The Mena weekly star., 1918-12-19

IL. ". lay, glnnef at BLACK FORK
brought IL bales of cotton to the
Mena market Tuesday.
The few bales of cotton that reach.
ed the Mena market Tuesday solo
from 26 to % cents.
]. B. Landers of Cleveland, Ok. i.
in Mena looking over the country
with a view of locating.
George w. Wiles from near Corintf
was among the farmers on the mar
ket with cotton Tuesday.
B. j. Stuart left Tuesday fol
Poteau, Ok, where he will attend
Federal court on behalf of some
clients.
Judge J. |. Alley left Monday af-
ternoon for Henryetta, Ok, to look
after legal matters in the circuit
court.
! Among the Hatfield visitors to the
county seat recently was Mrs. s.
Cree of Hatfield, who had business al
the court mouse.
Among the suburban merchants
in Mena Tuesday getting supplies
for their stores were M. D. Winton
Of Rocky and R. J. Alternately Of Big
Fork.
j. H. Sims is building a new frame
structure at Fourth and Martin
streets which will be used by John
MeElroy for store to be opened
! soon.
NJ. B. Fried was in from Big Fork
Tuesday He was helping j. B. Lilies
move to Mena, Mr.. Lilies having de-
cided to quit farming and try city
life for while.
Harry Keesee of Hugo, one of the
pioneers in the Mena manganese
field, arrived in the city Wednesday
to visit his father and to look into
the mining situation.
Dan Evans formerly of near Oden
was in Mena Monday and loaded two
cars with stock, implements and
household goods for shipment to his
new home at Forum Ok.
| E. L. Terrell, road overseer for
district No. IL, was in Mena Monday
and was one of the many who were
pleased with the favorable vote Civ
en- the road tax at the election Sat
urday.
Mrs. F. NJ. Pipkin, who recently
came to Mena from Miami, Ok, has
secured the Hopper building, recently
vacated by the Vandiver drug store
and is planning to open first class
restaurant.
H. H. Randolph, who has been very
sick for several weeks at his home on
Seventh street, was taken to Texar-
kama Monday afternoon by his ply
stefan, DIR. W. C. Vandiver, accompa-
MED by Mrs. Randolph and Fred c.
Embry.
C. S. Barr of Mansfield, La, reach
ed Mena Monday and will spend sew
eral days looking over the country
Mr.. Barr is seeking place where he
can find a maximum of health and
happiness and believes he can find
| it here.
f. J. Greiner was in from Golden
Rule farm Tuesday shipping out the
first consignment of thirty head of
full blood o. l. C. pigs. The young
porkers will go to many widely sep
arated points turnout the southern
states.
J. ]. Snyder and A. NJ, Clegg Of
Hatfield were in Mena Tuesday on
business. Mr.. Clegg had advertised
a public sale for last Friday but on
account of the bad weather he post
poned it until Wednesday of this
week.
c. E. Smedley and E. Parson, liv-
ing near Mineola were in Mena
Tuesday on business. They report
the roads exceedingly bad in places,
but say that the road near Shady re-
Gently graded is big improvement
over the old highway.
u. A. Lilies OF Board Camp proba-
bly, has the distinction of making the
largest cotton sale this year in Polk
county. He was on the market Mon
day, selling IL bales to Matthews &
Norris at 271s cents per pound. Jack
Lofts at the same time sold 8 bales
to the same firm.
F. M. Cecil of Vandervoort was in
Mena on business Monday. Mr.. Ce-
ell was one of the heaviest losers III
the recent bank robbery at Wander
WORT, but will recover a part, as his
Liberty bonds taken were registered.
The thieves overlooked $500 in w. s
s. Mr.. Cecil had in the bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. d. Shouse Of In
dianoIa, Ia, arrived in Mena Monday
to make their hame in Polk county.
Mr.. Shouse was here last August
and at that time arranged to buy a
farm from T. R Jones, the place be-
ing known as the Ben Owens farm
near the Oak Ridge school, northeast
of Mena.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Johnston and
family moved Monday from the
jailer's residence to the Dollar farm
near Corinth where they are going to
live during the next year. Mr.. john
ston has been in charge of the coun-
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