The Mena weekly star., 1918-07-04
PERSONAL NOTES

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 PERSONAL NOTES H
 M. D. Winton was in from Rocky Tuesday.
 s. L. Brooks came up from Potter Tuesday.
 T. H. Daniel came in Monday from Fogel, Ok.
 W. A. Warrington motored up from Cove Tuesday.
 Boss Dilbeck and Columbus Lewis weer in from Big Fork Tuesday.
 Mrs. R. A. Tullos came in from Vivian, La, Monday to visit her par ents, Mir. and Mrs. E. Harper. J. R. Bates, merchant, of Huddles- ton, came in Monday to buy goods of our local wholesale merchants. Mrs. c. F. Batson is down from Fort Smith visiting her cousin, Mrs. s. J. Philpot at the Dickson Hotel.
 Mrs. J. c. Ballentine and two daugh- ters, Misses Ollie adn Etta, of Page, came in Tuesday to visit friends. w. l. Mckinney writes back from Bloomington, near Los Angels, Cal, saying he is enjoying his first visit to that state.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. E. Echols of Red Oak, Ok, arrived Monday to visit the latter's parents, Mir and Mrs ]. R. Grant, on the Southside.
 Mir. and Mrs. s. J. Philpot have just received letter from their Son, Fred, at Camp Jackson, s. C., saying that all have been ordered "over."
 Ross Ratliff, with the Reynolds Davis Grocery Company, has been called to Little Rock, and will leave Sunday to take his place in the navy
 c. A. Pryor came in from Oder on Monday with his son, Private Luke Pryor, who is returning to Camp Beaureguard, La, after short fur lough
 J. H. Holmes of Egger brought in some of his. last years wheat crop Tuesday, but as the Mena Flour Mill is now being rejuvenated, he had to take it back home.
 Mrs. c. W. Knight received card from her son, Hubert, who left some two months ago to enter the service of his country, saying that he had ar rived safely Somewhere in France"
 R. c. Reyes came in from Board Camp on Tuesday. He states that most crops are poor for several miles east and west of that place because of the dry, hot weather. But cotton is doing very well.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. B. Pope, who have been visiting relatives at Clarksville, Tex, stopped off Monday en route to their home at Heavener, to visit Mir. and Mrs. J. F.. Averitt. They report fine crops around Clarksville.
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 L. K. Ambrose, who sold his home on the Southside last March, intend ing to go to New Mexico, has now purchased the B. o. Manier residence at BOT Tenth street, and will continue to make Mena his hesne. ass4
 ". A. Rhodes of Cove and John H. Hall of Mena, R. F. D. No. l.. two of the registrants under June 5, 1918, were here Tuesday to get their ques- tionnaires filled out. The first named has volunteered for servece and was ready to report for duty.
 Private ]. c. Clirman of Camp Beauregard came in Monday to visit his stepfahter and mother, Mir. and Mrs. Ben Thompson. He is in the field artillery and states that forty per cent of the 142nd Arkansas has already "gone over," and the others are expecting to go very soon.
 Mrs. C. A. Riley of Little Rock, after visiting Mrs. C.. c. Gunnels, started home Tuesday. Enroute she will stop at Spiro to visit rela- tives. Mir. Riley is the junior member of the Gunnels- Riley Motor Company of Little Rock. 7sa
 ]. s. Pollard in from Rocky Tues day was accompanied by his son, Priv l ate H. G. Pollard. home on furlough from Camp Beauregard, La. Young Pollard is delighted with his expert ence as soldier and is to anxious to do his part in swatting the Huns that he would not get out of the service if he could. s s Ss -r 4
 Sheriff H. w. Finger, Mrs. Finger and son, Boscom, and Mir. and Mrs. 1 ]. H. Bratcher started for Big Fork "Wednesday to locate the grounds and make the preliminary arrange ments for the Frog Club Picnic to be held Thursday. Mir Finger says they | will have enough fish caught to feed 4 |