The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-30
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 D. w Carter returned Monday From a trip to Springfield, Mo, and Miami, Ok, having been away for about ten days.
 [ J. E. Disheroon brought to The Star Wednesday fine specimen of Yellow Yam. It is far from matured But weighs about two pounds.
 Dr. C. l.. Baker left Monday after noon for Independence, Mo-. where he will attend the races. He will ar range to have The Nubian brought back to Mena.
 w. C. B. Allen, who had returned to his home near Acorn last Saturn day from Kansas City, was in Mena for a few hours Tuesday, going from here to Shreveport.
 Mrs. Holly Christy left Tuesday Tor Heavener, Ok, where she will spend a month, and then join her husband in Cushing, Ok, where he IS employed ill wholesale house.
 Dr. w. C. vandiver was called Tn Tuesday to assist Dr. J. G. Hil- ton in the physical examination of the bunch of young men of smith vile, who were transferred to Mena for examination by the local board of Idabel.
 W. w. and Walter philpot were in from Egger for a short time on Wednesday to do trading. They re- port that crop conditions are fine this year in the Egger community, and late cotton. especially, they say, IS making fine showing since the
 late rains.
 J. H. Embry came from Ashdown Tuesday to spend a day with his parents, MT and Mrs. E. G. Enlbry, at Board Camp. He was met here hy Grady Embry, who took him out in his Overland. He returned home Tuesday night.
 O. L. Cooper returned Monday afternoon from Round Top, Sevier county where he had spent Sunday with his parents. Mrs. Cooper and son, Rupert who accompanied him on the trip, will remain on the farm for a week or more.
 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Connally spent Saturday in Mena at the home of Dr. J. G. Hilton and Mrs. Hilton MT. Connally is teaching the summer term in the Alder Springs school. and reports that the pupils are doing good work.
 Mrs. J. H. Cunningham was in from Dallas Monday with tomatoes for market. She says she began canning fruit and vegetables in May. and is still at 1t, and the list of gall Ions and quarts sounds like good eats for lot of folks next winter.
 T. NJ. Norwood, of Texarkana, travelling deputy for the Woodmen of the World, arrived in Mena on Tuesday to spend a few days with the members of Rich Mountain Camp No. 245 W. 0. w. He will go from here to Ashdown, where he is organizing new class. t
 J. Hollister Tull and assistant Glenn Wallace have packed lot of exhibits to be taken to Winthrop Thursday for the community fair which is to be held at the Jones school house two miles out from Winthrop The exhibit car was taken out on train No. 1 Thursday morning.
 Miss Myrtle Wood, daughter of MT. and Mrs. ]. c. Wood of Yocana, returned Tuesday from a visit of five weeks with relatives in McMin- vile, Tenn. On the return trip she came by way of McAlester for a visit at the home of her sister. Mrs. Luther Lewis.
 MT. and Mrs. 0rville Ashcraft of Camp Wilder were here Monday as witnesses in the case of State vs. G. C. Latch. This is the third trip they have made to Mena on the same mission, the case having been twice continued. This and one be- fore, they made the trip of i2 miles on foot.
 Mrs. Minnie Autrey of Womble spent Tuesday night in Mena as the guest of Mrs. V. C. Parker on her return from visit in Heavener and other Oklahoma points. She start ed for Womble on Wednesday, her return home being hastened by the illness of her brother. Rob ert Reece.
 W. NJ Chamhlin and two sons of Potter trading here Wednesday Mir. Ghamblin says that the rain which fell Tuesday night was the first good rain that had fallen in the valley about Potter since early in the summer, andsyet in spite of the scarcity of rain he says crops have ' - yGaY8M
 Mir. and Mrs. Safnp. Bechdadl and son. Wayne. of Walton, Ind, and fiMr. and Mrs, John Forgy of Logsnsport, Ind. who had been guests at the home of Mr. and,sMrs. John Gihson for a week, left for their homes on Wednesday, Mir. Bechdaul and Mrs. Forgy are brother and sister, re- cnnrfix-oIxy If Mrc Gihoop