The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-25
HOLLY ROOTS.


 G. A. Converse made a trip down toward Cherry Hill on Monday.
 The singing at c. A. Converse's on Sunday night was we'll attended.
 Harrison Bates of Posy Hollow has traded for a span of little mules.
 George Converse, Jr. was water bound across Irons Fork for two days last week during the rains.
 The young people are 0rganlzlnR a Literary Society which will meet on Saturday night at Union Grove.
 Jim Swigger is attending court again this week. Miss Grace Swlggef is staying in town with Mrs. Ben Ar wood
 Mrs. Ernest Cole spent Sunday with her parents, Mir and Mrs. J, k; Earl, and attended Sunday school and church at Union Grove.
 Walter Gass enjoyed a furlough of five days during which he visited hls i friends and relatives. He is looking fine and says he feels so. Lightning struck the Holly springs phone line and burned out about sixty feet of line. besides burning out 3 porch post for s. B. Wallace and a telephone for G. A. Converse. 1 Lauck Lumber Company has em- ployed Joe Rash to saw out what logs they have on the skidway at thelr mill on Irons Fork. They are having some difficulty in getting hands;
 The following were Union Grove visitors on Sunday: The Misses Wade, Ruby Harper and Minnie Rosson of | Elm Springs. Bert Ramsay and Fay ette Brown of Yocana. Earl Harper Clyde and Roy Brock of Pine Grove and Lew Wiles of Posy Hollow. ! Mrs. o. B. Aston has made ar rangemsnts to buy another Liberty sdt4 but not all of the men in America are , showing themselves as natriotlc. II is to be hoped that the men will come thru before they receive that yello" card.
 It has been the fashion for some years to slur Posy Hollow. but It is becoming a joke without point Posy Hollow. IS coming to the front. M Int latest is the subcription for Liberty Bonds. I. l.. Reed went up the other day and came back with 12 subscrlp- tions amounting to 5000,
 Rev. Butler of Johnson Creek 1T Scott county will preach at Unlon tht | fourth Sunday in Nav. Union Grove now has all dates taken. On the flrsl Sunday Rev. Whisenhunt fills thu pulpit. on the second Sunday, Rev Whitaker breaches; on the third Sun day Rev. Dollar has charge and on tht fourth Sunday Rev. Butler comes,
 Grandma Lynn called s. F. Meel in the other day when passing an( asked why she had not been given ; chance to buy Liberty Bond MT Meek assured her that the slight wa not intentional and had a card mad out for her, which she signed. She | pointing out the way of duty for som' of the able-bodied men.
 As the grand jury seems averse t returning true bills against violator of the law to prevent scrub male hog and cattle from running at large, al association of Washita farmers ha' been formed to swear out warrant for the owners of such stock. .Thel say that if the majority of the farm CTS want the law. then enforce It If they don't want 1t get 1t oil tn books.
 Last Sunday was Bro. James Dol lars regular appointment. which h. filled very ably. assisted by Keys Dunman and Whisenhunt. After tn preaching the members of the Free will Baptist church partook of tn sacrament and observed the ordl nance of foot washing. A large crow attended the services. In the after noon a large crowd enjoyed the sing ing. after which Bro. Dollar preaehe' again.