The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-06
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 G. W. Petty left Sunday afternoon on business trip to Dallas, Tex.
 P. s. Jones and family of Big Cedar, Ok, were trading in Mena Friday.
 County Judge H. w. Finger was in Wickes on official business Thursday. T. c. Allison and family came over from Chant, Scott county, to trade with Mena merchants Friday.
 B. A. Garrett of Vandervoort was in Mena Thursday. He is consider ing being candidate for county clerk.
 J. H. Edwards of Big Fork was among those from distance who were in Mena Monday, getting farm sup plies.
 Dr. Ernest Blackburn of Memphis, Tenn, cousin of Mrs. Mary B. Wig strand, paid short visit to Mena last Friday night.
 W. A. Weeks of Watson, Ok, was in Mena Thursday and secured a marriage license to wed Miss Louella Taphorn of Cove.
 Mir. and Mrs. T. A. Allen and daughter lola left Friday for Fort | Smith to spend the week end with re- latives and friends.
 Chris Swanson came up from Wickes Thursday and secured li- cense to wed Miss K. V. Pitchford, resident of Wickes. J. L. Lewis of Hugo, Ok, is in Mena to look after property interests in the house at Ninth and Hickory, which burned early in March. J. B. Goss and Ellis Goss and their families motored to Big Fork Sunday to spend the day with relatives. They found the roads good in most places.
 Miss Evalena Hill and brother, AL fred Hill, came up from Potter on Wednesday to attend the wedding of Miss Beulah Neal and s. H. Copeland. Mrs. John w. Brateher left Wednes- day afternoon for Fort Smith to vis- I it relatives, and will also go to Texas l for a visit before returning to Mena.
 
 Mrs. K. M. Edwards, mother of Mrs Joe Kirkland, returned Monday to her home in Oklahoma, west of Hatfield following visit at the old home near Holly Springs.
 James H. Shrader and Miss Lena ] Workler, both residents of Page, came to Mena Friday and after securing a marriage license were married by the Rev. F. F. Harrell. i Horace G. Duke of Prescott is ir Mena visiting his brothers, Fred, Sid ney and T. H. Duke. The young man will assist in the cashiers cage at the Duke -Magruder store.
 J. F. Manley and Charles o. Pugt of Memphis, Tenn, who are interest ed in chain system of retail stores are in Mena looking for an opening for. one of the business places.
 Clyde Gatlin is trying out new Chevrolet car which he secured from c. w. Copelin. c. S. Tankersley came up from Cove on the train Sunday and drove back in new Chevrolet. ! w. w. Fincher left Thursday af. ternoon for Fort Madison, Ia., where he will visit his mother. He plans to spend about two months in the i Northern states before returning tc Mena.
 A carload of machinery and equip ment for the Blodgett Bridge Com pany of Shreveport has been unloaded at Mena. The Blodgett company will build the bridges on the Jefferson Highway.
 E. ". Dellinger of Ben Lomond and Miss Viola Armstrong of Horatic motored to Mena Friday morning, se- cured a marriage license and were married at the courthouse by the Rev F. F. Harrell.
 Mr and Mrs. c. D. Baker were al DeQueen Sunday to see their son John D. Baker, secretary of the Stuart Land Company, who left Monday foi Wichita, Kas., to open up an office for the company.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. w. Ward who live between Mena and Bethesda Springs shopped in Mena Wednesday and ar ranged for The Star to go to their