The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-09-18

gold house on Stilwell Heights, which
was recently bought By Mr. Tapley.
DR.. J. T. Bogard reports the birth
Of a daughter Thursday morning q
MR. and Mrs Homer Forsee.
M. NJ. Hankins Of Little Rock. while
IA Mena on business, was the guest of
Mrs T. 6. Hudgins and family.
Dir. and Mrs. Ben Atwood, who had
/ been with Mena friends since the fair,
left Wednesday for their home in
/ Heayener.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Free were IN
i from Biz Fork Wednesday to buy
goods for the store which they recent
/ " opened.
I James Thompson and Miss Maud
/ Smith Of Mountain Fork were united
IN wedlock Sunday morning at the
home Of the Rev J. Il. Redding.
County Clerk Win Alexander on
Wednesday issued a marriage license
to George Nolen, aged 10, and Miss
Savannah Rose, aged l6, both Of
Mena
Mr.. and Mrs. w. French left on be-
lated tran No 4 Wednesday night on
their trip to the Rockies and the Pa
cific coast, expecting to be away about
two weeks
j. p. Fife, living out on the Stand
ing Rock road, left Wednesday to look
after business at his old home at
Sparkman, Dallas county, expecting TO
be away a week.
Mrs. d. A. Bates and son arrived
Thursday from Golden, Ok, for visit
with DR.. and Mrs w W. Philpot Of
Egger, parents Of Mrs. Bates, and
with relatives at Big Fork.
Price Parker returned Wednesday
from Poteau, where he has arranged
to go into business the first Of next
month. He has rented building and
will at once begin to buy stock,
Corp. Alex Bledsoe, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. p. Bledsoe, has written his
parents that he reached New York on
September as a member Of the pick
ed regiment accompanying General
John J. Pershing on the Leviathan. He
is now stationed at Camp Mills, N. j.
f. R. jackson closed deal Wednes-
day for the purchase Of the "WhyI
Not Eat Cafe from p. J. Moody, TAX
ing over the business late Wednesday
evening. The Polk County Cafe,
which Mr. and Mrs. Jackson had been
conducting, has been closed.
Miss Fern Wiley returned Wednes-
day from Tyler. Tex, where she had
completed the course in telegraphy
and typewriting at Tyler CONNER
cial school Miss Riley had been tel
egraph operator at Page, Ok, before
going to Tyler to complete the course.
Mr., and Mrs. j B. Railsback and
three children. who had spent the
last four weeks in Mena at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. f. ]. Smith on Grand
view Heights, left Thursday morning
for their home at Forbing, La. They
made the trip overland in their auto,
Mr.. glssasilsbaek having driven up from
Shreveport two weeks ago
Mrs. w P. Hartman and daughtef,
Miss Donna, who returned to Mena on
Monday from trip to DeQueen and
Shreveport, left last Thursday for
their home in Okmulgee, Ok. They
We're accompanied by Mrs. Robert Ar
thur and baby. who will later go to
Kansas City, where they viii make
their home.
Hubert Patton left Wednesday even
ing for Norman, Ok, where he will
enter the Oklahoma University. He
had under consideration Kansas Uni
versity, Arkansas University and a
number of other institutions, deciding
finally that Oklahoma offered the best
opportunities for the work he expec-
ed to take up.
+. L. Garrett, who recently sold his
farm near Egger to Tom Embry and
~. b. Hilton for a consideration Of
$4,000, was in Mena Wednesday to
start for Kiowa and other Oklahoma
points to prospect for new location.
He retains the crop on the Polk coun-
~ farm, and viii be back to take care
of that.
Mrs Eugene Cox and son, Russell,
left Thursday afternoon for their
home IN Kansas City. Master Rus
sell viii snnn be anadN To nnte,. K nna.