The Mena weekly star., 1919-09-25


 for the express company to take the place of MT. Slaten and has been or duty for about week.
 Mrs. J. V. Wallin left Thursday for Tonawa, Ok, for visit at the home of her son, Virgil Wallin.
 Mrs. H. J Muxen writes The Star that they have changed their address from Wall Lake, la, to Carroll, Ia.
 Mir. and Mrs. Clyde Cunningham went to Heavener Thursday afternoon to spend a few days with relatives and friends.
 Mrs. M. D Johnson and baby who came from Smithville, Wednesday with MT. and Mrs. Freeman Johnson, returned home Thursday afternoon
 MT. and Mrs. G. w. Fisher and children were in Mena Wednesday to start for their home at Fort Smith, after visit with M k Fisher and family at Bigger
 Miss Allie Harwell, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Smith Harwell, left Wednesday for her home in Ringing Ok, after a visit with relatives at Mena and Hatfield
 J. B. Lilies and H. A. Standridge were in from Big Fork Friday The first named is getting things in shape to take over the business at Big Fork for which he traded his farm a short time ago.
 Mr. and Mrs. II. W. Tate arrived in Mena Thursday from Douglass, Ariz., having come in response to word of the serious illness of Mrs. L. E. Hen dricks, mother of Mrs. Tate, living on South Fourth street
 Miss Mary Cornell began work last Thursday as stenographer in the First National Bank. Miss Cornell had made all plans to leave earlier in the week for Birmingham, Ala, where she had a promising position as steno- grapher, but gave it up for the job nearer home.
 Jos. A. Bateman, representing the acquisition department of the Forest Service at Hot Springs, was in Mena Thursday to go from here to the Shady community to examine some lands that are to be acquired for the reserve. He will later go to Eagle ton on the same mission.
 J. L. Harris, in from near Potter Wednesday, reported that on the ad- vice of Harry F. Kapp, district dem- onstration agent, he last fall sowed three pounds of Abruzzi rye, which netted him 76 pounds of good seed In addition he says the rye furnished the best cover crop he ever tried.
 J. H. VanHorn of Egger was in Mena Thursday with cotton, having brought in bale of his own and one for Uncle T. H. Philpot Both were sold to Matthews & Norris, the Van. Horn bale bringing 29S0 cents q pound, and the other 29.50, the differ ence in price being due to the length of the staple.
 Mir. and Mrs. Freeman Johnson ant baby left Friday morning on theil return trip to Little Rock, expecting to make Hot Springs on the first day and then go on to Little Rock Satur day. Their little daughter will re main in Mena for month longer al the home of her maternal grandmoth CT, Mrs. J. H Allen. Misses lone and Vegelia Golf vii leave Sunday for Nashville, Tenn, t, again take up school work in Ward Belmont College. Mir. and Mrs. Golf will accompany them as far as Tex arkana, from whence they will mak the trip in a special coach which vii start from Fort Worth. If the weath CT permits, they will make the trip t | Texarkana in the car
 Mrs. B. J. Manley and son, Maste Harold, arrived in Mena Friday morn ing to join Mir. Manley, who is in tn employ of the Comomnwealth Publi Service Company, and at present is a DeQueen. Mir. ManIev had arrange for the coming of Mrs. Manley an son by renting rooms at the home c Mrs. H. D. Ravenscraft at 132