The Springdale news., 1913-04-25
Mearby Counties
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BENTON.

I$h I1dII kti4 OI N@NiANN4 kteAA N' Miss Mabel Goodwin of Bentonville were married last week
 Frank Brammer and Miss Francis Williams of Rogers were married last week
 Attorney John R Duty of Gar field this week moved 10 the King farm. just north Of town. and he will open law office in Rogers as soon as he can find suitable room. Rogers Democrat.
 Brick laying began Monday morn ing on the new union depot and it will not be very long before the walls will look as though there was really something doing there. Rogers Democrat
 ". W Breathwaite died April 10th. at his home north of town, aged sixty-two years and three months. He leaves wife and two sons and two sisters to mourn his death Bentonville Democrat.
 The report published that ]. ". Walker is to retire from the Citi- zens Bank is a mistake Mr Walk CT says he has no intention of re- tiring. but that the bank needed more help, and 4. k. Boone, Of Charleston, Missouri, was given the place.-Rogers Republican.
 The second annual contest of the track and field, basket ball, literary and music Of the Benton County Sec ondary School Contest Association will be held at Bentonti3le April 26. 1913 The usual features of the field and track meet will be on the program. The rules of the State Meet will be followed in mak- ing entries s=Bentonville Democrat.
 In the matter of the petition Of the Farmers State Bank of Rog- CTS to be named as the county de- pository, County Judge Smith Sat urday denied the request, holding that the bid had not been filed III IddI1tt Nilu llit Id eOf erning the same He refused to hear any testimony in the case and refused an appeal,-Rogers Demo- eFat.
 Orchard men should be careful in spraying, judging from the follow ing, reported last week by the Pea Ridge correspondent of the Rogers Democrat. Clarence Hammond got some of the spray in his eyes last week while spraying his orch ard and 1t Is feared he will lose his sight entirely. The sight in one eye is thought to be gone now"
 T A. Woods. living west of town, visited our office Tuesday morning He has lived seventy three years al his present home. The only break in continuous resi- dence was made when he served in the Confederate army with two brothers, one of whom. Alexander, was killed at Fayetteville MT. Woods remembers Bentonyiile when there were only three log houses one of which occupied the present site of the Democrat bui' ding=Bn- tonville Democrat.
 There is to be an adjourned term Of the Chaneery Court in May, and 1t is hoped that the cases against the old defunct bank will he dis posed of soon and an order made for another payment. Some of the creditors are getting impatient and are making noise like they want their money. At the last term the court allowed the attorney for the bank $500 as part pay for his ser vices and this makes some of the creditors sore. as they think the matter is being unnecessarily delay ed.-Gentry Journal.
 Mayor C |. E Pierson received request last week from the Rock Island Railroad Co, to go 10 Kan sas City and make a test run with an engine. and if satisfactory would be given an engine to run in a contest against the Union Paeif- ie for the U S. mall contract. the run to be from Kansas City to Denver some time in June Mayor Pierson is an old-time railroad eng !neer, and has won several contests of this kind. one of these being for the Burlington, which secured for that road a government contract Gentry Journal.
 Marriage Licenses.
 The following marriage licenses have been issued by the county clerk since our last report:
 John Carver. .... Elm Springs