The Mena weekly star., 1918-02-21

Mir. and Mrs. w. NJ. Lowery of the Bunch neighb0rhood were in Mena to do shopping Thursday. 1 D. F. Hoffman went to Hatfield Thursday to look after the starting of the spring work on his farm. Hosea Ross, after spending a cou- pie of days in Mena, returned to Little Rock Thursday afternoon. 
 Bill Wiley of the Sugar Creek country spent Friday with frineds in Mena, this being his first visit to the city in long time. Dr. J. c. Hilton reports the birth of daughter on Thursday to Mir. and Mrs. E. N. Wallin, living west of Mena.
 Mrs. Arthur Riley left Thursday for Haworth, Ok, where she and Mir. Riley are going to be on the farm during the coming season. A. NJ. Sims of the Heath Valley was in Mena Thursday to deliver a consignment of shingles to w. R. Cole to be sent to John I. Bell at Zoe, Ok.
 Misses Lyndon Park and Nellie Blackwell went to Heavener Thurs day afternoon to spend the remain | der of the week with friends and relatives.
 E. D. Marrs and A. w. Clark started Friday morning on an over land trip to Cerro Gordo, Ark, where MT. Clark will make his home with MT. and Mrs. Marrs. Mir. and Mrs. John Hume of De- Queen, after a visit with MT. and Mrs. Gale Hume, left Thursday for Sallisaw, Ok, where they will visit Mrs. Fesperman, sister of Mr. Hume.
 Mrs. Earl Galloway, who had spent the last three weeks with Mena relatives, left Thursday for Bonneville, Ark, where she and her husband are going to make their home.
 Frank Sims left last Friday for Oklahoma points to buy more mules and horses 10 be sold in Polk county. He and NJ. J. Francis have about disposed of all those they had on hand.
 Victor Roberts, on his return from Opal Thursday, was accom- panied by Mrs. Roberts and the baby, who had spent ten days with Mir. and Mrs. Standridge, parents of Mrs. Roberts.
 Mrs. David Furry, who had been with Mena friends during the last few weeks, left Thursday for Van Buren, from whence after a short visit with relatives she will join Mr. Furry at 0kemah, Ok.
 J. H. DeLoach came from Texar- kama Thursday to spend few days with friends and to look after mat ters of business with M. c. Trum- bull, whose interests he has i'll charge at Texarkana.
 Mrs. Dan Brawley. who is with Sherman Langford, her foster son, sick at Eureka Springs, where he was attending school, writes under date of February i3 that the boy is still in critical condition.
 Mrs. A. c. Golf went to Fort Smith Thursday afternoon to look after the packing and shipping of her household goods to Eagleton, Ok. where Mir. Golf is now located in the general mercantile business.
 w B. Thomas, who just recently recovered from a long siege of ill- ness, left Thursday to visit rela- tives near Wickes. She was accom- panied on the trip by Miss Ottie Duckett and Miss Carrie Thomas.
 J. P. Klud and H. Litterst were in from the Posey Hollow country Friday to get seeds of all kinds for the spring farm and garden work. The latter recently returned from Texas to spend the spring months on the farm.
 J. c. and Argy Bates, T. II. Jones. George Lilies and Boss Dilbeck were among the Big Fork farmers in Mena Thursday. All of them were in to get seeds and other supplies for pushing the spring work when once they begin farming.
 Mrs. N. NJ. Caldwell of Beach, Ok, spent Friday in Mena buying goods to stock up the store which she is going to open at Beach. The goods will be shipped to Hatfield from whence they will be taken by team to Beach, the first load having been taken out Thursday.
 Mrs. B. A. Parks, sister of Prof. U. F. lobe. arrived last week from Louisburg, Tenn, to be with Mrs. lobe and the children, who have rooms in the Ozark Rooms. Mrs. Parks husband is a member of the National Army, and during his service, Mrs. Parks will be with relatives.
 k. D. Lumbard, who is one Of the newcomers in the Big Fork com munity, having come to Polk coun- l- c.....-. Nfsiin ...htlo U, AIor,n