The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-10-30

tie daughter OF Mr.. ana Mrs. waiter
Stay.
Mrs. Oliver Harrison has begun
work as saleslady in the g. w.
Petty store
Mrs. Lee Bates and children went
to Hatfield Monday for visit at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. T R. Bates.
Mrs. w. P. Whisenant was in Mena
Monday on her return from Potter,
where she had visited at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Allen.
Mrs. Jessie Hall, employed in the
office of w. L. Parker, went to Acorn
Monday to spend few days on the
farm of her father, j. A. Earl.
4. II. 0verturf, aged %, and Lucy
Coffey, aged 20, both Of Grannis,
were granted a marriage license on
Monday by County Clerk Alexander.
j. c. Brooks, stopping at the Mena
Hotel, who recently took the examina-
ton for teachers license and expects
to teach in Polk county, left Monday
for Little Rock to attend the State
Teachers Association.
L. H. Hatfield, blind brother of j.
M. Hatfield Of Shady, was in Mena on
Monday to leave for Ringing, Ok,
where he will look after some inter-
ests in the oil fields before going to
his home in Colorado.
s. Frye, station agent at Gran
mis- was in Mena Monday. Mr.. Frye
has just secured 60-day leave of abb
sence, the first he has had in four
years, and will utilize the time in
making trip to the west.
G. c. Golf and little daughter, Miss
Inez, were up from Cove Monday. Mr..
Golf reports that the threatened cpl
demic of diphtheria in the Cove COM
munity fortunately did not material
ize, so the schools were reopened on
Monday.
M. G. Jones, living near Rocky, has
broken the record for big receipts for
a bale of cotton. He was on the far
keJ Monday with bale bale weighing ss4s
pounds, which was sold to G. w. Pet
ty at 39 cents pound, the bale net
ting S25272.
Arthur Chapman, aged 81, and Miss
Clara johnson, aged 10, both of Cove,
were married Saturday evening at
the Office of County Clerk VIII Alex
ander, the ceremony being performed
by the Rev. F. F. Harrell of the First
NJ. z. Church, South.
Rex Wood and D. A. Reynolds were
in from Ink Saturday to complete the
transfer of the Reynolds farm of so
acres to Mr.. Wood, who bought the
same for a consideration of $1,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds will give pos
session Of the farm about the first of
the year. and probably viii move to
Mena
Walter d. Holiday, soldier son of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Holiday, living
west Of Mena, is expected to arrive
next week from Camp Travis, Tex,
for a 3G-day furlough. Soldier He'll
day has been in the service for three
years, but did not get overseas. He
expects to re-enlist at the expiration
Of his furlough.
Deputy Joe Ross of the southern
part Of the county was at the county
seat Monday, bringing up Claude Bak-
er, who was wanted at Nashville,
where he had been indicted on the
charge Of grand larceny. He made
bond before Sheriff J. A. Thornton in
the amount Of $1,000, and was re-
leased to appear at Nashville at the
next term of Circuit court
Dewey Booker and Miss Troy Gil
bert were married Sunday morning at
10 o'clock at the home Of the brides
parents, the Rev. A. M. Gilbert and
Mrs. Gilbert. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. w. L. Smith of
the Baptist Church. The young peo-
pie will spend this week at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert, at 1000 Sec
ond street. and then will go to home
of their own.
J. S. Lawrence OF Shady returned
last week from a trip to Shamrock,
clifton and Drmright. Okla. He left
here ten days ago, accompanying his
daughter, Mrs. o. A. Miller, here on
visit, to her home at Drumright.
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