The Mena weekly star., 1916-09-14

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 Mrs. w. E. Whipple, waS had
 spent several days at thee1home Of
 Her daughters, MesdamesT IT. A. Allen ana Claude Bennett. returned fo her
 nome near Potter Tuesday after
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 Mr. and Mrs. R, ID. Roberts who hau been living in Mena since early n the spring, have moved back to hluer where they will live at the nome of their sdn, I. T. Roberts
 They moved out Saturday.
 MT. and Mrs. B.. M. Green arrived
 sdohday afternoon from Maud. Ok. l'i ioR Ia Nlslt, at the home Of Dr. J. A. MOTHS and Mrs. Norris, parents of
 lhrs. Green, and with other Polk county relatives and friends.
 0. A. Alexander Jeff Saturday aff- ernoon for St. Louis. where he will spend sometime at the headouar- ters ot the Apple Hat Company. He went by way of Fort Smith, where he planned to stop for day or two.
 Mrs Walter Major of Seattle Wash, who is visiting her parenfs MT. and Mrs. M. D. Hall in Wander yoort arrived in Mena last Mon- cay to De the guest for few days, of her friend Miss Emma McDon- aid.
 John Harper left Wednesday of last week to visit with MT. and Mrs. nf l. rom whence he will go to 0klaho- ma City for an extended visit at the home of his sister, Mrs. Roy. Maltby.
 Mrs. Ernest Hatley and children. left last Saturday for Oklahoma City, where they will be joined by MT. Hatley, and they. will then go to Snyder, Ok. Mir. Hatley is still with the orchestra of the Neff Dramatic Company
 J. E. Mccoy who with his family came to Mena from Edinburg. Tex. several weeks ago, has closed a deal with Will Alexander for the pur- chase of the Alexander grocery, talk ing charge of the business Monday morning.
 Herbert Began. employed in the Forest Station, left last Monday for Oden, from whence he will work thru Montgomery county and into Scott county in the land classilica- tlon that is being made insthe For est Reserve.
 H. H. Thomas, who went to Lit tie Rock last week to appear before Governor c. w. Hays in behalf of the pardon of MT. and Mrs. Joe Carter, and after that spent a few days in Hot Springs, returned to Mena Saturday
 A. P Schott and Luther Pagan left Thursday for Beech Hollow. north of Mena, where they went to cut slave timber for M c. Trum- bull. They are going to join Ernest Pagan and Will Peters, who are on the job.
 Dr. J F. Lee came in from Black Fork last Monday to meet his sons, Raymond and Byron, who came in from Egger. Byron, who has been visiting at the home of his brother for several weeks. accompanied his father to Black Fork.
 F.. B. SummerVille, who had been in Kansas since early in the spring. but for the last two weeks had~been at the home of his father. Dr. J. A. SummerN file, at Bethesda Springs, returned to Ellis, Kas. the first of this week.
 I. T. Roberts and T. L. Furguson of Alder were in Mena Tuesday after supplies. Mr. Roberts is fitting up a cotton gin which he will operate with a gasoline engine. and he re- ports that he is about ready to start the work of ginning.
 J. ?. and Drew Warren, cattlemen of 0ctaVia, were in Mena Wednes- day, last week, returning from Wat CTS, where they bought bunch of cattle from John Mckinsey. The cattle were being driven to the Warren ranch near Octavla.
 Jesse Reese, who runs variety store in Heavener and in connec- tion handles groceries and produce. was in Mena Monday endeavoring to buy fresh vegetables He reports that the dry weather this summer has played havoc with gardens Tn the vicinity of Heavener.
 Mir. and Mrs. s. l. Wood and some of the children. and Rev. W. NJ Casey, went to Ink Wednesday of last week to attend the funeral of w. n. Wyatt They spent the night at the home of Mir. and Mrs. J. c. Wood at Yocana. and returned toI Mena Thursday morning.
 William Sikes of the Nunley com munitv was on market Thursday with cotton. but he was disappoint- ed to find that there was drop in price, the best price offered him be- ing i4A cents per pound. He also brought in his seed, which he sold at the rate of S35 per ton.
 B. V. Garden was in Mena early last Monday to make arrangements fer the burial of the i5-year-old son of Mir. and Mrs Tom Brewer, who was living on Mir. Gardens farm. The young man died Sunday afternoon and the funeral was to have been held that afternoon.
 Mrs. w. M. Hedges, who with her husband live on a homestead in Howard county, east of Wickes. came to Mena Tuesday afternoon to t- sf.-