The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-21

brother John, who IS also tneTe, IS not so well satisfied.
 T. J. Taylor of near Waters, was here Wednesday attending to business matters.
 Miss Eva Averitt spent Wednesday shopping in Mena and left that after noon for her home in Hatfield.
 E. E. Burton, a deputy in the county clerks office at Spokane, Wash, is here to spend few weeks. He has for several years kept in touch with Polk county and Mena through The Star. This is his first time here.
 J. P. Mulkey, Sr., has arrived here from Leesville, La, and will make his home with his son, J. P. Mulkey, Jr., who ilas for tine present rented q house of Fourth street. They all came to Mena to live on account of the climate.
 5. A. Arnold of the Airdome said Friday that instead of limiting the ages of the entrees in the baby contest from i to years. as first done, he would put on only the five year limit Any baby below five years of age is elegible.
 W. M. Stevens of Eagleton has been appoted postmaster at the Eagleton office took charge on last Monday morning, in place of J. A. Mackey, who is here working for the Watkins Hardware Company 1 Luther Huddleston and Leona l.. Bailey of Heavener, Ok, and Fred Freeman and Flora Cremeans of Pitts burg, Ok, got marriage licenses here Tuesday and were married at the court house by County Judge Wright Prickett.
 J. F. and c. w. Smith of Hartley and c. H. Lloyd of Umpire, were in Mena on business Tuesday. Tiey are greatly interested in seeing some of the forest reserve in their district put back, subject to entry as agricul- tural land.
 Louie Scott of Cove township was in town Friday and Saturday. This is the young man who gave up a promising career as a professional ball player to engage in fruit and berry culture in | Polk county. He has been here two years, and is well satisfied
 George Vickers has received letter from his father, z. Vickers, now trav- cling in Texas, but who visited here last week, in which he tells of the hot weather and expresses the wish that he was up in the 0zarks. where he could get good night sleep.
 The Rev. B. F. Hartzler of East Lynn, Mo, spent Sunday with his brother, John C.Hartzler, leaving Mon day morning for Prior, where he goes to , hold meetings. Despite the fact that Mena people felt the unusual heat Sunday, Mir Hartzler expressed surprise at the refreshing breezes and cool, restful nights.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. A. J. Smith. ac- companied by Mir Smiths mother. Mrs. s. A Smith, returned from Tex arkana fast Friday. Mrs. Smith will spend the summer here, and another son and wife are expected to come LID in few days. Mir. Smith says sev- eral families from Texerkana will ar rive here for the summer next week
 w. M. Caldwell came in Sunday from Oklahoma. For the past two months he has been travelling through that state by wagon. In the south east part of the state he says they have fine crops, but in the western part they will raise practically nothing this year. Mir. Caldwell says he found no place where the peorle : seemed to live as we'll as they do in Polk county, and outside of Oklahoma City he found no place as busy as Mena.
 A. w. Teller, q farmer living nea, Rocky was in Mena Tuesday, and told oireachins under the porch floor at his home, where hen had a nest of little chickens and drawing out six-foot black snake. lie heard The chickens