The Mena weekly star., 1919-01-16

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Sunday.
Alex Coyle Of Grannis was in Mena
Monday to look after real estate
transfers.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Golf left Saturday
afternoon for visit with his brother
at DeQueen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Atwood of Heav-
ener spent Sunday in Mena with
relatives and friends.
Among the Cherry Hill farmers in
Mena Thursday were Frank Egger
and Monroe Leonard
Ike Workman of Big Cedar, Ok,
brought a bale of cotton to Mena,
which he sold at 2S1hc.
Mrs. Bert Phillyss of Vandervoort,
and Miss Ruby Wilson of Fort Smith,
were Mena visitors Sunday.
County Supt. 7. ]. Wilbanks began
a tour of rural schools in the west
part of the county Monday.
Mrs. Milton A. Eddy and daughter
of Heavener are visiting the formers
father, W. l.. Pryor, and her sisters,
in Mena.
Sheriff ]. A. Thornton, Luke Slang
strom and r. M. Berry left Monday
afternoon to attend federal court at
Fort Smith.
Jess Philpot of Ali and Will Foster
of Opal were two farmers in from the
east end Friday on business with
Mena merchants.
A marriage license was issued on
Monday to w. II. Deremo, aged 54, of
Potter, and Mrs. Margaret Long,
aged So, of Big Fork
]. d. Tucker and son, Jimmy Tuck
err, were visitors in the Rocky neigh
borhood Sunday. Mr.. Tucker is plan
ming to get farm in that vicinity.
E. C. Anthony, wife and daughter,
of Aurora, Mo-, are in Mena to visit
his father, DIR. M. L. Anthony. The
visitors may decide to locate in Mena.
R. F. Hampton and w. G. McCau-
ley were two residents of the Hartley
neighborhood who were in Mena Fri
day, having made the long trip by
wagon.
J. E Mccormick, who has been liv-
ing on Dallas avenue, adjoining Oak
dale farm, has sold his place ana left
Friday for Keifer, Ok, where two Of
his sons live.
B. R. Kidd, who came to Mena from
King county, Oklahoma, has found
home ct 1909 Refine street, for him
self and family, until he can decide
upon a permanent location.
Mrs Bessie Parkinson has pur-
chased the Sutton restaurant on
South Mena street, and took posses
sion Saturday Her mother, Mrs.
Sarah Harrison, will assist her in the
new venture.
M. ID. Winton, merchant of Rocky,
was in Mena Friday. He has recent
letter from his son, Don Winton, now
with the A. e. F. in France, that the
young man expects soon to be re-
turned to the United States.
Windsor Johnston, who recently re-
turned from overseas service with
Uncle Sam, has taken a position with
the express company and will be as
sistant on the run from Mena south
ward. He began work Thursday.
C. e. Strahan was up from the
southern part of the county Saturday
to get supplies and look after bust
ness. He is installing gasoline
power air compressor for drilling
purposes in mine he is opening up.
w. |. Green, president Of the Farm
ers & Merchants Bank, was in Fort
Smith Sunday to. see his son, Jesse, in
st. Edwards hospital. 1t is thought
that the young man. can be brought
home in few days.
Callie Head, after spending a short
furlough with his mother in Mena,
started back Sunday TO rejoin his
shipmates on the U. s. S. Culoga at
Norfolk, Va. The young man is one
Of the few Mena lads who has crossed
the Atlantic while serving on Uncle
Sans navy.
Among the latest visitors to Polk
county is H. A. Mcleod, Of Elgin, ILL.,,
who is stopping at the Upton Hotel.
Mr.. Mcleod is a native Of Scotland.
but has lived many years in India. He
IS seeking tract Of land in the
Ozarks as a home for himself and
family. In the great world war he
had five sons, three sons-in-law and
two grandsons fighting against the
Huns.
r.. M. Miller, we'll known Cherry
Hill farmer, was in Mena Monday,
planning to go to Clarksvills, Tex, to
try farming there this year. Mr. Mil
Ter is 40 years of age and has lived
in Polk county since 8 years old, but
until few months ago had stayed so
close to home he had never ridden on
n railroad train. A recent trip to
Texas was his first experience on the
cars.
John Randall, who is with the Kan
sas City Southern at Pittsburg, Kas.,
was summoned to Mena FRIDAY morn.
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