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The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-14
rlr. and Yrs. St. John Surprised.

MT. and Mrs. A. w. St. John, who are preparing to leave for Mena, Ark, to make their home, were very pleas antly surprised by about forty of their friends last night. The house was all torn up and the household goods packed, but the visitors made them selves at home and the evening was q most pleasant one. The unexpected guests brought abundant refreshments with them which were served at an appropriate hour.
 Mr. St John departs tonight fer Mena and the household goods will be shipped on Thursday. Mrs. St. John will not go for about ten days.
 Mr St John has been a resident of Carthage for nearly thirty years. Dur ing about twenty years of that time he was editor of the Press which, through his excellent business manage ment and intelligent editorship was built up from very insignificants sheet to the leading paper of Carthage. In his editorial pollticies MT. St. John has high ideas and he has at all times fol- lowed them up as nearly as possible, He has always been distinctively enter prising and energetic anti us euIuor or the Press made himself an active factor in the growth and prosperity of the city. He has hosts of friends here who re- oret to sec him depart but will extend their best wishes to him and his astimable wife in their new home in Meua
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-14
Of Course There is Difference of
 Opinion.

It is generally conceded that there is no other small article made in so many different designs. and that is so much worn by all classes as the finger ring, and yet for hundreds of years the plain, gold ring has been, is, and will be the most popular ring made. It is ring that is suitable for anyone to wear at any and all times. and no orna- ment however costly, looks as neat and pretty as plain. gold ring. Nothing can ever take It's place as wedding ring, land the happiest moment of a womans life is the time when she re- ceives that plain, goln band, believing that 1t is pledge of the true affection of the one who IS to be her protector along lifes rugged pathway. In an in- terview with l. P. Smith of The Mena Jewelry Store, he remarked that he had been in the jewelry business for over twenty years and that out of the thousands of rings which he has sold. at least three-fourths of them were plain gold. It
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-14
Work Along the Switch Yards.

Quite busy scene meets the eye of one going south from the depot down through the switch yard First, you come to the roundhouse which is prac- ticaliy completed except the laying of the tracks into the stalls from the ponderous rntable, which has been lowered into it's Dit ready to send the iron horse into it's proper stall where it may be groomed and sheltered. Next comes the coal chute. All the heavy foundations for the tressel work has been completed and the timbers are being rapidly cut and put in place to carry the cars up to the big build ing containing the coal bins
 Beyond this is the force of workmen busy with the erection of the Texar- kama Ice and Cold Storage Go. $ build ing. Work is being rapidly pushed on this large and subtantial building. Still further down you see the stock yards, covering several acres of ground. The yards are nearly com pleted and are very substantially built. Joining them Contractor ". l. Policeman is erecting for the railroad company store house in which feed will be kept to supply the stock which will be unloaded at this point for feed and water This building is 32x70 feet and two stories high. But the busiest of all are the switch engines in the yard, and you will be convinced of this fact if you take q walk down through the yards and are kept busy yourself getting out of their way
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-14
CITY OFFICIALS IN TROUBLE. FINANCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED
 TO EXAMINE THE BOOKS.
It Looks Like Crooked Work New Council Fleets and Treasurer Savage is Anxious to Have
 His Report Accepted.

With the out going of the old city council came the settling up of the of ticers' books and with this came trouble which raised quite q little sensation in Mena
 The NJ. K. SS T. Trust company set aside one and one-half per cent of all money received from the sale of lots for park and street fund, and turned over to the city treasurer, over two months ago, little over S5y7. There should now be in the city treasury S464.GO of this fund and the recorder reports about $l4. The SAGA GO it seems has been paid out as if it be- longed to the common fund, and in. stead of that it was especially appro- priated to the park and street fund. and Treasurer Savage will be called upon to show why it was misappro- priated. The matter fell upon the shoulders of the new council and at their meeting Monday night they ap- pointed finance committe consisting of Dr. Reese, H. Tremain and Ed Hob litzell to investigate the matter.
 It has been reported also that Mr. Savage has been buying city warrants at discount and turning them over to the city at face value, but the truth of this is not known. Mir. Savage handed in his report at Monday nights meeting and with it big pile of script for which he demanded credit at face value. He also demanded that his report be accepted, but as the council wished to await the lnvestiga- tion of the finance committee his de- mands were not granted. Further in- vestigations will be watched with interest as Mr. Savage has held re- spected position since coming to our city and has friends who do not be- lieve him guilty of any wrong doing.
 Recorder Whitley is also connected with the affair for not reporting to the council the money received from the M. K. & T. Trust company.
 The finance committee has chosen W. A. Disbrow as accountant, and in looking over the report of Street Com. missioner J. ". Archer he finds con flicton there which will call for some explanations. Taking in all the facts it would appear that there has beer some very careless if not dishonest work done by some of our city officials and the out come of the thorough in vestigation which is going on will be ~watehed with interest, and the Stas will give the tax payers and public in general the facts in the case as fast as they develop.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-14
Poor Indians in Trouble.

To have seen the crowds in the streets Saturday evening around police court, one would have thought half the town had been murdered and the other half turned out to avenge the crime, but instead of that it was only couple of poor Choctaw Indians that caused the excitement. They came over to visit Mena, got hold of some fire water" and gave q little diplay of fast and careless horseback riding as they left town. Marshal Miller tried to arrest them md fired two shots from his revolver at them after they had ridden off disregarding his command, r. c. Savage played the brave, and mounting his horse, rode after them. He caught them outside the city limits, brought them back and they were fined in police court.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-14
TWO ON ONES NIooER's FUN"
The Liar" Talks too Much and Has
 Serious Difficulty.

Although nothing was deffinatelv known and only rumor in regard to the misrepresentation of the city funds by Treasurer F. c. Savage, the Liar tthis appropriate name is one the man who runs the News has felt dis. posed to give himself) came out and made rather serious and unnecessary comments of abuse against both MT. Savage and Recorder Whitley in Fri days get out
 As result Savage and Whitley started on the war path and about 9 o'clock they met the object of their pursuit near J. w. Edwards lumber yard. The Liar" says they hid and jumped out on him. This they deny. but it is evident that they came upon him unexpectedly or they would never have gotten near enough to do any damage. But however this was. the fact that Whitley held the Liar" while Savage pounded him oyer the head with his cane, inflicting several l quite painful wounds, goes to show that the assailants were lacking in the qualities which constitute a brave man. All the fighting stopped as soon as parties attracted to the scene by the disturbance made Whitley stand to one side and give chance for q more even contest
 Dr Reese patched up the Liars" head and Marshal Miller arrested them all and Saturday morning took them before Mayor Carder who gave them a fine for fighting.
 Beck has since had Whitley and Say age arrested for assault with intent to kill. The trial is set for next Friday at 10 q. m.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-14
Some Fine Stock.

". M. Doss and family, of Ronnd- grove, ILL, arrived .iere Monday and are to make their future home near Mena. Mir. Doss visited here some months ago and being so well pleased he returned home and made immediate arrangements to return and locate here He will make one of our most substantial and thrifty farmers as he brings with him four fine horses and four thorough bred Pollen China hogs. all of which are registered, and other stock for the complete equipment of q first class farm.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-14
Another Special Train.

President A. F. Stilwell with party of eastern capitalists arrived in Mena Tuesday morning few minutes be- hind the regular passenger tram. Their train stopped here over an hour which time was spent by the party in walking over our city, and ali seemed nleased and expressed surprise to see
 . town so well made in so short 8 tune.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-14
Screen Doors! Screen Doorsi

In any quantity or number, all com
 mon sizes and at low prices, at Sneed & Jones hardware store.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-14
HHpS HIND MISMHpS.

Mattings, oil cloth, linolcum at Boy CTS
 Blank notes for sale at the Star of fee.
 The Leader is the place to buy your clothing.
 Picture frames ts order any size, at Boyers.
 For all around bargains The Leader is the place.
 Mating l5 cents per yard and better at Boyer's.
 Ladies' sleeveless vests at cents at The Leader
 For laces and embroidery The Leader is the place.
 These beautiful moonlight nights are highly appreciated.
 Glassware and Queensware at bed rock prices at The Leader.
 Col. J. C. Byers is attending federal court at It. Smith this week
 The northbound passenger train was on time Sunday eyenlng for the first time.
 Home made bread, cake and pies at the Port Arthur Eating House X Home Bakery.
 Screen wire of all sizes and any quantity at Sneed & Jones hardware store, Mena street.
 The bankrupt clothing sale at The Leader is a dandy Every body should take advantage of it.
 Attorney Pole McPhetrige has been spending few days in Ft. Smith look ing after his legal business.
 Fishing parties are very popular at present and those participating report fine sport and plenty of fish.
 light frost visited Mena and vi cinity Saturday night but it is not thought that the fruit is injured
 Dan Wells and family have returned from Texas and are living in Mayor Carder's building on South Mena
 Another big landslide occurred north of Mena in a large cut which delayed Saturday mornings train.
 A new front is being put ln Dr. Bellchambers' drug store on Sherwood avenue. It is quite an improvment
 Remem Der that the Mena Damatic Company will render Broken Fet- ters" tonight at the Hudgins Building.
 Williams & Watson, the gentlemenIy walnut log buyers, made a trip over into the Indian Territory last Satur- day.
 1 Elder J. F. McLeed, Baptist mis- sionary, preached two sermons to fair sized audiences at the school house last Sunday 1 Every body and his best girl were out enjoying the pleasant weather and beautiful scenery around Mena last Sunday afternoon.
 List your lands with A. W. St. John & Co.,, real estate and collection agents. Every tract will be described and advertised in this paper.
 Five and ten acre tracts for sale; S3O per acre; two hundred yards west of Holitzells orlclS yard. Call at prem ises. (tf) J. s. HALL.
 J. D. Burnett is q carpenter of the first class and gives special attention to jioo work Shop on 5anssen avenue between Mena and Hermann streets
 The Star office has been crowded with orders for job printing this week. Menas merchants are learning where good work can be had on short notice.
 Drs. I. L Ramey and l.. B Suther- land have formed partnership in their practice, with their office on the second floor of the Blocksom brick block.
 MusiclS S Holt can sell you first class piano or organ very cheap and on easy terms. Go look at their instru- ments Next door to Green X Lewis grocery store.
 J. c. Jackson has purchased lot 10 in block A, near the corner of Mena sfreet and H0nert avenua and is malx-
, 1897-09-07

Edison may read with interest that in
1888 M. Linquet de In Bastille issued
. prospectus, published in the GORE
s%pondence Secrete," London, 1888 (vol-
ume IA, page 302), of "a singular ma
chine or experience of the propagation OF
sound and the voice through tubes pro.
longed to u great distance. " II it succeed
ed, he announced, people would be able
to maintain With their sw eethcarts and
friends at u distance Of some hundreds
of Leagues a conversation which would
become somewhat public on the way,
but by suppressing the names no ons
would be in the sec"et of the interlocu-
tors" But it is not recorded that the
scheme was put into practice. In u pa
per published i'll ILLUSTRATION for
1854 by NJ. Charles Eourseul he says:
"Let us Imagine that u person speaks
neal to II mobile plate sufficiently fexi-
BILE not to lose any Of the vibrations pro-
duced by his voice, Gnd that this plate
interrupts and establishes according ly
communication with II battery. Then we
might have ut u dir';nce another plate
which would give III the same time the
same vibrations An electric battery,
two vibrating plates aud II wire would
be sufficient" In apportioning the hon
ors Of %telephonic discovery NJ. Bourseul
ut least wonid seem entitled to y share
, 1897-09-07

1t is said that Shakcspeare's works
abound i'll the most uilect and explicit;
references to the game of golf, sevciii
Of which have been collected in Miss
Woods recent volume of ''Quotaiions
For Occasions
In ''Muci Ado About Nothing is an
unmiStakable% aliusiOn to II characteristic
st. Audlew : gesture i'll the words. Il
know YOU Ly the wag2liug Of your
head. white IN Titus AndICnicus" j.
encountered the pertinent query. "Whu'
subtle hole is this In "NiChard ILL.,. "
again. one meets the line, Put III their
hands the bIuising mons Cf wrath, - aud
III "UCnIy VIZ tparl u the statement
"I'll call tor clubs
FalStatf' s ruling passion was evident
iy golf. for on his druthhcd he ''babblcd
of green fields. aud there were certain
ly links Gil Prospero's island, else why
the question Why hath the queen sum-
moned me hithCr to this short gruss'd
greene Some commentators prefer the
reading, ITO tee or not to tee. that is
the question" But apart from this dis
puted passage in Hamlet there is a
reference to the fault Of striking too
short"
, 1897-09-07

81 should than. trgy rn,' q
safety razor
lyon would be suT-Ti=Cd At tire mum.
Der of them who c 10 in LIl.,io huv
safety razors and actDss0,I.s-js pres
ents for brothers. cousins !uAs, they
are usually careful to CXll.Im But
they roqGife the mcs: mii:utr riurtiuns
for the sake of their male relatives. Of
course, rs TO the way in which the IA
zOrs are used. But they mostly bear on
their faces marked evidence If Il person
al necessity for mustaChr and wins
ker demoiisher. lean tell til III at cncr.
even though tlICy ONT tlivAIy yyIiri.
"On : oCcusion Il ragged little
street urchin came i'll and asked tur uur
of Our best safety raZors. | could nat
refrain from asking him if he waited IT
fol- himself.
Goa, no. he replied. IT is fer Il
lady C.IsiGci She is going to give me
sixpen,e Tor buying il, s"!, gay Iur.
60 you link Ill get any muie jobs like
it If | wait Outsiuc?'
"WithOut thinking | told him he
might; but. alas, he WIS doGnrI to dis
appointment. fer with l,isl;,rCC
worthy Of II better he l..l.!r him
self obnoxious to every MoiI.H who
looked into our windows ly asking her
if she wanted Il lJ2or, and We h.I final
ly to threaten him with "A policeman IN
order to drive the knowing Young L..
cal away. "-Pearson's Weekly.
, 1897-09-07
"ANGeLS UhAWARES."

4 ngurc by my tireSIdc Stnid.
Plain was her garb ana yelled her fac
a presence mystical she made
Nor changed her attitude nor place.
Did neglect my household ways
FOR pleasure wrought of pen or book
she sighed a murmur of disprais,,
At which me,hOught the rafteIs Shoot:
Ne young Delight did often win
My patient limits to outgo.
Thereafter. when | entered in,
shrouded guest did threaten
show.
h SHOWS Of life to chill me fell
Where many a gracious mate lay dead
And moved my heart to break the spell
By that ungracious phantom laid.
Now. who art Ii that didst not smile
When ! my maddest jest devised?
Who art thou. stark and grim the while
That men my tune and measure priced.
Without her pilgrim staff she rose,
Her weeds of darkness cast aside,
More da:1iing.t than Olympian SHOWS
The beauty that those weeds did hide.
Most like II solemn symphony
Thnt lifts the heart from lowly things.
b voice with which she spoke to me
Did Loose COntrition at its springs.
o Duty. visitor divine,
Take all the wealth my house affords.
But make thy holy methods mine.
Speak to me thy surprising words.
Neglected once and undiscerned,
pour my homage Mt thy feet.
Till | thy sacred law have learned
MOI JOY nor life can be complete.
Julia Ward Howe In I~ndepeaLent.
, 1897-09-07

Mining desx. At this omoa.
, 1897-09-07
SERVICE.

The through a service to Denver.
Kansas City. Omaha, Chicago. st. Louis
and other eastern cities, via the UNION
PACIFIC and connections, is unexcelled
by any other line.
The equipment consists Of Pullman
and Tourist Sleepers. Chair Cars. Din.
ing Cars. Buffet. Library and Smoking
Carr.
For tickets. time tables and otl r in
formation call on
G. CLARK. Agent.
, 1897-09-07

Whisper 1t to you %neighDors that the
Republican Is the best paper In the
state, and that 1t can be had for 50
cents per month.
, 1897-09-07
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, 1897-09-07
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, 1897-09-07

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now in use in this state. The
prir" ur ilr~" blanks Is very low.
quality considered. and anyone in
need of anything ia the above
list will do we'll by examining IN"
stock or writing for SAMPLES.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-15
The Storm.

About ten clock yesterday morning a
lively snow storm set in and continued
with great briskness until p. M, when
the clouds began to break away. At first
the weather was mild AMI the snow was
damp with indication of turning to rain.
but late in the day the wind veered to-
wards the north, the temperature dropped
and Portland was spared oceans of slush.
The barbor front was desolate, dreary
spot. The binding snow kept vessels at
a safe distance outside that might have
desired to make harhor. The whistle
of the John EnRlis was heard about five
o clock as she came into port.
The noon trains from Boston were
about half an hour late, which would
seem to indicate that the storm began
west of US and was heavier there than
here. The Maine Central said their road
was all right, and so with the Others
The electric lines. eithe In or out of the
city had no trouble TO speak of.
The fall of snow was quite heavy one,
about six inches.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-15
NAMES SHOW.
It Will Open in Gotham Today at the
Sportsmen's Exhibit.

Today Names fine exhibit will open in
New York at the Sportsmen's show, and
will be under the charge of Miss Corneiia
7. Crosby-"Fly Rod" There will be a
yeritable Maine log cabin with complete
fit out. These crack guides will take
part: D. L. Cummings of Caribou,
Leon Oroutt, Ashland; Bert Haynes,
Karahdin; Joe Francis, the Old Town
Indian; Grant Fuller, Dead River; Gran
Vile Gray, Moosshead; George Curtis
and Walter Twombly of the Rangeley
regions. Mr.. S. L. Crosby's of Bangor,
exhibit will be worth $4,000, and include
four Of the largest mooseheads over killed
in Maine. One of the antlers shows al
points, three more than those belonging
to the Prince of Wales. There will be u
fine display of ruffed grouse, snowy and
Arctic owls, buck weighing 257
pounds. big carbon and two deer
mounted whole, any quantity of heads,
together with two where the antlers nre
interlooked showing the bucks were
fighting, several ~ aanted trout includ-
ing ia pound square tail. There
will be brush lean-to for headquarters
for the guides, made from Maine spruce
and fir. Landlord Dennen of the Kineo
house will have two tsnts pitched to
show the method of camping in the
Maine woods. with canoes drawn up
alongside.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-15
PERSONAL.

Bishop Harkins of Providence, was in
the city the past week. the guest OF
Bishop Healy. y
Officer Webster slipped and feK on his
beat yesterday. and had to be taken
home owing to injury to his leg.
Among the Maine arrivals at Lake
wood, N. j., last week. were Mrs. G. T.
Ogden, Portland; A. B. Rioker and f.
X. Curtis, Poland Springs, and F. e.
Thompson, Deering.
Among the people who will spend the
summer in foreign travel are Bishop and
MRS. Henry A. Nicely.
Miss Ethel Hyde Of Bath will sing at
the Lewiston festival on Moipe Day
with Nine. Nordica. Miss Hyde is now
studying ip Paris.
At the Thursday morningsrecital of the
Rossini Club, Miss ellison a new mem.
Der, was heard for the first time. Miss
ellison Is said to have rich voice.
Miss Hannah Anderson and Mrs. Angela
Quimby will be among the Elwell party
for European travel this summer. Some
Miss Florence g. Knight who spent
the winter in Brooklyn will be at hel
home in Falmouth during the summer
and will sing at State street church.