The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05


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 J. M Lackey of Egger was among the farmers here TShursday to set tie. with the tax collector. l P. A. Young of Eagleton was in Mena Thursday to get builders sup lplies to finish the home which he is building.
 J. R. and Tom Cecil of Wander voort were here Thursday to pay taxes and look after other business matters in the county seat
 Dr. w. c. vandiver reports the birth of daughter on "Wednesday night to Mr and Mrs. Joe Blackwell of the Yocana neighborhood. Willis Wimberly of Egger was on market Thursday with two bales of cotton, the last of his 1916 crop, which he sold to R. L. Norris.
 Mr and Mrs. Henry Lawrence came in from Waters Wednesday to have dental work done, and to do trading, returning home Thursday morning.
 Mrs. J. C. Mcclure, who had been at the home of Mr. and Mrs. $. NJ. Riding, went to Yocana Thursday to be at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. T. Blackwell.
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 Nj. L. Bell and Walter Joplin of Vandervoort drove to Mena Thurs day to get supplies. At the same time MT. Bell made a quarterly re- port as road overseer.
 Mir. and Mrs. D. c. Golf came from DeQueen Thursday night and Friday made the home trip in the new Jackson VIII. MT. Golf selected the one with the maroon finish.
 A. E. Head, postmaster and mer- chant at Ink, was here Friday for the first time in several weeks. Since taking charge of the postoflice he has given the business close at | tention.
 Frank Sims on Tuesday evening found Si0 in money, and a three line ad in The Star found the owner in M J. Francis, whom it will be hard to persuade that advertising does not pay
 J. G. Lawrence has bought the building in which he has conducted the business for J. G. Lawrence & Co, since taking charge of the same. The former owner was A. B. Bates of Stanton, Mo.
 Mrs. NJ. F. Whitaker while in Mena Thursday arranged to have the Weekly Star sent to her son-in- law, Baxter Mahan, at Cave-in-R Rock, | III. Mir. and Mrs. Mahan spent last year in Polk county.
 A. V. pirtle returned Thursday from a trip to Oden, having taken Mrs. Pirtle and her sister to the home of their parents, MT. and Mrs. ]. W. Scott, where they will remain for week or ten days. s. H. Edwards of Ink and Miss Brookie Davis of Mena were united in marriage Wednesday at the par sonage of the NJ. K. church, South, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. J. R. Rushing. Mr. and Mrs. F. M Kinds arrived on last Friday from Atchison, Kas., to make their home in Polk county Mir. Kinds on his recent trip to Mena bought the Dr. J. A. Summervillel home in the Bethesda valley.
 Misses Minnie and Opal Dickens, daughters of Mir. and Mrs. Eugene Dickens arrived last week from Paris Tex, for a visit at the home of their grandparents, Mir. and Mrs. Jack Davis, and with MT. and Mrs. Albert Robertson and family.
 The botany and geology classes of the High school were out on an ex- lcursion Thursday to Standing Rock, for the purpose of studying the geo. logic formation of this piece of na- lures handiwork and also to study the flora of that section of the coun- | ty. The classes were accompanied by Prof. T. G. Wiggins. F. D. Pierce has sent sale bills to Mena friends showing that he in tends to sell out his holdings in Green City, Mo- so that he can come to join Mrs. Pierce and children in Polk county Mrs Pierce and the children have been on the farm in ] the Dallas Valley for some time, and last fall Mr. Pierce spent several weeks here.
 Mir. and Mrs John Oetken re- turned Thursday afternoon from their wedding trip to Fort Smith and to Nebraska points. They visit ed relatives of Mr. Oetken in Dor chester. Seward, Crete and Lincoln, l Neb. Mir. and Mrs. Oetken expect within week or ten days to occupy 1 the w. A. Finks residence on Port Arthur avenue, which was recently purchased by MT. 0etken. R. B. Board returned last Friday from Joplin, Mo, where he had been 1 on account of an injury sustained