The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04

tIlef Sulluay to LOOK dlJeI some business matters in Mena.
 Ed Sutton, living on South Second street, has sold his residence to Ma son Oldham, who is to get possession at once.
 Dr. H. C. Rushing, Mrs. Rushing, and son, Clinton, returned last Fri day from Foreman where they had spent a week with relatives.
 Mrs. Priscilla Belsha, mother of Mrs. D. M Watkins. who had spent the last several weeks at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Watkins, left Sat- urday for Decatur.
 Alfred Spradley and son, Lowe, are here from Hackett City for a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. w. NJ. Casey. Mr. Spradley is a nephew of Mr. Casey
 Miss Johnnie Henderson, who had been with homefolks at Hatfield since before Christmas, returned to Mena Sunday evening, and Monday resumed work in the office of Cir cult Clerk w. L. Parker
 Mir. and Mrs. F. C. Maltby who had been with Polk county rela- tives since before Christmas, left last Tuesday for Dilworth, Ok, where Mr. Maltby and father are running a butcher business.
 L. A. Cummings of Hatfield and A. II. Cummings from near Dierks, Howard county, were in Mena Mon day looking up matters of business relating to the estate of their fath- CT, who passed away last week at his home near Dallas.
 " I. and Young Mckinney ar rNCG from Hazel, Ok, Sunday t3 SpLlG some time looking after their Polk county interests. Young Me Kinney is also planning a trip to Cor %ay, where he has real estate interests.
 John Allison, who, with Mrs. AL lison is at the rome of their daugh- ter, Mrs l.. E. Fo-ei on Tenth street, suffered a stroke of paralysis Mon day morning, which is confiniug him to his bed He had suffered previous strokes.
 John Lawrence of Shady, has re- turned from a visit with his uncle, D. l.. Lawrence. and family, at New Boston, Tex. At Texarkana he saw quite a body of soldiers from the border and says they are 8 happy, healthy looking lot.
 John Martin, son of Judge W. N. Martin and Mrs. Martin, who was injured in an accident at the Trum- bull slave mill one day last week, has been troubled with high fever the last day or two, which makes his recovery more slow.
 Mrs. J. w. Garrett and two chil- dren came from Heavener Saturday evening and spent Sunday at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Bert Hilte- brand. They were joined Sunday afternoon by Mr Garrett, and then all returned to HeaYener Sunday night.
 Miss Leonora Rector, who, with her father and mother, had spent Christmas with relatives in Pine Bluff, returned to Mena Monday to be ready for the beginning of school Tuesday. Mrs. Rector went from Pine Bluff to Little Rock, where she will visit relatives until about the 10th of this month.
 Louis Nichols and family of Jack sonville, Tex, who spent Christmas week with Mena relatives, returned home Sunday. accompanied by Nr. Nichols mother, Mrs. M L. Nichols. who will spend the winter in Jack sonVille. Mrs. Walter Nichols, of TeXarkana, who spent Christmas here and at Heavener also went home Sunday.
 Master William Tweedy, Jr., son of MT and Mrs. J. W Tweedy, sus- tained a fracture of both bones of his right forearm in an accidental fall one day last week while at play with some of his young friends. The little fellow sustained a fracture of the same arm last August, but the new fracture is about an inch above the other.
 H. F. Lyle of the Holly Springs neighborhoOd was among the farm CTS in Mena Friday to get supplies and to market produce He and Mrs. Lyle are among the fortunate ones who have hens that lay at this season of the year, and credits that to the fact that he is feeding them on peanuts. When asked as to the price he was getting for eggs, he iocularly remarked, Only 30 cents per dozen"
 S. L. Taylor and son, Noble, are here from DeKalb Tex, to spend some time prospecting in Polk coun- ty for suitable location. Mir. Tay- Tor owns considerable land in De- Kalb, but has made up his mind to come to Polk county if he can find a suitable location. He is an old friend and neighbor of the Rev. R. P. Mckinley who came to Mena from DeKalb last fall. |