The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-27

for visit with old friends and rela- tives. He went to Mt. Fork Satur- day, the guest of w. L. Sellers.
 J. w. Holt of Washington. Ark. father of w. E. Holt arrived in Mena Friday to spend a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Holt. Rev. $. A. Neighbors of Potter was in Mena Friday on the way to to Shady where he will hold special meetings during the next week or ten days.
 c. A. Lindsay of Shreveport. spent Thursday here with relatives and in looking up the matter of making an adjustment for the recent loss of his cottage by fire
 J. H. stephens. of the Nunley neighborhood. returned "Wednesday afternoon, from Ava, Ok. where he had been at work during the harvest season.
 Miss June Henderson of Hatfield. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. j. D. Hen derson, was in Mena during the Chautauqua. the guest at the home of Mir. and Mrs. H. w. Finger. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. May and son of Port Arthur are here to spend four 1r five weeks in Mena. They have rented a cottage at SCI Magnolia avenue, aud are getti : I9eated for housekeeping.
 John Class, livins 31a miles north east of Mena is one of the first farmers to market homegrown wat ermelons. He brought in a load on Thursday and another Friday, mar keting a total of 100 melons.
 The Rev. B. F. Cannon of Hatton, spent Friday in Mena on business, preparatory to giving up his resi- denee in Polk county, having re- gently traded his property at Hat ton for property near Wilton.
 Sheriff H. w. Finger, Supt. W. Homer Pigg, H. H. Thomas and J. B. tJoss are among the Mena people who attended the picnic at Nunley Saturday. Messrs. Pigg, Finger and Thomas were on the program.
 MT, and Mrs. ]. D. Taylor, who had been visiting Mr. Taylors relatives near Hatfield and at the home of Mrs. Taylor's father. B. F. Thomp- son. near Nunley, left "Wednesday afternoon for their home in Alex andria, La.
 Mrs. James NJ. Taber came up from Bog Springs Wednesday and spent Thursday among Mena friends. Dr. Taber now is in charge of a church at Fort Smith, while Mrs. Taber is looking after their proper ty at Bog Springs.
 Mrs. k. J. Hoffman from near Hol- ly Springs was in Mena last week to attend the chautauqua, leaving on Saturday for Waldron, where she will visit friends. She was the guest of Mir. and Mrs. w. E. Holt while in the city.
 Dr. F. F. Cowden and Mrs. Cow den of Waters came to Mena on Thursday, expecting to go from here to Oklahoma City, to visit at the home of a son, but were detained in Mena on account of an attack of heart trouble with which Mrs. Cow den suffered
 Bun Bogard, who had spent about two weeks with Mena relatives and friends, left last week for Boone vile, where he is taking treatment in the tuberculosis sanitarium. He is suffering with tuberculosis of the throat. but is being benefited by the care and treatment at Boone .ville.
 Mrs. c. B. Hodges and daughter. Miss w. R. Hodges. arrived in Mena Friday to spend the remainder of the summer in this city They are preparing to occupy the Mercer cot- tage on Port Arthur avenue and will soon be joined by Mrs. Mercer and children. who spent last sum- mer in Mena.
 Mrs. H. r. Martin and two chil- dren came from Shreveport on last Wednesday to spend the remainder of the summer in Mena. She came particularly for the health and com fort of her children. Mir Martin is a printer and is in the employ of Nj. w. Lindsay. He, too, expects to come to Mena later.
 A fine boy weighing 9 pounds, was born at Siloam Springs on Sun day, July f6, to Prof. and Mrs. U. F. lobe. NIT. lobe writes that the mother and baby are doing well, and adds that he hopes to bring them back to good old Mena soon, but before doing so he expects to make a trip thru the eastern states, and while away he will visit his parents in Tennessee.
 Mrs. E. Triqe and two children, of Hooks. Tex. who had spent a little over two weeks in Mena, returned home Friday afternoon MT. Trigg came from Hooks last Sunday and spent the day with his family. Mrs. Trigg was so well pleased with her short stay in Mena that she has al- ready decided to spend two months in this city next summer
 W. B. Thomas has received word that during the rain storm Tuesday lightning struck the barn of his brother-in-law $. E. Duekett, liv- ing near Wickes, destroying the building together with machinery, tools. harness feed and one mule Among the implements was new hay baler. just bought this summer. The total loss sustained is estimat- ed at from $500 to 5000.
 Ex-Congressman Minor Wallace,