The Mena weekly star., 1897-02-10
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 Home made bread. cake and pies at the Port Arthur Eating House & Home Bakery.
 J. H. Hamilton sold five acre tract just ,sout-east of town last Monday to Martin & Becht
 ". c. Betts, of Carthage, Mo, was in Mena on business today and gave the Star pleasant call.
 Git yer gal one of dem valentines. Ingold X Brown have a fine selection. Next door to post-office.
 The huge rafters are in place for the roof of the roundhouse and the large building will soon be under cover --~>
 Ingold & Brown have the finest line of confectionery, cigars and tobacco in the city. Next door to post-oflice
 have car load of steel wire nails in transit that will be here in few days. k. S OWEN.
 If your clocks, watches, jewelry or sewing machines need repairing call on H. Syar, the jeweler, Pickering avenue
 J. F. Landes, assistant townsite agent, started on business trip to Kansas City. Sunday expecting to re- turn tomorrow.
 All ladies of Mena love nice fruit and beautiful homes and should do all they can to secure these by attending the horticultural meetings.
 Messrs Sneed 6 Jones talk hardware and farm implements to our readers in this issue. When wanting anything in their line go and see them.
 All who are interested in norticul- ture, either directly or indirectly, should attend the meeting called for next Monday night at the school house.
 Musiclz & Holt can sell you first class piano or organ very cheap and on easy terms. Go look at their instru- ments. Next door to Green S Lewis grocery store.
 Dr. Jennings is having lumber put on the ground for substantial frame business house which he will have erected on Mena street near the cor ner of Jansen avenue. We are in. our new building near the railroad, on Hermann street. and can sell you all kinds of grain, feed and produce cheaper than before N. M. ROACH. Use only Standard sewing machine needles, for all machines. Made of the best material and guaranteed to fit. Kept by H. Syar, the jeweler, on Pickering avenue near Mena street.
 Now that cold weather has come, if your watches and clocks freeze up or get out of order take them to H. Syar, the jeweler. Sewing machine sup plies kept. East Mena street, near Green, Lewis x Co. s store. A. R. Frisby, from Ink, eight miles north of Mena, was in town last Thursday calling on friends and get ting signatures to his petition for the post-effice at this place. He gave this office 8 call and proved to be pleas ant gentleman.
 George M. Craig general townsite agent, came in Thursday from a trip over the road, having recently been to Port Arthur and reported that Mena was the liveliest and best town he had seen-more business being done here than at any other point See if Owens cannot interest you in close prices for groceries.
 Judge J. H. Orr, general claim agent. and A. NJ. Nelson, assistant chief engineer, of the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf, have arranged to make Mcna their headquarter for the next two months while looking after the building of the branch road to Hot Springs.
 An unknown man stopped in front of the Mena Jewelry store Monday to look at the specimens of gold ore. As ha walked axav he remarirad tuVh. +se