The Mena weekly star., 1919-05-29


 A. L. Callahan of Mountain Fork was in Mena Thursday on school busi- ness.
 John Wood, recently returned from overseas service, visited at Cove on Thursday,
 Mir. and Mrs. W. IA Fox of Texar- kama were visitors in Mena Thursday, and were guests at the Antlers.
 Postmaster R. S. Allen has return ed from his vacation and is again at his post in the new building.
 V. L. Sellers of Mountain Fork was among the visitors at The Star office Thursday, while in Mena on business.
 Dr. P R. Watkins has returned from trip to Little Rock, where he attended the meeting of the state medical society
 L. A. Allen of Little Rock, represen- tatove of the Dupont company, visit ed in Mena Thursday with his friend, Claude H. WiIliford.
 A marriage license was issued on Wednesday to Willis McClanhan, aged 21, of Russellville and Miss Berta Bell, aged IS, of Mena.
 Lee Kimbrough, who saw g months overseas service, surprised relatives and friends by reaching Mena Friday. coming sooner than expected.
 John Young of Poteau reached Mena Wednesday to assist J. J. Coker in the surveying of the northern por- tion of the Jefferson Highway out of Mena.
 Dr. c. A. Campbell of Hatfield was in Mena Thursday to complete the sale of his residence property at Rocky to Dr. B. E. Dunman, who will locate there.
 I Allie Medford of Calvin, Ok, and Ben Medford of Haworth, Ok, who have been visiting relatives near Board Camp, were in Mena Friday enroute to their homes
 By noon Saturday eleven sacks of the 50 sacks of seed peanuts ordered 1 by the Mena Commercial Club had been taken by farmers and others who desire goober crop this fall
 Mrs. Claude Ward and two sons of Fort Smith, and Miss Pearl Pinkle d4 St. Louis, who had been visiting in Mena with Mir. and Mrs. Otho Oz- ment, left Friday for Fort Smith
 w B. Lawrence and family, and Mrs. J. R. Huddleston of Waters were in Mena on business Saturday. On their return trip they carried back a load of goods for the Wood & Hud- dleston store.
 President Wilson's recommendation regarding beer and wine was favor ite topic for discussion among mem bers of the Sidewalk Debating socie- ties today. The pros and cons both claimed decisions.
 Holder Elliott, who saw six months services overseas, reached Mena on Thursday morning, having been mus tered out of Uncle Sam's services. He left soon after his arrival for his home at Board Camp
 Mir. and Mrs. R. T. Morris of Idabel, Ok. are visiting Polk county friends and relatives. Mrs. Morris is a daughter of E. c. Embry of Board Camp Mir. Morris has just returned from overseas service.
 Frank Ford, one of the Posey Hol- low men taken to Fort Smith on a charge of moonshining. returned to Mena Thursday. having been released on bond to await a hearing before the next term of federal court. Harve Riding returned Saturday from a fishing trip on the Ouachita near Ink. He reports a pleasant out ing with plenty of fish to eat. Sam Riding, who was in the party, decided to stay longer and enjoy the sport.
 Agent Charles Wells of the K. c. Southern has purchased thru Kelly 1 Stratton Company the property at 601 Tenth street. now occupied by Fred Strickland MT. Wells will oc- cupv the property as his Mena home.
 Jake Standridge, who has been at the hospital at Camp Pike, recovering from a wound received while in serv- ice with the A. E. F. in France, reached Mena Thursday morning He will spend a ten-day furlough with relatives near Egger.
 ]. F. Averitt has a curiosity in his poultry pens that is attracting much attention. It is cross between a guinea and hen, but the sex of the fowl has not been determined. Mir. Averitt secured the bird from Board Camp fancier.
 County Supt. of Schools T. J. Will banks and the Rev W. L. Smith at tended the graduation exercises at Acorn school Friday night and deliv- cred interesting talks. There were three graduates and an interesting program was given.
 Bert Whitaker of Oklahoma City, son of J. C. Whitaker, living west of Mona reached Mena Friday after