The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-25
PERSONAL NOTES

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 Judge J. D. Shaver. after having held three days session of the Chan cery court, returned to his homo in Texarkana Friday.
 Joe Ritchie of Cleveland, Ok, father of Jas II. Ritchie, arrived in Mena last week for a visit Of week or more at the home of his son.
 M NJ. Shields left Thursday aft ernoon for Pine Bluff and other points to investigate the matter of going into the Temp-Brew business.
 Prof. T. c. Wiggins and Misses Floy Clinton and Arizona Reed, the teachers in the Acorn school, spent the weekend vacation with Mena friends.
 Gailord Wright left on last Sunday for Marianna, where he will retail Temp Brew in the wholesale territory assigned to Eugene Aber- nathy.
 w. ?. Mount, who has been off duty for two weeks in the office of the county clerk, is back on the ioh. He had long and hard siege of lagrippe.
 Il. Il. Thomas left Thursday after noon on a business trip to Little Rock 10 be away until the first of the week He returned home by way of Mount Ida.
 Mir. and Mrs. R. A. Bailey of Van dervoort are visiting a few days in Mena with friends, among whom are Mir. and Mrs. S. Ernst and Mir. and Mrs. Jack Henson.
 P. T. Mays of Board Camp spent a night in Mena as the guest If Mir and Mrs. Phil Abernathy, living on Southerland avenue. He re- turned to his home Friday.
 Mrs. Eva Swift, of Gardner, Kas.. sister of Mrs. w. w. Fincher, ar rived in Mena last week for a visit of q month at the home of MT. and Mrs. Fincher, and with other Polk county relatives.
 William Ryan of the Egger com munity was among the farmers in Mena Friday. He has made few trips Co Mena this winter, this be- ing only the second time in several weeks.
 Judge j. s, Kelly is again able to be al his desk in the office of kelly Strltton Company, though hs is far rom hein a well man. Mrs Kelly. who had also been sick, is somewhat iGproyed
 Mrs. ]. W. Stevenson arrived in Mena Friday from Oklahoma City, 1 to be here for an indefinite length of time. Mr. Stevenson is now in Texas and in course of time will also come to Mena
 Mrs B. F. Hawkins of the Dallas valley, received a message Friday of the death of her father, D. L. Cochran, which occurred in RefcrnL Miss The word came too late Tor Mrs. Hawkins to arrange to attend the funeral
 County Judge \. F. Wear returned last Saturday from Little Rock, where he had attended the Good Roads convention and the County Judges Convention. He also took time to look in upon the Legislature in session.
 B. S. Petefish, who was in from Acorn Saturday reported that Mrs F. R. Kinney of the Live Oak farm was badly injured last Wednesday in fall from the porch at the Live IOak home. The accident happened Tn the morning when everything was covered with ice.
 Judge Wright priekett and Mrs Prickelt left last Friday on a trip tC l Foreman and Ashdown. Judge PPiekott has dispositions 10 take al Foreman. and plans to return to 1 Mena Tuesday night Mrs. prickett will visit at Ashdown, Foreman and 1 Texarkana. and will be away for a week or more.
 T. H. philpot and daughter. Mrs Frank Thornton and four children. arrived in Mena Friday night from IChildress, Tex, and went to the Egg ger community Saturday. Mrs Thornton and children plan to re- main in Polk county, and Mir. Phil pot will stay for the remainder of the winter anyway.
 | l.. W. Hall of Hatfield was in Mena Saturday, and gave notice that he haC returned to Polk county Mr. Hal left Hatfield last fall for Tuscola Tex, where he engaged in business with J. O. Gates, who had preceded him by several months, but it seems that he is mighty we'll satisfied tc get back in Hatfield.
 | G. w. Cain and John McKinsay returned last week from pros pecting trip to the Oklahoma cnun- | try about Broken Bow. The for mer had hoped to find location hut found that farms were pretty well taken up for the coming sea son, so he doubtless will decide L., spend another year on his polE ccunty farm.
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