The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-08

Clark & Allen are repairing and re- modling their brick business property at the corner of Pickering avenue and Mena street. It will be a good store room when the work is completed.
 Among the out-of-town visitors on Saturday were J. G. Livesay of Nella. Scott county; Rev. J. E. Dollar of Yocana, and Stephen Bates, Calvin Edwards and Tom Heath of Big Fork.
 c. R. Outright, father of Mrs. B. J. Stuart, is here from Douglassville, Tex, for visit with Mir. and Mrs. Stuart and family and with his son, c. R. Outright and family at Potter.
 c. B. Barsh of Waters, who had been out in Central Oklahoma, re- turned Thursday and states that he was not very favorably impressed with most of the country he visited.
 Mrs. N. c. Wilson and two sons, M. and E. Wilson came in from Womble Friday and will visit for a time with Mir. and Mrs Marvin Shewmake, the latter being a daugh- ter of Mrs. Wilson.
 E. Lee of Eufala, Ok, with the Midland Bridge Company of Kansas City, was in Mena Wednesday to confer with the owners of the Heath valley slate machinery with view of buying a boiler.
 Dr. Charles l.. Sanford and Mrs. Sanford were in from Board Camp Friday, the former to attend meet ing of the Polk County Medical So- ciety and the latter to have dental work done and to do shopping.
 Word comes from Camp Pike that Dudley Lindsay is still in the base hospital on account of an ear trouble, and he gives no assurance when he will be released. In the mean time, he is anxious to get into active train ing.
 Mir. and Mrs. Grover Wyrick, who have been residing at Paris, Tex, and were here on a visit to Mir. and Mrs. J. s. Wyrick, parents of the former, left Wednesday for Fort Smith, at which place they will make their home.
 Omer Wilcoxson, in from Board Camp Friday was making plans to leave for Whiteboro, Ok, where he expects to work until his corn and cotton crop is ready to gather. He has brother, Bud Wilcoxson, living near Whiteboro.
 | c. L.Ulement is in receipt of let ter from Il. ". Finger, saying they arrived on good time at Mor-iston, Tenn. and were having good time, and h " gp,-i this soapds is where there Is plerty of ram anu srod crops.
 R. R. Miller of Hatfield and A. l. Epperson and W. s. Whaley of Boy anton, Ok, were here Monday look , ing up records on mining claims. The two last named are here to join MT Miller in developing some manganese claims.
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 Private James w. Chambers ot f Camp Pike, was brought in Satur day night by Sergeant E. B. Lott who secured Ad Dickson's car ans took him out to his father, Perr! Chambers, near Egger Sunday. H' had been discharged on account oi mental troubles.
 
 Prof. T. A. Hamiter, after spend. ing several years teaching in tho schools of Oklahoma, has returned tc Polk county, and will teach in the Vandervoort schools during the term to begin next Monday. He spent to- day in Mena in consultation with Supt. W. Homer Pigg.
 Mir. and Mrs. D. M. Watkins and son, and guest, Vassie Palmer, of Henryetta, Ok, who left the first of the week to visit relatives at Dierks, returned Thursday and state they had fine trip, with no motor trouble to speak of. Mir Watkins reports fine crops in Sevier county
 F. R. Fried and daughter, Miss Alice, returned from Wilson, Kas. Wednesday. They were accompanied bv his niece. Miss Alice Boso, who will visit the Fried family for time MT. Fried states that crops up there are only fair, and in places poor On his farms the yield of small grain was not up to the average.
 
 T. M. Williams and daughter, Miss Ora, came over from Ida, Ok, Sun day to have wheat ground at the Mena Flour Mills He unfortunately lost his home, which burned while all were at church two weeks ago. Good neighbors assisted him and he soon had a new house. He states that crops are fair, tho damaged by the drouth.
 Mir. and Mrs. Claude Williford, ac- compsnied by the latter's mother I Mrs. W. w. Harrison, and brother Hugh Harrison, returned from Hot Springs Saturday night. They visit cd Little Rock while away. Messrs Williford and Harrison stood an ex- animation at Little Rock for military service, the former being accepted while the latter was rejected because of physical condition, but hopes to