The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
Correspondence
HATFIELD HOTsTUPH.

There will be a full blood stock sale in Hatfield Saturday.
 Miss Aery Dover is conyalescing from long spell of illness.
 J. C. Allen attended the T. J. Bow ling big sale at Smithville Saturday
 Marion Davis is building ranch fences for B. Gipson this week at Smithyille.
 An unimproved 70 near town for a good team. Lewis and Lewis, Hat tleld.-Adv i7-it.
 Mrs. R. F. Daily is raising Sl0000 for the Home Mission by taking subscriptions for magazines.
 Rev. Bro. Vaughn of Mena filled Rev. J. T. Bowling's appointment at the Baptist church Sunday.
 Mrs. J. D. Henderson has accepted a position with T. NJ. Dover X Son, as clerk during the holidays.
 k. Powell is here from Eastland, Tex. to look out a location in Polk county for several Texas families.
 5. D. Henderson returned Saturday from a corn gathering trip to their farm on the Cossatot in Howard county.
 Pies Rouse and R. F.. Rowe left on Monday for Little Rock to attend the meeting of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Arkansas.
 Cotton is still coming in. J. D. Henderson sold bale Saturday for $i23.25 and the day before Dr. John son sold bale for Si26.00
 Nj. H. Anderson was up from An dora last week looking out after his farm interest east of town. Mir. An- derson likes Polk county fine.
 A fine improved farm to sell or exchange for property within 100 miles of Kansas City. Lewis X Lew lis, Hatfield, Ark.--Adv. 47-it
 Rev B. w. Arnold went out to Pleasant Hiil Friday afternoon to tconduct the funeral services of the iiSSanonth-old baby of MT. and Mrs. Elsie Self.
 Spell pie. You will have to spell 1t and eat 1t too if you go to the Pie Supper and Old Time Spelling Match at the Pleasant Hill school house Saturday night.
 F. H. Butler returned Friday from Little Rock, where he has been at tending school of pharmacy. El- bert regretted to be away during the selection, of course.
 Charley Cook is back with big pocket full of money earned in the oil fields at Osage, Ok Charley is an experienced oil man and draws seven beans a day.
 Mrs. L. H Randy gave social party to a crowd of young folks on Friday night in honor of her broth CT, Emerson Oaks. who is visiting here from Cauthron.
 The stork that visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Chapman Sun day morning was so well pleased with the young father and mother that he left them a fine i0-lb baby boy and instructed them to call it Woodrow Wilson.
 CONDENSED: ]. n. Henderson 4butchered a 800 pound hog last week. Hunters are coming from the north. bound for Oklahoma is the time to study politics with a clear head-One of our neighbors little girls, whose father is a Republican. looks under her bed for a Democrat. before retirins at nfght-If God is Love, half of humanity is al- ready in Hell-lf the woman now in Congress talks half as much as most women do in their homes, newspa- pers will never lack for news-Ten to one, "Philomef is going to give us some breezy news from Cove Several head of cattle have died this tall from eating aeorns-The acorn crop this year will enable many farmers to fatten their hogs at half the usual cost, but the meat will be anferlor-Merchants are receiving Christmas goods daily now-Uncle Dick is complaining and says: La Ia, boys, We are having too much 'possum huntin these days"
 Joe Skeen was in Mena Saturday.
 John Barleyeorn IS in failing hheaith.
 E. B. Hammer and family left on Monday for Missouri.
 Many people from Texas are buy ing and renting land in this vicinity. Jas. Mcbride is already preparing for his strawberry shipping next spring.
 eM- Pierce. from Missouri. has stabled some fine shorthornsh here for the sale Saturday.
 Some cattlemen who have plenty of feed are already bringing their cattle from the range.
 MT. and Mrs Wilson Slote and son arrived November f., from Kearnev. Nebr., to spend the winter. This is thelr fifth winter here. Pat O'Hearn of Cove was in Hat Held Saturday. getting information on woedsawing outfits. He is con- eemplating getting one of the best.
 Don't let the high price of poultry tempt you to sell the hens of too closely. Remember egg money will soon be the only income for a while. Members of the Pine Telephone line thoroly overhauled the line last