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

Mena.
John D. Baker, secretary of the
Stuart Land Company, went to De
Queen today to spend a few days with
homefolks.
Mrs. C. A. Stewart of Kings Spur,
returned home Friday following a
visit in Mena with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Copelin.
George Emerson left Wednesday
afternoon for Little Rock to bring
back another truck for use in Polk
county.
e. L. Parr has moved his paint and
wall paper shop to the building OF
the Mena Hardware Company store,
making the change Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Quinn of Ink
were in Mena Wednesday on their re-
turn from visit with relatives at
different points in Nebraska.
]. S. Sterner of Egger was in Mena
Friday and secured from County Clerk
Alexander official permit to wed Miss
Dollie Roby, also of Egger.
County Clerk viii Alexander has
issued marriage license to w. q:
Rose and Miss Ozie E. Rose, both of
whom live at Wickes.
J. C. Love of Waldo, Ark, stopped
over in Mena Thursday on his re-
turn from Kansas City for a visit
with B. f. Kelly and family.
C. M. Joyner has moved his garage
from Jansen avenue to the Copelin
building on Pickering avenue and the
shop will be known as the Southside
garage,
A fishing quartet composed of DR..
J. G. Hilton, Walter Edwards, Earle
Galloway and G. A. Proctor, spent
Wednesday night on the banks of
Mountain Fork near Hatfield.
S. P. Hoover, of Egger, accom-
panied by his sons, George and James
Hoover, and nephew, Conrad Hoover,
were visitors at the Star Office Friday
and found much to interest them in
the mechanical end of the publication.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Watkins start
ed Thursday with their new Dodge
ear, purchased from f. w. Tomlinson,
for trip to Hot Springs, where they
expect to remain for several weeks.
Roy Miller came down from Kansas
City Saturday to visit old time Mena
friends. He is again employed by the
Kansas City Southern in the freight
claim department.
H. P. Potter of Pound City, Ok, is
in Mena investigating conditions and
hopes to find a location for himself
and number of friends who want to
live in the highlands of Arkansas.
A. o. Bennett, who recently came to
Mena from Wisconsin, has decided to
make his home in Polk county, and has
bought thru the Fair Realty Company
the William Owen farm at Old Potter
Mrs. Fl. w. Tate and son left on
Wednesday for Douglas, Ariz., after
a visit with friends and relatives in
Mena. They were accompanied by
Ivan Cunningham, who will spend the
winter at Douglas.
A number cs Macna citizens were at
Board Camp Sunday to attend the
closing services of revival meeting
conducted by the missionary Baptists.
Seven converts were baptised in the
creek at the close of the services.
M. and Mrs. j. d. Kaylor of Alex
andria, La, who had been visiting rel
atives near Dallas, left Thursday for
their home. Mrs. Taylor will be re-
membered as Miss Florence Thomp-
son.
w. R. Shinn, who has been visiting
! his old home in North Carolina, ar
rived home Friday afternoon. He
found many things of interest in the
land Of his boyhood, this being his
first visit there in many years.
| G. A. Proctor and Lloyd Board of
the Proctor Smith Motor Company,
accompanied by Mrs. Proctor and Mrs.
Board, left Friday for Ashdown,
where the men will get two new Ford
cars and drive them back to Mena for
delivery to local owners.
+. j. Ocenburger of Norman, Ok, aft
Ter a visit to his son, Edward Often
burger, at the head of Posey Hollow,
Is miles east Of Mena. has left for his
home. He was so pleased with the
country and the water, however, that
he may conclude to return.
! w. M. Veins of .Wickes is in Mena
to start the work Of building mod
ern seven-room bungalow for s. /.
Wood. The new structure will be at
/ the site of the present Wood home on
South Mena street. The house now
on the lots viii be moved to DeQueen
street, opposite the Lutheran church.
Doyle Rowe and family are in Mena
and expect to make the county seat
their home. Mr.. Rowe has been post
master at Potter. but has turned the
office over to his brother. and this
winter plans to be student at the
high school.
/! Miss Milree Smith on last Friday
closed her work as teacher of the Elm
Springs school during fhe suun,er