The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

Thursday to get supplies for his store which he bought about a month ago from A. E. Head.
 w.. E. Jones was up from Potter last Thursday to get engine repairs to get ready for his regular run of the gin and grist mill on Saturday
 Sam Badt and son, Arnold, left last Thursday for Fort Smith where the latter will undergo treatment by Dr. Moulton for the trouble with his eyes.
 k. w. St. John left last Thursday for Shreveport, La, to investigate business proposition. which if he accepts, will take him permanent ly to that city.
 Miss Irene Thornton spent last week at home having temporair- ly closed her school in the Gam dis trict on account of the prevalence of measles among the children.
 Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Townsend spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. John Whitaker, living west of Mena on the Talihina road. Mrs. Whitta- ker is an aunt of Mrs. Townsend.
 Miss Marie Nelson of Grandview Heights acted as substitute teacher fast week in one room of the Gen. tral school, taking the place of Miss Bessie Board who was confined to her home by sickness.
 Mir. and Mrs. William Arnold ar rived in Mena Wednesday from Red Oak, Tex, to make their home in Mena. They own a residence on Stillwell Heights, and had been here year ago last October.
 E. E. Burris and Mrs. F. R. Moody were married Wednesday at 10 o'clock at the home of the bride at fiji North DeQueen street, the cere- money being performed by the Rev. w. L. Smith of the Baptist church.
 Ira Eddleman last Thursday reported that he has about finished his run of ginning for this season, tho he expects to have a bale now ana then until sometime in March. His run this year has exceeded that of other years by from 10 to 50 bales.
 A. c. Higginbottom while in Mena Wednesday bought a team of fine black horses for the Isett Lumber Company from Frank Sims and M. J. Francis. The animals were among the car load shipped in from Chick asha, Ok, and are a splendidly matched team.
 MT. and Mrs w. A. Quinn left for their home in Dakoma, Ok, last week after week in and near Mena prospecting for a location. They have in view the purchase of some city property. and if they succeed in closing the deal, they will return to Mena the middle of next month to make their home.
 Mir and Mrs. Nj. F. Smith, here from Houston, Tex, for the last two weeks, have purchased the w. A. N Clark residence property on petros Ave, and were moving their house. hold goods there Thursday They had been stopping at the Mena Hotel pending the arrival of their goods.
 Lewis Cochran of Bismark, s. D.. brother of Dr. c. Cochran, arrived in Mena the latter part of last week for visit with Dr. and Mrs. Coch- ran He started to make the trip from Bismark in an automobile, but when he reached Tecumseh, Neb., he gave it up on account of the cold weather
 Deputies J II. Bratcher and J. A. Johnston went out on the tax col lecting Thursday for Collector H. W. Finger who had business in con- nection with the local exemption board. They made Yocana Thurs day and Egger on Friday. returning to Mena Friday night to go from here to Nunley on Saturday Will w. Harmon and R. H Wheel CT and two sons of Dallas, Tex, ar rived in Mena last week to prospect | for locations, going Thursday to Board Camp where they have rented house until the weather moderates so that they can look for farm lands. They were taken to Board Camp by Shade Hilton.
 P. H. Lance is recovering nicely from the injuries he received two weeks ago when his right hand came in contact with the gin saws at the T. A. Allen gin. The ugly wounds on the back of his hand and on his fingers have healed so nicely that 1t was found advisable to remove practically all of the stitches.
 w. N. F'lagg. another Texan to lo- cate in Polk county, arrived in Pot ter Wednesday with a ear load ol stock and farm implements. Among the stock shipped in was finf thorobred Coach stallion. MT. Flagg on the recent trip to Polk county bought the w. E. Jones farm of & acres located near Potter, and ht moved to that place.
 Forest Ranger Joseph R. Gill came 1 in Wednesday from BiglOw. Ark.