The Mena weekly star., 1920-02-05

winter here. They were in Mena Fri day to secure rooms.
 Price Parker camc down from Po- teau Wednesday for g visit with home folks.
 visit with relatives at mdianola, Ok, and vicinity.
 Ira Kellar came up from Hatfield Thursday to get two new Fords which will be used by new owners in that town.
 MT. and Mrs. E. H. Condrey of St. Edwards. Neb., are guests at Hotel Mena, and may decide to locate in Polk county.
 Lum Lilies, F. z. Davis and Ora Cox were among the Big Fork farmers who were buying supplies in Mena Thursday.
 J. J. Coker of the Southwestern En- gineering Company returned Thurs day from Little Rock, where he had been to look after business for the company.
 Rev. F. F. Harrell was called to the courthouse Wednesday evening to unite in marriage John H. Moore of Zafra, Ok, and Miss Ezra Nichols of Hatfield.
 Born to Mr and Mrs. Frank Mann of McAlester, Ok, at the home of Mrs. Mann's parents, MT. and Mrs. E. Horrine, South Ninth street, Mena, on Wednesday, January 28, daughter.
 Don Winton, Jr., was in Mena Thursday looking after business mat ters before going to his new home at Muse, Okla. at which place he and his father are now conducting a store
 Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Hawkins of At lanta, Ga, after visits to Pennsylvania and North Arkansas. have decided to stay in Mena for while if they can find place that is suitable to their needs.
 J s. Rogers of Chant, accompanied by E. L. Rogers and Doc Taylor, was brought to Mena Wednesday to re- ceive medical treatment. It is feared he will have to undergo an operation for appendicitis.
 Ben Strauss has returned from Kansas, where he bought 29 head of fine fat steers to supply beef for his Mena patrons. The animals were un- loaded Thursday and taken to the Strauss abattoir.
 John Rials of Board Camp was in Mena Wednesday to receive medical treatment for an ulcerated eye. He had intended to go to Fort Smith until he found he could get the desired treatment in Mena.
 w. R. Cole, Southside merchant, is one of the first business men who have eXprest willingness to join in with other retailers and try out the Neo- sho plan, which was outlined in re- cent issue of The Star.
 Claude Witherspoon, George Faulk- ner, Henry Faulkner, Arnold Faulk-
 
 ty of farmers from the Hartley neigh borhood who brought cotton to the Mena market Thursday.
 Frank Sims returned Wednesday from Kansas City, where he bought carload of young mules which will be sold at auction Saturday at Wickes. He found mules in big de- mand and prices higher than usual.
 G. D. Ward, who underwent an op- eration at a Texarkana hospital for relief from injuries suffered while en- gagged in jumping contest at his home near Holly Springs, was in Mena Thursday on his return home. He was able to return sooner than ex- pected, tho not fully recovered. The young man was accompanied by his sister, Miss Ova Ward, who has been at Texarkana with him.
 Mansell Jones, living west of Mena, was in the city Thursday to arrange for the burial of Mrs. Jones's mother, Mrs. Lou Ida Phelps, who passed away at the Jones home Wednesday night. Mrs. Phelps was 89 years of age, and the widow of a pioneer Bap- tist minister of Polk county. Funeral services were held Friday with burial at the Rocky cemetery.
 Miss Mercedes Jones, a former Mena girl, daughter. of Ike Jones, but now a resident of Arkadelphia. is to go on the lyceum platform starting next September. Miss Jones, now teacher at Mountain Home College, has taken a fellow teacher as team mate, and they have secured a con- tract with leading bureau for the season. The two will be known as the Merry Musical Maids, and give pro gram of music and readings, some of which are Miss Jones's own compost tion. The young lady is a niece of Miss Kittie White of the Mena Mer- q Q tat ia. Gon,ar,ara,r -