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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-09-20
Rteieerti Of en- praitiH 5armtr,

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oio iaicil, at mani har noget | Bag
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trGnger, iaa maeter life 5ranfrigc
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nPr iaa meget Tom fer &rigen. Ser
ben oil life fiinne iele ii9 trpa, ino-
til Der igien cr iparet iammen CT
SperIfuo al minoit 700 Mi1ioner
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ira Nar til Nor. 90 oct er life
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men &peoe er ct me9et a%lnIin0eligt
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altib. Naar oct lpoer fortpilet; "@ip
os @reol" er oltio 5Sarcn u0r. NJ
%prooucere o9 ipare betpoer / 0iSic
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life er oper fem % Ter Nar gon1le, er
at pleic op melem Dem boert Iar %
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@irfning, iipr pon pantriplige SrGr.
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og fine. Spooningen birlper til at
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labes at bore op % mobnes, ifulot
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at bepare GGoe / Soroel ior 9Gble
tr9rne.
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nGlte &inter, at &otter og Wtlt3 bpg
ger iig Heber berai lige peO SrP
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-30
N|L.LIA|I5ON''S
POLICE CHIEF
IS MURDERED.

BLUEFIELD, W. Va, July %.
-According 10 information reach,
ing here tonight, j. B. Maynard,
chief OF police OF Williamson, was
shot and killed at that place yes
tcrday by Il man named Huffman.
huffman was IN cmploye OF
the Sycamore Coal Company, at
Cinderella, and it is said had been
making frequent trips to William
son which were in some way con-
nrctcd with woman. 1t is sup
posed that the chief of police
made an attempt to arrest him
when the shooting occurred.
Maynard had been an officer in
Williamson for some time and had
Il family.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-30
N0|NCREA5E IN
HEAI EHHE9t Ill lN q"
PASSENGER Or
FREIGHT TAXES
POSTPONE INCREASE IN
TAXATION OF LIQUOR
Telephone Message Tax Will
-...:
Not Be More, Announces =
Rainey

WASHINGTON. July 29.-Dccision
agains, any increase III passenger or
freight transportation taxes; majority
sentiment iay"riug It lax on both I'M
rnrI and export trade il constitutional
ard post Douc!nrnt "f consideration OF
increased IAN ou liquors and other peV-
rraE,> wrr. ANNOUNCED Today by tne
hnu-,. way+ and means committee, which
Is framing the $>.0p1.pvU,000 revenue
bill.
Tn" committee deferred action as to
extending tho pipe lire tax so as 10 IN:
clu,:c companies piping their own pro-.
duet and also as 70 increasing taxes on
lil". marine ana caSuaity insurance.
'.rh" rnrnrnittcc." said Representative
EHir"v. "f Illinois. acting chairman in
Sc abScnc" "t. Chairman Kitchen CON.
SiGrrcd tn transportation question and
t!lr general sentiment was against any.
Increase IL the present per cent tax on.
passenger and freight transportation:
II was tentatively decided not to tax
transportation Of soldiers or off1cers- in
uniform. whclhcr travelling on official.
duty or ON furi"ugh. The present law
'aX"S III" tickets u: men on furlough,1
hu; not IhuS.' on official duty. ,t-E
II" F"!il'A"'% pi'"''Hi 10 ll1c ina|let
of IAN On Ilpn lines. which the commit
tro considered is the privately-owneds
pipe lines. and which are not taxed.
Th"s" Trlvatc!y-"wucd lines will be
reached in lh" E"w bill.
"Thr committee. Will not raise the tel
"ph6nr mc>Sas. tax. but will extend the
Telephone taN provision. SO rs to reach
the rNrhuEg" services and leased lines.
Thr basis will lac L zen per cent tax on
Tho compensation received by the tele-
uhon" companies from the rental OF
hes. lraS.d liI"$ and exchanges s.:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-30

TARIS. Li'y "e---rh" til':7i f"r'"S con
,rru.I ,o :nIn g-"und ~ almost AL
,.;ri,s ,n ;." S"is-srns-l;h"!mS Na'."ni
tn-,ia,. hat IN" principal progress -
cnr,!iul: /" n" war "tiirc Rnn"u'r"n"nl
rn.rl:,h, WIS ui ~" w">t tank a"'
around f':r,'-.. ..n-TarI"no!". NC"irT'AS
vill,:rs fen INT" thn hands 81 IN
allie, 'rh" statement SaE$..
Til" day wa-S rr;I"hch /: |"rN 'w!G"'
..u&ac"uIr:r'S along n" wi"'' ii''n'
,,rr,h .r ,h.. Ma-l," Tho ..n'''u:. wh"s"
resistance w;.> pnw,rfglty incr' ls"h. dis
,,i;r,h GROUND with uS l.ot hy !"ni ana
s,,rnnt.,;"E t. r. -c,' Il, .':t. - .i;.h'v'
Gus ,nuni"r-at:acks. cur tr""0% re-
pulsed all assaults ard 'nal" ii~w prog
-,SS.
ON tho OF; skirts nr -" vi!!ra;" @:
EuHancy. Scottish tr"'rs r'ni"r'd 'H'
park and chateau Hui maintained ui"'7
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-30
EX-SPEAKER GEORGE
SUES POLITICIANS
FOR $4,000 DAMAGES

Special I.,sra,rh l." Tn" ln;"H' E"ny":
EEYSF:i;. ". VA. iuly -'-.N ''''h'''
'rt,l"r George. r,!ndrd,ii" t"T ''' 10
;.p.,.t.@.n u"iufnntI"n :ar '"tSr''$S ~ wv
second d:S;rJr;. has entered SUI or
k,". o"" each Hgalts' former :H'H'r - '''-
TOR n T.. i;rin.., and : y. M""r'. '"r-
m.r member IT III" W"s, N'rcln.n '"''H',
~ ,I..l..:,...s for M!-l"ral county. TOR Al
Ir:.d l,h"l r'," as H. sad :" lhF"lE"
alleged r.rnarkS regarding ih' '''iic'-
,u.,,, Il MIR. .;-rrcr III 1851. 't' i'AT''""r
..tr.;. S.n:.trr Grimes rEhi!*n"a 4
r...,i.. - Nj. ,;..rr:;. nr'l"ts ~ "hiSh
=, .ii;nr-s frog. III" r.'.'"rd "f tn" Circuit
...,lr. % !:;,rhaUr county. showing 'H7''
zee! ..,:r.utS. WIN verdict al not
:'.ii,y IN on" and n"l!r action IN 'h'
other So. .
Mr. .,,~r.:r - = former speaker 81
rl,.. w., Nirc.nr. h"wS" "t d""sat"S
aa% - =, r,,a! "prrat":. All the ihrllGS
,.n,...:r.,l ~. I;"I,t.Nl"an".
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-30
SUBSTANTIAL GAINS
BUT NOT DISASTER
YET FOR GERMANS

. WASHINGTON. July 29.-Official de.
$uat"hrS ;9 The. War Department. Secre-
tary Baker sad today. show that the
nl!irs mad" substantial progress on both
sides Of Ih" SrlSSnnS- Rheims salient
sunday.
1T i$ fortunate that our people ac-
rrpi III" present Success with a true
MEASURE nf ihrlr significance" said Mr..
I.lIi"r '''rhr" Ar, Il causc for conSratu-
ttI"n and r"jni"!nE but i'll nowSc will
mr+lu Il relaxation "f our efforts
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-30
Possibilities
IF TIE MOVE IF
GREAT SCOPE
WAR WEAKNESS OF
THE OTTOMAN GROWS
Austria and Bulgaria Also Al
fected-Has Effect on
Balkan Situation


LONDON. .llllE w. ne reid
,.,. 4
lions n'1"''" wv '""''.'
.ru,.l.o,. L.,., hcru severed IrrOru-
u ~. ''
inc 10 direct INFORMATION from
'>'"''' '''l'
This announcements l. lllaHC u.
IT,, L,,r.,,, ,,rr.,i,nu,irnI nf
!"
IN" t.Nrlihll|t cIt"i" l''i ''''' pa
Thr ~ ri"f""n' "S4ii'St ''"fii'thi' '"''
nd, irr.: further SAY. has ""'h -r"" 'lH'
particularly ;d;'F 'HI' w." -,
lh' '''l''''I' ,,,,,
cruiser iiH"'"''h. W. ."'H '''"
ih'u N i"N-"~Fi"'' l'' " ~ q"
r"nS1'I"H i"r III" >'''''
''"rnihn 'f"iS'r' WIZ" va .r..
kish rla& I'"srir" TURKEY 5 protest. 'h''
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-30
AVIATOR KILLED

s>N .hNTuNir. Ten. Julv ,H.--' 'ad"t
,;,,rc. q ho!ia~. "i Peoria. HI MS
,ns.ln-l; hiI..d auI cad; ''""rr" {.
.,f Arlington. Mas. S"ri-
n.i~iv :riUr"I wn.m ,h"ir a.r'lln"S col
,,Ic,! t,,!n% Z, k".ly Ft"ii mr..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-30
TIE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. July 2o.-Forecast,
west Vtrgtnia-Showers Tuesday,
cooler Mt night; wednesday fair.
western Pennsylvauia-Show on
Tuesday morning followed by fair,
cooler, south portion; Wednesday faI.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-30

LONDON, July 2e.-British troops
last night carried ont successful
oueration In the MorlancourT sector
-hs va office announces tonight.
9se British .ook all their ohjecttVes
and three German counter attacks
we're beaten off With loss to the en-
enly.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-30
BRITISH Strike
HEAVY BLOW IN
NORTH SECTOR
GERMAN TRENCHES ARE
TAKEN BY AUSTRALIANS
Canadians Also Launch At
tack Upon the Teuton
East cf Arras
(By Associated PreSs.)

British troops tn rSrious sectors IN
France ard Flanders. cortinnc their
harrassinS tactics cgntnst tie German
front. Near Morlancourt, in the
Arniens sector. the Australians hav"
taken several Lines OF trenches, cap
turea a fairly large number OF prts-
oners aud inflicted heavy losses on the
enemy during counter attacks. Near
GavreIe, which lies northeast OF Ar
rms. CANADIAN coounSeu euts likewise
have carried out successful enter
prise and taken prisoners.
Unofficial advices are TO the effect
that the disoord has arisen between
Germany and Turkey, and that rela-
tions between the two countries have
,,ee, severed. While there IS no coz
t1natioa OF the report, rtoEors have
hesu current for some TIME that bad
feeling existed between Turkey oo the
one side, and Bulgaria and Germany
on the other. owing TO the ces5ton OF
the Dobrudja region Of Euman!: 70
Bulgaria.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-30
ice Every Day at the Market Street Office---Al tt
THE WEATHER

Showers Tucsdayi Cooler at Night
Wednesday Fair.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-30

U9AylS6S SuNY
I1Igro ~ 2"
- CGUD STATS
CJyERSAyH
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-19

The advertising for the Third
Liberty Loan in this city has
been made possible through
lhe patriotism of the following
firms, who have generously
contributed the space in which
The advertising will appear:
Morris Bros.
Mrs. S. c. Watts. -
Pennington Mercantile Co. ,,
st. Francois Motor Co.
Pennington Laundry.
W. N. Fleming. \
Mccarthy Lbr. & Construction Co.
Thos. A. Mathews, Pros. Atty.
E. M. Laakman.
Herman Trauernicht.
McKinney's.
City Drug Store.
Rickus & Meyer.
A. c. Boyd.
II. y. Nell.
st. Francois Hotel.
Robinson Garage. ~ Y
Th0s. Autsen. ,,s,t
Boswell & Heller. W. ia
Tetley-Klein Lumber Co. 50
VIM. Good. .S>s| 0i2L
Pelty's Book Store. ''.,.tt' ~ =;
Economy Cash Shoe Store.
The Famous Notion Store. ~
Ozark Business College. I'D
J o. F. Rottger. 5ti1ii'e y
Vogue Millinery. T.
Field-Lippman Piano Store.
James j. Croke.
C. H. Adams.
H. w. Cofiield. "a n4
X. c. Weber.
j. A. Knowles. ,c, 2
Mayberry, Byington & Tullock. ~
Trauernicht Bros. .tL ary
Sehramm Bottling & Ice Mfg. Co.
DENLY Sisters. 50. an
Sundy Liolios. sa-,.r ,ssE
y. Clyde Akers. ~.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-19
This Page Advertisement is paid
Campaign by the Patriotic Firms

st. Francois County Bank.
Farmers Bank.
Bank of Pennington.
]. M. Karsch Shoe Co.
Thos. ii. Holman :.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-19

We asked this man if
he zDas dosvn hearted.
He laughed at us: "As
old General Grant
tvould have said, We'll
fight It out on these
lines if it takes a
DOZEN summers. ,"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-19

Buy Bonds of the
Third Liberty Loan
Buy all you can pos
sibly pay for, even
though the payment involves
stern self-denial. Remember,
you are not asked to give your
money; you are asked to lend
it, at. good interest, to the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-19

Milling 81 Pennington Undertaking. Co. t
Guessing Milling "a .Gerse Bros ID -a1na3saG ag5
Fisehfi Mercantile Famingten lo $50
Heaasyoas Store uoy glad rsFaaias Ms askks q,
Kn'pa sahe1 aoss snidty1sv1 .a
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-19

HE:is going in with American
pluck and American re-
sourcefulness, but his sacrifice will
be in vain unless you carry on"
unless you equip him to meet the
Prussian on equal terms.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-19

wealthiest, strongest, most honorable nation on
the globe.
II you can't pay cash for your Bonds, you can
borrow part OF the money at your bank,
using the Bonds as securitV or you can buy
them at your bank ON easy partial payment
it is no trouble to pay for them. See'syour
banker today. -. \. NJ -. Z. nv
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-19

Dr., C. A. Teley. Klein Grocer q
Robert Teley Jewery Co. Lueders Sadderv Col r ~
The Pennington News Printing Gs~-jaeob HELLER.
-Ga-==fng Bro Mfg, Mere Co
John Iseaman Phffnasv Croft oa saI e. d, -
ri won rstseva tngi1oqni iiA u 5 q 8 81
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-19

WARD by yard-mile by mile
A this man, and millions like him
the the best of Americas young
Imanhood-are building the road
20 Berlin-the road to VIC
TORY
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-19

on the earth, and from the depths
under the earth; from gas and
mines and snipers' bullets; from
bombs and shells and flying shrap-
aiSe Ct y ~ 9''@a .s,@.~
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-19

HE gladly offers his life
that America may live;
chat American homes
may be" safe forever
from the terror of Ger
man arms.
Daily, hourly, he faces
a thousand chances
of death from the air,
The Mena weekly star., 1918-02-14

Hatfield farmers. They paid from
 Si0O to $200 each for them. They arc
 all registered stock
 Wanted -- Two experienced hote
 girls at once. c. +. finders, Hat field, Ark. 7-tf
 Miss Anna Woods made her first
 visit to her domestic science class
 since the holidays, last Monday. She now has l5 girls in the class and will
 be with them every Monday, Outlin-
 ing enough work (which will be under the supervision of Miss Paul. i inc Dodd) for the balance of each week.
 Prof. Dodd has organized a class in manual training. with f3 members. They will have two work periods of one hour and t5 minutes each a week The following are members: Aubrey Arnold, Marvin Powell Ellis Herring, R. B. Johnson, Gerald Ris- ner, Floyd Myers, Rex Myers, Emmet Myers. Elmer Dover, Gilmer Hasten, Carl COughenour, Clement Cummins, Victor Pottorff, and Fred Ridings.
 Rev. CIem Baker, Sunday school field secretary of the Little Rock NJ, E. $. conference, lectured on last Thursday night at the auditorium on Conservation of Child Life, the Greatest Need of the Hour" The au- dience was smaller than should have been, but was appreciatiye. After lecture he spent few minutes in institute work, appointing depart ment superintendents as follows. . Wesley BiEle class, Mrs. E. H. But Ter; Teachers Training class, Miss Ola Littlepage; Teachers Missionary class, Mrs. Ava Williams.
 A potato club was organized at the high school last Saturday. About i5 or 20 farmers and business men were present and elected the follow ing officers. President, J. G. Evans / ice-president. J. k. Williams; sec retary, Prof. Dodd Fifteen acres were pledged. The next meeting will be held next Saturday. at which Dr. Getz and Mir. Smith, government emergency agent, and Miss Anna Woods, home demonstration agent, will be present. Miss Woods will have something interesting for the ladies who hook onto hubby and come with him.
 In a letter to his mother, Mrs. w. E. Grain. Wayman Grain says he is in the hospital branch of the army service at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. He is well pleased with his work and in fine health, having gained several pounds in weight since arriving there. That Wayman keeps in close touch with home, is evidenced by the fact that he received seven let ters from Hatfield boys and girls the day he wrote his mother. He was in the Y M c. A. building when he wrote and telling his mother about the doings of the boys, says, some are reading, some writing. others in social conversation and a great many reading the bible" He sent hello" to all his friends.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-02-14
FACTS FROM FREEDOM

David Gordon and wife moved tf Big Fork on Tuesday of last week.
 MT. and Mrs. Curtis Patton made a business trip to Mena Monday.
 w. A. Gordon was trading in Mena one day last week.
 There will be an agricultural lec- ture at Center Point school house on Thursday night. February i4.
 Wm. Abbey of Galena, Stone coun- ty, Missouri, was here looking for a location the first of the week.
 Mrs. J. H. Maddox spent Sunday al the home of Dink Winton at Alder Springs.
 Irwin Crawford made a trip to Board Camp for corn the first of the week.
 Mrs. Oracle Crawford of Mena spent a few days last week at the home of Irwin Crawford.
 Cam Turner, John Cummings and Curtis Patton were trading in Mena last Thursday.
 Miss Mary Lance spent part of last week with her aunt, Mrs. Pauline Patton.
 The unfortunate cripple named Jones, who recently lost his home with all its contents by fire, has been very handsomely treated by his
The Mena weekly star., 1918-02-14
77777 WICKES WAVES.

D. A. Smith has moved into the Lewey house vacated by Mr. Davis,
 Miss Mahel Smith had a case of German measles.
 Mabel and William Darwin are sick with the humps this week.
 Jim Chambers and Mrs. G. W. Smith made trip to Mena Saturday to fix up some land deeds.
 A. Q. Hamby and Bob Sanford helped to move Mir. and Mrs. Dan- iels household goods Monday.
 The Red Cross ladies are busy knitting sweaters for the soldier boys.
 ]. E. Joplin made a trip to Mena last "Wednesday t0 see his father, D. B. Joplin, who is quite sick.
 Mrs Robert Hunter from Cove is visiting her parents. Mir. and Mrs Jack Sanford.
 Mrs. Maggie Sampson left last Wednesdav to visit her daughter, Mrs. Luther Darwin, at Hope, Ark.
 G. w. Mucklerath of Mo0rings- port, La, came home Thursday and will move to Louisiana some time this week.
 A. Nj. Sturgis has rented the build ing belonging to w H. Darwin and Is getting ready to put in restau- rant and meat market.
 l.. w. Daniel and Mrs. Mollie Par rish were quietly married Sunday. Dr. D. l.. Rollins performed the ceremony.
 P. T Chilean from Leesbnrg. Fla. visited his son and family last week. He has gone now to Thomasville. oky to visit his daughter, Mrs. Will
The Mena weekly star., 1918-02-14
ALF ALPINER

J. NJ. Beck went to Womble Satur- day.
 C. Carter and Frank Baker made a business trip to Womble Monday.
 Mrs J M Beck spent Sunday with Mrs. w. J. Holmes at Clagett
 Mir. and Mrs. F. F. Edwards have moved to their farm near here.
 John Riser took wheat to the "Swindle Milr on the "Caddo' Mon- day.
 R. N. Moore and w. o. Bowen re- turned from Mena Saturday where they took wheat to the Mena flour mill.
 Mrs. E. M. Morris and son, Henry, were trading with Womble mer- chants Monday.
 Misses Ethyle and Florence Beck spent Saturday night with Miss Ruth White.
 Mir. and Mrs. k. J. Henley visited with their daughter, Mrs. J Crump, at Black Springs Sunday.
 Harry, the little son of Mir. and Mrs. Ben Foster, who has been very ill, is reported better.
 Born, to Mir. and Mrs. w. Nj. Ed wards, February 7th, girl weight ' pounds. All doing nicely.
 MT. and Mrs. r. l.. Cato and chil- dren of Waters visited Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs. Catos parents, MT. and Mrs. w. 0. Bowen
The Mena weekly star., 1918-02-14
COVE CATCHES

Gershom Golf made a business trip to Mena Monday, returning on the evening train.
 John Rowan, the Cove Lumber CoRpany's new foreman, is making the planer hum six days week.
 ]. c. Goodman bought K H. Skin ner's Overland ear, and is learning to drive it.
 Howard Elliott and John Harrah started Monday for Haskell, Okla, where the latter has a job of coal weighing at Si00 per month.
 Messrs. Howard Elliott. Herbert Woodell and Roger Lane, all of Tul- Sd, Okla, are spending the week at Cove visiting friends and relatives. James Hegwood bought 0. B. Witherspoons' Ford and his broth CT, John Hegwood, bought one from John BOhmer.
 Judge Fred NJ. Gray had the pleasure Sunday of uniting in we'd lock Albert Scott and Miss Ethel Hunter, all of this place.
 Walter Elliott, Sr., is taking oil leases for an oil company of Tulsa Okla, and is getting most all the lands around Cove. Chas. Hitchcock, who went to Iowa the first of the year to visit his family, returned yesterday to take up his nursery business again.
 The Commercial hotel has chang cd ownership, Mir. and Mrs. Robert Green having sold to Chas F. John son of Heavener, Okla, who is talk ing possession this week.
 J. w. Sherman, living three miles east of town, sold his place this week to a Mir. Walker of Texas and is moving his family to MeCurtain county. Oklahoma, where he is en- gagged in selling the Watkins rem edies.
 The Red Cross branch had a box supper at the town hall Saturday night, the net proceeds being $43. The Red Gross members and their friends wish to extend their thanks to the patrons for the hearty coop eration
 The Red Cross branch will have a public auction in front of Red Cross hall on Saturday. February i6, at 2 o'clock D. m. Capt. Ed Hutson will be auctioneer. Several articles have been already contributed, among them a pair of bronze turkeys, a trio of pure bred Plymouth Rock chickens, and other articles that will interest the farmers and their good wives. All contributions to this good cause will be appreciated.
 pHIIOMEI.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-02-14
Correspondence
HATFIELD.
HATFIELD NEWS NOTES

R. E. Daly has bought a Ford ant is having a garage built.
 Miss Mary Williams is visiting al Potter this week.
 Mark Johnson was over iron Smithville last week.
 Mrs. Fannie. Barnes is in Mens at the bedside of Mrs. Finger.
 ". P. Mount was here with the tax collectors last Saturday, looking af- ter his political interests.
 Mrs. Sarah Pool had a severe at- tack of heart failure last Thursday but is able Go be up again.
 Mir. and Mrs. Douglas Walker and son. Wayne. were up from Cove Sunday, at the home of Mir. and Mrs W. A. Dover.
 The first quarterly meeting Of the M. K. church. South, will be held here on February i6 and 1T. presid- ing Elder Biggs will preside.
 Dr. Connally was called to the wreck Sunday to attend a boy that was injured
 Cashier pigg of the Cove bank, to- gether with his family, motored thru Hatfield Sunday afternoon.
 Wm. finders arrived Sunday from Calnasa. Okla, anG will visit. his sons. G F. and Joe finders.
 Prof. Dodd received three thoro- bred Poland China pigs Tuesday from E. E. Carver ( Son of Guilford, Mo, which cost S25.00 each. Aubrey Arnold will get one of them and Prof. Dodd takes the other two. He