The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-19
Correspondence
HATFIELD HOTsTUPH.

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 The W. C. T. U. meets this after noon at the home of Mrs. ]. C. Ho- heimer.
 Rev. B W. Arnold will lecture on Sunday night to men only, at the Nj E church. South.
 Mrs. Lila Blackwell who lived here is years ago, IS visiting at the home of her brother, Uncle Ander- son Nichols.
 Emory Asher building contrac- tor. now engaged at Smithville, was in town Monday visiting his family and attending to matters of busi- ness.
 Rev. T. ]. Bowling preached ser mon at the Baptist church Sunday morning that IS seldom excelIed TOT logic, common sense and spiritual clearness.
 The ladies of the home mission met Friday at the home of Mrs. j.. C. Allen. They will hold their next meeting at the home Of Mrs George Andcrs, on the afternoon of Octo- bnr 26.
 George potterif returned Saturday from a months visit with relatives at Kansas City. At odd times he was employed by Emery. Bird X Thayer Company as clerk is the gents fur nishing department.
 Air. and Mrs. l. E. Martin and family left Saturday for their new home in Ringing. Ok Mir. Martin will continue in the real estate busi- ness al this place with his former partner, Andy Harwell.
 Mrs. Lee Bates and young son. of Potter. visited Saturday and Sum- day with relatives al Hatfield.
 Mir. and Mrs |. II Randy have re- turned from Bokohoma, Ok and will make Hatfield their home for the second time.
 Cotton producers are laughing at peanut growers this year. but 'tis doubtful Of they have any lead on J. E. Williams. who has just har- vested his peanut crop, which will net him $50 worth of feed to the acre. Even cotton at lie wont beat this. Farmers have to raise a little cotton to get ready money, but the man who raises plenty of feed stuffs need not feel very dependent, for after debts are paid out of the cot- ton money the rest goes in a hurry. Fat hogs, fine cattle and plenty of good hay and corn looks good the year round, but cotton only makes a great show in the fall of the year 1t is very doubtful if farmers would come out gainers to lay down every Ahing and raise even 20c cotton.
 IN X NUTSHELL Houston John son beat them all this year raising Nancy Hall sweet potatoes. Bob Mil fer encountered a tarantula Satur- day while herding cattle that mea- sured { inches acr09s and in fight ing would jump two feet high. Hen ry Hastings has purchased the Hat field Hotel from R. '. Furnish. Cot ton was bringing i1.95e Tuesday at , D. m. Will Llttlenage was in town Monday purchasing saw mill sup plies. George Anders has purchased a parrot that his friends believe to be a red headed iav bird. Two reli- eIous meetings have been disturbed recently in Hatfield by several ill- hammered young people, whose par ents are well respected Everybody is buying new wagons; one mer- chant sold i9 last week.
 Society n0te---present prices seem to indicate that the Spud family will appear only at the most exclusive tables this winter. Old Bill Spud looks like $2.00 per bushel before spring.
 John Cook. son of T. T. Cook, left for Marshall, Tex. where he will be employed this winter. John is one of our sterling young men and We are glad to hear he will return in the spring
 D. l.. Taylor reports about 1000 gallons of sorghum for this year. He says while the flow was some light CT per acre this year the quality was better. Two acres produced him near Si0000 per acre. The Fay for quality sorghum has brought hlm market he IS unable ta SUD- ply.
 Frank Rork is now preparing for shipment the final 2 cases of a large order from a Nebraska Grange. for canned blaekherries. peaches and pears. While home canning cannot be called easy money. it is certainly the way to sell fruit in distant markets. Canned goods take low fth class rate. while fresh fruit usually takes the highest and sometimes goes to a glutted market. with commissions. icing charges. etc. and the grower is sometimes left holding the sack.
 Stevenson Bros. who have a saw mill east of town. in addition to settl..e Asll an nnas.sallss large cut put of lumber. found time to grow what is probably one of the largest and best crops of Nancy Hall sweet potatoes ever produced in that sec tion They also raised feed and rOughnpss Co winter ihelr stock anu finish of their hogs. which will make their meat and lard for the year When asked how they found time lo do all this, one brother re- piled We'll. we just worked while we rested
 E P Kuhn has reaurned from a years visit to kearney Neb. his old home Asked if he was glad to get back. he replied. "0f course.
 Mir Abbot and family. living just north of town are enjoying a visit from Mir Abhot's sister, Miss Adele Abbot Of Duluth. Mlnn. where she is a teacher in the public schools That she is valued and experienced in- slruetor. is shown by the fact that she now draws pension from a fund provided for teachers. While her stays here Is planned for only two more weeks. they hope to in- duce her to stay all winter. If she does. she will never be satisfied any where else.
 MINI Erx NEsyE