The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-28


 they plan to make some extensive improvements.
 j. R. Lambert of the Egger com munity was among the people in Mena Tuesday.
 Mrs Victor Roberts returned to Mena Monday from Opal, where she had spent week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J F. Standridge.
 Deputy U $. Marshal ]. A. Thorn ton, left Tuesday afternoon for Scott county to round up some witnesses for the coming session of the Feder- d court in Fort Smith.
 Callie Head who is employed in garage in Texarkana, after spend- ing few days with homefolks, will leave Thursday night to resume his work.
 R. B. Dodd of Hatfield, who had spent Christmas at the home ol John DOdd in the Ransom neighbor- hood returned home Tuesday aft eFnoon.
 Mrs. W. NJ. Rowton, daughter oi j. H. Long, arrived Monday from Chattanooga, Tenn, to spend a ! month or more with Mir. and Mrs Long in Mena.
 Mrs g M. RidliHg left TtHsday i i ;;iiitfssf ;;ii 4 fssfitt5fi fur feAarkana to spend few days with MT. and Mrs Neal Riding, who are just getting ready to go to housekeeping.
 Mrs. R. C. Mccoy and daughter Miss Harvey, left Tuesday afternoon for their new home in Waldron. Mir Meeoy did net go until "Wednesday making the trip overland. 1 Ii. Stephens, who is teaching tho Opal school during the winter term is spending the holiday vacation il Neua, helping J. c. Lawrence & Co. make the annual inventory.
 Louis Nichols is here from Jack i SonVllle, Tex, to visit his mother Mrs NJ l.. Nichols and other rela- lives He will be joined on Wednes- day by Mrs. Nichols, who is comine from TeXarkana.
 
 Mark P Olney went to Hat6ele Wednesday to help J. C. Hoheimer and the force of clerks in the Wat kins Mercantile Company make tht annual inventory. He expects tC be away for two or three days. Mrs. o. F. Wilcox and son. Master John, came Monday evening from Fort smith to spend few days with Mrs. M. Barham, mother of Mrs i Wilcox, and with other relatives ana friends.
 Mrs. Ira Q. Smith, who for some time has had charge of the P. q Roomine House, sold the furniture and fixtures Tuesday to F. F. Sea man, who, With Mrs. Seaman re- gently returned to Mena from Shaw nec. Ok.
 D. u. Sapp, who had spent fine last several weeks at his home in St Elmo, H., returned to Mena Sundav to again he here permanently. He has a business proposition under consideration, which will material lze about the first of the year
 Miss Ethel Hoffman. who has been with the advertising denari ment of the Royal Coffee Comnany Tor the last year, came in from Cor sieana, Tex, one day last week lo spend the holiday vacation with ber parents, MT. and Mrs. E. J Hoffman living in the Holly Springs commn- nity. "'''u-
 l.. J. Tibbs was in town Tuesdo, , Tor the first time in about a noonIb having been detained at his bnms ,isaF Niniey ny the serious illness ol Mrs. Tlbbs, who, by the way < much improved, and possihIv ,.;,l n soon De able io be np. "
 Mrs. Robert McGee. who had spent about two weeks at the bomn of her father, Major !. H. Rnrta a left for her home in Temnla TaS tuesday afternoon. She was ioinea sunday night by Mr. MeGee wbe returned home with her. "e
 A. r, Rowe, son of Mir. and uns hmmelt Rowe of Potter. who is at landing the Fort Smith Hiub sebaa1 I a'r and is now on vacation snon, Top Wednesday with friends The ,d',a. spen' man $ enthusiastic about the ,ya,l' sn,g' that IS being done in fha gsa Enn. @mlth iilgh school and he is o,'; dently doing his best to eet all ~. :. sooa that he can from inc eonnsn .ns Ae ls interested particniarlv sve. in ,h ls commercial! dcpartIieot Of the i, insti st,e tu'ion- but in connection with III ibe