The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24

Y H, 1918.
 county, Kansas, and has been noti- fled by the local board of that county to report for physical exam nation on January 2i.
 Mrs. J. w. Harkey of Hatton was among the out-of-town shoppers in Mena Saturday.
 W. c. kesterson of Umpire. How ard county, was among the farmers m Mena Saturday.
 Robert Dashiel, who has spent the week with his father, J. M. Dashiel. left Friday for his home in Henry etta, Ok.
 Mrs. Jesse Badt, who had spent a week with relatives in Little Rock and in Fort Smith, returned to Mena Sunday.
 Miss Della Turner, teacher in the Acorn schools, came to Mena Friday afternoon to spend the weekend with Mena folks.
 Miss Mary McNeeley, sister of Mrs, " w. St. John, arrived Friday from Austin, Minn., for visit with Mena relatives and friends.
 Mrs. John Patton and little son, John, of Heavener, are here as the guests Of Mrs. J. G. Hudgens and family.
 Miss Louise Mullins, teacher of the Central school, went to Hatfield Friday to spend the weekend vaca- tlon with her sister, Mrs. Stephens.
 The infant child of Mr. and Mrs Tom Alstott of Eagleton was buried Friday in the Owens Chapel ceme- tery, having passed away Wednes- day.
 Miss Lula Whipple of Tulsa Ok who has been with her mother, Mrs Carrie Whipple at Hatfield for about week, arrived in Mena Friday for a visit with relatives and friends.
 MT. and Mrs. James II. H. Smith left Friday afternoon for their former home in Chico, Calf. They retain the farm on Mountain Fork and expect to return to Polk coun- ty some day.
 
 Mir and Mrs. William Westfall and two children, who had been visitors at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Peter Mildfelt, parents of Mrs. Westfall for the last month. left Friday foI their home in Okeene, Ok.
 Mrs. W. M Caldwell and son, Will were here Saturday from ElReno Ok. preparing to move to their ole farm home at Beach, Ok, where Mrs. Caldwell will open store anc her son will conduct the farm. 
 Dr. James McRae and Mrs. McRat of McAlester. Ok, who had spen most of this week with Mir. and Mrs B. A. Duncan and family, left or Saturday for their home. Mrs McRae is a niece of Mrs. Duncan. James Brister of Monpelier, N. D after accompanying his mother t Hot Springs, came to Mena to yisi al the home of Mir. and Mrs. Brusl living on the Mrs. Jane Crisp plac near Nunley. He left Friday for hi home.
 R. s. Hooper, who, with his family rame to Mena from Ladonia, Tex, couple of weeks ago, and had wor Saturday that two of his sons and brother had started this week ol an overland trip from Ben Franklin Tex. to Polk county.
 H. c. Hamilton and T. F. Bledso were in from near Potter to atten i to business Saturday. Mir. Hamilton recently lest a valuable hog and ad vcrtised for it in The Star, and re joices that thru the efforts the ami maj was quickly recovered. Nt. anu MlS. It. iL. DohiiCi diiu lit tle daughter of Yanderyoort wer in Mc.aa today to do shipping. R. E Bonner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bonner has been in the service of Uncle San for the last three years and is nov stationed at Fort kearney, R. |.
 c. T. Blackwell of Yocana, one O the four successful guessers of thu number which won the buggy al th' c. w. Petty store was here Satur day to get the buggy having bough the interests of J. c. Terrell Mrs Chas. Kirkland and T. M. Hunsaker
 Jos. k. Gill left Friday for Combs Ark, where he goes 10 investigat' report of the finding of valuahl mineral deposits He owns som land near Combs, and the find o ore assaying from Si200 to $500 pc ton, is located on an adjoining farm Mir. and Mrs. J. s. Merriman an' l two children of Oakley, Kas., ar rived in Mena Friday for a visi with Mir. Merriman's parents. Nil Merriman had been attending tn Implements Dealers convention il Kansas City and came from there | Mena.
 Clarence Metzger of Syracuse Neb., arrived in Mena Saturda for visit with Mrs. M. J. Crosse and family and to prospect fer 10 cation. Mrs. Metzger is daughte