The Mena weekly star., 1921-07-14
THO MANY MILES AWAY
 STILL THINKS OF MEN A
Former Visitor Writes Interestingly From Her Minnesota Home of
 Local Affairs.

Dear Mena Friends.
 For the past few weeks 1 have been receiving The Weekly Star thru the kindness of friend, and having made many visits to your town, am much interested in the news from that place. In one of the earlier numbers, read with interest of the marriage of the editor to one of the estimable young women teachers of Mena.
 The Star seems to have arrived at the height of glory in being voted the best weekly paper in Arkansas. Please receive my sincere congratulations on both these happy events. read in one of The Star copies of man who had been lost in the woods for 1 think five days with only blackberries for sub sistence. Happy mani How i envIed him with free range in a big black berry patch. In my mind blackberries are associated with past pleasures and are obtained here at a great price like watermelons and other delicacies that doubtless you are revelling in Mena. We invested in our first watermelon of the season yesterday, in celebrating the Fourth. 1t was not a very large one but cost the sum of S5 cents.
 was pleased to see that Mir. Dodd is at the head of the Park Board, and having seen evidences of his skill in gardening in his own home, l predict fhpf tnxY..txr 4.f. added beauty under his direction. often think of your park, and have often praised it to my friends. With its magnificent forest trees and broad extent, its possibilities are great.
 As l write, l am reminded of some of the pleasant trips 1 have enjoyed this summer. Two weeks spent with daughter at Wayzata, near Minne- apolis at famous Minnetonka lake The lakes in that region are many and beautiful, and the wealth of many city people has been lavishly spent in building and adorning their lovely country homes around these lakes. The last two weeks 1 spent visiting two other daughters in Wahpeton, North Dakota. About one week ago took a long auto ride thru the famous Red River valley. Tho in the midst of A long torrid spell, much of the grain was magnificent. Corn, wheat. both winter and spring wheat. and flax were especially fine. Much anxiety. however, was felt lest the crop would suffer unless rain should come soon We hear that there have since been rains over it least a part of this ter ritory. Here in Southern Minnesota rams have been more frequent. and there is promise of at least a fair cron, and an especially fine outlook for tho corn crop. In one of the earlier num- Ders of The Star which received there was an aliusion to the two or three 1 heat prostratiors in our part of the country. l thought, well, you South ern people are so stewed. baked and ffied in the heat eight or ten months ot the year you are probably immune from heat. l read of no heat prostra- tons in your locality but perhaps YOU dc not print such news. I never ex- perienced so long heated spell in June in Minnesota. For about two weeks the thermometer stood aft from 70 To l03 degrees.
 see your Chautauqua is just open- lng l wish could be there to eniov 't with you Our Chantauoua closed yesterday, the 4th, and as we had no celebration planned we are plad of tnere being something of interest here.