The Mena weekly star., 1920-03-11
PERSONAL NOTES


 Jurd Newman and R. E. Roberts of Big Fork were in Mena Saturday to i get tools and other farm supplies.
 Mrs. Robert ConnalIy and baby came up from Potter Friday afternoon for visit with her parents, Dr. and l Mrs. J. G. Hilton.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. O. Brawley and two daughters left Tuesday morning for Bonneville, where they will visit with friends and relatives.
 w I. Mckinney left Friday after noon for Beaumont, and promised be- for leaving Mena he will return some- time before Christmas.
 Mrs. F. iR.rDavis Of Des Moines, Ia., arrived in Mena Friday afternoon to ] be with her mother, who is i'll at the home of her son, Chris Mathis, north east of Mena. Mrs. Davis was met in Mena by Mir. Mathis. 1 MT. and Mrs. T. c. Green are enter taining new baby daughter at their home on Stiiwell Heights, the new ar rival making her appearance Wednes- day morning. Mother and child are reported as doing nicely.
 Bud Nichols, who came up from Hatfield Friday, told of the sale of his farm, five miles west of that town, to c. A. Hammer of Howard county. MT. Hammer will take possession at once. The farm consists of 83 acres.
 Mrs. Charles Zweng and two chil- dren of Bloomington, H., reached Mena Tuesday morning to join Mir. Zweng here, and to visit old friends in their former home. They expect to spend the summer in Mena. J. J. Mershon is one of those who will have a garden plot in the business district. He has rented one of the lots on Mena street just north of the Com mercial Club office, and is having the ground prepared for planting.
 Gene Dickens, former Mena citizen, who has been living at Tulsa, has again taken up his residence in the old home town and this week entered the employ of the Watkins Hardware Company in it's harness department.
 A. B. Manor of Cove was in Mena Tuesday, coming with A. Carlin, who has just bought nice property at that place and proposes, he says, to get some of the fine air and water of this locality. He comes from Tulsa, Ok. |
 D. A. Neal, who has been living the past year at Corinth, Miss, is again in Polk county to look after mining and other interests in the vicinity of Hatton. Mir. Neal was in Mena Fri day to pay taxes and look after bnsi- ness. | J. .S. Jacks was in Tuesday from his farm southwest of Mena and arranged for a public sale of stock, household furniture, etc., at his place on March 16.. He says he has not sold his farm, but his folks are at Fort Smith, and he desires to join them there.
 H. w Crow of Ashley, Ills after looking over local conditions, decided to become resident of Mena, and on Friday arranged thru the Kelly -Strat- ton Company for the purchase of Miss Amelia Roberts property on Magnolia avenue. Mrs. Crow will wait here un- til the family arrives.
 
 The Mena Mercantile Company was compelled to conduct business Tuesday shorthanded, four of the salesforce being absent on account of illness. Secretary Treasurer T. c. Green, Miss Kittie White, Boss Bagwell and G. A. Kennett were all confined to their homes
 M. B. Fried came to Mena, mule back, Wednesday evening, accompany ing Curtis Patton, who had been to Big Fork, where he bought herd of 43 goats from MT. Fried, which he proposes soon to drive in and place in his land west of Mena. The two finished the long ride in the heavy downpour that came about 8 o'clock. Mir. Fried rode home Thursday.
 Morgan Pride and J. c. Henderson, two Horatio business men, were in Mena Monday sand Tuesday to look over local realty with the intention of locating here if they can find property that suits them. Mir. Pride has been living at Springdale, but believes Mena will suit him and his family bet ter, particularly so because of better educational facilities here.
 MT. and Mrs. J. A. Hogan of St. Louis, who once lived near Mena, have decided to again take up their home : here. Thru the Payne Realty com pany they have bought the suburban home of Capt. and Mrs. P. H. Miller, on the Southside and will take pos session at once. The Millers have in turn bought the Fran Settles place on Refine street.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. w. Byers of Sey- mour, Ia., made the long trip to Mena to visit Mir. and Mrs. l.. E. Byers, the two men being brothers. The Iowa Ell. AH~... kl~ =