The Springdale news., 1916-09-08
Duneby Paragraphs


FOR SALElA number Of diff
ferent size motors, direct current.
in splendid running condition us
ed only a short time; also belt
inc. switches and complete cleo
tric wiring; large number OF
electric fans. electric irons by the
dozen. and an enormous quantity
of light globes. Apply to the cit
liens of Springdale.
Just to enjoy the sensation, and
join the kids once again, we jour
neyed to local school supply
store Monday morning just about
school time. and we slid our
nickle and penny across the glass
topped counter. and picked out
our pencil and tablet; we tucked
it under our arm with all the
pomp and splendor {. a conquer
inc hero and came to the office.
Now folks. don t carry Your
feelings on your outside elbow; if
you do. something might be said
in this column that would pinch;
we don t want that to happen. II
something is said here that seems
to exactly tit your case, please
remember that It WASH t SO in.
tended; we just shoot at random,
but Of course if you re IN the=lne
of fire. You might get hit. So
take it Just as easy as you can
use mentholatum for all burns,
bites and stings.
If some of those youngsters
that started to school Monday
morning study al the books that
they carried, Springdale will one
day have the smartest graduating
class ever turned loose IN Arkan-
sas. We noted several small
youngsters, headed for school.
and carrying all the books that
their slender arms would hold.
One little fellow was certainly
proud Of his collection but that
boy never. never. never, Will
handle that layout for eight
months. liz GOT a pencil and tab
let when he went through town.
Now if Sprinedale could only
receive it 5 mail by stage coach.
instead OF eight mail trains daily
we d be- some country town.
Since the local light and power
plant has shut down. We re COM
PEELED to retire at sun down, and
get up at daylight in order TO
catch up with Our work. our Wat
er works systems are cut OF or
der, and we re almost back to
the AalXcon days OF or youth.
But every cloud has silver lin
ing. and this one probably has.
but some one has thrown a blank
It over the situation.
Yes. il was a most beautiful
rain. and II couIdn' / have hap
pcned at a better time, and they
say the apples are gong to be
much better, and we ve got a
hIneh that the price IS gong 10
be good, especially in the cotton
country. where the price is away
up. But back to tha ram il re-
moved several wrinkles from The
brow OF ow fruit growers. and
put quite d bit II pep INTO He
step Oh our farmers. They sBre.
fell the eXhiIerating influence OF
that dos Of Adams ale bat We re
not exactly satisfied yer. little
more now and then would be rel
ished BY all our men-Women and
children Included.
The strike didn't materialize
ii was called of. and we never
realized until it was called off,
just how many folks knew the eX.
act outcome in advance. Ii we
could have Just found some of
those fellows before the strike
was ayerted, We wouldn have
worried about print paper, and
news ink you know we were some
what bum-fuzzled, we thought
maybe the dern srtike might hap
pen; but since it 5 all off; we
could have found out better right
here at ome-there S numbers of
our citizens who knew it would
Mt happen. but they remained
mliet-nntil II didn't haDpen-