The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-26
Correspondence
HATFIELD NEWS NOTES

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 ]. X. Cobb has sold his well drill- ing machinery.
 Dan Watkins of Mena transacted business iu Hatfield Monday
 Will Cranford and little boy re- turned Go Nayina, Ok. Friday.
 0verseer C. A. Lewis is working ihe Smithville road this week
 !. A. and l. A. Henderson have sold their farm down on the C0ssa- toit
 Rev W. B. Arnold closed n very successful revival ai piney Grove sunday night
 I-anzo Hall ripped i to Mena ir his Ford Monday C. iniy rpad-werk- iue supplies
 C f Johnson and M K, peningeI shipped j ear of hogs to Kansas City Aenday night
 Rev R. L. Rigshy has bought lht Smith farm on Slx-Mlle and will move to it this fall
 Mrs. J O. Gates and little daugh- ter and son Oliver, Of Tuscola, Tex. are here Co visit until after the fair
 D0ugan Rouse. the i2-year-Old son Of Mir and rMs. Pies Rouse, is eonyaleseine from a long spell oi Illness
 W. W. Stevenson X Son are keep ing the roads hot with teams haul ing lumber from their mill west of Hatfield.
 " l. Richardson made n hit with tomatoes this year having solc many crates here in town at D. cents per pound
 Carroll Perry and son. Custer ana John Bingham of Bismark. Ark. spent last week here visiting rela- tiyes and looking at the country
 Hulse Miller IS here from pauls- bor0 N J. and is awaiting orders Co report Go his company at Kansas City. who are oil tank contractors.
 Now. as we have the best seasor for years for planting fall croE Of potatoes. let everybody plant al least for homo consumption anC seed for spring
 shipment of cans for various parties arrived last week. Owinl probably to the campaign of savinl produce in other ways. the price has dropped S6 to $i0 per 1000.
 Many people planted their fal crop of Irish potatoes last week Others. contrary to the latest ad. vice from agricultural stations t( plant carly, are waiting until tht 10th of August.
 .lh. Hatfield baseball team cleanel un nn the Cove bullies Saturday with a score Of to 3. The Hatfield team $ up to snuf any way you take them. and now after a littlt praetce they gre ready for Mena any day
 Those baptized at the Six Milt ford Sunday afternoon were: Frank Satlerield Wallace George. Horace hlgshy, Mrs Alb Vaughn and Mrs Rev N .. Hornshy Rev N Q H0rnSly pastor Of the Bantis church. otlieiated.
 Mir and Mrs Carl Henderson ana family arrived m a Ford Sunday ff0la Richland Mexico and e8pect tn visit nnd remain over until aftei the fair lt IS 20 miles Co Richland hut they made the trip and had bu eae small accident
 Mrs Josiah Long, who was re rently stricken with paralysis al her home west of town. died Friday night and the remains were nre- pared for burial bv J C. Frazier oI Mena and shipped to Yukon. OK. Saturday for burial
 Miss Anna Wood was in town Monday arranging for a canning club exhibit at the Fair. Her last demonstration before the Fair for Hatfield will be held next Monday at tho home of R. R Dodd All the eluh girls are urged Co be on hand
 As result of the masterful preaching that Rev. N. o. Hornsby has heen doing a, the Baptist church the revival did not close Sunday night. as formerly an npuneed. but was continued indeti- nilely Up 70 Monday night there were six conversions and ten addi- lions tO the church.
 No wonder Hatfield people arc en- unused Crops look good. great quantities of timber and lumber are comns in from the east and west and another hlg blaming mill is eX- pected to he doing business here soon Reallv there's not 8 dark spot to be seen anywhere except iu the Far East and the recently pro- posed airship crusade may prove eapabie of dispelling fl if reports are true
 Not until opportunities present themselves tn we know where men stand We thought that Hatfield business men would not sign a peti- ton for a Jefferson highway for fear that Mena merchants might under sell them and that the highway would be an indueement for their customers Co go there to trade This was a mistake. Every business man m town signed the petition and they Siid so with the intent that they would get their share of the trade no matter how low Mena, or any other town on the road. sold goods
 There has been no event in Hat iieid since the election that attraet- nd sa much attention as the recent intterv drawing that was made in Washington to determine who of those that registered fer the army in June were fit and to see who should go first. Tho streets were full of young men all day Saturday and Sunday who were either look ing for a Mena Daily Star or for a list that was copied from The Star