The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-19
WESTERN MONTGOMERY NEWS

WESTERN MONIGOMEKl NENS
 Maggie Goodman visited the Joe Hughes home on kates Greek.
 D. w. Davis took wheat to the Swindle flour mill on the Caddo on Saturday.
 l Mrs. Alice Beck and Aunt Rose Anna Bowen are both improving from their recent illness.
 Prof. and Virgil Ferguson of Rates creek, visited Mr. and Mrs. ! Jay Spake Saturday night.
 Mir. and Mrs. Tom Spake took two bales of cotton to Mena Thursday for which they received i6c per ] pound.
 sammie Lambert visited over Sat- urday night at the home of his aunt, Mi is Java Java Bates. 9f the tsie Big Big ] Fork community.
 Lhm Lilies and family were shockt during the storm Sunday by stroke ] of lightning. which struck a tree near the house. George Beck and son, Charles. re- l turned to Big Fork Monday morn | ing to assume their duties at the ] Cox and Beck saw mill. l John and Joe Rowton went to at tend the John Goodner sale. MT. ] lGoodner is selling his property pre- lparatory to moving to Oklahoma. Wayne and Jesse Beck, Colonel Standridge, Granville Bowen, and will attend the circus at Womble 1 "Wednesday.
 Jerry Lambert, woods foreman for Abernathy X Hamrick. is moving the tools over to Big Fork this week to make up the timber on the IJasper Free and Baker places.
 A good crowd came out Sunday. to hear the Rev. H. T. Howell preach at the Missionary Baptist church at Clagett. it being MT Howell's first sermon as pastor Mir. Howell is an able speaker.
 l Walter, Java and Mack Bates. l Cordia Cox, Elijah Putnam and Lum Lilies came over from Big Fork Sat Iurday night with their dogs and en- joyed fox chase, but sly Reynard gave them the dodge.
 Billy Policeman. foreman of the Watkins saw mill, accompanied by Messrs. Stone Lilies. Carter and Mar tin, of his crew. have gone to set down mill No. ,, south of Dallas, lwhiie the mill is shut down for stock to be placed on the yard.
 Buster Brown. 1 Calvin Edwards of Big Fork was here Sunday
 I Dr. L. A. Simpson of Big Fork was here Saturday
 l J. NJ. Beck went over to Mena for supplies Tuesday.
 Jas. Stamey just completed his barn on his farm near here. 1 Quite an acreage of wheat is now lsown. and more to SOW yet. l Henry Morris is preparing to build ia house on the Foster farm. l Mrs. Henry Morris. who has been very ill for several days, is better. 1 Mrs. J. NJ. Reecer, of Mannings Mill, was trading in Ali Saturday.
 John McKenney of Dilee. con- ducted singing at Union Hill Sun day
 Ghas. Ottou purchased horse and wagon from w. Nj. Edwards last week.
 Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Roberts are the parents of big girl, born on T October i4.
 sherman Reecer of near Red Bird land Henry Adams of Womble, were | utft Ouludy.
 l Miss Lura Baker. of Hurricane Grove opened her school at Union I Hill Monday.
 1 Mrs. & A. Hughes and Miss Blanch Roberts attended church at Gaston Friday night
 Mrs. R. A. Bowen and Mrs. G. " Beck. who were sick last week, are reported better.
 ! Mrs. Sherman Reecer of near Red Bird, spent Sunday at the E. K. Goodman home
 WMley Hughes. the little son of I Mir. and Mrs. J. s. Hughes, met with 6 very painful accident Saturday afternoon by getting knocked down with the lever of a cane mill. cut ting a eash in one side of his face, and also an ear.
 The J M Bowen and the S. A. l Hughes shingle mills are cutting for two large orders.
 Rev. Hopkins Edwards returned Saturday from Manfred. where he was assisting in a meeting. | Rev J. s. Aleshire of Shady will preach at Union Hill Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday night. | Mr. and Mrs. Noah Foster from iAtdi ipNiih t'ilt tiEcs Nloibtu dt illt Ben Foster home over Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Fred Harvey and tchildren. Of West Virginia are yis- lifting with NIr. and Mrs. Frank Bak- Ter.
 i Mr. and Mrs. George Edwards and daughter, Maggie. of Alder, spent Saturday night with J. J. Abee and family
 1 Holder Edwards has been em- lployed by C. Ferguson of Canev. t0 construct a residence. and will com mence work at an early date. Mrs. James Riser and son, Wheel ler went over to Mimosa saturday. to be at the bedside of Mrs. Walt I Narbrough, Mrs. Kiser's daughter.
 Mir and Mrs Albert Holmes re- T turned Saturday from Mena. where they were visiting Mir. Holmes par ents. Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Holmes, and were doing some trading.
 There is strong talk of opening Iihe kiser-Stamey mines on the Jas. Riser place, at an early date. They think that they have found gold in paying quantities. If this mine lshould prove to be gold. it will fur lnish labor to many. Ii has been llocated on several farms adjoining. ]. ]. Abee and daughter. Martha. and Mrs I H Edwards went oxap