The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-07
PERSONAL NOTES

l. Ross Silvey of Cove was attend ing to business in Mena Saturday.
 Prof. T. c. Wiggins, principal of the Acorn school, spent Saturday in Mena
 Forest Ranger J. NJ. Wait was in from the Shady forest station Sat- urday.
 M D. Winton was in from Rocky Monday to get a load of goods for the Muse store.
 B. H. Morris of Opal brought cot ton to Mena Friday. He says there is no more to pick in his neighbor- hood
 Pete Bain left Saturday night for Joplin, where he will again take up work as brakeman for the Missouri Pacific.
 Rex Wood, while in the city Mon day, closed a deal with J. F. Aver it, for the purchase of bunch of 21 shoats.
 Noah Swank was in from his place south of town Saturday. He reports the loss recently of one of his horses.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. B. Goss and chil- dren, and Mir. and Mrs. Walter Ed wards spent Sunday with relatives in Big Fork
 Dr. G. B. Baker went to Hatfield Monday on a business mission. He has in view proposition to buy a stock of drugs.
 Miss Garnie Smith of Giliham. who had spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. Hattie Whan and son, returned home Friday afternoon.
 J. B. Widener of Alder was here last week looking after the delivery .of trees and shrubbery which he has sold for the Amity Nursery.
 County Surveyor w. F. McVey of Grannis was here Saturday to file his bond and take the oath of office for the second term of service.
 J. NJ. Martin of Hartley was hehe Saturday. He says this his been the best year for Hartley people since he came there four years ago.
 Tom Embry, Holder Williams and Harrison Thompson went to Kan sas City Saturday night with a ship ment of cattle, taking three car loads to market.
 Mir and Mrs. D. B. Joplin went to Nandervoort Saturday afternoon to spend Sunday with Mir. and Mrs. James Nations, returning to Mena Sunday evening.
 Mrs. w. B. Boyes of Eagieton spent Friday with Mir. and Mrs. w. F. Wo0ten and other Mena friends, and to do some shopping. returning home Friday evening.
 Mrs. w. M. Caldwell and son and daughter, who were called to Mena on account of the death and funeral of Mr. Caldwell, left Saturday aft ernoon for their home in Fl Reno. Ok.
 The Ozark Land and Investment Company has just closed a deal for the sale of the p. w. Leonard land consisting of so acres located near Ransom to c. l.. Lochridge.
 
 Mir. and Mrs. Melvin Gillaspy and three children of Acorn. who had spent Thanksgiving in Mena at the home of Mir. and Mrs. T. Il. CoN returned home Friday afternoon.
 Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay Clement and children and Mrs. White, mother of Mrs. Clement, came from Cove Sat urday to spend Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs c. L. Clement.
 \. B. Dilbeck of Big Fork and ]. R. Moore of Waters, were among the east end farmers in Mena Sat urday. Bob" says that he has about made up his mind to quit sawmilling and go to farming in earnest.
 Ross Ford was in from Egger on Friday, arranging for the contin- uance of The Star to his address. He says he has given up the idea of wintering in Mena, believing that business reasons justify staying at Egger.
 MT and Mrs. Fred Salyers and daughter, Miss Fretla, arrived on Saturday from the ranch near Cas- ton. Mir. Salyers is arranging to| ship out two carloads of stock. one of hogs and the other of cattle. The animals were driven across country to Mena and were loaded out of here for shipment to Kansas City.
 Levi Wimberly of Egeer was in Mena Monday to start on a pros pectng trip thru Western Texas and New Mexico, with Kenna, N. M., as one of his objective points. He re- gently sold his interest in the store in Egger, and he is making the trip to seek a new location, being persuaded to do so for the benefit of Mrs. Wimberly's health. He