The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12

be better than was expected earlier in the season.
 Rufus Williams of Geary, Ok, ar rived Sunday afternoon and will be guest in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Maggie Miles on Reine street. He will go from here to St. Peters burg, Fla, 10 spend the winter.
 Mrs. George Emerson of Heavener arrived Saturday and will be guest in the home of Mir. and Mrs. James Emerson, her husbands pa rents. for a time. She will also visit with other relatives and friends.
 J. F. Greiner, now owner of what was known as the Ashmore Dairy farm east of Mena, is building first class redwood silo, which will enable him to put up plenty of the best feed for his cattle ad purebred hogs.
 Mrs. John Embry of Fort Smith, who had been visiting relatives Tn Mena and Board Camp, left Saturday for Wickes, where she will visit her parents, Mir. and Mrs. w. H. Sulli- van, before returning to her home.
 Harry Rabb has advised Mena rel atives that he has arrived safely in France. He had previously written that the transport on which he start ed encountered a U-boat when out about 200 miles ad had to return to port.
 Rex Cunningham writes from somewhere in France, Stating that his voyage over was very rough, but that he was not seasick like many of his comrades. He was, however, he asserts, very glad to be upon the land again.
 E. E. Clark came from Tulsa, Ok, Sunday, accompanying his parents, Mir. and Mrs. E. A. Whedbee, who are thinking of locating near Mena. Mir, Clark is linotype operator and has been in the employ of the Tulsa World.
 
 Mir. and Mrs. W. A. Sossamon of Ozark are here visiting their uncle and aunt, the Rev. D. J. Sossamon and Mrs. Sossamon. Mir. Sossamon returned from Acorn Thursday morn ing, where he visited Mir. and Mrs. C.. F.. Anderson.
 Dale Cunningham has purchased the w. E. Watkins residence on West Port ArtkdI avenue and will take possession at once. Mir. and Mrs. Fred Emhry, who have been occupy ing the property, will move into a residence on Refine street.
 Mrs. D. M. Townsend received a letter from her brother, Custer King, somewhere in France, saying that he was having a great time upon the fir ing line, and that the boys left be- hind in the states had better hurry or they would miss all the fun.
 Lieut.. Walter E. Downs of the 18th T. S. Infantry, writes Ben c. Eastir of his safe arrival in France. The letter was mailed on August p and reached here Monday morning. Lieut. Downs was associated with Mir. East in in the mining business in Polk county.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. H. Scoggin and family left on Thursday for Fay etteville, their future home. Their household effects were loaded out sew eral days ago. Because of the recent rains and consequent bad roads the auto was left, to be driven thru at a later date.
 F.. P McBroom, commercial sales a gent for the Commonwealth Public Service Co.,, left Friday afternoon on trip to Okmulgee, Muskogee and Kansas City in quest of linemen to be employed in the reconstruction work contemplated in the electric light system in Mena.
 Henry L. Hauert, brother of Mrs Phil T. Stevenson, who is in the naval training station at San Diego, Calf, is now visiting his sister, Mrs. Oliver Burnett al Crum creek, Ok He ar rived in Mena Tuesday, accompanied by Mrs. Burnett, who will visit Mrs Stevenson and other relatives.
 S E. Morris, son of T. J. Morris of Opal, was here Thursday enroute to Saltwater. Ok, where he will enter A. & M College for the eight months term. He arranged with the local reg. istration board before leaving to be registered by mail on September 12 He ordered The Star to his address.
 Walter Nance, J E. Leeper and w J. Lauck left Thursday for Little Rock to attend conference of coun- ty managers of the Fourth Libertl Loan in Little Rock today Mir Nance is the county chairman, Mir Leeper assistant sales manager and Mir Lauck represents Judge Wright Prickett of the publicity department ' W. A. Ragland has received let. ter from a soldier friend in France . which gives much information of the conditions aa ha aaae fhafa ;y, That