The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-10-16
Correspondence
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HArTIEs HATFIELD HoTSTUPH
Robt Barnett started his overland
trip for Texas Saturday.
T. A. Myers IS planning on canning
100 Dusnsls 81 sweet potatoes.
Andy Tucker leaves this week for
his new location in Oklahoma,
John White and wife terminated q
visit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Ed White.
Stevenson Bros, lumbermen and
farmers, report business prosperous IN
both lines.
A son Of Mr.. Ashton arrived from
Salina. Kas.. via auto for visit with
his father
Miss 0dus Henderson left for Ring
gold. Ok. where she commences
teaching term Of school.
Word just received announces the
safe arrival Of Harvey Griffin from
overseas at Camp Merritt
Rev j. Watt Fulton announces the
quarterly conference viii be held At
Vandervoort Sunday, the 18TH.
DR.. and Mrs. d. w Connally re-
turned from Oklahoma City, where the
doctor attended a meeting OF the med
ica1 association
L. II Johnson clerked the Cielland
sale. and reports good attendance,
with good prices. but, listen, all paid
cash. Not note was given
VI. T. Myers left for New Orleans
Saturday to attend the Worlds Cotton
Conference, representing this county
He will return Sunday the 10Th
Sunday J. Watt Fulton commenced
a. - a
Believe and Why We Believe It. Food
for thought here better attend.
Jas. Slote was in town Saturday with
peaches. fine large specimens Of the
October variety He has one tree
from which he has picked peaches as
late as November 6.
While there were several very nice
cows IN the shipment Saturday there
were also some. or one that Noah
surely had in the ark, but we couldn't
tell for sure which one It was.
Many Of the farmers are not forget
ting il was the bank that made it
possible for them to raise the great
crop Of cotton and feed produced this
year. Nine times out Of ten when
their big checks are presented they
say. well, just credit me up with it. =
That the bank prospers with the farm
ers is shown by our banks deposits
being well on the way to 100000.
Sunday, we, with other neighbors
had the pleasure of again putting our
feet under the dining table of Frank
Rork. and in addition to the regular
feast. altho it is the middle OF October
we had fresh from his garden rad
ishes, green beans, new and sweet po-
tatoes. all OF which he has in abund.
ance. Mr.. Rork's garden is con-
slant producer from the middle OF
March on until after frost. His moth
er il kept planting.
Ben Gipson returned from the Fort
Smith fair Saturday. He told us Tx
sugar was prospect for the neal
future according to dealers there
Senator New Of Indiana says zoe SUI
gar IS certainty before spring. bui
take heart. We have an investigating
committee at work taking testimony
sand collecting evidence, and their re.
port which win be rendered perhaps
just as soon as the appropriation il
exhausted. will no doubt be pigeon
holed like many other reports Of thu
kind
A cooperative shipment of rhre'
carloads of cattle was made from Hat
field Saturday. Owing to inclemen
weather not quite enough for fou
cars was brought in, some taking Their
cattle home Among them were Ed
Myers. who generously took HON,
nearly u carload, giving the small
er shippers the chance. Mr.. Myers
WORKED very hard TO make this ship
ment success and his efforts are ap
preeiated BY the community as wei
as the shippers. Amos Musgraye an'
GeorTe Sims accompanied the ship
iuent Two more cars are to be ship
Saturday. October Is.
Real estate exchanges and building
programs for this week are: S. +. Pot
TORT bought the Palmer farm west o
town: Ambrose Cobb sold farm t
Texas parties; Amos Musgrav
bought the Mrs. Cree place in town
George Anders bought 5-acre blocl
in Gates Addition, and win build Al
eight-room house; Lumber compan.
decides 70 build seven houses instea'
of three as previously mentioned;
barber shop, also a eonfectioner.
building on Bates lots on South From
street: 7 r. Bates has $4,000 feet 0
lumber purchased for a new business
block on his present location. I.
Bates bought residence property o.
the wegtside from Mr.. Palmer.