The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-18

~ef were Mena NlSltOfS WedneSda,
 W. l. Richardson from near uat- field, spent Wednesday in Mena c. have dental work done.
 D. l.. Taylor of the Two Mile country was among the farmers in town Thursday of last week.
 
 A. McMillan, who has rooms over the Vandiver drug store, has been unable to be out for the last several days on account of sickness.
 A. D. York arrived Wednesday from Magnolia, Miss, for a v.,it at the home of his father, NJ. V. York. and with other Mena relatives.
 Mrs. R. P. McQuiston returned last week from Guthrie, Ok, where she had spent the holidays with Mir. McQuiston at the home of his broth er.
 D. A. Hazel spent "Wednesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. An drew Walters, near Mountain Fork, having been called out particularly to see MT. Walters, who is sick.
 Edgar Peters of Board Camp re- tntered tie Mena High school last week, and hopes to be able to com plete the course by attending the remainder of this year and next. 
 Dave Wimbray, who is in the for est service, and for the last several months has been at the Forest Headquarters in Hot Springs, re- turned to Mena Wednesday of last week.
 W. o. Cook, from near Hatfield Mas in Mena last week to make proof of his homestead entry, before Circuit Clerk w. L. Parker. s. L. Payne and A. L. Callahan came with Mir. Cook as his witnesses.
 Lee Stafford, who until recently had been employed in the Disheroon wagon shop, has bought a half in- terest in the blacksmith shop locat- ed on South Fourth street, and is now at work with his partner, Jeff Lance.
 Miss |. Blythe Morton, who owns the millinery department conducted in the rooms of the Lochridge Dry Goods Company, left last week for her home in Whitestown, Ind. She will return in time for the opening of the millinery season next spring.
 Mir. and Mrs. c. E. Ward and baby, who had been guests at the home of Mir. and Mrs. w. l. Green, left last week for Hatfield, where tlley spent the remainder of the week with relatives, before startals on the return trip to their home in Midlothian, Tex.
 MT and Mrs. Vincent Lott and MT. and Mrs. Jack Southern and chil- dren, who had been living near Ida, Ok, arrived in Mena Wednesday, and after spending several days in Polk county the two families will move to Bee county, Texas. where the men have bought land.
 0. s. Parrish of Cove was in Mena Thursday to get acquainted 'wl.h Business men and others and to ar range for the purchase of building material Mir Parrish just recently came to Polk county from Brint- wood, Ark, and has bought 30- acre tract located near Cove.
 
 Eugene Abernathy is another of the Mena folks that has become in- terested in the sale of Temp-Brew. He now has a carload in transit for Marianna, where he will open wholesale distributing point He plans also to open a station in Helena as soon as he can make the necessary arrangements for cold storage.
 Private Victor Adams, who had spent several days in Mena as re- oruiting officer for the U. s. Army, left last week for his headquarters in Texarkana, without having se- cured any recruits. The recruiting station, however, will be held open at the postoffice, and applications for enlistment may be made to Postmaster R. s. Allen.
 V. s. Hicks, who came from Kan sas City one day last week to in- Vestigate the mineral holdings be- longing to the estate of F. R. Ma Edera. returned tO Mena Thursday from Heath Valley. and left that day for his home. He is going to &endeavor to interest others in the development of these claims, hav- sing estimated that it will take about S25, 900 to place the mine in opera tion. While in Heath valley he suc- Exceeded in getting out ton or more #of manganese ore, ready for ship E =--------------------------