The Mena weekly star., 1920-02-12
PERSONAL NOTES

PERSONAL NOTES -~~---~->~----~~->S-----  Mrs. Ella Stickleman of Fogel is in Mena visiting friends. Mrs. w A. Warrington is visiting at the old home, Cove.
 Born to Mir. and Mrs. Will Cole, liv- ing west of Mena, Sunday, boy.
 J. M. Watkins of Hartley was in Mena Monday buying needed supplies.
 Mir. and Mrs. E. G. Culberson of Grannis were shopping in Mena Fri s day.
 Emmett Rowe and J. s. Pollard, ginners at Rocky were Mena visitors $ Friday
 c. B. Connally, merchant at Rocky, was in Mena Monday to get goods for his store.
 Miss Nola Winchell of Cove is spending the weekend with MT. and Mrs. R. A. Montgomery.
 Argus Rowe, who is now travel ing salesman, with headquarters at Fort Smith, spent Sunday with Mena friends.
 o. S. Harris and c. w. Heath were in Mena Monday to secure a casket for the burial of the formers father, Lute Harris.
 c. c. Cornelius of Texarkana and A. c. Kidd of Benton were in Mena Sat urday looking over timber lands of- { fered for sale.
 Rupert Steel, who is now travelling for the Osborne Grain Company of Fort Smith, spent the weekend at home in Mena.
 F. E. Davis of Mineola came to Mena Monday to secure furniture and other articles needed for the new home he and his bride have started.
 Phil Stevenson came up from Min eral Sunday with his son, Louis, who has been ill, and whom it was thought best to bring to Mena for treatment.
 Bert Whitaker, following visit with his parents, Mir. and Mrs. J. c. Whitaker, west of Mena, left Thurs lay for his home at Oklahoma City.
 Henry Davis, Griff McCauley and < Jeff McCauley, were Hartley repre- sentatives who were in Mena Friday buying farm supplies from local mer- ehants.
 Father Gallagher returned Thurs Hay afternoon from his two weeks visit at Florida points. He had an en- joyable outing, but was glad to get back to Mena.
 B. F. Thompson, one of Polk coun- ty's oldest settlers, observed his S4th Birthday Friday at his home. MT. Thompson has been resident of Polk epunty almost half a century, coming here in 1871 from Alabama.
 C. c. Eubanks is preparing to open new meat market on South Mena Street, having secured the George building adjoining the Johnson poul- try house. He expects to be ready for business the first of the week.
 William Woltman, first chair man at the Eddy barbershop, has purchased the home of J. K. Winton at 902 Third atreet. Mr. Winton, who is with the Watkins company shoe repair depart lnent, plans to leave soon for Florida.
 Rev. J. l.. Bedding was in Mena on Monday and among other matters of business, returned the marriage record of William L. Field and Miss Anna Fl Gray, whcm he married at his home near Mountain Fork Sunday morning.
 Mrs. Roy Mount and baby of Fort Smith came down to Mena Saturday to remain with Mena relatives until the epidemic of flu in the city is over. They were accompanied home by Miss Willie Mount, who spent the week end at Fort Smith.
 Mir. and Mrs. E. R. Bser of Heav- euer were visitors here Thursday. Mir. Biser, while in the city acted as pur- chasing agent for some Of his fellow railroad workers, getting articles of nerchandse they could buy cheaper here than at home.
 Mr. and Mrs. M M. Shields returned Sunday from Texarkana, where they had been to consult a specialist in re- gard to the formers health Mir. Shields is much encouraged from the trip and he believes the treatment pro- vided will help him.
 Mrs. Grace Mershon, who is attend ing business college at Fort Smith, came to Mena Friday to visit relatives and get away from the flu epidemic which is so severe at Fort Smith all schools have been closed and public &8therings prohibited.