The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-06

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 w. A. Christopher of Thomasyine spent Wednesday in Mena on busi- ness.
 R. ]. Abernathy was in from Big Fork Tuesday for a load of sup plies.
 Sol. Pryor. one of the merchants in Oden, wah in Mena "Wednesday to get supplies for his store.
 Miss Lura Naler began work on Monday as saleslady in the Hoeh- ener jewelry store.
 Oscar Wood and Henry Dickerson came Tuesday from Gerty. Ok, go- ing from here to Yoeana to visit rei- atives.
 Mrs. John Bell went to Wander voort Tuesday to spend the remain der of the week at the home of her uncle.
 Miss Ollie Shields left Wednes- day for an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. F. D. Cunningham. in Malvern, Ark.
 Dr. c. c. Gunnels reports the birth of daughter on Tuesday to Mr and Mrs. John Donaldson, living on the Fretz place near Ransom. H. H. Thomas returned Tuesday evening from Mountain Fork, where he had spent two days looking after crops which he is growing on shares.
 Gregg c. Purvis of Board Camp left "Wednesday night for Dallas, where he IS to report for duty in the navy on the morning of Septem- Der :.
 Mrs G. P. Young, mother of Mrs. M V. Mitchell, returned to her home in Waldron "Wednesday after hav- ing spent three weeks with her daughter and family.
 Mrs. Caesar Wyss and two chil- dren of Eagleton are in Mena at the home of MT. and Mrs Phil T. Steven son while Mrs Wyss is undergoing medical treatment
 J. E. Hilton was in from Nunley Tuesday making extensive pur- chases for his store. his plan being to carry a more general line than has his predecessor.
 Jack Alger received word Tues day from his brother, F. Alger that another brother, James Alger, had been killed in Willows, Cal, but no particulars were given as to the kill ing.
 Mrs J. w Ingram of Mountain Fork passed thru Mena Tuesday en route to Oklahoma City, where she will spend three months with her daughter, Miss Mary, who is deputy county clerk.
 W. ]. Clark, in from Nunley on Wednesday, reports that cotton is being damaged in his community by the ravages of "sharpshooters, ; many half grown bolls being shed by the plants on account of the in 1 jury. o 9e Will Peters, while in Womble last Sunday sustained a fracture of his right forearm when he was attempt ! ing to crank ,his automobile. He had started on trip to Mt. Ida, but lreturned to Mena after having the fracture reduced
 Joseph Hawthorne returned to his home near Park, Scott Co.,, Tuesday, after having been in Mena since last Saturday Mir. Hawthorne is look iii for q location where he can give his children educational advantages, and has about decided to come to Mena.
 c. W. Davenport and family are getting ready to move Thursday to the B. 4. Gaddy farm west of Mena, which Mir Davenport recently bought He has secured the crop on the farm, and already has been marketing watermelons and other products.
 Neil Riding arrived on Monday morning from Shreveport and after spending day with Mrs. Riding and the baby, left "Wednesday for Kansas City to enter the employ of the Ellet-Kendall Shoe Company. as travelling salesman, with western Iowa as his territory. " E c4anhans of Dnat u,as an,n,,s . the farmers here Wednesday. He recently completed the summer term of school in the Lower Big Fork district, and he is now eonsid- ering moving to Mena so that his |children may have the advantage of Ia longer school term.