The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-05
Correspondence
HATFIELD NEWS NOTES.

ons business college at Fort smith
 P. F Rouse and family Sundayed with Mir and Mrs. Merton Bales near Rocky
 During the electric storm here Tuesday several people were severely shocked
 Tarp Whisenhunt was over from Smithyille Sunday. having Dr. John son treat a poisoned lip.
 L. A. Cummings family will go to McCauiey school house next Sunday to lead the song service.
 Lee Gipson. bookkeeper for the Beach Lumber Company, Sundayed with his family at Bates, Ark.
 w. H. Burleson and family have moved here from Novice. Tex. and are occupying the Rork property.
 B. H. Barton was here from Cove Thursday He is suffering from a crippled foot. shoulder and head
 Mrs. l.. A Cummings and three children spent the fore part of the week at Rocky. the guests of rela- tives.
 John Cornell arrived Friday from Camp Cody, N. M to spend a short furIough with his wife and his pa- rents.
 J. D. and Miss June Henderson went to Fort Smith Sunday. where Miss June entered Draughon's busi- ness college
 Mrs. K. 4. Davis returned Monday from Gam, where she had been called by the illness of her sister, Mrs Frank Gam.
 Arlie Nichols went to Fort Smith on No. Monday to be in attendance at the labor day program.
 Dr. D. w Connally went to Fort Smith Friday to assist in an opera tion on Mrs. John Leigh of Ludlow, Ok, at Sparks Memorial hospital
 Arthur Lewis. Arthur Cobb. Harv- ey James. Will Rork, Will Black, Sam Renfro and S. C. Martin attended the labor day celebration at Fort Smith
 Mir and Mrs. Fred Gray of Cove, accompanied by Miss Allie Davis of Ogden and Arthur Ladd of Smithville. motored to Hatfield Sunday after noon.
 Mrs. S. L. Martin and daughter, Vashti, of Mill Creek, Ok, and Mir and Mrs. c. W. Stuart of Sallisaw, Ok. are here, guests at Fred Hoff- mans home.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ed Mershon were here from Spiro, Ok, Monday and Tuesday, packing up their household goods to move. Ed is clerking for Dunklin Bros.
 About. three years ago the school board spent quite sum to fence the school campus. but today the gates are standing open and it is virtually a public pasture
 R. k. McCann the Photographer will be in his Studio at Hatfield all day Thursday, September 5, and in Mena Friday and Saturday, the 9th and 7th.
 J. K. Mutt of Cisco, Tex, arrived here Saturday morning with three carloads of 3-year-old steers from the drouth stricken area. They were driv- en to the Cox ranch on Beach.
 G. F. Anders has resigned his place in the grocery department at the Watkins Lumber & Mercantile Con- pany. The Rev. w. B. Arnold has ac- cepted the place made vacant by this resignation.
 Pierce Keller is moving his black smith shop and" grist mill on the east side of his lots ard will build an ad- dition to the garage building occu- pied by Ira Keller. It will have two fronts when completed.
 Hey Nichols and Freeman Dover went to Fort Smith last week and tried to break into the navy. They found the door closed against enlist ment and returned home to await their call under the new draft law.
 T.. R. Bates recently bought BAG cans of tomatoes from the Hatfield farmers. The Watkins Lumber & Mercantile Company offered him a small profit on a portion of them and he sold part of his purchase. One farmer sold $36 worth and another s75 worth.
 A meeting was held at the school house Monday night to raise our quo. ta for the Girls Industrial School Twenty-Five dollars and 50 cents was subscribed and soliciting committed composed of ] O. Gates. Ed Myers Lewis Johnson and the Rev. J. B Williams was appointed to call on the people for donations
 Stevens ( Terry ginned their frs bale of cotton for the season lasi Saturday. T. c. Green of Dalla: brought 1t in 1t vinned 53i pounds and was sold at 3405c per pound. Tn, Watkins Mercantile Company bought is, paying SlS0S0 for the same Stevens < Terry bought the seed fol $31 50. making a total of $21230.
 Stevens & Terry have added a new huller gin stand, new condenser new fiues and brushes to their gin making three-stand gin. with a 30 bale capacity. They have also mad, fire protection by placing a 2,000- gal lon tank on high stand and hos, both on top and bottom, sufficient [, throw water to any part of the gin.