The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23

Gregg purvis left Friday afternoon on a business trip to Fayetteville. expecting to return Sunday.
 Hal DeLongy, after visit of few days with homefolks. left on Sunday for Tulsa, Ok. where he is practicing law, being in the office of Elmer J Lundy
 Miss Yerna Carnes of Russellville. Ark, is here on a visit at the home of her sister, Mrs. Carl Whisenant. She will be here until the latter part of next week.
 Miss Florence Richards came Fri day from McAlester, Ok, to join her mother in visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Barham and with Mena friends.
 C. C. Gunnels last week sold a i0- acre tract of land located near Yoc- ana, to Jeff Cagle, who was here from Sallisaw, and who plans to re- tuTIl to POik county.
 Louis Corr arrived Friday from Pickering, La, where he and his father are in charge of plantation. He will be with Mena friends for a week or more.
 MT. and Mrs. Math Simons of Board Camp while in Mena Wednes- day, closed deal with c. C. Gun nels for the purchase of 10 acres of land adjoining their farm.
 J. F. Dickinson of St. Louis, Mo, who had spent most of last week at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. D. Hammond, living west of Mena, left for home Saturday afternoon.
 Mir. and Mrs. D. w. Carter and family have received word from Jack Carter, who has enlisted in the Forest Regiment He is with the regiment in Washington, D. C.
 
 T. A. Allen of the Mena Flour Mill has installed a platform ball-bearing scale at the mill which will make it much more convenient to handle the business and to serve the GUS toners of the institution.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. c. Goodner, who had been with Mena relatives and friends for several weeks, left Fri- day afternoon for their home in Oil- ton, Ok. They had also spent some time with relatives in Montgomery county.
 MT. and Mrs. ]. E. Joplin and chil- dren came from Wickes Wednesday and will spend several days in and about Mena visiting friends and camping cut. They went to Bethes- da Springs Thursday afternoon and camped out that night.
 John Shipp, brother of Mrs. H. A.. King, arrived from TeXarkana on "Wednesday afternoon 10 help Mrs. King pack and crate her household goods for shipment to TeXarkana. where Mrs. King and the children expect to make their home.
 w. w. Townsend left last Thurs day on a business trip to Fort Smith He expects to go to Little Rock be- fore returning home, and from there he will drive home in new Steph- ems Six automobile which he will secure thru the C. C. Gunnels dis tributing agency.
 Mrs. Laura Guthrie, who had been in Mena for several weeks visiting at the home of Mir. and Mrs. R. R. St. John, and with other Mena friends, left Friday afternoon for Exeter, Mo-, for a visit with her father be- fore returning to her home in Miami, Fla.
 Mrs. Harvey s. Black of Sacra- mento. Calf. and her brother in- law. Ed s. Johnson of Siloam Springs, arrived in Mena Friday to look after real estate interests. Mrs Black will be here for some time as the guest of Mrs. w. w. Harrison of the Antlers hotel
 Mr. and Mrs. Lee Campbell and daughter, Miss Mary and Miss Cora Brown. all of Foreman. Ark, ar rived in Mena Friday afternoon for an extended visit at the home or Dr. H c. Rushing and Mrs Rushing. Mir. Campbell, however, returned home on Saturday, and later will come hack in his car
 J. w. Clardy of Center Point. who, with Mrs Clardy, is visiting rela- tives in Hatfield, came to Mena on Tuesday and spent a short time prospecting for a location in Polk county. Mr. Clardy was formerly farm demonstrator of Howard coun- ty. and is now living on farm near Center Point. but he wants to come to higher altitude.
 Henderson Jackson and Grady H. Forgy. recently commissioned sec ond lieutenants at the officers train ing camp at Fort Logan H. Roots, arrived in Mena last Thursday to spend a few days with Mena rela- tives and friends before taking up their duties in the training of the National Army, the first increment of which will be mobilized on Sep tember 5.
 The Rev. w. l.. Smith returned on Wednesday afternoon from Mel bourne, Ark. where he had held a