The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-08-07

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Mr.. and Mrs. W. N. Hedges O.
Wickes were in Mena Thursday to d,
shopping.
J. A. Watkins, merchant Of Wander
WORT, was in Mena Thursday to hav,
repairs made on his auto.
M. B. Fried was in Mena Monday
bringing his son, Sam, who will attend
the short course at the agriculture
school at Magnolia.
i Frank Rabb, who recently returned
4 from the Kansas harvest fields, LEFT
Wednesday for Louisiana, where h,
I.expects to get work in the oil fields.
j r. B. Durham and Mrs. j. M. Loone,
of Board Camp were in Mena Tuesday
on their return from goods-buyine
trip to Fort Smith for the Looney &
Durham store.
Miss Arizona Reed returned
Wednesday from Fayetteville, where
she has attended the summer term al
the State University. Miss Reed will
teach again this year at Raiford, Ok
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Embry anc
children of Owens Chapel were il
Mena Thursday enroute on an over.
land trip to Ida, Ok, where they viii
visit Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Ballentine
parents of Mrs. Embry.
d. R. Roberts was in from Opal OF
Monday to get supplies for his store
Mr.. Roberts recently moved his store
and the postoffice as well, to the loca.
ton Of his gin, so that he will have
his business all together
j. f. Winton, living on South Second
street, returned to Mena Wednesday
from Bowie, Tex, where he had beer
since last January helping his parents
in the care of the home farm while
younger brothers were in the army.
S. B. Wallace and others in from the
Holly Springs neighborhood Thurs
day, reported that thus far little rain
had fallen in that section of the coun-
try. The best rain they have had in
the last four weeks, fell Sunday morn
ing.
i Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Perry and two
children of Womble, accompanied by
Miss Crutchfield of Memphis, Tenn,
cousin of Mrs. Perry, were in Mena
Sunday as guests at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs, w. c. Becton, parents of
Mrs Perry.
! NJ. +. Lutes, in recent letter from
! his sons, George and Ben Lutes, who
are farming near Marshall, Ok, is adj
yised that the boys are doing well this
year. George has threshed 2,117
bushels of wheat, and Ben's crop
amounted to 1850 bushels.
J. B. Widener of Alder, on Satur-
day, closed the deal for the purchase
of 167-acre farm near Egger, known
as the E. l.. Garrett place. The pur-
chase was made thru G. M. Lofts for
B. F. Jackson Of Cruni, Tex, who will
become Polk county resident.
John Ringgold, who had been home
for several weeks recovering from in
juries received in collision between
hand car and freight train, began
work again Monday with the tie in
specting crew in the southern terri
tory of the Kansas City Southern.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Rector and baby
daughter, here from Nashville, Ark,
for the last two weeks as the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. g. L. Rector and
family, will leave Friday for home.
Mr.. Rector came to Mena primarily to
rest and recuperate, and he reports
that his health has greatly improved
during the stay.
DIR. l.. B. Sutherland, an old time
resident of Polk county, arrived on
Wednesday from Ringing, Ok, to re-
new acquaintance and look over the
scenes of his early-day practice. DR..
Sutherland came to Old Cove thirty
years ago, and after the founding of
Mena he came to this place, remain
ing here until about Is years ago.
Mrs. F. A. Leaning, accompanied
/, by her daughter, Miss Agnes, and
son, Master Rush, arrived in Mena
Saturday from Mansfield, La, to
spend month with G. S. Barr, faith
er of Mrs. Leming, at Oaklawn Cot
tage on Pine avenue. Mrs. Leaning
is the society editor of the Mansfield
Enterprise, of which her husband is
the manager.
Mrs. w. w. Townsend returned Sat
urday from Fort Smith, where she has
spent several days with Mr.. Town
send at st. Edwards Hospital. She
reports that Mr.. Townsend is recov-
ering nicely from the operation for
appendicitis undergone last Wednes-
day, and he is being given the as
surance that he will be able to return
home in two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Fl. Randolph and
Mrs. j. W. Hudgins came from Hot
Springs Sunday to spend few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Allen, Mrs. j
! G. Hudgins and family and other Mena
folks. They will return home in time
so that Mr.. Randolph can go to Mt
Ida on Wednesday to act as judge pre-
tenn. for Judge Wood at the session Of
the Montgomery circuit court.