The Springdale news., 1914-05-08
TONTlTOWN

HOMETOWN.
 Mrs. Lou Bash sister from Okla homa is here on a visit
 Rev. P Bandni went to St. Louis on business last week, leaving Tues day and returning Thursday
 We understand Mr. Schultz has bought tract of land from J. c. Webber and we welcome him to our community.
 All farmers are busy blowing and planting corn and grape vines. The frost some three weeks ago injured he vines to some extent
 Louis Bash has been sick with pneu monia for several weeks, but is i'm proving at this writing. Hope be will soon be able to be out again
 Miss Ottavia Pianalto came from Fort Smith to attend the funeral of her little niece last Sunday, returning to Fort Smith on Tuesday morning
 Mrs A. J Dowell was out to church a week ago last Sunday, it being about the first place Mrs. Dowell has been since her recent sickness
 Rino James, son of Ben and Angela Pianalto. was baptised in St. Joseph's Church last Sunday Sponsors were Michael Ardemagni and Ottayia =Pian- alto
 Strawberries are beginning to ripen and ill few days they will begin shipping them out as they did last year Pickers are anxiously await ing the time
 The storm on Sunday night blew over very nice poplar tree in the church-yard, which had been there for quite a number Of years and was a nice specimen.
 Last Sunday was the feast of the Patronage of St Joseph" patron of the universal church and especially of Tontitown, and was very appro- priately celebrated First Mass at 80 a. m. Procession of the differ ent societies with their banners from the school house to the church at 10 a m, followed immed ately by High Mass. It certainly was a day long to be remembered by every one.
 On Wednesday. April 2, Albino Roso and Katie Maestri were married at the Catholic Church by Father Bandini Misses Dolinda and Ida Os- sola were maids of honor and Miss Mary Morsan bridesmaid. Albino Maestri was best man. The bride wore a nice silk suit with head dress of veil and wreath. Her maids were attired in nice white dresses The groom and best man wore the conyen. tional black. After the ceremonies at the church they went to the home of the groom where a general good time was indulged in.
 It is with sad hearts We chronicle the death of little Agatha Ardemagni, who died on Saturday, April 9, after a very brief sickness of about 12 hours duration. Little Agatha had a fever in the morning and shortly after dinner she was taken with spasms from which she never rallied, dying about S;30 that evening. The doctor says it was congestion of the brain that did the fatal work. She bc ftvn days old. Little Agatha budded on earth to bloom in heaven" The grief stricken parents have the sym pathy of the entire community.
 Among the seven American soldiers to lose their lives on the second day Of fighting at Vera Cruz was the Italian Gabrielle De Pablo, an artil- lery man belonging to the Warship New Jersey. De Pablo was born on Nov $, 1890, at Batavia, N. Y, join- ed the American Navy in November, 1908, at Buffalo, N. Y., his parents still live at Batavia, N. Y. This brings to our minds that in the same year when the Italians came to this country. war was declared between the United States and Cuba, and inn mediately two of our young men pre- sented themselves for service in their newly adopted country. but were not accepted because they could not un- derstand a word of the language spoken.