The Mena weekly star., 1918-02-28

G. W. Egger was in Wednesday to leave for Haworth, OK, for a visit Of three months with his sister. Mrs ] NJ. Medford.
 Dr. J. c. Hilton reports the birth of a f0-pound son Wednesday to MT, and Mrs. A. E. Harris, living in the Bethesda valley.
 T. P. Davis, stephen Bates and F. /. Davis were in from Big Fork Wednesday to do trading, making the trip in the latter's auto.
 Dr. c. A. Campbell and Ode Turn CT of Rocky were in Wednesday to complete the sale of the Turner stock of goods 10 Dr. Campbell.
 Tom Hayes and Henry Daniel of the Two Mile country were in Mena Wednesday to get machinery and supplies for pushing the spring farm work.
 Mir. and Mrs. Marshall McCowan came in from Board Camp Sunday to go to Hatfield, where they will spend the week with Mr. and Mrs. Ira McCowan.
 James Swiger, from out east of Acorn on the Foran Gap road. was in Mena on business Saturday. He is one of the most earnest of good roads boosters. ne
 T. A. Allen left on Monday for Kansas City with car load of hogs which had been bought by Muxen X Allen. He may go on to St. Louis before returning home.
 Ezekial Rowland of Hatfield, who is registrant from Clarksville, Ark, was in Wednesday to arrange to be transferred to the Polk county exemption board for examination.
 Mir. and Mrs. J R. Goss and chiI- dren went to Alder Wednesday in response to word of the death of the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. |. T.. Roberts. The funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon.
 Wallace Goss, brother of Mrs. Os- car Afford, has written home folks that he had safely arrived in France He is a member of the Forestry Regiment, having enlisted with the men recruited from this county.
 Mrs. Bettie Crider and Miss Mag gie Donohue have returned to .Mena from 0kmulgec, Ok, where they had spent most of the winter. They will reopen the Southern Home and are now getting the same in readi- ness to accommodate guests.
 Mr. and Mrs. John s, Lofts, who had been on their farm near Egger since last August. have moved bark to Mena to live. Mir Lofts bought the Mrs. Cummings property on Adams street. formerly owned by /. A. Hilton, and on Saturday last they moved into the same.
 Mrs. C. R. Shields, who has been confined to her room for the last six weeks by illness, was able to be up Monday for the first time during that period It is hoped that from now on she will speedily re- gain her strength, and that she will soon De able to be out,
 Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Staten and eth- CT Mena friends are in receipt of announcements sent out by Charles A. Smith of Prescott, announcing the marriage of his daughter. Miss Rene Elizabeth, to Dr. Jacob B. Hesterley on Wednesday, January thirtieth, 1918, at Prescott Arkan- i saS.
 Prof L. k. Quinn of Lockesburg, w. E. Reed of Fort Smith and Mrs. Olive Jones of Gillham were the judges in the contests in reading and Reclamation at the educational contest held last Friday night. Mrs. Jones and Mrs. N. R. Oneal were the judges in vocal and instrumental music
 The Registration Committee are out of cards, but more have been ordered and when they come the work will be continued. SIS women were registered last week and there would have been many more if the cards had not failed. The Arkansas Gazette reports that 20000 cards were lost in transit from Chicago. Andrew Lofts of Alder was in Mena Saturday to again go to San Antonio, Tex, in response to word that his son, Lemuel, who is sick at Kelley aviation field is in critical condition. Mir. Lofts had been with his son early this month, but had returned two weeks ago. thinking that the boy was out of danger. He is sick with pneumonia.
 Dr. J. T. Bogard returned Satur- day from Foreman, whither he had been called on account of the illness of his -in-law, Willis Hops0n. whom he left so much improved that MT. and Mrs. Hopson are ex- pecting to come to Mena Tuesday. They will be accompanied by Mrs. Bogard, who went to Foreman last Friday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Leslie Moselev re-