The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-11

strength rapidly with the coming of good weather.
 J. R. Morrow of Hatfield had busi- ness Thursday with county officials
 Mrs. Chloe Daley of Hatfield spent Thursday shopping with Mena merchants.
 Mrs. Maud Wilsey and daughter. Miss Arlie, of Cove. spent Wednes- day with Mena friends.
 Squire W. T. Cole of Ink attend ed the Confederate veteran meeting in Mena Saturday
 Miss Johnnie Henderson, who has been at work in the tax collectors office during the rush of taxpaying, left last Friday for her home ia Hatfield.
 Mrs. Dewitt Gilbert and children went to Board Camp Thursday, where they will spend some time with Mir. and Mrs. E. G. Embry, pa- rents of Mrs. Gilbert.
 ]. NJ. Hatfield, postmaster at Shady, spent Wednesday in Mena on business. He was accompanied on the home trip by his son, T. A. Hat field, who will spend few days on the farm.
 Boss and Thomas Huddleston, two young men of the Waters neighbor- hood, while in Mena Wednesday, each bought fine new top buggy and other accessories to make com plete driving outfits.
 Mir. and Mrs. V. s. Anglin, par ents of Mrs. ] E. Sims, who had spent almost three weeks at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Sims. left "Wednesday afternoon for their new home in Estancia, N NJ.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. w. Finger. Mir. and Mrs. John H. Bratcher, MT. and Mrs. W. Homer pigg and Mr. and Mrs. Levi pigg were among the Mena people to attend the Decora- tion Day exercises at the Gam cemetery Sunday.
 J B. Hughes and daughter, Miss Beulah, returned Wednesday from visit to relatives and friends at the old home in Cleveland, Tenn They had been away over a month, but even then found the time too short to see all their friends.
 J. G. Livesay and sister, Mrs. R. F. Richmond. of Nella, Scott county. were i'll Mena Friday on their return from Glenwood, where they had been at the bedside of their sick brother, R. L. Livesay, who was much improved when they left his home.
 Dr. w P. Parks. supervisor of the Hot Springs reservation, who had been attending the sessions of the Arkansas Medical Association at Texarkana, stopped in Mena Thurs day to call on his many friends, con- tinuing his journey home Friday afternoon.
 MT. and Mrs. NJ. F. Worden came Tn from Mountain Fork Thursday evening to get supplies. Mir. Word len reports that whatever others may do in the matter of increasing the cotton acreage. as for him he will go more heavily on peas, pea nuts and stock.
 James paynter came down from Rich Mountain Thursday to do some shopping and to call on his many friends. He reports that he is talk ing life easy these days on the home farm, though he may decide soon to again take up his work as passenger brakeman with the Kansas City Southern.
 Circuit Clerk Freeman L. JOhn- son left last Monday for Battle Greek, Mich, to be away until about June f. On his return trip he expects to be at Kansas City to attend the Billy Sunday meeting as the guest of A. Brady, tax commis- sioner of the Kansas City Southern railway.
 Frank NJ. Jones returned Thurs day afternoon from a trip of two weeks to various points in the southern part of the state, estaf- fishing agencies for the Ozark Mu- tual Life Association. He reports that he met with splendid success and that the newly appointed agents are all sending in applications.
 ] D. Tucker and children were in from the Ragland farm near Acorn Saturday to trade. Mir. Tucker re- ports that the 4,500 strawberry plants which he put out this spring are doing fine. as are also the oth- CT crops on the farm, with the ex- ception of the small acreage of cot ton which, though planted two weeks, is not yet coming up. Dr A. W. Rice of Ashdown. gov ernment inspector in connection