The Springdale news., 1909-02-24

The canning factory at Gentry Is contracting for 300 or 400 acres of tomatoes.
 Mrs. Perkins, wife of Rev. George C. Perkins, who was at one time pastor of the Congrega- tional Church at Rogers, died re- gently i'll Florida from stroke of paralysis.
 Sulphur Springs had another fire last week. This time 1t was the depot of the Kansas City Southern, and the origin of the fire IS unknown. A box car is now being used as d depot.
 Benton County's stock law, which was adopted i'll the town ships of Golvllle, Osage, Wager, Gentry, Wallace, Sulp Il r Springs, Washington and Eseu- lapia, will go into effect March l.
 Mrs. W. H. Crossland and daug hter left Sunday for Mime apolis and will return next week with her two sens and they will make tonville their home un- til the completion of the Benton ville-Joplin Electric Interurban. -BentonVille Sun.
 Mrs. Parks, wife of Jasper Parks, deceased, who was at ole time postmaster at Beatty, died recently at Cordell, Kansas, here she has made her home since the death of her husband. She was v years of age. The remains were brought back to Beatv for interment.
 Homer W. Orr, 24 years of age, son of Wiley Orr of Bentenville, died last week of consumption after lingering illness of more than year. Deceased was mar rled about two years ago to Miss Frances Adams, and she, togeth- er with d four months old daught- CT. survive him.
 The court room k HOW about completed and 1t presents q much heater appearance than hereto fore. The room has been nicely painted and carpeted and really looks inviting to all except the criminal. Judge Norris k to be congratulated upon his good taste upon the matter of deeorat- ing the room. Bentonville Dem oCrat.
 The lIightiil Canning Company of Hightill, Benton County, has filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. The capital stock IS placed at Sl0, ,000, of which S4 loo has been sub, scribed. The ineorporators art N. F. Mcintyre, president; N. W. Manning, vice president; r. $. Hightill, secretary and treas urer.-Gentry Journal.
 Will Walker claims the honors ss the champion turkey hunter of this section. \ week ago he was down on Prairie Greek with John Putnam when lie saw three wild turkeys. Just as he fired at one of them, another accident. ally flew into range and he killed them both with the one shot, Wild turkeys are q scarce article III this country and getting two at d single shot IS going some.- Rogers Democrat.
 A company has been formed at Gravett for the purpose of manu- featuring revolving fruit evap- orator invented by A. NJ. Rod- gers. The company has been in. corporated with a capital stock of S50,000, the officers being President, A. M. Rodgers; vice president F. w. Cato; secretary, A. E. kindley; treasurer, J. F. Dorsett. With this machine il IS claimed that one man can evaporate as many as 1000 bush els of apples every twenty-four hours, and it is said to be equally as good for peaches as apples.
 One of the happiest men in this part of the country is Bert ChriSman. We will tel you why. Six years ago lie came to this locality with very little money and large family to sup port; he bought piece of gov. ernment land three miles north of town and went to work. He did not have team. During the