The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-29
ACORN

c R Hale will ship a carload Of cattle to Kansas City within short tune
 Mrs. Edna Hughes and son, Clar- rnee of New smyrna, Fla. arrived on Saturday last for a visit with Grandma Evans, and sam Evans, mother and brother Of Mrs. Hughes. ] Rev Kelley will preach at Owens Chapel next Saturday night and sun day forenoon. immediately following sunday school
 Thomas Alstatt. of Okemah. Ok who. with his wife, has been visiting his uncles, Henry and George Alstatt during the past month, received a message last Sunday evening, order ing him tO report. at once, at Ft. Sill. Ok for military duty. MT, Al- statt intended to go just as soon as transportation was wired him.
 Grandma Evans has received news of the death at Atlanta Ga. of her home was at Stanton, Tenn. Mir Newman had frequently visited here, ihs last visit being made but a short time ago.
 Mrs. Fred R. Kinney, in company with other members of the family, was a dinner guest of Mir. and Mrs. Peter McWilliam, and spent the aft ernoon at the Golden Acres farm. 10 which they moved in the spring Many improvements have been made and numerous additional ones are being contemplated. so that it is only a matter of time until Golden Acres will be one of the very prettiest and best homes in the Southwestern Ozarks. Venison. canned by our host and hostess was one of the culinary treats. They can all meats to per lection, and it will pay any one to investigate the method employed. Mir. McWilliam planted eight bushels of peanuts, using Tom Houston peanut huller to shell part of them. This machine renders that part of the work comparatively easy. We were shown thru the orchard and garden and were presented with some of the first red raspberries (St. Regis and Crimson Beauties) ever grown on the farm. Trees, bushes and vines were all doing nicely. We really think that Mir. and Mrs. Me- William deserve first prize on water melon and cantaloupe vines. and their tomato plants also take rank in the first class Golden Acres bids fair to become a beautiful and cOm- fortable home.
 Harry l.. Kinney went to Western Oklahoma last week. after a ten days visit with his parents at Acorn. After visit with his brother, Ray w Kinney. he will return to his home at Mason City. Iowa.
 Mrs. Will Garrett's sister came from Oklahoma last week, and will spend the summer with her
 G. s. Pettitt, of Blackfork, Scott county. was at Acorn Monday and reports serious loss bv fire. when he lost his house, with all it's con- tents last week
 A number from here are planning to attend the 'Possum Club picnic on July l. Tis said the president and vice president will give some speeches, which will be eye openers and mind openers And those Acorn lassies who will accompany pres- dent petensh. dressed in white. with sashes of true blue ribbon, are thinking they are going to have a fine time They are also practice ing cookery. for the dinner will be gotten up by them, all of which sounds good, and will taste better
 The recent rains have made work in fields and gardens almost impos- sible in many places, so all are busy getting up a supply of fruit. One person we know Of. when picking blackberries. thrust his hand into hornets nest. which caused him to jump backward into humble hecs nest, swallowing a wasp as he went mistaken for a blackberry. Surely this world is full of woe, hornets. etc, as well as berries and plums.
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