The Mena weekly star., 1897-02-17

'his week anu commenced clearing 1t yesterday with view of making it his home. He expects tt erect house and move his family from Dallas as soon as he can.
 H. $. Wiggins, assistant auditor of the K. C., & G. has been in the city several days attending to his duties here. He was accompanied oy his wife and two children who appeared to en- Joy the climate and scenery and life Ut the Hotel Mena.
 J. W. Counsil arrived last week from Sloan Springs and expects to secure tract of land near town and make his home here. He is the father of R. M. Counsil, the painter, aud a veteran of two wars. having served in the Mexican war and the war of the Union.
 J. r. Masters and son and J. c. Lewis. all of Board Camp, were in our city last Friday and gave the Star a call They all report excellent pros poets for good mineral in their vicinity and that Mir. Nelson is preparing to send car load of ore to the Argentine smelters
 Mrs. Hays and Miss Bellchambe bers left Saturday for Eureka Springs In q couple of weeks Mrs. Hays will 90 to Port Arthur to join her husband who has located there and expects to open grocery store with his father. Miss Bellchambers will remain in Eu- reka Springs some time.
 F. l.. Crossman, of Joplin, Mo, who has the contract for drilling the ar- tesian well, came down Monday. He found some of his machinery so badly out of repair that he was compelled to send it back to the factory, and all further drilling will be discontinued for awhile. The well is now down about $50 feet
 J. Q. Annis, of Albert Lea, Minn., arrived last week for visit with hls daughter, Mrs. Harry Tremain, and enjoy the mild weather of this sunny southland. Mir. Annis is circuit clerk of his county and has been for several years, being reelected last fall by 2,2oo majority over his opponent.
 The ladies aid society will give a pie social Thursday evening. Feb. IS, in the building opposite Savage's drug store. All the ladies are invited to come and bring pie. There will be a small program for the entertain ment of those present. Col. Byers will deliver an address. Come, every- body.
 Col. Stephen Wheeler, of Ft. Smith, was in the city few days last week, calling on friends and incidentally looking after his interests as candi- date for U. $. marshal of the Western district of this state. He expressed himself as being surprised at the growth Mena has made and predicted that it would soon become large town.
 We have received a quiet tip" to the effect that the entirie stock of the Mena Jewelry Store will be sold out under the auctioueer's hammer in the rear future. If this proves to be a fact it will be a rare chance for any one wanting a good watch cheap, or in the jewelry line as the stock consists of several thousand dol lars worth of the best goods in that line.
 A party of six from Huntsville, Mo, came down the road Monday to take Q look at Mena, three of them expecting to go through by the construction train to Horatio and thence on to Port Arthur. Their names are, $. c. Rich eson, c. E. Semple, Jas. J. Baker, E. $. Bedford, Dr. R. E. Kiernan and Jas. L. Hammett Three of the party re- turned north yesterday and the others went on to Horatlo last night
 ". II. and George Ancell, of Mar shal, Mo-, were here several days last week, stopping at Hotel Mena, and made some investments in city prop erty, securing good residence lots. They went from here south along the Port Arthur route with a view of in- vesting in timber lands, and expect to