The Mena weekly star., 1918-02-28

some land located near his home.
 Alr and Mrs. Ed. New and chil- dren and Chas. New of Mt. Ida were in Meno fast Friday while enroute 10 Big Cedar. Muse and other points in Oklahoma to seek a new location. They were making the trip in an auto.
 The girls of the Dallas school met "Wednesday with Miss Anna Woods, home demonstration agent, and or ganized the Dallas Valley Club, starting with nine members The officers elected ware Jessie Hughes, president and Berta Ford, secretary and reporter.
 Mr. and Mrs. ]. B. Larman and daughter, Mrs. Guy pheiffer re- turned to Mena the first of last week from Hontubby, Ok, where they had been called on account of the death of Mrs. James T. Hill, daugh- ter Of Mr. and Mrs. Larman.
 J. L. Gates, formerly of Mena, but now at Sand Springs, Ok, writes The Star that he now has charge of some fine orchards for Charles Pope, a millionaire oil man and philanthropist, who has founded a , home for orphans and widows.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. l.. Pope and son of Clarksville, Tex, on their return home from trip to Heavener and Zoe Ok, where they had visited relatives, stopped in Mena Wednes- day afternoon for a short visit with Mr and Mrs. J r. Averitt contin- uing their pourney home Thursday morning.
 F. D. Pierce came in last week
 from 0aapaw. Ok. to spend a month or more with Mrs. Pierce and children, living on Jones street. ] H. had passed thru a siege of i smallpox, but had been relieved ] from quarantine for over week before coming E1me
 Claua Rogers, after 2 visit of q few days with friends in Shreve- port returned to Mena Wednesday and then went on Co Kansas City to pack his goods ready Co go to Little Rock to complete his enlistment for service in the regmental hand He expects, however, io return lo Mens before going to Little Rock.
 B. II. Barton of Cove spent Wednesday with Mena friends. He recently returned from trip to | Hot Springs, and had also spent some time at the home of his daughter in Union county. He plans to return to Hot Springs after the winter tourist season is over, and remain there for some time for treatment.
 Sidney W. Duke, accompanied by his brother, Halbert. left Thurs day for Prescott Ark, to be at the home of his parents until he fully regains his strength after the re- cent siege of illness He was able to be out for tine first time on Wesines- day, and then ventured out again this morning before starting on the trip.
 Mrs. X. Buf6rd of Grand Saline. Tex. aunt of Mrs. J. F. Hood ac- companied by her grandson, Cecil Preston. arrived in Mena Wednes- day of last week expecting to make this their home. She recently sold her farm in Texas, and after spend ing few days with Mir. and Mrs. Hood, she expects to buy a home in Mena
 F.. R. Jackson and c. w. Copelin were out last week raising a fund with which to buy horse for B. E. Martin. to replace the old bay which he lost by death one night last week. They met with splendid response wherever they called, and while the subscriptions were not large, in the aggregate they amounted Co enough 10 buy fairly good horse.
 Leonard Harrellson, one of the Polk county registrants stationed at Camp Beauregard, La, who had heen homo on fnrlnneh of i0 days on account of the illness of his father living north of Old Potter, secured an extension of Ave days so he did not return to Camp until Saturday While in Mena Thursday | he reported that his father is almost helpless with paralysis. and snat his mother has also been down with pneumonia.
 F. C. En0chs of DeQueen spent Thursday in Nena in the interest of the Gateway Produce Company of Texarkana, which he is now repre- senting- He came thru in an auto from De0ueen in company with Ralph Golf. c. N. Hilton and another travelling man, the trip being made in the Golf car, tho Mfr Goff quit the party at Cove and returned tn DeQueen for the reason that he stepped on a nail and concluded t