The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-24

Park, left for their homes Wednesday afternoon.
 Mrs. s. A. Cummins of Heavener. arrived Wednesday afternoon and will be the guest of Mir. and Mrs. Clyde Cunningham, the latter being her daughter.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Brown of Ft. Smith arri yed Wednesday afternoon and are guests oe Mir and Mrs. Jas. W. Brown of the Southside, parents of the former.
 Mrs. G. C. Cecil of Umpire, Ark, who had been visiting with her pa- rents, Mir. and Mrs. Jas. Swiger. six miles northeast of the city, returned home Thursday afternoon.
 MT. and Mrs. John Pfinning and neice, Miss Pauline Wilhelm, who had been visiting with relatives and friends in Kansas City for a week, returned home Friday afternoon.
 Polk county patrons of the State school for the blind have been noti- fled that the opening of the institu- tion has been deferred for a month on account of the epidemic of flu"
 Mir. and Mrs. E. A. Whedbee of Tulsa, Ok, who recently purchased the Ambrose suburban home on Still well Heights, arrived this morning and are arranging to move into the same.
 Among the farmers to bring cotton Wednesday were, M. F. Philpot, J. A. and c. E. Feds of Egger, Warren Johnson of Blansett, A. A. Bates of Waters and A. A. Benson of Big Fork.
 Miss Eva Goddard returned We'd nesday from Spiro, Ok, having ac- companied her sister, Mrs. J. A. San ders, and children to that point on their return to their home in Weleet- ka, Ok.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. F. Donovan who had been visiting a week with Mrs. :. A. Donovan, mother of the former, at 14l6 Miller avenue, left for their home in Des Moines, Ia, Thursday 
 MT. and Mrs. Herman B. Stratton of Black Springs passed thru Mena Friday, enroute to Storm Lake, la., where they will visit with relatives and friends.
 J. M. Wilson of Texarkana, deputy nursery inspector working under the State Plant Board was in Mena today to inspect the Webster and Mountain Top nurseries.
 Mena friends have learned of the death of Deputy Superintendent c. N. Hammond of the Arkansas National Forest Reserve, who died at Hot Springs Oct 18th.
 Mrs. Bertha Suit and sister, Miss Fannie Moore, left Sunday afternoon for Certy, Ok, where they will visit with their mother, Mrs. Cherry Moore, for time.
 c. G. Raff writes The Star from West Helena, Ark, of continued in- terest in Mena and Polk county and to keep up with the changes and de- will read The Star.
 Will and H. M. Cox and Louis Wiles of Holly Springs, who have been at work for Buschaw Lum- per Company at Page, passed thru Saturday morning enroute home.
 Mir. and Mrs. B. F. Chilcutt who nave resided at Atmore, Ala, for sev- sral years have returned to Mena and will make this city their home. They nave rented a cottage at No. 402 Fourth street.
 W. W. Yarbrough and children left Friday afternoon for Cove, to attend the funeral of his son, John L. Var 0rough, who died from bronchial pneumonia superinduced by the Span- sh influenza.
 Mrs. J. J. Mershon left Saturday | Tor Spiro in response to a telegram | that her son, W. E. Mer- | ,hon, was dangerously sick with | bronchial pneumonia, a result of l Spanish influenza.
 Phil Stevenson who has been visi- ing with home folks returned to Min ,ral Sunday afternoon. He has about | recovered from the knife wounds re- ;ently inflicted upon him by Henry Herring, an employe.
 George E. Plaster of Chicago who las been spending ten days visiting with his mother, Mrs. B. c. Plaster m Seventh street, left Saturday or home. He is an express messen- ger on the Santa Fe Railway.
 William W. Collier of vandervoort vas in Mena Wednesday to make fi- Ial proof of his homestead entry be- ore County Clerk Alexander. Walter oplin and Grover Johnson accompa- lied him as witnesses.
 Mrs. Ella Stickleman who has been isiting Mena friends for week, will eturn to Howard Tuesday. She re- ently returned from a visit to Iowa where she had been with friends and elatives since last May.