The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06
Correspondence
HATTTE's HOTsTUPH.


 
 Alonzo Hall motored to DeQueen and back Monday
 A new rural phone line now extends mp Six-MiIe valley.
 Mrs. Whipple visited in Mena the fore part of this week.
 Trim back grape vines now and don't leave too many new buds. :.
 Joe Everitt hopes to be returned in time to make crop this spring.
 J. 0. Lacey returned last week from an extended trip thru Eastern Colorado.
 Frank Rork has been seeing Paris from a truck, which he is driving for Uncle Sam.
 Marvin Richardson, a gunner, has made i7 trips across the big pond since his enlistment.
 James A. Slote shipped printing press and job office outfit to Nor borne. Mo, last week.
 R. R. Miller closed a deal by which he becomes the owner of the well im- proved Ruark farm east of town,
 Sergt Hulse Miller is again on this side and is expected home any day now, with his honorable discharge.
 Roy Holder has accepted a position with the Bank of Hatfield. and en- tered upon his new duties Monday.
 Pierce Keller, who underwent an operation for appendicitis at Texar- kama, is expected home in a few days.
 The quarterly conference last Fri day was we'll attended. Presiding Elder Cannon from Texarkana was here.
 Robert Arnold received badly sprained ankle Sunday night when his horse fell, catching his foot beneath him.
 Lloyd Marrow came thru the great adventure safely, and says he is bil- leted in comfortable quarters in France.
 Owing to the illness of his wife, Farm Demonstration Henderson could not hold his meeting her Monday, as was intended.
 Mir Gaddis manager of the Majors Slave Company, has purchased and moved into the former Dr. Mullins residence in west part of town.
 K. Q. Marrow left for Camp Logan Monday, after short visit with his wife at Texarkana, who is recovering from an operation for appendicitis at Texarkana.
 Cyril Slote and Bill Rork were dragging the roads north of town this week. This makes or 10 days of this work donated by these young men since last fall
 In letter from France, Leroy Cal laway says there will be some lone some boys there next week, as they all would have to go to the delous- ing station Saturday.
 Arrangements are being made to place Hatfield on an amusement cir cult, being one of number of towns to secure an entertainment one night each week in the motion picture line.
 Alonzo Hall, manager of the tele- phone exchange here was distributing new directories to his subscribers. It shows large increase in patrons and the makeup and quality of the work is of the best
 The wolf drive west of the river re- suited in the killing of three. Sev- eral of the dogs were badly cut by the wolves. It is hoped the other wolves will now leave as they have been do- ing considerable damage to pigs, goats, calves. etc.
 How to prevent a dog from killing sheep-The Arkansas way is to put 9 S200 tax on him. Does the tax 20 toward a fund to pay for sheep de- stroyed by dogs? Not that we have heard of We'll, what relief does the sheep grower really get He gets re- Iieved of s2 Co $4 for each dog he keeps to tend or guard his uocks. This law now makes a goat for each book of sheep (Paragorically speak ing).
 Besides the dog, another protector of the home was threatened last week, which was by bill providing for tax on life insurance. This, if passed, would. instead of encouraK- ing, penalize a man for trying to keep his loved ones from state charitable institutions, which each year are de- manding larger appropriations, and might be reduced if more were encour- aged to carry at least small amount of life insurance. Perhaps the spon- ser of this bill thinks a couple of nice wash tubs are sufficient for man to leave his wife and family. Hattie suggests exempting at least few thousands to the struggling policy L,1Ins