The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

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 Mrs. W. C. Smothers left Friday morning for Fayette, Mo, in re- sponse to word of the death of her father.
 Miss Kathleen Holt left on Satur- day for Magazine, Ark, where she will teach piano and expression in 0uachita Academy
 Mrs. B. H. Barton and Mrs. John Carter came from Cove Friday for a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Barton.
 The Rev. T. A. Park and Mrs. Park returned Friday afternoon from their vacation of month, which they spent in Tennessee.
 w. B. Barton spent last Saturday in Mena while cnroutc to his home in Fort Smith to spend Sunday with Mrs. Barton and son, Bernard.
 J. C. Terrell came in from Rocky on Friday. being accompanied by Henry Guy Terrell, who was among the registrants examined Friday.
 Mrs. A. NJ. McNitt, mother of Mrs. R. MacGregor, arrived Saturday from Tensleep, Wyo. to make Der home with Mir. and Mrs MacGregor.
 Prof. J. M. Tomlin, principal of the NanderVOort schools, was in Mena Saturday to get supplies and to con- suit with the county superintendent.
 Warner St. John arrived Saturday from Port Arthur, where he is in the employ of H w. Lar'iwcl, to spend Sunday with his parents and Mena friends.
 H. W. Cardwel returned to Port Arthur Sunday morning after haV- ing spent several days in Mena with Mrs. Cardwell and to look after bus iness interests.
 J. J. Henson returned to his home near Hatton Saturday after having spent three weeks taking care of his fodder crop which he raised this year on the D. K. Dahlgren land.
 Herman purVis came in from Board Camp Friday to get ready to enter the Mena High school next Monday. He will be employed in the Lochridge Dry Goods store during his spare time.
 J. w. Edwards of HcaYener is spending a few days with Mena friends. He recently sold his dairy business in HeaVener and may re- turn to Mena on account of Mrs. Edwards health.
 J. B. Wallace again began work on last Monday for the Watkins Hardware Company, taking the place of Hubert Patton, who left Monday for Fayetteville to attend the Ar kansas University.
 William K. Davis from near Pot ter was in Mena today to make final proof of his homestead entry before Circuit Clerk Owen Parker. J. T. Winton and W. F Upton came with him as witnesses.
 James Smith, eleven years ago a resident of Polk county, has re- turned from Chico, Calif He says he was ready to eat shucks in true prodigal fashion, but finds it en- tirely unnecessary, there being SO many better things to eat
 Word came from Smithville on Thursday that W. E. Tibbs had lost the fingers of his left hand thru the accidental discharge of his shotgun while out squirrel hunting. He was planning to come to Hatfield last week. it is reported, so that he can have better medical attention.
 R. Osborn in from the Mountain Top farm Thursday to market pears. brought to The Star office a fine spe- cimen of the Keiffer pear, weighing one pound and ? ounces, and being perfect type of this variety Mir. osborn states that he will have about g bushels of pears this year.
 B. F. Hall of Little Rock, who had been in Mena since last Thursday to secure men to work on the canton ment near Argenta, succeeded in getting 72 men, who left for Little Rock on train Mo- Monday morning Mr. Hall planned to start with the men Sunday afternoon, but the transportation failed to arrive in time.
 Mir. and Mrs. NJ. D. Quillen came from Oden Sunday to spend day or so in Mena to do trading and to vis- | it friends. They were the guests of Dr. R. c. Mccoy and Mrs. Mccoy while in the city. Mir. Quillen, with his partner, D P. Whittsett, is build ing up a fine business breeding Duroc hogs. They are planning to bring some of them to Mena the lat ter part of this month.
 1 The Rev w. L. Smith, Judge w. prickett and H. H. Thomas were the only Mena representatives to attend the funeral services of Judge ]. T. Bowling last Saturday in Ashdown. They returned to Mena on train No. f. Saturday afternoon, the hour of the funeral having been changed from 2 o'clock to 10 o'clock, to ac- commodate those who desired to