The Mena weekly star., 1920-08-12
PLEASING TO ALL (Continued From Page One.)

NGIG cOtWg lA( titADht0e t7 round. ard the band stand.
 DeQuesn's cornst ban, with play CTS beconingly attired in wnlte duck, gave musical program which added much to the pleasure of the day.
 The crowd the opening day was es- timated at 1500 persons. A noticeable feature of the first day gathering was the num5er of young people present.
 Fat Mans Race q Feature.
 The athletic program given Friday afternoon was featured by the fat mans race, in which such well known men as Eugene Cox of Mena, Eustis Davis ard George Anders of Hatfield and Frank Calvert of Scott county, participated. The race was up hill and dow !. distance of 50 yards. Ar tie Bree CT of Hatfield, who wasn't so fat as rest, won first honors. Can didate Calvert slipped and fell at the start. None of the contestants had more fun out of the event than did Gene Cox, who entered the race with the spirit of the occasion ard finished close to the leaders.
 Two sack races for boys were held, Clement Cummins winning the first and "ReI" Quisenberry the second.
 A clever acrobatic exhibition was given by K. D. Nichols, lively Hat field youngster, and Sonny" Bennett of Fort Smith, formerly of Mena. The boys were adjudged the best athletes under F years and won the prize.
 A roping contest with Angora goats the targets was won by Elmer Floyd.
 The Polk county Medical Society accepted the invitation of the Hatfield members to hold a session at the fair. Members were present from Mena, Granns, Cove and Vandervoort and bushes of importance to the Nj. D.'s was transacted.
 What Polk County Produces.
 In the farm exhibit of c. w. Slote, which won first honors in five cor nered contest, there were 84 separte and distinct articles of food and feed produced from his farm. The exhibit was a striking example of the wide variety of edibles that can be pro- duced on Polk county soil. Included in the list of exhibits were cider, ap- pie, grape, dewberry and elderberry juices, garden seed, pie melons, mill let, radish, lettuce, field, sweet and pop corn, broom corn, sorghum, pea nuts. white, red, sweet and Jap clo- vers, baled hay, red top, Johnson grass, timothy, soudan, alfalfa, blue grass, oats, meadow oats, barley, seeded alfalfa, cowpeas, salad peas, beans, watermelons, cantaloupes, cu- cumbers, squash, pumpkins, onions tsix sorts), garlic, dill, asparagus, hops, onion seed, peppers (three sorts), okra, celery, beets, carrots, potatoes (two kinds}, cabbage, flow CTS (many kinds), including opium poppie; tomatoes 1.-two sorts), apples, peaches, grapes, blackberries, elder berries, dried apples and peaches, horse radish, sage, butter, buttermilk, soap, yeast, meat, lard, eggs, cottage cheese milk, tobacco, artichokes, sun flowers rhubarb, jap radish, walnuts, hickory nuts and vinegar.
 There were more than 800 separate entries in the different classes of ex- hibits at the fair, and 5000 were paid in premiums. The complete list of prize winners is as follows: Horticultural and Agricultural Dept.
 (J. A. Slote, Supt.)
 Best farm exhibit, c. W. Slote, $15; second, c. c. Rear, $1O; third, Bur we'll Myers, $5.
 Tallest stalk of corn, c. w. McDan- el, $1.
 Stalk of corn with most ears, c. H. Pletzskow, $2. Best ten ears white corn, Frank Hamilton, $2; second, Joe finders, $1. Best ten ears yellow corn, w. T. Myers, $1.
 Best stalk broom corn, Calvin Mich ,ls, ST.
 Best 5 ears popcorn. c. H. Pletz- ikow, $l
 Stalk cotton with most bolls. Olin shults, $2.50; second, J. B. Myers. s1. Tallest stalk sorghum, T. J. Hicks, II. Best bundle oats, c. W. Sawyer, S1. Best bale home grown hay, c. W. slote, $2.50; second, c. W. Slote, S1. Largest bunch peanuts, J. R. Ar lold, $1.
 Largest cowpea vine, c. W. Slote, $2. Largest pumpkin, Joe finders, S1. :: Largest watermelon, G. w. McDan- ell, $2; second, G. w. McDaniel, $1. Best six cantaloupes, W. Nj. Lowery, P; second, W. I. Richardson. S1.
 Peck best sweet potatoes, Newel Jrain, $2.
 Peck best Irish potatoes, M. I. Hold , sr, $2.
 Best plate peaches, E. c. Muldoon, P; second, J. R. Arnold, $1. Best plate apples, c. H. Pletzskow. S2; second, E. G. Muldoon, S1. Plate best grapes, Mrs. D. H. Me : Cook, g; second, Mrs. Laura Moore, s1.
 Best dried fruit, Mrs. Dr. Connally, Half dozen best tomatoes, Joe An iers, $150.
 Peck best onions, S. R. Hines, s1.
 Largest onion. s. R. Hines, soc.
 Best head cabbage. Mrs. R. A. Rowe. S1.
 Best squash, Mrs. B. F. Barron. 5Oc.
 Best exhibit homegrown celery. ]. {. c. Hoheimer, $1.
 Best redtop, s. R. Hines, s1.
 Peck best peppers, R. K. Lowe, 50c. Largest sunflower. Ed Rogers, 5Oc. l Best gallon string beans. Mrs. c. w Mcdaniel S1