The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-01

 City, The doctor was very favorably impressed with Kansas City and the greatness of the Pittsburg X Gulf By.
 They don't make much fuss about it" We are speaking of De Wits Little Early Risers, the famous little pills for constipation, biliousness.. and all stomach and liver troubles. They never gripe. PiplSin & Hanes
 W. T. Bruer, of Springfield. Mo. head of the firm of w. T. Bruer S Son, dealers in railroad and bridge timbers. arrived in our city Friday. He will make his headquarters here while buying timber in this section of Ar kansas.
 R. L. Barren brought in from his farm six miles east of town some very fine samples of apples and Laconte pears. They were left at the Star of flee for visitors to see. The apples weigh pound apiece and the pears are beauties.
 I crave but One minute" said the public speaker in a husky voice; and then he took dose of One Minute Cough Cure, and proceeded with his oratory. One minute Cough Cure is unequaled for throat and lung trouble Piplxin & Hanes.
 Mrs. hicCune gave very pleasant party at her home in the Eureka addi- tion Saturday night. Her brother, c. A. McCune, of Springfield, Mo, is vis- iting her He furnished some good music on the violin to which some danced and all enjoyed
 MT. F. Cagle called at the Star office Saturday and left some very fine sam ples of pears which were raised on farm belonging to his father, c. E. Cagle, one half mile east of town. The largest weighed F ounces and meas ured t215 inches in circumference.
 R..R. Parr left for De Queen Satur- day expecting to gather fortune in the pearl beds of Southwest Arkansas. His trip came very near being post poned on account of kick he received from Clark SClements delivery horse while he was unhltching it Friday evening
 w. D. Egolf, who has been book keeper at the Mcna Lumber Com. pany's yards in this city for about a year, left Monday evening for his home in Amerieus, Kan He will go from there to Kansas City where he will take | thorough course iu Aledi- cal College
 There is time for everything; and ] tAe time 10 attend to cold is when It starts Don't wait anlil you have consumption but prevent t bv using Che Minute Cough Cure. the great reneay Cor coughs, colds. cronp. Aron. cais> and all throat ana laug oubles Pipkin 6 iIanes
 J. Y. Nichols, the retired route agent of the Wells-Irargo Express Co.,. who established the office here at Mena, died last Saturday in Wisconsin where hc was spending the summer. Heart failure ~as tht cause He has been retired on pension for some time and has many friends among the 6rst settlers who will regret to learn of bis death
 As an object lesson of value to tile people of Western Arkansas the new wagon road ba.It from Grand summit station 10 Mt Mena will long i've as one of practical value The building of this road has demonstrated the fact that good wagon roads can be had even in Polk county if the people would or could only combine and build them.
 Among the visitors at Mt Mena the latter portion of last week and over Sunday were Mir. and Mrs. George Mathews. Mr and Mrs. J. ". Ingold Miss Stanford Mosher, W. E. LaE'orce and wife, R. ]. Proffitt and wife. Miss Loulse Parker and Miss Josephene E. Goodman all of Kansas City. and Mrs. ! Van Valkenburgh, of Berlin, Germany. The ladies of the party formed jolly crowd and enjoyed themselves baghIy ..sl T ( t1.. q