The Mena weekly star., 1916-09-21
Correspondence
HATFIELD HOTsTuPn.


 A. Anhoiter of NanderNooft was n town on business Tuesday.
 I R Bates moved his family here from Potter last week
 Oscar Wilkins 0f NandervOOrt marketed cotton here Monday.
 Ralph. the ii month old twin baby of Mir. and Mrs Marcus Johnson, buried Sunday afternoon
 G. A. Molee 0f Haigler, NeDr, has hou1lll the Roy Marcus farm east of Ms. King of Hatton, who will teach the 9th and 9th grades for the coming school term arrived here on Monday.
 Prof. R. B. Dodd was in town Mon- day and informs us that school will begin here the first Monday in De- tOher.
 Mir. and Mrs Abe Jenkins left on Friday for their home at Gurdon, after a weeks visit with relatives.
 The sound of the saw mill and gin whistles of q morning, the ship pmg of cotton and lumber and the antimuny mines running east Of town makes Hatfield town Of some consequence.
 Arlic Nichols. now attending the agricultural school at Magnolia writes Go his father W l.. Nichols, that he Is well pleased with his de- cision in taking up aericultural studies instead of going i0 the unl- yersity.
 The definition of 10th century society fiend. One who passes their plastic years in ideness and dissipa- ton. then begins to be sick and goes broke for medicine and doctor bills, and winds up in debt at the grocery stores and calls themselves free- thinkers.
 Mrs. C. A. H0ge has an elephant plant that measures 6 feet tall and has leaves 36 by 10 inches. Mrs. Hoge is an expert florist and has several varieties of flowers and vines. Many of the ladies in Hat field are talking of arranging flor al department for the fair next year The Union prayer meeting here is bringing to light several persons who possess considerable public and religious talent. The last meeting was held at the Baptist church and was led by Mrs. Henry Martin. who is new in this line of work, but con- ducted the serN ices, nevertheless with extraordinary facility and ease.
 Mrs. Ira Keller. who had been sick so long. died Saturday night and was buried at Pleasant Hill eem- etery at o'clock Sunday afternoon The deceased was a daughter 0i Uncle Ebb Moore and is survived bS her husband and little i5-months olc hahy. She was faithful Christian and dearly beloved nv all who knew her There was large crowd al the funeral. which was conducted hN Rev Bro. Arnold,
 Who is getting the De a head tick tax this year? We are. thank you.
 The pay roll for lumber hauers and freiehters into Hatfield run. from Sl00 to Si50 per day
 Cattle shipments average about car a day the past week or 10 days Yes, Sl,000 to sl,500 per day helps some
 Col. Frank Rork is preparing tn, first installment of a large order fot canned fruit for q farmers grange II Nebraska
 Judging from observation. we be- lieNc We would have better roads u the county would furnish each r0aC oyerseer with q low priced auto, in- stead of so many high priced grad CTS What2
 Boyd C0man ls building a new granary Corn. peanuts and hay are Mir. Colmans speciates. Alst home canner keeps down the gro- eery bill. Next year he will build { hay barn t0 hold his baled hay fol market.
 The first breath of winter touched us Friday morning when the ther- mometer touched fl, being the frs cool spell after a very hot one | made us all shiNcr and put a litti, shiney head ou the tip of most peo- Dies noses. who were out early.
 \ VI. Dover reppTts business gOoC in all his lines When we asked Homer Bales. that genial we'll fled kins. now business was he said Good. very good ihis was tln same answer we got when ", thoashllesly asked an undertakes hoW business was.
 euie a ar@e WImber of people from here went to Mena the past WeeN pf0aablY Co see the sights ana d8 business with county officials We don't think thev would leave their home town to do their trading vNeu if there were some mighty at- GractNe ads h The Star the pasi week or SD.
 K " iiolder enc of our most pro- gressiye farmers living just east oi town was seen limping toward the business section Of town Saturday When asked what the trouble was he showed us about ? pounds 0i silyer dollars ha was trying to car ry in his neekeis Co the bank \ load of poultry. eees and produce was the cause Of this rare malady
 Iandy Myers is a busy man these days There are about 65 acres of cotton on his place and sorghum making is also demanding attention Owing to the high price of buckets. Mir Myers will put his sorghum in barrels and save $50 Go Si00 by put ting it in buckets later which like sugar and cans. seems to get cheap er after canning time is over.
 The pens are continually full ef cattle waiting to he dipped Several hundred were dipped Saturday. It being the second dipping for many Friday was also busy day. It would be interesting t0 know just how many cattle have been dinped The vat east of town on Six-Mile is also busy Don't forget to dip every range hog you can. They will keep the district infected long after wa would otherwise he rid of fhp tick