The Mena weekly star., 1916-09-07

THE MEN i've loads of lumber were taken out Monday morning.
 pr. ?. R. Watkins reports in. Difth or a son, Thursday. to Mr and Mrs. Mack Sims.
 Wayman Fleming and son. Sam ol cherry Hill, were among the farmers m Mena Thursday.
 Mrs. E. E. Alix came from Heav- eher last Thursday to spend a few aays with Mena friends and reIa- tiNes. '"
 Wlll Crosby is here from Waldron to spend a few days with his broth- CT, A. Y. Crosby, and with Mena friends.
 Mrs J H. Edwards came in from Big Fork Friday to remain until tuesday at the homes of her sons, J. B. and Ellis Goss.
 I Il. Duke. Jr., came from Pres colt, Friday afternoon and begun work in the First National Bank as clerk and stenographer.
 Miss Vivian Mckinney left Fri day flor Heayener to be ready for the beginning of her work as teacher in the city schools.
 0. l.. Arnold was in from Nunley and says the first rain of consequence since the middle of June came at his place last Sunday.
 Mrs. J. F. Averitt and son. Louis. went to Heavener Friday afternoon to spend the remainder of the week at the home of Postmaster J. B. Pope and family.
 Dean 0. Smith left last Saturday for Brinkley, Ark, to report for duty with party in the U S. Coast and Geodetic survey under E. H. Pagenhart as chief.
 Fred and Sidney W. Duke left sunday for Prescott. to spend most of this week with their parents, MT. and Mrs. T. H. Duke, and with friends in that city.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. H. Thomas and children returned Thursday from Mountain Fork, where they had been on an outing since last Satur- day. at the home of Sam Gray.
 Charles Martin of Hatfield was In Mena Friday. He is getting ready as government agent to gather the statistics in reference to the cot lon ginned in Polk county during Lhis season.
 H. NJ. Patterson. who came from Waldron the first of the week to locate in Mena, has bought resi- 1enee property on South Third street and will get possession of the same next Monday.
 Rev. J. H. Patterson went to Gran lis Friday afternoon to begin a re- vival meeting Friday night. He leld a successful meeting in Gran lis in June. and expects to continue he good work begun then.
 H. NJ. Willard, who had been a grocery and feed busi- ness in one of the rooms in the Har- nan block for the last several has moved back to his old tore on the Talihina road.
 D. B. Dodd of Potter. Amos Mus rave of TwO-Mile and NJ. $. Bates if West Valley were among the caches to spend the weekend va ation in Mena. They are all boost ng for the Educational Rally to be led i'll Mena September %.
 J. c. Bohmer of San Francisco. Vho had been in Mena for three weeks at the home of his brother, Ienry Bohmer. started on the home rip Friday afternoon. He went rom here to Texarkana, expecting 0 take the southern route home.
 A son was born Saturday night 0 Mir. and Mrs. Luke Slangstrom of he Bethesda Springs country. Dr. i. B. Gunnels was in attendance. )r. Gunnels reports the birth of a aughter on Sunday night to MT. nd Mrs. Alvin Hunter of the Dal- IS valley.
 Mr. and Mrs. Roger Huddleston anne from pittsburg last Saturday 0 visit Mena relatives of Mr. Hud- leston, but on account of the strike hey are going to make their stay hort even tho Mr. Huddleson has many relatives in the country whom e has never seen.
 Mrs. ]. F Averitt and son. Louis, eturned Sunday afternoon from leavener, where they had spent the ,eekend at the home of Postmaster
 B. Pope. brother of Mrs. Averltt. liss Gladys Mehaffy, who had also cen at the Pope home returned Sat Irday afternoon.
 MT. and Mrs. T. ]. Lingle. after a isit of several days with Judge J: ]. Kelly and Mrs. Kelly, Mir. and frs. M. A. Stratton and Mr. and Mrs. !. w. St. John, have gon to their lome in Clinton, Mo-, hastening lomeward to avoid possibility or ailway strike troubles.
 John Harper closed a two months erm of school last week at Hillard, ear Yoeana. the school having been losed sooner than contemplated be- ause of the early opening Of the otfon picking season, but the time ,,;li ha ,,aadp m in tho winter term,