The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-25
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4Ai 0s " A' AeEA A3A fA AirlHs WAS titc guest for several days i8st week of her nephew J D Tucker and famity
 Little Misses Grace and Florence Anderson. visited with their aunt Ms. Gene Anderson on Saturday night and sunday
 Mrs c. R, Hale has some very nice Frost proof cabbages. and on Monday evening we found her iu her garden picking peas for supper.
 Farming activities are in progress at the Water Valley Farm with j. c. Garland proprietor. Mir Garland has planted twenty-five acres of cotton. along with other crops
 MT Jordan and family, from near Dallas, Tex who are travelling over iana, spent day recently at Acorn. looking over the country. They are seeking location. and expect to go as Tar north as Benton county
 At the recent school election held in Special District No. 30, Joe Garland was reelected director, and John owens was elected Co i'll the place of " F. Reed Whose three year term had ex- pirea Seven mills tax was levied
 Miss Eva Converse came from Heav- ener on Monday afternoon, accompanied by three nephews and went out to Quito, with James Swiger where she will spend her vacation with her par ents, Mir and Mrs George Converse
 Mrs. T. l. Belt and Dr. W \. Star buck and Mrs Starbuek were callers at our cottage on Monday They report peas and new potatoes. with garden fruit and crops coming along In fine shape Mrs. Belt says the indications are good for large yield of apples
 And now B. s. Petefish, president of the 'Possum Club. has taken unto him. self .houn' dog--a puppy, which MT. Petefsh says will grow, by Autumn, to be a 'possum catcher Anyhow. tis a very pretty. intelligent little 'possum dog and answers to the name of "T'p."
 MT. and Mrs. Sam whisenhunt and small daughter, Misses Anna and Maude Reid and Bonnie Wood, and Messrs. John Harper. Clyde Rowe and Asa Golden were among the folks from this neighborhood, who attended the Decoration services at Concord on Sun day last.
 The woman who manages the dining car stationed at Acorn, was quite badly injured a few days ago While some cars were being switched. there was a collision. which badly shook up the occupants of the dining car. especially injuring the cook
 W. H. Davis, recently from Mexico whe will farm the J H. Naler place will raise sweet potatoes, quite exten- sively. We are glad to have Mir Davis come to our neighborhood He talks very entertainingly of the trouble be- tween our United States and Mexico
 On account of the rain. which made the roads very bad Rev. T. A. Park was unable to fill his appointment at Acorn last Sunday. although a goodly congregation had assembled MT would be on the third Sunday in June If however he can be with Us before that date, announcement will be made
 Laarance and Laura Kinney. who did eighth grade work at home during the winter. under their mothers instruction have taken a special examination, un- der Prof w Homer Pigg. at the court house. receiving good grades and are now in possession of their diplomas duly presented and signed by the Coun- ~ Superintendent
 Latest word from Mrs B S Petefish who has been critically Ill in q Kansas City hospital, reports her as making but little Improvement. She has beer removed from the hospital to the hom, of her daughter, Mrs. A. c. Bare A she seemed to make but little headway after the transfusion of blood. from hel son Harry Petefish. another trans. fusion was made from Mrs. Harry Pete fish.
 The strawberry crop is waning and all who had even a small plot of this delicious fruit reaped a full benefit fIQHl A SIdll Dtl OA EtIdN UeIiAcHs TIE III in the dooryard, we've canned gaIlons and gallons for winter. have had then on the table three times a day for tht past three weeks. served in various ways have eaten them betwwen meals and have sent some to friends. By all means raise stra awberries. THEY FAY
 Mir. and Mrs l. D. Tucker on W A Ragland's farm. report crops looking very nice. Their corn Is knee high Their cotton, of which they have eight acres. is growing nicely. They also put out an acre of strawberries which have taken root and are growing, and which grow in the garden. MT. Tucker is one of those interested progressive they are feasting on all the good things farmers who does good work and gets results
 C. R. Hale. president of the Eagle Gap telephone line, announces that the contract is signed up, and the line will now be pushed to completion and mads ready for service as soon as possible The company has permission to use the poles belonging to the Forest line and the Eagle Gap telephone line will be extended from Acorn to Mena, serv. ing n number of people who have here tofore been without telephone facilities Thus another improvement is added tJ the neighborhood.
 On Saturday night, beginning shortly before midnight, a heavy rain. amount ing to almost a deluge, accompanied by some hall fell in this vicinity. Al streams rose rapidly but we hear of nc serious damage in our neighborhood large oak tree. growing between the house and barn, at the Hardie Jones home. was struck by lightning and torr to pieces, Homer Evans, who was hers from Holly Springs. reports the rain that all streams were on the boom 1T fall as extremely heavy there, and said consequence.
 from our sailor boy, Emmet Belt, to his mother. written aboard the U & s Richmond, stationed at Norfolk. Va. under date of May 20. It runs thus This is Memorial day, and we've taken a big hike Twelve hundred sailors two thousand marines. and one hundred nd fifty boy scouts. as we'll as members of several lodges, paraded the streets of Norfolk amid the cheers of a great |thfong of onlookers." Emmet says tha' those aboard his ship. have been undei quarantine for some time on account |of measles They are watched very closely. not being allowed permission to leave the ship. Some. imbued with 6 spirit of adventure. however, managed to steal away under cover of darkness But if caught at such midemeanor, they lose three months pay and are giver thirty days extra duty. which means hard work. so Emmet says he is going to be good and obey the quarantine rules We intend, from time to time to give little sketches. furnishing ar Insight Into naval life. from letters written by our two sailor boys, Emme Belt and Hobart Starbuck Who shal say. that away of there, on the Allan tic. their thoughts do not often rever 10 Acorn. nestling among the south western Ozarks?