The Mena weekly star., 1916-09-07

ey III thlS city, and that some good day he expected to move back. Freeman L. Johnson, who was sick when he returned from Van dervoort one day last week, has been unable to be at his office since then. being confined to his home.
 Orran R. Friend of Cove was in Tuesday to make final proof On his homestead entry before the circuit clerk. Thomas Huston and Will Lackey came with him as witnesses. R. Golf spent Tuesday making the towns down the line in the in- terest of the Golf Wholesale Gro- eery Company, making the trip for Ezra Cunningham, who was unable 1 to go on account of sickness.
 Mr. and Mrs. L. l.. Beavers and children arrived Wednesday from Mt. Ida, making the trip in their car. From here they went to ! Chickasha, Ok. by train, expecting to return in about ten days.
 1 John Dilbeck of Big Fork. who was on the market on Tuesday with bale of cotton, has the dis 1 tlnction of receiving the highest price paid thus far. He sold to G. W. Petty at i5.621a cents per pound
 Mrs. w. NJ. Hayes came Sunday from Shreveport to join her chil- dren, who had been at the home ot their grandparents. Mir. and Mrs. D. l B. Joplin, since last Tuesday. Mrs Hayes is planning to make her home in Mena.
 w. A. J. Smith and Sam Plane are at West Valley this week finishing i the contract on the new school house for the erection of which MT Smith has had the contract. The building will be completed and 1 ready for use next week.
 Henry Wagner of Blansett, Scott county, was in Mena Tuesday making funeral arrangements for the burial of his wife. who departed this life Monday night. The funeral services were held Wednesday. Mrs. Wag- her had reached the age of 6i years.
 D. " Dudley, who had fixed up a comfortable home and a productive garden spot, on his place located on Eagle Gap avenue. closed deal on Monday for the sale of his place to J. NJ. O'Bar of Fort Smith. Mr. Dud- ley plans to move nearer into town and he may possibly go into some line of business.
 I The Rev. Thos. L. Taylor and l daughter, Miss Grace and Misses i Mary Phillips and Eva Cox of Du- rant, Ok, who had been conducting ia meeting for the Holiness church at Cherry Hill for the last two weeks, were in Mena Monday to start for home. They were brought to Mena by NJ. A. Lofts
 Gurley Hale and Peter McWilliam of Acorn were in Mena Tuesday to arrange to lease a portable sawmill outfit which they plan to operate in the vicinity of Acorn. They will do some custom work and in addition, Mir. McWilliam plans to cut the lum- Der for the house. barn and other buildings on the Golden Acres farm | Miss Margaret Donohue and Mrs IBettie Crider having sold their hotel | business in Heavener, have returned to Mena to remain for the present 1 They did not sell all of their furni- ture but have had it shipped to Mena where it will be used to refurnish the Southern Home, which will likely be opened for business again
 George Loomer, who had been in l the National Soldiers Hospital ir Milwaukee for the last three months returned to Mena Sunday norGine to spend a furlough of at least thirty days and possibly to remain al home Mir. Loomer is very much improved in health. having been very much benefited by the care and treatment in the soldiers hos Ipital.
 Mrs. Oscar Bohnstehn and three children came Sunday from McAl- ester to join MT. Bohnstehn. who and has since been in the employ of
 John Harrison in the blacksmith shop. Their household goods ar rived Monday and they are now al home in the c. G. Raff residence on Stilwell Heights.
 1 R.L. Norris spent Tuesday i'll Mena getting affairs shaped up to go into 1.-the cotton buying business. Mrs Morris and the children will remain Ion the farm until about week be- for the opening of school. when they Twill also move to Mena. MT. Norris x has been busy on the farm all this | summer. having put in every work day turnout the entire season. Ont of the big jobs he completed vas the erection of q barn, 36 by 50 feet ir