The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-31

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 | w. M. Mathews spent Tuesday il Cove and at other points checking up cotton business.
 Work was begun "Wednesday oI the new postoffice after having beer suhpendede since Friday, January fl, on account of the cold weather.
 Mrs. R. Golf, who accompanied Mrs. D. C. Golf and Mrs. Stanley Turner and children to Cove, Mon day, returned to Mena "Wednesday afternon. .,eag
 E. H. Ball of Scott county, neal Eagleton was here "Wednesday to gel supply of goods for his store which is located six miles from Eagleton.
 MT. and Mrs. J. B. harmon re- turned the latter part of last week from Smithville, where they had ex- peeted to locate. having decided that Mena was good enough foI them.
 I. \. Cooper of Vandervoort was . Mena visitor Wednesday. Mr. Coop CT and family recently came to Polh county from Kiowa, Ok, having bought two farms located near Van dervoort.
 Capt. G. J. Hazlett and Mrs. Haz- lett came in from Shady Tuesday to make their home in Mena. They will live in the cottage on Eighth street, adjoining the home of Judge prickett.
 q. Y. Wimberly, who was taker suddenly sick Monday night at the Dickson Hotel, and has been in pre- carious condition, had recovered sufficiently Tuesday evening to bC taken to his home at Egger. Miss Irene Thornton returned tt her school this week in the Ganr district after an enforced vacation of two weeks on account of the bad weather and the prevalence oi measles in the community. Mr. and Mrs. N. k. Roberts anC five children arrived Tuesday from Albany, Ky, to make their home 1T Polk county. They were met 1T Mena by J. NJ. Rowe, father of Mrs Roberts, who lives in the EggeI community.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. H. Jennings, who have been living on Fourth street moved Monday to their own home al li20 Hickory avenue, MT. and Mrs B. C. Gilbert in turn moved into thu residence vacated by Mr. and Mrs Jennings.
 MT. and Mrs. J. B. Anderson lief Tuesday for Kansas City to be ava! for the remainder of the week. MT Anderson has almost fully recovered from the stroke of appoplexy whici he suffered several weeks ago. bu he is not yet able to return to work Mrs. T. A. Park, Mrs. w Pricket and Mrs. R. Golf plan to go to Hat field Thursday morning to spend th' day with the ladies of the Hatfield branch of the Red Cross, givin! them instruction in cutting anC making hospital and other garments Miss Katy 0'Hearn of Cove, ol returning from a visit at Forum Ok, was accompanied home by hel aunt. Mrs. J. K. Cross. Before re turning to Forum. Mrs. Cross vii also visit visit with her sister, Mrs A. J. Bailey. and other relatives a Vanderveort
 Grady Embry and James LooneS were in from Board Camp Tuesda, making the trip in the formers au- tomobile. They say that they arr | trying to conserve gasoline anC other expenditures by coming il together. taking turns in driving their automobiles.
 G. V. Wimberly, who came 1T from Egger Monday afternoon, wa taken suddenly ill Monday nigh with cramp collie at his room in tht Dickson Hotel. He was attended by Dr. l. B. Gunnels, who succeeded 1T giving him relief, but the patien was still unable to leave his bee Tuesday.
 MT. and Mrs, Chas. Kirkland, 1T from Holly Springs today, reported that they have just recently heard from their son, Joe, who is witt the National Army at Camp Jack son, s. c. He is in the depot hri- gade, and writes his parents that ht is getting along fine, having in- creased in weight from i40 when he enlisted to l62 pounds at the pres ent time.
 Roy Mount. who for several months was in the employ oi the Buschow Lumber Company al Page, having ben in charge of the commissary. gave up his job lasI week, and is here visiting his par ents and friends. He expects to be called in the next draft, being among the reSistrants in LeFlore county, Oklahoma, and concluded to take a lay off between now and the call
 s. 0. and John Shepherd, who re- gently came from Maple, Ok, after an absence of almost ten years. were here on business Wednesday. The