The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-15

son was born Iast Friday @ VT. and Nrs George Pike Dr y h Nt'- Ens being in attendane
 The home of alr. and Mrs Oseaf fhacker has been puriched .F lhe bWth of 9 son, who came tfiaaF night
 Dr John Shiblev of Gentry ar rived in Mena Thursday He VII spent few days here looking alter business interests
 Miss Eunice Sehoolhieid opened her summer school last week at the Central school building with an at tendance of about twenty-five.
 F. R. and A. Madeira of Kansas City, largely interested in the slate industry in Eastern Polk county. are here to look after their interests.
 Mrs. r. A smith and children ofI NanderVoOrt arrived last week for short visit with her mother Mrs. Rafe smith of '2l0 Hickory avenue
 Mrs. Pole McPhetriee left last week for visit with hen son. Gene, at Zoe. Ok. Her little granddauehter who has been visiting here, returned with her
 Mr and Mrs. Marion Wimberly and little son left last Saturday for Shreveport. where they will spend a week with Lemuel M. WimboTlv and family
 Mrs. E. B. Daniels and children re- turned last Saturday from Lake Charles La, where they had spent about three weeks with relatives ana friends
 Miss Nell Gran came from Fort smith Friday afternoon to spend few days with her parents in the Ransom neighborhood and with Mena friends.
 Mrs. Emma Baker of Paris. Tex Us here visiting her sister Mrs. Daniels of Board Camp. Mrs Baker will be remembered as an 0.d-time resident of Mena
 J B. Walston of the Hartley Shady neighborhood was in Mena on Friday making arrangements 10 launch his independent candidacy Tor county weigher.
 Mrs. w. $. MacLafferty and chil- dren returned last Saturday from Rich Mountain, where they had spent almost two weeks at the home Eof Mrs James Paynter
 Dr. ]. A. Norris and son Wood came in from Yocana Saturday the doctor to attend the session of eX- Confederate veterans held at the court house that afternoon.
 Mrs. J. W. Packer of Rich Noun tain and her grandson. Parker Me- Shane of Fort Smith. came last week for a visit with Mrs. w. J. French, sister of Mrs Packer
 R. J. Smith. who recently came here from near Shreveport. has rented the French property on Southerland avenue with a view of becoming a permanent resident of .Mena
 Robert s. Allen, Jr., who had made his home during the past year with his grandparents. Postmaster R. s. Allen and Mrs Allen. left last Satur- day for the home of his parents in Kansas City.
 Mrs }. D. shaver and daughter. Miss Dorothy, left last week for Kansas City, where they will visit for a few days with their son and brother. James h.. Jr., after which 1 they will go to Chicago for the sum mer.
 Mrs. Minor pipkin returned last saturday rom HeaVener, being ac- eompanied by her daughter Miss Emily. whom she had met on her return frono Lawrence, Kas.. where she had been attending the Kansas University
 Grady Forgy. who had spent a few days with h0mefoiks and Mena friends since the close of the Arkan- sas University. left last Saturday for Ninita, Ok, where he will begin work with a book concern for the summer.
 J. <. and Ray Simpson of Feger were in Mena Saturday to arrange to start for the Oklahoma and Kansas harvest fields. They expect fo start in at RI Reno, Ok, and then work north through Oklahoma and Kan sas as the harvest progresses.
 The Rev. $. ]. Oslin who had been conducting a singing class at Nun ley closing the work Friday night was in Mena to deliver a lecture and sing before the class conducted by Prof NJ. l.. Furgeson at the Naz- arene church saturday night.
 Mir and Mrs Ed Mathis and little son of Stigler. Ok. who had been visiting relatives in the Posev Hol- low community for a week or moro. spent Saturday with Mena friends. They started on the home trin Sun- day, m their Overland rUnabout
 Mir and Mrs. W. II. Benton and son and daughter arrived Friday from Fort Smith. expecting to ar range Co spend at least a month in Mena. Mr. Benton is division man. ager for the Gay Oil Company and while Mrs Benton and children are m Mena he will make headquarters in this city
 Prof L. P Wheelis. of Hatfield spent Saturday in Mena. Nr Wheelis was at the head of the Hatfield schools last year. and had been elected as principal of the Grannis school for the coming year but has accepted the position at the head of