The Mena weekly star., 1917-10-04
BUNCH.


 \ visit 10 the Walter Bunch home convinces one that-to quote Mir. Bunch It's dead easy to make a liing, if you just get behind your business and push.
 January 1, Mir. Bunch and his wife began work on their farm, which was at that time, an almost inpenatrable jungle Today, they have eighteen acres under fence. and ten in cultivation. Mr and Mrs. Bunch themselves have done all the work on the farm. with the excep- ton of thirteen days clearing.
 Despite the handicap of working entirely with new ground Mr and Mrs. Bunch are producing an excel lent crop A good truck patch. five kinds of corn. and six kinds of table peas besides several varieties of cOwpeas are to provide food for the family and the stock. while cotton is to provide the ready money that every farmer finds necessary at times.
 Mr. and Mrs Bunch plan eventual ly 10 make their farm fruit and truck farm, and they bid fair, by their energy and perseverance. to make these plans reality m very short time.
 When Valentine Seieler heard the strains of Keep Your Lamps all Trimmed and Burning Bright" com ing nearer and nearer last Friday night, he immediately took the hint, and saw to it that his fiddle, bow and rosin were at hand. and in readiness. For the young folks-and the older ones, too--like nothing better than to hear Mir Seigler play, and they always take-n0t to say make-ev- cry possible opportunity to hear him. Mr. Seigler is a real Oldtime fiddler, and how he can nlayl He has made "Old Resin the Bow" Speed the Flow Philadelphia Girls" and all the other oldtime pieces, prime favorites with the young people. A suggestion to go and hear Mir. Seig- Ter play is always eagerly received and seconded
 If you want proof that farming in Polk county really does pay, just listen to this:
 One of our progressive farmers, in making moderate estimate of the value of his years crop. found that ] if he had rented his farm on q thire and fourth share rent basis, anC l had sold his share of the crop al lcurrent market prices, he would { have received S500-a return of 5t i per cent on the Si 900 originally in vested in the farm, In this estimate our farmer did not include the valuI of his fruit and berries, as he pre- stunned that the average tenan would have neither the patiencl nor the forethought to work witi such crops
 i Does farming in Polk county pay II certainly does.
 \ gorgeous display of scarlet ger aniums. and d bed of lovely pan l sies-as we'll as beds and border iof other flowers beautify the Mapl Spring farm and testify to the gar ldening ability of two busy littl girls Bcfnice and Eunice Cook
 Another of our little gardeners Mary Barrett. raises exceptional, ] large and beautiful balsams, Q ltouch-me-nots. The flowers are un usually large and double. single spe cimens measuring two inches across ] Sorghum making time is her, again. and eur Sorghum maker-D 1 L. Cook, is certainly turning out ; ! high grade product The maiOrit, of our farmers raise seeded ribbon lcane. and the syrup is certainly fin heavy and as clear as honey.
 The Bunch school closed Friday September 2S. for a six weeks yaea, tion. Miss Edith Kinney of Mena who taught our summer term, ha been employed to teach the wintef term. Every effort is being exertet by the patrons, pupils and directors ' and teacher of the school. to make i 1 all that a modern rural schoo should be.