The Springdale news., 1909-10-01
JOHNSON.

Orley Maxey and wife returned Sunday evening from short visit to relatives at Pennington.
 George Pool and wife were over from Pennington Saturday eynine and Sunday visiting at B. F. John sons
 H. \. Saville sold his property here to ] E. McClendon X Com pany. and the goods have all been moved down to the Ozark Store
 The dry weather still continues. but the heat has abated. and folks are looking fer frost most any time now The weather prophets are all out or business.
 Harry Marr, away up at Bingham, Neb., writes that they have had plenty of rain up in his country this year. and that frost visited them some days ago.
 Johnson folks are furnishing ex- hibits for several departments of the County Fair, and calculations have been made to bring back a goodly number of premiums.
 ]. w. Powell, a Clear Creek val ley farmer. has rented his farm to Harry Eaton and will leave in a few days for Oklahoma where he intends to prospect for location.
 The pie supper at Johnson sal urday night was grand success, and the basket ball girls received S12.05 from the sale of the pies that were auctioned off by R. NJ. Lichlyter.
 Charley Eockhart and Neal Al wis are putting in their time hunting coons' these moonlight nights. They have caught three of the varmints-'sides lot of 'possums.
 c. w. Davis loaded car of ap- ples here last Friday from his or chards on the farm purchased last year from Clark Fisher The ap= ples were bought by A. C. Ham, ilton, of Fayetteville.
 Mrs. Tom Nail, who has been an invalid for such a long time, is now precariously il, and her sur yival is only a question of a few days. Messages have been sent for her children to come home.
 John Wiekwire returned Thurs day from short visit to the viein- ity of Carthage, Mo, where he had intended to work ill barber shop, but trade was so dull that John de efded to come back to Arkansas
 Mrs. Zenobia Thurmond was Xisi= ting relatives in Johnson yesterday. Aunt 'Nobia resides out by Oak Grove and yesterday was her first visit down to Johnson since her con. valeseenee from severe attack of fever some months ago.
 Uncle Bob Greenhouse left yes terday evening for Springfield. Mo, and will continue his journey from there in few days down to Fulton County Arkansas, where he intends to spend a few months visiting his son, Rev B H. Greenhouse.
 The water famine al Fayetteville has caused attention to point to- wards the Clear Creek valley rom whence the city may procure it water supply ill the near future seY- eral surveys Of the water supply here have been made recently by engineers from Fayetteville.
 Uncle Bob Parish s little grand son, Pete. was bitten by ground rattle-snake Sunday evening, and prompt measares barely ayerted tragedy The boy was bitten on the instep of the right foot and the ven om inoculated his entire system in a short time Br Summers was call ed to attend Che case and he pro nounces the lad on the road 10 recovery to-day The snake had two rattles and button
 Uncle Zack Lewis and wife. of Cranberry, Texas, were visiting at B. F. Johnson Saturday and sun day. They say that the people up her, are not suffering from drouth like they are down in the vicinity Of Cranberry There has been on- ly a few showers since May, 1908, and scarcely thing was raised this veal. Uncle Zack says lots of peo pie are leaving there, but he in ten Is to stay, as it is too fine country to leave on account of a Arouth
 The prayer meetings at Stony Point and Johnson on Wednesday and Thursday nights are well at tended, and considerable interest f,,