The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26
narketinr Strawberries Tuesday,.

marketing strawberries Tuesday.
 Andy Tucker returned to Smith vile Tuesday, after week at court.
 Eight more Poland China pigs ar rived for as many Hatfield boys Sat- iurday.
 J. A. Crawford was in from Oc- tayia Tuesday, doing considerable trading.
 Out of the 5 persons billed at the last court not one of them live in Hatfield.
 Miss Jessie McPherson of Indian apolis. is visiting at the home of J. F. Williams, cousin, and family.
 Tut Harris and Artie Littlepage came down from Potter Sunday and spent lhe day with friends and rel atives.
 Mrs. W E. Mershon will go down on record as having been the first woman to east a vote in Hatfield.
 lt may be disappointing Go some, but several local items failed to reach The Star office last week in time for publication.
 Many a minister has found out on reaching old age that the only God he ever knew was his own past esti- mate of others and himself
 Dr. Johnson and Ebert Butler have a new plan for defeating Ger many-drain the ocean dry and leave her submarines on dry land.
 Mir. and Mrs. ]. w. Franklin and family arrived in Hatfield Saturday from Hydro, Ok, and are moving to the I A. Jordon farm seven miles east of town.
 Elliott Cook. the 3-year-old son Of Mir and Mrs. Charles Cook was the only person in town Tuesday who felt so patriotic as to be carry ing and waving a flag for Uncle Sam.
 Mr. and Mrs kelsie skinner and Miss Louise Mullins of Cove. and Misses Lodie and Eva Cecil of Van- dervoort. all visited Hatfield friends Sunday afternoon, having come up in Mir. Skinner's automobile.
 Rev. N 0. Hornsby of Nunley has been called to fill the pulpit at the Baptist church for the remaining part of the pastorate year of 1917.
 N. F. Bales of Potter is visiting at the home of his son, Merton, and family.
 Mr and Mrs. j. D. Hinderson came very near drowning while crossing Six-Mile Creek last Friday, while they were on the way up to look at a farm MT. Hinder had bought from Lowson Tucker. The creek was up and the team and hack was washed DO feet down stream.
 A crowd consisting of Rev. w. B. Arnold. ?. F. Rouse. Miss Ethel Rouse and Miss Alice Williams in Mir. Rouses car, and l.. II. Hall. k. A. Davis, Alex and Andy Parsons, and Frank Satterfleld in Mir. Halls car, autoed to West Valley Sunday aft ernOOn. when Rev. Bro. Arnold preached at o'clock.
 Uncle Ed White made his annual trip to Mena Friday The reason Uncle Ed don't go to Mena any oft ener is because he is too busy Even tho he is D or near about, he always finds something to be doing, and last, but not least, so we'll does he under stand farming that il is doubtful if he has his equal in the county.
 Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Henderson state that they have partially equipped their home for housekeeping again, since their burn out on the after noon of April 1. and that they wish t0 use this means of thanking their many kindhearted friends, who were 50 generous in making various kinds of donations that proved to be so useful to them in starting up house. keeping again.
 D. k. Meyers returned from Mena Saturday after having served on the grand jury. and he is letting it be known publicly that he is we'll pleased as a citizen the way our county affairs are al present being conducted. Mir. Meyers is carrying on large farming and cattle interests two miles south of town on Six Mile, but he never gets so busy as to neg feet keeping up with all local and national issues that pertain to econ omy, honor, investigations, etc.