The Mena weekly star., 1917-02-01

speHu lew udyS With Mena rela- tives.
 J. H. Naler went to Cove last Thursday to look after some real estate business.
 c. A. Cooper of Kelly Stratfon Company spent a part of last week in Fort Smith.
 William D. Rowton, his son. John. and grandson, Joe, were in from Rip Fork Wednesday of last week.
 J. c. Hoheimer of the Watkins Lumber X Mercantile Company of Hatfield spent Thursday in Mena on business.
 D. D. Heath and Andrew Sims were in from Big Fork Wednesday, of last week, to deliver shingles to J. E. Goss.
 T. A. Winton came in from Muse Friday to spend the remainder of the week with Mrs. Winton and the children.
 Walter Philpot of Egger, and E. w. Conn, who is visiting from Blos- som, Tex, were with Mena friends Thursday.
 Charles c. Delaney, county farm demonstrator, went to Potter Thurs day to interest the boys and girls in club work.
 Alvin Walker of Opal was in Mena Thursday to go from here to Dallas, Tex, where he expects to get employment.
 Frank Harkey, who is attending the Mena High school, went to Hat ton last Thursday to spend the week end with homefolks.
 J. w. Holt, father of W. E. Holt. came from Washington, Ark, last week for visit at the home of Mr. Holt and Mrs. Holt.
 Mir. and Mrs. Fred Salyers, who are here from Gaston, left Friday for Fort Smith, where they are going to visit relatives of Mir. Salyers.
 Forest Ranger W. B. Boyes came from Eagleton Friday to go to the Irons Fork country to look after some of the forestry interests.
 Rev. J. T. Bowling of Smithville stopped in Mena Wednesday of last week on his return from Checotah, Ok, where he had bought a farm and to whence he expects to move. John Dilbeck was in from Big Fork Thursday to market cowpeas. He and neighbor together had lot of about 100 bushels which they sold at $2 per bushel.
 Joe Ritchie of Cleveland, Ok. who had spent a week visiting at the home of his son, J. H. Ritchie, and with Polk county friends, left Fri day morning for his home.
 Mrs. NJ. l.. Ferguson was called to Avery, Tex, last week on account of the critical illness of her mother Professor Ferguson will join her as soon as he gets his business matters closed in Mena.
 R. c. Smith of Cove was in aiena Thursday to receive the Ford auto which had been purchased thru the k. c. Proctor X Son agency. The car was driven to Cove for him by Carl Barham,
 Tomlinson Bro. moved the elec- tric light office Thursday from the Richards building to the middle room ill the Gardner block, which not long since was purchased ny Frank Tomlinson.
 Mrs. F. E. DeLongy and Mrs. x. R. 0neal and son returned last Fri day from trip to Fort Smith and Tulsa. At Tulsa they visited at the home of Mir. and Mrs. W. P. Clarke.
 Mrs. R. L. Norris, who has been ill lOI SOiife JlIlt, IS FepOTbtu DtbJtl, and able to be up. Mir. Norris came from Shreveport about two weeks ago on account of her illness, and he has since been in Mena.
 ]. J. Mershon has the contract to put in the shelving and counters in the room in the Harman block, ad- iacent to the Grand Leader. This is the. room to be occupied by the Fair Store, soon to he opened.
 J. E. Sublett is here from Mineola, Tex, having been called to Mena on account of the illness of his mother, Mrs. J. A. Sublett, who has been hav- ing a serious siege with pneumonia, but is reported better at this time.
 Stewart Phillips came from Wich- ita, Kas., the first of the week to join Mrs. Phillips and the baby, who have been here for several weeks. Mr. Phillips still owns his Polk county farm, located west of Mena.
 Mir. and Mrs c. L. Lochridge who had been in Texarkana, where Mir. Lochridge had been under treatment in Dale's Sanitarium, left Tuesday of last week for Hot Springs, where fhn.~ on, eto.,....,.. Maiacf ir