Pocahontas star herald., 1927-03-10
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The pupils rendered HlVe PiUs
TO large audience at the school Dullu-
ing Friday night. Our school Is ger
ting along splendidly and we are plah'
ming on the remaining weeks as Delis
the best part of the term.
Miss Geraldine Reynolds of Poca'
hontas visited homefOlks here Satur'
day and Sunday, g..
Oak HalfOrd has been working III
| Richardson's store the past week.
Harry HalfOrd, Harry Sparkmah
Harold Richardson and John shaver
had business in st. Louis last week
DIR. l.. b. Price, dentist Of Pocahon-
tas. was practicing his profession here
two days last week. -.
The singing class meets at the ChrlS-
| tian church each Thursday and Sunday
nights for practice. -,
Mrs Phil Bundren, who has been III
quite awhile, is able to be out again
Teachers from here, who have finish,
ed their terms of school and returned
home are Miss Doris Poteet, Wht
tahght at Hubble Greek, and Acel Dal
ton and J. b. Hollingshad, who taught
tie past term at Reece Ridge.
Charlie CrismOn and Sam killougn
of Maynard were business visitors mere
Saturday.
Ed Jackson and family have moved
into their new nome, which has beer
recently constructed just over the coun
ty line.
Jim Daniels and family have moved
from the Ray Cherry property to th'
house vacated by Ed Jackson on tD'
w. Il. Jackson farm.
Mrs. Dewey Day was a Poplar Bluf
visitor Thursday.
II. J. Buck made a trip to CORNING
Saturday
II. f. Pickett has been engaged II
building a garage for his car this week
Frank Redwine and wife are tht
proud parents Of a baby girl, whici
made its arrival Friday night.
You two Ingram correspondents ant
also the Dalton and Elevenpoint scribe
seem to be using up lot of the goot
editors valuable space without telling
us much OF course we all hate to D
gotten ahead Of but we believe tina
you all ought to bring your argumen
to a cOmpromise-th we need tn
county agent and the White LeghOr
hens you all speak so much about, ais
'ye olde TYNE farmers" We recOgniz
your knowledge Of making a living a
coming through actual experience hu
most everything can stand some i'm
provement. Don't be prejudiced.
Roland Blake of Ponder, Mo-. one o
Ripley cOunty's most successful liv
stock Dealers was n business YlSltO
here one day the past week.
Harry HalfOrd has moved into tn
house located near the Christian churcl
which was recently vacated by LOrel
Sparkman.
Joe Heron is working in the Smitl
Drug Store.
Lloyd Butler has just completed ;
new modern chicken house and recciv
ed shipment of baby chicks.
Ben Hannaford of Success was
, visitor here two days last week.
Otis Baker has moved to PocahOnta
since our last report.
Cecil SiminO, who has been stayin!
with his sister and attending schoO
at Broken Arrow, Okla, has returned
home.
Several young men from Biggers at
tended singing here Sunday night
Rev. Knox Belew preached at thu
Methodist church Sunday night
The basket ball team of Corning wa'
supposed to come over here Wednesda!
might but failed to appear.
The recent rain caused the roads t
become badly out of order the pas
week. including our state highway. i
will be a welcome day to all the cOun
try along the highway when the day
of grayeling and hard surfacing ceme'
our way.
Almost every town and community
has its interesting citizens who have
marked characteristics which are il
some ways different to the majority
but at the same time very desirable
and interesting. Our town is no ex
ception to this rule. One of our mos
interesting characters is J. W. Nc
Colgan, reverently known as "Uncl'
Jefr' by the whole town and cOmmun
ity. Uncle jeff is many moons pas
the three score and ten mark yet ht
attends to the job of carrying the mai
to and from the train twice q day. HI
takes great interest in all things in
teresting to younger persons He sci
dom misses singing and is one O
the first visitors down town each morn
ing. He Is well informed concerning
fashions, new customs, etc, and keeps
up with everything in general. 1t Is
to be remembered that he is a former
schoolmaster Of Judge J. w. Meeks OF
Pocahontas, having taught school anC
lived in the vicinity of Fairfield, Iii.
nois, Judge Meeks' boyhood home, alsC
the home of Mrs. John II. Holt before
her marriage. Uncle jeff is brother
to Mrs T. j. Buck of this place. He
is indeed an interesting man.
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