The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-19
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 Mir. and Mrs. E. H. Butler of Hatfield motored to Mena Tuesday for shopping trip.
 Mrs. E. J. Morden of Alexander, Ark, reached Mena Monday after noon for a visit of a week or more with her son, County Superintendent W H. Morden, and family.
 S. I. Wood has joined the lists of those who keep a Ford in the family. He secured one of the new touring cars Monday from the Proctor-Smith company.
 The Starr Real Estate agency has sold the W. M. Southern farm of 50 acres near Ransom, to George J. Allen, whose father recently sold his suburban home in the northeast part of Mena.
 E. N. Mccall, district manager for the Bell Telephone Company of West ern Arkansas, with headquarters in Fort Smith, was in Mena Tuesday in conference with H. w. Roberts. local manager, on company business.
 
 Strawberries from the Berry Cherry Farm are now being shipped to Kan sas and Oklahoma points to buyers who sent in their orders thru the Commercial Club. Twenty-one crates were marketed from the farm Mon- day.
 Hal Norwood dropped legal cares T.snc1ox. 1,<(& r.. kama, where he will join a party of attorneys and jurists of the Gateway City for an outing on Lake Yarbor- ough, famous fishing resort in the southwest part of the state
 H. E. Fitz, who was forced to quit his hotel building job at Noel, Mo, and return home Monday, on account of an attack of blood poisoning, was resting somewhat easier Wednesday. The infection is believed to have started from small eruption on his chin.
 Charles Billingsley of Horatio is in Mena seeking a summer home for his family, whom he desires to get in q more favorable climate than Sevier county during the heated period While in the city he is the guest of Mir. and Mrs. J K. Lewis on Tenth street.
 Miss Marie Monroe started Wednes- day on her new duties as bookkeeper and cashier at Petty's. She will serve during the absence of Mrs. Boyd Laf- lin, who starts on her vacation this week. Mrs. Laflin and children will go to Shreveport for a visit with Mr. i Laflin's mother.
 Mir and Mrs. J. Y. Mckee of Dodge City, Kas., reached Mena Tuesday af- ternoon for a visit with their son. Joe Mckee, and wife. Mir. Mckee plans to have his parents stay as long as possible in Mena and get acquainted with the joy of living in the beauty spot of the world.
 A. H. Crawford of near Holly Springs, was in Mena Wednesday to make arrangements for the burial of Miss Pearl Edwards, daughter of Charles Edwards. living in that vicin- ity. The young woman, who was g years of age, died at the family home Wednesday morning.
 At the family home near Dallas Monday night occurred the death of Henry M. Ball, who had been afflicted for some time with cancer Decedent and his family came to Mena about a year ago from Texas. He was 49 years of age Burial took place Tues day afternoon at the Dallas cemetery.
 Mir. and Mrs. Walter T. Baker, who were married at the brides home at Womble Monday morning, have re- turned to Mena and for the present will live with Mr. and Mrs. c. D. Baker on Fourth street. John Mar tin went to Womble with the groom and drove the newlyweds car back to Mena
 Mir. and Mrs. c. K. Kenworthy and six children, and Mr. and Mrs. K. P. Mathis and son, with three Fords heavily loaded with camp outfit and personal effects, left Mena Wednesday morning on their long trip to Phoenix. Ariz. The change is made for health benefits principally and should condi- tions at Phoenix not be satisfactory, they plan to go further west.
 FOLK county needs more farmers like Walter Brumley, who lives east of Mena, for he is one of those who hauls hay to town, instead of taking 1t in the other direction. Waiter was in Mena Tuesday with big load of bales to sell, the hay being of extra good quality. Mir. Brumley has an extra good record in regard to buying hay, for in the 21 years he has been farming, he has never bought bale of shipped in hay.
 John Tomlinson left Tuesday for Williams, Ia, fo rhis annual visit to friends and to attend to business. He will stop over at Fort Smith day and then visit his grandson, J. H. Tomlin- son, at Tulsa, Ok, and pay his re- spects to his great grandson, whom he has not seen to this time. Mir Tsmlinson is 87 years of age, is as active as many a man thirty years younger, and, as usual, The Evening Star, which he reads daily without the use of glasses, will follow him during his months absence from Mena.
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