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The Springdale news., 1912-09-20

who sold his farm some days ago, has been assisting in the store since MT Baggett's departure.
 The Robinson-Harper Vaudeville Snow closed d ten night engagement here Saturday night. They had a good audience each night They are located over at Pennington this week.
 Mrs Ida Brown and children, of Sedan, Kansas, left for home this morning after visit with relatives near Johnson. Mrs. Brown is a daughter of Wm. Page who lives near Stony Point
 F E Cardwell and family. Ben Johnson and family, R. NJ. Lichly- ter and wife, and number of oth CTS, journeyed over to the White river valley, beyond the Habberton bridge, and spent part of the day hunting paw-paws Sunday.
 A. ]. Campbell left Saturday with ear of apples which he intends to dispose of in the vicinity of his for Ter home, Award, Okla. Mir Campbell now resides down in the Clear Creek valley on the place ofee owned by Braek Greenhouse.
 The weather has been rather un- settled for several days, and quite a nice shower visited portion of Johnson Sunday evening The rain was heavier near Lilburn than here. Pastures are drying up fast and wells and springs are also failing
 \ splendid rain came up from the west early this morning and has been falling in the good old time slow down-pour most all day This is the first good rain We have had since early in August, and folks are nigh ty well pleased to see the rainy clouds and hear the rumbling thun- der again This will probably put an end to the heated period of 1912 and cooler weather will make folks fear an early visit from Jack Frost whose later coming would best suit Clear Creek valley farmers.
 Mulkeepmo.
The Springdale news., 1912-09-20
JOHNSON
business

w. l.. Stuekey made business trip to Rogers yesterday.
 Farmers are cutting corn and say ing as much fodder as possible.
 Uncle Joe Ritchie is eonyalescing slowly from his recent severs illness. Key burn Peay has been spending the past week in Little Rock, Ark.
 Bob Wilkinson is building a barn on his place near the school house
 c. W. Hayes and NJ D. Mason audited the books of the local Fruit mems Union last week.
 Loy Cox is not getting along so well at present and they fear he will have an attak of typhoid Senator-elet B. H. Greenhouse and Bud Thompson were over from Har- mon few hours Friday evening
 A new coat of paint. along with lot of other mproyements, adds quite bit to the looks of Ed Stew ards residence.
 The usual crowd of Springdale boys were down Sunday to the old swimmin' hole" In Clear Creek west of Johnson
 Several folks from Johnson town were out at the Geo. Wirt sale this morning and missed seeing the Frisco freight wreck.
 Ralph Stewart went over to Si= loan Springs. Ark, a few days ago He goes there to attend school at the Arkansas Conference College.
 Perry cassairt is making sorghum molasses again this season The cane crop is of good quality but away short in quantity this year.
 The Stony Point band furnished music Saturday for the big doings at the fine stock show held on the George Johnson ranch, near Harris, Ark.
 Joe Smiley. of ThornsBeffy, was visitor in Johnson yesterday He was here while the wreeking crew was clearing away the big Frisco freight wreck
 Robert G. Pillow arrived from Little Rock Sunday evening and will spend several days here looking af- ter his farm. James Glenn has been caring for the place the past year.
 Col. " P MeNair, the veteran Frisco agent at Fayetteville, spent the afternoon here yesterday watch ing the younger fellows clear away the big mass of freight wreekage.
 Wm Baggett. of Fayetteville. has resigned his position with the firm Of McClendon < Co Mir. Baggett is arranging to attend school at an eastern university. Hugh Eiehlyter,
The Springdale news., 1912-09-20

sick Monday from near Ayoea where she is teaching school.
 We are having a nice rain this morning Tuesday,. It seems as though the drouth is broken at last
 We understand that Otto Aaron started to California Monday. He hopes To benefit his health by go- ing West
 Frank Hanes went to Lone Oak. Texas. last week to help his broth CT Bi1ley Hanes take care of his cotton crop.
 Roy Holcomb started back to Ontario, Oregon, Monday to resume his work with the electric company al that place
 Tom Whinnery and Jim Davidson went 10 War Eagle Saturday to visit Tom sister Mrs Bathriek and returned home Sunday.
 During the electric storm Tues day morning the lightning struck and killed a fine COW worth s50 that belonged to C. w McCamey.
 Miss Maude Mcfarland of Spring dale came out Saturday night to vis- it at the home of Wilse Phillips and to attend the old time singing at Oak
 Readers, do not expect too long a letter from Johnney this week, as he had stroke of paralysis Sunday morning and has not fully recover ed yet
 Misses Ruby and Olive Kerns of Springdale came out Friday to wis it with Elva and Glenna Mekeown and to attend the old time sing ing at Oak Grove
 The old time singing Sunday was largely attended and everyone en- 1oyed the day fine, especially that fine dinner that the ladies set which you always find when you go to Oak Grove. Springdale fur ntshed a good delegation, who al- ways receive a warm welcome from Oak Grove people. Marshal Beard of Cave Springs was with us and
The Springdale news., 1912-09-20

nance vas ordered to second read ing and postponed until next meet ing. The Frazier franchise. Was re- yoked.-Fayetteyille Daily, Friday.
 The home of Squire Nj. N. Dale at Mountain Gap schoolhouse on the old Wire road. six miles east of Prairie Grove, was completely de- stroyed by fire last night, with all of it's contents. Mir Dale and his family barely escaping without in jury. l. Is not known how the fire originated We learn there was no insurance on the property. -
 Ameeting of the city council, jointly with the members of the water commission was held last nigh in the office of Postmaster Camp bell The object of the meeting was tie purpose of considering an outlined proposal by Mir Pratt, pro prietor Of the Fayetteville Electric Light and Power plant, to lease the Fayetteville water plant. Both the aldermen and water commission considered the matter most careful ly and finally decided to accept Mir Fratts terms, and as soon as the proposition is arranged in le gal form final acceptance will doubtless be announce. It is eyi= dent the plant is paying nothing now. Tor has t since t passed in- to the hands of the city By leasing it on the terms Mir Pratt proposes
 aking t, though there should be no increase of patronage. the city would derive over s6.060 per year revenue The terms in substance are in effect that Nr Frat will lease the plant for term Of len years with an option of twenty years; that the plant will be kept in good repair. that the water rate will hot be increased; that the city will be furnished free water for fire pur poses and the flu ushing of sewers, and receive forty Der cent of the gross earnings. Fayetteville Re publican
The Springdale news., 1912-09-20
Around tbe County

Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bain of Prai= rie Grove are tie parents of a ten pound son.
 The Prairie Grove Herald reports the frequent raid Of chicken houses in that town.
 Prairie Grove has made arrange ment to be represented on 'Arkan- sas on Wheels" train.
 The infant child Of Mir and Mrs. c. B. Crutcher. who recently moved from Slnton. Texas to Winslow. died recently
 c. ". Welton, living near Prai- rie Grove, and Mrs. Neoma Neal were married recently at the home of the bride near Striekler.
 brass band has been organized at Prairie Grove, and it is expect ed to have a membership of twenty five or thirty NJ N Collier is the leader and ] E. Sturdis ant secretary and treasurer.
 Little Gertrude Luekenbell Crock ett, the twelpe-year-eld adopted daughter Of Mrs Mary Dee Crock cit. Of Sunset, died Friday. Septem- ber.5. after an illness of about three weeks Winslow American.
 W. R. Rodgers of Lincoln. is in Prairie Grove today looking over the books of the Home Bank. pre- paratert 10 reopeHing this institu- iton for business II is expected that Mr. Rodgers will be the cash fer for this bank when ii opens Prairie Grove Herald
 Sheriff Caudle eaptured a man by the name of John Barnes yesterday twenty-five miles south of here, who Is wanted in Oklahoma for remov- nIg morteaeed property. Sheriff Ellis of Creek county. Ok. came in last night and Jeff this morning with the prisoner Fayetteville Daily. Thursday
 An old mens social was held at Prairie Grove recently. Following are the names of those who We're present. and their respective ages: H. P Greene S4. ". N Scott 74 ". F. Pittman 72,G w Nixon 72. R O. Hannah c.. ]. . Hollobaugh 67. W R Wallace 70. and S. B. Withers 70
 The city council held special meeting last night for the purpose of considering applications by Msesrs. Markle Of St Louis and Bostic of Muskogee for a street car franchise Each gentleman proposed 10 put up s2,ooo certified check as evidence of good faith. The ordi-
The Springdale news., 1912-09-20

helped to lead the singing. After the singing closed We had some good talks by Mr. Beard and Elder Ed ward Hale and a hand shaking in token Of love and respect toward each other Johnney was not ab- le to be there in the fore noon but was there in the afternoon. He had stroke of paralysis Sunday morning which disabled him for several hours.
 Iah
The Springdale news., 1912-09-20
Johnney
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they ean- not reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by consti- tutional remedies Deafness Is eaus- ed by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have rumbling sound or im- perfect hearing, and when it is en- tirely closed, Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will ba destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which IS nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
 We will give One Hundred Dollars for any ease of Deafness fcaused by eatarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir culars, free.
 F. J. CHENEY, & CO, Toledo, o.
 Sold by Druggists, 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for con- stipation.
The Springdale news., 1912-09-20
OAkIG GROVE


 Charley Singleton bought new buggy at Springdale last week
 MT. Callen. who lives at Tom Ralston's. is sick at this writing.
 Cal Holcomb is selling shipping apples to Luke Powell at Spring dale
 The hay crop was very short in this vicinity and folks are cutting corn and tops for feed.
 M H. Holeomb of Fayetteville came out Sunday to attend the old time singing at Oak Grove.
 Miss Mary Huffmaster came home
The Springdale news., 1912-09-20
No Calomel Necessary

The injurious effect and unpleas- antness of taking Calomel is done away with by Simmons Liver Puri- fer, the mildest known liver medi- cine, yet the most thorough in ac- tion. Put up in yellow tin boxes on- ly. Price 25c Tried once, used al- ways.
The Springdale news., 1912-09-20

It doesn't take high flyer to build castles in the air.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-24
ARCHITECTS ELECT OFFICERS
Dr.. Goldwin Goldsmith Again Presi-
dent of the Columbia Alumni.

The annual meeting Of the Alumni As
ISOLATION Of the School Of Architecture Of
Columbia University was held In The rooms
OF the Architectural League, No. IL West
57th street. last night Goodwin Goldsmith
presiding The business OF the meeting in
cIuded the election Of officers for the fol-
lowing year and the consideration OF sew
e~al proposed amendments 20 the bylaws.
After the meeting Henry Atterbury
smith. the architect OF the Vanderbilt open
stair teucmeuts. gave a lecture illustrated
with lantern slides and urged the creation
3d.. The Legislature Of d board Of appeals
Tor the Tenement House Department SINH
lar 10 the Board Of Examiners for the
Building Department. John j. Murphy
Tenement House Commissioner in reply 10
Mr. Smith. presented some of me objec-
rior- TO the proposed board Of appeal. If
t.e decision Of the board We're going to
To- final the law might as E-l be abOi-
ish,d. because the committees word would
1s Jaw. such board Do said would
weaken The responsibility of tine depart
mental head without fixing il anywhere
else.
Taa ,,scuon of officers resulted as fol-
lows. Goodwin Goldsmith. president; A. T..
MiudoIpu. FIRST vie--pres.dent David H..
Ray second ttce-pres.dent; Shiras Camp
bell. secretary. Robert j. Reilly. recorder:
Edgar j. NIoeIIer. treasurer +. A. Nelson.
Julian Lev, d" g.. Merritt and Roger Bull
lard We're elected 10 the board of governors
90 serve until 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-24
GRANT FUNERAL FRIDAY
March Through City to Follow
Services on Governors Island.

The funeral OF Major General Frederick
Dent Grant will be held in the chapel Of
st. Cornelius the Centurion. on Governors
Island on Friday at l0:3O a m. according
to instructions issued yesterday by Briga-
der General Tasker II. Bliss, commanding
Headquarters Eastern Division.
After the religious services the coffin will
Ice placed on a caisson In front Of the chapel
and escorted by the Sd Battalion, 18th In
fantry, to the steamer General Otis, for
transfer TO South Ferry.
The cavalry and field artillery will form
in Whitehall street. The regiment OF coast
artillery will form in line OF masses on
South street, with the i4th Regiment, y. G.
:. y. Y. on the left Of the coast artillery,
and the Veteran Corps OF Artillery and
L. 5. Grant Post near the ferry slip.
All the troops are to be in position by II
o'clock a. m. in full uniform, with colors
furled. drums muffied and draped in black.
The procession will then form and march
up Broadway TO Waverley Place, west on
Waverley Place to Fifth avenue, north on
Fifth avenue TO 42d street, and west in AID
street TO the West Shore Railroad station.
The command will march slowly for three
hundred yards from South Ferry bands
playing appropriate music, then in quick
time. to tap OF muffied drums.
When the head OF the column reaches the
station a line will be formed 70 the left
and the troops will present arms while the
caisson passes TO the bands. The body Or
General Grant will then be taken TO the
special train on the West Shore Railroad
for transfer to West Point.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-24
OBITUARY..
HORACE j. STEVENS,

Horace J. Stevens, compiler and publisher
Of The Copper Handbook" died suddenly
on Monday night at his home, HoughtOn,
Mich. Mr. Stevens was born at COnewa-
20. n. Y. on January 5, 1886. and was edu-
Gated in the common schools and academy
Of the town After a year as a country
schoolmaster. beginning In 1882, he obtained
emuloyment in the Beaufort Mine, in Michi-
gan. where he served as carpenter. time
keeper, miner and in other capacities. He
vas a reporter on The Marquette Mining
Journal from 1854 until 1889, when he
bought The Pei insular News Bureau"
The Copper Handbook to which most
% his attention had been devoted since
its foundation by him in 1901. is now in IT'S
tenth annual edition and is the authority
on the copper mining industry The cur
rent edition ~ volume Of 1900 pages,
which describes $3.50 mines and mining
companies. and in the preparation of each
volume the entire work was done by Mr..
Stevens his only assistance having been
Of 2 clerical nature. His descriptions Of
the management OF doubtful mining propo-
sitions were always forcetul and often
picturesque. but it has been said Of him
that no libel suit growing out OF these
comments was ever decided against him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-24
"FAUST" AT THE LYRIC
New Orleans Company at Home
in Gounod's Opera.

The New Orleans French Grand opera
Company gave It's second pertorHlah'e
last night at the Lyric Theatre' lh7
opera was Gounods Faust given WIN
the night scene. that has not been hearu
here for many years.
rhe company was manifestly more at
home In the French work than in the
opening "Trovatore," though the orchestra
was as unsatisfactory az ever. There was
some difficulty. owing 10 the doubling o.
names On the programme. In ascertalhihB
who sang tho various parts. though as
far as could be learned ". Montana SANG
Valentine, and Nine Savarenne Mar
guerite. rs to the Faust and Siebel, the
former was either VI. Conrad or NJ
Rruzz, and the latter Nine. Silvestre or
Nine Cortez The only principal Of whom
there was no doubt was the Mephis-
topheles of NJ Eeckmaps.
The less said OF the Marguerite the bot
ter The Faust had what might have been
good voice. though his method Of using
Il did all Il could to obscure its merits. VI.
Montana, II It was he. was the exhibitor Of
excellent and even brilliant tones, but he
and the orchestra managed to disagree vio-
lently
The Mephisto OF VI. Beckmans was q con-
ventional Devil, but one fairly we'll schooled
IN French music while Sietel whoever she
was. looked very pretty, and sang her air
IN the garden scene well enough.
The New York operate public, as far as
could be judged from last nights audience,
stayed at home.
This afternoons bill is Ambrose Thomas
"Mignon," which, unlike Faust" is a good
deal Of a novelty nowadays.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-24
HOE BUYERS STILL KEEN
Old Map of Virginia Brings Out
Spirited Bidding.

The fifty-second and ffty-third sessions
Of the Hoe library sale at the Anderson
Galleries were well attended yesterday by
the usual throng OF booklovers and dealers.
There was brisk bidding for some Of the
lots offered. The total for the day was
Sl7llS 90, bringing the grand total for he
sale OF Part III up 10 Sl72, 24l 20
The storm centre 81 the bidding was at
the evening session, over the sale of an old
map OF Virginia, New Netherlands and
New England and six copper engravings in
the text. one OF which represents IT Fort
Nieuw Amsterdam Op De Maintains" This
plate of Fort New Amsterdam. which Is
said TO be the first engraved view OF New
York. was printed in 1851 at Amsterdam,
by Jost Hartgers.
After some spirited bidding by J. F.
Drake, Dodd Livingston and George y.
Smith, It was finally Knocked down Tor
$500 to Mr.. Smith. who obtained It Tor
Henry r. Huntington.
The next highest price Of the day was
H.175. paid by ". NJ Hill for rare first
edition Of the HeptGmerou Of Marguerite
de Navarro" containing only sixty-seyen
tales. the text OF which differs from sue
ceeding editions II was printed in Paris
IN 1858 and II bears the monogram OF the
Count de Lourde IN the corners and pam
els Of the back.
J. F. Drake gave $500 for six volumes,
bound in old red morocco gilt, of Moliere' :
"Oeuvres de Moliere," with a portrait of
Moliere by Cathlin after Mgnard and
thirty-three plates by Moreau lie jeune, en-
graved b. Simonet. Duclos, Delaunay and
others Mr.. Drake also paid 5000 for J. f.
MarmonteTs "Contes Moraux' in three
volumes
George D. Smiths sother purchases In
cluded Nobody and Some ody-with the
true chronicle History Of Elydure, etc.
1925. A Brief Account OF the State Of the
Province Of the Massac husetts Bay in New
England rare book. not in the Church
collecton-s5lO For a first collected edition
of Moliere's work, said 10 be rare, in two
volumes. he paid $40.
Mrs. Robert Hoe bought. FOR $40, the
only copy on yelium OF The Print Col
lector," by Maberly. This is said to be the
most important example of printing upon
vellum executed in this country up TO 1850.
A first edition Of Alfred de Mussets first
work, "Contes d Espagne ct d'ltalie," pub
l!shed when ne was twenty years of age,
went 10 T. L. North for $3.50. The after
noon total was $500; thai OF the evening
500 80.
The sale continues this afternoon and
evening
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-24
THE LAMBS GAMEOL.

The annua! aIl-star gambol Of The Lambs
viii DC held at the Manhattan opera House
on Monday, May q. and the various other
cities that Will constitute the remainder
OF the weeks tour will be announced IN
lew days The list Of executive officers OF
the aIl-star gambol includes A. L. EriaDger,
general business director. William Harris.
general business manager; Augustus
Thomas, general amusement director:
David Beasco, general stage director; Vic
TOR Herbert. general musical director.
Joseph r. Grismer. shepherd and general
organizer: Charles Frohman. Percy q.
Williams. y W Diugyall, George II. Nco-
lai. Frederic Thompson. Joseph VI. Weber
Joseph Brooks BENJAMIN f. RocdeT Frank
Mckee. Marc KIaw. Lew NJ Fields Samuel
H. Harris, William Elliott and Frederick
e. Whitney. The various OiLer committees
arc now being selected AMI active WORK
VIII begin Immediately with q view % maxi
ing the tour the biggest ganbol I'm the his
tor ut the organization.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-24
OBITUARY NOTES.

LEVI ". MECH, aged ninety years an
authority upon actuarial statistics, is dead
al Norwich Conn. He was connected with
several Hartford life insurance companies,
and was the author of several works on
systems and tables OF life insurance.
MAURICE BRICK for forty years a
telegraph operator. and who in the 7Gs
worked IN the New York office OF The Asso-
ciatsd Press died at his hop' "a baiu-
more. yesterday. from he>-~ disease He
was hfty-nine Years old and a native Of
New Jersey.
RECORDER \EDMUND CoNDIT. Of
West Orange n J.. whose service az a
public official had extended over a period
II nifty years, died yesterday at mis- home
I'm West Orange. He was seventy-eight
wears OF age. only two years ago Mr.
Cordit was married FOR the second time. A
son and daughter children OF the first
marriage. survive him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-24
MRS. BELM0NT'S H0ME'
Buys Six Acres on Washington
Heights for 100000.
SELLS OTHER PROPERTIES
Suffragette Leader Plans to
Build Immediately After
Title Passes.

Mrs. .. n. p. Belmont is 10 have home
IN the highest part Of the Washington
Heights section Here the suffragettes may
gather and have an unobstructed view for
miles In various directions.
Through Pease & Gilman Mrs. Belmont
purchased Yesterday from Henry Sheafer'
% PottSvile, Penn, represented BY j. ho-
maine Brown & Co. the entire block at
Fort Washington avenue, about 252 feet
north Of Corhin place This block consists
Of seventv-six lots or about six acres, and
Is part Of the original purchase made by
Mr.. Sheafer in 1891 from the Flint Jones
estate at which time he purchased plot
Of forty-six acres, extending from Broad
way to the river, approximately 1876 feet
south Of Dyckman street.
The price paid for the parcel was $500
600. It is said that Mrs Belmont is 10 sell
her house at No Al Madison avenue and
the one at Hampstead, Long Island, when
her new home is ready work on which Will
he begun Immediately after she takes title
TO the property within sixty days.
'rhe property purchased IS thickly wooded
and IN virgin condition. Mrs. Belmont plans
10 have the surroundings Of her new
place resemble a sort Of English park.
The property includes all OF the promontory
around the base Of which Lafayette BOue-
ward. now called Riverside Drive, swings
into Broadway at Dyckman street and has
an elevation of about two hundred feet
above the river.
1t is adioined on the south by the estate
OF f. ST John Hays. The old Hays homo
Is now rented TO the Abbey Inn. Adjoin-
ing the Hays structure on the south Is the
home Of G. X q. Billings, while further
south. on Fort Washington Ridge are the
Libbey Tower ard the Convent Of the Sa-
cred Heart.
Mrs Belmont viii have to pay the eA-
nense Of the new Fort Washington Road
about the property. which plan has been
officially approved by the Board OF Alder
men. This Improvement, however IT Is
said. will add about ,wenty-six city lots
10 her holdings. The property Is situated
IN one Of the most picturesque places or
the city II commands an excellent view
Of the Hudson River and the Palisades.