The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-31

lpression at the breaking out of the European war and the low price and short crop of cotton in i9l4 Mir. Conway is an acquaintance of W. NJ. Mathews Of this city.
 4- i Gustav Frank. brother~in-law of | tIriel Thacker and Mrs. L. O. Dick son, left last Friday for his home | in Jefferson. Tex, after a visit of a week in Men. This was his first visit to the Ozarks. and he cer-. tainly enjoyed every hour of his stay here, being particularly taken with the mountain scenery. He made a trip to the Peak and early last week went to Rich Mountain in company with Mir. Thacker. j. N. O'Bar of Fort Smith. who spent "Wednesday in Mena with his cousin, J. L. Horner. and other rel atives. made investigation of the real estate conditions in Mena. and before leaving for home. bought thru the Payne & Horner real es-i tate agency, the A. P Schott resi- dence and lot on Adams street in l Halls Addition He made the pur- chase as an investment. but plans to, return later and buy property for "a home.
 Mr. and Mrs. John Steel came in from Big Fork Tuesday and start ed Wednesday on an overland trip | to Hodgens. where Mr Steel will have charge of a gin for a month at least. He has been running a saw mill near Big Fork and expects to return to this work after the gin- ming season. Their daughter, Miss Tillis. went to Hodgens on the train Tuesday afternoon
 MT. and Mrs. w. D. Morris and children came Tuesday afternoon from Fort Smith for visit at the home of MT. and Mrs. J. D. Holman, at Oakland farm. Mir. Morris. who is brother of Mrs. Holman, is an lemployee of the Fort Smith post office, and is taking his annual vaca- tion.
 Mrs. J. Hollister Full returned Tuesday afternOons,from a visit at the home of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. J. R. Cavanagh in Indianapolis. She was accompanied on the home | trip by Miss Esther Bassett of Indi- anapois.
 Mrs. J. c. Hilton left Tuesday for Joplin In response to a message an- nouncing the serious illness of her sister, Miss MOllie Webb. As soon as she recovers sufficiently, Mrs. Hilton hopes to bring her sister to Mena.
 Gregg Purvis has sufficiently re- covered from his recent illness to again take up his work as teacher at the Oak Ridge school. northeast of Mena During his illness, the school was taught by Prof. NJ. L.. Furgeson.
 Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Lingle are here from Clinton, Mo, to visit Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Stratton and other rela- tives. Mrs. Lingle is a sister of lJudge J. s. Kelly, and an aunt of Mrs. Stratton and Mrs. VI w. St. John.
 Il. NJ. Patterson and daughter ar rived last Monday from Waldr0n to make their home in Mena. Mr. Pat tersOn has shipped his household | will buy or rent property. Dr. W. c. Vandiver reports the1 birth of a fourteen pound boy on Sunday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Philpot. living on South Seed cnd street. r~.r-.
 Mrs. Bratcher Grove and son. Lake. who had been visiting at the home of H. R. GroNeFnear Egqers re-. turned to their home in Shady Point Saturday.
 Mrs. B. ]. Stuart went to Potter "Wednesday in response to word that her sister-in-law. Mrs. C. R. Cartwright. was very i'll.
 Roy Jackson of Umpire, Howard county, who had spent a few days with his cousin, J. A. Faulkner. re- turned to his home Sunday.
 Mrs. Smith Harwell came from Ringing, Ok. this week to be at the bedside of her sick father, John Beavers.
 J. I. McNutt of Eldridge, Howard county. is in Mena to look over farms near town with view of moving to Polk county
 Dr. w. c. Vandiver reports the birth of a son, Wednesday, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stockton. 0i1 tic Ashmore Dairy farm.
 Raymond Wilson. one of the merchants at Octavia, spent Tues day in Mena buying goods for his store.
 MT. and Mrs. T. A. Allen and chil- dren spent Sunday at Potter at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Oliver.
 Dr. F. A. Lee came from Wickes Saturday afternoon to spend short