The Mena weekly star., 1921-01-27
PERSONAL NOTES

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 Dr. L. o. Dickson left Monday after noon for professional visit at Hat field
 Sam Curtin of Wickes was among 1 the southend farmers who were in Mena Monday.
 Mir. and Mrs. John D. Baker and children came up from DeQueen Tues day for a visit with c. D. Baker and family.
 Tony Meyers left Tuesday morning for a trip in the south end of the county in the interest of DulSe-Ma- gruder's.
 i Mrs. V. A. Henry of Wickes, who had been visiting her aunt, Mrs. W. A. l Christopher, in Mena, has returned to her home.
 F. P. Christian, who had been visit ing his family in Mena, left Monday for Cement Ok, to resume his work in the oil fields.
 Mrs. II. J. Brown and children of Board Camp left Wednesday for Ar kansas City, Kas., where Mir. Brown has recently located. | R. l.. Tucker and Oscar Tucker of Gibbs, were in Mena Tuesday, bring l ing cotton to market and attending the sales of local merchants.
 The initiation of candidates at the Eastern Star by past matrons will tae place Thursday night and the event promises to be one of unusual interest.
 A delegation of Scott county far mers, headed by J. A. Gist, were in Mena Wednesday to secure cement for the building of dipping vat near Blansett.
 Charles Mckinney of Cooper, Tex, is in Mena to look after property in- terests and to see about getting home somewhere in the city. He is a guest at Hotel Mena.
 w. F. Simpson of Joplin, miner and prospector who has been in nearly every mining section of the U. s. A., is in Mena to investigate conditions in the Mena mining field.
 Mena friends of c. H. Barnes, one of the pioneer residents of Wander recently suffered stroe of paralysis and is in a serious condition.
 Allen Watkins, court stenographer of the Ninth district. was in Mena Monday enroute from his home at Mt. Ida to DeQueen, where the Sevier county circuit court is now in session.
 Henry Wehner, living west of Mena, was in the city Tuesday on business and was accompanied by his brother, C. Wehner of Sheridan, Wyo., who is making his first visit to Polk county and getting acquainted with local con- ditions.
 Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Bert Stuart has filed information against Herbert Williams, who is accused of stabbing Jasper Middleton with knife on Christmas eve. The accused will be given a hearing before Jus tice Smith January 22.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. G. Carter are be- lieved to be the first truckgrowers in Mena to plant crops for 1921. At their little farm in the west part of the city they have radishes. mustard, onions and other early green things planted, and some of the sowings are up and growing.
 Allen & McMillan have arranged transfer of Mir. and Mrs. Marshal Seitz's city residence at l2f4 Hamil- ton avenue for the 115-acre farm of T. R. Jones, Sr., lying east of Mena. Mir. and Mrs. Seitz will continue to occupy their present home awhile longer and may move to the farm later.
 D. M. Watkins returned Wednesday from Marlin, Tex, for weeks stay in Mena to look after business matters. Mrs. Watkins continues to improve he reports. Their son, Ed, is attend ing school at Marlin and Mir. Watkins is of the opinion that the Texas sys- tenn of providing free text books is good thing,
 Mir. and Mrs. Ed Pridy and baby. who had been visiting Mrs. Pridy's parents, Mir and Mrs. H. Ramage, east of Mena, for some weeks, left Tuesday afternoon for their home at Montrose, Colo. where Mir pridv is