The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-06

IF .tl ward, left Friday for Hot Springs. where they will spend week.
 Mrs. W. J. Dunman went to Nlekes Friday to spend a few days With her son, Dr. B. E. Dunman. ! John Steel went to Hodgens on Thursday to overhaul his gin in pre-
 paration for the ginning season which will begin soon.
 Mrs. c. W. Copelin and Miss Essie Robson returned Thursday after having spent a week in Fort Smith heavener and Poteau.
 Phil Abernathy returned to Mena last Saturday from Lower Big Fork where he had assisted the Rev. H. r. Howell in a meeting during all of this week.
 County Supt. W. Homer pigg re- turned to Mena Friday evening aft CT having spent all of the week vis- lung schools in the eastern part of the county.
 MT. and Mrs. Allen Johnson. for mer residents of Polk county. ar rived in Mena last Saturday from Maud Ok, to visit relatives and old lneighbOrs.
 Miss Lillian Watson left Thursday for Cane Hill, Washington county. where on Monday she began work as teacher of the Fifth and Sixth grades in the schools. Mrs. Frank Browles of Houston. Tex. who will be remembered as Miss Grace W0Oten, arrived in Mena Friday for a visit with Mesdames Claude Bennett and T. A. Winton. J. A. Edwards. who had been vis- iting his parents, Mr and Mrs. C. P. Edwards, near Alder. was in Mena Friday to leave for McAlester. Ok. where he is employed in a garage. The Rev \. O. Hornsby and Mrs Hornsby returned to Hatfield Thurs day after spending the week with NIT. and Mrs. j. A. Wilhite, parents iof Mrs. Hornsby, living near Nun ley.
 Dr H. R. Getz left last Friday with the members of the animal for Little Rock for a consultation husbandry department in reference to the tick eradication in this coun- ty.
 Mrs. Eva c. MeClurkin, after spending five weeks in Mena with her sister, Mrs. w. M. Wyatt, left last Friday for Marianna, Ark, where she is employed in the city schools.
 Will Chambers of Ida, Ok, who was in Mena Thursday was accom- panied on the home trip by Tone Lunsford. who will make the trip to Oklahoma with a view of looking Iup a location.
 N. w. WaterfieId of Rich Mountain was here Friday te get books and other supplies for the beginning of school at Howard next Tuesday. There will be nine months term at Howard this year.
 Mrs. J. P A. Johnson and children, and sister, Miss Ona Batenfield of the Pine Grove community, were in Mena Friday to start for Snyder, Ok. where they will spend a week with former neighbors.
 Boyd Laflin left on Saturday for Kansas City, where he will have a car load of sheep on the market The sheep had been on pasture in this county for several weeks, and were in prime condition Mrs Chas. W. Reid and children of Wichita Falls, Tex. and Mrs. T. F. Priest of Texarkana. who had been summer guests in Mena, occupying the cottage on The Boulders, left for their homes Saturday afternoon
 Mrs. A. w. Wright of Wichita, kas who had spent three months at the home of her brother, R. F. Put man in east Mena, left Thursday for Springdale, Ark, where she will visit another brother before going to her home.
 Mrs. Hamp Lofts and children and Mrs. Frank Lofts and children of Egger were in Mena Thursday to leave for Gerty, Ok, where they go for a visit at the home of Mir. and Mrs. J. B. Dilbeck, parents of the Mesdames Lofts.
 Mir. and Mrs. T. G. Green and chil- dren left last Saturday morning for Fillmore, Ok, where they will spend week at the home of Mir. and Mrs. II. J. Green. They will be accompanied by Miss Julia Green, who had spent month with Polk county relatives.
 Col. c. NJ. Latimer and Walter Nance, who conducted the public sale Thursday for K. W. Perrigo, re- port that they secured good prices for everything that was offered for sale, which led Colonel Latimer Q observe that the way to sell things is at public auction.
 c. c. Thomas of Jefferson, Tex, who, with Mrs. Thomas and the baby, had been visiting this week with Dr. l.. 0. Dickson and Mrs.