The Mena weekly star., 1921-01-27

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 W. E. Stevens and son of Opal were Mena visitors Tuesday.
 w. w. Roberts of Big Cedar, was in Mena Thursday looking after busi- ness matters.
 Local merchants have received their first shipments of Irish potatoes for spring planting.
 Mir. and Mrs. Will Alexander and son, after a few days at Fort Smith, returned home Sunday.
 T. H. Duke, ,Sr., who had been visit ing his sons in Mena, left Thursday for his home at Prescott, Ark.
 Miss Ethel Massey of DeQueen, spent Sunday in Mena with her par ents on Bethesda Springs road
 MT. and Mrs. W. II. Mize of Cove spent Sunday in Mena at the home of MT. and Mrs. c. J. Branstetter.
 Father Gallagher of St. Agnes church left Sunday for visit with his mother and sister at Little Rock.
 Rev. s. J. Oslin, who has been con dueting a normal school of music at Braggs, Ok, has returned to Mena Tor a few days rest.
 V, w. St. John returned Sunday from Little Rock. where he attended the midwinter meeting of the Arkan- sas Press Association.
 Miss Leonora Rector went to Cove CT the early train Monday morning to look after matters in her line as county probation officer.
 MT, and Mrs. M. Martiny, who are spending the winter at Los Angeles, are enjoying their stay in sunny Cali fornia, but hope to get back to Mena by April 1.
 The infant child of Mir. and Mrs. Ward Cheever, residing at Seventh street and Janssen avenue, died Sat urday night and was buried Sunday afternoon at Odd Fellows cemetery
 The newborn son of Mir. and Mrs. Oliver Harrison, died Saturday at the family home on Stilwell Heights and burial took place Sunday at Board Camp cemetery.
 Embry Randolph who has been i'll, is somewhat improved, and is plan- ming to go to the sanitarium at Bonneville, as soon as possible to get in and receive treatment.
 $. P. Quisenburg was making final proof on his homestead entry west of Hatfield in Mena Friday He was &C., companied by M. C. and M. R. Dale of Hatfield, as witnesses.
 The hearing of Herbert Williams charged with assault upon Jasper Middleton, was not held Saturday on account of the absence of material witnesses and was continued until January 29.
 Ii. F. Haag of Kansas City, signal engineer of the Kansas City South ern, was in Mena Monday in consulta- tion with Jack Alger regarding a new system of railroad signalling the To- .cal man has invented
 Judge H. w. Finger, Engnee J. F. Haley and Commissioner I. 0. Smith have gone to Little Rock to see about securing another appropriation of state and federal funds to be used on the Jefferson highway.
 The hearing of the charge against K. F. Putnam was transferred from Justice Smiths court in Mena to Justice Neal at Grannis and will be heard there at the request of Deputy Prosecuting Attorney B. J. Stuart.
 Fish Norris, young son of Mir. and Mrs R. L. Norris, has a trained dog chat rides bicycle with his young master The dog climbs on Fish's back and the pair attracts no little attention as they travel over the city. w. w. Johnson was in Justice s. Il. Smiths court to answer charge that he had abused his wife When Mrs. Johnson informed the court that her husband had not intentionally struck her. Justice Smith discharged the accused.
 Mrs. E. B. Wright, living west of Meua, left Wednesday for Liberty. Neh. where she viii visit relatives. She was accompanied on her journey by her brother, Herman Kirschner, of Liberty, who had been visiting at the Wright home.
 The Star received the announce ment of the birth of an eight-pnilnd girl Tuesday, January IS, to Mir. and Mrs. Ira Titus at Center. Tex. Mir. Titus is the son of Mir and Mrs. E. A. Titus of near Dallas. The little one has been named Frances Louise.
 Mrs. ". M. Pettigrew of Acorn was in Mena Friday to begin what she termed was her first vacation in ten years. She left on No. for Catch vile, Mo, where she vii visit awhile and then go to her old home at Ham, burg, Ia., for visit with friends and relatives.
 MT. and Mrs. James Tweedy have written Mena friends that they are TOW well located at San Diego, Calif., and are enjoying the California eli mate. Mrs. Tweedy writes that everyone has garden, and that they will soon have strawberries and sweet peas.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank TomIinson and R. A. Tomlinson left Saturday after noon for Alden. Ia. where they will attend the burial of Mrs. Glenn T. Smith, who passed away at Tacoma,