Pocahontas star herald., 1925-11-19
holland


Armistice Day Passed uneventully
with us.
We need more pictures like "Ameri-
ca and THE Ten Commandments"
Heartiest congratulations to Mr.. and
Mrs, Herman Sykes the newlyweds
of Shannon.
Mrs. Julia Ferguson Of Cedar Ridge
was seriously ill last week.
A number of our folks attended the
Arch Lemmons sale last Monday
A. b. Collins and family visited with
the Oglesbys at Cedar Ridge last
Thursday.
Mrs. Emma d. Level and Mr.. and
Mrs. c. E. Moore drove to Pocahontas
last Friday.
John Eaton hauled in "A load of hogs
last Monday bought from Mrs. Jane
Waggoner.
Mr.. and Mrs, Pearl Barnes spent
Sunday visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Newt Davis.
what shall it profit a man if he
gain the whole world and lost his own
soul?'
Gus Timer Of Lone Oak was a bust
ness caller at holland on Thursday of
last week.
Ike Oglesby and family of Cedar
Ridge spent Sunday visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. Dorwan Ragan.
Mrs. Bina Story celebrated Friday,
the thirteenth, by going to town and
having "A troublesome tooth extracted.
The old familiar whistle of the U. $.
Snagboat, "Quapaw'' was heard across
the waters here last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Bridges began
the winter term of school here on Mon
day morning of last week.
The baby daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Ragan has recovered from an
illness of several days duration.
Miss Rosetta Seamons was compell-
ed to miss school a part of last week
on account of an injured foot.
Mr.. and Mrs Van McGhee were Sun
day visitors at the home of Jno. Eas-
ter and his mother on the Ragan farm.
b. F. SissOn did some notary work
for Mrs V. o. Prather, Mrs Myrtle
Seamons and Miss Alma Prather last
Wednesday.
Pearl Pyland is replacing a dwelling
on the site of one burned on the Mack
farm, which he bought recently.
Everyone is using every available
moment to get cotton out Boiling has
become unanimous. 1t may be a solu-
tion to the cotton picking problem.
The present situation will put every
farmer to thinking. Question: How
could it have been avoided? Answer /:
BY not putting all your eggs in one
basket.
Guss Cox, an employee of the Qua
paw" took advantage of her trip up
Black river to visit homefolks at Cedar
Ridge over Sunday.
One day last week an auto casing
was traded here for a good horse At
that rate four tires and tubes would
fit up farmer for raising crop.
High rains the 7th raised Mill creek
until our carrier could not cross into
PocahOntas and he was compelled 10
return. We need a bridge across Mill
creek
John Cox, one of our most ambi,i-
Gus young citizens, is taking a bust
ness course by correspondence. A long
step in the right direction. Luck 20
you, John.
Several loads of cotton were started
to town Friday and Saturday Of last
week but stopped by the wayside to
learn that the gins were not buying
on these two days
After fairly fair and pleasant
week the temperature dropped to al
most freezing last Saturday night, fol-
lowed by a cold and blustery Sunday
but words fail MS to describe the beauty
Of Monday.
The stork has flown over our little
town since our last report with pas
senger under each wing, leaving one Mt
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Goode
and the other with Mr.. and Mrs. Cal
win Coon.
We thank you, Ingram, for the com
pliment you handed u.s. Bouquets are
especially appreciated in the fail OF
the year and the autumn of life. How
prone we are to withhold words OF
encouragement until those for whom
intended have passed beneath the low
green tent whose curtain never out
ward swings"
Three cheers for Richard Brooks
the exseryice boy described by the Old
E Jackson correspondent. A man who
was gassed shellshocked, had eleven
bullets pumped into his body at one
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