The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-08-14

fist church is at Big Fork this week
conducting a revival meeting.
W. b. Barton of Fort Smith passed
thru Mena Monday on his return home
from business trip to Cove.
v. A. Roberts of the w. r. Cole
store, went to Opal Monday to join
Mrs. Roberts, who is visiting her par
ents.
o. L. Cooper OF the Mansfield Mes
senger, arrived in Mena Saturday
morning to look after matters of bust
ness.
Judge H. w. Finger and Mrs Fin
ger and son Bascom, are among the
Mena folks who attended the opening
day of the Hatfield fair.
Miss Celia Chambers of Russellville,
Ark, cousin of Mrs. Carl Whisenant,
arrived Tuesday for a visit at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Whisenant.
Supt. Tom j. Wilbanks went to
Grannis Tuesday afternoon. Before
returning to Mena he will visit the
Ozark, Bowman Spur and Hatfield
schools.
w. c. Edwards of Little Rock, was
in Mena Saturday to arrange the pre-
lminary plan for the drive for funds
the Salvation Army will inaugurate
this fall.
Col. Pole McPhetrige and Marion
Wimberly left Monday for McAlester,
Ok, to look after land suit which the
latter has pending in the courts at
that place.
w. T. Whittenberg from near Nun
ley has been on the market daily for
some time with fine quality of can
taloupes. His melon crop, however,
he says, is a failure this year.
Miss Toka Anderson reached Mena
Monday afternoon after spending a
week with her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. James, at Ozark, stopping
also at Fort Smith to visit friends.
K. A. Davis and C. E. Martin, TAX
ing advantage of the closing of Hat
field business houses during the fair,
came to Mena Friday to look after
business matters.
James d. Shaver, jr., here to spend
the summer with his parents, Judge
and Mrs. ]. D. Shaver, left Tuesday to
visit relatives at Ashdown and Fore
man. He may also go on to Little
Rock.
Mrs. A. d. Bush and daughter,
Mary louise, and son, Master Cava-
nagh, returned to Little Rock Friday
after an extended visit with Mrs.
Mary B. Wigstrand, aunt of Mrs.
Bush.
E. A. Smith returned this week
from Cushing, Ok, where he had
spent week with Mr.. and Mrs. Jim
Christy and family. He also made
stops at Davenport, Ok, to visit B.
II. Christy.
Mrs. H. w. Cardwell and son, Har-
Ian W., jr., are here from Oklahoma
City, Ok, to spend the remainder of
the summer at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. d. Shrewsbury, parents of
Mrs Cardwell.
w. E. Holt went to Little Rock on
Monday to attend a meeting to outline
the plan for the Baptist SIS 100000
campaign that is about to be launched.
Mr.. Holt has been appointed organic
er for Polk county.
J. L. Hairgroye, who had been
home for few days on account of the
walkout of the railway shopmen at
DeQueen, left Monday for Heavener,
on the advice that the strikers were
going to return to work.
Harve Kniffen, aged SO, of Cove, and
Sadie Sheiburn, aged 81, of Tulsa
county, Ok, were united in marriage
on Tuesday at the Office of the county
clerk, the ceremony being performed
by Squire L. N. Burnett.
Carl E. Anderson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. l. Anderson, reached Mena
Friday morning from st. Louis, where
he had been discharged from the navy
after being in service for years and
3 months. He had been on the U. S.
S. Minnesota.
w. E. Tibbs from near Smithville
was in Mena Monday to get supplies.
Mr.. Tibbs reports that he has quit
sawmilling and is giving all his atten-
ton to farming, and in spite of the
unfavorable conditions says he will
make good this year.
Mrs. G. B. Haines, who had been at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. M. w.
Roger on Gam ctreet, left Tuesday
for Lockesburg. She was accom-
panied by Mary Frances Roger, who
will be with Lockesburg relatives dur
ing the Confederate veteran reunion.
Henry Christy and family are NOV
ing this week from their home on Dali
las avenue to the Mack Huddleston
residence on Fourth street, which was
bought last week by Mr.. Christy. Mr..
and Mrs. ]. A., Hughes will occupy the
home vacated by Mr.. Christy and fam
lily.