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The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-25
HATToN, ARK.


 Chas Harkey spent several days with home folks last week
 D. D. Lichlyter and wife, of Wander yoort were Hatton visitors Sunday.
 Hubbard Sublett has opened a fine display of goods at his new place of business in Patton.
 Nearly all the Hatton population at tended the decoration services at Oak Grove church last Sunday.
 The Nj F. Sunday school is preparing for Childrens Day, first sunday in June. All are Invited to attend.
 J NJ Beaver. of Giliham shipped two cars of stave bolts last week to the Major slave Company of Ashdown.
 J c Banks. the tie man. was down from Men'a Saturday taking up and paving for the weeks output of railway ties
 Thompson & Reed have taken leases east of Hatton and are busy opening up a high grade manganese lead on r, c Mays land
 NJ II Cook and family. accompanie l by Mir Butler and family of Johnson county Texas. picnicked at ozark Heights Sunday
 The axhandle factory has moved to Bog Springs. having made arrange ments with E. Subiett for floor space and power at his mill
 E Sublett loaded a car with pine lumber Saturday His mill at Bog Springs has an output of three cars a week all shipped from Hatton.
 A. T Smith has reached the foot wall of the mineral lead Is headed for and expects in a few feet further to reach the main vein. Mir. Smith has nearly 1fo feet of tunnel already run.
 Bowen & simpson have leased 200 acres of mineral land from Mrs. L. L. Grandi and will develop 1t at once. their machinery now being on the ground,
 The annual school meeting at Hatton resulted in the election of W. HariSeS as director for the ensuing three Years, the voting of a T-mill school tax and an agreement to have the best dis trict school in Polk county.
 Nessrs Christian Dssserary and Short of Leavenworth, kas,. arrived at Hatton Friday morning on their way to look over timber and mineral lands owned by them in eastern Oklahoma. IL Is their intention to develop the min eral at once
 The Ladies' Guild of the Methodist church gave one of their enjoyable ice cream and strawberry feeds Sat urday night A large turnout from the neighb0ring towns as we'll as from Hat ton. Receipts s43.6s. which does not spell hard times.
 Frank Ogden of Horatio accompanied by ] C. Bell of Fayetteville. are busy Investigating mineral possibilities west of Hatton, where Mir. Ogden has large holdings
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-25
eRANNIs GRAINS.


 Judge 2 K Moore was In Afena Mon nat on legal business
 Hob Beavers came from the Beavers ranch sf Bethel Ok Sunday
 lsf NeStoVer of OkMuiQee. Ok is in Grannis and has been for some days
 MT and Mrs ]. A. Morgan and family spent sunday with friends near Wickee
 Rev smith, Holiness preacher O. A1cises preached at the Baptist church
 Hiii Lynn has been at Grannis for some days in the Interest of some min Ing business
 Miss Toka Anderson visited in De- Gneen from Friday till Sunday with soine anng friends
 Mrs john McNeal has been quite sicx fot some days Dr Lee Of Wickes was called 70 attend her
 Van l~eas Is spending his vacation with his parents. Mir. and Mrs. Leas. in the west part of town
 VIII Akens left sunday morning for Mooringsp0rt La, where report sa1s he had a job in the oil fields,
 Mss SaIlie Collins left last Wednes day for her home near Idabel, Ok. afsef spending a week with her friends Mrs. Kate DeTarr left last Friday for her home at Kansas City. She spent a week with her mother and other rela- tiyes
 Joe Sargent came sunday for a few days vacation. having been in the oil fields of Louisiana since the first of the year
 The cleaning of the cemetery goes bravely on. The ladies Will meet next Friday morning. early and just spend the forenoon.
 Passenger trains changed times Sun day, May 2i. as follows No l. 1.52 a. m. No. ? ABA a. m: No. AIT D. m. No. 1 2.0T D m
 There was a surprise on the inmates Of the home of Mrs. George Hamill, the first of the week Quite a pleasant evening was spent.
 The school election was held Satur- day. w. K Clinton and Wiley Jones were elected for three years and John Nuness to fill vacancy
 Grandma Aiston came down Friday from Hatton. where she had spent a week with old friends, and left Monday evening for Gillham on her way to De- Queen which is her home.
 Mi Leas and son Van. Alex Coyle and W r Hungate. accompanied by pr Westover drove in Mir. Coyle's car south of Gllihau Tuesday on d pros pectine trip
 The Rev Air. Hiddieson preached on sunday morning and evening at the Union church and sunday afternoon t1btt~NN MS tlAFt Moole anu MISS NlN- Ian Mathis af the Harlow ford on Roll ing Fork
 Dewherfies are being shipped out now, The strawberry season is over The strawberry output was not as large as last year notwithstanding there was 2 larger acreage The late frost was the cause of the shortage,
 The closing exercises of the higf school will be at the school buildine next Friday May 29, at D. m. The entertainment will consist of plays bs the pupils and some other young people of the town and an address by the dis. ltingnished orator Dr. H. C. Rushing. oi Mena. As platform speaker Dr. Rushing has but few equals and no su- pefsors in Arkansas The entertain ment will De free
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The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-25
WESTERN MONTGOMERY NEWS.

Crops are needing rain
 A. S. Daniel of Athens, spent Sunday with his family here
 J w. Dooley went to Womble with slaves the last of last week
 Mrs R. A. Bowen returned last week from a visit with relatives near Alder Rev Brown of Womble failed to i'll his regular appointment at Union Sun Miss Mae Carter of Union spent Saturday night with Miss Fora Ed wards
 Rev. Max Roberts of Gaston will preach at Union Saturday night and Sunday
 J L Rowton and T. L. Ferguson were trading with Mena merchants Wednesday,
 Misses Sue and Dicia Putnam of Big fork attended church at the Baptist church Sunday
 Robert Coulter returned to Redbird Sunday after helping his father In his crop for a week
 Mir. and Mrs Henry Morris spent Sunday with Mrs Norris mother, Mrs Murphy at Mimosa
 MT. and Mrs Joe Hughes and family took dinner with Mir. and Mrs Wiger at Union Sunday
 Miss Mae Ferguson and sister Etta of Richmond. spent Thursday with their Grandmother Edwards
 Rev. J. O. Butler of Black Springs filled his regular appointment at the Baptist church Saturday and Sunday The Lords Supper and foot washing was observed Sunday.
 N Hoyle and son, Stamey and Tom spake made quite raid on the wolves last week MT Hoyle caught a large one in a trap and his son found a den of seven young ones Mir Spake also found four young ones
 "Tust Me
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-25
RATES kREEk KINKS.

Cecil orriclr is very sick and is under the care of Dr simpson
 Garland Lively went to Siatington Friday returning home by Bigfofk
 Monroe Bowen aud T l. Ferguson carried lumber to Mena last week and brought back supplies.
 Jesse Philpot and Ali Lilies of Waters were among the business visitors the latter part of the week.
 The Misses Merl and Della Davis of Caney spent Saturday night at the home of Mir and Mrs, s. H Spake
 Aunt Rose Ann Bowen returned to her home at Clagett Tuesday after a stay of several weeks with Aunt Mary Free
 Clip Edwards. rural carrier on the Mena- Big fork route came home Mon- day sick and if is thought that he has the measles.
 Alonzo Abee of the Union Hill set clement was at BigfOrk one day last week and spent Monday night with Prof and Mrs Henry Maxwell
 Joe Young has filed on homestead near the Putnam place and has moved his family and they are now living in a tent while a residence is being built.
 County and Probate Judge J. B. Kelly and Road Commissioner Chap- man of Oden were in this community viewing the proposed new county roads
 Jesse Beck and Colonel Benson Standridge started Thursday for Strat- ford, Ok, and they expect to stop there for a short time and later 80 farther north to the harvest
 Mir and Mrs Guy Cox of Slatingtou spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs Garland Lively The party took din- ner and spent Saturday in an outing and fishing expedition
 Communion services were held al the Baptist church Sunday after preaching by the pastor, J Q. Butler An appointment was announced foi Hopkin Edwards the boy preacher next Sunday night
 George Beck and sons, Earl ane 1 Charles, took a day off Wednesday and went down Rates Kreek The only clue to their mission was a full outf | of fishing paraphernalia They re. turned in the afternoon with severa | fine specimens of the finny tribe. | The largest attendance in years was l had at the school meeting Saturday afternoon. A five mill special tax was carried. Hon. o. J. Mahon was re elected for a three year term as . | member of the school board I'm other members of the board are c. c White and w A. Curl
 l Mrs. J Fl. Edwards and sisters, the
 Misses Mary and Malinda Abee went ts l Black Springs Sunday afternoon to at. tend the funeral of Willie Smith wht died with tuberculosis Saturday morn ing He had returned a few days agt | from Oklahoma where he had gone hoping the change would be beneficial
 to his health
 Despite the many parties that have gone out with guns and dogs after thu wolves their raids continue to be | menace to the stock raisers. Ton | Spake and D. w Davis who have los hogs lately went out Wednesday an, after chasing the old mother wolf ou with dogs they captured four young wolves They took steps to secure thu 1 bounty before Squire D c Edwards stamey Hoyie and others are reported
 to have caught seven young wolvei
 and killed an old one last week Buster Brown
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-25
COVE CATCHES.
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 Tom scanlon left for Tulsa last Sat urday.
 Born to Mir. and Mrs J J. Moore. May 12 a son, Dr Young attending.
 Born to Mir. and Mrs Fred W Gray, May 2s, son, Dr Gray attending.
 At the school election saturday L Ross Silvey was elected director over w J Wiley by a small majority
 R w Edwards sold his barbershop to T. G Clarke last Monday and left for Talihina on a visit for few days
 Miss Mamie Mullins and brother Mar tin are visiting their parents, Dr. and Mrs F. c. Mullins at Saratoga
 A petition Is being circulated asking the county judge to call an election for vote on the hog law proposition. Joseph Dill. a grader at the planin \ mill was painfully injured Tuesday morning by a broken belt striking him over the right eye cutting a long gAsh and bruising the eye ball He was taken to Fort Smith by his father in flaw, J. ". Upshaw. to be examined by an eye specialist
 Owing to lack of attendance the socialists did not transact any business at the meeting last Saturday, but ad. journed to meet June
 lt does seem that some of the leading stock men of this locality would take enough interest to agftate the dippin g nroposiuon- II IS not the duty Of the business man or newspaper cores pondents to ebutt Into" the matter
 D. W. Franchott and wife came fr from the ranch at the Narrows Monday afternoon and left for Tulsa early Tuesday morning Mfr. Franchott is q very enthusiastic sportsman and in formed the Star correspondent that hs mad landed six pound bass Tn Noun. tain Fork river one day last week. H. used four ounce split bamboo rod and it makes the blood jingle to think oi the battle royal
 The lumber business las been unas ually active here thss month. twenty. seven carloads having been shipped oui and the total for the month will easil reach 40 carloads. more lumber thar has been shipped from Hatfield ana YanderToort combined. and stiil VI have no telegraph office located here The slave business has also beer good C. L. Locke of Little Rock, repre- senting the ] C Pennover .& Co. O Chicago haging shipped out fift,er carloads last week Four carloads weri shipped in April and two are stilI Ii the yard. making total of q cars which were purchased from the Gov, Lumber Co. and represent an income O about S6.eee to the community.
 Fisherman
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-25
A symbol of Health.

The pythagorians of Ancient Greece ate simple food, praeticed temperance and purity. As a badge they used the five-pointed star which they regarded as a symbol Of health. A red fiye-pointed star ap- pears on each package of Chamber lain's Tablets, and still flulfllls lts ancient mission as a symbol oi health. If you are troubled with in- digestion, biliousness or constipa- tion, get a package of these tablets from your druggist You will De surprised at the quick relief which they afford. 0btainable every where.--Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-25
ROCKY RuMBLEs.

ode Turner made a business trip to Mena Monday
 John B Ogdon made a business trip to Potter Tuesday
 On account of high water there was no Sunday school here last Sunday J. Emery of Mena was out here to transact business with MT McClarren Monday.
 D. D. Davis and MT. Gregory were in Rocky Monday having blacksmith work done
 The young men around Rocky are thinking of arranging a baseball nine for the summer
 Willie Carolan. who has been belfast with measles for the last few days. Is improving fast There are no new cases in Rocky.
 A school election was held here last Saturday for the purpose of voting for or against a summer school and other Ischool affairs were arranged. The sum mer school was voted in, but the length of the term and when 1t is to begin has not yet been decided upon.
 Rocky Gent
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NEWS FROM eERrY. OK.
E Rlannt Is xerx sick.

J F Blount is very sick
 4 heavy rain fell at this place Sat urdav night
 Ed Medfnrd was visiting with friends and relatives near Calvin Sunday.
 Oscar Wood and family were visitors at the home of Henry Dicl<erson Sun day
 Allie Medford of near Calvin spent last Monday night at the home of Ed AEedford
 pasf week at the home of Mir and Mrs N Gardner of Panther Creek.
 Mrs. Henry Die kerson and Mrs. Barly Gardner returned from Egger. where they have been visiting their parents pr and Mrs w W. philpot
 ChiIdren'a day was observed at the Baptist church Sunday nice pro- gram was rendered and large crowd was in attendance
 Misses Lula Ph.lpot. Lula Inghrarn
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sLATINGToN SLABS.

Where's the rain. It certainly is not here.
 Miss Cora Bates of Bigfork is visit Ing at the home of her brother, J L. Bates at this place
 MT and Mrs. Guy Cox and Misse Mary and Vtra Cox of Slatineton spent Sat. urday and Saturday night at the home of Mir and Mrs. c. Lively of Alder
 MT and Mrs. Lum Lilies and children ana Mrs. Jim Roberts visited at the home of D Bates of Womble Thurs. day night and returned home Friday
 Mrs. Charlie Morgan and children who have been visiting at the hcma ot 4 J. t,ritts returned to their home at 4rs Morgan's parents, MT. and Mrs Heavener last Tuesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-25

returned home sunday afternoon from Nunley. where they have been for a few days visiting with friends.
 Those from Howard who had busl- ness in Rich Mountain Saturday were, Messrs D. s. Sexton c ? McLaiu. Will Heiley. Boone p0was. M L. AfeLain N. .o White Hiram Sexton Claude McLatn and L. O Downs
 Friday was the closing day Of the Howard school nice dinner had been prepared by the women of the community and a large crowd for his place of both pupils and patrons en- Joyed the feastlns on good things
 Mountain Boy
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Primrose
OLD COVE.

Mrs Lenox stockton is on the sick list this week
 J. Turner went to Hatfield Friday. Jim Merely of near Hatfield was in |Cove Saturday
 much needed and welcome rain came Saturday night It came too late to do the early oats much good. but was fine for other crops.
 About twenty ladies met with Mrs wight Thursday to sew carpet rags. and aside from sewing rags, they had very pleasant sociable time. There Is going to be a good crop of fruit here; not so many Elberta peach es as last year, but plenty of other fruit. old Cove ridge never faiis of having a good crop of fruit.
 Subscriber
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-25
SHADY SHOWERS.

Singing every Sunday at 10 o'clock Everybody come.
 School begins June %. with Prof Clyde Whisenant as teacher
 MT. and Mrs R F. Hampton and family visited at the home of George Lawrence last Sunday.
 Mrs Ellis Goss and baby, of Mena are visiting the formers parents. Mir and Mrs. (. A. Lawrence
 Prof. Clyde Whisenant of the Ran. som neighborhood visited friends at this place last Saturday and Sunday
 Remember Decoration Day. May 2s Everybody come and bring we'll filled baskets, and all that will and can
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-25

residence, same will be received oy the reporter. In return all bulletins ana crop reports. etc. received by us, wip be left when received at the Peteiish home. @ central point and they can pc read by any who desire Also invite Items of general Interest duly sisnen. subject % our csnsure. and asaln 70 the censorship of the Editof or the Star who gets out one of the best or nineteen Highest scoring newspapers in che T g. No ioiSes desired our wise editor has prohibited theHA. ol'f crop reports viii appear in the Aevrn Items and will also be forwarded 10 Washington. D C
 Live Ook
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-25
FACTS FROM FREEDOM.

 There are no new cases of measles here
 Mrs Ii. A. Chamblin and Miss one Chamblin made a trip to Rocky Satur. day.
 pr Baker of Mena was a business caller at the home of J R. Turner Sat urday
 At the school election Saturday Drew Davis and Robert Sartain were elected directors
 Ira Jones and wife spent Saturday and sunday with Mrs. Jones relatives at Nunley
 1 saurbaugh and family and Curtis Patton and wife went on an excursion to the top of Rich Mountain Tuesday. The Maddox families of this place at tended the burial services of Mir Mad- dox sister, Mrs. Hannah Chileutt, at Rocky Monday.
 PrirnroSn
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-25
Tw0-MILE WINTERS.

Born May IS. to Mir and Mrs Frank Hamilton. baby boy.
 Elvin Williamson spent saturaav a,,s sunday with friends near Hartie~ 4"O
 NIT and Mrs L. F Martin ara tha proud parents of baby bov' born Maj 1Fayce Beavers of Mena Is spending snis week with her grandparents. Mr. aha Mrs " Anderson at this place
 Mrs Sid Anderson and dauehfers. hayme ana Mabel Of Eeavene.. ,-s.5,'
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-25
WEST VALLEY WAVES.

" A. Rodgers made business uiS 10 Hatfield Friday
 C. B. Worsham was trading in Hat. field Saturday night
 B. A. Fittings and family visited Mr Miller near Brushy Sunday night
 w. L. Upton and family visited rela- tives at Mountain Fork last Saturday night returning home Sunday
 The rain did a great deal of dam age In this settlement Sunday morning Decoration Day at 3ulger cemetery next Sunday Uncle Pat
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-25
FoeEL FLIGHTS.
PansY

Harry Rabb has returned again to Fogel to work for the FogeI Lumber Company.
 home after two weeks visit with his uncle ". o. White
 Two extra gangs are her ballasting section sl with gravel They expect Go be here four or i've weeks
 P A Banks and Miss Gaddy Leming Of Fogel. left Saturday for a visit with Friends and relatives near Rocky and other points
 Fanny Hilton and Retta Hilton of after a weeks visit with friends and relatives here
 Walter McI.atn and Porter Sexton
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Bertha Fetherston and Minnie Bain and Mr Hubert Philpot have been attend Ing the normal at Ada for some time and returned home last week
 Grandpa and Grandma Chiiders pr. end Mrs F 2 Norris and Mrs George Muller lefi Mednesdax far a visit With relatives and friends near Bigger opal and inlt Ark MY aud Mrs Chu9ers and Mrs Miller are exported Co be away sometime
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-25
Important Meeting May ,

There will be an important mess- ing of the Polk County Growers hs so sociation at the courthouse at H.sS @ D. m. next Saturday. All menlpus' menn0; are requested to be present. bu'aI ness of importance to be transacec''
 A. E. Wear,
 2f if & t2e President
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POTTER POINTERS.

AnoIia Rowe has beer quite sick for 9 lew days
 Emmett Rowe has been appointed poatrnnsfer at Pntter
 Mfr. md Mrs Lee Bates visited home folks at Hatfield Sunday
 The Ladies Aid has finished their Qrsit and wlEl give an Ice cream social
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-25

Stolen.--A black perchon mare mare ~ Z years old, weight $50 pounds, Y n ;a
 i3 hands high. little white sta, a. m m forehead. small wart in ear Dor ,ar reward for mare and rider. uW,ie'' v. st Ed Smith, Big Cedar, Ok. AdV-zi !
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-25
Decoration at Corinth.

The Corinth cemetery will have 2 clean-up and Decoration Day, Tues, day, May 30. Brothers Smith anu Patterson will speak. Bring flowers and well-filled baskets. Everybooy invited. Services commence at , a. m.
 J. B. harmon,
 A. s. Chapman,
 Committee
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-25
Rheumatism.

If you are troubled with chfonle or muscular rheumatism glss Chamberlain's Liniment trial. lne relief from pain which it afforns I alone worth many times it's eese 0btainabIe everywhere.-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-25
OAK HILL HINTS.

Farmers are hoeing cotton this week MT. and Mrs. Walter Bain sh0pped in Mena Wednesday,
 The Rev. Mir Casey will preach at the Christian church every third Sun day Black Eyes
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-25

down Saturday for an extended visit with relatives at this place
 The wind did considerable damage here Saturday night unroofed several buildings and blew down quite lot of fencing. Bachelor Girl
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come Saturday and help clean the cemetery
 Lonely Kid
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-25

For Sale.-0ne motor buggy anu par g',r
 auto. Both in running order sard particulars address Chas. Sanst' ss # Board Camp, Ark. Aus'1-
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-25

John Ringgold was in Mena Friday
 B M Arnold and daughter traded in Nena Wednesday,
 Mack Barber andw T. Fite traded in Mena Saturday
 J R. Neal was in Mena Saturday aft CT repairs for his mill
 N C. and Spear Ellsworth were at Board Camp Saturday
 Ray WhittenburG of Ransom was q visitor at Nunley Sunday.
 Willard Vaught will conduct the league exercises at Nunley Sunday night
 Dan Patrick. of SmithviIie. was visit Ing friends and relatives at Nunley Saturday and Sunday.
 Very small crowd attended the school meeting at Pine Hiil James Heath was elected director.
 Mr. and Mrs. Ledford Heath of Heath Valley were visiting at the home of ". T. Ftte Saturday and Sunday
 The rain which fell Saturday night washed away some corn and cotton but was the making of oats and wheat
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Wanted to Exchange. Northern a.tv 1g
 western land or income prop'ssnd for we'll located tract of frul1 cs,'s 'sn near town. C. E. Hitchcock. IV,0 ,oo Ark. Adv.--t A''''
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NUNLEY NEWS.

J Mays went to Mena Saturday J W Parker went to Board Camp Saturday
 Horace Fite is visiting at Board Camp this week.
 Mrs c N Heath spent few days in Mena last week
 Arch Ellsworth and Horace Ffte were in Mena Friday Mir. and Mrs w J. Parker were shopping in Mena Friday. Eula Sikes was a guest at the Purvis home at Board Camp Sunday Arthur Lawrence of Mena was a guest at the ] Vaught home Sunday
 Dewdrop.