The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-11

near future.
 G. w. Robson, cattleman of Ritz, spent Friday in Mena on business. F. w. Whipple left Wednesday on trip to Stamps and other Arkan- sas points.
 Frank Sims and Cap Cannon left "Wednesday afternoon on a business trip to Pine Bluff.
 Clarence Whan began work on "Wednesday in the furniture and carpet department of the G. W. Petty store.
 R. l.. Norris came from Shreve- port last Friday to be at home for some time on account of the illness of Mrs. Norris.
 Jake Standridge of Egger came to Mena Saturday and left that night for Kansas City, where he expects to enter an automobile school.
 Mir. and Mrs. 4. B. Palmer of the Twin Oak farm out on the Foran Gap road, were among the people in Mena Saturday to do shopping.
 Young Mckinney, who came from Hazel, Ok, the first of last week, left Thursday for Conway, where he will spend few days looking after his interests.
 Sampson Harris of Ink was carry ing the mail last week on the Mena- Egger star route, for Gene Davis, who, in the meantime, is trying to catch up with his hunting program.
 Mir. and Mrs. G. E. Smith arrived Friday from Page to make their home in Polk county. Mir. Smith re- gently bought the William Doss farm. located l12 miles west of Mena and they moved to the same Saturday.
 ]. Hollister Tull returned last week from Monett, Mo-, where he had attended the meeting of the Ozark Fruit Growers Association. He was on the program for a paper on work of the railroads in horti- cultural extension work.
 J. w. Gardner returned Wednes- day afternoon from trip to Ring ling, Ok, where he had been since last Saturday looking after his in- terests. He came home by way of Davis, Ok, where he stopped to visit at the home of his brother-in-law.
 F. NJ. Reeves left for Fort Smith Saturday to undergo an opera ton for the removal of cataract from one of his eyes. lie wifi be un- der treatment by Dr. G. H. Moulton, and expects to be away for a week or ten days.
 Forest Ranger J. M. Wait of Shady spent Friday and part of Saturday III Mena with the men in the local forest service office, returning home Saturday ] R. Gill. who is work ing in Mir. Waits district over on Brushy creek, was also in Mena Sat urday.
 il. R. Groves of Yocana. was in| Mena Saturday to leave for Fort Smith, where he was on duty this week as petit juror in the federal court. He spent Sunday at the home of his son, Brateher. in Shady Point. and then went to Fort Smith Nion- day morning.
 Mrs. Albert Casey arrived m Mena "Wednesday from Gainesville. Tex. whither she and Mr Casey had moved With the intention of farm ing. but they decided Go move la k to Polk county Mr. Casey will make the trip overland SO will n0l reach bere for 2 week or taH days
 | D Jones came in from Womhle fridaY eN2ning eNd sNcul Satarday looking afier his l8einess interests in Mena He mf de the trip in the buggy. which SC med rather slow going to him after having been used Q making the trir in ihe automobile. He will start on he home trip Sun day.
 Mrs. D. NJ. Watkins returned Sat urday from Hot Springs, where she had been taking treatment for several weeks. She accompanied Nr Watkins to Hot Springs, and after being there for a while. she was also taken sick, but after taking a course of baths. she returns home much improved,
 Artie Lawrence and Oscar Miller of Shady came to Mena "Wednesday. to leave from here for Shamrock. Ok, where they expect to get work in the oil fields Mir. Lawrence had recently returned from Augusta. kas.. where he has passed thru the excitement and boom spirit incident to the oil and gas development.
 W. A. Long, who returned to his home near Wickes Friday after hav- ing spent a couple Of days in Mena, was accompanied on the home trip by his sister Mrs. W. w Rowton. who is here from Chattanooga. Tenn, to spend the winter with her parents. She will remain at the home of her brother until the lat ter part of next week.