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The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
HIGHLAND NEWS.

Chris Hoover has put up a new house.
 The Rev. John Simpson preached here Sunday.
 There will be singing here each first and third Sunday.
 s. T. Egger has been busy the past week with building storm house. MT. and Mrs. E. F. Ford returned home Sunday after short visit here with parents of the latter. There was musical entertainment Saturday night at the home of Uncle John Egger, big crowd and joyous time.
 Blue Kerchiefs.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
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Shawnee, Ok, has been awarded the Rotary Club prize in the better cities contest which covered the principals of making city a good place to live and raise children. Here are some oi the things the judges decided were essential to make any city come up to the required standards:
 Live religious atmosphere, superior schools, ideal health conditions back, ed by awakened interest, clean moral atmosphere with absence of traps TOT youth, public welfare interest, city physical cleanness, active and united interest in public welfare in every respect, general conditions which as, sure stability to property values anu maintain the utmost possible oppof' tunities for gaining a,livelihood.
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The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08

horbood were visitors at the home of Mir. Trew last Sunday.
 Mir. Mum and son, Carol, shopped in Mena Monday. .A
 Willis Wright left Sunday for Asn- down for an extended visit.
 Dewey Trew of Hatfield visited relatives in this vicinity Sunday.
 Miss Iva Rose went to Mena Friday to visit her sister, Mrs. Roy Stockton.
 K D. Driggs of Cove visited our Sunday school last Sunday. Come again.
 Miss Rosa Mason, primary teacher, spent the week end with home folks at Two Mile.
 Rev. Sherman Langford's day to preach here. u os
 Mir. and Mrs. Manson Belixnap or Six Mile community spent sunday with friends here. Little Miss Josephine Little, daugn- ter of MT. and Mrs. E. G. Little, IS very i'll at present. e.
 Frank and George Hasley went fox hunting west of Hatfield on Mountain Fork Friday night.
 James Edward and Austin Rogers with Perno Trew, attended the hter- ary at Cove Friday night.
 Several residents of this community attended the sale of George Stockton near McCauley last Monday.
 ]. Carstarphin returned one day last week from Louisiana, where he has been visiting old time friends.
 Mrs. Clyde Hilton and brothers Lem Watson, spents the weekend with friends and relatives at McCauley
 Several of our progressive farmers are taking advantage of the coo weather this week and are butcherine some of those large fat meat hogs.
 Sunday school every Sunday at II a. m. sharp and prayer meeting Sun day night. Miss Artie Trew will Dc our leader next Sunday night. Ev' eryone is urged to attend all of these meetings.
 George Hasley has rented place in Little River county and contem plates moving this week. We regre to lose Mir. and Mrs. Hasley very much. They will be long remem bered here for their help in our musi cal entertainments.
 Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Fair and chil dren accompanied by s. P. Curetol and c. Liner left Friday for Stamps Ark, where they will make thei home. We regret to lose Mir. Fai and has family and our best wishe are extended to them wherever the, may go.
 By the way, one of our most pro gressive farmers, E. c. Little, an two sons. John s. and Leon, wit Freedis Mize, have decided to get thei share of the fun hunting this winter The old opossum always knows to b i, getting away, when he hears the yelp of the dogs, and the whoops of MI Little and his crowd. They repor the catch of to 8 'possums most ev cry night.
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in the train service. He was taken to the hospital.
 Lewis Tcwry went to Mena Monday to have dental work done.
 Mrs. Fred Gray and Mrs. Hobart motored to Mena Thursday.
 Prof .Jobe of Vandervoort was m cove Saturday transacting business.
 RI. Bonner of Vandervoort was m Cove last week transacting. business. W. B. Hubble of the Fulsom Coi- lere at Smithville passed thru Cove Friday.
 The literary society rendered an ex- cellent program to tull house FIT day night. u .s.
 j. L. Parker and w. L. West left Monday for a duck hunt on the lakes
 MT. Manley of Mena is moving this week to his farm, which he recently bought, south of Cove. =,
 Misses Ruth Alexander and By Skinner visited the Alexander home near Vandervoort Sunday. J. Nj. Turner of Fouke was in Cove Thursday. He was looking over the county with a view of settling here.
 Frank Grammar and MT. Abbott oi Mena conducted singing at Gospe Chanel and Pleasant Grove Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. T. Dempsey ano children went to Mena Saturday, shop ping, returning the same afternoon;
 w. N. Baker of Texarkana, trafiit inspeetor for the Kansas City South ern, was in Cove Thursday on busl- ness.
 George B. Easterwood and J. c. Al len went to Mena Monday to attend meeting of the Farmers Cooperative Bureau.
 The young people of Cove were roy ally entertained Monday evening. a the hospitable home of Mir. and Mrs G. c. Golf.
 Mr. and Mrs. ]. L. Pinkerton O Womble spent Thanksgiving weei with Mir. and Mrs. Irwin Little, par ents of Mrs. Pinkerton.
 Mrs. A. A. Silyey left for her hom' | in Oklahoma City Wednesday afte' snending two weeks with her parents Mir. and Mrs. A. B. Colley.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. B. Colley lief | Wednesday for Dyer to spend the win | ter with their son-in-law and daugh ter, MT. and Mrs. Guy Gray.
 Mir. and Mrs. Tom Scanlon left fo. their home in Tulsa, having spent week with Mrs. Scanlon's father ant mother, Mr. and Mrs. Woodell.
 Howard Elliott has moved his hous farther back from the street to mak room for the highway. He has als' given his house a new coat of paint. 1 J. D. Coplan killed the champion piI l Monday, a cross between the Polan' China and Duroc, 6 months and 2 days old. It weighed sos pounds, net If there is anyone in the county cal beat it, let us hear from them. Elmer Miller of Danville, H., an his friend, Frank Cope of Decatur IL, are visiting the formers father Monroe Miller. They came thru states in their Ford, were one montl on the road and had no accidents.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
ROCKY RuMBLES.

c. B. Connally went to Mena Mon day.
 Bro. Oslin failed to fill his appoint ment Sunday.
 Robert Barber visited home folks this week.
 V. o. Earnest attended league at Potter Sunday night.
 V. o. Earnest and Gober Mauldin, Sr., returned from Texas Sunday. Miss Pearl Barron spent the week end with home folks at at Acorn. We have decided to have our Christmas tree the night of the 24th Mir. Pollard's house caught fire Monday, but very little damage re- suited.
 Anolia Rowe spent Saturday and Sunday with her brother, Argus, al Potter.
 Everyone come to Sunday schoo. Sunday morning and singing Sunday afternoon.
 Dr. J. G. Hilton, Robert Booker anC Marcus Connally went hunting last week, returning Monday.
 Dr. c. A. Campbell and William Owens have traded places. pr. Camp Dell IS moving DdCk JO ROCKY.
 MT. and Mrs. G. W. Barber gave { party Monday night in honor of theil son, Robert. The young folks report ed nice time.
 The young peoples Sunday schoo class organized a Self Help Clul Sunday. They elected J. M. Strawn Sr., president and Jewell Strawn sec retary. They will have a meeting Friday afternoon at the school house All the young people come.
 School Kids.
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Watch Acorn for New Years evel
 William Pettigrew was Mena vis- itor Monday. ~
 Mrs. B. F. Barron attended Naza- rene church services in Mena Satur- day night. nr. and Mrs. John Harper attended the singing Sunday afternoon.
 The blaming min has been running pretty steady lately, condition which suits us all very well.
 Friday afternoon Mrs. Austin will meet with her club girls here and the work will be a demonstration m candy making.
 Homer Bowman, who has spent the past year in Iowa, is now making his home with his father here and at tending school.
 Peter McWilIiam spent last Friday in De Queen in company with Mena business men and bankers in the in- terest of the Fruit & Truck Growers Association.
 The Sunday afternoon singing was ouite we'll attended and so well en- loved that quite a number gathered At the Garland home for further sing 
 ing Sunday night.
 The Community Club meeting Sat urday night was attended by large crowd and besides the usual program entertainment was provided by the new moving picture machine.
 A box supper will be held next Fri day night for the benefit of the jani- tor fund. The fund has already been guaranteed but it has been thought best to give all interested a chance to help. Everybody invited.
 1t was decided Sunday at Sunday school to welcome Mr ]. w. Middle ton of Hatfield among us once each month for Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday night service. The time for this will receive further announce ment.
 Provision has been made for iani- tor to look after heating and light. ing of the school rooms for gatherings other than school during the winter months. Much discomfort was ex- , perienced last Saturday night but it is hoped this will not occur again.
 Miss Ora Tucker, with the secre tary of the school board, Mr. Keener spent Saturday in Mena procuring equipment for the use of the class il domestic science and arts. This class hss done some very good work in sew ing under Miss Fuckers instruction but has been unable to do anything practical in cooking on account of th' lack of equipment. The work vii now be carried on along that line.
 Friends of Mir. and Mrs. G. s Crews were afraid all summer tha they would leave us and go to Horatio where they had property. But the. continued to stay until the fear wor, off and Mir. and Mrs. Crews seemed fixtures. So the same friends re cei-ed quite an unpleasant surpris, last week when the news came t them that the Crews family were go ing to leave or already had gone 0u' good wishes follow them and mayb, they will not forget to come back t sec us all some time.
 The moving picture machine re esntly purchased by the school board for use in the district was given itl first tryout Saturday night The filmi were good, "A trip thru dairyland' and "Travelogue of Alaskan Seen cry" These were procured by c W Broyles. Considering that this wal the first experience of the operators and that the adjusting of the machin, and all their practice was done befor, the gathered spectators the first per formance might be pronounced pretty good
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
CENTER POINT

Mrs. Fox of Mena spent Sunday out here.
 Mir. and Mrs. Hill were trading ir Mena last week
 John Earnest of Rocky attended the church here Sunday.
 Mir. Barnes, who bought Dr. Webb's place, moved in Friday.
 Mir. Barnes and family were 1T Mena on business Monday.
 David Gorden and daughter, Hazel are visiting relatives at Big Fork.
 Bro. Bedding filled his regular ap- pointment here Saturday and Sunday
 Wallace Hamby returned from Tali. nina, Ok, Wednesday on business trip
 Ode Turner, Pate Earnest and Lee Harrison were in Mena on business Friday.
 Res. Turner and wife and mother spent several days visiting felasives at Old Potter.
 Mir and Mrs. Lloyd Fields and Miss Etta Gray of Mountain Fork attended the pie supper Friday night.
 Mir. and Mrs. Oscar Jones spent Saturday night and Sunday at the Ioyd Fields home across the river. 
 Mrs. Edith Rowe of Rocky spent several days of last week visiting her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Eli Turner.
 Kinney Richie and wife are visiting for several days at the home of Char he Wilcoxen, near the Oklahoma line
 Bert Hamby has moved from the Wilcoxen place on Mill Creek to the Austin place, where he will farm next year
 Mrs. Langley and son and Edd Bib son and wife. and Mrs. Lee Gibson. of nsar Mountaia Fork, were trading here Saturday.
 Dave Chamblin spent Saturday and Sunday with Raymond Earnest and attended the party Saturday night at the Cartwright home.
 The pie supper at the school house was very well attended Friday night hringing something over S7.0O. Pro- ceeds will go to a Christmas tree
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
GRANNIs GRAINS.

Miss Mary Nunes has been i'll fo1 the past week.
 John Smack is improving slowly from several weeks of illness.
 Mrs. ]. NJ. Gattis and daughter from Okmulgee is visiting relatives in Grannis.
 Aubrey Harper and Mir. Burl Me Donald left Grannis and went to Haynesville, La.
 Miss Annie Billue, who is teaching school at Ozark, spent the week end with home folks.
 Miss Opal Wisely and Miss Gather inc Mullins were visitors of Miss Elsie Goodman Sunday
 Services were held Saturday night and Sunday morning at the Union church by Rev Haze.
 Mir. and Mrs T. J. Wilb9nks and Mrs. S. T. Fucker spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs John Smack.
 The first and second basketball team played match game Saturday in which the first team was only ere point in the lead.
 4 club meeting was held Monday evening by Mrs. Austin from Mena. She also taught the club girls how to make good Christmas candies.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
ALDER SETTINGS pRINKs.

J. T. Winton made business trip to Mena Wednesday.
 Mrs Dan Roberts was shopping in Mena Saturday.
 Wiley Leonard and Mir. Melvin Baggs went to Mena Saturday. There will be a pie supper here Wednesday, night, December 14. D. B. Roberts and hands are using the grader on the road this week. John Baggs and sons and Miss Ova Baggs were shopping in Potter Sat urday.
 Miss Maud Crawford spent Satur- day night and Sunday with Miss Ora Horton of near Potter.
 ]. D. Taylor of Two Mile and MT. Ccia Nash of Potter attended singing here Sunday night.
 Alder Springs folks attended preaching at Michum, there was no Sunday school or prayer meeting here Sunday. A crowd of young folks gathered at the school house Sunday night and had singing.
 Dpwdrnns
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
CoRINI'H COAxEs.

There is talk of sawmill beine located at Corinth in the near future
 Winner Earhart attended the box supper west of Mena Saturday night
 There will be farmers meeting at the new school house Saturday night December 10, pertaining to an oil in- vestment. Everybody is cordially in- vited to attend.
 Messrs. Watson Earhart, Thaddis Jones, Ed Duncan and Fred Craig of Como, Tex, visited here last week with the formers brother, T. J. Ear hart, and family.
 A large crowd of youngsters from Corinth and the surrounding country attended the party at the home of Mir and Mrs. Gaylord Wright Wednes- day night and an excellent time was reported by all.
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day with Mrs. Woods parents, Dr. and Mrs. Philpot.
 Mark Thornton, who has been in West Texas for the past three months with his brother, John Thorn ton. returned to his home Monday.
 Mir. and Mrs. ". Jackson of Qua chita visited Mrs. Jackson's sister, Mrs. J. F. Egger, Friday night and spent the remainder of the week with her parents, T. j. Barton.
 E. Robey and family, who have been in Texas for the past two months returned home Tuesday. They made the trip in their Ford without any trouble. They came home via Gerty, Ok, to visit Mir. Robey's brother and sister and to renew old acquaintances
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part in the exercises. Following the program a number of tests were made of cows milk to determine the butler fat contents by the Babcock method The testing was done by B. F. Bell present teacher of Eureka school. A demonstration was given by Mrs. B. F. Bell on making peanut butter. The peanuts were furnished by Mrs. c. T.. Posey and sandwiches were made and served by the members of the school
 A hen culling demonstration was held at the home of Mrs. Posev. where the demonstration closed. A number of tests of milk will be made next month in order that cows that are not paying their board may be eliminated.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
------------- INK SPLASHES.

School at Concord is progressing nicely with good attendance.
 A. A. Perry was in Mena Friday after supplies for his store at Ink.
 Walter Howard, Miss Eula Embry and Mrs. Nora Harris all traded in Mena Saturday,.
 Hog killing seems to be the order of the day in this community the frosty mornings.
 MT. and Mrs. Fayette Brown and Miss Belle Embry attended singing at Yocana Sunday.
 Mrs. Bob Brown of Yocana spent part of last week here, visiting her san, Fayette. and wife.
 MT. and Mrs. Carl Sharp of Austin. Tex, spent several days last week here visiting with Mir. and Mrs. Fred Bell.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank Embry moved Friday from the Quinn farm north of Ink to the Bota Garden place. where they will farm the coming year.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
CRYSTAL HILL SPARKS.

R. W. Watkins butchered two fine hogs Monday.
 Next Sunday Bro. Woods will preach here at II o'clock.
 School opened Monday with Miss Ella Felts of Wickes as teacher.
 Mrs. F. E. Gibson, who has been quite sick for some time, is slowly improving
 Frank Roberson and family are moving to the D. E. Little place at Board Camp. A large crowd attended the singing at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Rober- son Sunday night. Denny Watkins, Ted Hamlet, Zadle Spear and Walter Watkins of Yocana were visitors in this community Sun day. There will be an all day singing at this place Sunday, December 20. We especially invite every leader in sing ing to be with us; there will be dinner on the ground, so don't forget to bring well filled basket.
 Brown Eyes
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
UNION GRovE-PosEY HOLLOW

Jim Swiger was a Mena visitor Sat. urday. ''o' Na''
 MT. Martin and son, Everitt, were in Mena Friday 's
 F.. F.. Ford made a business trin to Mena Wednesday. p V
 Supt. Morden visited Union Grove and Eureka schools Tuesday
 Mrs. Dawson of Mena visited ba, son: Francis Sanders, Thursday.
 MT. and Mrs. J. c. Hauerwas snent Friday night in Mena with friends
 Jeh Bell spent the most of last week m Mena hauling wood for his father, L. c. Bell ''''
 II. M Cox returned home from Tal;. nina, Ok, Wednesday as the sawm;ll lo6 did not please him.
 pr E, II Hawkins was called o,, Friday to see Florence Morrison who IS reported as improving.
 On Friday December 2. A .de,bnr stration was rendered at FnfeI. . school house in Posey Hollow. d. ica was sung. All the pupils toal
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
RANSOM RAMBLFS.

Mrs. John Fleming reported that her brother, Staley Price, is critical ly i'll. \
 " II. Bristow, Frank Willis and k: A. Thomas went to Mena Monday afternoon.
 Mrs. Sarah Mount mother of ]. P. Mount. spent the past week with rel atives here.
 Noy Blair brought Miss Mary Mol ter out Sunday evening for visit with friends.
 Mrs. W. P. Whisenant left last week. for visit at Potter with her daughter, Mrs. W. D. Allen.
 Miss Hattie Wasson and Ivan Cat lin and MT. and Mrs. R. B. Mount spent the evening Saturday at the John Stokes home.
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Mrs. Carrie whipple, the past ten days.
 Frank Rork, IT,. returned Tuesday morning from Fort smith, where ne attended to business.
 The play "Deacon Dubbs" to have been given this Friday night has been postponed until December l6.
 Mir. and Mrs. R. E. Daly left last week for Kansas City, where MT. Daly will undergo an operation.
 After a weeks visit with her moth CT, Mrs. Zona Stinscom, Mrs. Jettie Cheeks left Tuesday, night for Will ton, Ark.
 Mrs./ M. K. Beaver and daughter, Mrs. Will Taylor, left Friday after noon for the home of Mrs. Taylor at Keota, Ok.
 Walter Luttrell of Wickes is the new station agent here. MT. Green and family left Saturday for their new location in Missouri.
 ]. w. Middleton and Boyd Colmar motored to Nit. Ida Monday and re- turned with county truck that was left there some time ago.
 Rev. Holman of Gillham will be the regular minister for the Baptist church at this point for the. coming year. He held his first service Sun. day.
 Owing to the auditorium being toe small to accommodate the crowds that have attended the Christmas celebrations the past few years, Il has been decided that there will be 2 l Christmas tree and program at tho Baptist and Methodist churches. Botf will be given the night of December 2l. The social meeting of the Ladies Aid was held last Friday with Mrs E. A. Davis. A large number were 1T attendance and all report splendls time. The next regular meeting vii be held at the church and the entire membership is urged to be present al election of officers for the ensuing wear will be held at that time.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
FREEDOM NEWS.

J. M. Day was in Mena on business Monday.
 J. A. Warden spent Saturday at the home of Claude Bedding at Mountain Fork.
 David Chamblin of Cove attended the party at the Outright home Sat urday night.
 There was a party for the young folks at the c. R. Outright home Saturday night.
 Mrs. George Barber and Robert Barber were guests Saturday night at the home of J. H. Maddox.
 J. A. Warden, D. D. Davis and Isaac and Maurice Saurbaugh mot ored to Mena on business Monday.
 Mrs. Pauline Patton of Shady anc Miss Marjory Lance of Mena called on Mrs. l Saurbaugh Monday after noon
 A. r. Lehman, wife and children were in Mena to have dental work done Saturday and attended church there Sunday.
 Miss Bettie Welch and brother, Pat were guests of Mrs. Cora Nichols Friday night and attended the pie supper at Center Point.
 There was a party at the home of George Barber Monday night in honor of Robert Barber, who is home on a vacation. He is a railway mail clerk
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
HATFIELD HoTsTUpH.

w. L. Nichols was a Mena business visitor Friday.
 Dr. Mullins made a professional visit here Monday.
 Y. E. Martin of Mena visited with friends in Hatfield Saturday.
 S. W. Duke of Mena spent Monday in Hatfield attending to business.
 Mrs. Claude Bennett of Fort smith has been visiting her mother.
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J. H. Cunningham was a Potter visitor Friday.
 There was singing at Old Dallas Sunday afternoon.
 There was an enjoyable singing at the home of M. w. Roger Sunday.
 w. s. Hicks was a county seat wis., itor Monday, getting needed repairs for his auto.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08
RAINBoW spRINGs NEws

Miss Ethel Goodwin is on the sick J. N. Field is butchering some fins C. Q. Cole is having some lanc cleared.
 MT. Owen and Willie and Avis Me. iemore made trip to Mena Satur- Mrs. Lillian McLemore and son are moving to the house formerly occu- Cole farm.
 M. r. Ridenour lost his house and all its contents by fire Friday after noon The family was away from home at the time.
 Blue Eyes
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COVE CATCHES.

Russell Price went to Mena Friday on business.
 J. Carstaphen returned from Louis jana Thursday.
 John Joplin of Mena was in Cove Monday on business.
 W. l.. BurchfieId is preparing to move to Durant, Ok. Joe Miller moved in the Woodell house on Watson avenue.
 Miss Freda Moss was called to Tex arkana Sunday on account of zn ac- cidcnt to her sisters husband. who is
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-08

This audit was made for the period from November 1, 1920 to November 30, 1921.
 The above receipts checked with de, posits as evidenced by bank books and expenditures corresponds with can eelled cheeks on file.
 The books were neatly and accu- rately kept for the entire period Respectfully submitted,
 E. H. Sapp, Auditor.