The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-04

II. 0. Wooley and Boss Jackson of | Nandervoort were business visitors in Mena Friday
 P. J. McGoarty came in from 1 his Ouaehita valley farm Friday to go to Little Rock for business trip.
 Mrs. Ola Hilton at Nunley, is seri- ousiy sick, and her parents, Mir. and Mrs. B. A. Duncan, went out Satur- day t0 assist in caring for her.
 Mr. and Mrs. Walter T. Galloway, who had been with Mena relatives since last Tuesday. left last Satur- day for their home in Dallas, Tex.
 Miss Evalyn and Master Edwin 1 Garrett came from Heayener Friday to spend the remainder of the week with Mir. and Mrs. Bert Hiltebrand
 Joe L. Cook of Wickes, with John F, Lusty and James A. pitchford as witnesses, made final proof Thurs day of his homestead entry before County Clerk Will Alexander.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bratcher re- turned last Thursday from Dodge City, Tex where they had visited relatives of Mrs. Bratcher. They had been away since last Friday.
 Prof J. NJ. Tomlin came from Rich Mountain Saturday to meet with a committee which is to make plans for the school contests which are to be carried on during the coming year.
 Frank Wood and son, Carl, of Shady Point, Ok, who had spent Christmas at the home of Mr. and Mrs J. Wood in the Yocana commu- nity, left for their respective homes Thursday night.
 F. C. Mount and daughters, Misses Cora and Elsie, who had spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Mount, of the Ransom neighborhood, returned to their home in Salisaw last Thursday morning.
 Mr, and Mrs. X. V. pirtle returned last Thursday from Oden. where they had been for a few days at the home of Mir. and Mrs J. w. Scott, parents of Mrs. Pirtle. They were | brought Co town by Mr. Scott.
 B. z. Neargen come from Pitts burg. kasr Friday to spend a few days with Meua friends and to look after some matters of business. He is in the employ of the Kansas City Southern Railway Company at Pitts burg.
 The Mena employees of the South western Telegraph and Telephone Company received their Christmas bonus cheeks from the company Friday. The total here amounted to little more than two hundred dol lars.
 Miss Fay Rowton of Heavener, is spending part of the holiday season with Mena friends Ray Rowton had also been in Mena for Christ mas. and on returning home he was taken seriously ill, being threatened with typhoid fever.
 Mir. and Mrs. R. R. York left on Thursday for Denison, Tex, where they have son, and will make their home for a time. They retain their farm west of Mena, however. and are not making any assertions that they will not return to occupy 1t.
 Mrs Mack Trent arrived Thurs day from Kansas City for a brief visit with her husbands mother, Mrs. E, c. Trent, and with R. Os- born, on Mountain Top farm. When she leaves, she will go to Akron, O., where Mr. Trent has employment.
 Mrs. C. A. Stewart. sister of C. w. Copelin, who had been visiting at the home of Mir and Mrs. Copelin, returned to her home in Kings l Spur Wednesday afternoon. Mir. stewart had also been here for last Sunday and Monday returning home Monday night.
 Mr. and Mrs. c. ?. Michael re- ceived word Thursday of the birth of l0-pound boy on December ?, to Mir. and Mrs. J. l.. Berry at their home in Seward, Neb Mrs. Berry will be remembered as Miss Maurine Michael, daughter of Mr. and Mrs c. ?. Michael.
 Mrs. M Hassett returned Thurs day afternoon after having spent about three weeks with her son and daughter in Muskogee. She says that she enjoyed the visit. but that the snow and cold weather were too much for her, so she was glad to get back to Mena
 Mr. and Mrs NJ. T. Sheets and family, left Friday afternoon for Jacksonville. Tex. Mrs. Sheets and the children had been in Mena for about two years, and year ago Mir. Sheets had also spent several months in this city, but since leav- ing here he has been employed in Jacksonville.
 w. NJ. Nees of Independence, Kas., is back in Mena for the purpose of furthering business enterprises in