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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-03
For Sale by all Live Dealers
An Easy Way
to Reduce Flesh

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Drink lEut Water and Take Tassco
Haven't you often wished for a med
icine to reduce your flesh? Sometime
that doc. not require dieting or calls
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may secure at your Druggist. They are
pleasart to take, perfectly harmless and
cause Ii, restrictions OF habit or eating,
and red ice the flesh, little by little, until
yon are down to the number Of pounds
you wish to weigh. Too much flesh is
undesirable, as most quite stout people
will readily admit, and it detracts from
ones good appearance: makes one
clumsy and short of breath.
There isn't any reason why anyone
should be too stout, when there's this
niuch-t,ietI ~ ci
4" ,.esl experienced IN, tue LII.
~ M your Druggist fasscoS tablets
don't forget the name are recommend
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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-03
Cows for Sale

For Sale GnDd year old
roam COW with calf by side. also
l big red cows TO be fresh soon
G. B. adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-03
Stenosrapher 23rd Judicial
District of Missouri
Has Breakdown

l was subject to BiliOusn-ss,
Nervous Headaches. and Consti
patton, and as people usually dc
who are troubled with such all
ments, tiled a reat manv rem'
edi.s without any apparent bene
Mt A friend gave me a sample
package of STA.WEL VEGETA
BILE TABLETS and insisted
that I give them a trial, which
I did; tn Y relieved mt so much
that | ppr.h ased 3 rs. package
and continued TO take them. I
am now fully recovered. and my
wo k is a pleasure. weigh two
hundred pounds.
STA, VEL We ;ErABLE ia
BLETS ky Ie'irve G.nsti
patton, Biliousness, Sick Head
Dizziness, Indigestion, Loss
of Appetite. LOSS "i En- ..gg, and
that run down feeling, Pleasant
to take. No gripping. M after
effects. Get 25c package today
them at hand when you
need them. For sale by
Fuson Drug Co, Mansfield;
Vannoy Drug Co.. Norwood; F.
VI. Huffman, Norwoad,-a adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-01-03
At the Baptist Church

Baptist Sunday School.
Superintendent. W h Falling
ton.
Assistant. G, A. Stephens
Secretary Treasurer, Ea,a
Newton.
Organist, Ruth Dennis.
Librarian, Sylvia Bras,al
Teachers,
/, 9 A. Steph' ms
2, MrsHJ. W. Roberts.
3, ]. W. Brazeal
4, T.. r Lenhart.
5, Mrs. w. E. White,
6, Mrs. Hardin Rippee.
z, Mrs. Ezra Dennis.
8, Alma Draper.
9, Mrs. Thos. Dean.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-21
BOARD CAMP

Mrs. ]. B. Hendricks is on the sick
list.
The infant of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Embry is very sick.
]. 3. Hendricks and W. f. Hilton
are attending court.
George Gortemiller was in this
community Thursday.
Marvin Roberts was a Board
Camp visitor Sunday.
Miss Monnie Rosson is visiting at
the home of N. o. White
There was singing given at the
home of viii Durham Sunday after
noon.
Bob Miller of Oden was in this
community Thursday enroute to
Mena.
There will be church services at
the Missionary Baptist church on the
4th Sunday.
Grady Embry returned from GLOW
err, Ok, Thursday after a several days
visit at that place.
]. M. Looney has sold his Over
land car to George Gortemiller of
Montgomery county.
Miss Grace Little left Sunday for
Heath Valley where she will teach
through the winter.
Uncle Fuller.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-21
RANSOM

Our folks are killing hogs these
cool days.
w. R. Shinn spent the weekend with
home folks.
Miss Lee Stokes spent Saturday
night with Miss LAME Wear.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bril- Mount spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Hughes
near Mena.
Mrs. ]. A. Thornton and son and
Mrs. Robt. Norris and sons of Mena,
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. w. P.
Whisenant Sunday.
Andrew Graft left last week for
Louisiana but returned in a few days
as the oil field in which he went to
work didn't suit him much.
The j. P. Graft sale was we'll at
tended considering the weather and
most articles brought a fair price
The family will leave for Oklahoma
in few days where they expect to
make their home.
There was fox chase held in this
section last Saturday night resulting
in the capture of young fox. Those
attending were Messrs. Wayne and
John Fleming of Corinth, w. A. Grit
fin of Ink, Frank Willis, George Wa
tiers of near Mena, Gene Davis Cherry
Hill, ID. A. Hazel, Mena, Frank En-
bry, John Wyatt and Alfred Austin Of
Holly Springs, Messrs. Davis and
Hinson, Acorn, and Irwin Gatlin and
Bril- Mount of this place.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-21
HOLLY HITS

Grace Swiger is on the sick list.
Union Grove school will open next
Monday.
Rev. Dollar preached Sunday at
Union Grove.
Mrs. Joe Borhm Sundayed with
Mrs.~I G. Harris.
Jack and Marion Cox have started
up the Kenworthy sawmil.
Ben Barron is building home on
the farm he owns on the river.
G. A. Converse and wife and Rev
Dollar Sundayed at uncle Frank
Wards.
Joe Boehm hauled a load over to
Acorn for /. G. Harris who has NOV
ed to the teacherage.
Pedagogue and Mrs. Harris will re-
move to the Teaeherage at Acorn and
open school next Monday.
Rev. Dunman will preach at Union
Grove church on Thanksgiving Day.
There will be singing in the after
noon and dinner on the ground. Ev-
erybody invited
Mrs. Edith Weir and Mrs. Sadie
Chilcutt visited their brother, George
Converse, at Camp Pike. They report
he is looking fine, weighs $50 pounds
and likes the army fine.
Sunday school at Holly Springs
was started with Fred Bell as super
intendent, Wilbert Goodman, assistant
superintendent, and Elsie Goodner,
secretary and treasurer. All are re-
quested to come out and make it a
success.
Sam Ward who has been visiting
his parents, the w. L. Wards, has
returned to his home in Oklahoma.
Mrs. Fred Harris was making mo-
lasses last week helping her brother
in-law and Joe Boehm. The turnout
was about 80 gallons and is Of fine
quality.
Uncle John Foster of Posey Hollow,
who sold out to go to his son, Caleb's
near Hon, Ark, received news that
his son had died. Uncle John has
iuts received news that another son
Jesse, has died and his daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Belle Foster, nee Wiles, is
very low.
Newt Wiles of Posey Hollow lost
two of his daughters the past week
and has two other children very low,
one of them not expected to live. He
has just received word that his
daughter, Mrs. Belle Foster living in
Scott county is very low.
The meeting at Holly for war ac-
tivities was well attended. Mrs. S.
B. Wallace will take a hack and go
around to collect subscriptions, pay
able in chickens. Anyone can give a
fat hen and Dick Johnson viii pay
right around dollar for each one
Ouachita township should have no
difficulty in making the allotment.
Pedagogue.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-21
Correspondence
HATFIELD.

Lee Bates was down from Potter
Saturday.
Levi Pigg Of Mena passed thru
town Monday
School opened again Monday with
a small attendance.
Sam Bates, wife and daughter,
Vera Sundayed at Potter.
S. d. Shrewsbury was here from
Mena last week, buying fur.
Rev. N. o. Hornsby lost a horse
Monday from blind staggers.
Jack Lawther and wife of Potter
spent the weekend here visiting rel
atives.
Mrs. Sarah Pool and daughter, Clo-
yer, returned from Pittsburg. Kas.,
from an extended visit to Veil Pool.
Rev. H. II. Rulings returned Friday
from an extended visit TO his son, b.
A. Rulings, and family at McComb,
ok.
Douglas Walker, wife and son Eu-
gene, motored up from Cove Sunday
afternoon to visit w. A. Dover and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Nodlin, after re-
turning from visit to st. Louis,
left Friday for their home at Pitts
burg, Kas.
John G. Hoheimer was elected
president and Mrs Boyd Colman
secretary Of the Red Cross
here Saturday.
Next Sunday is Brother Arnold's
last appointment for this conference
Thanksgiving service and preach his
farewell sermon at night.
A. M. Clegg returned Sunday
from Van Buren,, where he had at
tended the funeral of his brother,
Walter Glegg, who died from the ef
fects of FLU
Miss Opal Copes came down on
No. 3, Sunday to resume her duties
IN the school again, after few
months vacation for cotton picking
and FLU
Guy Clark returned Saturday morn
ing from Maud, Tex, where he had
attended the funeral of a br0ther-in-
law His wife, Mrs. Clark. and daueh-
ter remained to visit few days with
relatives.
A telegram came last week anounc-
ing the death of Wyatt Gam in
France on Sept. 16. He is the son
Of Mrs Mollie Gam on Mountain
Fork Thru some oversight his death
was not announced until Mrs. Gam
took the matter up with the local Red
Cross.
The Ladies give a Hen" sale of
the United War Work fund, was held
Saturday and brought $3983, S21.15
of this sum being credited to card re-
demptions. This brings our dona-
tons up to the thousand dollar mark,
or % per cent over the top. The "Give
a Bushep sale was held in connec-
tion with it and brought $9.40.
year. At IL o'clock he will hold a
S. F. Novotny and c. J. Colp were
here from Mena last week trying to
interest our business men in the min
ing proposition. They propose to
build 100 ton concentrate mill at
Blow Out Mountain 5ia miles north
east of here and have 6 other mill
sites tributary to Hatfield. A party
was to go to the mines last, Sunday.
but weather conditions being unfav-
orable the trip was postponed.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-21
EGGER ECHOES

Mr. Heron made a business trip to
Mena Monday.
Miss Maud Simpson is spending
this week at the Thornton home
t. j. Barton and son. William, made
a business trip to Mena Thursday.
Bro. Kelly preached an interesting
sermon at this place Sunday evening.
w. ID. Philpot and family spent
last week at the Fl. Standridge home.
School began Monday with j N.
Fair principal and ]. E. borough as
sistant.
Miss Fannie Thornton spent Satur-
day night at the Keys home near
Hillard.
Joe PhiIpot and sister, Miss Annie,
of Big Fork attended church at this
place Thursday.
The singing at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Darrell Lee, Sunday night was
highiy enjoyed by ali.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilburn Philpot
spent Saturday night at the home of
Jesse PhiIpot near Opal.
Richard Wimberly and sister, Miss
Lillian, spent Thursday night at the
Holman home at Midway.
There will be a Thanksgiving sup
per At the Church Thursday night
November ~ Everybody come
Those trading III Mena Wednes-
day were ". d. philpot, Albert, and
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-21
CENTER POINT CIRCLETs

Our school has been temporarily
discontinued
Willis Outright has been very sick
with influenza.
J. f. Maddox made business trip
to Mena Monday.
Mrs. J. NJ Day has been sick with
fever for the past week
Our community club and school
were rained out Friday
A little daughter of Jim Jennings
is very sick with typhoid fever.
C. f. Chamblin is the latest victim
of the ''flu." He is having light at
tack.
The young people held a sociable
at the |. M. Davis home Saturday
night.
Bro. Smedley of Mena spent a
night recently at the home of Irwin
Crawford.
Mrs. Lively of Des Arc, Ark,
came Friday for visit with her son,
John. and family.
Cam Turner and family have pur-
chased, and are now occupying, the
Jones Carter property
Dewey Chamblin has so far recov-
cred from typhoid fever as to be able
to be about the house.
Ira Jones and wife will move to
Board Camp this week where Mr..
Jones will teach term of school.
Harvey Johnson and wife of Pot
ter spent Saturday night and Sun
day at the home Of j. H. Handy.
Doyle Hughes and family spent
Saturday night and Sunday with the
Eli Turner and Drew Davis families
L,ls n.,I nIo 4la.. g.
lies moved last week to the places
vacated by Isom and Porter Cornell
son.
Lee Shepherd and Curtis Patton
were among those from this place
who were in Mena on business Sat
urady
Uncle Port Cornelison and wife
have moved to their new home re-
Gently purchased from K. I. Connally
near Rocky.
Relatives here have received the
sad news OF the death of Walter
Crawford from influenza at Laura,
Ok. on November 6.
Irwin Crawford left on the train
Monday for Bokhoma, Ok, where he
will visit brother he has not seen in
twelve years. He is also looking for
location.
Luther Cummings, youngest son of
Mrs. Nancy Cummings, and Miss
Gray Crawford, eldest child of Irwin
Crawford and wife, were united in
marriage last Sunday at IL o'clock by
Bro. Kelley preached an interesting
dinner was served by the brides pa
rents to the relatives and intimate
friends. May success attend them is
our wish.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-21
wICKEs

D. E. Joplin is having his house re.
painted.
Bert Higginbottom went to Mems
Sunday to attend court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linn Compton went to
Mena Tuesday.
Sheriff Finger was in town Thurs
day and Friday.
Judge Pickett made speech here
Wednesday night.
Mrs. Sam McCurley of Grannis,
was here trading Friday.
Bob Sanford has gone to Allen,
Ok, to see his brother, Bud.
Jim Chambers made a business
trip to Oklahoma last week.
Everett Tunnel and ODE Bunch
have gone to Vivian, La, to work.
Mrs. Dick Lebow has sold her
farm to a Mr.. Patterson of Texas.
Mrs. w. NJ Darwin of Cedar Grove,
La, is here with home folks this
week.
Mrs. Sada Hedge went to Little
Rock this week to attend Grand
Lodge
Mrs. Frank Pearson Of Grannis
came up Saturday to visit Mrs. Lloyd
Harris.
Rev. Hornsby filed his regular APP
pointment at the Baptist church Sun
day night.
Chas. Seofield and Geo. Burnham
of Meme are here this week looking
after business.
Mrs. John Jett and son. Chas. Reed
went to Texarkana Monday to have
dental work done.
Mrs. Harrison Sanford and son, Ed
ward left this week for Pitsburg, Ok.
to visit her sister.
T. G. Cole accompanied by Roy
Rose autoed to Mena Friday to as
sist in counting election tickets.
Miss Myrtle Sullivan went to Boare
Camp Saturday to visit her sister
Mrs. 0za Emery, returning Monday
Rev. Lige Winfield, Oscar Felps
and Sam Atkinson, left Tuesday fol
Prescott, Ark, to attend the Naz
ssrens assembly.
DIR. P. w. Watkins was called from
Mena Tuesday to see Mrs. Mary
Spencer who is very iii. She is al
the home OF DR.. Rollins. her father
Thomas B. Milan of Round Top
Ark. was in our town Thursday, sell
ing lumber lacks and an adjustable
measure combined for building trans
and railroad bridges. He win sell yot
the right to make one for SYST
Bert Higginbottom purchased one
Sloan.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-21
EXPECT FARMERS
TO START MINING
With Years Crops Out of the Way
Tillers of the Soil in Manganese
Field Plan to Bring Some
Ore to Market.
(By Robert NJ. Berry,

Now. that most of the cotton is
gathered and the rest of the usual
farm crops are out of the way, farm
ers who own land in the manganese
field are planning to turn their at
tention to mining,
Judging from the number of inqui-
ries that have been made of A. j.
Parent, ore buyer, relative to the
grading of ores, considerable activity
may be expected from the farmer
miners within a short time.
Bad roads may hamper the haul
ing of the ore to Mena but tho the
roads are bad it is still possible to
get the ore out of the ground and
have it ready to haul later.
In some parts of the field about
the chief requirement for mining
manganese is a willing mind and a
strong back. The mineral is located
in such places at shallow depth and
is in the clay so that it is easily TAX
en- out without the aid of explosives
or machinery.
One of the largest specimens of al
most pure manganese ever brought to
Mena came from a farm in the south
end Of the field and was dug out with
aid of a pick and shovel. Some Of
the grass roots were still sticking to
the chunk when it reached Mena.
1t is believed that farmers who un-
derstand just what grades Of ore will
prove profitable to bring to market,
will find it to their advantage to en-
gage in mining during the winter
season.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-21
ACORN

Mrs. j. W. Cooper was a Sunday
dinner guest of Mrs. c. E. Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Barrow spent
the week end visiting at Cherry Hill
/ j. w. Cooper made a business trip
to Fort Smith the first of the week.
Bob Johnson of Chant, Scott coun-
ty, is working at the G.. r. Hale saw
mill.
Miss Bessie Jones spent Sunday as
the guest of Miss Eta Garland on
Water Valley farm.
Mrs. Edgar Moves of the Water
Valley farm is visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Doak of DeQueen.
The Fitz Lumber Co., is adding
lumber drying kilns to its equipment.
"a saw mill viii also be put in in the
near future
Miss Nellie White of Mountain
View farm. Reba Anderson and Toka
Hale spent Sunday as the guests of
Miss Blanche Cooper
Brook Templeton Of Camp Pike
spent a short visit with relatives and
friends this week, having come on
Sunday afternoon and returned Sum
day. Mr.. Tempfeton was one Of the
men in the June call
everyone IS invited 10 attend Lnc
Second Annual Thanksgiving dinner
and old folks reunion at Acorn school
house on Thanksgiving day. A num-
Der Of notables have signified their
intention of being present. Every
body is invited to be present.
Everybody.
On Thanksgiving day the honor
badges for War Savings Stamps buy
ers will be given out at the Acorn
school house Anyone wishing to
purchase Stamps win be given badges
at the same time
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-21
INK DOTS

Mrs. Campbell spent Sunday even
ing with Mrs Cloud.
Mr.. Horace Fite and Fred Yarras
went to Howard this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sampson Harris were
in the Ransom neighborhood Monday
Uncle Buddy Crosson moved last
Thursday to the Moss place near
Pine Grove.
The Stork made his arrival at the
George Embry home Wednesday,
leaving fine ten pound boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Chambers of
Mena drove out Sunday, and spent
the day with Mr.. and Mrs. Run
yam.
The Hon. Hal Norwood spoke at
Concord Sunday night in the interest
of the United War Work campaign,
and every one enjoyed his speech.
John Dodd and daughter, Allene, of
Ransom were guests at the Ellen En-
bry home Sunday. Allene remained
for a weeks visit with her grandma.
B. w. Larmon and Walter Howard
vent hunting one night last week,
and in about thirty minutes after
starting, they had a 'possum and a
coon UP the same tree. They caught
both.
Mrs Falby Mason who has been
visiting her brother C. ]. Embry at
Nunley, the past two months, is now
visiting relatives and friends in the
Ink community before returning to
her home at Chant, Scott county.
Gene Davis Of Egger, Burl Mount
Wayman and John Fleming of Ransom
George Waters of Mena, J. S. Hinson
Of Acorn. and Aft Aston and Frank
Embry of Holly Springs, all joined in
fox chase Saturday night. There
were 26 dogs in the chase, one fox
was caught.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-21
GRANNIS GRAINS

j. H. HarweIl of Texas bought 100
acres near Mineral from w. F. Ho-
gan of Chicago, sale being made thru
Alex Coyle.
r. L. Upchurch bought 40 acres
owned by Hogan 4 Coyle. This makes
the second 40 acres that Mr.. Up
church has bought from the same
parties.
Among those who had business at
court were, s. b. Staple, W. M. Pick
ems, Andy Coyle, Dan McVay and wife
and son Lewis, Henry Martin, Will
Aiken and Mrs. Joe Sargent.
A Thanksgiving dinner will be Civ
Ell at the Red Cross hall on Thursday
the %. Everybody invited and asked
to bring basket dinner. A good pro-
gram with singing and speaking and
thankfulness for peace will be rem
dered
w. d. Ansey bought so acres
from Alex Coyle. Mr.. Ansey came
From Oklahoma about year ago,
and rented farm, but likes the coun-
try so we'll that he decided to buy
and make his home here.
a meeting was called at the Red
Cross hall Sunday at 3 o'clock for the
purpose Of organizing Community
Council of Defense. After a brief
talk by the chairman, explaining the
purpose of the organization, call
was made for those who wished to
show their loyalty by signing the
/ pledge. Everybody in the meeting
both men and women signed. Those
who did not know of the meeting OF
were unable to attend, viii have an
opportunity to sign the pledge or
Thursday night when the Truck
Growers Association will meet at the
Red Cross hail at Z o'clock. A pie
social and auction will be had at {
| o'clock.
Last Friday night Grannis held a
peace social IN the Red Cross hall and
although it rained all day, more than
100 people crowded into the building
After the singing of America" pray
er was offered, then a reading enti-
! tied. Peace by Mrs. Fitch. violin
quartette by Mr.. Staples, Mr.. Frye,
Patsy Mathis, and Desdemona Kirby;
reeitations by Mrs. o. Jones. Mary
Nuues, Florence Neal and Florence
Frye. A very touching song, "Ken-
lucky Babe" was rendered by Gladys
Clinton Then supper was served
which every one enjoyed. After sup
per the Kaiser was shot with bow
and arrows. Much credit is due Mrs
Pet Frye for the success of the meet
ing, she having had charge of it,
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-21
yANDERyOORT
the first Of the week.

the first of the week.
K. G. Beauchamp went to Mena
Monday to attend court.
Mrs. r. L. Bonner was shopping in
Mena one day last week.
Messrs. J. E. Campbell and B. p.
Lichlyter went TO Mena on Tuesday
OF this week.
w. E. Holt came down from Mena
Monday in the interest Of the w. s.
s. campaign.
School opened again here Monday
after having been closed month on
account of the afln" epidemic.
MISS Lime Mcfarland went 70 Hat
assistant teacher In the school at that
place
Mrs. W If Hansard and children,
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-21
OLD COVE

Mrs. Gladys Friend is sick with the
"flu.p
Silas Stockton went to Mena che
first of the week.
c. Liner had his sale on last Thurs
day and had good crowd.
Rev. and Mrs Fake of Wander
WORT held services here Saturday
night and Sunday.
L. Wise of Mound Valley, Kas.
spent few DAYS here last week, d
guest of e. G. Little.
Mrs. Ben sfatscn plans to move to
Mena instead of Joplin. He will prob
ably move this week.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-21

and for Big Fork. 1t was w. c. Ben
son instead of w. G. Brown.
Misses Katie and Archie Bates was
visiting at Sulphur Springs, Monday.
The angel Of death visited the
home of G. N. Edwards Sunday and
took for its toll their son, Ode. who
has been sick with pneumonia for .
weeks. The remains were laid to
rest in the Pleasant Hill cemetery
Monday evening. The Rev. n. o.
White of Board Camp conducted the
services. Ode leaves a host of friends
and relatives to mourn his loss.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-21
Notice For Letting of County Poor
Farm.

Notice is hereby given that the Polk
county Poor Farm will be let for the
year 1919 on sealed bids at 10 o'clock
a. m. on the 7th day of December at
the office of the County Clerk.
Bids are to be made at a price per
month for each inmate kept at the
farm.
The keeper is required to live and
reside upon the farm, and to feed,
/ clothe, furnish necessary medicine and
medical attention to inmates, and 9TH
erwise provide for their comfort and
In addition to the amount paid per
month for the keep of the inmates,
the keeper will be given the free use
OF the county farm, together with
such labor as may be performed
thereon by the inmates.
The successful bidder will be re-
CURED to enter into contract as above
and to furnish good and sufficient
bond in the sum of $1,000 for the
faithful performance of contract.
Given under my hand this Nov. 10
1918.
A. E. Wear, County Judge wstd2t