The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-03

Henry Maxwell of Big Fork was among the farmers in town Satur- day.
 7 Dr. W. c. Vandiver returned Mon day afternoon from trip to Fort Smith.
 Will Tow and J. NJ. Taylor of Pot ter township were here Saturday to get supplies.
 Elgy Nichols of Two-Mil was in Mena Saturday to be on duty in the w. R. Cole store.
 J. K. Edwards of Big Fork was in Mena last Monday to get a load of goods for the Edwards X Abernathy store.
 Mrs. w.. A. Lewis and little son, Billy, arrived last Saturday from Pine Bluff and will spend most of the summer in Mena.
 A. J. Gramley, president of the County Sunday School Association. spent Sunday in Vandervoort to at tend the District convention.
 Frank Harkey came from Hatton Friday to be in Mena to attend the Junior-Senior reception which was held at the Elks home last night.
 Mr. and Mrs. John Lofts spent all of last week with relatives and friends in the Egger community, returning to Mena Saturday night.
 Joseph R. Gill of the local Forest i Service office went to Rich Mountain ! last Saturday to look after some tim Der sales which had recently been made.
 Mrs. c. c. Mills, who underwent an operation four weeks ago at St Jonn's hospital in Fort Smith, re- turned home the first of the week and is steadily gaining strength.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. l. Green are in receipt of letter from their ne- phew, Clyde Green, son of Mir. and Mrs. H. J. Green, stating that he was married on April g to a Miss Dill lingham. | J. w. Hardy, who is employed in the J. B. Goss stores, was able to be down town today for the first time in two weeks, having been confined to his home with an attack of meas | les.
 Mrs. W. c. B. Allen came from Acorn Friday evening to spend a short time on shopping expedition in Mena. Mrs. Allen has been close | ly confined to her home all spring on account of illness. | J. c. Allen, c. H. Johnson and Mayor w. II. Terry of Hatfield spent Monday in Mena. They made the trip in the Allen automobile, and on the home trip they were accompanied by T. R. Bates, who had also been in Mena.
 J. R. Gardenhire of Fort Smith, representing the Fort Smith Wagon Factory, spent Monday here. MT. Gardenhire is nephew of the late ! Dr. J. A. Norris, but had not heard of his uncle's death until he reached Mena this week. | Little Riding was in Fort Smith Sunday to take the examination for enlistment in the Army. He passed the examination, and was assigned to the officers reserve corps, which is to go into training at Fort Logan H. Roots. He was directed to report for duty on May 8.
 Henry Maxwell, who was in from Big Fork Saturday to meet I J. T. Farless of Rich Mountain, father of Mrs. Maxwell, but he found upon reaching here that MT. Farless was unable to make the trip from Rich Mountain to Mena, having for some time been in poor health.
 Judge J. T. Bowling, Prosecuting Attorney A. D. DuLaney and Assist ant George Steel, left on the early train last Friday for their respec- tive homes. Court Stenographer AL len Watkins remained over for to- day in order to complete some of his work in cases in which an ap- peal had been taken. | Neil Riding, who had been with the Four States Press in Texarkana since last October, has written home folks that he has been transferred to Shreveport where he has been given the position of cashier and as- sistant manager of the Times-Amer- ican, 3 paper in which c. E. Palmer of the Four States Press is interest ed
 Roy Whittenberg, who two weeks ago lost his left hand thru an acci- dental gunshot wound, spent Friday in Mena. The wound since the ann Iputation of his hand above the wrist, has healed up nicely. Roy is Contemplating taking review of the Common school branches, and then taking a business course SO that he may take up some professional work.
 MT. and Mrs. John Embry ar rived in Mena Saturday, going from here to Board Camp to visit at the n