The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-31
ACORN.


 Mrs D Garland was the Sunday guest of Mir and Mrs. Gene Anderson.
 J. L. Forbis returned Co Van Buren, last week. where he has employment in 8 shelter
 Mr. and Mrs Leslie Wood and son, Don of Mena spent Sunday with Mir and Mrs sam Whisenhunt
 A colt belonging to c R Hale was killed by the cars on the track at Acorn. one night last week.
 Mir and Mrs W D. Reed are both re- ported as seriously i'll. Dr. Watkins was called on Mo day to attend them
 H N Nhlsenhunt Mr- and Mrs. sam Whizenhunt and Leslie Wood were all weekend visitors at the C R. Hale home
 Miss Beulah Lawrence returned to her home at shady, on Tuesday of last week after visit with her cousin, Mrs Sim Hogan
 pr w \. starbuclS and Mrs star buck were Sunday guests of Mir and Mrs. Chris Mathis, at their home. on Oak Lawn farm.
 Misses cr md Ethel Anderson in- tend to go soon to Texas and okla homa. where they will visit with rel atives for some time
 MT and Mrs Fred Barron came In from Oklahoma two weeks ago. and are visiting MT. and Mrs T. j. Hogan, parents of Mrs. Barron.
 B. l.. Carmack reports good apple crop and also says that he will have abundance Of winter pasture. clover timothy. orchard grass. etc.
 Gregg Puryis of Board Camp. was able to resume his work as teacher at the Oak Ridge school, on Monday of this week, after an Illness of several weeks
 sam Whisenhunt returned. on Sat Ina Yf he has been employed for the past month with the Texas oil Refining Company
 Mrs q R. Hale went to Union Grove, on Sunday, where she attended the Free Win Baptist Association. which has been in session there during the past week
 While topping corn, last week M. w. Roger met with a serious and painful accident one of his wrists was so bad ly cut that it required the attention of physician
 Grandma Carmack who has been quite sick at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Ella Reynolds. is reported as im- proving Dr. Nandlver of Mena. has been attending her.
 Mrs. c R, Hale returned last week, from Lockshurg, where she had vis- ited with her aunt Mrs Berbara Burke. and other relatives, She also stopt at Horatio and ne queen.
 MT and Mrs Tom Cox and daughters, Annie and Addie. returned on sunday to their aome in Mena, after a visit here with Mir and Mrs. Melvin Gillas- py They also attended the Acorn pie mic
 Rev NJ Whitaker conducted a meeting at owens Chapel on Sunday last The first sunday in September will be Rev Kelieys appointment at
 Mir and Mrs r. J smith. and sons Hubert and Ebert. were guests of Mir and Mrs Peter McWMliam, after att tending the Acorn picnic Both fam flies paid the Live Oak people visit on Sunday afternoon. w < Brown and daughter, Gladys returned last week to their home in Honeygrove Tex where Mir Brown Is overseer of large ranch. Mrs Brown viii remain for longer visit with her parents. Mir and Mrs. T L. Belt
 Everything passed off pleasantly ai he Acorn picnic on Saturday last Mir Raeland has beautiful picnic ground B s Petehsh Introduced the speakers who were numerous The basket din- ner was an important feature of the program. and all present seemed tc enjoy themselves,
 Crops are good. as a rule. in our com mnnity The farmers who Kept the lcultivator going after the dry weather set tn will win out on the corn crop There are a number of farmers here whose corn Is first class, and Gll ot us will soon be eating porridge, made 1 from meal of the crop of 1916 l If you cannot hand your news items directly to the reporter, please leave them at the q. R Hale or B $. Pete
 fish residences The price of shoes i steadily ad dvancess but tue rural cor Respondents pay has not heen Increased enough to warrant the purchase of an ! sutomobiie So, instead of grumbling and finding fault with that poorly re- lcompeused person --lend hand helI bout
 ! X certain youth at Acorn. owned a 1 iittle yellow hen. and thereby hangs g tale She was just an ordinary little yellow hen, q cross between the Rhode | Island and and Golden Seahright Ban tam But--ond here is the important and interesting part of the story--ths | little yellow hen. on several occasions l has laid two eggs a day Whether it was her diet of cowpcas and potatoes and peanuts and tomatoes. or whether Ewas just simply because she was m contemplating little hustler We cant say but there is a reliable citizen. the boys father by the way. who vouches | for Che truth of the story Anyway there Is one little hen who is deter mined to pay for her keep" and she | lwil more than do it with eggs al pres ivs Oak