The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-12

T. w. Ball of Heavener spent S,ln- day in Mena with Mir. and Mrs. Hol- ly Christy.
 Jimmie and Albert Baker of Wickes spent Monday in Mena with relatives.
 J. A. Cobb of Hatfield was in Mena Tuesday to buy farm machinery and other supplies.
 K. H. Smith of Thomasville spent Sunday in Mena with his father G. B. Smith and other relatives.
 A daughter was born Sunday morning to MT. and Mrs. Tom Staf- ford, living on North Mena street.
 Alex Coyle was up from Grannis Tuesday to look after his tax nav ments and other business with inc county officials.
 Mrs. H. P. Allen arrived m Mona Monday afternoon from Kansas City for an indefinite stay at the home of Mir. and Mrs. R. S. Allen.
 
 w. A. J. Smith and c. c. Gibson are in Hatfield this week to handle the job of painting the Star Hotel and other Hatfield properties.
 M. D. Tillson of Texarkana spenf Monday in Mena looking after the payment of taxes and other business matters. Mr. Tillson owns farm on Rich Mountain.
 Mrs. J. c. Goodner, who had been at the home of her daughter, Mrs. l c. Goodner since last December left last Saturday for her home in WeatherfoPd. Ok.
 Dr. J. I.-Philpot of Grannis was in Mena Monday to look after busi- ness in Probate court. He stated that he had been confined tO his home by sickness for the last ten days.
 l. G. Harris of the Holly Springs neighborhood was in Mena Tuesday to make proof of his homestead entry before County Clerk Will AL exander. G. A. Converse and I. l.. Reed were his witnesses.
 MT and Mrs. J. H. Naler left Mon day night to spend a month or more in Texas. They plan first to make stop in Dallas, and then they will go to Moody, MT. Naler's old home town.
 
 Frank pattee, in the newspaper business in Amsterdam Mo-, arrived in Mena Saturday, having come overland from Waldron, where he had been looking after the estate of | his father, A. c. pattee.
 MT. and Mrs. John Hilton of Oc- tavia, Ok, arrived in Mena Sunday, having been summoned on account of the illness of Dr. J. A. Norris, | father of Mrs, Hilton. They went to the Norris home early Monday. J. H. Maddox of Rocky was in Mena Tuesday to get sand and other material with which to complete the Rocky dipping vat. The work is all finished with the exception of the water coat and the building of the pens.
 Prof. c. W. Lewis, superintend- | ent of the Heratio schols, and l County Examiner of Sevier County, 1 was an interested attendant at the | Polk county school contests, acting | as one of the judges in the contests | in Reclamation, reading and spelling | F.. w. Perrigo, living west of Mena | was in town Monday getting infor- nation relative to cattle tick fever. | He reported that he had valuable Registered Jersey COW, which seemed to show all the symptoms of beng | afflicted with acute cattle tick fever. Mir. and Mrs. B. Nj. Green arrived | in Mena Saturday from Maude, Ok- having come in response to word | that Mrs. Greens father, Dr. ]. A. Norris, of the Yocana neighborhood, is critically ill They went to the home of Dr. Norris immediately | after arriving in Mena.
 
 c. NJ. Widener, aged 42, and Mrs. | Maggie Williams, aged i0 both resi- dents of DeQueen were granted a | marriage license Tuesday by ] County Clerk Will Alexander. They | were united in marriage in the depot | waiting room that afternoon by the ] Rev. w. L. Smith of the Baptist | church.
 Bert Hiltebrand returned Sunday from Port Arthur and Beaumont, | Tex. where he and P. J. Garrett had been looking after the settle ment of the estate of w. w. CleaV- CT. father of Mesdames Hitebrand | and Garrett. MT Hiltehrand was appointed executor of the estate.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. A. Worthington of Cove were here Tuesday to pay taxes and call npon friends. They [ made the trip in their automobile. Mr. and Mrs Worthington had been away from Cove for about a year, nnn1S unu0 nofqFrh