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The Mena weekly star., 1897-07-21
Notice of Sheriff's Sale.

tFirst published June l6, 1s9I)
 By virtue of an execution issued by the Cir cuit Clerk of the Polk County Circuit Court, on the 14th day of June, 1s97 to me directed against the property of Al Belt, as guarnishe ih the case of Gale Green, administrator of James Ward. deceased. based upon a judge meut in favor of John ?. Thayer, against said Gale Green. as administrator of James Ward, deceased. for the sum of Seven Hundred and Fifty tS75o0ei Dollars, and that l am com masCcd to have the said money within sixty daya herof together with heintercst and costs, do sorehv offer for sale the following proper ~ lcsted upon by me by virtue of the said ex- ecution. f0-wit Part of the northwest guar ter of She northeast quarter of section IS. township south range 3l west; lot No. 1 south range of X of Powers and Thayer's sub division of the town of Mena, Polk county, Ar kansas lotNo :. block 25, town Of Mena. Polk county. ArGansas lot No. II. block GO. town of Mena. Polk county Arkansas; and will offer same or so much thereof as will be necessary to satisfy said judgment, interest and costs. on the 7th day of Jniv A. D. 1897, at the. east door of the Caurt house. in the town of Dal- las. Polk county. trSansas, to the highest bidder for cash in hhnd during the hours for judicial sales.
 Witness nay hand this 18th of June, A. D. iS-7 D. E JOPLIN. Sheriff.
 By J. W. Tow. D. $.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-07-21
Warning Order.

Before A. P. Alexander, Justice of the Peace, Polk county Arkansas.
 Harry Tremaine Plaintiff,
 vS.
 F. F. Stevens, Defendant, Kansas City, Pittsburg X Gulf Railroad Com pany guarishee.
 WARNING ORDER: The defendant, F. F. Stevens, is warned to appear in this court within thirty days and answer to complaint of plaintiff, Harry Tremaine A. F. ALEXANDER, Mena' Ark, June 19 1897. J.P.
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Warning Order.

Before A. P. Alexander, Justice of the Peace, Polk county. Ark.
 Mrs. F. E. Browning, Plaintiff
 yS.
 Paul Miller, Defendant. Kansas City, Pittsburg S Gulf Railroad Com pany. guarnishee.
 WARNING ORDER. The defendant Paul Miller. is warned to ap- pear in this court within thirty days and ans wer the complaint of Mrs. F. E. Browning
 A. r. ALEXANDER. Mena. Ark, July 1. 1897. JP.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-07-21

GRACE t,is c eisisss. s=isiRs ' i.iRs, See
The Mena weekly star., 1897-07-21
Story.

Written for the Star. want to tell story
 Which friend relates to me, Concerning an old Irishman, Fresh from across the sea, Who, finding work quite scarce On landing in New York, Started across the country A-foot, in search of work, When he happened on a railroad track With well packed gravel bed, Pat shifts his bundle to his back And to himself he said, "Show me another country That's willing to provide A sidewalk for poor people Who can't afford to ride" But his reverie was broken By whistle loud and shrill, And locomotive hove in sight Just then on top the hill, Every second brought it nearer And Pat, shouting, grabes his hat, "You'll never beat old Ireland If it's foot race that you're att. And while he made noble race And tried his best to win it, The force that struck him from the rear Showed Pat he wasn't in 1t. They stopped the train and picked him up Where he lay on the grass And asked him why he didn't stop And let the engine pass, ''Why didn't l, ye spalpeen," Pat answered with smear, If you'd catch me on that level road, What show'd had ont here2-
 -C. L Mae.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-07-21

Only lifetime is there town located that has ribu utarv country fifty miles every direction division point on the great and South railroad the KANSAS CITY PTTSBURG GULF building due south from Kansas City Arthur, the Gulf of Mexico This tune It IS MENA the new town n Western Arkansas.
 This opens cp the best agricultural lands in West Missouri and the health belt of Southwest Missouri Western Arkansas
The Mena weekly star., 1897-07-21

As editor for lhe Polk County Teach CTS Association would suggest that all the teacners subscribe for the Mena Star also direct your communi- cations for publication to the editor of this column Let us hear from you. We shall De pleased to know how you are progressing.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-07-21
The chaple Car.

4 Chapel ear n charge of Rev. Mr. Thomas arrived saturday and services were held in A Sunday These ser vices are now being held in fne Bap- tist tabernae'e when the weather Is fair and when mol. in the ear.
 Ii is named Perfect baking powder and is D truth perfect fry 1t
The Mena weekly star., 1897-07-21

Stone for the ioundaiion of the new brick building to be erected next to the Blocksom block. on Mena street, are being delivered This building is to oe 24xoo, two stories high and is be- ing built by II X. Piekar,b of Eureka Springs Keen x DePew have the contract and are to have it completed in forty days $ E Thomas is doing the stone work
The Mena weekly star., 1897-07-21

Lost during tbe Normal, one Brooks Normal Jpiou Arithmetic " l ssiA be very glad il anyone who may have it will let me know. It has my name on fly leaf. EVA HARRIS,
 Ink Arl<
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Polk County Teachers Association.


 The teachers of Polk county, Ark. completed their organization into teachers association on the 2nd day of July, 1897, having elected A. T. Hami- ter, presiient; c L. Lofts, vice presi- dent. and Miss Grace Cleaver, secre- tary
 On motion it was decided that we se- cure . column in some paper to be represented as Polk county associa- tion paper, also that Prof. Schurman act as editor at Mena and that Prof. Hamlter act as editor at Janssen-
 The association elected committee on constitution and bylaws as fol- lows: Professors w. NJ. Pipkin, T. F. M Compere and Il. E Frisby. and Misses Nora Dagg and k. Barley. The committee failed to make decision at the tune of organizing and postponed it until the first meeting of the associ- ation, which will be about the middle of September.
 The teachers of the association also decided that the several Polk county school districts should have teachers meetings every second and fourth Sat urday in each month The following committee formed programs which will be rendered in Septemb Der: Profs. A. T. Hamiter and (. L. Loftis and Misses Ora Palmer and Grace Cieayer. Program for first day.
 FORENOON SESSION.
 Song.
 Prayer.
 Opening address, Pres A. T. Hamiter. Primary Methods, Miss Ora Palmer
 How to secure regular attendanse, c, Mir. H B. Frisby-
 Duet, "A Little Boy for Sale" Miss Ora Palmer and Miss Susie Compere.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 Methods for teaching History, Mr. k j. Nelson.
 Incentives, Mr C. r Rabun.
 How to teach primary geography, Miss Nora Dagg.
 Recitation, Miss Addle Mckinley.
 Closing, song.
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Program for second day.
 enpENoaN cuscroN

School organization, MT $. c. Payte. Compulsory education, Mir R. L. Schurman
 Cube Root, Mir T r. NJ. Compere. Duet, Come when the soft twilight calls, Mr. c l.. Lofts and Miss Ola Embry.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-07-21

Ladies, reil the merchants that you don't want any baking powder but the Perfect as you prefer quality and healt rather than quantity and indi- ,..t..,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-20
Bravcly Defended His Wife.

East Stroudsburg, Pa, May IL
Crazed with drink, Clinton Rouck, New
ton Fritz and Harry Hufford entered
the house of Henry Van Buskirk, near
here Sunday, and attempted to assault
his wife. The husband was in bed
with pneumonia. Hearing his wife's
cries for help, he secured revolver and
fired. The ball entered Rouck's
stomach. The latter fired four shots in
return, one striking Van Buskirk in the
right breast, penetrating the lungs.
Neither man can recover. Rouck and
Fritz are now under arrest but Hufford
has so for eluded capture.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-20
FLEW THROUGH THE AIR.

Short But Successful Trip of Prot.
Barnard's Airship.
Nashville, Tenn, May 15.-After much
difficulty in getting off Thursday aft
ernoon at seven o'clock Prof. Barnard
attempted another voyage with his air.
ship. It scared aloft rapidly, and as
Prof. Barnard vigorously worked the
bicycle pedals of his steering and pro-
polling attachment the airship turned
around several times, but was drifting
with the wind. 1t passed over the CEN
tennial grounds, foated rapidly across
the city at a high altitude in a north
easterly direction and passed out of
sight in the gathering twilight. At
about 7:45 o'clock p. m. the machine
landed near Madison, about IL miles
east Of this city. Prof. Barnard says of
this trial trip: II find that can man
ipulate the machine right or left even in
light wind. This is certain. l can
go directly against a wind of eight
miles an hour with muscular power as
at present arranged. but by cutting
across obliquely can make progress
in the direction desired" Further
trips with changes in apparatus will be
made.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-20
ELECTED SENATOR.
stephen II. Mallory Breaks the Dead
lock in Florida.

stephen II. Mallory Breaks the Dead
lock in Florida.
Tallahassee, Fla, May 15.-Stephen r.
Mallory was elected United States SEN
ator Friday on the twenty-fifth ballot.
The vote was: Mallory, So; Chipley, ~:
Call, /. Chipley led after the roll call
on this ballot. but the changing of votes
gave the election to Mallory.
[Stephen Russell Mallory was a member
Of the Fifty-second and Fifty-third con-
crosses from the First Florida district
He lives in Pensacola. where he was born
in 1848. He entered the confederate army
in Virginia in the fall of 1864, and later
served as midshipman in the confederate
navy. After the war he entered George
town college, District of Columbia, and
after graduation taught school and studied
law In 1874 he returned to Pensacola, and
since then has practiced law in Florida and
also been interested actively in politics.
serving in both branches Of the state legis-
lature, besides the national house of rep
resentatives, where he was a leading men,
Der of the committee on commerce.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-20
sNAsHlNGToN.s MONUMENT.

Philadelphia's Tribute to the Father
OF His Country Unveiled.
Philadelphia, May 17.-Here in the
city which first placed on his brow the
laurel crown Of achievement, the mem
DRY Of George Washington. the soldier,
the statesman, and the man, was hon-
3ored in monumental bronze Saturday.
1t was notable gathering, and rep
resentative of the country, including
the president, the vice president and
the cabinet officers; it's defenders in
tho officers and privates Of the army
and navy; and it's best blood, in the di-
rect descendants Of the molders and
makers of the nation. Mai. William
Wayne, president Of the Cincinnati,
who formally presented the monument
to the city. traces his lineage straight to
Mad Anthony; and William w. Porter,
the orator Of the day, is grandson of
David Rittenhouse Porter, twice gov
ernor of Pennsy and great
grandson of Gen. Andrew Porter. who
was on Washington's staff in the rev.
olution. Thus no historic interest was
wanting to stimulate enthusiasm,
The actual unwilling ceremony was
impressively simple. Bishop Whitaker
opened with prayer, and Maj. Wayne
followed with an appropriate address.
Then came the unwilling by President
Mckinley and the resultant clamor
augmented by the national salute of
Fl guns by the artillery and by the for
eign and American war vessels in the
Delaware. This concluded, President
Mckinley spoke briefly. The grafton
was then delivered by Mr.. Porter. The
formal presentation of the memorial
by the society to the city was made by
Maj. Wayne to Mayor Warwick, with
short addresses by both, and then the
mayor transferred it to the Fairmount
park commission, which body exercises
jurisdiction over the great pleasure
ground.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-20

THOSE who have investigated the
subject are of the opinion that the
area devoted to wheat-growing is
gradually shrinking. It is estimated
that the worlds crop of 1896 will not
be more than 9, 3es, 600, 900, as compared
with 2, AZ, 900, 600 bushels in 1898 and
1867, o0o, 600 bushels in 1894 There is
8 decline of the crop in India, the
Argentine republic, Austria and tho
United States To those who are en-
gagged in wheat.growing these figures
and the outlook ought to give some
encouragement, the encouragement Of
better prices. .... ...:....-..... 70.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-20

NINE. CARNor, the widow Of the
murdered president of the French re-
public, lives in the deepest retirement.
She was absolutely devoted to her hus-
band, and she lives only in the past.
Like most French widows, she pays
constant visits to her husbands grave,
and she has never yet gone to his
tomb without taking with her q small
bunch of flowers. Nine. Carnot was
the daughter of Dupont White, cele.
brated economist Of British extraction.
She married the future president when
she was only II years OF age, and their
union proved ideally happy.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-20
Three Drowned.

Philadelphia, May 17.-By the over
turning of small pleasure boat Satur-
day afternoon on the Schuylkin river
three persons lost their lives. They
were Mrs. James Even and Misses
Eleanore and Jessie Davis, aged re-
spectively ten and eight years. The IL
other occupants of the boat were also
thrown into the;river, but were rescued
by men who put out from shore in row.
boats. The husband of the drowned
woman was among those rescued, as
was also the mother of the two unfor.
tunate little girls.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-20
MINOR n EWS ITEMS.

For the Week Ending May II.
Rhode Island has selected the violet
as the state flower.
The Traders bank at Lynchburg, Va.
closed its: doors with liabilities Of $780,
600.
John Natter, 100 years and 2 mopths
OLD, died at his home in Oskaloosa, Ia,
of old age. ,.
The courthouse at Lexington, KY,
was destroyed by fire, the loss being
$40, 000..
A tipple fell at the mines in Pinkney,
Tenn. killing seven men and badly
wounding several others.
James French, wife murderer, has
been found guilty at Rockford. ILL.,, and
the death penalty imposed. @.
Williams, Brown & Co., wholesale
shipping and commission merchants in
San Francisco. failed for 100000.
Max Maretzek, the well-known op-
cratic manager, died at his home on
Staten Island, N. Y, aged 76 years.
A. P. Edgerton died at his home in
Hicksville, Ind, aged "a years. He
served in congress during the SOS.
Ahvote, Piute Indian III Arizona
who in three days murdered ten white
men, was killed by his own tribe by the
order Of miners.
At Auxerre, the center of the wine
growing district of the department. OF
Yonne, France, frost did damage to the
extent of $4,000,000.
Mrs. Langtry. the fair English ac-
tress, was granted a divorce in San
Francisco from her husband on the
ground Of desertion.
At Paxton, Ill.,. Fred HOLMAN. alias
Hartman, was hanged in the Jail Friday
for killing Mrs. Weibke Geddes. having
been convicted on circumstantial. evi
dence.
AS the result of boiler explosion at
mill in Metcalfe county, KY, j. D. and
I. Ward, the owners of the mill, and G
Brown and two other men were fatally
injured.
A convention of one-armed and one.
legged men Will meet in ST. Louis in
September to consider the amelioration
OF the cOnQltlCn OF this class or untOr-
tunates.
Congratulations were showered Sat-
urday ut London upon Florence Night
ingale, the famous nurse Of the Crimean
war, upon the occasion of her seventy
seventh birthday.
Ex-Postmaster Hetsch, of Newport,
KY, pleaded guilty to embezzling $751;
600 from the government. Sentence
was suspended awaiting the result of
an application for pardon.
An Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe pas
senger train went through tressle
near Ardmore, I. T., and tumbled down
a 20-foot embankment. Fifteen pas
sengers and one of the train crew were
injured, some of them fatally.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-20

MINNESOTA is resolved that Memoir al
day shall be observed in spirit worth y
OF the solemn memories to which 1t is
dedicated. To that end an act recently
adopted by the legislature of the state
provides that no saloon shall be Ike pit
open between IL o'clock in the morn
ing and o'clock in the afternoon of
that day, and that no game of sports
shall be played within half mile of
places where memorial services are be-
ing held.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-20

ANTOINE D'ABBAD1E, who, 60 years
ago, with his younger brother, ex-
plored Abyssinia, remaining 10 years
in that part of Africa, has just died in
Paris at the age of 81. He was born
in Dublin, of an Irish mother and a
French father. Last year he gave the
French Academy of Sciences, of which
he was for 80 years a member, sum
yielding $4,000 a year for the prepare
ton of catalogue of the stars.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-20

CAPT. MALCOLM, of the British bark.
entine Persia, now in port from Glen
fuegos, Cuba, reports that on March
90, during heavy southeasterly gale,
accompanied with heavy rain, off che
western end of Cuba, a huge water
spout passed within half a mile of the
vessel The base of the spiral was
about the size of two thousand-ton
ship, and it traversed a zig-zag course,
beating and tearing the water in a ter
rible manner
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-20

PROF. LAW, of Cornell university. is
very hopeful concerning the eventual
victory over tuberculosis. He says:
1T may not be accomplished in our
day, it may not even be attempted
along the lines that would warrant an
expectation of speedy success, but as
surely as humanity is advancing to a
higher and better future, so surely
will this white plague tuberculosis,
be eradicated from our herds and final
ly from our homes"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-20

The wealthiest church corporation
in the United States is Trinity church,
New York, which few years ago cele-
brated the two hundredth anniversary
of its organization. Its wealth, aside
from its many church edifces, it is
claimed, amounts to moce than c2o,-
600, 600. The income from this enor-
nous wealth, after the expense of
maintaining Trinity is met, is chiefly
devoted to helping parishes where
there is no wealth.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-20

FRUIT COMMISSIONER H. E. DoscH, of
Oregon, has found that severe cold
snap that came upon the Willamette
valley last November, before the sap
had returned to the roots of the trees,
damaged great numbers of the trees in
q curious way, freezing them on one
side only. On that side now the bark
is black and dead. Many trees were
killed. In Washington county 1,ooo,-
600 prune trees were killed by the
same frost
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-20
Calhoun Reports.
Peace Declared.

Guaymas, Mexico, May l7.-With all
the pomp and circumstance of war 500
Indian warriors, veterans of IL years
strife with Mexico. marched into the
little town of Ortiz to make peace. A
treaty of peace, the main points OF
which were agreed upon some time ago
by Juan Maldonado, Chief Tetabiates'
civilized name, and Col. Peinado, of the
Mexican army, was ratified with much
ceremony, and peace was declared.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-20
ATTEMPT to Scuttle n Shin,

San Francisco, May 14.-The steamer
Australia. from Honolulu, brought
word of an attempt to scuttle the Amer
lean ship Indiana, from Hilo for New
York, having $500 tons of sugar in her
hold. An auger hole had been bored
through the bottom and three of the
crew, suspected of the job, deserted
after the discovery of the leak. The
cargo was somewhat damaged, but the
leak was discovered in time to save the
ship.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-20

WOMEN doctors say, and many won.
en- prove it in practice, that by going
upstairs slowly, with the foot-heel
and toe alike-put firmly on each stair,
one may arrive at the top Of four
fights of stairs really rested, instead
of gasping for breath as when one
runs upstairs. Going upstairs is q
good form of exercise, if one gets at it
in the right way to get its benefits.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-20
Christian Endeavor.

San Francisco, May ls.-The local
committee, having in charge the pre-
liminaries for the sixteenth interna-
tional Christian Endeavor convention,
which will be held in this city July z
to IL next inclusive, is leaving no stone
unturned to insure it's success. Already
most of the arrangements are complete
except as to minor details.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-20
MURDER OR SUICIDE.

Mystery surrounds Death of q Michi-
gan Man in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, May 1.-THE dead body
of N. B. Clark, of Grand Rapids, Mich,
member of the Michigan Bark and Lum-
Der company, was found on one of the
residence streets along the lake shore
in the morning. There were two bullet
wounds and revolver was found at his
side. Diamonds and jewelry were
found on his person, but no money. The
location of the wounds makes it rather
doubtful whether it is case of suicide.
When Clark left the hotel in the even
ing he said he was going for walk.
He was so years old.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-20
Nerroen *Lvnched.

Rosebud. Tex, May 15.-Three ne
groes, Dave Cotton, Henry Williams and
Sabe Stewart, were taken from the Of
flcers Of the law and hanged. They had
been confined in the Jail here for several
days on a charge of attempted rape,
their intended victim being a daughter
of William Coates (white).
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-20
<sen. Chapman Dead.

Milwaukee,. May 14.-Gen. Chandler
p. Chapman. former adjutant general
of Wisconsin, died suddenly of paraly-,
sis. The deceased was SO years of age.
He distinguished himself during Gov.
Rusk's administration by suppressing
the Milwaukee riots. .sil.@#
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-20
rate of n Little. Girl.

Philadelphia, May ,17.-Frank Mache-
mer, an insane lad of 10 years. on Sum
day afternoon cut the throat of Mabel
Kurtz, the seven-year-old daughter Of
Adolph kurtz, In the cellar of the little
girls home. She was removed to the
Samaritan hospital and the physicians
there say there is very little hope Of
saving her life. Machemer is in Gus
todv. .
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-20
Train Held I'm.

San Antonio, Tex, May IS. - The
westbound Southern Pacific passenger
train was held up by three masked men
and robbed about $50 miles west of here,
near. the little town of Lozier, and $1o,-
600 was stolen from the express car.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-20
Sale OF Assets Confirmed.

Tacoma, Wash. May 1.-THE sale of
the assets of the defunct Bank of
Tacoma to ]. j. McKone for $s,25O was
confirmed by the superior court. The
face value of the assets was more than q
quarter of million dollars. The city
Of Tacoma had over 100000 on deposit
at the time Of the failure, August 10,
1895, nearly all of which was lost.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-05-20
"A Fast GunbOat.

Bridgeport, Conn.,, May IS. The.
United States gunboat Nashville COW
cred the 6o-mile course on Long Island
sound on her official trip in 3:35:29, ay-;
eraging 1877 knots, and making her the
fastest vessel of her class in the world.