The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31

"Ho was among the nineteen regis 1 trants who entrained for Camp l Travis, Texas.
 A. |. Brunson of Big Cedar was in Mena Saturday with two bales of cot ton. A. F. Yates and P. s. Jones from the same neighborhood each brought in bale.
 Dr. P. o. Swanson of Ashdown came to Mena Saturday to consult Dr. A. w. Rice, supervisor of tick work for Polk county, but upon arri- val found Dr. Rice had returned to DeQueen.
 J. T. Winton of Cedar brought four bales of cotton to Mena Friday for storage in the bonded warehouse. Two bales were MT. Winton's and two belonged to his son Dewey, who is nc in France.
 A. E. Hauert of Crum Creek. Ok, formerly engaged in stock raising near Rocky, but now interested in milling, was in Mena Sunday on his way home from Scott county, where he was called by the death of sister
 Private Raymond Michael, son of MT. and Mrs. c. P Michael of Be- thesda avenue arrived Saturday from Camp Pike, having been assigned to assist the local exemption board in clerical work, going on duty Monday V. c. Hart of Dallas, Tex, is in Mena to sell an ingenious arrange ment for grading cotton. The grad CT is said to be especially good for farmers and others who are unfamil- far with the many grades of the sta- pie.
 "We want small acreage, off the beaten track, where there's good fishing" writes Denver man to the Commercial club, who adds that he and his brother will locate here per manently if such place can be found
 Oscar Thacker of Fort Smith was in Mena Monday in the interest of his company, having recovered from the effects of a recent attack of the flu" He reports that the ruins of the big fire were still burning when he left Fort Smith.
 Lieut.. Warner Shugart of Fordyce, who is in the service at Camp Annis- ton. Alabama, is in Mena the guest of W. E. Anderson and family. Lieut.. Shugart was called to Fordyce to at tend the funeral of 8 sister and came on to Mena to visit friends.
 Mena bankers are advising patrons who receive United States treasury checks to make sure all endorsements are made with either pen and ink or indelible pencil. This is a strict re- quirement insisted upon by the fed eral authorities.
 Lieut.. James R. Wood of Fort Me Intosh, Laredo, Tex, came to Mena to join Mrs. Wood and visit with the latter's parents, Mir. and Mrs. Hal. | Norwood. Lieut.. Wood is a son of Dr. A. N. Wood of Ashdown, form CT Mena resident.
 J. T. Pritchard of Texarkana came to Mena Friday to find home for his family. He has only recently sold small farm near Texarkana and wants to try Mena's fine climate for awhile. He was kept busy look ing for vacant house during the day.
 J. Hollister Full, a former resi- dent of Mena, now at Little Rock with the state marketing bureau, was in Mena Thursday afternoon and greeted former friends. He is making tour over the western part of the state in the interest of his | department.
 Lieut.. J. R. Wood and wife left Mena Saturday for Ashdown after a visit in Mena with Mrs. Woods pa- rents, Mir. and Mrs Hal Norwood. After visit with Lieut.. Woods pa- rents, they will return to Laredo, Tex, where Lieut.. Wood is stationed at Fort McPherson.
 Mir. and Mrs. c. A. Proctor moved Monday into the residence cor ner Church avenue and Seventh Street. Mir. Proctor has been in Mena for about two years, being in the employ of the Kansas City South ern railway, but Mrs. Proctor just recently came from Illinois.
 Herbert R. Parker, writing from Marn barracks, St. Louis, states that the influenza epidemic there has caused no deaths and that all the cases are light ones. He is enjoying the hard work there and has high praise for the treatment accorded the Arkansas boys in training.