The Mena weekly star., 1919-06-19

a short stay before going into the oil
fields at Burkburnett, Tex.
Hiram ]. Gam of Stapp, Ok, spent
Sunday in Mena.
Jesse Baker, aged %. and Miss
Rena Conelius, aged 10, both resi-
dents of Wickes, secured a marriage
license Saturday.
A marriage license has been issued
to E. L. Hook, aged 80, Of Heavener,
and Miss Hazel, Meadows, aged 81, OF
Vandervoort.
o. A. Lewis, who sold out his Mena
property about year ago and went
to Texas, is back again and is trying
to find place to make home.
Willard Lowther has received word
that his brother, ]. l. Lowther, mem
Der Of the Goth Division, has landed in
New York from service in France.
c. A. Proctor accompanied his
grandmother and sister as far as Tex
arkana on their trip to Waco, Tex, re-
turning to Mena Sunday afternoon.
Shelby Ford accompanied his grand
father, D. P. Beebe, to indianapolis,
Ok, Saturday and will assist during
the wheat harvest before returning to
Mena.
Judge j. H. Van Hoy, United States
land title attorney and his assistant,
Lieutenant Wilson, have returned to
Mena from a trip to Russellville and
Hot Springs
Mr.. and Mrs. A. i. Stewart of
Wickes came to Msna 10 see Mr.. Stew
arts father, John Stewart, veteran
of the Civil war, who is in poor health
at his home in the west part of the
city.
While in the vicinity of Bethesda
Springs Sunday Tom Allen captured
a tarantula, which he safely housed in
a glass jar and brought to Mena. The
big spider is now on exhibition at
Badt's confectionery.
Miss Nellamena Roach, who has
been attending business college at
Salina, Kas., arrived here Monday aft
ernoon for visit of few weeks
with Miss Leal st. John, before join
ing her parents at ST. Petersburg, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Hoar Of Kansas
City, who had been in Mena for week
as the guests of Mrs. H. D. Ravens
craft, while Mr. Hoar audited the
books of the Mena Land & Improve
ment Company, left Saturday for
their home.
Miss Clyrene Harrison, who has
been attending the University of Ar
kansas arrived home Tuesday. She
plans to teach summer school in
ming to teach a summer school in
Mena and already number of stu
dents have applied for entrance.
The Rev. ]. E. Small, an old time
resident of Mena, but who moved to
Houston, Tex, about nine years ago,
is again numbered among local citi-
zens. He has purchased thru the KEEL
ly-Stratton Company the four-acre
tract at 1914 Switzerland avenue,
and will make it his home.
Miss Edmonia Petty returned to
Mena Friday for Chicago to spend the
summer vacation with homefolks and
Mena friends. Miss Petty is men,
Der of the 81 Love Lassie" company,
featuring Clifford Crawford, and the
company will open the season in New
York after the summer vacation.
Miss Loula Chambers, member of
the class of 10, M. II. s., and gradu-
ate of the Normal Training course,
will teach the summer term IN the
Center Point district west of Mena.
Miss Chambers did substitute work
frequently during the past school
year for the teachers in the Central
school.
Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Olney and fam
lily are planning vacation trip, to
begin July 6, which will take them to
the Pacific coast. They will attend
various Pacific coast points. Mr.. and
Mrs. Olney will attend the sessions of
the General Grand Chapter of the
Order of Eastern Star. which will be
held in Seattle.
j. H. Sims has sold his property at
Fourth and Martin streets to Pete
Johnston of Blansett, Scott county,
and the new owners brother, Warren
Johnston, is expected to move to
Mena soon and take charge not only
the store, but a residence and two
other buildings, one occupied as res
taurant, the other as a blacksmith
shop.
Joseph Stafford, who had been at
tending the A. & M. College at Still
water, Ok, but who will be in the Of
ficers' Training school at Camp Tay-
Tor, this summer, stopped in Mena to
visit his uncle. ]. H. Clancev. The