The Mena weekly star., 1919-09-25
Correspondence
HATFIELD HAPPENINGS.

district was at Hatfield visitor Mon day.
 Miss Allie Harwell of Ringing, Ok, has been visiting Mir. and Mrs. K. A. Davis.
 Rev. !. Watt Fulton preached an interesting sermon Sunday night tu q large audience
 Miss Emma Palmer. who has been confined to her home by illness, is able to be out again.
 Hrs. J. s. Covey and children from Camden, Ark, are visiting her moth CT, Mrs. W E. Beaver.
 Mrs Anderson expects to open a restaurant in the two story building across from the depot.
 A moving picture show is in town, occupying tent near the depot. They are drawing good crowds.
 The O'Neill family is moving to Mena, where Miss Ellen and Master Paul will enter High School.
 ". H. Littiepage has closed q deal fer the sale of his farm to J. C. Ho- heimer. He will continue to occupy the farm for the present.
 Bro. Smithson, the Christian preacher, has resumed the protract- ed meeting which was interrupted by the quarantine last month.
 Our bakery is expanding. They have put in a lunch counter and are harbecuing a joint of beef each day. They are doing a lively business.
 Willard Henderson has sustained the loss of medium sized black mule, whhsh has strayed away A detailed dessription of the stray will be found in the advertising columns.
 Prof Harris was a Mena visitor on Wednesday night, coming up to get a line on the County Superintendent's work from Prof. Wilbanks. He will take charge of the office next Satur- day.
 D. Y. Myers has purchased two cars, Ford and an Overland. The Ford he has turned over to his boys to use for trips to school It is plain to be seen that Mr Myers is expect ing the new road to be built
 l.. H. Johnson and J. c. Hoheimer were out getting deeds to the right ofway of the proposed highway on Monday. They are very sanguine that work on the new road will be- gin very shortly after September 20.
 Col. Hutson has filled long felt want at his sales. A lunch wagon will follow him to all his sales. dis Pensing sandwiches, pies and soft drinks, thus enabling the people to bid up stronger after refreshing the inner man.
 The Board of Education is in cor respondence with two applicants for the principalship, Professors Morden and Strode, both of Little Rock. They were referred to Hatfield by Prof. J l.. Bond. State Supt Both are highly recommended.
 The first bale of cotton was mar ketsd on Monday by John Head of Watson, Ok. T. NJ. Dover was the purchaser at 29 cents pound. The seed was bought at $63.00 per ton The cotton is opening rapidly. many fields being white.
 Dr. H. c. Rushing of Mena has promised Prof l. G. Harris that he will give a lecture to the pupils of Hatfield School on "Oral Prophylax. is,' the care of the mouth to prevent decay of the teeth. as we'll as other diseases. This will be in the rear future
 Dave Bowers has purchased the AEE<HNtAtt HUH 4lQU W ilidluHs OVfi' sideration 5000. He has also pur. chased from Dr. c. K. Campbell the building in which the restaurant has been conducted. Consideration $1 .000 Hutson < McCook real estate agency handled both deals.
 Professor Harris lost his black bug. gy horse last week She lost her life in the ditch dug by J. o. Gates tt straighten the branch in the addition he has platted to Hatfield. Whef found the horse was wedged in the ditch on her back. It was supposed she had fallen or rolled into the ditcf and was unable to get out
 The basketball team has been or ganized and will begin practicing al once. The team is composed of the following: Misses Beulah and Mil dred Hall. Rose Hayes, Edna Stins- com, Eunice Littlepage, and Johnnie Littiepage. A second team will also be organized to furnish practice and substitutes for the first team.
 Uncle Eb and Mrs. Moore have re turned from Oklahoma, where they visited with two of Uncle Eb's daugh- ters. They made the trip thru in the car, travelling nearly 1.400 miles with out ever removing a tire or having a puncture Lester Dover was driver on the trip, and both MT. and Mrs. Moore are loud in their praise of his ability to handle car. The trip was to Read, Ok. near the Texas pan handle. They report crops as being good along the way.
 A. G. Lewis. road 0verseer, reports the following work on the road lead ing north from Hatfield to the new bridge on Mountain Fork. There was donated in cash, $44.5O and $2950 in work by people on the road beyond age eligible for road work. making total of $74.00. In addi. tion to this S70.00 fer grader teams and hands was paid out, making a total of Sl44.0O. This puts this stretch of road into good shape. l. is to be hoped that more money and do- mated work will be raised to improve other strips of road needing the work.
 Hatfield school and scholars pulled down I2 blue and red ribbons. This was the largest number won by any school m the county. The adult citi- zens of the community were conspie- uously absent as exhibitors. if is to be hoped that it will not be so next wear. Acorn community club took 35 ribbons and this community received boost from this which will attract many land buyers. Claud Clark of the Dallas Valley has sold out and it ls reported will buy at Acorn. Hat held grows as good stuff as any part or Folk county and needs only to show the products to hold thai,. s,xxys,