The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-17

Deputy Sheriff Allie Duncan leIt Thursday for Little Rock to place John Dilbeek in the state hospital.
 Miss Anna Lawrence left Thursday for Texarkana to be with her broth CT, who is patient at the hospital.
 Miss Pearl Pettus of Union City, Tenn, who is living for the present at Hatton, was a Mena visitor Monday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ray Gift spent Sun day at Poteau with Mir. Gifts mother, returning to Mena Monday afternoon.
 Misses Lula Lilies and Irene Thomp son spent Sunday at Potter, the guests of Willis Thompson and fam fly.
 A. B. Marsh, Duke Wilson and Dav- i'd Littrell, all from Octavia, Ok, were attending to business in Mena Thurs day.
 c. L. Russell, prominent ranch man at Big Cedar, Ok, was in Mena Tuesday looking after business mat ters.
 1 K. A. Davis of Muse attended to business in Mena Tuesday. He bought a bale of cotton that sold at | 15 cents.
 Judge and Mrs. H. w. Finger went to Vandervoort Sunday upon receipt of message telling of the death of G. H. Barnes.
 Miss Jaunita Holt, who had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Ed York, in Mena, left Wednesday for her home at Broken Bow, Ok.
 T. D. Hampson of Fredonia, Kas., arrived in Mena Thursday to look after mining and other interests in the vicinity of Big Fork.
 J. T. Arlington of Mead Ok, is in Mena to visit his brother, w. s. Ar rington, and to get acquainted with conditions in Polk county.
 D. c. Hodges, former Polk county resident. but who has been farming near Wichita Falls, Tex, arrived in Mena Wednesday, for a visit with his son.
 W. G. Breeding, who has been in business at Fogel, has moved to Page, where he is now engaged in merchan- dising. He was a Mena visitor Mon day.
 Henry Weatherford of Holdenville, Ok, was in Mena Thursday and se- cured from County Clerk Anderson license to wed Miss Floyd Jones of Potter.
 George Roberson, one of the well known citizens of Scott county, whose home is near Ritz, was in Mena Fri day to look after business matters and to visit friends and relatives. J. s. Whitford, who recently sold his farm near Hatfield, has moved to Mena. and has bought me Furness suburban home in the ca [ part of the city for himself and family.
 J. D. Hampson of Fredonia, Kas., who had been in Mena to visit his brother, J. c. Hampson, and to look after interests in the local mining field, left for his home Sunday.
 A search of prisoners in the county jail is said to have revealed small saw and a file, which officers believed were intended to be used in an at tempt to escape from the stronghold.
 Members of the Presbyterian Church gathered at the Manse on Wednesday night and observed the twelfth anniversary of the coming to Mena of the Rev. T. A. Park and Mrs. Park.
 Mrs. Neil Williams, living west of Rocky, was brought to Mena Wednes- day to receive medical treatment and undergo an operation. She will be patient at the home of Bridget Clancy on Jones street
 ! Tom Huddleston, who recently re- enlisted in the navy, and who has been visiting his mother in Montgomery county, left Thursday for San Pedro, Calf, to report for duty in the sub marine service.
 Miss Lena Foster. who has been wis iting her uncle and aunt. Mir. and Mrs. Walter Foster, the past three weeks, left Thursday morning for her home at Talihina. Ok. Miss Foster i enjoyed her stay in Mena and hopes to make it her home some time. |
 Mrs. J. W. Jones and baby left Wednesday afternoon for Holly 1 Springs, Ark. Mir. Jones, who recently disposed of his teams and grading out tit used on the Jefferson highway, left Thursday but made the journey to his old home by the overland route. r. w. Wetzel of Shreveport, who is to be one of Mena's new residents. re- ceived his household goods Thursday. and had them placed in his new home on Stilwell Heights. His family is expected in Mena this week. MT. Wetzel is an expert cabinet worker and expects to open shop in Mena. T. W. Carroll, living south of Mena. who recently came to the highlands from Texas. has found conditions here so satisfactory that he has increased his hoidings of Polk county realty MT. Carroll has traded land he owned m the Lone Star state for the White quarter section southeast of Board Camp.
 Mrs. William Pettigrew of Acorn was in Mena Wednesday on her way home from Fort Smith. where che bad been to see Mir. Pettigrew at the hos lpital. She found him much improved and resting easily. Mrs. Pettigrew