The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-12

". M, Hedge of Wickes spent
 euhesday in Mena on business.
 George Hammond of Wickes spent
 wednesday in Mena on business. G. H. Barnes of vanderyoort was Court.
 W. E. Mershon of Hatfield was among those in Mena this morning to pay taxes.
 Il. M. Fowler and son, Earl, of
 Big Fork, were in Mena Tuesday getting supplies.
 II. $. Hoover came in from Egger Tuesday to attend Chancery court. haVing been summoned to appear as witness in a pending case
 R. Anthony has about completed the making and painting of the bed and other woodwork on the Form a-Truck" which J. A. Cornell is having built.
 Deputy U. s. Marshal J. A. Thorn ton went to Fort Smith the latter part of last week to join U. s. Mar shal J. H. Parker in a trip to Wash ington, D. c.
 Judge R. NJ. Anderson has been very sick for about a week at his home on South Third street, but. he was reported somewhat improved Wednesday.
 R. D. McCuiston is getting ready to open a store in the Shields build ing on South Mena street. He plans to carry novelties and ready-to- wear goods.
 Mrs. Chas. Lewery and mother, Mrs. Sales, who had been visiting Mrs. J. R. Steele and other Mena relatives and friends, returned to their home in Sallisaw, Ok, Tuesday night.
 F. D. Pierce, who had sold out his personal effects on last Wednesday, lat Green City, Mo. arrived in Mena Tuesday afternoon to join Mrs. Pierce and children at the Dallas valley home.
 Wilburn Philpot and Chris Hoover came in from Egger Tuesday to go to Poteau to attend the session of the LeFlore county district court for the hearing of State of Oklahoma NS JuliuS Garden
 Mrs Etta Gillham and daughter, Miss Goldie, who came from St. Louis about two weeks ago, have decided to locate in Mena. They will live in the R. H. Hughes resi- dence on south Eleventh street.
 Chancellor J. D. Shaver came from Texarkana Sunday to be here for the April term of Chancery court, which he began Monday morning. On Wednesday night of this week, Chancellor Shaver addressed the Junior Bar Association.
 T. A. Winton, who had spent Sun day in Mena with Mrs. Winton and the children, started out early Mon day morning with load of goods for the Muse store. He took a good supply of egg cases to be able to take care of the run on eggs which is steadily continuing.
 Bob Beavers. Mrs. T. K. Moore, w. E. Clinton, w. F. McVay, Mir. and Mrs. William Reeves and Luke Pick ems were among the people from Grannis in town Monday to attend Chancery court. They were all witnesses in the case of T. K. Moore vs. Mrs. T. K Moore, which involved the transfer of certain property.
 Victor Estes went to Kansas City Sunday night to arrange to float some loans which he has recently been taking in polE county. He had a nice line of business under head way, when he found that the con- cern for which he had been working was unable to handle the business on account of the impending money stringeney due to the war.
 Dean O. Smith left Sunday night for Jacksonville, Fla, to again take up work in the U. s. Coast and Geo. detic Survey. under his chief, E. H. pagenhart The party had contem- plated continuing triangulation work ihis summer in Idaho and Montana but on account of the war, plans were changed and traverse work will be done along the coast from Jacksonville north.
 Mir. and Mrs. T. 4. Hatfield, who were married in New Boston, Tex, on Sunday, April 1, are spending this week with relatives and friends in Mena and the Shady neighbor- hood They are now at the home of Mir. Hatfelds parents, Mr. and Mrs. ]. H. Hatfield of Shady, but will return to Mena the latter part of this week, and then go to Heayener, where they will make their home.
 Mir. and Mrs. o. E. Witherspoon and daughter, Dorothy, were in Mena Saturday for a short time, on their return to Cove from a trip to . n. ...r II