The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-11
PERSONAL NOTES

IT EN NOOlNHL INV I0 Bert Cauley is assisting in the fur niture department at Jackson's.
 Argus Rowe of Fort Smith arrived in Mena Wednesday for a visit with his parents at Rocky.
 Mir. and Mrs, Horace Walters and family of Hartley were in Mena on Monday doing their Christmas buy ing.
 Mir. and Mrs. D. F. Brawley of Jen- nings, Ok, are in Mena to look after business and to visit the formers par ing on Route B.
 Jack Martin of Anadarko, Ok, is in Mena prospecting among local realty offerings for homes for a number of friends who plan to come to the Ozarks to live.
 W. R. Harvey of Stilwell, Ok. has purchased thru the Hamilton agency the farm home of Monroe Crawford, west of Mena, and plans to move to it in the near future.
 l. S. Hinson of near Acorn was in Nena Wednesday enroute with gas oline engine and wood saving outfit. He said he was thru trying to make fuel the old fashioned way.
 MT. and Mrs. H. Holman and baby were in Mena Monday shipping their household goods to their new home on farm west of Heavener. They have been farming near Corinth.
 Cashier and Mrs Ivan Rowe motor ed over from Caddo Gap and spent Sunday with Mena friends and rela- tives. Cashier Rowe reports con- tinued increase of business at the new bank.
 J. D. Molter received the sad news Thursday morning of the death of his aged mother at the old home at Ply mouth, Ind He left on the afternoon train for Plymouth to attend the burial
 Articles of agreement and incorpor ation for the newly organized ceme- tery association were filed Monday with Circuit Clerk W. L. Parker. The association is to take over and care for Odd Fellews cemetery.
 Mrs. G. W. Houck, who has been seriously ill at her home on Hickory avenue, is reported as improving. She is being assisted in being cared for by her niece, Mrs. J. w. Niles, who came to Mena from North Platte, Neb.
 J. G. Livesay of Nella, Scott coun- ty utilized four mules in bringing a load of eggs and poultry to Mena Fri day The load was sold to the White Produce Company for $103. Includ- ed in the load was 147 dozen eggs.
 Miss Beulah Neal came from Hat field Wednesday for a visit with her brother, LeRoy Neal, and family, who leave this week. the first to take up his work as postoffice inspector, and the others for a visit to relatives in Texas.
 M. H. Edwards and family of Big Fork were in Mena Thursday on their way to their new home near Coalgate, Ok. Mr. Edwards says he was born and raised in Polk county but wants to try farming in Oklahoma for once anyhow.
 
 the scene of mining operations the Bailey-Harris company is conducting on Cagle mountain. Mir. Bailey stated the force of eight men had been prin- cipally engaged in cross cutting a vein of manganese that he estimates is 80 feet wide.
 Volney Conn of near Egger was among the farmers who visited the Commercial Club Friday. Mir. Conn, who is numbered among the progress sive young farmers of the county. is interested in drainage project which will add to the productivity of a part of his land
 MT. and Mrs. William Patch of Mountain Home, Ark, are guests at Hotel Commercial. but have decided to make Mena their future residence Thru the Stuart Land Company they have bought the Haskins suburban home, west of the city, and expect to move to it soon. pair of rumors current in Mena concerning John Mckenzie, former citizen and now interested in cattle raising in Oklahoma, could not be verified by any of the local authorities One rumor was to the effect McKen- zle had been killed, while the other was that he had killed man.
 Land Company Gets First Car.
 The Stuart Land Company has talk en the first of the new Overland 4s brought to Mena by the Zachary Mot