The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-01

Nand invitations to graduating classes of the schools of the country. His work will begin September 1 and con- tinue thru the school year.
 Mrs Charles Kirkland of Holly Springs was in Mena Thursday on her return from Granby, Mo, where she had spent two weeks with her daugh- ter, Mrs. Annie Adams. She was ac- companied by her grandson, Master Charles Kirkland.
 Late Thursday afternoon, Mrs. G. F. Lounsberry, who lives on Stilwell Heights, was kicked by horse and severely bruised. Dr. P. R. Watkins was called to attend her injuries, which were found not to be serious. she was able to be up Friday.
 Ed c. Payne came up from Ash down Sunday morning and returned in the afternoon with his three chil- dren, Maryetta, Ed IT, and little Jim, who have spent two months with Mir. and Mrs. V w. St. John and Mir. and Mrs. Clarence Nall.
 
 Vassie Palmer, of Henryetta, Ok, is here to spend few days with his niece, Mrs. D. M Watkins. He states that the drouth is very severe south of the Arkansas river in Oklahoma, and crops are burned up, while north of this stream the crops are much better.
 W. M. Weese came in Wednesday from Quinton, Ok, for visit with his granddaughter, Mrs. Roy Bales. MT. Weese says that at Quinton and all along the road drouth prevails. The good water in Polk county, and the climate, he intimates, probably will bring him back.
 Mir. and Mrs. c. A. Proctor and Mrs. Ira o. Smith returned from Lit tie Rock and Hot Springs Friday night, and report having had an en- joyable trip, the auto behaving splen- didly both going and returning. While away they visited the Ebert aviation field at Lonoke and witnessed many aeroplanes in action.
 
 Last Monday the following gen. tlemen, all prospective buyers of Polk county real estate, were visitors in the office of Secretary Ben c. Eastin of the Commercial Club: c. S. Rock well of Capitan, N. M; s. l.. Capps, w. T. Reece of Miller, Ok, c. E. Klein of Nederland, Tex, and c. H. Dixon of Capitan, N. NJ.
 Dale Cunningham, representing the Reynolds-Da Grocery Company, returned from a trip thru Montgom- cry county Thursday He reports crops burned up around 0den and Sims, and states that the oldest in- habitants say this is the worst drouth experienced in forty years
 Frank Nichols and son. Bruce, were in Mena Thursday. MT. Nichols and family came to Polk county from Holdenville, Ok, locating on the Grandpa Riding farm near Cove. They are pleased with their new home, the adverse crop condition be- ing not at all discouraging to them.
 Gibson Witt, of the First National Bank. returned Friday from a visit of few days to relatives in Mt. Ida and Hot Springs. He accompanied Dr. H. R Getz on his trip to Little Rock and returned with him as far as Big Fork, coming in from there with c. A. Proctor and party, while Dr. Getz made side trip to the Little Mis- souri valley to inspect the work be- ing done on the Luttrell dipping vat.
 In spite of the continued dry wealth CT, R. Barnard, living at S01 Elev- enth street, has succeeded in raising some fine tomatoes this summer Three tomatoes out of his patch weighed pounds He says he set the plants in holes IS inches deep, set ing the plants twelve inches beneath the surface, then filling around them as they grew. They were irrigated from the milk box in the we'll house. CONFEnERATF VETERANS MEET