The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-02
WESTERN MONTGOMERY NEWS

Jasper Free is putting the roof on his new barn.
 Van Free and Jerry Lambert were trading at Big Fork Saturday.
 Jesse Beck is very low with fever Dr. Simpson is attending him.
 Mrs. Sam Shakes and son, James visited Mir. and Mrs. Java Bates on Sunday.
 Masters Charley and Willie Davis visited at the home of their Uncle fike. Sunday.
 I. F. Black was up from Mimosa Tuesday in the interest of his can didacy for sheriff.
 Deputy Sheriff ]. Monroe Bowen was over from Clagett on official ll0sinesS Saturday.
 ssf6fffs Bones and Tomp Putnam of Big Fork were among the business visitors last week.
 Monroe Bowen and Galand Lively were Mena visitors Monday. Mir. Lively took cotton.
 Mrs. Jasper Free spent several days last week visiting her brothers, Benson and Ellis Goss.
 Tom Marlborough, Holiness preacher. conducted services at Union Hill Saturday night.
 Mir. and Mrs. John ROwton and children, visited Mir. and Mrs. D. G. Edwards at Clagett Sunday,
 C. V. Hamrick was over from Big Fork Saturday looking after his in Iteresis In the state business
 Henry Maxwell and mother, aunt Mary Free, spent Thursday on Mr. Maxwell's farm on Rates creek.
 John Cotton of Opai and Tom and Jesse Hooper of Alder. were buying rattle in this vicinity last week.
 Postmaster Edwards of Clagett states a number of letters that were sent from his office lately have been returned.
 Freeman Edwards and wife re- turned Sunday from Mena. where they bought supplies and had den- tai work done.
 Dimp Lewis is moving his fam ily near Womble this week. where Mir. Lewis has been employed for the past month.
 Henry Maxwell took wheat over 10 the Swindle mill at Slatington to have the grain cleaned in the shutter for sowing.
 Prof Jim Nanhorn closed q suc- cessful singing school at the Little Hope church house in the Waters settlement Saturday night.
 J, w. Standridge and wife and daughter Iillie, went over on kates creek Thursday night Co visit Mir. and Mrs. w. R. ChristenberPy.
 Dave Hill. who has been working at the slave making here for the past two weeks. returned home on Saturday i6 take up farm work
 w R. Chrisienberry is dispOsHag ef his property and household goods preparatory to moving to Boswell, Uk., intending to make the trip over land
 Squire Edwards who attended the Quorum court at Mount Ida reports that an appropriation of Sl,200 was made for the county demonstration work.
 Master Henry and little Hazel Melch came over Saturday night from the Big Fork community toI visit their grandparents, Mir. and Mrs. John Free.
 l. X. Simpson and s. H. Spake vs. .. w. Dickson. gafnlshee suit on the rent corn and cotton in the pos session of ]. l., Rowton. belonging to the defendant. o. W. Dickson. formerly of this neighborhood, but who now resides at Antoine, result ed in a judgment by default for S3S.6i in favor of the plaintiffs. An execution was ordered for the sale of the property November 8. at the Rowt0n residence.
 Quite Q number ia this vicinity have joined in the endless chain scheme" and fallen an easy prey to a grafting seheme purporting to be a plan by the brokerage exchange, at Minneapolis. Minn.. to quickly their clothing. Each party was required to write five letters to their friends. urging them 10 join in the endless chain. and send len cents in silver. for which they were promised a silk petticoat. The appeared in the St. Louis Of October 26:
 pFTTCOAT EXCHANGE CLOSES.
 Minneapolis. Minn- Oct 25.- hanv thousands of letter, each con- |ainifi@s i0 cents are pouring into Hhe local pastoffce daily from wnm- sn in various parts of the countrs.