The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-08-07

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l.. H. Johnson of the Bank of Hat
field and Frank Roark were in Mena
on business Wednesday
i Win S. Hunt Of Bakersfield, Calf.
has been visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. F. Hunt, east of Mena.
G. w. Tolle from near Grannis was
in Mena Thursday on business with
County Judge Finger and other coun-
ty officials.
Mrs. Merle Edwards and two chill
DIRE arrived in Mena Tuesday for a
visit with Mrs. F. j. Rosback, mother
of Mrs. Edwards.
Bart Wilson of Grannis was in Mena
Wednesday to buy furniture and other
supplies to be used in the establish
ment of hotel at Grannis.
John Spilman, who lives near the
Oklahoma line west of Mickes. spent
some time in Mena during the past
week in looking after business affairs.
G. H. Johnson of Hatfield passed
thru Mena Tuesday on his return
from Antlers, Ok, where he had at
tended the meeting of the Cattlemen's
Association.
w. E. McVey of Grannis was in
ena Friday to look up field notes on
land survey he is making for S. r.
Whisenhunt in the Owens Chapel
ncighborhood.
Postmaster r. S. Allen, II. M. Fred
erick and J. H. Allen made trip Fri
day to the Smithville community,
among other places visiting Postmas-
ter Aliens farm near Smithville.
Mrs. Williams and two children of
Park Place, Mansfield, La, arrived in
Mena Saturday to enjoy the mountain
breezes and pure water of Mena. They
are stopping at the Southern Home.
Two shipments Of thorobred hogs
went out Friday from the Golden Rule
Farm. Two head were shipped TO Ray
Prose at Alamota, Kas., and six head
went to J.. w. Eckhart at DeRidder.
La.
Mrs. M. E. Miller and two children
of Oden were in Mena Friday on their
return from a trip to Corrine, Broken
Bow and other Oklahoma points. At
Corrine they visited at the home of
John McKinsey.
Mr.. and Mrs. HI. 7. Howell of Big
Fork were in Mena Thursday to leave
for Mckinney, Tex, where they will
visit a daughter. On the return trip
they will make stops at Stratford, Cal
vim and Heavener, Ok.
| Miss Clara Hairgrove, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Hairgrove, re-
turned to Pittsburg, Kas. Tuesday
to resume her training as a nurse at
Mt. Carmel hospital. She will COM
plete the course in two months.
The Rev. w. l.. Smith, who has been
conducting meeting at Kinta, Ok,
i for the last week, is expected to re-
turn to Mena Friday. The Rev.
Charles Burnett, formerly resident
of the Board Camp community is now
living near Kinta.
Miss Beulah Neal, teacher in the
Hatfield schools, came in Friday after
noon to spend the weekend vacation
with homefolks. She reports the Hat
| field schools have started out in good
shape, and the work of the first week
was satisfactory to teachers, pupils
and patrons.
j. s. Stokes, living on the C. w. Me-
Keen farm near Ransom, was in Mena
Friday to market apples. He brought
in some fine ones, leaving a sample of
"Pippin," weighing IA ounces, at the
Star office. He is going to try to pre-
serve some for exhibit at the Polk
County fair
| L. E. Burtch recently closed the
deal for the purchase of the G. B.
Stratton home at the corner of Ninth
street and Walnut avenue He will get
possession of the property some time
this fall, and in the meantime he and
Mrs. Burtch will remain in their Be-
thesda avenue property.
Judge f. w. Mills, who recently
bought the L. K. Burtch suburban
home on Bethesda avenue, and had
since been making improvements on
the place, left Wednesday for his
home in St. Louis to look after bust
ness. He will get possession of the
place in September, and at that time
will bring his family to Mena.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Green and chill
dren of the Dallas Valley left Tues
day on an overland trip to Fillmore,
Ok, to visit at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. j. Green, parents of Mr..
Green. They made the trip in car
which Mr. Green had bought shortly
before leaving. They were accompa-
MED on the trip by w. M. Chamblin,
who will go on to Ranger, Tex.
Private Riley Ogden, who had been
home on a 15-day furlough spent with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Ogden,
of the Dallas Valley and with relatives
in Oklahoma, left Tuesday for Fort