returned Tuesday morning from business trip out about Harrison, Ark Charley is go- ing to have it to rain here to- morrow.
 J E. McGlendon and Walter Gill strap were visitors here for short time last Wednesday. Mack re- sides at Proctor, Okla, and Walter lives at St. Paul, Ark.
 The local attacks of Morbus Sab baticus are fewer in number since the recent revival here, and it is very gratifying to see so many new faces out at Sunday School
 w. l.. Stuckey is building big barn down on the Fern Dell ranch, but he will probably wait until next season to fill it on account of the drouth eclipsing his present crop prospects.
 The new train schedules give a little better service for Johnson folks. but it keeps the average nor tai busy trying to keep up with the changes of time cards on the Frisco nowadays.
 Now, folks, when the weather gets cooler there will be an i'm provement in the Johnson items, for Mully cannot fan, and write and think while keeping one eye on the thermometer.
 Prof. Davis will probably have to have an assistant teacher at Stony Point as the new law will cause a greater attendance than us ual Stony Point has only one room which makes it very disagree able for two teachers to work with a crowded school.
 Just try singing The Good Old Summer time" if you want to start a riot around Johnson. This dry weather is a serious proposition and it will take a whole lot of moisture to render much aid to the crops and pastures that are slowly, but surely, parching while the mercury is romp- ing around the hundred mark.
 There will be a meeting of the school directors of Washington county, at Fayetteville. in the near future, and every one Of the of ficials ought to arrange 10 at tend this meeting There'll be some very important questions up for discussion, so keep an eye open for the date and be sure and attend.
 The attendance at the weekly prayer meeting service last Thurs day night was very encouraging to those workers who have the service in charge, and there should not be any laggards if the Christian people around Johnson wish to continue the Masters work Remember the prayer meeting every Thursday ev- ening.
 Misses Craig and Lynch, the To- cal teachers, moved over to John son last Friday and are occupying Mrs. Pearson's small cottage again. A number of the local folks ar ranged surprise "serenade' for them Friday night, and pande- monium of tin pans. zine tubs and steel blow points aroused the sur rounding people who wondered where that 'shiveree is a goin on
 Twenty-two of the members of the Johnson Sunday school journey d up to Zion Sunday afternoon to attend the singing. and to hear Bro. Thornsberry $ sermon that night The young ladies of the party had provided splendid sup her which was served picnic style oh