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The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05
Runch School District.

Our school closed September ~ with we'll arranged program. In the early forenoon "a free-for-all treat was given by the teacher Prizes were given to Viola Barrett Mary Seigler and Bernice Cook, who excelled in their respective grades IOrrBunch and Jessie Edleman were tied, so the value of the prize was divided between them. The latter part of the forenoon was devot d tc spelling in the Id blue backs, in which most all present joined including the old folks our direct ors, Messrs. Eddleman and Barrett being among the best spoilers. In the afternoon an entertainment was given by the school in which Beulah Bunch, Viola Barrett anc Blanche Sampson deserve special praise. To complete the program the photographer was present anC took a picture of the school. Plenty of dinner was spread and all were made welcome. A th~oe months term will be taught by the same teacher, Mir. Walker beginning the last Monday in October.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05
ACORN KERNELS.

The new right of way fence is more than satisfactory and that road crossing is superb, thanks to the farmers.
 The crew that is putting up the telephone line is encamped at Acorn and we expect soon to be in speaking distance of Ft. Smith.
 Prof. John Trainer and Miss Maud Thompson dismissed the Acorn school Friday for a two- weeks vacation. The hot weather has made crop gathering imperat- tive.
 Cotton is turning out we'll and is being rushed to the gin and sold under a bear market, so the present crop will soon be in the hands of the manipulators. But who has the grit to hold for better prices?
 We are needing little more rain now to get the ground in good con- dltion for blowing. Our boss has his seed wheat and hairy vetch ready for sowing when the time is ripe. We want a winter cover for as much of our soil as we can SUD- ply.
 This is the favorite season for the fresh beef and the sweet pota- toes. The cattle are in fine order but are numerically short and high in prize. We favor a decree from the butter king prohibiting the slaughter or doing away of any more promising heifers.
 Most every intelligent man or woman in this age would prefer living near a railroad or navigable stream. We have tried both, and could not be induced to try the monctony incident to a back coun- try residence. However, each has it's advantages, and with network |of good roads and a parcels post we can spend our little hoard in distant cities and deceive ourselves with the idea that we are saving money. Of course we don't expect credit from the big houses, but we do expect our home merchants to carry us on their books as they have done heretofore. Now which IS entitled to our patronage? Moral Don't trade for anything you don't need and don't buy an article with out seeing it, and when you do start m to buying stop short of the limit Well, this correspondent is well pleased with the union of The Star and Democrat. They seem to gel along Splendidlv and .a.. ...:.. without Ii'asrOr Russell's sermons to give them eclat. Tell Brother Fultor that am engaged at present ir filling my barrel with some dried apples of the best grade, so here's ito mild October, the ripest month of all.
 Antinamian.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05

the cutting off of Miller county from our old congressional district.
 Well, it was simply a piece of slick political scheming, and it effectually got rid of Judge Carter in that con- gressional district. Realizing that it would be impossible to get rid of Carter in the next contest, and knowing that the people would de-
 mand his nomination, the only way to defeat the wishes of the voters
 was to gerrymander Miller county out of that district. Of course Car ter and his friends were trusting to the voluntary pledge to take care of him in the future and the opposi- tion, knowing that Carter's support
 CTS were resting easy, slipped into Little Rock and had the legislature cut Miller county out of it's natural geographical alliance and tack it on- to the Fourth congressional dis trict. That's exactly how Carter happens to be with Sebastian coun- ty in it's congressional affairs, Judge
 Carter did not suffer by the game, and he is stronger today than ever
 before where he is known by the people"
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05
INK NEWS.
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Rex. Harrison is very ill at thi: writing.
 Miss Allie Rosson of Mena visited her parents here Sunday.
 G. W. Wolf filled his regular ap- polntment at Mena Monday.
 R. H. Wolf of Blossom, Tex, i: visiting his son, c. w. Wolf.
 Rev. Harrison filled his regular appointment at Potter Sunday.
 Let everyone remember the sing ing al Concord Sunday afternoon.
 Argie Bates spent Sunday and Monday visiting relatives at Big Fork.
 Henry Reins and son, Oscar, were visiting relatives at Big Fork Sun day and Monday.
 The meeting at Pine Grove is pro- gressing nicely with large and at- tentive audience.
 H. K. Davis and John Talkington have completed their store and are now selling goods.
 w. II. Cole was stung one night last week by an lnsf ct and is suf- feflng very seriously.
 Mrs. J. K. HendTlcke and daughter Miss Rena, of Mena, have moved tC the home of s. l. Wood.
 Mir. Ashton delivered an interest ing sermon to an attentive audience at Concord Sunday evening.
 Jack Cross returned Sunday from three weeks visit with his brother s. V. Cross of Okemah, Ok.
 Mr. and Mrs. H. k. Davis of near Mena visited Saturday and Sunday with their son, H. E. Davis.
 Rev. J. w. Bratcher of Waldron is visiting friends here, and ~-ill holc
 few meeting before he leaves.
 Mrs. Minnie Rhodes and daughter have returned to their home at Bon- ham, Tex. after a weeks visit with Mrs. Rhodes father, J. k. Chambers
 Mrs. Lillie Awbrey and children of Dennison, Tex, are visiting Mrs Awbrev's parents, MT. and Mrs. John IalkingtOn.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05
EAGLETON NEWS.

Eugene and Frank Dusenbury o1 Mena spent last Sunday visiting here with tehir father, R. Dusen- bury.
 Tn elittle son born to MT. and Mrs Will Hauert last Monday died Tues day and was buried Wednesday Mrs. Hauert is getting along nicely
 The poles were set and wire put up last week for the Southwestern Telephone Company through this part of Polk county. The line is supposed to be completed to Mens by October f5. Headquarters was moved Saturday from Rich Noun tain to Acorn
 Raymond Mahar left last week for Spiro to superintend the put ting up of his big hay crop.
 B. c. Davis, the county road com missioner, was an Eagleton visitor lone day last week.
 I. M. Davis of Mena was al Eagleton visitor one day last week
 John Waldridge lost large mule last week from strangulation.
 Harry Clemm of Mena has ac- |cepted a position with the South western Telephone Company il their construction work.
 $. H. Webb of Rich Mountain wa, sent to the Kansas City Southern hospital last Thursday, after spending about f5 days down or Red river fishing.
 John Justice and family left here last week for Thomasville, Ok, tC make their home.
 George Murkel and family have gone to Page, Ok, to remain fol several weeks.
 Charles Gregory of Rich Mountain has accepted position with tho Eagleton Lumber Company.
 Miss Grace Roger of Rich Noun. tain and Miss eJnnie Whipple oi Eagleton were Mena visitors las1 Saturday.
 Mrs. J. T. Matthews left last Sun- day for Heavener and Bates, where she will visit with relatives anC friends for several days.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05
B0ULDERs FROM ROCKY.

E. Rowe has just installed a new gin stand.
 c. c. Cummings has returned to Muse, Ok.
 Miss Clemie Connally has been quite sick for the past week.
 ]. c. Whitaker and Nj. c. Crawford of near Mena attended services at Liberty Sunday.
 0. R. Turner has sold his farm to a man from Oklahoma.
 l.. A. Cummings will conduct a song service at Rust Sunday, 0c- tober s instead of Rocky, as stated in last weeks issue.
 Mrs. X. N. Talfan end sc:... sssc:... iSs. left fur fur wisconsin last week. MT Teller will join them as soon as he dis poses of some property.
 Mancel Jones and daughter, Miss Lovle, were among friends here last week.
 w. NJ. Chamblin has just gathered Ia fine lot of apples. He informs us that he will ship some of them to Heavener.
 Mir. and Mrs. l. H. Naler of Mena were with us in the song service Sunday. They are among the best singers in the county and always | find hearty welcome among their ibid friends and neighbors. Joe Smith of Rust has bought the j.. c. B. Hays farm three miles north of Rocky. Mir Hays has gone back to Kentucky, his former home. This Is nna af tic tiiitts ijrst farms i'll the west part of the county. The price paid was about S2,500. | T1ka
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05
TwO-MILE TWITTERINGs.

T. J. Hicks went to Mena on busi- ness Saturday.
 n. A. Daniel transacted business lin Mena last Thursday.
 Fred Ping left Sunday for Mena, where he will work for a while.
 Will and Frank Whitsett spent Saturday night and Sunday with relatives at Nunley.
 Ben Taylor, who is working at No. i sawmill, spent Saturday and Sun day with homefolks.
 Mrs. Sallie Dillon of Cove visited at the home of Thomas Hicks Mon day and Monday night of last week.
 A. E. Wear of Board Camp spent a day or two at this place last week and while here gave lecture at the school house.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ed Henson of Hat ton were guests at the home of Mrs. Henson's parents, Mir. and Mrs. D. A. Daniel, Saturday and Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Wallace Anderson land Mrs. T. w. Anderson and daughter visited at the home of Charles Anderson on Six Mile Sun- day.
 J. w. Edwards and Mack Gourley and little dauohter of Calvin, Ok. came in last Tuesday look at the lcountry and visit with Mn. Edwards daughter, Mrs. Carrie Williamson, They left for home Friday. paragrapher.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05
COVE CATCHES.

Things are moving in Cove--the knowing picture show is in town. k. P. Forehand and wife are wis., Iiting their son, Prof. Otto Forehand principal of the public schools at Cove.
 The railroad company is putting in a cotton platform t6x42 feet something that has been needed for Ia long time.
 Mrs. H. E. Long of Kansas City lis visiting her sister, Mrs T. P. Full 1 ton, who has been suffering from a combination of a badly sprained ankle and an attack of malarial fever.
 D. w. vanZandt of Pope county, lis visiting his brother, NJ. H. Van Zandt and family. MT. VanZandt and is practical and prosperous farmer.
 And still the homeseekers flock to Cove, the last man to arrive with his family being M. L. Thorn ot Gray Bull, Wyoming. Mir. Thorn arrived on Sunday, and on Monday rented a house, bought some furni- ture and started his children to school. He is also close to deal on farm.
 Speaking about newcomers calls to mind the fact that c. W. Wood worth of Boise City, Idaho, who landed here last week with his fam lily, carload of horses, implements household goods, etc, probably lpaid more money to get here than any man who ever came to Polk county. The fare for his wife and chlldren. also his wife's father and mother was $263.50, and his car of lgoods cost S2S4.75, making total oi lS5t2.25- MT iccs,diworiii traded tsome property in Boise for farm here and was glad to make his es- leape from that country.
 Once i'll awhile someone makes a remark about two of our leading Icitizens moving to Mena. Let us see about that. Last Saturday these 1.-two leading citizens came sizzling into town in big automobile, and after hopping out at their respec- tive stores, where they made most Iof their wealth, one of them gave a few hurried orders to his clerks the other selected big bill of goods and the big automobile dis Iappeared in a cl0du of dust over lthe northern horizon. Thus we see Iafter all. Cove is pretty good prop Iosltion as a base of supplies. And all this talk ahnlll las;;;ss- s,1,,,,ti 1,,,t icitizens brings on more talk. So let Jus look into that matter just for a moment. Tn the first place we lost R. ]. Spencer. former cashier of the
 Bank of Covn and in his place we got lB. P. Whitestone of Strong, Ark, iwho arrived here with his family l last week and now occupies the Spencer residence property. Mir lWhitstone not only secured all of | Mir. Spencer's interests in Cove, but bought a controlling interest in the lbank. Across the street from Mr l lWhitstone's residence K. [. Hamil- ton of Indianola, Ia., has recently lcompletcd a handsome home. The Ionly man we do really miss is Mr R. Golf, and while our business in- lterests do not suffer on account of his absence. the people in general
 miss the strong personality of the
 man and his eeaseless and tireless Ienergy as booster for Cove.
 Fisherman.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05
HATT0N NEWS.

school Is progressing nicely. two departments having nearly 100 pu- |piIs.
 Mrs. Everett of Bogg Springs will remodel her house in Hatton for residence purposes. Regular class meeting at the school house Thursday p'oht. All Iare invited to attend Mrs. Mrs & $. ii i sSsubictt IS class leader. The Rev. Messer of Vanderyoori preached here Saturday night ana Sunday afternoon. MT. Messer has aroused considerable enthusiasm in church matters here. Mir. Barrett is painting the new hotel building and will soon bt ready for business. This will be a great aid to Hatton and surround- ling district in developing. Several land deals have beer made m this vicinity recently. The demand for Polk county land is gaining every day. Several fami-
 llies from northwestern Canada arc
 exepcted soon.
 Jesse Rogers is building a large
 barn on his farm east of town. Mir Rogers came here from California
 last spring and is highly pleased
 with this seasons crops. | Several families from westerr Texas have located here. drivinr
 through from the drouth districts
 All report a desire on the part o,
 their nelghhors to follow them tf
 land of plenty. Polk county. Ar
 kansas, suits.
 The ladies of the Methodist Aid
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05
NUNLEy NEWS.

Everybody is busy picking cotton and saving hay.
 Lem Lofts. of Alder visited with friends here Saturday and Sunday. MT. Wood of Illinois has moved to ]. H. Thornton's place near Nun ley.
 The Sunday school and prayer meeting is progressing nicely. Ev- erybody invited to take part.
 Miss Arrie Stephens of Oden left Friday morning fer Floss, Ok. where she will visit her brother, Marvin. Jim Stephens of Oden, while on his way to Mena last Thursday, lost his pocketbook and $23 between Shack creek and Mena.
 l. D. Nichols of Mena and Miss Annie Anderson were united in mar riage September 24. Many friends wish them long and happy life. Miss Ruth Hartman and Marvin Sale of this place are going to school at Mena.
 Rose Bud.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05

Miss Pearl, have gone to Texas. We will be glad when they return. Mrs. D. n. Roberts is spending this week with her sister, Mrs. Walter Edwards, who is dangerously ill. Cash Lawrence and Aaron Fergu-
 son and family and Columbus Fer
 guson, all of Alder, passed through here Sunday en route to Big Fork. J. K. Cross and family and Aunt
 Laura Cotton of Big Fork, and Rev. Howell of Stratford, Ok, spent Sat- urday with w. R. Lackey and fam fly.
 Zara, the i3-year-old daughter of
 Hr. and Mrs. Tom Hooper, deid Sun day morning at 9 o'clock with ty- phOid fever. She was sick three weeks. She was loved by all who knew her. The funeral took place in the Pleasant Hill cemetery. She leaves a father and mother, three sisters and five brothers and a host of friends to mourn her loss.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05
Mammals Daughter.

MT. Ritchie returned last week from Prescott, where he has been on a business trip.
 Grandpa Brunson of Hatfield vis- tied relatives here Sunday night. Tom Goodwin has gone to near Muldrow, Ok, to pick cotton. Mrs. Clowery is ill with fever. Joe smith has bought a farm near Rocky and will move to it later. A girl was born to Mir. and Mrs. Francis Nix last week.
 Jack Lowthers was down from Mena Sunday.
 Nora Ritchie will he baptized at Salem next Sunday afternoon. Clint Robbins and family visited ear Mountain Fork Saturday and Sunday.
 Sloweasy.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05

teaching school at Mimosa, is with homefolks at present.
 Misses Maud and Bessie Galloway of Hollywood are visiting their sis- ter, Mrs. M. J. Francis. Fine weather for gathering crops and the people of this community are making good use of it.
 Prof. McElhannon and Prof Dick son, teachers of the Womble High school, were here this week.
 The Rev. w. A. Fitzgerald closed a series of meetings here Sunday Great good was accomplished by the meeting.
 Miss Annie Garner and Rufus Rodger were united in marriage Tuesday evening at the home of the brides parents.
 MT. and Mrs. Dexter Garrett, who have been visiting friends and relatives at this place, returned to their home in Heayener, Ok, Mon- day.
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The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05
RICH MOUNTAIN NEWS.

A. Reeder was in Mena monday lon business.
 W. C. Bunch has his new dwell- ing near completion.
 The Rev. G. w. Ward returned yesterday from points in Oklahoma.
 Mrs. Nollie Seitz left last Thurs day for her home at Bonneville, Ark.
 Wilson Mckinney and family left Friday for Thomasville, Okla, to pick cotton.
 s. II. Webb, who has been sick for several days, left Friday for St. Mary's hospital at Kansas City.
 Charles Gregory has returned to Rich Mountain from Bokoshe, Ok, where he went about three months ago. He says he wanted a good drink of Polk county water and came back for it. and expects to stay.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05
NEWS FROM OPAL.

Elisha Barber is sick.
 Prof. James Lofts was here Sun day visiting friends.
 Miss Mattie Widener of Alder was visiting here Sunday.
 Lem Lofts passed through Satur- day en route to Nunelv.
 ]. R. Neal and little son and w. A. Edwards went to Mena Sunday.
 Mrs. W. R. Lackey and daughter Miss jodie. and Mrs. Tom Feds are sick.
 Ben Harrison of Nunley spent Saturday and Sunday with J. F |Standridge.
 Mute Standridge and family spen, Saturday night al the home of I}ncIe Riley Reynolds ai Alder.
 There will be a moving picture show at the Norris school hcnss next Thursday. October 5.
 Prof. ,. B. Widener and sister
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05
CLAGETT CHATTER.

Hamp Edwards was in Womble Saturday.
 Merrill Mitchell left Monday for Little Rock to attend the blind school.
 Mrs. James Brooks came in Sat- urday from Carthage, Mo-, to visit the Goodman and Buerge families. Prof. Tom Gillham closed his school here Friday. Prof. Gillham taught us a good school, and we hope he may teach here again. Mir. and Mrs, 0wensby, who have been visiting for few days with their daughter. Mrs. ]. NJ. Beck, re- turned to their home at Calvin, Ok, Friday.
 Chatter Box,
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05
oDEN OFFERINGS.

John Harmon went to Buckville this week.
 Henry Goodn~~ made business trip to Womble this week.
 Willis Wimberly and Tom Gamble of Waters were here Saturday.
 Mrs. T. ] Norris had the mlsfor- tune to have her leg broken Friday Miss Hattie Brewer left Saturdas for Womble, where she will attend school.
 Miss Arrie Stephens left Thursday for Sentinel. Ok, to spend a few months with relatives.
 Robert Morris. who has been
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05
Good Sinaina Class.

J. H. Naler Of Mena, who is ar ranging music classes over the county, organized class of 62 members at Rocky last Sunday. Mir Naler was greatly pleased with the interest taken in singing by the people of Rocky. l.. A. Cummings had been training the singers of that settlement, and Mir. Naler found among the leaders little children of 10 to i2 years of age.
 MT. Male" is anxious to visit other places for the purpose of organiz- ing classes, and states that the dis lance IS not too great nor the roads too rough for him. to mak, the trip lf there is chance to increase the interest in music.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05
WARNING ORDER.

Tn Justice Court, Center Township.
 Polk County, Arkansas.-Before
 Il. J. Radcliffe. Justice of the
 Peace. Roach Wholesale Grocery Ca a
 corporation. Plaintiff, vs. Dreyfus
 pros, M- Dreyfus and D. R. Drey-
 fus, Defendants.
 The Defendants, Nj. Dreyfus and D. II. i)reyfus, are warned io appear m thls court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the plain tlh, Roach Wholesale Grocery Co. H. J. RADCLIFFE, ]. P. T.. \. Burnett, atty. for non-res. deft. star-oct 5-it
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05
OLIVER CHAPEL CHIPS.

The Rev. n. l.. Finley preached here Sunday night.
 Mrs. Fannie Davis returned home Sunday from Big Cedar, Ok. The Rev. Mir. Smith is conducting a Missionary Baptist meeting here this week.
 Tom Peters and family of Mena visited at the home of Mrs. Zella Simms Sunday.
 James WoosIey is expecting his daughter, Miss Hattie, home this week from kenta, Ok, where she has been visiting her sister for the past two weeks.
 Field Girl.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05
Correspondence
ALDER LEAVES.

AcoFns are beginning to fall and the hogs are on the troi. Fora Hooper, eldest daughter of r. J. and LiIlie Hooper, died Sunday mnraing.
 Isaac Roberts went to Mena this week fol get some new fixtures for the new steam mill.
 The RobeH brothers will run their mill and gin machinery hereafter by steam power, as the water in the creek is too low to run on full time.
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The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05
CORNTH.

John Marsden of Trenton, Mo. is visiting his old friend, ]. T. Law. Mrs. Jennie Montgomery f Mena visited J. F.. Dollar oMnday.
 Several young people met at the home of D. l.. Holiday Sunday, and enjoyed ice cream and caks. the oc- casion being Miss Bessie Holidays i7th birthday.
 James Dollar and Gailard Wright visited homef0lks Saturday and Sunday.
 Deacon Weatherspo0n.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05

Society will give a combined ice cream and pie festival at the school house Saturday night. The pro- eeeds are t0 be used for church purposes. All are invited to attend and have an enjoyable tune. This is about the last appearance of ice cream, and all should turn out. A program has been arranged for the evening.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05
WICKEs NEWS.

Mrs. J. B. McClennen is on the sick list.
 The children will render pro- gram at the Baptist church next Sunday at ! D. m.
 Wickes and Grannis played a game of base ball this week on the Grannis grounds. The score was fl to in favor of Wickes.
 A rather curious phenomena has appeared for several nights in the northeast. A star rises out of the earth about s o'clock and at 9 il is higher than several others. The peculiar thing about it is that al times it seems to drop and then rise again.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05
OLD POTTER NOTES.

Mir. and Mrs. Murphy visited rel atiyes at Rust Sunday.
 Mr. and Mrs. Riley of Quito vis- tied Mrs. Riley's mothF, Mrs. lmoe, Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Perry of 0liver's Chapel visited at the home of Mrs. Imoe Sunday.
 Harry Rabb of Mena attended the singing here Sunday.
 Katie Smith is visiting at Rocky this week.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05

s. B. Nall of Roosevelt, Ok, Tues day bought 10 acres of land three miles south of Mena on the old line road. The land bought was a part of the old Love place. MT. Nall is a stock raiser and will bring his Oklahoma stock here in a short time. The deal was made through the Homeseekers' Information Bureau.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05

A. c. Hollinga and s. 0. Perkins, who came to Mena last week to look over Polk county land, both bought a farm east of Mena. The deals were made through Dennis, Kelly X Stratten.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05

Mrs. J. H. Cox returned Monday rom Battle Creek, Mich, where she has been for the past five weeks with Mir. Cox, who was taken there Tor treatment. Mr. Cox is improv- ing in health.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05

The time for the annual meeting .ol the levying, or quorum court. which has heretofore been on the first Monday in October, was chang ed by the last legislature to the fourth Wednesday in ac.si5;sT
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05
Wanied in pureI,aSe

best prices on lumber in ear lots f.. Q. b. Hartford, Ark. All grades Iof lumber wanted. Sebastian Construction O., fo-st Hartford, Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-05

Frank Holder, formerly of Mena put now of Westville. Ok, is here TOT few days visit with his brother-in-law, Uriel Thacker.