Pocahontas star herald. (Pocahontas, Randolph County, Ark.) 1907-current, 1926-08-26
MANSON

Manson has failed to have any news
for some time due to lack of news or
we may say the weather.
If this rain keeps up our cotton will
all be ruined Several have quoted
bolls rotting ana falling Off.
Tom Elliott is making some improve
ments on the home of Ike Doyle.
Mr. Wells of Dalton and daughter,
Bess Pace and children visited Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. b. Pace recently. Mrs
Wells is at the present time at Mem
phis under doctors treatment and we
are glad to hear she is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sular Mondy visited
homefolks over Sunday.
Osa Bradsher was here on business
Tuesday from Walnut Ridge
Boyd ROmines made a business call
at Pocahontas Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l. ROmines called
ON Dan James ana family Tuesday
and brought home some fine peaches.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Purdy of Glen
korn, Ohio, are visiting Mrs. Purdy's
people in this county. They viii re-
turn Sunday.
Grover Young, who has been away
all summer, returned recently ana is
now the owner of the first 1927 Ford
roadster in this town.
Homer Breeding of Carter visited
Miss Pearl Nelson DO we hear the
wedding bells soon, Homer?
Mr.. and Mrs. w NJ Beaver are the
proud parents Of baby boy. Mother
and babe both doing we'll
Mrs. Lillian Thornton visited home
folks at Cape Girardeau Saturday
night
Herbert Rice has taken over the
management of Meyers Store, Osa
Bradsher going into the Walnut Ridge
Meyers store.
We heard that Mr. and Mrs William
Brown, who lived here several years
ago, win again be our neighbors.
Elevenpoint is too far away from Old
hOmefolks.
We recently tried to vote on consOl-
idation. If all Randolph county hill
dren had to so to school in scattered
districts like Mansons children do they
would not be so hard on consolidation
for this place. While the school is
under n certain Indebtedness yet what
business is not. To build up a com
munity people must come forward and
put themselves under debt for our
future generations. That's an old. old
subject. To have we must give, re-
gardless if we ourselves do not get i'm
mediate benefits. Let's have consolida-
ton at Manson, regardless of who has
to pay now.
Miss Mayme Gregg of Jonesboro has
been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ike Doyle.
Oscar Burrow and sister of POcahon-
tas visited at the home of Meta Belle
Elliott Sunday.
Earl Eskridge of Lesterville was a
Sunday caller of Miss Vida Elicit
our assistant postmaster.
Rufus Valentine of POcahOntas spent
Sunday at the home of DIR. Ryburn.
another surprise.
Quite a few Manson people have had
to go to pearling this summer. Ties
are also being hauled in from the sur
rounding cOmmunitv So you see,
when absolute necessity demands we
all can go to work There is not any
honest work a disgrace. Let's forget
pride and try to quit living off the
other fellow and make an honest liv-
| ing.
Mrs. Lillian Thornton has quit batch-
ing and gone to board with Mr.. and
Mrs A. l. Romines to get ready for
cotton seasons work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Rose visited
Miss Jewel Knots mt Pocahontas SIM
day.
Church of the Nazarenes is now
going on at Lone Oak and from what
the writer heard. last nights meeting
was some old time shouting. Keep the
good word rolling May we all be bet
ter for each meeting held, regardless
of what certain denomination we may
belong.