The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-04

regular delegates are unable to at. tend.
 A daughter was born Thursday to Mir. and Mrs. W. N. Mar tin. Dr. F. c. Mullins was in attend ance.
 D. w. Terry came from DeQueen to spend Sunday with Mena friends, returning to his work Monday 
 L. c. Cole and W. H. Darwin of Wickes were among the out-of-town people here Monday on business with county officers and others.
 Dr. L. W. B. Long, pastor of the First M. K. church, reports that at the services held Sunday morning, eleven persons were received into the church.
 c. A. Kennett employed in the W. W. Townsend store, had been off duty for two weeks on account of an attack of measles. He began work again morning.
 Mir. and Mrs. Robert McGee, who had been visiting with Major J. H. Burke and daughters left for their nome in Temple, Tex, on Tuesday aft srnoon.
 Gordon Roberts, after spending sew sral days with homefolks and Mena left Sunday for Rogers, Ark, to resume his work as travelling sales nan for the Liggett-Meyers Tobacco Co.
 Howard and Will Gift returned on Saturday from Williams, Ok, where they had been for the last two weeks with their mother, Mrs. J. L. Gift, who has been critically i'll, and who, tho improved, is still far from well.
 Mrs. w. B. Thomas writes from Dale's sanitarium in Texarkana that ;he is recovering so nicely that she ,as been assured that she will be able .o come home next Friday or Satur- lay.
 Mrs. J. T. Magruder returned Sun lay from Fort Smith where she had been in St. Johns hospital after hav- ng undergone an operation. Miss Ida McVay, the nurse who accompanied Ter to Mena, will remain for several lays.
 Pat Hall, who came home from Camp Piks on furlough, has secured m extension of five days on account ,f the illness of his mother, and she $ not improving. Another applici- ion has been made for further ex- sension.
 Lonnie Cooper, after having been lere on a furlough for week, left Sunday to again report for duty at Camp Beauregard, La. He had been 1t the home of his parents, Mir. and Mrs. L. o. Cooper, near Nunley.
 Aubery Bolton, writing The Star from Sabine, Tex, states that he is on board the U. s. s. Comanche, doing coast guard duty off the Gulf of Mex leo. He writes that the Comanche is little boat, and has good officers and jolly band of men, whose duties are light but strict.
 Dr. M. L. Anthony and son, E. C.. returned Saturday from Waldron where they had been looking after real estate interests most of last week, Dr. Anthony owns land near where oil wells have been brought in but up to the present he has not leased his land, preferring to keep things in his own hands until there are further developments.
 Will W. Logan of Millerton, Ok, arrived in Mena on Sunday to ap- pear before the local exemption Board for examination for enlistment in the National Army. He has become of age since the registration day last June, and was anxious to accompany his friend, James I. Bronson, who was among the Polk county registrants to report for service today.
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 Mir. and Mrs. Peter Mildfelt and family left Monday afternoon for Ok homa City, Ok, from whence they lxlahoma City, Ok, from whence they expect to make their home. Mir. Mild felt had a public sale last Friday, and he had previously sold 120 acres of his land. He stiff retains his nome place of 20 acres which has beer rented to Joe Emerson, who moved into the same Monday. K AISER CALLS DOWN GENERAL