The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-09
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 ! Jim Lively was over from the Cad- do Thursday
 1 Wayne and Jesse Beck went to Mena Saturday
 ] Monroe Bowen and Colonel stand ridge went 10 Mena Monday. A goodly number attended the Childrens day at Union Hill sunday II. c. Ferguson was down sunday from Board Camp visiting his Dfotii- CT, Virgil.
 Bill Spear of Slaiingion went to Kansas City last week on a business mission
 Mir. and Mrs. Curl and children will return this week from visit m Scott county.
 \. Hoyle has sold his farm to C. C.. White, the consideration being SIX hundred and fifty dollars. Mrs. Oliver Cox and children or WOmble came up Sunday for a few days visit with relatives.
 The Lewis-Simpson thresher was here Friday and Saturday threshlng for J NJ Beck and Monroe Bowen.
 John Mobley. who has been sick SD long, was able to make the trip Co the home of his brother-in-law w. NJ. Edwards, one day last week.
 Friends and relatives were shocked to hear of the death of Clyde Standridge, which occurred at his home near Waters Sunday morn ing, of congestion.
 Despite the draft our population is continuing to grow. with the birth of girl at the home the Rev. M B. Goodman and a boy at the home of Forest Ranger Charley Fritts.
 The first draft in this township has been formally notified to appear at Mt. Ida before the local board for physical examination on Thursday, as follows: William w. Riser, Mar lin R. Goodman. John G. Edwards, John V. Free. Hugh Cox, Daniel G. Edwards and George Condor Sum mcrall.
 This section has been favored with favorable conditions conductive to good crops. Corn. cotton and for age crops are over average and no serious damage in this settlement from the much dreaded boil weevil has been reported Down the Caddo and the Black Springs settlement crops have suffered for rain
 The Watkins saw mill caught fire "Wednesday and for while it seemed that the shed and it's con- tents would be destroyed The mill had shut down at noon until morn ing, in order tO make some repairs. Some of the men were burning a large pile of slabs left over from the last run, the fire spread to the shed and bucket brigade was formed and thru their efforts the fire was extineuished
 This section will be represented by q large delegation in the Mont gamery Circuit court at Mt. Ida next week. The case of R N Moore Vs. N Hnvle, which was carried to Cir cult court on an appeal from Justice Court here comes up for a hearing on Tuesday and a great number of witnesses have bean subpoenaed for both the defendant and the plain tiif The State of Arkansas ys. Ray Mundy, who was apprehended last week by Deputy Sheriff Daniel G.. Edwards on two indictments found at the February term of court for grand larceny and Sabbath breaking. promises Go he a case of consider able importance. l l.. Cox and E. J. Head are the Grand and Petit iur- DTS respectively from this township. Mr Head is on the regular panel and Mrs. Cox is an alternate petit juror
 A special term of the MontgOmery County Quorum court was held at Mt. Ida July 30, for the purpose of making an appropriation to comply with the requirements of the Ma tional Highway Commission neees- sary Co enable the county to share in the distribution of funds appropri- ated 10 build national highways. Twenty-one justices of the thirty eight duly commissioned and acting justices were present and an appro- pfiation of Si3000 was levied and appropriated on South Fork and Womble townships, being fifty per cent of the estimated cost of the proposed highway thru that dis trict Fifteen hundred dollars was appropriated Co complete three new bridges in the county. that have been built by contribution. The county judge was empowered to pur- chase safe for the books in the county treasurer's office and to use funds to make other preliminary surveys and estimates.
 Knight Errant.