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The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-21
BIG FORK BITS

Miss Pearl Bates was caller near Opal Monday
 F. z Davis went to Mena last week in his new car.
 Quite a crowd from here attended church at Mill Creek Sunday.
 Henry Standridge has an auto, making the fourth car for Big Fork.
 T. ]. Edwards will leave Friday for Mena, where he will attend court.
 Miner Edwards and Ben Little of Big Fork went to Mena one day last week.
 W. S. Bates and daughter, Miss Katie, went to Mena one day last week.
 Ben Edwards and Harve Davis went to Mena one day last week with hogs.
 J. NJ. Edwards went to Mena last week for supplies for the Abernathy X Edwards store.
 Mrs. G. A. Norton of Little, Mo, left Monday for a visit with her daughter, Mrs A. R. Hurd, at HeaV- ener.
 Dad Kazea left Saturday for the oil fields west. He has been attend ing the miners in this neighbor- hood.
 Mr. and Mrs, Grover Goodner of Waters were with friends and rela- lives at Big Fork Saturday and Sunday
 Misses Katie and Artie Bates and Linnie Lilies of Big Fork visited with their aunt at Mill Creek Saturday and Sunday
 Mr. and Mrs. Java Bates ard son, Harold, visited Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs. Bates parents, Mir. and Mrs. s. H. Spake, at Sul- hlr
 Mr. and Mrs. H. NJ. Fowler of Greasy Spring visited with their daughter, Mrs. William Coughran, at Mill Greek Saturday night and Sunday. Papa's Helper.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-21
WICKES WAVES.

J. E. Joplin went to Fort Smith Monday.
 J. A. Chilean and family went to Gillham Sunday in their car.
 D. B. Joplin is spending a few days with his son. ] k. Joplin.
 Mrs. Susie Weems of Red Oak, Ok, visited relatives here last week J. A. Lewey and daughters, Ethel and Ollie. went to DeQueen Sunday ]. A. Lewey and J. Brinton made a trip to Horatio Sunday in Mir. Lew eys car.
 The Baptist church called Bro. Neighbors for pastor the balance of this year.
 T. J. Herring died Friday night and was buried Sunday in Oak Grove cemetery.
 Rev. S. A. Neighbors filled his reg ular appointment Saturday night and Sunday morning.
 Will Smith from Kansas has rent cd a farm near his father, Henry smith, and will make a crop this year.
 Miss Gertie Waldron has returned from Hugo, Ok, after visiting her sister Lanie She says her sister is much improved.
 G W. Burnham received word that his skating rink at Poteau. Ok. was burned Sunday morning. He left Sunday afternoon for poteau. Mrs. Compton, Mrs. A. c. Hig- glnhottom and Mrs John Rose vis- tied at DeQueen Sunday, Roy Rose taking them in Higgenbottom's car
 Madge.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-21
TW0-MILE WINTERS.

Mir. and Mrs. Tom Beck have sold their farm and are planning 10 move to Mena.
 Tible Latch and family of Six Mile spent Sunday at the home of J. k. Nichols.
 Mir. Edwards of Oklahoma arrived Saturday for a visit with his daugh- ter, Mrs. ]. T. Williamson.
 Born, Friday, March f5. to Mir. and Mrs Marion Holder, a i0-pound boy. He is to be called Owen Burl.
 Irene and Ruby Hicks of Potter spent Sunday night with their un- cle, J. K. Beavers, and family.
 Misses Clarice and Viola Beavers returned home Sunday after a two weeks visit with relatives at HeaV- ener.
 Mir. and Mrs Elvin Williamson of near Hartley spent Saturday night and Sunday with Elyin's parents at this place.
 The Two-Mile people received a letter from D. l.. Taylor's folks, who recently sold their farm and went to Arizona. They had arrived at Phoenix and were out or a farm. Miss Zula says she is having the time of her life, but says she is the only one that's enjoying it.
 Yawana.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-21
BIGGER ECHOES

Bro. Kelly filled his regular ap- pointment here Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn philpot of this place went to Mena Sunday. Miss Fannie Thornton spent last week with friends and relatives at Highland.
 Mir. and Mrs. T. J.. Barton spent Sunday at the E. L. Garrett home near Opal.
 The singing at the home of W. T. Dorough Sunday night was highly enjoyed by all.
 Mir. and Mrs. Levi Wimherly spent Sunday al Mr. and Mrs. Holder Will liams' of Opal.
 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dickerson spent Saturday night at the home of F.. Wimberly.
 Roy philpot, John and Robert Thornton, Harris Wimberly, Charlie Bratcher Arthur philpot and Carl Furr traded in Mena Monday.
 w. w. Philpot, T. J. Barton and daughters, Lula and Annie, and son, William, and L. Nj. WimberIy. G. V. Wimberly, J. F. Egger and Nj. F. Philpot and family, all of this place, traded in Mena Thursday.
 Jayanita.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-21

J. NJ. Latch. on Six Mile. She was 77 years old Burial was at Pleasant Grove Thursday.
 Prof. R. B. DOdd has a large tot b d on the school campus sown to tomatoes and cabbage. The plants are to ho grown for the members ot the Domestic Science class.
 John Kirsch. railway mail clerk running between Mena and Siloam Springs, passed thru town Monday from West Valley, where he had visited his father-in-l c. W, Nichols.
 Chief Yeoman pottorf and Mrs. Pottorff left Saturday (and not Monday. as we stated last week for Eastland. Tex. where they will visit the parents of ,Pottorff, Mir and Mrs. ] R. Frost.
 The second Sunday in April is a big day al West Valley. There will be a love feast at 10 o'clock and q layman's meeting at fl o'clock. with preaching at and 8 o'clock by the Rev B. W. Arnold.
 F. D. Parsons arrived Saturday from Harm, Ga, where he IS in the mercantile business. to visit his brother. G. W. Parsons, on Six Mile. II is the first time the brothers have seen each other in forty years.
 Prof R. B. DOdd has placed 72 purebred pigs here in the past four teen months thru his Pig Club Tak- ing the cost of these pigs from the present value and of their farrows, would leave nice balance on the credit side of the ledger. Yet some people are opposed to it.
 The school was closed last Friday on account of the smallpox scare. This will not interfere with the club work as Prof R. R. Dodd will spend one day each week on the grounds and four days in the fields with the boys. Miss Woods will be with her Domestic Science class each Mon day as usual.
 In letter to his father. Rev J. G. Evans. Doras Evans states that he is in the aviation corps at Hampstead, l.. l., and will be there from three to twelve days before being sent to France. As it has been several days since the letter was written, it is very probable that he will bc in France before this reaches the readers. Doras recently transferred from the medical corps. where he made rapid progress, to the aviation corps, receiving his promotion mo- tiee the day he transferred, but thought he could do better service in the aviation corps and rejected his promotion to stay with he fly inp Snlladron
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-21
Correspond n(o
HATFIELD.
HATFIELD NEWS NOTES.

Ira Keller was in Mena Monday
 C. Y. 0neill Sundayed with Lige Warner near Gam.
 Tut Harris and family were down from Potter Sunday.
 Dr H R. Getz was in town Mon day looking for ticks.
 Dr. D. X. Hilton made a 'profes- sional visit to Grannis last Friday.
 K c. and Otto Morrow spent Sat- urday night and Sunday at Gilham
 W. R. Grain was over from Bok- homa. Okla. Sundaying with his family.
 Mrs. L. Hays and children of Heavener spent the weekend here visiting Mrs. Hays sister, Mrs. Ahe Stevens.
 Sheriff Finger, Mrs. Finger and Bascom visited at Carl Henderson, s home Sunday.
 Miss Gene Henderson made a horseback trip to Bethel, Ok, last week. returning Saturday
 Robert Connally of Rocky has ac- cepted position as bookkeeper for the Beach Lumber Company.
 Government Farm Demonstrating Agent A. ]. Smith was here Monday looking after farming interests.
 Mrs Lee Bates of Potter made a short visit here last week with her parents. Mir. and Mrs. ]. R. Morrow. Mir. and Mrs. Clinton Checks left Friday for Blevin's. where Clint has contract for making cantaloupe crates.
 Ihere was a pie supper at the auditorium Friday night 10 help pay for the ground recently bought. It neited SIT.
 Mrs. Jettis pottorff. afer visiting relatives and friends here for few days. left Friday for her home at Mover Ok.
 Mir. and Mrs. K. O. Morrow spent the weekend here with relatives, returning Co their home at Ringing, Ok. Tuesday.
 Mir. and Mrs. l.. w. Averitt have returned from ClarksvilIe, Tex, where they spent the winter visit ing their daughter.
 Mir. and Mrs. Fred Gray and Mir. and Mrs. Walter Mize were up from Cove Sunday afternoon, returning home on train No. 3.
 W. E. Mershon, Joe Allen, J. O. Gates. E. H. Butler, Mrs. Hettie Martin and Mrs. Sallie Keller are having papering done. Sirayed. = One black Poland China SOW, crop and two splits in left, crop and split in right. Reward. S. R. Hines, Hatfield. adv-i2-2t-cor The Hatfield Fruit and Truck Growers Association met last Sat- urday and made arrangements for their cans and seed sweet potatoes. Mir. and Mrs. w K. Mershon spent part of last week at The Narrows, visiting at the home of Mir. and Mrs. B Gibson, and fishing returning on Friday
 Mrs. Matilda Cheeks died last week at the home Of her son-in-iaw,
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-21
T-------- OLD COVE JiNGLES


 Melyil Givens, who has been sick Tor the past few weeks, is reported better
 silas Stockton has purchased an incubator.
 There is Sunday school every Sunday at i0 o'clock. sharp. Every body invited.
 There was a candy breaking at E. G. Little's Saturday night. Every body reports nice time.
 G. w. Lines, who started in to make share crop with E. G. Little, has moved out of this neighborhood. c. R. Givens is building a new house on his farm, for renter, who will make share crop with him. Joe Brandon of Two Mile was in this neighborhood last week, thresh- ing peas for number of the farm CTS.
 Mr and Mrs. w. A. Worthington of Cove made a drive out in the country Sunday evening, coming thru here.
 It is getting a little dry but we must keep the blow and harrow go- ing. You must remember we usual ly have a wet spell here in the spring.
 MT and Mrs. Silas Stockton, who have been staying with MT. Stock tons father, J. F. Stockton, for the past two or three weeks, returned home Sunday.
 Eoof.. n;cuu
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-21
vANDERvOORT vERITIEs

Dr. Vandiyer was here from Mena on Monday.
 Mrs. R. l.. Bonner was shopping in Mena Thursday.
 Mrs. Morris of Hatton was shop ping here on Friday.
 Rev. J. P. Clegg preached at the NJ F. church Sunday night.
 Miss Magdalene Aifholter spent a few days in Hatfield last week.
 Mrs. K. II Skinner of Cove spent Sunday with relatives at this place
 Horace Mcfarland was the guest of his sister, Mrs. Maude Mellen, Saturday
 Mir and Mrs. A. J. Bailey went to Cove Sunday to visit Mrs. Bailey's sister, Mrs. Pat 0'Hearn.
 The ladies of the Red Cross chap ter al this place will have a sale on March 9. Everyone invited.
 Kelsey Beauchamp is the proud owner of new Ford, having driven 1t down from Mena last week.
 Mrs. Will Hansard and daughter of Cove spent the weekend with Mrs. Hansard's sister, Mrs. c. A. Aff- hotter.
 Styles WestbroOks, who has for the past few months been engaged in work at the J. A. Watkins store. left last week for Dierks.
 Rev. Hammond will preach at the Missionary Baptist church on Sat urday night, Sunday at fl a. m. and Sunday night A cordial welcome is extended to all.
 A tacky party was given at the home of Mir. and Mrs. A. J. Bailey Friday night in honor of their daughter, little Miss Opal Numer- ous games were played, after which Misses Otus Henderson, Florene Knox and Ruth Wiley served lem ouade and ginger cookies to the fol- lowing guests Kittie Hughes, Grace Barnes, Fannie Beauchamp. Maude Smith. Elsie AlIholter, Opal Bailey. Flora Tomlin, Joe Campbell. Fritz Sandefur Clint Wilson. Everett
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-21
@----~---4.H7-r~---------- POTTER PICKUPs.

Ardie Littlepage was up from Hatfield Sunday.
 J l.. Oliver made a business trip to Mena Monday.
 Mir. and Mrs R. S. Gam were Mena visitors Monday.
 Mir and Mrs. Tut Harris spent Sunday at Hatfield with relatives.
 Mrs. R. I.4 Pratt and children left Tuesday for Kansas to visit rela- lives.
 Garland Stipes left Tuesday aft ernoon for Ashdown. on a prospect ing trip.
 Jim Turner and son Wiley spent Sunday at Board Camp with MT. Turner's parents.
 R. B. Rayburn and family will leave for Dustin, Ok, Wednesday
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-21
COVE CATCHES

Look out for a wedding report next week. for we can hear the wedding bells jingle in the oifing.
 Mr. and Mrs. Levi Witherspoon of Womble are visiting Mrs. With erspoon's parents, Mir and Mrs. A. NJ. Woodell, this week.
 Mrs. J. w. EnIbry of Broken Bow, Okla, made a weekend visit with her son, Dan Embry, and friends here. returning Tuesday morning.
 Gersham Golf made a business trip to Kansas City last week and while there laid in his spring sup ply of merchandise.
 Miss Ethel Parker, who has been working in the telephone exchange at De0ueen the past month, came home last Saturday for few days rest.
 The smallpox scare here is more of scare than reality. Two or three cases of chickenp0x mixed up with the German measles is about the amount of it.
 J. c. Bryant, who has been sick all winter with Brights disease, died Sunday evening and was in- tered in Pleasant Grove cemetery Monday evening. The deceased leaves wife and one son.
 A. NJ. Elliott of Houston, Tex, who purchased the Worthington suburb an property last fall, has moved into the beautiful residence and seems to be enjoying Polk county's health-giving mountain breezes.
 Al meeting of the school board Monday evening, they employed Prof q. NJ. Wood for the next term also Miss Howerton and Mrs. Tun- nell of the present faculty, adding a Miss Watson of Mena. and Miss Alexander of Batesville, Ark
 philomei
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-21
TREES, VINES. ROOTS,
 HERBS, BULBS, ETC

Our great Strawberry Assortment 400 for si00, gives 6 to 8 weeks of berries. 100 each of best Early Klondyke, Aroma, and Evening Star finest plants. Send for surplus list of Trees, Plants, Etc.
 N0tice-During March, which is War S. s. month, we will allow you to order sf.i0 worth of anything we have to sell for SiO0 in Thrift Stamps of Certificates. Positively we will not allow this discount for cash. Send for our same old price list The Pines Plantation Nursery Jas. A. Slote Prop, Hatfield, Ark.
 adv. -6s-2t-i2-2t
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-21
INK DOTS

Ira Eddleman is on the sick list.
 Miss Lula Chambers of Mena was the guest of Mrs. Cue Runyan on Sunday.
 Claud Crosson of Board Camp vis- ited here Monday night with his pa- rents.
 Mrs. Dolls of Waters was calling on her aunt, Mrs. G. L. Harris, Sat- urday afternoon.
 Mrs. s. c. Mitchell of near Pine Grove is spending this week with friends in the Ink community.
 Mir. and Mrs. Jake Edwards of Big Fork spent Saturday and Sunday here with Mrs. Edwards parents. MT and Mrs, George Embry.
 Among those trading in Mena Sat :
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-21
WEST VALLEY VEINS

Mir. Reed of Texas has bought the Lige Nichols farm.
 J. R. Kirsch of Mena spent Mon day with c. W. Nichols, where his wife is visiting.
 Look out for the dogs. It is re- ported that several are at large that have hydrophobia.
 Next Saturday night night and and Sunday IS Bro. Redding's regular appoint ment. All come out.
 The son of Mir. andMrs. R. A Nichols, who is ill with appendicitis is greatly improved.
 MT. and Mrs. s. A. Joplin of Dallas
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-21

Suuiayed with Mir. Joplin's father, J. T. joplin, and family. Mr. Coonrod is doing some fencing and repair work on his place, which adds greatly to it's looks. Wilder and Virgil Fox or Dlerks were with Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Nich- ols Friday and Saturday. Miss Lela Nichols, who IS ID school at Mena, spent the weekend with her father H. L, Nichols.
 Nick
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-21
Total Amount of All Classes De-
 posits as Above

State of Arkansas, County of Polk. SS.-
 We, J. o. Gates, President and J. c. Allen, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of our knowledge and belief.
 ]. 0. Gates, President
 J. c. Allen, Cashier Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of March, t9iS My commission expires July i9, 1919. (SeaD Lewis H. Johnson,
 Notary Public. Attest: J. 0. Gates, J. c. Allen, W. J. Davis, NJ. J. Dover, c. H. Johnson, Directors.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-21

Whipple, Hal and Ode Barnes, Frank and Otho Deason, Wheeler Cecil. Glen Watkins, Dennis Mellen and Lawrence Shelton.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-21

from Ink were G. A. Griffin. MT. Copelin, Sampson Harris, Walter Howard and Misses Eula and Nova Embry.
 SOther Correspondence on Page 5.)
The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-21
Cantain

I will stand my jack, Captain, at my place 3 miles east of town. Same terms as last year.
 adv-i2-2t 4. A. Blair. Mena.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-09
Dot Leedle Cherman Bandit

Well up near the top in the list of
"benefts Que to the war" we must find
space for a record of the elimination
of dot LecGle Cherman Bandit" 1t is
ausgespielt. 1t will probably never
again venture to practice its schreck
lichkeit upon peace loving neighbor-
hoods. For if the present antiTeu-
tonic feeling were not enough TO check
its temperance in public, the aboli-
ton Of the saloon, which is to be eff
fected later as q war time measure, will
surely administer the death blow. For
the beer saloon was always a necessary
coaling station for the German bands
cruising through the city streets.
Moored to the empty kegs on the sig de-
walk, they always played their loud est
and darndest.
In the very dim past, When the oldeSt
of us were young, the bands were nu
merous and enjoyed a a dubious popu-
larity. The complement of such an or
ganization varied from four to eight.
The bass tuba, with its "umpah, umpah,
umpah," was the prime essential. There
was also a clarinet, times two,
and the balance of the disturbance was
furnished by horns of various sizes and
all degrees of battered tunelessncss.
The uniform usually extended no fur
ther than the cap covering the round,
bony dome of each performer. 1t was
invariably of blue cloth, with a shiny
black visor. 1t served also as collec-
ton basket, passed around usually by
the young clarinet.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-09
The Pursuit of HAPPINESS

Life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness Pursuit of the latter has cost
many the first two. That happiness
must be pursued, that man must seek
afield and afar for it is one of his fatal
fallacies.
Almost invariably at some period of
indlvldual existence, usually in the era
OF youth, with its newly gained liberty
from parental restriction, we commence
wild, careening chase for happiness.
A succession Of untasted. temporary
pleasures assumes the guise of happi-
ness. Each proves to be a mirage, the
tabled pot of gold at the rainbow's
end
Happiness is not normally fleeing
will-o' 'thewisp- 1t is within easy
reach, unpretentious, but never elu-
sive. 1t habitates all environs till
jealousy, greed, malice, hate, envy or
death invades them. Happiness has
rome of the earmarks that characterize
llfe's transient pleasures; the blatant
and brazen, the stmulant or opiate. the
appeal TO sordid senses and base ma
turc.
Though the glitter and glamour of
spurious limitations is absent. genuine
happiness is unmistakable. Its inf1u-
ence materializes in work, mental atti-
tude and character Even personality
changes and reflects it. Gloom repcIs;
happiness attracts. 1t adds power
poise and prowess.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-09
One of Our War Gains

"When we count up our gains from a
war which will cost us the flower of our
manhood, we reckon q lesson in econ
omy as one of our national assets But
abnegation is better than economy. 1t
is the lesson which, of all others, is
taught US by the first Christmas, and
now is the time to take it soberly to
heart. Those are good words of Lloyd
Georges, spoken to a nation which has
made every sacrifice for freedoms sake:
Don't be always thinking of getting
back to where you were before the war.
Get really new world A new and q
better world. emptied of forced and
artificial production, full of essentials,
freely shared. We have been carrying
too much cargo for short and stormy
voyage. Two of the cardinal virtues
prudence and temperance, combine to
insure thrift; and where prudence and
temperance are found. their nobler sis
ters, justice and fortitude, are close at
hand. Christianity borrowed these car
dinal virtues from paganism, which
honored them for centuries, and built
its finest civilization on their strong
support. Their best fruit o-day is tha
voluntary austerity which Bacon say
may be as we'll for mans countr,
as for the Kingdom Of Heaven - Cen
tury Magazine.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-09

faced the invaders with a challenge for
their authority. Meanwhile inquiry
was made at government Headquarters
and resulted in the detention of the
leaders of the insurgent forces, who
were armed with hand weapons and
hame trowers. for the purpose of estab-
llshing responsibility for the attempted
revolution
1t developed that the men had been
invited by unattached officers to meet
at given hour at the Brandenburg
Gate for the purpose of raiding and
overthrowing the Soldiers and Work
mems Committee, as such action, they
| were told, was demanded in the inter
ests of the Ebert Haase government.
and, furthermore, that it was certain to
meet with public approval. The raid
proved a complete tasco, as did also a
similar attempt an hour later, which
apparently was planned by Dr.. Lieb-
knecht's followers, as it was announced
at their meetings.
Cheer Ebert as President
Yesterday evening Berlin footguards
ana sailors marched to the former
Chancellor's house and called out Prem
Ter Ebert, who made speech, urging
the men to keep their military units
intact for the purpose of responding to
hurry calls. Premier Ebert was
cheered as the coming President of the
German Republic. He modestly de-
clined to seriously consider the propo-
sitlon, urging that the Cabinet for the
present was concerned in problems of
immediate urgency, such as the food
situation and demobilization.
The streets tonight are deserted
lngs on Unter den Linden have been
requisitioned for the purpose of quar-
terng troops there.
Haase Takes Different View
Hugo Haase the Foreign Secretary
in the Ebert government, is informed
by the "Tage that it sees things
in a different light than this peoples
commissioner, who recently assured the
American correspondents that order
was prevailing in Berlin. The German
Liberal rgan which thus addresses
Herr Haase intimates that he is disin-
clined to break off with the Spartacus
group, and it declares that an author-
tative government is impossible unless
it is backed up by discipline and or
ganization.
The fear of counter revolution is
ridiculous" the "Tageblatt" continues.
"Everybory knows the old imperial
istic, mlitarstic regime is definitely
disposed of. But we shall fail again in
our contact with the outside world if
the old system is now to be succeeded
by the autocratic rule of the Soviets."
Urges Greater Decision
The "Vossische Zeitung' says the
government is not lacking in good will,
but that it badly needs liberty of de-
cision which would enable it to rule
with the power and promptness neces-
sary to "save well-behaved people
from drifting into anarchy"
"Vorwaerts" accuses the Spartacus
group of being responsible for the
shooting" which has aroused the in
tense ire of nine -tenths of the people,"
Among forty-nine persons set free