The Springdale news., 1912-10-11

ture of the town. In addition to the purchase this week, he recent ly purchased the C. w. Kennan business house, occupied by W G, Ownbey. for which he paid S6,000 and a fruit farm south Of town. The business property was bought as an investment.
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 Otto Slaughter came over from Tahlequah. Ok, latter part of last week and packed up his household goods and shipped to that place. The family left this week for their new home. Otto is well pleased with his position as manager of the Ozark Grocery Company at Tahlequah.
 C. A Jones spent last week at Harrison, and while there was awarded a number of building con tracts. Since Harrison secured the railroad shops of the Missouri and North Arkansas road Harrison has taken on quite a building boom and things will be lively over there for the next year.
 Mrs Susan Ellis came over from Huntsville few days ago, and on Wednesday she left for Bever Goun- ty, Oklahoma. to visit with her sons residing out there She was accompanied as far as Purdy and Monett, Mo, by her brother, l. T. Lane and they visited with rela- tives at those places.
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 Wesley Graham on Wednesday completed the new road leading to the neW bridge to be built aero s White River below Heads ford The new road is about one mile in lnegth, and is said to be splen did and durable road The concrete piers for the bridge are about com pleted. but it is Hot known when the other work will begin None of the material has yet arrived
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 Mrs. l. Dingie left Monday for Pryor, Ok, to visit indefinitely with her son Taylor and family Mr Dingle went down on the St Paul branch Tuesday to buy apples. and after the apple season closes he will probably buy farm al some point ill the eastern part of 0klaho- ma. Mr. and Mrs. Dingle have host of friends in Springdale who regret exceedingly to see them leave.
 For some time past R E Trone has been carrying regularly in The News small card advertising his business as auctioneer. A few days ago he received an inquiry from party located at Celina, Texas, stating that he had seen his ad in The News, and asking on what terms he would go to that place and conduct a sale. And yet you will find people who do not believe in advertising
 The carnival and parade of trades at the Auditorium Friday evening under the direction of A. Alice An thony for the benefit of the Ladies Home Missionary Society of the NJ E. Church, South, was attended by good sized crowd Some thir- ty firms were represented, and the prize for the best representation was awarded to Miss Pearl Jarvis. rep resenting the Farmers and Mer- chants Bank
 Frank. Reed, residing north of town, captured three prizes at the county fair last week on his colt First in unregistered pacing and trotting class, second in saddl" class and first for best colt sired by 'Highwaye," owned by Parish Bros Silver Slippers" the Cliff ord mare. is the colts dam, and. the offspring promises to make ar, animal that will be credit to both sire and dam.
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 Mr and Mrs Harold Frost came in Monday from St Joseph, Mo, for brief visit. Harold will be remembered by the older residents of Springdale as the son of the late NJ. Frost, who was Frisco agent here during the early days, and who was killed by falling under a moving train. Harold has re- sponsible position with the Nor folk x Western Despatch road, be- ing commercial agent, with head quarters at St. Joseph, Mo. He re- ports that his mother is still lv-