The Springdale news., 1912-08-09

LOOK day over oU. MT. SelSeQge came to this state in 1S44 and has practically grown up with the coun- try They have many interesting ex- periences and anecdotes which it is a pleasure to hear them relate. Mrs. Selvedge has her second sight, and has not worn glasses for years She has children in various parts of the U S., and has 46 grandchildren and great-grand-childr Mr Sel- wedge says he can remember when there were not enough men in the county to draw a jury from-Gen- try Journal.
 A B. R. Cooper received a tele- gram Saturday conveying the news that his son, Harlan, had been shot and killed at Chattanooga, Tenn. MT Cooper left on the night train for that place, but was detained al Howe, II hours waiting for Rock Island train which made him a day late in reaching his destination. Mrs. Cooper tells us this morning that she received word from her husband to the effect that the young man. who was about 24 years Of age was shot down in cold blood, as there had been no trouble between him and the man that did the shooting The body was embalmed and ready for burial when the communication was sent to Mrs Cooper The man who did the shooting was arrested and placed in jail-Gentry Journal
 Major J. H. Collins Of Kansas City, locating engineer of the Kansas City Southern, was qui.e severely bruis- ed last evening by being thrown from Kansas city < Memphis motor car, mile south of town. In company with Przidene. Geo. T. Locke of that road, Major Collins and a motorman had started from Rogers to make trip over the road. At the point indicated, the car struck pile of sticks and mud that had ben piled on the rails by ehlldren playing nearby The car was deraiied and Major Collins thrown hea, Y to the ground His injuries While painful are not serious, but he will be confined to his room for several days He vas taken to the Locke home on South Third street where he will remain until able to travel.-Rogers Democrat
 News of wedding which occurred al Bentonville, June 4th, in which o. NJ Moore and Miss Mary Toney, Of this place, are the contracting parties, has just leaked out The ceremony was performed by Rev. w 4. Moffitt, pastor of the Christian church. at the parsonage in Benton vile, on the above date The young people expected objections from thei1 relatives on account of their being i too young, so they decided to take no chances, but to marry and listen l to the objections at some future time. After the marriage. MT Moore i immediately left for the Kansas har- vest fields, where he has since been at work. Mrs Moore returned to her place as an operator in the tele- phone office Mir. Moore is the son of Prof and Mrs E L. Moore, of Flint creek He attended the Gen. try high school last winter. and is eighteen or twenty years old The bride has for the last 1en or twelve years made her home here with her aunt. Mrs J H. Johnson. She is a very pretty young lady and has a lovely disposition, bright mind and is very ambitious. Last winter, when only l7 years old. she taught a term of public school near Gray- cite. with splendid success. s.-Gentry I Journal
 An old man named Foulston was struck by the Kansas City X Mem phis passenger motor car yesterday morning short distance this side of Sloan Springs and so badly in- jured that he is in very serious condition. He was still alive this morning at our last report and doc tors say there is slight chance for recovery As the car approached the old man, he was walking in the middle of the track. J. F. Keiser. who was running the ear. yelled at the old man as did the other passen- gers. He seemed to hear and un- derstand and stepped to the outside of the track, but to their surprise and horror he went back to the center of the track when they were not five feet away. They were just approaching eulvert and Foulston had stepped out of the track just at the end of the bridge and they supposed he was waiting for them