The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03
GRAINS GRAINS.

Mir. and Mrs. Robert Philpot were up from Gillham Sunday.
 Glenn Hungate visited Sunday ait ernoon with Wickes friends.
 Miss Annie Wood of Mena spent Friday in the Ozark school neigh borhood.
 Mir. and Mrs. Alex Preston of Ok mulgee. Ok. were in Grannis Friday of last week.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. R. Jacobs of near Hochatown. are visiting friends and relatives this week.
 T. K. Moore went to Gillham Sat- urday afternoon, to be present at the flag-raising Sunday.
 Prof. Burt Ogden of Mena was in Grannis Saturday of last week look ing after some school interest.
 Mir Wingerson left Wednesday of last week, having spent a month ln the home of his friend, Andy Coyle;
 Mir. and Mrs. Ike Henderson of Hatfield visited the home of Mes danes Johnson and White last week.
 Mir. and Mrs Plank left last week for their home at Chicago. They spent the winter on their Arkansas farm.
 Quite a few strawberries are be- ing shipped these days. Messrs. Jones and Spikes are the heaviest
 Mrs. T. c. Brown and friend of Kansas City. came down Saturday to spend a few days at Mrs. Brown s country home.
 Messrs. Allen. Stevenson and Weleh of Mena were in Grannis on business Saturday and were guests at the Hotel Grannis.
 Joe Sargent came home last week to be with his family, thru siege of measles. Mrs. Sargent has been quite sick with them.
 Mrs. Annie Custer of Marion, Ind, made a visit of two months with her brother, Mir. Leas. She left last week for her home.
 Mrs. J. NJ. Neal went to DeQueen Sunday to be with her daughter, Florence, who is having a case of measles. while visiting there.
 Miss Mae Chandler of Lewis. La, came up Monday to make a ten- days visit with friends and rela- tives near Grannis and Hochatown.
 Mrs. T. NJ. Dover and daughter, Mrs. Alex Casper and little Maxine, came down from Hatfield and spent Sunday and Monday in the home of Dr. and Mrs. A. D. Hilton.
 Mrs. Lona Huckleberry, youngest daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. |. Phil | pot came in from Greenville, having been called here on account of the serious illness of her mother. Dr. Getz. the tick man. was in Grannis the first of the week, mak- | ing arrangements to help the cat l tie owners to put in a dipping vat He also gave a lecture Monday night
 The Vaughn Brothers of Ardmore, | Ok, made an exchange of property and now they own the Ed Michelin place west of town. They reached Grannis Monday morning and will | take possession at once. 0. c. Kirby spent Sunday and Monday night at Gillham. with Bess and Roy Alston. they both being under the doctors care. Mrs. AL st0n has the measles and MT. AL slon is threatened with blood poison ing from stepping on a nail.
 The loyal men of our town got to- eether Thursday and put up flag pole. and now Old Glory is waVine out her message or SateLY anu llb- erty to all. Our hearts swell with pride when we look ID to her and we say Hong may she wave OCT the land of the free
 Messrs, Coyle and Wilbanks and their families. and Mrs. May Robin son and daughter. Hazel, drove up to Vandervoort Sunday in their fears. and attended the Sunday school convention. Also Messrs. Len Pick ems and Raymond Coyle, and Misses Vivian Mathis and Edna Pickens were there.
 Monday night about o'clock the people of Grannis were aroused from their sleep by the fire alarm, and the telephone rang out that Amos McCurley's house was afire. Tn a few minutes the men and boys of the town were there Could not save the house, but did save quite little of the contents They worked hard and faithful and kept the fire from spreading and saved the business part of the town.
 NJ. R. D. NJ.