The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14
PERSONAL NOTES

| VT. dlu MfS. freeman l.. Johnson are spending this week with rela- tlves and friends in Hatfield
 J. N Roach left Friday morning for Havana for visit at the home of his mother and other relatives.
 George Sebach went to Winthrop Thursday afternoon to look after his farming and lumber interests.
 J. A. Watkins of Vandervoort spent Monday in Mena on business with the wholesale merchants and others.
 Miss Leila Ball, who had spent Sunday with Mena friends, returned to her home in Heavener Monday morning.
 Fred Strickland who had been in Mena for week, left on Monday morning to spend a week or more with his parents near Board Camp.
 Dr. P. R. Watkins reports the birth of daughter Friday to Mir. and Mrs. J. H. Ritchie, living on the Bethesda Springs road.
 II. A. Banks of Big Cedar. Ok. deputy game warden of Oklahoma, spent Thursday in Mena on busi- ness with county officials.
 J. w. Packer, who is now making headquarters at Howard, spent a few hours in Mena Thursday with W. French and daughter, Miss Ova. J. $. Lawrence and R. F. Hampton of Shady were in Mena Thursday, bringing in a remnant of seed cot ton, which they sold at : cents per pound.
 Mrs. w. P. Nunn and two chil- dren arrived "Wednesday from Shy der, Ok, for a visit at the home of Mr and Mrs. w. E. Battenfield, par ents of Mrs. Mum, living in the Pine Grove community.
 Peter McWilliam came iE from Acorn Wednesday. He was accom- panied by N. c. Spencer of Creston, la, who had stopped for a day al the Golden Acres farm while en- route to Port Arthur
 Holder Williams and Tom Embry of Board Camp and Harrison Thompson of Nunley returned on Thursday afternoon from Kansas City, where they had been with a shipment of three carloads of cattle The Rev. w. L. Smith was in Mal- vern last week attending the meet ing of the Baptist State convention. He was joined on the trip by the Rev. J. T. Bowling. who came over from Smithvile the first of the week.
 Prof G. NJ. Woods, president of the Polk County Educational Asso- citation came from Cove Friday morning to get lined up for the meetings of the association, which began Friday night in the M E. church, South.
 Dr. C. C. Gunnels returned Thurs day night from a trip of a week to points in the southern part of the state in the interest of the state agency of the Jackson and Allen automobiles, in which he and R.. Golf are interested.
 Misses Minnie and Myrtle Ed wards, daughters of T. ]. Edwards of Big Fork, came in Thursday to meet Mrs. Burk Edwards, who ar rived Thursday night from Sher- man, Tex. They all went to Big Fork Friday morning.
 Mir. and Mrs. c. E. Gray and rhi! : dren, who had spen, a year Tn polF county, living wi'a Mr and Mrs. NJ. F, Whitaker. parents of Mrs, Gray who live iv C miles nnth c' Mena, left Thursday for their for mcr home in Granbury. Tex
 The Rev. J. B. Sims left on Satur- day morning for his new appoint ment at Hazen Ark, so that he would be on hand for all the regular services on Sunday. Mrs. Sims and the children will remain in Mena until some time this week. Mrs. $. D. Allen. who with Mir. Allen, had been visiting relatives in l Fort Worth, since before Thanks giving. returned to Mena Thursday. On the return trip they stopped in Heavener, and Mr Allen resumed his work as freight conductor on Thursday morning.
 J. G. Wood of Nocana was in Mena Thursday marketing his 1916 cotton which amounted to two bales. He sold at i9la cents per pound He has been holding the cotton for 20 cents, but he concluded to let well enough alone and sell before it might go even lower
 K. J. Moseley returned "Wednesday from his business trip to Big Cedar. He was accompanied on the trip from Rocky by J. w. Moseley. MT. Moseley reports that when they re- turned to Rocky he took hunt, and was fortunate in bagging a fine young turkey hen in a pasture near the J. w. Moseley home. | Dr. l.. w. E. Long of the First M