The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1918-09-20

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Of the bank ~ >.
Henry. treasurer Of Benton County
sued to recover for the public funds {
Of the institution. Rogers Demect%1.
Lockwood Searcy, who is stationed
at Camp Pike, was home on a VISIT
Sunday. Lockwood IS employed IN
the in the receiving station at camp
Pike and probably won't have the
privilege of going overseas.
Miss Nell Newton of Aiabam has
temporarily closed her school near [
Spring Valley on account Of a threat f
ened epidemic Of smallpox IN that DIS
trict. There we're already TWO or
three well developed cases. Hunts |
vile Democrat.
RAYMOND Stafford of Springdale.
Leonard Kilburn of Spring Valley and
VIM. Conner Mayfield of Mayfield,
Naval Reserves, left Tuesday night
for Little Rock With a party o.
twenty-five they left there Wednes-
day night for the training station at
San Diego, Calf.
The telephone company recently
announced an increase IN rates for ali
classes Of telephones at Fayetteville,
and the city council promptly en-
acted an ordinance prohibiting tele-
phone companies from charging such
rates and the city authorities an
nounce il viii be enforced.
Jim Hawkins and Loss Hawkins,
who were convicted of grand larceny
at the recent term Of court and given
year each in the penitentlary have
been releasd on bond pending the
appeal Of their case u the supreme
court. The amount of each bond IS
s.. 500. Huntsville Democrat.
Jack Kerr. former Springdale
boy, son of ". NJ. Kerr, was IN Spring
dale a few days ago visiting with old
friends He is student In the I.
S Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md
and left Tuesday night to resume his
studies. He Will graduate in one
more year
DIR. Nolan Helstern, who came te
Rogers about year ago from Elm
Springs and bought the business Of
f, B. Stoughton, has sold his business
70 DR. Pickens of Pea Ridge. Dr.
Helstern expects soon to enter the
army DR.. Piekens took charge Of
the office last week. Rogers Dem
crat
Claud Jones who is with the hos
pital corps at the base hospital, Camp
Travis, Texas, arrived first of week
for visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs J E. Jones Claud says there
are men connected with the base hos
pital who have been there for year,
and he IS afraid he is not going to
nave the opportunity to go across.
Dr. {. G. Dodson and j. s Ewal.
left Tuesday for Dallas, Texas to at
tend a centenary missionary meeting
Of the NJ. E. Church. South A
number of states are represented in
The meeting and many dignataries o.
the church are in attendance. Mess
ers EWalt and Dodson are expected
10 return today
Football at the University of Ark
ansas will be featured more than
ever this year. the Government hold
ing that il Is good military training
With an attendance of over 1000
young men 1t Is expected that num-
Der Of teams will be developed
About 500 worth OF new football
equipment was received.
Mr. Mack Thompson who several
months ago volunteered for service
IN the [. S. Navy, and was placed on
the cali list yesterday received in
structions to report at New Orleans,
where he will be assigned as ma
chinists mate He will cave to-
night Tor New Orleans TO report for
duty. Prairie Grove Herald
Mr. and Mrs. VI f. Downum and
children. OF San Antonio, Texas, ar
rived Monday 10 visit with the form
er'= parents, MIR. and Mrs, L. B.
Downum, residing northwest of town
on Spring Greek They motored
through. having left San Antonio
Tuesday Of last week. spending half
a day at Muskogee 4. J. Sharp
residing in Lowell, who was down
there on a visit, returned with them.
A telegram received by Spring
dale relatives Friday morning an
nouneed the arrival of Ray Stokes on
the eastern sea coast. Ne further
word has been received, although the
telegram stated letter would follow.
Il IS known however that Ray was
wounded and it is supposed that Ray
IS being sent 10 this country for treat