The Mena weekly star., 1921-08-04
PERSONAL NOTES

J. E. Puekett of Crannis was a guest at the Dickson Hotel Monday.
 Col. Pole MePhetrige left Monday for DeQueen to attend circuit court.
 Mrs. I. D. Nichols of Texarkana, who had been visiting relatives in Mena, left Monday for her home.
 c. B. Lyons and family left Tuesday morning for their new home at Po- teau, where Mir. Lyons is now in the drug business.
 Oliver Harrison and George Waters have returned from a fishing trip on Brushy creek and report having caught plenty of fish.
 F. s. Westcott of Horatio was in Mena Tuesday to make arrangements for moving to his new home recently purchased in the city.
 Dr. K. H. Black, the Old Reliable Dentist-Office Lochridge Bldg, Mena, Ark. If
 Advertisement
 c. A. Dilley of Nashville, deputy sheriff, was in Mena Saturday and re- turned to Howard county in charge of James Brewer, wanted there for vio- lation of the liquor laws.
 / Mrs. Monroe Clark and sisters, Era and Mamie Clark, arrived Monday af- ternoon for a visit of several weeks with the formers parents, Mir. and Mrs. L. s. Sikes, at Board Camp.
 
 Allen Boatman and Miss Cecil Smith, two young residents of Smith vile secured a license from County Clerk Anderson Saturday afternoon and were married at the court house by Rev. F F. Harrell.
 Mrs. J. W. Middleton left Monday for Hatfield for visit at the home of her son, Prof. J. A. Middleton, and to get acquainted with a new grandson, who arrived at the Middleton home in Hatfield Sunday morning.
 V. c. McCary of Ranger, Tex, is visiting his brother, J. NJ. McCary, and getting acquainted with Mena and it's wonderful summer climate. Mir. McCary is particularly impressed with the beauties of Jansen park.
 Mrs. Lucia McCluney of Bison, Ok, who had been visiting her sister, Mrs. c. M Cuson, west of Mena, left Mon- day for her home. This was her first visit to Polk county and she enjoyed her stay very much, but hopes to have better road to ride over when she returns.
 Mrs. A. G. Carrell of Valley Head, Ala, and her daughters, Misses Leila and Annie Carrell, left Monday for their home, after a fortnight's visit in Mena with her son, z. Carrell, and family.
 Judge and Mrs. L. M. Poe and chil- dren, who had been in Mena visiting Mrs. Poe's father, I. N. Lane, left on Monday for their home at Tulsa, Ok. They are travelling by motor and will make the return trip by way of Tex arkana.
 The Ozark Poultry Yards loaded out a carload of fat hogs for the Kansas City market Monday night, and on Tuesday loaded carload of live poul- try for the New York market. The poultry car was the 24th shipped from Mena this year.
 J. Y. Starr, southside real estate dealer, has arranged to leave Mena for while and go to near Rockyford, Colo, and look after farm he recent ly purchased. The Starr agency in Mena will be continued with E. U. Mc- Bride as manager.
 R. L. Thompson, principal of the school at Big Fork, has resigned and Miss Hazel Troxell has been named to take the place. Mrs. Mary Jackson of Mena has been chosen to take the place of Miss Troxell and has started her work at Big Fork.
 Marriages in Polk county showed a slight decline during July compared with nuptials of the same month in 1920. County Clerk Anderson sold IS licenses during the month just ended, while year ago in July County Clerk Alexander issued IT licenses.
 Ira B. Jones, who with his family is visiting his parents northwest of Mena, will teach in the th-Hughes school at Blaine, Ark, this coming year. He will leave soon for Blaine to get ready for the opening of the school work.
 Mrs. J. A. York, who had been wis., iting at Fort Smith returned home Monday afternoon. She was accom- panied by her daughter, Miss Christa York, who has been attending sum mer school at the University of Arr kansas, Fayetteville.
 Gene Twyford was down from Acorn Tuesday claiming to have the peanut championship of his community. Gene stated that he had four acres in goob- CTS. or more than any one of his neighbors. He believes there is no better crop to be raised in Polk county than the humble peanut.
 Mrs. T. R. Bates returned Sunday from Fort Smith, where she had been with the wife of her son, Sam Bates, at a hospital, and left Monday for Egger to stay with Rev. and Mrs. Doyle Rowe and get acquainted with new grandson, who came to the Rowe home Sunday.
 Dr. R. c. Mccoy returned Sunday from Amboy, Ind, where he had been to see his aged mother, who is almost 94 years of age and in poor health. Dr. Mccoy brings back a most dis couraging report of crop prospects in North Central Indiana. The high priced iand there is suffering from drouth. and will not make more than