The Mena star., 1899-07-27

occupy a cottage on Armour street.
 Eugene Cox and Marvin c. Smith have formed copartnership, and will conduct a wholesale grocery and brokerage business. For the present they will occupy the c. A. Smith build. ing.
 Mir. A. B. Brown, who tried growing onions from the seed this season on his place just south of town, met with good success and declares that they are sure and profitable crop to grow here.
 Mrs. R. E. McAfee and her brother Lee Jones, of Louisville, Ky, arrived this morning and are visiting Mrs. k. M. Green, who is a sister-in-law of Mrs. McAfee. Mrs. McAfee and her brother expect to locate and make their home here.
 The members of the church of Christ opPooSu OO sOClcbico anu lunuNabiOuh are requested to meet at 4 o'clock on the first day of next week, July 30, at the private residence of G. c. Reeks tor the purpose of communion and in- struction in righteousness,
 Dr. J, R. Davis, division surgeon at Mena, received message from Surgeon-in- Chief, Dr. Aver of Kansas City, to meet him in Joplin. Mo, to- day on business connected with the railroad hospital at this place. Dr. Davis will go by the first train.
 o. J. German, one of the water works contractors, returned to his home at Dallas, Tex. Tuesday morning. Ills partner "Jack" Steele also to his home at Gainville. Tex, and ex- poets to return in few weeks, bring ing his family to make Mena his home.
 Little Rubie, the four year old daughter of Mir. and Mrs. c. J. Greene, fell from the sidewalk about o'clock this afternoon and broke her arm. Dr. Dagg was called and reduced the fracture, and the little patient is rest. ing pretty we'll at time of going to press.
 Died, at 10:30 a. m. yesterday, Mrs. Sarah E. Rice, aged 62 years. at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alice Vineyard. The arrangements for the funeral have not yet been made as the friends are waiting to hear from other children who have been wired of the death.
 J. J. Hiltebrand. who has been seriously ill for several days with apendicitus, was moved from his resi- dence this morning to room at Mrs. Donaldsons on Armour street, with a view of having surgical operation performed this afternoon. Drs. Ramey, Livingston and Parks are to perform the operation.
 H. c. Reynolds, from Carlo, ILL, has arranged to open a stock of general merchandise in Mena by August l. He is now Tn St. Louis buying an entire new stock. and will occupy the build ing now occupied by Mrs. J. +. Me Caffrey, on Mena street. Mrs. Me- Caffrey will move to the store building on De Queen street opposite Wintons.
 Mrs. s. s. Simpson returned to her Kansas City home last night after a two weeks pleasant visit with her brother, Yardmaster Holden, and family During the evening prior to her starting Mrs. c. H. Byers and her sister. Miss Helen Ensminger, enter thined Mrs. Simpson, the Holdens and few friends with a musical, all the participants uniting in jolly good time.
 c. O. Wonder who has been in busi- ness here for over two years, most of the time conducting restaurant, has sold out and retired from the ses- taurant business, accepted position with the Bank of Mena and Telephone company, having charge of the tele- phone accounts and making collections for that company and for the bank. Mr. Wonder is an active energetic