The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-12


 Shady Thursday, going from here to Vandervoort to be under treat ment by Dr. F. A. Lee.
 Ollie Gravelle, who is a student in St. Joseph's Academy, went to De- Queen "Wednesday afternoon to be with homefolks until Sunday.
 Mrs. A. V. pirtle returned Thurs day night from 0den where she had spent a week at the home of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. John Scott.
 Mrs. Lillie Barber, aunt of Mrs. .D M. Townsend, arrived last Thurs day from Texarkana for visis at the home of Mr and Mrs. Townsend.
 Frank Philpot, son of Jess Phil pot, returned last Thursday from Hartshorne, Ok, where he has been employed on a ranch for several months.
 J. T. Magruder of the First Nation al Bank returned Thursday from Ia business trip to Fort Smith, Ark, and Stilwell, Ok, having been away since Saturday night.
 p. s. Schneider was in from his home east of Mena Saturday. and said that the war talk has set ev- .erybody to thinking of food produc- ton the coming season.
 .., .l.a .f the harness department of the Wat knis Hardware Company, was off duty last week, being disabled by having stepped on a nail.
 Mir. and Mrs. Dean Reyes came in from Board Camp Wednesday and spent that night in Mena as guests at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Leslie Wood, returning home Thursday.
 
 w. E. McNay, county surveyor, returned home Thursday afternoon after having spent several days in the Ink neighborhood surveying the timber lands for the Lauck Lumber Company.
 J. w. Stevenson came in from Frederick, Ok, Thursday and plans to remain here for the summer. He is going to act as sales agent for Goss X Wood in their automobile business.
 Edmund Bishop of Grannis was in Mena Friday to make final proof of his homestead entry before Coun- ty Clerk Will Alexander. James NJ Lebow and James H. Sanders came with him as witnesses.
 F. L. HairgrOve, who is now em- ployed as a machinist for the Rock Island railway at Amarillo, Tex, ar rived i'll Mena last week to spend a vacation of about two weeks with his family in Potter township
 John Lilies came in from Big Fork Thursday. He reports that he has his farm work well under way, and is going to see to it that he raises enough things to eat so that the high cost of living will not bother him.
 T. A. Allen left Thursday after noon for a business trip to Ashdown, Hope and Nashville in the interest of his cotton seed sales. He plans to be away the remainder of the week.
 w. A. Christopher was down from Zoe, Ok, to greet Mena friends and to look after business Friday. He reports that his mercantile business is starting out in fine shape, and that he and Mrs Christopher are con- tented and happy in their new home.
 Mrs. Peter McWilliam and daugh- ters. Eileen and Ethel, came from Golden Acres farm Friday evening, and spent Saturday in Mena to do shopping and to call on friends. Mir. McWilIiam spent the latter part of the week at Slatington, having made the trip from Acorn across country on horseback.
 Dr. Chas. L. Sanford of Board Camp was in Mena Friday to at tend the meeting of the Polk County Medical Association. Doctor, like everyone else is intensely interested in the proceedings of Congress at this time, and he remained in Mena Friday evening until he heard what had been done in the matter of the declaration of war.
 
 F. J. Mead of Hot Springs, deputy forest supervisor, accompanied by R. F. Stewart, assistant forester of of Washington, spent several days this week with the forest men in Mena. They also made a visit to the Ranger station at Shady Mir. Stew art went to Harrison and other points in the Ozark Forest Reserve, from here, leaving for the north on Friday night
 Mir. and Mrs. F. l.. Westcott of Nebraska, who are visiting at the home of N. o. Allen at Cove, same to Mena Friday evening in company of Mir. Allen, to attend the school contest. Among others from Cove were Prof. c. NJ. Woods, Miss Lou ise Mullins, Miss Josephine Allen and Ted Woodell. The two last named took part in the contest, Miss Han fakinp napf in fha reading con-