The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-18

Mds. j, W Woodson left Thurs day for d visit with her daugh. ter, Mrs. P. L. Aslin, in Hope, Ark.
 H. N Whisenhunt came in from the farm Friday to spend a day with MT and Mrs. L. N. Whisennunt and Mena friends.
 Hubert Knight, son of Mir. and Mrs '. W. Knight, who recently enlisted in the aviation service, is now stationed at Fort Meyer, Va.
 Tom Nix, here from Denison. Tex to look after his property, left Friday afternoon for visit with his mother and brother in DeQueen.
 Rufus Belcher of Oden was in Mena Friday to take out load of sorghum pails for l. c. Chapman, who is get. ting ready for the crop this fall.
 AssG. Axelton of Randolph. Kas. father of l, A. Axelton of this city arrived in Mena Monday for a short visit with Mrs. Axelton and son ant Mena friends.
 Mrs. Henry Stickleman came iron Howard this week to be here for ths session of Circuit court next week. Shs plans to remain in Mena until early in May, when she will start on a trir to Iowa, Indiana and Michigan.
  H. E. Audas, living on the Ballen tine farm near Ink, was among tht farmers here Thursday. Mir. Auda: came from Scott county two years age and is making good and is we'll satis fled with his Polk county farm.
 Mir and Mrs. A. c. Littleton anc little son arrived on Friday from Vian, Ok, where Mir. Littleton hac been in the employ of the Common wealth Peoples Service Company | They expect to make their home ir Mena.
 Mrs. Bertha Schuelein, who had ac companied George Klein to For ! Smith on Thursday, returned to Mens Friday afternoon. She states that MT Klein successfully passed thru an op eration for hernia Friday morning al i St. Johns hospital.
 J. s. Pollard from Freedom town ship was in Thursday to attend the Democratic committee meeting and reported that his son, H. G. Pollard with the National Army at Camp Beauregard, La., had fully recovered from his recent illness and is again on duty.
 Ted Wear, son of County Judge A. E. Wear and Mrs. Wear, returned to Mena last week after army service of about two years, part of which time was spent on the Mexican border. He has been discharged until further call, and during the summer will be on his i fathers farm.
 Dr. E. E. Holt returned on Saturday from Fort Smith whitheT he had ae- companied George Klein on Thursday of this week. He reports that MT, Klein has rallied nicely from the ef- fleets of the operations which he un- derwent Friday at St. Johns hospital for hernia and other complications.
 Edgar York returned Friday from Stigler, Ok, where he had been since Monday with his father-in-law, J. L, Holt, who was roughly manhandled last Saturday by mob in McCurtain Ok. He reports that government off, cials are making an investigation of the affair and in due time will make a report of the findings.
 1 Mrs. Lillian Cress of Prescott, Ark, Grand Matron of the Eastern Star, arrived in Mena Thursday afternoon to make her official visitation to the Mena chapter that night. Mrs. Cress came to Mena from Lockesburg and left on last Friday to visit the chap ters in the northwestern part of the state. She was the guest of MT. and Mrs. Mark P. Olney while in the city ! The members of the w. M. U. of the Baptist church in their work at Red Cross headquarters Friday after i noon completed eight pajama suits, or a total of sixteen garments, lacking only the finishing touches on one gar ment, but this was more than over come by work on garments left over from the previous meeting. There were about twelve ladies present to assist in the work.
 ]. W. Coin of Hedley, Tex, who : was visitor in Mena last winter, writes The Star that many folks in Donley county, Texas, have what they call Arkansas fever. He states spe- officially that Mir. and Mrs. V. Talon of that county would start for Mena on Saturday or Monday, and if his plans work out he adds that he and 1 his family will be here this summer or fall.
 1 Mir. and Mrs. J. D. Molter and chil- dren arrived last Thursday from Will helmina, Mo, to make their home in Polk county. On recent trip to this city. Mir. Molter had closed the deal for the purchase of the Waltman farm located mile east of Mena on the ] Mena- Cherry Hill road. The purchase was made thru the medium of the Commercial Club and involved con sideration of $4500.