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The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-14
GRANNIS GRAINS.

Louis McVay of DeQueen was in Grannis Sunday.
 Miss Imogene Sherman visited the Monday morning.
 Garnett Cole of Wickes spent last week with home folks.
 Miss Beckie Pruitt and Pie Hawkins were in town Saturday and Sunday. Quite a few crates of strawberries have been shipped out this past week. Jewell Gam of Hatfield was visit ing in Grannis Saturday night and Sunday.
 Mrs. A. J. Morgan and Hallic Poe went to Wickes Monday morning on business.
 Mrs. o. c. Kirby was a DeQueen visitor Friday afternoon returning in the evening
 Miss Lela Chatham of Columbus, kas., spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives here.
 Evelyn Vernoise returned to Wickes jana Sunday after d short visit with her grandparents.
 Miss Vancie Daniel went to Wickes Saturday afternoon to visit relatives and friends this week.
 Mrs. Garrison who keeps the hotel went to Mena Saturday on business She will return this week
 I. D. Slower and family, formerly of this place now of Columbus, Kas., are moving to Mena this week.
 A party was given at the home of Mir. and Mrs. w. A. Hamilton Satur- day night. All enjoyed fine time. Quite a number of the Grannis girls are preparing to go the the teachers training course at Magnolia which be- gins the ninth of May
 The Kids
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BIC FORK BITS.

M B Fried made a business trip Mena Friday.
 Mir and Mrs. Earl Fowler went to Womble Saturday.
 w. c. Benson and Howard Briscoe went to Mena Friday on business.
 No one was glad to see old Jack Frost come. Good bye corn and beans. Mir and Mrs. Frank Hass moved to Mena last week from Mountain Fork. Mir. and Mrs Walter Lawrence vis- ited Saturday night at the Dillbeck's Mrs. Frank and daughters visited a at Big Fork. few days with friends and relatives at Heath Valley
 Miss Olivia Roberts visited Satur- day night at the Tom Heath home at Butcher Knife.
 Ila Hass of Mena spent the week end with friends and relatives at Big Fork and Heath Valley.
 Mir. and Mrs A. W. Jones and chil- dren visited with Mrs. Jones parents, Mir. and Mrs W. s. Bates.
 Mrs. R. L. Thompson went to Wat CTS Sunday to stay with her sister, Mrs. Goodner, who is very i'll.
 Mir and Mrs. L. Cogburn's baby died Friday night and was laid to rest in the Pleasant Hill cemetery. The services were in charge of Bro. Wood
 Toyy Inn, nars
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-14
 The King Whiteley Wedding

Saturday morning, April 9, at II 80 o'clock occurred the marriage of Miss EdItha King and w l. Whiteley, both residents of Hatten The nm tial vows were taken at the parsonage of St. Agnes church in Mena, in the presence of the Rev. Father Gala gher. Following the ceremony which was performed in the presence of a few relatives and intimate friends the bridal party enjoyed wedding dinner at the home of Mrs. Anna Reynolds on Seventh street. MT. and Mrs. Whiteley left on No. Saturday af- ternoon for Hatton, which will be their home for the present. Later they plan to go to Oklahoma. where both will be employed in their pro- fession, teaching.
 The bride is the pretty daughter of Mrs. N. k. King of Hatton, and has been successful teacher in the schools of Arkansas and Oklahoma. She has charge of class in Chicago business college, coming to Hatfield about a year ago to be nearer her mother, who with the new bride. taught in the school there the past year. pS'
 Mir. Whiteley is son of Mir. and Mrs. J. A. Whiteley of Hatton. and is also successful teacher, but has been associated of late with his father in the lumber business at Hatton.
 A happy and prosperous life is the wish or their friends. KY
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-14
OLD POTTER PICKUPs.

The young folks enjoyed singing Sunday night.
 Mir. Hawkins marketed sorghum in Mena last week.
 MT and Mrs. Bradley visited at the Carol home near Dallas Sunday. There will be mothers day celebra- tion at this place the second Sunday in May.
 Mir. and Mrs. Hubert Turner of Mena visited their parents at this place Sunday.
 This vicinity had severe frost April Il, killing almost all gardens and all fruit except berries.
 Mir. and Mrs. Kinds enjoyed straw berries and cream Monday. All we farmers could enjoy the same if we would.
 Mir. Wood went to new Potter Mon day to help Mir. Heffner load his house. hold goods in preparation to moving to Tulsa, Ok
 The Potter boys met at the school house Saturday evening and worked on the ball ground. They will play the Dallas boys next Saturday at Dal- las.
 Haveaed.
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CENTER POINT cIRCLET.

C.. F. Chamblin is sick with an at tack of bilious fever.
 Naler Chamblin of Mena spent Sun day with friends here.
 There was a singing at the home of Isaac Saurbaugh Sunday afternoon.
 Will Warmer and family from near Potter spent Sunday at the home of Will Nichols.
 Mrs. John Mckinney is recovering from an attack of nervous prostration and other complications.
 Orestus Turner and wife arrived home Sunday from a visit at the homes of L. A. Cummings and Willard Lowthers at Hatfield.
 Miss Gertrude Outright has passed her eighth grade examination making very good grades and has returned to the home of her parents here.
 Mrs. Nancy Cummings, who has spent the past two months at the home of her son, Bunyan, at this place, re- turned to Muse Sunday with her son, Alonzo.
 A party was given at the 1. M. Davis home last Thursday night in honor of their son, Skee, that being his eight eenth birthday A very enjoyable time was had by large number of the young people. MT. and Mrs. Isaac Saurbaugh and son. Maurice, motored to Bethesda Springs Sunday and spent couple ot days with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cunning ham. They were surprised to meet there John Wood, a former resident of this place, who has spent the past five years in Oregon, but is now with his wife and son located at Harrison, Ark With this budget of items the under signed will have to bid The Star ano it's readers goodbye. For nine years have served The Star as correspond ent from this place. With husband and Son 1 expect to leave this week for Kansas and l do not know whether we will return to Arkansas or not The service done for The Star has beer one of the most agreeable of many duties and we have received the mos courteous of treatment, for which w feel very grateful and will always | cherish as pleasant memories the in cidents connected with the work while dwelling among you. With the bes of wishes for The Star and all it readers we bid you all adieu
 Mary E. Saurbaugh.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-14
CoRINTH CoAxEs.

Winner Earhart of this place spent Saturday night in Mena
 Miss Lillie Kent. who has been spending the past few days with rela- tives and friends at Yocana. re- turned home Monday.
 The Rev H. l.. Waters of sMena will preach at the Baptists church here Sunday afternoon immediatelv after Sunday school. Everybody come.
 Jewell Wiles spent Wednesday night at the home of her sister, Mrs. Enoch Embry, of Owens Chapel.
 Mrs. R. H. Stockton and daughters. Misses Vera and Geraldine, who have been sick the past week, are able to be up again.
 Everyone remember club meeting at this place Tuesday night. Come and bring someone with you.
 Bro. Glaze failed to fill his regu- lar appointment at the Nazarene church here Sunday morning.
 A jolly time was reported bv thosa who enjoyed the birthday picnic giy- en Tn honor of l.. Q. Taylor on inc river Friday afternoon. The eyeninp was spent in fishing, and a most deli cious supper was served. Those who composed the party were MT. and Mrs; l.. Q. Taylor, MT. and Mrs. c ". Wiles, Mir. and Mrs. John Claus Misses Eleanor Claus, Jewell Wiles Katherine Claus and Carl White. Rus, sell Wiles, Kermit White and Robert Hass. Deis
 Barney Larmon of Owens Chanel was Sunday visitor at Corinth
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BETHESDA sPRINKLES.

Jim Means visited with home folks Saturday night and Sunday.
 Miss Bessie Monasco of Howard county is visiting in Dallas Valley,
 Mir. Avery and family visited with his parents at Board Camp Sunday.
 Mrs. s. A. Nichols visited with her daughter and family at Two Mile Sun day.
 Miss Eula Nichols visited Saturday and Sunday with her folks on Two Mile.
 John Woods of Harrison, Ark, was a week end visitor with J. H. Cunning ham.
 There will be preaching Sunday af- ternoon at Dallas. Bro. Harrell of Mena in charge.
 Mr. and Mrs. Will Tillie are proud owners of motor car.
 Mrs. w. s. Hicks left Sunday for DeQueen, where she will visit for a week or more with friends.
 Isaac Saurbaugh and family of Freedom spent the week end with Mir. and Mrs. J. H. Cunningham.
 Bob Case and aunt, Mrs. M. A. Beasley, and family, visited with Flu gene Sommerville on Two Mile Sun day.
 J. D. Kaylor, wife and son, Paul { with John Phillips, motored to Potter Monday, the young men looking for work on the highway.
 Ode Millham and Carl Burris went to Horatio Friday looking for work irl the berry fields, but there was nc work and they came home Saturday. Mir. and Mrs. z. Taylor on their way to church in Mena Sunday morning had the misfortune to have whee taken off their buggy by a motor car
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TWO MILE WINTERS.

Miss Dora Anderson of Mena was visiting relatives here last week.
 MT. and Mrs. Holder of Pleasant Hill visited their son, Marion, last Sunday
 Several from this place, who have been in the oil fields in Louisiana, re- turned home last Saturday.
 Our school was out last Friday and a large crowd of the patrons of the district gathered at the school and spent the day with the children. After an hour spent in regular school work and half hour in interesting games the crowd called together and after an address of welcome by a member of the board, some time was spent in singing and then such a dinner was spread as you only see at Two Mile. After dinner the crowd was addressed by the county home demonstration agent, Mrs Austin, then our proba- tion officer, Miss Rector, made a talk then the program ended with a fine talk by MT. Morden, county superin- tendent.
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COVE CATCHES.

MT. West, our barber. went to Mena on business Monday.
 Mrs. Maggie Bell of Mena was vis- iting Mrs. Hansard last week. ing his brother here this week.
 Miss Ethel Parker was visiting at Mir. and Mrs. Joe Vanway's last week.
 Mrs. Blake Barton of Fort smith was visiting her father, Nat Allen, last week.
 R. H. Barton, w. D. Stockton and Dr. Nelson went to Mena on business
 Al M. Parker of the firm Manor & Parker went to Mena Saturday on business. ,
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Mills of Ash down were visiting Mir. and Mrs. keisy Skinner Sunday.
 Miss Freda Moss returned Monday from Guerdon, where she had been visiting her father. i.
 w. B. Hubble, superintendent of building the college at Smithviile, was in Cove Monday.
 Dan Harrah had on display in his restaurant two quarts of strawberries of the Early Texas variety and will commence shipping by express this week.
 Joe Miller, Bob Barker, Mir. and Mrs. Robart, and Mir. and Mrs. Fred Gray attended the Masonic meeting at Mena Saturday night.
 Rev. Chamberlain of Nashville, Tenn, will preach at the Presbyterian church Sunday at II o'clock and Sun day night. Everybody invited.
 Hiss Mildred McCowan returned from an extended visit to Foreman, where she has been visiting her sister in-law, Mrs. Bob McCowan.
 Monroe Fortner went to Cerro- gorda Tuesday for machinery to put in a grist mill to be operated in a building on the southside of the gar age.
 c. G. Coplan has moved his grocer ies into J. D. Coplan's store and theli business will be conducted together hereafter and to be known as J. D Coplan.
 The new glass front at the Rocl store shows up mighty nicely now the former ones having been broker 1 in the fire which destroyed w. M Hansard's store.
 | o. B. Witherspoon, John Carter | Howard Elliott and others went dowi on Buffalo in Oklahoma on fishini "trip Look out for the flnny trlD I when they return.
 Clifton Scott and Miss Carrie Rec were married at the home of tn brides parents Sunday. B. H. Bar ton, Jr, performed the ceremony ] The hills around here were made t
 echo and re-echo with the noise o 4 many musical instruments the sam who taught school here the past year gathered enmasse for a charivari.
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DALLAS DOINGS.

The Community Club held very in- teresting meeting Saturday night. Dallas baseball team will give pie supper next Saturday night at the school house
 Bro. Harrell of the Mena M. E. church, South, will preach at Dallas church next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 The Roger family enjoyed some fine ripe strawberries last Sunday, the first products of the Berry Cherry farm.
 Charles Severn and Mrs. Phillips, his mother, of Mena, spent Sunday as the guests of Mrs. Phillips brother, z. L. Mauzy, and wife.
 Several of the Dallas boys went to Horatio last week to pick herres, but found the season so backward that most of them have returned
 The Ladies' Aid Society held an in teresting bushes meeting Thursday afternoon The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs Townsend for the purpose of quilting All ladies invited.
 Know NOthinp
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-14
RATES KREEK KINKS.

Mrs. Shirley Conan is spending this week with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Thomas Spake, of this place.
 Grady Rowton, who has been at Boswell, Ok, since last fall, has re- turned home
 The special school election held at the Sulphur Springs church Saturday is what would be called grand step forward Scho1 District Nos. 14 and 25 were consolidated and converted into rural special school district by a vote of more than to 1. The fol- lowing board of directors was elected: w. o. Hughes, w. w. Riser, Charles Mounts, F. F. and J. H. Edwards, Will liam J. Bates. Among the electors who voted were eight women who presented poll tax receipts and asked the permission of the judges to use their skill in helping to build up a school.
 James Long and Isaac Awtrey of Womble and Jerry Witt of Mt Ida att tended justice court here Friday.
 Mir. and Mrs. James Spake of this place visited at the G. V. Beck home at Big Fork Saturday night.
 Holder Edwards is building a gar age for his Ford this week.
 ". A. Curl, one of local poultry dealers, traded in Mena the last of the week.
 Jack Frost does not seem satisfied with the consumption of the fruit crop, but keeps taking bites of early garden truck.
 Dr. l.. A. Simpson was summoned to the ]. II. Edwards home Sunday night to see Mrs. Edwards.
 Mrs. E. N. Putnam of Big Fork visited on Rates kreek Sunday.
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ACORN CUPS.

Rev. Gilbert is expected to preach for us next Sunday.
 Mrs. Harry Petefsh is suffering with bone felon on her hand.
 c. R. Hale is spending the month in Mena managing wagon yard
 Miss Ora Tucker is spending part of her vacation visiting her sister in Lit tie Rock
 Peter McWilliam attended the regu- lar Farm Bureau meeting at the court house Monday.
 Mir. Pinkle, farmers union organizer from Waldron, was prospecting in our neighborhood last week.
 A party of young people chaper- oned by MT. and Mrs. Clyde Rowe and Mir. and Mrs. John Harper spent Sun day on Rich Mountain.
 The Sunday school voted Sunday to donate five dollars of the money in treasury to the fund for the sending rice to the starving Aremnians.
 Quite a number of parents and friends of the school children were present to listen to the program rem dered by the pupils of the two lower rooms.
 Acorn Boys and Girls Club Notes. Acorn has sixteen boys and girls club members this year and we think we have real live club The club boys and girls will meet on the sec ond Friday of the month hereafter.
 Some of the young club members are already we'll started in their club work
 The freeze a few weeks ago prob ably went hard with some of the Canning Club girls gardens.
 Mrs. Austin met with the club girls and some of the women of the com munity Friday, April 8, at the home of Mrs. + F Montier Mrs. Austin dem onstrated a new kind of salad dress ing and organized a woman's club.
 Reporter
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is neighborhood Monday buying

this neighborhood Monday buying hogs.
 MT. Bell and daughter, Miss Pearl, of Nunley, visited here Saturday night and Sunday with Mir. and Mrs. Fred Bell.
 A. S. Harris, while in Mena Satur- day, had the misfortune to have his coat stolen out of his wagon.
 Robert Edwards, Misses Eula and Belle Embry and Lessie Roberts, all motored to Big Fork Sunday to at tend singing.
 Mrs. Amanda, Corley of Mena is visiting friends at this place.
 Mrs. c. L. Harris returned home Saturday after week spent in How ard county with her son D. B. Harris
 Mir. and Mrs. Marion Ward spent Saturday night at Yocana with MT and Mrs. Will Lunsford.
 Mrs. S c. Mitchell, who is making her home with her daughter, Mrs. ] o. Rosson, near Pine Grove, is spend ing this week with friends in this community
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HOLLY BRANCHES.

The farmers crops are progressing nicely.
 Mrs. Sailie Kirkland is at Hatfield visiting her son, Joe, and family. The singing at the home of Mir. and Mrs. l.. F. Odell Sunday night was en- joyed by all.
 Misses Dovie Reed, Elsie Goodner. Messrs. Riley Aston and Wray Odell attended singing at Pine Grove Sun day afternoon.
 Miss Pearl Edwards spent the week end at Mena with her cousin, Miss Maggie Burnett.
 Mrs. George Waters of near Dallas visited her parents, Mir. and Mrs. K. kenworthy, Saturday and Sunday. Mir. and Mrs. l. L. Reed and dauph- ter. Miss Myrtle, visited at the home of Mir. and Mrs. l.. Crawford Sunday. We will meet at Holly Friday for the purpose of cleaning off the graves of our loved ones. We hope every one will come and bring tools to work with. We will have decoration the first Sun day in May.
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LAYTON HAPPENINGS.

Mrs. Aston shipped barrel o! radishes Friday.
 John Stout left Mena for the berrv picking at Horatio.
 J. B. Marling and C. w. Tolle are busy having the lagrippe this week.
 Miss Clara E. Smith returned home Thursday after weeks visit with e6rannis friends.
 Mixs Doty of Bog Springs returned home Saturday after spending the winter in Colorado.
 f School elosed April I with A splen- did dinner on Che grounds and pro gs.er1 was rendered in the afternoon.
 Richnrd Atkison came in from Ash down Friday After a short stay his father accompanied him home Sunday.
 Hrs. King and daughter. Editha. closed a successful term of school at HetEela A..s.i a.sA returned :. sl...::- hn.rr st Hssscr.
 Willie Whiteley and Miss Editha
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NEW BLOW FOR GERMANY
It's Manufactured Goods Will Be Shut
 Out of France.

Paris. April 7.-Quietly and un- ostentatiously, France has just de- llvered a staggering blow against Germany, It's effect upon the whole occupied area in particular can hardly
 Friday President Millerand. in the midst of weekend holiday party. signed a decree increasing the tariff Dy 100 to 300 per cent on practicallv all manufactured goods imported from Iermany to protect French industry with depreciated currency" The tariff from the competition of countries covers everything from toys to chem- iea1S' from automobiles to matches.
 The decree says the law does not apply to what is called the "minimum 'ariH,' and it is here the real sivnfi- : canoe Of the action comes in.
 The minimum tariff is aDolied to nations giving France preferential treatment. These are all the Euro pean nations except the late enemies ol o france, and Poland and Czecho-
 The effect will be, to KILL import.. .ion Of mailufactured goods from Gdrn many, which reached a high figure lsss lss. year and has been steadily in-
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SORGHUM SPECIAL.

Clover Leaf Community Club will at their regular meeting at Cornth school house April 19, take up the growing of cane for making the fam ous Polk county syrup. The matter is already under way and plans have been made so as to be able to produce a uniform grade of syrup. Every body interested in making syrup should attend this meeting whether they belong to this club or not. This is step the right direction, push it along.
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CRYSTAL HILL SPARKS.

versie Hilton made a business trip to Mena Saturday.
 MT. and Mrs. Sam Lichlyter visited relatives in this community Tuesday.
 Miss Emma Hendricks spent Satur- day and Sunday with Miss Mabel Suit of this place.
 Jessie Rials of Board Camp was a caller at the home of Miss Emma Hendricks Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Eyeritt Harrison of Oak Hill spent Sunday with relatives in this community Sunday.
 ]. M. Looney of Mena paid visit to his old home place last week and tried his luck on the Ouachita fishing while here,
 E. L. Dusenbury, who moved to the mountains last fall, was calling on old time friends and neighbors of this place Saturday.
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were in Mena Tuesday.
Whisenhunt

were Tn Mena lueSuay.
 The Rev. W. N. Whisenhunt preached at Union Sunday.
 c. L. Posey and son, Ellie, were in Mena Thursday on business.
 The Community Club will meet at Eureka Friday night, April Is.
 MT. and Mrs. W. F. Ward and son, Ezra, of Holly, visited MT. Wards daughter, Mrs. c. L. Posey. Saturday.
 Joe Posey and son, Estel, of Scott county, visited at J. H. Ford's Sun day nght and went to Mena Monday.
 There will be preaching st Union from Friday night until Sunday by the Rev. w. J. Dunman and Rev. Woods.
 Will and Marion Cox attended the dance given at MT. Odell's near Holly Springs Thursday night and report a good dance.
 F. C.. Harris was in Mena Saturday to pay Union Grove telephone dues.
 H. D. Morrison is quite sick not having fully recovered an operation he underwent last fall
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' ' A RADIUM CAPSULE
Chicago Physicians Wan x
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Chicago, April 9.-fiill of radium, valued at s5e property of a group of p lost, somewhere in Chica9ss ] menace to it's finders
 tained in a golden caps.Iss, {. ! lian Brown, custodian ol \ had been sent to a hos9''s for use elsewhere, ana 7 < precious box on a WIIlas' In Y elevated train car. inei confusion in the car m as alighted she forgot the v V moment. The train was ,l.,'' CT, but the box had alssf' .i
 The capsule represeness es5 all the radium owned U sicians have issued Ws,' s.. finder that he is deailM .s. death and that even ln ,'s'I an expert, radium IS 2 ,.a,'s, assi ment. The effects are ''' be quickly fatal.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-04-14
EGGER NEWS.

Everybody remember the Ieaous Sunday night. 's Bro. Rowe filled his regular an. pointment here Sunday. f Inere was a musical at the Fl Sumpter home Saturday night ana all report nice time.
 j. Ii. Vanhorn went to Oden sun- day to begin singing school.
 Rev. Simmons, presiding elder w;i, pfsSen TSa ,..,a az tnls place Friday night p The iittie son of MT. and Mrs. B buren is reported quite sick. " VI. D. Philpot and family spent the week end at the home of Olin Stand <, The 9th Sunday in May will be ohiiaren's Day at this place.
 Brown Eyes.
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Justice J Edward keatlns ] barded with eggs in hs yesterday afternoon by M| Polak of East San Diego raigned before him on 2 having violated her paFps ] viction of disturbing ne Heating asked if she had say.
 "Yes, l have she I rnlnk you re q Juugei uv"' you're not. You're a dos
 Before the court attel reach her she threw thrs' judge, all taking effect
 The judge ordered n ila the one hundred and lil3 sentence originally impasH
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were damaged quite lot but not fatally.
 There was prayer meeting here at the church Sunday night. The att tendance was good.
 Miss Lanie Wear and Walter Was son was visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Stokes near Mena Sunday afternoon
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GAIN GATHERINGS.

Mir. and Mrs. N. F.,Gann traded in Mena Saturday
 Mir. and Mrs. Wallace Anderson of Two Mile visited at the home of Mfr and Mrs. W. 0. Coifman Monday even ing. \.
 The pie super at this place Friday niHnr was great ssssceessss Hatch the e. L. 14 F<n IVf Iffr UHIE UI OUT next literary.
 A crowd of our young folks includ-