The Springdale news., 1913-02-07

" P Langford spent several
 days of last week with Clear Creek
 valley folks, but returned to his home at Greenland Friday to help the folks entertain his brother-in-
 law and wife, Nr and Mrs Ed
 Kenney, of Oklahoma City. who are I'D on d short visit Mr Ken
 ney is a Frisco engineer and his
 wife was reared at Greenland. She
 was a daughter of W. F Jones, and is half-sister of Mr Lang
 ford
 John Boswell had a mighty fine vegetable dinner at his house Sun day Johns father lives away down at St Cloud, Florida, and John received a big box of Flori- da fruits and vegetables from the old gentleman Saturday There was a big assortment of the stuff. and much Of it looked mighty strange to Arkansas folks Mir Boswell has resided at St Cloud for several years, and is quite q truck farmer down there
 Bert Hanks and Mulkeepmo re- turned Friday evening from a trip over to stanfield's mill, on Osage. MT. Stanfiled and sons are getting ready to put in saw-mill over there, and are hauling lot of fine logs We passed through Elm Springs. and noted quite a bit of Improvements around there. but the people all lad worried ap- pearanee, which $ probably caused by loss Of sleep, and worry over the uncertain railway maIl service they have 10 put up with there now
 Bob Garrett has charge of the old Hearn and sam Termillion places. and recent grip by there showed that he, or some one else. had cut down every tree n the old orchard across the big road from the Grandad Heafn house II vas d long time ago when that old orch ard Has planted, and many gold ell apple ripened there in by-gone years he toil hardened hands That planted and eared for those trees in the early days kept the old place looking home-like, but Time.
 ong age laid tAe pioneer low. and tae orchard and farm haze gone the pace that rented farms most always go.
 Uncle John Good died at his home few niles from Johnson last Monday night He was S4 years old, and had resided over there ba the south slore of the Clear Creek hills for several decades. His child ren had all grown up. and only Uncle John and his aged wife were left at the old home, Two of the daughters, Mrs. Robert Greenhouse. who resides on Clear Creek and Mrs Joy Lichlyter. of Fort smith. are the only members Of the family re siding near here The others are in far away states Uncle John was buried. in the stuekeye grave yard Wednesday afternoon under the auspices of Sa .em lodge, No 26. of the 4 + T A, of which order he had been q member for many years
 The following extracts from re- cent letter will probably be Of in terest 10 the many 10 al friends of serg Henry Inman, of the [ 5. Signal Corps. now in station away down on the Mexican border Ohe Las Ctenegas, N M, Jan 9 Dear Mulkeepmo Yes. the blizzard treated Us to colder times than | did you There were all kinds of freak readings along the Rlo Grandc. and the border to the west. from 20 below on up to several de gross above The mi-offisiaI rec ord Here al tie very colaest min ute was II below zero l dtd nos think there eve was that old winter down this far south. but we are up pretty high. and that helps The dags are nearly always warm Yesterday vas just like sumner. and l took | bath in the open air In fart think winter is over fer IS, and an starting ne bIg garden aere TFfs was formerly headquarters for the Diamond \ ranch. and they lored some artesi- an wells, and have several large basins 10 5l1eo1 the water for their stock. Several Of these basins are out Of dse. but their level is laa and can be irrigated easily one has in previous times been fixed up as a garden with a net fence 10 keep the rabbits out. so and a couple more fellows here are go- ing to spade up several beds and ny some early spring yegetables.