The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-13

from Walters. Ok, will spend the -l winter in Mena.
 T A, Woodell and brother. Ted,
 came from Cove last Tuesday to at \ tend Circuit court eas8 II Attorney G. G. Billings is here
 from Dierks, Ark, to attend Circuit
 court as attorney for w. H. Johnson. W. l.. Nichols came from Hatfield
 Monday evening in response to a
 summons te appear as special petit
 juror.
 Il WilL Parker, John Ringgold and J
 F. smith were among the .NunIey
 folks in Mena Monday to attend
 court. %
 Br. c. 4. Campbell and Ode Turn
 CT were in from. Rocky Monday,
 making the trip in the Campbell
 auto. M
 l Dewey Youncc, son of Ford ' Younce, arrived last Saturday from
 Cleveland, O., to spend the winter
 with his father.
 | Dr. P. R. Watkins reports the birth
 of a 9-pound son Tuesday to Mir. and
 Mrs. Victor Roberts, living on South
 Fourth street.
 Justice of the Peace w. ]. Davis
 of Hatfield was in Mena Monday at
 tending court as a witness in the
 case of State vs. George Latch.
 Roy Bales returned to Mena Sat-
 urday from Heavener, where he had
 been temporarily employed in the
 postoifice during the last three
 weeks.
 Uriel Thacker last week bought
 the Alley building on DeQueen street which was recently vacated by the Lyric Theater The building is be-
 ing fitted up to be used as the Saxon Garage.
 J. H. Christian returned Sunday from Little Rock, where he had been employed on Camp Pike for the last two months. He likely will return to Little Rock when the construction on the aviation camp at Lonoke will be begun.
 County Judge A. E. Wear was re- gently appointed county chairman under the federal fuel control move ment. Up to this time he has not received definite instructions as to what line of work he will be expect ed to take up.
 The Rev. J. R. Rushing returned Monday afternoon from Arkadel- phia, where he had attended the an- nual session of the Little Rock Con- ference of the NJ. E. church, South. He has been assigned to the church in Emmett, Ark.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. NJ. Cline and chil- dren arrived in Mcna Monday from Cress, Tex. Mir Cline is a partner of E. M Baker, here from Kenna, N M., and the two are going to pros pect for the location of cattle ranch in Polk county. Mr. and Mrs. W. s. Summerville, who have been at the home of Mir. and Mrs. T. w. Bell, parents of Mrs. Summerville, in the Foran Gap country since their return from Call ifornia, this week moved to the Watkins Brothers farm. Dr. w. c. Vandiver was called out into the wintry blasts near midnight Saturday night and drove to the home of MT. and Mrs. George Scott on the Ouachita and at a. m Sun day Mrs. Scott presented her hus- band with fine i0-pound girl l.. l.. Tucker, nephew of Mrs. w. c. Becton, arrived on Tuesday from Dallas, Tex, for visit of few days with MT. and Mrs. Becton. He is now employed on a paper in Clayton, N M., aud will leave for that point within day or two. R. G. Daniel of Wickes and his daughter, Miss Bessie, were attend ing court here Monday, the latter as witness before the grand jury in the matter of the death of Lon Thacker as result of injuries re- ceived from a rock thrown by George Higgins.
 J. E. Williams, w. H. Terry, Cta z4.l no,,..lo.o x4yall.o.. ..,d