The Mena weekly star., 1919-01-02
Correspondence
HATrIEs' HoTsTUPH.

Efiie Campbell Of Egger is visiting
her cousin, w. A. Griffin.
Y. Platter, from Smithville, was do
ing business here Saturday.
E. Blackwell left Christmas eve to
visit sick son at Marion, Ala.
H. a. Williams is plastering and
pointing up at the school house.
DR. d. w Connaily returned from
short trip TO Kansas City Monday.
L. H. Bandy has moved to the farm
he purchased from the Liner estate.
Mr. and Mrs. George Pottorif are
spending the holidays here with their
parents.
Representatives Of the rural tele-
phone lines held a business meeting
here Saturday.
The Odd Fellows will give Arthur
Lewis and Bob Williams a ride on the
goat this week
Mrs. +. b. Rulings, who has been
seriously sick the past few weeks, is
slowly improving.
The Rev. Mr.. Fulton preached a
Christmas sermon at the eMthodist
church Wednesday.
Mrs. Colman has moved to their
town residence and Wiley Turner has
occupied the farm.
Freeman johnson left Saturday
after spending part Of the holidays
here with relatives.
Marcus Johnson of Smithville made
business and pleasure trip to this
community last week.
A number of homeseekers the past
week have been looking over pros
poets in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Houston Johnson gave
an entertainment to party Of young
folks Saturday night.
Boyd Colman returned to Camp
Beauregard after 2 few days fur
Tough with homefolks
May and Harvey Williams visited
their sister, Mrs Lowther, at Potter,
a few days last week.
Joe Burkholder, headed in a gener-
al northwesterly direction, left here
Friday for pastures new
MIR. Keith has purchased and moved
onto the former Leu Callahan farm
two miles north Of town
A recent death notice in this coll
umn should have read f B. Rulings
instead of F. B Riding.
The many friends here of Dr. C. A.
Campbell will be glad to know he is
again citizen of Hatfield
George Grain and Myrtle Griffin, a
popular young counle of our commun-
ity. were married last week.
Harry Ashley from Yale, Ok, has
purchased the Coonrod farm and
equipment near West Valley.
Mr.. Nixon of Bates is greeting
friends here the past few days He
was formerly a druggist at Cove
Miss June Henderson, attending a
business college at Fort Smith, is at
home for the Christmas vacation
Nell Dale, from Buffalo Springs,
Tex, is visiting his parents and look
ing over the situation here with a
view to putting in a cream station.
A nephew and nieces from Wickes
made the time pass pleasantly for J.
+ Taylor md family tho past week
Mrs. D9ra Stone and family re-
turned TO her home Satr av after a
weeks visit with her father, r. r.
Miller.
Lieut.. Roy Cobb left Monday for
Kentucky to resume the position he
gave up TO help Uncle Sarl reduce the
swelling Of the kaiser's head
Henry Hasten has purchased the
Smith farm, three nls es south Of
town, from Mr. Rigsby. and is pre-
pairing to make a crop there this year.
PUBLIC SALE-M Monday, Jan. 8.
at 10 o'clock, on the Old Line road. /
mile north and mile east of Hatfield.
See big bills. Aubrey Owens. ADV.
Homer Bales. with his family, left
for Ringing. Ok. Saturday, where
they viii make their home. Mr.. Ban
ning from near Waldron. will occupy
the house vacated by Homer Bales.
Just word from Uncle Sam and
wheat and other commodities became
certain price Just another word
from him and our Liberty bonds
would become legal tender and at
once bring their face value or more.
Ira Keller the garage man. whose
business keeps him posted on the con-
dition Of the reeds, saws they are the
worst ever known Mr.. Keller viii
leave in a few days for Kansas City.
where he win study up on the latest
methods Of repairing, giving especial
attention to starter and ignition sys-
TENS
Secretary Houston says in the
Weekly News Letter that beginning
Mach 1. charges for grazing on the
National Forests will be increased,
and Tor the yearlong period win be,
for cattle, soc to $3.50. according to
forage value of the ranges for sheep
and goats, 25 per cent of the CHARGE
FOR cattle. The charge for horses will
be p per cent more; hogs rs per cent
less An equitable 5~year lease plan
to stockmen is being worked out.
The following persons shared in the
annual distribution Of awards by the
= Watkins Mercantile COMPANY on last
Chl i1e-zas eve: Cap. Powell. $3.50;
Thomas ConnelL, $50; Lonnie Little.
S75; w. NJ. Miller, $25: Cyril w.
Siote. $40, and the following each SIS.
r. Harrelson, Howard McCook. Hem
ry Scott. Stella Colman Flovd Page.
8. J. Stockton. Joe Clouse, Ed Nor
rison. 4. s Malicoat. John Shultz.
Lester Sims, Mrs. II. G. Robson. Will
ev Turner. Al J. Fair, r S. Cureton.
Maggie Harker, S. K. Hines. Vester
Davis. Sam Renfrew. r e. Cusher.
$ W. Belknap, Wiley Oglesby. w. ].
Wheat, Stevenson Bros, Ed Myers.
Claude Simmons Hey Joplin. Clip Lit
tie.
Sheep There is considerable rot
going the rounds of the papers at
present about the dog and sheep cen
sus Of some counties in Arkansas. AS
a matter Of fact man who is afraid
to 90 into the raising of sheen thru