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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-22
THE KENTUCK|AN
FOR 1917

The Kentuckian on Jan. /, 1917, rounds out it's
18th year. Under normal conditions the year 1916
ould have been year of unusual prosperity, but
as the public is aware the exorbitant and unprece
dent price charged for News Print Paper cut a
eep hole in the profits of all newspapers and many
unable to stand losses were put out of business.
The Kentuckian enters the new year with print
paper that cost $54 ton at this time last year now
costing about $40 for the same amount of paper
not as good. How long these conditions will con-
tinue cannot be foretold
Many newspapers have advanced rates but in
order that the circulation may not be lessened by
higher price the Kentuckian W i'll still be sent for
$500 year, the old price. 1t will be necessary
though to adhere rigidy to the cash SYSTEM since
more than $1.O0 must be paid in advance for the
paper upon which we print 156 papers and the cost
of printing leaves but little profit out of the second
dollar. We are asking our old subscribers to stand
by us in this crisis by renewing promptly Adver-
tisers will also be asked to pay slightly higher
rate for space, which is all newspaper has to sell
outside of it's subscriptions. We trust the adver-
Using public will SEE the reasonabeness of this
step.
All papers not paid for will be Stopped Don't
Let Yours Stop.
The Price Will be the same as heretofore,
$500 A YEAR
Hopkinsv lille Kentuckian
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
WlCKES WAVES.

Glenn Hungate has returned home from Louisiana.
 Mrs. Roy Hester is visiting her parents at Wickes.
 Baker Springs opening will he on next Saturday night.
 Glenn Hungate was at Wickes on business Tuesday morning.
 Mrs Ada Smith visited Mrs. Moody in Grannis Tuesday.
 B. K McCauley of Baker Springs purchased a new player piano
 Mf Malon of Wickes is having quite success with his berries.
 J. |. Joplin is in Fort Smith on business, expecting to return home Wednesday
 Will Kirby returned home from Louisiana last Friday night, to spend few days with his parents.
 DENTAL NOTICE Dr. Dickson of Mena will be in Miekes Friday and saturday. Iu'y 20 and 2i.--Alv. 2o 2l
 Mir. Kirby and family. w. k. Hun- gate and Alex Coyle's family. mot cred to Baker Springs from Gran his Sunday.
 There was nice dance at Wickes last Saturday night Two cars of neople came up from DeQueen, and one from GFannis, Horatio, Mena and Baker Springs.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
MOUNTAIN FORK FoIBLEs.

John Warden was a Rocky visitor Saturday evening
 John Horan and family moved to 5lcna Thursday.
 Nerd Caudle and son, Jim. made 3 business trip to Mena Friday
 Mr. and Mrs. E. w. Rivers are the proud parents of an S-pound boy.
 M. Garner and Travis Manley re- burned Saturday from Broken Bow, Ok.
 Rev W. K. Ferguson filled his reg ular appointment at Mountain Fork Sunday
 Wesley Nichols and family moved l0 Mena Friday. They were assist ed by Madison Linsey.
 Mrs. Kate Cummings left Friday for an extended visit with relatives in Western Oklahoma.
 Mrs. Dora Epperson. who has been suffering with bruised hand for She past week is improving.
 K. P. Gregg and children of Mena, spent Sunday and Monday of last week on their farm at this place.
 Bill Caudle left Saturday for Mena. where he will be employed hy NJ. '. irumhull, m the slave bus mess.
 w ]. Wilmoth and family left on Sunday ei last week for Idabel. Ok, where they expect to make their home.
 Bill Warden expects to start back to Milburn, Ok. Monday. He, as- sisted his mother Tn moving out here. making the trip overland
 M C. Trumbull's mill crew fln- ished their work here Wednesday. The majority of the crew have gone back to Mena. where they will still be employed by Mir. Trumbull.
 George Deck arrived last week from German. Tex, for an extend ed visit with his friend. R. s. Man ley He seems to be highly infatu- aled with this part of Arkansas. and is talking of locating here.
 Mrs. M Warden and children ar rived last week from Milburn. Ok, where they moved last fall. Mir. Warden returned Co Arkansas last spring We are glad to say they seem t0 be weii satisfied with Ar
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The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
sH71--17' BIG FORK BITS.

Look out this year for onions to rot, as they are so large.
 Our song books came in last week. We think they will be fine.
 Several from here attended the picnic at Board Camp the Fourth. Wayne Beck and Granville Bowen Of Alder were in Big Fork Satur- day.
 Mrs. $. J Thompson, who visited m Big Fork sometime, returned to Mena last week.
 Mrs. General Hendrix and son, Therman, of Heath Valley, traded in Big Fork Saturday
 school began here Monday morn- ing with Prof. R. L. Thompson and Jesse Newman in charge
 w. & Bates had the first ripe to- matoes on the Fourth. Also G. " Beck had the first roasting ears.
 Mr and Mrs. James Lively of SlatingtOa visited Saturday night at the Walter Bates home at Big Fork James Spake and Lester Lambert of Alder visited at the George Beck home at Big Fork Saturday night Misses Pearl and Artie Bates. who were in Heath Valley last week. re- turned to their home at Big Fork Saturday
 Misses Cynthia and Amy Coger oi Board Camp are visiting for a few days with their grandparents, Mr and Mrs. F. j. Edwards.
 papa's Helper.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
INK ITEMS.

0lin Chambers was a Mena visitor Saturday night.
 B. w. harmon spent Sunday il Mena visiting homefolks.
 School begins at Concord Monday, July i6. with Doss Townsend as teacher
 Mr and Mrs. George Wiles of Cor lnth spent Saturday night at the Ira Eddleman home at Ink.
 Quite crowd of Ink people at tended the picnic at Board Camp on the Fourth. All report a good time.
 Mrs. Ellen Embry and daughter Miss Nora, were in Mena Saturday afternoon, the latter having dental work done.
 Misses Allie and Bessie Brians of Rocky, Ok, are visiting with their uncle. o. B. Perry, and family. of Ink.
 Miss Lucy Hill of Shady Point. Ok. arrived last Friday for a visit al the home of her sister, Mrs. Bob Edwards.
 Uncle Bob Edwards returned to Mena Monday, after spending a few days with his daughter, Mrs. H. E. Chambers.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
Pedagogue
BETHESDA SPRINGS.


 Crops are certainly looking fine here now.
 Frank Luttrell has sold his place to MT. Stettler.
 Ed Wyatt and family of Two Mile were guests at the home of J. D. kaylor Sunday
 4. H. Scoggin and family enjoyed ali carly morning breakfast at the Springs Monday.
 J. D. Kaylor and Ed Wyatt are busy threshing wheat and oats on Two Mile this week. , J. NJ. Johnston has returned from a trip to Oklahoma He will come back to Polk county.
 Mrs. Jack Nichols, Miss Emma Nichols and Mrs. Will Baker were shopping in Mena this week.
 Jim Ritchie, road overseer. is building a concrete bridge and inn proving the roads considerably here.
 The people of our community who were trading in Mena this week were: Fred Wigstrand, Lige Har- ris, Mir. Stetler and Frank Luttrell.
 The people of this community are delighted that they have found such nice market for their vegetables, berries. etc The Men Commercial Club is doing great things for the farmers in helping them this way and they certainly appreciate it.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
HOLLY HITS.

G. A. Converse Sundayed with J. M Burnett of Union Grove.
 School opened at Union Grove this week with a good attendance.
 Bro. Whitaker preached an eX- eellent sermon last Sunday to a large audience al Union Grove.
 Corinna and Bessie Burnett start ed Co the Acorn school this week, haNine transferred from Union Grove
 \ church meeting Of the Ffeewill Baptist church at Union Grove will be held next Saturday at i o'clock a. m. to elect a pastor for the com ing year They will also elect del- egates to the association to be held al Midway in August.
 Meetings will he held on Wednes- day night at Union Grove, Holly Springs. and Acorn school house to take volunteers t0 work the road on R. L. D. No. 3, to endeavor to hold the route. If the route is lost now it will probably be years before it will be restored. So lei everyone take warning and turn out and work the roads Friday. Cap- tains will be appointed and certain stretches of road to be worked as- signed.
 pedagogue.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
- 77777777-777777~ OPAL OFFERINGS.

J. J. Cotton made a business trip to Egger Friday
 The crops here are looking good now. since we are having plenty of rain.
 Leonard and Earnest Howell made la business trip to Board Camp Sat nrday.
 Prof. Jim Lofts of Alder passed thru this vicinity enroute to Egger Thursday.
 Mrs. Emily Standridge and son, Harley. visited with Mir. and Mrs. 0len Standridge of Eggeg.
 Mir. and Mrs. RanZy Foster, and Mir. and Mrs. Will Foster made a business trip to Mena Monday.
 Rangv Foster and family of Tali- nina. Ok, are visiting friends and relatives at this place. making the trip thru in car.
 A large crowd from this place at Board Camp on the Fourth. All reported nice time.
 School oened at the Bena school house Monday, with i5 pupils in att tendance. Prof. W. F. Stephens of Alder is teaching, this being his sec aiia term at that place.
 Beaver Cotton, John Hughes. Mol- lie and Eula Howell, Arthur Eads. Myrtle Suit Leonard Howell, Lola and Bert Fads. Carl Cotton, Anna and Earnest Howell composed a merry crowd that attended sing inS at Midway Sunday afternoon
 Apple Blossom.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
POTTER PEGgUPs.

Tut Harris and family motored to Hatfield Sunday afternoon.
 Mrs. John Beavers is spending this week on Two Mile with her brother. Ebert Beavers.
 Miss Amy Butler went to Green. Monday morning. where she began a 3-m0nth term of school.
 Miss Maud Lowther is here from Spiro. Ok. for an extended visit at the home of her father A. J Low ther.
 Mrs. Lee Bates and son. Waltham. went tn Hatfield Sunday tn visit Mrs Bates's parents. Mir. and Mrs. J R. Morrow.
 Miss panlyne Dodd visited Miss Amy Butler and other friends here last week. returning to Hatfield on Sunday afternoon.
 Herbert Mitchell arrived Monday afternoon from Weber Falls, Ok, to visit his nephew. c. c. CaroIan, and other Polk county relatives.
 Bob Colfman returned to his home in Fillmore, Ok. Sunday evening. He was accompanied by his mother. who will visit in Oklahoma for some time.
 NIT. and Mrs. s. p. pirg have moved back to Potter. They are at the home of Mrs. pigg's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. H,lnsaker. until they can find a suitable location.
 The Baptist meeting closed Sun- day nigst There were five con- versions. All joined the church and
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
ACORN.

Josie and Devero Tucker of Mena spent the weekend with their uncle, J. D. Tucker, and family.
 Miss Toka Hale spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mir and Mrs. T. l.. Alstatt at Eagleton.
 T. k. Anderson and sons, Olen and Tommy, of Heavener, spent Thurs day with his brother, c. E. Ander- son. and family.
 Mir. and Mrs. c. K. Anderson. who have occupied the Acorn dormitory for the past year. have recently moved to Acorn
 Mrs. T. T. Heaslett of DeQueen, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. E. s. peteiish. returned home Friday afternoon.
 Mrs. John Morrow and sister, Miss Nirina Cooke. of Batesville, Ark, spent part of Friday afternoon with Mir, and Mrs. J. c. Garland of Water Valley farm.
 Miss Etta Garland entertained her friends with a Fourth of July party "Wednesday evening. Refreshments were served and the evening was spent in games and music At a late hour the guests departed. de- clafing the best time ever had.
 School opened last Monday, with Mir. and Mrs. I. G. Harris as prin- cipa and primary teacher, respec- lively and Miss Della Turner as in-- teremdiate teacher There was not very good attendance, owing to several not being thru with their crops.
 The report is that the rural routes over the poor roads will be discontinued This means that we shall have to go Co Mena for our mail. There will be a meeting at the school house "Wednesday night to raise volunteers to work the road Let everyone turn out, as all are in- terested. We cannot wait for the road 0verseer, for the time is short Come out everybody, and work the road Friday,
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
EGGER ECHOES.

Miss Anna and Joe Philpot spent Saturday and Sunday at Mena and Dallas.
 Prof. James Darrough began his school at New Hope Monday, with a good attendance.
 Miss Winnie Sterner of Texar- kama is visiting her parents, at this place this week.
 Miss Fannie Watkins of Hlllard was visiting in this community Sat urday and Sunday.
 Aunt jalia Philpot left Saturday for Allen. Ok, where she will visit her son, Sharp Philpot
 Miss Julia Harmon left Saturday to go to Ransom, where she will teach a summer school
 School began Monday with a good attendance. Prof. Jim Stevenson is principal, with Miss Etta Garland as assistant
 Bncle Tom philpot and Holder philpot and family returned from Childress. Tex, Saturday. They say old Polk county looks good to them Byron Lee returned home Satur- day after staying in Little Rock for two weeks, where he joined the U $. Navy He will be al home for a month or two.
 Juanifa.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
Correspondence
HATFIELD NEWS NOTES.

J. C. Allen and family are camp ing at Bog Springs this week.
 Rascom Finger was down with a carload of Mena beauties Sunday.
 Miss Pauline Dodd is spending the week end with Miss Amy Butler oi Potter.
 Misses Johnnie Henderson and Johnnie Gibson spent the weekend with homefolks.
 sam Badt and family motored down Sunday to meet relatives com ing in on No. {.
 Our school enumeration, just completed, gives us 262 of scholastic age in the district.
 Rev. Benson. former pastor of the Baptist church at this place, was meeting friends Saturday.
 R. k. McCann, the Photographer, will be m his studio at Hatfield each and every Wednesday after no0n.-Adv. 2S 2t.
 M R Richardson, our old time postmaster, who took the Oklahoma fever in 1910, was on the streets re- moving old acquaintanecs Saturday. The good roads people are busy south of us. We learn they will be here this week. The easiest way to get good roads is to get each farmer t0 buy a ear. Every ear owner or those that ride in one becomes a booster at once.
 R. il Stockton received a regis tered Hereford bull Sunday even- ing, which cost him between Si50 and St60. On going to his barn the next morning, he found the animal dead But R. Il is not man to cry over split milk He went on. the market at once for another one.
 P K Rouse is the happiest man in town. family reunion of his mother. Mrs X. C. Rouse, Mnsko- gee Ok; an uncle. w C. Mize, Ser L0mand Ark, and all aunt Mrs Lou Triee CT Chiidress, Tex, oc- cured at his home this week I'hest old people had been separated fOl 53 years. It was indeed a love feast R B, Dodd made n run down tt Wickes and Cove Friday Fount farmers busy, but while the mer- chants had plenty of leisure they were happy. owing Go the fact tha' corps are looking fine They know 1t means an increased volume o business this fall. He brought bacl nice order of job work for Tn, Star.
 Our fellow -townsmen. l.. W. Hall J. c. Allen. ]. D. Henderson, J. K Williams, George Anders. sam Pow ell and Obie Rowe, returned Frida, from their tour og inspection O Oklahoma and Texas. They wen to look for the Garden of Eden. They were asked on return if they fnllnd il. and in reply they said Yes. in Polk county and Hatfield The diet of lack-rabhit did not agree with them, The only memento o their trip was the ears of said ami maj, which filled one auto until l. Williams had to come in by rail.
 ID
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12

and Bert Ogden are the teachers. Little Miss Winnie Burch oi Shreveport, La, is visiting relatives here.
 Prank Ogden of DeQueen. wa. visiting his uncle, John Ogden, last week.
 Several of the Freedom people were at Sunday school and snglns here Sunday.
 Mrs. c. B. Connally returned Sun dav afternoon from visit with rel atives at Muse, Ok.
 Rev. Buck Williams and Rev. w B. Arnold of Hatfield. closed a meet ing here Sunday night.
 Inc Rocky school IS now equlpl with a large school bell, which vii be put up sometime next week., Bert ogden returned from ldaDel Ok, last week, coming by way o Horatio and DeQueen. He report good crops in these sections.
 Rocky Gent
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
FACTS FROM FREEDOM.

Frank Carter and family moved to Mena Monday.
 Mrs. John Lively visited her par ents near Hatfield last Sunday. l.. A. Cummings and family of near Hatfield spent the Fourth with ID. D. Davis and family.
 MT. Gosney. who has been oper- ating a sawmill near the Nj. H Chamblin place. has joined the army and is expecting to go to France Our farmers are utilizing this fine weather for making hay.
 A few families who live along the banks of Powell Greek at this place celebrated the Fourth by holding a picnic dinner and fish fry near the John Cummings ford. The follow ing families participated: Maddox three familiasl ChambIin three families) ]. R. Turner. ]. NJ. Day John Cummings and l. Saurbaugh A very pleasant time was had.
 prin1PoSa
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
Invoicing Chain Of Fair Stores.

c. c. Paul Of DeQueen, F. c. h. man of Waldron and Ed Burge of Bonneville, managers of the Fair Stores al these points, were in Mena Friday to assist Manager T c. Rose of the local Fair Store to make the annual inventory. Mr. Rose joined Messrs. Paul and Innan at WaIdron Monday to make the inventory at that place and then they will go to Bonneville. There are 8 stores in the chain, and the manager of each IS supposed to assist in the inven- tory at from two to three stores be- sides the one in his charge.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
BOARD CAMP NEWS.

Born. to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bur nett Sunday, a girl
 Mir and Mrs. John Embry of Ash down are visiting relatives at this ~lace.
 AIr and Mrs. Jenkins Tihbs and baby, of Nunley. attended church here Sunday
 Rev. Chas. Burnett had i35 bushels of oats and ii6h bushels of wheat threshed this week. Mrs. Rushie Medford and littde son, Lenox, of Gerty, Ok. are vis- iting relatives at this place. H. w. Stewman and family of Crystal Hill were visitors at the home of Mrs. Jennie Peters Sunday.
 School Kid.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
Items. Pointers and sIdeIiahts.

Mr. and Mrs. c. V. 0'Neil were local passengers to Mena Tuesday.
 Willie Scott, who was kicked by la mule Saturday, is in a precari- ous condition.
 Save your old syrup buckets and can fruit in them. You can seal them with bees wax.
 Miss Marie pottorif returned from her second year at school at Nor folk. Va. Saturday.
 On August 3, i, and 5. county singing convention will be held at the Si. t. church i'll Hatfield
 Miss Magdalen Affholter of Van dervoort is teaching class in music at the auditorium this summer.
 Just opposite the Six-Mile ceme- tery on the west, is four acres of cotton that is hard to beat It is owned hy Bill Dover.
 A. S Herring, our eX-blacksmith, goes at farming for all there is in it, and as a result he has ' acres of corn that would take a prize.
 Take walk over the 5 acres of land which Cris Rysted subsoiled f years ago and you will see that it doesn't wash any during big rains.
 On the Smithyille road. midway between Hatfield and Pleasant Hill is a nest of farmers that are making good. They are doing it by hard work, diyersiilcatiOn and good man. agement.
 The late George Liner of Six Mile. Will Barton of Cove, and w. ]. Davis of Hatfield have unques- tinnahly nrnxad n flar much nvnari with pasture grasses that Bermuda is the one hest suited for Polk county. And w ]. Davis was in town Saturday boosting Bermuda pastures and the dairy business claiming that we must get the right kind of pastures before we ship cream.
 Trooper"
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
Overlooked the Chief Fisherman.

A regrettable error occurred in The Star of Thursday in the omis- sion of the names of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Payne as members of the fishing party which spent the Fourth on the Ouachita. Mir. Payne was the chief fisherman in the crowd, and had made a trip to the camp gounds on the previous night to catch the min- nows and to set the hooks which made it possible to have the fish fry NF. and Mrs. Payne made the trip in their buggy.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
Hattie's Hotsiuph.

Ticks are not bad this year These words can be heard any day They're right and another wear of dipping and there will be still less
 Somebody that can butcher is overlooking a gend thing here. Pack ing house meat is selling out of the stores at 3lle to f0c per pound. and hogs selling here at iGc for the best Our stores could use one or more each week at big saving to their customers and a nice profit to the butcher.
 J. F. HoHenbeek. who recently purchased some land near Hatfield. returned last week t0 make further investments, but finding the rates of interest rather attractive made arrangemenis with a local banker fo loan SS.000 or Si0,000 for him. This means development where ! huylng land and leaving it lie idle
 docs not
 Some of our growers are com blaming thai they gave S3 to S3.50 per hushel for seed potatoes and are now receiving only Sl This has
 been a cool and favorable spring and
 the increased yield over some oth-
 CT years offsets the seed costs many i times Hold plenty for your own | use Remember. the corn is not yet
 in the bin.
 If present plans 20 thru the can iners of this community will be in dependent of the can trust next
 season. Arrangements are being made with tin plate dealers and
 die cutters to furnish the tops and bottoms. a few tools. the cost of
 which will be insignificant. and the
 services of an experienced can mak-
 ar. which we new have with us, 1 will give us 2,500 cans per day at first cost, and we can have them
 when we want them and in amounts as needed
 The time is again here for every man Co take his team out of the field for the day and go to town to
 be assessed. It is hard to estimate | what the loss is, as 1t is not only pav for a man and team for one day but the loss Co tho growing crops as wall Add Go this the as- sess0r's fees, and the cost is enor- nous. One good man in each pre- einct going from place to place, could get better valuations on all property, both personal and real, and at several hundred per cent less cost This is our annual kick Hatfip
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12

been located and the chair stock people have 90-day option on 10 acres. This enterprise will hinge on their success in closing deal for a tract of hardwood timber northwest of town. Our two bridges and fair roads (Which they plan to impr0vel are the inducements for them to To- cate here. A new garage and auto service to Smithville are on tap for this winter. The projectors are planning on a privately owned road for part way to make it year round road.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
WEST VALLEY NEWS.

Arley Nichols of Hatfield visited relatives at West Valley Sunday Everybody enjoyed a nice time al the picnic at West Valley Mednes day
 \ nice time was enjoyed hy all at the singing given at the home of Calvin Nichols Sunday afternoon. A crowd of young people from here attended the ice cream supper at ". ?. Upton's Wednesday night School began at West Valley Mon- day. with Miss Dessie Jones as principal and N Miss Emma Rear as assistant.
 The West Valley and Pleasant Hill ball teams met on Wednesday The score was i7 to i9 in favor oi Pleasant Hill.
 Bill
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12

where they have been working in the harvest. Mir. and Mrs. J. R. Edwards and children of Boswell Ok- came Ill Saturday to spend the summer yis- Iting among relatives.
 Major W. w. Vandiver, who IS soiourning at Womble, is thinking of spending the summer here for his health. Mir. yandiVer is represen- tatiye of a news agency
 Clagett Chirographer.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
 LABOR Is WELL EMPLOYED.

By A. D. McNair, State Farm fl zip
 Specialist, Little Rock, Ark.
 Labor is well employed at present and likely to remain so yet it may happen that some men are out of employment. If such is the case and they are willing to work on farms they should enroll their names with Mr. Will Alexander, county clerk of Polk county. By enrolling names of both farmers and laborers his office becomes a meet ing place for them.