The Mena weekly star., 1919-05-29

Fitz. He will continue to occupy his present home on Tenth street for the present.
 George Eisenhower of Waters was in Mena on business Wednesday. II. J. Rakestraw of Paris, Tex, is in Mena to visit his brother-in-law w. R. Cole.
 Deputy Sheriff John Shorter of Hatton was in Mena on business Wednesday.
 MT. and Mrs. w. c. B. Allen of Acorn were visitors between trains in Mena Wednesday.
 Bev Edwards and A. B. Dnbeck were among the Big Fork residents in in Mena Wednesday.
 J. G. Hilton of Board Camp was in Mena Wednesday enroute home from a business trip to Fort Smith. c. L. Smith of Hatfield was in Mena Wednesday seeking sweet pota- to slips for planting and looking after other business.
 G. W. Mckay of Hatfield, aged IS, and Miss Bertha Latch, aged Is, also of Hatfield, were granted a marriage license Wednesday.
 R. L. Gore. who accidentally ran a nail into his left foot last week, was able to hobble downtown Tuesday, hut is not ready to go back to work yet.
 T. H. Philpot of Egger was in Mena Wednesday and arranged with Alex. Patton for casket and burial outfit for Mrs. Hoover, who died at Egger on Tuesday night.
 Emmett Rowe and J. s. Pollard, owners of the Rocky gin, were in Mena Wednesday to deliver cotton that had been sold to Matthews & Norris and c. W. Petty.
 While in the vicinity of Horatio on Tuesday, J. R. Ogden reports seeing some fine melon fields, with canta- loupes beginning to run. Mir. Ogden visited brother at Horatio.
 J. s. Lawrence, J. w. Lawrence, R. E. Lawrence and J. G. Hampton, school directors from the Shady dis trict, were in Mena Wednesday to consult County Supt. T. J. Wilbanks.
 MT. and Mrs. Ray Dawson formerly of Heavener are registered at the Antlers. MT. Dawson, who is an ex- pert motor mechanic, cannes to Mena to take place at the Connally & Hilton garage.
 Market quotations rating canta- loupes at 35 cents each in the Little Rock market aroused much interest among local growers Wednesday. The melons are the first offered and come from Texas.
 J. V. Wallin, who left Mena some months ago for Oklahoma, and who returned on account of his health, has bought back the farm west of Mena which he sold to Mrs. Lizzie King. The deal was made thru Hamilton & Horner.
 M. E. Ratliff found time from his regular duties at Petty's yesterday to demonstrate he still knows how to hive swarm of bees. The swarm was a wandering one and had settled near the K c. s. tracks on Pickering avenue. ssie
 
 Fred Strickland, who occupies the residence on Tenth street recently purchased by Agent Charles Wells of the K. c. S., decided to have home of his own and has. bought the Car ter place on Eleventh street, which he will occupy soon.
 Agent Charles Wells has returned from the convention of K. C. s. work CTS at Sulphur Springs, where claim prevention methods were discussed Agent Wells reports the session was a most interesting one, more than 100 railroad workers attending.
 A number of Mena residents are in- terested in the reported discovery of oil on the McKeevAer farm near Fore man. While drilling for water it is said oil was found at depth of 600 feet. Several Mena residents own realty in the vicinity of Foreman.
 After having seen nearly two years service in France, First-class Sergt. R. c. Purcell has been permitted to return home. He reached Mena Sun day. The young man was with the A. E. F. for 22k months and was among the Americans attached to the British forces He is a son of c. D. Purcell.
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