The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12

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 f J. Hooper of Alder was in Mena tuesday to get supplies.
 Frank Lewis of Hatfield was in Mena a few hours "Wednesday. Minor pipkin returned Monday afternoon from a business trip to Fort Smith.
 Miss Addie Price of Nashville cousin of Mrs. w. M. Mathews. is in Mena as the guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mathews.
 Levi Ii. pigg is the latest automo- bile owner in Mena, having recently bought an Allen touring ear from the hunnels x Golf agency.
 Mrs. V. l.. Smisson, mother of Mrs. " M. Mathews, returned Saturday after having spent a month in Ozan, Nashville and other points.
 Miss Eunice schooiheld and moth CT, who have been in Mena for about two weeks, have gone to housekeep- ing in the residence at 503 Tenth street.
 Sheriff H. w. Finger and Will Alexander went to Box Springs on Tuesday, making the trip in the Finger automobile, driven by Bas- com Finger.
 
 G. w. Petty went to Cove Tuesday afternoon to join the road boost CTS in the effort to get signatures to the Highway petition. He returned to Mena Wednesday with R. Golf.
 Dr. P. R. Watkins reports the birth of a daughter on Monday July ,, to MT. and Mrs. Sidney Hoffman living southwest of Mena, with Mrs. Hum barger, mother of Mrs. Hoffman.
 Mrs. c. F. Knight, accompanied by her two little sons, is down from Kansas City for her summer visit and vacation with her father, George Barnes, at Vanderveort. i
 Mir. and Mrs. L. E. Byers and fam fly, who came from the Isle of Pines a short time ago, have rented the Carder cottage on Ninth street and are getting ready to occupy the same. w
 Misses Agnes and Irma Donohue, who had been in Mena since the death of their mother about month ago, left last Tuesday for Okmulgee, Ok, where they are now making their home.
 Tom J. Wilbanks of Grannis spent most of Tuesday here looking up real estate records in the recorders office. He will begin the summer term of school next Monday in the Ozark district.
 Mir. and Mrs. James Robbins came from Womble Sunday, returning home Monday They were accom- panied on the trip to Mena by l.. L. Beavers, of Womble who went from here to DeQueen.
 Mrs. Lou Minor and baby and her aunt, Mrs. J, K Beam of Iaiihina, who had been visiting at the homes of Mir and Mrs. R. B. Board and Mrs. Pearl Dean, left for their homes the latter part of last week.
 E. W. Snow of the Acorn commu- nifty was here Tuesday to make final proof on his homestead which is To- cated adjoining the J. c. Garland farm. F. p Twiford and Homer Ev- ans came with him as witnesses. Aze Titus, one of the Polk coun- ty young men who have made appli- cation for enlistment in the Forest Regiment, left Monday night for Fort Smith, where he will take the final examination for acceptance.
 Word from Dr. c. P. Dunman who ! is under treatment at Hot Springs is To She effect that he is steadily im- proving. but that he will not be able to come home until after July 26. at which time he will complete l his course of baths.
 Dr. J. N. Porter and Mrs. Porter and daughter of Vandervoort, were here Tuesday They are planning trip to be taken soon in their automobile, expecting to go to Kan sas City, and thence to Mrs. porter's old home in Kansas City. Miss Lois Allen of Waco, Tex, who has been visiting at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Minor Pipkin, left on Wednesday for a visit with friends ] in Waldron. Before returning to her home she will also make trip to Clark county to visit relatives. Henry Brack, who will be the gov- crnment superintendent in charge of i the construction of the new post office building, arrived in Mena last week from Tulsa, and will be here I now until the building is completed. He will be joined by Mrs. Brack soon i c. McHenry, aged II years and 1 Mrs. Bell Swartout, aged 54 years, were united in marriage at 8 o'clock last Tuesday at the home of Sam Vincent, brother of the bride, living on South Second street, the cere-. mony being performed by the Rev. ]. W. Bratcher. a.
 SIS. Thomas and son, c. NJ. Thom-