The Mena weekly star., 1913-12-18
Correspondence
HATFIELD NEWS.


 Sunday.
 Henry Martin has moved to the Clay Martin house.
 Mir. Emerson drove to Mena and returned Thursday.
 c. II. Johnson has moved back to his farm west of town.
 D. A. Harwell has purchased the T. 4. Halwell residence.
 Dr. Campbell has returned from his visit in Howard county.
 The F. F. r. Club will meet with Mrs J. C. HOheimer Friday.
 W. A. and T. A. Harwell returned Tuesday from Cornish, Ok.
 T. A. Harwell left Monday with a car of cattle for Cornish, Ok.
 Mrs. Louis Johnson was visiting relatives ill Mena this week.
 Mrs. Whipple and daughter Grace are spending the week in Mena.
 J. 0. Gates, J. R. Frost and J. E.. Williams were in Mena Tuesday.
 That versatile man, $. c. Frost, is painting a nice sign for Dr. Johnson.
 Judge Arnold and J. T. Griffin were Mena visitors Friday and Sat urday.
 Miss Johnnie Henderson, who is teaching at Cove, spent Sunday with hOmefolks.
 Mrs. C. A. Hoge and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Coleman were transacting business in Mena Tuesday.
 Mrs, W. A. Talley left Monday for a visit with her parents at her old home in Missouri.
 Mr. and Mrs. Cranfords daugh- ter. Mrs. Mcdonald, is here from Oklahoma on a visit.
 Fred Nakey has purchased prop erty on Railroad street and will make his home there.
 Rev. l. P. Rodgers, the new Methodist minister filled his first appointment here Sunday.
 Mr Trout and Mir. Mcdonald, from Texas, have settled west of town and will try farming.
 The gun club held it's first infOr- nal shoot Monday. We hear there were some wonderful targets made. \ large shipment of home canned goods left Hatfield Monday for points in Iowa, Kansas and Nebras- ka.
 Mr. Gobin. who recently pur- chased the Gastile properly from F. K. Martin, moved to his new home Monday. Mrs. Emory Asher, sister of Paul Brown gave party to his friends Friday night, the occasion being his birthday.
 Owing to the great crowd at the Christmas tree last year, 1t Is ru- mOred there will be two more trees this year.
 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Elliott from Upland, Ind, relatives of Charles Cook. are here to visit him, and possibly may locate.
 Otis Potorlf returned Monday from Kansas City, accompanied byI his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fort, who will remain here during ihe holidays.
 Albert Beyers who has been scouting around here for the past three weeks. returned to his home in Nebraska Tuesday. He reports himself highly pleased with the country. and says his parents and a brother will surely locate here. Dr. G. D. Dunman. county health officer. was in Hatfield Thursday. | He passed a compliment on the con- | dition of the school house and made some valuable suggestions for preserving the good health this To- cality is noted for. There IS an iron hand in the velvet glove, alright. A word to the wise. | Dad Mounts, the manufacturer of | Choctaw flour, was in town Monday. | His portrait is on the sacks of some | of his brands, showing the top of his head without hair on 1t, and to which he calls attention. He | says there is a town in Arkansas named after him, and he looks hap | py if you ask him if it Is Bald Knob. l The letters came to this desk this week addressed to Hattie, one from far-Off Southern California, inc other from Washington state. Both were inquiring about the town and locality with a view to locat- ing. Last week a letter came from Ohio and one from Southwestern Texas. also inquiring about items (canninG which appeared Tn these columns. Every person in this county has reason to be proud Of our paper and what it is doing for us. as it is read in nearly every state in the Union, and our editor deserves our mora and financial support. If any subscriber has been careless enough 10 get in ar rears with his subscription, while Christmas time is here 20 and square Up and pay a year in ad- vance. Ii is due him and it is due the rest of the subscribers, as our paper can only flourish as we sup port it. Remember, it is our paper as well as his. and don't cheat your self by holding back the dollar.
 Hattie.