The Springdale news., 1913-03-28
Rearby Counties
BENTON

Fred Coe and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Borden.
 c. Nj. Bryant. v years of age, died recently at his home at Rogers where he had resided for eighteen years past.
 Wm. Summers died recently at his home two and one half miles southeast of Rogers, at the age of GA years.
 J. W. Fee died on Tuesday of last week at his home in Rogers. He was s7 years of age. NIT. Fee was at one time resident of Springdale
 At the request of Bentonvi1le peo- pie the Frisco has put on an addi- tional train between Rogers and that town. leaving Bentonyille at e:35 a. m. and returning at q. m.
 It does not look as though Rog- CTS is going to figure very heavily in the strawberry industry this year. We are hearing very little of the crop from our farmers and 1t does not seem possible that the acreage can be very large.-Rogers Demo- crat.
 The city of Sulphur Springs sold it's s25,000 bond issue Saturday and will award a contract for a modern electric light plant and water works system on Thursday The specified tions provide that both plants must be in operation by June 1.-Rosers Democrat.
 It is officially announced that bids for site for the new federal building to be erected in Rogers will be opened at Washington, D. C., at 10 o'clock a. m. on April 10, 1913. It must be corner lot and must not be less than 120 feet long on the shortest Rogers Democrat.
 At the district meeting of the Arkansas Medical Society held at Rogers last week the following of- fieers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Dr. J. L. Smiley of Sloan Springs; Vice Pres, Dr. C.. F. Perkins of Springdale; Secretary, Dr. J. A. Fergus of Rogers; Treas urer, Dr. N. A Piekens. Of Ben- tonville. The next meeting will be in Bentenville, the third Tuesday in September
 James Nance and Miss Aiken Carr, daughter of Harvey Carr. both of this city, were maried at Bentonville the first of last week. The wedding was of the elopement order but the parents of the bride were soon reeoniled to the situa- tion Their objection was owing to the youth of the bride Mr. Nance has lived here all his life bat he brides parents only recently moved here from War Eagle Rogers Dem ocrat
 We are advised that our telephone system is 10 undergo immediate and radical improvement, making it practically new one K R Jones of Fayetteville. the company construction engineer is on the ground with crew of workers SC leeted in Bentonyille. and work $ In progress. He thinks 1t will re- quire four or five months 10 com plete the work in which time over s2.50o will he paid for labor=Ben- tonville Democrat
 Marriage Licenses.
 The following marriage licenses have been issued by the county clerk since our last report.
 Henry Sehell Moanfaln Mo. Mrs. Louisa Sharp. Pea Ridge John Davis siloap springs Cornelia Sheffield Gentry W. F. Nj ts-. GentEy Lula Jones Gentry ]. Roland Eastman z5en-Fy Grace E Hardy. Gentry W r Mitchell Argentine. Kan. Mrs. Bertha Boss. Hinslo@
 That long looked fer and much talked CT electric storage battery car fer the Kansas City X Mem phis By. for Use between Rogers. Sloan springs and Fayetteville. ar- rived last week It did not come in on Its own wheels. but the body was on one flat car and the trucks on another + is awaiting the ar rival of an expert To see that all ad- justments are properly made and 10 give it few trial spins It $ ex- pected that it will be ready for reg ual service about the first Of April If 1t proves a success it will be a great thing for the people as f will make more trips and better time than the regular trains Rogers