The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-14
News Notes and Personals
$. NJ. Bookout of Cove was in { he city on business Wednesday.

George Hammond of Jsnsseu, member of the real estate firm Of Shafer X Hammond, was in the city Monday on business.
 Gus Wilson of Janssen, was in the city on business Tuesday. He reports that many new settlers are locating in that vicinity.
 A marriage license was issued Wednesday to w. F. McAlillan and Miss Bertha Chambers, both of Mineola, Howard county.
 I. c. Bates, wife and daughter of Big Fork, passed through Mena Tuesday on their way for visit with relatives at Gillian.
 s. |, Wood and family returned home last Wednesday from a visit of several days with rela- lives at Waters, Montgomery county.
 George Davis of Oklahoma, passed through Mena Wednes- day on his way to visit with relatives at Red Bird, Montgome- ry county.
 r. l.. c. Owen of El Dorado, Union county, arrived last week and will spend askew days look. ing over the couf with a view to purchasing fagm property.
 J. K. Collins of Nashville, Ark, came in Friday for a visit of several weeks at this place and Rocky. MT. Collins resided here during the early days of the town.
 Miss Maud Barton came up from her home at Cove Sunday afternoon and Monday morning assumed her duties as one of the teachers of the high school, which opened this morning.
 w. G. Smith, formerly of near Hobart, Ok, has bought from o. 5. Perry what is known as the Dennison farm, about three miles west ot Mena. Mir. Smith is truck grower and proposes to ollow that occupation here.
 $. Ii. Allen and brother, Joe, of Golth waite, Tex, came ia Sat urday afternoon and will spend a few days looking after business matters. Mir. Allen is we'll known in Mena and for several years was principal of the public schools of this city.
 Mrs. 0. NJ. Claycomb o f Chickasha, Ok, passed through Mena Saturday afternoon en route to Mt. Ida, Montgomery county, to visit with the family of her brother, l.. l.. Beavers, who holds the position of cash fer at the bank at that pace.
 Mrs. K. fl. Estes and daughter, Miss Clara, and Mrs. Tom Estes, left on the Traveller last Monday for Waldron in response to message received late yester ay afternoon anaouncing the death of the baby of her son, H. o. Estes, which occurred Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
 l.. Nj. Wimberly of this city, 5. K. Wood of Egger, w. NJ. of Hatfield and ]. k. Winfield of Wickes, left on the Traveller last Monday for Fort Smith, where they go to attend as jurors of the federal court, which convenes tomorrow at l2I o'clock.
 G. l.. Rector returned Saturday night from a business trip of several days al Gillham and De Queen. Mir. Rector represents the Southern Zinc and Copper Company at Gillham and stated that the probability of opening up the mines this year look favorable.
 J. B. Pope, who for several years has been conducting a gro. ecry store on South Mena street, ieit with his family Thursday morning for Heavener, Ok, where be will accept position as manager of the hardware, furniture and grocery department of the J. k, Olive mercantile firm.
 Gus Wilson, who recently bought the John lmoe farm at 1 Nauderyoort. was m Meua Mon. l day and Tuesday, Mir. Wilson | ls an amateur at farming, but is studying hard to make bis efforts yield success, doing what others might we'll do, using the United