The Mena weekly star., 1919-10-30
l. NUMBER o. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 80 1919


Wednesday to visit relatives in Texas
Mrs. Rodgers of Rocky is here un-
der the care and treatment Of DR.. 1.
B. Young, and is getting along nicely.
DIR. and Mrs Dunkin of White,
Kas., bought the Cook farm of 90
acres last Saturday, and will move IN
soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. d. Baker returned
home Tuesday after spending Sunday
with their son, J. d. Baker, Of De-
Queen.
Mrs. viii Daniel of Bethel, Ok, is
visiting at the Kit Daniel home this
week and also visiting with Mrs. Win
Dunnigan.
DooIey Barton sold last week the
s0-acre farm Of J. w. Wiley, east Of
Cove, to Mr.. Cornman of Madison
County, Mo. Price $1,000.
Don't forget the box supper at Well
come Home school house next Satur-
day night. The proceeds are to buy
new seats for the school house.
G. G. Golf of the firm of Golf Gam
bic Company, is having his nice home
wired for electric lights from top to
bottom. When it is finished it will be
one of the best equipped homes in
Cove.
Mr.. Ccrffman, who bought the j w.
Wiley farm viii move here in few
days, and occupy the Aunt Jane Hotel
for a while until he can build a home
on his farm.
Frank Bray and Jim Barrett of
Gillian. brother-in-la of ]. w.
Coffey, are spending few days with
Mr.. Coffey, with view to locating
close to Cove.
This part of Polk county has had Is
rainy days during the month of Octo-
Der. Old settlers tell US that this has
been the wettest October in Al years
in Polk county.
Mrs. j. w. Mcpherson and children
moved to Sparks. Ok, last week,
where Mr.. Mcpherson has a good
position as agent Of the FIT. Smith 4
Western Rail- Railroad
Grandma Beard, who makes her
home with Ike Henderson of Wander
WORT spent two weeks visiting at the
home of w. ]. Barton, and returned
home Sunday afternoon.
Mr. DeBelle sold his home and acre
age in west Cove Tuesday to Mr.. Ross
of Washington. Price $500. So many
new people are buying homes in Cove
and farms in Polk county. There is
no place like Cove
Mr.. and Mrs. Forbs, who have been
living in Cove for the last ten years,
sold their home and little farm last
Thursday to Mr. Ross of Missouri. Mr..
and Mrs. Forbs will return to their
old Missouri home.
Mrs. r. e. Lowe will teach the We'll
come Home school, four months
term. School will commence the first
Monday in November. Mrs. Lowe is
an excellent teacher. This is her sec
ond term for Welcome Home.
Eugene, 9-year- old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Doug Walker, who was taken
sick at school one week ago last
Monday with what the doctor called
diphtheria, died on Tuesday, and was
buried at Hatfield Thursday.
Arch Chapman. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. Fl. Chapman, and Miss Clara john
ston, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. j.
Borren, left on the evening train Sat-
urday for Mena, and were married, re-
turning home Sunday morning. A big
dinner was served at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. T. H. Chapman. We wish
them much success and long and hap
py life.
G. G. Golf, wife and children. with
Miss Bobylee Finley, motored down to
Vandervoort last Sunday, and on their
return home got their big car stuck in
the mud on Buffalo, at the Allen
crossing, After considerable twist
ing and pulling Mr.. Golf landed on
dry land Just at this time w. A.
Hansard dashed into Buffalo with his
car and stuck in the same place. At
ter some little pulling and twisting
they reached dry ground. The roads
to Vandervoort are very bad. Moral:
Work the roads.
Prof. E. A. Townsend, superintend-
ent of the NJ E. Church, South, school
at Smithville, in Cove short time
Monday afternoon, reports the school
nicely. They have added
several new scholars since the begin
ming. A large attendance is expected.
The work on the new buildings will
commence soon. They expect to
spend 5000 to $4,000 during next
year on buildings and general i'm
provement. This will be great
school for this section Of the country.
Oklahoma and Arkansas Shos.ld L.