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The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
HARTLEY HAPPENINGS.

Bennie Rhodes of Cove was visit ing kinfolks Sunday.
 The heaviest rain of the season fell here last Friday morning.
 Brother Pate of Umpire filled his regular appointment at Happy Hill Sunday
 Mart Cranfield was here last week buying another car of hogs to ship to Kansas City.
 Oats are looking fine and will soon be helping out that scared looking pile of corn of ours.
 Quite a number from here at tended children's day exercises at Faulkner Springs last Sunday and report a nice time.
 The crops in this vicinity are look ing good now. since we are having plenty of rain but crab grass is also making a good start.
 Almost everybody here is putting out a lot of potato slips and toma- toes, and the weather has been very favorable for this work.
 Cattle and hogs on the range are looking good, but we need a dipping vat to rid the cattle of the ticks. The good looks would then last long CT and later in the season.
 We would suggest that two of three of the leading men of Polk county get together and set a day, in the near future, for good roads day, then have it published and boosted by all public spirited citi- zens. Then let everybody turn out on that day and work the roads. We would like to hear from others along this line.
 prODagatoP
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
BILLIARD HOPS.

Mark and Hugh Lofts of Egger were in this vicinity Monday.
 Walter Standridge visited friends and relatives near Opal Sunday. MT. and Mrs. B. E. Watkins made a business trip to Mena "Wednesday. Quite a crowd of the younk folks attended singing at Yocana Sunday. Mir. and Mrs. H. B. Weaver spent Saturday afternoon at Board Camp. R. F. Watkins and P. w. Lewis made a business trip to Mena Satur- day.
 Harris Wimberly of Egger was calling on friends at this place Sun day night.
 The singing at the Henry Barton home Sunday night was enjoyed by a large crowd.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles McMillan of Board Camp spent Wednesday night at the P w Lewis home.
 Mrs. Yergie White of Board Camp spent part of last week at the home of Ali White of this place.
 Ode McMillan and sister. Miss Ida. of Board Camp, attended singing at the Henry Barton home Sunday night.
 Messrs. Garland Norris, Zadie and Arthur Spear, Park Smith and Rob ert Hilton of Yocana were in this vicinity Sunday night.
 Gnnchina
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
Propagator.
ALE ALPINEs.

Some of our farmers are cutting wheat this week.
 Willie Hughes spent Sunday at the Baker home. near Red Bird.
 w. NJ Edwards and Jesse Dooley spent Sunday at the k. J. Henley home.
 Mrs. Claudio Reeeer of Red Bird spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs. U. H Stamey.
 Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ. Golfer and chii- dren attended church at Big Fork on Saturday and Sunday.
 w. M. Edwards and son, Alfred, went Co Mena last Saturday after goods for the Ali store.
 Miss Mamie Reecer and Ruth White spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Lizzie Stamey.
 ]. Il. Stamey sold his timber land last week to the Black Springs Lum- Der Co, receiving Si.600.
 MT. and Mrs. Jim Lively and Miss Nellie Cox of Slatington were trading in Ar Saturday afternoon.
 \. HOyle returned home last week rom a few days visit with her son, D. Hoyle Of Boggy Springs.
 Rev J. Nj Hughes will preach at the old Bob Moore sawmill set on the 4th Sunday in each month.
 MT. and Mrs. Holder Edwards and children, and the Rev. Freeman Ed wards attended church at Little Hope Sunday.
 Hev. NJ. E. Goodman preached at Sulphur Springs school house last Sunday and will preach again the 5rd Sunday afternoon in June.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
CLAGGETT CLIPPINGS.
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Mir. and Mrs. Willis Holmes, Jess D0oley and Gippie Edwards called on Major E. J. Henley Sunday.
 Holder Edwards IS flushing up hls farm work in order to begin work on the new school house at Waters.
 John COffman. John Mobley and Shirley Coffman made a trip to Womble Thursday. returning frl- day. .,,
 From all appearances there will be no slackers in this community. Everyone of the required age Will register.
 The Misses Ethel and Florence Beck went to Big Fork Saturday to visit at the home of her aunt, Mrs. q. V. Beck.
 W. J. Lively and J. I. Strickland of the township assessment board at tended the assessors meeting at Mt. Ida last week.
 Marion Edwards returned Satur- day from Mena with a load of new goods for the Ali store. His little son. Master Homer. made the trip with him.
 H. W. Biggs and Martin Prouse of the Black Springs Lumber Company are expected here this week to in- spect the pine timber with view to buying.
 The Misses Martha and Ada Spakes had quite an exciting adventure with a rattlesnake Thursday on the road Co Sulphur Springs. After his ma iesty had been beheaded he was found to measure four feet and had 6 rattle and a button.
 This week promises 10 be a very busy one for the farmers. The re- cent rains necessitates cultivating corn and cotton Wheat is ready to harvest with oats coming on to be harvested and the most of the cot ton is ready for the first hoeing
 Several from here went to Little Hope in the Waters settlement Sun day. After preaching at the usual hour. Uncle Henry Lawrence was ordained as a deacon of the church. In the afternoon, Miss Fannie Moore was baptized by the pastor, Rev Lilies.
 County Surveyor NJ. E. Prouse last week bought W. J DooIey's land and timber for the Black Springs Lum- Der Company The consideration was over twelve hundred dollars A representative of the CaddO Lum- Der Company at Roseboro bought eighty acres of timber land from Mrs N. E. Morris for three hundred dollars.
 The Denise X Chubb Slate and Mining Company, who bought the slate mines at Slatington, have be- gun work and a force of men are employed in road building south ol Slatington, to the public road or the Caddo. A number of slate crush CTS have been contracted for at a cost of 5000 each, and will be used in crushing slate. which will be manufactured largely into bricks and blocks.
 Clagett Chirographer.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
SHADY GROVE SHOWERS.

The Sunday school is doing fine.
 Cotton chopping is all the go now adays.
 Floyd Wallin is visiting his wife and children this week.
 The boys of this place went to Potter to register Tuesday.
 Mrs. Mollie Wallin and children visited at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Tom Davis Friday.
 We hope that our pastor. Mr. Red- ding. will fill his appointment at this place next Sunday.
 Mir and Mrs. Foshee of Board Camp visited their son. Homer Fo- shee and wife Sunday.
 Mr. and Mrs. q. V. Merryman and children visited at the home of MT. and Mrs. Will Reynolds Sunday
 Mir. and Mrs. Charley Scorden and children visited at the home of Mir. and Mrs. R. M Crawford Sunday night.
 Most of the young people of this place attended Sunday school and preaching at the Chapel Sunday evening.
 There was t0 have been singing att homo Of Mir and Mrs. David Imoe Sunday night. The crowd gathered
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
INK ITEMS.
Primrose.

J. P X. Johnson was in Mena on Saturday having dental work done.
 Dr. Sturdivant of Egger was a guest at the home of W. l.. Howard Thursday night.
 Mrs. Jess Tow of Mena spent the latter part of the week with her sis ter. Mrs. H. K. Chambers of Ink.
 Miss Zula Taylor spent Saturday night and Sunday with Misses Pau Tyne and Marjorie Dodd of Hatfield.
 Mr. and Mrs Doe SOrrels of Potter visited Saturday night and Sunday with Mir. and Mrs. 0. B. Perry near Ink.
 Misses Counsil and Hearsev Bat teniield of near Pine Grove. visited Saturday and Sunday with their sis ter and family, Mrs. J. P. A. John son
 Walter Howard made a business trlD to Gravelly. Yell county the past week. He reports fine crops in that section.
 Mrs. R. F. Wear and children spent sunday night visiting with Mrs. Wears mother. Mrs. Whisenant. of near Ransom
 Barney harmon was vIsftin9s 9Fls sister, Mrs. Mack Reid, of the Owen Chapel neighborhood Saturday night and Sunday.
 Miss Lula Chambers of Mena re- turned home Saturday after spend- ing week with her aunt, Mrs. G. L. Harris, and family.
 Nova Embry spent the weekend with her sister. Mrs. Walter Howard.
 Mr. and Mrs. Jake Edwards and little daughter, Marie. of Big Fork spent Saturday and Sunday at the George Embry home.
 j B. Goss and family, Mir. and Mrs. Fred Embry and Embry and Walter Randolph drove out from Mena on Tuesday in the Goss and Embry au- tomobiles and spent the day fishing near Iron Fork bridge.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
ACORN.

Mir. and Mrs. J. c. Garland report the birth of a daughter on Wednes- day, June i.
 Misses Madie Belt and Bonnie Gar land were Sunday dinner guests Of MT. and Mrs. Pettigrew,
 Misses Edna Barron and Anna Reid went to Mena Saturday on tram No. to attend the Nazarene meet ing.
 Gene Anderson and Frank Montler have been looking out for huekle- berry patches, but they report them not as plentiful as last year.
 Mrs. Henry peteflsh and little son, Glen, who. having spent some time with Mir. and Mrs. B. $. Peteiish, left for their home in HeaNener on Saturday.
 Mrs. Nj. w. Roger and children and Mrs. R. L. Barron and two children of the Owens Chapel community were among those who visited at the C. E. Anderson home on Sunday last.
 Joe Garland and sons, and Melvin Gillaspy and Manuel Black have been fishing along the Ouachita dur ing the recent rainy weather. They report very good catches, but of course the biggest fish break the line and then get away.
 The members of the intermediate classes of both the Acorn and Owens Chapel Sunday schools, ehaperOned by Mrs. R. L. Barron, met at the Barron ford on the Ouachita river Sunday afternoon and spent very enjoyable time kodaking.
 Mr and Mrs. A. R. Whisenhunt and little daughter, Josie Marie, were guests on Sunday last of MT. and Mrs. G. R. Hale During the after noon Mrs Hale and Mrs. Whisenhunl called on Mrs. B. s. Petefish and al- so visited with Mrs. F. R. Kinney al the Live Oak farm.
 J. D. Tucker, living on the W. A Ragland farm, reports a remarkable row of turnips, some of which meas ured nine inches in diameter. The row was only about fifty feet long and they had all they could use anC gave some away and sold so cent: worth Three cheers for Mir. Tuck erl
 We hear just abaut everyone say Well, I'm going to have a straw berry bed another year" Good reso- lution-begin NOW, and don't neg. leet to mulch next fall with pin, needles to insure protection to plantl and. best of all, perfectly clean Der ries, entirely free from grit and dus of all kinds. School kid
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
Youna HatIleId RusIness Man we.Is.

Mark Dover president of the Do- yer Mercantile Company, and son of the late F NJ, Dover. was welded on Tuesday of last week at Muldrow
 Ok, to Miss Ella Cole, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Will Cole. who lived in Hatfield six years ago. Mark left Sunday. ostensibly on business to Fort smith. but when he failed to return as promised people began making inquiries. all the time sus- pecting that a marriage ceremony had been performed somewhere. And Thursday. sure enough, anxieties were relieved when No. 1 pulled into the station Mark stepped of with his young and pretty bride. all smiles and bows. They will make their home in the Will Hazen residence in Chesser addition, which has been tastefully prepared and furnished
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
EGGER ECHOES.

Matt Watkins and family of Hill ard visited Sunday at the home of his father.
 The Rev. Mr. Bradley of Mena filled his regular appointment at this place Sunday.
 William Barton of this place spent Saturday night at the home of his uncle, ". H. Barton of Hillard. John Thornton came in from Chil- dress. Tex, Sunday to visit his moth
 On account of the rain Friday night the club was postponed until the next meeting. Friday night. June
 T; J. Barton and sons. William and Alvin, and A. F. Gorick and son. AL bert, all marketed sheep in Mena on Monday.
 Exerybody remember that Sunday
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
 FACTS FROM FREEDOM.

H. A. Chamblin made a business trip to Potter Saturday.
 John Cummings and son, Noble, were trading in Mena Saturday.
 w. J. Mckinney of Mena was the guest of his nephew, J. k. Mckinney, over Sunday.
 William Chamblin and family of Potter were Saturday night and Sun day guests of J. R. Turner and fam fly.
 The musically inclined people of the nelghborhoOd held a singing at the home of J. H. Maddox Sunday night.
 Drew Davis and. family and Grace and Willard Mckinney, J. II, Mad dox and Wm. Patton were trading ill Rocky Saturday.
 Most of our people attended church services somewhere Sunday morning Some went to Rocky, but a greater number went to Oak Grove.
 Mrs. Will Hamby, who moved from this place about four years ago to Laura, Ok. has been visiting rela- tives and former neighbors here for the past week.
 When the government gets thru with the food speeulators we would respectfully request that the man who has selected speculation in homes as his means of making a living be made to realize the true moral status of the business.
 Rev Mir Jackson, who has charge Iof the Protestant Methodist church circuit for the Rocky district, preached a very interesting and timely sermon to a good congrega- ton at Freedom community hall on sunday afternoon. After preaching a union song service was held by the Center Point and Freedom singing classes.
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The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
----~-4l-4---.a--,--a'-s-----a-e WEST VALLEY.

w A. Lampson and family visited at West Valley Sunday.
 Nick Wright of Hatfield visited in this community Sunday.
 c. NJ. Davis and family attended church at Hatfield Sunday.
 John Moore attended Sunday school at West Valley Sunday.
 Miss Tressie Shinman attended Sunday school at West Valley Sun day
 0mer Davis went to Hatfield Sun day afternoon He is helping his grandfather. T. P Davis. in his crop.
 Odis Capehart and farmily arrived here from Oklahoma City. They are visiting Mrs. Capehart's mother, Mrs. J. C. Gibson.
 New officers were elected for the West Valley Sunday school as fol- lows James Nichols, superintend- ent and c. Nj. Davis, assistant sup erintendent
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
BETHEsDA sPRINGs spRINKLEs.

Mrs. Frank Lutterell is on the sick list this week.
 MT and Mrs. Fred Wigstrand were in Mena Saturday.
 Crops of all kinds are looking fine in the valley now.
 Ed Wyatt took a load of hogs to market in Mena this week.
 Ed Hines and J. D. Kaylor made a business trip to Hatfield "Wednesday.
 Mr and Mrs. Ted Means went to Potter Saturday to visit Mrs. Means mother.
 Several loads of manganese from the mines on Blow Out Mountain, passed thru Bethesda this week.
 zaek Taylor and Louis Beasley at tended preaching at Mr. Rayburn's Sunday. Rev. B. J. Harris conducted the services.
 sIa K. Sandefer, father of Mrs. c. K. .Tosney, writes that prospects for raising anything are very poor in Western Texas this year. There has has been no rain to amount to any thing there since Christmas. and the sand storms have been something terrible
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
we'll with the best thought of the

we'll with the best thought of the day.
 ] c. Allen and L. II. Johnson served as registrars, at the Masonic Hall and as they could not leave, Misses Bess Stevens. Pauline Dodd. Ola Lit tlepage and Alice Williams were ap- pointed Co serve them with dinner. Miss Ava parkham and Miss Jetty Stinseom pinned a nice red, white and blue ribbon on each eligible boy Up to 6 p, m. there were 80 reeisternd.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
TWO MILE WINTERS.

Bro. Benson preached for the peo- pie of this community Sunday after noon.
 Miss Olive Jones of Grannis was visiting old friends here Saturday night and Sunday.
 ". A. Butler and daughter, Miss Amy. of Potter, attended church church here Sunday afternoon.
 The Rev R. P Mckinley of the Christian church will preach here next Saturday night and Sunday.
 Mrs Sid Anderson returned 10 her home in Heavener Sunday after vis- iting for some time with relatives.
 Mr and Mrs. Ernest Nelson of near
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07

but the hosts did not show up so we had our singing at MT. and Mrs. E. N. Wallin's just across the ereeh frem the Imoe home. Mir. and Mrs. Leo Merryman and two sons and daughter were visitors at the home of MT. and Mrs. Tom Davis Sunday. Mir. and Mrs A. H. Barrett and daughter, Sadie. visited at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Tomp Atkins Sun day afternoon
 Mammas Pet.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07

morning with the splinters all rubbed of and little bits Of wool sticking here and there similar in color 0 the suit the groom has been stpori.,o
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07

Cove spent Sunday with the latter's parents, MT. and Mrs. I. c. Harris. of
 this place.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07

IS Children's Day service at this place. Everybody come and bring well filled baskets.
 lrmon Kelley and mother left on Saturday for their home in Prescott
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-07
Correspondence
Cemetery Looks DiReren, Now.


 With axes, hoes, rakes, pitchforks and spades. seventy-five men by noon on decoration day had changed Six Mile graveyard from an ugly wild erness to a beautiful cemetery. But it took work. Bushes, briars and vines had grown so thick and high that only a few white tombstones here and there could be seen peep ing from beneath the mass of en- tangled foliage. But 1t looks differ ent now The grounds are cleaned. raked and every grave dressed anew. Before the day was over it was esti- mated that 800 people, in one way or another, had a hand in the working and the decorating. The morning was rainy and windy but at fl o'clock the sun shone q little and the women and young ladies of the town began pouring in with innumerable sized baskets of food and great arm fuls of flowers and wreaths and be- gan at once to spread the dinner un- dernealh some beautiful oaks. After a short devotional talk by Rev $. T. Baugh of Texarkana. the tired and hungry men gathered about the L-shaped table and were helped by the ladies to big iandsful and platesful of chicken, ham. potpies, salads, pies aud cakes. There was enough food for multitude. After dinner was served everybody seat tered among the graves, the men to renew grave mounds and the ladies to decorate them with flowers and wreaths By this time the rain clouds had all disappeared and ihrongs of people began coming in frcm the country Hatfield people know how to do things in unity.
 Registration Program at Hatfield.
 Promptly at i:30 D. m. Tuesday 300 people assembled at the corner of Watkins Lumber & Mercantile Companys store at Hatfield to see the United States flag raised and to hear patriotic speeches. J. E. Will liams hoisted the flag while "The Star Spangled Banner was being sung. President Wilson's registra- tion proclamation was then read by Prof. R. B. Dodd, who also made some timely comments upon the steps our President had taken. Aft ar Prof Dodd came the Rev. N. C. Hornsby with message and a speech earnestly urging everybody each and all, 10 stand by the presi- dent. the flag and our God. Rev, w B Arnold acted as chairman and also spoke for a few minutes, after which America was sung and the crowd dismissed The occasion was rather solemn than gay, but all the talks and speeches made blended
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-09
LONG FAST
 BY BIG FEAST

Mayo, Dec. 1S.-The town of Ma yo recently was the scene of an un- ique entertainment. A banquet was given by Coleman Shell to celebrate the completion of an absolute fast Of twenty-five days duration. Sey- enty-sive guests sat down to one of the most delicious feasts ever par taken of in Mayo. After everyone had satisfied himself with the good things so sumptuously provided, MT. Shell arose and gave a short, but very instructive, address on the ben- efits to be derYVed from fastign. AL luding to his own performance, ne said he made no claim to be the Nara-on faster of his day, but he confidtntly believed that he was the only person who ever abstained from all nourishment for twenty-five days and cut twenty cords of four-foot cordwoOd during tnt period. He performed eight hours of hard man. ual labor during twenty days of his fas4. MT. Shell, before coming to the Yukon in '97, was a well known professor of nhrenclogy, and enc or the most popular platform speakers in the United States, and his nd dress claimed the undivided atten- t!en of his guests and evidently ad- ded many converts to his philosophy Some of our most prominent citizens who were among his guests and heretofore were faithful followers of Epicurus, are now contemplating; lasts that will equal or even sur pass that of their accomplished host. r..l, ',..liI
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-09
JUNEAU ID GET
 BIG FIRE TRUCK

A the first session of the Juneau city council this year it authorized he expenditure of $6,5OO for the purchase of a new American La France auto truck. This truck will be of 12O horse power and is guar anteed to climb any Juneau hill in three feet of snow. It carries 1900 feet or hose and adequate chemical apparatus.
 Heretofore the capital city has had only a 35 horse power truck an it has served them well, but the ci- ty is growing SO large that it is apt to have two or more fires at once, and it is for this reason that the council has ordered & bigger and peter machine.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-09
PRESIDEHT MAY
 GET M0RE POWER

Phil, Abrahams is In receipt of 2 referendum from the United States Chamber of Commerce asking the local Chamber to give one vote up- on tlis referendum, which is for the purpose of giving the president DOW CT to veto any objectionable item in an appropriation bill without the necessity of vetoing the whole bill The local body voted "yes."
 Such a communication was sent 10 each Chamber member of the National Chamber of Commerce and each was given as many votes as ."ey had members in their Qaticu- lar body. H.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-09
Capt. Harrinaar of Tug Arc. tic Tells of Bringing First Gold Seekers to Skag-
 uOay and Dyea

!Captain Hartman, master of the tug Arctic which conveys the barge St. James to and from Skagway, is one of the oldest and most exper- fenced of Alaskan navigators. He came to this locality in the spring of '97, when he was first mate on the Mexico, bringing the first rush oF gold seekers to skagway and Dyea,
 "On the return trip of the Mex ico," according to Capt. Hartman, the ship went to SitlIa, then Cap ito of Alaska, where it took on mail, furs, fish and otter freight, and sailed south. When it reached Dixon's Entrance, the weather be- ing somewhat rough, it struck on an unchartered rock, now known as
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-09
uNHApPINEss DISTILLED.
Men anu wornen Unanimous About It

Men anu Women Unanimous About It.
 Many women weep and wall and refuse to be COmforted because their once mag uiicent tresses have become thin and faded. Many men incline to profanity because the flies bite through the thin thatch on their cran!ums. It will be good news to the miserable of both sexes. to learn that Newbro's HerpIcide has been placed upon the market. This is the new scalp germlcide and antiseptic that acts by destroying the germ or microbe that is the underlying cause of all hair de- strUction. Herpiclde Is a new prepara- ti0n. made after a new formula on an entirely new principle. Anyone who has tried it will testify as to It's worth. Try it yourself and be convinced. Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c Tn stamps for sample to The Herpicide CO. De- troit. Mich.
 One Dollar bottle, guaranteed.
 Al all Drug Stores.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-09
WINNING TEAM
 ID GET CUP

On display at Kirmse's store is 9 beautiful slyer cup to be presented tU the winners in the coming bas- ketban series of games. Three teams will compete for the cup, FiGemen, with Harry Ask as captain Elks, with c. A. Durkee, captain; and :he White Pass club, George Huh, captain.
 IT cup will be presented by the WPite Pass. On one side is en- graved a miniature Naskketball and on the other are the words; Bas- ke: Ball Trophy, Skagway Alaska, presented by w. P. A. c. 1916-17.