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The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07
SULPHUR SPRINGS spRINKLEs

Uncle William Cox made busi- ness trip to Womble Friday.
 Alvin Thomas is able to be out after having had the measles.
 A considerable wind storm passed through here Sunday afternoon.
 Dr. s. c. Bates and Grandpa Lambert went to Mt. Ida Monday.
 Jesse Dooley. our new mail car rler, made his first trip on the line Saturday.
 A merry crowd enjoyed them selves at the home of Thomas Spake Sunday night.
 Joe Hooper was down from his home in the Opal settlement Sunday. visiting with his mother.
 Van Free, one of Alders' ener- getic young farmers spent Sunday at Big Fork, mingling with friends.
 w. P. Maple, our new merchant bought out John Dilbeck's stock of goods last week. Mir. Maple says he is here to stay.
 Rodger Bates. son of Benson Bates, prosperous farmer and business man of Big Fork, was a pleasant visitor Sunday afternoon.
 Monroe Bowen extends an inyi- tation to everybody who enjoys singing to come and bring books and participate in a singing at his home Sunday night,
 Mrs. R. T. Edwards home caught on fire one day last week from defective fine. and hen discovered the flames were spreading rapidly and would in short time have been uncomfortable.
 D. s. Walls, our hustling staye man. made . business trip to Caddo
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07
NUNLEY NEWS.

Miss Ora Anderson began her school at the Heath school house on July 4th.
 Prof. w. B. Jones of this place has been teaching a singing school in the Baptist church this week and will continue through next week.
 The literary school will begin here Monday, July II. The school will open in the new school building for the first time with Prof. J. w. Stephens and Miss Birdie Whit.en- berg as teachers.
 The Annual School Picnic at this place on the first of July was grand success. There was large crowd of people from different parts of Polk county and everybody seemed to have nice time and enjoyed them selves extremely well. The speak ing by Judge J. T. Bowling. Hon. John P. Logan and others was inter- estlng and appreciated by one and all. The music by the w. 0. w. band of Mena was excellent. The noon hour was enjoyed by"one and all, eating the good dinners prepared for the occasion. A very interesting ball game began at 2::30 between the Heath Valley and the Nunley teams. which resulted in score 2 to in favor of the Nunley boys.
 J. H. Stephens.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07

Gap the latter part of the week, and made it convenient to stop over at the Odd Fellows picnic at BLACK Springs Saturday.
 J. Nj. Bowen will go to Mena Friday to meet Col. w. 5. Claggett, wife and friends, who are coming to spend their vacation here, drinking the famous Sulphur Springs water and enjoying the pure air and beau- tiful Ozark scenery. Mir. Claggett is the Illustrious Potentate of the Ararat Temple of Shriners of Kan sas City.
 A movement is now on foot to make q park at the Henry Spring, the new town site. Mayor E. J.. Henley has contracted twenty acres of land to a gentleman in New fork City for one hundred dollars per acre. It now seems certain that. a considerable town is going to De built there pending the extension or the Fort Smith X Gurdon road, upon which, from reliable reports, activities will begin not later than the middle of August.
 Henry Maxwell is visiting down in the lower part of the county this week. A Somnambullst.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07
INK SPLAsHEs.

Mrs. David Lunsford is reportec very ill at this writing.
 Mir. and Mrs. Calvin Heath of Mens are visiting Mrs. Heath's parents Mir. and Mrs. c. l.. Harris. Mr. Ream Weaver and wife spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs. Weaver's sister in Mena.
 Postmater R. s. Edwards and wife of Quito spent Sunday with their daughter. Mrs. H. k. Cham bers.
 Mrs. Henry Templeton and son. Dell and his family spent Sunday with their daughter. Mrs. Bert Bal entlne.
 Miss Ella Quinn who has been stay ing at the Ruben Harrison home came down Saturday to visit home folks.
 Mrs. J. H. Mitchell returned home Friday after several days visit with her daughter, Mrs. w. A. Wood near Egger.
 There will be church at Concord on Saturday, July 9, at II a. m., also Sunday at the same hour. Let all the members be present Saturday as there is to be conference. The Rev. Ernest Patterson will conduct the service.
 Brown Eyes.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07
LOWER BIG FORK.

James Nixon attended the singing at Midway Sunday evening.
 Alex Suit and family attended church at Springdale Sunday.
 Luther Smith and wife from Caddo Gap passed through here Friday.
 Monroe Standridge and family ol Opal spent Sunday at Bill Feds.
 Donie Holmes and Inez Stanley at tended the picnic at Nunley Friday. Egbert Holmes and wife spent Sat urday night at Walker on Mill Creek. Bob Standridee and family of Opal was at B. A. Mixon's Sunday night. School opens up the first Monday in July with Prof. John Harmon of Egger as teacher.
 Misses Georgia and Jennie Nixon of Opal spent Friday night with Miss Dollie Suit.
 Brit Nixon and family spent Satur- day night at the home of Andrew Eos ter on Mill Creek.
 Warren Standridee and wife of Opal spent Sunday with their daughter. Mrs. Tom Foster. Prayer meeting at Biz Fork was postponed last Saturday night on ac- count of bad weather until the next Saturday night.
 Arkansas Blossom.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07
BOARD CAMP NEWS.

Lots of people are sick with mea- sles this week.
 Several went fishing Monday and caught fine lot of fish.
 The farmers of this vicinity are busy finishing their crops.
 The Christian people of this place are holding series of meetings this week.
 Elley Medford left Tuesday for Oklahoma, where he will make his home.
 Fred Emhry and wife spent Sun day and Monday with friends at Mena.
 Brother Taylor preached at the Methodist church to large crowd Sunday. Everybody remember the prayer meeting at the Baptist church every Sunday night.
 Several people from Board Camp attended the picnic at Nunley and reported nice time.
 Newton White will leave fer Mill Creek the last of the week, where he will teach school this summer.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07
COVE CATCHES.

Miss Adelle Miller of Sillabre, Tex, is spending the summer with her father, J. A. Miller.
 Mrs. z. A. Hilton returned from Oklahoma City Sunday. Her son, Dr. D. Hilton and daughter, Mrs. Pool Wilhite came back with her.
 The picnic last week was a very successful affair, and attracted a good, orderly crowd of people
 W. M. Moore of Hope, special agent of the agricultural department, deliv- cred a very interesting address on Better Farming.
 H L. Hooper and J. M. Huston of Collins county, Tex, were here last week on prospecting trip, and J. A. Burns of Hill county. Tex, was here this week on a similar trip. It is probable that all these gentlemen will locate near here.
 J. W. Garmon, who lives on the J. F. Scott place south of town, has a COW that is a curiosity. She produces a pound of butter a day and will not jump over fence three rails high, but she walks over a cattle guard with the aid of her split hoofs every night and mows a swath through a cornfield a yard wide. If this story requires an affidavit it will be furnished by Mir. Garmon or Section Foreman 0'Hearn
 Fisherman.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07
OPAL NEWS.

Isaac Roberts was here Monday.
 Mid Standridge is working for M. A. Eads.
 MT. Childers will begin To-day meeting at the school house next Saturday night.
 Miss Hattie Widener of Alder is spending this week with her sister Mrs. Mack Barber.
 There was.a large crowd at J. r. Standridge's home Sunday, which enjoyed nice singing.
 Miss Viola and Maud Roberts, spent Monday with their grand parents MT. sand Mrs. Dee Roberts at Alder.
 Victor Roberts of Alder and Miss Ncla Standrige of Opal were mar ried Sunday morning at Salem church.
 MT. and Mrs. Luther Smith of Caddo Gap spent the latter part of last week at the home of her parents MT. and Mrs. D. k. Roberts.
 A. J. Reynolds spent Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. Ida Bates. near Board Camp. Blue Eyes.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07
TWo-MILH TwITTERINds.

Little Anne Linn is very sick at this writing.
 T J. Hicks went to Mena on busi- ness Friday.
 J D. Taylor of Monroe. La, came in last Friday to visit with his parents.
 J. I. Dempsey and family of Cove spent Saturday night and Sunday at D. A. Daniels
 Miss Ava Taylor who has been dan eerously ill for the past two weeks is improving nicely.
 It is understood that school will be- gin next Monday with Prof. Hieeins of Hatfield as teacher.
 W. l. Green and family of Mena were the guests of ]. T. Warden and family Sunday and Sunday night.
 Mrs. Marearite Fite. who has been visiting at the home of J. w. Wallace.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07
NICHOLS NOTES.

Lee Crawford of Mena visited here Sunday
 Crops are looking fine since the rain Saturday night.
 Louis Nichols made a business trip to Janssen Saturday.
 Mrs. Joplin and children are visit ing at Rocky this week.
 Farmers in this community are al- lost done laying-by corn
 Wesley Nichols and sons of Hatfield tended the picnic here Monday. Wayman Crane of Hatfield spent tis Fourth at this place with friends. " M. Wilkinson is stocking his ss ! with some fine hogs. He now ha about 45 head.
 Bill Moore and daughter and Carl Henderson, of Piney Grove, Ok, were at West Valley, Sunday.
 We had a good singing at Weston Sunday. conducted by Lester Simms of Cove; also some good instrumental music in the afternoon by Miss Grace Roger.
 The people of this community cele- brated the Fourth on Mountain Fork and such a jolly time as we did have. Baskets filled with good things to eat, fish and ice cream were plentiful. Some good music was furnished by Pug fiackett and Mark Cummings.
 Jill
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07
GRANNIS GRAINS.

Fred Wood was over from Hocha- town to spend the Fourth. Mrs. E. Godbold of Fort Smith is visiting with her sister. Mrs. J. P. Lo- gan.
 Will Reeves and wife were present ed with fine young son on the morn ing of June 27.
 Mrs. Malen Wolf of near Wickes is spending the week with her daughter Mrs. Nathan Elan.
 Mrs. John Hendrix and little son of DeQueen are visiting few days with friends ill Grannis.
 Prof. Holman and wife of Wickes have been employed to teach the Grannis school the coming year.
 Miss Lizzie Hoblitzel returned to her home in Cove Wednesday after a week S visit with her cousin, Miss Bessie Kirby
 Frank Cochran of Mena, conductor on north end of Kansas City Southern visited over Sunday with his mother. Mrs. J. M, Neal.
 Miss Mat Flanigan of Gillham spent Saturday and Sunday with her friends Mrs. Il. 5. Hendrix and Misses Ola and Myrtle Aston.
 Lester Russell and wife came over from their home near Robinson Fork Saturday to be with friends and spend the Fourth at Grannis.
 Will Litson has sold his home place just east of town to MT. M. w. Sitton of St. Louis, Mo-. and will give pos session the first of August.
 Senator J. P. Logan and Mrs. Lo- gan, son Earl and little granddaugh- ter, Ethel left Saturday morning for Texarkana, returning Sunday after noon. The senator was one of the speakers at the Land Congress Satur- day
 MT. Iounts of Little Rock, travelling salesman for the Oklahoma Milling Company purchased a fine horse from W. |. Clinton Mrs. Younts came in last Sunday and left Tuesday morn ing for Little Rock. She will ride the horse through to Little Rock by way oi Hot Springs. She expects to make the trip in two days. What this part of Arkansas needs is more brave. nervy women like Mrs. Younts.
 The great Fourth has come and gone. With the short time to get up the program and get advertised, there was a good crowd at the picnic and it l can be called a success especially if getting tired counts. There was plenty to eat from we'll filled baskets and no lack of amusements. The pro 1 gram m the morning consisted of a | prayer by A. c. Mathis, address of welcome by Senator Logan. songs by | the cholr, and music by the Grannis | Cornet band. ]. B. Lister, editor of | the Grannis Gazette, gave an after dinner speach. Ball playing took up | the attention of most of the crowd af | ter 2:50 ?. IL. The first game be- tween Grannis and Wickes. the sec ond between Wickes and Baker with Wickes winning in the first and Baker in the second.
 NJ. E. D. NJ.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07
DOTS FROn DALLAS.

Jack Nichols visited with his brother at Rocky Saturday night.
 Miss Maud Moore of Mena is visit ing her grandparents, Mir and Mrs A. L. Durham.
 Several from here attended the pic nic at Nunley last Friday and all re- port good time
 The The public school will De opened here Monday, July II. with Prof. John Trainer as principal
 There will be church here on Sun day. July IT, at II o'clock. The Rev. MT. Fisher of Ransom will preach. Miss Bettie Milham and brother Jake. of Mena came over Sunday for sholt visit with relatives and friends.
 Chatterbox.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07

Smith of Caddo Gap last Friday and wih start to East Texas in about three weeks.
 Ed Medford and Miss Rushie Strick- land of Board Camp were married Sunday at the home of the brides pa rents.
 D. A 0wensby and wife of Calvin, Ok. arrived at Board Camp Sunday for a visit with Mrs. 0wensby's pa rents. Mir. and Mrs. E. A. Moore. The writer wants to know if any of the correspondents can give him a word that contains not less than 36 letters and IA syllables. Must not be a combination of words.
 J. c. B.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07
ODEN GLEANlNG5.

w. c. Metcalf made a business trip to Mena Wednesday.
 A. A. Mckenzie of Waters, made business trip to Mt. Ida last week. Prof. Clyde Goodner of Oden, was out looking after his school Thurs day afternoon.
 Quite large crowd attended the all-day singing and preaching at Crystal Sunday.
 Picnic at Oden July 16. Every body invited to come and bring well filled'haskets.
 $. w Brewer and sister, Miss Mat tie, If Oden. made a business trip to Mena Tuesday.
 A. J. PIemmons and w. A. Garner of 0 len, made business trip to Waters Friday.
 Mrs Nora Mcdowell of l'lttshurg Penn was visiting relatives at Oder. the pa t week.
 The Rev. John Simpson of Bigger, delivered a very interesting sermon at Crystal Hill Sunday.
 Field Girls.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07
BOULDERS FROM ROCKY

School will begin at Liberty Monday Miss Cleo Miller has returned to her home at Huntington
 Mir. and Mrs. D. D. Davis visited relatives near Hatfield Sunday.
 The writer will conduct song ser vice at the Freewill Baptist Church Sunday
 Warner Cummings has sold his farm to q gentleman from Louisiana. Consideration $500.
 A number of our boys left Mon day for Horatio to help gather the large peach crop.
 Miss Alice Lawson of Mena visited with the family of Willard Lowthers the first of the week.
 The little son of Mir. and Mrs. Ter rcll that was badly burned some time ago is getting some better.
 The ball games that were played Monday between Mena and Rocky were again lwon by our home bows. MT. and Mrs Tom Davis visited their daughter. Mrs. Will Daniel of Muse, Ok, and report the arrival of a fine boy while there.
 The writer and family, j R. Wood and A. W. Teller and their families spent the Fourth at the home of Mr and Mrs. Isaac Sauerbaugh, two miles south of Rocky.
 We made trip to Mountain Fork recently and found crops in fine shape and looking we'll. You will ind these people energetic and up- to-date. Some of the best farms in the county are in that community
 Luke.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07
LIBERTY PIcK-UPs

Farmers are busy laying by corn. We have been having some nice showers for the last week.
 Rev. E. Patterson filled his regular appointment at Yockany Sunday. Miss Bessie Wood of Mena has been visiting relatives and friends at this place for the last weeks.
 The Polk County Singing Convention will meet on Friday night before the first Sunday in August with the Lib crty class at Liberty. All lovers of music are invited to attend.
 V P
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07
Men and Teams Wanted.

Wanted men and teams-25 teams to haul slaves and stave bolts. two loads per day haul $500 per cord hauling stave bolts. $4.O0 thousand for hauling slaves on a two load her day haul, pay every Saturday.
 Twenty men to split slaves and slave bolts $500 per thousand for making slaves and $2.25 per cord for making staye bolts. Steady work for several months, for men and teams. good timber Write or caIl on Nj. C. lrumbull. Woinble Ark. g 2t
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07

has returned to her nome at Antlers. Ok.
 On account of sickness there was no Sunday school nor church Sunday night Let everybody come to Sun day school and singing next Sunday. There will be preaching at this place on Sunday. July 31. at il o'clock and dinner on the ground and singing in the afternoon. Everybody is invited to come and bring well filled baskets.
 Paragrapher'
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07
OLD POTTER NOTES

Farmers are laying by their corn this week.
 Oca James of Mena visited friends here Sunday.
 Miss Thompson of Texas is visiting her brother, Willis Thompson. Ambrus Cobb and family of Hat field visited relatives here Monday. Elsie and Ella Cole of Hatfield are spending this week with their uncle. Mrs. Cunningham ha returned from visit with her daughter in Oklahoma.
 Jack Lowthere left Monday to take up his duties as fireman on the steam shovel.
 Walter Jones and wife of Oklaho- ma spent Saturday and Sunday with his mother.
 Smart Alex.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07
Card of Thanks.

We wish to express our thanks to the people of Big Fork for their kind- ness in giving us the use of their school house for bible study and as- sure them that we will hold ourselves III readiness to return the favor at all opportunities We are glad to say that the people about Big Fork have treated us very nicely.
 Stephen Bates,
 William A. Davis,
 E. B. Bates,
 Committee.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07
EGdER PLUMs.

The farmers are done laying by their old corn.
 James and Floyd Ward of Opal, were here on business Saturday. A nice singing was enjoyed at the home of Dr. Philpot Saturday night. The farmers are planting their stubble ground to peas and early corn.
 The cotton crop is very promising in this community. One man re- ports blooms in his crop.
 Mr. and Mrs. W. w. Philpot. Jr., and family attended the picnic at Black Springs Saturday.
 Quite number of Cherry Hill people met at the ford of the river and had a fish fry. All report a nice time and plenty of fish.
 Brother Dallas, district secretary of the Pentecostal church of the Nazarines, was with us Thursday and Friday and preached two inter- esting sermons.
 Moonshiner.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07
MOUNTAIN FORK NEWS.

G. H. Leming visited at Hatfield Saturday and Sunday.
 Bob Mathis and wife of Grannis are visiting relatives and friends at this place.
 There was preaching at Oak Grove Saturday and Sunday also, Sunday night.
 Mrs. Millie Joplin and children of Hatfield visited her father c. w. Lem ing the first of the week.
 Mir and Mrs. J. R. Hamby and lit tie son Bert have just returned from an extended visit in Oklahoma.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07
Medford- Strickland.

Ed Medford, son of MT. and Mrs. Il. G. Medford, and Miss Rushie Strickland, daughter of Mir. J. r. Strickland, were married Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock at the home of the brides parents, Esquire w. T. Young performing the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Medford have host of friends who wish them a long and prosperous life. They will make ther home at Board Camp.
 Substitute.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07
Strickland Norris.

MT. Frank Strickland, son of J. F. Strickland of Board Camp, and Miss Stella Norris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. w. A Norris of Egger, were married Sunday at 3 o'clock at Esquire Furr's office in Eager. Mir. and Mrs. Strickland have a host of friends who wish them happy life. They will make their home at Board Camp for short time.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07
WAVES FROrI MILL. CREEK
Mrs. Fife Walker is sick.

Mrs. Fife Walker is sick.
 Ollie Lawrence arrived Sunday from Oklahoma.
 An ice cream supper was much en- joyed at Bunyan CagIe's Monday night.
 The Nazarenes had fish fry on the river near Egeer last Friday and re- port large catch of fish
 There will be prayer meeting at Big Fork each Sunday night. Everybody should attend and take part.
 Farmers are busy trying to keep the grass and weeds out of their crops, but 1t rains so much they arc about to fail
 D. A. Walker sold his farm to Luther
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07

4
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 Will be received up 10 aud lncluoil hsntahl day of July, isl0, for all tlie ihe ii'd she live ds;sd tim Der standing and down anr a,rssi Of timber marked for cutting by me, tne tS a@ acre. fIcers on designated area oi abV.' @r'xl5.E ornfrd ,,nrnxlmatcly in sections Q 2, Township ? N, Range v w., .asas s,a Naiioual meridian, within the Arkhlssas ~, mn f,tl Forest. Arkansas estimated 10 De ,o-n s-7, X. u. E. M. of shortieaf pine and R9eeO lIs' s's than white oak, more or less. No m D9 s,r " ,ghItc oak lie t,,nber W viii be considered and dePP9ssaE 9saaE, s9C must e sent to 'hs ,ag rss, rars Sd GsnnS@a Albuquerque, N. M.t Tor earn eas... ,,or mon vaid to the District Forester ItmDer " ulvri vrieht 10 claims is exempted from sale. lhe For lur. reject any and all bids Is reseINe" goverulug ther iniormation and regulations eSrkaI1ass sales address Forest Supcrvlsui' trk aiisas. National Forest. Hot Spfingss, Forester ARTHUR C. RINGLANp. ,. pis'i'''
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The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07
ItemSOf Interest ...As Gsthered By The Stars. Correspondents
LAYTON ITEns.

John Hammock has moved into town.
 Joe Eater has returned from Lockesburg.
 C. H. Champlin of Fort Smith. is spending few days with us. Sam Trent returned Sunday from the eastern part of this state. Will Whitley returned last week from Oklahoma, where he has been attending the teachers Normal.
 Uno.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07

For Sale or Exchange TOT ,l ,r,,cE m County Property-1O0 acres II, reras, ~r and fruit belt in Grapiano' clo. also good business propes's .artv il Olsia., and residence prop'A,' K. FoutanelIe. Ia. Address ssstm FRETZ, Mona. Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07
Peaches for Gaming.

Richly favored fruit lns1' s,ore canning, $l a bushel at any 2 ~. in Meps, CT 80 cents at lne ,a 2 chard of The Star Farm.