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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-07-28
PERSONAL.


"a, vas in town lust week.
Mr.. George Dorman. Of 20.
land, was in town last week.
MIR. w. +. Taylor, OF Wells
z. o., was in town yesterday.
Mr.. 2. J. Sleet, of L,mothe z.
o., was IN town yesterday.
MIR. Z. +. johnson, Of LIE
compte, WAS in town last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Evans. Of
ulrnmnra, were in town last
week.
Mrs. Virginia kemper, Of Ev.
ergrrcn, il visiting the family Of
he uncle, Mr.. &. y. Kay.
Mrs. John Enright, of Cata.
houla parish, is visiting her sister
Mrs Matte kansdsll, of this city.
MIR. ID. L. Robert, of Crane,
=. o., gave us aplcasant Call last
Friday.
Mr.. II. VI. BiOssat, Of Lafayette,
who was in town Monday visiting
relatives, gave us pleasant call.
-Rcv. n. Vaudegaer has return.
ed from Many, La. and vii! spend
the balance of the heated term
with Rev. l.. Menard.
Rev. l.. A. Turregano has re.
turned from Lecompte, La, where
he had been spending few days
rs the guest OF Rev. IL. plnard.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Il. J. Harltner
and daughters, of pincvlllr, were
guests last week of the White
Sulphur Springs hotel, Catahoula
Parish.
Miss Mary Hunter returned
last week, from Il visit to her sis
ter, Mrs. A. j. Her'zog, OF Derry,
Natchi,oches parish.
Mr.. LeDoux Il. Smith. AS.
Sis'ant State Treasurer, was in
town Friday for the purpose OF
registering aud gave the DEMO
GRAFT an appreciated call.
Mr.. Eugene PendIrton, OF
Bayou Robert, who had just re.
turned from II weeks "outing" at
the White Sulphur Springs, Gaia
! houia parish, gave the DEMOCRAT
a pleasant cali OF Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. S. Rubin left
last Thursday night for New
York City, where Mr.. H., will
purchase a large stock OF goods
with which TO fill up the shelves OF
his new store now in process OF
construction on Front street.
Our friend, Mr.. LrDoux L
Smith, Assistant State TreaSnrer
will please accept our thanks for {:
telegram announcing the appoint
ment of Capt. White u member o.
the Levee Board.
Mr.. T. Spence Smith, of Bay
on Rapi,les, WAS in town last week
and gave us a pleasant call. LII
stated to the editor that his crol
prospects were better now than
ever before at this season of tn,
year since he had been planting
Mr.. II. II. Mob]ey, the l"ca
Editor of the Alexandria DEMO
Graf, one of the abIcst edite.
newspapers of the State, with hi
wife and little boy came over OF
last Saturday. Mrs. Mob|ey an
little one, both Of whom have beeI
quite sick, but we are glad to sd.
are now rapidly regainins thel
health, will remain tor some time
Mr.. Mobley returned to his pos
via Ola on Thursday last Cat
ahoula News.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-07-28

PEABODY SUMNER NORMAL
The closing exercises of the Pea.
body Summer Normal School fool
ored) which has been in progress
IN this city tor the past month,
will be held at the Court House
Friday night, commencing at s
o'clock.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-07-28
Secret r


DID Nor SELL.-Tnu stock Of
jrwelry, glassware, siIverware,
etc. recently surrendered to his
creditors hy Mr.. John J. Frrgu.
son, was offered for sale to day.
pursuant to advertisement, 10y Mr.
ii. +. Luckctt, Syndic Of the cred
TORS. He received no bid, how.
ever, and the property will be re-
offered for sale tor whatever it will
bring OH twelve months time.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-07-28
Timberlakc Removed to Natchi.
tOches.

JOS. TimberIake, the proprietor
of u negro dive in this city, who
shot and killed Constable NJ. W.
Baltic on the 18th inst, while
serving process upon him in a civ.
il snit for rent, WAS accorded a
preliminary examination last
Friday. The State was repre-
scented 10y }. &. Ryan, acting
district attorney. Timberlake WAS
unrepresrnted. A number of wit.
nesses who were in close proximi
ty when the homicide occurred,
We're examined, and the evidence
was 80 conclusive that Judge
Hunter reluanded him to Jail with
out bail.
Public sentiment has been great.
~ iutlamed against Timberlake
since the commission Of the MUIR
der, and as several hundred pcO.
pie had collected it WAS feared
that some demonstrations would
be made against the prisoner
while being conveyed from the
jail to the courthouse, but on ac.
count OF the precautionary meas.
ureS which had been taken 10y
Sheriff Stafford and his deputies,
who were prepared for any cmer.
gency, no assault upon him was
attempted.
After the preliminary examina.
ton Sheriff Stafford and Deputy
NJ. V. Lacaze boarded the north
bound Texas aud Pacific train
with Timberlake, and iucarcerat.
cd him III The NatchitOches Jail for
safe keeping until the November
term Of Court, on account OF the
insecurity of the Alexandria Jail.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-07-28

Judging from the various
newspaper accounts, Joe Timber
lake has been accorded undue
prominence and is attracting moro
than his share of public attention,
since the lndefensible and afro
cious assassination Of Constable
Baltic.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-07-28

The building, !a'chlnery and
appurlcnancns Of the Alexandria
tooperagc Company were sold last
Saturday on twelve months time
by l. W. Ball, receiver, and pur.
chased by j. VI. Nngent, OF MI.
gent, iIl.. for $3.50.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-07-28
MARRIED.:

Mr.. Elvy johnson and Miss 4.
Chatclain, of Marksville, La,
were united in marriage at the
Ellington Hotel ill this city at $50
O'Clock last Friday afternoon, jus.
tice Of the Peace a. Is. Racial OIL
eating.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-07-28

The registration office, under
the act Of 1896, was opened at the
courthouse on the 10Th inst, and
closed last Saturday afternoon.
During that lime only about 2l5
were registered, a large majority
Of whom are whites, the negroes,
excepting III a few instances, hav.
ing failed to register because OF
inability TO property fill out the
blank affidavit, required by law.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-07-28

-Cheapne>S doesn't mean mere.
~ little money-it means value
for your money. We don't adver.
tise clleapness because that doeSn',
express the facts about the BUCK.
SKIN BkEECHES. We tell you
that they are better in every way
than the SO called cheap goods
then we say they don't cost any
more. If common goods are cheap
what about good pants at the
SAME price.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-07-28
Islcklcn'S Ain;ca Salyc.

TIE BEST SALVE in the world
for Cuts, Bruises. Sores, Ulcers,
Salt Eheum, Fever Sores, letter,
Chapprd Hands, ChillbIains, Corns
and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-.
lively cures Piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price % cents per box.
For sale at the Eagle Drug Store.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. The fol-.
lowing marriage licenses have
been issued by the Clerk of the
Court:
Whitcs-Wm. T.. Simmons and
Miss Amanda Kline; f. l.. Stew
art and Miss Sibley Brlttouj Noah
Malone aud Miss jamie Gray; ID.
X. Barnes AMI Miss Ellie Voth
Colored-Charles Henry Bailel
and Charlotte Brown; Henry An
dcrson and Mary Bird.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-07-28
Three lots in " el:II Addition

Ikrrt lois IN Y tIrEI .AUdltlOn,
were sUid under execution last
Saturday, at the suit Of +. VI.
WrIcA W. Wolf 7. Raglcy and
purchased hy Mrs. Ricca We'll
fox 52G,.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-07-28

NOTlCE. -Ihr Srhoul Board of
Rapi,lrs Parish viii meet ON Sat
ur'lay, the 3lst day Of July, for
The purpose Of locating schools
and assigning teachers.
T.. a. SCUNACK,
GEO. o. WATTS, President.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-07-28

CHARLES NALLhRY DEAD
Charles Vallery, a life convict
from Rapides Parish, died ut the
levee camp, near Thibodanx, on
the 18Th inst. 1t will be remem.
bered that Vallery, while under
The Influence Of liquor, shot and
killed j. d. King, his wife's step
father, in this city, Oh Wednesday
night, May I'd, 1894. The parties
were living i'll the same house.
King WAS a carpenter, who came
here from Texas. Vallery was
tried, found guilty OF murder with.
out capital punishment and sen
leuced to the penitentiary for life
on November 30th, 1894. At the
time Of his death he had been il,
the pcnitentiary about Two and d
half years. Ile was born in Alex.
andria, had lived here all his life
and had the esteem Of the commu.
nifty, until he became addicted t.
The excessive use Of intoxicanls
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-07-28
BORN:

To Mrs. j. II. HaSling, Of West
Aiexan'Iiia, on Friday, July 23d;
1897. a daughter.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-07-28
Roberts Hotel Destroyed by Fire.
An unDaiufrd and unrotith look

An unpainted and unconth look
ing building, on the plank road in
this city, near the Union freight
depot, popularity known as the
Roberts hotel, was entirely dies.
troyed by fire about 9 O'clock Sun
day morning. The origin Of the
fire, as usual, is unknown. AS
soon as the alarm was sounded.
the hose companies promptly res.
pended, but as it WAS some dis.
lance OFT and the building an old
wooden structure which burned
like finder, the fire had gained too
much Roadway upon their arrival,
either to be subuued or extin-
guishcd.
DR.. hobdell resided in the build
lug a. the time, had an insurance
of $500 upon his furniture in the
local agency Of j. w. Alexander,
and We believe was engaged iii the
business Of entertaining travellers.
The building belonged to s. 4
&. We'll and WAS insured for $500
in the Alexander agency. j. b.
Gibson kept saloon in the build
lug and was insured for $500 III
the agency OF Swayze & Baynard.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.-
The following transfers of real es.
tate have been registered in The
Recorders Office during the past
week:
Glenmora Town Site Co. to John
Evans, lots 6 and 7, and the east
one third of lots S, 8, 10, in block
I, east of Eighth street, in the
town Of Glenmora. Price $3.50.
Francis 3. Ca!hUOn to John
Evans, 40 acres Of land, a portion
Of Sec. i, TIP. l S., Il. 2 w. Price
$47.
A. W. Carroll, w. Carroll and
Otis Collins, trustees Of the lie.
cOmpte and West Alexandria NJ.
Il. Church South, to John u: Wv.
elett, part of the Methodist par
sonage lot in the town Ot lac.
cUmpte. Price $40.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-07-28

A MAMMOTH WATERMELON.-
Judge j. IL. Thornton presented
the DEMOCRAT last Thursday with
IL watermelon, which when placed
upon the scales weighed 60 pounds.
Upon opening and sampling, it
was found to be equally AS ripe,
juicy and delicious AS its size indi-
Gated. 1t would be but IL work OF
supererogatiOn, to say that the
Judge has our thanks for such al
act OF delicate attention.. So far
as we are aware, it is the largest
melon raised in the Parish the
present season and shows that the
Judge, who is universally conce.
ded to be IA safe, successful and
precminent practitioner at the bar,
is equally as successful in the cul.
ture of melons.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-06
Miss Springs Musical.

The Methodist church was we Il filled last Thursday evening by a music loving audience to be enter tained by Miss Bessie Spring, assisted by Mrs Joe Long and Mr ] Spencer Kelly.
 Miss Springs performance on the piano was of nigh class. Her execu- ton was almost perfect and the many classical pieces she rendered proved her we'll advanced in her profession. She also made quite 3 success and highly entertained her audience with her reading, appearing perfectly at ease at al! times, and giving the ex- pression to her performance winch was quite pleasing to all,
 Mrs. Long also made her first ap- pearance before Mepa audience She has an unusually sweet contralto voice and was heartily encored when she sang ..Kentnely Babe.
 Mr Kelly's singing was unusually good and very much enjoyed.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-06
Stole Bread Tickets.

Last Wednesday evening while Mr. Abbott stepped out of his bakery q few moments to go down the street. some unknown party entered through the back door and stole between thirty and forty bread tickets The fact that they overlooked little money bowl containing over Ss would indi- cate that they only wanted bread or were not 'on to their job ]"
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-06
An Unparalleled Offer.

If you are not a regular reader of the St Louis Post Dispatch. send your name and address on a postal card and it will be sent to you SEVEN DAYS FREE OF CHARGE
 Here is an opportunity to familiar ize yourslf with the best evening and largest and most unique Sunday pa per printed anywhere.
 You'll see the great Sunday Post Dispatch, with its 600 words of spec ial telegraph magazine of from l2 to l6 pages, as good. If not better, than any thirty-fve cent monthly, an eight page comic weekly" in colors, gor- geously illustrated, and best of all, the Woman's World. The Woman's World is a new feature, four page half-tone supplement- of special inter- est to women.
 The great Sunday Post Dispatch will discount anything you ever saw or dreamed of You'll open your eyes wide when you see it. It was fifty pages last Sunday.
 Send your name and address at once and get it free for week. Circulation Department, Post Dispatch, St. Louis. Mo
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-06
Notice of Dissolution.

The partnership heretofore existing between McPhetrige X Byers is dis solved by mutual consent McPhet- rige will remain at the office hereto fore occupied by the firm, will attend to all business for the clients thereof. receive all monies due by reason of their business heretofore and be re- spoDsible for all matters due by said firm. POLE MCPHETRIGE.
 ]. C. BYERs
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-06
Farm For Sale.

have 240 acres, ten miles east of Mena, on the Washita river. l20 acres bottom land, plenty of good water. Price, ss an acre. Will also sell stock with place if wanted. Address or call on JAMES E. McRAE.
 Egger, Polk County, Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-06

Go to the Jackson Wheeler Drug Go. on Mena street for your paints oils and bushes
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-06


 board ID work mornings and evenings. Address. J. L. Scarborough. Rich Mt, Ark. 5-2t s. K. Thomas, the we'll known stone mason, is able to be around thls week after being laid up several days with a badly mashed foot, he having let it remain in the way of falling stone. Vim, vigor and victory:-these are the characte ristics of De Wits Little Early Risers, the famous little pills for constipation, biliousness and all stom- ach and liver troubles Pipkin & Hanes.
 Owen has been giving very close prices in groceries all the year and will continue to do so. Now that he has just opened new stock of dry goods, he will sell them also at very close prices.
 A. B. Brown, wife and six children arrived from Palistine, Texas, last Thursday to make their home here. Mir Brown is first class stone mason and brick layer and we think will find plenty of work here.
 C. A. Smith received message Mon day morning that bis mother was dying at her home at Atlanta, Tex, and started by the first train for her bedside. c. D. Sharp who is brother to Mrs. Smith accompanied him.
 l have just received Sl, 200 worth of clothing. The quality, with the price sell at, iustities ne in saying that I give as good if not better bargains than can be found anywhere.
 k. 5. OWEN N. A. Gam, of Gam, was in Mena one day last week and gave the Star a friendly call. Mir. Gam Las resided in this county for thirty years and says he never saw Q season that he did not raise all the corn he needed, never being obliged to buy any.
 B. H. Barton, of Cove, was in town last Thursday and reported business lively at that place. Among the i'm provements under way is nice new school house to cost $51O, a new store house 60 feet long for Mir. Chany and a large addition to Mir Bartons store.
 There Is time for every thing; and the time to attend to cold is when It starts. Don't wait until you have consumption but prevent it bv using One Minute Cough Cure, the great remedy for coughs, colds, croup bron- chitis and all throat and lung trou bles. Pipkin & Hanes.
 w. H. Mcdonald and wife. from Camp Ground, were Tn the cltr Satur- day and gave the Star pleasant call with renewal for the Star another year. Mrs. Mcdonald favored us with a shannon Pippin apple 12lz inches in circumference grown upon young tree in her orchard.
 Your political education is being sad 1 lY neglected If you have not read President John Smith. it is an illus trated book of 200 pages, but it will cost you only ten cents, because the publishers have fixed this price Tn or der to sell a million copies. Address the Star. Mena, Ark. 5tf
 Physicians as rule are predjudiced against proprietary medicines but many of them resort to. Prickly Ash Bitters to relieve cases of kidney trouble, when the old school remedies are not effective. It has cured many desperate cases Sold by F. c. Savage and J. C. Jackson Drug Go.
 new Presby terian church last Sunday for the first time, Rev. H. R. Sehimer- horn, recently from Iowa, preaching. Mir. Schimerhorn is good speaker. well educated man and very pleasing and entertaining In his manner. The music was very good, Miss Spring pre- siding at the organ.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-06
TOWN TOPICES
 PARTLY TREATED.

Owen has hats, too.
 Call on Owen for bagging and ties. Read c. A. Smith S Bro. s lad" this week. If % yards standard prints at Owens for sl.
 Just received at C. A. Smith & Bro s one ear salt
 If you are in need of shoes see Owen for price, quality and style.
 The new Presbyterian church is re- ceiving a coat of paint this week.
 have just received ear load of salt R. S. OWEN, Good family flour at c. A. Smith < Bro Is for zoo per hundred pounds. Home made bread. cake and pies at the Port Arthur Eating House S5 Home Bakery.
 WANTED--A few muscadines at the Star office. Will take them on sub scription.
 Call at the Arkansaw Store for your fancy candies. Cream and chocolate specialty.
 Mrs. J. T. Frady left Monday for three weeks visit with her parents at Chanute, Kansas
 res. all kinds of toilet articles. np- to-date in every particular, go 10 the Jackson Drug Co c.
 J. K Holdar returned last week from his trip to Kansas City and other points in the north
 tesln, wagon and harness prior to 2p m. Friday, Oct 8.
 w. s Pryor and wife went to Kan kaS City Monday to enjoy the festivi- ties of Karnival week.
 FOR SALE: Estay and Camp upright piano. Call on J. B Littlejohn at the Arkansaw Store for price.
 You will find the largest stock of dry goods and clothing at low down cash prices. GREEN lS LEWIS. For the best brands of cigars kept s*on tap" in the best case ever brought 10 Folk county, go to the Jackson Drug Co.
 All articles usually found in first class up-todate drug store can be found at the I. c. Jackson Drug Co 's store
 FOR BARGAINS IN LOTS of from one- Ahah acre to five acres Tn the Eureka addition to Mena, apply to A. ". St Iohn at Star office.
 Price your goods in town but do not fail to come to L. NJ. Vim berly's to make your purchases, for he has cer- tainly got the prices.
 Encourage the band boys by buying ticket to the ball to be given by them in the Wadsworth building on Mena street tomorrow night < For bathing sponges, towels and brushes as well as all articles needed to keep the body clean and healthy, go to J. c. Jackson's. drng store
 l have just received fine line of dress goods, ginghams, worsteds and cassimeres which I will sell at very close prices. E. S. OWEN We are expecting daily a large line of men, women and chidren's shoes and will sell you the best goods at the lowest cash prices.
 GREEN & LEWIS. W. H. Dellxer sold hIs 160 acre claim near Grand Summit last week to Mir. Brown, and expects to move to Mena to live until he gets ready to go to the Kfoudike gold mines
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-06

51s oz- domestic at Owens for five cents per yard
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-06

Ten pounds of good coffee fur si.0o ct c. A. Smith < Bro. 's
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-06
4a-1ot

We have over 300 samples to select from and will guarantee you perfect ii in tailor made suit of clothes.
 GREEN < LEWIS.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-06

Look out for C. A, Smith & Bro < fall stock of shoes this week
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-06

Mena, Ark. Sep. Is. 1897. o-4
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-06

s. k. Thomas, the we'll known stone mason, is able to be around thls week after being laid up several days with a badly mashed foot, he having let it remain in the way of falling stone
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-06

Vim, vigor and victory:-these are the characteris of De Wits Little Early Risers, the famous little pills for constipation, blliousness and all stom- ach and liver troubles. Pipkin & Hanes.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-06

WANTED place to board and go to school where can pay for tuition and board ln work mornings and evenings. Address, J. l.. Scarborough. Rich Mt i, Ark. 5-2t
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-06

Owen has been giving very close prices in groceries all the year and will continue to do so. Now that he has just opened new stock of dry goods, he will sell them also at very close prices.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-06

For bathing sponges, towels and brushes as well as all articles needed to keep the body clean and healthy, go to J. c. Jackson's. drng store.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-06

A. B. Brown, wife and six children arrived from Palistine, Texas, last Thursday to make their home here. MT Brown is first class stone mason and brick layer and we think will find plenty of work here.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-06

w. H. Mcdonald and wife, from Camp Ground were Ill the clty Satur- day and gave the Star d pleasant call with a renewal for the Star another year Mrs. Mcdonald favored us with Shannon Pippin apple 121s inches in circumference grown upon young tree in her orchard.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-06

Regular services were held in the new Presbyterian church last Sunday for the first time, Rev. H. k. Schimer- horn, recently from Iowa. preaching. Mir. Schimerhorn is q good speaker. a well educated man and very pleasing and entertaining in his manner. The music was very good Miss Spring pre- siding at the organ.
 L. r. Treat, who came here recently from Maine exchanged his Port Ar thur property with A. E. Stilwell for a lot on Mena street near Jackson's drug store. MT. Treat is building 4 two story house and expects to engage in the book and stationery business Work began on the bnilding Monday and he expects to be ready for busi- ness bv October 20
 farm in the north to exchange for one in the south. have I60 acres of land in Dakota. valued at B. 500. to exchange for land or town property in the south. A change of climate is needed by me. Address
 Jos, TREAxoR ia-10t Mound City. $. Dak
 We have over 50o sa,nnlas . ,
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-06

Encourage the band boys by buying q ticket to the ball to be given by them in the Wadsworth building on Mena street tomorrow night.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-06

Price your goods in town but do not 1a1l to come to l.. NJ. Vim berly's to make your purchases, for he has cer- talnly got the prices.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-06

c. A. Smith received a message Mon- day morning that bis mother was dying at her home at Atlanta, Tex, and started by the first train for her bedside. c. D Sharp who is brother to Mrs. Smith accompanied him.