The Mena weekly star., 1919-06-19


Flora and Faye. left Saturday night
for visit with relatives at Coushatta,
La
Hal L. Norwood spent Thursday in
the vicinity Of Hatfield looking over
the properties Of the Continental
Mining Company.
Dick Huddleston Of Waters is the
latest addition to the ranks of Ford
owners, receiving a five passenger Z
touring car last week.
Bascom Rhodes, who has just re-
turned from overseas service, was IN
Mena Thursday enroute to Wander
WORT to visit his mother.
Mrs. NJ A. Gardner, Mrs. Ira Hill
ton and son, and Mrs. Ervie Hilton
left Thursday for Sallisaw, Ok, for
a visit with friends and relatives.
Mayor Smith and C. A. Proctor, who
drove a pair of Ford roadsters from
Fort Smith to Mena, reported the
roads to Waldron good, but very bad
from Waldron to Mena.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. N. Ross and child,
who were called to Mena to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Ben Reno, sister of
Mrs. Ross, will return Saturday to
their home in Cleveland, Ok
Mrs. W. A. Laughlin and children
have come from Waco, Tex, to make
their home in Mena, Mr.. Laughlin
having purchased some time ago the
Gore property on Grandview Heights.
The new Fordson tractor brought
to Mena by the Proctor-Smith Motor
Company was used Wednesday in
grading Hickory avenue from De-
Queen street to Eighth street.
T. R. Bates of Hatfield has bought
his fourth Ford from the Proctor
Smith Motor Company, two touring
cars and two trucks. He received the
fourth car this week, five passen-
ger touring car
While at the Enid Mining Company
property on Brushy Greek, Thursday,
g. W. Brown killed one of the largest
diamond rattlers ever known in this
section. 1t was six feet long and had
10 rattles and button.
d. D. Lichlyter, who has been con-
Quoting a restaurant business in
Mena for sometime, has leased the
Upton Hotel, corner Sherwood and
DeQueen, and is putting it in shape
for an increased business.
Mrs. Will S. MacLafferty and son,
Master James, and three daughters,
will leave Monday to spend the sum-
mer with relatives in Minnesota
They viii go first to Minneapolis, but
viii make visits at other points.
There are four Polk county young
men in the famous Wildcat Division
which recently returned from France
and who are expected to come home
soon. They are George Chambers,
John Mildfelt, Grover Winton and
Robert Beavers.
County Judge H. w. Finger spent
Thursday at Ashdown in consultation
with Prosecuting Attorney A. d. Du-
laney concerning county affairs. He
also stopped at DeQueen, where he
found that the courts were busy try
ing men for violation Of the tick
eradication regulations.
Mrs. L. II. Sutton and daughter,
Miss Louise, and son, Master George,
arrived in Mena this afternoon from
Beaumont, Tex, to spend at least
month at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. j. Smith on Grandyiew Heights
This will be the third summer that
Mrs Sutton has spent in Mena
Daniel G. Brook, who recently re-
turned from overseas service, has
started in business for himself by
opening a restaurant on South Mena
street He was a member of Co. 1,
both Infantry, SD Division, and was
one of the Ia men in the company Of
$50 that escaped the casualty list. He
is making an interesting exhibit of
war relics in his place Of business.
Just few days were lacking to
make full two years between the |
time Wallace Goss enlisted in Uncle !
Sans service and his return to Mena. !
The young soldier arrived in Mena /
Friday from overseas service, having |
spent II months with the A. E. f. He |
will visit his sister, Mrs. Oscar AL !
ford, and then visit his mother in Kan |
sas City before returning to Mena to
live.
James Pegram, H. e. Manning and !
Sam Riding arrived home Wednesday |
from their trip to the Desdemonia
field in Texas, where they went to
look after oil interests. Sidney Duke |
will return later in the week. After
seeing the feverish activity around
Desdemonia the returning Menaites
said on their arrival home that all
previous reports didn't half tell the
story.
Fred w. Gray, druggist at. Cove,
spent Friday in Mena on business.
Mr.. Gray reports that the volume of /
his business last month exceeded that |
of any other month since he has been
in business, and part of the increase,
at least, he says is directly tracable to !
the advertisement carried in the Cove |
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