The Springdale news., 1912-08-30
nearby Counties
BENTON

Mir. and Mrs. s. A. Higgins of Gentry have a new son.
 John Holt, Jr., and Miss Jessie Wells of Grayett were married last week.
 Fifty-four cars of peaches We're shipped from Sloan Springs this season
 The infant son of Mr and Mrs. H. A. Collier of Sulphur Springs died recently.
 Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wasson of Gen try are the parents of new son, born on the 18th inst.
 A series of views of Siloam Springs have been taken which will be arranged for exhibiting in a nov ing picture machine.
 Died, on Aug 18th. 1912. at spav- inaw. Lark MeGhee aged eighty-six years. The remains were buried in the Falling Springs Cemetery-Ben- tonville Democrat.
 The Gravett News reports the death of James Wtlkerson, an old citizen residing in the Pond neigh borhood Also Sam Evans residing in the same nieghborhood
 A Roosevelt club has been or ganized at Rogers with member ship of 41 The officers are. Presi- dent. Wesley Davis, secretary. D. NJ. Hunter: treasurer. J. R. Hardin.
 The Baptist church of BenlonTilie has made arrangements to have fresh air Sunday school the Test Of the summer. Tents have been ord cred through the Benton County Hardware Co. Bentonyille Demo erat
 H. c. Gorton, employed al Car michael Bros grocery brought an egg to the Free Press office this week which measured s inches the long way and : inches around. The egg weighs 4 F ounces. - sloan Springs Free Press.
 The three weeks union Methodist revival at Rogers. conducted by Evangelist Holder,, closed recently. During the meeting more than 250 persons went forward, and there were number of additions to the various churches Of the town.
 The faculty of Rogers Academy has been completed by the election Of Miss Hazel Roberts Of Rogers and Alvin D. Todd of Harbor Spring, Mich. The other members of the faculty are Prof. N. \. Weber. Miss Skies and Dr \ Blanchard Mss Gertrude Dickson will have charge of the music department
 A mass meeting of the citizens of Rogers was held Friday night to talk over school matters, and II was decided that Rogers should have an eight months hooI and Mayor Rozell was apoiutcd chair man of committee to ue by him appointed to raise the remaining $2.5oo to pay tie expea-es of tAe school
 Jerry Deasoh q prominent sarmee living near Rogers was a "a ked as vicious bull Friday and narrowly escaped a horrible dean lie #&s just preparing 10 bring the animal to the butchers when it attacked him He was thrown to the ground and was being trampled when two men rushed to the rescue and beat the animal off Rogers Co-Opera- tive Press
 II is expected the new electric motor and pump being installed by the Rogers Light X Water Co at the Pump spring east of the depot and south of the Diamond spring. will be ready for business in few days. The equipment arrived Sat urday and the work Of installation began Monday The motor is 10 horse power and the pump has a capacity of 1S,ooo gallons an hour Rogers Democrat.
 J. C. Blaekman. l \ miles east of town. met with serious accident yesterday. lie was running 6 gas oline engine with wooden belt wheel which came apart. one half striking him in the forehead and fraeturing his skull in horrible manner. rendering him unconscious. Drs, Beard and Wilks were called and dressed his wounds and are mak- ing him as comfortable as possible. but have very little hope for his recovery y.-Gentry Journal.
 There is movement on foot by the telephone company to raise the rates at BentonYille, which causes the Daily Sun to remark We see by the Rogers papers that that thriving city iS fo haya s90 aao