The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01

Iurday with Mena folks i <. L. Brooks of Rich Mountain was 6 county seat visitor Monday. 
 T H. Daniels of Fogel, Ok, spent Monday in Mena buying goods for his store.
 J. s. Looney and T. Lunsford of Ink were looking after business in Mena Saturday.
 Mrs. Lillian Leigh Grandi of Hat ton spent Monday in Mena to do some shopping.
 T. E. Wood and Robert Hilton ofl Yocana were among the people in Mena Saturday.
 G. B. Bates came in from Big Fork Sunday, returning Monday, after attending to some bushes matters.
 John McKinsey, I. L. Reed and James Looney each shipped car- load of hogs to the Kansas City mar ket last Saturday.
 J. S., J. V, Earl, and ]. N. simpson and sons, Robert and James, were among the people in from Esger on Saturday to get supplies.
 Mir. and Mrs. E. B. Cox left Friday afternoon for Texarkana, where they will spend few days with J. H. Cox, after which they will go to Hot Springs to join Mr. and Mrs. IG. L. Lochridge.
 H. Litterest came in last Monday from Holdenville, Ok, and will spend some time on his farm east of town. He was met here by j. F. Klud, the two leaving for the conn try before noon.
 J. K. Mount returned last Satur- day from Fort Smith. where he had been attending federal court as al juror. He was excused one day last week, but stopped off in Sallisaw to visit his son and family.
 Mrs T. R. Bates of Hatfield spent last Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Levi H. Pigg. Mr. Bates, who had been in Mena Thurs day. after returning home, came back to Mena Thursday night with Mrs. Bates.
 Guy Beavers went to Giiil.am last Saturday to join F. M Reeves in conducting a civil service exam | ination for the selection of a post ms ster for Blanchard, ArK. Mrs. Ray Gift carried the mail Saturday flor Mir. Beavers on rural route No. 1. | Mrs. F. E. DeLongy, Mrs. N. R. 0neal and son left last Saturday for a visit to relatives in Foreman and Shreveport. They will be at the home of Mir and Mrs. S. D. Mat teson in Foreman, and with MT. and Mrs. Emmett Harman in Shreveport. R. F. Watkins of Yocana was in Mena Friday to make an adjoining farm homestead proof on tract of 70 acres. The proof was made be- fore Circuit Clerk w. l.. Parker, with w. H. Barton and H. B. Weav- CT, both of Board Camp, as witness es.
 Miss Edith Kinney, who has been teaching the Corinth school, closed her work Friday and after spending Saturday in Mena. she went to her home near Acorn. She was accom- panied to town by Miss Retha Elem ing.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. s. Curry and children from near Nunley, left Fri day for Drent, Miss, where Mir. Cur Try has extensive real estate inter- ests. Mir. Curry retains his home in Polk county, and plans within a year or two to return to this county. Deputy U. s. Marshal J. A. Thorn ton returned Friday afternoon from Fort Smith where he had been att tending the sessions of the Federal Court The court had not formally adjourned, but Mir. Thornton took the first opportunity he could get to come home.
 MT. and Mrs. Ellis GoSS, accom- lpanied by Mrs. ]. Ii. Edwards, who had been with Mena relatives most of last week, left on Friday on a trip to Big Fork to remain for the balance of the week. Mir. Goss has a bunch of cattle which he is having kept at Big Fork, and he goes out primarily to look after them. Will s. McLaiTerty returned last Saturday from trip to Cedar Rap ids, Ia, and other northern points He made a trip to Minneapolis, and there ran into an oldtime snow condition which doubtless made him long for Arkansas. He says that the snow was piled in front of the build | ings to the height of the awning roofs. and snow banks iii front of his sisters home were up to a mans eyes.
 Clyde Whisenant, who returned to Mena the first of the week. met an accident last Sunday at Mckee, Ok (which might have cost him his life. He did sustain a fracture of his left arm just above the wrist, and in ad- l Itf ia., cta HannI ur, sy,i ittY.xv btu