The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03


business matters.
Mrs. f. ]. Moseley and children
have returned from visit with rela-
tives at Hochatown, Ok.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Thatcher left
Saturday morning for Fort Smith,
where they may locate.
ii A. Hunter left Saturday after
noon for Larned, Kas., where he viii
stack wheat during the big wheat har-
vest
q. G. Monroe ( Hatfield was in
Mena Saturday kaaling after business
matters and the renewal Of his sub
scription to The Star.
r.. Neal, who is now engaged in
sawmilling west of Potter, was IN
Mena Saturday, having returned from
business trip to Fort Smith.
Justice L. N. Burnett left for Lit
tie Rock Friday afternoon, to take the
bar examination for admission to
practice before the supreme court.
Riley Alstin, who saw service in
France, with the S1st Division, ar
rived in Mena Saturday afternoon,
having been mustered out at Camp
Pike.
G. N. Shadell is at Vandervoort,
where he is to have the third trick
at the Kansas City Southern depot
during the absence of the regular OPP
orator.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Lindsay and
children of Shreveport, are guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Eddy
and family They arrived in Mena
Friday evening.
one huckleberry salesman was in
Mena Friday with 90 gallons and in a
short time disposed of the lot One
buyer took Is gallons for shipment to
Sloan Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Willis Hopson have
returned from visit to Foreman.
They found the trip in their car an ex-
ceedingly wet and muddy one, particu-
larly in Polk county
Miss Edrith Finger of Longview,
Tex, is in Mena for a visit with her
uncle. Judge II. w, Finger, and Mrs.
Finger The latter returned Friday
afternoon from visit at Hatfield
Mrs. Oscar L. Cooper and son,
Rupert. of Mansfield, stopped off in
Mena for short visit with Mrs Mat
tie Moseley, while enroute to Gillian
for visit with relatives of Mr..
Cooper
DR.. and Mrs. r. G. Mccoy, Mr. and
Mrs. Dick Johnson, Bev Parker and
others, who were fishing on the
Ouachita river, returned home Fri
day Too much rain spoiled the fish
ing, they say.
While out at the big eddy on the
Ouachita to get boat, Gale Hume
could not resist the temptation to put
ia a line and greatly to his surprise
he pulled out a i2-pound catfish, one
Of the best catches Of the season.
M. r. Lewis suffered painful
burn to his right hand Saturday even.
ing while using gasoline torch al
the shop on DeQueen street. Whilt
the injury Is not dangerous, it will
keep him from working for several
days
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Copelin left
Saturday afternoon for an extended
tour thru Oklahoma, expecting to visit
Tulsa, Oklahoma City, 0kmulgee anc
other points before they return. They
expect to be away from Mena two o.
three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Rowe have re
turned from trip which took them t
Oklahoma City and points in Kansas
Mr.. Rowe also visited Wichita, kas.
which he describes as beautiful
city and one that has more autos thar
most cities
Mrs. Sallie Dorsey Of Broken Bow
Ok, has purchased from the Mens
Land & Improvement Company ths
Rosback property on Refine street ant
Port Arthur avenue, and after improy
ments are made, plans to make it hei
home Mrs. Dorsey was in Mena Sat
urday closing up the deal.
Lightning played strange pranks a
the nome OF Asa Gatlin near Nunley
during the storm Friday. The barr
was struck four distinct times, Mr.
Gatlin reported, on reaching Mena OF
Saturday, and a tree near the barr
was set afire, while the barn Itself
was not damaged to any extent
Members of the family were dazed By
the bolts, but were not injured.
Victor Wear, son of Judge and Mrs
A. e. Wear, arrived home in Men;
after spending almost a year il
France. He was with the l42 Fielt
Artillery, which was recently mus
tered cut at Camp Pike. The young
soldier was hugler with his company
He brought back some French an,
Belgian coins, which attracted muci
attention from his friends and &C
quaIntances.
Harold Wells, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Wells. who saw overseas serv