The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-09
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ACORN KERNELS.

A nice rain fell here Monday
Mrs. s. Fl. Golden is on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brewer of Mena
were Acorn visitors Monday.
Quite a few farmers Of this vicinity
are planning to make syrup this week
Barney Larmen attended the quarter
~ singing convention at Concord sun
+, dav
ment at owens Chapel and Acorn sun
Miss orc Lawrence of Shady is Wis
iting her sister. Mrs. Jim Hogan, this
Mr.. Barnett and family of Scott
county is visiting with t. j. Hogan and
Everyone enjoyed the nice dinner on
the ground at Acorn Sunday after sun
Mrs. Edgar Noyes was unable to at
tend sunday school Sunday on account
Judge Wear of Mena was in our
midst Sunday attending the services at
Mr.. and Mrs. q. w. Petty and family
of Meua. were visiting Mr. and Mrs
Jack Owens Sunday.
We hope Judge Mills Of Mena will
) come again, We enjoyed his talk al the
meeting Saturday night
O. l.. Henderson and family also Miss
Anna c. Woods and Mr.. Morden were
visitors at Acorn Saturday night
M. J McGroarty and Mr. Edgar Moves
are among the progressive farmers OF
Polk county who are building silos.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hollenback of Indiana
tracted meeting beginning SUNDAY
i Il. p. Twiford received a telegram
last week stating the, death Of his
Wash.
George Waters ana family Of Dali
las and Mr. and Mrs. Alden Hughes Of
Mena We're visitors Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Mathis Sunday
Mrs. Bertha Hogan Of Port Arthur.
Tex. arrived sunday for visit with
her parents. r. w GiistraD also other
relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Reed and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Rowe. Barney Lar
mon and willard Reed returned last
. week from a visit with G. G Barron
and family at Muse. Ok.
Miss Hazel TroxelI has been hired to.
teach the intermediate grade for the
winter term, Miss Bales only wanting
the school for the summer term. she
will attend normal this winter
Mrs. Bales. mother OF Miss Iona
and little daughter. Mary. were visit
ors at Acorn Saturday night aud sun
day. They returned TO their home In
Mena Monday.
were visitors at the Golden home Sat-
urday night and Sunday. They also
attended the Commercial club Satur-
day night and the preaching and sun
With the announcement of six speak
ers. Farm Bureau organizers, we ex-
, peeted TO have a regular talk-fest at
the membership campaign meeting
Monday night, but the weather man
wet down the prospects. Then when
we heard that Ave Of the speakers had
missed their train and couldn't have
been present anyway, our disappoint-
ment was somewhat allayed-and we
needed the rain anyway.
Miss Bales room. numbering about
"a
outing in the woods after Sunday
school SO the time finally came and the
bunch was off. Everybody had some
) thing to carry. but didn't mind it "a
seem so very heavy. Thru a stretch OF
pretty woods, into an orchard. a cotton
patch and on to the river and a nice
spring of good water the happy haSs
and girls trooped along. There was
wading and storytelling and then din
ner--and stuff sure went of the table
During the afternoon there We're more
stories and fun, and at night many
tired, happy boys and girls. One OF the
pleasing features Of the picnic to the
children was the presence of the moth
ers, and especially of the mother and
sister Of their teacher Mrs Tom Bales
and Miss Mary from Mena. other
mothers were Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Me
William.
Mr.. Mills spent Saturday night with
These two men found much Of com
mon interest to reveal 10 each other
besides farming. stock and fruit rails.
tnE-such as fine gun stocks and
musical Instruments etc in the max
ing of which both are proficient.
Judge Mills was also much interested
In the Golden Acres herd OF milk goats
which are such a delight to the Nc
William family and took home with
him a fine young billy to be placed at
the head OF his herd Of goats on the