The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12

Claude Clark, living near Dallas, brought in limb about two feet Tn length today that carried thirty we'll developed peaches. It was from a seeding tree.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. F. Hood and baby daughter left this afternoon for El- kins, Ark, where they will spend a couple of weeks at the home of Mir. Hoods father.
 F. o. Whisenant, a volunteer for military service, intending to enter the aviation department, returned from Dallas, Tex, Friday, having been rejected.
 Word has been received that Grady Pollard, formerly of Rocky vicinity, had landed safely in France. He re- ceived his military training at Camp Beauregard, La.
 Mrs. o. L. Gregg. living one mile southwest of Mena, was in the city Thursday to get advertising matter for big stock sale to be held Mon day, September 16.
 Mir and Mrs. J. c. Brooks of Waco, Tex, arrived Wednesday and will be guests of Mir. and Mrs T. E. Taylor, parents of Mrs. Brooks, living one mile south of the city.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. L. Maddox of Wa ters came in Wednesday after sup plies. Mir. Maddox is one of Mont gomery county's most progressive farmers and stockmen.
 Mrs. Ernest St. John and son, Dick ey, who have been visiting with her parents, Mir. and Mrs. R. H. Nall for several weeks, returned to their home at Shreveport Saturday.
 Among the out-of-town visitors Friday were c. A. Pryor of Oden, W. L. Lea.non of Eagleton, A. J. Will liams of Black Fork and Ezra Bates and l. T. Roberts of Alder
 Mrs. M. A. Spencer left Friday a. m. for Wichita, Kas., where she will be guest in the home of Mir. and Mrs. W. E. Spencer, the former be- ing her husbands brother.
 Harry F. Kapp, district demonstra- tion agent, was in Mena Friday to ad- dress the meeting of the Council of Defense ehairmen of the various school district of Polk county.
 Alex Boylen and nephew, c. J., of Acorn, after visiting with Mir. and Mrs. John Collins of Muskogee, Ok, returned home Thursday. Mrs. Col lins is a sister of Alex Boylen.
 Miss Frances Lewis, who had been visiting relatives in Mena for several weeks, left Saturday for McAl- ester, Ok, to resume her duties as a teacher in the schools of that city.
 Roy Miller and family came in from Muse, Ok, Wednesday, making the trip in covered wagon for health and pleasure. They go from here to points in Pike and adjacent counties.
 D. II. Wilhite son of J. A. Wilhite, who has been at work in railway shop at Memphis, came home the first of the week so as to be here to regis ter for military service September 12.
 Mrs. ]. Lofts of Board Camp has received a telegram stating that her sister, wife of Dr. William Perry, was dead at Fort Smith, and came in Wednesday night and left for that city.
 Among the merchants in nearby towns here Thursday to buy goods were M D. Winton and H. E. Camp bell of Rocky, Grady Embry of Board Camp and Mont Beatty of Nella.
 MT. and Mrs. H. J. Rosson of Ink were in Mena Thursday to do trading. They have son at Camp Pike and are going to keep him informed on Polk county affairs by sending him The Star
 Mir. and Mrs. Emmett Harman and baby, accompanied by Mir. and Mrs. J K. Johnson of Shreveport, came in Friday in the Harman auto and will visit relatives and friends here for a few days.
 Owen Parker has resigned the posi- ton of bookkeeper and weigher at Blaine. Ok, in the !. A. Thornton gin to enter the employ of the Common wealth Public Service Company here as bookkeper.
 Mrs. R. R. Clark of Hominy, Ok, accompanied by her little daughter, passed thru Mena Thursday en route home after visiting for three weeks with her sister, Mrs Thomas Riales, at Board Camp.
 A. J. Robbins was in Mena Thurs day to see friends. He sold his farm about two years ago and for a year lived in Rocky, but since is making his home with his daughter. Mrs. Dan Allen, at Potter.
 Henry Edward Warren of Groes- beck, Limestone county, Texas, lief; Saturday for Camp Travis, Tex. transferred and inducted by the local exemption board for the board ir Limestone county.
 W. L. Nichols, T. K. Bates, W. J Scott, T. R. Evans and O. P. Myers