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The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-29

panies on hand so that if fire does happen to break out, they will know where to order from and thus pre- vent delay Of correspondence.
 Mr. and Mrs. l.. II. Hauss of Mt. Vernon, ILL, are visiting with their daughter, Mrs. J. c. Lacy and fam fly, north of town. Mir. Rauss is 80 years young, and is enjoying his trip like 20-year-Old boy.
 Rev. w. B. Arnold filled his regu- lar appointment at the Nj. k. church Sunday. Rev. Bro. Arnold has been badly handicapped in his work on account of measles in his family, himself included. All are out of danger now
 The Hatfield school closed Friday without giving any entertainment as had been long planned and worked for This was due to the measles which broke out in school the first of March, after which time attend ance fell off so that systematic prac- tice was rendered impossible. Normal Class will organize the first
 Monday in April and continue for 8 weeks. Three or four more pupils can be accommodated. If you want to work, come R. B. Dodd, Princi- pal.-AdV. i2 2t
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HATFIELD.
Village Monotony and Good Roads.

Village M0n0tOny and Good Roads.
 Expressing your opinions to others at home and on the streets is quite different from expressing them from the pulpit and platform or thru the columns of newspaper. 1t require nerve Co do the latter, especially if you live in the country or in a small town. X man can express himself privately and go home and hide be- hind the curtains of home sacred ness, but when he expresses him. self publicly the public will pene- trate his home and begin to make investigations. Here is where trou- ble begins No man is perfect; in fact, the bigger the man. the big SO in country life. where abstrac- ing to do, but investigate, and work ai unraveling the lives of those who attempt to be public persOnages. And 1t often winds up by no one being competent to throw stones at glass houses. All people are more or less of one mould Hence the av- craze c0untryman is not going to listen very long to the pleadings and HGftlt Oi t AiititictNif q B0ithtAAdA VI a writer. of whom they know to be full of faults themselves. This is why school teachers, ministers. law yers and editors of small towns have to move, or go out of business. so often. The public gets tired of them and they get tired of the public.
 Tn small towns all persons are more or less narrow. Things often sink to such low level of monoto- ny that the mad house would be relief. Everybody is afraid of each other and congenial mixing is often impossible.
 Let us have life lots of 1t. Not foolishness exactly. but plenty of fuIf-fun like boys and girls have at school while at play. Now if good roads will bring these things about and bring ns closer to the city, let us have them. Providing, of course, that they do not cost too much.
 Joe Lewis.
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c1ACETT CLIPPINGS.

Mir. ana Mrs. 4. Markham of Greasy Cove. visited the J. M. Beck home Tuesday night.
 Joe Standridge returned Satur- day for a several days stay on the Caddo. where he was working for I. w. Swindle.
 Prof. Arnold Edwards of the AL der community was over Sunday and made it convenient to pay a call at the Tom Spake home.
 Lem Lofts of Mt. Ida. who started to see homefolks Saturday. turned back at Black Springs. owing to trouble with his bicycle.
 W. NJ. Edwards went to Acorn last week, where he called at the Golden Acres farm for a business confer ence with Peter McWilIiam.
 Jesse Beck, who recently changed his residence from here 10 Big Fork was over Sunday. Jesse says he can't forget the Kates creek folks. ] MT. and Mrs ". N Edwards spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Ed wards sister, Mrs. John Moblely, who are now living on the George Beck farm
 A party has been arranged for the young people at the nome Ol MI. and Mrs. Tom Spakes. Monday nights in honor of Miss LiRnie's i2th birth day anniversary.
 l Mir. and Mrs. Gaylon Lively and Major and Mrs. K. J Henley went to Caddo Sunday, where they att tended the services conducted by the Rev. Jerry Newman.
 Grandpa Marlborough died very suddenly at his home near Red Bird, at an early hour Saturday morning. Mir. Yarbrough was apparently in good health until he aroused his family early Saturday morning. and before the neighbors could be sum- moned. he was dead. lnterment was at Gaston Sunday. He left wife and thirteen grown children. Tn speaking of the summer vlsl- tors expected at the various points. the Montgomery County Review has the following to say about our com munity: Out at Walsh and Otto's Blood Springs, near Red Bird, there are to be some strangers to inspect the surroundings and to soiourn a few days, while up at the General Ryder springs at the picturesque little village of Clagett, there will be from Kansas a delegation of in- terested sightseers and health seek CTS.
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OWENS CHAPEL CHIPS.

Erwin Hogan made business trip to Henrietta, Ok. last week.
 There was singing at the J. S Hinson home Sunday evening. Grady Garden spent Saturday night i'll Mena at the home of his mother.
 Mrs. s. H. Golden and son Ara attended the Woodman Circle SUD- per al Mena last week. $. H. Golden was on Crow Peak Monday morning to get some seed corn from Hardy Jones.
 Rev J. V. Kelley will fill his reg ular appointment at the Chapel Sat- urday night and Sunday
 Messrs. Brooks and Emmett Tenn pleton Of Ink attended Sunday school and church here Sunday.
 Rev. NJ. F. Whitaker preached an interesting sermon to a large con- gregation at the chapel Sunday. Autry, son of Mir. and Mrs. ]. J Embry. who has been quite sick for the past week, is reported better.
 Jackson Hogan arrived Tuesday from Port Arthur. Tex. where he has been employed for the past year.
 Mr and Mrs. R. l.. Gore and little RTdIlIuduETittT Ol Mtlld NlSlJtu dt the J. H. Hinson home Sunday after noon.
 Fayette Brown of Yocana spent Sunday with his friends at this place and led the singing class Sunday afternoon.
 MT. and Mrs. Hunter Fleming and children were the Sunday guests of their friend Mr. and Mrs. M. w. Roger of Needmore farm.
 The singing at the Chapel will be postponed Sunday week, but there will be singing at the home of B. F. Barron and also an Easter egg hunt.
 Miss Eva Hinson and Mir. Archie Barron were the delegates elected to attend the district Sunday school convention, which it to be held at Dallas Sunday
 Miss Anna Wood. the home dem onstration agent, was in this com munity Friday getting girls for the canning club. Misses Beva Jones and Hester Hinson were among the number who joined. Mir. Delaney, the farm demonstration agent. was organizing bows into corn and pig clubs. Davis Hinson joined the corn club
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HATFIELD HOTsTIPH.

Prof. R. B. Dodd spent Monday and Tuesday in Mena.
 Many farmers are planting corn this week Others are waiting for a full moon.
 ], c. Allen was out in his car Tues day, lo attend the sale of l.. w. Hall, near Old Potter.
 The Ivory Axe Handle Company, of Hope, are figuring on putting in a handle factory here soon.
 T. K. Bates and Mayor w. H. Ter " made a business trip Co Mena on Monday in Mir. Bates Ford car.
 Dr. l.. O Dickson, the dentist of Mena. will be in Hatfield Friday and Saturday, March 30 and 3i.--Adv
 Two more automobiles this week for Haifieid--two Chevrolets, bought by Mark Dover and Lloyd Morrow.
 Everybody must he thru with the measles as there was large crowd out at Sunday school Sunday morn ing.
 k. II. Glasgow and little daughter, of Wellington. Tex. are visitors at the home Of Mir. and Mrs. George finders.
 II. D. Watson of Kearney, Neb., visited , days or last week at the home of his friend, James A. Slote, ana famiy
 Wm. Lowe returned from Potter Tuesday with the news that he had bought out Emmett Rowe's stock of goods anu witt not move to Wash ineton as intended.
 Everybody knows what the words save and economy" mean now. If there is any that don't. they will have chance to learn before they see any of i9i8's daylight.
 Mir. and Mrs. David Belknap. out near Old Potter. were made merry Sunday night over the arrival of their first child-a boy. weighing if pounds. The little fellow was named Leonard
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank Lewis and daughter Lena. went up Friday to Mena, where Mfr. Lewis was called as member in the interest of the Democratic Central Committee of Polk county.
 The Reverends ] R. Williams and W. E. Arnold. Prof. R. B. Dodd and Andv Parsons drove out to Pleasant Grove Sunday afternoon. where Bro. Williams preached to a large con- greeation at 3 o'clock.
 The city council Wednesday can- eelled the order for 2 fire engines for the town but intends to keep the eatalogs Of several Fire Engine Com
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far from well. He has lost 38 pounds in weight during his illness.
 John Earl of Union Grove had an accident the other day while blowing in new ground. The blow caught under q root, swung up and the han dle hit him in the side, breaking a rib, he fears.
 Corn planting is under good head way Ebert Meeks, Ebert Mont gomery, John Earl and a number of others have planted a pretty good acreage. Ebert Montgomery re- ports corn coming up.
 Marvin Ward, who has been W ork- ing in Oklahoma. is back in Polk county. and mighty glad to get back. He says there was nothing in the world to go to out there He is now working for & B. Wallace
 The dipping vat over at Elm Springs is about ready for charging. It is almost a unanimous thing, there being 28 shareholders. This speaks well for the enterprise of this community. Elm Springs Is be- coming progressive.
 J. A. Earl had a hog drive the other day in which a large number participated. He had a number of hogs which had been running on the range until they had become so wild they could not be caught. They succeeded in rounding up and cap turing seven of them They brought Squire Earl nearly Si00 and had never eaten a grain of corn.
 pedagOgllp.
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Bridget
ALE ALPINES.

Wheeler Riser went over to Wom- ble Thursday. Farmers are very busy planting corn these days.
 Albert Doty visited our little burg Saturday afternoon. Tomp Putnam of Haunted Hollow visited with ]. M. Stamey Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. J. Holmes are nicely settled in their new home.
 Miss Damie Cox of Slatington vis- ited with her aunt. Mrs. w. J. Holmes, Thursday
 Gran mother Ramsey of Big Hill spent a few days last week with Mrs. R. N. Moore. Misses Martha and Linnie Spake visited with the Tom Hooper family at Alder Saturday night.
 w. NJ. Edwards returned from Mena Saturday where he bought goods for the Ali store.
 R. N. Moore and Stamey Hoyle came in from Mena Saturday where they purchased supplies.
 Misses Ethel and Florence Beck visited with the C. c. White family at Red Hill Sunday night
 Frank Baker and daughter, Miss Alyce, went over to Mount lde frl- day to attend to business.
 Miss Mae Carter, who has been right sick, is recovering. Dr. J. N. Murphy of Opal has been in attend ance.
 Rev. NJ. B. Goodman and Hopkins Edwards preached at Manning Mill Sunday morning and in the after noon.
 Grandmother Bowen is over visit ing at Manning Mill this week with Mrs. !. NJ Reecer and Mrs. c. c. White.
 Mrs. Elijah Roberts and children of near Potter came down Saturday afternoon to attend the funeral of Polk Yarhrough, father of Mrs Rob- erts.
 Mir. and Mrs. ]. II. Edwards and little daughters, Alma and Nellie. of Edwardsville Heights were dinner guests with Mir. and Mrs. J J. Abee Sunday.
 Quite a number attended the sing ing Saturday night at the Baptist church. which is held every Sattlr- day night with Prof. D. G. Edwards as leader.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ace Markham of Missouri Falls visited with their relatives, the J NJ. Beck family Tuesday night returning home on Wednesday. Mir and Mrs. Coleman Mckinney of Dilce came up Friday and visited with Mrs McKinney's parents. Mir and Mrs. A. NJ. Carter. returning home Monday morning. Walter Edwards of Mena came down Monday morning in his car to bring repairs and assist Dr. J. H Murphy with his car. which broke down near Red Bird Sunday.
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ACORN.

l Mrs. B. r. Barron was at Mena on Sunday.
 l Miss Annie Thorson was at Owens 1 Chapel Sunday.
 The Haie- McWilliam sawmill is l having q vacation at present, having laid off for farming purposes. i Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hogan of the 1 Owens Chapel community spent Sunday with Mir. and Mrs. l. c. Mill Ter.
 Misses Edna and Pearl Barron at tended singing at the T. D. Reid home near Owens Chapel Saturday night.
 s. H. Golden and son, Ava, of Owens Chapel were hauling lumber from the Kensworthy mill to Acorn last week.
 MT. and Mrs. Will Tucker and two sons of Mena spent Sunday with Mir. Fuckers brother. J. D. Tucker and family.
 Mrs. Garrett Bare and little son, James, of Kansas City, arrived Mon da of last week for an extended visit with her parents. Mir. and Mrs. B. s. Petefsh.
 Those from Acorn who attended singing at Owens Chapel Sunday aft ernoon were Misses Etta and B. P. Garland and Toka Hale. Messrs. Dudley Swank, James Tucker, Fleet Baines and Enos Garland.
 Sunday school at Acorn was re- opened Sunday with very good attendance. The following officers were elected. ] C. Garland, Supt. {; F. L. Belt, Assistant Supts; Miss Madie Belt, secretary and treasurer.
 School Kid.
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HOLLY HITS.

W. w. Thetford of posey Hollow was a Saturday visitor in Mena.
 Prayer meeting. this week. will be held at Joe Boehms. All are in- vited.
 Quite a number took eggs and butter to Mena Saturday. Eggs are little higher, 2i cents being paid Monday.
 There have been several appllica- tions for Union Grove school for the coming year. ]. X. Ratliffe of Elm Springs, who has been under the weather, reports his health as improved.
 Will Wynne and Jerry Bennett, of Eureka school district spent Mon- day and Tuesday in Mena.
 Rev. Jas. Dollar preached two powerful sermons at Eureka school house Saturday night and Sunday: Caleb Foster of posey Hollow f left on Saturday to obtain work, when he expects to send for his wife
 Rev. Chas. Mayheld of Wander voort will preach at Union Grove the third Saturday and Sunday night III April.
 Jewel Casey. formerly Of Unlon Grove. now of Owens Chapel, is ex- peeting to attend business college | in Texarkana.
 Ida posey Way posey. Hattie Turk Efiie Foster, R. A. MeCurdy, Uncle John Foster and a number of oth- CTS from Posey Hollow were in Mena Saturday.
 Jesse Bass took in a coop of chick ems Saturday and reports a price of nearly 75 cents each This sounds like real money for jus plain chickens.
 Claud Harper of Ida. 0kla- for merly of Elm Springs. who has been quite ill at c. W. Wyatts left on Monday for home. He is better but
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GRANNIS GRAINS.

Chas. Bates Of Mena spent Satur- day night in Grannis.
 W. E. Hungate was business vis- itor in Mena the past week.
 T. k Moore made a business trip to DeQueen Monday evening.
 Luke Daniels made a business trip to Gillham and Wickes the past few days.
 John Frye, father of Tom s. Frye, IS making a visit with his son this week
 Miss June Winston of Zwolle. La, is now visiting her sister, Mrs. Tom J. Wilbanks.
 E. l.. Douglas of Hope was in Grannis looking over the country the first of the week.
 Jim Pickens is again seen on the streets of Grannis, having come up from Mooringsport, La. last week. Mrs. George Smith and youngest daughter of Broken Bow, Ok. are making a visit with Mir. and Mrs. 5. Ill. McCurley this week.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank Cockrell and little son of Heavener, spent the weekend in the home of Mir. Cock tii C iAlOtlitlt MI D. Vs ANs A't0As
 Mir. Murry and little son, spent a few days with Mir. and Mrs. w. E. Hungate and his little daughter, who is in the care of Mrs. Hungate.
 An Easter program will be given at the Union church on Easter Sun day morning, after Sunday school. A cordial invitation is given to everybody.
 Mrs. Buddy Arnold is now visit ing in the home of her parents, Prof. and Mrs. G. W. Johnson. having come up from Vivian, La, last Thursday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ed Johnson of Vivi- an. La, spent few days with rela- tiNes Here. Their nephew, Jimmie Herring, accompanied them home Sunday evening.
 Grandma Rule Prof. G. W. John sons mother, left Monday evening for Heber Springs. where she will be with some of her children. Prof. Johnson went as far as TeXarkana with her.
 The Grannis school closed last Friday. Miss Beulah Carter. teacher of the intermediate and Mrs Olive Jones of the primary grade, taught one month longer than Prof. Blank enship.
 ] C. Clinton moved his family and household goods ID from Ashdown last week and is again resident of Grannis. He moved into one of his brother Eds houses on the west side of town.
 Mai F. Il. Poe of Shreveport, La. came up for weeks visit with his son. Emmett and family, and will visit in the home of his son, Ed. at Hochatown on his way to Tulsa. Ok, where he will spend tine summer in the home of another son. Milton.
 Tom J. Frye bought farm of 80 acres from John Hubscher. half mile east of town. Consideration was Si 800. Frank c. Arnold bought 80 acres from J E Priekett. three miles south of towR Consideration, Si POO Both deals were made thru Alex Coyle.
 An election of officers at Union Church last Sunday night in the Christian Endeavor Society for the ensuing six months, resulted in the election of the following officers: Mrs l.. Moody. president; Mrs Min nie C0yle. vice president; Mrs. Ida Hungate. secretary; Miss Hazel treasurer. Miss Patsy Mathis. oPganist and Mrs. Pet Frye, assistant organist.
 M E. D. NJ. nr a
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LARGE Each i0c-FRUIT TREES-iOc Each
Surplus List.

About 100 each of the following: plum-ShrOp Damson, to ' feet. Also Burbank, Abundance, Red June, Wickson and Wild Goose. Average 1 inch or more at soil top. headed low.
 and English Morello. Well rooted, fine large trees. all over inch thru at soil top.
 Also a few of the best peaches, pears and apples in these large sizes, which we must move this year. This is your opportunity, Order from this or send for re@- ular list of trees. gratis. buds. -rap' vines. etc.
 THE PINES PLANTATION
 Hatfield, Ark.
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Correspondence

Obituaries, Memorial Notices and Cards of Thanks Will only be pub- Nehed when accompanied by hc per word. When in poetry lc per word.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-29
EGGER BLOSSOMS.

sunday IS the regular preaching day at the Nazarene church.
 The farmers are making prepara- tions for planting corn the coming week.
 The club will meet at the school house Friday night. Everybody come.
 Bro. Kelly of this place filled his regular appointment at Dallas o Il
 Irmon Kelly. who went with his mother to Prescott, Ark. came back Monday.
 Prof. Garrett and wife of Mill Creek visited at the homo of Albert Philpot Sunday evening.
 w. w. and W. J Philpot of this place made business trip to Mena Monday to get fertilizer.
 J. W. and J. NJ. philpot returned Friday from Fort Smith. where they went for medical treatment.
 Mis- Julia Harmon of this place spent last week with Mrs. Homer pigg of Mena, returning home on Monday.
 Those who traded in Mena Friday were: w w. philpot, A. A. Philpot. J. T. and Willie Egger and W. J. IPhilpot.
 Marvin Standridge and wife of this place, visited Mir. Standridge's father and mother, last Saturday night and Sunday. at Opal.
 James and Robert Dorrough and sister, Miss Florence. of this place, visited at the G. V. Conn home Sun day.
 The little infant daughter of Mr and Mrs. R. B. Harmon died on Monday and was laid to rest in the Cherry Hill cemetery Tuesday.
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Strayed From Potter. one dark
 brown mare mule. sprinkled with rnan hairs; weight about 800, height about fl hands, fresh shod all around: ten years old. slight speck in right eve. Was last seen at Hat
 loid on Morch 25 s5 reward for irfnrfnasion lnadin~ te recovery. DhoAo H~d~n Rros paftpr. Ark. I. v necc- dv WI [
 n; s,,rss r.,iorroI ., Hiliehrand's.
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WANTED scrap iron and east
 ings, old blows and the like. of which loads of 1t are laying around in your way. Bring it all to J F.. Disheroon, Mena. and get the money for it. Adv. i3 1t
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Good Horse for Sale-7-year-old Will be at Mena Wagon Yard Sat- urday. Ebert Heise.--Adv. i3 1t.
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School supplies at Hiltebrand's. Adv,
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ni' 'aarfs rniarrn1 n Hiliehrand's I.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-15
Opened Tuesday With Formal Addresses Of Welcome By
Several Local Speakers and Responses By Con-
gressmen Barley, -Kincheloe and Others.
SPECIAL DEGREE WORK PUT ON TUESDAY NIGHT
Congressman A. W. Barkley Of Paducah, Elected Head
Consul and Owensboro Gets Next Head
Camp Meeting.

The formal welcome of the state
camp w. o. w. at the Tabernacle
Tuesday morning was given in true
Hopkinsville style. A big crowd was
on hand and the following state Off
GERS were in their seats:
Head Consul, w. V. Gregory, OF
Mayheld, KY; head clerk, j. George
Miller, of Louisville; head adviser,
Dalton Vosier, of Paducah; head bank
er, E. X. Brown, Of Princeton; head
escort, w. P. Albritton, Of Fulton;
head Waterman, Louis Iglehart, OF
Dawson Springs; head sentry, John
Adlich, Of Hardin; head managers,
George Broadfoot, of Paducah; H. A.
Willis, of Litchfield; E. A. Davis, OF
Highland Park; c. T. Mccormick, OF
Cave Spring; S. w. Sellers, Of Poole.
The public meeting was presided
over by T. c. Underwood and prayer
was offered by DR.. Lewis Powell. A
song was sung and welcome address
es were made as follows:
For the city, Commissioner Frank
H. Bassett; for the H. B. M. A., Ira
d. Smith; for the w. 0. w. Of Hop.
kinsville and Christian county, Judge
IW. T. Fowler.
The w. o. w. quartette, composec
tof Oscar Wright, L. X Wood, L. r
Bailey and Paul Twyman. sang, anC
were forced to respond to an encore
The first response was by Hon. A.
w. Barley, the gifted Congressman
from the First District.
A delightful violin solo was played
by Miss Virgil Sellers. Mrs. Jessie
A. Houston, of Galloway county, re-
sponded for the Women's Circle.
Miss Nancy Boyd entertained the au-
dience with humorous reading.
Congressman David H. Kincheloe
responded to the II. B. M. A. address
ina Enthusiastically eloquent speech.
Miss Dora Alexander, of Omaha,
supreme clerk, Women's Circle, nexI
responded for the ladies.
Paul Twyman sang beautiful sole
and Rev. A. S. Anderson was the
final speaker.
The regular business of the meet
ing was then taken up. The afternoon
session was given over to reports, etc.
The annual report Of Head Consul
Gregory showed that on December
81, 1916, the order had a total men,
bership of SO4, 29l and the amount OF