The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-26


 Dr. w. w. Philpot and Mrs. Phil pot arrived in Mena on Thursday from Gerty, Ok, to spend two or three weeks with Polk county rela- tives.
 Troy Adams of the Cooper Motor Company of Fort Smith, ar rived in Mena "Wednesday afternoon to arrange an agency for service motor truck.
 Miss BeuIah Neal is again working in the G. w. Petty store, taking the place of Miss Mattingly who has been off duty on account of an at tack of measles.
 MT. and Mrs. o. L. Hampton re- turned "Wednesday afternoon from Mangum, Ok, where they had spent the winter at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Ingold.
 H. k. Manning, J. w. Stevenson and John Dutro made trip to Van dervoort last Saturday on land deal, being taken down by Hubert Durham in the Connell auto.
 The Mena Auto Company last week made the sale of two Maxwell cars, one going to Dr. J N. Porter of Vandervoort and the other being de- livered to party in Mt. Ida.
 c. w. Robson and son, Elmer, of | fn, Mena Saturday. Mir. Robson says the range up his country is starting out fine and cattle are doing well. J. C.. Allen of the Bank of Hatfield and Mrs. Susan Liner-Hall of Hat l field were in Mena today to attend Circuit court, Mrs. Hall baing de- | fendant in a case that was pending
 s. s. Dickinson and daughter, Miss Edna, who were called to Mena from Larned, Kas., by the death of their daughter and sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Sleeper, left Thursday night for home.
 1 George Hammond of Wickes, ac- companied by John P. Smootz of | Tulsa, Ok, was here Thursday. Mr. Smootz is interested in Polk county Hands, particularly in the south part of the county.
 Rev. Will Brantley and Mrs. Brantlev and the baby, left the first of this week for Hot Spring county to spend two or three weeks or longer at the home of Mir. Brant- ley's parents.
 MT. and Mrs. A. P. Bledsoe are in receipt of letter from their son, Alex, who has enlisted in the army and is now located in Jefferson Bar racks, near St. Louis. He enlisted a week ago in Texarkana.
 | J. NJ. Addison of Tulsa, Ok, re- turned home Tuesday night after having spent several days in Mena at the bedside of his father, James | Addison, who was rather seriously i'll the first of the week.
 | T. w. Anderson returned to his home on Two Mile Wednesday evening. He had been in Mena to do duty as one of the grand jurors, but was excused on the death of his brother, Judge R. M. Anderson. | B. S. petefish, who was down from Acorn Saturday, was accompanied by c. w. Deardorlf, of Hastings, Neb., brother of Mrs. Petefish, who ar rived in Acorn Friday for a visit at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Peteflsh. | Alex. Patton is practicing pre- paredness in the matter of getting ready to plant vacant lots into po- tatoes. He has had the vacant lots l adjoining his place of business lplowed and placed in readiness for planting.
 Charles E. Martin came from Hat- field Friday evening to attend court | as a witness in the case of J. H. , Allen vs. Polk county, which is an Iappeal from the action of the coun- ty court in the allowance of the claim of the plaintiff for services as 1 intlnUcA oi tiiC loodl VI VI i@4uaiiHo Il tion.
 John Thompson returned to Mena Friday evening from Memphis where he had spent the last several weeks getting a young man started on his farm. He says that he has greatly enjoyed the out-of-doors work and his healthful appearance 1 indicates that the work has agreed with him.
 Tom Suit of Egger was in Mena Saturday to close a deal with Dr. C. lC. Gunnels and c. B. Sale for the pur- chase of an IFS acre farm adjoining the farm of Mr Sales, the purchase being made from the two men, buy ing a portion of the tract from each Mir. Suit, 1t will be remembered, re- gently sold his farm near Egger te Levi Wimberly.
 Young Mckinney came from Heavener Friday. expecting to meet his brother, w. l. Mckinney, in this : lcity, but he found upon arriving here that they had passed each oth- CT on the way, w l. having gone ts , Heavener. Mir. Mckinney has beer : spending the last three months oI his farm near Conway. and had Jus