The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-28

rom Beaumont, Tex, to be summer guests in Mena.
 Lucy Stovall and Miss Linnie Bowling, who have been students at St. Joseph's Academy, left Fri- day for their home in Shreveport to spend the vacation.
 Mrs. c. N. Harrell of Indianapolis, Ind, sister of Mrs. Fred VanWagner, arrived in Mena Friday evening for an extended visit at the home of Mir. and Mrs. NanWagner.
 E. w. Alley, who had spent week or more visiting his brothers and other relatives in Mt. Ida, was in Mena the first of the week to leave for his home in Lake View, Tex.
 Miss Dessie Jones of Owens Chapel was here Saturday making arrange ments for beginning work as teacher in the summer term of the West Valley school which will begin a week from next Monday.
 Hoyt Jones, son of Mir. and Mrs. Hardie Jones of Owens Chapel, who has been attending the Brantley- Draughon business college in Fort Worth, Tex, has accepted a position as telegraph operator at Fate, Tex.
 Mir. and Mrs. Oscar Thacker are in receipt of a letter from their son, Luke, stating that he had been transferred from the Great Lakes Naval Training Station near Chicago to the training station near New Or leans.
 A. Orr of Springfield, O., factory Representative of the Kelly-Spring- field Motor Truck Company, is in Mena to look after the tryout of the two 31a ton trucks sold to Watkins Lumber Company and the Seoggin Lumber Company respectively. | Ed Walker, who is employed as switchman in the railway yards in lTulsa, Ok, left for home Saturday, having spent a week with Mrs, | Walker and the children who are here on a visit at the home of A. Ernest, father of Mrs Walker.
 w. B. Boyes, Forest Ranger al | Eagleton, came to Mena Thursday tc lattend the chautauqua, having been particularly interested in hearing Hon. Ali Taylor Mrs. Boyes ex- Ipected to come to Mena the latter mart of the week to attend the clos ling sessions.
 ]. c. Standridge and Will Eads of the Opal community were in Mena | Friday. Mir. Standridge came in es- lpecially to clear the records on some real estate in which he is interested He has reached the age of 74 years but is still lively and energetic, tho he does not often come to Mena. | R, MacGregor, who recently bought the building in which the Palace of Sweets has been located, closed a deal Thursday with E. B. Ashmore for the purchase of the soda fountain, etc, and is now pre- pairing to sell cold drinks and ice cream in connection with his other Ibusiness.
 Dr. c. c. Gunnels, Dr. R. c. Mccoy, B. F. Parker and T. s. Peters re- turned on Friday from their fish | ing trip on the 0uachita river near Cherry Hill. They were joined on Thursday by Dick Johnson, who, however, arrived after fishing was no longer so good as it had been earlier in the week.
 Mrs. Jennie Barnett and three children of Dallas, Tex, arrived in Mena last week to make their home. Mrs. Barnett and son were in Mena several weeks ago, and at that time | they arranged for the purchase of the Chas. H. Higgins property on South Third street, where they will make their home.
 Russell Burtch, who had enlisted in the engineering corps of the First Kansas Regiment before leaving Kansas State University several weeks ago, received word Friday ithat he is to report for duty at once at the mobilization camp near To- peka, Kas. Russell left Friday night to be on hand for duty.
 W. A. Hathaway of Grannis was in Mena Friday to take part of the branches in the teachers examina- tion. Mir. Hathaway has contracted to teach the Rich Mountain school IGuring the coming year, and expects to begin the term of nine months early in September, providing the new school house is completed at that time.
 The Misses Irene and Marie Nell son arrived last Thursday from Fort Smith to join their parents, Mir. and Mrs. J. L. Nelson, in their new home on Grandview Heights. Miss Irene had been attending the State Uni lversity at Fayetteville and Miss Ma rie completed the Fayetteville High school course this year. They had lbeen visiting relatives in priarie Grove and Fort Smith since the Iclose of school.
 | Mayor, Ira O. Smith spent Friday lin De0ueen to see the Nubian per- form once more on the training ltrack before starting on the racing Icircuit. The trainer who has been in charge of the Nubian and the