The Springdale news., 1915-04-23
JOHN SON.


 Mr and Mrs. w. L. Stuckey
 John Wickwire presides over the local barber shop in the Boswell building every Saturday.
 Perry Cossairt, our veteran paint CT, has just completed the painting Of Dick Lichlyter's new residence.
 Grant Bobier left Thursday for var ious points in Texas after spending several months with friends here.
 Rex Banks is taking course Of in struction at the Fayetteville Business College
 Lee Hanks left Saturday evening for his home near Peoria, Ill.,, after spending week with Arkansas rela- tives and friends.
 Jack Bennett is down from Spring dale helping along the Johnson Mer- cantile Company while Will Bennett is doing some local carpenter work.
 Albert and Dick Crum are visiting their parents, Mr and Mrs. Wm Crum but will depart soon for var ious parts Of the north and west.
 Tracey Lockhaft, q former veteran O. the local lime quarry. has returned to work It the kilns after a soiourn Of several months near =Atoea, Ark.
 Bennett Maxey Is just finishing up setting strawberries in That new ground which he cleared last winter over on the Clear Creek hills south of=his creek valley farm.
 The good cd fishing days Of Gear Creek are probably passed for ever, as but very few fish now in habit this stream where they Were 90 plentiful only few years ego.
 Rev sHep Luper has had well drilled near his residence and is very proud of a fine supply Of water which is more convenient than the old we'll away down by= the old ap- pie trees.
 The Stony Point ladies are plan nzng a grand time for the=oy ystersfIp- per that =fs to be hled at Mrs. Dora Reeds on Friday night. April 3a,=for tie benefit Of the school build iHSfand.
 Will Bennett is constructing a water tower for Wills DIYen wH5= r4- sides oa the MeGos farm. down by Bob Creations e.-M Mr. ZDiyeaZaas erected large residence and barn there, and is going 10 insta4 nome syztem Of vaterVaras.
 Pr9f. ]. H. Roaidac Aas moved his household goods rom ElAins 70 Joanson and has re ted rooms at the home of Capt G. P Hanks, where he VIII r. de whi3e taae3 il 2 st heel here. Prof Roulhac and family are now wis iting at Pea Ridge, Ark, but will re- turn here in couple ofWeeks.
 Harry Mar writes from Bingham. Neb, to let Nuly know that he has missed the Johnson items from sever al recent issues of The Ne4s. Harry is tbe youngest brother of Mrs John Late of Johnson, aad has grown 10 ba a great sta.wart man since nov iHe away from here some years ago.
 Allen Davis has been getting a lot of Bermuda grass sod down on tha Stuekey ran Il to transplant for Rsaaow purposes on his farm near Lilbun. The Frisco has changed the name of this lite shipping station, 10 Barbara. but l9zal foks seldom think of the nev name, IS LiIbHrn is more familiar.
 Fruit trees and berry plants are blooming nicely at present. and if weather conditions remain favorable, | record breaking crop of all k.nds ot fruits will be harvested in this vicinity. Tie strawberries are not going to be as late as last year. The first car of berries went out from hera on May II last season.
 John Wilson. an ol1 Federal soldier who died recently at Adair, Okla, served through the Civil war in the First Arkansas Battery which was commanded by Capt. Wm- Mayes who resides here. Only d very few of the members of that organization are now living, as it has been half cen tury since the company was muster ed out of service.
 Local lime business is picking up nicely and three kilns are now burn ing lime. John Horne is boss at tho Crescent kilns, and Charley Lockhart is boss" at the Clear Creek kilns. Both plants are owned by th Ozark White Lime Company, whose main office is at Fayetteville, Ark. Andy Cardwell is the local manager for the company at John- son.
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