The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-11


 
 ]. NJ. Looney was in from Board Camp Saturday. He shipped ear o1 hogs to market last week and is planning another in few days. Mrs. R. l.. Barron and son, Brent of the Acorn country were in Mena Friday, bringing in a load of peas which they sold at Si.S5 per bushel Clyde Legate, son of NJ. B. Legate lwho had spent about two weeks al the home of MT. and Mrs. Legate and other Mena relatives, left Thursday for Chicago.
 Mrs. H. E. Manning left Friday night for Springfield, Mo-, in re- sponse to a message announcing the critical illness of her mother, Mrs l.. F. Davidson.
 Miss Vashti Jackson, who has been home for the holiday vacation, left on last Sunday for Arkadel- phia. to resume her work as student in Ouachita College.
 Joe and Anton Wengler of Sails bury, Mo-. arrived in Mena Thurs day afternoon for a visit at the home of their brother, q. A. Wen gler, living west of Mena. J. W. Martin, youngest brother of Judge w. N. Martin, came from Hat field Thursday and spend Fri- day with Mena relatives. He is planning a trip to New Mexico some time soon.
 Mr. and Mrs. z. A. Hilton moved Friday from their former home in the west part of town, to the s. B. Cummings farm in the Dallas val ley, for which MT. Hilton recently traded.
 A. T. Plaster came from Kansas City last week to spend the remain der of the winter in Polk county with Mrs. Plaster and other mem bers of the family, living southeast of Mena.
 Miss Elva Reed, who for the last three years had been employed in Nails bookstore, gave up the work the first of the year, and is planning to enter the Henderson business col lege in Texarkana.
 Miss Clyrene Harrison, who has been spending the holiday vacation with homefolks and Mena friends, left last Sunday to resume her work as student in the State Uni versity at Fayetteville.
 F. L. Mccormick came from Tul- sa, Ok, Thursday to meet his fath- CT. ]. T.. Mccormick, who came to Mena from Sulphur, Ok, a few days ago with a view of buying res idence property in Mena
 Mr. and Mrs. F. Q, Dougherty, who had been away from Mena for sey- eIal months. have decided 10 come back to live. They have. rented the residence at 100 Tenth street. and the same is being put in readi- ness for their occupancy
 \. ] Cleland, eldest son of Ar and Mrs r. II. Cleland, is here from Murfreesboro seeking to find a To- eation in Polk county. He farmed in Hampstead county last year and during the fruit season worked in the Bert Johnson orchard near Highland.
 Mrs. H. w Cardwell left last Sat urday for Waco, Tex. where she will be met later by Mr. CardwelI, and from whence they will go to Marlin, Tex. Later they will go to Austin. Tex, where they will spend the remainder of the winter and next spring.
 ] II Cox, who has been confined tO his home for some time by illness, was taken to Texarkana last Satur- day for treatment in Dale's Sani- tarium He was accompanied by r. B. Cox and by Dr. J R. Dale, Jr., the latter having come from Texar- kama Friday.
 N A. Ray arrived in Mena Thurs day from Aurora, Mo, with a car of household goods and stock for the purpose of locating in Polk county He was joined Friday after noon by Mrs. Ray. They have rent ed the demonstration farm on the Bethesda Springs road. thru the agency of Fred VanWagner.
 Dean 0. Smith, who had spent a vacation of a little over week with homefolks, left Friday night to re- sume his work with the U. s. Coast and Geodetic Survey He begins work this time near Heavener, tho he will later he at Hartford and then in Fort Smith, before the crew will take m the work in Oklahoma. W. L. Cole of Fort Smith has ac- cepted a position as pharmacist with the Jackson Drug and Furni- ture Company, to take the place of Spencer Gallagher, who will leave between now and January i5 tc take place with the Morris Morton Wholesale Drug Company. MT Cole has been with the Palace Drug Company in Fort Smith. The Rev. w. Saphore. who had been rector of the Episcopal church l tx Esoxxa4faxsslfa fnn 4I. 1o-4 ax~<