The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-02
mENH LOCAL nEWS

George Craig, general townsite agent returned from Kansas City Tuesday afternoon on the excursion train.
 F. T. Daugherty, of the Wichita Falls Herald, gave the Star pleasant call while examining the resources of Mena.
 J. $. Key, proprietor of the Central Meat Market, is improving his busi- ness house by the erection of new porch.
 John r. Valleau, of Rogers, Ark, has purchased lot Is, block 5s, and ex- poets soon to have building thereon and become one of our permanent bus mess men.
 Lot 50, block 57, is soon to be occu- pied by substantial iron front build ing, built by w. D. Perkins, for W. $. Wadsworth, who will soon establish a hrst-class furniture store therein.
 J. U. Hugh, of Kansas City, Kas, is inspecting properties in and about our city with q view to purchasing. Mir. Hugh is an old newspaper man and would be welcome addition to Mena.
 J. w. Holder, recently of Eureka Springs, has bought through the agency of J. H. Hamilton, lots ' and $ in block 43, and will in a short time commence the erection of a large busi. ness house.
 Il. Shadel & Co.,, contractors, will soon begin the construction of Sl, 200 residence for parties coming here from build two gooo residences for them selves as quickly as possible.
 Dr. H. A. Sparks, advertising and circulation agent of the Farmer and Fruitman, is spending considerable time in this section, making many friends. We are under obligations to him for several interesting items.
 w. A. Taylor, now in tent on Pick ering avenue, has nearly ready for oc- cupancy good building, and will in a few days move into it with large stock of groceries. He will also es- tablish a cigar factory in the same place.
 Sam Badt, the pushing proprietor of the Boston Store, now in tent near Sherwood avenue. will in few days occupy his new building on De Queen street with fine wholesale and retail stock of clothing, dry goods, boots and shoes
 MT. ScroggIns proprietor of the Leader has found his present quarters too small for lis stock and trade and expects to move into the new building being erected on the north corner of Mena street and Jansen avenue the last of this week.
 E. Johnson, now running bakery in temporary quarters near Mena street, has contracted with Shadel X Co. for good building on the corner
 
 have fine glass front and proposes to run a bon ton bakery and oyster par Tor.
 R. l.. Hubbard, produce dealer of St Joseph, Mo, left last Tuesday over the Pittsburg & Gulf for his home. While here he made several visits over Pork county and after investigating the soil and conditions for himself has concluded to return within fortnig h. with his family and make this county his home. Several Northern friends, relying on his judgment. will move al once to Polk county.
 ". A. Warrington agent of the Peoples Building and Loan Association of Little Rock, Ark, has been in our city for several days for the pur- pose of establishing branch office here. MT. Worthington is going about his " work in business-like manner, securing the directors out of our most su bs tantial business men, and expects to be ready to give our people the ad- vantages of good building and loan ass ociation at an early date, in thls way giving some of our citizens the opportunity to have homes of their own who otherwise would be com pelled to pay rent.