The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-01
COVE CATCHES

! Born to MT. and Mrs Oliver Cape hart, May 26, a daughter, Dr.. Gray ] % attendance.
 \. II Stevens is installing two new i 6D-saw Munger gins at his gin near the blaming mill
 Mrs j. C. Goodman and children returned Monday from a ten days visit with relatives and friends at Kings and DeQueen
 l.. J WitherspoOn drove over from l Womble one day last week after his Wife and children who had been visiting relatives and friends for several weeks.
 Rev F. W Hiddleson. pastor of the Presbyterian church. adminis- tered the ordinance of baptism Co Miss Lena Walton last Friday aft ernoon, the services taking place at SiX-Mlle creek.
 Prof. Will II Barton and wife,of Hot springs, are spending a week With home folks. Prof. Barton has recently been appointed Food In- spector for Hot Springs. and will have to report for duty in a few days.
 Our neighboring town of Smith Vile over on Mountain Fork river seems 10 be coming to the front rapidly. Henry Ladd a we'll known citizen of the town. has just in- stalled a telephone system and starts out with twenty-five tele- phones.
 Owing to the late spring. dry weather too much rain at the wrong tune or some kind of a slip in the kRyA1f hAp fhA ,r tame variety will come very near Delng a failure ln this locality. The crop of wild oats promises to be about the same as usual
 George B. Nixon has been show lng some strong symptoms of put ting up a business house on his lot on Barton avenue. First he un- loaded some lumber, then a small pile of brick, then a dozen bundles of shingles and this week he has had some big rocks unloaded on his lot Tn the meantime. George B. stands around and looks as wise as an old owl No use tO ask him fool ques- tiuns
 Joseph Dill. who was injured one day last week by a piece of broken belt while working in the blaming null IS getting along as we'll as could be expected. He can seey some out oG his injured eye but it is thought the sight will be perman- entity injured Mr. Dill is very industrious young man and 1t will be a serious misfortune if his in- jury interfepes with his occupa- tion as q lumber grader.
 This scribe had the pleasure of spending most of the day last Sun day at the home of Mir. and Mrs. l.. Wise, on the Old Line road and it was day long t0 be remembered. not altogether for it's pleasant sO- tial features, but for the fnasnia- eient dinner served bv Mrs Wise lt was just such a good substantial country dinner that makes town mans mouth water, and sets him to thinking of the dinners his mother use Go serve when life was young and his appetite something fiepce The table fairly gr0aned beneath its load of good. homegrown things tO eat. such as country cured ham, light brown corn bread yellow but ter. new potatoes. green beans. beets. onions, radishes, and best of all a big fat shortcake with Jersey cream On say, man. that is lifel Mir. Wise has i6i acres in his farm. all under hog-tight wire fence. 70 acres in cultivation, a large orchard and withaI a fine country home. The prettiest thing on his place. however. Is a good sized magnolia tree in his front yard with several huge cream colored buds ready to burst into the magnificent flower that has baffled the poet and painter Co describe its beauty and fragrance. The Wise farm was settled by W. G. Smith nearly i0 years ago and in later years was known as the Ernest Fair place Mir. Wise has made many
 improvements and contemplates making many more.