The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-03

Some fine samples were left at the
Star Office.
DR.. F. A. Norwood went to Lockes-
burg on Thursday, where he will be
located for the practice Of his profes-
sion.
Frank Chamblin left Thursday aft
ernoon for Grannis, where he will
work with VIII Lowe in the new saw
mill to be opened near Grannis.
M. L. Brake of Blackfork was a
Mena visitor Thursday. The young
man has just returned from overseas
service, having served in France with
the 81st Division.
John Harkey and daughter drove up
from Hatton Thursday in their car
and found the roads very rough, with
one deep creek to ford near Old Pot
ter. that caused them trouble.
Ten bales of cotton stored in the
bonded warehouse were sold to q. w.
Petty Wednesday at % cents a pound.
D. e. Little sold bales and Jake
Bates 2 bales. Both men live at Board
Camp.
j. B. Goss, who returned Wednes-
day afternoon from a trip to Kansas
City, reports that furniture and hard
ware are hard to buy in that market,
and that jobbers will not guarantee
future prices.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoff of Mena are to
take charge of the Grannis Hotel and
will assume the management July 1.
B. Wilson Of Mena, owner of the prop
erty, is preparing to ship a carload
of furniture to furnish the hotel
Work of remodeling the grounds of
the Central school started Wednesday
morning under the direction of Gus
todian Arnold. 1t is hoped that the
work win save the shade trees and
will also add to the appearance of the
grounds.
Lieut.. Marcus Davis of the regular
army, who has recently returned from
overseas service with the A. E. F., is
in Mena to visit his wife and her sis
ter, Mrs. J. II. Banks Lieut. Davis
is now on furlough awaiting assign
ment to new post.
Ola Lance, who was born and
raised near Cold Springs, but now
lives at Evanston, Wyo., is visiting
scenes of his boyhood days. Il has
been twelve years, he says, since he
last visited Polk county. Mr.. Lance
is now an engine foreman on the
Union Pacific railroad.
J. g. Carter, who some ten years
ago WIS a member of the firm of
Golf, Carter & Co., at Wickes, and
was later connected with Golf broth
ers at Cove, was in Mena Thursday,
the guest of R. Golf. Mr.. Carter was
only recently in Uncle SAINTS avia-
ton service at Kelly Field in Texas.
Prof G. M. Wood and Mrs. Wood,
and ]. C. Allen of Cove, accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. N. P. Stipp of Neo-
sho, Mo-, were here Thursday, driving
up with Mr.. Aliens car Mr.. Stipp
is county clerk of Newton county,
Missouri, and with Mrs. Stipp has
spent his vacation at Cove, returning
home that afternoon.
In the absence Of Father Gallagher,
who was visiting relatives at Little
Rock, the Rev Father G. F. X. Stras-
ner of Texarkana was called to Mena
to officiate at the funeral of Mrs
Phillip Schneider at st. Agnes church
Wednesday morning. Father Strass-
ner is chaplain Of Michael MeagheI
Memorial hospital at Texarkana.
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Odie Bates is the first of the Mena
boys who served overseas with the
142d Field Artillery, to return home
reaching Polk countys capital Thurs
day morning The young soldier is
a son of John Bates, and while he
saw many interesting things while in
Uncle Sans service, is glad to return
to Mena. He was mustered out at
Camp Pike.
Sergt. Chester Wood, who served
overseas with the 36th Division, ar.
rived in Mena Thursday morning to
be with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r
NJ. Woods. The young soldier was in
the engineering corps and was under
artillery fire many times, but did not
receive an injury. He was mustered
out Of service a few days ago at Camp
Bowie, Tex.
Changed Boarding House.
A mysterious stranger, claiming to
be a Mexican and giving his name as
Jose Rodriguez, and late of San Luis
Potosi, was placed in the county Jail
Wednesday morning on a charge of
vagrancy. The Mexican had been
staying at Hotel Mena but refused
to pay his board, leave or go to work.
Under the conditions X was decided