The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01
HOLLY HAPPENINGS.

cnnie Brown, daughter of R. T.. Brown, is on the sick list.
 Frank Cole and Roy Brock of Elm Springs left Saturday for California.
 Singing at Union Grove church Sunday afternoon was well attended.
 Ollie and Fife Reed Sundayed with Perry Reed on the Foran Gap Road.
 Corinne Burnett of Mena spent Sunday at her fathers home, J. NJ. Burnett.
 F.F. Ward of Union Grove spent Sunday with Lockter posey up Posey Hollow.
 Sunday school at Union Grove was well attended last Sunday, near ly 50 being present.
 Little Florence Riley, daughter of W. T. Riley of Holly, has been laid up with whooping cough.
 c. NJ. Edwards had Bob Edwards, Jr.. Art Perry and I. L. Reeds wife and mother, as Sunday visitors.
 Ira Burnet of Union Grove writes from Oklahoma City that he got in at o'clock and at 8:30 had a job. Those who attended the dance at C. J. Kirkland's Friday night, report i9 present and one and all report an enjoyable time.
 Alfred Casey, who has just re- turned from Texas, has rented ground and will make a crop on Thad Reid's place.
 MT. and Mrs George Waters of Center township, were Sunday yis- itors at the home of Mrs. Waters father, G. k. kenworthy.
 Blanch Meek of Holly who has been quite ill with rheumatism, was able to be at Union Grove church Sunday, the first time in a month. The Reverends Dollar and Dun man failed to fill their appointment for Saturday night and Sunday at Eureka school house in posey Hol- low
 Boss Bagwell of Elm Springs, Ode Wiles of Posey Hollow, Ola Wallace, Walter Kirkland, and Vance Bogle of Holly, were Union Grove visitors Sunday.
 Anna Reia, who has been unable to teach for two weeks, has re- turned to her school at Eureka, re- lieving her sister, Maud, who has been acting as substitute.
 Cottage prayer meeting al Ebert | Meek's home was we'll attended, about 30 being present Next Wednesday night meeting will be with G. A. Converse of Union Grove
 Buchanan Williams of poteau, who has been visiting with his un- cle W. L. Ward of Holly, left for home Sunday, on the fine gray mule he purchased from C. J. Kirkland.
 l. l.. Reed and Charlie Edwards eXpect to ship another car of hogs and perhaps two, next Saturday. People are selling hogs that have been in the family since GraRdpa's $ time.
 Floyd Jones. formerly of Union Grove, but of Oklahoma City the last two years, writes that he is anxious to come back to old Polk county, and rent farm land, as his health is getting bad
 Other places have had their smallpox scare. but it seems we are not to escape some scare as there k report of hog cholera out. We trust it is unfounded, for it would make man feel bad to refuse a big prlce and then have his hogs die
 J. M Burnett on the Foran Gap road, several days since, found some long black hairs in his trap. which was sprung. He announced that they looked very much like bear fur. but later caught his bear which turned out to be a block pole eat, Apropos of hunting, George Converse. Jr., has two dogs which hunt on their own responsibility. The other night they went out by themselves and treed two rabbits and a 'possnm, the fur of the lat ter being worth more than dol- lar George says if he can only teach the dogs to chop them out he wouldn't trade them for two mules.
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