The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-05-25

above mentioned much faster, and he
now makes a trip to each place in the
same day. Walter had an opportuni-
ty to try the truck under bad weather
conditions Monday during the heavy
rain, and it came through in a SPLEEN
did manner with an extra heavy load
! Governor Brough has commission
ed Leon r. Smith of the Fayetteville
Sentinel to organize company of
National Guard to be attached to the
new Third Regiment in this state
Mr.. Smith was formerly captain of
Company of the Second Regiment
Springdale people will be interested
in knowing that Mr.. and Mrs W A
Prater are now residents of De Queen
this state. where Mr. Prater has
charge of large lumber mill They
formerly resided in Waterman, Texas,
the change being made some five
weeks ago.
Word comes from Mrs. r. L. At A.
wood, who has been in a hospital in 80
Little Rock for the past sixty days,
that she is considerably improved, and
is expected to be able to return home
within few days. Her trouble re- WI,
suited from severe case of tensili-
tbs, and an operation was necessary. D
G.. L. McDavid requests The News :,
to state that he has large setting olao
of rhubarb ON his farm short dis
lance southwest of town, and that he \
will gladly give it to parties who de-
sire to get start in their gardens.
It is free, the only understanding be- fa,,,
NIX nav US t1A10esto IN Us aeoV'. Jud
day
The consolidation this week of the
grocery firms of Fletcher & Searcy 2
and Stobaugh & Fletcher, will give c.
Springdale a very strong grocery firm. IT,
The latter firm is moving this week 49,.
from their location, and the two firms ,,.os
are combining their stocks in the s;oo
building occupied by Fletcher & Scar
ey. c
the
Marriage licenses were secured by A.,
John Bynum, %, Hartshorne, Okla, 10.
and Miss Sylvia Davis. p, Blackburn, s,;n
Ark R. L. Hammet. -, Miami Okla, 800
and Miss Ruby Landrum -, Fayette vi
Vile jeff Lee, p, brakes Creek, and
Miss Ella Johnson, Is. Fayetteville. G
Harvey Moore, d, and Miss Matte sor,
Allen, Is, both of Steele. q
fam
opriagaaie people ",ll=oe pieaSeo lodg
to learn that Howard Riggs, son of Of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ Riggs, of this place. +;on
who was formerly connected with the ron,
a. X A'iiis q ~ 'oii II III i'ei0 - NV 5
located at Wellington, Texas, and is Of +
assistant cashier of the First Nat
ional Bank at that place, just recent NJ
~ being elected to that position. Har
Han
Raymond Langston, son Of J. NJ NEE
Lahgstoh OF this place, VINO mas forr
position at Ninita, Okla, as assistant Son
secretary of the Vinita Building and Har
Loan Association, came in home Sun turr
day evening, and will spend the week on
here. Raymond anticipates that he Mr.
will be called for military service, crar
but anticipates that it will be of a sist
clerical nature
A
Barnett Gfaham came IN nome lat betty
ter part OF last week from henryetta' ley,
Okla, and is spending few days is n
here visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs The
Jack Graham, of this place Barnett eros
is anticipating some service for I'M VIII
Gle Sam. and decided to visit home fell
folks for short time. He is now on haze
the reserve list of the Second Regi wer
ment band. Arkansas National Guards. or
= cuet
Major Ownbey returned Wednesday bad
morning from several days trip ped
through south Arkansas where h. had out
been inspecting various companies of
the Arkansas guard, and assisting in G
mastering in companies in the new dist
Third regiment. Major Ownbey an cen
tieipates that the Second regiment Dun
will be modified early in July but can
not before on account of the short eigl
age of equipment are
Dun
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