The Mena weekly star., 1919-01-16


w. A. Worthington of Cove was
mixing with Mena friends Tuesday.
Miss Willie Mount is off duty for a
few days at the Moseley & Son store.
W. Al. WimDeriy, ginner at Cherry
Hill, was in Mena on business Thurs
day.
| John and Ed Joplin were up from
Nickes Monday attending to business
matters.
I ]. B. Dobbins was in from Smith
vile, Tuesday to get wire and other
supplies.
T. J. Lowther was in from his
country home to transact business in
Mena Tuesday.
Harrison Miller and William Miller
of Cherry Hill were in Mena on bus
mess Thursday.
Mrs. Sarah Winkley of near Cove,
came in Monday afternoon tc look
ebOSA property ihbSISStS.
S. |. Wood is spending this week at
Waters, helping with the invoicing
Of the Wood & Huddleston store.
Mrs. Maggie Bell and daughter,
Winnie, went to Vandervoort Monday
to spend some time with relatives and
friends.
Arnold, Frank and George Faux
ner and Jim Brantley, all Of Hartley,
were in Tuesday to trade with Mena
merchants.
Mrs. |. E. Lindsay returned from
Vandervoort Monday, where she had
been called by the illness of a nephew,
Otis Nations.
j. K Cross of Greenwood, came in
Monday and left on Tuesday for Big
Fork, where he will visit with John
Cotton and family.
Mrs. A. B. Barnes and two children
arrived the first of the week from
! Wardville, Ok, for a visit with her
brother, Oscar Afford, and family.
John Connally of Antlers, Ok, was
in Mena Thursday on his way to
Rocky TO see his father, DIR. R. T.
Connally, who is in a critical condi-
, ton.
Mrs. ]. F. Averitt received word
on Tuesday from her sister, Mrs.
John Bell, that she and Mr.. Bell were
both suffering from the influenza, tho
light attack.
County Judge H. w. Finger left on
Wednesday afternoon for Little
Rock, where he will make settlement
for the auto license tax collected for
Polk county while he was sheriff.
Foster Pryor, who is in the navy,
and stationed at Annapolis, Md, at
the u. S. Naval Rifle Range, has
written home folks that he expects to
be discharged soon, and to return to
, civil life.
P. s. Lane of Sloan Springs, ar
rived Sunday to take charge of the
prescription department of the Jack
son Drug Company, beginning work
Monday. Mrs. Lane will arrive within
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Princehouse,
who sometime ago bought the G. e.
kenworthy place near Holly Springs,
was in Tuesday for household goods
and supplies. Mr.. Princehouse halls
from Harknec, Kas.
Mrs. T. T. Hall came in Wednesday
from Mountainview, Ark, to join Mr..
Hall, who is the forest ranger located
at Shady. Mr.. Hall was recently
transferred to this district, succeed
ing Herbert Regain.
Norris Holt, son of DIR. and Mrs. E.
E. Holt, who has been in the navy for
the past seven months, has been dis
charged and arrived home Tuesday
morning. He has been stationed at the
Washington navy yard, from which
place he was discharged.
Mrs. John Harper has returned
from Weleetka, Ok, where she had
gone to be with her brother, Mack
Reid, who was very sick but has inn
proved. Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Reid are
with their son, and will not return
until all danger is past.
Marvin Edgar came in Monday to
spend Today furlough with his
mother, Mrs. f. M. Edgar. Marvin
is in the Medical Corps at Camp Fun
ston, being in field hospital unit,
and would have gone overseas soon
but for the signing of the armistice.
w. L. Abney has arrived from Ros-
we'll, N Mex, to accept the position
Of commercial engineer for the Com
monwealth Public Service Company at
Mena. Mr.. Abney has had long ex-
perience in this class Of work, and
promises to do much toward making
Mena one Of the best lighted cities in
the South.
A carload of farming equipment
belonging to A. Nelson was unloaded
in Mena Saturday Mr.. Nelson, who
came here from Fayetteville, was for
merly engaged in farming in New
Mexico. He has rented Mrs. Boyd
Lafiin's farm near Ransom, and will
try that as his first venture in Polk
county.