The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-29
PERSONAL NOTES

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 Shade Hilton returned Monday from Howe, Ok, whither he had ac- companied his daughter, MfS. Ray mond lsom, on her return to her home near Camargo, Ok.
 
 Mir. and Mrs. J. K. Joplin of Wickes and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ma tions of Vandervoort, spent Sunday in Mena with Mir. and Mrs. D. B. Joplin and other relatives.
 One of the latest contributions to the |. M.G. A. war work fund was made by Mrs. Albert Robertson of the Corner Grocery, the donation being ? per cent of all sales made during the week the drive was on
 Henry Brack, government super intendent on the construction of the postoffice building, left Monday aft ernoon for Muskogee, Ok, where other government work is in pro- greSs.
 c. Goodwin, attracted to Mena from Teleferno, Tex, thru the ef- forts of the Commercial Club, has secured the Thrailkill property at the east edge of town for the com ing year.
 Frank F. Rork, president of the Bank of Cove, was looking after business in Mena Tuesday. He states that w. c. Martin for years cashier of the Cove bank, is arranging soon to go to Tulsa, Ok.
 Mrs. J. D. Budd and son, J. b. Jr., arrived on Friday from Wagoner, Ok, where they had been with Mir. Budd for several months. Mir. Budd probably will nd return to Mena until about Christmas.
 c. c. Millikan of Grannis was here Tuesday negotiating for farm near the county seat. He has lived near Grannis for the last six years, coming from Kansas City, but sold his farm about year ago. 3ih
 Sam Badt and family are driving new Lexington Six automobile, for which the Overland was traded. The deal was made with Earl Hill of Durant, Ok, who delivered the new car in Mena Thursday.vssan3 
 B. P. Lunsford, near Ink, topped the cotton market Friday with bale which he sold to G w. Petty at 28 cents per pound. The price had been ranging during the day from 27k to 27& cents per pound.
 Mrs. Eva L. Beatom of Santa Anna, Calf, arrived in Mena Thurs day to be the guest of Mir. and Mrs. Fred Van Wagner and to look after the real estate interests which she has near Bethesda Springs.
 Miss Laura Shinn of Ransom was in Friday to make arrangements to begin her first term of school. She will teach in the HiIlard district, near Cherry Hill, the winter term to begin on Monday, December 5.
 J. 0. Adcock, who farmed this season on the Red River near Dodd- ridge, Ark, spent Monday with Mena friends. He reports that he made good cotton crop, and with the good price he will have prosperous year.
 w. A. Hathaway and W. N. Lace field, teachers in the Rich Mountain and Howard schools respectively, came to Mena on Friday, leaving that afternoon for Cove, to attend the meeting of the Polk county Ed ucational Association.
 w. Nj. Lowery of the Bunch neighb0rhood near Wiekes, was in Mena last Friday on his return trip to Waldron and Blansett in Scott county, where. he had been to visit relatives and to look after bus mess. He went on home Friday aft erno0n.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. T. Magruder and returned to Mena Thurs day after having been away about two weeks, visiting with MT. Ma gruder's mother in Dennison, Tex They came home by way of Quinton, Ok, and on Thursday drove from Fort Smith. F
 Mrs. Claude Bennett and children left Monday afternoon for Heavener, from whence, after spending the night. they went to Fort Smith, where they will be at home. Mir. Bennett. who is in the employ of the Eads Brothers Furniture Com pany. preceded them little over week ago.
 Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wallace, who had been living near Legal, Okr during the past year reached Mena night, having made the trip overland. Mir. Wallace made a crop in Oklahoma last year, but he is going to live on his fathers farm in the Holly Springs neighborhood during the coming season.
 Vernon Allen, son of Mir. and Mrs. s. D. Allen, came from Heavener on Thursday to get some things which were overlooked when their goods were loaded out last Tuesday He
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