The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-08-21
Dr. F. C. Mullins of Grannis was a
Mena visitor Wednesday.

w. C. Hawkins of Parks, Scott
county, cousin of DR.. B. H. Hawkins,
spent Tuesday in Mena to do trading.
Mrs. H. w. Finger went to Hatfield
Tuesday to help care for the sick at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hen
derson.
w. E. Nash of Nella, Scott county,
has come to Mena to live, having re-
Gently bought the o. X. Wagon Yard
from Eugene Harper.
DR., c.. F. johnson, Capt Ed. Hut
son, Mr.. and Mrs. J. o, Morrow and
j. O. Gates were among the Hatfield
4 folks in Mena Wednesday,
r. j. Abernathy of Big Fork was in
Mena Wednesday on his return from
Coalgate, Ok, where he had visited
his daughter, Mrs. Ike Standridge.
Mr. and Mrs. j. +. Averitt and son,
Louis, are in Kansas City this week
buying goods for their store. Miss
Minnie Merriman is in charge of the
SLOfe uuFlUS lnelT dDSeHce.
| Miss Bessie Board went to DeQueen
Tuesday for a visit at the home of her
sister, Mrs Nat Hughes, before going
to Fort Smith to begin her work as
teacher in the city schools, which open
September 15
Mr. and Mrs. ]. D. Cranor came
from Heavener Tuesday to spend two
or three weeks in their Mena home.
Their grandson, Master Roscoe Cra-
nor, came from DeQueen the same day
to be here with them.
A. O. Lewis, resident of Mena un-
til last June a year ago, arrived Tues
day from DeQueen, where he had sold
his property interests. He thinks Of
locating in 'Mena again if he can find
suitable residence property.
John Harkey, in Mena Tuesday, was
accompanied by Mrs Dickinson of
Shreveport, Mrs. Keith and Mrs. Nc
Cord of Keithville, La, and Mrs.
Thomas of Grand Cane, La, all of
whom are summer visitors at Ozark
/ Heights.
4 w. w. Townsend continues TO adj
wise his family and other relatives of
his steady improvement at st. Ed
wards Hospital, Fort Smith, follow
ing the operation for appendicitis, tho
he begins to chafe because he is not
allowed to sit up.
j. A. Hunter returned Tuesday from
| Larned, Kas, whers he had been at
work in the harvest field and at
threshing since the latter part of
June. He had steady work at from
$6 to $8 per day, the Seasons work
netting him 5000.
Leroy Neal, A. j. Powers, Earl
Walker, Carl E. Anderson, C. V. Good
win and Louie Hopp were among the
Mena fans who attended the bali
game Tuesday at Heavener between
the Heavener Blues and the Van
Buren team. The Blues won by 7
to 3 score.
Mrs. A. b. Cook, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs H. E. Crofford, here from
Houston, Tex, visiting her parents,
left on Wednesday for Shreveport,
where she will undergo an operation
Mr.. Cook will come from Houston to
be with his wife while she passes thru
the ordeal.
/ w E. Holt and W. L. Harrison, the
latter from Henryetta, Ok, were out
on a fox chase Monday night, joining
Bert Lance and going to the f. R
Lyman farm near the foot of Rich
Mountain. They report their dogs
made a good chase, but failed to cap
ture sly Reynard.
Mr.. and Mrs /. A. Axelton and son
Elton, returned Tuesday from a visit
of three weeks with relatives anc
friends at Randolph and Manhattan
Kas. Mr.. Axelton will leave this
week for Hope to again take up his
work as express messenger on the rur
from Hope to Ardmore, Ok.
/. Mr.. and Mrs j. f. Wilkins, living
near Nunley, are among the farmer
folks that think the farmer and hi;
wife need an outing as much as city
folks. Last week they gave up the
, farm, secured tent and spent -four
days camping at Bethesda Springs. Al
the same time their son, Harry, visit
ed Oliver Norris at Yocana.
w. M. Matthews and r. L. Norri:
: left Tuesday on a cotton inspection
tour thru Texas. They will investi
gate the condition of the crops anC
interview cotton brokers as to thu
:, probable condition of the marke
when the ginning season opens in Poll
county. They expect to be gone fol
the remainder of the week.
B. B. Goss, lessee of the Farmers
Wagon Yard, located on South Men;
street, will suspend business during
the six days of the Polk county fair
: Eugene Harper, the owner of tn,
! yard has leased the same to the fai
: management to be used for housing
the livestock and poultry exhibit. Th'
, arrangements for housing and caring
for this part of the fair are going t
T be better than ever before.
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