The Springdale news., 1914-02-27


 around Springdale With the coming of No. came Carl Held, city editor of the Times-Record, of Fort Smith, and after several long distance calls to Huntsville decided not to make the trip to that town. All this time it was almost positive that the girl was the lost Catherine Winters. The re- port had been sent to Dr. Winters, and every newspaper of any moment in the United States began directing their attention on Springdale, word having gone out that Springdale was the nearest railroad town, and tele- graph office to Huntsville. Sunday noon it was learned that Sheriff Sinister, Arnold Ledbetter, editor of the Huntsville Republican, Jack Decker, Redner, and the girl were en route to Springdale. and would ar rive here in time to meet No 3, soutl bound, which was supposed to be bringing Dr. Winters, who was com
 
 Things Begin to Warm Up.
 About three o'clock Sunday after noon the newspaper sun began to shed mid-mornng rays on Spring dale. Telegrams were pouring in here from all over the country de handing stories of the Catherine Winters case Mr. Held. who was representing the Associated Press, a big newspaper syndicate, made The News office his headquarters, as did all other parties. and message after message was flashed over the wire asking for particulars With the afternoon train came Allen Gates, ed itor Of the Fayetteville Daily. and cor respondent in this section for num- Der of outside newspapers. The Western Union, who had in advance felt the unusual business pouring in from Springdale, sent in an extra op- orator 10 assist in handling the bus. mess. Seymour Tillman, of Fayette coming to the assistance of Operator Harris. Three wires were thrown open from Springdae, and every thing made ready for the arrival of the girl and Dr Winters.
 The newspaper sun had almost reached it's zenith Sunday evening when=No. 3 pulled into the station. The potY. of tH.- -..,tf,f,,,r f,fZIfr Win ters had traveled over the town, and near 300 people were at the local station 10 wintess the meeting of the father and his child. The long trip to Huntsville was not made on record time, and the program was slightly disarranged Dr Winters did was further changed But on No. 5 did arrive two other rays" to add to the already warn" newspaper sun in Springdale This train car ried the biggest gun" that had yet arrived, B. F. Gourley, of Chicago. general manager of the Newspaper
 
 largest newspaper syndicates operat ing. in the world He stated on ar rival that Dr Winters had been de- layed in St Louis, and would arrive Monday morning. With Mr Gourley also came Roy Palmer, reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dspatch.
 Girl Reaches Springdale
 Shortly after the arrival of the train, the first buggy bringing the party from Huntsville arrived con taining the official photographer from Fort Smith, Sheriff Shuster, but not the girl. Quite a number of local people were gathered around the Com mercial Hotel, endeavoring to catch q glimpse of the girl. and it was with much difficulty that the party and through the crowd into the ho- tel. Soon after the arrival of the first buggy, came the second bringing Decker, Ledbetter, and the girl. She was stopped at the Arcade Hotel, and placed in a room, to avoid the large crowd, and MT. Gourley, rep resentative of Dr. Winters was sent for. The crowd around the hotel was large, and so insistent were they in their demands that the little girl was taken to the upstairs porch and there exhibited to the crowd After a hasty examination MT. Gourley an nounced confdentially that he did not believe the girl was the lost child and the crowd was of the same opin ion
 The newspaper "sun" was by this time at its zenith, and message after message was being sent to the out side world. The News office re sen bled large daily newspaper of jice. Three typewriters, and some eight newspaper men were busy. With the arrival of No Sunday