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Evening star., 1909-09-05

But the porter's blunder nearly cost Pugge's
life; for midway of the fight the pig fell and lay
her chain, and then, shaking her loose, swung and
caught her by the throat Sitting it to ribbons, but
luckily not puncturng the jugular. 1t all happened
quickly that before Outram got in a finishing shot
Pugge had wrested free of the boars sharp tusks and
was herself tackling again furiously ever.
Early in the afternoon parted Outram swinging
to the west and | to the east. Just at sundown
shot good Chandler reedbuck in of the favorite
haunts of its kind among the crags along the edge
of the escarpment Night fell before the buck was
skinned and though the moon was well on in its
first quarter should never have made the six miles
to camp winding among endless isolated clumps of
timber and belts of heavy forest, but for the brute
instinct of Habia, my little Wanderobo bred Nasal
who always brought me in on air lines no matter
how dark the night was.
The Ivory Hunters
THE next morning, January 80, we received mes
sage from Engabai (Masai for Mara)
camp to the effect that mysterious lone MnSnngn
there awaiting us, whom Outram not long in
placing sort of between trader and raider,
whose camp in German territory had been recently
seized and his arms, goods and cattle conscated
destroyed by German aSkars, of the fast dis
appearing class of ivory hunters and traders who a
few years ago were winning fortunes at their danger
game.
Indeed have met men who have cleared as high
seventy-ve thousand dollars off their ivory taken
on a six months expedition traded from the
natives, but most of it fallen to their guns.
hen came the game laws the game rangers to
force them, and heavy penalties for infringement,
making contraband all ivory but the insignificant
lots shot under a SportSmanS license Not a few re-
belled against these laws,-the hardy, independent
lot, many gentlemen bred who for years had en-
dured every hardship and taken their lives in their
hands every morning they went out into forest
long grass after uskers every hour they spent the
fever breeding jungles that elephants haunt lured
by the love of adventure and the chances of gains
adequate to afford them every last luxury of civza
tion for the half-year they spent out of the BUSH
But while elephant and other game had to be
protected to them from extinction it mis-
fortune for the country that it should have become
necessary to legisate this class of the field Ex
pressed official opinions to the contrary notwith
standing these latterday ivory hunters and traders
in the heels of the departing Arabs, were
Evening star., 1909-09-05


its crests and shadowed in its ho-
lows dotted here and there with wild
olives and punches of BUSH the top of
the escarpment looked like vast field of richly en-
bossed Spanish leather tnged with every hue Of rus
set and of green
Quick is Dame Natures shifting in Equa-
torial Africa. fortnight earlier rain was pouring
nightly, vivid greens were everywhere, ponds in
every hollow, the birds bhely twittering their
riest spring songs the blazing out of vault of
cobalt blue.
Returned, with the rain stopped no than four
days, as we could plainly from Looseandgiddy
camp, we found that busy, pulsing Spring had made
one bound leap into the restful lap of Indian Sum-
birds indo1ent slow of fight and little prone to
cricket chrp mellowed to lower lazer notes. the
drone of myriad insects; fights of grasshoppers
ing walked IN white clouds that looked like an
inverted uprising snoWstorm; heavy haze over all
the land that completely hid the outlook down and
across the valley of the Mara-until standing upon
the edge of the escarpment, it seemed like had
stepped out some bold headand and was gazing
out across a fog hid sea.
Evening star., 1909-09-05
.HE next two days we travelled
east toward the Mara. camping

THE next two days we travelled
east toward the Mara, camping
at noon of the second day on
the wide reaches of low, rolling table
land that form the crest of the Isuria
Escarpment, and near its eastern
brink, where it drops almost sheer
twelve hundred feet to the valley of
the Mara.
Burned last year of its tangle of
old grass and then carpeted with
short growth of juicy bluegrass (no
more than two feet high), whose tops
were already seeded and browning,
until, stirred by breezes into ever
shifting patterns, rejecting sunlight
on its crests and shadowed in its hol-
lows, dotted here and there with wild
olives and punches of bush, the top of
The Springdale news., 1909-11-12
SPRING CREEK

We will announce there will be prayer meeting at Zion next Friday night.
 w. Whinery sold a good horse to R. J. koscheski last week for $100.30.
 Carl IAtkison left last Tuesday for Cherryvale, Kansas, where he will seek employment.
 Claud Hairston arrived home Saturday after spending several weeks i'll Pittsburg. Kansas.
 Mrs. Barron and children went up to Vaughan Saturday to visit her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Mills.
 Brother Crawford $ regular appointment at this place next Saturday and Sunday and prob ably Sunday night.
 John King, Jr., and Miss Der tha Mulstain, and Lorin Atkison
The Springdale news., 1909-11-12
WAS TIRED
 OF LIVING. CLAUD LAWSON USES GUN WITH DEADLY EFFECT. LIVED NEAR SPRING VALLEY. The Cause of His Rash Act Is Unknown to His Family
 Or Friends.
LIVED NEAR SPRING VALLEY.

Claud Lawson, aged about 26 years, committed suicide Fri day afternoon about ?. m. at his home some four miles north of Spring Valley. The deed was committed with shot gun, and the upper portion of Lawson S head was literally blown away.
 No cause for the rash deed is known. Friday afternoon he told his wife he believed he would go To the woods and search Tor some stray hogs. and she decided to take the two young children and go 10 d neighbors for visit while he was absent. The wife and ehil- dren got on q horse and started on their journey. but had gone but a short distance when they heard the report of a gun, and turning around tie littls son ex- claimed: Mamma, look what papa has done.
 ], lie deceased was son of the late John Lawson, well known Ill that locality He had never had any trouble so far as known that would be sufficient to cause him to want to take his own life. His wife Was d Miss Fletcher, and her father resides at Rogers. The untimely death of her hus- band was sad blow 10 the wife and two little children.
 The remains were inferred Saturday in the cemetery at Burks Shed.
The Springdale news., 1909-11-12

Elizabeth English, B years of age, fined S2O and sentenced to 90 days in jail by a Benton county justice of the peace on the charge of disturbing the peace, her offense consisting i'll engaging in row with her father, who is 75 years of age, was yesterday granted q pardon by Governor Donaghey. The pe- tition requesting the pardon was signed by Prosecuting Attorney D. B. IIorsley and all the justices of the peace of the county, B in number. The woman has served G. days of her sentence Ga Zette.
The Springdale news., 1909-11-12
AND THE BOY MEETS DEATH.
Untimely Death of Roy Watson, Ten Year Old Son of Mir. and
 Mrs. A. C. Watson.

One of the saddest deaths i'll this vicinity for some time Oc- cured Monday morning when Roy Watson. ten year old son of Mir. and Mrs. A. (. Watson. died as the result of an accident.
 The little fellow was out in the yard playing when he found what he thought to be a funny kind of rock, but which in re ality was railroad torpedo. He carried 1t into the house to show his mother. asking her what 1t was Mrs. Watson had never seen anything like it before. and didn t consider Il harmful. The boy put tie torpedo in his pock- ct. remarking. Mamma, if this IS q rock t is q mighty light one.
 He then went out i'll the yard and 1t is supposed thought the torpedo hollow and wanted to see on the inside He placed t on a plank nearby and hlt II with the axe. The torpedo ex= ploded and piece =of fite tin about =one=half inch square struck him on the right side of the throat. cutting IengthWise through the center of the common earroted artery. Dr. Frank Young. who was near at the time, Was called, and stopped the hemorrhage. but the httle fellow had lost too much blood and died l few hours later. \ post mortem examination was made. and the tin which had lodged in the throat. was renoF- ed.
 The remains were taken to Go- shen Tuesday morning that beng the old home of the family, and services were conducted i'll the afternoon at the church by Rev. Thornsberry. and the remains were laid to rest in the Goshen cemetery.
 The deceased was a student i'll the grammar school and as d mark of respect school was dis missed Tuesday morning. and the students marched i'll body to the home of their deceased school-mate, and escorted the hody q short distance from town where short service was held.
 Mr. and Mrs. Watson desire through the columns of The News to express their thanks to all those who so kindly aided and assisted them during their atIlctlon.
The Springdale news., 1909-11-12
JOHNSON.

Mrs. Edna Vernon gave q quilting party at her home Saturday.
 Mrs. Kate Grum is visiting relatives at Rogers and Avoca this week.
 Hal Crum Of Brightwater vis- tied his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Will Grum, Saturday.
 Mrs. Jesse Loving and daugh- ter, Lillian, of Whitener, visited with relatives here couple of days last week.
 They do say that Bob Garrett freighted c. Washington Forgy and wife back to Johnson from Pennington last week.
 C. $. Mayes returned Thurs day evening from an extended absence in Iowa and Missouri where he bought fruit during the past season.
 Joe Smiley was q transient wis itor in Johnson yesterday. He reported d fine rain over in the Spring Creek valley Sunday night.
 The protracted meeting at Sha- dy 6rove closed Thursday night. Three candidates were immersed in Clear Creek Sun day evening by Pastor King.
 C. D. Ritchey IS entertaining nephew. Hollis Ritchey. who is visiting this section of country and registers from near Wichi- ia. Kansas.
 c. C. Couch. of Tahlequah, Ok, came up to Johnson Satur- day evening and stayed over till
The Springdale news., 1909-11-12
Smith Humphrey.

Andy smith and Miss Ethel Humphrey were united in narri= age sunday morning just before church service at the home of Rex. L. S. Ballard, the officia- tne minister.
 The bride came to Springda.e several months ago from Arkan- sas County with Mr. and Mrs. II. Quandt. with whom she made her home. and during hef=reSi- dence here has impressed all with whom she has come into contact as being an excellent young lady. The groom is q son of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Smith of this place and was reared III the vicinity of HindsvIlle, and has many friends there as we'll as in Springdale. The young people will make their home on the farm of Mr. Smith $ father near Huntsville, moving over this week.
 The News offers best wishes for the future happiness of the  young people
The Springdale news., 1909-11-12
DEATHS.
Kirkland.

Mrs. Fannie $. Kirkland. the subject of this brief sketch, dl- ed at her home in Springdale, ArK.. on Thursday evening. No vember 1, 1909, at , :15 0 clock, being 43 years and 6 months of age.
 The deceased was a daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Jas. Dod- son. her father having been for d number of years the beloved pastor of the Primitive Baptist church of this city. She was born in Randolph County, Ark. May 10, 1866. For ll3 days prior to her death Mrs. Kirkland had been deprived of her mind and was d great sufferer. God laid his afflicting hand heavily upon her and led her through the fiery furnace, but at last he said 1t is enough. come up high CT, and the imprisoned spirit was released from it's temple of clay
The Springdale news., 1909-11-12
and Gertie Baird spent the day at Monte Ne Sunday.

and Gertie Baird spent the day at Monte Ne Sunday.
 John Cooper Is erecting new residence on P. Davis farm in this vicinity. George Robbins will occupy the house when 1t ls completed.
 Fred Hairston has purchased d brand new wagon. Fred says he IS gong to get married soon Ii he has to dig girl out of some hillside.
 NJ. L. Ford and family will leave this week, and we under stand John Cooper will move in the house with his father-un- cle, Bill Cooper.
 Misses Hattie Aaron and Mar garet King visited at George Aaron $ Saturday and Sunday. and Sunday afternoon attended the baptising at Shady Grove.
 Mrs. Marion Smith. of Spring dale. was visiting her parents q few days latter part Of last week. ]. k. Barron went up to Sprlngdale to assist Mr. Smith In his restaurant during Mrs. Smith absence.
 Mrs. Jesse Camden. Mrs. ]. Robbins. Miss Josie Camden. Mrs. /. Hairston and danughter Miss Zella and Mrs. Wm. King and daughter Margaret, gather ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. VI cry last Tuesday afternoon in. social conversation and quil- ting. Mr. Whinery and family are preparing to leave the lat ter part of this week for Goffey vile. Kan.
 Igpa4.t l.
The Springdale news., 1909-11-12
Parrott- VanHorn

Gertie II. Parrot and Miss Mary Van Horn both of thls place were quietly married Sat urday evening. at s:30 o clock, at the home of Rev. W. Il. Nor row. the officiating minister.
 Mr. Parrot IS now employed at the meat market of Brogdon X Baker, but expects to quite there soon when he and Mrs. Parrot will leave to look up q location somewhere in Oklaho- ma.
 Both have d host of friends who wish them much happiness through life.
The Springdale news., 1909-11-12
THE CONTRACT
 IS AWARDED. SPRINGDALE'S NEW SCHOOL BUILDING TO COST $l2,4l4. HALTER BROS. GET CONTRACT
Stone Work to Begin at Once. Building to be Completed for
 Next Term of School.

The school board formally awarded the contract Monday af- ternoon for the construction of the new high school building, the successful bidders being Hal ter Bros, of Conway, their bid being SIP, The other bid ders were: J. A. Frazier, Rog- CTS, S14, 450; A. NJ. Byrnes, Fay etteville, SIS. .3o7; l.. \. Mason, Monett, Mo-. S1+, ,S7O; A. T. Bramer & Sons, Monett, Mo-, Sl5,790. The local bidders were E. (. Prltehard, whose bid was Sl4. 400. and NJ. NJ. Lavender. who bid Sl6, ,225. As will be noticed the bids varied eonSid- erably, there being a difference of almost S4, 1000 between the hi igh- est and lowest bid submitted.
 The successful contractors are to finish the building in all de- tails, except tie heating plant, for the sum named. The. stone work is to be completed this win
 ter, and immediately after the close of school in April other work will be pushed as rapidly as possible, as under the terms of the contract the building IS 10 be completed in time for the open ing of school next fall. The con-
 tractors gave q bond of SIS, GOO for the faithful performance oI their work. While Halter Bros. are competitive strangers in this section, they have quite a good reputation as contractors, hay ing recently completed new county court house at Parls. Logan County, and also have the contract for the construction of a Baptist Church at their home town, in addition to other work.
 The school board has not yet definitely decided on the exact location for the new building, but 1t will probably be about where the old building now stands. Bonds to the amount of Els, 5,00o will be issued, and from this enough money will be realized to furnish the new building. The contract for the sale of the bonds has not yet been closed but ne- gotiations have gone so far that the board feels assured that the matter will soon be closed.
The Springdale news., 1909-11-12

and without d struggle she pass ed away.
 X little over 27 years ago she gave her heart and hand in holy matrimonv 10 Mr J. l.. Davis. and To this union were born two sons and daughter. who sur vive to mourn their loss. Some six years before her marriage she professed q hope in Christ, after wards joined the Primitive Bap- list church. and in the years that followed proved to be a loyal devoted member of that faith.
 Our deceased sister evidently had q premonition of the sad misfortune that befel her in the loss of her mind. Sending for members of the family, she con versed with them deliberately, even naming the hour tmidnight1 when she should die or lose her mind. being perfectly reconeiled and ready 10 go. She selected the hymns she wanted sung at her funeral. and even sat up in her bed and sang them. These were among her last rational mo- ments; and. oh. how comforting their memory And how strong their assurance that her Father has called her up to the home not made with hands. eternal in the heavens.
 Funeral services were conduc- ted i'll the Primitive Baptist church by Rev. ]. E. Wylie. after which we laid her body to rest in Bluff Cemetery. to await the resurrection morn. Let us think ot her as being in that beautiful land. of which it is said " Nc chilling winds nor poison
 ous breath
 Can reach that -healthfnl shore; Sickness and sorrow pain and
 death.
 Are felt and feared no more
 ]. E. Nyfe.
The Springdale news., 1909-11-12
Frisco to Advertise Ozarks

Jefferson City, Mo-, Nov. l. Governor Hadley learned to-day that the St. Louis X San Fran cisco Railroad Company has set apart S20.oOo for advertising the farming. dairy and poultryrals- ing possibilities of the Ozark reg ions. The information came from General Passenger Agent Hilton. This sum will all be expended within the next twelve months and will consist largely in com- hng and publishing such in- formation as will tend to the in dustries already named.
 s.1f it hanpepad iY'c in The News T
The Springdale news., 1909-11-12
Eight Pages

Monday with friends who were pleased 10 welcome him back to . the reservation, even though t was only for short time.
 Arm Late has been on the sick llst for several days. Ii has been long time ago since Arm came over the miles from the historic hills near llarper's Fer ft, Va.
 Miss Addie Lynch was able to make the journey over to her home near Harmon Saturday. Sle IS eonyalescing slowly from q serious attack of rheumatism and bronchitis.
 !. R. Strickland and family of Logan We're visiting relatives here Sunday. Rube lived here quite while some years ago and has number of friends ln this locality.
 Abner Craig of lIinsdale, Montana, arrived here Thursday evening and spent the night with his sister, Miss Mary Craig. He will spend | week or so visiting relatives near Tontitown before returning to his home ill the far north
 John Young Wickwire return ed Saturday morning from his trip to Fort Worth. Tex. where he had planned to sojourn until he got rich He didn make fortune this trip, as it took him just week to get cured of his ease of Texas fever.
 Mrs. Tom Nail. who accompa- nied her daughter, Mrs Cum mings. back to Portales. N M., some weeks ago. withstood the fatigue of the long journey splendidly, and her health iS inn proving wonderfully since arfiy-  ing there.
 ] C Ingram and grand daughters, Hattie and Maudt of Excelsior. Ark returned to their homes yesterday after sey- eral days visiting with relatives here. Uncle Jim is one of the few surviving pioneers who set tied III this vicinity before the Civil War. He resided for years near where fontitown k now lo- cated. but failed 10 note sin gle familiar landmark while there Saturday, after an absence of almost forty years.
 The stockholders of the Fruit men Union held their annual meeting Saturday evening, but no unusual business Was trans acted other than the election of d board of directors 10 manage the affairs of the association during the next year The fol- lowing members were elected di- rectors $. $. Stearnes. (. D. Ritchey, $. A. Luper. Bennett Maxey. Fred Graue, John lvey, and l. $. Bookont The grow CTS are not sangune of q big berry crop next spring on ac- count of the unusual drouth this season.
 Mulkeepmo.
 xxJo,,or pordopod
The Springdale news., 1909-11-12

Mrs. r.maline Joyce died Mon day morning about four q clock at her home in the east part of town. aged nearly = years. De ceased had been II III health for number of years. and some three years ago suffered d stroke of paralysis. and this Is likely what caused her death. The remains were inferred by the side of the husband Of deceased in the cemetery al Mt. Vernon church in Oxford Bend. on White River, Tuesday. services being conducted by Rev. j. w.. House, pastor of the NJ. F.. Church, South.
 Mrs. Joyce was d daughter of Wesley and Rhoda Stone. old pioneers of this section. and was born ill March. 1888. on q farm southeast of Springdale on White River. In her girlhood days she was united in marriage to w.. R. Joyce. and to them Were born five children two sons and three daughters. and of these on ly three. one son and two daugh- ters. survive. They are Mayor J. A. Joyce. Mrs Delaney Bo- man. wife of J C. Roman, and Miss M,,ry Joyce, all being res idents of Springdale. Deceased is also survived by two half sisters. Mrs. Will Harp. and Mrs. 4. ]. Jones, the latter residing at Siloam Springs, and three half brothers, Tom and Jack Stone. living near Springdale, and Green Stone of Ft. Scott, Kan. Mrs. Joyce had spent all her life in the vicinity where she was born. until about ten years ago. on the death of her husband. she with her daughter, Miss Mary, moved to Sprlngdale which has since been her home.
 Mrs. Joyce had for many years been member of the Bap- tist Church at Mt. Vernon, and after moving 10 town continued her membership with that organ ization. She was well known to the older residents. and was es- teemed and respected by all.
 The children of the deceased request that The News convey their thanks to all for the kind nesses shown them during the sickness and death of their mother.
The Springdale news., 1909-11-12

If properly farmed, on the in tensive plan, there is no reason why all the people now on earth should not get d living out of the sea
The Springdale news., 1909-11-12

The logical candidate is usually the one the enemy are most eager to keep out of the running.
The Springdale news., 1909-11-12

When a girl marries d man old enough to be her father 1t is sign that he ought to know better.
The Springdale news., 1909-11-12
Woman Pardoned

Hulk eepno.
The Springdale news., 1909-11-12

Mrs. Edna Vernon gave q quilting party at her home Saturday.
The Springdale news., 1909-11-12
MARRIAGES.

Brown Eyes.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-21
I1lhQn Ro Ohildr0n bc6n toNrowup

morning II the habit Of carsIessness re-
zarding his teeth Is allowed 20 take bold
Of the child Il can result IN but one
thing-nuch suffering and expensive trou-
bic for the rest OF bis life. Once the
child understands the necessity Of keep
ing the teeth clean be may be left to
his own resources.
There Is scarcely q mother in the land
that does not realize the necessity OF
guarding and watching the condition OF
the hair Of her little girls. She well
knows that a girls hair is Der crowning
glory. Forever and a day It seems she
Is shampooing the hair Of her little daugh-
tiers. Bus she leaves her sons 70 take
care OF their own heads. There Is no
reason why the head and sc%ip OF the
growing boy should not be washed as
carefully and as frequently as that OF
his little sister. II you want TO know
whether a boys mother Is taking the care
OF him she should. just notice the pres
ence Of absence OF the ring Of daBdruR
50 often seen on the schOoIbOy's coat.
Teach your children how 10 sit and
TO walk correctly There IS nothing that
develops gracefulneSs in 4 child as quick
~ as q good dancing school. They learn
TO hold themselves properly and 70 move
and sit with ease and grace