The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-19
Correspondence
HATFIELD NEWS NOTES.

Our school closed Friday for a months cotton picking vacation.
 Pat Snow was at Mena Monday on business.
 T. R. Bates was a Mena visitor Monday.
 Earl Whipple IS visiting his sister Mrs. F A. Allen, at Mena this week.
 The Rev. Mir Butler of Montgom- cry county preached at the Baptist church Monday night.
 Dr. II. R. Getz was here Monday looking after the Johnson vat on Mountain fork
 Kirby Gates of Bethel, Ok, has accepted a position with the Bank of
 Dr. R. T. Connally was down from Rocky Friday, the guest of his son, Dr. D. ". Connally
 Guy Clark. wife and child returned last week from a three weeks visit to relatives at Maud Tex.
 l. F. Lewis reports the sale of his Six-Mile farm to c. T. Fraker; con sideration S22S0.
 The Rev. w B. Arnold and family are in Texas, visiting relatives and friends.
 Herbert Walker and family passed
 
 thru Sunday, en route to the home of A. T. Joplin at West Valley.
 LeRoy Neal, chief clerk in the Mena postoflice, with wife and child, were here Sunday, visiting Fred Hoff- man and family
 Bart Salmon and wife came up from Gillham Sunday and were de- tained until Monday on account of their car getting out of fix.
 Prof Daniels of Potter will fill the pulpit at the M. E. church next Saturday night and Sunday, in the absence of the Rev Mir Arnold.
 Dr. L. B. Gunnels and Mrs. Gun nels were down Sunday afternoon, the guests of Evan Powell and fam
 Levi Pigg. wife and two little Piggs, were here Sunday from Mena, visiting Mrs. Piggs parents, MT. and Mrs. T. R. Bates.
 Joe Hegwood and wife were up from Cove Sunday, visiting at the P. F. Rouse home.
 ]. F. Lewis last week made 10l gallons of sorghum from E acre of honeydrip cane. Come again, Mena, with your lasses tale.
 Mrs. Clara Butler of Moriarity. N. NJ. stopped here Monday on her re- turn trip from Louisiana and visited with Mir. and Mrs. Ebert Butler and others.
 Miss Anna Woods, Superintendent w. Homer Pigg and A J. Smith were here last Friday in the interest of the Educational Contest at Mena on the 27th inst They are expecting some good exhibits from Hatfield.
 John Chapman moved this week to a farm in LeFlore county, Oklahoma. he purchased from his father. A. $. Chapman. Mir. Chapman moved into. the house vacated by John and will 20 to Washington in a short time.
 A telegram last Friday announced the arrival at the home of MT. and Mrs. George Pottorff at Mover, Ok, of bouncing boy. Both Mir. and Mrs. pottorff are graduates of the Hat field high school Grandpa" Pottorf smiles like a small boy of 30 years ago at the county fair with his first suspenders and a red striped shirt.
 Mrs s. F.. Pottorff and two chill dren left Friday for visit to rela- tives at Mover. Ok. and Texas points. Mrs Otis Pottorff accompanied them Ynd will be with her parents, Mir. and Mrs. ] R. Frost, at Eastland. Tex, during the absence of her husband, Chief Yoeman Pottorff of the U. &. navy. now taking paymaster's course at Princeton. N. J.
 Prof ] T Reed. superintendent of rublic schools of Choctaw county. Ok lahema was here Monday with dep utv sheriff from Hugo looking for a stolen Ford car He located 1t at D. Fl McCook's livery barn. It had been May at Smithville. Ok. Prof. Reed identified his car by the engine num- Der and a hammer mark on the en- zine Upon this Identification Mir. McCook surrendered the car. the pro- lessor paying him for some repairs that had been made.