The Mena weekly star., 1918-02-07
Mrs: Brawley since his mother died when iie was two years of age.

| .-NtS VI OtsSA uttQ F. N., AuAlAo of Acorn were among the teachers 10 spend Saturday in Mena. #
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 I J. h. Murray, living out On Route No. from Hatfield was business visitor in Mena Monday. He was ac- companied by Travis Manley.
 Col. c. M. Latfmer and Walter Nance conducted a public sale Mon day for A. K. Poison on the c. l.. Emery place west of Mena. | -W.S.S.--- 4te l T. A. Hatfield, called from Eieav-' etier last Friday on account of the death of his mother, Mrs. J. M. Hat field, at Shady, returned home Sat- urday evening. q Nena friends have received the announcement of the birth of "a daughter on February to MT. and Mrs. Mark Griffin in Port Arthur. Tex.
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 Miss Sadie Jones, who had been home for a little over week while her mother was in Kansas City with Mrs. Arthur McClain, left Sunday for Fort Smith to resume her stud ies in Draughon's business college. -W.S.S.- Fred Fried. one of the Polk county registrants stationed at Camp Beauregard, La, after spend ing furl0ugh of four days with homefolks and Mena friends, re- tured to camp the latter part of last week.
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 Uncle Bob Edwards. who had spent the winter with his daughter, Mrs. Horace Chambers, and other relatives in the Ink neighborhood, is in Mena to spend few days with MT and Mrs. Jess Tow, and with friends.
 Fred Strickland. travelling sales man with the American Snuff Com pany, gave up his job Saturday so that he might be ready when lis call came to serve in the National Army. He is in Class l. and hence expects to be called in the next draft
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 R. F. Wear of Ink and T. $. Proc tor of Mena went to Potter Monday to join B. c. Davis, the third mem- Der of the loan committee of theI Federal Farm Loan Association, to examine and appraise lands on which loans have been flied | ". W.S.S- 1 J. l. Turpin, in from Egger Mon -day reports since the recent death of Mrs. Turpin, he and his son and | daughter are making their home with his parents, Mir and Mrs. s. L. Turpin, so that the children might be under the care of their grandmother.
 II. R. Miller, i'll from Hatfield on Saturday. reported that all hands had been busy on the ranch during the recent cold spell. He is feed ping 75 head of cattle and i7 head of horses and mules, which not only keeps all hands busy but takes lot of feed.
 -W.S.s- B. A. Duncan spent last Sunday at .Nunley at the home of his ,dangh- ter, Mrs. Hilton, where lis grandson, Clifton Hilton, is sick with pneu- monia following an attack of meas ics. Mrs. Duncan and daughter, Miss Dove, have been at the sick bed for several days. -W. s. i. l B. A. Duncan spent Monday night at bedside of his grandson, Clifton | Hilton. near Nunley, who is danger ously ill with pneumonia. He came to town for a short time Tues day and then went back to join the other members of the family who are with the sick lad 1 W s.
 Little Miss Grace MeClain, who had been at the home of Mir. and Mrs. T. R. Jones since her mother was taken to Kansas City to under go an operation for appendicitis, left Sunday for De0ueen, where she will be at the home of her pa ternal grandparents.
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 1 iMr. and Mrs. R. l.. fleece and daughter, who for the last several months have been living in Nash vile, Ark where Mir. Reece was in business, stopped in Mena one day last week while on the way to Po- teau Ok. where1hey are again go- | ing to make their home. W .SS.-
 Prof. k. W. Hamhy of the Hatton school and Miss Grace Hamby of the Womac Spur school spent Sat urday with friends in Mena. Both of them report that they have been l fortunate in not having attendance much decreased on account of sick ness among pupils. and as result ltheir schools have been steadily in session.
 I'll. Duke came from Prescott on Sunday to be at the bedside of his son. Sidney W. Duke, whe is down with slight attack of typhoid fev- CT. He was in rather critical con- dition Friday and Saturday hut took A turn for the better on Sunday and Monday was reported as resting easily. It is thought that he has now passed the crisis. F. Nj. Halstead of Newcastle, Wyo.. came from Grannis Monday to appear before local exemption board for examination. He is a homesteader in Wyoming, but on l T | s4 4l,s. Ia .a