The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23

 Mr. and Mrs. Albert Newman of Muse, Ok, were in Mena Thursday for supplies.
 Mrs. J. F. Averitt and son, Louis returned Thursday from visit with relatives in Heavener and Thomas Ville, Ok
 A. D. Ellison of Oden was in Mena Friday to buy doors, windows and other building material for a new house which he is building.
 MT. and Mrs. Leslie Moseley re- ! turned last Friday from St. Louis, where they had been to buy goods Tor the Moseley X Sons store.
 Mrs. Mary Minor and son, Everett Minor, and wife, of Boles, Scott county, were in Mena last week to spend few days with friends.
 F. w. Moore of Hatfield, while in Mena Friday arranged to have The Star sent to Mrs. Gertrude Aiken sister-in-law, living in Kiowa, Ok.
 Mrs Ella Florida. sister-in-Iaw of Mrs. Brick York, is here from Col linsyille, Ok, for a visit of three weeks at the home of MT. and Mrs York.
 E. F. Leonard and D. w. Valentine of the Oden community came to Mena Wednesday for supplies starting on the home trip Thursday evening
 [ Mrs. F. l.. Johnson and baby ar rived last Thursday from Little Rock to spend two weeks or longer at the home of MT and Mrs. J H. Alien and Mena friends
 Dr. C. F. Johnson and J. E. Will jams came from Hatfield on Friday the former having come to con- tinue his work as one of the examin- ing physicians of the local exemp- tion board
 Mack Sims came from pittsburg, Kas., Thursday night in response to the call to appear for re-examina- ton under the selectNe service act He was accepted for service in The second examination.
 Miss Vida Mccoy of Horatio, on her return from St. Paul, Ark, stopped in Mena for a short visit at the home of Mir. and Mrs. w. j. Lauck and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Mccoy going home Friday afternoon.
 Mrs. w. D. Allen and three chil- dren, who had been visiting at the home of Mrs. Aliens parents, Mr and Mrs. w. Whisenant, and with other Polk county relatives, left on Friday for their home in Sayre, Ok.
 John Harrison is on duty in the blacksmith shop at the corner of Martin avenue and Fourth street taking the place of Tom Stafford who has been laid up for several days from an injury to his foot sus- tained while shoeing mule. Mrs. C. A. Lindsay and children left last Friday for their home iT 1 Shreveport, after having spent the summer with relatives in Mena anc | in Oklahoma. They were accompa- nied by Miss Bertha Eddy, cousin of Mrs. Lindsay, who. goes to Shreve- port for visit.
 
 Mrs. NJ. Hassett returned last week from a trip to Siloam Springs, Jop- hin and other points. She says that in her trip she had been in six or eight different towns, but none suit ed her so well as Mena, so after coming home she doubled the price on her property.
 MT. and Mrs. J. D. WiIhitc ol Oden were in Mena last Friday or their return from vacation trip which they had taken with their son George, who is located in Tulsa They were met by the son at Joplin and then took an automobile trip tC the Rocky mountains.
 Mrs. T. A. Coleman and little daughter who had spent most oi the summer in Mena left lasl Saturday for their home in Little Rock. They were accompanied a: 1 far as Heavener by J. w. Bradley i father of Mrs. Coleman, who will make a trip to western Texas. Will and Wayman Scott of Oder were in Mena Thursday to get sup plies and farm implements. They report that the crops in the territory from 0den to the mountains on tho north have never been better thar they are this year, there never hay ing been a time this summer wheT there was lack of rain. Ebert Chapman, living near Oden nephew of Mir. and Mrs. J. A. John ston, was in Mena last week to go t Garrison, Tex, for a visit with hi mother before he is to be called ou for duty in the National Army. Ht is one of the registrants of Mont gomerys county. and successful, lpassed the physical examination. G. B. Bates of Big Fork returned to Mena last Friday from trip t' Oklahoma points, having been ava. over a week. He had been at Hol denvilIe to attend the Oklahom; Association of the Primitive Baptis church, and then visited his son ] pooop aud fannflxr in Oklahoma Citv