The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-15
PERSONAL NOTES

M. Martiny went to Cove Tuesday to look after spring work being done on his fruit farm.
 w. W. Rowton of Heavener spent Monday in Mena on business, re- turning home Monday night.
 D. H. Miller, Lawson Tucker, G. ". Liner of Hatfield were among the farmers in Mena Monday.
 Roy Mount came from Page Sat urday night to spend Sunday with homefolks and Mena friends.
 A. c. and w. J. Clark of Nunley were here Tuesday to get merchan- disc for the Clark X Embry storo
 MT. and Mrs. Ford Youncy spent Sunday in DeQueen at the home of James Bales, brother of Mrs. Youncy.
 Mir. and Mrs J. P. Longan arrived rom Mountain View, Ok, to look over Polk county farms with a view of locating
 C. H. Whipple, who is in the poul- try and produce business in Van dervoort spent Sunday and Monday with homefolks
 Ivan Rowe and Miss Hessie Roach were at AOcana Sunday to attend the marriage of Luther Lewis and Miss Bonnie Lee Wood.
 
 Frank Sims and Freeman L. John son left Monday afternoon for Tex arkana and possibly other points on "a mule buying expedition.
 Mrs. w. C. Smothers of the Loch- ridge Dry Goods Company spent Sunday in Grannis at the home of her sister, Mrs. Andrew Coyle.
 Mr. and Mrs. s. p. Orrick and children spent the latter part of last week on the farm in the Big Fork country returning to Mena Sunday
 A. C. Bratcher, who was in from Egger Tuesday arranging to make the season with Al. H., the pacing stallion, bought at the J. A. Thorn ton sale.
 Mrs. w. L. Smith of DeQueen and Mrs. Mark Leadaman of HeaVener were in Mena as Sunday guests at the home of MT. and Mrs Henry Leadaman.
 J. Thompson of Cherry Hill has rented the furniture and equipment of the P O. Cafe and has re-opened the restaurant.
 Mir. and Mrs. K. s. Pirtle left Sun day on a trip to Muskogee and other Oklahoma points, expecting to be away an indefinite length of time. Mr. Pirtle is making the trip for the purpose nf looking mp 2 location.
 Dr. w. C. Vandives was called to Shady Monday to attend Mrs R. F. Hampton, who, it was reported, was afflicted with typhoid fever. Mr. Nandiyer was accompanied by J. G.. Lawrence, brother of Mrs. Hampton
 Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Wengler are other Polk county folks who last year experimented in raising capons. They were so well satisfied with the trial that they are planning to go into the business more extensively this year.
 J. P. Payne and son, Howard, who have been conducting the Mena Furniture Company on South Mena street have moved the goods to the pflnning building, where the business will be conducted in con- nection with the Payne & Horner real estate agency.
 J. L. Harris of Upper Two Mile was here Monday getting informa- tion in reference to building a dip ping vat in his neighborhood The farmers interested in the project met at his home Saturday night, and another meeting was held Mon night to perfect an or~anization.
 NJ. B. Fried and son, Sam, and Cal- win Edwards, were among the Big Fork people in Mena Monday Mir. Fried and son came in to get wire and other fencing material, but more particularly to get shorthorn calf purchased from C.. w. Petty.
 G. w. Cain closed deal this week for the sale of his S0-acre farm lo- cated about a mile east of Mena, the purchaser being F. l.. Johnson. Mir. Cain and family plan to give posses sion of the farm within a week, but they have not yet decided what they will do.
 Mrs. Doe and daughter, Miss Ida, arrived Monday from Kansas City to go from here to Gaston, where they have farm and where they expect to locate. They were met here by Jack Scott, T. o. Mcdonald and .Gaston Vines, who took their baggage to Gaston.
 Mrs. A. NJ. Browning, aged so years, mother of Mrs. E. c. Rob- erts, in an accidental fall last Friday sustained fracture of her left arm near the wrist. It is feared that on account of her advanced age there may be considerable difficulty in getting the fracture to unite. Mrs Levi pigg and mother. Mrs