The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27
GREAT CROWD IN
 hENA SATURDAY
sia Attraction Was the Gifts of Gold t0 Patrons of the Watkins and the Mena Hardware St0res-An
 Afflicted Man Favored.

There were more people in Mena Saturday than had been iu on any ether Saturday for long time. many of the farmers having come m lo do Christmas shopping. but lhe big attraction was the award lng Of the cash prizes al the Wat kins Hardware Store The draw ing took place in the afternoon al 2 o'clock in front Of the store. but long before this time arrived the crowd that had gathered filled alt the space in the street and all the standing room in the two store so0ms, the crowd being variously estimated at from 2,500 to 5000.
 A total Of Si00 in gold was given away 10 Che customers during the year just closing, of the Watkins Hardware Store and the Mena Hard ware Company, total of little Jver iS,000 tickets having been giv- en out at the two places of business. There were seven prizes, starting cut with S200 for the first prize. ff00 for the second, S50 for the lhird, S25 for the fourth. Si0 each for ihe fifth and sixth. and s5 for the seventh The first prize went so C '. Sale, the second to ]. J Vance, the third to ]. r. Standridge. tho fourth to John Ogden, the fifth to s II Hilton, the sixth t0 II. ?. Bair, and the seventh to II M Rob- erts
 As a surprise to all Of the ticket holders il was announced al iheI close of tho drawing that an addi- fiona s5N was to be awarded in ten prizes Of s each. these going to lhe following named persons
 Wilson Bohann0n. NJ. Ward. D. c. Mabce- Math simmons, A, Black, Mrs. w E. Humphrey, W. A. Nav kins, w. E Nash, Gus Emerson and Will Norris
 Announcement was made for the prizes for the year 1918. which will include the distribution of $500 in gold, in eight prizes, as follows. ks50. si50. Si00 S50. S25, two of Si0l each, and one of S5.
 Before the drawing was begun Mark P. Olney of the firm made an announcement on behalf of the Red gross.. asking for aid in the mem- beRship drive, and giving the dates to be filled next Sunday afternoon by Red Gross speakers. He also Thanked the assembled crowd for Zine patronage given the firm during kie year and made announcement of the plans for next year. Sherifl H. w Finger, NJ Martiny of Mena and Prof E. W Hamby were then se- sected to conduct the drawing. The tickets were emptied from the boxes into | wagon bed, and after being shoroly stirred, boy was blinded Eglded, and he drew the numbers successiyely from the pile. the first number drawn taking the prize, and So on thru There were only three numbers drawn which were not re- presented they were 2i.5S2 held by \ N0rtemiller of Oden, ii.923 held Ay C. II. Jett of Wickes, and 1,2S9 held by w O. McClendon. The last swe would have been entitled to a prize of S5 each. and the first would have been entitled to BIO
 The humanitarian spirit of the great crowd was finely demonstrat- cd when iSS03. held by D. A. Ma bee was drawn Mr. Mahce has been stricken with paralysis. and has ht- aie control over his motor muscles. When il was reported that lie was q paralytic and unable to be present. from all over the crowd came sug- Ersiion ,Let him have if anyway, and Chen when Mr 0lney called for show of hands Of all those who were in favor of giving the prRe t0 the sick man even tho he was noi present. practically every hand an that crowd was in the air.
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