The Mena weekly star., 1919-01-23

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Gene Harper has sold to R. A.
Montgomery his forty acre farm one
and one-half miles east of Mena on
the Cherry Hill road.
Miss Katherine Brogan has re-
sumed her work as stenographer at
the Proctor-Smitho garage after ill
ness of several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Thornton and
children left Thursday morning for
Tex, to investigate the
country in that vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. E. Lindsay returned
Wednesday from Vandervoort, where
they attended the funeral of Otis
Bell, son of Mrs. James Nations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Sims of Pitts
burg, Kas., reached Mena Thursday
morning to make a visit of a few
days with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. II. Sims.
Mrs. leila Standridge and two chill
dren of Coalgate, Ok, arrived in
Mena Thursday morning enroute to
Big Fork, where they will visit with
her father, r. ]. Alternately.
Mrs. w. j. Thompson who for a
month had been at the bedside of her
Mrs. S. G. Davidson. re-
turned to Heavener last week to be
at her own home for few days.
Miss Anna Wood, home demonstra-
ton agent for Polk county, went to
Hatton Thursday afternoon to in
struct the young ladies in the school
there in building fireless cooker.
Sergt. Roy Mount, who had been
spending furlough in Mena with his
wife, left Thursday afternoon for
Camp Travis, Tex. to resume his
service with Uncle Sans fighting
men.
DR.. A. E. Wiley and family have
moved from Bethesda avenue to their
former home on Seventh street. DR..
Wiley has increased his realty hold
ings by purchasing four more lots
close to his home.
Word received. from Fayetteville
states that A. H. Scoggin is seriously
Ill at at his home there with the in
fuenza. The former Mena mayor
was the last of his family to succumb
to the epidemic.
Bascom Finger, who is EMPLOYED
with a tie inspecting crew near Hous-
ton, Tex, came in Wednesday to
spend few days in this vicinity
while the crew is working in the terri
tory south of Mena.
Mrs. w. A. Baker and daughter re-
turned Thursday from an extended;
visit at Manhattan, Kas. They were
accompanied to Mena by Mrs. Bakers
son-in-law. ". E. Almgren, who will
visit in Mena for while
H. H. Talton, local manager for the
Commonwealth Public Service Com
oany, on return from a business trim
north Wednesday, was joined by Mrs.
ralton at Fort Smith, and they now
are at home at 410 DeQueen street.
Charles Chambers, who has been
living near Ida, Ok, was IN Mena on
Friday enroute to Yocana, where he
will live, having purchased the Clip
Switzerland, farm. He left Oklahoma
because he found it less healthful
han Arkansas.
Mrs. L. j. Carter of Wilburton, Ok,
Who had been at Rocky to visit her
father, DR.. R. T.. Connally, was in
Mena Friday enroute to her home.
DR.. Connally, who is one of Polk
,ounty's Oldest settlers, has been in
poor health for some months.
Perry Barnes, former Mena resi-
tent, but whose parents now live at
Phoenix, Ariz., is in the city to visit
Did friends. The young man has just
returned from three months overseas
service. He was member of the
1917 class of the Mena high school,
M. F. Fisher and the Rev, ]. ".
Kelly of the Cherry Hill neighbor-
hood aver they started from home on
Wednesday morning but they did not
reach Mena until Friday morning.
The condition of the roads is respon-
'ible for the alleged delay, they said.
Joe Ogden, son of ]. r. Ogden, ar
lived in Mena Friday morning, hav-
ng been mustered out Of service. He
has been overseas with the Motor
Transport Corps, and comes back
nome with wounded hand, received
when two army trucks crashed to-
yether.
Deputy Sheriff " l. Ellsworth left
asst Saturday morning for Camp
Pike to turn over to the military au-
,horities two men who have been held
n the Polk county jail for robbery of
he X. C. s. railway station at Van
iervoort The men are BENJAMIN
Brown and James R. Kenney.
Browns parents live in Mena.
Frank Follman and wife, Of Keota,
Ia, reached Mena Friday morning
Tor a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Tauley. Mrs Follman and Mrs. eau
~ are cousins. Mr. r IMAM he's
,een IN the hotel business n Iowa fer
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