The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-06

! j. c. Gates. formerly leading Hatfield merchant, now at Tuscola. Tex, was ill Mena Wednesday to visit friends.
 Mrs J. N. Roach returned Satur- day from Havana and other Yell county points, where she had been visiting relatives.
 Mrs. w. B. Thomas and son re- turned Saturday after having spent week with relatives in Wickes and near Duckett.
 l A daughter was born on Sunday. september ,, to Mir. and Mrs. Al w. i Gushing at the home of Mrs. Gush ing's mother, 906 DeQueen street 
 C. 5. Connally of Rocky, district president announces that the first district singing convention will meet l with the Potter class on September s and 9.
 Mrs. V. w. St. John left Sunday for a visit for some days with the wife and babies of her son. F. c. Payne, al Ashdown, while he is on a business trip to North Dakota.  k. L. Hairgrove, who had spent a week with his family, living west of Mena, left on Monday for Anna rillo, Tex, to resume his work as machinist in the railroad shops.
 D, C. Hodges and son. c. c. Hodges were in from Freedom township Judge w. Prickett on the claim for exemption from service in the Na- tiOnal Army filed by the young man.
 John Lilies of Big Fork was in Mena Monday to market his mak- ing of sorghum, selling at 75 cents per gallon He estimates that he will have about 200 gallons for his 1917 crop.
 Dr. A. D. Hilton is spending this week with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. /. A. Hilton in the Dallas valley. He recently sold his business in Gran his and is contemplating locating in Hatfield.
 Mrs. w. D. Harper went to Tex arkana on Tuesday for medical attention. She was accompanied by her son, Ivan Rowe, who will remain with her until she gets comfortably located
 Mrs. NJ. NJ. Little of McAlester, Ok. and Mrs. J Allyn Smith and baby of Wagoner, Ok, who had been guests of Judge Wright prickett and Mrs. Prickett, left for their homes Mon day afternoon.
 Mrs. G. l.. Lochridge and Mir. and Mrs. E. B. Cox have returned from Manitou, Colo, where they had been with Mrs. Adam Trieseh- man, sister of Mrs. Lochridge. dur ing the last several weeks. ! Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Baker left last Friday for a stay of few days with friends in DeQueen. Mr. Baker had just returned Friday from Western Texas, where he has been interested in oil prospecting since last March.
 Miss Louise Mullins came from Cove Saturday to visit friends, and to make arrangements to get located for the beginning of school. She is planning to rent house so that her mother can be with her during the school year
 R. l.. Gore rame in from 0kmul- gee Sunday evening to spend Labor Day with Mrs. Gore and little girl. and to visit Mena friends. He had been in Okmulgee during the last two months, and reports that he had plenty to do.
 Dr. ]. F. Lee, in from Egger Mon day, was accompanied by his son, B. B. Lee, who left the same day for Little Rock in response to an order to report for duty in the navy. He will be transferred to the Great Lakes Training Station.
 
 C. W. Steaurt. cashier of the Farmers and Merchants National bank of Sallisaw, Ok, returned home Sunday after spending vacation of week in Mena with k. F. Hoffman, father of Mrs. Steaurt. Mrs. Steuart will remain in Mena for some time longer.
 Mrs. W. E. Holt left Sunday for Caddo, Ok, in response to word that her stepfather. W. D., Harrison, was. critically i'll, and not expected to live ? A second. message toi MT. Holt on Sunday announced the death of MT. Harrison, this before Mrs. Holt reached his bedside.
 A. B. Williams. third trick operat- or at the Western Union office, who is on a leave of 30 days, plans to leave within week for Alamogordo, N. Mex He will be accompanied by Mrs. Williams and daughter, Miss Thelma, whom he expects to locate in Alamogordo
 Col c. NJ. Latimer had a busy day Saturday. Tn the forenoon he cried a sale of household goods and restaurant fixtures for E. A. Gaddy on Pickering avenue, and in the afternoon he had sale of household goods for Mrs. Hattie G. Whan on ,Tanssen avenue.