The Mena weekly star., 1916-08-17
PERSONAL NOTES

M Martiny went to Cove Monday 'o LOOK after affairs on his farm.
 Mrs. Horace Scoggin of Nashville 1 iss IS here visiting her mother. Mrs. w. M. Crowson.
 J. E. Williams of Hatfield spent Monuay Tn. Mena- on business with shepln lH- w Finger and others.
 George F. Rice of Lanfep missaa has arrived for a visit of several foass Mith nus cousin, D. l.. Taylor, ". E. Watkins has been confined 10 nis'ihome for a week by illness. but was. reported somewhat inn rpIlfoVed Tuesday.
 E. HI. Sapp left Tuesday after noon 20 spend a vacation of two | Weeks " at hls former home in St. lMlss' Camille Price of Nashville. Arks cousin of Mrs. w. M. Math- sWs, is m Mena for a visit at the nome of MT. and Mrs. Mathews. 5. II. Cox, who formerly lived in Ihe Ink neighborhood, but is now llVlng Tn Ida, Ok. is in Mena to spend few days with friends. Mr: and Mrs. J. H. Allen left Sun- day for Smithyille to spend a week looking after business affairs and to ylslt at the home of Mir. and Mrs. John Allen.
 
 MT; and Mrs. J. Lee Austin left Monday afternoon for Memphis, Tenn. their home, after having spent most of the summer with relatives in Mena.
 At the execution sale held last Saturday by D. B. Joplin, Oscar lhacker bought the house and lot of the Mrs. Pennie Busby estate. located on Janssen avenue.
 c. B. Bates of Big Fork was among the farmers in Mena Tues day. He provided for the comfort Of the members of his family by taking out fine new top buggy.
 Miss Kitty White, employed in lhe. Townsend store, is taking a va eaton this week, which she is spending with Miss Leona Davis and other friends in the Dallas valley,
 Jack Mcphetrige, employed as brakeman on the Kansas City southern out of Pittsburg. Kas., returned to Pittsburg Tuesday morning after a visit of a week with his parents here.
 
 The Mena Flour Mill is putting on the market flour that is meet ing with favor by those who have tried 1t. "Mena's Pride" has been selected as the very appropriate brand for the product.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. F. Averitt went to Fort Smith Tuesday morning to spend the day on a go0ds-buying trip. expecting to return Wednesday morning. R. l.. Thrailkill is in charge of the store during their ab- sence.
 Mrs. Fred Reutzel and little daughter, Catherine, arrived Sun day afternoon from Fort Smith, and will spend the balance of the sum- mer with Mrs. Reutzefs mother and sister. Mrs. Katie Gilmore, and Miss Margaret
 Guy Beavers, carrier on srurai route No. 1, was of duty Monday on account of the serious illness of the four-year-o child of Mr. and Mrs. Jewel Beavers, living near Pot ter. Albert Robertson is substitut- ing for Mir. Beavers.
 Henry Maxwell came in from Big Fork Monday morning, going from here to Fogel, Ok, to spend a few days with friends. He formerly taught at Fogel and goes back Oc- casionally to keep in touch with the friends that he made
 Ben Bigge returned Sunday from a week spent in Van Buren. Fort Smith and Scranton. Ben says Polk county surely looks good to him after having spent week where there is little growing vegetation on account of the heat and dry weather.
 MT. and Mrs. A. B. Reynolds of Jennings, Ok, have been spending
 
 some of the real estate interests of Mrs. Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds re- turned home Tuesday afternoon but Mrs. Reynolds will remain for a few days longer.
 N. R. Oneal returned Monday from trip over Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska, and will remain here now until October i. He says that in much of the territory he has seen the corn ranges from total loss to one-fourth crop because of drouth damage.
 The Rev. ]. R Rushing, Mrs. Rushing and grandson, Clinton Rushing, came from Pine Bluff Monday afternoon for an extended visit at the home of>Dr and Mrs. II. c. Rushing. The Rev. Mir Rush. ing is in charge of the Carr Me- morial church at Pine Bluff.
 H. R. Grove of Yocana was in Mena Tuesday to meet his daugh- ter. Miss Ona Mitchell who came from Boswell. Ok. for a visit with homefolks and friends. His son, Collin Grove. who had been visiting at Shady Point and Albion, Ok. also returned home that afternoon,
 MT. and Mrs. J. L. Jaco and fam ily. who had lived for the past year on the Dr. BiZzell farm near Ran som started Tuesday morning on an overland journey to the old home