The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-23

employed as mllllner at Duke-Makru-
 der's during the last three months has
 left for her home in Chicago.
 Mrs. A. c. Bratcher and little
 granddaughter of Egger came in for
 a few days stay with Mir. Bratcher, who has been here for some time.
 Tom Mcbride, son of K. U. Mcbride,
 living west of town left on last Mon
 day for Muskogee, Ok, where he will make application fo renlistment in the navy.
 Mir. and Mrs. Jeff D. Bates of Mus kogee, and daughter, Mrs. Scwer, arr rived this morning to be with their son and brother, c. NJ. Bates, who is quite sick.
 Sergeant Don Winton of the Re- mount Depot at Camp Pike, came in Sunday morning to spend short fur tough with his parents, MT. and Hrs. D. M. Winton, living at Rocky. t4
 Mir. and Mrs. J. G. Lawrence, Mrs. W. R. Cole and Mrs. Frank Dusenbury were at Shady Sunday afternoon to attend the Decoration services, mak- ing the trip in the Lawrence car.
 Joe L. Green of Coleman, Ok, who has been visiting K. L. Norris and family and other relatives, left on Wednesday for his home. Mir. Green was formerly in business here.
 J. R. Neal was in from Nunley Monday and reports very large crop general among the farmers, and a growing feeling that there is going to be trouble in getting labor to proper ly cultivate.
 J. w. Lacefield began work Monday morning at the Planters State bank, succeeding John Harper, who has re- signed that he might have short va cation before going with the regis trants May 27.
 Mrs. Onie Johnson and daughter. who came from Maud, Ok, last week to be with Mrs. Johnson's father, J. w Harper, who has been sick at the home near Yocana, returned to their home Sunday.
 James Armour of Oklahoma City, arrived Sunday to be with his sister, Mrs. J. w. Ingham. MT. Armour is a former resident of Polk county, he and Mir. Ingham at one time being in terested in a farm near town.
 J. O. Gates of Hatfield, Mrs. w. A. 1 Warrington of Cove, Prof T. J. Will banks of Grannis and L. NJ. Clement of Cove were among the Red Cross and salesmen who were in Saturday to attend the meeting held at the court house Saturday aft ernoon.
 Olen Wood went to Mt. Ida Monday | in the Wood car to get an uncle, John Huddleston, who has re- ,eived notice that he would be re- quired to report with the Oklahoma City registrants on Next Saturday. Mir. Huddleston has been visiting with relatives in the Mt. Ida community for the past week.
 Will Waltman, who has been eln- ployed in the Dunn barber shop for the past few weeks left on last Mon- day to report with the Oklahoma -egistrants from Westville. Mir. Walt mans notice was in some manner de- layed, as the notice gave Sunday as the day he should report. He wired the board and does not think there will be any trouble over his failure to be on time.
 Rev. c. B. Williams, Rev. W. L. Smith and J. L. Nelson returned on afternoon from Hot Springs where they had been attending the Southern Baptist convention. The Rev L. M Sipes who delivered the baccal- sermon to the graduating class, came with the party from Hot Springs. Mrs. Nave Robertson of near Potter, and A. J. Swanson, who went from here to the convention, re- mained over for the Sunday services. The party made the trip in the T. A. Winton ear.
 Prof. R. B. Dodd and son-in-law, H. F. Quillen, the latter up from Mill Ter county to attend the funeral of Miss Pauline Dodd, were with Mena friends a few hours Wednesday.
 Dean o. Smith, son of Mir. and Mrs. Fred J. Smith of Grandview Heights arrived in Mena on Wednesday from Brownsville, Tex, where he had com pleted some work under the War De- partment in the U. s. Coast and Geo. detic Survey. He has been in this branch of the government service for more than year, and since last Sep tember had been stationed on the Mexican border. After a visit of week with relatives and friends he will report for further duty in Swan sea, s. c.
 Mrs. Luther Allen, who came in Friday from Avants, Ok, went to Rocky yesterday to attend the decora- tion services and to visit with her relatives there. Mrs. Allen expects to spend two weeks with Polk county relatives before returning to her home.
 Mir and Mrs. John Harper left Sun day afternoon for Fort Smith for a