The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09

are also i'll. For this reason Mrs.
Bishop could not attend her daugh-
ter's burial.
T. A. Burnett of Medill, Ok, is in
Mena to look after mining and other
business interests here.
G. w. Muckeirath and family, who
have been living in Mena for the past
seven months, will leave Tuesday for
Wickes to reside.
A marriage license was issued on
Monday to Walter A. Soepker, aged
"a, and Miss Agatha C. Swift, aged
IS, both Of Mena.
Henry Harrison, living near Stand
ing Rock, one of Polk county's old
settlers, who has been seriously i'll,
was not improved Monday
Mrs. Mid Putnam of Eagleton was
in Mena Monday on her way to Big
Fork to see her mother, Mrs. ]. G.
Bates, who was reported seriously i'll.
D. T. Pickens of Monroe, Ok, was
in Mena Monday and purchased from
the Pegram Drug Company a soda
fountain, which he will ship to his
home town.
S. |. Whisenhunt, one of Polk coun-
I TVS best known farmers, suffered a
stroke of paralysis at his home east
of Mena, but is reported as slightly
improved Monday.
Judge H. w. Finger conducted his
first court Monday, when he passed
upon claims and other matters of
routine in the regular monthly ses-
J sion of county court.
C. B. Tolle, j. w. Harris, w. E.
Taylor and John Cannon were among
the Grannis residents who were in
Mena Monday to pay taxes and at
tend to other business.
C. Carr and his son, j. w. Carr,
who have been spending the holidays
at the old home near Kokenao, Ind,
were in Mena Sunday enroute to their
ranch near Big Cedar, Okla.
Altho Sheriff Thornton does not
begin his rounds as tax collector I'M
til January 20, number of property
owners are coming in to pay their
taxes and get official receipts.
Attorney Hal Norwood left Mon
day afternoon for Ashdown to at
tend the session of Circuit court. The
session will be Judge Steel's first ap-
pearance as jurist since his recent
election.
Mrs. A. Soepker of Memphis, was
in Mena to attend the wedding of her
son, w. A. Soepker, and Miss Agatha
c. Swift, which took place at St.
Agnes church Tuesday morning at
7 o'clock.
F. ]. Greiner of Golden Rule farm,
shipped Is head of blue blooded
0. /. c. pigs Monday, the consign-
ment going to points in Colorado,
Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and
Louisiana.
Misses lone and Vergelia Golf,
daughters Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. Golf,
left Monday afternoon for Nashville,
Tenn, to resume their studies at
Ward Belmont, after spending the
holidays in Mena.
Among the latest of Polk county's
returned soldiers are Ed Bunch and
Hubert Durham, both of whom were
recently mustered out at Camp Pike
Soldier Durham had been stationed at
Camp Bowie, Tex.
The mercury was so low during the
Trumbull sale Saturday that after
brief selling the bidders agreed to
postponment until Saturday, Janu-
airy II, when the balance of the prop
erty viii be disposed of.
Clint Bishop was called home from
Kusa by the death Of his sister and
the serious Illness Of his brother,
Robert Bishop, who of the six chill
dren i'll at the Bishop home, 204
Ninth street is in the most critical
condition
Mrs. Bertha Suits, Mrs. Ollie Law
renee, and Mr. and Mrs. Porter Law
renee returned Sunday from Gerty,
Ok, where they had been called by
the death Of Mrs. Florence Ward,
sister of the three women. Mrs.
Ward and her baby were burned to
death when their home was destroyed
by fire shortly after Christmas.