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The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-17
GRa<Nis GRAINS.

Miss May Chandler left Tuesday for Hatfield, where she expects to be in the home of Mir. and Mrs. Dover.
 Mir. and Mrs. Roy Aston of Gill; ham spent a night with their par ents, MT. and Mrs. 0. c. Kirby. the past week.
 Mrs. Luther Elan came over from Wilburton, Ok. Monday to be pres ent at the funeral of her mother, Mrs. Will Danner.
 Prof. T. C. Wiggins spent the weekend with his Grannis friends, and left Sunday night for his home at Fayetteville.
 Gas Black returned to his home at TeXarkana after spending few days with his uncle and aunt, Mir. and Mrs. Will Collins
 Mesdames Nell Faulkner and Lona Huckleberry spent day in the home of their brother, Robert Phil pot of Gillham, the past week
 Messrs. Phil T. Stevenson and Dick Melch of Mena have been looking after their sawmill business near Crannls in the last low days.
 Mir. Poor of McAlester. Ok, was transacting business in Grannis the past week, and while here was the guest of MT and Mrs. Alex Coyle.
 Messrs. Wilson and Hayes moved their househould goods Go Eagleton the past week Mrs. Hays and Miss Ruby Wilson left Saturday to join them
 The Mothers day exercises held at the Union church Sunday night were well attended. and enjoyed by an appreciatlve audience. especial . ly the musical part
 w. l.. Nerldeth of Shreveport, La was in Grannis the first of the week ! looking over the country and seeing whether he would like Co invest in some Polk county land
 Miss Florence Neal left Saturday evening to make a visit in the home of her brother. Frank. and while there she will attend the commence ment exercises at Spiro, Ok. The Grannis correspondent re- ceNed a program of the commence ment exercises of the Ashdown High school Friday evening. May 25, from Miss Mary Edith Collins she being one of the Glass of i9i7 Miss Edith's friends will be pleased to know of her success.
 Messrs Wiley and John Jones, Lee Sargent, Albert Spikes. Levi Shaw, Charlie Milican, Edwin Me- Ney and Grant Caseheer were guests of the Cove Odd Fellows lodge Sat urday night, and helped to initiate number of new members They report a very pleasant visit among their brother ledge men.
 Mrs Josie Danner died May i3, f9l7 al her home at Grannis. The deceased was born March 2S, 1872 at Huntsville, and at an early age became a member of the Christian church On August 6 1905 she married W F. Danner, and has since lived in this community. The hus- band and four children survive her. Thus has passed away from a field of usefulness. in the prime of life, kind and devoted wife, an indul- gent and aifectionate mother. a good neighbor and a valuable member of the community The loss of the de- ceased will be felt by all
 Nj. F. D. NJ.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-17
Jane
POTTER PICKUPs.

Mrs. Willie Chamblin traded in Mena Tuesday
 Howard Payne spent Saturday and Sunday in Mena with friends.
 Misses Lois and Ercel Wilhite of Mena are visiting friends here this week.
 II. $ Linn and Clarence Owens at tended the singing at Pleasant Hill Sunday.
 Mr. and Mrs. x. F. Gam, Emmett Rowe and daughter, Anolia, were Mena visitors Saturday
 There will be no Sunday school at the M E. church. South, Sunday on account of Decoration at Rocky.
 MT. and Mrs. Will Chamblin and children spent Sunday at Old Dallas with Mr. and Mrs Tyndall Green
 Miss Dollie Harris returned to her home in Hatfield Tuesday afternoon. She had been visiting here since Sunday.
 MT and Mrs. Doyle Rowe visited Mrs. Rowe's mother. Mrs. T. R. Bates at Hatfield. Thursday and Friday of last week.
 James Howard and family are at the home of Bill Coffman until Mir. Howard finishes his business here. and then they will go to Illinois
 MT and Mrs. c. z. Parker, Mir. and Mrs. T. M Hunsaker, H. s. Linn. Johnnie Linn, and Mabel Hunsaker went down on Mountain Fork last Thursday. Mir. Linn succeeded in landing a buffalo fish that weighed IF pounds.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-17
BETHESDA SPRINGS.

There will be an all-day meeting at Old Dallas Sunday. All invited,
 Prayer meeting at the home Of J. Il. Cunningham Friday night. All come.
 Pool Wilhite of Old Dallas visited at the w. E. Jones home at Potter Sunday.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Cunningham spent Sunday at Potter with ". E Jones and family.
 Mir and Mrs. Barnes of Old Dallas were at the prayer meeting at ths Rayburn home west of here SundH afternoon.
 Stanley Standefer and family spent the day on Two-Mile Sunday MT Standefer is going to move @ Two-Mile this week.
 Elder A. r. Ballinger of Riversld.e, Calf, will be at the home of J, l.. Cunningham on Friday, the ioIh, and will hold meetings Saturday sl fl o'clock and at night, and as muGn longer as the interest holds out
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-17
NUNLEY NEWS.

D, Mays of Board Camp. visited in this vicinity Sunday
 Miss Lou Farley of Board Camp spent Thursday at Nunley. Afford Parker spent Sunday with friends near Board Camp. Mrs C. T Collier. who has been qutte III. IS some better this week. Newman Farley of Board Camp spent last Sunday at the NJ. Parker home.
 Everybody remember Sunday school at Nunley, every Sunday evening.
 Milton Hilton and Henry Collier made a business trip to Big Fork last week.
 Arch Ellsworth. who spent last week at the Wade Parker home. re- turned home Sunday.
 Miss Ova Heath of Heath Valley spent Tuesday night and Wednes- day at the home of her sister. Mrs Elizabeth Rials of this place
 Eleua
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-17
INK ITEMS.

Q. B. Perry reports new Irish po- tatoes
 ! A. Wise and family visited at Dallas Sunday last.
 ! F Cottmai. and Boh Wear and son, Bonnie, were in Mena Tues f~q
 Mrs. H. L. Rosson of near Pine Grove. spent Sunday night with her daughter, Mrs. George.
 Mr and Mrs. Duke Keener and daughters, Zoll and Zelma. and Miss Eula Fmbry were trading in Mena Saturday.
 Miss Counsel Battenfield and brother, Ambrose, of near Pine Grove were visiting at the ]. P. A. Johnson home Friday and Saturday
 c J. Emhrv and sister. Mrs Falby Mason of Board Camp, and Mrs Elizabeth Fmbrv of near Ink were visitors at the George Embry home Sunday
 Those attending Decoration sery- ices at Owens Chapel Sunday from Ink. were MT. and Mrs. Frank En- brv. and son. Owen: Mrs. Ellen Em- bry and daughters. Misses Eula and
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-17
BIG FORK BITS.

The cool nights here are damaging cotton.
 Grover Murphy of Waters attend ed singing here Sunday night.
 Mrs. James Edwards of Big Fork went to Mena Monday to visit rela- lives.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. B. Lilies of Dry Creek went to Mena Monday for supplies.
 Mr. and Mrs. Burk Edwards of Big Fork made business trip to Mena last week.
 Alexander Pate of Mill Creek vis- ited Friday night at the W. $. Bates home at Big Fork.
 James Spake of Alder visited on Saturday night with his sister, Mrs. Alice Beck of Big Fork.
 c. W. Heath of Heath Valley is helping w. s. Bates of Big Fork thls week. They are digging a well.
 Miss Mahle Taylor of Butcher Knife, went to Mena last week for oil to run her fathers shingle and grist mill.
 Misses Tilda and Lula Heath of Butcher Knife visited Sunday with the Misses Kate and Artie Bates of Big Fork.
 Miss Lucinda Putnam, who has been attending school at Howard, has returned to her home at Haunt ed Hollow.
 Jesse Harrison of Old Dallas vis- tied the latter part of last week with his aunt, Mrs. Tom Heath, of Butcher Knife,
 Mir. and Mrs. Lester Mays and Mrs. k A. Lewis of Mill Creek, were callers at the H. B. Lilies home at Dry Creek Sunday
 Phil Abernathy and little grand son, Oswell, of Mena, visited Satur- day night at the R. J. Abernathy home at Dry Creek.
 Mir and Mrs Columbus Lilies and children of Free Valley, visited with Mrs. Lilies sister, Mrs. James Rob erts of the Hay farm.
 Mir. and Mrs. G. W. Heath of Heath Valley were guests Saturday night, of their daughter, Mrs. John Miller of Board Camp.
 Mir, and Mrs Will Parker and daughters, Misses Edna and Vida, of Board Camp, visited in Heath Valley Saturday night.
 Mir. and Mrs. Freeman Edwards and Miss Martha Abee of Sulphur visited Saturday night at the J. B. Lilies home, on Dry Creek.
 Daniel Heath of Heath Valley and Cordy Cox and Miss Mable Taylor of Butcher Knife, were callers at the Steve Bates home Sunday
 Mr. and Mrs. Lit Abernathy of Big Spring, visited the first of the week with Mrs Abernathy's parents, Mr, and Mrs. Shade Hilton of Nunley.
 Mr. and Mrs. Cooper Standridge of Opal were guests at the home of Mrs. Standridges parents, Mir. and Mrs. G. B. Bates of Big Fork Satur- day night
 Rev. Mir. White was unable to fill his regular appointment at Pleasant Hill Saturday and Sunday. and Rev, Phil Abernathy and J. B. Lilies filled his place.
 Mrs. Lolo Thompson and daughter, Irene. and son, Fay visited the lat fer part of last week with Mrs. Thompson's parents, MT and Mrs, Henry Lawrence of Waters
 The Literary Saturday night was a success. There were people from all parts of the county in attendance II will be the last we will have for a while as everybody is busy with the crops
 The little son of Mr and Mrs. Andy Sims of Heath Valley while playing one day last week, got hold of a dynamite cap. Driving a nail in the cap if exploded and blew a thumb off and hurt some of his fin gers. Some of the pieces went in fhe boys leg below and above his knee. The little fellow was just up from a siege of measles, but he is getting along as we'll as could be expected
 Papa's Helper.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-17
WEST VALLEY VERITIEs.

John Moore was West Valley visitor Sunday.
 Mich and Cecil Wright visited at West Valley Sunday.
 Mrs. Lewis Nichols visited rela- tives at Hatfield Sunday.
 Emma Rear returned to Hatlilela Sunday, where she is attendlhs school.
 Lela Nichols has returned home from Mena. where she had been ss- tending school. -
 The young folks had a nice tune at the singing at West Valley SUI day afternoon. <.
 Herbert Walker and family gl Potter visited at the home or UIc'o Tom Joplin Sunday. nm
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-17
SHADY GROVE SHADOWS.

There was a singing at the holnts of Mir and Mrs. E. N. Wallln ldsS Sunday night d There will be no Sunday. sch9hg, .ha here next Sunday on account oi 'h' Decoration at Rocky. The Rev. ]. l.. Bedding faileu " fill his appointment here Sund1ay' of Percy Lowell and Frank kolar v Mena were here Sunday. n
 Wammas Pet.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-17

that IS, any outside your own town
 Houston Johnson did not get mad when Frank Lewis cut his fine neck tie off last week, but instead bought another with small American flag on 1t and dared him to repeat the dose. Frank wilted and put his knife in his pocket. It was all fun, anyhow.
 Those who attempted to pass Ter rvs restaurant Friday night failed. How could they. when the room was filled with merry people. all sitting al long counter eating ice cream. cake and chocolate. which had been so tastefully prepared by the ladies Of the home mission society.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-17
BOARD CAMP.

Rev. MT. stewman will preach here Sunday
 There will be baptising here the ith Sunday at fl o'clock
 There was a social at the home of Mir. and Mrs William Hilton Thurs day night.
 There was prayer meeting at the home of Mir. and Mrs. George Ned ford Thursday night.
 Earl Peters. who has heen in Fort Smith taking treatment for his in
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-17
arnoon was well attended and

ernoon was well attended and highly enjoyed.
 Miss Fannie Watkins is spending d few days with her grandparents, Mr and Mrs. w T. Cole. near Ink. Ode McM!llan and sister, Miss Ida, of Board Camp, spent Saturday night here with their sister, Mrs NJ, Bates.
 Mir. and Mrs Will McMillan of this place spent Sunday at Board Camp Nlna Lewis and Grace Watkins spent Friday evening at Egger
 Sunshine
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-17
Boy scouts Nav Raise Beans.

Mayor Ira o. Smith, Will s Mae- Lafrerty, Alex Patton and Rev. | ,,. ~ Park made tour of the city ana tne m surrounding terfl'o.d with the purpose of selecting a,n iha securing some ground on which t,io Boy Scouts may raise beans and o'n7 CT vegetables.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-17
ROCKY RuMRLES.

E. c. Turner and son, Ode, went to Mena Tuesday.
 Burt Ogden is home now, having graduated from the Mena High school.
 Crops look fine in this section, tho some have had to plant their cotton over.
 Mr. Lowthers and family of Muse, family Saturday and Sunday.
 Our Sunday school was well at tended last Sunday and interest is still growing. We have few regu- lar attendants who come four and five miles. Our Mothers Day serv- ices. which were held in the evening, were well attended, tho the program was not quite so long as was planned, on account of sickness. Little Lois Pollard rendered a fine piece on Mother" as did also Miss Bettie Welch. and Miss Nell Porter gave us a fine reading. Then Rev T. A. Parks of Mena made an excel lent and impressive talk. which will long be remembered by those who heard him.
 Great interest is being taken in the work on the cemetery. which will soon be completed We are glad tO learn that no graves are being ne- glected. the nonresident and others receive the same attention This speaks we'll of our community Let all who will. come out again next Friday and finish this worthy work. Next Sunday is Decoration day here and the program has been carefully arranged by the committee and is as follows:
 Song by Glass.
 Cemetery Gates open for Decora- ton at 10 o'clock.
 sermon by Rev. Williams of Hat field at fl o'clock.
 Dinner on Ground.
 Songs at 1 o'clock.
 Talk by Rev. R. T. Connally at i 30.
 Sermon by Rev. Arnold of Hat field at 3 o'clock.
 The committee is composed of Misses Clemmie Connally Oracle Connallv and Allie Miller.
 Everybody is welcome and we hope tO see a large crowd out.
 Several from this community would like very much to attend the Decoration at Egger but have not vet learned the date. Will the cor respondent from that place please make melton of the date in next weeks Star.
 ROckv Gent
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-17
YOCANA.

Mrs. R E Watkins was Board Camp visitor Saturday morning.
 MT and Mrs NJ. Bates of fhis place, spent Sunday near Board Camp.
 < Walker Bates and family of Board lamp spent sunda vat the P. W.
 MT. and Mrs. Teague of Board n,amp. spent Sunday at the P. W. Watkins home
 Singing at this place Sunday aft
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-17

Nova; Misses Sadie and Myrtle Johnson. Walter Howard and family, Messrs. Sampson Harris. Willie Hol- land. Ellis Chambers. Oscar John son, Ambrose Battenfield and B. W. I aruDou
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-17
Teams Wanted

Log teams and lumber teams wanted at once. Pay 8 per thousand for lumber haul. 8 miles east of Hatfield. Good roads. Pay twice each month. E. Y. Stevenson & Bro. Hatfield, Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-17

itine his daughter, Mrs. Carrie Will Hanson.
 A good many around here have powed up their early-planted cot ton and are planting anew.
 T J. Vaughn and daughter, Mary, from GoOdwater, Ala visited last week with their br0ther-in-law and uncle T. J Hicks.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-17

iured leg, returned home Sunday night. Mrs. ]. W. Hilton and family, who have been visiting here for some time. returned to their home at Maud. Ok, Saturday
 School Girl.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-17

I have at my place, 3 miles easo os sa
 Mena, one pig. taken up z1s iiib, bv ago. Owner can secure salie ns paying all costs. and provlng oF'i' ership. John Graf.--Adv 20 ~.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-17
Wanted to Purchase used FOrd

runabout or touring car " z. Graham, Ice Plant Phone, i2s residence phone, o36. 6.Adv iia Y 20 1t.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-17
TWO-MILE WINTERS.

T ! Hicks is visiting his daughter Mrs. Sid Anderson. at Heavener.
 Mr. Edwards of Calvin, Ok, is vis-
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-17
PINE GROVE NEEDLES.

Rocky Gent
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-02
SUFFERED YEARS
UNTIL RECENTLY

For about five years.I was troubled
with hot flashes and chills during the
night as we'll as pains across my back.
and The food | ate would feel like lead
upon my stomach" states Mrs. Nellie
Mulligan of 81 Forty-lourth street.
Lawrpncoville. Pittsburgh. in stating
her condition previous TO going 10 the
Elcciro-Mcdical Doctors for treatment.
II can say" continued Mrs. Mulliga1.
that noW after one months treatment
feel entirely well. am not troubled
with any of The conditions had for so
long
Mrs. Mulligan. who makes the above
statement. treated with the Electro
Medical Doctors. as have thousands OF
other sick and found health. Her state
mrnt is but one of many public state
menlS given in praise Of the modern
scientific treatment of these specialists
and shows what is being daily accom-
plished by he Electro edical Doctors.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-02
ATTACKS ENDED
SAYS PATIENT
Electro Medical Doctors Daily Prove
the Wonderful Efficiency OF
Their Methods.

AT the Elcciro-Medical Institute,
COMPRISING The entire second floor OF
112T Market street. over Griests Phar-
macy. are almost every practical treat
ment device for the benefit of The El2c-
rro-Medical Doctors patients. The re-
suits being ACCOMPLISHED for The SICK
and 'ailing by these specialists Is well
illustrated in the following case:
Pittsburgh. Pa. Oct. I'D, 1916.
TO the Public:
For about TWO years | suffered with
great nervousness, accompanied D!
Spasinodic attacks over The entire
body. These attacks would make the
muscles rigid for "a few seconds at 4
time and coming on al any um". !
would have to doctor al each attack. AT
which lime he WOULD give me hyper
drrmir injections. sometimes a. many
.as five Or six injections.
Some time ago ! went 10 The Lice
TO- Medical Doctors for trcatmrnt and
can now lrulhiully say | am confident
am well. for | have had only one such
attack since starting the treatment.
feel good in every way. All this WAS
accomplished after | had treated with
other doctors who failed 10 give me re-
lief.
(Sicnndi J.. a. PURNELL.
9Nn Swissdale Ave.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-02
ONCE AGAIN IS
FINE AND WELL.
Former Patient of Eicctro-M cdicaI Doc
tors Gives ADDED Praise to
New Treatment.

Many months agn Mr.. John +. Ranch,
ur -, Li"hhrld street, Pittsburgh.
made Il public statement III praise uf
The mudrrn treatment of The Electro
Medical doctors. for these specialists
al shat lime gave him health after
Years Of suffering.
Recently Mr.. ltauch became afflicted
again and returned 20 III" ElrrIrO-Merl-
iral doctors fur treatment and makes
the following statement. which is self
explanatory.
Pittsburgh. Pa. Nov. LIST, 1916.
"To Whom Il May Concern.
"Fiv" years ago. a. IN my former
statement Ia the public. | received
blow on the head which left me in n
serious condition. ~ that time ! Went
20 the E.leciro-Mcdical Doctors anu
took treatment and soon recovered.
In June | had Il sun stroke. how
over. which laid me MP III he'd TWO
weeks and affected my back and legs
81 much That could hardly walk and
was S"llirg worse right along. | de-
ritIrl 10 return "a ;hc lIlru;rn-MrAlical
DnctorS, which ! did and now | wish 10
STATE that am greatly improved.
Those pains and aches are g0n" and |
now Use my limbs; good again ana the
circulation j. coming back"
(Siynrd) JOHN +. RAI'CH.
The $40 ailments Of Mr.. RauCh were
distinctly different ones. The first
cause Of his iruHhIr being the blow on
HE hcad-'he ,rr0nd the SunsirOkc.
Mr.. Eauch entirely recovered from the
affects Of line blow ami is almost we'll
from his more recent lronblr.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-02

Consultation. advice and eIa1nlna-
ton, including the N.Ray, Chemical
Analysis and Blood Pressure Test AT
one dollar. Such is The offer made ny
the Electro Medical DOCTORS to the SICK
and ailng who call upon them during
the next seven days.
The Electro-Medical Doctors OBJECT
in making this offer is TO give every
sufferer chance 20 know what can De
done with the wonderful new Electro
Medical System of Treatment in his or
her own particular case
The examination Is the most import
ant part of.the proceeding when SICK
person calls upon the Eleclro-Medlcal
Doctors. Willis, it costs but one dollar
to those calling ar the Institute during
the next seven days. yet it is as accu-
rate as if the patient had paid the reg
ular $1,000 examination charges IN full.
The most delicate man. woman or
child need have no fear either OF the
X-Ray or OF the electrical treatments,
as they are harmless. painless and safe
in the hands OF experts.
The diaSnnsjic and treatment appa-
ratuses used BY The EieCIrO-Medlcal
Doctors are many The machines--de-
,icate and Intricate medical devices -
find the cause Of the trouble with
astounding accuracy. The Electro-Med-
ical Doctors daily prove the fact that
science has so modified and so tanned
electricity thar the weakest child or
invalid can stand its force Without the
slightest fear or pain. The forces Of
electricity are sent through Ihn body
into every tissue and fibre without the
patient experiencing. she slightest SEN
satinn. except relief. On" apparatus
sprays electricity through the body. alb
sorbing fibrous and decayrd tissue,
there being thousands Of volts going
through the body--yrE tho patient only
experiences 4 sensation as Of standing
in a ray OF sunshine. After the treat
ment the patient feels like normal
healthy person on an ideal spring
morning No garments need be re-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-02
GAVE UP HOPE =.
BUT RECEIVERS.
Another Ailing Man Finds Health
Through the EIectro.medieal
Doctors
{ at the EIectro.Me dicaI institute, 1927

81 considered myself all in, for !
had suffered for years with my stom.
ach and intestines," stated Mr.. J. H..
Painter, Of 1927 Kelly street, in telling
of his condition previous to going to-
the Electro-Medical Doctors for treat.
menl. .,',sr5.
az had about given up hope OF ever:
being any better when I heard OF the
Electro Medical Doctors and deter.
mined to consult them. This did Sep;
ten:ber 9th. and now / consider that
have been saved and am again able to
perform any work as well as ever
could"
Among other ailments, the Electro.
Medical Doctors treat are chronic dis.
eases of the nerves, blood, heart, liver,
kidneys. bladder, spine, brain, also
rheumatism. paralysis, epilepsy, gall
stones. goitre, indigestion, consdpa.
ton, dyspepsia, nervousness, rupture,
asthma. cafarrh, deafness, neuralgia,
and other diseases OF women and dis
cases Of men.