The Mena weekly star., 1919-06-19

peas and other garden and farm prod
ucts.
Deputy Sheriff B. w. Teeters of
Cove spent Saturday in Mena on bust
ness.
". P. Jones Of Sloan Springs, Ark,
is spending the weekend with Mena
relatives.
The deer herd at Jansen Park has
been increased by the arrival of pair
of fawns.
Roy Miller and family left Friday
afternoon to spend the weekend in
Kansas City.
Mrs. w. M. Matthews has been call
ed to Greenville, Tex, by news Of the
illness of her brothers wife.
j. j. Henson has left sample of
oats at the Commercial Club Office
that measures six feet in height.
Oscar Thacker, jr., who has been
visiting in Mena, returned Friday aft
ernoon to his home at Fort Smith.
James Gateley and Bert Kirsch left
Saturday for Wichita, Kas., to take
part in the Kansas wheat harvest.
Mrs. S. d. Russell, in from Nunley,
Saturday, reported that she is expect
ing visit soon from her brother, j.
W. Cartwright of Nashville, Tenn.
That heavy downpour of rain that
visited Mena Friday evening was de-
scribed by one citizen who was out in
it as "the rainiest rain of the season."
DR.. c. c. Gunnels, Levi Pigg and
E. w. Alley left last Sunday morn
ing for Mt. Ida. The two first named
expect to continue the trip OH to Lit
tie Rock.
f. w. Tomlinson now has a genuine
German army rifle, which was sent to
him by Mrs. Tomlinson's brother, a
member of the A. E. F., and still in
France.
Mrs. w. f. Hutson and son, who
have been in .Mena visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. M. A. Stratton and Judge and
Mrs. Kelly, left Saturday afternoon
for their home at Windsor, Mo.
Robert Norris and family left Sat
urday for an outing on the farm near
the Ouachita. Bob says he is going to
cut oats and pick huckleberries for
a while and fish in between showers.
Mrs. L. NJ Clark is expected to ar
rive Sunday from Indianola, Ok, to
join Mr.. Clark, now an employe Of the
Duke Magruder Company. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark have retained their home
in Mena.
A. c. White, brother-in-law of w.
L. Pryor, here from DeKalb, Tex, Wis
iting Mr.. Pryor and family, has gone
to Heavener to spend few days with
his nieces, Mrs. NJ. A. Eddy and Miss
Pauline Pryor.
County Superintendent of Schools T.
]. Wilbanks arrived home Saturday
afternoon from his trip to Conway,
where he attended meeting of coun-
ty superintendent of the state.
Mrs. L. C. Acruman and son and
daughter, Paul and Louise, are here
from Texarkana, visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Mershon, par
ents of Mrs. Acruman. They will be
here for two weeks or longer.
A short circuit in the electric wires
on Port Arthur avenue burned limb
on big maple tree adjoining DIR. J.
I. Bogard's property, Friday night,
and weakened it so that it was blown
down by the wind. Linemen were
called to clear up the debris.
Miss Blanche Blakestad, who re-
Gently came from Tulsa, Ok, to join
the other members of her family on
Grandview Heights, is on duty in the
office of the Reynolds Davis Grocery
Company, taking the place of Miss
Agnes Donohue, who is taking her va
cation.
Mrs. C. C. Gunnels and daughter,
Miss Catherine, and Mrs. Sadie Jack,
mother of Mrt. Gunnels, left last
Saturday for Goodman, Mo-, where
they will spend a couple of weeks
with Mrs. r. A. Rogers, sister of Mrs.
Gunnels, after which they win go to
New Orleans.
7. |. Moseley of DeQueen arrived
in Mena Friday as successor to w. C.
Mccoy, manager of the Common
wealth Public Service Company. Mr.
Moseley has been in the company's
employ at DeQueen. Mr.. Mccoy has
gone to San Marcos, Tex, to take
charge of a municipal plant.
Harry Davis, who has been working
at Vivian, La, is at home in Mena for
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