The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-10


 R. Golf spent "Wednesday looking after his interests in Cove.
 w. H. Patterson of Ritz. Scott eountp, brought cotton to Mena on "Wednesday. 4
 Jim and Will Nations of Wander voort were business visitors in Mena Tuesday.
 Arley Woodrow left Saturday for England, Ark, where he will enter the law ofllce'of Joe W. Gates.
 H. GortemiHer of Waters and c. C. Furgeson' of Alder, were among the farmers in Mena Wednesday.
 c. J. Watkins of Hartley was among the young men here Tuesday to get his questionnaire filled out.
 H. NJ. Fowler and son, Clint, of Big Fork, were here Wednesday, the young man coming to market cotton bolls.
 A. Ernst and daughter, Miss Chris tine, left on Tuesday for Port Ar thur to spend month with Mrs. W. J. Wells daughter of Mr. Ernst.
 c. Allen and J. H. McClain of Nella, Scott county, were here Tuesday to get tools and other supplies in pre- paration for the spring farm work.
 Howard Yelverton of Greenwood, Ark, nephew of Mir. and Mrs. Sam Riding, arrived in Mena Tuesday to spend a few days with MT. and Mrs Riding.
 The scarcity of coal in Mena was relieved Tuesday by arrival of two car loads, one of them being for Henry Christy and the other for J. 'E. Disheroon. Both cars were un- loaded the same day
 James Mcphetrige of the claim de- partment of the Kansas City South ern railway arrived in Mena Tues day to look after company business 0tit OV Nioib nOhtClOthc.
 
 Miss Lillian Rector, after spend ing the holidays with homefoIks and Mena friends, left Sunday afternoon for Heber Springs, where she is engaged in teaching music.
 Frank Lofts Wednesday loaded h;e honcahnII o,rIc and fap,,, in. plements for shipment to Stuart, Ok, where he is going to farm dur ing the coming season. He and his family expect to leave for Stuart on Thursday.
 Pat 0'Hearn of Cove was a Mena visitor Wednesday,. For the last 9 years he had been employed as fore man on the section out of Cove, but recently he has been placed ill charge of an extra gang on the Kan sas City Southern.
 J. E. Joplin returned to Wickes Tuesday evening, after having been in Mena since Sunday night on ac- count of the critical illness of his father, D. B. Joplin, who is reported somewhat improved, tho still in pre- carious condition.
 Mena friends have received an- nouncement of the marriage of Miss Fioy Key Meseley. osLittle Rock, to John L. Pipkin, .Jrs on Thursday, January 3, 1918. The announcements are sent out by MT. and Mrs. Henry w. Moseley, parents of the bride. Fred Embry is again at his desk in the Planters State Bank, after having been of duty for over a week on account of an injury he re- ceived on his hip and thigh. He has not yet fully recovered, but is able to get about with the. aid of cane. John Mckenzie of Fort Towson Ok, was in from Waters Tuesday where he had been since the middle of December. He has succeeded in selling two of his Montgomery coun- ty farms, and expects to sell still more before he returns to Fort TowsOn. E. The Rev. J. P. Clegg, in charge of the Vandervoort circuit of the M. E. church, South, was a Mena visitor Wednesday. Rev. MT. Clegg was as- signed to the Vandervoort circuit at the last conference, his work last year having been at Roe, Ark, near Pine Bluff.
 Charles Ballentine of Oden was here "Wednesday to get grist ground at the Mena flour mill. He brought in enough wheat to make. several hundred pounds of flour, so that for some time he and his family will not be under the necessity of using war bread.
 J. NJ. Hatfield, postmaster al Shady, came in Monday, remaining over for the following day to look after business matters. Mr. Hat field recently traded his Shady farm for a f60-acre farm near Umpire, Howard county, but he will remain on the home farm until next fall. The trade was made with II I Mc-