The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25

 their household goods for shipment to Mena.
 Lee Youngbleod of Eagleton visit ed Mena friends Monday.
 Dr. B. H. Hawkins has gone to Parks, Scott county. to spend Christ mas with the homefolks.
 Mrs. I. G. Harris, who resigned as teacher in the Hatfield school. began work Monday morning in the Acorn school.
 Miss Mary Kathryn Steel, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Steel, IS spending the holidays at DeQueen and Hope.
 Thurman Leeper, who is attending the University. of Michigan at Ann Arbor, arrived home Sunday to spend the holiday vacation.
 Thomas Brock of Hartley, while in Mena Thursday called at the court house and secured a permit to wed Miss Lorene Hicks of Cove.
 w. A. Worthington left Saturday on a business trip to Little Rock and points further north. He hopes to be back in time for Christmas.
 Miss Elva Reed of Texarkana. who was called to Mena by the death of her sister, Miss Arizona Reed, re- turned to the Gate City Sunday.
 Hubert Patton, who is attending college at Norman, Ok, arrived home Saturday to spend the holidays with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Alex. Patton.
 Mrs. A. M. Harral arrived from Texas last week, to join the Rev. MT. Harral, who the first of December ac- cepted the pastorate of the Christian church.
 Miss Rachel Lawrence, Mrs. Milton Lawrence and R. F. Hampton, from Shady were in Mena Tuesday en- route to Shamrock, Ok, to visit with friends and relatives.
 MT. and Mrs. Jerry Brinton of Wickes were in Mena Sunday enroute to Cushman, Ark, where they will visit Mrs. Brinton's relatives and then go to their new home near St. Joseph, Mo.
 County Clerk Alexander on Monday issued a marriage license to the youngest bride of the year. She was Nellie M. Davis of Mena, aged l5 years. The groom is Ira M. Burnett of Mena, aged 24.
 Gus Powers is expecting a visit this week from his sister, Mrs. Ella Hum phrey of Lodi, Cal. Mrs. Humphrey, who formerly lived in Mena, expects to spend Christmas in Kansas City, and then come to Mena.
 Miss Cora Velvin of Lewisville, Ark, student of the U. of A. at stopped off in Mena while enroute home, to visit MT. and Mr. w. A. Wilson. The young lady is niece of MT. Wilson.
 MT. and Mrs. H. w. Cardwell and son, Harlan, of Oklahoma City, will spend Christmas with Mena friends and relatives. Mrs. Cardwell and son reached Mena Monday afternoon and Mir. Cardwell is expected Wednesday.
 Dean o. Smith has given up his place with the Southwestern Engin- eering Company and plans to return to his old work with the U. s. Coast x Geodetic Survey He will leave on Friday and report for duty at Tucson, Ariz.
 Mrs. J. w. Moore of Ogden, Utah, arrived in Mena Sunday for a visit with her father. A. L. Durham, at Dallas. Mrs. Moore. who formerly lived in Mena, finds that the high alti- tude of Utah does not agree with her health.
 Peter McWilliam of Golden Acres Farm was in Mena Saturday to re- ceive from the express company an addition to his herd of milch goats. The new nanny is from Oklahoma, and is a crossbred Saanan and Nal tese.
 j. E. Crofford, who recently sold his farm home east of Mena, is planning to go to Shreveport and work at his old trade of carpenter. The demand for workers of this class is such that $l.50 per hour for skilled carpenters is being paid.
 Sheriff J. A. Thornton was com pelled to seek the aid of surgeon on Monday after he had accidentally caught the thumb of his right hand in the heavy doors of the office safe. No bones were broken, but the thumb was badly bruised and cut.
 While in Mena Saturday T. R. Bates of Hatfield made what he says is his first investment in Mena real estate. Thru the Kelly Stratton Com pany he bought a residence property at DeQuecn street and Martin ave- nue, which will be occupied by Mir Bates's son, Lee Bates.
 Miss Frieda Riley has taken up duties as bookkeeper at the Golf Wholesale Grocery Company. She is to succeed G. c. Whipple, who has de- cided to go to Philadelphia and engage in business with his brother. Mir Whipple plans to leave Mena about January l
 w. 1. Green and A. T. Powell, local representatives of the Bankers Re- serve Insurance Compony, have a new office on Janssen avenue, next to the Farmers & Merchants Bank. The room formerly occupied by H. E. Fitz has been divided, making quarters for the insurance men.
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