The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-27
Correspondence
HATTIE's HATFIELD HOTsTUPH.

HAI11ES hA1f IEBD nus St hs
 Albert Herring is enjoying a visit with his brother, Joe.
 Don't let your cattle stay on the National Forest. is the warning.
 L. W. Hall went to Fort Smith on a business trip Thursday, returning
 Mr. Lester of the Lester Machine Co., of Muskogee, Ok, was here on Thursday on business.
 Tax Collector Thornton reports col lections remarkably good, with fully one-third of the book paid up.
 The Hatfield gin has ginned to date 11T6 bales of cotton; s or 9 bales more are spoken for to be ginned.
 s. R. Mcdonald of the Twin City Foundry, Texarkana, was here Thurs day to purchase carload of cast iron.
 Lewis Johnson attended the meet ing of the State Bankers Association at Fort Smith Saturday, K. O. Gates assisting in the bank here during his absence.
 Ed Myers was at Texarkana Fri day trying so far without success, to adjust a cotton damage claim for SI.20900
 MT. Adams has rented the Finch house for 8 month, while having his land surveyed, which IS several miles west of Hatfield.
 The dTouth of last summer caused a shortage of strawberry plant crop in all sections. Plants are very scarce and prices high.
 Mrs James Slote was called to Heavener last week by the serious illness of her little grandson, Jamie. At last report he was recovering from pneumonia.
 Cattlemen say their stock are doing remarkably well this winter. One of the largest feeders. who has several hundred head, reports the loss of only one this winter.
 Sam Powell severely injured his knee. which is hrndering him in mak- ing his crop He is anxiously await ing the discharge of his soldier son, who is at Camp Beauregard, La
 Cyril Slote lost finger nail while feeding a printing press A gaso- line engine with it's natural deprav- ityl backfred, reversing the press, being the cause.
 Hatfield produce market this week is as follows: Eggs, 25c; butter 40c; four, best, $5.S0; spuds, $l.S0; all feed or the decline except mill feed; hides green salt, 12e, dry salt 29c, dry flint, Zee hens, 1sc; turkeys, 20 to 22c
 Owing to the extremely high price of feeds, many farmers have been killing their pigs as soon as they came, and then fattened their brood sows for slaughter This has about stopped now, with the coming of green feed.
 Nearly s100 worth per day of poul- try is being shipped from this point. One merchant shipped S2l4 worth on Thursday, which he purchased that same day from farmers. This same buyer shipped S1,000 worth in Jan. uary.
 Friday night jolly crowd of young people, and some not so young, but just as jolly, gathered at the home of Mir and Mrs. Frank Rork and spent the evening in dancing, games, etc. Needless to say, the time passed pleasantly to all who were fortunate enough to be present.
 Old Biddy "the mortgage lifter.' is doine her share these days As high as 5 eases of eggs at a shipment are leaving here some days When a case
 
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 Ike Henderson reports tho town al- most unanimous for a ho~ law There are only four obiectors and every farmer. so far seen, adioining the city limits. also favors or makes no objection This is a step in the right direction It is shame to induce our boys to buy $50 or s60 pigs and not do our part toward helping them keep their breed pure Of course. these crosses improve the razorhaek, hut it raises the dickens with the thoro- brads
 The W. Q. ". lodge. thru their r1e4l- W H Terry received a cheek for e1 000 Sor nr c. F Johnaon who wos named as beneficiary iu his sons, Horror Tobnson's n,lirv This is the first loss of our local lodee. The in- inst'ranoo companies both fratcrn9l and old line were hard hit hv the re- cert aridomic of influenza hut all orc honarul of nulling thru end navioo all ioe~av Tt IS also to be b0nad no feoht- vqirded lawuakev will trv "a put -nv additional burdens on tho@' at this trying time. in tho wav of in- crr~ -1 taxes or any ether adverse Ieoi-1 'ion.
 Shcrld the bill proposiug a tav or mort ~ages become 2 law. Mir. Boz rov.o will have to sirn mortoa~, wf.h claus, roadino like this. "W' fu~fhor aoree to nav any taw that might be assessed against this note or racrtgage" It mieht interest ou1