The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-10

r. Dolce, La, visited Mena friends Thurs day and left Friday morning for a visit with Mrs. Eddleman's mother at Wickes.
 A. k. Head and son, Olen, accom- panied by Sherman Wolfe, were up from Cove Friday, coming to meet Mrs. Head, who came in on Kansas City Southern train.
 City Clerk and Mrs. W. N. Martin, are the parents of baby girl, who came to their home on DeQueen street Thursday. The youngster is the tenth child for the happy parents.
 G. H. Cook of Mena has been awarded the contract for the paint ing of the new school house at Ida, Ok, and plans to start work as soon as needed materials arrive.
 Deputy Sheriff Amos Musgrave, ac- eompanied by Lon Hall, w. A. Blair and Dick Reynolds, motored up from Hatfield Saturday morning to attend the trial of L. s. Kennedy.
 Tut Harris, Hatfield business man, who was in Mena Saturday, brought the good news that the newly remod- eled Kansas City Southern depot at Hatfield was almost completed.
 +. A. Brooks of Charlotte, N. Car. spent the week end in Mena with his brother, J. C. Brooks. This was the visitors first trip to Mena and the first time he had seen his brother in ten years.
 Mr and Mrs F. Ramirs of Kansas City were guests at Hotel Mena Sat urday,. Mrs. Ramirs, who was for lnerly Mrs. Nellie Coughenor, came to Mena to look after local property interests.
 Mrs. C.. R. Montgomery and daugh- ter returned home Friday from Texar- kama, where they spent the past three weeks with Mrs. Ruth 0'Neill and fam fly and getting acquainted with the new granddaughter.
 Judge H. W. Finger held session of juvenile court Saturady afternoon at the courthouse and heard cases from Rich Mountain, Cove and Mena, wherein family troubles and school discipline were involved.
 J. A. Holmes of Lincoln, Neb., who spent week in Mena enjoying the beauty of the wooded hills about the city, left Sunday afternoon for De- Queen. where he will visit awhile. He plans to return to Mena later.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. J. Butler and lit- tie daughter arrived in Mena Mon day morning for short visit with Mrs. Buffers parents, Mir. and Mrs. T. R. Bates. The visitors live at Quinton, Ok, and motored to Poteau, finishing their trip to Mena by rail.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. J. Lauck and MT. and Mrs. R. Golf have returned from their trip to the new oil field at El- Dorado They made the trip in thee Lauck Dodge, which now has record of having travelled 900 miles without puncture.
 l.. A. McKeen was in Mena Satur- day, coming simply and purely to visit a day with relatives and friends. He says that, thus far, he does not feel the fruit on his place, Shady Corner" in the Ransom neighbor- heod, is in any danger.
 Dr. c. c. Gunnels came over from Little Rock Thursday morning to look after business matters and greet old friends. He reports that he and his associates in the oil company have ac- quired holdings in the new Eldorado fields and will probably drill well.
 
 ". ]. Tucker, who was among the farmers that took advantage of the rain Monday, and looked after busi- ness in Mena, is going to make an extensive experiment with sweet clover this year. He plans to plant about twelve acres of the legume with oats.
 Sheriff !. A. Thornton and daugh- ter. Miss Irene, have ended their first weeks round of tax collecting. They report a busy week tho they wrote not quite the usual number of re- ceipts. The extra work required in making out receipts this year makes the difference.
 Federal Inspector Grady Hand and Mrs. Hand have moved into their new home at the corner of DeQueen street and Hickory avenue, the property for merly occupied by John Bratcher. Mr. Bratcher and family have moved into their property recently purchased in the west part of the city.
 R.F. Miller, cashier of the bank at aft Oden, was in Mena Sunday to meet his brother, Joe Miller. of Durant: Ok. Another brother, Gip Miller of Paducah, Tex, arrived Monday and hurried to the family home at Oden: The boys were summoned because ef the serious illness of the father, John Miller.
 W. W. Fincher and Mrs. Maggie B. Pettet. both residents of the Old Pot CT neighborhood. came to Mena Sat lrday morning and after securing license from County Clerk Anderson. were married by the Rev. F F. Harrell. The ceremony was