The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03
PERSONAL NOTES


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Mrs. Eugene Cox and son, Russell,
left Monday afternoon for Kansas
City, to join Mr.. Cox.
o. B. Witherspoon of Cove was in
Mena Monday enroute to Fort Smith
to attend meeting of lumbermen.
Miss Nellamena Roach, who had
been visiting Miss Leal st. John, left
Tuesday morning for st. Petersburg,
Fla.
Mrs. Arthur Perry and children of
Womble are visiting in Mena with her
mother, Mrs. w. c. Becton, on Still
well Heights.
George Klein has sold to Clint Ed
dy the property at Seventh street and
Jansen avenue, now occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. Eddy as home.
DR.. w. w. Philpot of Egger was in
Mena Monday with DR.. Heron, who
came in to meet Mrs. Heron, return
ing from a visit at Smithville.
David Daniels and son, Henry Dan
iels, of Hatfield, were in Mena Friday
and were accompanied back to their
home on Two-Mile by the Rev. w. L..
Smith.
H. G. Smith, business manager of
Henderson Brown College of Arka-
delphia, is in Mena for visit at the
home of his father, Judge H. N
Smith, on North Mena street.
Tut Harris of Potter was a Mena
visitor Tuesday. He reported that
farmers in the Potter community are
all busy trying to clean out the cot
ton fields and other crops.
E. w. Summers of Zwolle, La,
reached Mena Monday for an indef-
mite stay and will be the guest of
County Supt. and Mrs. t. J. Wilbanks.
He and the county school head are
brothers-in-law.
iJOY 1IOSCOit. VIII tCNCilblN was Illus
tered out of service, has decided to
re-enlist for a years special service
in the aviation school at Eberts Field,
Lonoke, expecting to leave this week
to take up his studies.
Mrs. R. B. Board left Tuesday
morning for Joplin, where she will
visit her son, Lloyd Board. From Jop-
lin she plans to go to Springfield, Mo-,
to visit her sister, Mrs. Walter Till
man, before returning home.
Word has reached Mena of the birth
of daughter, the first born, to Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Strawbridge, at their
home in Kansas City. Mr.. Straw
bridge is one of the crew of express
messengers that make Mena meet
ing point.
"Whistling Bill" Fryar of Oden was
a Mena visitor Tuesday and entertain
ed friends with musical selections and
recitals of experiences in Oklahoma.
He plans to visit Montgomery coun-
ty relatives and fish while before re-
turning to Oklahoma.
The Rev. J. R. Rushing is in Mena
to spend an indefinite, time in resting
and visiting. His health failed him at
Emmett, where he has held pastor
ate in the M. e. church, South, and
his physician advised a change of To-
cation and absolute rest.
Clyde Legate is in Mena for a visit
with his father, M. B. Legate. and
other relatives and friends. He is
enroute home to Chicago from bust
ness trip to Fresno and Los Angeles,
Calf Mr.. Legate is well established
in real estate and brokerage bust
ness in the big city.
DR.. L. A. Simpson, who came in
from Big Fork Monday, took back
supplies to be used by the road work
ers on the road between Mena and Big
Fork. The work Of improving the
road has been completed to Mill Creek.
In the neighborhood of Doggy Springs
Bert Cauley and Mrs. Anna Ran
dolph are the two new employees in
the Watkins Hardware Company's
big Southside store. The former
changes from the Mena Hardware
company, while Mrs. Randolph is to
assist while Mark P. Olney is away on
his vacation.
Hugh Cherry was arrested Monday
evening on charge of assault with
attempt to kill He gave a bond of
$500 for appearance Saturday morn
ing before Police Judge S. H. Smith,
Cherry is accused by man named
Ford, who has been working in the tie
woods northwest of Mena.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grady Hand left this
morning on an overland trip to Little
Rock, expecting to make the first lap
in the journey to Mt. Ida by night,
Mr.. Hand will attend to business u
Little Rock in connection with his
work as supervisor of tick eradication
in Polk County, and then return IT'D
Mena, while Mrs. Hand will go onto
Yellville for visit with her parents.
Corp. J. N. Gosnell, was in Mena
Wednesday, enroute to his home near
Nella, Scott county. He has just re.
turned from overseas service, having
been member of the saith Infantry