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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-04-04
latter's room she was fellcd To the
floor by blow on the head, but
fortunately was not rendered

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floor by blow on the head, but
fortunately was not rendered
unconscious. Regaining her feet.
she ran to her own room and locked
the door. Throwing bed quilt
about her, she leaped from the
window and ran through the rain
and mud to the nearest neighbours,
quarter of mile away.
After he had struck Hattie down
the murderer returned to Emma's
room and struck her on the head,
leaving her unconscious.
Then the murderer tried the
door 10 the room in which Hattie
had left her younger sister, Flora.
when she jumped from the window.
Finding the door locked he battered
il down. Finding only Flora in the
room he asked where the other girl
was and, when told she had gone
for help, he hastily left the house
and escaped.
Hattie, with the blood streaming
from the wound in her head, man.
aged to reach the neighbours house,
told her story and tainted. After
she had been put to bed the
neighbor, calling for help, went to
the Stone house. The only person
in the house who was able to speak
was Flora Stone, aged 10, and she
was badly frightened. For thS
reason all she could tell was that
the man who committed the crime
wore a mask over his face.
There was no possible motive
for the murders so far as can be
learned. Certainly the murderer
was not bent on robbery, for in n
bureau drawer in Stones room
were two gold watches and some
money, aud nothing had been
taken.
"rhe sheriff of Summit county
was called TO the scene of the
early in the morning, and,
with a posse of men, has been
searching all day for clues to the
but nothing has been
discovered. One man has been
found who says he saw "a buggy
pass his house late Saturday night
in the direction of the Stone house
and the same rig is believed to
have been found in the streets of
Kent, few miles east of Tallmadge,
yesterday morning.
"Stillson and Emma and Hattie
Stone have not yet recovered con-
seriousness and il is feared Stillson,
at least, will die, while the chances
for the recovery of the two girls
IRE very small"
Alvin NJ. Stone, the murdered
man, was brother of Mrs. Julia +.
Burgess of this city and Col. W. b.
Stone of Galena.
A few hours after the murder a
man named Arson b. Strong was
arrested at Ravenna, Ohio, charged
with perpetrating the crime and
there is strong evidence against
him. Strong was sent to the peni-
tertiary twice on testimony given
by Mr.. Stone and this is supposed
TO be the motive for the killing.
The man Stillson referred to in
the above dispatch is brother of
N. S. Stillson, living near this city.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-04-04

George Cole, a farmer living near
Ardmore, /. T., was awakened the
other night by somebody cutting
his throat with razor. The assas-
sin fed. Coles jugular vein is
exposed. but was not severed. Cole
accuses ]. l. Coffee. his hired man,
of doing the cutting, and says his
wife and Coffee have been crimi-
nnily intimate. Coffee was arrested.
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The Perfect Ointment.

The virtue of Beggs' German Salve
is it's quick healing power. else il
would not have earned its world
wide reputation. Use II for burns,
scalds, bruises aud sores of all
kinds. Your popular druggist
A. Il. Kane. has il.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-04-04

The Quaker Medicine Company,
which has been showing in this
city for several nights, has been
treating the public to good enter
tainments. The Baldwin opera
house has been comfortably filled
each evening.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-04-04
SATURDAY, APRIL a.
TWO DEAD. THREE VERY Low

TWO DEAD, THREE VERY Low.
An Akron, Ohio, dispatch of
March 30 says:
Late Saturday night masked
man entered the farm house of
Alvin NJ. Stone, near Tallmadge, a
few miles from this city, usinga
ladder to get into an upper window
He passed through the room in
which Hattie and Flora Stone were
sleeping. without waking them,
and went down stairs to room in
which Mr.. and Mrs. Stone slept.
He attacked the two aged sleepers
with q blunt instrument of some
sort, hitting both upon the head.
They were probably rendered
unconscious and possibly killed by
the blows, but the wretch, not sat
isfied with that, cut off one of
Stones ears, slashed him across
the face and stabbed him in the
back. Then he laid Mrs. Stones
cheek open with the knife.
@The wretch then went to the
room of Ira Stillson, the hired man
upstnirs. The latter heard the
intruder. apparently. for he had
arisen. when he has was dealt
stunning blow on the head which
fractured his skull.
Next the murderer turned his
attention to Emma Stone, who
slept In a room by herself, When
he entered the latter's mshe
screamed and that awakened the
two other girls who slept across
the hall. =
@Hattic arose 10 60 TO her sisters
assistance, but, as she entered the
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-04-04
Berra, LIffIe nIanf pIIIs.

Oh veal We've heard of 'em. What
are they good for? Try them If you
have a sick headache or II you are
constipated or bilious and you will
never ask such a foolish question
again. Guaranteed by A. r. Kane.
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Caution.

All instantaneous cough cures con-
tain opiatcs aud are liable to dry up
the phlegm and mucus in the
bronchial tubes and lungs, thereby
causing congestion. We guarantee
Beggs' Cherry Cough Syrup against
this danger. A. II. Kane sells it.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-04-04

The Memphis track scales in this
city were taken up last week and
moved to Baxter. There was some
kicking among the shippers, par
ticularly the coal men, over the
moving. but they went all the same.
Columbus Star-Courier. The said
scales are now in position in the
Memphis yards in this city.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-04-04

Bernard Kelly, who is one of the
best known men in Kansas and
who raised sheol at the Baxter
Springs reunion in 1893, has quit
politics and gone TO preaching.
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Ladies', Don't Read This.

Why suffer with painful menstru
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relieve you in five minutes or no
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and 7. Folger, Lowell.
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iiotches, Pim?Ies, Scrofuious Sores
md all huinors If the blood and
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PURIFIER and Blood Maker. II posi-
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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-04-04

Bob McGregor will, we are afraid,
have opposition In his race for rep
resentative. Us. Gillespie of Keel
vile, Ira Heaton of Columbus, and
one or two others seem TO be after
the plum.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-04-04

N. L. Smith, a former resident'o of
Lowell, and who lived Ia Sumner
county tor several years, has come
back TO Cherokee county and is
engaged in the transfer business
nj GaIeua.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-04-04
A Secret,

At the burlesque, the other night,
we wondered what had become of
the "baldhcad row." After the show
we learned that Kane, the druggist.
had recently ordered fresh supply
of Deggs' Hair Remover.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-04-04
Judge Macdonald announces tina

Judge Macdonald announces that
he is a candidate for reelection as
chief justice of Baxter Springs, not
that he needs the Office, but the
Office needs him. That's what
might be called modesty.-colum-
bus Star Courier.
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Eacts speak Louder Than Words.

ThSto SpeaA LouueT inah Wotes.
Out of the 4,650-OO0 boxes of Beggs
German Salve sold in 1906, only
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Kane has been fortunate in securing
the agency for this perfect ointment.
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nsirst nublisl,cd Nnrch u. lsaa.l

First published March q. 1851
IN the matter of the assignment of W. E.
Price, Don Fenton. assignee.
To all persons whom this may concern:
You ARE hereby notified that ON the 18th.
10Th and 3ist days of July, 1895, ut Column
bus. Cherokee county. Kansas, In the office
of the clerk of the district court of said
county. will adjust, aud allow nll de
mnnds ngninst the estate Of W. E. Price,
nssignor. DON FENTON,
Assignee Of W. Is. Price.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26

that moment there was no peace or rest for him.
 The first purchaser who came got his farm of 160 acres, only three-fourths of q mile from town, for the sum of $500.
 In selling his land, he retained his crops, all personal property. and the right of possession until January 1st, 1897. And yet he was not happy. As he heard of the graders and track layers ap- preaching the town nearer and nearer each day. he ycarned to get away, so that he might not be compelled to hear the dreaded sound of the locomotive whistle.
 While in this state of mind he was made comparatively happy by the appearance one day at his humble home of two men seeking a location to start a dairy. An inventory of tho personal prop erty he desired to dispose of showed first, the crops on the farm, two COWS and calves, twenty four head of hogs, forty-nine tur- keys, sixty chickens, twenty ducks, and all of his farm imple- mcnts and household furniture. 1t took but a short time to strike q bargain, and for $lG0 he transferred all these articles 10 the dairymen, loaded his family into his wagon and started for the wilderness started to find some place where he could spend his days and not have his slumbers and peace of mind disturbed by the noise of a railroad, the music of the saw and blaming mills, or tho busy chatter of hammers and saws in the hands of work lngmcn building young city.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26
WHY CALLED MENA.

Among the thousands of visit ors and hundreds of investors in this town, we do not suppose that one iii one hundred know, or have cared to ask, why this, the pres ent terminus and permanent di- vision point on the Kansas City, Pittsburg X Gulf railway was called Mena.
 In Amsterdam, in the Nethcr- lands. as we arc informed, lives q wealthy young Hollander, by the name of J. de Goeij sn, Jr., who has furnished several million dol lars toward the construction of this great railway line, leading from Kansas City to the Gulf.
 As q compliment to this gentle man, the only asked one by him,
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26

VT recently heard working man remark, that in so healthy n country and fine climate as this. about the rest thing a man of means could wish for, would be to own Janssen park and live in it. Now we want to ask that work lngman If 1t Is not far better and much nicer for the park to be public property, where all the people can go at their will and pleasure, sit under the shade trees and paviIions. drink the pure water flowing from the spring. and enjoy its beauties, very much as though 1t was their own private property! These beautiful places. improved and kept in order bv the city for the free use-not abusc-of tho people, arc great blessings that all workingmen should appreciate and feel free to enjoy. Here the women and children can go upon pleasant evenings and leisure times and get health and vigor while rcstino from their labors, and enioyine the beauties, so bountifully spread before them.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26

this town was named after his charming wife, Mcna. and ere long this place will become q charming little city, one that Mir. de Goeijcn, Jr., and his wife will be proud of.
 That the railway company will do for Mena all that it has prom iscd no one need question. It is just as sure to become the perma- nent division point, midway be- tween Kansas City and Port Ar thur, as it is that the place has been named Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26
RAN AWAY FROM CIVILIZATION.

While riding out to the Mena dairy recently, we were sul- priscd to sec the large amount of good lana lying to the east of this place that was entirely free of stone. The farm upon which this dairy is located has-in sensc- Ia history well worth putting in print.
 It was taken few years ago as a homestead by a man who was evidently very industrious. The farm comprises 160 acres, and seventy-tiye had been put in culti- yation, q portion by clearing the timber off, and some by simply girdiing, or deadening the trees. This scvcnty-fyc acres had been divided into six fields, each fenced with a good rail fence and con nccted by good substantial gates. It has small log house, log barn, and several other convcn- tent outhouscs for storing articles and to protect stock. There is an excellent spring of soft water near the house, 300 apple trees, 100 peach trees and q young vineyard of 250 vines.
 Here the owner lived in peace and comfort, undistu.bed by the shrill shricks of tho locomotive. or other evidences of civilization. But one fine day his peace of mind became disturbed over the fact that ere long trains over tho new railroad, the Kansas City, Pitts burg < Gulf, would come thun- lcring through Eagle gap and mound the eastern end of Rich 1 mountain into Aicna. And from
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26
NOTICE TO TIE guBL.Ic.

Beginning with this issue the !STAR will be issued on Wednesday of each week, and it shall be our aim to bring each number to such Il standard of excellence as will deserve tho support and approval of the business and reading public of Mona and Polk county.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26
A WORD OF Rlch MOUNTAIN.

when started.
 A WORD OF RICH MOUNTAIN.
 Probably there is no moro in- teresting mountain in all the great Mississ ip pi valley than Rich mountain, lying to the north of this little city and extending in westerly direction about thirty two miles, nearly one half lying in tho Indian Territory west of the Arkansas line. 1t rises on an ay- craze of 1,500 feet above the sur rounding country and from ?, 800 to 2,S00 feet above the level of the sea. Tho top of the mountain is from 50 to 500 yards wide and the soil the most fertile Tn the state. Geologists account for this upon the hypothesis that it was once swamp and in the uphcavals which formed these mountain ranges this rich swamp land was raised to the top of this mountain.
 Tho vegetation here is very rank, consisting in the main of black walnut, black oak, bass or limo wood, black locust, ash, three kinds of hickory, two species of magnolia. with many other pro- ducts indigenous to rich soils.
 These woods abound in game of all kinds and have been the hunt CTS paradise for many years.
 Nearly all kinds of crops do we'll but some seasons the nights arc too cool for corn to mature, but this is not the rule. Irish DO. tatoes, cabbage, celery and nearly all kinds of vegetables grow to perfection here possessing SUI pcrior flavor to those raised on low lands in tho south. White Bcrmunda onions grow large and fine and timothy, clover and blue grass flourish.
 The lands on Rich mountain have been settled about forty years by two or three families but lately tho colony has increased to fifteen families which have oener- ally maintained 2 public school portion of each year, also d post office with a regular weekly star route, supplied by Uncle Sam. There arc from twelve to twenty fine flowing springs on the top of this mountain, furnishing good water for the people the year around.
 The seasons in the spring are fully ono month behind what they are in the valleys below, even one mile away, but there is not much difference in the autumn. The climate is simply delightful dur ing the summer months and cx- trcmcly healthful. There arc no signs of any destructive storms, not a tree struck by lightning or ono uprooted or broken bv winds.
 We predict that it will at no distant day become a veritable paradise of a summer resort for southern people who will ere long be enabled to come 10 Mona over tue Kansas City, Pittsbhrg X Gulf railroad, soon to De opened to Port Arthur
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26
GoME to Western Arkars,

GoME to Western Arkansas, drink freely of the pure soft water flowing from her springs, breathe deeply of tho cool and refreshing air, laden with tho ozonc of the pine and cedar forests growing upon the hillsitles. Como where tho chlggcr is not and no musical mosquito seeks to lulI you into reposc while he presents an un- satisticd bill.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26

extent that in a few months building can be commenced, and q iirst-class school opened within q year, and this without taxing the people to any extent, except for the support of the school when started.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26

TIE MENA STAR. shining very modestly at first, sheds its rays quietly among the people, making n prctensc to greatness. Time will prove what 1t will be worth to this portion of Arkansas.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26

HE proprietors of the STAR come hero IS strangers, but with the hope of q warm welcome and the earnest wish to make many friends who will assist them in their work for the welfare and up- building of Mena, Polk county and Western Arkansas.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26

THE clatter made by saws, ham, mcrs, spades and picks in the hands of the busy mdh at Mena sounds much better than that of politicians tongues discussing the money question on street corners of other places.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26

REGENT coplous rains follow Ing tho unusual dry weather of the past month have proven rich blessing to this section, laying the dust and refreshing all nature.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26

sT is becoming almost an i'm Fative necessity that some unit sFaction be taken in the absence ' bolicc regulation to clean up
 lnd certain places in the rear
 Somc restaurants to abate the
 odors arising from the slops hng thrown out. This is ncccs- sfy for tho health of those living these portions If tho town, and |lould not be delayed even one our.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26

For drugs and goods usually kent in q hrst-class pharmacy, go to the Star Pharmacy on De Queen street You will find the best of goods and be treated nicely there.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26

MENA is today q diamond in tho rough, but when properly dressed and polished will sparkle brilliantly in the eyes of an ad- hiring world.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26

TIE fact that fully S7o, ,000 worth of lots have been sold in Mena by the townslte company up to Saturday, August II, conveys some idea of the demand for prop erty, and shows the confidence in thc future of tho city. Mach real Estate is changing hands at good
 vance in price. and other being ,scl at high rates. Now is the Alae to invest.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26

ow the wisdom of the pro- biting aside l per cent es of lots for the benefit
 ools of Mena, there is # Sl.500 in the treasury to
 of that fund. A lot for Dl building has already licated for that purpose, bn as this fund increases Ncient amount a school
 Nill be erected and a
 e.l, The rapility with
 !. selling iDsurcs the
 his fund to such an
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26

oNG the wise provisions look , the future welfare of Mcna, Q clause inserted in every providing that upon the shy lot or parcel of land town, the grantor shall snsm of one per cent of
 mse price for the benefit maic schools and one and
 ncent for the improve
 nehc public parks and If Nena.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26

For iirst-class printing ct all kinds come to the STAR office.