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

w. S. Ray of Idabel, Ok, visited his
daughter, Mrs. j. r. Ogden, at Dallas.
j. c. Mcmillan of Mineola was in
Mena Thursday after merchandise for
his store.
Mrs. George Edmonds left Monday
afternoon for a visit with relatives at
Red Oak, la.
C, c. Trout left Saturday for Boko-
she, Ok, to join his family on their
return home to Mena
Tom and Sidney Mcbride left Sat-
urday for Oklahoma, where they will
work in the harvest fields.
J. M. Sapp of Bog Springs was in
Mena Thursday taking the teachers
examination at the courthouse.
w. d. McIntire was up from Old
Potter Tuesday, en- route to Branch,
Ark, where he expects to visit.
w. L. Nichols and son, K d., spent
few hours in Mena Tuesday, and re-
turned to Hatfield in the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Smith of Opal
were in Mena last week enroute to
Oklahoma points to spend the sum-
mer.
Miss Lura Mailer of Dallas, Tex,
\ L.. L. A. L..
mer and visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. H. Mailer.
Mrs. A. B. Cranor and children re-
turned home Sunday to DeQueen, aft
er visit at the home of Judge S. H.
Smith and family.
Mrs j. o. Aston was here Tues
day and reports the glad news that
her son, Riley, has arrived on the soil
Of the good old United States.
E. w Alley, who had been in Mena
visiting his brother, Judge j. |. Alley,
left on the 18th for Oklahoma City,
from which point he will return to his
home at Wichita Falls, Tex.
A fishing party composed of County
Treasurer Pink Mount, w. E. Holt, J.
E. Bishop and the Rev W. L. Smith,
left Thursday morning for an outing
on the Ouachita river east of Mena.
A son was born on June, 10 to Mr..
and Mrs. w. c. Graham at the home
on Dallas avenue. The younster
weighed 10 pounds, according to the
official report of DR.. w. G., Vandiver.
DIR. T. NJ. Fletcher has gone TO Chi
cago, where he will take a post grad
uate course in eye, ear, nose and
throat study. He expects to remain
about month before returning to
Mena.
Miss Olga Parker has gone to Tex
arkana tosvisit her COUSIN, Miss Alice
Ryan. During her absence Miss June
Henderson of Hatfield is assisting
with the clerical work at the circuit
clerks Office.
A marriage license was issued on
Wednesday afternoon by County
Clerk Will Alexander to d. Y. Kin
caid, aged Ga, and Mrs. Tennessee
Edwards, aged SO, both residents of
Rich Mountain.
A camping and fishing party which
included Sheriff j, A. Thornton, Judge
H. w. Finger, Judge ]. /. Alley, Coun-
ty Clerk Will Alexander and their
families left Thursday afternoon for
an outing on lower Big Fork.
While in Fort Worth this week
James Pegram saw Capt Lige Hor-
ner, the pair of Menaites meeting by
accident. Capt. Horner is anxious
to get back to see the old home town,
but does not know when he will be re-
lieved of service.
Henry Trout and two sons, Clyde
and Fay Trout, returned Monday aft
ernoon from Bokoshe, Ok, where they
had been visiting Mrs. Frank De-
Laney, daughter of Mr.. Trout. The
Mena folks returned with Mrs. T. E.
Clark of Taft, Cal, who will visit here
for some weeks. Mrs. Clark is a
daughter of Mr.. Trout
Mena relatives received word Tues
day of the arrival of Rex Cunningham
at Newport News on the 20th Rex
was one of the first Mena boys to be
called in the draft, leaving in Septem-
Der, 1917. He was in a machine gun
battalion, which was unit of the fa-
nous Wildcat Division. Rex expects
to arrive home about July /.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Irby reached
Mena last week from Wetumka, Ok,
where they had been sojourning the
past six months. They made the trip
overland, spending seven days on the
road. The road from Scott county to
Mena, Mr.. Irby describes as rough and
rocky. They go from Mena to their
former. home at Black Springs, Mont
gomery county. SIS
In the window of the Bargain Store
is displayed fancy looking piece of
military headgear 1t is said to be
the dress parade helmet of German
officer, designed especially for wear
ing when the Colt Nit TINS crowd
reached Paris. The helmet was sent
from Coblenz, Germany, to Mena by
Bev Parker's brother, Price Parker,
who is a supulv sergeant with the eth