The Mena weekly star., 1920-02-05
Commercial
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lBy Fred J. Smith, secretaryl

Four jars of sweetpotatoes, jar of fine cucumbers and one of peas have been added to the exhibit of Polk county products at Commercial Club headquarters thru the courtesy of the Kansas City Southern railway.
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 In response to the invitation of the Secretary, Prof. John R. Cooper. head of the horticultural department of the Arkansas University, will be in Mena on February 12, to give pruning dem onstrations and talks on spraying and caring for fruit. One demonstration will be given on the Golden Rule farm, and efforts will be made by the officers of the Ccrinth community club to have a good attendance at this meet ing. Another demonstration will be supported by the Acorn Community club. If possible, Professor Cooper will be persuaded to remain for a day longer and give a demonstration in the care and pruning of fruit and ornamental trees on city lots.
 
 I. T. Martin, chief engineer at the plant of the Commonwealth Public Service Company, finds that he has on
 
 devote to his own interests and he proposes to use that time in doing his part along some productive enter prise. To that end he has asked the Secretary to help him secure 10 to 15 acre tract within mile of the city where he can grow truck, small fruit and raise poultry and rabbits.
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 The Rev. F. F. Harrell of the First M. E. Church, South, before leaving district conference, made inquiry as to the date of the next business mems luncheon, expecting to time his stay so that he would be here when the next luncheon takes place.
 MT. and Mrs. N. A. Hahn of Jen- nings, Kas., who after spending a week with Mir. and Mrs. Sterner at of the winter in Mena, have secured rooms thru the assistance of the Sec retary with Mrs. Susan Haynes at POT Eleventh street. They may de- eide to become permanent residents of Mena in order to get away from the cold winters of the north.
 
 Edgar Moves, while in Mena one day last week, secured fine rooster of the Cornish game breed from E. D. Ellsworth of the White Produce Com pany. The bird had been selected for Mir. Ellsworth by H. B. Lansden, poul- try specialist of the State Extension Department.
 | nf fr,ex tlxr arrived last week from Eastland coun- ty, Texas, to take possession of the Pennington farm west of Mena, bought some weeks previous, enlisted the services of the Secretary to get his goods stored to await an improve ment of the roads. He and his family have since moved to the farm. and are comfortably located.
 Mrs. Kenneth M. Read and Mrs. B. F. Hawkins of the Dallas valley were callers at the Commercial Club headquarters Tuesday. Mrs. Read came came in to ship a Poland China gilt to her thrteen-year-old brother at Happy, Texas, who will use the porker as the start for a Poland China herd. The gilt is one of the eight pigs farrowed on November % by Queen Bess, pedigreed SOW, bought by Mir Read at the sale held November s by the Polk County Poland China Breeders Association. The pig is a splendid type of this popular breed, and at two months old weighed 51 pounds, which is above the average for this breed.
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 W. A. Mize, living near Rocky while a Commercial Club visitor Tuesday re- ported that he had two farms on his hands for this season He sold his home farm this winter, but took lease on it for a year so that he might have time to find a new Polk county loca- tion, which he has now secured by buying the Dr. Campbell farm on Mountain Fork.
 Inquiries for rooms, cottages and other accommodations for the sum- mer are already coming to the Com mercial Club office from parties at i Beaumont, Shreveport, Port Arthur and other points south. Hundreds of people from Texas and Louisiana will spend the summer in Mena to get away from heat, malaria and mosqui- toes if Mena prepares to take care of them.
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