The Mena weekly star., 1918-08-29

Mrs. Fred Strickland, who has been visiting relatives at Fort Smith, is now visiting her husband at Camp Pike. Fred is now a full-fedged ser geant, having received his appoint ment few days since.
 Miss Kittie White, who has been enjoying a three weeks vacation, re- turned Friday from Tulsa and Fort Smith. At Tulsa she was the guest of Judge L. Nj. Poe and Senator Elmer J. Lundy and their families.
 Rev. H. T. Howell of Big Fork was in Mena Monday on business. He had just closed a protracted meeting at Sulphur Springs, Montgomery county, and expected to begin one at Big Fork the latter part of this week
 R. Anthony left Saturday for Temple, Tex, for visit at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Finnigan On the home trip he will be accompanied by Mrs Anthony, who has been in Temple for the last three weeks.
  Among the out-of town visitors on Thursday were, Calvin and Arthur Lawrence of Shady, w. o. Cotton of Opal, E. A. Turpin of Waters, Alfred Fryer, Alex Wilhite and son, John, of Oden and Joe Goodner of Ida, Ok.
 Mrs. c. B. Williams and children left Wednesday for Tomnolen, Miss, where they will be at the home of Mrs. Williams parents while the Rev. Mir. Williams goes to Arizona to seek relief from pulmonary trouble.
 Mrs Clyde Pool left Wednesday to visit Mir. and Mrs. E. A. Weaver at Heavener, the latter being her sister. Lee Brown and Rouel Park accom- panied her. and will be guests of their uncle and aunt, Mir. and Mrs. R. A. Cooper.
 Mrs. w. M. Yeargan of Soper, Ok, who had been visiting her parents, Mir. and Mrs. E. w. Hamby of Wickes, stopped off here en route home to visit her husbands sister, Mrs. Frank Atwood. She left for home Friday afternoon.
 R. Golf and his brother, c. G. Golf of Cove, returned by car from busi- ness trip to Little Rock Thursday. They had talk with Ben Caughron while there, and state that he ap- peared absolutely indifferent to his coming fate.
 B. F. Milan of Hugo, Ok, who has been looking into minerals here, re- turned home Friday. He is confi- dent Mena is to be placed upon the map as an important mining city. He has samples of silver and gold ore found in Polk county.
 ! George Pike returned from Camp Pike Friday afternoon, after deliver ing to the camp authorities, Bill Ken dricks, the Montgomery county slack CT arrested last Monday at Bethel, Ok, by Special Officers w. Homer Pigg and George Pike.
 Mrs. E. H. Lyman and her little grandson, J. L. Keymer, left Wednes- day for Jefferson, Ia, after a six months visit here at the home of her son, E. R. Lyman She will visit an other son there before returning to her home at Cleveland, O.
 Louis Robert, stationed in the quar- termaster's department at Self Ridge Field. near Mt Clemens, Ind, sur prised homefolks and Mena friends Friday announced He has furlough of five days, but hopes to get an ex- tension before that time expires. Among the out-of-town people in Mena Friday were: w. E. Burkhart and son, W. B., and c. H Heard of Opal; J. A. McCauley and Jesse Ar hold of Shady, George Whisenhunt of Muse, Gurley Hale of Acorn, and K. c. Bates and s. A. Lofts of Opal.
 Mrs. c. L. Lochridge left Saturday afternoon for St. Louis where she will spend two weeks with Mir. and Mrs. Albert Acruman. She will then be joined for the return trip by Mir. and Mrs. Edwin B. Cox, who are on an outing in the lake region of Michigan.
 Prof. Joseph Roemer of Huntsville, Tex, professor of education at Sam Houston State Normal school, one of l the oldest normal schools south of the Mason and Dixon line, is here spending his vacation with Mrs. Roe- mer in the cottage on "The Boulders. 7 I Mir. and Mrs. J. A. Johnston were 1 greatly relieved Saturday upon get ting card announcing that Winsor. their son, had arrived safely overseas. He is a member of the 18th Construc- ton Company of the Aviation corps, and had been located at Hampstead, Lond Island.
 Mrs. Dodge Collins and brothers, Ed and James Dodge, arrived from Fort Worth, Tex, Sunday night, starting from home at o'clock on Saturday morning in the Dodge ear. They will be the guests of their fath- CT, Charles Dodge, on Jansen avenue, Park Circle.
 Mrs. K. MacGregor left Thurs ternoon for Spiro, Ok, where Mir. MacGregor recently bought grocery business and where he has been since the first of the month. Mrs. Mac