The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-11-28

VIII De neid December 10 for law
clerk and typewriter in the Federal
service. There is said to be need of
additional workers Of this class to
fill vacancies.
}. l.. Eek was suddenly Frustrated
by some unidentified ailment We'd
nesday and had to be taken home.
II was reported that he had died. but
ne was able to be at his place of
business on DeQueen street, Thurs
day morning.
Judging from the number of sub
urban dwellers and farmers who are
reporting they are taking advantage
of the "hog killing" weather, spare
ribs, backbones and good old sausage
are getting regular places on some
bills of fare.
w. T. Myers of Hatfield brought
fifty buckets of home made sorghum
to the Commercial Club Saturday and
they were shipped out at once to buy
ers in Kansas and Missouri. Secreta-
ry Eastin needs 25-gallon barrel to
fill another order
U. S. Andrews in from Big Cedar
Friday had two bales Of cotton on the
market, and has yet four more to
sell. He reports having made a
fairly good crop Of corn and feed
stuffs in addition to taking care of
IL acres of cotton.
w. J. Reno came in from Stating
ton to look after business in Mena.
He with others has been employed
locally in getting the Slatington
Slate Mill machinery ready for ship
ment for the Haywood Machinery
Company of Shreveport.
Ed Russell of Nunley was in Mena
Monday and sold II turkeys raised
by his mother, Mrs. S. d. Russell. The
fowls brought a total of $32.1S and
were sold to Ben Strauss. One tom
brought $3.50. Mrs. Russell still has
IA more for the Cristmas market.
Mrs. R. H. Nall returned Friday
from Little Rock where she attended
the meeting of the Arkansas Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs as the rep
resentative Of the Woman's Literary
Club. She was the guest of Mrs. Clio
Harper while in Little Rock
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Hollis of Cal
houn, Ok, were in Mena Sunday to
greet old friends and acquaintances.
They win spend several days in Polk
county. Mr.. Hollis is a veteran rail-
road man and was conductor on the
second train to reach Mena when the
railroad was being built.
Richard Messall, general manager
of the Enid Mining & Milling COM
pany, is confined to his rooms at the
Ozark, suffering from a severe
sprain of the back. The injury was
received Thursday while working at
the camp. He expects to be up and
around as usual in few days.
Mrs. S. A. Heath of 1905 Third
street, left for Kansas City Kan,
Tuesday to spend the winter and
to be ready to meet her soldier
son, Homer Heath, when he comes
home from France. The young man
was one of the first to get into the
war for liberty and has been wounded
and gassed.
A. q. Odell, who recently came to
Mena from Montgomery county, has
given further evidence of his confi-
dence in Polk county by buying the
Dink Winton farm, west of Potter.
The deal was made by Hamilton &
Horner. This is the second fern Mr..
Odell has purchased here in addition
to a residence in Mena.
The Kelly Stratton company have
arranged the sale of the Lemp build
ing 700 Mena Street to James Pc
gram. The building, a two-story
brick is considered one of the best
constructed in the city. 1t is now
occupied by the Lindsay Jewelry
Company. Mr.. Pegram delayed a
trip back to his old home in Illinois
to make the deal.