The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-13
Correspondence
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 school at Rocky Monday.
 Is-gal Glass Fruit Jars, 60c dOz 27-2 The Second Hand Store.
 Miss Mamie Mullins is teaching school al Pleasant Hill this summer.
 Andy Harwen. of Ringing. Ok. was here a few days last week on business.
 John Gibson, 5s Mountainf0rk. and candidate for sheriff, was in town and voters.
 Mrs. J. n. Morrow was passen- ger ie Potter Saturday to visit a sick daughter.
 Miss Ruby Butler of Antlers, Ok, # visiting this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ebert Butler.
 N J. Bates of Mena, was m town Saturday on his way to take charge of the school at West Valley.
 Andy Harweli. cur 0netlme towns man has been renewing old a1- quaintanees here the past week.
 Uncle Ebb Moore and daughter. Mrs. Ira Keller and baby left Fri day for months visit to MIngrum, Ok.
 Dr. L. B. Connally and family of Rocky spent Saturday at the home of his brother. Dr, D. w. Connally, and family.
 The four Coifelt brothers held a reunion last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Coffelt. west of town, after separation of 70 years.
 To kill chiggers or seed ticks, bathe ill salty water. Iurpentine and strong soap Is also good. To scratch. helps little but 1t IS too slow
 Will Stephenson, the mill man. says he has material enough for several years run. His payroll for labor and hauling is quite an item for our community.
 A social was given Friday night at the home of Mr and Mrs. Lewis Johnson in honor of Miss Thelma Gibson Many games were played, refreshments were served and all had fine time.
 Chas. Cook, who is an expert oil well driller. is receiving some very fiaiierIng offers for his spare time this fall and winter The offers ore so cntieing that he will probably accept one soon.
 Mrs <. 4. Pool. Mrs. Joe Lewis, Miss Lula shelton and Homer John son drove to Mena Saturday to do some shopping On account of the heat, Mrs. Lewis and baby returned ln No 8
 < M Watson and Mrs, Annie Jack sson. ilVlng west of town were mar ried Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Ihe groom is ST and the bride 7S wears old. and had known each 0th- er but short time.
 lr d0hns0n's report shows the birth of two baby girls in Hatfield last week One was born Tuesday at the home of Mir. and Mrs Pies Rouse. and the other was born on Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J k. Williams.
 Mir. and Mrs Ed Mershon have moved Co town and are occupying the residence recently vacated by X C. Gates and family. MT Mershon Eeeeutlg purchased the w. N. Lowe stock of goods in the Masonic huild- ing, near the postoillee
 Several tons Of friers and hroilers came here Co market the past week. Ihe price paid is very satisfactory tn the farmer. Only one complaint was heard The farmer said he 9daAfiBt afford Co eat chicken any more.
 Right now the time Co get after thf iaag worm in your trees In a week pr two they will nearly cover the trees with their nests and will kse almost impossible to free the tree They are getting worse each uear.
 Ivan Lansing. who is doing the horticultural work on the former Jasper Stockton place for Mir. Eyin- ger. has gone to Kansas City, Lln- coin. Neb., and other points Co make ! arrangements for marketing the crop, which is one of the finest ever produced in these well known or ehasrsa!sss.
 We would like to mention right here that much 0f the prosperity An fhis community at this time IS due tu our merchants who have 1eeu buying the farmers produce. much of which they handled with out penny profit Many farmers have their crops entirely clear for the first time. Now Mir Farmer. don't forget our merchants when ysnt have money to spend
 \. P. Davis, one of our progressive farmers. marketed some smoked Eneat that topped the market here. q Drot i9c per pound. and was very cheap at that Mir Davis not only has the reputation for curing meat nicely, but has raised the largest sweet potato. He raised six that weighed two pounds more than a Ilshel. In farming. Mir. Davis uses s1is head as we'll as his hands
 Several of our farmers are pre- pairing to raise the regular southern sugar cane the coming year There are two methods of wintering. both have been tried out here with sue- cess. One IS to put in kilns similar D the sweet potato The other and probably the best IS to cut late and then turn a heavy furrow from each side Of the row, over the stubs. and gr0w from the stump next year One 0f these farmers makes a heavy crude brown sugar with which they do all their cooking and preserving This sounds interesting just now with sugar doing the aeroplane stunt
 Several fine dogs have died the past month with black tongue, among them Kim Eloyas famous hound. Baby Dog. Several dogs have been saved after they showed symptoms of the disease, with the Thyrnoi or MOrmseed oil remedy and we have heard of no case where q dog died that was given this treatment It may heejnst a seien- xiflc guess. but several very promin- ant II. Ds and Y. S.s say tt is a species of hookworm that does the