The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

0' D. summons and J. K. Myers of CoVe were trading in Mena Thursday.
 Miss Nellie Blackwell went to Page. OK, Friday to spend the weekend with | friends.
 A. I. Townsend of Zafra, Ok. is In Mena for visit with his brothers W. w. and D. Nj. Townsend.
 Mrs. Levi Wimberly and daughter. Miss Lillian, were in from Egger to do shopping and to call on friends.
 John Rowton and son, Joe. were in from Big Fork Thursday. MT. Row ton was seeking to purchase fine stock hogs.
 Wilburn and Roy Philpot and John and Florence Dorrough were among the people from Egger Wednesday of last week to do trading.
 Milton Egger arrived last Saturday from Wapanucka, Ok, to go from here to Cherry Hill to visit relatives and to look after business.
 Robert Atwood came from Heaven CT Friday afternoon to attend the dance given that night in the Elks Home, returning to his work Saturday
 Fred 0. Yeakey and Sam Powell of Hatfield were in Mena Friday night to meet with the local Odd Fellows and to look after business, returning home Saturday
 R. D. Miller and son, Master Ro- land, were in from Board Camp on Thursday, Mir Miller having come to look up the law regulating tick eradi- cation in Polk county.
 Henry Drier of Vim, Mich, ar rived here Wednesday of last week to prospect for farm If he finds con dItions suitable, he says there are oth- CTS coming from Michigan to Arkan- sas.
 The Rev. W. J. Dunman suffered a sight stroke of paralysis on Thursday, which, for time, placed him in pre- carious condition, but he had suffi- ciently improved Friday to be able to sit up.
 $. Slough of DeQueen spent a day in Mena to meet man who was bringing him horse and wagon from Fort Smith. Mir. Slough went to De- Queen three months ago from Wichi- ta, Kas., and is going into the truck growing business on a large scale.
 Miss lone Golf returned Friday from Grannis where she had spent a day with her cousin, Will Kirby, who, Saturday returned to duty at Camp Pike after having been home for sev- eral weeks recovering from after eff Mir. and Mrs. W. R. Cole returned Friday from Big Fork where they had spent couple of days with Mir. and Mrs. M. J. Pettitt and other friends. Mir. Cole had planned to put in most of the time fishing but was prevented by the rain from so doing.
 Mrs. Walter Wood arrived on No. Saturday from Checotah, Ok, and left on the loacl at noon for Potter where she was met by her father, Rev. P. P Kindall, and ac- companied him to his home near Mountain fork for two weeks visit with homefolks.
 J. H. Welter passed thru Mena Fri day on his return from Vandervoort where he had attended the Shannon public sale. He stated to a represen- tative of The Star that he had bought $40 Poland China male with which he will endeavor to improve the grade of the hogs on the mountain.
 Dr. J. B. Wear and Mrs. Wear of Poteau, Ok, spent Wednesday with County Judge A. K. Wear and Mrs. Wear, Dr. Wear having come especial ly to be in consultation with Dr. B. H. Hawkins on the case of Mrs. A. E.. Wear, who has been sick for some time, but now is improving.
 H. T. Howell and Monroe Stand ridge were in from Opal Thursday for supplies. They report that the farm CTS of their community are getting along well with the farm work, and all of them are going at the work to make the best crop of food and feet stufFs that has ever been made in that community.
 Mrs. J. H. Allen left on last Friday morning for Little Rock to spend a month with Mir and Mrs. Freeman l.. Johnson On her return to Mena she and Mir. Allen plan to move to Beach, Ok, where Mir. Allen has been in charge of the improvements and de- velopments being made by the Cox Investment Company.
 Mrs. w J. Thompson, accompanied by her daughters, Dorothy and Lu- cile, came from Heavener Friday, Mrs. Thompson returning home again on train No. 4, while the daughters will remain with their grandparents,