The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-25
PERSONAL NOTES

J E. Joplin of Miekes spent Mon day in Mena on business.
 George E. Edmond of Vandervoort was in Mena Monday night to attend the meeting of the Elks lodge.
 Sam Hickey came in from 0den Monday to take out a load of goods for the Hickey & Mckay store
 E. Bowen of Black Fork and Nj. V. Jones of Blansett were among the farmers in from Scott county Tues day ae
 Dr T.. B. Young and son of Cove spent Wednesday in Mena on busi- mess with county officials and others.
 Douglass Dover, member of the class of 1916 of the Mena High School, returned to his home in Hat field Tuesday afternoon. Dr. B. Il. Hawkins returned Tues day from Parks Scott county, where he had spent a week at the home of his parents.
 C. A. Welch received a telegram Tuesday morning announcing the birth of a i0-pound son to Mr. and Mrs. c. R. Welch at Yale Ok. Ed Walker arrived from Mover, Ok, Saturday to spend a few days with Mrs. Walker and the children. who are here visiting at the home Of A. Ernest
 J. H. Allen is near Smithyille this week experimenting the erection of a summer cottage to be used by Mr- and Mrs Eugene Cox and son while on fishing and outing trips.
 John Tomlinson. father of W. A., E. w and R. A. Tomlinson. who had spent the winter in Mena as has been his custom for several years, left Tuesday afternoon for Williams, Ia.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Troutt re- turned from NanderVoort Saturday afternoon where they had been for three weeks looking after the pick ing and marketing of their straw berry crop.
 Mr. and Mrs. Ira o. Smith returned Monday evening from their auto trip 10 Hot Springs, which they had made in their Ford runabout. They enjoyed the trip and made it without difficulty of any kind.
 w. B. Barton passed through Mena Monday afternoon enroute from Fort Smith to Cove where he will spend a week at the home of his father. B. H. Barton, Sr., as well as to look after his business interests. M D. Winton came in from his farm near Rocky Monday. He reports that the storm Saturday night did little damage in his com munity. though the heavy rain washed the fields considerably.
 J. s. Mitchell is here from Pryor, I0k., to join Mrs. Mitchell, who has spent the last six weeks at the home of her sister, Mrs. George Duganne They plan to leave for their home in a day or two, providing Mrs. Mitchell lrecovers from a slight illness. J. s. Lawrence came in from Shady Monday. He reports that practically no rain fell in the Shady community lduring the storm Saturday night Mir. Lawrence was accompanied on the home trip by his son, Arthur, who will spend a few days on the farm. Mrs. Leslie Wood and her sister, Mrs Clarence Hollinger, who is here from Russell, Kas., went to Board Camp Tuesday to visit their sister, Mrs. D. T Key Mrs. Wood returned Wednesday, but Mrs. Hollinger re- mained at the home of her sister | for a week or more
 Miss Edmonia Petty is expected to reach Mena Sunday on her return from Chicago, where she has been taking special instruction in voice, music and painting. She is now at Conway to attend the alumni re- lunion of Central College, of which she is a graduate.
 J.E. Taylor of the Two-Mi!c neigh horhood was in Mena Tuesday mak- ling returns of school election in his district and to attend to other mat Iters of business. He reports that the rain of last Saturday night damaged his fields more than they had ever been damaged before.
 Miss Maude Moore teacher in the Southside school, returned to her home in DeQueen Tuesday. be- 1 ing accompanied by her sister, Ruth, who had been attending school in Mena. Miss Moore plans to spend a ,eo,4 of 4ba a,1parapr. n o4fapdiytc, ina