The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-12-30

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PERSONAL NOTES
J. l.. Brown of Ida, Ok, was Mena
visitor Tuesday.
Roy Philpot of Egger was Mena
visitor Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Anders of Fort
smith, are visiting Mena friends and
relatives.
Henry Trout and baby daughter
left Tuesday for a visit with relatives
at Bokoshe, Ok.
Mrs. John Banks is at Hope, spend,
ing the holidays among relatives ana
old time friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gale Hume and baby
returned Tuesday from visit with
relatives at Spiro.
Joe Strahl, who has been working
at Laeygne, Kas., has returned to
Mena for the winter.
Cashier S. w. Duke of the First
National bank, left Tuesday on a
business trip to Little Rock.
DR.. B. H. Hawkins returned Tues
day from his Christmas visit with
home folks in Scott county.
Blake Barton of Fort Smith was in
Mena Wednesday enroute to Womble
to look after business matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Edwards have
returned from a Christmas visit with
friends and relatives in Yell county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Balm and baby
came down from Heavener Wednesday
for visit with Mena friends and rela-
tives.
Mrs. T. ]. Wilbanks and baby, who
spent Christmas in Mena with her
parents, returned Monday to her
home at Grannis.
o. L. Mays and Miss Perlie Miller,
both residents of Mineola, were
granted license to marry Tuesday
by County Clerk Alexander.
]. p. Foster of Cooper, Tex, is in
Mena getting acquainted with local
conditions with the object of bringing
his family here and going into BUSH
ness.
Rev. and Mrs. E. C. Rule and chill
dren, who have been guests of Rev.
and Mrs. F. F. Harrell, left Monday
afternoon for their new home at Dali
las, Tex.
Harvey Bolen of Oswego, Kas, re-
turned to his home Monday after
spending the Christmas vacation in
Mena with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
H T. Bolen
The department of commerce re-
ports that up to December IL there
were 1898 bales of cotton ginned in
Polk county as compared to 4,628
bales ginned in the same period in
1919.
f. W. Tomlinson has fitted up cor
ner of his DeQueen street Office as a
showroom for Dodge cars. The ar
rangement is one that makes an at
tractive setting for this popular make
Of auto.
Leroy Sanders of Seattle, Wash,
who came to Mena to see his nephew,
Paul Sanders, left Tuesday for his
home on the Pacific coast. This is the
first time uncle and nephew had met
in % years.
z. Carroll Of the Fair Realty Com
pany received the sad news Tuesday
that his mother was DYING at Valley
Head, Ala, ard left on the first train
for her home. A later message came
telling of her death.
ID. J. Reinstra left Wednesday for
his new home at Nederland, Tex. Mr.
Reinstra has not lost his interest in
Polk county, but will continue TO keep
posted on local happenings by read
ing The Star each week.
j. III. Massey of DeQueen, former
resident of Polk county, was in Mena
Tuesday and arranged to bring his
family back to the highlands to live.
He rented the suburban home OF MIR.
and Mrs. Albert Robertson and will
move to Mena as soon as possible.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Isittleton of
Ponca City, Ok, arrived in Mena Tues
day to visit relatives and to get ac-
quainted with the highlands of Arkan-
sas. They are guests of Mr.. Little
toms aunt, Mrs. Graham, at the Ozark
Freeman l.. Johnson, Polk county's
representative in the next Legisla-
ture, left Monday for Little Rock, to
confer with other members of the
general assembly regarding legisla-
ton that he proposes to submit dur
ing the coming term.
Many "Tramps" Visit Mena.
Mena Is receiving at the present
time visits from a class of travellers
that do not always receive the glad
hand of welcome from local residents,
The visitors come under the ciassifi-
cation of "boes," journeymen," but
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