The Mena weekly star., 1921-01-13

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 Runny Lawrence of Waters was uena visitor Friday.
 Mas Agnes McClelland of Wickes, ;s visiting friends in Mena.
 e. Allen. banker at Vandervoort, gas a Mena visitor Saturday.
 Mrs T. A. Winton returned Friday com visit with her sisters at Fort Smith.
 Miss Willie Mount has returned from a weeks visit with relatives near Ransom.
 Isaac Bates and Boss Dilbeck were Rio Fork residents who transacted husiness in Mena Friday.
 clav Vaught of Hatfield was Mena visitor Saturday, and renewed bis subscription to The Star.
 Mir. and Mrs. Robert Fortner and hsbv of Cove visited Mir. and Mrs. c. r. Swatty in Mena Saturday.
 Tohn Goodner of Waters, was ill uena Friday visiting old time friends and getting supplies for the Huddles- ton store
 Miss Leonora Rector was at Wickes and Grannis Thursday to look up mat tars connected with her work as coun- ty probation officer.
 John Wimberly and family left Thursday morning for their new home near Ashland, Ok, where they will try farm life this year.
 Among citizens of Ali attending to matters of business in the county seat Saturday were F. F. Edwards, J. F. Abee and John Rowton.
 Freeman l.. Johnson left Saturday afternoon for Little Rock to begin his duties as Polk county's representative
 
 Despite the low prices some cotton continues to be offered for sale in the Mena market. A few bales were sold Saturday at prices ranging from ' to 10 cents.
 Mrs. J Fl. Burnett of Bentonville, is in Mena to visit MT. and Mrs. J. M. Rurnett and await the arrival of her husband. who is moving from that city to Polk county. A. ". Youkey is one of Mena's poul- try fanciers, who was happy Friday when he received word that he had won first place with his Langshangs at the Fort Smith poultry show. ]. N Lambert, a veteran surveyor, who makes a speciality of measuring land described by metes and bounds, came in from Egger Wednesday look ing up lands on which he is now work ing.
 Homer Pigg, county farm agent at Hampstead county, and former county superintendent of Polk county schools, was in Mena Saturday to look after matters of business and to greet old time friends.
 C.F. Tomlin, travelling salesman for i the Faeth Iron company, who makes Mena his headquarters, will travel I over his route in a new Ford coupe, which he secured Friday from the ! ProctOr-Smith company. \ Elmer McDonald and Tone Luns- # ford of Ida, Ok. were in Mena Thurs # day on business, and among other &matters sought painters who will go I to Ida and paint the new $5,000 school house just recently erected. 4 Mir. and Mrs. D. F. Wilcox and #children left Wednesday afternoon for < their new home at Hominy, Ok. They \ have been residents of Polk county for forty years but want to try life 4 on an Oklahoma farm for at least once, they say.
 N Dir. and Mrs. W. L. Harrison and 4 little son have come to Mena to make their home They will occupy the Ballauf property at Eighth street and % Hickory avenue. MT. Harrison will be Associated with his brother-in-law, w. E E Holt, in the latter's store q Levi Pigg, former Mena citizen, now located at Fort Smith, was greet xng old time friends Saturday. Levi is now travelling for a coal company land plans to move his family from Aurora, Mo, to Fort Smith as soon Has he can find vacant house.
 The Eek second hand store has been moved to the building on South Mena street, formerly occupied by the Star Service station. The building vacated by the Eek store has been occupied by new restaurant which opened Sat urday with MT and Mrs. w. o. Starr il charge.
 MT. and Mrs. G. w. Hewitt and two hidren. former residents of Newton bounty, Missouri, are in Mena to make heir home, believing the pure water pf this section will benefit Mir. Hew- US health. Until they find home nat suits them they will be guests at The Ozark.
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