The Springdale news., 1913-02-14
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BENTON.

W. H. Plank Of Decatur is now the owner and publisher of the Sul- phur Springs Record.
 Bertha May Sitton, little daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs C. II. Sitton of Springtown, died recently
 By an act Of the legislature the town of Gentry has been advanced to city of the second class.
 J. F. Walker & Son have sold their grocery store at Rogers to W. E Kefauver of Midland, Ark.
 A meeting of those interested is to be held at Rogers Saturday for the purpose of organizing horti- cultural society.
 Gravett people are endeavoring to raise a fund for building a hall or auditorium, and already s1S00 has been subscribed.
 J. P. Flanagan of Fayetteville has purchased a ten-aere tract of land near Rogers and will move 10 that place to make his home.
 The Rogers Fruit Growers Asso- citation received it's charter today. The incorporators are [. '. Down CT, Edward Sommers, W, F D. Batj- CT, E. G. Sharp, ] Nj DerreberrF, c. A. Faulkenberg and ]. T. Carna- han, with s2,509 capital. Rogers Daily Post
 It is announced that the Quisen- berry Rice Drug Co will soon open for business in Rogers. The new company will be incoTpor for s10,00 and it is asserted that $6,600 is now subscribed B. W. Quisenbefry and Hugh Nj Rice are given as the principal stockhold- ers.-Rogers Democrat
 The postal funds of the Sulphur Springs post office are now de posted at Little Rock and the mon ey order receipts in Kansas City The postal bank deposits are being sent to BentonYille. and money talk en in between times deposited in our local bank. Under this system there is not much show for burg lars getting a very large haul-sul- phur Springs Record.
 A telephone message 10 the Daily Post from Pea Ridge today says Ar thur McEaren. whose home wa east of that town, fell dead at o'clock last evening while he was sitting in a barber chair He was about 65 years old and had lived there eight years He will be buried at Twelve Corners tomorrow by the Masons. Rogers Daily Post. Saturday.
 The Benton County Teachers As sociation held very successful meeting here last week. The coun= ty superintendent. N. R Edwards, was here during the session. and about so teachers from various parts of the county geod pro gram was given Friday night for the teachers and public and this was enjoyed by a large aadieH5 t- An address by Dr C H. Bfoaeh, one of the professors at the State University, was highly appreciated by all who heard it Ills subject was Elements of Success Ha Life z Gentry Journal
 According to the government re- port. the total snowfall here so far this winter is 5S as eomaaFed with % ? inches of SION 6y tbis time year ago. The snowfall of Sunday and Monday of thi- week is given as 45 inches Two years ago al thIs time se had seeu only 1.2 Inches of snow, the smallest showing made in recent Feafs. Quite a bit of snow fe4 tEe Vint- CT of i9os and We had f5 iuches in De eenlber and laauafE. THe ay= craze snowfall for these tWo months during tbe last seven years has been q fraction aHder inehes It usually disappears so quickly that as one looks hack over these years it does not seem that Ne have mu l. snow and Yet f totals up qutte a bit eyeFg winter Rogers Democrat
 A ease of smallpox developed last week in the city. Ruby. the daugh- ter Of Mir and Mrs. N Carl, be- ing the victim The family were at once placed under quarantine. and the little girl and her father, who had the smallpox some lime ago. have been confined 10 themselves. Later reports tell of eases develop ing as follows Fay Witty, one of Mr Huffs children and tWo of Frank Dyer's children No case is re ported of virulent nature, and all afflicted are getting along nicely at this timei considerable vaccination has been done. and with careful