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The Mena weekly star., 1916-09-28
FACTS FROM FREEpoM.


 Mir Gerry Tyler of Rocky visited J. H Maddox sunday
 Curtis Patton made business trip 10 Potter last Saturday.
 J M Day and wife attended the song service at Rocky Sunday
 s. w Chamblin and wife moved last Thursday Co Oklahoma
 J NJ Strawn and family spent Sun day night with Mir and Mrs. J. II. Mad dox.
 Mrs Ira Jones is spending this week with her mother Mrs. Harris, near
 j. X. smith had the misfortune to lose his saw mill by fire last Thurs day night
 Aunt Eliza sartain. has been visit ing her sister Mrs Molly Shepherd at Sallisaw, Ok.
 There viii be q singing at Freedom next Sunday at 2.30 ?. m. A full att tendance is desired
 vii Maddox and family spent sun day with the George Barber family near Mountain Fork.
 Mrs. A. smith spent Saturday and Saturday night with her sister Mrs. Jeff Lowther of old Potter. Wm. and Perry Chamblin arrived home Saturday from a trip to Okla MT and Mrs. Felix Harrison are again at their son Lee after spendin2 2 a couple of months with their daugh- | ter. Mrs Maud Sargent, at Muse, Ok 1 Rev w J. Rich, who will be remem- bered as holding a few evening meet | ings at Freedom a year ago, Is dying from cancer of the jaw bone at the | home of his brother at Ada. Ok. Hiram Wilson and family of High | land, spent the early part of last week at the home of c. B. chamblin and | accompanied S. W. Chamblin and wife on the overland trip to Oklahoma. | Let us show our children that we | really consider the matter of education | as something worth while by taking | har t. Grhn Fa.lI Erf1 Xnn will not regret Let us make more of our children though we may have to make less of our hogs.
 Floyd Wallln and wife and Elmer Wallin and wife have returned here to live, after spending a year in the vi- cinity of Fayetteville. It appears to be fruitless endeavor to find more all-around satisfactory place for a home than Polk county.
 Cleveland Maxwell and Elsie Sar- tin sprung a complete surprise on their the parsonage and being made hus- band and wife. They are popular young people and have the best wishes of us all. They will occupy one oi pr. R. C. Maxwell's farms.
 Attention! All those who are in- terested in Freedom or in Union sun day schools, should attend the meeting which will be held at Freedom nexl reorganizing Freedom Union Sunday school Let all who are interested. and willing to help be on hand. The sup plies will be on hand Come and get an equal start with those who will be there
 Our school will be closed nex' Thursday and MT and Mrs. Jones will start as soon as the school rally is over. to spend the next school year do ing advanced educational work at the State University at Fayetteville. They were very successful teachers and have taught us several good schools School work has been hindered by sick ness among the pupils, also the neces- sity for their aid at home at right busy times, but this was no fault of the teachers. If we are not privileged tC have Mir, and Mrs. Jones to teach fol us again il will be because they have
 Primrose.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-09-28
OAK HILL HINTS.

Farmers are busy sowing wheat
 w. K. Buchanan has bought a fine horse.
 There will be singing at Irving Crawford's Sunday night
 Sam Lichlyter and ]. NJ Bain market ed cotton in Mena Tuesday Singin~ at the home of l.. R. Medford Sunday night. was much enjoyed Herschal Ferguson has moved back on the Perry place at Board Camp
 An ice cream social was given at the home of MT and Mrs. Ed Lewis Sunday night
 Monroe Duvall and Virtie suggs were Camp
 Miss Maggie Stanley of Midway vis- ited Miss Gay Crawford Saturday and Sunday.
 Miss Ravie White of Board Camp visited at the home of John Gobble on Sunday night. Mrs. Lanie Lichlyter. who has been visiting her parents at this place has returned to her home at Cove. Among those at Board Camp Sunday from Ink, were Martin Crawford Mirchie Mitchell, VIII Crawford AL bert Harrison and Bob Wilcox
 No Ones Sweetheart
The Mena weekly star., 1916-09-28
-------------------== SHADY GROVE SHADOWS.

Mrs Lew Lance Is visiting friends here.
 There will be prayer meeting at this place Thursday night.
 Mrs Fannie D. Davis and John Welch traded in Mena Friday.
 sunday school at 10 o'clock each Sun day Everybody invited.
 The Rev. w M. Casey filled his ap- pointment here Sunday.
 The young folks enjoyed a singing at the school house Sunday night. VIII Daniels visited friends and rel atives at Big Cedar, Ok Sunday John Welch visited home folks last week at Octavia, Ok Claud Davis ac- companying him
 Mrs J w Leeper and two daughters Mildred and Velma, and Virgil Wallin SmithvilIe
 MT. and Mrs. F. N walIin have moved back from Washington county Mrs Floyd Wallin and children are visiting friends and relatives here
 Papa's Daughter
The Mena weekly star., 1916-09-28
DALLAS DoINGs.

L. r Titus went to Little Rock Fri day for visit with relatives.
 Mrs Bessie Gatlin and little daugh- ter, Louise, were visiting old friends in Dallas Wednesday.
 Three boys and three girls from Dal- las entered various classes in the Mena High school this week
 Mrs. Matte Whan and Mrs. Bagshaw of Mena spent Tuesday at the home of Mir, and Mrs A. l.. Durham.
 Azel Titus returned from Pittsburg Thursday and has accepted a position with the Gosney Lumber Company.
 Mrs. Docia Sommerville and children have returned from a visit with Mrs. Sommerville's father on the Ouachita. school class of little folks, accompanied by their mothers and grandmothers, spent "Wednesday afternoon at Bethes- da Springs All enjoyed ice cream and cakes and had some fine music in which all took part
 The Rev Mir Kelly filled his regular appointment at Dallas last Sunday aft ernoon, after which he administered the rites of baptism to three new mem hers. Atr Kelly and Mrs Kelly were guests of Mrs. w. D. Durham and her sunday school class at supper spread at the springs sunday night all attending league services after supper was over.
 Mrs D. w. Durham's class of girls accompanied by their teacher, met with Miss Sara Titus at North View Sat urday afternoon. Arriving well after the middle of the afternoon they spent while at their work. after which they repaired to pretty spot where a bond fire had been prepared by some very thoughtful person about the place for a "weinie roRst' and 'marshmallow toast" Needless to say all was thor oly enjoyed by the girls.
 September 21 being d happy medi- um' among the birthdays of the vari- GUS members Of the families of Bert Pirtle, Jesse Wilkins and J. [. Hughes they decided upon that day for birth cay picnic. The time was pleasantly spent in the mountains south or Dallas At dinner time the ladies spread hountiful repast of birthday dellcacies. the gentlemen furnishing ice cream ana lemonade. Nothing was so attractive to the youngsters, however. as the mountain sides with their offering of grapes hazelnuts, chinuuapins al q muscaaines After all no one Is so nos nLEahla uA nll Mother Natmra
The Mena weekly star., 1916-09-28
totNt tAT,HEs.

Thought for Thwsday Any small &aWu can be as clean az 9 large city.
 Born Co Mir and Mrs Carl sims Sep temher 22 daughter and co Mir nn1 Mrs Alongo Rowell September 23 a ta0shter- pr. Gray attending In both sle8sps
 EhR Worthngton. serving as a sea uan on the hattleship Louisiana, of tne Atlantic fleet spent sunday with Cove friends. while enroute to Dallas
 Miss Zoe Noland a teacher in the Menu schools, has been visiting Miss S4oaise Mullins for several days, while slu her way from her home in Sher- man. Tex. to Mena.
 Joe Hathaway received by express a registered Poland China SOW the oth ger day from a thnrohred breeder Of months old and weights 2TS pounds
 D. k Stiyey left some velvet peas @uriosities, The pods STOW n punches and look like dark brown velvet. The peas are as large and a peanut kernel and almost as nutritious
 ohm Shiffiett of Winthrop. was In <cwu sunday and Monday. looking for ais brother William Shifiiett, formerly srom Linn county Mo. and who to- cated on farm fifty miles south of Fort smith four years ago Any in- Formation will be thankfully received
 Donald, the five year old son Of Mrs. E. |. Walton of Wickes. who was vis- sting Mrs C. c. Con. one day last week wandered away and could not be found He was picked up by John Marlborough nuont dark on the railroad track, near ay mile from town. and brought iorne
 R snvey. who lost his barn by fire last Friday. is not Jean Val -Jean" of Hugo's Les Miserables@ but he has certainly had lot of bad luck ssince he landed here about five years ago. The first year he lost four head Of fine Jersey cows, worth SIS each. Then he lost i've Jersey calves. then 1s head of hogs, then a Sl00 Jersey and Guernsey COW, then l3e head of shoats and last but not least. his big barn. with it's contents But Silvey Is an rnsst cheerful loser in Polk county iNu misfortune on earth can break the spirits of man like that
 Af ftn4s is somewhat of an education al week with The Star. tt may be of interest to the readers in this cornmun- tty that Rufus J Nelson, the brilliant editor of the Farm and Ranch. of Dal- IaH was teacher of the Cove school soun after the railroad was built and also that this district No. 20 was con sneignboring districts added to it Tn -trts connection ft was stated In these fatsrfs some weeks ago thnt the school ground composed three acres, when it 4a tour acres In size the ground being donated. one acre each by w. J. R H w. B and Miss M T.. Barton.
 The express agent at this place and probably all the other agents along the Oklahoma border was interviewed one day last week by a portly gentle man wearing badge of the Indian De- apartment, and the drastic orders he issued in regard to the delivery of packages of liquor to parties living in s9klahpma. have practically paraiyzea vthe booze industry that has been eHnrlying across the state line thru the
The Mena weekly star., 1916-09-28
OAK GROVE CREST.

Mrs. 2. L Earnest visited her son. Potter
 Joe smith lost his saw mill and grist mill by fire last week He saved most of his lumber
 MT Hodges Is hauling lumber to build a new house on his place naar Rich Mountain
 Mr. and Mrs Charlie Sartain visited at MT and Mrs Reuben Crawford's nome near Mena Saturday and Sunday.
 Relatives and friends were made ssd 3y the death of Mir and Mrs James tarnests child. little Adley of Octa-
 MT anu Mrs Herbert Walker and GaE with Mrs Jophn's grandfather
The Mena weekly star., 1916-09-28

take charge of the wagon yard he re- gently purchased of Mir Wallace,
 Rev and Mrs j. Bates J. M lay , Tor and family. all of Biz Fork Visiteu relatives here Sunday The school at Clancy will close next Friday, and Mir Ward having com, pleted his first term at teaching VII enter the high school at Mt ioa' next Monday.
 IL is gfatlfyine indeed to see the long g-sided sraz0rbacks' on the Jump after the acorn crop since thefe IS a goodly crop of acorns the cost or living will soon be on the drop. espe-
 Careless Poet
The Mena weekly star., 1916-09-28
ALDER LEAVES.

Tom Hooper sold cotton at Mena on Friday
 Mrs, J Scott of Richmond. was trad ing at Alder Monday.
 Rev Royston Doyel began a series of meetings at Opal school house Satur- day night
 Mrs Joe Reynolds has been quite sick with congestion several days, but Is reported better
 William Philpot and EIva Roberts went to Forrest City last week to work in the cotton fields
 John Roberts and family moved to Mena Monday. where Mir Roberts will
The Mena weekly star., 1916-09-28
sHAVTNGs FROM sHADy.

K F and J C Hampton made a busi. ness trip 10 Mena last Tuesday
 Mrs. VIII Leins and children re. turned nome from Waters lass week home folks "i1' Mrs. 4. Lawrence returned to ba, nome last Saturday after a two weeks of Mena N'a' sunday school was organized al ms place Sunday. The Rev. J W Lawrence was appointed superinter uent ana Miss Beulah Lawrence sec retary and treasurer.
 School f.irt
The Mena weekly star., 1916-09-28
MILL CREEK NEWS.

Willie Edwards of Mena visited the home Of II. T Howell Sunday
 Bardie Medford of Board Camn yis. lteg CalYin Edwards home Sunday
 Misses Mollie and Eula Howell made a business trip to Mena Thursday Myrtle Campbell to Lower Rie Forl Srls, Sunday hVtr Every lst and 3rd Sunday evening. are the regular singing days at Mid. way church house. NAiu Uncle Jack Foster will nraaoh Lower Big Fork Sunday at II r also prayer meeting at 2 D m
 Min Csraag- r-ts.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-09-28
HARTLEY HAPPENINGS

blast !" lul' Mrs. Mary Avants of Mena is visit- ing. relatives at Hartley.
 NIT and Mrs J M Thomas have a at this time N17i Qlin Riding who is attending school at Nandervoort. visited home folks hare Saturday and Sunday
 c. E Riding returned from DisIabo ma last week He will move to fbat place when his crop is harvested
 lt is reported that George Hunts Darn caught fire last week and was burned Mir Hunt had quite lot of fodder and hay and 25O pounds of coi ton in the barn Nothing was saved
 fufa Kid
The Mena weekly star., 1916-09-28
WEST VALLEY NEWS

B 1 Bedding was shopping in Hat C. B. Worsham made a h,tsirass 4.f., to Mena Friday. 'tip Rev J. L. Bedding filled his regtis- appointment Sunday at West Valley T, p V Warren, J R. Rogers and W Springs last week DVs Miss Marie Warren visited at tha home of Mrs. Elmore of Cow creat Saturday night and Sunday
 Uncle Pat
The Mena weekly star., 1916-09-28

medium of the express offices. He stated that any express agent deliver ing a package containing liquor to a
 resident Of Oklahoma, would be sub- feci 60 a fine of $500 and two years of Imprisonment He also said that no allowances would be made on account of mistakes made in delivery. The
 agent must know that the man get
 ting the package does not live in Ok iahOma The order caught about a dozen packages in the express office
 here. and they will not be delivered either Fishrman
The Mena weekly star., 1916-09-28
POTTER PICKUPs.

Doyle Rowe went to the County seat Saturday
 Phil Stevenson and wife were in Mena Saturday
 Jones & Lowther are doing rustlinsy business at the gin this week
 Mrs $. Neighbors returned Monday from visit with friends in Mena
 meg Bates spent last week at Potter helping her brother sam with his cot ton
 MI. and Mrs John Beavers of Mena
The Mena weekly star., 1916-09-28
WESTERN MONTGOMERY NEWS.

W R. Christenberry of the Maxwell | Farm traded at Big Fork Saturday. 1 ,Ihess Rowton of Waters is visiting l his uncle. J l.. Rowton of Rates creek. l Jim Scott of Redwood is maI<ing | week '''9
 Oscar Dickson of Glenwood. made a | after business
 l The Misses Lillie, Linnie and Oracle spakes visited Saturday night at the | T. Putnam home John Rowton in addition to his hay l and other forage crop, has saved T00 | bundles of fodder
 Prof, Lofts school at Clagett. closes lRufSday Prof. Lofts will attend the | school rally at Mena. l nine and half pound boy was born 70 MT. and Mrs. J. l.. Rowton Thursday. l Jr. simpson attending Mr and Mrs J Fl Edwards went 10 hena Thursday where Mr Edwards had some dental work done
 me Rev MT MCGee a traVeiiug mfn- 1 ister conducted services at the Biz Fork school house Sunday I VI 9tamey J. Monroe Bowen, " M ! and Holder Edwards went to Big Fork 1 Saturday Co attend the Masonic meet | ing
 Mrs Rachel Edwards of Edwards l Vltle heights Is spending this week at {he home of her daughter, Mrs John
 K lamerson and son Willie, left , 1 will join Mrs Jamerson who went ahead few days ago O Cox of { he firm of Cox & Beck. went 70 aena saturday after their en- zine. which has been in the Proctor machine shop for repairs p, v Edwards and several of his Slhslns class went to Providence Sun day where they were joined by the singing
 While at the home of Arr and Mrs. T. tt Jones of the Cedar Lawn farm, last week the host and hostess showed apple given them in 1890 preserved Mlth cloves by Miss Ida Hoffman of tairberry Nehr Mir Jones also showed cup that had been in use
 Buster Brown
 J Nj Bowen went to Mena Monday MI Mrs, ;,, Joe Reynolds. who has been
 Rev. J B Lilies of Big Fork preached at the Caddo Sunday
 Robert Colter took cotton to the Davis Roberts gin Saturday
 Ross Kay has moved back on the tarm in the stretch country"
 Maj. ha J Henley who has been sick Tor several days, Is improving.
 Dada Mahon of Red Hill was attend ing to business here last Friday
 sherman Reecer is erecting a nice seven room residence on his farm
 tNVsS 1td} was over at Womhle Sat- ufday attending to business matters
 Q q White visited with his son. Ray. ana Iamlly at Opal one day last week
 Mss Doyle Ferguson is suffering a nail
 Rev Hopkiu Edwards filled hts regu- gar monthly appointment at Providence olney Bowen. N Hoyie and Bob Moore were in Mena the latter part of 
 The Tom Manning mill Is beine Red Hill road
 Mir and Mrs J II Edwards were at Mena the last of the week. having den- tai work done
 MT and Mrs James Ramsey of Mil .reek was visiting relatives here las saturday night and Sunday
 Rev. Elijah Abee of near Black springs, visited his parents, Mir. and Mrs. l J, Abee Friday night
 Mr. and Mrs T. Fl Stainey and W M. Edwards attended the Masonic meeting at Rig Fork Saturday
 Mrs Fate Cato. and little daughters, 9f Waters visited with the ". O. boWen Family one day last week
 A. Hughes has commenced work oh residence on his farm, to replace the one destroyed by fire last winter, Cotton is better than expected and IS helping the raiser gather the crop
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-12
A. & NJ. COLLEGE
OPENS SEPT. 20
Program For Opening Day Is An
n0unced. a

Agricultural College, Miss. Sept. ~.
The announcement is made by Pres
ident w. H. Smith, who has charge of
the College, succeeding Hon. G. R.
Hightower that all necessary arrange
ments have been completed for the
opening of the College on Wednesday,
Sept. 20, 1916.
The faculty appointments have been
made and full complement of the
working force is now ready for the
years work. The repairs that were
being made in the dormitories, the
mess hall, and kitchen, as well as
the extension of the steam tunnel,
have all been completed and every
thing is now ready for the reception
of the students. And according to
the information obtained from tn ad-
ninistration Offices there will be q
record-breaking attendance of stu
dents on the opening day and during
the coming session.
The program for the opening day
is as follows:
i. Music by the College Band.
g.. Song by the Student Body.
8. Scripture Reading and Prayer
by Rev. T. H. Lipscomb.
4, Opening Address by President
w. H. Smith. A, "a .
s. Address by Gov. Theodore G.
Bilbo. SS
/ 6. Music by College Band.
Z. Announcements by the Direct
ors of the Schools.
8. Announcements by the Regis
trar and Chairman of Examination
Committee. @s M
9. Announcements by the Pastors
of the Churches.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-12
STEAMER BRINGS
COTTON CARGO
Choctaw Brings In Six Hundred and
'Eighty-Five Bales.

The Steamer Choctaw arrived Sun.
day afternoon with cargo of 6S5
bales of cotton, which was consigned
to several of the cotton firms here.
This is the largest cargo that the
Choctaw has brought this season. The
steamer runs up the Tallahatchie
river.
Messrs. Montjoy, owners Of the
vessel, expect good business in cot
ton this year. Movement Of seed has
not yet started. Capt. Montjoy stat
ed that the planters were holding cot
ton seed expecting a good advance in
prices. ,
The Choctaw makes run every
week, returning to port either Sunday
OF early Monday 'rnozuing.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-12
Notice Of Bond Sale.

BY direction Of the Board Of Super
visors Of Lefore county, Mississippi,
/ will on the first Wednesday in Oc-
tober, 1915, within legal hours offer
for sale at the court house in the City
of Greenwood, Mississippi, to the
highest bidder, $6OO,coO.OO serial road
improvement bonds running for twen-
ty years, as authorized by chapter 424
Of the Acts of 1916 Legislature, State
Of Mississippi.
Said bonds will first be offered for
sale in lots Of $1O0,O0O.0O and then Of
fered as an entirety.
All bids toNbe submitted to the
Board Of Supervisors for acceptance
or rejection, said Board reserving the
right to reject any and all bids.
Witness my hand this the 9TH day
Of September, 1915. x,
A. r. BEW, Chancery Clerk,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-12
Notice Of Sale of Convict Farm.

The Board Of Supervisors Of Leflore
county, Mississippi, will receive bids
on the First Monday in October, 1915,
for purchase or lease for a term of
years, the county convict farm, more
particularly described as follows:
Section %, Township 10, Range 2
West, Leflore County, Mississippi,
containing 642 acres more or less;
about 500 acres Of which are in cyl-
tivation.
The county reserving therefrom the
use Of the convict cage and sargeant's
residence on said land for term Of
two years.
The Board reserving the right to
reject any and all bids.
A. r. BEW, Clerk.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-12
FUNDS FOR NATIONAL
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN NEEDED
Greenwood and Leflore County Democrats Are
Urged to Respond Promptly to Appeal of
the Campaign Committee.

The Democratic National Campaign Commit
tee is appealing to the patriotic citizenship of the
United States for voluntary cash contributions
with which to pay the legitimate expenses of the
campaign being made in behalf of the reelection
of President Wilson and Vice President Marshall,
and it is the duty of every good citizen to respond
literally and promptly to the urgent call of the
committee.
The money is needed badly, and it's needed
now.
The editor of this paper has been endeavoring
for some time to get our people interested in the
matter of making liberal contribution to this
fund from Greenwood and Leflore county, but
very few of them have responded-thef following
being list of those who have subscribed and paid
us for that purpose the amounts opposite their
names:
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-12
REPUBLICANS
WIN IN MAINE
Thirteen Thousand Majority-Elect
Two Senators and Four Con-
gressmen.
(By Associated Press J

Portland, Maine, Sept. 12.-The
thoroughness of the Republican victo-
ry yesterday was emphasized as re-
turns from isolated towns and planta-
tions came in today.
Revised figures places the plurality
of Milliken, Republican, ever Gov.
Curtis, Democrat, at 1885. The plu-
ralities Of the Republicans who will
send solid delegation to Congress is
practically unchanged from last night
as are those Of Hale and Fernald,
elected to the United States Senate.
The Republicans will control both
houses Of the Legislature.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-12
CITY COUNCIL DECIDE UPON
WAGON LOT MATTER YESTERDAY
Will Use Lot on River Front for Parking of Coun.
I try Teams Urged by Business League "
Place Needed for Years.

lot is $50 feet square, and will accom-
modate great many Of the teams
coming to the city, A parking place
for country teams is something that
Greenwood has needed for a long
time and is matter that the Business
League has urged upon the City Coun-
Gil for some time.
The action of the City Council in
the matter will meet with the hearty
approval of a large majority Of the
citizens of the city and Of the business
people.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-12
iERCAN NEUTRALITY VIOLATED IN PHILIPPINES BY THE BRITISH
[s DEFEAT BuGARE WITH HEAVY LOSSES IN 36 HOUR BATTLE ON MACEDONIAN FRONT
SYKES WINS
l57 MAJORITY
Telephone Message from Jackson
Gives Official Notice of Sykes
Election.

A telephone message from jackson
to The. Daily Commonwealth at p.
M, this afternoon, stated that the
Democratic Executive Committee had
finished canvassing the returns from
the second primary election in this
District and declared Judge E. O.
Sykes the nominee to succeed himself
as Supreme Judge by a majority Of
l57 votes over his opponent, Hon. R.
H. Knox.
A psssest was filed by Mr.. Knox,
which was voted down by the Com
mittee and Judge Sykes was declared
the nominee. X