The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
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 Gene Anderson went to Hatneld on Monday.
 W, c B. Allen was a business visitor at Waldron last week. | Two cars of slaves will be shipped l from Acorn to Ashdown Monday and Tuesday of this week.
 The Rev. T. A. Park will conduct meeting at Acorn church, Sunday aft ernoon. May 21. at 9 o'clock.
 Mir and Mrs. George Alstatt. from near Eagleton were Sunday guests of MT. and Mrs Henry Alstatt | Nine boarding cars are sidetracked at Acorn, the workmen being engaged in ballasting the K c. S track
 Mir and Mrs. Mack Reid visited in Mena on Thursday last. with Mir, and Mrs. J, E. Harmon. parents of Mrs | Reid
 Mrs Jackson and two children from Oklahoma are here visiting with the formers sister, Mrs. Henry Anderson. and family
 Fred Putnam of Nella. Scott county. has been visiting his grandfather B. L. carmack, and attended decoration day services at owens Chapel $. Petehsh and Peter McWilliam report fine time at the 'possum ban queti which they attended in Mena, on Thursday evening of last week The song service at T. s. Reid's last sunday evening was we'll attended and Fayette Brown was leader in the sing ing, which is reported as very good Mrs Wier, wife If Conductor Wier of the K, c &. came from Heavener to visit her parents, Mir and Mrs. George Converse Of the Quito neighborhood 1 Roy Farless and sister Miss Nora ! arrived from Tulsa, ok. this week to spend the summer with their grand parents, Mr and Mrs. j. A. Gass at Cor inth
 i There k a good prospect for an ia
 mense crop Of blaclberries. If hut
 one berry natures for every two dozeus blossoms there will be plenty of black berries for everybody
 1 Mr. and Mrs, Mathis are using Irish potatoes of q good size. from those planted last fall and have fine gar den Their strawberry plants set last Fall also gave them a quantity of berries
 Tom Anderson of DeQueen. and sons. Otis, olln and Thomas of Heavener, and Jesse of Nunley, were weekend visit ors with relatives at Acorn and attend ed decoration day exercises at owens Chapel
 l horse belonging to Mrs J. M. . Owens, became frightened short time ago and received some severe wire cuts on the shoulder We are pleased to report the animal Is recovering from the injuries
 l Q cornelison. superintendent of the Northern division of the K C. S.. was a guest of R. $. Petefish on Saturday ! last Mir Cornelison intends to return ! in the near future and spend an entire i day at Acorn
 Mir and Mrs Tom webber of Mena were guests on Friday and Saturday Of last week. of Mrs J NJ. owens and family. near owens Chapel. and also visited with Mr and Mrs. R. L. Barron at 'Mountain View" Farm
 Charities Whisenhunt. who has been almost helpless for year with rheuma- tism, and who has nos been able to be away from home for more than a year, was able Co be out at decoration exer- eises at owens Chapel Sunday last
 Mrs Chris Mathis has nine brown Leghorn hens. and submits the follow ing egg report During the month of March one hundred and ninety-nine eggs were laid, while in April she gathered one hundred and eighty-f five
 Mrs Chris Mathis drove to Union Grove on Sunday afternoon. last where she visited at the home of Mir and Mrs E c, Kinsworthy She was accompan- jed hy Mrs Mary Mathis who viii re- main for some time with her daughter Mrs, E. c Trustworthy.
 A representative of this sanctum at tended the exercises at owens Chapel last Sunday and accepted an invitation to dinner with the T, s Reid family Here are some of the home grown pro- duets which were served on the table Chicken. aew potatoes, English peas cabbage and strawberry shortcake.
 Yes said young Liveoak. 'I had the best time The exercises were enter taining everybody had nice dinner Yes the owens Chapel folks know how 70 entertain you
 n C l..4x 4 week from Mrs Petefish who has un dergone an operation in Kansas Cits hospital On Thursday last her condi- ton was critical but on Friday she was some what snproved Mrs petefsh has been suffering with anaemia, and complication of diseases Her son. liar " is with her, and has given blood those of his mother and Mrs. Harry Petefsh, as nurse is assisting In the care of the invalid
 A large congregation was assembled at the Decoration and Mothers day exercises at owens Chapel last sun day Mir Meek of Union Grove led the singing which was appropriate for the occasion The Rev r A. Park ad- dressed the people in the afternoon. giving one of his timely and approprl- ase talks A picnic dinner at noon was one oe the features of the occasion everyone seemed to have a profusion of flowers and all graves received their tribute not one being passed by
 One of the correspondents asks for hints on raising rhubarb and goose berries Having been successful in that line, we offer our help. We grew the gooseheFry bushes st home. bv bending down the branches and placine earth thereon Set the young bushes l very eariy in Che spring. Both the Thubarh and eooseberries need shade l for part of the dav They do not thrive in thA hot sun and both are gross feeders. rreuirinR q rich soil. l and the rhnbarh likes q deep mulch and plenty of moisture
 Now thaf the potato hueS are with HF in e81fet and arc sure % get tn fheir deadly work if let alone we napa Nhosen the quickest easiest and most eneetaai mannef ot getffaz rid of