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The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
CLACETT CLIPPINGS.

Jesse Fountain contemplates a move to Oklahoma.
 Samuel Lambert is visiting his Aunt. Mrs Java Bates at Big Fork.
 F. z. Davis of Big Fork is buying hogs for the market in this vicinity
 NJ. K. penninGcr of Idabei. Ok, was business prospector here last week
 Elijah Abee of Black Springs is visiting at the home of his father, J. J. Abee
 Miss Ruth White of the Red Hill settlement visited Mrs. s. A. Hughes Saturday night.
 Mir. and Mrs. l. G. Edwards, Mar lin and Miss Maggie Goodman, have been very sick
 D. G. Edwards has resigned as postmaster at this place, in favor of his wife. Mrs. Mamie Edwards.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. M Edwards re- turned from Mena Saturday. where they were buying goods for the Ali store.
 A party was given at the home. of Mir. and Mrs. John Rowton Monday night, the occasion being MT. Row tons birthday anniversary.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Beck intend moving into the house at Big Fork, vacated by Dr. L. A. Simpson, who has moved to Oklahoma
 MT. and Mrs. Jim Lively came over Saturday afternoon from Slatington, to visit Mir and Mrs. Gaylon Lively, who accompanied them home on Sun day. where they visited among rela- tives, returning home Monday.
 Grandma Hoylc. whose death oc- cured Wednesday evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. N. Moore, where she had been making her home for some time. was laid to rest in the Hutchison cemetery on Thursday afternoon. The funeral services were conducted by Major F. J. Henley.
 Clagett Chirographer.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
HOLLY HITS.

$. R. Wallace of Holly continues t0 improve and hopes soon to be out.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ebert Montgomery s baby has been quite i'll with wheop- ing cough.
 Lie Willis, who is living in the Foran Gap, has sold his cattle, pre- paratory to emigrating to Texas.
 The Union Grove telephone line is to he extended part way up Posey Hollow in the near future. Abe Cox is thinking of putting in phone.
 The children of Baker Wallace of Holly have been having the whoop- ing cough, and Elmer Crosson, son of Uncle Buddy Crosson is just con- valescing from it.
 1t is hoped to have scholars from the Holly and Union Grove schools represent their schools at the con- test as Mena on April 6 and :. Don't forget that there are to be gold and silver medals worth considerable ln- trinsically. but worth much more as a token of the excellence of the win ner's scholarship.
 The Mena banks have arranged to furnish the money for the purchase of purebred Poland China pigs for the members of the boys clubs. The ages are from f0 to iS. There will be prizes given to the winners at the exhibition Educational Rally day in the Autumn. Now, get busy boys and arrange to get yours. Appliea- tion blanks can be secured from Co Supt. pigg at Mena.
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The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
ACORN.

MT. and Mrs. Edgar Moves left on Saturday evening for Montgomery, Ala.
 Peter McWilliam has been putting up new wire fence on Golden Acres this week.
 NJ. c. Trumbull of Mena made a short visit at Golden Acres on Wednesday of last week.
 H. N. Whisenhunt of Owens Chapel spent Tuesday of last week with his daughter, Mrs. G. R. Hale.
 Mr. and Mrs. Nollie Cook and chll- dren of Ink spent Saturday and Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Miller.
 Mir. Casey and others of Mena were out on Wednesday of last week look ing after their mining interests near Acorn.
 Mir. and Mrs. Grover Barron of Owens Chapel spent Sunday with Mr. Barron's father, B. F. Barron and family.
 Mrs. Mary Mathes of Stigler, Ok, arrived Tuesday afternoon for a vis- it with her son, C. Mathes, of Oak Lawn farm.
 The party given at the home of MT. and Mrs. T. l.. Belt Saturday night was we'll attended and all re- port pleasant time.
 Miss Reba Anderson and brother Homer, spent Saturday night and Sunday with their uncle, Henry An derson and family. near Oak Grove.
 w. A. Ragland and County Demon strator C. C. Delaney were Acorn visitors Sunday. Mir. Ragland is greatly interested in the Jefferson Highway.
 q. R. Hale and other early oat sewers report their oats up and looking fine. The early gardeners all so wish to report that they are cer- tainly glad to see the warm days. Everything is growing nicely. espe- cially turnip greens and early on- ions.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
MILL CREEK REPLIES.

Prof. Vanhorn has put of the singing school until later.
 Robert Miller of Oden was in this vicinity last week buying hogs.
 Mr. and Mrs. John Lofts of Mena were in this vicinity Thursday.
 Clark Feds and children of Egger visited relatives here Thursday.
 Miss Joe Conn of Board Camp is visiting relatives here this week. Miss Ola Ellsworth of Nunley is visiting relatives at Lower Big Fork. Leonard Howard and Ross Cotton of Lower Big Fork attended singing Sunday night.
 There will be a musical entertain ment at the home of P. H. Holman next Saturday night.
 Road Overseer w. w. Spear and Sanders Swindle of Slatington were business callers the first of the week.
 Erwin Craig and Miss Parlee Stan ley of Board Camp were quietly married Sunday afternoon. The young people have many friends, who extend to them heartiest con- gratulations.
 Nightingale.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
=------ EGGER ECHOES.

Mrs. Suit, who has been sick for sometime. is slowly improving. Mr and Mrs. John Lofts of Mena were visiting homefolks here last week.
 The young people enjoyed a sing ing at the home of Mrs. Lee Sunday night.
 There was a singing Sunday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Philpot.
 Imon Kelly came in from Okla homa Thursday to visit at the home of his brother Rev Kelly
 A party at the home of MT. and Mrs. Wilburn Philpot Saturday night was enjoyed by all present.
 Alvin Justice, who has been in inc Oden community for the last five months, was in Egger Saturday and Sunday, and left Monday for hls home in Albion, Ok.
 Mr and Mrs Levi Wimberly and children came back from LakeView, Tex, Thursday to make their home here. They are glad to get back ta Old Arkansas.
 Brown Eyes.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
ROCKY RUMBLES.

Ray ogden went to Mena Satur- day
 NJ. M Lowthers went to Mena on Monday.
 Mr. Betchel is moving to near Pot ter this week.
 No preaching next Sunday, but Sunday school at 10 a. m. w. E. Carolan made trip to Pot ter Monday toi attend to business. Luther Cummings of Hatfield was visiting relatives here Saturday and Sunday.
 Cullen B. Connally returned from visit to his relatives in Oklahoma Monday.
 Ode Turner has finished a garage for his Ford, which he purchased a few days ago.
 Ode Turner, who has been having a storm cellar dug. reports it is fin- ished and says he can sleep better now.
 E. G. Turner reports that the new feed crusher which was broken last Saturday is again in good con- dition.
 Packv Gent
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
Death of Georne r. Scoti.

George F. Scott, better known as Little George. died Tuesday evening at o'clock at the home of his un- cle, George Scott, living near Cor nth. The young man had reached the age of is years, and had been afflicted with tuberculosis, his last illness having been for the last : months, during seven weeks of which he had been practically help less. He is the last of family of four children, all of whom had suc- cumbed to the white plague, as did also the parents The funeral serv- ices will be held Thursday at If o'clock and will be in charge of the Rev. W. l.. Smith of the Baptist church. Interment will be in the Corinth cemetery.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
CORRESPONDENCE
vANDERvOORT vERITIEs.

George Hammond of Wickes was here Tuesday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Bennett Lichlyter visited in Cove Saturday night
 Mr. and Mrs. Kelsie Skinner of Cove were guests of F. M Cecil Sun day.
 Mrs. w. T. Kelsey was under the doctors care last week, but is much better.
 Prof. E. w. Hamby will take charge Of the Hatton school next year.
 Robert Bonner has purchased an other "hoss" and will farm some this summer.
 Stiles Westbrook of Dierks was visiting his brother and aunt here last week.
 Miss Lona Harky of Hatton visited with her aunt, Mrs. Charles Atfhol- ter, over Sunday
 Tate Bell, our road supervisor, was was working our roads and streets two days last week.
 Lonnie McPharlin of the K. c. $. repair gang. was i'll town a few days this week visiting friends and rela- tives.
 P. W. Taylor vas thrown from his wagon Tuesday evening and con- Isiderably bruised np but got no frac- tured bones. Will Mckinney was the first man we have seen with a string of fish this spring and it was short string, at that, but yum-yum. j. R. Campbell has traded one of his farms for an automobile, also traded block i5 in town here in on a forty acres { miles out. Miss Lizzie Porter of Guthrie Cen ter, Ia, has been visiting her broth CT. J. N. Porter, but left for her home last Saturday evening. Paul Sandifer and Frank Garrett lcame home for a few days last week They returned to Fort Smith Friday where they are attending business college.
 Word was received here Tuesday morning of an accident to Dan Hur- rah of Cove. Dan has many friends here who are sorry to hear of his misfortune.
 On account of wet weather soma os us are going to be late with oul gardens, although quite a lot oi lettuce. radishes and English peas show up fine in some of the gardens Eggs dront to f6 cents here thil week and 1t is the supposition thai
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15

her father, Will Riley Thursday aft ern0on.
 Mir. and Mrs. Nolla Cook were yis- ting at the home of Mrs. Cooks sis ter. Mrs. Jess Miller Saturday and Sunday, at Acorn.
 Mir. and Mrs. Burly Wise and ehil- dren returned to their home at Heavener Friday after weeks visit here with Mir. Vise's parents, Mir. and Mrs. ]. A. Wise.
 B. w. Larmon attended the apron party given at the home of John Brawley of Holly Springs Saturday night. He reports a jolly crowd with plenty of aprons to hem. Archie Barron won the prize for do- ing the best sewing.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15

they will go to i5 cents. Well, we like eggs, and if the boycott our eggs we can sure eat them ourselves.
 Will Daniels and Miss Mary Brunn were quietly married last Wdnes- day. Rev. Lee Osborn tied the knot.
 Sunday school convention will be held al the M R. church the first Sunday in April.
 Mothers Day Services will be held at the NJ. E. church here on the first Sunday in May. It is to be hoped everybody in town will attend this meeting regardless of denomination, especially all the mothers.
 kneetham Westbrook received a telegram last Thursday announcing the death and burial of his mother, Mrs. Emma Westbrook. She was buried at Little Rock. She was a sister of Mrs. J. A Watkins.
 Deputy Sheriff John Shorter of Bog Springs arrived in town with a boy from that place who they claim was carrying dirk knife. He was arraigned before Justice Allen, who bound him over to the grand jury at the next term of court.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15

T. W. Anderson lost another horse last week with blind staggers.
 Mr and Mrs J. T. Williamson's s baby has been quite sick, but is some better now
 Miss Zula Taylor returned home Saturday from Ft. Towson. where she had been visiting her sister.
 The seeding crop of peaches seems to have stood the cold very well in this section, while the El- hertas are not so good.
 Sid Anderson of Heavener came down Friday to visit his parents, MT. and Mrs. T. w. Anderson and other relatives, returning home Monday.
 How's this for potatoes? D. A. Daniels had a mess of new Irish potatoes the other day, and he raised them too. Now come on with your fish tales. Jane.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
OuTRAGE ON pOLK COUNTY.

Charles Burnett, representative from Polk county, desires The Star to call attention to the manner in which the people of this county were denied the benefits of per- fectly good and equitable law-how a bill that would have given every man, rich and poor, banker and la borer, private citizen or official, an equal chance to receive his pay for value rendered the county was eliminated
 In brief, there was a general act to require that county warrants which could not be immediately cashed for want of funds, should be regis tered. and then paid in turn as is- sued. This act passed the house, having the support of MT. Burnett, as pledged before the primary. Right at the close of the session, the bill came up in the Senate, and Senator Ben Johnston, having, it is said, communicated with parties in Mena, withdrew Polk county from the bill.
 The bill then. was returned to the house. and Mir. Burnett had the op- portunity to re-instate his county
 
 but to have done so would have killed the entire act as it could not then have been passed ill the Sen ate, and he would, therefore have denied many other counties the boon they desired and this he did not feel justified in doing.
 The only ray of comfort in the situation is that, if the system of administration of the eounty's af- fairs inaugurated and followed by Judge A. E. Wear is continued, Polk county will not long be on a scrip basis, and the people will not be mulcted by inflated prices that result from depreciated warrants, nor by scrip speculators, big and little.
 No person not a scrip speculator or allied to that class would have had any fault to find with law for the purpose indicated, but it  seems that small class had the pull with our State Senator.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
Oufsti0lls ano Qnslpers

This is q standing invitation to every man, woman, boy and girl who reads this paper to ask questions re- departments. including i've stock prob lems. The answers will be authorita- tive, largely furnished by experts from the State College of Agriculture, What kind of cotton seed is best adapted to this country? Also, is there anything to the signs in the moon as governing time to plant corn. etc, as some of the old set tiers believe?-John Ogden. We have no variety of cotton which can be said to be best adapt ed to our county. There are several good varieties which give satisfac- tory returns providing they receive the proper cultivation and the eli matic conditions are favorable.
 An early maturing variety pro- ducing a staple not less than 7s of an inch should be selected. as the early cotton usually makes a good yield and staple of not less than < of an inch is favorably received up- on the markets.
 Early varieties-staple 7s of an inch or longer: Mebane Triumph, Triee, Simpkins, Cleveland Big Boil, and Kings Improved.
 It is a matter of scientific know ledge that the moon governs in a large degree, the movement of the ocean tides. But science has not traced any relation between the signs of the moon and the time best suited for the planting of corn. Is half and half cotton a desirable variety to grow?
 | No. The U. s. Department of Agriculture is warming the farm CTS not to plant half and half cot ton. The Little Rock Cotton Ex- change has amended it's cotton rules so that cotton known as half and half and other varieties producing | staple less than 7s of an inch in length are declared unmerchantable and may be rejected by the buyers ] if they see fit to do so. A variety of cotton producing staple of less than X of an inch should not be grown because competent cotton buyers find it necessary to discri- minate against extremely short staple.
 Half and half cotton has 8 very short staple and is looked upon as a debased article of commerce. Question
 l Would like to have the word 'humus' explained, as it is used a great deal in Farmers Bulletins and other literature devoted to agri- culture.--Reader.
 Answer
 Humus is the life of the soil. Farming without humus would be impossible. 1t is the name applied to partly decayed vegetable and ani- maj matter and represents the form in which it must exist before it can be utilized by the growing crops. Humus, then, supplies plant food But it does more than this. It helps hold the moisture in dry weather and helps to dry out the soil in wet weather. It is the cheap est of fertilizers.
 Practically every farm in Polk county is deficient in humus. Cover crops, manures, grass, weeds, stalks, damaged hay and trash of all kinds should be turned back to the soil to increase the supply of humus. The soil is the source of all wealth and humus is the life of the soil.-Chas. | c. Delaney, Farm Demonstration Polk County.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
JAMES D. HEAD ANNOUNCES FOR
 CONSTITUTIONAL DELEGATE

Having received numerous assur- ances of support from all portions of the district, Mir. James D. Head has decided to offer as candidate for delegate at large from the Fourth Congressional District to the Constitutional Convention, subject to the action of the Democratic pri- mary, if any.
 In an interview, Mir. Head stated that he was not of those who have clamored for a new Constitution and confessed q partiality and rever- ence for that old document written by our fathers in the troublous days of 1874, which he considers a para g0n of excellence, and which, with but slight modification, he thinks is still commensurate with our needs.
 Since the new Constitution is to De written. Mir. Head believes the following matters might well be in- corporated therein.
 i. Women should enjoy suffrage equally with men.
 2. The terms of all State and County officers should be four years with the privilege to the Governor Of calling the legislature in extra ordinary session when necessary.
 ,. The limitations contained in the Constitution upon the salaries Of the State officers therein named should be reasonably increased to meet the enchanced cost of living.
 f. \ Corporation Commission should be created having iurisdic- tion over and power to regulate and fix the rates of all common carriers and all public utility corporations.
 5. The Governor should be all lowed to remove from office any State official upon the vote of ma- jorlty elected to each house instead of two-thirds as now provided.
 6. The present inhibition against local measures should be reailirmed with provision requiring the court, to determine the necessity of any special act of the General Assembly
 '. A Board of Pardons, whose expenses only should be paid, should be created to consider all petitions for clemency, and the Governor should be empowered to Et dit lti]i trfErf CptHtlUidtlOuS dilD pardons only upon the recommends tion Of the Board.
 S. On account of the increased business, there should be seven jus tices of the Supreme court sitting it two divisions with the Chief Justice presiding over either as convenient or necessary. and authority shoulc be vested in the legislature. wheI the population of the state doubles to increase the number to ten. thu court to sit in three divisions.
 2. The legislature should be al lowed to submit three and the people three amendments to the cOnstitu. tion at each general election
 10. Upon the vote of a majorit, Of the electors of the county or cit, affected. counties and cities of th' first and second class should be al. lowed to issue bonds under reason able limitations and for permanen improvements only.
 fl The people of each munich paiity and each county should bi
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
INK ITEMS.

]. P. A. Johnson transacted busi- ness in Mena Friday.
 Rex and Berry Brown marketed hogs in Mena Saturday.
 Sam Looney is able to be out again after a siege of smallpox
 Mrs. Amanda Corley returned to Mena Saturday after three weeks visit with friends at Ink.
 Ambrose Battenfield of Pine Grove was a visitor at the George Embry home Sunday afternoon.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Bogle spent Monday night with their daughter. Mrs. Joe Boehm. near Union Grove.
 Mrs. Fred Roll of the Chapel neighborhood was at the home of
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
NEWS FROM GERTY. OK.

Mrs. Johnnie Givins. who has been sick for some time, is able to be out.
 Minor Wilbanks and family of near Beulah visited at this place on Sunday
 Mrs. Ellen Hill entertained the members of the Crochet Club Thurs dav afternoon.
 James Hill spent Saturday night and Sunday at the home of his daughter. Mrs. George McNutt of Non.
 Mrs. l.. II. Perkins of Indianola, Ok, is visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Steve Dilbeck, of this place. Photograph supplies at Hiltebrands. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
PoIk County Products for Autos.

H. L. Munal of Memphis, Tenn, representing the Wadsworth Man ufacturing Company of Detroit Mich, spent a day in Mena looking up the chances of buying white and red oak to be used for automobile top bows. Mir. Munal was met in Mena by George Hammond of Wickes, who has already arranged to furnish some of the timber. MT. Munal has an office at 4i7 Falls Building in Memphis
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
MOUNTAIN FORK NEWS.

w. F, Warden was Mena visitor Tuesday.
 J. E. Hill made a business trip to Mena Tuesday. Mrs. Pat Reed visited at the $. G. Gray home "Wednesday. Mrs. ]. w. Wilmoth and children visited at the 5. G. Gray home Sun day
 Erin Cunningham of Mena was buying hogs in this community last week.
 A. P. Epperson and W. L. Sellers transacted business ill Mena last week
 Clip.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15

For Sale-One good work horse: 200
 bales of good hay; Mebane cotton seed; good sweet potatoes. See Bur nett X Son, Meadow Brook Farm, Board Camp, Ark.-Adv. ii St.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15

John Wimberly, ]. NJ. Looney and Boyd Laflin returned Tuesday night from Kansas City, where they had been on the market with hogs.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15


 l. c. Harris of the Holly Springs community was in Mena Tuesday to leave for Kansas City. where he will spend day on business, expecting to return Co Mena in time to take the quarterly teachers examination to be held Thursday and Friday
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 Mr. and Mrs. H. Springston, who had spent the last four weeks at the home of A. J. Springston in the Boggy Springs country, left Tuesday night for their home in Des Moines. Ia. Mir. Springston is an engineer on the Southwestern Railway, and had been off on vacation.
 
 E. A. Lewis, John Lilies and John Dilbeck were among the Big Fork people in Mena Tuesday to pay taxes and look after other business matters. They all report that the farmers of Big Fork are getting the farm work well in hand for this year, and also are planning for a good crop year.
 Douglas Russell, who for several weeks had been at the home of his mother, near Nuniey, laid up with a fractured leg which he sustained in fall with a ladder while painting, came to Mena Tuesday. and will go to the home of Mrs. Russells par Tents. west of Mena. for n few days
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15

Picture frames from the size of a dime to the size of box car at Hil- tebrands.-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
TWO-MILE WINTERS.

Rocky Gent.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-13
War Savings Stamps.

The sale of war savings stamps be-
gan at all the postoffices in Decatur
county December Bird. They are is
sued in one denomination only---25
cents. But there is no limit to the
number that you can buy at one
time With your first purchase you
get card, and on this card you will
paste your stamps Many become
familiar with this modus operandi
through handling the green trading
stamps. There are blanks on the
have filled these sixteen blanks. you
take your card to the post office and
there you pay an extra twelve to %
cents, and then you will receive a
Five Dollar stamp, which will be re-
deemed by the government at the ex-
piration Of five years. You can then
get another card, and upon this you
paste the five dollar stamps There
are twenty blanks on this cGrd, and
in the course of time, if you devote
your small change to the purchase of
the twenty-five cent stamps, you will
in much less time than you deem is
possible, have accumulated 500.
:, Perhaps you did moi. buy Liberty
could not spare so much money at
one time. Well, if that was the case,
here is your opportunity to invest
your chicken feed" You can buy
a war savings stamp for quarter
And it will be just as fine thing to
do as if you had bought $50 bond.
1t shows that your heart is right. 1t
will be fine thing to teach the chill
dren to save. The government is the
best savings bank in the world today
Buy stamps and help swat the kaiser