The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-30

der cut and in his large barn. He still has ' acres to cut
 Alonzo Hall. who has charge of the road building on the SmlthNllle line. reports the work completed to Beach
 X letter from Frank ROrk. IT,, states that he is we'll aud now with the 10th Engineers. located at Washington. D. C.. at present
 Mrs. Freeman Johnson of Little Rock Mena would sound better to usl. and Mrs. J Il. Allen of Mena, left Saturday after a short visit at lhe home of j. D. Henderson
 Messrs. White and James have been planting and fixing things up generally about the plancr buildings and grounds. which adds to the ap- pearance of that part of the town
 Ben Watson had a wheat grlst ground ai the mill here Saturday. and was much pleased with work and quality of his flour He says next year half of his usual corn ground will be planted to wheat
 Ed. White. tho not so young as he once was. is a successful trucker and garGener. His produce IS always equal io the best. but this year his swet potatoes. melon and seeded rib bon cane are said to be the best ever.
 How apt the saying Full many a shaft at random sent. finds a mark the archer little meant" We were surprised ourselves at what we smoked out. Hattie's reply can be found in the 2nd verse. 9th chapter of Matthew.
 We received some answer from nearly every farmer we questioned Saturday. It was always the same. Best crop l ever raised Asking Mir Liitlepage and Mir. Stevenson about their sawmill business, they replied Prices good; all we can do. 7
 K, R. Miller will make an extended business and pleasure trip, first stopping at Mena Monday. thence $ OF 10 days m Kansas City, few days in St Joseph. Mo, with friends, then the slate fair al Lincoln. Nebr, from which he goes to visit his son. Fred, in Iowa. then to Illinois. Memphis, St Louis and home
 The seeding peach samples sent t0 the College Of Agriculture at Fay etleNille last week by Jas. X Slote brought the following in reply in part " hl k a mighty fine looking peach and quality is good. rather think it is worth propagating. Il certainly looks good to me and be- iieye il will take well on the mar ket C. H. Heard, Asst Horticul- turistn
 A letter just received from James Mcbride. who at present is at Wal nut Hill. Ill.,. states he wishes to be remembered to the boys, especially those who are about to take up arms in the service of their country. His application for enlistment was i turned down not for physical disa- hility. but only because he exceeded the age limit Uncle Jim Me. as his friends call him. is right at 3 score and l0, and is veteran of the Civil war
 A watermelon that is stranger m this country was brought to the bank Saturday bv Mrs. Finch. If looks almost like round. hard- shell, yellow. COW pumpkin, a regu- lar Jack c Lantern sort but the in- side is just like the red-cOre. black seeded watermelon. Who would 1 ever think of picking that for a watermelon or the Honey Dew, or new varieties of cassaba for can talnupes? We don't blame farm demonstrators if they resign and take nn the old-time occupation of Iaeroplaning.
 Polk county towns look like an oasis to some in the drouth-stricb- en portions of Texas, and other states Parties were here Wednes- , day ana Thursday looking up con ditIons for pasturing several hun- dred head of brood mares and colts this month on our free range and the National Forest Others, they say. if the mast proves good. will unload one Co four cars of hogs at shipping points in the county. The National Forest makes only a small charge per head. These men said all stock will De inspected accord- ing ta the law and we need fear Re disease fl looks like Polk county should get slice of this pasture money as we'll as the National For est.
 We have little example right here of what a good, or if not a good, a better road will do. Cove. that busy hive of industry, built a better road than Hatfield had. Which road did the people take when they came l0 the forks for town? Where was produce brought t0 ship2 Where was freight unl0aded? Where did travellers get of for points reached by this better road? Well. Hatfield soon found out. and then also built an equally good road. which is slowly bringing back some of our old trade and also trade we never had before Our r0admen tO the north of us fixed up their road in a nice, inviting. try-me sort of way, bui our roadmaster Austin Lewis. was Johnny the-Sp0t. with his outtit and made an equally good road which will hold the usual trade fa4 olfp faNeY AAfn f,attcf fr., f1.s.+att1