The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-04

oPShSSH 0diiaehch Sdine rom fOft Smith Sunday to spend the day with relatives and friends.
 J. H. Holmes and son, Dale, of Egg ger, were in Mena Wednesday to do trading and to spend the day with Mir. and Mrs. R. A. Gately and family.
 Prof. A. S. Daniels and son, Mar lin, were in from Potter Thursday to complete the arrangements for the young man to enroll in the Polk coun- ty pig club.
 Mrs. Grover Parker and children. after spending two weeks with Mena relatives, left for DeQueen Wednes- day. Mir. Parker preceded them a few days to find a location for the family.
 Sunderman & Payne last week ne- gotiated the sale of J. H. Harrison's s 8O-acre farm to W. c. Flurnoy of Granger, Tex. Mir. Flurnoy has re- turned to his home, but expects to come back at once so that he can put in a crop.
 Mrs. A. P. Alexander, Mrs. Leslie MoseIey, Mrs. W. P. Mount and Oscar Wallace left Wednesday afternoon for Pecan Gap, Tex, to attend the funer- al of Mrs. Catherine Wallace, sister of Mrs. Alexander and mother of Mir. Wallace.
 Jodie Little, spending a furlough with his parents, Mir. and Mrs. D. E. Little at Board Camp, was with Mena friends Wednesday. He came home on a furlough of 2S days that he might fully recover from an attack of pneumonia.
 George Whisenhunt of Smithville, Ok, was here Wednesday of last week. He was accompanied by his son who left Thursday for Camp Fun ston, Kas., where he will report for duty in the National Army. lie is a registrant of Colorado.
 John Thompson returned Wednes- day of last week from business trip to Corpus Christi and other Texas points. Part of his trip was thru the drought-stricken territory of that state and he says that even now the condition beggars description.
 J. F. Hood and NJ. A. Stratton last week bought tract of 120 acres of land of Peter Mildfelt, adjoining the Mildfelt home in the west part of town. They are working on the plan of subdividing the tract into 20-acre farms to meet the demand for farms of that size.
 Harry McClain of Board Camp was here Thursday to file affidavits in be- half of his request for an extension of time before being called into service on account of being engaged in mak- ing a crop. Jesse Ezell and Nj. Me- Abee came with him to make sup porting affidavits.
 A. P. Schott is in charge of the concrete work being done on the curbs and drives on the grounds surround ing the new postoffice building. At the same time Superintendent Brown has a force of men at work grading the grounds in preparation for the landscape gardener.
 T. A. Allen and T. A. Winton of the Mena Flour Mill & Gin Company have force of men at work putting in the foundation for the flour mill which is to be moved to the vacant lots opposite the Allen gin. A foun- dation is also being put in for the new engine which has been ordered k Mir. and Mrs. W. O. Kemp of Rolf, Ok, while passing thru Mena Thurs day made a stop for visit at the home of Mir. and Mrs. B. A. Duncan. Mr. Kemp, who is a nephew of Mir. Duncan, was formerly in the lumber business in Mena, tho he had been away from here for several years.
 Mrs. A. Buford, aunt of Mrs. J. F. Hood, who came to Mena several weeks ago from Grand Saline, Tex, has bought residence at the corner of Hickory avenue and Reine street, and is now at home in the same. Her grandson, Cecil Preston, who came with her, is making his home with her
 D. T. Reyes and daughter, Miss Fila, were in from Board Camp Thurs day trading and to call on friends. Mir. Reyes states that in spite of the late spring, farmers have had an op-