The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-28

speakers, and other movements of es- pecial interest in these times.
 Mrs. A. V. Pirtle returned to Mena Sunday from Oden where she had spent last week with relatives.
 The infant son of Mir. and Mrs. Jacob Bates of Board Camp died on Sunday from the effects of erysipelas. Interment took place Monday in the Big Fork cemetery.
 Harold Ravenscraft, son of Mir. and Mrs. H. D. Ravenscraft, left Monday morning for Fort Smith to take the examination for enlistment in the radio section of the navy.
 Charles Bates and Aubrey Me Donald came in from Mineral Satur- day to spend the weekend with home folks. They are in the employ of the Stevenson Lumber company.
 II. II. Montooth, employed in the Watkins Hardware store, is able to be out again after having been con fined his home with an attack of measles. He is not able to return to work, however.
 The Rev. w. B. Green and Mrs. Green recently moved from the par sonage of the First Christian church to the Thuma place in the west part of the city, where MT. Green will put in his spare time growing truck
 R. L. Norris and w. L. Mathews are expecting to go to Fort Smith cn Tuesday to check up the seasons cot ton and seed business. After gettin 2 the seasons work closed. Mir Norris will go back to his farm for the sum- mer.
 Dr. H. R. Getz received, Monday morning a letter from Chas. c. De- laney, former farm demonstrator of this county, who is now with the American expeditionary forces in France as member of the 645th aero squadron.
 T. H. Webber came in Saturday from the home of Mir. and Mrs. R. L. Barron in the Acorn community where he had spent last week helping MT. Barron erect the frame work for a 24x2S foot bungalow to be erected on the Mountain View farm.
 The three daughters of J. T. Hill, Dessie, Ollie and Emma, who had been with their grandparents, Mir and Mrs. J. B. Larman, since last February, left Saturday for Hodgens Ok, where they will go to the home of their father near Hontubby, Ok.
 MT. and Mrs. l.. N Whisenhunt who spent Sunday with Mir. and Mrs Whisenhunt near Owens chapel, re- port that the Whisenhunt home came near being destroyed by fire Sunday morning when the room caught fire from sparks from the fue. Early discovery saved the property.
 Mrs. and Mrs D. B. Joplin, after spending ten days with Mir. and Mrs J. E. Joplin at Wickes, returned t, Mena Sunday. They were accom- panied to Mena by J. E. Joplin anC daughter, Gertrude, and Virgil Hen ry, making the trip in the Joplin auto.
 Fred Philpot, in the artillery sec tion of the National Army and sta tioned at Camp Jackson, s. C., lief . Saturday night after having beel with homefolks and Mena friend since Thursday. He planned to makl short stop at Sulphur Springs, Tex. for visit with the crew of the range salesmen with whom he had been as sociated before going into service.
 The homes of the members of tn. Pig Club are going to be advertised so that all who pass may know that the spirit of progress has taken hold of some boy or girl The State Agri cultural college and the U. s. Depart ment of Agriculture cooperating have sent out a placard to be posted on which is this legend Member National Boys and Girls Pig Clut Lives Here. Stop; See My Pig"
 Guy Evans, who came from Camr Beauregard, La last week on account of the death of his father, has beer sick ever since his return to Elena and has secured an extension of his