The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-01
ROAD WORKDAY WAS
 4 GLOWING SUCCESS.
,. anpeh of Enthusiastic MenaiteS Gave the Picturesque Horseshoe Drive an Effective Cleaning
 Ladies Gave Grand Dinner.


 ozark Resort Association for the nnrpose of placing the Horseshoe nrive in good condition, was an un- oualifed success from every view point.
 A. Connell, H. W. Roberts and Ira o smith in charge of enlisting and organizing the men and boys succeeded in getting a force of over dffv workers there was not drone among them either. Old veteran road workers like Ben Atwood and Can Cannon were free to say that fbey had never before worked with bunch of men and boys who were more willing and cheerful in doing days work, so 1t would be exceed ingly difficult to single out any par tjcular individuals who outranked the others. But when 1t came to the dinner it was generally conceded that Will MacLafferty could eat more according 10 his size than any other man or boy on the job. a close second being F. W. Tomlin- son. and third in line Dr. Flick.
 The work was begun north of the city standpipe and was continued over the entire route, ending at the top of the Quigley Hill The work consisted in cutting brush and trees out of the roadway. clearing out rock. dressing up washed places with blows, scrapers, picks and shovels and finally dressing a large part of the drive with a road drag There was a regular squad with axes, another followed with brush scythes then came the squad with the blow, the picks, shovels and rakes
 The biggest Job on the drive was the first hill north of the old college building. Here, with J. A. Cornell in charge and Ben Atwood with his team and blow and scraper, and bunch of willing workers with picks. shoyels and axes, was accomplised as good piece of road work as has ever been done in Polk county.
 The work is not all done yet. Some dressing is to he done with the road grader, followed with the drag, and a squad of rock pickers, and then when the Quigley hin will be repaired by the city, the drive will undoubtedly be one of the finest in the Ozarks. There is one point in the drive where there is a fine view of the Dallas valley and the mountains beyond, then there is an other from whence the Peak stands out in all it's grandeur, and further on is a view over the entire city and west into Oklahoma. These places will all be marked for visitors going over the drive. and when Ira 0. Smith completes the official map of the route they will also be designat- ed thereon.
 Among those on the job Tuesday were:
 J. A. Connell H. w. Roberts, Joe Robert, F. W Tomlinson, w. s. Mac Lafferty, c. w Knight, c. Nj. Lati- mer the Rev. T A. Park, M. B. Le- gate, w. E. Flick, Walter Foster, Sam Martin. C. s. Tankersley, Will Pierce, Louis Gore, 0. L. Cooper, James Picchi, Dr. B. H. Hawkins, w. A Finks, V w. St John, Warner St. John, Dean Smith, E. H. Sapp. Jesse Green Col. J NJ. Steward A. J. Pow CTS, H Vincent. Will Anderson, Sol om0n Ernst T. A. Carter, Tobias Mann, | A. Axelton, c. F. Davis, Car lisle Rector Ray MeLemore, Will sunderman, Curtis Woodruff, Har- Ian Galloway, Raymond Michael, Af- ton Anderson, Talmadge, Richard and Joe Pryor, Joe and Ed C0nnen, Hubert and Ebert Smith and r Sco- field.
 Cap Cannon was on the job with hls team of mules and blow. with Fred J. Smith proving his stamina and skill all day long between the blow handles. Ben Atwood, with ms team alternately handled the blow and scraper, and a splendid team was made up of Ned, the V. w. St. John driving horse. and Billy, the brOneho from the Smith farm, which handled the drag.
 The men, as captains of industry, were not in 1t, however, in organiz- ms ability, with the committee of ladies who had charge Of the picnic dinner The wonder of the men was where and how the ladies had secured such 8 bounteous supply of good things to eat.
 The dinner was served under q spreading oak tree at the upper end Of the drive, where two long tables mad been constructed and on these the eatables were placed and served ln cafeteria style. Starting at one end of table with a plate. each worker was served in order. begin hlne with ham sandwiches, and fol- lowins with string beans, baked beans cream potatoes. barbecued peef, cold-slieed ham, corn bread, Plckles, onions. salads and coffee. Then came the dessert of pies and cakes.
 The committee in charge of the arrangements for the dinner were Mesdames Sam Riding, M. B. Le- gate, w. l. Parker, R. H. Nall, Katie 9llmore, M P 0lney, T. A. Park, F. J. smith and M A. Stratton. They were assisted in serving by Misses suulda Riding, Mildred Davis and miflam Smith. with M. A. Stratton as ehlef waiter at the coffee kettle. II mere was man or boy who did hot get all he wanted to eat 1t was because he was too bashful to pass