The Mena weekly star., September 29, 1921, Page 8, Image 8

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GRANNIS GRAINS.
Aubrey Harper left last week for
El Dorado.
Mr. and Mrs. Coyle went to De
Queen Monday. _ .
Dr. Lewis will preach at the Saints ,
church Thursday night
Mrs. McClelland of Hatton Heights ,
was in Grannis Saturday. i
W. I. Collins left Sunday on No. 3 ,
for a visit with relatives.
Z. P. Fraaier of Granms went to,
Mena on business Monday.
John Nunes and Bun Noble went to ,
Mena on business Saturday.
Doll and Ted Sargent are attending
school at Wickes this term.
Glen Hungate of Vivian, La., vis
ited friends m Grannis Friday.
S. H. McCurly stopped at Grannis
between trains Friday evening.
Andy Rogers of Gilhani was in
Grannis Saturday and Sunday.
Bertha Clinton left Sunday to go
to her school 2 miles west of Cove.
Mr. Coyle brought Vivian Mathis
home from her school Friday even
ing.
The Rev. N. 0. Hornsby of Grannis
is making some improvements on his
place.
Joe Sargent returned home from
the oil fields for a visit with home
folks.
Forest Sargent, Arthur McVay and
Bert Mullins left last week for the oil
fields. _ I
Miss Belle Wilhite of Mena is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. N. 0. Hornsby,!
this week.
Bob Doln’mple and wife of Louisi
ana are visiting friends and relatives
Raymond Coyle, who is working in
Texarkana, spent the week end with
home folks.
Richmond Gore and Russell McClel
land of Wickes were Grannis visitors
Saturday night.
Belle Billue, who is teaching at
Bogg Springs, spent the week end
with home folks.
Florence Cole of W'ickes came down
Sunday evening and returned home
Monday morning.
Annie Billue, who is teaching at
Oaark No. 2, spent Saturday and Sun
day with home folks.
Rev. Atkins and Rev, Hornsby have
been holding a revival at the Baptist
church the past week.
B. F. Goodin left Thursday for
Western Texas, where he will look
after business matters.
Frank Allen, Zula Jones, Albert Mc
Kinney and Florence Allen motored to
DeQueen Friday evening.
Roy Wright of King Spur, who is
attending school here, spent Saturday
and Sunday with home folks.
The school children all showed a
willingness in helping to clean the
school grounds Friday afternoon.
Gladys Evembam of Wickes came
down. Friday evening to visit Edith
Woodell and returned home Monday
morning.
A truck load of the Grannis young
folks attended a party at the McClel
land home at Wickes Monday night.
Everybody reported a line time.
ACORN SHUCKS.
Miss B. B. Garland has closed her
school at South Bend an.l returned to
her home here.
Peter M< William is doing surveying
in the south part of the county near
Wickes this week.
Miss Pearl Barron is employed in
the Y'andiver Drug Store in Mena
during vacation from school duties.
Miss Hester Hinson came up from
Mena Saturday night with Miss
Pearl Barron and visited friends here.
Miss Toka Hale and Miss B. B.
Garland visited Saturday night at the j
home of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Rowe in'
Mena.
Remember the regular monthly
preaching sermon next Sunday morn
ing. singing in the afternoon. An ef
fort is being made to have some spe
pi»! mnu ■ .a fijr fhA
Oce House went to his former home
in Scott county, expecting to return
Monday with Mrs. House and equip
ment for keeping house. They will
occupy the Petefish rent house built
last spring.
Mrs. Edna McClain, who has been
at the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. F. Ban-on, has returned to
her home much improved in health
and strength. Mr. and M,s. McClain
have a new house under construction
at their tent-site.
John Paton’s band is to be with us
next Saturday night at the Farmers’
Community Club meeting. Don’t
fail to come out to hear their lively
music. A program of readings anil
songs is being prepared. Mrs. Mon
tier will give us another good talk
on educational subjects. The election
of officers and appointment of new
iwuuuuws nas tieen announced for
this meeting, and matters important
to the school district are to be pre
sented and decided at this time. A
full attendance is desired.
UNION GROVE POSEY HOLLOW.
C. E. Chase visited in Mena Friday
niunt. J
Roy Swiger is attending hiwrh school'
at Mena.
J. D. Combs was in Mena Thursday
on business. !
There will be iiterary at Eureka1
A Fa , • 1
t Col A, made * business trip to
Ink Saturday.
B' f'. Bell made a business trip to i
Mena Saturday. j
.. J.j M- Burnett of Mena visited in the
Hollow Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hauerwas were
Mena visitors Saturday.
Mr Goodner, with a force of men
worked onr road Monday. I
* A\ T:,To.'™?end made a business
trip in the Hollow Saturday.
J. F. Bass, J. F. Ford and W. E
U®* went to Mena Thursday. 'j
Eureka ball team will ‘play Cor
w nat?-rday the Corinth field. 1
f A' . , Potter visited home
folks the latter part of last week.
. “lr- and Mr*>- L. G. Bell of Mena'
visited Jeff and Frank Bell Friday. ,
Lon and Hamp Wiles visited Friday
n.jrht with their aunt, Mrs. William
.House, at Chant
vi**rs: N*n®y J°rd»n of Liberal, Kas.,
visited with her sister, Mrs. C. L.
Posey, last week.
yoc.ana yelps.
Noah Lunsford of Ida, Ok., is v«. ‘
p/a”? re ative* and fri“nds at this
Miss Serena Blaekwe'i spent Sat
g" *'«■ »• *«■ T'„t
•St Afjtf-fjss;
at this place * "
Mr. and Mrs. Claut Brown of T.
visited r-laHves of this place Sa‘u
day night and Sundav
motored to the sorghum mil) Monday 1
Yocan* was well represented in
Mena Saturday.
afternoon. They reported a nice time
and lots of fun.
Mrs. N. A. Jordan of Liberal. Kas.,
spent the latter part of last week with
her sister, Mi'S. W. L. Lunsford, here.
A large crowd attended singing at
Yocana last Wednesday night and en
joyed some very good singing. And
everybody remember that there will
be singing every Wednesday night.
There will be church services at
Yocana Friday night, Saturday night,
Sunday and Sunday night. Everybody
come. And also Hiram Hoover of
Egger will sing at this place Sunday
afternoon.
OCT AVIA. (OK.) NEWS.
School closed at this place Septem
ber 24.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Campbell
will leave for Rocky soon.
George Johnston made a particular
business trip to Hatfield this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Nations left
last Monday for Colorado, where they
expect to make their future home»
Mr. and Mrs. George Johnston of
Octavia, visited the latter’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Atchley, of
Smithville, Ok., last Sunday.
Mrs. Jim Blackwell left this week
for Heavener, Ok., to visit friends and
relatives. After a few days’ visit
there, she will join her husband on
Winding Stair mountain, where he is
working.
Two A. A.
OI.I) POTTER NOTES.
Mr. Burnett is building a poultry
house.
Mr. Grice is erecting two new corn
cribs on his place.
Olin Turner went to town Sunday
to get a coffin for Mr. Piereeall, who
died at the county farm Saturday and
was buried Sunday evening.
Mr. Galloway left Monday for Kan
sas City, where he expects to make
his home. He made the trip in his
l ord with his son, who lives at Kan
sas City.
Mr. Marshall, who purchased Mr.
Keener’s farm two or three years ago,
has come in from Texas and is stay
ing on the Davis place waiting for
Mrs. Allen, who has his farm rented,
to gethcr his crop, when he will move
home. Mr. Marshall states he has
bought water to drink all the year.
CENTER POINT.
Mr. and Mrs. Res Turner went to
Mena Friday.
Joe Turner and family were Mena
visitors Friday.
Two cases of diphtheria are re
ported at Rocky.
A 2 Vi-months school closed Friday
and all patrons were well pleased.
Sunday will be Brother Redding’s
regular preaching day. Services at
the arbor.
Lonzo Cummins and family of Muse
are visiting at the home of his brother,
Bunyan, for a few days.
Mrs. Elsie Maxwell and two chil
dren came Monday for a visit at the
home of her father, Charlie Sartin.
Mrs. Effie Lowthers and children of
Hatfield visited at the home of Mr.
Turner from Thursday until Friday.
Mrs. Vibbard returned the latter
part of the week from Big Cedar, *0k.,
where she had been visiting with rela
tives.
Miss Irma Nichols returned to her
home near Hatfield Friday after
teaching a very successful term of
school.
Everyone is pleased to hear that
Mrs. John Cummings who is at the
sanitarium in Colorado Springs, is
improving.
Those who went to Mena to attend
the rodeo were David and George Gor
don, Raymond Earnest and Jack Har-‘
rison and Skee Davis.
mountain' forkfoibles.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Neal Sparks,
a fine girl.
Will Smith returned home Sunday
from El Dorado.
Luther Taylor left last week to visit
some point in Arkansas.
Severn! from this vicinity went to
Mena last week to attend the rodeo.
Miss Noeo Thompson of the Divide
visited with her brother, Jim, and
family Tuesday, he having a ca*p of
fever.
Mrs. Pearl Hall and little daughter,
Aliff, of Rocky, spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Misses Ida and Dora
Keller.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hamby and little
son of Center Point, spent Saturday
night with Bob Sartin and family of
this place.
Next Friday is the last dav of the
Mountain Fork school. Miss Ida Kel
ler, the teacher, is preparing a pro
gram to render Friday night.
1 . L. Glowers and daughter.
Miss Lena, of Mena spent Saturday
night and Sunday with the former’s
daughter. Mrs. Warner Cummings.
Mrs. M. C. Gray, who has been sick
for the past 8 months, oassed away
Monday. September 19. The remains
were laid to rest in the Mountain Fork
L-.iL - 1 uesaay. she leaves six
children, who were all present when
the end came.
Brown Eyes.
COVE CATCHES
Hadaway & Bros, have sold their
restaurant to C. F. Chamblin, who
will add groceries later on.
There are a good many bushels of
beans being shipped from this point
and good prices are being realized.
Quite a number of people of Old
C ove, v andervoort and surrounding
country are attending revival ser
vices here.
QnThij^f- have ^en 80 C0Mversions and
JO additions to the church to date since
the revival meeting began at the Pres
byterian church.
v,TK.6-year-old daughter of Mr. and
-Mrs. Me Bee died at their home Mon
day night. The bereaved parents
have the sympathy of the entire com
munity.
,£r. Goddar<I of Oklahoma, the
founder of Fulsom Training School at
SmithviUe, passed thru Cove Monday
en route to SmithviUe, where he wifi
conduct a series of revival meetings.
. ,0e.,^ dson °f Kansas passed thru
SVnday after spending the
dervoort at,ws and fiends at Van-j
The citizens and church people of
our town organised a Bible study class
whool whicS will meet each \VVdm"
member"’"8- V th<* Cit-V Hal>. over 50
t?.r Fn; J0lnini\ at the outset. W*|
was elected president; J. C.
Allen, vice president, and Prof. Woods
and SJ*ncer- teachers; also sev
the B°i2r °ffi<>ers flec,ed- Studying
the Bible is a good thing to do ami I
nmrf-,£nLth.e tSfh,n*t wdl result in
muct good to the members, and all
irnom they v’fKne sn contact nith
HATFIELD HAPPENINGS.
!' stm after Johnson was a Mena
sit or Saturday.
lesnie Johnaon was stricken with
*aralysis Monday morning, her right
ude being afflicted Tuesday mom- ‘
ing she was reported as somewhat im
proved.
C. O. Henderson made a business
trip to Mena Friday.
Judge Finger of Mena was a Hat
field visitor Monday.
Miss Vivian Arnold is now employed
us clerk at the Sanitary store.
Mrs. L. W. Averitt visited her
daughter, Mrs. J. C. Allen, at Cove
last week.
J. A. Slote is erecting a building on
hiB lots near the Floyd blacksmith
shop in the south part of town.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gaston of Par
sons, Kas., are here visiting the for
mer’s sister, Mrs. W. J. Roark.
Talmage Henderson left on No. •>
Sunday afternoon for Hatton to re
sume work with the highway squad.
Opal Johnson and Gaylord Blair of
this place, each won a prize in the
rodeo steer riding contest at Mena
last wi^ck
Lon Dale came down from Mena the
first of the week and spent a short
time with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C V Dale.
Mrs. Mollie Lewis and daughter,
Vida, returned Friday from Smith
ville, where they had visited with rel
atives for several days.
Oliver Gates is now attending school
at Dallas, Tex., and letters received
from him indicate he is greatly
pleased with the school and that part
of the state.
J, W. Chapman and family ar
rived Sunday morning from Texas,
where they have lived for the past
year. Mr. Chapman reports the cot
ton crop as very poor in that section
of the country.
BIG FORK BOOMERS.
Prayer meeting every Sunday
night.
The rain Sunday and Sunday night
was fine for the late crops.
J. M. Hampson and Mr. Gill of
Mena were down Sunday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Liles moved to
their new home at Sulphur Springs
last week.
W. C. Benson, who has been visit
ing with his son at Durant, Ok., came
Mr. and Mrs. Jones Pate visited j
Sunday with Mrs. Pate’s parents. Mr. j
and Mrs. J. Abernathy.
Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Heath visited
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.
Frank Hass, at Dry Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Fowler spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.
Nina Cogburn, at Mill Creek.
Mrs. Lester Mayes and children of
Oklahoma came in last week on a
visit with friends and relatives.
The remains of Frank Bates, one of
cur army boys, killed in the war, was :
brought in last week and was buried
at the Bates cemetery.
Ila Hass and Miss Arte Bates were
married Sunday by Rev. Phil Aber
nathy. We wish them a happy mar-'
ried life. There have been two
jumpers for a long time, but there
is but One Jumper now.
One Jumper.
BETHESDA SPRINGS.
L. C. Avara and family were visit
ors at the home of Mr. Avara's father
at Board Camp Sunday.
Mrs. Tom Belt of Mena spent a
few days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Z. W. Higdon, this week.
W. E. Holt and Will Harrison came
out Monday to join a party of hunt
ers to try to rid the country of wild
cats.
Mrs. C._ 0. Cole is going into the
pure bred chicken business, having
ordered some Leghorn hens and a
cockerel.
Mrs. S. A. Nichols, who has been
helping Eugene Summerville with his
cotton picking the past week, returned
Hhome Friday.
W. S. Hicks and C. O. Cole drove
to Potter Monday, where the latter
purchased lumber for his new barn of
W. E. James.
Mr. Hooker of Texas, father of Mr.
Hubbard Hooker, has the contract for
building C. O. Cole’s barn. Mr. Hook
er arrived Sunday afternoon and will
make his home with his son.
| Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Adams and Dr. j
'A. B. Carp of Shreveport camped at
the springs last week and enjoyed the
splendid climate and good water. Mr. i
1 Adams is auditor of the City Sav«- i
I ings bank and Dr. Carp a dentist.
KATES KREEiT kINKS.
Oscar Gillham has his shingle mill >
in operation.
Charles Bates of Mena motored
down Tuesday after Mrs. Bates and
children.
i Paul March will start his sawmill
m a few days. It has been shut down
. for some time.
W M Edwards made a business!
trip to Mena Saturday, bringing
back supplies for his store at Alf
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Liles of Big
rork, who recently bought the E. F.
iUcs farm on Kates Creek has moved
over.
The summer term of school closed
here Monday and will open October
•u. Mrs. Alta Ely, the present teach
er, will teach the winter term.
' several from here attended the'
! k "eral, of Private George F. Bates,
better known as Frank, at Big Fork
Inursday. Frank volunteered his
I services to the army in the early
I part of the war and was killed in ac
tion thirteen days before the armis
! lice was signed. He left a father and
I «i, ’ T” sister» and two brothers, I
Allan and Jefferson, both now in the 1
U. b. navy, and a host of friend
Hunter.
H A TT0N HE1GHTS.
C. W. Tolle spent last week near
uranms looking after cattle
J. S. Lake and Abe Collins of De
a^v«rv.ot ,h' °“rk
r, Mli u"d ^rs J J- B. McClennen of
Ozark Heights drove to Wickea Fri
day. Mr. McClennen took the train to
Orannis, returning Saturday.
. J*r Mrs- Gr>ffith and four of
their children drove up in their car
from Mansfield. La., Thursday. Thev
are guests of William Pardue.
Mrs Fanny Johnson of Grannis and
daughter, Mrs. J. W. Davis, of Lam
f?a’ j wWer? Fuests at the home of
the week^r8' ^ar*‘e>r the first of
Me have heard of progressive part
ies and socials, but last week we were
(entertained by a progressive news
party. By starting at Hatton we found
some Hatfield news and when we got
w !? d SPTf we read there how the
Hatton folks were. But a change
does one good sometimes.
_Pete.
RICH MOUNTAIN.
s. S. Little went to Mena Fridsv or
business. 1
The Rich Mountain school w 't -
October 3. * j
Jh<* tuwiier for Rich Mount air,
school will bo W. E. Fesant of Wen„
«n‘v iW12*t *’ent t0 F"tre Friday
on No. 2, returning Sunday afternoon
on No. S.
County Road Overseer DeWitt par
chased a fine mule in Mena Saturday.
Cow he will have a splendid team to
vork the road with. |
Mrs. W. S. Hays has taken the How
ird school. She has taught two terms
nere before. _, ,
C. E. Burk and son, Edward, went
x> Mena last week to have some work
tone on the wagon. !
Mountain Maid.
ALDER SPRINGS DRINKS.
(Too Late for Last Week.)
School closed here Friday.
Farmers are busy picking cotton.
Mrs. Lee Jones left Saturday to
risit relatives in Oklahoma.
Quite a crowd attended the baptis
ng Sunday evening.
Miss Maud Crawford returned home
Thursday after a few days’ visit with
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Crawford.
Dewdrops.
ALDER SPRINGS DRINKS.
Dan Roberts’ little son, David, has
tiphtheria.
Sunday school every Sunday morn- i
ing at 10 o’clock. Come and brin*
someone with you. ,
Sunday was election day for the I
Sunday school at this place. Those
Blected were Supt. T. H. Horton; sec
retary, Miss Belle Crawford; teacher,
af Bible class, Tom Penn; teacher of j
young peoples' class, Miss Pearl
Crawford; teacher of Junior class,1
Miss Ova Baggs; teacher of card
:lass, Mrs. Penn.
Dewdrops.
CANEY HAPPENINGS.
Peanuts and soy beans seem the
only sure crop.
Herbert Fountain went to Mena
Monday to work.
Hugh Maddox made a trip to Mena
last week with cotton.
C. D. Edwards made a business;
trip to Big Fork Monday.
W. F. Edwards is harvesting a
fine crop of peanuts this week.
A nice rain fell here Sunday which
was greatly needed by the turnip
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Foun
tain were visitors near Caney Satur
day night and Sunday.
Pa.
TWO MILE TWITTERS.
Miss Irma Nichols is home from her
school work at Vandervoort.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur Robinson, who has been very low
with diphtheria, is now recovering.
Marian Holder and Elbert Beavers
attended the association at Mena Sat
urday and Sunday. They report that
the association will be at Two Mile
next year.
Miss Edith Phillips, who was taken
to the M. & M. hospital at Texar
kana last week for an operation, is
reported doing nicelv. The opera
tion has not been performed and it is
thought that she may get well with
out it. Mrs. Phillips, who came from
Wichita Falls, Tex., to be with her,
is now visiting Mrs. McMvfrtrie at
this place.
RANSOM RIPPLES.
Cotton picking is a small job here
this year.
Mrs. W. T. Whittenberg went to
Mena on business last Friday.
R. A. Thomas took two bales of cot
ton to Mena last week and received a
fair price.
Mrs. W. P, Whisenant has been in
Mena for several days at the homes
of her daughters for medical treat
ment. »
ivan Gatlin and Miss Hattie Was
son were among those from Ransom
attending the Mena rodeo last Sat-1
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Corey and little
daughter have been regular attend- i
ants at the Mena tent revival the
past couple of weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. John Graf of Mena
and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Shirley of
Nunley were callers at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. John Stokes Sunday.
Quite a number from here were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alden Hughes
near Mena last Friday night, where
w.ey spent a most enjoyable evening.
OPAL NEWS.
J. T. Hooper and Hugh Cox mar
keted cotton in Mena Friday.
Omer Wilcoxson of Egger was
here on business Saturday.
W. M. Foster hauled shingles from
the Keyes mill Saturday.
Mack Barber has sold his interest
in the mill and gin at this place to
J. J. Cotton.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Davis visited
at the J. W. Diibeck home at Big
Fork Saturday.
J- T' Hooper has been suffering
from blood poison several days, but
is reported much better.
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Spake and
daughter Mrs. W. A. Liles, visited
the Hugh Cox home Sunday.
Grandma McBee, in company with
her grandson, Hobart, left for the
west on a visit Monday of last week.
B. Widener was on Route 4,
Mena three days last week, assisting
B. P. Sargent harvest his “long
sweetening.”
Two of the most seasonable rains
for some time fell here Sunday and
Monday, r all nlnwinfnr nafo «*•%#?
wheat is now in order. Sweet po
tatoes and turnips are greatly bene
fited.
Ancient Mariner.
VANDERVOORT VERITIES.
friends "r^S°n ** k®re old
^ *ew, bales of cotton are beftig
marketed here.
A good many beans are being mar
keted from this place.
Mrs. I elt Cross of Wickes is visit
ing at the Crisro home.
A musical at Mr. Brown’s Saturday
night was well attended.
R. L. Bonner is giving the Affholter
Sm<? a new coat o{ Pai«t.
Mrs. J A. Hamilton spent Saturday
mght and Sunday with her son, Henry
Hamilton. *
T. I.. Nation of Octavia, was visit
mg here wUh his father, Dan Nation,
last Friday.
Mrs. Bert Phillips returned home
last week after a visit with her
mother, Mrs. Tom Hammonds.
The little child of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Davis has died and was buried
at the Witherspoon cemetery.
Mrs Philip Jackson and little
daughter is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Haney Noaks, of Marble Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Lichlyter left
last week for points in Oklahoma.
They went in their Ford roadster.
NUNLEY NEWSLETS.
Lonnie Cooper made a trip to Baker
Springs Saturday.
Lro. Shade Neighbors preached for
. aturrfay y**cht *mf Sunday,
Cotton picking and sorghum mak
Rr* wiping our farmer* verv;
busy.
Aunt Priscilla Clark soent last
week visiting with friends at B< ird I
l amp
We haven't beer taking a vacation:
that wc were silent, but just so bnar
that couldn’t get our items written
to send. .
Mrs. Maggie Barber of Fort smith
is visiting ner parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley. ,
Aunt Caroline Brumley and Sarah
Lambert are spending the week with
W. A. Brumley.
Asa Gatlin and family visited with
Harve Barton and family of Mill
Creek Saturday and Sunday.
C. N. Heath and family attended
church in Mena Sunday and brought
Mrs. Ann Harris out to spend a few
days.
Everyone is invited to come to
Nunley Saturday night to attend a
pie supper, proceeds of which are to
buy new song books. Come out and
have a good time and help us in this
work. And on the second Sunday of
October there is to be an all day sing
ing with dinner on the ground. Ev
eryone is invited to come. Leaders of
classes have a special invitation.
Bring well filled baskets and don’t
forget the date.
BROTHERS "SWAP PLACES.
Robert Evett From Jail to Oklahoma,
Ewing Evett Held Here.
An exchange in prisoners took
place at the Polk county jail Monday
and a coincidence of the affair was
that brothers traded places in the
local bastile. Robert Evett, arrested
at Cove and held at Sherig Thorn
ton’s boarding house for Oklahoma
justice, gave up his place in the cell
nouse to make room for his brother,
Ewing Evett, who is unfler indict
ment in Polk county. Ewing Evett
was arrested at Indianola, Ok., and
was brought to Mena by City Mar
shall W. T. Beams. Marshall Beams
took back with him Robert Evett,
who is wanted at Indianola on
charges of larceny and disposing of
mortgaged property. Ewing Evett
is wanted in Polk county also on
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mortgaged property.
“MOONSHINE” \T SINGING
And Three Hatfield Youths Paid $100
Each for the Fun.
Moonshine as an aid to a rural
“singing” proved expensive to three
Hatfield youths who were charged
with having brought the liquor to the
social gathering. Monday the three
defendants were given a hearing be
fore Justice Tom Fraker at Hatfield,
and were fined $100 and costs each.
Charles McCook and Aubrey Church
man settled their accounts at home,
but Herman Dodson was brought to
Mena by Deputy Sheriff Ames Mus
grave, and held at the county jail un
til night, when friends came to his
rescue, satisfied the judgment and ob
tained his release. Deputy Prosecut
ing Attorney E. W. Mills was in Hat
field to direct the hearing of the thrt- ■
young men.
HEAD RURAL SCHOOLS COMING
Dr. J. R. Grant Expected in Mena Dur
ing the Annual Poultry Show.
Dr. J. R. Grant of Little Rock, State
Agent for Rural Schools, will un
doubtedly be in “Mena during the week
of the annual poultry, pet stock and
corn show, arrangements to that end
now being in the making by Superin
tendent Morden. It is planned to have
Doctor Grant here for an educational
lecture on Thursday night, and he may
also be here during Friday. This will
be a part of the educational feature
of the poultry show, and will also be
a start in the forward educational
movement in Polk county.
Visitor From Kentucky.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Broyles and
children of Williamsburg, Ky., are in
Mena for a fortnight’s visit with
County Agent C. W. Broyles. The
visitors were met at Hot Springs by
County Agent Brojles and motored
to Mena. This is their first visit to
Arkansas and they are finding much
of interest. Tho he lives in a hilly,
wooded section, Mr. Broyles declares
the thing that impressed him most
on his first inspection of Mena was
the amount of wood used for fuel.
Where he lives coal is almost the sole
fuel, tho they have plenty of wood.
Assistant P. M. Needs a Rest.
Dr. Arthur F. Hoge came from
Fort Smith Monday to be in consulta
tion with Dr. P. R. Watkins on the
case of W. W. McGeorge, assistant
postmaster, who has been in poor
health for several months and re
cently has been growing worse, hav
ing been unable for the last several
days to be on duty. He is afflicted
with heart trouble, but if he follows
the advice of his attending physican,
as well as that of Dr. Hoge, and takes
a .ayoff and rest for a period of thre»
months he will overcome his difficul
ty, it is said.
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Arm Broken by Fall.
While walking on the sidewalk nea~
the farmers & Merchants Bank Sat
urday afternoon D. M. Weems, a car
>enter, slipped and fell on the concrete,
ft is left arm was fractured near the
WXIst H<? was ukon t0 Dr Vandiver’s
office and given relief from the injury.
NO MORE SCRIMMAGES
Mena High Will Have Light Work
^ Until De Queen Game.
There will ha n., __:_
‘"r Mena high’s football machine be
iore the clash with De Quetyi Friday
thi«rn?°*L Co,ach Freeman announced
iVi* £ . *h« close of the practice at
Menaheld Tuesday afternoon. With
three of his best men showing effects
cf hard work the coach decided to
take no more chances and will give the
days’ final drill in* signal
work and formations. The opening,
kame on Friday promises to be a bnt
, e r°yal. as the Sevier county lads -
thev ,alrea,Jy 8,,nt word in advance
iey propose to get revenge for whati
happened to them at Menafieid la,
ed0^:- W,hil* * <^een " repm? !
dent°fact thn/6 euVen’ jt is !,n «vt-1
ier and kfl * Mt‘,'a h?S a much he»' - i
‘ La"(l fast<*r team than last season I
and none of the local followers of!
resuftrld,r°n *POrt are fearful of the '
SEEKS POISONER OF DOG.
James Oliver Curw.K*d Offers *1,000
for Information.
Oliver **<iI'iiMichj 27—Jamen
unver Curwood, Owosao
Monday offered a $1,000 reward'for
> '*■*-’* ti Ih.’lESS and
a .10", of the person who poison-1
ed his valuable English setter
SI WO 8,8id' wa8 worth
non Vk- * 1 would gladly give $25
oOjMhu minute if T could W Mm
t-sjfs.'aa.t a a
Urauee, h® s*id the JLJZF *
trsSf «■ Si
THE MAINTENANCE^!
OF A |
BANK ACCOUNT I
The method of 8
sar-rjas,?*. J
X'aXu^T «'»
our customer*. g th8t sto^M
i Farmers & Merchants BaJ
M. A. Stratton, President.
Clyde Cunningham, Active Vice Free.
J. F. Hood, Vice President.
E. H. Sapp, Cashier.
Monroe Martin. Asst. Cashier.
There’s No Season|
for Cut Glass. “A thing of beauty is a joy forever" » «, 1
more aptly applied than to cut glass.
Summer time means use for fruits, iced dessert*, etc, yetfe if
winter finds just as many uses for Milady’s Cut Glass. 9
See our liberal window display. The prices are lower tfca^ fl
have been.
Nall’s Book Store 1
WE HAVE IT
! .in
LIBERTY BONDS RISE
ON ENORMOUS BUYING
Victor 4Advance to $99.50, All
War Flotations Touching New
High Levels for Years.
! New York, Sept. 27.—Further
enormous purchases of Liberty bonds
and Victory notes overshadowed all
' other de'alings on the stock exchange
today today. The first hours’ sales
of bonds approximated $6,000,000
and fully 75 per cent of this was
represented by United States gov
ernment issues. Almost all domestic
war flotations rose to highest quota
tions of the year but the feature was j
the Victory 434s, which advanced to]
$99.50.
This issue was taken in blocks run- ]
ning front small amounts to $250,
000 and $400,000. One lot of $1,000,
000 changed hands.
Buying of Liberty bonds and Vic-'
tory notes continued in large volume
during the mid-session and early af
ternoon, dealings up to 1:30 o'clock j
being estimated at $12,000,000.
Financial institutions, insurance:
and estates are reported to have j
taken an active part in the recent
discovery of these issues.
FORT SMITH TWINS LOSE.
Chickasha Did the Trick, 3 to 2, and
Heads Association.
Fort Smith’s Twins lost the post
season chamDionshm of the Western
Association, Tuesday when Chickasha
heat them 3 to 2. This gave the Chicks
the needed four games. Mickey
Hughes-scored one of the runs needed :
to win. Leverett, the Twin's star:
hurier, was touched up when hits J
were needed. Cvengros did most of
the hurling for the Chicks. The pia.v- j
ers on the winning team each received :
#98.31, while the losers each got $70.22. i
Both teams will go barnstorming j
while the weather is good. The
Chicks play at Huntington today!
while the Twins take on Talihina. |
Local fans who are hoping for
Cleveland to cop the pennant in the
American, were joyful when the news
came that St. Louis had trimmed the
\ anks 2 to 0. Both New York and
Cleveland have four games more io
play and on the results hinge the pen
nant. r
HE'S A HUMAN SKYSCRAPER.
Jan Van Albert Startles Chicago
With His Nine Feet Five Inches.
Chicago, Sept. 27.—“Gosh-a
™‘S]h,tT/ b“t that guy’s long for this
world, said a startled negro porter
\blts, ,m,ornink( »s Jan Van Albert
doubted up like a jackknife, squeezed
d?or °* a Pullman car,
straightened up to his full height of
' ,eet 5 '^bes, gave the roof of the
,*5 “ffectiouate pat and than
j.u»t,iKi to a telephone to order his
reakfast -a total that would atag
“v® ordinary' men.
nu> “biggest boy In the world”—
he i* only 19- -is stopping off in Chi-'
to Gler.wood, 111.,
he Wl11 mv*t bis wife. By way
b® can walk about the
^ UMik ln 'h* ®tory
i
PERSONAL NOTES
Duff Hilton left Tuesday M*
on a business trip to little Keet
Mrs. George L. Martis i $■
Springs, is in Mens to tw! **
band, who is confined at ttetoj
jail on a charge of robbing »»»■
at Vandervoort. _
Jack Barber left Monday «(W»
for Fayetteville to make to ■
round of the fairs. Front*2
SS" &XL&‘St
completing his tour at Texfito*
When the solicitors
prove the Eagle Gap Hi?*"!
the rounds of the e\tf, W
J. E. Disheroon, but when
working on the read
blacksmith coal, he donated ■
was needed in sharpening
J. M. Billingsley.
some months ago ^r?m,
and bought a home 'n ^^
of the city, decided * *
investment and has 8!r if j j,
thru the Starr
Hughes 80 acres onjw"
Miaaea *
returned home Monda. r ^
phis, Tenn., where JWj*. j,
visit Mr. and Mrs. M. ^ g
found the former
-.j and comlffWfu,-*
ed. Before going *"*%,**
Misses Robert visited their
Shawnee, Ok. _ ' jfl
Mr. and Mrs. ffljjJL,
daughter and < «>I ... gj Ofim
turned from a visit “ Mr ME
parents at Fayette jj«
and daughter
while Mr. Hood and coniP^^I
the trip in the f»®jj? »
folks had a nice vU* * 0 *1
county and the . itcrtsetW
made by Mr. Hood b*** I
confldence_as_a_motor»tj
SHAKESI’EAREJS ^ J
0. M. Weems Heclar« ,l^s 9
—at beast 0ncJ1W»
Shakespeare onc^^f
a Name" «j. i his <■
supply one answer*^
the immortal 1^r>„ . f jjr. *29
the word “Trouble,10’
has been troubled t>>
which has’traveled star
like this: A fewfM
Weems, a carpenter, ^ ^wm
lived at Wickes. % ind hr* ;l
working in Mena. ^ l *E
arm. Now it h»Pl j
Weems is not »* **“<j. *
Mena as his names ^ ,rsw j*
and when it■ wa* en bis
Mr. Weems had broken ^kJ®
folks thought it h* j u fl» a|
Seventh street rc*Tfclli»»*^|
traveled itr ««,
Mr. Ween ■ “ __ T proafSjB
business circles. * ‘ v HH
i he long bsUncsP""
how “dad" was *(* £3
course uoie >e ii
>nly a mistake i!! „ ^0 KM
to this
much trouble c*“ | a
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