The Mena weekly star., 1918-02-14

HtiN dlhois bile fNlk county people attending the live stock meetings being held Sn Little Rock last week.
 Mr and Mrs. ]. A. Class came in from Owens Chapel Friday to go to Eagleton for a visit at the home of their daughter, Mrs. A. II. Frederick.
 Arnold Faulkner was in from Hartley Friday to make final proof on his homestead entry. Fred R, Duncan and Henry Faulkner came with him as witnesses.
 Supt C. K. Wilkerson and the other teachers of the Mena schools on Saturday assisted the local ex- emption board in making card in dex of ali the Polk county regis trants in Glass 1.
 Mr. and Mrs. H. Young last week bought residence property on Martin avenue, expecting to im- prove the same and make it their home. The purchase was made from s. J. Furnish.
 J. S. Lawrence and son, Artie, were in from Shady Friday. They brought in the horse and buggy for Capt. c. J. Hazlett, who, for a week has been a resident of Mena.
 Henry Chrisly is now in charge of the Mena branch of the Fort Smith Commission Company, taking the place of J. A. Hughes, who gave up the work to get ready to make a crop this season.
 County Treasurer W, E. Anderson has been unable to be at his office since Thursday, being confined to his home with an attack of lagrippe, His son. Alton. was looking afler the business al the store Saturday
 Mrs. II. w Cardwell, who had been with her parents, Mir. and Mrs s. D. Shrewsbury, and with Mena friends for several weeks, left Fri day for Port Arthur, Tex where Mr. Cardwell is still located. 
 Mrs. J. S. Austin and two sons ant daughter are here from Heavenei for visit at the home of Mrs. E. P Titus in the Dallas valley, and with Mena friends. They planned to re- turn home Sunday afternoon. Mir. and Mrs. Carl Bochow of Mil son, Kas., arrived in Mena on be- lated train No. Friday morning ie attend the funeral of their nephew Frank Fried. Mir. Bochow is 8 brother of Mrs. E R. Fried
 Mrs. NJ. NJ. Cline and daughter Mrs. J. A. Porter, accompanied by ] F.. Foreman. arrived in Mena Thurs day from Siloam Springs with thu purpose of spending an indefinite time in Mena for rest and recupera- tion.
 II. II. Thomas returned Thursday from Mt. Ida. where he had beer to attend the Montgomery Circuit court. He came home by way oi Little Rock and Fort Smith, having had legal business in both of those places.
 The ladies of the auxiliary branch of the Red Cross at Wickes lasl week did some good work in making knitted goods. They received g shipment of yarn from the Mena Chapter and within few days they returned six completed sweaters. Ralph Frazier. first class private of the regular army, arrived in Mena Thursday from Texarkana tt open a recruiting headquarters for week. He will make his head quarters at the postoflice, and will receive applications only for the regular army.
 Mir. and Mrs. M. J. NJ. Kirkpatrick and son are here from Seattle Wash. expecting to locate in Polk county. They have been interested in some farm property near Wickes which has been offered them, and they VIII make tflp to that pOln' to make investigation.
 Dr. NJ. l.. Anthony and Mrs. An thony arrived last week from Cen ter. Tex. to make their home in Mena. On previous trip to Mena Dr. Anthony had bought the R. c Mccoy Afi eoGGoy residence on Adams street He is an evangelist in the Christian church, and in his work will make Mena his headquarters.
 Mrs. S. M Riding and Mrs Anna Randolph went to vandervoort last Saturday as representatives of the Red Cross chapter to give instruc- tion to the members of the Wander voort branch in the cutting and making of hospital garments. Rep rasentatives of the Cove and Hattor branches were expected to be at the meeting also.
 X. c. Golf returned to Eagletown Ok. last Friday, after having spenI dav with Mrs. Golf and the chil- dren who are at the home of MT and Mrs R R. Board. Mir. Golf re- ports that his general mercantile business at Faeletown is meeting all his expectations, and that the indi-