The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-10-07

G. L. Campbell of Ludington, La,
has bought thru the Stuart Land com
pany, an so acre farm of w. 7. Whit
tenberg near Nunley and plans to
make it his home in the future.
The Proctor Smith company sold
the only Ford in stock Tuesday, w. w.
Fincher getting it. However, the COM
many has another carload enroute to
Mena and expects the new supply any
day.
An auto party composed of M. H.
and M. C. Bird, Wallace. Bob and
Osa Monroe, drove from Waldron to
Mena Monday. The young men came
over to attend the initiation at the
Knights Templar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Shields. Mrs.
Pearl Dean, j. II. Hamilton and AL
fred Aronmus, composed a party of
Mena residents who left Monday af-
ternoon for Houston, Tex, to attend
the confederate reunion.
f. "A. Hodson Of Little Rock, expert
e0tton grader with the state market
ING bureau, was in Mena Tuesday to
look over the local bonded warehouses
with view Of having the department
assist in handling the new crop.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. W. Hurlbut of
Elkader, Ia, returned to their home
Tuesday afternoon following pleas
ant visit in Mena with relatives. Mrs.
Hurlbut is an aunt Of Mrs. A. M. Win
ton and Mrs. I. A. Allen.
A telephone message from Texar-
kama today gives the information that
Mrs. Frank Sims had undergone a
very serious operation and had come
from under the anesthetic in as good
condition as could be expected.
Senator Ben Fl. Johnston. Postrnas-
ter r. l.. Fuller, Guy May, Henry
Rose and E. B. Miller were among
the Waldron men who were in Mena
Tuesday to attend the ceremonies by
the Knights Templar commandary.
w. G. Fowler, Walter Bates and
Hamp Alternately were three Big Fork
men who brought walnut logs to Mena
Wednesday. The logs come from the
forest reserve near Big Fork and will,
be shipped to gun stock factory in
Missouri.
Property owners on DeQueen street
and Sherwood avenue have arranged
to have low places in the street filled
with rock. Street Commissioner
Goodner started the work Wednesday,
getting a supply of native stone to fiji
the holes in the thorofare
T. r. Jones, Sr., has started the
annual work of the commissioners Of
accounts, and is busily engaged at
the county house, examining the rec
ords Of the county officials. The
other members Of the body are w.
M. Martin and H. N. Smith
Jim Thomasson, charged with as
saulting Deputy Sheriff Will Reeves
at Grannis, pleaded guilty before
Justice S. H. Smith Monday and was
fined $25 and costs. An additional
charge of disturbing the peace was
also made against him and second
fine of SIS imposed.
Justice Of Of the Peace w. Il. Flick
had his first case Monday when He
was called upon to hear the evidence
in the charge Of disturbing the peace
against r. F. Putnam. Mr.. Putnam
took change of venue from Justice
S. H. Smith. After hearing the evil
dence Justice Flick fined Mr.. Put
man SIS and costs.
A marriage license issued on Sept.
"a to O. M. Coogan and Miss DOVE
Bates, two Board Camp residents.
was returned Sunday unused to C6un-
ty Clerk Alexander. It is said that
the bride TO be was only 16 years
of age, tho her age was given to the
county clerk as 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Owens and
daughter, Emma Frances, were in
Mena Tuesday morning on their re-
turn from trip to Ashdown, Tex
arkana and Little Rock, having visi-