The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19

WllH heild TtldJlNeS ana IfleDuS.
 B. z. Yeargan, who has been in
 Mena since Sunday on a businss deal, returned to Pittsburg, Kas., on Tuesday night.
 W. A. J. Smith and c. C. Gibson, who are painting the Star Hotel at
 Hatfield, came home Saturday to spend Sunday with homefolks.
 H. Faulkner of Hartley was in Mena Monday attending to business. He also bought samples of rock from a lead which is believed will prove rich in copper.
 Sidney w. Duke of the First Ma tional Bank, went to Heavener Fri day on business and to visit friends. He will also make stop at Thom- asville.
 C. A. Lindsay of Shreveport came from Heavener Tuesday to spend day with relatives, returning to Heavener that night to take up his return run to Shreveport.
 J. D. Budd left last Tuesday on quite an extended trip, including Brownsville, Tenn, and Constantine, Mich. He expects to be back in the course of week or ten days. Mrs. LeRoy Neal and baby re- turned the latter part of last week from Bonham, Tex, where they had spent the last five weeks at the home of Mir. and Mrs. G. w. Hodges, par ents of Mrs. Neal
 A. NJ. Woodell came from Cove last Monday to make returns for tine primary election held in that precinct last Saturday. He reports that little interest was taken in the primary, only 2 votes being cast. c. P. Brooks of Loxley, Ala, ar rived Saturday seeking location. Mir Brooks is a mason by trade and is investigatin the chances for work on the new postof1ice. He is much pleased with the place and hopes to
 he able to stay.
 c. w. Conklin returned Saturday from a business trip to Pittsburg, Joplin and Fort Smith and other points in the interest of the Mena Brick and Clay Company. He re- ports that work is to be begun Tues
 day to put the plant in shape for operation.
 J. E. Taylor of Eagle township was among the farmers in Mena "Wednesday to attend the session of | the Circuit court. He remained
 over for the session to be held on Thursday, being interested in a case that came up for trial on that day. Henry Faulkner of the Hartley community was among those who were excused from petit jury duty, tho he was on hand to report for duty Monday morning. His father is an invalid, and for that reason the court permitted the son to re- turn home.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. N. Hilton of Octa- via, Ok, and Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Green of Maud, Ok, who came to
 Mena last week on account of the sickness and subsequent death of Dr. J. A. Norris, father of Mesdames Hilton and Green, returned to their Irrespective homes Saturday.
 
 Frank Lewis of Hatfield and John Combs of Rocky were here Monday to meet with Frank Thompson to canvass the vote and make returns
 to the state committee of the pri- mary election held last Saturday,
 for the nomination of delegates for thc constitutional convention. A party of twenty young folks, chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. J A. Cornell, enjoyed hay ride and pie nic supper at Bethesda Tuesday evening. A new experience for all the members of the party was the
 fact that the ride was made in the Connell smith -Form-a-Truck.
  B. z. Yeargan came from Pitts burg, Kas, last Monday to spend a
 few days in Mena on matters of business and to visit friends. Mir Mir Yeargan is closing deal for the transfer of the land on which the
 box factory was located to the Mena Brick and Tile Company. The tract
 of land will be used for the railway switch and as place for the storage sheds.
 N. F. Anderson of Ada, Ok, M. H. Anderson of Ozark, A. H. Anderson,
 Mrs. T. A. Harwell and l. C. Ander- son of Ringing, Ok, all of whom came to Mena last week on account of the critical illness of their father, Judge R. NJ. Anderson, returned to their respective homes Tuesday night, after the funeral services of Judge Anderson, which was held on Tuesday afternoon.
 Frank Sims reaurned last Mon day from Fort Worth, Tex. where
 he had been to buy a carload of IT. l.