The Mena weekly star., 1919-10-23

H. Sanders and ]. E. Reynolds Of
wjckes were in Mena Friday on BUSH
ness with county officials.
Mrs. r. r. st. John returned last
Friday from a visit of month at
her old home at Lamar, Mo, and at
Carthage, Mo.
County Clerk Alexander on Thurs
dav issued a marriage license to Ed
ward M. Billingsley, aged 26, Of GRAY
ely. Ark, and Miss Nella Crawford,
aged 90, of Mena.
E. N. Shutter returned last week
from the Desdamona, Tex, oil fields,
where he had been employed in a
rarage for about month. He is con-
sidering the reopening of the Shutter
auto Shop on DeQueen street.
viii Hamlett, in from Ink Friday,
/. another farmer who received top
mice for his cotton, selling bale to
Col. George L. Rector, at 3S cents a
pound
Hubert Knight arrived last Thurs
day from Coalgate, Ok, to be at
nome for few days. He has been
employed in machine shop and
earage at Coalgate since last June.
John v. Jones, living out on route
no. 2. was in Mena Friday to make
anal proof of his homestead entry be-
fore Circuit Clerk w. L. Parker. He
was accompanied by Mart D. Lemons
and Robert l.. Sartain, who were his
witnesses.
Rawl Laughlin of the Poteau Office
81 the Bennett-C oker- Byrne Engineer
ing Company, after several days work
in the Mena office, left Thursday for
poteau to finish some surveying in
LeFlore county, Ok, when he will re-
turn to Mena.
r. J. Alternately and M. II. Edwards
Of Big Fork were in Mena Friday to
have a load of wheat ground at the
Nena Flour Mill. mr.. Edwards is
selling out his Polk county property,
and expects to leave in about two
weeks for Coalgate, Ok, where he
viii farm.
Isaac Workman, in from Big Cedar,
Ok Friday, announced that he would
leave Oklahoma soon for Sebastian
county. having bought farm near
Fort Smith. He brought in two bales
Of cotton grown on his Big Cedar
farm, belonging to the man to whom
he sold out.
Ivan Rowe began work Friday
to be in training in preparation for
the cashiership of the Bank Of Caddo
Cop, which he will take upon the open
ing Of the new institution. Mr.. Rowe
has been in the employ Of S. /. Woods
in the general mercantile business for
a long time.
Z. NJ Billinesley Of Ola, Ark, re-
Gently back from Germany, where he
served with the Army of Occupation,
IS visiting friends in Mena. Soldier
Biliingsiey was a member of the Third
Army, and for a time was stationed at
Coblenz. He was discharged at Camp
Pie on September Is.
The Rev. J. L. Cannon Of Texar-
kasa, presiding elder Of the Texar-
kama district of the NJ. e. Church,
South. came from Vandervoort Sun
DAY, and on Sunday night occupied the
pulpit Of the First M. e. Church,
South, and held the fourth quarterly
conference. He was at Egger Monday
holding the quarterly conference for
the Cherry Hill circuit
O. A. Alexander was in Mena Friday
90 his initial trip as salesman for the
Williams Echols Dry Goods Company
Of Fort Smith, having given up his
job with the Apple Hat Company. In
conjunction with Clint Goodwin, he
has the contract with the Fort Smith
concern for the territory covering
Western Arkansas and Eastern Okla
horna
Br and Mrs. ] .. Molter are now
at home On tie farm on the Bethesda
Springs road. bought last spring by
Mr. Molter, having moved from the
farm east Of Mena to make place
for the new owner, d. J. Reinstra,
who came from Port Arthur last week.
Mr. Molter still has his sorghum mill
IN operation on the old place, and will
keep it there until this years crop is
made up.
J A Miller came IN from Foreman
Thursday to close the deal for the
purchase of the Conant property on
the corner Of Port Arthur avenue and
Twelfth street Mrs. Miller was in
Mena couple Of weeks ago, and at
that time decided upon the purchase
Of the property. Mr.. and Mrs. Mil
Ter will come to Mena to live as soon
as they can get possession Of the
property.
J n. Dashiel, who is making a col
lection of seeds of farm and garden
products, on Friday received pound
q seed wheat from the Agricultural
Experiment Station at Tuscon, Ariz,
Il Is Of the Early Baart variety and
has g record Of having produced 81
bushels per acre. He also has a sam.
pie Of "Kanred." the wheat originated