The Mena weekly star., 1919-05-15

ing his car in Mena for repairs. J. B. Lilies took him home to Big Fork, and then to Caddo Gap to see some patients.
 w. E. Hungate of Grannis, while ! in Mena last week, bought Dodge touring car thru the F. W. Tomlinson agency. Other recent purchasers of Dodge cars are Alex Coyle of Gran his and Lee Gipson of Hatfield. Both of these were delivered last week.
 The floor of the building at 906 Mena street, used as a feed store by B. F. George, gave way Sunday, too much weight on the floor causing the sills to give way. Luckily the feed was not exposed to the weather, so l the damage was small. Workmen were today replacing and strengthening the floor.
 John Combs, in from his Foran Gap farm Thursday, brought in some fine head lettuce grown in the open, just to show that he can produce something besides cotton, hogs and cattle Another evidence of diversi- fication carried on at the Combs farm was supply of IA pounds of good country butter.
 Hamp Lofts came in from Egger Friday to be here to receive a thoro- bred Red Polled bull calf which he had bought from breeder at Pocahontas, Ark. MT. Lofts will use the animal to head the herd of Red Polled cat tie that he is planning to build up. He recently bought four heifers of this same breed.
 Miss Beva Jones arrived in Mena Sunday from DeKalb, Tex, where she had been studying music and expres- sion. She was met here by her sister, Miss Dessie Jones, teacher in the Acorn school. The young ladies will be at Acorn until the close of Miss Dessie's school, when they will join their parents at Stonewall, Ok.
 Mir. and Mrs. R. A. Nugent and son arrived in Mena Sunday from Venus. N. Mex, to locate in Polk county. MT. Nugent and son have been ranching in New Mexico. but could no longer endure the hard win ters. They are temporarily located in the residence on the corner of Ninth street and Magnolia avenue.
 Mrs. Ella Ballentine was advised Thursday by telegram of the safe arr rival from France of her son. Custer King. He is now at Camp Dix, N. J. Soldier King left the states on May IS, 1918, and upon reaching France, the ammunition train of which he was a member, was sent to the front at once. He has been on duty as an auto mechanic.
 Sgt. D. A. Walker, now with the Motor Transport Corps at Camp Pike, is at home on furlough, and Sunday, accompanied by his sister, Miss Edna, went to Rich Mountain for visit with friends. They left for the family home near Opal Monday afternoon. Sgt. Walker, after serving some time in the Medical Corps of the National Army, recently enlisted for an addi- tional year in the regular service. He expects soon to be sent to Kearney, Calf.
 Miss Anna c. Woods, home demon stration agent, left last Sunday for Fayetteville to attend district meeting of the home demonstra- tion agents, which will be in session from May 12 to IT. At the same time there will be held in Fayetteville. under the auspices of the College of Agriculture. a short course for farm women. This will be attended by Miss Beulah Hughes of Dallas and Mrs. M. ]. Greiner of the Golden Rule farm as the representatives of Polk county.
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