The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-10-14

Springs last week, but later is said to
not be so well.
Tommie Young, who has been work
ing in the oil fields of Oklahoma for
some timee, came home last Saturday
to visit his folks.
Homer Terry Of Hatfield, who is
taking an extra course in school at
that place, visited Sunday at the home
of his uncle. j. c. Alien.
Guy Hill. Doyle Hunter, Virgie Bar
ton. Iona Golf. Tommie Young and
Clyde Hill took in the carnival at Mena
last Saturday night.
Dale, son Of DR.. T. B. Young, who
is located at Tulsa, was taken to the
Frisco hospital last week on account
of bad case of typhoid fever.
Lewis johnson of the Bank of Hat
field, with wife and children, motored
down from Hatfield and enjoyed Sum
day dinner at the J. C. Allen home.
Henry Chapman, crippled on the
Kansas City Southern railway last
spring, now in the hospital at Kansas
City, is reported getting along nicely.
Mrs. Maggie Bell and daughter
Winnie of Oklahoma City, who form
erly lived in Cove, are here visiting
relatives in the country and friends
in Cove.
Weyman Grain and Douglas Dover
Of the Bank of Cove, with Miss Joseph
inc Allen and Miss Copes, motored to
Mena Saturday night and enjoyed the
carnival.
J. H. Rowbart and wife, Fred w.
.s:s - and and wife Robert w. Smith and
w. H. Hansard and wife, with Doyle
Hunter, took in the Carnival at Mena
last Saturday night.
k. HI. Skinner, wife and daughter
are having big time this week with
a lot of Mrs. SINNERS folks, fishing
s! ssTi5IiE the tall pines and
mountains west Of Hatton.
The big road meeting at Watson
last Monday night was a rousing sue
cess. A big boosting bunch from
Cove was there J. G. Allen, Tom
Dempsey, B. II. Barton, Jr., VIII Will
son, G. G.. Golf, ]. f. Allison, Warrior
Hounsell, John Bowman among them.
Speeches were made in behalf Of the
good road from Smithville to Cove
and the good citizens responded free
~ and over $500 was subscribed and
over $500 in labor was offered freely,
and the people at Watson showed by
their action that they are heartily in
favor of the Cove Watson and Smith
vile road.
On Monday night. October A, the
people of Cove assembled together at
the town hall for the purpose of try
ing to devise ways and means to build
a public highway to Sm;thville by
the wav Of Watson Over fiftv earn
est boosters were on hand and Mr..
Tom Dempsey was made chairman
and J. G. Allen with others made
talk and toldzthe people what it meant
TO Cove as town to have a good
road to Smithyille This seemed to
meet the approval Of all good citi-
Gems and there was motion made that
Tom Dempsey, j. c. and John Bowman
TO be committee to raise a thousand
dollars toward building this road to
Smithyille. In 30 minutes~the boost
ers most all responded and raised $500
and during last week this committee !
has raised this amount to $3.50 and |
10 show that Cove boosters mean |
business the Scott Towery Gin Com |
pany 800 and too, their road builder
}. G. Golf 500 and Cove Lumber Com
aany fiI00 and to their road builder /
services for two weeks free All 9TH \
rs gave literally The Cove Lum-
DER Company will grade and keep up
I've miles of this road themselves.
The boosters from Watson were at
his meeting and they expect TO raise
boo for work on this road. The coun- |.
y Commissioners Of McCurtain coun- /