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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-19

Canada's Wood Pulp Exports.
Canada's exports of pulp wood in
1890 amounted to only S16S,1S0. In
1908 they had increased to $4,O37,S52
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
E00ER PLUMS.

Irwin Turpin and Miss Eva Han.
cock OF this place were married at
Black Springs Sunday.
Miss Pearl Miller who has been
sick for several weeks. is fast i'm
proving.
Raymond Lee, who has been sick
for several days. is up again.
DR.. J. F. Lee of Boles, Scott coun-
ty, was here last week. He reports
a great deal of sickness over there.
School commenced here Monday
with an enrolment of sixty-one.
Many others are expected to start as
soon as cotton picking is finished.
Rev. j. F. Taylor left Monday for
Little Rock. where he will attend
the annual conference of the M. E.
church, South.
DR.. w. w. Philpot is on the sick
iist-he had 'possum for dinner Mon
day.
Miss Ora Gipson began her school
at Highland Monday.
Ambros Rratcher of Mena was
here on business Friday and Satur-
day.
Eggerite.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
HATFIELD HINTS.

Rev. E. Seay of Vandervoort con-
Quoted services here last Sunday.
j. r. Penn of Mena, late of Padu-
cab. KY, was in Hatfield Monday and
completed deal with Shaffer & Ham
mond for 48 acre farm close to town.
P. G. Brake, manager of the Majors
Stave company made business trip
to Ashdown last week. He reports
fine progress out in the timber near
Smithville. Ok.
A large party of hunters, from
Shawnee, Okla. arrived in Hatfield
last week. r. D. Green took them
and their camping outfit over into
Okla, where they expect to find plen-
ty of game.
Mr.. Stevens has sold the cotton gin
and feed mill to Mr.. Littlepage, who
will conduct them in the future. This
means a continuance of good work and
pleasant treatment to the many pat
rons of the gin.
Our cotton buyers still bring the
trade and cotton to Hatfield. S. R.
Crump of Jansen was in town last
Thursday with cotton and trading.
Prices for produce and merchandise
will sure bring the trade.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
BOARD CAMP NEWS.

j. B. Hetton of Acorn was in last
Sunday.
Oscar Wallace was buying cattle
here last week.
Miss Maud Corley is reported very
sick with fever.
Uncle Seaborn Philpot of Egg,r was
hare last Sunday.
|. M. Davis of Mena was here with
his auto Sunday.
Miss Davie Duncan of Mena was /
this community Sunday.
Misses Anna Chambers and Ofa
White are sick this week.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Ii
L. Looney was buried here Saturday
M. E. Conference convened at Mil
ler's Chapel last Saturday and Sun
day.
Alonzo Hall left for Hatfield last
week, where he will make his future
home.
Jesse Cox of Mena, came out for
his auto last Sunday. which was re-
pared by Bailey Bros.
Fred Strickland, who has been in
Oklahoma for few weeks, returned
Saturday AMI will begin teaching at
billiard s school house soon.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17

ton is good and sorghum is extra fine,
which insures that everybody sweet,
very sweet: hay was also good. Hogs
are looking fine. the health Of the
county is alarmingly good. so we have
everything to be thankful for.
The good people Of Concord will
meet at the church on Thanksgiving
day and give thanks to the great giver
of all blessings, and hear thanksgiv-
ing sermon at II O'Clock by the Rev.
d. A. Squires. and a lecture at 2
o'clock on Mother, Home and Heav-
en-" Everybody is invited to come
with well filed baskets.
Nobody's Sweetheart.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
Schools, Teachers, Pupils and Pji0N|
Devoted to the Bettering of the School interests l.

some school or schools with !
- standing that the books be ct t' 'as aAds.
:, tps other districts and sts 'a'a'd o'a
Prof. Trainer now T..
a abna[e sa first class magazines Sss' a''
ABOUT seven hundred. 10 l. YES
the the Dallas all Exchange Course 81 i ! y .
ing ing, These, These MAGAZINES represent : s''i
pest thought of the present v'' y tie
and are free to all pupils s', ds.,' decade
READ them. He has two 'ulns to
copies cop Of Popular Mechanics. hundred y
alike which will be loaned s't t. NO. ao Ss
an inventive INT or mechanical 1 si.s, I
ton. Why not encourage i. al'p''-
men and young women f. .. young
very best at hand? '''O lAs
n, Q. White begins winter t.,. !.
Nansom soon; F. c. Embry and TIs
as Embry stay at their old s sSS ,10n-
other term; Frank Thomson V !. '''
'eacn at Rich Mountain we hear. a.'
Atkisson is to accept a cls s,sl' aa
urannls In the near future. W. ~ ls,' :
that Mr.. Bell remains IN ,5 y Earn
school; Bunyan Hilton return,to . =.
scnooi east OF town; Miss Lulu Hs Han
derson is retained for anOtbs, ~, ,,'''
MRS. montgomery remains At s.,.,
place and indeed we can learn Il ' u
changes south and east Ho., !,
elsewhere?
Why not study current event, !,
our schoolsY Why not make than
basis for studies in reading Dr.s,i sla
geography, past and present his,0,'
science, etc.2 Such a weekly as o.,
Times. Washington. D. c., is so,n 4,
did current history paper and co,,,
but little. There are ways Of rs,i0s
a little money to pay for these. w.t.
for sample copies.
We expect to hear somethius s0,d
from Profs. johnson and Holman i
advanced arithmetic next SATURDAY.
will you hear themY
Mrs. Teel and Miss Parish will diva
us some valuable hints on primary
reading; Miss Stanbere and Miss Hen.
derson will give US some new end ora.
inal devices in spelling; modify Or I'M
them in your school.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
COVE CATCHES.

The School Improvement Associa,
ton will give literary entertainment
at the school house Wednesday after
noon before Thanksgiving.
The 'pcssnm crop is unusually heav,
this fall. but the persimmon crop is
light and the animals need fattenins
before they are baked with sweet DO
tatoes. yuml yuml
A couple Of tramps started a fire in
the wood last Sunday afternoon which
was discovered and put out before the
flames had gained much Roadway in
the dry leaves.
The above paragraph calls to mind
the fact that the farmers of Polk coun-
ty have seldom been in greater dam
ger of serious losses by fire than al
the present time. and it behooves
every one of them not only be careful
about starting fires but to be watchful
over others, especially thoughtless
coon and 'possum hunters.
g. B. Webster and James Parker
have purchased the Daniels livery
stable and have also taken the con-
tract to carry the Smithville daily mail.
Mr.. Daniels has bought Tod Cox's saw
mill plant near Watson. and will oper-
ate the same in ashort time. Webster
and Parker will still operate Graham $
blacksmith shop with Mr.. Parker as
foreman.
For several years Cove has been a
distributing point for hunting parties.
and even since statehood took effect
and Indian Territory became Oklaho-
ma with law imposing a license of
SIS per head on nonresident hunters
they still continue TO flock to this
point. The record has been broken
this fall. and four large parties from
Oklahoma and Kansas City have land
ed here during the last few days. The
largest crowd comes from Tulsa. Ok
and is composed of oil maenates. rich
business and professional men. an
dead game sports. The party now IN
camp numbers 80 and there are more
te come. The camp is composed Of
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
0RANNiS GRAINS.

Mrs. t. X. Moore spent Saturday
at Gillian.
Miss Clara STAFFORD of Dustin
Ok, left for home Monday.
Mr.. Laws little son Lloyd, who
has been sick for sometime, is re.
ported better.
Messrs. Ralph Golf, Fred Gray and
Kelsey Skinner of Cove, were ir
Grannis Sunday evening.
w. M. Bland came home Sunday
morning from a two months visit
with relatives in Missouri.
Van Aston left Monday evening
for Gillian. He has accepted po-
sition in the Smith & Allen store.
The Saints people will serve 9
Thanksgiving supper at Hotel e.
berta for the benefit of their church
Miss Leila Hargrove of De Queer
preached at the Holiness church
Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday
night.
Senator John p. Logan bought out
+. Youman's stock of goods and re-
sold them to Cole & Lebolt the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McChristiar
of near Touchdown, Ok, are max,
ing a weeks stay with Grannis
friends.
Miss Anna X. Addison came in
Sunday. She has accepted the posi-
ton of assistant cashier of the Gran
mis- State Bank and began work
Tuesday morning.
A. Coyle has completed his cot
tage on east Port Arthur avenve. II
will be occupied by DIR. Melze, he
having just received car of house
hold goods from Chicago.
Messrs. Hungaie and Hazen Of
Sloan Springs came down Sunday
and accompanied Messrs. w. e.
Hungate, A. Coyle and DIR. Melze on
a hunting trip near Ashdown.
The subject for the Y. P. u. at
the Baptist church next Sunday
night is Thanksgiving" Mrs.
w. E. Hungate is leader. There
will be good program and every
one is cordially invited TO attend.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
NEW HOPE GATHERINGS

Wallace Morris of Waters was call
ing on friends at this place Sunday
Miss Laura Turpin and viii Hale
attended singing at Liberty Sunday
Mike Leoush of France, is visiting
here with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leoush.
Tom Suit. merchant at Egeer, and
Frank Wimberly made business trip
to Mena Monday.
The singing at Mrs. S. E. Hancock s
Saturday night was very much enjoy
ed by both young and old.
Mrs. Hunter Fleming and children
of Mena spent last week with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Norris Of
this place.
Bratcher Grove and VIII d. Harper
left Friday for Howard county where
they expect to be gone several days
buying cattle.
Misses Mary and Ruby Elzey and
Bratcher Grove we're shopping in Mena
Thursday. also P. Holmes and daugh-
ter Miss Beulah.
Ivan Rowe and Miss Myrtle Wood,
who ale attending high school at Mena,
visited with homefolks at this place
Saturday and Sunday.
Irwin Turpin and Miss Eva Hand
cock surprised their many friends Sun
day by driving over to Mt. Ida,
where they were quietly married. The
young couple have many friends who
wish them long and happy life.
Bright eyes.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
OPAL NEWS.
W. A. Feds went to Mena Sunday.

W. A. Feds went to Mena Sunday
Joe Hooper and wife went to Mens
Tuesday.
Prof. James Lofts of Alder was
here Sunday.
Rev. r. P. Childers preached al
the Opal school house Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Barber spent
last week with her father, w. G,
Widener.
Messrs.. Lem Lofts and Bunnie
Lawrence passed through Sunday
enroute to Board Camp.
Ben Cotton and wife and daughter
Lille of Lower Big Fork spent Mon.
day night at the w. r. Lackey home,
Irwin Philpot and wife of Egrer
spent Saturday night with their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C.
Standridge.
w. R. Lackey is having improv.
ments made on his house this week.
The board of School directors have
employed miss Birdie Whittenberp
to teach the winter term of school
at this this place place. The directors wan.
all the people close around to meet
at the school house at 2 o'clock Sat-
urday to fix up the stove and get
wood.
Blue Ewes.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17

Miss Vera Stuckey spent Sunday
wither mother in Mena.
Matte Crosson, who has been very
i'll for sometime. is improving.
G. M. Wolf preached to a large
congregation at Elm Springs Sun
day.
Ralph Hill. Jake eagle and ]. r.
Farris and family were shopping in
Mena Monday.
Hosea Farris returned to his home
at Shady Point Sunday. after short
visit with his parents here.
Thomas Harris of Summerville. ar
rived Tuesday to visit his uncle. G.
L. Harris. He has been here in ten
years.
Henry Hill returned to his home
at Shady Point. Ok, Monday. after
spending two days with his parents
at this place.
J. +. Cottman and family have re-
turned to their farm here, after
spending sometime at Mama. Tex.
and Moffat, Colo.
John darlington will not move
from his farm. as the Texas man
changed his mind and did not take
the place as agreed.
Boss Huddleston and family of
Waters spent Thursday and Friday
nights of last week with Mr.. Hud-
dleston's sister. Mrs. S. /. Wood.
Harvey Riding of Ink, is talking
OF moving his family to Mena soon.
He is selling buggies and surrys
and will make Mena his headquar-
ters.
The people Of Elm Springs are go
ing to build a new church house.
They will meet Wednesday night to
decide as to ifs size. Come and take
hand in building the house.
The farmers are about done gath
ering crops. Corn is fairly good. cot
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
A Medley Of Items.

Are you teacher and are you to
be present at the all day teacher S
meeting next Saturday. 1t is to be
one of the best held in Polk county for
many years. Do you know that such
old standbys as Adams, Johnson,
Handy. Holman, Teel. Durham,
Trainer, Wheels. Higgins and Atkis-
son are to be there and drop chunks
of wisdom and experience for all who
will profit by plans and devicesi
Have you forgotten that the following
young and ambitious teachers who
are leaving their mark in no uncertain
examples of what push and pluck viii
do, viz; Henderson, Payne. Handy
Thompson, White, Parish and Stan.
berg. They'll tell us how to do things
Then, there is the exchange library
question to be discussed before the
meeting: it viii have to do with plar
of exchange, with the selection o
books appropriate for the severa
grades, with their care, etc.
Possibly the most important topic j;
tina. of a course of study for Poll
county schools. There will be ques
tons to ask about it, its limits, it.
compass, its expected results, etc. d.
you believe in having all the aid you
can get from the experience of the
past or do you want to work alont
just as you are now doing, singly. iso
lated and without contact with tn,
spirit of progress?
Will you come and get these gooC
things, possibly at the expense of {
few centsY
Vickers wants to see you about tina
circulating library; he wants those en-
titled to twenty or forty more books Il
call and get them; he wants to explain
the plan to others.
Do you know that Thacker DR.,
Goods Company donated three sets o
Little Classics to the Polk county
schools?
There are the St. John Bros. wh'
have donated several sets of thes,
books and they would like to see you
Prof Adams and Mrs. Stratton ar
collecting big library to donate t,
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
TEN FOOT FINDINGS.

John Miller is moving back home.
Rufus Miller took cotton to town Sat
turday. More to follow.
Arthur Roberts of Liberty was in
this community this week.
j. M. Lackey and family made a
business trip to Mena this week.
William Chambers and family were
in Mena shopping this week.
Miss Nettie Miller is again able to
be out after after spell of the fever.
Did you hear it drop on November
8th--now will prices drop; some think
so.
The following named citizens want
to sell everything in the wagon line
from log wagon to wheel barrow, as
the Spauldine man was around this
week and they purchased hacks and
bugeies. William Chambers, J. M.
Lackey, c. B. Leonard and DR.. Bizzell.
They are claiming them to be two
horse power automobiles but as Mr..
Lackey has only one horse his will be
one horse and one mule power mach
inc.
HaNrxy II;llh,Il,a
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17

MED home by Mrs. Suits sisters,
Misses Bessie and Florence Moore.
Bob Hughes and Tom Foster and
families made business trip to Cher
ry Hill Wednesday.
Miss Dollie Suit, who has been Wis
ing her brother at Stratford, Ok,
returned home last Friday.
Among those who went to town
last Friday were: Warren Stand
ridge and family, Mr.. Stanley and
daughter, Inez, Fannie Nixon, Mon
roe and Buck Standridge, Walter
Foster and family, Jack Barber, Tom
Foster and son, Clyde, Mr.. Suit and
family and Will Foster.
Arkansas Blossom.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
ODEN OFFERINGS.

Will A. Garner made business
trip to Womble last week,
Woodie Horton and John Adams
made business trip to Mena Mon
day.
Valentine and Robert Simpson Of
of Eeeer visited relatives here Satur-
day night and Sunday.
Miss Fannie Morris departed Sun
day for Waters, where she will teach
school this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Metcalf are
visiting Mr.. Metcalfs father at Hold
gins, Okla, this week.
viii A. Garner and Forest Ranger
Heller made a business trip to Buck
Knob the first of the week.
Arkansas.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
NEW HOPE ITEMS.

The New Hope school will begin
Monday with Miss Ira Stevens teach
er.
Ivan Rowe. who is attending school
at Mena. was with homefolks Satur-
day.
Newton White of Board Camp, spent
Monday night with his friend. Thomas
Holman.
a singing was mitch enjoyed by the
young folks ar Mrs. Hancock's Satur-
day night.
Miss Oracle Grove returned home
Saturday after two weeks stay at
Neve Wimberly's home.
Brantly Graham Of Oklahoma who
has been visiting relatives near Eeger,
left for home Friday.
Mcssrs. Thomas Holman, John
Harper and Fred Gibson will attend
school at Cherry Hill this winter.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
TWO-MILE TWITTERINGS.

D. A. Daniels is adding to his place
by building big barn.
Miss Blanche Lane of Potter is Wis
iting this week with friends at this
place.
Tom Hicks went down on Mountain
Fork Monday where he will thrash
peas this week.
School began at this place Monday
with very good attendance. Prof Hig-
gins of Hatfield is teacher.
Fatty" Davidson Of Mena was the
guest of Frank and Clifford Whitsett
Saturday night and Sunday.
Bedford Anderson and family OF
Potter spent Saturday night and Sun
day with Mr.. Anderson father.
Those trading in Mena last week
were: T. j. Hicks, j. T. Ward and
family, Mack Taylor, Wallace and Will
Anderson.
The farmers are about done gather
ing their crops and some are sowing
wheat. Crops were very good in this
section, although the early frost did
a great deal of damage to the cotton.
Corn was very good. and more peas
were raised than could be gathered.
Wallace Anderson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. 7. w. Anderson, and Miss Edna
Bell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. BUR-
Bell, were married at the home of the
bride Sunday morning, Squire Lane
performed the ceremony. The young
couple have the best wishes of their
friends.
ParapraDher.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
OLD POTTER NOTES

JEFF Lowthers is quite sick.
Mrs. Imoe is having a new building
put up on her farm.
Mute Brunson and wife visited rela-
fives here Sunday.
Mr.. Dunlap, the new road overseer,
has taken hold of his work.
Alfred Murphy lost q good horse
with blind staegers last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowthers returned
last week from visit with relatives
in Oklahoma.
Brother Redding of near Rocky,
preached at the school honse Sunday
and expects to have regular APP
pointment here.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
LOWER Bsa FORK.

There was singing at C. E. Holmes
home last Sunday night.
William Feds and Alvin Walker
left Sunday for Texarkana.
Holder Bates and Bob Reynolds
OF near Alder, were here Sunday.
Bunny Lawrence of Little Hope.
and Clay Williams were here Sunday
Bob Medford of Board Camp Wis
tied homefolks on the Stanley ridge
Sunday.
Amis Medford and family of Opal.
visited at the home of Andrew Foster
Satu-da ~ night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Egbert Homes and
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Suit went to Mid
way Sunday. They were accompa-
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
wIcKEs wAvEl.ETS.

A. C. Taylor and Miss Dora Ross
were married at 1880 Friday night.
A brother of Claud Ellis is here from
Howard county on visit to relatives
School opened Monday with Miss
Pearl Handy as principal and Mrs,
Ola Tunnel assistant.
The Rev. Moore of Mena filed his
regular appointment at the Nazarine
church Saturday and Sunday.
Colonel G. H. Jett has purchased
the Ed Isett home and moved into it.
Mr.. Isett moved to his commissary
and a Mr.. Brown of Little River coun-
ty now occupies the Jett place.
Wixey.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17

members of the Oklahoma Fishing and
Hunting Club and they are camped at
the 'Narrows" on Mountain Fork
They have about IL tents, number
of negro cooks and supply OF eatables
and drinkables that would keep a
small army for e month.
Fisherman.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
Items Interest
AS Gathered BY The Stars.
Correspondents
HEATH VALLEY NEWS

There viii be a dance at Mathie
Edwards next Friday night.
They have done some nice work on
the Heath Valley roads.
Mr.. Daniel Heath made a business
trip to Big Fork Saturday.
The National Slate Company is get
ting along fine with its work. 1t will
soon be ready to commence getting
out states.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
The Rev. Iri R. Hicks 1911 IAlmanac.

The Rev. Irl r. Hicks Almanac for
1911, that guardian Angel in a hun
bred thousand homes. is now ready.
Not many are now willing to be with
out it and the Rev, Irl R. Hicks Mag
azine, Word and Works. The two are
only One Dollar year. The Almanac
is 35c prepaid. No home or Office
should fail to send for them, to Word
and Works Publishing Company, St.
Louis. Mo.
216-44tf.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17

Dick Carter and viii Riding of Hart
ley we're trading in town last week.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
WARNING ORDER.

WARNING ORDER.
A. +. Hollingsworth. plaintiff, VS. s. h
llollingsworth, defendant. - In the Polk
Cnancery Court. Polk County Arkansas.
The defendant, s. T.. Hollinesworth L.
warned TO appear in this Court within thirty
days and answer the complaint OF the pIaInf
III A. +. Hollingsworth.
Nov. H. 1910. Ii. j. Green, Clerk.
Ia 4
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17
WARNING nRnER

q.
Mary IiuIsey. plaintiff, vs. W b. Hulsev.
defendant---in the Polk Cbaneery Court
polk County, Arkansas.
The defendant W. b. Haisey. IL warned 10
appear m this court within thirty DAYS and
answer the com plant Of the plaintiff. Mary
iiaisry. II T. s.s.en 1ia.E'S
wv. ~ an" il.l1-ifJ
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17

Porter Peters, the twelve-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. 7. S. Peters, had
narrow escape this morning when
he stumbled in front of DR.. FEE. De
Longy's horse. The horse was being
driven by John Fagin. Porter was on
his way to school and attempted to
run in front of the horse. The horse
and one wheel went over him but he
was only bruised up a little, being
able to 90 home by himself.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-17

Judge j. S. Kelly has received no.
tice of his appointment to represent
Mena at the Trans-Mississippi Com
mercial Congress to meet at San An
tonic, Tex. November 22-25. He is
not sure he can 90. but if he does he
will see that Mena is more widely
known through his presence.