The Mena weekly star., 1918-02-21
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 1. Il. James from near Hatfield was among the farmers in town Monday.
 Fred Wigstrand is reported sick at his home near Bethesda Springs. pr. r. R. Watkins was called out to attend him Sunday.
 Jesse Green, who has been home sick for the last two weeks, has re- covered sufficiently to be able to be up for a short time on Sunday.
 A. P. Schott was at Ransom Satur- day to do the plastering on the dip- ping vat which has been constructed by the farmers of that community.
 Ed and Ode Pyland of Talihina. Ok, nephews of Mrs. Sarah Lam bert, are in Mena to visit Mrs. Lam bert and other Polk county relatives.
 Miss Mildred McCowan, who had been with relatives at Board Camp. was in Mena Sunday to return to Cove, where she is employed in the J. C. Goodman store.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. E, Joplin and chil- dren came from Wickes Sunday af- ternoon to visit with Mir, and Mrs. D. B. Joplin and other relatives, re- turning home Monday afternoon.
 Mrs. J. J. Mershon and daughters are in receipt of letter from Mrs. L. C. Acruman, stating thatiher son, Paul, is critically ill with pneumo- mia at the home in Texarkana.
 MT. and Mrs. Jesse Moseley last week moved from the farm to the city residence on petros avenue, and for time MT. Moseley will be em- ployed in the Moseley & Sons store.
 Ben Atwood, who recently return cd to Mena from Hot Springs, went to Heavener last week to accept the position of foreman of the transfer sheds. Mrs. Atwood will remain in Mena.
 Miss Vegelia Golf went to Cove Sunday to be at the home of MT. and Mrs. G. G. Golf, while they are at Texarkana with their son. Finis, who is undergoing treatment for his tonsils.
 One of the latest cash donations and one that is greatly appreciated by the officers and members of the Mena Red Cross chapter was that in the amount of S25 recently made by C. l.. Rector.
 T. C. Rose, manager of the Fair store. left Sunday for the St. Louis markets where he will be joined by the managers of the ether Fair stores in Arkansas to make purchas- es for the chain of stores.
 Arthur Lawrence was at Wander voort Monday looking after unload ing a car of fertilizer shipped in by J. G. Lawrence X Go. and 10 be de- livered to farmers in Eastern Polk county and Howard county.
 
 Mrs. Omer Robson came from Ritz Sunday to spend day with her mother, Mrs. Lit Holiday who is here from Henryetta, Ok, with Nr. Holiday, the latter having come for treatment for a fracture of his right leg.
 Mrs. Ben C. Eastin was notified by telegram Saturday of the death of her father, J. V. McGrew, at Tulsa, Ok, the death having occurred at 6 o'clock Saturday evening. Mrs. East in was unable to attend the funeral on account of the illness of the baby
 Collector H. w. Finger reports that tax collections this year are showing up well as compared with last year. Tn 1917, on February iS, a total of i,f99 receipts had been written. and the record this year ID to the same date shows a total of ,399.
 Work has been begun on the for the Bank of Wiekes and is going Co be pushed as rapidly as possible to the end that the institu- tion may be ready for business with in a few weeks. The building will be 24x36 feet, one story high, and will be constructed of brick
 Mrs. M. L. Nichols went to- Hodg- ems. Ok, Saturday to spend several weeks with Mir. and Mrs. J. M. Nich- ois. She was accompanied on the trip by Mcsdames J. G. Lawrence and w. R. Cole, who extended their trip to Heavener where they visited with Mr. and Mrs. John Steel over Sunday.
 Walter Edwards, Ellis Gnsa and Ad. Dickson spent Sunday in Heav ener, making the return trip in an auto. They came home ny way of the Eagle Gap road and found good travelling except for section of the road near Eagleton where the road had been badly cut up by tim- Der haulers.
 Alex pafor is again getting ready