The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

6uu CdtitCi duu iS 0 F@O CT even when out of the state LOT years.
 A. J. Fritz and Wm. Spears in drove iu from Slatington last week with a load of slate to be shipped over the Kansas City from this point.
 Mr. U. Moslev. who has been at Ashdown for several days, has returned home and reports that the cotton iu that section IS lock- ing fine and thTe IS plenty of labor to care for the crop.
 Dave l.. Burnett is making arrangements to open a feed store in the Hopper building on South Mena Street. The proprietor expects to begin busi- ness early this week. N
 A Plymouth Rock egg, weigh. ing 3 IA ounces and measuring 6 1-2 inches in circumference has been offered by Pope Bros. as claimant for the Polk county blue ribbon as the largest hen egg.
 MT. Spears of Ashdown has rented house in Mena and will reside here with his family. Mena's reputation as healthful place ia which to live brought Mr. Spears from down the line.
 Mir. w. F. Gilbert of Black Springs and Miss I. V. Barnes of Mena were quietly married at the South M. E. parsonage Monday. The Rev. J. A. Henderson per- formed the ceremony.
 Lon Golf commenced work on l5O feet of concrete walk on South Mena street Tuesday. The walk extends from the Harrison blacksmith shop to the Dickson hotel.
 Mrs. T. R. Jones of Rich Moun- tain is in Mena seeking a suitable house into which she will move her family. Mr. Jones recently bought an interest in the Mena Ice & Cold Storage Company's plant.
 The suit of Mrs. Bertie Beau champ vs. Walter Beauc hamp was tried last Friday and de- cree in favor of the plaintiff entered in the docket. The de- fendant was ordered to pay the sum of $l0 each month for the maintenance of the one child.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. E. Holt and little daughter lett on the Sun day morning train tor Washing ton, Ark. to visit at the home of Mir. Holt's father. They were joined at Jaussen by MT. Holt's brother. The occasion of going is the family's yearly reunion.
 Henry Finger, manager of the Vandervoort Lumber mills of Vandervoort, I. IT., arrived in Mena Friday to spend day visiting friends and contracting business, returning Saturday af- ternoon. He was the guest of Fred Wigstrand while in the city.
 Miss Lois Allen, who has been visiting Minor Pipkin's family tor some time, left for Waldron Monday, where she will join the Rev. w. l.. Compere and accom-. pany him to Gold Greek, Tex. Her father, s. H. Allen is at present a citizen of that town.
 Mir. ]. w. Lively has received word from Karnack, Tex. to the effect that Mrs. A. P. Hope, a we'll known former resident of Mens, died at that place of ty- phoid fever. Mrs. Hope has a large circle of acquaintances and many friends here who will be deeply grieved to hear of her de- mise.
 George Cook has ordered a large shingle mill from Little Rock and is anxiously awaiting its arrival as he already has or ders for 100000 shingles. The mill will be set up near the vest eru edge of town as soon as it arrives. Mir. Cook also expects to manufacture lath.
 MT. and Mrs. George w. Hough of Hubbard, Ia., left Tuesday af. teruoon for their home after stay of about two weeks m Mena. Mir. Hough says that Mena should become as famed for good water, fine climate and her artistic homes as kentucky for beautiful women, fine horses and whisky.