The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28

- -Ai NoVu anu SDl, HODeFt, arrived Sunday from Hot Springs Tor a visit of few days with rela- lives and friends.
 Deputy U. S. Marshal J. A Thorn ton, who had been in Fort smith fo attend the session of Federal courf returned to Mena Tuesday morning.
 Walter McGeorge left for Fort smith on the early train Tuesday m response to a subpoenae to appear as witness in the box fac tory case.
 MT. and Mrs. 0. B. Lamb and chil- dren of the Big Fork community re- turned Monday from Neosho. Mo. where they had been visiting rela- tlves of Mrs. Lamb.
 Mrs. A. Jenkins and little daugh- ter Of Gurdon, and Mrs. R. Gibson or Hatfield, who had been the guests of their sister Miss Johnnie Gib- son, left for Hatfield Sunday
 Mrs. Ella Eldridge, mother of Mrs. k. C. Drummond and Miss Carrie Eldridge who formerly lived here IS spending the summer in Mena at the home of Mrs. Lou Halton.
 MT. and Mrs. Gus Gilbert. accom- panied by Dr. B. H. Hawkins. left last Tuesday for Texarkana, where Mrs. Gilbert is to undergo an opera ton at the hands of Dr. J. K. Smith.
 Henry Walker of Mover. Ok, aft CT spending short time in Mena with Mrs. Walker and the children. who are visiting at the home of MT. Walkers mother, left Monday night for Fort Smith.
 Ivan Rowe of the s. I. Wood store, left Monday night for visit of two weeks in Oklahoma. He went from here to McAlester and he will go from there to Gerty, Oklahoma City, and other points.
 Mir. and Mrs. B. P. Lichlyter came from Vandervoort Saturday night to attend the ehautauqua, remaining over to attend the St. Johns day services Sunday and also the after noon chautauqua session.
 J. T. Dempsey, who had been here from Camden for a couple of days. returned to his business Monday aft ernoon. Mir, Dempsey is in the Temp Brew businesss Bev Allen be- ing associated with him.
 Miss Este1le Merrifeld, who had been visiting with Miss Freda Riley in Haworth, Ok, returned to Mena last Saturday and after spending a few more days with Mena friends, she will. leave for her home in Tul- sa' 'A' 0A w sz--.E-. r
 Mrs. NJ. c. Trumbull, who was called to the old home in Bath, N. r., a little over a week ago on account of the critical illness of her mother, Mrs. B.. K. Thelen, has written Mir. Trumbull that her mother passed away on Thursday of last week.
 Mrs. R. L. pirtle and son, Clarence, and daughter, Opal, who had been with Mena friends for a few days, returned to their home in Potter on afternoon. Mrs. Pirtle and are living on the farm of s. w. Oliver, father of Mrs. Pirtle.
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 Mrs. Walter Tillman and little son, Walter, Jr.. arrived Monday after noon from their home in Springfield, Mo, for an extended visit with Mena relatives. Mrs. Tillman is sister of Mrs. R. B. Board, Mrs. Pearl Dean, and Mrs. K. W. Stokes, the latter be- ing here from Austin, Tex.
 w. P. Sunderman and Cling Bates, who had been in Fort Smith since the latter part of last week as wit nesses in the T. w. Clark box factory case, returned home Tuesday morn ing. having been excused. The trial of the case is still in progress, and may be for a day or two yet.
 Miss Helen Kuhn and sister, Mrs. Allie Banks, arrived Monday night from Port Arthur, Tex, to spend most of the summer in Mena. They are at the home of Mrs. V. F. Olney, on Southerland. Miss Kuhn and her mother spent last summer in Mena, but Mrs. Banks had not been here before.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. c. B. Allen came from Acorn Monday afternoon to spend few hours with Mena friends. They were accompanied by J. L. Merrell of Sioux Falls, s. D., who had spent Sunday with them, and who is making tour thru Western Arkansas for the purpose of Investigating conditions for the cattle business.
 Mr. and Mrs-s G..s w. Robson and children of Ritz. spent Monday and Tuesday in Mena doing shopping and visiting friends. MT. Robson reports that his cattle are doing better on the range this spring than they had ever done before, which he ascribes to be due to the fact that on account of the continued cool weather, the grass has remained succulent.
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