The Springdale news., 1912-12-27
JOHNSON

was a business visitor here last Friday.
 Rev. NJ. A. Kerr will begin pro- tracted meeting here tonight to continue through this week
 Rev. Dave Hood came out from Elkins Friday evening to fill his regular apointment at Shady Grove Saturday and Sunday.
 George Thompson has been on the sick list this past week, and his son, Charles, has been doing the shop work most of the time
 Mulkeepmo wishes a Merry Christ mas and Happy and Prosperous New Year for The News, it's cores pondents and its many readers
 The pupils of the local public school gave a very pleasing program Friday afternoon after which they were dismissed for Holiday of one week
 The Johnson Comedy Club journ- eyed up to Springdale Friday eyen- ing and rendered their play, "Unc- le Rube," at the Auditorium that night
 Mrs Addie Nichols, of Chicago. H., spent several days of last week here looking after the estate of her father, the late William Morgan.
 We haven't heard from Uncle Polk Williams since away before the Noyem Der election How did me result suit the Arkansas colony near Inez, New Mexico, Uncle Polk?
 A car of apples was loaded here last week and shipped out Friday to points away down south. A. ]. Campbell accompanied it and ex- peets to dispose of them in Eouisi ana
 No special news 10 tell about the coal and oil fields over on tie prai- Tie south of Johnson. One drill las been working there until recently when a breakdown caused tempo rary stop again.
 The coming Of the snow storm this morning found lot of folks short of wood, and they will ee busy trying to replenish their wood piles as soon as the sun drives the clouds and snow away.
 Roy Hickman, who lives over on the Walter Banks place, says that fire. caused by spark from a Frisco engine. swept across his field Sunday evening and he fears that his peach orchard was ruined.
 The unusual high prices of fur have caused number Of amateur tlappers and hunters to try their skill this season. but game is so scarce around here that no one is apt to get very rich at the business
 Agent Phillips will spend the Hol- idays with his family at Washburn. Mo. where he went some time ago to see his daughter who was serious- ly ill The daughter is eonyaleseing now Ben Johnson is attending 10 the depot while the agent is away.
 Local folks awoke this morning and found the ground white with snow, and all of the signs indicated a big downfall. but before noon the sun had melted it's way through the clouds and stopped the snow be fore it had grown deep enough to be real good rabbit traeker
 Arthur Smith has fine neW=fu- ral route cab. and is making his first trip with it today He had q load of mail this morning which tested the capacity of his new cab. It was mostly Christmas packages for patrons on the route. but was only sample of what he can eX- peet to carry after the parcels post mail begins to come
 The situation down along the Mexican border is growing worse daily, and Uncle Sam will probably have to send troops across the line to protect American interests very soon. Henry Inman. formerly of Johnson, now with the U. s. Signal Corps, on the border. writes that he has been studying Spanish for more than year and expects to have use for his learning before long
 McClendon X Company sold their business here last week to Hugh Lienlyter and Bennett Brothers. The new firm will conduct the business as The Johnson Mercantile Com pany." Bennett Brothers are con- ducting The Racket Store, at Springdale. now, but one of them will probably move down to John son soon and assist Hugh Lichlyter 'n running the store here. The huSina-s here has been owned by ]