The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-29
PERSONAL NOTES

J. E. Joplin 0f the Firm of Con X Joplin at Wickes, spent Friday in Mena on business
 Mir. and Mrs. George E. Vickers arrived in Mena Thursday afternoon on the trip in their Studebaker car from Dallas. Tex.
 J. w. Ringgold of Nunley was in Mena last Saturday with a grist of new wheat to be ground into flour at the Mena Flour Mill.
 Chick Carter, with Clarence Whan as helper, IS busy these days putting a white coat of plastering on the walls in the Watkins Hardware store.
 Hardy Jones, a member of the school board of the Acorn district, was among those who attended the joint meeting of the directors and teachers Friday.
 Mrs. J. P. Randall and children and Master Edward Watkins, who were out camping with Mir. and Mrs. D. M. Watkins broke camp Thursday and returned to Mena.
 Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Allen have moved to the residence at the cor ner of Jansen avenue and Fourth street. which was vacated last week by Mir. and Mrs. Luther Bolton.
 r. c. Rogers and R. P. Gregg were at Board Camp Thursday to erect a w. 0. w. monument at the grave of baHAacad of Rich Mountain camp No. 245.
 Mrs. John Monroe came from Heavenef Thursday afternoon to visit her friend, Mrs. R. H. Hughes, who is' just convalescing from the effects of a stroke of paralysis.
 Miss Callie Doyle and three chil- dren came in rom Weatherford, Ok. last week to visit Mena rela- tiVes. They left Saturday for Wat CTS to visit Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Good ner, parents of Mrs. Doyle.
 Miss Fannie Morrie, who had been attending the teachers insti- ute. left Sunday for St. Paul, Ark, to visit her sister, Mrs. James Quinn, before beginning her work as teacher in the Highland school.
 Miss Willella Crowson left Friday afternoon for Ashdown, for visit over Sunday at the home of her sister, Mrs. 0. T. Graves. She then went to Nashville, near where she will have charge of summer school.
 Charles A. weng left last week for the north, with Bloomington, III. as his ultimate destination. He plans to be back for the October term of circuit court to look after some of the cases he has on the docket.
 Prof. W. II. AMoss, principal of day on his return from visit m St. Louis. He was accompanied by his son and daughter. They were met here by R. L. Rodgers who took them to 0den.
 Mrs. L. c. Bell was spending last week at the ranch in posey Hollow. Misses Bernice Bell and Jane Perette and Jeff Bell had preceded her sev- eral days, and all of them will re- main at the ranch for the remain der of this week and next.
 Squire w. T. Cole and s. A. Shel- ton of the Ink neighborhO0d were among the farmers in Mena Satur- day. Tn common with others III town. they were enthusiastic in speaking of the splendid crop con- ditions that prevail this year.
 Noy Blair and Charles Graf of the Ransom community left Monday for Russell Kansas, where they will work during the harvest. MT. Blair spent the harvest season in Russell county last year and goes back to work for his former employ CT.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. B. Barton passed thru Mena Thursday afternoon on the way to Cove. where they plan to spend two or three weeks, after which they will go to Womhle- They plan also to make a stop in Mena before returning to Fort Smith.
 E. A. Lewis and daughter of Big Fork were in Mena Saturday. They were accompanied by Elmo and Velma Arr, two orphan children, who had been making their home with Big Fork people. but who went from here to Ohio to make their home with their fathers sister.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. <. MacLafferty. and little daughter, Helen, returned Friday afternoon. After spending only a day and a night in Fort smith they came back fully convinced that the delighfully cool climate of Mena is most fully appreciated alt CT being elsewhere for while.
 Arthur Lawrence returned Fri day afternoon from Shady, where he had spent two weeks helping his father on the Harm. He reports that all farm crops in the Shady neighborhood are looking fine. be- ing in better average condition than they usually are this time of year,
 E. W. Moore from near Hatfield was in Mena Friday to look after some business matters and to have dental work done. He is making plans for visit to Oklahoma rela7 tives, expecting to start about the first of July. MT. Moore while in the city, arranged to have The star make weekly visits at the home Of his nephew, 0dley Moore, in Reed, Ok.
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