The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-11-13

ty to Mena Saturday and left the
same day for her home.
The Rev. H. T. Howell of Opal was
! visitSr in Mena Friday.
J. R. Lambert of Egger was a Mena
visitor Thursday.
H. W. Aleshire and A. II. Aleshire
We're Shady residents who were in
Mena on business Friday
A daughter was born Friday morn
ing to Mr.. and Mrs George E. Brown,
at their home on Martin Heights.
c. E. MaIlon and A. C. Higginbot-
tom of Wickes were in Mena Satur-
day to attend the big sale of Poland
China aristocracy.
County Superintendent |. G. Harris
has purchased a new Ford to facih-
tate his work of visiting the schools
in Polk county.
A. Nelson, living on the Latin farm
near Nunley, was in Mena Wednesday
and Thursday, bringing in load of
sweet potatoes each time.
j. r. Lambert of Egger was in
Mena Thursday enroute to Fort Smith
to consult specialist in regard to
an affection of his hearing.
w. W. Townsend has returned from
Benton county, where he was looking
after land interests. He reports that
things are booming in that section.
DIR. F. j. Marecic has secured Office
room over Badt's confectionery and
expects to open his Office just as soon
as his equipment arrives from Kan
sas City, his former home.
w. j. Brinton began Thursday as
salesman in the dry goods department
Of S. |. Woods store. Mr.. Brinton
was formerly with w. E. Holt, and is
an experienced man in his line.
+. A. Hawk, who has been located
near Rocky, has decided to live in
Mena, and has purchased thru the KEEL
ly-Stratton company the Hook prop
erty at 1900 Port Arthur avenue.
Forty cents was the highest price
paid for cotton in the Mena market
Thursday, which was one of the big
days of the season, ga bales being
bought by local buyers. A number Of
bales brought the top price.
Amos Shaw of Bethel, Ok, came to
Mena Friday and secured from Coun-
| ty Clerk Will Alexander a license to
wed Miss Gertrude Page, also a res
ident of Bethel. The groom is 20, and
the bride 10 years of age.
NJ A. Coppeak is another of the local
grocers who is having sweet pota-
toes stored in the new potato ware
house. The sweets are some of his
own raising and some bought from
country growers.
T. G.. Hamlet of Ink, NJ. P. Brady
of Cherry Hill and F. c. Cole of Mena
were three sellers of cotton who re-
ceived 30 cents pound in Thursdays
! market. The first named sold to Mat
thews & Norris and the others to Geo.
w. Petty.
Mrs. Holder Hudgins, after spend
ing several weeks with Mr.. and Mrs.
J. H. Allen, left Thursday morning
for Little Rock to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Freeman L. Johnson before returning
to her home in Kansas City.
G. B. Mahan, living near divers
Chapel. was in Mena Friday to enlist
the help Of the secretary of the Com
mercial Club in disposing of load
of sweet potatoes. He sold to Claude
Williford of the Mena Potato Ware
house, at SIS cents per bushe.
The Rev. j. d. Erwin, a minister of
the Mormon faith, who has been
serving sentence in the county jail,
following conviction in the circuit
court on charge Of Islander, received
a pardon from Governor Brough on
"Wednesday and obtained his release.
Word received from Mrs. Grace
Mershon. who was injured in an auto
crash at Fort Smith last week, stated
that she was improving nicely and
would probably leave the hospital the
first of the week. She is making her
home with Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Ben
nett at Fort Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Trustworthy of
Ashdown have arrived in Mena to
make this city their home. Their
household goods arrived Thursday and
are being unloaded today. Mr.. Kins-
worthy, on a former trip here, bought
what is known as the Williamson
home on Tenth street.
w. E. Taylor, the fruit and truck
grower of Grannis. while in Mena on
Thursday, reported at Commercial
Club headquarters. Asked about his
success with string beans this fall, he
stated that he had just finished mar
keting his crop, and had sold about
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