The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-31


 C. w. Burnham of Wickes was in Mena Thursday on business with county officials and others.
 F. c. Mount, who had spent the week with Polk county relatives. left Friday for his home in Sallisaw, Ok.
 J. R. Huddleston and Tom Lilies were in from Waters Friday to take out supplies for the Woods X Hud- dleston store.
 Master Garland Hilton of Nun ley spent last week in Mena visitinw with his grandparents, Mir. and Mrs. B. 4. Duncan.
 H. Il. Randolph went to Hatfield Saturday to do some veterinary dentistry which had been awaiting him for some time.
 The Rev. J. B. Williams of Hat field spent Thursday in Mena calling on friends in the interest of his can dldacy for representative.
 J. c. HOheimer of the Watkins Lumber Company of Hatfield was in Mena Friday to look up county records and to transact other busi- ness.
 Mr. and Mrs c. l.. Smith and baby arrived Friday from Lookabe. Ok. to go to Egger where they will visit with Mrs. M A. Smith, mother of Nlr, Smith.
 llr Il C. Rushing left last Thurs day t0 spend two weeks in Fore man and other Little River points. He expects to spend much of his time hunting.
 R. L. Norris and Clyde Rowe were at Yocana Friday to attend the funeral of Mrs. J. I. Turpin, who was niece of Mr. Norris. Burial was in the Norris cemetery near Yocana.
 Mayor Smith returned Saturday morning from trip to Fort Smith. He reports that it seemed to him there was more snow on the streets Of Fort Smith than had fallen in all of Polk county
 k. 0. Mcdonald of Mt. Ida. who had been visiting relatives and friends in Hatfield and Cove was in Mena Saturday. He was accompan- jed by his mother, Mrs. w. H. Me- Donald of Hatfield.
 w. N. Warterfleld, teacher of the Howard school, was a Mena visitor Thursday. His school was dis missed last week on account of the cold weather, but the work was haeain taken lip Monday.
 MT. and Mrs. John Lofts and son. in-law, Ep. Garrett of the Egger community, left Friday for Stewart. Ok. where they will visit with Mir. and Mrs. Frank Lofts, who recent ly moved to Stewart from Polk county.
 
 T. W. Martin arrived Friday from Eagle Lake. Tex, 10 make his home in Polk county. When he was here two months ago he bought the J. N. lngraham farm on Mountain Fork and he will get possession of Inc same on February R. T. Payne and son, Ray, were in from Dallas Saturday to get supplics Mir. Payne and family came from Emory. Tex, two months ago, locat- ing on the Thornton farm in the Dallas valley, which had been bought by Mir. Payne.
 Forest Hancock and sisters. Miss Fanny Hancock and Mrs. George Childers, who had been called from Gerty, Ok, on account of the ill., ness and subsequent death of their sister, Mrs. j. l. Turpin living near Egger, returned home Saturday.
 Mfr. and Mrs. Thos. L. Alstatt of Eagleton were here Saturday to do trading. They are expecting to move soon from Eagleton to Okema, Ok, where Mir. Alstatt expects to continue in the blacksmith business.
 Miss Irene Thornton, teacher in the Gam school, who came home when the school was dismissed on account of the prevalence of meas les, remained at home home last week also. She herself had passed thru siege Of roseela, and there are still many cases of measles in the district.
 Sid Allen, living onsthe G. ". Pet ty farm east of Mena on the Holly Springs road, was here Thursday to take out a gasoline engine and cross cut saw for the purpose of clearing up lot of land on the Petty farm. The timber is to be cut into cord wood and stove wood.
 Mir. and Mrs. K. k. Maddux and six children, who came in from Hutch inson Kas., two weeks ago, are tenn porarily locatedi n Mena until the weather moderates so that they can move to the Donohue 40-aere farm located on the Acorn road, which Mir Maddux recently bought.
 Chas. Hooper, who, with two nephews. Ernest and Reuben Hoop CT. left Ben Franklin. Tex, January