The Springdale news., 1917-08-10

at Berryville recently. Inc purpose
of the organization is to organize a
road district under the Alexander law
from Eureka Springs to Alpena, there
connecting with like district TO De
organized thru Boone county, whlch
will connect with the road thru New
ton county, on thru the Government
Forest reserve to RusselIvllle, from
which place the route is already prae-
tcally in operation to the southeas1
corner of the state where it connects
with the Winnipeg New Orleans JET
ferson Highway.
Miss Brownie Hood, daughteH OF
Rev. Dave Hood of Elkins, came very
near being drowned in the city park
lake at Fayetteville Friday evening.
While attempting to swim across the
lake her strength failed her ara she
was sinking the third time when res
cued by Glenn Sanford, member OF
Fayetteville ia ona, guard company
Hood is a stenogranher for Attorney
Homer Pearson, arc was IN bathihg
v tin i number Of ether young ladies.
The young LADY was for long time
correspondent for the News at Elk
ms.
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The annual rally of boys and girls
club members of the county was held
on the University campus at Fayette-
vile Saturday under the direction OF
J. F Backstrom of Fayetteville mad
Miss Harriet King of Sprngdale,
county agents One hundred and forty
girls and boys were present, together
with the parents of a number Inc
address of welcome was delivered by
County Judge Appleby, and the fore
noon was devoted to leeturess reports,
etc. The afternoon was devoted to an
inspection of the various departments
of the University, parade around the
square in automobiles, closing the day
with a visit to the picture show It IS
said to have been the best attended
rally ever held in the county.
The horse which pulls the cart of
the meat market ran away Saturday,
following the sidewalk from the cor
ner of the First National Bank to the
post office, where he was seized by
the bit by John Baxter and halted.
The street was crowded at the time,
and it is fortunate that no one was
! injured Everybody seemed perfectly
willing. however, to give the animal
the right-of-Way except a young lady
near the bank building who was
undecided as to which way to turn
when she was hastily jerked out Of
the way by Charlie Reed After It
was all over some by staader remark
ed that it wouldn't be a bad idea to
enforce the law against leaving teams
/ hitched, as we'll as the one forbjddlng
car owner to leave his car with the
motor running.
Prof. w. D. Crawford, who for three
years was superintendent Of the |.
/ O. O. F orphans home at Batesville,
and who ives arrested last week and
taken to Batesville to answer grave
charge, called for and secured habeas
corpus proceedings before a circuit
/ Judge and was released or $4,000 to
await the action Of the next grand
jury at that place. Parties acquainted
with the af air down there are fee to
say thai in their belief the whole al
fair is based on p"ejudice ard envy
and there is little or 40 foundation
for the charges. The bocd was readily
given and Prof Crawford returned
to his home at Cisco Tuesday night
where ne will remain until court at
Batesvile when he Will return for
! he will be completely. yindcated of
trial and when it is predicted that
any wrong doing.-Berryville Star.
The fact that Madison county failed
to get wat it wanted at the good
roads convection held recently at Eu-
reka Springs has not lesaened the IN
terest of the people over there in good
roads In fact it seems to have stir
red them anew. At meeting held
at Huntsville recently the following
committee was selected, which viii
have charge of the plans for securing
better roads. Lem Kendall, W. D.