The Mena weekly star., 1917-03-22
PERSONAL NOTES


 R. Golf returned Wednesday from hls business trip to Shreveport.
 w. B. Barton came in from Fort smith Monday, leaving on the fol- lowing day for Womble.
 c. H. 1sayiss steward of the Elks Home, wetlt tp Page "Wednesday to spend a day With friends. 2
 G. D. Townsend, who is now at the home of his mother near Ink, spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Mena.
 Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Staples of Clarion, Ia., have arrived in Mena and will look about with a view to locating.
 Mrs. A. F. Matteson and B. w. Matteson of Bog Springs were in Mena Monday and Tuesday on busi- ness.
 Mrs. Elsie Hillmes and daughter arrived Tuesday from Humboldt. kas. expecting to spend the summer in Mena.
 Mrs. J. T. Magruder and children returned Tuesday evening from Stilwell, Ok, where they had been visiting relatives since last Friday.
 Horace Martin and Miss Grace Martin of Hatfield were in Mena Thursday, Miss Grace having come to take the quarterly teachers ex- animation.
 J. w. Edwards came from Heaven CT Tuesday afternoon to look after the payment of taxes on his Polk county property and to spend a day or two with Mena friends
 Mr. and Mrs. J. c. Allen of Hat field were Mena visitors Wednesday Mir. Allen said sentiment there was not generally favorable to the pro- posed north and south highway. Dr. G. P. Dunman recently bought the J. A. Thornton lot on West Port Arthur avenue, and he is now get ting things in shape to build mod ern bungalow for his residence.
 Gailord Wright returned this week from Mariana, where he had been for the last several weeks. He plans to spend the coming summer on his farm west of town making a crop. 
 Corporal Doty, who had been on duty at Deming, N. M., as member of Company c, Second Arkansas regiment, was in Mena Thursday on his return to his home in Womble
 Mrs. Molly Owens of Board Camp was in Mena Tuesday on business in Probate court on the matter of the estate of her husband. She was ac- companied on the trip by D. E. Lit tie.
 John Muxen of Odebolt, la, who had spent the winter in Eureka Springs, arrived in Mena Tuesday for a visit to Polk county relatives and to look after his real estate in- terests.
 John Hitler of Des Moines, Ia, who had been looking after some real es- tate interests in Scott and Mont gomery counties. arrived ill Mena Monday from Mt. Ida, to spend a short time in Polk county.
 
 Mrs. J. W. Garrett and little daughter, Kathleen, came from Heavener Tuesday afternoon to spend few hours with Mir and Mrs Bert Hiltebrand and to do some shopping. They returned home on train. No. 4 Tuesday night.
 Baker Wallace. who was in from Holly Springs today reports that his father, $. B. Wallace, has about ful- ly recovered from the long seize of pneumonia which he passed thru during the last five weeks He is now able Go be up about the house but has not gained enough strength ta attempt a trip Co llena.
 Nr. and Mrs John Randall and family arrived Wednesday nigai sc again make lheir home in Polk Geualv Mr. Randall hayiug rented the Ira D Seymour farm locatea south of Mena Mir Randall will be remembered as having had charge 0f the coal chutes when the railway division was located in Mena
 Miss Sarah Morris, who was called to Mena last week or account of tht death of her sister, Mrs. J. w. lille Left Thursday for her home, Belle- fonte, Ark. Miss Morris, like her sister, is living on a farm which she is carrying on with the aid ol another sister and niece J. A Wilhite was appointed by the Pro- bate Court last week to administer the estate of Mrs. lille.
 Oliver Harrison and Robert Miller the latter from the Waters commu- nity. returned Tuesday evening from Kansas City, where they had beer on the market with three carloads of hogs. They shipped out of Mena last Saturday night, and when they started were apprehensive that they might be held up on account of the strike, but when the strike wa;
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