The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-26
LOCALMERCHANTS' BOOTHS
Lochridge's and Watkins Make Nice Displays Some of the Concession
 Features-Plenty Going On.

The Lochridge Dry Goods Com. pany's exhibit is a very popula, one with the ladies. They have display there of the new fall patterns in hats, which to the average man surely are ''frights, '' being about the slze of washtub, also a large collection of fine shoes, and the latest in furs-in August, too Mir. J. A. Carey and Miss Willie Mosel y, who have charge of the booth, were kept very busy showing tue goods and making the visitors feel at home.
 An exhibit that is nearly as popular with the men as is Loch- ridges with the womel is the harness and leather goods displa 7 of the Watkins Hardware Com pany. They have there a great variety of fine leather goods, ranging from hat band or sm Il purse to saddle and a set of harness. The largest part of these goods were made by Eugene Dickens, who has an interest in the harness department at Wat kins. Mir. Dickens was assisted at the Fair grounds by M. P. Ol- ney. They report the sale of sev- eral fine saddles. The booth they occupy is new one, erected in the last few days. It is hardly turn shed as yet. After the Fair IS over they are going to give It a good coat of paint.
 Next to Watkins is the Singer Sewing Machine Company S booth. This is under the direc- ton of J. L. Milton, the local agent, and B. c. Covy of Fort Smith. One ot the novelties of the exhibit IS the new darner only recently perfected by the Singer company. The attachment does q gooi job of darning in much less time than it can be done by hand. The mother of a large family should welcome this inven- tion to her home. Mir. Covy says he was not able to get as good an exhibit as he wanted, but he IS doing we'll with what he has.
 The ladies of the M. E. church, South, seem to have the head quarters for solid things to eat, as we'll as plenty to drink. They serve meals at all hours and at all hours seem to find hungry ones to serve. Theirs IS busy place.
 In fact, there is something do- ing from the beginning to the end of the grounds. There is really no excuse to keep quiet from the time you land ou the grounds till you leave them. Anything and everything you want or want to do is there. Plenty to drink, plenty to eat and everything to make you merry. You can drink water, with or without color or flavor. There is plenty of lemon- ade, orangeade and gcod old ap- ple cider, made right before your eyes. The Big Roaster IS there and so are the lunch counters. Many of the things to eat and drink are Mena and Polk county products. That makes t he m b .tter.
 If YOU think you can throw straigbter than your partner, you are at liberty to try your skill on the nigger babies or on the pussy cats for the meager sum of hve cents--only a nickel-ior three ,,harces. Then there IS the shooting gallery with rlii s or nistols and there's plenty of anu p;tion to go around. If you think vou eau chop wood pretty well' try your luck with the ham mel' That bell is up in the air some hut a good strike will ring it, And don't forget the merry-go- round. It's just as popular now as if was when it was Invented and operated with horse power in- stead of steam. Old and young .s.a1 ;t w;,h like enjoyment.