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The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28
Red Cross Chapter for Mena.

A Red Cross Chapter was organ ized Tuesday at the meeting in the courthouse, the organization being launched with membership of over 50, and with arrangements made so that all who subscribe to the Si00,000,000 Red Cross Fund, may become members of the Local Chap ter. The meeting last night was called to order by the Rev. T. A. Park, and in the temporary organi- zation, Minor Pipkin was selected as chairman and Mrs. N. R. 0neal as secretary. The organization was perfected by the election of the fol- lowing officers: W. E. Watkins, chairman; Minor pipkin, first vice chairman; Mrs. J. A. Connell second vice chairman; Mrs. N. R. Oneal, sec retary and J. T. Magruder, treasur- CT.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28
NEWS FROM GERTY, OK.

pr. chas. Bently and Judge Little of Calvin, were here Thursday on busi- ness.
 Mrs Virgie Druey of chickasha. Ok IS visiting her parents, Mir, and Mrs. John Lott
 Miss Ophelia Watson of this place and Bill Barnes of Calvin, were mar ried last Sunday
 Dr. Fred Hicks of wetumlSa, Ok, is visiting his parents, Mir. and Mrs. H. A. Hicks at this place
 Henry Landers went to Non Sun day to visit with his brother. Bailey Landers. and family
 Rev N Af Thompson will begin a protracted meeting q the Church Of Christ next Sunday.
 John Pursley will Pursley, Jess Powell and Buster Coker have each purchased q new car.
 Mir and Mrs C. l.. Miller of Stuart spent last week visiting with relatives and friends at this place.
 Miss Helen Brooks. who spent the past month visiting at the home of her brother, Dan Brooks of near Lane, re- turned home Sunday
 Roy Wright of San Diego, Cal, who has spent the past three weeks visiting last Wednesday for his home.
 Willie Brock a soldier boy from Ft. Sill was visiting friends and relatives at this place Wednesday and Thursday Aunt Belle Hilton of Board Camp is here for an extended visit with her brother. Jeff Morris Her many friends in Polk county will be glad to know of her visit
 Goldenhair.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28
CANNED VEGETABLE
 PRICES ARE TOO HIGH.

Washington, June 26 Current re- tail prices on canned vegetables are nearly twice the prices paid canners by wholesalers for this seasons crop. the federal trade commission re- ported today in connection with it's investigation into food prices. The inquiry into canned goods, the com sion explained, is to "forestall spec ulative prices
 Wholesalers are paying about 71s cents a can for corn and about 9la cents for tomatoes and peas f. o. b. factory The same cans are sold re- tail at an average of 1T cents for corn, is cents for peas and 20 cents for tomatoes.
 "A large part of the canned goods being sold at these prices is last years pack" says commission statement, and was sold to the can ners al considerably lower prices than now prevail"
 The statement does not attempt to analyze the difference in prices but says
 Next autumn and winter, if any complaints are made in any locality that unreasonable prices are being charged for canned peas, corn, to- maloes, salmon or similar products which are now being packed, the commission will be in position to promptly expose any ext0rtion.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28
BIGGER ECHOES.

Crops look fine since the rain.
 pr Gunnels of Mena was in this vii cinity Saturday
 Mrs w T Dorrough is on the sick list this week
 Harris Wimberly made a business trip to Mena Wednesday.
 Hugh Lofts of this place was calling on friends at Yocana Sunday night
 Bondy Harmon of Atwood. Ok, is visiting friends and relatives at this place.
 Miss Julia Harmon returned from Mena Saturday, where she has spent a few weeks.
 Friday night. June % we will hold our regular community club meeting Everybody come.
 MT. and Mrs. Arch Price of Midway visited Saturday night at the Levi Wimberly home.
 The singing at the home of James Dorrough Sunday night was enjoyed by all who attended.
 Mir. and Mrs. Dr. Lee of this place visited Saturday night at the home of K. E. Lee of Waters.
 Brown Eyes
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28
wIcKEs WAVES.
Reader

John Colwall has been very sick, but Is much better now
 Mrs. W R. Bennington has gone on the road for the summer.
 Mrs. Sampsons daughters from Kan sas City and Hope. are here this week.
 Mir Douglas and family from Hope, have just moved in on the Lee place. south of town
 j. F. Joplin and J Brinton families motored to Mena Saturday to visit relatives and returned Sunday,
 Mrs. Media Ralney who has been vis- iting relatives here for n week. re turned to her home In Texarkana Tues day
 Mrs. j. w Marthen and Juanita Clanton from Alters, Ok. will visit their relatives Mir. and Mrs. W. c. sumner
 Mir and Mrs. c. L. Clark of Indian ola, Ok Is visiting J. F. Joplin and family. making the trip in Maxwell.
 c H Jett motored to Baker Springs and joined B r McCauley on a big berry hunt up in the mountains
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28
Hattie.
INK ITEMS.

Mr and Mrs C. L. Harris attended church at Pine Grove Sunday spent Sunday at the Battenfield home near Pine Grove.
 Mrs. Hey Willis and children of Mena spent the past week at the home of MT. and Mrs. P J. Mitchell, parents Of Mrs Willis.
 Mrs Doc Sorrels and baby of Potter are spending this week at the home of Mrs Sorrels parents, MT. and Mrs. o. B. Perry, near Ink.
 Jack Embry and family. MT. and Mrs. Harve Embry. MT. and Mrs. Ali Alston. Misses Eula and Nora Embry. and Mes SITS. Duke Keener, Sampson Harris. Frank Embry, Walter Howard and Q. B. Perry composed a merry crown that drove to the mountains Saturday in search of huckleberries.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28

they went in search of work, and re- port plenty of work and good wages.
 pn account of the chautauqua ar Mona. iha Dfummers baseball team fuiied te meet tne Cove team last Sat ufday and the same was postponed to next saturday Jane ae
 Iast Sunaat the Cove Lpp Der Conn pany and ihe Rehel1 Lumber Com pant had test pun of their respec tive iumher trucks the Federal and the puaa which resulted in a tie.
 J q HastridRc and T Bartiqv of Tahoka Tex. arc spending a few days here this week looking over the coun rs wlsh view Of ioeatins and visii- ina with J T Galloway and 9 E Wises with whom fhey are acquainted While che hills and rocks. timber efc. here lpok quite dtItrent from the plains copnlfs cf T=Sas they like it quite we'll speeinils the heaithfuinesa pure water ana fruits and max locate alnans os end hope they may. and hers E eur hand.
 Philomcl
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28
HOLLY HITS.

Neva Ward is nome again from Mena. She expects to make quite a stay this time.
 Assessing at Holly went off very peaceablv. everyone seeming satisfied with their valuations
 Maggie Burnett of Mena spent Sun day with her grandfather, ]. NJ. Bur nett of Union Grove
 1he singing Sunday night at the home of c. A Converse was we'll at tended and fine time had
 A splendid rain on Sunday morning made the old farmers feel like boys. Corn and other crops were beginning to need it.
 T c Jones and J. NJ. Burnett were bee hunting the other day and had good luck. returning home with three swarms of bees
 Mir O'Donnell of wilburton. ok, was a Sunday visitor at the home of J M. Burnett of Union Grove. Corinna Bur nett, who has been staying at Wilbur ton, has returned home for a short vis- It.
 Dr. Clingham of Allene was a Sun day visitor with his son and his friends. the HenneIs at Union Grove. This is the second call within a week he be- ing called professionally to attend his sons wife.
 Union Grove is to have all four Sundays taken at the church Rev. Nealy Whisenhunt will be here on the first Sunday morning, Rev. Whitaker on the second Revs. Dollar and Dun man on the third. and Mrs. Henry An derson on the fourth It Is to be hoped that great work will be done The all-day singing at Union Grove on Sunday was quite a success in spite of the rain Not many were there for dinner, but a large crowd gathered in the afternoon. and after listening to a fine sermon by Mrs. Anderson, enjoyed several hours of singing. led by s. E. Meek and Dr. Clingham. A number of visitors from over the county were present All report a splendid time pedagoeue
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28
FACTS FROM FREEDOM.

We had a fine rain Sunday.
 Our farmers are very busy--not a German war. only a weed war
 J. H. Maddox and son Jewel were trading ln Mena last Wednesday.
 Isom Corneiison. J. w Sykes and Jack Harrison were trading in Mena last Saturday.
 Mr and Mrs J R Turner visited friends in Potter last Thursday and Thursday night.
 Air and Mrs. Bunyau Winton of AL der Springs spent Monday night at the home of T. H Maddox
 Mir. and Mrs Henry Chambln at tended the singing convention at Rocky last Saturday and Sunday.
 It is expected that Bro. Jackson will preach at Freedom Hall next Sunday afternoon. Song service immediately after preaching.
 Those of our people who got an early start Sunday morning. attended the singing convention at Rocky. The lat
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28
OAK GROVE.

Next Saturday and Sunday Is Bro. Redding's regular appointment at Oak Grove
 / The.iain that fell Sunday was great ly appreciated. if it did keep several at home from the singing convention at Rocky. Most of the farmers are well up with their crops, some having laid by their corn.
 Bro Bates Bro. McMillan and per- haps Bro Newman. all of Board Camp, will hold three days meeting at Mt Gilead July 6. and s. Bro. Bates will also come to Center Point on Saturday night Iniy to preach Remember the date and come.
 Bro Neighbors of Potter breaches at Min Creek on the srd Sunday in July. There has been some talk of old folks singing on that day at that place. All those that have the old Christian Har- mony books can bring them, and after preaching we rill have singing. All old folks be there if you can. The bygone days will return in memory, and will be enjoyed. Come. everybody. to NH Creek. the srd Sunday in July.
 Rock
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28
ACORN.
Papa's Helper.

 There was a singing at the B. r. Bar ron home Sunday night
 Melvin Giilaspy went to Fort Smith on Thursday to attend Federal court. G. R. Hale and Peter Mcwfliam shipt their first car of lumber recently to a Kansas City firm.
 Miss Efta Garland of Water Valley spent Friday night and Saturday with Prof R. B. Dodds and family at Hat field.
 Hiss Dessie Jones of Crow Peak, who has been elected principal of the West Valley school, will begin teaching on July 2
 c. K. Anderson and Thos Alstatt are employed by the Wyss Lumber Co, at Eagleton. Mir Alstatt being black smith
 There will be a community meeting at the Acorn school house Saturday night. June so There will be some in teresting speaking by Mir Delaney and others Everybody come.
 School Kid
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28
COVE CATCHES.

Dale Young went to Tulsa, ok. last week to work
 Five auto loads of Cove citizens went to the chautauqua at Mena last Friday evening.
 Mrs Maud wiIsey and daughter, Ar lie, made a business trip to Mena on Wednesday last.
 Last Wednesday evening twelve of our young people visited the opening Of the Bog Springs Summer Resort
 The Rebold Lumber Company un- loaded another Quad truck here Tues day, to haul lumber from their smith ville mills to the railroad here.
 John Bilbray and John Rose re- turned Monday from Joplin, Mo. where
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28
WEST WILEY NEWS.

j. P strawn returned home from Atoka. Ok, Saturday
 Mr. and Mrs. ILL. Nichols visited al Hatfield Sunday night.
 The Rev. J. L. Bedding filled his reg ulaf appointment at West Valley Sat urday night and Sunday. Misses Jewel Cranford. Thelma War ren and Johnnie Littlepage visited with Miss Lottie Davis Saturday night and Sunday.
 Mrs. NJ F. Strawn returned home on Sunday to go to Talihina, Ok to visit her son -in-law. J. A Payne, who is very sick She was accompanied by Mrs. s. .. Durham
 school starts at West Valley July 2
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The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28
WATCH THE LICE

on chicks. These parasites sap the very life blood out of them. Dust the hen at night with A. B. Thomas Louse Killer and your troubles are ended. It also kills bugs on cucum- Der, tomato, and squash vines. We sell 1t to you and if it does not make good. we will. Thaeker Grocery ro
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28
TO FARMERS OF POLK COUNTY.
 Market Your Produce.

If you have any fruit, vegetables or farm produce to sell, you are in- vited to list it with this office. as we are in a position to obtain the top market price on all your product. The farm marketing department of this office is at your special service.
 Mena Commercial Club.
 Ben C. Eastin, Secretary.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28
pnt the Street Roller at Ne1

The Street and Alley comm < the City Council, composer v < Roberts, J. F. Harshman anu lie MoseIey started q good i''S ' week when they placed 'ns .. ' roller at work on the clty ss. es. The roller is being run Dy o1 Smitherman, and the purpgs po.ssaI {
 20 over all of the main sa'I m '. the city, the object being .l % S.,s X the rock into the nlaSsu'sl.| s;s, \ streets and ta solidify the aH1']]
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28
Two-MILE WINTERS.

The Rev. Benson and State EvanKel- ist John D Freeman will preach at tile school house on Sunday evening at 2:so o'clock. Everyone is invited.
 A crowd composed of T F. Beavers and family. n 4 Daniel and family, and J T. and W. P Hicks and families spend Thursday ef last week iD the mountains. picking huck1eberries.
 D. L. and Mack Taylor. D. A. Daniel and olen Ward. Zaia TaxIor. Viola
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28
BOARD CAMP NEWS.

Rev Jack Foster will preach next Sunday at Chrystai Hill school house
 Rev Edgar Peters of this place will preach at Chrystal HiIi school house next Sunday evening.
 There will be a prayer meeting at the home of Mir. and Mrs lack Eos ter next Saturday night.
 There was prayer meeting at the home of Mrs. sam Watt Saturday night.
 Junior, the little son of Mir. and Mrs. Jim Embry of Ashdown, is visiting rnlnffvas af this place.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28
3 Acres of Beans Wanted.

We vii! vii! contract act with with tie farmers for growing crop of snap beans. If you can plant one-fourth or more acres, call at office for particulars.
 Mena Commercial Club.
 Ben C. Eastin, Secretary. wit
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28

Ward and Rose Daniel attended the singing convention at Rocky sunday and report a nice time and a large crowd present in spite of the unfaSor- able weather
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28
MOUNTAIN FORK FoIBIEs.

burn she received on the left hand
 Bill Lindsay returned Sunday from a few days visit In Montgomery county
 All the farmers of this community are wearing smiles because of the good rain which fell Sunday.
 Quite number of Mountain Fork people attended the singing convention at Rocky Sunday In spite of the dis- agreeable weather, they all report good time.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28
To Hare New School BOus

Supt. w. Homer Pigg aDS "is| Hathaway spent Saturday ,'sIs m Rich Mountain to meet w's ', <, school board and to asslsl. l'.,as Y r { ing plans for the new buiiulas busa < is to be erected. The plalls ','sI contemplate a building S sg4 X; like the one in Rocky scnv% ,;oa 4 and bids for the construesslOsrr ssr in same are being advertiser Y Star this week.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28
Serhian AIininslerv nniis

Corfu, June 25.-The Serbian min- istery has resigned A new one will be formed with Nikola P. pachtich as premier and minister of foreign affairs.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28
GAS RIA
 For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears H s.s..'s:. 's: of &zfz2zz's<
AppareI for the Family.

NPPdItI TUT tHt FhIlIIy.
 Mems Pants, Panama Hats. Wash lies, Suits Made-to- Measure, Ath- letle Unionsuits, etc. Ladies Hats. Skirts, Waists, Corsets, Underwear. Handkerehiefs and Notions. Goods Right Prices Right. Treatment Right tome and See. The Peoples Store. on DeQueen street.-Adv. g 2t. X IT i5a.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28
OWENS CHAPEL cnIrs.

Bro Kelly will all his regular ape pointment at the Chapel sunday
 Several from this community attend- ed ali-day singing at Union Grove on sunday
 There was an ice cream social at the TT D. Reid home Saturday night All reported an enjoyable time
 Most of the farmers of this commun- ty are thru harvesting oats and are now ready for sowing peas
 Riley Aston of Mena spent satur- day night with his mother, who is at the home of her daughter. Mrs Harve Embry
 Ar and Mrs Sam Fleming and chill dren of Yocana spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mir and Mrs Hardie Jones and family
 We wish to thank Miss Woods for the recipe she gave us for canning beans and ask her to. please send us one for canning corn.
 Mrs Mamie Barron returned home Thursday from Nandervoort. whithef she had heen called on account of the serious Illness or her little niece. Juan sa. daueAterof of Mir and Mrs. Fred Bar ron
 There will be parent and directors meeting at the Acorn school house Sat urday night pr. Getz and Charles De- ianey our county demonetrator, are ex- pecfed to be there. Everyone come out and give them a good audience. Bridget
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28

Teething babies always y,1soss!! hard time of it when thls gbl CUTS in the hot weather ,,iI6I X not only have to contend .ss T' s fui gums but the stOmaepi una ih' ordered, bowels loose anu . beIl ul uncomfortable, The besl s'sl., N { can give the little slheirt fl ts GEES BABY ELIAlh. auiss sour stomach, eoels s,.1s,ial,. ala bowels and helps diges'''ld,'tm sa'd m| 25c and 50c per bottle, oV ro Y son Drug and Furniture Y
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28

CT ones were detained at home by the approaching storm
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The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28

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The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28

MT Thomas ST. left for Oklahoma points Tuesday.
 Mir Williams. who formerly taught school here. is visiting in the Craw ford home
 4 travelling salesman from Texas has been looking at land and we hear he has decided to buy
 J. F. Whitaker has fine field of oats and 1t looks as if 1t would make 30 buShels to the ncre. Chas Ehret has wheat that will make 30 bushels to the acre. It will help out the fight against the H. c. L. ] II. Myatt Is shipping cream to Fort smith ana seems we'll pleased with re- suits We need some one to buy cream in Mena.
 Mr Thomas and family of Independ- ence Mo. arrived with car of house. hold goods and are living in our neigh borhood
 .. V. Merryman purchased a fine Poland China hog weighing seven hum dredA pounds. and only seven lmonths old. He is bringing good stock into our community.
 The dipping vatkis completed and dipping began Tuesday. A meeting was held at the school house Saturday to make some final plans in regard to the vat pr. Getz and Mr. Delaney gave very interesting talks.
 Reader
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-31
S. S. S. Has Proven to Be Blood
Purifier That Will Cleanse the
Vital Fluid and Garry Off
the Impurities.

The very fact that Catarrh is often
considered to be nothing more than
bad head-cold or Inflammation of the
membranes of the nose and throat has
caused many people to go through
years of suffering, who might have
been fully restored to health had they
realized that the supposed cold in the
head was not local trouble only, but
that they had become infected with
the germs of a complicated and dan
gereus disease.
1t is true that Catarrh usually be-
gins with a cold in the head, and this
supposed cold may have been caused
by infection through proximity to in
fected persons in a. closed street car
OF room. inhaling the germs when
someone coughed or sneeZed; but,
however the infection occurs, the
poisons which are taken into your
system. ultimately find their way into
your blood and the supposed cold be-
comes constitutional trouble that
viii affect every part of your body.
The poisoned blood circulating through
your system will carry these germs to
the very source OF your vitality.
Look out for these symptoms for
there is no more anoying or danger
Gus disease than Catarrh. There's a
continual discharge from fhe nostrils,
huZzing in the ears that grows worse
and worse, sometimes leading to deaf
ness, scabs in the nostrils, headaches,
dripping in the throat, constant hawk
ing and splitting, and in certain stages
of the disease the odor from the breath
is very offensive.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-31
Sport s., Snap Shots

Miss Eileen Lee. the young English
girl who last year swan from her
home at Lexington lock on the
Thames to Wrapping and on the turn
of the tide swan back again to Kew
bridge, a distance Of So Ia miles in 10
hours II IL minutes. has a new rec
ord to her credit. Not long ago she
swan over the Amateur Swimming
Associations course from Kew to Put
ney, q distance of miles so yards in
hour Is minutes. IL seconds, which
is the fastest any woman has swan
over this course. It is % seconds fas-
ter than Miss Maud Harford's record,
made week previous.
Brown University's football hopes
have been revived. Ralph Gordon,
who created quite a stir at the
Providence school as freshman two
seasons ago, has returned and is
ready to play football. Ralph was out
two seasons on account of ineligible
ity. Gordon almost beat Harvard
once. He is probably as good kick
er as there is in the east He also
is an accurate drop-hcker. He is a
star open field runner and classy al
furnishing interference
Willie Meehan. the San Francisco
boxer, who started as bantam and
put on fat SO rapidly that he now is a
heavyweight. is the greatest freak in
the ring today. Meehan is so fat thai
blows make no impression upon hin
and he is so awkward that even the
cleverest Of opponents cannot figure
out a way to reach him effectively
Despite the ludicrous appearance he
makes in. the ring, Meehan reall,
knows great deal about the game O.
fisticuffs and he is far from being the
easy mark he looks. His most recen
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-31

feat was defeating Jack Dillon. whom
he outpointed handily in q bout at
Philadelphia.
Good umpiring means more to base
ball than the fans stop to consider.
and for that reason the arrival of good
arbitrator is always welcomed by the
men In charge of the game. During
the season just closed former player
of note took up umpiring as a profess
sion, and the close Of the campaign
found him going along as smoothly as
did the officials with years Of expert
ence behind them The umpire re
ferred to is George Moriarty. Early in
| the season Moriarty showed traces OF
becoming too excited when players
kicked. but as the year wore on he be.
came more Ienient, though always
ready to toss out player who stepped
beyond certain line He took the
advice of the more experienced UNI
pires, followed plays closely, made few
mistakes, and had all the players pull,
| ing for his success.
Louis Guisto may yet play first base
for Cleveland. He was on the bench
most of the season just closed. and the
reason for 1t is furnished by E. S. Der
nard, one of the directors of the club
Bernard writes that Harris is won
derful hitter. but only an ordinary
| fielder, while Guisto is the best field
! ing first baseman Cleveland has ha6
in years, but could not get started
with the bat. Like most managers
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-31

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