The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-06
HATFIELD FOLKS IN
 ROAD WORKING
Weary of Legal Technicality, They Open Connection With Jefferson Highway--Hattie's Hot Points.
lBy James A. Slotel


 Two big road working days--two, count 'em-Friday and Saturday. It ceased to be a case of letting George do it. The citizens of Hatfield and vicinity, tiring of the legal technical ities that were continually stopping the work of connecting Hatfield with the Jefferson Highway, met Friday morning and commenced clearing, grading and making passable, a stretch of about miles northeast of Hatfield A crew of about 35 men volunteered, or were hired by others who could not be there, and by Satur- ! day night trucks, cars and wagons made trip over this connecting link, but it will not be in general use for few days perhaps, owing to owners of adjacent fields not having their fences completed as yet. The high way contractors were generous in the use of their tools and experienced men to work them, among which were two stump pullers that uid won- derful work. J. w. Howard, our road overseer, with the county and road district equipment, and his long ex- | perience in this line of work, directed the crews, so all kept busy and were not in one another's way, and Profes- sor Middleton, to whom probably the success of the whole scheme is due. not only worked strenuously with his hands each day, but kept the water boiling in the radiator of his car the day before and nights, finding volun- teers and equipment. The thanks of the whole county are due these work CTS, and the Volstead Act will permit us to go no farther than to use that almost forgotten phrase, Here's howl"
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 Friday contract was signed with creamery company to handle the cream from this vicinity Fred Yea key will be the local manager. It is realized this industry will have to be built up. Keepers of cows will have to arrange for some to freshen in the spring and others in the fall, that is they wish regular cream check the year round. A company is arranging to place separators in the installment plan. Cans, scales and other eduip- ment IS being arranged for and this IS the beginning of what might one day be one of Polk county's leading industries.
 Considerable complaint is heard of hogs running at large This is | against the law, and owners are liable | for any damage they might do, and | a hog can easily do more damage than It IS worth "A word to the wise is sufficient"
 some black tongue, that strange disease, is reported, several dogs dv- ing of 1t. Several dogs have also died or poisoning, it is not known if in- or if they got poisoned bait put out for yermin.
 Fosters are up here announcing the fouitry and Corn Show at Mena. Oe- toDer 26, 27, 2S and 29. This is the early event of an industry that brings more money and food to the county than all other crops combined me corn show is also an added fea- lure that should not be overlooked 1 Try and be there, take an exhih;t "ilh you. If you do go, and don't take an exhibit. for heaven's sake t lont say, T have as good at homo :, n You nave something even ordinary { good, take it--boost. ''"s [
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 It IS probable that in the near fu- 7 ure the forest reserve east of Hat . leld will be fenced. This may ;n iude, with the consent of the owner .ome deeded land now unorrpnied When material again reaches nor- \ nal price, plans are for fencing 'tai of about 2,000 acres for leasing v urposes near Hatfield. The dav af Ii