The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-01

MT. and Mrs. Isom Avants went to Baker Springs Monday afternoon to remain for an indefinite time for an outing.
 w. B. Ihomas went to Wickes Wednesday to look after matters of fbusiness.- expecting to return to Mena Thursday.
 MT. and Mrs. w. W. Townsend and son, Raymond, left Sunday morn ing for Hiwasse where they will spend a week on MT. Townsend's farm.
 Ben B. Little of 0elwein, la. spent Saturday and Sunday in Mena look. Ing after his interest in the Star Fruit Farm located near Grannis, starting on the home trip Sunday night
 Dennis Wood returned Sunday from Little Rock where he had been attending Little Rock College. He expects to leave Friday for Port Ar thur, where he will be employed during the summer
 Milton Lawrence came in from Shady Monday, being accompanied by Rev. s. A. Neighbors of Potter who filled his regular appointment at Shady Sunday and took part in the Decoration Day services.
 Mrs. M. A. Hayes of Phoenix. Ariz.. mother of Mrs. NJ. P. Olney. has written that she will leave home June 1, and after a brief visit in Kansas City, will come to Mena for a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 0lney.
 Sam Riding spent Sunday at Yocana with ]. C. Mcclure. father Of Mrs Riding, who has been in feeble health for some time. but who Sunday was able to be up and roamed about the house and garden.
 j. H. Allen returned Saturday night from near Smithville where he had spent the week looking after the erection of a summer home for Eugene Cox. The building is To- cated on Hurricane Creek. fourteen miles west of Hatfield.
 James Embry, who with Mrs. Elm bry and the children had been in Mena since the latter part of last week, left for his home in Ashdown last Monday Mrs. Embry and chil- dren went to Bethesda Springs that afternoon to remain for month.
 Rev. Charles Burnett was in Mena last Monday on his return from Two Mile where on Sunday he had filled his regular monthly appoint ment. He reports that farm work in the Board Camp neighborhood is progressing nicely and that all farm crops are doing fine.
 Mrs. John H. Randall, sister of Mrs
  D. Nj. Watkins, accompanied by two children arrived in Mena Sunday afternoon fo~ a visit of month at the home of MT. and Mrs. Watkins. Mrs Randall's home is in Sixteen, Mont, and on the way to Mena she had made stop at Sulphur Springs to visit another sister. 
 Dr. w. c. Vandiver reports the birth of son Saturday evening to Mir. and Mrs. J. D. Tucker living on the Ragland farm near Acorn Dr. Vandiver suggests that the little lad be ehristened. Ragland Tucker in honor of being the first child born on MT. Raglands farm, and the chances are that the name will
 stick"
 j. C. Rauh left last Monday for Ponea City to look after his interest in lead and zine mines which are now in operation Mr. and Mrs. Rauh had been conducting the Wien na Bakery. which they closed Satur- day evening.
 Miss Edmonia Petty returned to Mena Saturday from Chicago where she had been taking special work in art, voice and music. She stopped 1 at Conway on the return trip to at tend the commencement exercises at Central College in Conway.
 Mrs. <. D Russell of Nunley, re- leeived the announcement last week ] of the marriage of her son. Hugh Russell in Des Moines, Ia., on May l f7 to Miss Lela Yorder of that city The young couple received many useful and valuable presents, chief among which was si00 in cash.
 Among the Polk county demo- erats to attend the stale and con- eressi0nal conventions to he held 1 at Little Rock from May 30 to June |. are H. W. Finger. W. L. Parker John Thompson, J. H. Bratcher, Minor Pipkin and LeRoy Neal. The Mena delegation left Monday after noon.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ellis Goss returned Sunday evening from Shady. where they had been visiting at the home of MT. and Mrs. C. A. Lawrence, pa irents of Mrs Goss. They also at