The Mena weekly star., 1918-01-24


 Tom J. Wilbanks, teacher of the Ozark school near Grannis. spent Saturday in Mena looking after busi- ness affairs.
 Prof. R. B. Dodd of the Hatfield schools passed thru Mena Monday afternoon on his return from a business trip to Fort Smith.
 Dr. W. c. Vandiver reports the birth of t0-pound girl on Sunday to Mir. and Mrs. Willis Shirley of Board Camp, and the report of a son Monday to Mir. and Mrs. James Vim cent, living on Second street.
 Collector H. w. Finger braved the storm Monday morning to go on tax collecting tour starting out early for Opal, his first appointment for this week. He was accompanied by Owen Parker, who will assist him in issuing tax receipts.
 J. A. Middleton came in Monday from Winsboro, Tex, to spend a few days visiting homefolks and at tending to some matters of busi- ness. He is employed as salesman for the Wrought Iron Range Com pany of St. Louis.
 Roy Mount came from Page, Ok, Saturday to spend Sunday with homefolks and Mena friends. He was accompanied by his cousin, F. C. Mount, of Sallsaw, Ok, who will visit his Polk county relatives.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ivan Rowe returned Saturday from their bridal trip to Oklahoma City and Dilworth, Ok, having been away for week. They plan to go to housekeeping in the c. H. Higgins residence on South Third street.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. Greiner and two children arrived Saturday from 1 Monterey Ind. expecting to locate ! in Polk county. Mir. Greiner is a brother of F. J. Greiner, who recent ly came from Billings, Mo, and is located on the Ashm0re Dairy farm. Freeman L. Johnson came in Sat urday from Little Rock to spend Sunday with Mrs. Johnson and the baby. who are here at the home of MT and Mrs. J. H. Allen. He re- turned to his work in the State Treasurer's office Sunday afternoon.
 Victor Estes, with the Ozark Mu- l tual Life Association, with head l quarters in Tulsa Okr arrived in Mena Monday morning to be here l for a day or two. In the few months ! that he and Frank Mex. Jones have been in Tulsa they, have secured a l splendid business for this growing l institution. esf eatl 5r fe.
 TT, Nj, Judkins of Neal, Kas., is in Mena looking after the leasing oi I lis farm located west of Mena,~ MT ] Jndkins is interested in oil and min teraI investigations, and his obser- vations of the geologic formations in parts of Polk county lead him te see visions of oil derricks and pipe 1 lines covering these parts.
 Miss Kathleen Holt after being home for a week, left Monday fol Magazine, Ark, where she is em- 1 ployed as instructor in Ouachita Academy. The academy had beer closed for week on account of the prevalence of measles and the scar city of fuel, but it was planned tc reopen Tuesday morning.
 Mr. and Mrs. Ira 0. Smith received letter Sunday from Sergeant Peter A. Bain, brother of Mrs. Smith The letter had been mailed at St Louis while troops were en route from Camp Pike to the east. Pete writes that they have not been in- formed of their destination. but he has concluded that they are on their way to France.
 Sam SehelI, who had been with Mena relatives and friends for a week, left Monday for Sapulpa, OK. where he is in the employ of the Wells-Fargo Express Company Fred Montgomery who came tC Mena with him and is also in the employ of the express company will return to Sapulpa the latter part of this week.
 Lindsey Clement of Cove recently bought the auto service which has been conducted in that town by Rob- ert Hunter, and plans to keep the service up to standard and steadily make improvements. He has two good cars. and thru his ability as a machinist he will be able to keeI them in such shape that he will be on duty all of the time, ready foI any kind of trips
 I I. G. Harris of the Acorn school was weekend visitor in Mena Sat urday. MT. and Mrs. Harris, botf teaching in the Acorn school, art living in the teacherage and are do- ing their utmost to make the schoo the community center. On lasi Saturday night, MT. Harris reported that the farmers of the community had met at the school house for tht purpose of discussing the propo' sition of getting a supply Of fertil- izer for their needs.
 Bert Cauley. who, with Mrs Cauley and the children. arrived II Mena a little over week ago Iron cy:l,,.n.,o,r To opa aoain fn hpfOmf