The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-13

ms country. MT. Reed, being well-to- do, and thus acting from pure patriot ism, is to be commended.
 M. W. Roger, near Acorn, had a severe attack of bilious collie last night, calling on Dr. Watkins to at- tend him.
 Mrs. J. c. Ballentine and two sons. A. c. and B. L., are down from Page to visit relatives and friends, and do some trading.
 J. L. Horner and family have re- turned from a weeks visit on Noun tain Fork, bringing some fish and more fish stories.
 George B. Gillian of Mena enlisted Thursday in the infantry branch of the regular army thru the local re- cruiting station.
 M. A. Stratton has returned from business trip to Cherry Hill, Highland, Waters and Big Fork. He reports crops looking fine.
 The new warehouse built by J. B. Goss on South Mena street has been completed and is now being filled with stoves, beds, furniture, etc.
 Rex Cunningham, home from Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga, on furlough. spent Wednesday of last week with friends in the Smithville neighbor- hood
 Louis H. Johnson, cashier of the Bank of Hatfield was in Mena Thurs day to bring the registration certif- cates of the young men who registered at Hatfield Wednesday of last week.
 Miss Pauline Wilhelm went this morning with Mrs. Phil. T. Stevenson for few days visit with Mrs. Steven sons brothers, Will and Henry Haul ert, living on the old John Combs place beyond Rocky.
 John L, Cobbs, IT,, supervisor of the Arkansas National Forest, and c. N. Hammond, deputy, drove over from Womble on Tuesday and left that afternoon for Eagleton to look after forestry affairs.
 The Payne-Sunderman Real Estate Company has sold the A. Pagan B. acre tract and home west of town to Oscar Preusser, who comes from East ern Arkansas, and expects to make his home here, taking possession this fall. Mrs. Virgil Cagle, living near Tulsa. Ok, arrived in Mena Tuesday to spend the summer with her aunt, Mrs. Perry James. Her husband was one of the Oklahoma registrants sent to Camp Bowie, near Fort Worth, with the last contingent.
 Miss Emily Pipkin, who has been attending Baylor College at Waco, Tex, came home last Thursday for the summer. She was one of the honor graduates of the college in music this year and will return in the fall for post graduate course.
 Mrs. Pearl Dean is the recipient of a clipping from the Hartshorne, Ok, paper telling of the enlistment of her four nephews, sons of MT. and Mrs. R. s. Pace of Hartshorne, in their country's service. Needless to say she is very proud of them.
 s. A. Shelton from near Ink gave us call Monday. He states that the hail of last Friday ruined his cotton and almost destroyed his corn. lie has planted all his cotton acreage in corn and peas except about two acres which may "come back"
 Selma Woods, the southside cold drink man, got six letters Tuesday from his son, John H. Woods, in France-all dated May 19. He states that in his department, the signal service, he has seen some fighting, and one aeroplane brought down.
 Miss Maggie Crawford, whose fath- CT, c. F. Crawford, formerly was in business in Mena, but now $ at Dal- las, Tex, arrived in Mena Satur- day and will spend some time visiting relatives and friends at Big Fork, Black Springs and vicinity. 8
 w. Homer Pigg returned from Lit tie Rock Friday afternoon and reports that he delivered James William Chambers, deserter, and Richard Max welll Chambers, stacker. into the hands of the military authorities. There will be a reward paid for the apprehension of the first named.
 Sam P. Schell, son of Mrs. F. M. Lutes, who has been living at Sapul- pa, Ok, for some time, has volun- teered his services to his country, al- tho only IS years of age, and been accepted. He selected the engineering corps, and has been sent to camp in California.
 A. H. Scoggin, who recently sold his West Port Arthur avenue home to J. E. Leeper, has purchased from the Mena Land and Improvement Com pany what is known as the Webster property at the corner of Tenth street and Maple avenue. He will occupy the property about July l.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. c. Mckee, after having been in Little Rock since last March. where Mir. Mckee has been engaged in carpenter work on the cantonment buildings at Camp Pike, rI.1--- I-.-