The Springdale news., 1917-07-06

Mrs. Henry C. Bates, 67 years Of age, died recently at her home in Bentonville.
 Vim. A. Turkey, 53 years of age, re- siding four miles north of Rogers died recently.
 
 Mrs. Frank McGinnis, 21 years of age, died recently at her home near Larne Benton County.
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 Mrs. Dan Bohart and daughters, Katherine and Pearl Loise, left for New Mexico Tuesday to join MT. Bo- hart, who has charge of cattle ranch near Albuquerque.-Bentonyille Democrat.
 
 President Wright of the Planters National Bank, Tulsa, Okla, proposes to give an endowment of S50,000 to Arkansas Conference College, Sloan Springs, if the citizens of Sloan Springs will contribute like sum. Miss Verona Asher of Bentonville was married at Wichita, Kan, recent ly to Chas McPherson of that place The bride is trained nurse. and it was while caring for the mother of the groom that she met her future husband.
 In speaking of the recent meeting of fruit men in Springdale the Ben tonville Record says: "The Eicher, Brogdon, Graham and other orchards visited showed that apple men around Springdale have no peer anyhere and their well-kept orchards are models" '"
 
 The Ozark Fruit Growers Assoeia- ton handled 412 cars of strawberries during the past season, selling at from S2.75 to S3.00 per crate at point of loading Over half million dollars was distributed among the growers of Northwest Arkansas and Southwest Missouri.
 
 Clyde Me Nail of Rogers graduated with honors recently from the med ical departement of Vanderlvet Un- iVersity at Nashville, Tenn, and in competition with other students won scholarship in Vassor Bros. Hospi- tai at Rovybkeepsie, N Y.
 
 At a recent meeting of the United Daughters of Confederacy at Benton vile the following officers were elect ed: President, Mrs Jo. s. Stevenson; vice president, Miss Anna Patton; sec retary, Miss Rena Harris; treasurer, Miss Leta Hinds; historian, Mrs. Geo. Crowder.
 
 The Poteau Glass Company of Po- teau, Okla, has purchased six acres of land from H. L. Mackey and three from Jas. Woody between Sulphur Springs and Gravette to get posses sion of a rich deposit of glass sand located on the land The sand is to be shipped to the glass factory at Io teau and there used in making glass. -Bentonville Record.
 
 Billy Nance, youngest son of Mrs. R. L. Nance of this city, Is with the regulars who are to accompany the first Pershing expedition to France and it is thought they have already sailed. He has been in the regular army for several years and will pro- bably be the first Rogers boy to get to the actual fighting line.-Rogers Democrat.
 
 Rev. Jesse F.. Heins who was form erly pastor of the Christian Church at Rogers, but who has been pastor of Echols Memorial Christian Church at Fort Smith for some three years past, died suddenly Tuesday from the effects of minor operation, deceased was 31 years of age. While he was at Rogers he was united in marriage to Miss Dot Ferrenburg. The remains were inferred at Rogers.
 
 Miss Ebe Laughlin and Mrs. R. H. Lee and son, Jack, visited Dr. C. F.. Perkins and wife Wednesday at their country home near Springdale. Ben tonville Democrat.
 If they visited with Dr. Perkins they had to do it on the run as he is so busy practicing medicine at Pog- CTS that he can hardly find time even to visit Mrs. Perkins, who is manag- ing their country place. "Dancing Rabbit Foot Lodge" northwest of Springdale