The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-28

oeh Hipson or Hatheld spent Thurs day in Mena swapping yarns with his many friends.
 l Mrs. Fife Johnson of Grannis was Tn Mena Thursday to pay taxes and to attend to other matters of business.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Maxwell were Tn from Big Fork last week so that MT. Maxwell could be under medical attention.
 Julius Riley left Friday for Steam boat Springs, Col, to look after the settling of an estate for relatives of Mrs. Riley.
 Hugh Lofts returned Wednesday to his home in Stewart, Ok, after a week with relatives in Mena and the Egger community.
 Prof. c. M. Woods and Kelsey Skinner were in from Cove Saturday on business with county officers and to call on friends.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. B. Goss and chil- dren and MT. and Mrs. N. D. Roberts spent Sunday at Alder with R. D. Roberts, father of Mrs. Goss, who had been sick for some time. B. G. Smith, in from Egger Friday to pay taxes, reported that he had just sold the last of his 1917 cotton crop, two bales, at 31 cents per pound to W. M. Mathews, to be delivered next Tuesday
 Mrs. Jesse Reese and daughter, Miss Virgie, and Miss Faye Rowton, on their return from Womble, spent Wednesday with Mena friends, going on to their homes in Heavener 1 Wednesday afternoon.
 w. K. Taylor and W. E. Clinton of Grannis were Mena visitors Saturday Mir. Taylor is getting ground ready for bumper crop this year of can taloupes, cucumbers, honey dew mel ons and strawberries.
 Harry c. Richardson arrived last week from near Omaha, Neb, to join his father, c. M Richardson, who has been here from Mission, Tex, for about a week They are prospecting for location to go into the stock business.
 k. A. Lewis and son, Charles, of Big Fork were in Mena Thursday to market sorghum and to get supplies Mir. Lewis reports that the farmers of the Big Fork country are making good progress with their spring farm work
 | A. P. Epperson and w. L. Linam of Mountain Fork were in Mena Wed. nesday night to make funeral ar engagements for the infant child ot Mir and Mrs Tom Rogers, which died on Wednesday morning from the eff. fleets of measles.
 F. z. Davis of Big Fork returned Thursday from Kansas City. where he and John Cotton had been on tho market with two cars of hogs. Ont of the cars was bought up by then and the other they bought of Ton and Grady Embry
 l M. B. Fried and son, Sam, and Geo Edwards were among the Big Forl folks in Mena Saturday. Mr Fried ant son brought in big load of clover hay and 140 gallons of sorghum, ana MT. Edwards came to have a grisi ground at the Mena Flour Mill
 G. c. Smallwood of Board CamT was in Mena Thursday to have grist of wheat ground at the four mill With him was his daughter, Mis-: Cordelia, who took the examina. tion for a teachers certificate, ant also four other little daughters.
 MT. and Mrs. C. A. Proctor moved last week from DeQueen street to tho Joe Myers residence on Seventh stree' adjoining the home of Mir. and Mrs | A. c. Briggs. Mir Proctor recently bought the Myers residence, anC thinks that he has now made his fast move in Mena.
 Robert Connally was in Mens Wednesday on his return from Hat field to his home in Rocky. He has ac cepted the position of beekkeeper fol the Beach Lumber Company at Hat 1 field, but thus far has been unable te rent a house, and has concluded tC buy or build a home.
 I F. W. Powell, the sailor lad whs had been visiting his parents, Mir and Mrs. J. S. Powell of Mt. Ida, was in Mena Friday to start on the re. turn trip to Mare Island, Cal, where he is in the electrical school of tho navy. He will make stops at McAles- ter, Ok, and Larned, Kas. | c. w. Reynolds, here from Port Ar thur, Tex, closed deal Friday fol the purchase of the L. E. Ambrose property located on Stilwell Heights sale being made by the Sunderman- Payne real estate agency. MT. Key holds returned to Port Arthur Sat urday to make plans to return te Mena witl',n ten days.
 Mrs. John Embry and baby arrived Ir-:lo.. f..ox.. uJ;oLoc uvhora fhav had