The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-06-19
VOLUME /. NUMBER ID.

ing big dinner. He was at the train
Monday to meet the boys, Walter, Joe
and Clifford. Nothing too good for
Charlie to give the children when
they come home.
Dewey Brewer, another soldier boy,
just arrived home from overseas, is
looking fine. He was of the Navy,
connected with the mine forces. Byl
July l most all the boys will be home
j, G. Goodman LOST his pocketbook
last Sunday between Cove and Van
dervoort with $125 in it, and an hon
est person found it, Mrs. A. j. Bailey
of Vandervoort, and he got his money
Homer Walters Of Grannis bought
out f. L. Goens' Partnership last
Wednesday and took possession im-
mediately. We are glad to have Mr.
Walters with us. See his ad in the
Cove Star.
Fred w, Gray, our popular drug
gist, sold a very fine photograph last
Saturday to the highest bidder at his
store, and Mrs. F. Younce, west oil
Cove, made the highest bid and re-
ceived the photograph.
A fishing party composed of o. B..
Witherspoon, Jim Nations, Burnett P.
Lichlyter, Walter, Joe and Clifford
Wilson returned from McClure's Ed
dy on Saturday. They report splen-
did good time, but don't show us any
fish
Attention, Farmers: On next Sat
urday, June 21, w. M. Pride, secre-
tary Of the Truck and Fruit Growers
Association of Cove, will give you al
price on new potatoes and one week
from next Monday, June 80, he will
want two to five carloads Of new pota-
toes. Take notice and get them here
on that day.
Another of Polk county's soldier
boys arrived home last week from
over the sea, Marion Owens, son of
G. Owens, east of Cove. Mr.. Owens
was of the 356th Infantry, seth Di-
(, vision. He was in the service of
Uncle Sam II months; was at the
front but never got to go over the
top. He looks fine--shows that he
was well fed.
The Rev. Mr.. Skarrett, the new
Presbyterian minister, and his wife,
arrived here last Thursday evening
and are partially settled in the church
manse. Elliotts will soon move to the
Wiley property on the hill north of
the church Cove will now have a
settled pastor. Services every Sunday
morning and evening at the Presby-
terian church. Everybody welcomed
Nat Allen, who lives two miles
southeast Of Cove, tells is that he is
now rs years old and that he is the
oldest white man born in Polk coun-
| ty, and that he can work and eat as
we'll as ever; also that he knows every
creek and every schoolhouse, and
every graveyard and every bridge in
Polk county. sHe is a man who reads
a great deal and takes care of him
self and we think he is good for 20
years more.
i The Truck and Fruit Growers AS
sociation held a meeting last Satur-
day in the city hall. Called to order
by the President, Mr. Jackson. A. re-
port from the secretary was read and
approved The peach crop was dis
cussed fully and all having peaches
70 sell tell Mr. w. NJ Pride the crop
will be handled by the association;
also the potato crop Mr.. Pride re-
ports the cantaloupe crop looking fine.
No further business, the meeting
closed.
The Odd Fellows of Cove gave one
of the biggest banquets at their hall
last Thursday night that they have
had for several years. The tables
fairly groaned with good things to
eat Lots Of ice cream and lemon
ade. All had good time. We were
glad to have with us our brothers
from Hatfield. Boys, come again
This was celebrating the anniversary
of Odd Fellowship. One hundred
years since /. o. o. f. started in this
>. United States at Baltimore, Nd, or
the evening of April 26, 1879, by the
institution of Washington Lodge No
/, five noted English Odd Fellows act.
( ing as organizers. At the present
: time the order has over 2,250,00(
| members in the United States anc
Canada. At the banquet the Odd Eel
lows wives and children were invited
{ also each Odd Fellow was to invite
some more and his family outside the
, lodge and we were all there. We al
{ ways have good time where the
wives and children come. Sociabilit.
5 is the life of any good Odd Fellows
' lodge. May we have them often
, Dempsey, Mcpherson and Elliott
Z Committee.