The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-06-26


Earl Walker has gone to Neosho.
Mo-, to work with tie company.
j. b. Goss is spending a few days in
Kansas City on business, expecting to
return to Mena Wednesday.
Mrs. A. D. Jacobs Of Goodland.
Kas., is in Mena to visit her brothers.
Frank, A. G. and H. w, Sims.
Miss Helen Wilson has gone to
Grannis to spend a week visiting her
friend, Miss Kathrine Mullins.
Richard Messall left Monday after
noon for Enid, Ok, to attend meet
ing of the Enid Mining Company.
E. j. Baker left Monday for Hous-
ton, Tex, to look after interests in the
oil fields in the Goose creek district.
Mrs. ]. r. Wood and Mrs. Rowton
of Ashdown, are in Mena for short
visit with Mrs. Woods parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Hal Norwood.
The Rev. C. S. Wales, pastor of the
Baptist church at Ashdown, is the
guest of the Rev. w. L. Smith, arriv-
ing in Mena Monday afternoon.
Owen Pinson of Smithville, Ok,
who recently returned from overseas
service with Uncle Sans military
forces, is visiting in Mena and having
dental work done
The Rev. and Mrs. Louis Nichols
and three children of Sherman, Tex,
reached Mena Monday afternoon for
visit with ]. G. Lawrence and family
and other relatives.
Rufus Wallace, who saw service in
France, with the Goth Division, ar
rived in Mena Tuesday morning to
visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. G..
Wallace at Holly Springs.
S. E. Pottorff of Hatfield was in
Mena Tuesday arranging for a public
sale he will hold on July s. Mr.. Pot
torff has sold his home place at Hat
field and will move soon to Kansas.
Mrs. c. B. Goodwin and daughter,
Bernice, were called to Heavener by
news of the illness of the formers
mother, who had been stricken with
paralysis while waiting for a train at
Westville, Ok.
Mrs. T. r. Jones, jr., has returned
from st. Louis, where she represented
the Mena Chapter of the American
Red Cross at big conference. She
will make a report of the conference
at an early date. eif
Mrs. Frances Norton and son, Field
ing, are here from Trenton, Mo-, to
visit Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Norton, ST.,
and Mrs. j. M. French.rsMrs. Norton's
husband, Joseph, jr., WAS killed last
year while serving with the A. E. F.
in France.
w. d. Stockton of Old Cove was in
Mena Tuesday to attend to business as
administrator of the property of his
son, l.. L. Stockton, deceased. Mr..
Stockton reported a heavy rain at his
place Monday nights, accompanied by
terrific lightning. ru .e
Charles Pirtle returned Monday aft
ernoon from Shreveport, where he had
gone to seek news from his son, Carl,
who had been injured in an auto crash
at Los Angles, Cal. He managed to
get a message thru and received a re-
ply that the, injured man was much
better. sraT
w. R. Evans, former Mena young
man, but whose folks now live in
Heavener, is spending a few days Wis
iting his sister, Mrs. Roy Miller. The
young man is one of Uncle Sam
bluejackets, and is stationed ON the u.
S. S. Mercury. Having 80 days fur
Tough, he came west to visit relatives.
He has crossed the Atlantic on six
teen trips while in the service.
H. F. Gam of Potter was in Mena
Tuesday enroute for Ada, Ok, where
he viii visit his brothers. Mr.. Gam
recently held a public sale, selling his
place and all stock, and plans on a
new location. In common with others
leaving Polk county, he says he is
burning no bridges behind him, but
thinks that after residence of fifty
years he is entitled to see something
of the country, and to take vacation
Among the recent sales Of real es-
tate handled by the Payne Real Fit
tate agency are two changes Of Mena
property and one tract of farm land.
The r. H. Balm farm of 1872 acres near
Board Camp was sold to j. W. Steven
son. E. H. Sapp bought from Robert
Owen the Broom house at Seventh
street and Hickory avenue, and A. G..
0'Dell sold his two story residence on
Church street to j. B. Edwards of
Creston, la.
Number 8 seems to have been the
lucky one for ]. E. Lindsay and fam
lily while on their auto tour, which
ended when they arrived home in
Mena at 8 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing. 1t was this Hateful hour that
they reached Shreveport and again it
was o'clock when they landed at
vicksburg. On the return to Mena
Mr.. Lindsay and family were accom-
panied by his father, Sal. (0ld) Lind
say, who Will spend a the summer
months IN, his favorite town. s.., 4 81