The Mena weekly star., 1919-10-02
PERSONAL NOTES


 Gam Andrews of Big Cedar was snong the farmers in Mena Saturday to get supplies.
 " A. Norris of Yocona was in uena Saturday with a bale of cotton, ceiling to Matthews & Norris at 32h cents a pound.
 Prof. K. l.. Thompson and Mrs. Ttompson came in from Big Fork ca4,rdav to have dental work done. They were brought in by J. B. Lilies.
 Iohn Mershon came in from Mover, ol Friday morning for visit with his parents, Mir and Mrs. J. J. Mer- shon.
 H. c. Martin of Egger was on the market Thursday morning with bale of cotton which he sold to Matthews Norris at 32.10 cents pound.
 S L. Lindsay and son, M. w. Lind sav returned to Shreveport Friday, after spending couple of weeks in Rena for the benefit of the latter's health.
 W. J. Barton of Cove and c. w. Tolle of Grannis were among the far mers to attend the meeting at the courthouse Friday for the purpose of working out a plan of cooperation .uong the farmers.
 The Rev. w. B. McMillan of Board Camp was in Mena Friday to go to yandervoort to fill his regular ap- continent at the church at that place
 Mrs. Fred Gray of Cove spent Fri day in Mena as the guests of her sis ter. Mrs. c. J Branstetter.
 Mrs. J. w. Cunningham has been ouite sick since she and Mir. Cunning ham returned the first of last week from trip to Oklahoma. She suffered from ptomaine poisoning, caused by something she ate while eproute nome.
 Dr. c. A. Jerome of Little Rock, as- sistant inspector in charge if tick eradication in the state, spent Friday IN Polk county with Grady Hand in charge of the work i'll this county They were in the southern part of the county and along the Howard county lme
 J. W. Long, J. H. Hamilton, B. A. 1 Duncan and R. l.. Pannell are among the Polk county Confederate veterans planning to attend the reunion to be held at Atlanta, Ga, beginning on October 2. They will leave Mena on next Sunday.
 Harry F. Kapp and Miss Carrie Plnnkett of Little Rock, district farm and home demonstration agents, re- spectively, were in Mena Friday as the representatives of the Extension | Division of the University of Arkan- | sas in the movement to bring about 1 cooperation among farmers.
 L. A. Thomas left Saturday morn | ing for Annona, Tex, to look after the | gathering of his cotton and other | crops. Mir. and Mrs. Thomas and family have been living in Mena l since May, 1918, having bought the Dr. Dunman property on Stilwell Heights.
 A 12-pound son was born Friday | morning to Mir and Mrs. Ernest Solo, | non. Dr. J. T. Bogard was in at tendance.
 Dr. M L. Anthony returned Satur- day morning from Drumright, Ok, where he had been in charge of the Christian church. He gave up the pastorate until such time when he will \ improve in health, and from now on will be at home in Mena.
 Mrs. John Martin and baby return ed Friday from White Falls, Minn., where they had spent the last month | with relatives. They made the trip north with Mir. and Mrs Boberg, par ents of Mrs. Martin, who are now living at Mineiska, Minn.
 c. w. Petty, E. C. Embry and Tom j. Wilbanks went to Grannis last Sat urday to open the Bank of Grannis for business and to induct the latter as cashier. They had expected to make the trip on train No. i, but when they found it over six hours late vent in an auto.
 MT. and Mrs. J. B. Lilies, who just recently moved from Mena to Big rork, are thinking of coming back. They have one child who has passed the Eighth grade, and since the Ninth grade will not be added at Big Fork, they have about concluded to move back to Mena.
 '. F.. Young, an ex-seryice man of hagIeton was in Mena Wednesday. FIT Young returned home on Sep tember l9, having been discharged at Camp Pike after twelve months of servlce overseas in the Quartermas- ters' Corps. He left France on Au- gust l9, and after landing in the states was sent to Camp Merritt, N. ''' and thence to Camp Pike. He was