The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-22

her new grandson.
 Miss Mary McNeely returned on Thursday night to Austin, Minn., to again take up her work after a va cation of several weeks with rela- lives in Mena and Ashdown.
 Dr. J. M Taber, formerly of Hat ton, but now pastor of the First NJ. E. church of Fort Smith, was in Mena Thursday to make final proof of his Polk county homestead.
 H. c. Peterson of Kansas City is here spending a few days with his father. Charles Peterson, who has been in Mena for some time and is considering locating in this section.
 Mrs. D. NJ. Watkins, who was called to Sulphur Springs last week on account of the illness of her mother, Mrs Priscilla Belsha. writes that her mother is little if any bet ter.
 Miss BIanch NOlen, one of the teachers in the Central school, was advised by wire Thursday of the critical illness of her father in Franklin, Tenn. She left this after noon to be at his bedside
 Mrs. Ellis Goss and Mrs. Aga Pen
 inger left Saturday for Watson, Ok, for visit at the home of their sis ter, Mrs. George Tibbs. They went from here to Hatfield and thence across the country to Watson.
 Mir. and Mrs A. c. Slangstrom, who stopped in Mena on their re- turn from Hot Springs for a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs Luke Slangstrom, left Saturday night for their home in Mountain View, Ok.
 Mrs. Carson Adams of Wheatland Wyo, arrived Friday for an extend ed visit at the home of Mrs. w. c. B. Allen at Acorn. She expects that Mr. Adams will join her later for short visit among his old neighbors.
 R. J. Wilkins and w. J. Blackhall of Sterling, Kas., who had been in Grannis, where both have real es- tate interests, spent Friday in Mena Mr. Wilkins and Mrs Wilkins had spent the winter of l9l5-i6 in Mena.
 II. R. Miller from near Hatfield was a Mena visitor Thursday. Mr. miiier was in Little Rock last week with J C. Allen of the Bank of Hat field to buy the bunch of thorobred calves for the farmers of the Hat field community.
 Mr and Mrs. w A. Christopher left Friday evening for Thomas vile, Ok, where MT. Christopher plans to go into business. Their household goods were shipped out Friday and Mrs Christopher and tie baby left on No that night.
 Fred Duke and Miss Lillie Eaves of the Lochridge Dry Goods Com pany lefa Saturday night for mar kets in St. Louis, to be away for week or ten days to buy spring and snmmer goods. On the return trip MT. Duke will come by the way of Little Rock and Prescott, making a stop at the later place to visit his parents.
 Mr and Mrs. G. s. Anderson arr rived Wednesday from Checotah. Qk. to make their home in Polk county. Mir. Anderson bought al farm near Yocana about year ago. and last fall shipped in some of his goods, and now they have come to take possession of the farm and make crop during the coming sea- son.
 J. D. and D. DeCamp of Cordoba. Seward county, Nebraska. on their return from a trip to Louisiana, stopped in Mena Wednesday night to spend few days prospecting for a location. They were among the homeseekers who went to DeRidder and other Louisiana points last week with the Long-Bell excursion. but found nothing that interested them
 Mir. and Mrs. R. H. Johnson and son, A. U. Johnson, of Parsons, Kas., arrived in Mena Wednesday night from Hope, Ark, where they had been spending part Of the winter. They will spend some time in and about Nena in an effort to find a suitable home. The young man has interests in Parsons and plans to re-