The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-05-18
Cwenty Years Ego
THE News, May IA, 1879

Will Hewitt, of this place, and Henry Sanders of
Spring Valley will leave fore part of the week for
Sheridan, Wyoming, with five of cattle They
will be absent about five weeks
The Northwest Arkansas Poultry and Pet Stock
Association will meet in Springdale Tuesday, May
The election of school directors takes place
Three directors to be elected, and The News
is requested to announce W. II. Searcy DR. Christian
and Willard Berry as candidates. The election will
be held at the public school building, and the polls
will be opened at nine o'clock and close at shutdown.
The News is indebted to Manager L. D. Petross, of
the Sprngdale Roller Mills, for sack of flour
featured since their machinery put in. 1t
is strictly first class article in every respect, and
The News advises the good housewives to give it
trial. After having done they will use no other
j. Wythe Walker and Miss Lena Williams
united marriage at the c. P. Church, Lowell, Wednes
day afternoon at half past four O'Clock.
W J. Sturdivant sends The News two of the finest
strawberries have this The largest
of them measures 4A inches in circumference. They
of the CRANKY variety
Miss Bertha Watts, of Van Buren,, up Friday
Afternoon visit to her friends. She is the of
of Miss Maggie Horton.
Miss Efie Driver came up from Fayetteville Fri
day on visit to Miss Mirt Haxton She will remain
about two weeks
Jas. W. Dupree came up from Shreveport La, last
Saturday and will spend the here and at
Fayetteville. His visits always of much
pleasure to his friends.
Miss Anga Lowdermilk of Joplin, Mo-. arrived in
the city latter part of the week and will spend some
time here the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. R. Harris
She accompanied by little Martha Harris, who
had been up there visit.
Chas. H. Chandler will leave next Sunday for Hot
Springs to attend the meeting of the K of P grand
lodge which in that city next Tuesday Char
ley goes representative of Spring City Lodge No
90, and it goes without saying that he will do credit
to himself and his lodge
The foreign market on Strawberries yesterday
went to press $500 per crate with considerably
lower prices in Kansas City.
Jas F. Harris has surprised his friends by devel-
opng into orator of ability. He has
some 125 people employed picking berries and The
News is informed good authority that he eongre-
gates them before him every morning, mounting to
the top of the fence makes them speech As re-
suit of this it is said, his pickers do splendid work
Since our last issue The Sprngdale Shippers Union
has sent berries follows: Friday night, one
ear to DesMoines Iowa; Saturday night, to
Davenport Iowa; Monday night, car to Denver
Tuesday night, to Sioux City; Wednesday night
Milwaukee,; Thursday night, one car to
Des Moines and one Denver Two will be
sent tonight but it has been decided where they
will be placed. The total shipments up to last night
eight cars including those sent out by express
The two advertising of Montgomery Ward <
Co, Chicago, in Springdae Wednesday for the
purpose of distributing literature pertaining to the
business of the firm. They also gave Photographic
entertainment the car, and at night, entertain
men cosisting of specialties given at the Opera
House. The party is in charge of j. Frank Pickering,
travelling advertising manager and he is pleas
gentleman. One of their grandest features was
the celebrated horseess carriage which we have all
read about but few have had the privilege of seeing IN
operation. Through the courtesy of Mr.. Pickering,
Uncle James Dodson, City Marshal Todhunter and
The News editor enjoyed the novel experience of riding
critter" Wednesday, is propelled by electricity
from storage battery and is easier riding than
pacin' .'hoss" Several trips made up and down
Emma Avenue and under the skilful touch of MIR.
Pickering seemed almost a thing of life making short
"a Did turns, and running backward with the same ease
WHICH it runs 'tother" way. 1t fitted with rub
Der tires and be at speed of IA miles per
hour Envious people say that Uncle Jimmie and The
News scared, but after talking the matter
over we've decided there is truth in such asser
tions A large crowd the street to witness the
maneuvering of the vehichle.