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The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

from the ventilatof, yet without thought for himself this man set an example that must not pass unmentioned, and 1 recommend him for the department.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
AN UNUSUAL SNOWFALL.
Six Inches Added in a Few Hours
 to 21a Inch Foundation.

Beginning at Monday morn ing, following a day of sunshine and eloudless night, the snowflakes piled down upon Mena and adjacent fer ritory, and at 1 o'clock, when the fall ceased, good six inches of new snow covered the 2A inches al ready on Mother Earth.
 This is the heaviest snow since January 30, 1914, when the records show 6A inches, the second and last snow of that winter.
 The total snowful for the day n, ,,o o,,roH R1L iuabac
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
Gave SIO to Red. Cross

One of the Red Cross eontribu- lions that was made during tho membership drive and of which mention has not been made, was that of A. ]. Powers, who proposed to give ten per cent of the profits of the billiard parlor during one week. When it came to checking up, Gus did better than that, Iiiaik- ing the contribution si0 without reference to what his profits ha during the week.
 Toliiver Puncture-Pro0f Inner Tube
 Guaranteed 5000 miles without a puncture-if you do get puncture you get new tube ree-investigate. proctor-Smith Garage-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

J. W. Horner spent Tuesday in Mena with relatives and friends and to pack some of his household goods for shipment to Fort smith. Mir. Horner is still on duty as ex- press messenger on the run from Fort Smith to Shreveport with headquarters in Fort Smith. but he stated that he might have to move to Shreveport to hold his job.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

R. k. St. John returned Wednes- day from Little Rock, where he had been on business for the Ozark Mu- tual Life Association.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

Mrs. John Patton and son. Master John, who had been guests of Mrs. J. G. Hudgins and family, left the first of the week for their home in Heavener.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

Robert $. McCandlass returned on Tuesday after an absence of six weeks which he had spent in Mus kogee. Tulsa, and other Oklahoma points. He reports that the country about these points is covered with deep snow so that practically all development work has been tempo rarliy abandoned in the oil fields.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
Lochridge Dry Goods Company
 1The People Who Sell as They Advertise"

concern for the purpose of buying timber to be used in the construc- tion of wagons, buggies and auto- mobiles.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

ltIL W euUcSudy lOF llldb pldCc u again take up his work for the Wrought Iron Range Company.
 Victor Estes, with the Ozark Mu- tual Life Association in Tulsa, Ok, after spending couple of days in Mena, yeft Tuesday afternoon to again take up his work for the as sociation.
 w. ]. Stratton of the firm of kel- ly-Stratton Company, is still unable to be at his work on account of sickness. He has been confined to his home for several weeks with a bronchial trouble
 w. T. McMillan, living west of Mena on Route ,, came in Tuesday with his team to help relieve the fuel distress by going out to hunt wood to haul to those most in need.
 He got a load at the George Waters farm on Prairie creek
 H. NJ. Willard went to Teyarkana this week to undergo treatment for a cancerous growth on his forehead, which has been bothering him for several years and recently has been getting worse. The trouble started from an injury which he received some fifteen years ago.
 Dr. (, c. Gunnels left on Thurs ! day morning forAs Little Rock { to snehd the remainder of the week looking after his automobile busi- ness. and he will then go to Chicago to investigate a proposition which has been offered him by the Moline Flow Company to take the position of. southern representative of the
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

Mir. and Mrs. ! D. Cranor returned to Mena Monday from Heavener, expecting to rfmain here for some time. Mrs. CranoT has been threat ened with an attack of pneumonia, and she thought it best to come to Mena to reeuperate.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

cultivate about sixty acres in corn, cotton and hay.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

Mrs. Henry Heilbron and son, Sam, while enroute from Tulsa, Ok, to Texarkana. stopped in Mena Sun day for a visit of a few days with Mir and Mrs. Sam Badt and family. They had been living in Tulsa but are going to make their home in Texarkana.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

J. A. Middleton. who had been here from Winsboro, Tex, since Monday, left Wednesday for that place to again take up his work for the Wrought Iron Range Company.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

Rev. Father Nolen of Sioux Falls, s. D., while enroute to San Antonio, Tex. stopped in Mena for a visit with the Rev A. P Gallagher from Friday until Monday afternoon. He is a former teacher of Rev. Mir Gal lagher.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

Miss Clara Hairgrave, daughter of Mrs. F. l.. Hairgrave, living west of Mena, arrived Tuesday afternoon from Amarillo, Tex. where during last year she had been in training as a nurse. She will be home for a week, and then return to continue l.n..
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

Grace McClain, who will remain in Mena until her mother recovers.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. c. Lawrence left Wednesday on goods buying trip to Fort smith.
 s. D. Sexton of Rich Mountain was in Mena Tuesday to get supplies and to attend to other matters of busi- ness.
 Presiding Elder J. A. Biggs came in Tuesday from. trip to the southern part of his district. Arthur Lawrence came in Sunday from Shady after spending a week with his parents and other rela- tNes.
 R. R. St. John left Monday for Lit tie Rock to look after some busi- ness for the Ozark Mutual Life As sociation.
 r. F. Ward and c. Al Converse of the Holly Springs neighborhood were among the farmers in Mena Wednesday.
 James Stewman came in from Hugo, Ok, Wednesday going from here to the home of his parents near Board Camp.
 Perry Holman came in from Opal Monday expecting to meet his i brother, who was to have come from Benton county.
 Dr. w. c. Vandiver reports the birth of a son Tuesday morning to Mir. and Mrs. Frank Willis, living two miles east of Mena.
 F. F. Montier, living on the Star | buck farm near Acorn was among the farmers in Mena Tuesday, hav- ing come down on the local freight. Mrs. c. R. Shields has been con- fined to her home on Ninth street for several days by sickness, be- ting threatened with an attack of pneumonia.
 Clarence H. Mitchell of Hutch inson. Kas., after a visit of several days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Whipple, left for his home | Tuesday morning.
 J. NJ. Gordon, living on Route No. ? and Miss Burnice Woodruff were married on Monday, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. w. l.. Smith of the Baptist church.
 G. NJ. Moultan left Monday for Wickes where lie is going to be on the farm of Lee Owens during the coming season. Last summer he was with R.AC. Redmond near Wickes.
 Mir. and Mrs. Philip Daniels came from Fort smith this week to be lwith Mena relatives and friends. They are now at the home of Mir. 1 and Mrs. sWaltman, parents of Mrs. r Daniels. aHsA sh irs ! J. N. Lacefield, teacher fn the Shady schools is spending this week in Mena, the school having been dis continued for weeks on account of the bad weather and the epidem- ie of measles.
 < Forest Hancock and sister, Mrs George Cbilders, arrived Monday from Gerty Ok. to go to Egger whither they had been called on account of the sickness of their sis ter, Mrs. J, Turpin.
 Rev. Father Nolen of Sioux Falls s. D., while enroute to San Antonio, Tex, stopped in Mena for a visit with the Rev A. P Gallagher from Friday until Monday afternoon. He is a former teacher of Rev. Mir Gal agher.
 Mr. and Mrs. ] D. Cranor returned to Mena Monday from Heavener expecting to remain here for some time Mrs. Cranop has been threat ened with an attack of pneumonia, and she thought it best to come to Mena to reeuperate
 l Mrs. Henry Heilbron and son, Sam, while enroute from Tulsa, Ok, to Texarkana. stopped in Mena Sun day for a visit of a few days with
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24


 J. c. Allen of the Bank of Hatfield and his uncle, R. A. Rowe, spent Monday in Mena on business. MT. Rowe forsees a scarcity of farm la bor this coming season because so many of the boys from the farms have been called to service in the National army.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ferd Schulte of of Westphalia, Kas., are here for a visit with Mir. and Mrs. J. H. Diehl of Egger. Mrs. Schulte is sister of Mrs Diehl They had been visit ing son in Pike county and made the trip to Polk county on the re- turn td their home.
 Robert Allen, Jr, grandson of Postmaster R. s. Allen and Mrs. Allen. who passed thru a seize of typhoid fever from which he had apparently rallied, has again been taken sick. He was so bad Monday that his father. who is in Fort Smith, was sent for, arriving Tues day morning.
 Mir. and Mrs. C. E. Tabor have come from Fogel, Ok, to Mena to live. their household goods hay- ing arrived Tuesday. MT. Tabor has bought the barber business of John Eek on South Mena street. and has moved the same across the street into the room occupied by Tabor Brothers with a general line of groceries.
 Amos Musgrave. teacher in the Old Cove school. was in Mena Tues day to appear before local exemp- tion board on the mafter of his classification dnder tlie selective draft act. succeeding in getting the matter satisfactorily, adjusted MT. Musgrave still has, five weeks of school, having had seven-months' term. and at the close of school he will go into farm work planning to
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

S. D. Sexton of Rich Mountain was in Mena Tuesday to get supplies and to attend to other matters of busi- ness.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

J. N. Lacefield, teacher fn the Shady schools is spending this week in Mena, the school having been dis continued fortwo weeks on account of the bad weather and the epidem- ic of measles.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
Everyday
 Bargains

if iou Don't Believe iasi Talks. Try Following Prices:
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

Presiding Elder J. A. Biggs came in Tuesday from. trip to the southern part of his district
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

Forest Hancock and sister, Mrs. George Cbilders, arrived Monday from Gerty Ok, to go to Egger whither they had been called on account of the sickness of their sis ter, Mrs J.I Turpin.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

Mir. and Mrs. Philip Daniels came from Fort smith this week to be with Mena relatives and friends. They are now at the home of Mir. and Mrs. sWaltman, parents of Mrs. Daniels. aHs3 e. frs
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

: lb. Town Talk Coffee. .... si.0c 6 lb. Cyclone Coffee. ...... 100 5 ID. Peaberry Coffee. ..... f.Oo $ packages Soda. ........... -25 4pkgs. Naptha Wash powd -25 2 packages Seeded Raisins. M .2S ? pkgs Grape Nuts. .......... .25 ? cans No. Tomatoes. ...... .25 ? cans Oysters. ........... .25 can No. 3 Pumpkin. ....,. .f5 a-lb. bucket Baking Powders. -25 Large Size Crisco a.e i.65 Large size Flakewhite Lard. 2.25
 Large size Blue karo Syrup. .65
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

Grace McClain, who will remain in Mena until her mother recovers.
 MT. and Mrs. ]. G. Lawrence left Wednesday on goods buying trip to Fort Smith.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

Clarence II. Mitchell of Hutch inson. Kas., after a visit of several days at the home of MT. and Mrs. c. H. Whipple, left for his home Tuesday morning.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

Arthur Lawrence came in Sunday from Shady after spending a week with his parents and other rela- tives.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

Mrs. c. R. Shields has been con- fined to her home on Ninth street for several days by sickness, be- ing threatened with an attack of pneumonia
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

Perry Holman came in from Opal Monday expecting to meet his brother, who was to have come from Benton county.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

Dr. w. c. Vandiyer reports the birth of son Tuesday morning to Mir. and Mrs. Frank Willis, living two miles east of Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

James Stewman came in from Hugo, Ok, Wednesday, going from here to the home of his parents near Board Camp.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

G. NJ. MoultQn left Monday for Wickes where lie is going to be on the farm of Lee Owens during the coming season. Last summer he was with k. .gG. Redmond near Wickes.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

F. F. Montier, living on the Star buck farm near Acorn was among the farmers in Mena Tuesday, hav- ing come down on the local freight.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

r. F. Ward and G. A., Converse of the Holly Springs neighborhood were among the farmers in Mena Wednesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

R. R. St. John left Monday for Lit tie Rock to look after some busi- ness for the Ozark Mutual Life As sociation.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

J. NJ. Gordon, living on Route No 2 and Miss Burniee Woodruff were married on Monday, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. W. L. Smith of the Baptist church.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

We sell only the standard brands so you may know what you are getting for your money
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24
PERSONAL NOTES

Miss Ollie Shields left Saturday Tor McCurtain, Ok, where she will be at the home of Mrs. Charles Self.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

Dress Skirts. New arrivals. Fine Dress Skirts. Assorted colors, Don't miss seeing these skirts when you come to the store All special values
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

Tom J. Wilbanks, teacher of the Ozark school near Grannis, spent Saturday in Mena looking after busi- ness affairs.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

Prof. R. R. Dodd of the Hatfield schools passed thru Mena Monday afternoon on his return from a business trip to Fort Smith.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

l. G, Harris or the Acorn ScnOol, was weekend visitor in Mena Sat- urday. Mir. and Mrs. Harris. both teaching in the Acorn school, are living in the teacherage and are do- ing their utmost to make the school the community center. On last Saturday night, MT. Harris reported that the farmers of the community had met at the school house for the nurpose of discussing the propo- sition of getting a supply Of fertil- izer for their needs.
 Bert Cauley. who, with Mrs. Cauley and the children. arrived m Mena little over a week ago rom Sieourney Ia. are again to become citizens of Mena. Mir. Cauley on Monday closed the deal for the pur- chase of the Roy Bales residence and four lots on South Second street, and as they get possession of nart of the house at once, he and his family were moving to same Tuesday. They had been at Ozark Rooms since coming to Mena. MT. and Mrs. Bales are planning to move to the farm in the spring.
 MT. and Mrs. T R. Jones left Tuesday for Kansas City They will he joined at Joplin by Mrs. Arthur McClain of Webb City. who will go to Kansas City to undergo an oper- ation fnr appendicitis, which has been troubling her since last sum- mer and finally got so serious that it was decided to resort ,fo an operation. It may be that Mr Jones will go no further than Joplin. but will return from there with his granddaughter. little Miss
The Keota news., 1918-05-10
Colorado Gees .ovsr ti.s Tea,
wssssrs Newspasss U.se. News Service.

Denver. May s.-Colosado went
"over the top" many days ego, but the
flood Of dollars kept tumbling into the
war Golfers until Saturday. with IN
ovsrsubscription Of - per csnt, rep
resented in the @37.76s.aso total. ths
I'D figufatively could not b closed.
The state ran over its quota of ~:
S11.s00 BY $7.4S3.1 $50.
The Keota news., 1918-05-10
FOR PLANT DISEASES
Food. Products inspectors Are Report.
ing Disorders Found In Shipments
Of Vegetables.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF AEriculture.)
To detect local outbreaks Of diseases
Of vegetables, and fruits which when
uncontrolled cause heavy losses In the
field or In transit. the food-products
inspectors Of the United States depart
ment Of agriculture are reporting dis.
eases found In shipments Of produce
mt twenty-three Of the leading market
centers Of the country. Some Of these
inspectors are expert plant patholo-
gists and others are market inspectors
who have been trained to detect signs
Of important diseases and rots.
Whenever shipment shows a seri.
Gus disease or rot. the department at
once notifies its county agent and other
representatives In the affected locality
and distributes explicit instructions for
overcoming or minimizing future
losses. The notification to the point
of shipment also prevents shippers
from continuing to ship material GER
tnin to spoil In transit and thus waste
car space.
This detection of disease. however.
Is largely by.product OF the market
Inspection made at these markets by
the department to certify to shippers
the condition as to sOundness of fruits,
vegetables and other food products. az
authorized by the food production act,
approved August 10. 1917.
The Keota news., 1918-05-10

erly produced and handled. II will kcsp
sweet ~ long a. cows milk. and There
should not be any gOaty odOr. The
milk can be utilised for the same pur-
poses as cows milk. but In less satiS-
factory for making butter and perhaps
better for making cheese. Practically
all publications dealing with milk
goats attribute considerable impor.
tnnce to the use Of the milk for In.
fants and invalids.
During the last few years a number
In different parts Of this country. II
only IA few goats are kept. 1t Is not
necessary to have much equipment. II
any. Any clean. dry quarters free
from drafts may be used for housing
goats. The building should have proper
ventilation, plenty Of light. and AZ
rangements made 80 that each goat
can be properly fed and handled.
Feed for Goats.
Goats should receive u liberal guam.
tIty Of succulent feed such us siiage.
mangel. .wurzels. carrots. rutabagas.
parsnipx. or iurnips. The grain feeds
best suited for their rations nre corn.
Onts. brnn. barley. and lInseeti-Oil meal
or oil cake. a ration that has been
used in the government herd. and
which has proved to be very satisfac.
tory for milk goats during the winter
season. consists Of two pounds OF al.
fnlfa or clover hay. one and One-half
pounds Of silage or turnips, and from
one to two pounds Of grim. The grain
ration consisted OF n mixture Of 100
pounds corn. 100 pounds oats. 80
pounds bran. and ten pounds linseed.
oil meal. All feed offered for goats
should be clean and OF good quality.
Plenty OF rock salt should be kept be-
fore them. and occasionally a small
quantity Of fine salt mixed with the
grain feed. A good supply OF fresh
water Is necessary.
The Keota news., 1918-05-10
REDUCE COST OF LIVING

prepared BY the United States De-
partmont OF Agriculture.)
Do you want to make extra
money during your spare time
(. this summer at home7
II you consider money saved
is money made. you can do II.
= Put In a half-acre garden.
II well planned and cared for
properly. it will produce far
more vegetables than the aver
age family can consume.
That means supply Of vnri-
ETY. Of fresh vegetables for the
table, reduction In the cost OF
living.
The Keota news., 1918-05-10

impossible to keep COW. Is beginning
to appeal to many people. especially
those in the small towns and in sub.
urbs of cities. In this way the milk
goat can be made to relieve the milk
shortage which is now felt In many To-
calities.
Adapted to This Country.
The milk goat Is adapted to this
country and the industry is likely to
become Of greater importance every
year. The goat is especially useful to
those who desire q small quantity Of
milk and do not have room for and
cannot afford to keep a COW. In fact.
a goat can be kept where 1t Is impos-
sible to keep a COW. and will consume
considerable feed that otherwise would
be wasted.
A doe that produces three pints
day is considered only fair mixer.
while the production Of two quarts IL
good. and the production Of three
quarts is considered as excellent.
Goats milk is nearly always pure
white. The small size Of the fat glob-
ules IL one Of Its chief characteristics.
In consequence the cream rises very
slowly and never 80 thoroughly a. In
the case Of cows milA. II 1t II prop
The Keota news., 1918-05-10
Interest Growing In Possibilities
Of REPRODUCING Breeds
in This Country.
CALLED THE POOR MANS COW
In Many Parts Of Europe Animals Are
Used for MIX Supply In Summer
Months While People Are En-.
JoyIno Vacations.
prepared by the United States Depart.
ment OF AEriculture)

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment OF Axr!cuiture.)
In this country the goat Is usually
regarded simply as a plaything for the
children. but In some parts Of Europe
1t II regarded as the poor mans COW.
A well-kn0wn American importer OF
live stock states that 1.-THE goat OF
Switzerland II the Swiss peasants
COW. the Swiss baby's foster mother. n
blessing to the sanitariums for In
valids. and godsend to the poor" In
England and In many other parts OF
Europe people who leave the city dur.
ing the summer months. either for
their country homes or for travel.
often take milk goat with them In
order to insure a supply OF good milk
of uniform quality. . In this country
the fact that the goat will supply sufii-
cient milk for the average family Mt
low cost and can be kept where II is
The Keota news., 1918-05-10
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New Idoa In oea Transportation.
The detachable power plant method
of speeding up ocean transportation.
- proposed BY II. de n. Smell, has
beso interesting British engineers. The
plan u to at . set Of Diesel engines
driving electric generators into spe-
cial steel caisson. which would have
also quarters for the engineers. and
70 mount this caisson detaclIably ON
the stern Of any one Of several hulls.
By special pontoonS the transfer would
- made very quickly from . vessel
arriving In port to one ready to depart.
Each hull would have. Its own electric
motors running the propellers. but cur
rent would be supplied through wires
ero0 the generating caisson. Not least
Of the advantaSes, 1t is claimed. would
be . subdivision Of the hull insuring
greater security against submarines.