The Mena weekly star., 1918-03-07

III 2, 1918.
 children will make an extended visit.
 O. B. Witherspoon of Cove was a business visitor in Mena last Satur- day
 Sheriff Henry Finger went 10 Cove Saturday night on official business returning to Mena Sunday.
 Dr. B. E. Dunman and Mrs. Dun man came from Wickes Saturday to spend Sunday with Mena relatives, returning home today.
 Jason Clairmore, one of the Polk county registrants stationed at Camp Pike, is home to spend a fur tough with relatives and friends.
 Dr. J. T. Bogard reports the birth of son on Saturday to Mir. and Mrs. A. l.. Mathew, living on Mrs. Hopkins place in Bethesda Valley.
 Frank and Austin Lewis of Hat field were among the out-of-town people in Mena Monday to pay taxes and to attend to other business matters.
 Miss Stella Terwilliger, having closed the winter term of school in the Eureka district in Posey Hollow, was in Mena Monday to make a term report to the county superintendent.
 Lieutenant Grady H. Forgy, in cards sent to Mena friends, gives the information that he had safely landed overseas. The cards, of course, were undated and without postmark.
 NJ. A. Todd arrived from Oklaho- ma City last week to spend some time in Mena prospecting for To- cation, being particularly interest ed in finding a place where he can regain his health.
 Dr. w. c. Vandiver reports the birth of a son on Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. John Fleming of the Ran som neighborhood, and a daughter this morning to Mir. and Mrs. l.. P. Griggsby, living on Second street.
 Tom Foster, Will Williams and James Lofts came in from Opal last Saturday to be here to receive the remains of Lemuel A. Lofts, which were sent from Camp Sam Houston, Tex, and which arrived Sunday morning.
 George Raney, who for the past r months had been in the employ of the Mena Flour Mill, gave up the work the first of this month, and is now working on a project of establishing a erist mill and wood yard of his own.
 Mir. and Mrs. ! A. Cornell had word from their son, Sergeant ]. P ConneIl, one day last week that the i63rd Aero Squadron, of which he is member. was about to sail for France, and they conclude that by this time he is well on the way
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 Mr. and Mrs. Julius Riley came from Haworth, Ok, last week te spend few days at their home ir Mena. Mrs. Riley may remain her' for most of the summer, hut Mir Riley expects to return 10 iHawortf soon to look after work on his farm
 The birth of a son on Saturday tt Mir. and Mrs. ]. w. Lacefield, livinl on Jones street, is reported by Dr ]. G. Hilton. He reports also thu birth of son Monday to MT. and Mrs Charles DeMent, living at the cor ner of DeQueen street and Hickor. avenue.
 Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Allen and ehil- dren returned Sunday from For Smith. where they had visited Mir and Mrs. Claude Bennett and family MT. Allen came by way of Fort Smith from trip to Kansas City and St. Louis, and was met there last Friday by Mrs. Allen and the children.
 Flgin Williams. son of Mrs George Williams of Heavener, pass cd thru Mena Saturday on his re- turn to Camp Travis, Tex, having been home on a furlough. His pa rents had been former residents of the Holly Springs country. He was accompanied from Heavener by his cousin, Miss Ftva Ward, who had Heavener.
 John D. Dutro, who for long time made headquarters in Meua while employed as express messen- ger, writes Dr. H. C. Rushing from Camp Doniphan, Ok, That he is a member of the 10th Engineers as sergeant of Company B He adds in his letter that his company had once been slated to start for France and had the order not been rescind- cd he thinks they would have beer on board the ill-fated Tuscania.