The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-24

Miss Flossie May of Big Fork was shopping in Mena Saturday.
 Judge H. W. Finger was in Wander voort on court business Friday.
 Dr. c. F. Johnson of Hatfield was a business visitor in Mena Friday.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. c. Higginbottom of Wickes were visitors in Mena Monday.
 Mrs. Cordia Burke and daughters left Sunday afternoon for visit with relatives at Grannis.
 Dr. and Mrs. P. R. Watkins were called to Alvin, Ok, Sunday by news of the death of Mrs. Watkins sister, Mrs. D. Berry.
 T. c. Waters has sold his 40-acre farm near Board Camp to Miss Hal lie Logan of Mena.
 D. M Watkins announced he had all he wanted of the snow storm and left Sunday for Marlin, Tex, to rejoin Mrs. Watkins and son.
 Mir and Mrs. E. J. Huff, formerly of | 0AdhhlSs WlO nave uttH llNlilR III OL. Louis, were in Mena Monday on their return to their old Polk county home.
 John James returned Sunday from Fort Smith and declared Mena had no snow at all compared to that city. The official report there gave snowfall of IS inches.
 Louis Tomek of Cove, who is a stu dent at the University at Fayetteville, was in Mena Thursday on his way O Cove to visit a few days before re- turning to his studies.
 Mrs. Edward P Williams, formerly Mrs. Chloe Dunman, arrived in Mena Friday afternoon to look after some business matters before going to her new home at East St. Louis. III. Wood Goodwin received message Wednesday telling of the serious ill., ness at Checotah, Ok, of his daugh- ter, Mrs. Gus Cunningham, and left on the afternoon train for that place. James Plemmons and Otis Huddles- ton, two young men of Oden who mot ored to Mena ahead of the snow storm, found their stay in the city longer than expected because they were un- able to drive their car back Saturday.
 Gus Winter, who was called to Du- rango, Colo, because of the serious illness of his sister, writes that the sufferer is not improving. He also adds that it was 19 below zero at Du- rango at the time he wrote the letter.
 Mir. and Mrs. Olen Wood were for tulate Thursday in that they com pleted the work of moving into their new bungalow on South De Queen street and were ready for the extra ordinary change of weather that took place over night.
 Justice s. H. Smith, who has lived | in Mena and vicinity longer than most of us, reported Friday that the snow storm was equaled by one that came snow covered this section of the coun- try.
 1 S. s. Webster of Vandervoort was in Mena Saturday to make final proof before Circuit Clerk w. l.. Parker or q homestead entry. He was accom- 1 panied by s. T. Brock and o. V. Web ster, who were witnesses at the hear ing.
 i MT. and Mrs. W. F. Heard of Oden, who had been waiting in Mena for the arrival of effects which. had been de- iayed in coming from 0den on ac- count of indictment weather, left Tues day morning for Neosho, Mo, where they will live for the present.
 E. R. Jackson made a flying trip home from Fl Dorado Sunday and re- i turned Monday afternoon to look af- ter interests in the new oil town. Business is still on the boom, he re ports He was accompanied back to Fl Dorado by his son, Robert Jackson.
 Miss Ferne Wiley is now third trick operator at the Kansas City Southern passenger agent, succeeding M. G. Latimer. Miss Wiley, who has been stationed at Page. Ok. bid oa the job so as to be nearer home. G. A. Fuller acted as substitute operator until the place was awarded.
 A. J. Mcbride of Mountain Fork was in Mena Thursday and among oth- CT matters of business attended to was the taking out of marriage license Andy didn't get the nuptial permit for his own use but for Thomas E. Taylor and Miss Sadie A. Hill, two young people, who live in his neighborhood
 K. L. Gore returned Friday after noon from Okmulgee, where he has been for the past several months en- gagged in carpentery and instruction work for an oil company. k. L. ex. poets to stay in Mena for some time and, as he states 1t, having put ths B in bungalow, believes that tho , spring will see work opening in Mens enough to make his stay worth while
 Mrs. A. E. Johnson of Coffeyville Kas, is a woman who doesn't balk al snow storms. She arrived in Mens Friday morning enroute to Egger tC look after some matters of business She made the trip in the mail hack despite the heavy snow storm, trans acted her business and returned tC Mena on the same convenience, Mrs Johnson left Saturday morning for hel i Kansas home.
 ]. E. Lamm, who lives west oi Mena, near the Shady Grove sehoo house. was brought to the courthous, Friday and given a hearing for hi. sanity His wife informed the official! that Mir. Lamm suffered at times iron a desire to commit violence and hat threatened her life. Following an ex ak l I