The Mena weekly star., 1921-11-03
PHONE 57. NEIL RIDLiNG. Owner.

PHONE 57.
 NEIL RIDLING. Owner. while c. B. Vaughan looks after busi- ness matters.
 J. H. Rhodes of Cove was in Mena Tuesday with cotton for the local mar ket.
 A. c. Higginbottom made a busi- ness trip to Wickes Friday after noon.
 w. H. billiard and L. E. Heath were Mena visitors from the Hatfield com munity Monday.
 J. c. Lively, merchant of Nella, was securing supplies Saturday from Mena wholesalers.
 c. H. White of Black Springs was in Mena Wednesday buying needed farm and home supplies.
 Sheridan Thacker was up from Potter Friday to visit Mena relatives and friends and make purchases.
 Freeman L. Johnson, after several days at home, left Friday for Little Rock to take up his duties as feed in spector.
 Mrs. Addie Jackson and Mrs. Nina Stacey and daughter, left Friday for Bloomburg, Tex, after a visit with their son and brother, J. G. Jackson.
 One of the longest hauls of cotton made to the Mena market was that of C. D. Tucker of Bethel, Ok, who was in Tuesday. The bales sold to G. W. Petty.
 Capt. Grady H. Forgy left Satur- day morning for Camp Benning, near Columbus, Ga where he will attend an officers training school for the next three months.
 The Rev. M. K. Irwin, after visit of several days with Mena friends, left Friday for his home at Magnolia, to take up his duties as pastor of the NJ. E. church, South.
 Dr. Fred c. Driver of Little Rock, official in charge of the field forces of the tick eradication work, was a wis., itor in Mena Monday and made short visit with Inspector Hand.
 Paul Clayton of Nashville, Ark, brought party of travelling men to Mena Tuesday in service car, the
 
 time than would be required by rail.
 Mrs. s. F. Fite, Mrs. k. Barnard and Mrs. H. N. Smith left Monday af ternoon for Fort Smith, where they will attend the w. c. T. U. convention as representatives ef the Mena or ganization.
 T. L. Nations, accompanied by his father, Uncle Dan, was up from Van dervoort Tuesday. The former, with his family, has but recently moved back from Octavia, Ok, where he had lived for some time.
 A deal was closed Saturday whereby Hay Brothers Jewelry Company pur- chased the entire lot of Edison cylind- CT records from the Nall Book Store. Nr. Nall will continue selling the Col umbia machines and records.
 Miss Leonora Rector, county pro- bation officer, has urgent need for { household goods for a needy. family. | Curtains, and any pieces of furniture will be appreciated, and put in good ! use. Please call for Miss Rector, Phone 16S.
 MT. and Mrs. A. w. Blott and fam ily drove in from Shreveport Friday, I and are visiting Mir. and Mrs. George ! D. Crosson, the two young men hav- | ing seen service together. Mir. Blott | is considering locating in Mena to fol- l low his trade as an electrician.
 Mrs. Mary Austin, home demon stration agent, left Saturday after noon for Coifeyville, Kas., to visit a son and take her little granddaugh- ters, Mary Ellen and Clarice, , and 3 years, who have spent two months here, back to their home and parents.
 MT. and Mrs. w. E. Hes of Diagonal, Ia, arrived in Mena Friday for vis- it of several weeks with Dr. M. R. Regan and Mrs. Began at their farm home west of Mena. Mir. Hes is Mrs. Regan's brother. Mrs. Virginia Logic, also sister of Mir. Hes, will spend sometime at the Began home during the visit.
 i A. M. Woodell of Cove was in Mena Wednesday attending to busi- ness connected with real estate transaction. Mir. Woodell says he has lived thru three wars and three panics and he believes he has never seen times so bad as now. One big trouble, as he sees it, is that no one knows what to plant next year in or der to get reasonable money returns.
 The Mena Real Estate Exchange has arranged two transfers of prop erty this week. Two lots on De Queen street owned by T. R. Bates were sold to the Polk County Invest ment Company, and an exchange of property was arranged between ]. s. Whitford and Mir. Bates. Mir. Whit ford trades business building on Fourth street for residence proper tv on De Queen street.