The Mena weekly star., 1919-05-08


 to look after his interests in th., Ranger oil field.
 W. J. Barton of Cove and Carl Hen- derson of Hatfield were in Mena on business Monday.
 J. B. Goss left last Monday on a business trip to Fort Smith. expect ing to return Tuesday morning.
 D. M. Watkins and Ellis Goss left Monday afternoon to attend the State convention of the hardware dealers.
 Mir. and Mrs. B. N. Eddleman came from Heavener Saturday to look for a location, planning to move back to Mena.
 Mrs. George Haines was advised this week that her son, Earl. was among the troops who landed in New York last week from overseas.
 Mark P olney has an invitation to be at Gillham on Thursday to ofiiciate at the corner stone laying for a Masonic hall that is being built
 J. D. Budd went to Ogden Monday afternoon to look after work on his ranch. He reports that the alfalfa is about ready for the first cutting.
 J. c. Bowen, aged 20 years, of Ali, and Vida Lively, aged l6, of Stating ton, were granted marriage li- cense on May l by County Clerk Will Alexander.
 Mrs, Charles Kelley and two sons arrived Friday from Dierks for a visit at the homes of Mesdames D, M. Watkins and J. P. Randall sisters of Mrs. Kelley.
 Mrs. Guy Hawthorne and children left this morning for Fl Paso, Tex, where they will join Mir. Hawthorne who is in the employ of the Loose Wiles Biscuit Company.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. c. Lawrence and i, daughter, Mir. and Mrs. Frank Dusen- bury and Mir. and Mrs. D. M. Town. send spent Sunday in an outing at Beaver pond on Prairie creek
 Mir. and Mrs. R. l. Anderson are in receipt of a letter from their son Carl E. Anderson, in which he states that he had just returned from trip overseas in the U. s. s. Minnesota. 
 ' Miss Jennie Reed of Hatfield was a Mena visitor Saturday Miss Reed is one of the Polk county teachers and last term had charge of the Hick- ory Grove school near Board Camp
 Mir. and Mrs. J. N. Brogan and family were advised that Tom Bro. gan, member of the 151st Field Ar tillery, was among the troops to land in New York last week from overseas
 Mir and Mrs. P. l. Bittebrun, here from Ipswich, S. Dak., visiting at the home of MT. and Mrs. J. P. Callahan are arranging to locate on the Peter Mildfelt place in the western part oi the city
  Dr. C. c. Gunnels left last Monday for Dallas, Fort Worth and oth. CT Texas points to look after real es- tate holdings and to investigate tho oil situation in the Ranger and Burk- burnett fields.
 Mrs. L. S. Campbell, sister of Mrs Wright Prickett, arrived Friday from Foreman to be at the home of Judge Prickett and Mrs. Priekett until the judge recovers from the cerebral hemorrhage he sustained Tuesday evening.
 J. S. Hinson and Sam Fleming were in from Owens Chapel today bringing in load of household goods to be shipped to StOnewall, Ok, for Mir. and Mrs. Hardie Jones. Mr and Mrs. Jones have located on 2 farm near Stonewall.
 Dewey Cummings, the lad accident ally shot with Derringer pistol last Wednesday, Is reported in rather se- rious condition. He is suffering with peritOnitis The bullet in it's passage thru his body evidently pierced the peritoneun.
 Miss Nellie Winston sister of Mrs T. ]. WiIbanks. arrived h Mena on Saturday from Zwolle, La, for visit of a month with Mr. and Mrs. W.T. banks. Miss Winston is one of the teachers employed for the Mena schools for the coming term.
 Mr. ard Mrs. Gland WiIliford have spent last week at Fort Smith Mus kogee and other pointa- Mir. Wiih- ford is making the trip to gather fn- formation in reference to storing and curing sweee potatoes, 90 that he will be better able to handle the proposi- ton in Mena.
 Mrs. E. J. Frost of Vandervoort was here Monday to investigate and see If there will be anything left for her and the children after all creditors are satisfied by the sale of the 5unch Of eastIe owned by her husband and na0rtgzged three or four sines.
 J. L. Hagan, R. Fl. Nah, Joseph Robert and J. A. Reeves ara spending this week on fishing and oEsIng trip an Mountain Fork near the steel bridge. Mrs Hagzn and Alfred Rob er5 wsrs cut with them and returned Sunday night and report they were