The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-09-02


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PERSONAL NOTES
Mrs. j. E. Woodson and Mrs. Berry
Davis returned Monday from visit
at Hope.
John d. Baker of DeQueen came up
Tuesday morning on business for the
Stuart Land Company
Dave Fryar, merchant at Seminole,
Ok, was in Mena Monday on his way
to Oden to visit relatives.
]. A. Mitchell of Board Camp, and
his mother, left Tuesday morning for
Russellville to visit relatives.
Miss Elva Reed of Texarkana ar
rived in Mena Monday afternoon for a
visit with relatives and friends.
Sam LoonUs of Board Camp was in
.dena Wednesday on his return from
2 business trip to Texarkana.
The interior of the Southside school
is being improved in anticipation OF
the formal opening of school next
Monday.
Mrs. w. w. Philpot and son, Rus
sell. of Egger were in Mena Tuesday
on their way to visit relatives at Cal
vim, and Alvin, Ok.
F. Z. Dickerson, formerly in the
employ of the Bank of Vandervoort
in a clerical capacity, was in Mena
Monday seeking employment.
Earl Goddard of Milwaukee. Wis,
arrived in Mena Monday afternoon
and will make an extended visit with
his brothers and sisters in Mena.
w. B. Anderson and little daughter,
Marie, were in Mena Tuesday and
Wednesday, and paid visit to the
mechanical department of The Star.
J. F. Cottman of the Ink neighbor-
hood is arranging a public sale
to be held at his place September Is.
Mr.. Cottman will sell his livestock.
R. A. Feds of Opal secured the first
marriage license during September.
He was in Mena Wednesday and Sc
cured official permit to wed Miss Iva
Miller Of Egger.
Mrs. w. A. Worthington left Mon
day afternoon for Kansas City. Her
stay will be indefinite, having been
called to the city because of the i'll
ness of her sister.
Mrs. c. F. Leas and son and daugh-
ter of Grannis were Mena visitors
Tuesday, having come particularly to
make arrangements for the son, Rob-
ert, to attend Mena high school.
W. E. Holt and ]. E. Bishop left
Monday afternoon for st. Louis to
buy goods for the Holt store. They
may continue their buying trip to
Chicago and the eastern markets be-
fore returning to Mena.
L. F. Shirley and r. c. Robards
two well known citizens living near
Oden, utilized truck to come to
Mena Monday and hauled back q load
Of builders supplies to be used in the
erection of new homes they are build
ing.
Fred o. Yeakey was up from Hat
field this week to get the equipment
and supplies for the /. o. o. F. En-
campment which was recently estab-
lIshed at Hatfield, taking the place Of
the organization which formerly exist
ed in Mena.
After many years residence in Polk
county, Joe Boehn, living on the Foran
Gap road, had decided to try Texas
life for while. He has sold his cron
to Francis Sanders, and will leave
soon fer his farm, so that he can re-
turn home in case Texas fails To sniff
r. p. Aubrey, who came IN Me,o
from Wapanucka, Ok, last week. has
begun work as salesman at w n
Hollis. He has bought thru the Stuart
Land Company the j. A. Bates pron.
erty on South Eleventh street and
VIII live there with his family.
Mrs. K. +. Putnam of the Nunlev
neighborhood left Tuesday night for
La Harpe, ILL.,, in response to a mes.
sage announcing the death on Mon.
day OF her brother, Maurice lee a
Alberta, MINI. The remains will he
brought to La Harpe for interment
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Waters and
Two sons who motored from Ratae,
VILE to Mena the first of the week
returned to their home Tuesday fol
lowing a visit with Rev. H. t. Wat.
ers and family. They were accom-.
panied to Mena by M. +. Waters
father Of the Rev. Mr.. Waters WIZ
will remain in Mena. Wv
y. r.. Sims and sons. Bartlett and
=. H., Jr. were up from Cove Ties
day.. making the trip in wager
While here Mr.. Sims purchased :
sorghum mill which he will use fo,
ms own crop as well as for his neigh.
oors. Crops are looking better in a.
Cove neighborhood this wear than g.,
some time, Mr.. Sims reported ~
MI and Mrs. Lawrence Porter =,
Butler, Ok, arrived in Mena Sat,,, ~
Jay Tor a visit with relatives and
friends. Mr.: Porter returned 10 his