The Mena weekly star., 1919-01-16

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be in Uncle Sans care until his
wounded foot is entirely healed
Cotton values continued to 90
downward Monday and local buyers
paid only 27c for the best grades.
Young Mckinney left Friday after
noon for Little Rock to spend several
weeks there looking after business in
terests.
John d. Bomford of Miami, Ok,
who is interested in Mena's mining
field, was visitor in the county seat
Saturday.
Fred o. Yeakey of Hatfield was in
Mena on business Saturday Mr..
Yeakey is carrier of Rural Route 2,
but is taking a vacation at present.
H. w. Storey left Friday afternoon
for Paris, Tex, where he win have an
operation performed for the removal
of some pieces Of steel from his eyes.
Ca-son Wright of Grand Junction,
Colo, and w. C. Hawkins If Joplin,
Mo-, are in Mena to look over the
mining situation with a view of To-
eating here.
lack Hicks and his sons, Tom and
Harve, were in from Waters Thurs
day. jeff Smith and J. w. Taylor of
the same neighborhood were also Wis
itors to Mena.
Mrs. G. N. Kelley and daughter,
Mary Katherine, arrived from st.
Louis Saturday afternoon for a visit
with Mrs. Kelley's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. j. W. Gardner
A Mountain Fork resident who
came to Mena Monday described his
journey to the county seat by saying
he rode part way, walked part way
and waded part way.
The crop of lemons grown on the
tree in NJ NJ. Shields show window,
on the Southside, is nearly ripe, and
the big yellow fruit is attracting
much attention from passersby.
While looking after his auto at
Cove one day this week, /. T. Keller
of Hatfield was injured in the right
eye when the radiator cap blew off.
Scalding water burnt the eye and
cheek, but the injuries are not con-
sidered serious.
Word received from DIR. C. l.. Bak-
er, who left Mena to enter Uncle
Sans corps of v4terinaries, is to
the effect that he expects to be soon
mustered out of service and return
home. He has been stationed at
Camp Lee, Va.
Lieut.. Henry G. Smith, who has
been visiting his parents in Mena
since having been mustered out of
Uncle Sans service, left Thursday
afternoon for Arkadelphia to resume
his old position as secretary of Hen
derson-Brown college.
Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Cook of Wickes
have received letter from their son,
W. II. Cook, stating that he has safe
ly returned from France, after having
been slightly wounded on the Western
front. The young soldier is now at
Camp Merritt, New Jersey.
A. G. Dickerson of DeQueen, came
to Mena Monday to spend few days
with his daughter, Mrs. C. B. Good
man, near Owens chapel. Mr.. Dick
eeson is employed with the X. C. S.
and expects to be transferred from
the bridge gang to the house gang.
ID. A. Daniel of Hatfield was in
Mena Monday to arrange for a public
sale of his farming equipment son
January 30 Mr. Daniel, who has
been farming IN Polk county for al
years, has sold his farm of S3 acres.
on Two-Mile, to Mrs. Bessie Willis of
Durant, Ok.
T. P. Davis of Big Fork was in
Mena Friday to take possession Of
his new home in the county seat. He
has purchased from G. f. MeCor-
mick a house and two acres of land
in the east part OF. the city and will
try city life instead of farming this
year.
j. nj, Dashiel and Mrs. Julia Nc
Culley have made a transfer Of Mena
properties which makes both parties
better pleased. Mr.. Dashiel traded
house and lots at the corner of RENE
street and Switzerland avenue for
the property which he occupies al
1909 Port Arthur avenue
]. J. Blackwell arrived in Mena on
Thursday to look over Polk county
with view of purchasing land and
making his home here. He lives at
Los Angeles, Cal, but has been in the
oil fields near Casper, Wyo. Mr..
Blackwell says he wants to get away
from the extreme cold of the north
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Stewart of
Wickes were in Mena Wednesday
purchasing furniture and other hotel
supplies. They plan to open the Com
mercial hotel at Wickes. Mrs. Stew
art was formerly Miss Myrtle Spear
man, well known at Cove. She was
married recently at Poteau.
Mrs. Albert Middleton, accompa-
MED by her husband, left Sunday for
Texarkana, where she will undergo an
operation in the hospital. Mrs. Mid
dleton has been in poor health for
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