The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-18


 ents in Little Rock
 Prof. R. B. Dodd and Mrs. Nina King, of the Hatfield schools, were the teachers in Mena Satur- day.
 John Allen, brother of Postmaster R. s. Allen, came from Smithville Friday to spend day in Mena on business.
 Mir and Mrs. Jesse Atkins returned to Mena Friday from Oklahoma. Ok, to spend some time with relatives of Mrs. Atkins, living west of Mena.
 w. NJ. Wyatt is here from Durant, Ok, and is much interested in eli matic and other conditions tending to make Mena a desirable location for a home.
 George Nichols, living in the West Valley Community west of Hatfield, was in Mena Saturday to marKet hogs. He was accompanied by NJ. s. Bates.
 W. P. Mount was off duty in the office of the County Clerk for all of last week on account of sickness He is having a hard seize of the prevalent lagrippe.
 Dr. w. c. Nandiver was called to the home of Grif. McCauley in the Sugar creek country Friday to at tend sick members of the family. The doctor went prepared to make the return trip after dark.
 J. w. Scott, c. P. Hill, c. W. Pope and W. w. Scott of 0den were in Mena Saturday to get four icads of goods from the Golf Wholesale house for I. c. Chapman.
 John NJ. Lacy arrived Friday from Russell, Kas., for visit at the home of his parents. living on Southerland avenue. Mir Lacy is a carpenter and has been busy all summer at his trade.
 J. T. Magruder returned Thursday from Quinton, Ok, where he had attended the meeting of the stock holders and directors of the First National Bank of Quinton, in which he is interested.
 Capt. c. J. Hazlett came in from Shady Friday to do some trading. Mir. Hazlett is still having trouble with his left foot, which necessitates the use of crutches. He was accom- panied on the trip by Bud Whisen- hunt.
 Mrs. w. NJ Rowton, here from Chattanooga, Tenn, visiting at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs.
 J. II. Long, returned last Friday from Wickes, where she had spent a week at the home of her brother, w. i. Long.
 George, the 9-year-old son of Mir. and Mrs. Frank Baker, living in the Kirby cottage on Ninth street, is re- covering nicely from a fracture of his right arm at the wrist, which he sustained one day last week in a fall from a horse.
 G. A. Converse was in from the Quito neighborhood Saturday, get tin repairs for his sawmill, which he Is getting ready to operate. He had not been operating the mill for the last two years, but now has a set that will keep him busy until spring.
 Mrs. s. E Duckett, who had been visiting at the home of her sister Mrs. w. B. Thomas, returned to her home east of Wickes Wednesday,. She was accompanied on the home trip by her daughter and Miss Myr- tie Sullivan. who had been attend ing school in Mena.
 Mrs. F. C. Emhry. who was called to Honey Grove, Tex, just before Christmas on account of the critical illness of her brother returned home on Sunday morning. Her who had passed thru siege of pneumonia, is much improved, tho still unable to be up.
 The Rev. J. T. Howard, and Mrs. Howard, while enroute from Chica- go to Houston, Tex, where they will spend the remainder of the winter, in Mena Saturday to spend a few days with pr. M. R. Began, and Mrs Began. The Rev. Mir How ard is a minister of the Baptist 
 Mr. and Mrs Joe H. Miller, who, during the past season lived on the l. A. Thornton farm, but since early last fall, have been living in Angus ta, Kas., in writing to The Star, say that they are getting along fine in Kansas, but that they still have a longing for Mena and the people of this community.
 Mir. and Mrs. NJ. H. Carey of Che topa, Kas., have arrived in Mena to make their home on the Berkebile place northwest of Mena, Mir Carty having bought the interest of J. R. Turner in the place. Their house. hold goods were moved to the place Saturday. Mr. Turner and family are arranging to move into the city
 In the appointment of legislative committees, Representative Charles Burnett was assigned to committees