The Mena weekly star., 1919-05-15

marry fetensh at AshdOwn.
 Mrs. Hunter Fleming of Ink was among tAs few people in from the country N ednesday to do shopping.
 Lieut.. Tom Brogan has notified homefolks that he reached Camp Pike Friday and expects to be mustered out in few days.
 Mir. and Mrs. Karl M. Curtis and two children of Toledo, O.. are guests at the Mena Hotel. They are here to seek location.
 Mrs. W. J. Fraker left last Thurs day for Norfolk, Va, to meet her husband, who comes in this week from an overseas trip.
 Mrs. A. c. Golf and two children are here from Eagletown, Ok, for an extended visit at the home of Mir. and Mrs. R. B. Board, parents of Mrs. Golf.
 Mrs. P. c. Rogers left Thursday for Page, Ok, from whence she will go to Blackfork for a visit of two weeks at the home of her mother, Mrs. D. J. Speer.
 John T. McKinsey is here from Cor rine, Ok, to buy hogs for shipment to the Kansas City market. He is get ting a carload that had been bought m hv M I Erano;s
 Mrs. D. P. Wilhite and children came from Potter Wednesday after noon, going from here to the Dallas valley to visit Mir. and Mrs. z. A.. Wilhite, parents of Mrs. Wilhite.
 Waldo Austin of Heavener was in Mena Friday enroute to Hatfield to visit friends for a few days. He is now in the employ of the Crutchfield Lumber Company at Eagleton.
 Mrs. K. F. Ford returned Thursday from visit to relatives at Weather ford, Ok. She was accompanied on the home trip by D. P. and Ed Beebe, and R. H. Boderthy, the latter coming from Foss, Ok.
 T. R. Jones, Sr., and T. R. Jones, IT,, returned to Mena Sunday from a stay of several days in Kansas City, where the former had been for meGi- cal attention and the latter had at tended a meeting of the salesmen of the Morris Packing Company.
 R. L. Norris was at Cove Thursday closing the deal for the purchase of about 34 bales of cotton thru J. c. Allen and others. A good deal of the cotton was held by Mir. Allen for the Bank of Cove and other parties. The price paid was from 23 to 25 cents.
 Karl Curtis of Toledo, O., on Satur- day closed deal thru the Kelly Stratton agency for the purchase of the T. c. Taylor 80-acre farm on Be- thesda avenue. Mir. Curtis came here with his family, and will take pos session of the farm this week.
 Judge J. I. Alley returned Saturday from Mt. Ida, where he had been att tending the sessions of the Montgom- cry Circuit court. He was accompa- nied on the return trip by J. W. Van Hoy, government title attorney, and R. F. Gibson, his stenographer.
 Secretary Eastin of the Commercial Club is already getting inquiries about the probable peanut production in Polk county. The inquiries are com- ing from oil mills and peanut butter factories that are ready to buy even now any surplus that may be on hand.
 Hubert Knight came in from Ash down Saturday morning and left that afternoon for Shawnee, Ok, to join his parents in visit at the home of Mir. and Mrs. c. F. Knight. He and his brother have under consideration the purchase of a picture show at Ashdown.
 o. L. Cooper and son, Rupert, are here from Mansfield, Ark, to spend a couple of days with relatives and to look after business. Mir. Cooper, a former employe of The Star, has been in charge of the Mansfield Messenger since last August, and is making a success of the business.
 G. k. Kelley, grandson of Mrs. J F. Williams, arrived in Mena last Saturday from Camp Pike, where he was discharged on Friday. Soldier Kelley, enlisted from Oklahoms City, and as a member of the 130tf Artillery, saw year and clever months service overseas.
 Miss Myrtle Sullivan came from Wickes Thursday, going from here tc Board Camp to spend a few days al the home of Mrs. E. G. Embry. She was accompanied by the little son of Mir. and Mrs. John Embry, who will be at the home of his paternal grand mother for a visit.
 J. D. Welter, in Mena Friday from Rich Mountain, reports that his son William J., with the American Expe- dionary Forces in France, has written he expects to take a ten-weeks course in agriculture in France, near the Swiss border. Until recently he was stationed at Angus, France.
 Dr. l.. A, Simpson. in from Big Fork Wednesday, had a break down