The Mena weekly star., 1920-01-08
WALTER ELLIOTT, Editor.

ten days with a fellon on his thumb. J.m has suffered a great deal, but is now getting along nicely and will soon be out again.
 Mr. and Mrs. F. Younce returned last Saturday from visit with Mir. Younce's people down in Nort Caro lima. Mrs. Younee says that North Carolina can't be compared to good old Arkansas to live.
 Mir. Griffith, with his wife and two children from Fort Worth, Tex, just moved into the W. ]. Barton house across from the school house, for a while, till he can build house on his oO-acre farm north of Cove.
 Only four fires in Cove during the last ten days, and the damage was slight in all four fires. Mir. Tankers- ley's home and Garland James, home. l. Ross Silvey's home and Mir. Par han. A little water and quick action saved their homes.
 School Directors, Teachers and Par ents: Notice what the Arkansas school law says; That all children of school age must attend school. See the penalty. You must enforce the law. Notice the children that are not in school. Now get busy
 The Baptist church on last Sunday gave call to Rev. J. B. Hammonds of Vandervoort to supply their church for the next year, and he accepted the call and will preach here every 3rd Sunday in each month Sunday school every Sunday at 10 o'clock.
 K. H. Skinner, who has just finished nice new home on Watson avenue, moved in last week Mir. Skinner. when he gets all fixed up, will have one of the prettiest homes in West Cove. He is now building two more houses to rent. See Cove grow.
 Miss Bobylee Finley, who has been a very popular clerk at the Golf Gam ble Company store, has resigned her position here and has accepted sim liar position at Percell, Ok. Miss Bobv- lee will be missed in Cove, but more salary is what we are all looking for
 The Cove Truck and Fruit Growers Association held a meeting last Sat urday, securing more acreage, order ing seed and collecting dues was the topic of the hour Next Saturday we want all who will plant truck to be- there. We expect prices on all kinds of field and garden seed and plants.
 B. B. Fishers contract with the Stuart Land Company expired Janu- ary 1, 1920, and he has not stated what business he will continue in. The Stuart Land Company has place for him any time he wants to accept it. Mir, Fisher has considerable interest in Cove, and perhaps will remain here. He may study law.
 The Ladies Aid Society of the Pres byterian church gave box supper in the basement of the church on New Years eve. A large crowd, both old and young. They all had a splendid time, and the sale of the boxes was $25.00 Prof. Woods and his corps of teachers and others rendered splen- did program. This was appreciated by all
 John Abercrombie is now the head man in the Stuart Land Company at Cove, and he has with him Dewey Scott. They are good real estate men, and are well acquainted with the best land in Polk county. With one of the best land companies of the state of Arkansas they will be able to show this Polk county land and give pros pective buyers the best prices and terms that can be found anywhere. No trouble to show land
 On Christmas Day, Mir. and Mrs. 0. M. Woodell gave big Christmas din- her and invited most all their rela- tives, about 25 in all, and such a din ner-good enough for kings and queens. The table fairly groaned with good things to eat. Just think-roast turkey, roast pork, with cranberry sauce, mince and pumpkin pie, and all 1 other good things that you could think of. Mrs. Woodell is a splendid cook. She and her two good daughters, Miss Gladys and Miss Archie, know how to serve. Everybody had good time, and enjoyed the occasion nicely.
 On last New Years night the neigh bors and friends gathered together and went over to Grandpa and Grand ma Sims, and gave them real good serenading, this being their 60th wed- ding anniversary. They were mar ried January l, 1860, at Dover, Pope county. Arkansas, and moved to Polk county in October, 1872. They have six children, one boy and five girls, as fallowS. (.aorpe K Cinae Mrs Aa Scott, Mrs. J. F. Cheek, Mrs. w. L.