The Springdale news., 1918-08-16

tion with the Goddard Grocer Com pany.
 The First Baptist Church has pur- chased the north half of the lot oc- cupied by the residence of J. r. Har- ris and it is being cleaned off pre- paratory to moving the parsonage, there.
 MT. and Mrs. Gertie Parrott of Beardstown, H., former residents of Springdale, arrived few days ago for visit with relatives and friends. Gertie is conductor on railroad up there
 Mrs. Rachel Burk, one of the pio- neer settlers of Benton county, died recently at her home near War Eagle at the age of S5 years. Deceased was a sister of Col. J. A. c. Blackburn of Rogers.
 Miss Hattie Hale went down to Ft Smith Thursday in company with her little neiee, Wylie Prater. Mrs. W. A. Prater came up from DeQueen, Ark, to meet them and Wylie returned home with her.
 "The Sons of Liberty are holding three days reunion at Huntsville Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week The proceeds will go to the Re dCross. Music is being furnished by the Green Forest band.
 Mrs. Geo. W. Crawford and daugh- ter, Mrs. Louis Coles, who had been here for few days visiting with Mrs. A. M. Leitzell and Mrs. D. C. Me Giffin, left Wednesday morning for their home at~Girard, Kan.
 Hudson Sparkman, who Is attending the aviation ground school at Kelley Field, near San Antonio. Texas, came up first of the week for few days visit with relatives and friends. lie is well pleased with his work ! Wesley Phillips returned Wednes- day morning from trip to St. Louis. His son, Ernest. who has been travel ing salesman for a hat company with territory in Iowa, came in with him, and will visit with homefolks while awaiting his call to the army
 Mrs. F. L. Satterlee and little son arrived few days ago from Ulysses, Kan, and will make her home here with her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Jess Horne, for an indefinite time, her hus- band being in the military service and is now enroute to France.
 Elisha Anderson, who has been working at Monett, Mo-, for some time past, was down first of the week vis liting his family and other relatives. He went to Springfield Tuesday morning to accept job as brakeman on the Frisco, and will run between Springfield and Newburg.
 Our jeweler George Parsons is in receipt of a commission comforting the rank of captain upon his son Lloyd Parsons who is in France Lloyd is now captain of Co. A, 54th Infantry, National Army. The commission was accompanied by word that Lloyd was the youngest known captain in the national army-Fayettevil Republic
 Carl Rice went down to Fort Smith Tuesday and left his name with the recruiting officer for birth in Un- cle Sam's navy. No volunteers are being accepted now either for the Army or Navy, but it IS thought as soon as Congress settles on the ages for drafted men the doors will again be open for the reception of new mem bers.
 Hon. Abe Collins, a member of the constitutional convention from Se- vier County was in Springdale first Of the week visiting with Mrs. Collins, who is a guest at the home of her mother, Mrs. NJ. L. Limbaugh. The convention is expected to complete it's labors the latter part of this week when MT. Collins will return for longer stay.
 The organization of the farmers Give Bushe" war fund campaign has been placed in the hands of school directors of each schcool district, and meetings will be called soon so The News is advised, for the purpose of getting the matter under way. The object is for every farmer, nis wife, his children, the tenant or the hired . hand to give bushel of some product, . the value of which is one dollar, to this