The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-10

NaAAhS FoNNtioil b9 Fi0itiiik III nciAd with her sister. Mrs. S. H. Smith and other relatives.
 Jack R. Pylmons, who has beer working at Coleman, Ok, was in Mena Wednesday enroute to his home al 0den to visit the homefolks. Judge Henry W. Finger and Mrs Finger, their son, Bascon, and Miss Edrith Finger, left by auto for Little Rock Wednesday morning.
 Mrs. R. B. Davis, wife of the sta tion agent at Stapp, Ok, spent Tues day and Wednesday in Mena as the guest of Mrs. w. A. Christopher.
 Robert w. Smith of Cove was in Mena on business Wednesday. He said cantaloupes in that section would be ready for the first picking in few days.
 J. G. Lawrence began work of nov ing into his new store Wednesday morning, and as fast as the new struc- ture Is finished will add to his stock of goods.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. ]. Lauck were made happy Wednesday by receipt of a telegram announcing that their son, Corporal William Jesse Lauck, had landed safely in New York and is now at Camp Mills.
 
 Miss Flossie Rogers has been elect ed as principal of the Ozark school, located 2h miles east of Grannis. The term will be for eight months, and will open August II.
 - Mir. and Mrs Ford Younce of Cove were in Mena Tuesday, going from here to Fort Smith, where Mir. Younce has contract to furnish lumber for furniture factories.
 W. l. Mckinney left Wednesday aft ernoon for Hazel, Ok, to look after business interests. He thinks it is likely he will not return to Mena for possibly six months.
 The Payne Realty Company is doing some good advertising and incidentlly adding to the comfort of the passen- gers on the day trains by distributing fans among the coaches.
 
 Custer King, who has been working for the Lauck Lumber Company, has taken place in the express messen- ger service on the Kansas City South ern. He has been succeeded by w. c. Hounsel of Cove, one of the star play CTS on the Travellers base ball team.
 Mir. and Mrs. Nat Hughes and child arrived in Mena Tuesday after noon from DeQueen for a visit with Mrs. Maggie Board and family. Mrs. Hughes is daughter of Mrs. Board. Mir. Hughes is secretary of the D. c. Golf Grocery company at DeQueen.
 s. l. Wood and Sam Cunningham turned their Southside stores over to subordinates and are going to forget business for the rest of the week while they are fishing and enjoying life in the wilds of Montgomery coun- ty.
 While on his outing at Baker Springs, George w. Petty couldn't re- sist the temptation to add to his cot ton purchases of the season and bought 13 bales, the best of which brought 80 cents pound. This makes a total of 1872 bales he has bought since last fall
 Mena's newest real estate firm will be ready for business Thursday. The firm will have offices in the remod- eled Watkins building opposite the new postoffice and will be composed of K. F. Ford and W. P Beebe, former residents of DeQueen, who have been living in Mena for some months.
 Mrs. Ruth Lummus of Wichita Falls, Tex, came to Mena Tuesday to visit her mother, Mrs. A. c. Fombv, and other relatives She had expected to meet her mother in Mena, and was much surprised to accidentally meet her at Texarkana, whither Mrs. Fom- by had gone on visit. They return ed to Mena together.
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 In order to accommodate those who have not assessed their property, As sessor J, A. Hughes and the assess ment board will remain at the court house two days longer than expected. The time has been extended to include Saturday, July 12. A twenty five per cent penalty is added for failing to appear before the assessment board.
 Former Banker Visits Mena.
 W. A. Finks, former cashier of the First National Bank and now assist art cashier of the Brinkerhoff Paris Trust and Savings Company of Clin- ton, Mo, arrived in Mena Wednesday morning to spend day looking after business and visiting friends. Mir Finks noted great improvement in conditions in Mena since leaving here, chief of which were the establishment of the White Way, the building and improvement of many residences, and the razing of woden shacks in the business district. He expressed a yearning too, to get back to Polk county's clear mountain streams for an outing and fishing trip. tho his stay was so short that he had to fore go the pleasure at this time. Mrs. Finks and daughter. he reports, are in good health.