The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-17

last week, are now at home in the Jess Philpot residence on Second street.
 James and M. F. Ward of Gertv Ok, came in Friday, en route to Opal to visit with relatives and old friends for q time. They report fair crops around Gerty.
 W. H. Crawford of Calvin. OK. came in Friday afternoon and win visit with his parents, MT. and Mrs. V. P Crawford, east of the city, for several weeks.
 ] Mrs W ?. Mount left Friday aft ernoon for Fort Smith and will be guest for time at the home of MT. and Mrs, A. 0. Alexander. the former being her brother
 Mrs. l.. +. Burtch has received a telegram announcing the dangerous illness of her daughter, Mrs. Pearl i Shroyer Of 0rnago, H., and left on Wednesday afternoon for that city.
 J. H. Fair from near Cove was m Mena Wednesday to get out advcrtis- | ing matter for a sale he is going to hold on October 24. He will go to Pal estine, Tex, to take up railroad work.
 Mrs. Mary Huffman, Mrs. Orlo Huffman and Mrs. F. B Hilliard of 1 Garrett, Ind, after visiting with their mother, Mrs. W. P. Muliikin, for ten days, returned home Friday after noon.
 Mrs. T. R. Bates of Hatfield. accom- panied by her daughter, Mrs. ]. ], Butler of Quinton. Ok, who had been visiting Mrs. Levi Pigg since Monday, returned to Hatfield Wednesday af- ternoon.
 Mrs. George White and Mrs. Frank Johnson of Page came in Friday aft. ernoon on belated No. 8 and were guests at Hotel Mena for the night They came down on shopping ex. petition.
 A message receive dMonday from Mineral stated that Phil Stevenson was able to sit up and was improving rapidly from wounds suffered in an encounter last week with a former employe.
 1 Mir. and Mrs. John Sapp of Ava Ok, who had been visiting Mir and Mrs. Frank Sims. left Wednesday fo, Little Rock, where they will visit witl their niece, Mrs. Herbert Smith. be fore returning home.
 Mena friends have received word of the death of c. B Britt at Ashdown Mir. Britt formerly visited Mena as salesman for Cudahy. He died iron the Spanish influenza, according |, reports received here.
 Mrs. Nj. ]. Crosson left on No. : Sunday night for San Antonio, Tex. having received a telegram announc ing the dangerous illness of her sou Raymond, at Camp Travis, sufferin, with bronchial pneumonia Master Joe Todd of Jonesboro ac companied his grandparents. Mir. am Mrs. ]. R. Anderson, to Mena tn, first of the week, and will be witl them during the school year He is sophomore in the High school.
 Mrs. A. V Pirtle and son. A. V IT,. who had been visiting her par ents, Mir. and Mrs. John Scott n 0den, returned home Friday. He sister, Mrs c. NJ. Evans, accompan jed her home for short visit.
 Tom Foster and D. R. Roberts cam, up from Opal Friday with cotton. MT Foster states that he will start t work Monday for Morton & Quinn near the Scandinavian ranch, to hell develop their manganese mine.
 T. H. Daniels of Fogel was in Meni Monday. He has arranged to dispos' of business interests there and mah' his home at Mena. Mir. Daniels an, family will be at home in the Coope cottage on North Mena street. Albert F. Johnston came in iron Shreveport Wednesday to stand hi examination for military service an, to visit his parents, Mir. and Mrs. ] | A. Johnston. He is in the employ O the Wells Fargo Express Company.
 Miss N. Leggett has received let ter from Judge James s. Steel at IIo Springs saying that his wife. who | sister of Miss Leggett, is no bet ter. Judge Steel himself ia also siel from the constant strain of waitin, upon Mrs. Steel.
 o, F. Stark has accepted position with the Hamilton-Brow Shoe Com pany of St. Louis, and is now arrang ing an auction sale of his suburban home on Bethesda avenue and of hi personal property to be held or Wednesday, October 2S.
 Mrs. c. M. Wilmoth and two chil dren, who have been spending th, summer with the formers parents MT. and Mrs. M. F Whitaker. thre, miles northeast of Mena. returned {, their home at Tolar, Hood county Texas, Friday afternoon.
 l Mir. and Mrs. E. A. Rush of neal Potter were advised Monday O the serious Illness with pneumonia ol their son, Hoover F. Rush, at Jeffer son Barrcks, Mo. They were assured l hcxyos.af fhof br snta s hoi,.t< eef.,<.,. tks