The Mena weekly star., 1919-10-09
Correspondence
HATTIE's HATFlELD HoTsTUPH.

Wiley Turner is moving to Wander
wort this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. 4. Williams autood
to Mana Wednesday.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
night at the Methodist Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. ID. W. Connally
left for Oklahoma City Saturday.
Austin Lewis, with force of men
was making roads north of town last
week.
Mrs. Bernard SIote and little son.
Jamie, are visiting at the Pines Plan
tation
The county tractor and road grader
was working roads west of town the
past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. Daily left for
Tennessee Sunday to spend his vaca-
ti0n visiting relatives
Earl Henderson, formerly of Gran
MIS-, now Of Smithville, is visiting
relatives here this week.
The w. O. W. lodge voted $40 to
bug groceries for the needy family
mentioned IN this column last week.
A literary society organized By the
school viii meet every two weeks. The
public IS cordially invited to attend.
After two months Of travel s. T..
Pottorff returned Saturday to spend
the winter. If he can find house to
occupy.
Mr.. Mckay and Florence Clayton,
popular young couple of Hatfield,
were married by Bro. N. 0. Hornsby
October A.
Word received from Mrs. M. NJ
Colman indicates that sbe will soon be
home, after spending the summer in
northern states.
Lots in the new Gates Addition to
Hatfield are now ready for the buyers.
One and two acre tracts. well laeated
in the corporate limits of thriving
town. See j. o. Gates. Owner, Hat
field, Ark.-Adv. 41-1t
The Rev. J. W. Fulton will begin a
series Of sermons Sunday at IL O'Clock
on s'What We Believe and Why We
Believe 1t" Mr.. Fulton is doing some
strong original preaching in Hatfield,
and these win be worth listening to.
Frank Rork has completed 3 fish
pond which is fed BY a large never
failing spring. II is expected the
fish commission will stock the pond
this fall
Owing TO the fact that the Railroad
Administration has purchased the
$500 ties that laborers later filed
liens on, decision Is awaited with
considerable interest by local parties,
besides those directly interested.
County Agent o. L. Henderson will
make cooperative shipment Of cat
tie from Hatfield Saturday Two cars
and perhaps three. will be loaded. D.
E. Myers Is listing those having stock
eax,I Ca. At.,, xf<x, l.o.sn axsxz -,
ship.
Mark Dover mentioned the high
mark for cotton Saturday was 1915.
Many loads of cotton from all parts
Of the county also from Eastern Okla
honaa, are arriving daily Hatfield
still holds her reputation as the best
cotton market in the county.
Hatfield Markets Saturday Best
oak ties. a5c. and best pine ties, Zoe,
by local buyers; corn, $500; fresh
beef from wagons, 15c; fresh pork,
doe; eggs, S5c; butter. 45c; hay, bale,
Sl.15; hens. 1Sc; springs, 20c;broilers.
BE; hides, green, zoe. flint, soc.
Clerkship changes in various bust
ness houses this week as as follows:
Ardie Littlepage resigned, will go to
Ida, Ok, J B. Williams, ir.. taking his
place with Watkins. Mr. Sandlin is
also employed at Watkins. Mrs. Coll
mar is assisting at Campbell & An
ders. and Miss June Henderson is now
with the Bank of Hatfield.
Among those who went to DeQueen
Friday were Capt. Ed. Hutson, P. NJ.
Morrison. r. G. Stout and wife, G. H.
Pletzkow, and l.. II. Johnson. All were
loud in their praise Of the treatment
accorded them by their hosts, and the
knowledge gained first hand Of berry
and truck growing will save our grow
ers several years Of experimenting.
During the past week two cars
were badly damaged bv JOY riders.
One. Il is alleged, was taken from the
repair shop Of Hammack, wheel
was broken. axle bent, and otherwise
damaged A Ford belonging to 4. r.
Bates was taken Saturday night and
found one-half mile west Of town on
Sunday. with wheel broken, axle bent,
wind shield broken. and otherwise
damaged
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Everett and fam
liz arrived III Hatfield last Sunday
There was some adverse criticism
exprest when MIR. Everett was taken
in the army draft last summer, as he
had his wife, an aged father and lit
tie brother to support, besides taking
him from a crop he was growing
However, all his friends are rejoice
ing over his safe return and little
baby girl, who arrived after his de-
parture, made his home coming more
joyful
Among the building and real estate
exchanges this week we mention a
new residence being built by M. C.
Brewer on land recently purchased
from r. r. Miller; j. 0. Gates,
building to be occupied by Colman &
Henderson as an up-to-date garage;
Thomas Harris purchased the restau-
rant property opposite the depot from
DIR. Campbell; DR.. d. w. Connallv
purchased the east part of the Pottorff
farm from W. j. Davis; j. o. Gates
sold w. ] Davis an adjoining acres.
consideration. $500; Beech Lumber
Company purchased lots in Gates
Addition and will build 3 houses for
company employees; the railroad is
building an additional $50 foot depot
platform
GRANNIS GRAINS.