The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-02

election to again spend the winter here.
 The ]. J. smith sale was well at tended and all offerings brought a satisfactory price.
 T. R. Bates went to Aiena Satur- day Go bring home a thor0bred horse he recently became the owner of.
 The Rev. Mr. Evans, from Brown county. Texas, has rented farm from Frank Lewis on Six-Mile creek.
 George Latch left Sunday to at tend the funeral of his brother-in- law. J. B. MeAlester. at Mountain View, Ok.
 l. <. pettigrew of Horatio has rented the E. B. Hammer farm for the coming year Mir. Hammer will spend the year in Missouri.
 In an attachment suit Friday, Squire Latch rendered a judgment of SIT against a mining company at Camp Wilder and in favor of O.. R. Ashcraft,
 Kim Floyd, who recently returned from Ringing, Ok. reports siege of high wind, sticky mud and poor water; says old Polk county IS good enough for him.
 Frank ROrk has a cherry tree in ! his yard that blooms twice a year At this time it has for the the third time this year. blossoms. green cher i ries and few ripe ones. i Friends will regret to hear of the death Of Mrs Tom Stuart, who for merlv owned and lived on the John i Hart farm just east of town, but moved from there to western Ne- braska, where she died two weeks i ago.
 l Speaking of good cotton picking. George Anders says he can pick a hale Of cotton in more than a day. [ Mir. Harker from Indiana has de-
 cided to locate in this community. i lie has some nice land mile or
 two from town.
 Joe Jacohy was taking orders for
 lima beans Saturday of which he {. had a good crop this rear. They are
 bringing him S5 and S6 per bushel. i Doctors report that Miss Eva Dow CT is slowly improving from her re-
 cent serious illness.
 There is clanish feeling enough among the citizens of Hatfield to I make them all proud of the high lrating T.. H. Butler received in his examination al the school of phar- macy in Little Rock, He expects to he home about November IT.
 Alonzo Hall returned "Wednesday from a trip in Texas, seeking busi- l ness location. He found what he was looking for and will make ar lrangements to leave soon. However he is leaving the gate open so he I can get back when he wants to.
 On his farm just outside the city I limits. W. ]. Davis has an illustra- tion of what can be produced here 'lbv a man of energy Last winter ! Mir Davis cleared s or 10 acres ol underhrush. and deadened the trees 'itil9wea t somehnw and planted It U corn. This was just harvested, anc lprodured an average of i9 DuSnel te
 the acre This week on an adloln-
 ing farm. al public sale. corn s0le for LOO per bushel.
 I Mhv don't some of our candidates tpromise Eo support movement toi la minimum freight rate2 As tht rate is now. We must pav Tor lut ' pounds if 1t only weighs one. Le
 us have 25c minimum. It IS com mon elsewhere. Why not with usss One of our senator's told us we could get it If we went after it right. Le' uS start the wedge Ask your can didate. from cotton welgher up about it.
 , Farmers driving in town with tws or three bales ef cotton worth SiO' or more per bale received but passing glance Saturday. but whei iT farmer drove in with a load Q Irish potatoes, he was inmediaten
 surrounded by would-he purchasers 1, One spendthrift, spending his mon ev in riotous living. bought nv bushels. after which but one bushe , was allowed to each purchaser B' the way. have you heard Bill Spu' f referred to lately as the humble DO. itato2
 Many are now picking up an'
 storing acnrns One farmer ha nearly 50 bushels for his hogs ans chickens. for which they compar'
 fayorably with corn. The govern ment Weekly News Letter of tw, weeks ago advised heating nuts tt kill the worms or any eggs or lar va that may be deposited there
 Drop them in boiling water and dry , or heat then Tn an oven. With feet {, SD high one should not overlook thi'
 gift of hountiful providence. Som'
 children atas earning Site or more
 day picking up acorns at p cent'
 a hushel