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The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-22
CLAGETT CLIPPINGS.

Freeman Edwards came in Sal urday with load of goods for th Cash Store.
 Arthur and Henry Lilies of B Fork called at the w. M. Edwara home Sunday.
 Jesse Beck has made applicatid thru Postmaster b. C. Edwards join the army.
 The young people enjoyed a sing ing al the home of MT. and Mrs. J0iE lobicy Thursday night.
 The younk people enjoyed sing ing at the home of Mir. and Mn John Mobley Thursday night
 The Sanders family, living on A Mountain Retreat farm are reporla to all be down with the measles
 Jerry Lambert and sons, Lesg and Sammie visited the kowlg home at Greasy Springs Saturdgi night.
 S. A. and Willie Hughes have bea down near Mimosa for several das where Willie IS putting up grs mill.
 Jesse Dorley's residence eaugil iilt NtllildN, Dul tue ltdiiltS WIT conquered before they did mu19 damage
 The Rev. Howell filled his appoins| ments here on Saturday and Sundgl 1t being his first time here in sell eral months, on account of the lHl element weather.
 Tom Spakes went to Ali MondsII
 Columbus Mobley spent SundsI night at the Manning saw mill cam.l
 Galand Lively and William Bow8 visited the J L. Cox home at Sls1 ineton Sunday.
 The stOFk visited Mir. and Mn| Monroe Bowen Thursday night t| new arrival being a boy. On Sui day the stork was again heard Of aI the c, V. Beck home, leaving Q ghD llr. Simpson was in attendance ] both places. New Scribe
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-22
FACTS FROM FREEDOM.

It is time to watch for indications of spring fever.
 Irwin Maddox has employment al the GOsney sawmill
 Drew Davis and family spent Sun day night at the J. F. MCkinuay home.
 Andrew Hodges and wife left Sat urday to make their home al Quin- ton. Ok.
 Will Maddox. J. E. Mckinney and J R. Turner were trading in Mcna Saturday
 Eurtls Patton spent llIc latter part of last week in Montgomery county looking after cattle.
 Will Cnmmings and family Of Muse, Ok spent Saturday night and Sunday with relatives here.
 There will bo a singing convention at Center Point school house the tnird Sunday in March. Everyone invited.
 William Patton. H. A. Chamhlin. John Cummings, Jewel Maddox and Elmer Day were in Rocky on busi- ness last Saturday. Primrose
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-22
DEPART MEN T


lavia. was in town on business Tues day.
 Uncle Dan Nations was up from Vanderyoort Tuesday doing lot oi trading
 A. M. Parker was up from Cove Saturday purchasing building ma terials. .
 ED Moore was on the streets Fri dav meeting friends, after long siege of illness.
 Mir. and Mrs. Dooley Barton were LID from Cove Saturday, trading ana visiting friends.
 Bring us your ties, poultry, eggs and other produce. Watkins LDr' N Mere Co.--AdN. ,
 Mrs. Carrie Whtpple and son, Ear returned to the farm Saturday ana will make a crop this year.
 Mr. and Mrs. Roy Holder came down from Potter Saturday to do some trading and meet their friends:
 ]. l.. pettigrew bought a span o1 mules Friday, and that night, one ol them hurt itself badly Tn wire fence.
 Dooley Barton of Cove was in town Friday and Saturday buying hogs for MeKinsey X Rogers or Mena
 Miss Johnnie Gipson and Miss Johnnie Henderson were down from Mena Sunday visiting friends and relatives.
 The first thing Robt. Higgins said when he arrived here for a visit Sat- urday was: Boys, you have good town, boost it.
 His purpose is not yet learned, but R. k. Daly was doing some close ln-, speetion Saturday of various road working tools and machinery.
 +. c. Miller, who is now teaching his second term of school at MC- Cauley was in town Saturday meet ing friends and acquaintanccs.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Lively and baby. Ella Jane, were down from Rocky Sunday visiting at the home of Mrs. Lively's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Davis.
 Mrs. w. H. Terry received a ship ment of full-blood Plymouth Rock chickens, all registered, last week, and is hurriedly preparing to enter the poultry business on strictly modern plans.
 J. A. LcWty. Uleftildllb LII NlChtos and ]. Brinton, manager of the Wickes Farm X Orchard Company, came up to Hatfield Thursday to make some purchases of full-blood White Face cattle, but they were too late-all were sold out.
 H. w. Finger was down from Mena Monday to take in charge Jim John son. an accused forger, who T. R. Bates, deputy sheriff, had arrested after looking for him for two weeks.
 NJ. D. Quillen of Oden, being an enthusiastic stock man, and seeing a notice in the paper about the re- cent shipment of cattle in Hatfield, came down Saturday and remained over until Sunday and met many farmers and stock growers, encour- aging them all to keep the interest up.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-22
COVE CATCHES.


 Uncle Basil Barton is on his feet agaln after a months serious illness.
 Dan Harrah Is moving this week into his suburban home in the east efn part of town.
 Prof. Mheelis of Gillham spent Saturday and Sunday among old friends and neishbors at Cove.
 Rev. Edgar Peters of Board Camp filled his regular appointment at the Baptist church here Saturday night and sunday last.
 Miss Cleo Hamilton from near Des Molnes, la, sister of Miss Ida Hamil- ton of Cove, has come down to spend the summer with her sister.
 Walter Mize has remodeled and re-roofed his home and builded a new barn and now has one of the most comfortable looking homes m the community.
 Dan Harrah IS starting a modern chicken ranch on his place just east of town and has some fancy fowls, among which the some capons which will weigh from 10 to i2 pounds.
 Guy Clarke, our barber. had a telegram from his former home, hedwatef, Tex, that his father was very sick and departed for that place last week to visit him
 We surely got our wires crossed in our last letter about our fellow t0wnsman, Bowman Waite. as he bought the grist mill of J. T. Gallo way instead of the livery barn from Hunter Bros.
 There will be an illustrated lee ture at the Town Hall next Satur- day evening, February 2I, by J. Hol- lister Tull and our County Demon stratlon Agent Delaney, under the auspices of the Fruit and Truck Growers Association. This lecture will be very important to the farm CTS and h0rticHiturists of Cove and vicinity as it will be illustrated by lantern slides showing the methods of cultiyatine and packing of straw berries, cantaloupes, etc, so let us all turn out and be edifed.
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The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-22
ALE ALpINEs.

Wayne Beck went to Womble on Monday.
 F. F. Edwards returned from Mena Saturday.
 C. c. White of Manning's Mill was here Saturday.
 Fine weather, sowing oats. and early gardening.
 Mrs. Henry Morris visited at the R. N. Moore home Saturday.
 Colonel Standridge went over to Wombie Friday on business.
 The Rev. Hopllin Edwards made a trip beyond Womble Saturday after noon.
 Mr. and Mrs. W. o. Bowen have been very sick with an attack of lagrippe.
 Wayne Beck and Granville Bowen attended singing at Manning's Mill Sunday night. The Rev. Elijah Abee from down the Caddo was in these parts Mon day morning
 D. C.. Edwards did some fence building and other work for Major E. J. Henly last week. The little son of Mir and Mrs B. Carter is quite sick Dr Steward of Nomble is attending him.
 Mrs. Will Hook of Caney, Kas., is .here visiting relatives She is going Co move on her farm on Hog creek.
 Mir and Mrs Jesse Fountain and daughter Vernon visited with Mir. and Mrs. M. Fountain at Alder Sun- day.
 The residence of J. w. DooIey caught fire Sunday from a Hue. The fire was eXtinguished before much damage was done
 R. N Moore and w. Curl. together with John Ramsey went over Co Mt Ida Saturday. Mir. Ramsey to prove out his homestead and Messrs. Moore and Curl as his witnesses.
 Born, to Mir. and Mrs. J. NJ. Bowen, February i5. a son. and to Mir. and Mrs G. V. Beck, February IS, a daughter Dr. LA. Simpson of Big Fork was attending physician.
 A. M. Golfer received news Satur- day that his mother. living in Texas, was at the point of death. He left Sunday to be at her bedside. His son, Robert accompanied him as far as Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-22
ACORN.

Several farmers are sowing oats.
 Mrs. R. H. Alstatt, who has been quite sick, is reported improving.
 Mrs. William pettigreW spent Fri day With Mrs. T. l.. belt.
 Jake Standridge spent Thursday alshl with his uncle, B. F. Barron, end family.
 Mrs. B. F. Barron attended the Ma zarlne meeting at Corinth Saturday and Sunday.
 Miss Cecil Lazalier and Miss Edna Barron attended church at Corinth Saturday night.
 Harry peteilsh is remodeling his residence and will be ready to move in sometime soon.
 MT. and Mrs. Melvin Gallaspy and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cox of Mena.
 Miss Betty Palmer of the Twin Oaks farm and~ Miss Irene Bluitt were Acorn visitors Sunday.
 Misses Edna Barron. Toka Hale and Reba Anderson spent Thursdav afternoon with Miss Cecil Lazalier. Norman Spencer. who has been visiting the MeWilliam family of Golden Acres, left Tuesday evening Tor his home in Iowa.
 MT and Mrs Fred J. Smith of Mena and MT and Mrs. c. Mathes of Oak Lawn farm were visitors at lhe. McNilliam home Sunday.
 Mrs. Carson Adams of Wheatland. Nyo, came in Friday afternoon for an extended visit with Mrs. w. c. B. Allen, and other friends. Mrs AG- ann was formerly was resident of Acorn, having lived on the Cold Spring farm three years.
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The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-22
POTTER PICKUpS.

H. S. Linn is erecting a barn on his property in town.
 Hodges Bros. will pay 30 cents cash for your eggs.-Ady.
 Mir. and Mrs. N. F. Gam visited Mr and Mrs. Bethel at Rocky Sun day.
 MT. and Mrs. D. T. Rowe attended Quarterly Conference at Hatfield on Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. R. L. Bates attended the funeral of T. M. Dover at Hat field Monday afternoon.
 Mir and Mrs. J. G. Jackson of Mena spent Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs. c. R. Outright.
 Miss Anolia RCWC spent the week end at Rocky with her grandpar- ents. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Turner.
 Mr. and Mrs. Hodges, formerly of Mill Creek left Saturday evening for Oklahoma, to make their home.
 Mir. and Mrs s. P. pigg of Rocky |spent Sunday here with Mir. and Mrs .T. M. Hunsaker, parents of Mrs pigg.
 Mcsdames IsIa Bates and Inez Rowe returned Saturday afternoon from Quinton, Ok, where they haC been visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. J. But Ter.
 Since December 3, 1916, trains No 3 and i have only made flag stop. at Potter but Agent D. T. Rowe has been notified that they will stop reg ularly now.
 Mir. and Mrs. Joe MeBee and daughter, Beatrice, returned to their home in Haileyyille. Ok, Tuesday evening Miss Estelle Walker ac- companied them and will remain some time
 It is understood we are to have a dipping vat in our community toward which S65 has already been given. A meeting has been called for next Saturday afternoon at o'clock. at Hodges Bros. store, to de- eide upon location All who are interested are invited to come and discuss the question, as it is to be placed where it will be most con- Vpnfnuf
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-22
MICKES WAVES.

Mrs. Hedges went to Mena Friday.
 George K. Edmonds was in town Friday.
 Miss Ethel Parker of Cove visited here Sunday.
 Mrs. John Nash of Grannis is vis- ting Mrs Rollins.
 B. r. McCauley went to Nashville Sunday to attend court.
 Miss Oracle Stokes of Grannis is visiting Mrs. John Kinder.
 J. l.. Roberts and NJ. Scott went to Mena Monday on business.
 w. A. Ragland of Mena spent Sunday at the Commercial Hotel.
 Oscar Silvey and Herbert Woodell of Cove were visitors here Sunday.
 Tine Isett Lumber Company has purchased a large Nelie Auto Truck.
 Mrs. Billy Daniels died at her home east of town, Tuesday morn ing.
 c. II. Jett, Jr., and J. k. Joplin went to Texarkana Monday on busi- ness.
 Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Golf and sis ter, Mrs. Hoblitzell motored down Sunday
 Bro J. K. Edwards filled his reg uar appointment at Aileen, Saturday, Sunday and Sunday night.
 MT. Nichols has bought another corload of hogs, which he hopes to send to Kansas City soOn
 Invitations were issued Monday to a Birthday Masquerade at the home of MT. and Mrs. w. R. Bennington, Tn honor of their daughter, Miss Mildred
 The Valentine party at the hos pitable home of Mir. and Mrs. Erin kle was most enjoyable event. The house was beautifully decorated. Souvenirs of wood, heart-shaped, shaped, were given to each guest.
 John $. Huston of McGirk, Mo-, and NJ. H. Bagly of Centertown, Mo, were here last week looking for land to buy. They expect to buy stock, hogs and cattle. They will bring two carloads of mules and horses with them and will have sales days the 1st Monday in each month.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-22
HATTIEs HATFIELD HoTsTUpH

T. H. Hasten was looking after property interests at Cove Monday.
 James Slote was showing proper ty to homeseekers west of Cove on Monday.
 Early garden and early chickens will give you soonest relief from the H. C. of l.. Hatfield markets this week are: eggs, 30c; hens l3c; chix l6c.
 Will Asheraft, from Big Brushy, was town visitor Friday He re- ports lots 0f assessment work being done on mining claims in his vicin- ily: also preparations by some for mining this spring,
 The Department of Agriculture recommends wrapping fancy bak- ing potatoes in paper like oranges. Instead of having the grocer deliver them it would be safer if the ladies took them home in their hand bags $500 to S3.50 per bushell Who said humble potatoes?
 j. H. Hollenbeck, who has been visiting al the Pines Plantation, has bargained for two places near Hat field. which he will buy, providing he can get a third one, which the owners are not very anxious to dis pose of. With his sons. he will de- NelOp the places. X 29c tax and 8 threat of only 3%o on deposits in his county are driving the money away for investment.
 Fisherman, ahoy We received the complimentary issue of your pa per. We heard it coming. It is the loudest paper we ever saw-loud in name; loud in praise of its com munity; loud for it's advertisers 4 rightly named the Melville Times. Fisherman. send The Star cores pondence page a sketch. You have many friends on this page, who would appreciate few words from you.
 Hattie" has been out of the state for about. month and may not be quite in touch with some events, but ! if the proposed mortgage law is like that of most states, which re- quires the lender to pay tax on the mortgage and the borrower to pay tax on the remaining value of the land or security, then our lawmak- CTS might as well come Go an agree ment for the new forms in these states read: the borrower further agrees to pay all taxes on this mort gage" This law gives the borrower tho privilege of paving the tax out Of either his right or left pocket.
 has been many years since fruit buds were as dormant at this time Of year as now. Every indication k for an enormous fruit crop in this part of the state Fruit spurs on apple and peach buds are promis- ing, as we'll as on all small fruits. Cut back the long limbs on the peach now, so they won't break with the load so far from the trunk. Open up the heads of the apple trees. but don't cut the little fruit spurs off of the limbs you leave on. Pick all the dried fruit eff that hung on all winter. Brown rot, scab, dust. etc. winter on these. Plow the orchard once or twice to cover up the spores and turn the fruit insects up where the birds can get them. If you can't spray whitewashing the trees helps. Get busyl
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-22
VANDERvOORT VERITIEs.

J. E Campbell has purchased the Lawrence Brock place.
 Boss Jackson and wife left for Joplin, Mo. Monday evening.
 The two Mena basket ball teams that played our teams last Thurs day were both victorious.
 Allen and Jessie Davis and their wives, from Marble Hill, attended singing here Sunday afternoon.
 Mrs. J. c. Jackson and children are visiting with her mother, Mrs. 'J. A. Hamilton at Marble Hill this week.
 Mir. and Mrs B. P. Lichlyter and Miss Bessie Cecil went to Hatfield Sunday afternoon to hear Presiding Elder Biggs.
 A. Mcdonald and Mrs. Fannie .Cranfel were married al the office of Justice of the Peace J. P. Allen last Saturday afternoon.
 The trial set for Monday. Mer- chants Bank ys Trumbull Slave Co, was settled satisfactorily out of |court and the case was dismissed.
 Arthur Burnett of Hartley brought in load of sweet potatoes Tuesday.
 Mrs ] B. King is visiting her sis ter at Springfield, Mo. this week.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-22
INK ITEMS.

Farmers are busy sowing oats
 Walter Class of COrinth was he Monday on business.
 Boss Edwards was a Mena visit Sunday, returning home Monday
 Rex Brawley of Ransom spent SA urday night here with SampS Harris.
 Misses Eula and Rose EInbry 2 visiting with their uncle, c. J m bry, at Board Camp.
 Olin and Maude Head were ' Mena Monday to get supplies Y their fathers store at Ink. {,
 Barney harmon visited Saturn night and Sunday with his sisls Mrs. Mack Reed, near Owens GhaR
 Mrs Robbie Sorrels and little < of Potter, spent the past week at Ras with her parents, MT. and Mrs V'' Perry.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Embry s sons, George Jr., and Anvil. yislte0s the home Of N0lla Cook Sunday n~ Hickory Grove. K.
 Mr. and Mrs. Will Allen of PoVs visited here Saturday night and ss,a day with Mrs. Aliens parents, As and Mrs. c. B. Perry. X.
 George Wiles, Ira Eddlemal' v@s Head. Sampson Harris and Lvlps Rosson were repairing the Ink pn~| line Friday and Saturday
 Mrs. Otto Wise and Miss CaLlA lla Wise returned from Heavener ss urday, where they had spent Ma eral days visiting relatives.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-22
ROCKY RUMBLEs.

day. D; D: Davis of near Freedom was in Rocky Saturday.
 The. new bell ordered for the church here. has arrived. Cullen B. Connally has been having improvement work done on his farm,
 Warren Addison. Ray Ogden and Ode Turner were business visitors in Mena Monday.
 John B. Ogden has moved fo Mena where he will complete the High school course this year.
 The question Co ha discussed in Sunday school next Sunday is. sWhv did the people of Gallilee go to Je- rusalem worship?r
 Ode Turner who was purchasing seed Irish potatoes in Mena Monday says he returned with only a part of a load. after sslnnlving the demands along the road home.
 There was given at the home of
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-22
OWEN CHAPEL CHIPS.

J. J. Embry purchased four fine young mules last Saturday.
 Peter McWilliam has his sawmiIl on the Dr. Starbuck farm in running order.
 5, Mrs; Lazalier and children will ieave Thursday to join Mir. Lazalier in Oklahoma.
 MT. and Mrs. s. I. Wood of Mena visited Sunday at the home of MT, and Mrs. Sam Whisealhunt.
 MT. and Mrs Fred Bell visited on sunday with Mrs. Bells parents MT ann Mrs Riley. of Holly Springs.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank EmbPy. moth CT and sister, Misis Nora, visited on sunday with Mir and Mrs. J. J. Elm
 Miss Bonnie Wood of Yorana visit eq oVer Salurdav nicht and Sunday
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-22
R0G sPRINGs RUnRLEs.

Forty acres has recently been ad- ided to the Bird Farm one mile s0uth of Bog Springs.
 Haskell Young of Cove recently closed very successful term of school at Bog Springs.
 Indications are that all the avail able elearings in the vicinity of Bog Springs will be put under the piow this spring.
 The hotels of Bog Springs. under the management of heirs of the late Dewie Corning, are ready for the summer business.
 MT. Raney of Fort Smith, Ark, registered at Bog Springs Hotel re- gently. He is here for an indefinite stay, testing the medicinal value of the water here.
 Mrs. Taber, who has spent the last three months with her husband the Rev. James M. Taber, at his charge in Fort Smith, has returned to her cottage among the pines.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-22
Severe Cold Quickly Cured,

"0n December first had very severe cold or attack of the grip as Il may be, and was nearly down sick in bed" write o. J. Metcalf, Weath- erby, Mo. T bought two bottles of Chamherlain's Cough Remedy and it was only a few days until was completely restored to health. I firmly believe that ChamberIain's Cough Remedy is one of the very best medicines and will know what to do when have another cold '' Obtainable everywhere.-~Ady.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-22
School Board Meets.

The members of the Hatflel1 School Board met Friday night at the home of J. D. Henderson and agreed to employ Prof. R. B. Dodd, Miss Ola Littlepage, and Miss Vada Harris to teach another yer. Way man Crane was selected as one from several names to teach the 9th and 9th grades, which are now taught by Mrs. N R. King. There will be an S-month school next year. and an- other teacher will be employed
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-22
BOARD CAMP BOOMING
Oat sowing is in order.

Dat sowing is in order.
 Warren Crawford has been Wo' ing for Perry Bros. this week. ,,,,
 Mrs. Grace Crawford of s n. came down Monday to visit ~ folks and friends. A
 There was a candy and cake gSsl ty at the home of MT. and Mrs. Y Cowan Saturday night. :.
 We have plenty of work u < vicinity of Board Camp. Wages x high and the cost of living low < laborers are scarce. M Mrs. Bertha Lee Ferguson oi & place spent Sunday night ], home of her grandfather, uSSI John GobbIe, who is not expe ,IsS
 live much longer. Mountall'r~
 Other correspondence on paes
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-22

Jack ConnaIly last Monday night singing i'll honor of MT. and Mrs. " W. Cummings of Muse, Ok, wh have been visiting at the home [ Mir. Connally.
 The new feed chopper which kG Turner bought, is now being used i the grist mill. Rocky Gent
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-22
WORD FROM WEST VALLEY.

Earl pettigrew returned Saturday from a two weeks visit with home folks at Horatio.
 The young folks had nice time at the singing given at the home of A q Cole Saturday afternoon. e-J. l.. Flmore visited friends in this
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-22
HatlieIa Farmers Stick.

The Hatfield Farm Loan Associa- tion met again Saturday afternoon at their headquarters and had some exciting scenes. Three land loan sharks were present making offers of SC mortgage money. But they met cold reception, Not member of the association was willing to auii his organization on any propo-
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-22
Iwith her sister, Mrs. Sam Whisen-

with her sister, Mrs. Sam Whisen- hunt
 Beva Jones was the Sunday guest of her friend, Miss Eva Hlnson.
 Mir. and Mrs. Hardie Jones of Crow Peak farm visited Sunday with their friends, Mir. and Mrs. M. w. Roger, of Needmore farm.
 The Hinson and Jones families of Crow Peak have been busy this week planting potatoes, making gardens and cleaning house.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-22
MANY HoNoRED T. NJ. DOVER.
Large Attendance at Funeral--Es-
 tate Will Re Incorporated

The funeral services over the re- mains of I. NJ. Dover here Sunday were attended by the largest num- Der that ever turned out on a simi- lar occasion in Hatfield. Hundreds Of farmers, their wives and children, came to see the last of man who was loved by all who knew him. The attendance was estimated al one thousand
 Among the men who came from long distances were: W. S. Beall of the Berry Beall Dry Goods Com pany, Fort Smith; ]. w. Haynes of the Spear Harware Company, Fort smith, and W. l.. Fox of the Brown Shoe Company, St. Louis. These and other prominent men were brought here out of respect for the charac- ter of the deceased.
 The extensive business interests and estate of the deceased, will be carried on as stock company, the widow and children having taken the necessary steps to incorporate, and by eleeting Mark Dover, who has been his fathers active assist ant, as president The estate is es- timated at S600O0.