The Mena weekly star., 1919-05-22

H. N. Allen, son of John Allen of Smithville, and nephew of R. s. and J. H. Allen, arrived in Mena Monday from Camp Scrivens, Ga, where he had been mustered out of the service on May 15. He went on to his home Tuesday afternoon.
 J. B. Goss has purchased thru Ham ilton & Horner the George Thompson property at 1918 West Church ave nue, and will occupy it as a residence later. His present home on Stilwell Heights has been purchased by Ellis Goss.
 G. w. Bacot of Little Rock, swine specialist, will be in Mena, May 29 and 30 to join forces with County Agent Henderson in demonstrating modern hog houses. A model house will be built and shown on the court house grounds.
 Bondy Harmon, cashier of the Peo- ple's bank of Hayden, Ok, and Lester Harmon, attending school at Allen, Ok, arrived in Mena Tuesday for visit with their father, R. B. Harmon, of Egger, and their sister, Mrs. Perry finders of Mena.
 Local lovers of huckleberries are al- ready spotting promising patches in the mountains, as the demand for the fruit will likely be keen this season. A Chanute, Kas., buyer has already asked the Commercial Club to ship all it can to him.
 To travel 23 miles for the purpose of getting sweet potato slips is the record established by J. s. Phillips of Blaekfork. Hearing of the big bed of slips grown by Claude H. Williford in Mena, Mir Phillips made the lony trip by wagon to get supply.
 o. c. Kirby, Alex Covls. W. E. Tay- Tor, H. B. Gleason, J. " Cannon, Frank Arnold, Dr. F. c. Mullins, J. B. Nunes, John Jones, Luther Blan and T. s. Frye composed a delegation of Grannis boosters who were in Mena Monday night to attend the highway meeting.
 Wayne Addison, son of Mrs. J. M. Strawn from near Rocky, left Tues day for San Francisco to report for duty in the coast artillery in the Hawaiian Islands. He had been on duty in the national army, and upon being mustered out at Camp Dix, N. J., re-enlisted in the coast artillery.
 MT. and Mrs. J. Nj. Myers, after spending week with D. J. Doughty and family near Mena, returned Fri day to their home in Canon City, Tex. They are greatly pleased with Polk county's beauties and the fine fruits and vegetables in prospect, and prob ably will return to stay before snow flies again.
 w. A. Hill of Conway was in Mena Wednesday on business connected with the sale of some coal lands near ths. city. Mir. Hill is an operator of mines near Coal Hill. Recently he received considerable publicity for his donation ot $lO,OO0 to establish a new college at Conway, which will make four such institutions of learning in that city.
 MT. and Mrs. T J. Walker of Opal. accompanied by their sons. Alvin Mack and Hardy, and daughter, Miss Edna, were in Mena Wednesday Alvin, who recently enlisted in inc regular army after winning sergeants stripes in the National Army. left in the afternoon for Camp Pike. He ex- poets soon to be transferred to Cali fornia.
 Mrs. E. L. Strother of Shrevenort arrived in Mena Saturday to spend the summer. Mrs. Strother has been in Mena for several consecutive sum- mers, and always comes early so that she can have her choice of places to stay During this summer she will he at home in the residence at eO9 Ninth street, sharing the home with MT. and Mrs. c. M. Latimer.
 
 The ladies of the Christian church and the neighbors of the Rev. | w Bratcher met at their home Tuesdav afternoon for social eatber;nss These friends showed their annracia ton by bringing in gifts of food and money. Mrs. c. W. Lambert hare from Shreveport read the thirteenth chapter of 1st Corinthians. and lead ;n prayer after few appropriate re- marks. There were 15 present and all enjoyed the social hour. ] The Rev. S. J. 0slin, who very much relishes taking time from music teaching to delve in Mother Earth and watch the garden truck snrout and grow, remembered The Star win a fine bunch of early turnips Thev were not only fine, but large for tbe time of the year, one measuring 1a inches in circumference. Incidentallv MT Oslin is enthusiastic over Polk county as producer of garden stuff and fruits.