The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-01
PERSONAL NOTES

PERSONAL NOTES
 Capt. E. D. Huison of Cove was in Mena Thursday to renew his auc- tioneer's license and to look after other business matters.
 John Neihoff of Sylvan Grove Kas., who had spent a couple Of days with Richard Hunger and other Mena people started on the home trip Saturday night.
 h. w. Thomas af Hartford City Ind, arrived in Mena last week to look after real estate interests. He went to Wickes last Saturday to look after some farm land in which he is interested.
 D. B. Roberts, living five miles west of Potter, was in Mena Satur- day to market a part of his crop of sweet potatoes, which he succeeded in keeping thru the winter by stor- ing them in dry sand.
 John Rogan and Math Simons of the Egger community were in Mena Saturday to get supplies, but came more particularly to attend the meeting of the farmers interested in the organization of a federal farm loan association.
 Mrs. Margaret Walden, sister of R. A. Montgomery, who had been at the home of MT. and Mrs. Montgom- cry for the last month while she underwent treatment at the hands of Dr. w. c. Vandiver, left last week for her home in Womble, having all most fully recovered her health.
 Mir. and Mrs. F. R. Kinney of the Live Oak farm were shopping in Mena Saturday. This was Mrs. Kin neys first visit to Mena since last August, and she fears that with the rush of spring garden work coming, it may be long time until she will come again.
 Mrs. J. w. Hyle and MT. and Mrs. U. A. Wilhite of the Reglub commu- nity were trading with Mena mer- chants Saturday. They are living on the line of rural route No. |, and while they are we'll satisfied with the thrice a week service, they are ho10ino fhot 4ba f;p,a x,,;II ran,, ,.,.,,, 4, when they will have daily mail.
 G. c. Baker, who came from Fort Worth, Tex, the first of the week, has rented the residence at i2il Port Arthur avenue and is now planning to have Mrs. Baker join him about the middle of March Mr. Baker has been a Holstein breeder. but he has not yet decided to bring any of his cattle to Polk county.
 Mr. and Mrs. D. NJ. Watkins and son, Edward, returned Saturday from Sulphur Springs. Ark, whither they were called on account of the illness and subsequent death of Mrs. Watkins mother, Mrs Priscilla Bel sha. The funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock and in terment was in the Sulphur Springs cemetery.
 Judge R. F. Holding of Chiekasha, Ok. and Mrs. Theresa McCIelland of Oklahoma City spent Friday in this city looking up county records touching the matter of an estate. Judge Holding is former colleague of E. F. Baker of this city, both be- ing natives of Kentucky, and both having ofliced in the same building in Chickasha.
 Guy Beavers and Mrs. Pearl Dean of the local civil service board had charge of the examination held in the Central school building Saturday for the position of carrier on Rural Route No. i, which has been estab- lished since February ?, and on which J. D. Holman is the tempo rary carrier. Nine applicants took the examination.
 
 Prof. w. T. Blankenship, who has been in charge of the Grannis school since shortly after the holidays. spent Saturday here getting ac- quainted with county officials and others. Mir. Blankenship came to Polk county from Cape Girardeau, Mo-, in response to the call to teach in the Grannis school.
 Will s. MacLafferty, who for some time has been the local representa- tive of the Midland Savings and Loan Association of Denver, was re- gently offered the Little Rock agency of the association, but decided not to accept it for the reason that he preferred to live in Mena, and for the further reason that he is very we'll satisfied with his business in terests here.
 F. NJ. Reeves, who is in Fort Smith, where he has undergone an opera ton for the removal of a cataract from his eye, writes that he is get ting along fine, and that he expects