The Mena weekly star., 1916-04-20

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 Judge W. N. Martin went to Hat field last Friday, expecting to go from there to DeQueen Saturday to look after req estate business for clients.
 J. R. Doyle of Waters was in Mena Friday afternoon, going from here to Weatherford, Ok, where he plans to spend a month or more with relatives.
 R. s. Owen of clinton Ok, after a visit to Port Arthur, Tex, was in Mena Friday enroute to Waters, where he will visit niece, Mrs. Hattie Johnson.
 The eight-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vincent, living in South Mena, vas bitten early last week by a dog belonging to J. H. Stafford and supposed to have been mad.
 Judge R. M Anderson, who went to Two Mile lasl week to visit at the home of his brother, T W. Ander- son. returned to Mena Thursday aft ernoon.
 Mrs. J. F. Robinson, who arrived in Mena Thursday afternoon from Mover, Ok. left Friday for trip to California. being accompanied by her daughter. Nh $. w. A. Baker. and Mrs. Bakers daughter.
 Mrs. R. F. Putnam. living in East Mena, who was called to LaHarpe, IT,. last week on account of the illness of her mother, returned to Mena last week, though her mother had not yet fully recovered.
 
 R. S. Davis of Hatfield was in Mena Saturday closing the arrange |ments for a loan to be made by spe- |cial rural district No. 23. knowl as West Valley, the money to he used for the erection of new building.
 The Baptists of the Ouachita As sociation are working on a plan to have a series of meetings at various points in the county preceding the fifth Sunday meeting. which is to be held at Wiekes on Sunday, April 30.
 Mir. and Mrs. R. \. Thomas of the Ransom neiehborhood were snop- ping in Mena Saturday. Mr. Thomas reported that his early planted corn is coming up in good shape and that he finished planting cotton on Friday.
 Eugene Abernathy and sister. Miss Nellie, came in from Big Fork Fri day afternoon to do some shopping. They were accompanied on the home trip by Oswald and Norma Abernathy, children of Mr. Aber- nathy, who had spent a week with Mir. and Mrs. J. B. Goss.
 w. A. Ragland drove to his farm at Acorn Friday evening to look after the work of farm develop ment that is being done by J. D. Tucker, who is in charge of the place. Among other things Mir. Tucker is setting out an aero of strawberries.
 J. w. McMillan and son and daughter of Board Camp were in Mena Friday. Mr. McMillan reports that farm work is getting well un- der way these days and that early planted corn is coming up in fine shape. considering the continued cold weather.
 J. H. Ewing. who with Mrs. Ewing and son. George. had spent the win ter in Mena. left Friday for his former home in Lexington. Mo. Mrs. Ewing and son will remain in Mena until the close of school when they too will go to Lexington. but all of them will return this fall.
 Prof. ]. L. Rufffn of the Grannis schools spent Saturday in Mena to do some shopping and to have den- tal work done He reports that the pupils of the Grannis schools have gotten down to work in good shape since the interruption on account of the smallpox quarantine.
 George F. Powell of Fort Smith spent Thursday in Mena on busi- ness connected with the Ozark Mu- tual Life Association. While here Mr Powell contracted as District Manager for Sebastian. Crawford. Washington and Benton counties.
 Oscar Thacker was down town Saturday for the first time in sever al days. having been closely con- fined for four weeks during the ill., ness of his father, and then passing through a siege of illness. largely due to exhaustion. It will likely be several days, however, before he will again take up his work AS