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The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
ACORN CUPS.

G. r. Hale is building an addition
to his store building.
Neil Whisenhunt returned to Ok
lahoina City Monday.
Miss Eva Hinson is back in school,
for which we are all very glad.
Miss Hazel Troxell spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends in Mena.
Acorn school has some new brooms
of which the teachers are very proud.
Mrs. Gene Anderson spent the
weekend at the Henry Anderson
home.
Cecil Davis. the small son Of R. L.
Davis, is suffering from an attack Of
pneumonia.
Jess Miller has been making ties
for J. S. Hinson, One day last week
he made "a ties, which Melted him
$3.50.
County Supt. T. ]. Wilbanks at
tended the Farmers Club meeting at
the Acorn school house Saturday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Alstatt and
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Moves spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nc
William.
Miss Bessie Jones gave a demon
stration lesson in domestic science
last week. The girls are very much
interested.
The Farmers meeting held on last
Saturday night was very successful.
Eighteen tons of the carload of fer
tilizer have been subscribed for.
Miss Ethel McWilliam will repre-
sent Acorn school at the Teachers
meeting at Hatfield, January 81 and
February /. She will render a read
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Owens were
Mena visitors Monday. This is the
first time Mrs. Owens has been out
since she recovered from the infiu-
enza.
John Cooper and Frank Cannon
went to Poteau last Friday, return
ing Saturday. Mrs. Cannon and two
small sons spent Friday night with
her mother, Mrs. Cooper.
Prof. Harris is busy organizing
the Boys and Girls clubs. He ex-
poets bigger membership this year
than last, owing to the fine showing
by Acorn at Educational Rally, where
their girls carried off every prize in
the Poultry show, first prize for Dur
&C hogs, and two canning prizes.
The Red Cross meeting was very
we'll attended. They elected officers
for the new year. Mrs. Hardy Jones
was elected president; Mrs. Edgar
Noyee, vice president, and Mrs. M.
w. Roger, secretary treasurer. A
committee was appointed to disburse
the funds in the treasury. The pro-
gram was exceptionally well rend-
cred considering the time spent in
preparation.
Everybody.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
ALE ALPINEs.

Dewey Lawrence of Opal was here
Sunday.
]. NJ. Beck went to Black Springs
Monday.
Doug Ferguson of Redwood was in
our little burg Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Holiness baby is
quite i'll at present with influenza.
Marlin Goodman and Joe Stamey
went to Womble Saturday, after feed.
]. B. Widener of Alder was here
last week taking orders for fruit
trees.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Holmes and three
children are recovering from the in
fiuenza.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. V. Beck of Big
Fork, visited at the Java Bates home
Monday.
Chas. Yarbrough and Frank Baker
were in Womble trading the latter
part of the week.
Miss Nellye Cox, who visited her
sister. Mrs. Jim Lively, has returned
to her home at Slatington.
Mrs. j. J. Abee spent several days
last week with her brother, Jim Ed
wards, at Big Fork, who is very sick.
Noah Whisenhunt of Polk Creek,
spent Saturday night with his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Bowen.
Mrs. Vyda Edwards and little
daughter, Wanda, spent over Sunday
at the Goodman home, east of ALT.
Miss Ethyle and Miss Florynce
Beck spent several days last week
with Misses Nettie and Rheta Golf
man, near Womble.
Mrs. Mayme Edwards was called to
the Cash Lawrence home near Alder
last week to care for them while hav-
ing the influenza. came home Sunday
The Rev. Elijah Abee of near Black
Springs preached at the Baptist
church Saturday and Sunday.
Private Robert Golfer of Rocky is
spending a few days here with his
friends. He is just home from Camp
Pike, where he received his discharge
Mrs. David Beck. who has been with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Car
ter, for the past two months. went to
her home at Slatington Saturday.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
THE ACORN FARM CLUB.

A meeting of the Acorn Farm Club
was held January Is at the school
house. The same officers were re-
elected for the coming year. Several
business matters were discussed and
an interesting program laid out for
the next meeting, which was set for
the first Saturday night in February
1.-THE first). Orders for carload of
commercial fertilizer were made up,
estimates made of the amount of nj
trate of potash probably needed by
different members.
A petition to the Kansas City
Southern for some kind of depot ac-
commodations was presented and was
signed by all the members present.
A free discussion of the best crops
to be raised resulted in recommend
ing the members of the Acorn Com
munity Club to engage in planting a
sufficient acreage of watermelons and
sweet potatoes to secure carlot ship
ments and storage building for
keeping sweet potatoes. etc. Quite
number of farmers are going to
Ba~he ooy UScfiby cOkEHuiH UT fluNuN
cane, peanuts, kaffir corn. cowpeas,
etc, in addition to corn and cotton.
More fruit trees, grapes and berries
are to be planted and spirit of pro-
gress was shown in the plans for the
coming season.
The club had a happy surprise by
the presence of Mr.. o. L. Henderson.
the new county demonstration agent,
and Mr.. Wilbanks, the new county
superintendent of schools, who were
rendered an informal reception and
made few remarks to the club.
They have also promised to meet with
the members of the Acorn Canning
Club, the Girls Poultry Club, and
the Boys Corn, Calf and Pig Clubs.
In regard to the problem Of farm
labor, and after the war efficiency, a
suggestion was made that a commit
tee of three should canvass the COM
munity and make record of the
amount and kind of extra labor which
will be required, and plan adopted
to furnish employment to the thous-
ands looking for work, in the near
future, preference being given to
those soldiers who have so honorably
served their country in France.
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The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
What They're Going to Do About It

Now that it's cinch the whole
United States win soon be bone dry,
it's interesting to hear what some
Mena folks think about the situation.
Friday morning a group was discus
sing the prospects and one man said
he was certainly going to make one
last final trip into "yset" territory.
Another said, he would spend his va
cation in Canada, parts Of which are
outside the dry zone. But the majori-
ty took the position that John Bar
leycorn was gone and gone forever,
and we might as well get used to it.
A few thought that homemade wines
would help make up the loss. One
alarmist predicted there viii be a
heavy increase in moonshining, 81
view in which none Of the others
shared M
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
OLIVER MENTION.


Miss Bertha Cazee Sundayed with
Miss Myrtle Bice.
Burl Hughes who has been serious
ly i'll is reported better.
Miss Beulah Neal spent the week
end with homefolks in Mena.
The singing at Mr.. and Mrs. Doyle
Hughes was highly enjoyed Sunday
night.
A large number of folks from this
place attended Sunday school at
Shady Sunday.
The good men of the neighborhood
assisted ]. w. Holiday in raising q
new barn on his place Monday.
"Did you ever see the roads in
such condition?" is the cry out
here Oh, where are our road over
seers?
Ariey Woodrow, who has been sta
toned in training camp in Georgia,
returned home Sunday. having been
discharged.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
COVE, R. F. d. NO. /.

Fred Storey was Hatfield visitor
Saturday.
c. j. Bell made a business strip to
Hatfield Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. j. Barton went to
Hatfield Saturday.
r. Fl. Hutson and w. |. Hutson
went to Vandervoort Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Dillon went to
Hatfield Saturday to do shopping.
N. C. Williams and son, Ode, mar.
keted cotton at Vandervoort Satur-
day
Jack Tucker came in Sunday from
Dallas, Tex. to visit his uncle, w. t
Simmons.
Mr.. and Mrs Will Hamiter and
children spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. N. C. Williams.
A. III. Fair ard family spent Sun
day at Old Cove with Mr. and Mrs
L. L. Stockton
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Storey and lit.
tie son, Clyde. visited Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs f. II. Cabler.
Perry Estes and family arrived on
Saturday morning from Tinsman
Ark, to visit Mr.. Estes parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. f. Estes. They expect
to locate here.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
COVE.

Mrs. Mag Bell and family Of Mena,
visited friends and relatives here a
part of last week, returning home on
Sunday.
Mrs. J. w. Embry of Broken Bow,
Ok, came up Monday to visit few
days with her son, Dan Embry, whose
family has the influenza.
X. c. S. Agent Mcintyre has moved
his family from Vandervoort, into the
Branstetter property here, and pro-
poses to make his residence here.
X. G. Daniels, who sold his hotel
property here and bought the B. III.
Barton residence property in the west
part of town will move to their
new purchase this week.
The Rev. White. music teacher
poet, composer, etc, "blowed" into
town Monday minus a hat, but loaded
with musical instruments galore. and
we suppose looking for class to
teach.
Joseph Allen, our efficient bank
cashier, bought the residence proper
ty here of w. A. Worthington, for
merly the r. Golf home. and moved in
last week Here's our hand, Joe, and
welcome as a citizen.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Worthingtor
will start for Dallas, Tex, in a few
days, where they expect to make then
future home, however, we expect
them back before the end of the year
as they are not burning the bridges
behind them, and Cove seems to have
natural attraction to all good peo
| pie who ever lived here.
| Our school never did better and we
think we have the best faculty in the
county, with new pupils entering ev.
cry week. Mr.. J. f. Norris, an ex-
soldier, and nephew Of Mrs. Worth.
ington, visited the school last week
and made an interesting talk to the
students. The following is Mrs
Woods "Honor ROLF last week: Der
nice Barton, Dorothy Smith, Corwir
Knight, Nellie Sawyer, Harry Gum
Myrtle Huckabee. Rosalie Ralph
Jewell Swaty and j. d. Allison. Mrs
Montgomery's room had the following
Honor Roll" Opal Fortner, Nelli,
! Harroldson, Velma Gossett, Robt
Vanwye, Johnson Hogan, Canni,
Newman, Oma Sasser.
philome1
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
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HATFIELD NOTES.

Tom Goodman arrived here from
the army Sunday.
Pierce Kellar is at a Texarkana
hospital recovering from an operation
due to appendicitis.
Austin Lewis has completed the
construction of an attractive Broom
bungalow, che mile west of town.
Ten-year-old Clement Cummings
lead the choir in singing at the M. E.
church Sunday and carried away
many praising compliments.
That letter of George Clements in
last week S Star, to his parents in
Mena, was about the best overseas
letter we have read for some time.
Frank Lewis returned Friday from
a ten-day visiting trip to Sapulpa
and Quar-, Ok, and reports he did not
see a grain of corn anywhere after
he left Arkansas
Last weeks Star should be called
good roads issue,v and hurrah for
that. for we. need them and as the war
is over and whiskey is being voted
out there win be sufficient labor and
money to build permanent ones.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
TwO-MILE TOUCHES.

d. A. Daniel went to Mena on bus
iness Monday.
There will be singing at the home
of D. A. Daniel Saturday night. Ev-
eryone invited.
Harold and Hazel Daniel visited
with relatives at Heavener, Ok, from
Friday until Sunday.
Mrs. ]. E. Beavers went to Heav-
ener. Ok, Monday to be with her sis
ter, Mrs. Sid Anderson, who is sick.
Elvin Williamson of near Hartley,
spent part Of last week with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. t. Williamson.
lrma Nichols. who is teaching at
Piney Grove, and one of her pupils,
Miss Sims, came home Saturday, re-
turning Sunday evening.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23

Bad roads cost one Mena iuplement
dealer the loss Of the sale d new
wagon last week. A farmer living
some distance from the county seat
was in Mena to get wagon and
would have bought, but the recent
rains on the already poor roads led
him to fear he could not get it home,
and he postponed the purchase.
Speaking of the road conditions
now existing in the county, another
Mena merchant said Friday that the
owners of numerous rural stores
which draw on Mena for supplies are
not buying now except articles for
school or sick persons.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
MOTOR HEARsE FOR MENA
A. Patton Will Introduce NoyeiH
Future Burials.

Mena will soon take a place y y.
those modern up-to-date cities w's \
even the funerals are hauled py mV'.
power. A. Patton has announces !.
will soon have a motor hearse,
first one to be seen in Mena. 10 -
ing the new hearse Mr.. Patton !
use the body of one of the pl.'I
horse-drawn vehicles, and nav ~
placed ON a Ford chassis. r. Anu as
Il doing the work For the Mena u.s \.
takef and It Is expected the new ~ W
!Searse will be in operation so'n''
,,pspt month
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
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RANSOM RIPPLES.

Ivan Gatlin is driving about in q
new buggy this week.
Frank Willis of Corinth moved to
the Weddle place last week.
Isaac Bates of Nunley spent Sun
day afternoon with J. Y. Starr.
The prayer meeting at the home Of
7. A. Jones Sunday night was well
attended.
Our school is increasing steadily
We now have thirty enrolled with
more yet to come.
Miss May Shinn dismissed school
at Corinth Friday noon and came
home sick with lagrippe.
Noy Blair and Andrew Graf left
last Tuesday night for Dennison, Tex
They expect to go to work there.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
WHITE WAY is STARTED.
Citizens Approached Are Enthusiastic
Over the Plan.

Secretary Eastin of the Commercial
Club has started securing signatures
of business men for the White Way
which is proposed for the downtown
district. He had made a good start
and was just getting warmed up to
the work when other pressing matters
interfered and he had to stop. The
work Of getting consent to the White
Way will be taken up just as soon az
possible, as those who have been told
of the plan are enthusiastic over it.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23

ed Saturday night at the home Of
Mrs. Campbell's mother, Mrs. Mitch
ell.
Curtis Kelly, son of Claud Kelly. is
sick this week.
John William Thompson of Pine
Hill visited at the Kelly home Sunday.
Pat.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
GRANNIs GLEANINGs.

We hear that Mr.. MeSSlck mas SOU
his farm and is going to Nebraska
Mrs. S. Fl. McCurley is visiting her
parents in Broken Bow, Ok, and Will
return next week.
Arthur McVay, one of our soldier
bows from Grannis, who has been III
with pneumonia in camp for several
weeks, is improving.
We were sorry to hear that Garnett
Cole Of Wickes has the measles. His
mother has just returned from there
and reports that he is getting along
nicely.
Grannis is indeed a lively place
these days-the past week seemed to
be a moving week. Everyone that IN
tends to make change is anxious to
get established, the farmers espe-
cially. :,
We were in hopes that the Flu"
was a thing of the past, but we heard
today that Mr. Blues family were
down with it, also several of Mr..
Barnes family. So far as known,
every one else has recovered.
Among other real estate deals of
the past week was the purchase of
three lots by E. T. Fitch and wife,
from s. IT. McCurley. We have been
informed that they intend building a
home and photo studio on same.
The old saying that mo news is
good news" may be so in some in
stances, but ! am sure the readers of
The Star will agree with me when l
say that we would rather have all the
news even if some of it is unpleasant,
than 10 have none at all.
The one topic of conversation is
cantaloupes. There will still be an
abundance of small stuff grown but
the farmers have planned to grow the
largest crop of cantaloupes ever
known in this vicinity, and consider
ing the fact that the melons grown
here are of excellent quality and fla
vor, we see no reason why they should
not be grown more extensively.
J. G. Bennett, who has been in the
sick list is improving.
W. F. Hogan of Chicago is visiting
at the home Of Alex Coyle.
Miss Evelyn Vernois from Wickes
was Grannis visitor Sunday.
DR.. F. C. Mullins bought 5-acre
tract from Alex Coyle, in Coyle's sub
division.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Stokes of Fort
Worth, Tex, are visiting his mother
in Grannis.
Cas- Black, who served 10 months
in the navy has been discharged, and
is visiting w. I. Collins.
Hal J. Pearson from the u. S.
Naval Station at New Brunswick,
Ga. visited his mother and friends
last week
Tom Frye bought house and lot
from Alex Coyle, then sold the house
to Cecil Hinkle. who removed it to
another part of town.
Alex Coyle sold 40 acres to Dave
Bagley, the land being owned by w.
F. Hogan He also sold the house
and lot owned by Mrs. Fitch to Sol
Burk.
Election Of Sunday school officers
for this year was held in the Union
church on Sunday, those being elected
were: F. B. Moody, superintendent;
Mrs. Ida Hungate, assistant superin-
tendent; Leslie Poe, treasurer; Robt
Leas, secretary; Patsy Mathis. or
ganist; Desdemona Kirby, assistant
organist. The officers and teachers
extend cordial invitation to visitors
and those who do not attend any Sun.
day school,, to meet with them at 1G
o'clock Sunday morning.
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The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
HOLLY HOOTs.

James Swigger while hauling ties
to Acorn, begged down in front of
the Mathes place.
NJ. J. McGoarty and Joe Boehn
came back from their work in the
manganese fields last week, owing to
sickness, but We're able to return on
Monday.
Waiter McGeorge carrier on Route
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23

Lille Edwards, spent Sunday after
noon with Miss Lola Cole.
Misses Bill Embry and Monnie Ros-
son of near Ink, attended church at
Pine Grove Sunday.
Among those shopping in Mena on
Saturday were Shade Hilton, Noah
Carder, John Wyatt, Joe kirkland and
wife.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23

No. 3, has asked the postal depart
ment to cut his route down, as owing
TO the bad roads, he is unable to make
the full round.
The Rev. Mr.. Butler of Scott coun-
ty filed his regular appointment at
Union Grove Sunday. He was accom-
panied by his wife. They are negoti-
ating for farm in the Union Grove
settlement.
Pedagogue.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
ROCKY RUMBLEs.

MilIard Lowthsrss made a business
trip to Rocky Monday.
=. c. Terrell and son, Carl, were
trading in Mena Friday.
Carl Coulter of Shady visited with
Ernest Hargrove Sunday.
David Gordon and wife visited rel
atives near Rocky Sunday.
j. s. Pollard and son. Charles,
were trading in Mena Friday.
Our League will meet next Sunday
evening at 3 o'clock. Let everyone
attend.
Squib Miller and Sam Terrell at
tended the League at Potter Sunday
night.
r. T. Connally who has been suf-
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
Wants to Get Back to Highlands.

Howard Braddock, who formerly
lived near Ritz, but who is now EN-
ployed in the shipyards at Pitman,
n. j., writes to Mena friend that he
is making big wages there. but is
anxious to get back to the highlands
OF Arkansas. BE says "when wages
get down to about $40 a week, I'm
coming back to Mena to STAY
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
PINE GROVE.

A few young folks met at the
Crawford home Sunday and spent the
evening singing.
Misses Monnie Rosson. Ruby and
Annie Harper, Bill Embry. Pearl and
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23

A disease that has baffled an ~ y
kinds Of treatment is crea ,bl
the death Of three fine hogs ga W. !
Uriel Thacker was fattenlng' Ia, ia
imals were nearly ready for Ous'I /
ing. They were taken SICK o "a 4
and died the next. 1t is repoIssu |,
w. M. Roger, living near A .,'a "a
fifteen head Of hogs from inc
mysterious ailment.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23

fering with dropsy for the past
week. is reported very low.
OrvilIe Winton of Potter was a
Rocky visitor Sunday.
Sunbeam.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23

restores vitality and energy by purifying and en-
riching the blood Yen can soon feel It's Strength
enine, Inysaoratne Effect Price Coo.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
PINE HILL CONES.

Glib Ellison and family spent Sun
day at the home of his sister, Mrs
Joe Shirley.
Columbus Campbell and wife visit
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23
I.ool.;ng After Mining Inters's''

j. w. Dawley Of Abilene, Tex "
Keesee Of Hugo, Ok ana ma are
Bailey of Fort Towsorl' oA ;srterss'
Mena looking after mining in''a'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-27
DANIELS DOES NOT FAVOR
TOO MUCH NAVY EXPANSION

Washington. D. C.. Nay 27.=Au-
orization Of construction Of more cap
tal ships than were included in the
declared by secretary Daniels TO be
Una advisable" while testifTing today
before the house naval affairs com
mittee. The secretary said since the
United states had initiating the league
Of nations il should show its con
fidence in that covenant by not adj
voeating at this time the ten battle
ships and ten scout cruisers proposed
several months ago by the navy de-
partment-
III. Daniels said there were probably
several reasons why Great Britain had
not gone further with its building
program
some OF the statesmen with whom
talked during my recent visit 10
Europe feel" he said. that when the
league Of nations is established there
viii be no reason for expending large
sums OF money for warships. They
believe Great Britain should give at
tention to constructing commercial
ships and they are giving more and
more consideration to the personnel"
The secretary said the general
board was now discussing the advis-
ability OF constructing composite
ships instead Of the battle cruisers
authorized in the 1915 program.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-27
BANDITS RAID
MINING CAMP
Jas. Lord, American Mana
ger at Monte Christie,
Left Naked by Yaquis.

Douglas, Ariz, May 81 Sixty
ysqui Indians surprised and captured
the camp Of the Monte Cristo mine,
80 miles south Of Moctezuma. capital
OF the Moctezuma district Of Sonora,
Mex. Wednesday, looted the camp.
carrying away food, explosives and
portable valuables Of all sorts. in
GLIDING all the clothing Of James
Lord. the manager. an American Lord
vas left completely nude. according
&c arrivals here Monday. No one was
killed. as far as local information
went
Organized Military style.
The Yaquis are said to be organized
In military style, the band Of raiders
at the Monte Cristo containing two
colonels. a number Of captains and
lieutenants and a Few prirates- The
Indians We're well armed. This is
further north than the Indians have
raided IN many years. and as re-
suit alarm is said 20 be felt in small
mining camps In the northern part OF
the state most Of which are unpro-
tecred.