The Mena weekly star., 1918-12-26

and Miss Susie vaught aged % Of
Nunley.
Sheriff-elect ]. A. Thornton, who
has been looking after his interests in
the gin at Blaine, Ok, spent Christ
mas with his family.
A delegation of Hartley folks who
were in Mena trading Thursday in
cluded Ruben Parker, S. H. Davis,
j. S. Rails, Elmer Parker and Cur
tbs Parker.
Mrs ]. P. Randolph, who is en-
ployed in the food administrators Of
flee at Little Rock, is spending the
holidays in Mena with her mother,
Mrs. J. G. Hudgins.
Miss Mary Mershon came Wedncs-
day from Shreveport to spend the
holiday season with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. j. Mershon and with
Mena friends.
DR.. J. G. Hilton and Hugh Cherry
have returned from hunting trip in
Scott county, beyond Tannehill noun
tain. They brought back no game but
they had fine outing, they say.
A. ]. Atwood Of st. Joseph, Mo-,
is in Mena the guest of his brother,
Frank Atwood and family. Mr.. Ar
wood has been with Browns Trans
fer company at st. Joseph for more
than 90 years.
I Mena friends of Mr.. and Mrs. C.
" Gum, former residents of Polk
county, but now living at Elk Basin,
Wyo., have received word that they
are the parents Of fire girl, born
some days ago. This is their third
child.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Boyes left
Eagleton the latter part of last week
for Fulton, Mo-, where they are go
ing to live on their farm. Mr.. Boyes
is in the Forest Service, and will re-
turn to continue the work until he is
released.
A. G. Finn of Bijou Hills, S. Oak,
and his wife are in Mena to visit ].
B. Finn and family of South Mena
1 cbICCb. l. C NlSltOT6 dIC nuCH I'LL
pressed with the difference in climate
between Mena and their northern
home.
The Commercial Club has recently
received a number of inquiries from
: Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico
residents who write they want to
come to Mena and live just as soon
as the "flu" quarantine is lifted at
their present homes.
Mark p Olney was at Hatfield
Tuesday to look after the distribu-
ton of awards the Watkins Mercan-
tile Company gave to it's customers
under it's profit sharing plan. Awards
were made to 33 customers and to-
tai Of $3.50 was distributed.
7 Rev. d. Belfast and family arrived
from Little River county with two
cars of stock, household goods and
farming implements and on Monday
began moving to their new home east
of Mena They brought eight milk
cows with them.
p. r. Wilbanks, of Muskogee, Ok,
stopped off in Mena Friday morning
to visit his brother, Superintendent
t. j. Wilbanks. The visitor has been
in Uncle Sans service at Camp
Cody, Deming, N. NJ, and has just
been mustered out.
M. R. Wedding of Fordsville, KY,
is in Mena visiting his uncle, w. A.
Ragland. The young man has been in
the S. A. T. c. at Bethel college,
Russelvile, KY, but has been recent
ly mustered out of service. He is CON
sidering locating here in Mena.
M. c. Trumbull reached Mena Sat-
urday on an overland trip from Tex
arkana, coming by way of Idabel,
Haworth, and Broken Bow, Ok, and
thence to DeQueen. He says he en-
countered all sorts of roads, and
doubts if any other car but Ford
would have made the trip.
Miss Maude Moore, teacher in the
Southside school left Thursday af-
ternoon for Ogden, Utah in response
to word of the serious illness of her
mother Mrs. J. w. Moore Arrange
ments will be made for a substitute
teacher at the opening of school next
Monday until such time when Miss
Moore will return.
Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Rushing left
Friday to spend the Christmas va
cation with friends and relatives at
Emmett and Camden. They will Wis
it DIR. Rushing's father at Emmett
and at Camden will view the scenes
of the doctors boyhood days. DR.
Rushing plans to get some good bird
hunting at Camden.
Claude Long and wife reached
Mena Friday night and will spend the
holidays with his father J. W. Long.
The young man has been mustered
out of Uncle Sans service at Camp
Travis, San Antonio, Tex, and after
a short vacation win return to his
former home at Heavener. Attic he
weighs only 112 pounds Claude made
a good record as a soldier.
Miss Irene Nelson, teacher of do
nestle science in the Coalgate, Ok,
High school is spending the holiday
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. L. Nelson on Grandview
Ha;oh+c Che hos &C bar o,.oet Mise