The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1917-08-30

J. P. Ross of Gillian stopped in
Mena for a short time Thursday
while on the way to visit his broth
er at Thomasville
f. +. Mount nephew of W. P.
Mount arrived last Thursday form
Tupelo, Ok, for a visit with polk
county relatives.
A. b. Dilbeck was in from Big
Fork last week to get cement and
other material for the construction
Of the Big Fork dipping vat,
James pegram of the Mena Dairy
last week bought the stock and bus.
mess of the Nat Baker dairy and has
added the stock to his dairy herd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jenkins Tibbs spent
last week with relatives in Watcon,
Ok. Doss Thomas worked in the
Southside Garage in the absence Of
Mr. Tibbs.
Mrs. r. l.. Kidd and baby of po-
teau, who had been with relatives in
Horatio, stepped here last Wednes-
day for a visit at the home of r. l..
Park, father of Mrs. Kidd.
Assistant Forest Supervisor T.. j..
Mead, who came from Hot Springs
Sunday. spent last week in the
Brushy creek neighborhood with
Forest Ranger Joseph II, Gill
Mr. and Mrs John l.. Coffey and
Mr.. and Mrs. Alden CofIey and chill
dren, left last Wednesday afternoon
to spend week at The old home
near Anthony, Sewer county.
Mrs. James Reiter of Ellsworth.
kas., and Mrs James Kroft Of Will
son, kas sisters of Mrs +. r. Fried.
arrived in Mena last Wednesday for
a visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fried.
Sam Plane returned last Thursday
from Joplin, where he had been at
work at carpentry for the last sever
al weeks He had also been IN the
mining territory near Baxter
Springs
f. A. Smith and J. r. Grant began
work last Friday to re-shingle the
Southside school building and to
make other repairs in preparation
for the beginning of school Septem-
Der TO-
Mr.. and Mrs Francis Deskin of
Springhill, kas., arrived i'll Mena this
morning for a visit at the home of
Mrs. Virginia 0lney and other Mena
relatives. Mrs Deskin is a niece Of
Mrs Olney.
Mrs. Belle Hilton of Board Camp
returned Wednesday of last week
from a trip of two months visiting
relatives in Gerry and Asher, Ok,
and III Hazelton, kas. She has son
living in Hazeton.
r. Bagwell and ]. T. Garrett uncles
of J. L. Bagwell of the Yocana com
munity, left last Wednesday for
their respective homes in poteau
and Bonanza, Oh, after having spent
week in polk county.
Allen Watkins of Hot Springs,
grandson of b. A. Duncan. is here
visiting his grandparents and other
relatives. He came overland max
ing the trip with Mayor Ira o.
Smith and c. A. Proctor.
?. c. Rogers, clerk Of Rich Noun
tain Camp No. 245, w. O. w. last
Wednesday received a check for
$1,000 10 cover the insurance ear
ried in the order by the late Pr G..
p Dunman. The check was deliy-
cred Thursday to Mrs Dunman, the
beneficiary.
Miss Edythe Norton returned to
Mena last Wednesday from Whites
town, Mimi, to again open The mil
linery department in the Lochridge
Dry Goods Company store She
stopped in Chicago and St. Louis to
buy millinery goods for the fall and
winter trade.
Francis Holman returned last
week from Little Rock where he had
been attending the officers training
camp. He did not secure a commits
sion at this time, so he enrolled in
the second training camp, and left
the latter part Of the week for
Leon Springs, Tex, to report for
duty.
John Huddleston of Waters was in
Mena "Wednesday night to go to Ok
lahoma City, where he intends TAX
ing commercial course in prepar-
alton for taking the examination for
clerical work in the army. He was
accompanied on the trip by Oien
Wood, who will visit in Oklahoma
City and Mchiester.
Will Alley of Mt. Ida was in Mena
last Wednesday on his return
from a trip TO Oklahoma and Texas.
He had accompanied G. B. Bates Of
big Fork to Holdenville, Ok, where
they attended the Oklahoma Asso-
citation of the Primitive Baptist
|churches, and he then made trip
TO Paris and other Texas points
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Colbert and
daughter, Miss Matte, arrived in
Mena last Wednesday from Shreve-
port to spend the remainder Of the
summer here They are temporarily
located at the Commercial Hotel, but