The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-10
 WESTERN MONTGOMERY.

Tom Spake went to Mena Friday, incidentally taking load of lum- Der from the Watkins mill.
 Tom Cooper and D. W. Davis took wheat to the Swindle flour mill Monday.
 J. H. Edwards has secured a con- tract for building residence and barn for Ollie Lawrence.
 Wiley Edwards, Alvin Davis and Elya Roberts of the Alder com- munity were visitors ill Clagett Sunday night.
 John Buck came in the latter ! part of last week from Gum Springs i for visit with his cousins, the Hughes boys.
 John Mobley is expected in a few days from Oklahoma to take i charge and begin improvements on | his new home here. Guy Cox of Slatington is tearing down and removing the John Head residence onto his farm, re- gently purchased from his brother, J. L. Cox.
 l Former pupils here of Profs. Rol- combe and Sheffield are pleased to learn that they are teaching an 1 other singing school in Northern Polk county.
 J. R. Edwards will start Tuesday ! on his return trip overland to his 1 home at Boehler, Ok, after a visit of several weeks with relatives and 1 friends hereabouts. k A goodly number met at the Hill- l side cemetery Monday and spent i the day working and clearing up. To finish the work started another working will be held the first Mon ] day in September. i Plans are under discussion to Ob- serve the close of Prof. Lofts i school with some appropriate ex- 1 erclses. A picnic dinner in the woods and an exhibition or moving picture show are under cOnsidera- | ti0n, but as yet nothing definite has been announced. i Several showers have fallen in 1 the last few days, the magical eff feet of which chased the glooms i away and left broad smiles on the i farmers faces. Cotton is looking very promising and with the pros poets of good price we can see 1 the dawn of prosperity. l Prof. and Mrs. Hamp Edwards of Durant, Ok, are spending their va 1 cation with relatives at Huddle- ston. They have been attending the normal at that place during the past term. After their vacation they will return to Oklahoma and aeain take up teaching. ! w. NJ. Edwards of Ali and Squire D. G. Edwards of Clagett went to i Mount Ida Sunday. The former is on the regular panel of the grand jury converting Monday for the ! August term of Circuit court and
 the latter goes to look after matters
 appertaining to his office as jus 1 tice of the peace. In speaking of the new local manager on line Number 2 of the 1 Sulphur Springs telephone system last week. the linotype operator i made an omission in the compost | tion, promoting Mr. Putnam to the general managers office. However, we hope Mir. Putnam will not try | to usurp tie chief executives chair until this explanation appears in print.
 Mrs. A. NJ. Coulter and children. Mrs. D. c. Edwards, Miss Della Jamerson and J. L. Rowton attend ed services at the Primitive Baptist 1 church at Big Fork Saturday. The l church held conference and among | the matters disposed of was the
 election of delegates to the assOcia- ton Tn Garland county. The dele | gates were Jim Bates and Elders T. J. Bates and Jerry Newman.
 Buster Brown |
 R. N Moore and Wheeler Riser
 went to Womble Saturday.
 Leonard Hainey of Cherry Hill was here Sunday visiting friends.
 Hopkin Edwards is attending a prOtracted meeting at Providence.
 Robbie Coulter made a trip to
 Redbird Sunday to call on friends. Dr. L. A. Simpson of Big Fork was in this neighborhood Sunday. Jerry Lambert Jr.. from below Womble. is visiting relatives here. Mesdames Morris and Roberts were trading at Browns store Fri day.
 Granville Bowen assisted at cut
 ting. logs at the Watkins mill last week
 Dg. and Mrs. Witney of Hot Springs are visiting Major and Mrs. l Henley.
 Elijah Putnam of Haunted Hol- low was at the N. Hoyle home Sat- urday.
 R. N. Moore and W. 0. Bowen haled hay for Jim Riser one day l last week.
 Q. j. Mahon of Red Hill was visit lns in this neighborhood Sunday 1 afternoon.
 MT. and Mrs. A. Coulter and chil- dren were at Bio Fork Saturday and Sunday.
 ! Bob Edwards and Joe Rowton made trip to Mena with lumber
 one day last week. Rev. R. Stevens of Opal filled his | regular appointment at the school house Sunday afternoon. Ray Monday and little son. Basil of Opal visited MT. Mondays par ents here Sunday and attended church.
 MT. and Mrs. W. 0. Bowen spent saturday night with their daughter Mrs. F. Cato, at Waters. F. F. Edwards was trading uith Crump at Black Springs last "Wednesday and got goods for the Ali store.
 ! M Beck. J. M. Bowen and son William and w. o. Bowen took lumber from the Watkins mill t0 Mena last week.
 Mrs. W. NJ Edwards and little son. Alfred, are visiting Mrs Ed wards father. c. Rowton, and other relatives near Black Springs.