The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-05


 Prof. Lee Olney. who has been dis trict manager of the Commonwealth Public Service Company, with head quarters at Ozark, Ark, has been pro- noted to Assistant General Manager, with headquarters at Muskogee, Ok He will soon move to that city.
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 Mrs. H. s. Edwards of McAlester, Ok, who had been visiting relatives at Huddleston, was in Mena Friday to return home. She brought three and seven-tenths-inch shell, like those used on the battle front in France, to show her friends. It was sent to her by her husband
 w. H. Franks and family passed thru from Womble to St. Joseph, Mo, at which place they will make their home. Two years ago they came south and located near Womble at Butter milk Springs, but becoming homesick, concluded to move back to their na- tive home.
 Tom Proctor, son of T. S. Proctor, who has been at Springfield, Mo, for more than six years, working as a motor car mechanic, came in Friday to visit his father before going to Greenleaf, Ga, to take up special work in the motor department of the U. s. army.
 J. c. Goodner and family, who have been residing at Watson, Ok, but are now visiting Mir and Mrs. j. H. Sims, parents of Mrs. Goodner, made trip to Oden last week, where they visited Mrs. R. D. Goodner, mother of MT. Goodner They contemplate moving to the oil fields of Oklahoma at an early date
 Bert Pirtle of Dallas valley was in Mena Monday He feels the great shortage in the corn yield this season is going to be a distinct hardship on the people, and that this, together with the short cotton crop, will make it hard for many to meet their obli gations in war bonds, stamps and like efforts.
 T. A. Winton, on his return to Page, Ok, Friday a. m., was accompanied by Mrs. Winton and the children, who will make their home there from now on, Mir. Winton being in charge of the commissary of the Buschow Lumber Company. They made the trip in their auto, but shipped their household goods out Thursday.
 
 Frank Reeves, whe is ;Ti the navy, writes back that he has made his sec- ond trip overseas safely, but not with out exciting episodes. On the last trip U-boats attacked the steamship he was on. and fight ensued in which the U-boat was badly worsted. He did not state whether or not the en- emy boat was sunk.
 Among the out-of-town visitors Fri day were F. F. Ward of Union Grove, c. R. Hale of Acorn, R. F. Wear of Ink, J. H. Behen and J. w. Atchley of Hartley, Reuben Tibbs of Shady. F. F. Pillsman of Board Camp, c. ]. Bell of Cove, Jesse Parnell of Big Cedar, J. H. Standridge of Opal, and R. B. Smith of Chant.
 Miss Ruth Robbins, after spending a vacation with her mother, Mrs. A. J. Robbins, at the Public Library, left Sunday to spend week with friends in Heavener before returning to Sa- vannah, Ok, where she will take up her second years work in the city schools. She will be in charge of the eighth grade during the coming year.
 Oscar L. Cooper, for several years an employe of The Star, left Monday morning for Mansfield, where he will undertake the publication of The Mansfield Messenger. which had been discontinued for some months because it's publishers had been drafted into the United States army Mrs. Cooper and their son will follow at an early day.
 Privates W. D. Roe and J. K Wad- kins came in from Camp Beauregard, La, Friday afternoon. The former will spend his furlough with his pa- rents, Mir. and Mrs. W. H. Roe at Egg ger, and the latter with his parents, Mir. and Mrs. J. M. Watkins of Hart ley They have been in service nine months and have been given an eight day furlough.
 w. R. Risk, brother of Mrs. c. M. Allen, arrived Sunday from Pharr, Tex, to look after his real estate in- terests and to visit Mir. and Mrs. AL len. Mir. Risk had been away for two years, and on his return he states that Mena looks better to him than ever before. He owns the 60-acre farm known as the Gray place near the Montgomery hill.
 Sergt. George W. Shreve, IT., of Battle Creek, Mich, in the infantry, came in few days ago on short furlough to visit his parents, Mir. and Mrs. George W. Shreve. His brother, L. B. Shreve, who is in the medical department, with headquarters at the Lincoln, Neb., Medical school, is also at home. Both will return to their sta- tions in few days.
 Miss Eunice Schoolfield and mother, Mrs. Maude Schoolfield, arrived in Mena one day last week to be here un- til! the formers school duties begin