The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-15
ACORN.

J. G. Garland went to Fort Smith on Monday, to serve on the Federal Grand Jury
 Mir. and Mrs. Jesse Miller am nounee the birth of son, on Sotnr- day, June 10.
 ]. c. Jackson and James pegram or Nena. were callers at Acorn Tues day of this week.
 Mr. and Mrs. Will Tucker were guests on sunday last of Mir. and Mrs ]. D. Tuvker.
 The Garland family were guests last sunday afternoon Of NIT. and Mrs. Gene Anderson,
 W. A. Ragland and E. NJ. Sharp of Mena. were guests at Acorn Of $. ;. peteilsh on Sunday last
 Rev. T. A. Park will conduct a meeting in the Acorn church next sunday afternoon, June IS, at } o'clock.
 Dean smith and Earl Haines, of Mena. were Sunday guests of MT. and Mrs. Peter MeWihiau, at Gold en Acres. farm.
 w. R. Shinn. assessor. spent Mon- day and Tuesday at Acorn, taking laccount of our possessions and was l the guest of R. $. Fetish.
 Fred Putnam is here from Nella. Scott county, visiting his grand | father. B. l.. Carmaek. He will soon go to Coalgate and other Oklahoma points.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ed Mathis, and baby, 1 Fred who visited here. with Mir. and Mrs. Chris Mathis and Mrs. Mary Mathis. have returned to their home in Stigler. Ok
 Jimmie Tucker captured a young wild eat. alive, on Monday, while out after huckleberries. 1t was a very pretty animal, and Jimmie took | 1t to Mena, on Tuesday, hoping to | sell it to someone.
 l H NJ. Whisenhunt. who visited l his daughter, Mrs. G. R. Hale, last week. returned home, on Sunday, ac- lcompanied by roka and Tony Hale, his eranddaughters.
 Peter McWilliam reports favor ably. from sGelaen Acres is to crops and orchard The trees. and different varieties of fruit set out. are growing nicely, only a few haV- ins died.
 The Riding stave mill is now in operation at Acorn, with a number Of men employed Mrs. F.. C. Ander- son, Mrs G R. Hale and Brs. Mel Win iillespv are boarding men and Homer Anderson is acting as water carrier. ~el
 Did you ever see anything like the grape crop. this year2 Every vine IS loaded down with the fruit. At the Congress of Wine Makers. held In Vienna. Austria, a year or two ago, wine made from Arkansas grapes was awarded first prize.
 Huekleberries are ripenine and every day parties are going up in the hills after them. securing large quantities It is impossible for us to name those going, but just about every family Is securing supply oi this delicious fruit.
 Mrs. G R. Hale visited Mrs. G. W. 1aSs recently She reports that Mrs. 6ass has very nice garden, large number of cabbages in excel lent condition. and she has sold a number Of gallons of string beans. On the gass farm Is a nice orchard. n which the apple trees promise an abundant yield.
 Mrs R. s. petefish. who is at the home Of her daughter Mrs. X. C. Bare in kansas City. Kansas, is somewhat improved, after long and serious illness Mrs. petetlsh writes that she longs to return t0 Acorn, where she can get drink of good wafer What greater compli- ment can be paid our country9
 ln last weeks items, in mention ing :. :. Terwilliger's crop. the item read Their fourth crop of cow peas is almost ready for market" It should have read garden peas"
 Gurley Hale killed dog near his place Monday afternoon which. from its actions. was thought to he afflicted with hydrophobia. He also killed rattlesnake, Monday which was 5 inches in diameter.
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