The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-06

Dr. B. F. Dunman spent Thursday on business in Mena. Miss Louise Mullins went to Hat field last Friday to spend the re- mainder of the week with her sister. Ross Ratlin, son of MT. and Mrs. NJ. F. Ratliff, returned last Friday from Texas and Oklahoma points. having been away for the last eight months.
 Mrs. Alderman of Blackwell, Ok, after spending a couple of days in Mena Co investigate climatic and other conditions, returned home on Monday afternoon.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. NJ. Hedges of Wickes passed thru Mena Saturday on their return from visit of three weeks in their old home in Rice county, Kansas.
 Mrs. J. D. Holman, writing The Star from Farris, Ok, tells of the | promotion of her son Francis 10 lieutenancy and his assignment to 18th Field Artillery at Douglass, 1 Ariz.
 T. K. Ford of DeQueen, who had been in Mena on several occasions this fall to buy potatoes. apples and other farm products, will move to Mena to go into the produce bus- ness.
 Judge J. s. Steel came from Ash down Wednesday to he in consult tation with B. ] stuart and Mrs. Josie Carden,~in the matter of secur- ing the release of Julius Garden on bond
 J. w. Holt father of W. E. Holl after spending a week with Mir and Mrs Holt, left on Friday for his home in Washington, Ark tho he will make a stop with his brother in TeXarkana
 MT. and Mrs. G. c. GoG and ehil- dren came from Cove Sunday even ing, Mr. and Mrs. Golf leaving on Monday for Fort smith, while the children remained al the home oi Mir. and Mrs. R. Golf. Tom J. Wilbanks of Grannis spent several hours among Mena friends | Thursday, and while here made public his determination to be a candidate for Superintendent of the Polk county schools.
 T. A. Winton came in from Muse, Ok, "Wednesday to be with the home folks for Thanksgiving. He and Mrs. Winton and the children spent Thanksgiving with Mir. and Mrs. John Oliver in Potter. Mrs. J. F. Hood and baby returned to Mena Saturday from Elkins, Ark, whither Mrs. Food was called two weeks ago on account of the illness and subsequent death of Mrs Hoods mother, Mrs. Sarah Price Lee lilies of Little Rock, nephew of Nj. B. and George Legate, was among the Arkansas boys who re- ceived commissions last Tuesday from the Officers Reserve Training Camp at Leon Springs, Tex. Dr. C. H. Mahar of Spiro, Ok, at tended to business in Mena Friday. He reports that he is tied up in mar keting his big hay crop, having been wholly unable to secure even sin gle car during the past thirty days. w. E. Jones of Potter was on the market Monday with bales of cot ton. selling to G. W. Petty at 27A cents per pound. He broke the re- cord for big bales, one of his having weighed 720 pounds, netting him Si9S.
 Misses lola and Irene Thinnes. Mack Logan, Paul Muxen and Ar thur Braue, the latter from Okla home City, were Thanksgiving guests of Miss Irene Bluitt at her home in the Foran Gap neighbor- hood.
 John Ogden, who has lived at Rocky the past tive years, last Sat- urday began moving to the Will Muxen place in the Dallas Valley. David, a young son, left Sunday for Bismark, Ok, to accept a position as teacher.
 Mir. and Mrs. Jesse Badt returned to Mena Thursday having made wedding trip to Hot Springs and Texarkana since their wedding in Little Rock last Tuesday They are at home with MT. and Mrs. Sam Badt on Seventh Street.
 The Rev. J. V. Kelley, pastor of the Cherry Hill circuit of the M E. church, South, was in Mena Satur- day to start for Philadelphia to at tend the annual conference. He planned to stop for a couple of days with his mother in Prescott.
 Mrs. Frank Dusenbury and little son left Saturday for Delight, Ark, to spend a week with MT. Dusen- bury, who has been there for some time selling insurance. They will also spend week in Texarkana vis- | iting with Mrs. Dusenbury's three brothers.
 Walter Justice arrived here on Saturday to spend day with Mir.