The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20

brother, Dr. K. D. Morris, Mrs. Marie Roberts and babe of Dennison, Tex, and Mrs. Myrtle Russell of Lancaster, Tex. are in Mena as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E C. Roberts, expecting to be here Tor most of the summer.
 J. Hollister Tull went to Horatio last Friday to get lined up ou the eantaloupe movement which is just Delne begun. It is reported that the dry weather is injurying the canta- loupe crop i'll that territory.
 MT. and Mrs. Edwin B. Cox and Mr. and Mrs. G. l.. Lochridge left Friday morning on an overland trip to Bak- CT Springs, where they plan to spend Ia few days on an outing. They are making the trip in the Cox automo- bile.
 MT. and Mrs. B. J. Stuart have closed a deal thru the Payne & Horner real estate agency for the purchase of tho George Lutes prop |erty n Halls second addition. They expect to move Co thelt new home oblllt tllllt 0cAL Wpek.
 J. w. Gates and son, K. O., after spending most of the week in Mena. left last Saturday for their home near Bethel, Ok. They have been trying to buy horses and mules, suc- ceedlng In getting nine head, which they drove across country.
 
 Carl Bernhardt of Port Arthur. who with Mrs. Bernhardt had spent a week in Mena with relatives, left Thursday afternoon for Webb City, and other Iowa points. Mrs. Bern .hardt will spend most of the summer at the home of her mother, Mrs. Nj. Profit.
 Captain F. B. Cooke returned on Thursday form trip to Oklahoma City and Ardmore. He was ac- accompanied by Dr. Harry Kurz and Mrs. Kurz of New York. and Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Whiting. of Cleveland. O., Mrs. Kurz and Mrs. Whiting being his daughters.
 Mrs M. c. Doyle and children, who had been visiting ip the Waters community. were in Mena Thursday to leave for their home in Weather ford. Ok. They were accompanied by J. c. Goodner, father of Mrs. Doyle, who plans to make an extend ed stay in Weatherford.
 Kelly-Stratton Company began Saturday to move their office fix lures and furniture to the new loca- tion in the Ploeksom Block on Mena street, making the move with little interruption in business. J. J. Mer- shCn was in charge of moviny the safe and office fixtures.
 A. H. Lawrence and Louie Whit tenburg, who left Monday on a trip to western Kansas, concluded after reaching Enid, Ok, and experience ing the prevailing hot weather, that Polk county was good enough for them, so they started on the back track, reaching Mena this morning.
 Minor pipkin and children, Miss Emily, Willimina and Compere and Misses Donna Harrison and Lucille Ham returned Wednesday after noon from a week of camping near the mouth of Two-Mile creek, be- yond Potter They all had great time and enjoyed the outing so much that some Of the party were relue- tant to come home.
 E. T. Avants was in from Waters "Wednesday to get repairs for his pump and other machinery at the saw mill, having had some difficulty lately with the water supply for his engine. Mr. Avants is cutting lumber for the Lauck Lumber Co, having a contract to cut and stack the lumber in his yard. the hauling being done by the company.
 Mrs Orville Mount arrived in Mena Thursday afternoon from We tumka, Ok, for an extended visit with her relatives and those of MT. Mount in the Ransom and Nunley communities. Her husband recent ly sold out his crop and other in- terests at Wetumka and has gone to Russell, Kas., where Mrs. Mount will join him as soon as he gets located.
 Ms. and Mrs. s. I. Wood and three children and J. G. Wood returned Wednesday afternoon from Gerty, Ok, where they had visited at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Oscar Wood and with other formerly Polk coun- ty people They left Mena Sunday morning and had planned to stay at least week, but on account of the hot weather and the fact that farm CTS were busy with farm crops, they shortened their visit
 Mrs. ]. |. Mccoy and five chil- dren arrived "Wednesday afternoon from Edinburg. Tex, to be joined later by Mir. Mccoy and son, who are coming thru with two car loads of goods to make their home in Polk county. Mrs. Mccoy and chil- dren are temporarily stopping at the home of MT. and Mrs. W J. Lauck. Mra T,auck being A sister of Mir.