The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-13
PERSONAL NOTES

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 Prof E. w. Hamby of the Hatton schools spent a short time in Mena Saturday evening getting books and other school supplies.
 Mrs. Rushie Medford, after teach ing term of two months of school near Board Camp left Saturday for her home in Gerty, Ok.
 G. w. Burnham of Wickes was in Mena Thursday to look after busi- ness in Probate court, as adminis- trator of the estate of William Me- Clelland.
 J. l. Strickland and daughter, Miss
 va. were in from Black Springs on Thursday, having brought in a load of wheat to be sold at the Mena 1 Flour Mill.
 The Goss X Wood Overland dis tributing agency unloaded another car of Overlands Friday. The ship ment included five touring cars of the 90 model.
 Will Scott and Miss Matte Plem- mons and sister came from Oden on ednesday, making the trip in tho Plemmons automobile. which was brought to Mena to be overhauled.
 Mrs. Grace Bixler Cochran. daughter of Mrs. William Campbell. here from Fort Scott on a visit to her father. R. Osborn. arrived on Saturday morning for a stay of sew eral days.
 Boyd Lailin returned Wednesday from Kansas City where he had been on the market with a carload of l73 lambs. He still has 1883 head on pas ture and these he plans to ship later in the season.
 Miss Flossie Rogers has been em- Iployed to teach the winter term lnI he Black Fork school beginning on November 1. She will be at the home of her uncle Rufus Rowland. while employed in the school.
 
 Mrs. D. H. Hopkins and daughter. Miss Hazel, returned Thursday aft Iernoon from Page, where they had been for week on account of the illness of Mrs Harry Hopkins, who was much improved when they left.
 Mrs <. Palmer of Wichita, Kas.. and Miss Elizabeth Milbank of Chil- licothe, Mo, mother and niece re- spectively of A. B. Palmer of the Twin Oak ranch, northeast of Mena. came in last Thursday for an ex- tended visit
 Sheriff H. w. Finger, w. P. Mount. ]. A. Johnson and D. A. Hazel were out near Potter Thursday to make appraisement of lands belonging to the Alice J. Sublett estate, and which are to be sold by Sheriff Finger as public administrator.
 Brick York and T. A. Carter are raging the frame building located at 504 DeQueen street. The material in the building has been purchased by the promoters of the Mena Park Natatorium, and will be used in the construction of the club house.
 Mrs. Peter Mildfelt left on Thurs day on a trip of about six weeks. She will first go to the old home in Clay Center, Kas., then visit her mother and brother in Linn, Kas and on the return trip stop at the home of her daughter in 0keene. Ok
 Prof c. w. Johnson came io Mena Thursday from Smithville to look after business with the county off, cials He is not going to teach this year, giving as reason that he had been so successful this year growing things to eat that he did moi have to teach.
 Miss S EIma Lacey. who had spent the summer with her parents, Mir and Mrs. C. l.. Lacey, living on Southerland avenue, left Thursday afternoon for Russell. Kas.. where she is in charge of the departments of domestic science and art in the city schools.
 Mrs. H. w. Finger and son, Bas- com, returned on Thursday from Richland. N. M, where they hal spent three weeks with Mir. and Mrs. Carl Henderson. They made the trip to Richland in the automobile with MT. and Mrs. Henderson. but returned by train.
 Edwin B. Cox and nephew, Master Russell Cox, returner on Thursday from a trip to Foreman. Mir. Cox reports that he met Dr. J. T. Bogard while in Foreman, and the doctor informed him that he and his fam fly were coming back to Mena to live, expecting to reach here about November i.
 A. Nj. Parker of Cove was in Mena Thursday 10 close deal. having sold two tracts of farm land and some property in Cove to " A. VanWay of New Boston. Tex, who accompanied him to Mena. Mir. VanWay expects to locate in Polk county, and he says there are others coming from Texas this fall
 Mrs. w. E. Holt returned last Thursday from Caddo, Ok, whither she was called last week on account of the death of her stepfather. w