The Springdale news., 1919-04-18

they could go to Fayetteville, Benton
vile, etc, that's just what the major
ity of them have been doing for some
time past-notice the size of the diff
ferent places. Do we want these
towns to have all the conveniences
while we continue to crank the old
windlass. can't believe it's true
and don't blame the business man OF
merchant and try to saddle the costs
on him, he is already bounded every
day for everything from the cost Of
putting in a watering trough at Hew-
lit Springs, buying widow so and SC
a mule to replace the one just gone
up to helping grade Mill Street, etc
etc. Do they kick? No, but let Z
real Improvement start and some few
that haven't an interest in the world
except to have a little piece of SOW
bosom and sorn bread couple OF
times day will do his best TO kill 1t
You belong over in this country ole
timer where they wear wooden shoes
and drive oxen and don't know that
water is used for ANYTHING except for
the stock to drink. you would be right
at home over here, come on over and
get you home in one Of these quiet
little French villages where man.
wealth is judged by the size Of tht
IN r h l.,
the cattle and hogs are kept in the
same house with his wife and children
No | don't think you could have of.
Tended any one old timer and hope
you don't take this as offense for | as
sure you it's not meant for such
You may be real good friend OF
mine and don't want this to change
our friendship if 50. but why didn't
you sign your name, we could have
told YOU were an old timer without
that signature. Being an old timer
Is legal and justified bat being q
brake on progress and the welfare OF
one of the incest little towns Of the
universe isn't very loyal | don't think
Mr.. Stafford | don't understand why
YOU refused to publish the reply te
the above mentioned article because
he had ne signature It's true ht
shouldn't have been ashamed to sigr
his name If he replied in the right
spirit but old timer didn't sign his
name either did he? Neither die
the New Conner who wrote before hin
# ! remember correctly
Our boys here are getting alone
fine. only one Springdale boy in the
Hospital-Paul Townes-and he is
about well. They are all happy but
homesick and | am sure they wouldn't
object TO waterworks and sewer and
a place to take a bath when they get
back horne, Uncle Sam provides it fol
them. There's only one Battalion OF
the 142nd Field Artillery Regiment
here now, A and B batteries. We art
doing service firing for an officers
School, for instance-last Friday We
fired 400 projectiles, each weighing
/ 100 pounds and costing $4,000 A
waste of money is it? No, don'i
think so. We have Caterpillar trae-
tors, trucks. autos, motorcycles ano
bicycles, 81 in all besides our Battery
of big guns. /
The boys like the work much bette,
fban infantry work, sc have fine
bunch of drafted boys and eyeythna
= reaaine smoothly and the parent.
# he bows should not worry haa.
8 BRING back every Sprinelale bas
THAT came over here with n.t. Ehef
tnat aili Il have ne iaea There
ai4 avs rumors Of course bat I've
iegne5 not to attach any imp7rtanee
10 them, some day the order viii come
surprise us and make US one OF The
happiest bunch of Afkansawyers alive
and 1t won't take us LONG to be ready
to mount these French Cars that art
marked horses or 40 men and Mi
the trail for home.
Have rousing welcome for then
for they have been faithful patient
and brave and they deserve all YET
can do for them. Every mothers sol
of them is writing a card today that
the Government furnished. / hops
their folks don't forget to answer
them.
Wishing every one the best of ev
ervthing, ! am,
Your friend,
Byron B. Brogdon
! Can't. l42nd Field Artillery Battery A