The Mena weekly star., 1913-05-15


 dron is in Mena to visit his sons, John H. and Ambrose.
 | J. T. Dempsey, of the Cove Mer- cantile Company at Cove, was in Mena Friday on business.
 Will Batson, who has been at tending Circuit court returned to his home at Gillham Friday.
 Miss Vada Averitt, who has been visiting her brother, J. F. Averitt returned to Hatfield Monday W, A. Peters of Mountain Fork was here Monday shopping and visiting his son, Tom Peters.
 Jake Riding of Cameron, Ok, arrived Saturday to spend few days with his brother Sam Riding.
 A marriage license was issued Wednesday to George NJ. Watson and Mrs. Katherine Kennedy, both of Mena.
 Mrs. w. R. Crossett of Rosedale, Ok, is in Mena for a visit of sev- eral weeks with her daughter. Mrs. J. w. Gardner.
 Sam Badt left Wednesday for Chicago in response to a message that his father, I. Badt, aged g years, had died.
 L. c. Wilson and son Stanley of Wickes spent Friday night with Mena Friends, returning home Sat urday morning.
 J. Caveness is preparing to spend a few days at Blansett, where he promises himself to feast on the fish he will catch.
 Jacob Gruener and son John of Chicago spend several days recently looking over Mena and vicinity. Mir. Gruener expects to locate here by the first of the year.
 Mrs. c. NJ. Judd and Mrs. J. L. Holt left Wednesday for Texarkana. They went as delegates from the Mena lodge to the Rebekah conven- tion.
 K. l. Anderson, who has been substitute mail carrier on Route 2 for sometime, has received his ap- continent as carrier in place of Roy Bales, who is now in the Mena office.
 Dr, Fletcher and family have ar rived in Mena from Tontitown. Washington county, and secured a home. The doctor, it is understood will open an office and practice his profession.
 Joe Skeen, whose home is several miles east of Hatfield, was in Mena on business Saturday. He is one of Polk county's most successful growers of sweet potatoes, and is increasing acreage year by year.
 The home of B. Boberg, located on his farm just east of the Oak dale farm, was destroyed by fire early Monday morning. The cause of the fire is unknown.
 D. D. Friar of Oden, member of | the firm of Friar Bros, was in Mena | Wednesday looking after securing stock to replace that lost recently | In the disastrous fire at that place. | This firm estimates it's loss at fully i s3,50O, with no insurance.
 At recent meeting of the Sons | Of Confederate Veterans several | new members were taken in and three delegates to the U. c. V. re- union at Chattanooga, Tenn, were elected. They are J. H. Hamilton. B. R. Bryant, of Mena, and Wesley Nichols of Hatfield.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Edwards left last Saturday for Heav- ener driving overland with team and buggy. They will be gone about a week, visiting their daugh- ter, Mrs. A. Bordwell.
 G. W. Conklin of Hatton was Mena visitor Monday. Mir. Conklin came to Polk county three years ago, a badly broken down man, but ne now. has entirely recovered his healfif and is. .nof ashamed to say that-polk county climate did il.
 7sef-ts HsSfborn PeturnedsJast Friday rom tt. Scott, Kas., where he went to look after the burial of Mrs. Os- born, who died recently in m in- sane asylum at Osawatomie. where she had been for aioht vnars po