The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-01

Mrs. s. D. Mitchell and daughter of Stigler, Ok, is visiting in Mena wlth | Mir. and Mrs. Dick Johnson.
 Arthur Ritchie of Heavener spent in Mena with his par ents. Mir and Mrs. A. w. Ritchle
 | z. Whitten of De Queen is in i Mena and hopes to find quarters for himself and wife, planning to move i here if he can get location
 MT. and Mrs. John H. Hamilton left Wednesday for Howe, to spend with relatives and friends in that vicinity.
 Allen Watkins of Mt. Ida was in Mena Friday en route home from De Queen, where he had been attending circuit court as stenographer.
 Mrs. w. W. Harrison of the Antlers is taking vacation and has gone to Webb City, Mo, to visit her son, Hugh Harrison, and family.
 w. J. Maxwell and family, who have been living on Reeves street, have disposed of their home and left on Wednesday for San Antonio, Tex, making the trip in motor car.
 W. c. Goza of New Orleans ar rived in Mena Wednesday to spend the Thanksgiving vacation with Mrs. Goza, who is visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. s. M. Sevier, on Jans- sen avenue.
 Mrs. Guy Thornton and Miss Rachel Mershon of Fort Smith and Mrs. l.. c. Acruman of Texarkana were in Mena Thanksgiving Day to attend the mar riage of their sister, Miss Mary Mer- shon.
 R. A. Burtch, Carl Barham, Miss Lillian Watson and Miss Edythe Wood left Wednesday evening on a motor trip to Philadelphia, where they ex- pected to attend the Henderson-Ou -Ouach- ita football game.
 Miss Almeda Stratton, who has been spending the summer at Wind sor, Mo-, has returned to Mena and has accepted a position at Hay Bros, Jewelry store, starting her work with the salesforce Monday.
 A hunting party composed of Bert Higginbottom, 1. 0. Smith, J. F.. Haley and Alex Coyle has gone to Ogden to get share of the wild ducks and geese said to be plentiful on the lowlands of that vicinity.
 Mir. and Mrs. D. Russell, former Polk county residents, who lived west of Mena are now living in California, not far from San Francisco, write that they are in the city to attend the trial of Fatty Arbuckle.
 York & Ferriott have arranged to move their upholstering shop to new location on De Queen street. They will utilize the space in the rear of the York shoe shop, and expect to be in their new quarters soon.
 Mrs. c. L. Mitchell of Pauls Valley, Ok, who was called to Wickes to look after the relief of storm sufferers on behalf of the Red Cross, finished her work Wednesday and after a short visit in Mena returned to her home.
 Col. F. M. Reeves has been ad- vised civil service examinations will be held turnout the county on Decem- Der IA for auditors and inspectors in the internal revenue department It is said that several hundred employees are needed.
 Ford Younce of Texarkana was in Mena Friday looking after business matters and greeting old time ac- qUaintances. He says he did well with his hogs at the Little Rock state fair and is planning a sale at Texar- kama in the near future.
 Mesdames Shirk and Rover, resi- dents of McAlester, Ok, are in Mena for visit with their brother, R. D. Shirk, who has never fully recovered from the effects of the accident which caused the amputation of his hand and arm some months ago.
 Russell Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Cox, was the guest of Con- gressman and Mrs. Wingo at the na- tional capital on Thanksgiving Day, according to the news reports from Washington. The young man is at- tending the Tome school at Pt, De posit, Md.
 Thanksgiving Day is responsible for Mena's population increasing by two, and all the gain was on behalf of the sterner sex. Mir and Mrs. A. Fl. Jones on North Twelfth street are of a boy and Mir. and Mrs. Virgil Cagle on Ninth street are also entertaining a new son.
 Frank Dusenbury has sold the fruit and confectionery stand he has con- ducted the past two years on South Mena street to Hugh and J. T. Gate ly, possession being given Tuesday. The Gately brothers plan to make of improvements in the busi- ness and increase its scope.
 Miss Lula Jackson, accompanied by a friend, Miss Sadie V. Hahn, of El Dorado, Ark, came over to spend with Mir. and Mrs. F. R. Jackson. The young ladies return ed to the oil city Thursday afternoon and were accompanied by Mir. Jack son, who will likely re-enter business there.
 Dean o. Smith, who is with the U. s. Coast and Geodetic Survey, ar rived home in time to spend Thanks giving with his parents, Mir. and Mrs. Fred J. Smith. He has been working with the corps in New Mexico and has obtained leave of absence that will permit him to remain home until af- ter Christmas, his first vacation in -hree years.