The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-15

those in Mena Thursday.
 Tom Embry of Board Camp was in Mena Thursday, going from here to Gillian.
 J. R. Jones of Smithville is spend ing several days in Mena to attend to business.
 G. c. Golf of Cove spent few hours between trains in Mena on business "Wednesday afternoon.
 H. l.. Looney of Big Fork, accom- panied by his father, s. l.. Looney of Board Camp, were among the farmers in Mena Friday.
 Mrs. Ida Cobb arrived last week from Womble to be at the bedside of he~ mother, Mrs. $. H. Sublett, who died at i:30 Thursday.
 Robert Hall, who came from Shady Point, Ok, Monday to attend the funeral of his father, s. M. Hall, near Ink, returned home Wednesday night.
 Walter Hunsaker of Dacoma, Ok, is in Mena Investigating conditions with view of locating. He is con- sidering both city and farm prop erty.
 w. NJ. Mcdonald has began work in the office of kelly-Stratton Com pany to help the office force tenn lporarily on the books and the title records
 Ben Taylor of Hatfield was in Mena Friday to make final proof to his homestead T. B. Redd and w iP Underwood were with him as wit lnesses.
 Mr. an Mrs Jim Hume left Thurs day for Poteau, where they are going to make their home. Their household goods were shipped out 1 Thursday
 R. E. Watkins of the Yocana neighborhood was in Mena Thurs day to leave for Hamburg and other Ashley county points with view oi buying a bunch of cattle.
 w. B. McMilIan of Board CamE was in Mena Friday to meet his son lode McMilan, who closed his work that day as teacher in Oak Grove school northeast of Mena.
 Col. C. M. Latimer reports that the top notch of the corn price at pub lie sales was reached "Wednesday when corn in the crib at the Plaster sale sold at Si 20 per bushel
 J. D. Cogburn of Big Fork was ir Mena last week marketing cowpeas selling the lot he brought at S2 peI bushel. Mr Cogburn reports that Inc harvested S5 bushels of peas thi; year. Mrs. Lou Needham of Greenwood Ark. aunt Of Mrs. S. NJ. Riding ane sister of Mrs. J. C. Mcclure of Yoc- ana, arrived here Friday afternoon having been summoned on accoun of the critical condition of Mr. Me Cure.
 , Little Riding, who has been il } Hugo, Col, during the last summer and fall, where he has been in thu employ of the State Highway Engin- ger, returned to Mena Wednesday He will assist his father in the stor, during the spring seed season. c. w. Bayless, who for over ; } year has been a sufferer with drop : sy, but has been somewhat improved during the last several weeks, lef Thursday for Port Arthur, in hop, that change might be beneficial. l NJ. F. Ratliff, who had been of duty in petty's store for severa weeks on account of a siege witt : pneumonia followed by an attacl of erysipelas, is able to he out thi week, but is unable to be at work. Dr. w. C. Vandiyer and Mrs. Van. |, diver have moved from their cottag, l on De0ueen street to rooms ovel the Physicians Pharmacy. Dr. Van. diver has rented the cottage furn ished to Holly Christy, and he an, Mrs. Christy will occupy the sam as soon as Mrs. Christy arrives iron Heavener.
 l. F. Porter of Rocky, Ok., wh, spent some time in Mena last Au- gust prospecting for location. re turned last week to make furthel ] investigation Mir. Porter was takel with the town at once upon his ar. rival last summer, but at that tinni did not find farm lands that suitel him.
 A change has been made in tn Ozark Land and Investment Com pany, Col c. NJ. Latimer retirin, from the firm to devote all his time to the auction business. and hi place being taken by H. E. Manning | The new firm will be H. E. Mannini and M P. Sunderman and they vii continue to do business under tn name of the Ozark Land and Invest ment Company. For the presen I N lA.ss=5y poI Il