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The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-08
EAT MORE COTTAGE CHEESE
Department of Agriculture Seeks to Encourage Production and Use of
 Meat Substitute.

Washington. D. C.--To encourage the use, as well as the making of cot tage cheese--a cheap and palatable substitute for meat--the United States department of agriculture has launched a campaign in which nearly hundred field workers will take part and which Is to carry to every state in the Union this lesson:
 C0tthge cheese is made from skim milk-now largely wasted or fed to animals. A pound of cottage cheese has the same food value as pound of meat. Make cottage cheese. and thus put to valuable use wasted skim milk. Eat cottage cheese; save the meat for our soldiers and the allies.
 Three of the big divisions of the department of agriculture are working in the campaign, which also has the cooperation of the United States food administration.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-08
CENTER POINT CIRCLETs.

Isaac Saurbaugh was trading in Mena Tuesday.
 c. R. Outright went 10 Mena on business Tuesday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Otis Veteto made a trip to Mena Sunday.
 MT. Wynne of Rocky has purchased the Willis Standridge property.
 Nolla Cummings attended the sing ing convention at Old Dallas last Sun day.
 Mir. Hill and family moved last week into the house vacated by Cam Turner.
 Many of our young people are at- tending the singing school conducted by c. B. Connally at Rocky
 Isom Cornelison and Lee Harrison arrived home Saturday from a pros pecting tour over into Oklahoma.
 Willie Williams expects to leave this week for Oklahoma City, where he hopes to secure employment.
 Uncle Tom Davis and son, Rufus, of Hatfield, visited at the home of D. D. Davis on Tuesday of last week.
 A. F. Lichmann has purchased the old Naler home from J. A. McElroy anu CApSCtS bo occupy tHe pidce Suon.
 Martin Bedding left for Camp Pike Monday, and Jesse Smith and Claude Davis for Camp Shelby, Miss, Tues day.
 c. R. Outright, Sr., of Douglas vile, Tex, arrived Monday for a visit at the home of his son, c. R. Curt right of this place.
 Miss Carrie Plunkett of Little Rock and Prof. Pigg of Mena attended the canning demonstration given by Miss Wood at Freedom on Tuesday of last week.
 Miss Gertrude Outright left Mon day to accompany Miss Anna Wood as delegate from this county to a Girls Canning Club school at Mag nolia, Ark
 The following, with their families, are preparing to find new location: Uncle Port Cornelison and son, Ivan, Cam Turner. Willie Standridge, Lee Harrison and c. W. Fetter.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-08
COVE CATCHES.

Corn-cutting is the order among the farmers as the drouth is drying up the blades of the corn before the ears are hardly mature.
 J. H. Scott, our efficient road over seer, drives a brand new surrey and says with his two sons of Baalm ami imals hitched on for a motor it is surer than any automobile in town.
 Pat O'Hearn and family returned this week from a two weeks visit to Muskogee, OK. Mir. 0'Hearn is in charge of an extra gang on the Kansas City Southern railway, but is laying off this week on account of sickness.
 A recent letter from Oscar ]. Sil- vey, who enlisted in the navy last month, says that he is all o. K., in the naval operating base station, Hampton Roads, Va, and was still in quarantine from his vaccination for small pox.
 Another of our young ladies has left our community. On Tuesday, Ju- ly 30, Miss Catherine c. O'Hearn and Oliver Miller of Forum, Ok, were united in matrimony. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Pat O'Hearn of this city and the groom is a we'll to-do and respected farmer of Forum, Ok.
 Mrs. Hattie Galloway, wife of J. T. Galloway, departed this life Tuesday morning, after an illness of over two months. Mrs. Galloway leaves a hus- band and one son together with broth CTS and sisters and friends to mourn her loss. She was consistent and worthy member of the First Baptist church here under whose auspices the funeral was held at Pleasant Grove cemetery Wednesday.
 philomel
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-08
BUILT BRIDGE QUICKLY.
Polk County Boy Tells of 200-Foot
 Structure in 12 Minutes.

Daniel M Heath, Polk county boy, now in Company F, Hath Eng, Camp Beaureguard, La, writes The Star. He says:
 T have just returned from Red riv- CT, where we have been constructing pontoon bridges across the river, near Alexandria. We, the 2d battalion, were tried for the record of con- slructing the bridge, in IS minutes, which was thought to be good for a 200-foot bridge. We practiced for three days, and then completed the construction in 12 minutes and 45 seconds. This mark was made by SC selected men and l happened to be one of them. It was 12 minutes of hard work, but love to do it. l am not sure, but think we have the worlds record. General Hodges and most of the high officers of the 39th division witnessed the work.
 q am having pleasant time here"
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-08
HOLLY HOOPS.

The meeting as Holly Springs is still going on.
 Alfred Casey was Sunday visitor at Union Grove.
 Rev. Nealy Whisenhunt preached on Sunday morning at Union Grove
 Brother Butler preached on Sunday night to a large crowd at Union Grove.
 Robert Lindsay of Foreman. Ark is visiting friends in the Chapel neighborhood
 Fred Harris, who is at Camp Beau regard, La, expects to be home soon on furlough.
 J. w Brawley, who has been under the care of the doctor. is some better at this writing.
 Marion Cox left on Monday to join the colors at Camp Pike. Marvin Ward also went.
 A. J. Smith, emergency farm dem onstrator, held meeting at Union Grove. A large crowd was out.
 Jack Cox. who will run the Fitz sawmill, formerly owned by c. K. Kenworthy, is nearly ready 10 start.
 The weather continues hot and dry. Corn is damaged very badly and cot ton is doing no good. As fast as it blooms the squares drop off.
 Mir and Mrs. ". c. Gass entertained large crowd Sunday night. Miss Hester Jones of DeKalb. Tex, rem dered instrumental music on the piano. Her brilliant rendering of both classical and popular music on Mrs. Gass's beautiful piano held the au- dience at closest attention.
 Pedagogue wishes the ono who put
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-08
yANDERyooRT yERIrIEs.

Dr. Watkins was down from Mena one day last week
 Mrs. J. B, King was in Mena one day last week shopping.
 D. D. Lichlyter came in Sunday to spend few days with relatives here.
 Mrs. R. L. Bonner and little daugh- ter were Mena visitors one day last week.
 Grover Ramsey came up from Ho- ratio Friday, returning home this week.
 Mrs. Pat O'Hearn of Cove spent the weekend with her sister, Mrs. A. J. Bailey.
 Mir and Mrs. K. H. Skinner mo- sored from Cove Sunday morning. spending the day with relatives here.
 Our dipping vat was blown to pieces We don't know who did it, but you just wait, the guy who did 1t is sure to be caught
 School opened Monday morning with the following teachers employed for the ensuing term: Professor J. M. Tomlin. principal; MT. Hamiter, intermediate department, and Miss Georgia Hamby, primary. There was an enrolment Monday morning of Iuo pupils.
 Miss Lennie Cochran died Sunday afternoon at the home of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. w. T. Hammonds. Fun eral services were held at the family home Monday afternoon, conducted by Reverend Mir. Hornsby of Hatfield. The family left with the remains on No. Tuesday morning for Mt. Pleas ant, Tex where interment will be made.
 Misses Bertha and Rhoda Cecil of Little Rock arrived here Sunday and will spend week with homefolks. They were accompanied by their sis ter, Miss Loda Cecil, who had been visiting them far the past several weeks. Misses Bertha and Rhoda Cecil are both engaged in stenograph- ic work ai Little Rock.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-08
MOUNTAIN FORK FoIBLEs.

jody Fields left Sunday for Heav- ener, Ok, where he expects to find employment
 Miss Hazel Troxell of Mena is spending this week with her friends. Misses Ida and Dora Keller.
 Mrs. Florence Walters of Blue. Ok. IS here for an extended visit with her son, Andrew, and family.
 Herbert Linam came down from Heavener, Ok, Saturday for @ short visit at the home of his father, ". l.. Linam
 Miss Willie Little of Alder Springs spent Saturday night and Sunday at the home of Mir. and Mrs. E. W. Rivers.
 Mir. and Mrs. Jim Fields of Big Cedar, Ok, spent Tuesday night of last week at the home of Mrs. Je- nina Peters.
 The singing at Mountain Fork Sum day evening was well attended. The class is planning to buy an organ in the near future
 Mrs. Joe Smith returned Saturday from Smithville, Ok, where she has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Luth- CT Shephard, for the past week.
 Jesse Smith was called to Mena on Tuesday of last week for National Army examination. He and Martin Bedding expect to leave Tuesday for the training camps.
 There viii be box supper at the Mountain Fork school house Friday night, August g. The girls are invit- ed to bring well-filled boxes and the boys well-flled purses.
 E1xaaxpsU paptiat eht1reh yUac or- ganized at Mountain Fork Saturday. The Rev. W F. Ferguson was chosen as pastor. He will preach every third Sunday. There was a total of twelve members inrolled.
 Whalter Woods and wife and Mrs. Anna Kindall left Friday for their home at Checotah, Ok, after an ex- tended visit at the P. P. Kindall home. They were accompanied on the home trip by Mrs. Woods mother, Mrs. F. F. Kindall.
 The two-weeks' meeting which was conducted by the Rev. MT. Fer guson, assisted by P. P. Kindall and ]. L. Bedding, closed Sunday. The following named persons professed religion and were baptised by the Rev. Mir. Ferguson: Maudie Smith, Ruth Ferguson, Garlic Ferguson, Chester and Ted Sellers.
 Will Leverett, who has been work ing at Heavener, Ok, for the past three weeks, spent Saturday night and Sunday with homefolks at this place. He says that he is more high ly infatuated with this part of Polk county now than he has been at any previous time, as the crops in this county are standing the drouth so much better than the crops where he has been
 Mountain Girl.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-08
oUACHITA NEwsYs.

C. H. Campbell is talking of selling out with view of going to Oklahoma.
 Misses Lee and Fife Campbell were shopping in Mena Monday. i,
 Everybody come to Sunday school next Sunday.
 Mrs. Dovie Ward of Gerty. 0kq is visiting relatives at Opal
 Joe Philpot went to Egger Thurs day afternoon.
 Leon Atwood of Mena visited rela- lives here this week.
 Mrs. Jamie Standridge of Talihina, Ok, is visiting relatives at this place
 School is progressing nicely with Prof. w. k. Stephens as teacher.
 Mrs. John Mays and granddaugh- ter, Miss Emma Suits, of Stratford, Ok, are visitors at this place
 Misses Lilly Cotton and Joe Conn of Midway were visitors in this vicln- ity Thursday.
 MT. and Mrs. M c. standridge re turned Thursday from an enjoyable automobile trip to Camp Pike.
 Thomas Holman left Monday for Camp Pike and Leonard Howell start ed Tuesday to Camp Shelby, Miss.
 Mrs. Lizzie Buck and Mrs. Bertha Suits, both of Gerty, Ok, are visiting relatives here.
 The Rev. H. T. Howell, who fel from the porch of his home and hurt himself about week ago, is improv ing.
 J w. Roberts of Okemah Ok, was a guest at the home of T. J. Walker the past week He is looking for a To- cation and says Polk county looks good, notwithstanding the drouth.
 Miss Ova May died Monday morn ing at 10 o'clock and was laid to rest Tuesday at Yocana. She leaves a husband, Charles May, and three chil- dren 10 mourn her death.
 Misses Myrtle Suits, Annie How ell, Lola Feds and Emma Suits and Messrs. Richard Lacky, Frank Stan dridge, Bert Feds, and Leonard Howell attended church at Salem on Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Levi Wimberly,. Mis- ses Lillian Wimberly, Fannie Thorn ton and Lula and Anna Belle Barton and Messrs. Roy Philpot, William Barton and Richard Wimberly, all of Egger, attended the singing at the home of P. s. Holman Sunday after noon.
 There was lawn party at the home of Mir and Mrs. Levi Wimber- ly of Egger Saturday evening, given in honor of Thomas Holman, who was to leave for Camp Pike Monday Those attending from this place were Mir. and Mrs A. l.. Price, Mir. and Mrs. Sylvester Medford, Misses Lee Fife, Nora and Myrtle Campbell and Edna Walker and Messrs. Thomas Holman and Drew Standridge.
 Patricia.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-08
ALE ALPINEs.

A number attended the services at Redwood Sunday.
 Hot, dry weather still continues crops are about gone.
 Little Velma Coffman, who has been very i'll, is reported better
 V. s. Ferguson and family of Hill side were in these parts Monday.
 Mrs. F. F. Edwards spent several days last week visiting at Redwood
 Charley Ottoul is now our new mail carrier on the Red Bird and Opal route.
 J. M. Hughes is quite i'll. Dr. L. A. Simpson of Big Fork, is the at- tending physician.
 Rev. F. M. Smedley, wife and sis ter, of Mena, are holding a revival meeting at the school house.
 Miss Magee Goodman, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. 4. S. Daniel, at Potter, returned home on Sunday.
 Mrs. E. E. Goodman returned Sun day for visit from Jasper, Mo, where she visited her daughters, Mes danes Ali Buerge and James Brooks.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-08
BOARD CAMP BOMBS.

R. D. Miller made business trip to Mena Monday.
 Nj. ]. Lewis was at Board Camp on business Saturday.
 J. E. Roger left Wednesday with his family for Western Oklahoma.
 Enrich, Luther and Fuller Perry made business trip to Mena Satur- day.
 Grady Embry and Honder Williams left Thursday for Oklahoma on busi- ness.
 Jesse Hooper and Milton Hass were at this place Saturday to see the Home Guard drill
 The repair shop at this place has the Wootten sawmill in Montgomery operated by Harris Bailey.
 Ira Hilton and family of Mena were guests at the Robert Medford home at Midway Saturday night.
 Everett Harrison left Thursday for the Footten sawmill in Montgomery county, where he will work.
 Emmett Templeton and Miss Allie Norris of Yocana attended church services at this place Sunday.
 J, M. Looney and family visited rel atives at Sims, in Montgomery coun- ty, last week, returning Friday.
 Bud Durham and family were visit ors at the M J. Lewis home in Mont gomery county Saturday night and Sunday
 The protracted meeting at the Christian church closed Sunday night with three additions to the church as follows: James Chambers and wife and Mrs. Ida White
 Miss Ann Embry, who is teaching at Hickory Grove, was at church at this place Thursday night, aecompan- jed by three of her students, Misses Grace Watkins and Lesie Roberts and Marvin Roberts. Ruby Hamlet was also in the company.
 There will be teachers and pa irons meeting held at the school house at this place, Saturday, August 10, and the program is as follows:
 1. How to Make Agriculture In terestng-By Prof. J. N. Fair.
 2. Simple Ways of Teaching Frac- tions-Marcus Miller.
 8. Percentage and How to Teach It-Prof N. o. White.
 4. Benefits of Cooperation of Pa irons and Teachers-W. M. Tomlin- son and Prof. W. Homer Pigg.
 5. How to Teach Reading Success. fully, by Miss Ola Ellsworth.
 6. Study of Home Geography for Little Folks-Prof. Ivan Rowe and Grace Little.
 All teachers are invited to attend The program will last all day.
 Uncle Fuller.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-08
ALDER LEAVES.

J. l. Bates of Opal was at Alder on business Friday
 However, we are not making our crab grass seed back.
 D. w. Davis and family attended church at Big Fork Sunday.
 M T. Barber and family of Opal visited relatives here Sunday.
 Cutting corn tops seems to be the order of the task-finders here.
 Mount Bates of Board Camp visit ed his brother, Ezra. last week.
 c. R Lawrence, assisted by his brother, Walter, is shooting well this week.
 MT. and Mrs. N. E. Bates called Dr. Murphy to see their baby, which was very sick, Monday.
 S. A. Lofts purchased beautiful tombstone for his son, Lem's, grave one day last week.
 h protracted meeting, which has re- suited in number of conversions, has been in progress at Redwood for some time.
 Jesse Hooper and sisters, Misses Rosa. Susie and Connie, attended a cream supper at the General Heath home in Heath valley Monday night, The reception was in honor of Dalt Heath, one of the soldier boys to go in training this week.
 U is very doubtful whether Cen gress takes time to go thru the census to fix the age limit on individuals, nevertheless, today, August 6, is the Careless Poets birthday.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-08
Dipping in New Vat.

Dr. H. R. Getz returned the first of the week from the Little Missouri valley where he had superintended the first dipping at the Morphew vat on last Saturday. This vat is one of the most recent 10 be constructed, and will serve community that is sep- arated from other vats. The officers of the association are D. s. Morphew. president; Horace LuttreIl, secretary treasurer; Ace Markham, business manager and W. H. LuttrelI, Toney Reeves and others as members. There was general satisfaction at the first dipping, and on the next date there will be more present, for the reason that there had been uncertainty when the vat would be ready for use on &C., count of leak discovered soon after completion.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-08
CARRY, CARRY ON
By LlTTELL M'cLuN0, of the VIuIlantes.

With a smile that's ever cheerin A heart attuned to song: And a vision ever clearing, To light the path along: With a faith that He is hearing Our prayer to right the wrong:-
 With face aglow
 For veal or woe,
 Wen carry on. carry on. Win courage that Is hiding whatever pain we feel: And determination guiding Our sacrifice and zeal: With a trust that's e.ar abidin- In him who hears appsai;-
 For righteous peace
 Wen never cease
 To carry on, carry on. "itn endurance ever shielding A hope forever bright; ana soul that is unyieidine In battling for the right: With a win forever yielding New valor in the fight:
 With Spartan heart
 Wen do our part
 To carry on. carry on.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-08
SLATE MACHINERY SHIPPED.
National Company Gave Up From
 Lack of Transportation.


 For ten days past six or seven wagons have been busy hauling to town the slate machinery owned by the National Slate Company in the Heath valley, some seventeen miles east of Mena, this machinery having been sold to V. E. Funkhauser of Kansas City, who deals in second hand machinery It required two ears to load the engines, boilers, hoisting apparatus, etc. Seven farmers and their teams transported it from the mines to Mena, as fol- lows: D. D., J. M., and Eli Heath, Ode and J. M. Edwards, Andy Sims and Sesse Hass. This mine produced gray slate, pronounced the hard est and best found in this section for commercial uses. Bhe mine has been idle for five years on account of it's inaccessibility to market, the product having to be hauled in wagons to Mena.
 There yet remain two slate plants in Heath valley. The Best Slate Company, a half mile from the Ma tional. also producing gray slate, and owned by Kansas City capitalists, and the Penryn Slate Company which produces a red slate, mile distant from the National, and owned by Florida capitalists.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-08
BIG FORK BITS.

". F. Caudle of this place is pros pecting at points in Oklahoma.
 Forest fires are raging in the noun tains near Big Fork. playing havoc with the range and the mast.
 The Wootten sawmill has not run since Thursday of last week. The en- zine was taken to Mena. Valve and rings were the trouble.
 The meeting closed at Mill Creek school house last Tuesday night There were several conversions. Thirteen jcined the Missionary Bap- list church at Pleasant Hill and two joined the Freewill church at Mid way.
 The cake and cream supper and singing were enjoyed by over 100 people at the home of Mir. and Mrs.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-08
POTTER PICK-U -UPs.

Walter Scott arrived Monday morn ing from DeQueen to visit relatives.
 Mir. and Mrs. Tom Allen motored out from Mena Monday evening to J. L. Oliver's.
 Miss Mary Williams of Hatfield spent the weekend with her sister, Mrs. A. J. L0ther.
 Mir and Mrs. J. R. Morrow and Mir. and Mrs K. Q Morrow were up from Hatfield Sunday
 Delbert Gam of Dustin, Ok, ar rived Sunday afternoon for visit with his uncle, N. F. Gam.
 Mrs. F.. c. Rowe received card Monday stating that her husband, Everett, had arrived safely in France. and Mrs. S. A. Neighbors, arrived on Friday from Texas to visit his par ents and other relatives.
 The meeting at the Baptist church has been postponed on account of the pastor being sick It will probably be held sometime in September.
 Mrs. Marvin Goodwin and two sons and Miss Grace Thompson left Fri day for Sallisaw, Ok, to visit Mir and Mrs. Thornton, parents of Mrs. Good win.
 C. F. Hill. Mir. and Mrs. W. NJ. Chamblin, Mir. and Mrs. D. T. Rowe and Mir. and Mrs. H. M Walker att tended the convention at Dallas Sun day.
 Henry Neighbors returned to his home in Montgomery county Satur- day, after a few days visit with his parents, Rev. and Mrs s. A. Neigh bors.
 A crowd of young people gathered at the home of Mrs. B. T. Owens to be with her son, Clarence, who had to leave Tuesday for Camp Shelby. The evening was spent in playing games and singing Refreshments were served at late hour.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-08
War Bride Sobs Self to Death.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-Heart failure sup, erinduced by violent grief is gIvsn @ ss the cause of the death of Mrs. msls Anderson, it was announced tooas' She had sobbed continuously for nsss. s. ly Is hours, following the depaisu;ls, ;s of her husbant to join the army uh'" They were married in May ,. Navy Balloon Struck by Ligh'hns'
 An Atlantic Port. July 3l.--A nov .., observation balloon, stationed ns 'sss the entrance to this harDor, "sd struck by lightning and des.lv,5ss 5ss during thunder squall yes1eluss;i ssi afternoon, according to word ploSI It here by a passing steamsnlp on couuld not be learned by th0se ..rs the steamship whether there
 any fatalities.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-08
THE NEW CALONEL
 A PERFECT SUCCESS

Calotabs, the newly perfected calo. mel, is absolutely purified from all of the unpleasant, sickening and danger ous qualities of the oId-style ealomsl The new Caloiabs are rapidly taking the place of the old-style caIomel tab lets, as they are much more effective as liver cleanser and system puri- iier, vel are entirely free from al objectionable qualities.
 The new Caiotabs are sold only ia original, sealed packages; price, thr- ty-hye cents. Your druggist recon mends and guarantees them.-(Adyt),
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-08
Patriotic Austrian.

rittsburgh. Pa.-In order that his .aree sons who are serving in th< united States army may not be weed su out as alien enemies and that his lourth son may serve the flag when eaieu Tn the next draft, John Kohn, native of Austrla-Hungarx but in lenseiy American, appeared before asaeral s,l officers here and asked to be allowed to take out citizenship pa- 9ers. v
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-08

Paul Lady of Concord, N J., are here visiting at the home of W. R. Shinn,
 Mir. and Mrs. John Graf, Clara and Cecil Brumley, Andrew and Aries Graf, Noy Blair and Beulah Neal, spent Sunday at Bethesda Springs and report nice time.
 A pie supper will be given at the school house Saturday night, August 10, for the benefit of the Red Cross. The supper will certainly not be post poned. Everybody come.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-08

the jinx upon him last Saturday would kindly remove it. He started to town with a load of lumber for the planer. Upon starting about sun down he was unable to bind the load light enough to prevent it slippin About 9 o'clock he broke a standard. After transferring the load to a bor- rowed wagon he ran tire off at 9:30. Leaving the load in the middle of the road he went on home. Coming back Sunday evening he had gone only about mile when he broke a wheel down. Finally about Il p. m., he reached home.
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