The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-08

Mr. and Mrs. James Lively and Fate Cox of Slatington, were in on Tuesday to get supplies.
 C. A. Hammer and Will School field of Baker Springs were on the market Wednesday with cotton.
 s. B. Hoge came from Heavener Tuesday and drove from here to Montgomery county to look after his farm
 J. $. and Rex Wood and Jack Blackwell of the Yocana neighbor- hood were in the market Wednes- day with cotton.
 R. F. Putnam living in east Mena. who had a public sale Tuesday. plans to move to his farm near Nunley.
 J. H. Maddox was in from Free dom Wednesday to ship fruit and canned goods to his son, who is living near Piedmont, Ok. $. H. Spake and daughters, Misses Martha and Ada, and Hugh Cox of Alder were in Mena Wednesday to market cotton and trade.
 Mr. and Mrs l.. A. Cummings and Mir. and Mrs. Joe finders, with their children, drove up from Hatfield to attend to business and shop with Mena merchants.
 Col. C. M Latimer has changed his headquarters from the office of the Sunderman real estate agency to the office of County Treasurer w. E. Anderson.
 Fred Sossamon, who has been i'll at the home of his parents, the Rev D. J. SOssamon and Mrs. Sossamon on Miller avenue, is reported in very critical condition today. Mir. and Mrs. Osie Farris of Shady Point are spending this week with relatives in the Yoeana neighbor- hood. They are thinking of coming to Polk county to make their home.
 Miss May Pike, who had spent several weeks with her sister, Mrs. J. G. Mckeen, near Ransom, and with her brother, George Pike, left Wednesday afternoon for her home in Kinsley, Kas.
 Roy Holder of Hatfield spent Wednesday here on business. He will resume school work in the Old Potter district next Monday. Dur ing the fall vacation he has been carrying the mail out of Hatfield.
 Tim Sullivan of Yandervoort made final proof Wednesday to his home stead before County Clerk Will Alexander. He was accompanied by J. H. Dubberly of Hatton and John R. Palmery of Vandervoort as witness es.
 L. N. Whisenhunt last week bought the confectionery stand To- cated in the c. B. Lyons old stand, from l.. M. Clark, who had con- ducted the same for several months. Mr Whisenhunt is now in charge of the business
 W. H. Menasco and w. R. Gwalt ney of Belcherville. Tex, arrived in Mena Monday to prospect for loca- tions. They went to the eastern part of the county Tuesday, being on the lookout for a location where they can go into the cattle business.
 B. S. petefish, in from Acorn Tues day. arranged for public sale of his horses, cattle, goats, farm imple- ments and other personal property, to take place on November 2. Col C. NJ. Latimer will be auctioneer and w. A. Finks clerk.
 J. HolIister Tull and Assistant Glenn Wallace returned Wednes- day from Shreveport, where they had been with the Kansas City Southern railway exhibit at the Louisiana State fair. The fair closed on Monday.
 Mrs. Austen Hedrick arrived Tues day from Bonneville to visit her mother. Mrs. E. A. Smith. Mrs. Hedrick's husband, Dr. Hedrick, is on duty at Camp Pike, but expects to be moved soon to Camp Beaure- gard. near Alexandria, La.
 Harry Kinney of Mason City, Ia, who is visiting his parents, Mir and Mrs. Fred R. Kinney at Live Oak farm near Acorn, spent a day in Mena this week with his grandpar- ents. MT. and Mrs. c. Brogan He will be in Mena again Friday to start for his home.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. T. Mathis and family. who came to Mena last week from Western Texas and had since been living with Mrs. F. Barnard, are moving to the residence on the corner of Twelfth and Spring streets. Their household goods ar rived this week.
 Dick Dougherty and daughter, Mrs. vada Hampton of Mountain Fork were trading in Mena Tues day. Mir. Dougherty recently sold his Mountain Fork farm thru the J. II. Hamilton Real Estate Agency, and is now making arrangements tol ..,x,4o ta 0klahopaa