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The Mena weekly star., 1897-02-10
A LAND OFFICE BUSINESS.
Tracts of Land and Town Lots Going
 Like Hot CaEes.-A Boom On.

Since the sale of the twenty acra tract of land just west of the city to Dr. Powers as reported in another place in thls issue, and the subsequent sale of twenty acre tract adjoining the Powers purchase, to A. w. St John, Mr. George M. Craig general townsite agent, decided to survey and plat a triangular tract lying between Campbell street and the lands pur- chased by Powers and St. John.
 This tract contained abouy five acres and was named the Eureka addition. It was laid off into quarter blocks, each being l40xl50 feet--about half an acre in each-and the prices fixed at from $75 to $150 The surveyors did not commence work until yesterdav morning but before noon purchases had been made as follows Mir. Allen, one; James Hargrave, one; Mrs. Viola Keen, one; John H. Hamilton, one; James Edwards, two; Dr. $. D. Wheat, one; Edward Caldwell, one; John A. Gibson, two; II. Glitsch, one, and J. l. Alley, one.
 Mir. Craig also sold ten acre tract to Isaac Il. Stetler, of Winfield, Kan, and five acres to D. II. Shearer of this place, in the same vicinity. These two tracts are to be planted to fruit and improved right away, and it is ex- pected that every one of the quarter blocks sold, as reported above, will have house erected on it this spring
 Hamilton & Co. and A. Langfeldt assisted in making some of these sales, and in addition John Il. Hamilton sold a five acre tract to s. L. Martin, the contractor, on Martin Heights, and a one acre lot each to E. A. Marshall and Mrs. Dora $. Thompson.
 Dr. Lindsay also reports the sale of two tracts in Halls subdivision, one to 0. A. Alexander and one to Ruben T. Harrison. All of these parties are expecting to build on these lots this coming spring
The Mena weekly star., 1897-02-10
The horticultural Society.

At the meeting of the Horticultural Society called for last Saturday sev- efai members were in attendance and after due consideration it was decided to call 1t the Polk County Horticul- tural Society It was also decided to hold an evening meeting in the school house in Mena on Monday at 7;3o D. m.. Feb i5, with view to get the town people. and especially the ladies, in- terested therein and the president and secretary were authorized to make all necessary arrangements The pro- priety of holding meeting during court week at Dallas was suggested and will be con sidered at the meeting on the 18th, inst.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-02-10
A Good Route and Rich Country.

Judge J. H. Orr and A. NJ. Nelson returned last night from their prelim- mary survey oyer the proposed route from here to Hot Springs, having gone by one route and returned by another. Judge Orr informs representative a of the Star that there are two other rou tes to be examined before any defi- nate proposition can be made looking to the building of the road. He stated that when going to Hot Springs they took due east course, and at no point did they vary two miles In either di- rection from direct air line.
 He reports finding a rich country. In the vicinity of Mt Ida, Silver City, Crystle City and Bear there are good silver mines already developed, many tons of ore having been hauled thirty five to forty miles to railroad and shipped to the smelters, and all that is needed is railroad to the mines to make them immensely profitable.
 Down the Mazan and Caddo valleys he found rich farming lands, good crops having been raised last season in spite of the drought, and he was sur prised at the large scope of good coun- try tributary to MeDa- These gentle men expect to drive over and view two other routes soon.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-02-10
lie VIII Return.
produce

Dr. R. l.. Powers, of Chenoa, H., ar rived here last Friday and after look ing around made purchase of twenty acres of nice land of the townsite com pany, adjoining the townsite on the west, upon which he proposes to build a nice residence and plant a model fruit farm. Dr. Powers has had much experience in horticulture and fori- culture and has very large stock of trees, plants, flowers and shrubs ready to ship here and plant thls spring. He proposes to build better residence than there is iu Mena at the pres ent time, and make beautiful home on his twenty acre tract-one that he will be proud to have people see.
 In addition to this purchase it is un- derstood that Dr. Powers is also con- templating one or two business deals for his sons who propose to come here with him and locate. He is an ex- Union soldier, a man of means and he and his family will make good citi- Nzens
The Mena weekly star., 1897-02-10
Commercial Club Meeting.

There was good attendance of our business men at the meeting of the club last night in the lobby of the Hotel Mena. ]. |. Hamilton presided and called the attention Of the club to the project to build business block and club rooms upon the lot recently donated to the club by the townsite company, also to the invitation from the commercial club of Little Rock to have representation from here in at tendance at the general meeting of commercial clubs to be held at that
 place on the 16th, inst It was de- cided to send delegation with sam ples of our products, etc, and after transacting some routine business the club adjourned.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-02-10
horticultural rleeting.

A meeting of the Polk County Horti- cultural society will. be held in this city city the scfhooii house on Monday evening at 7:3o to which all people in- terested in the welfare of Mena are cordially invited. Talks on fruit growing and the benefits of an organ ization will be given and Mrs W. ii. Desbrow will read q paper on how to beautify our homes. The ladies should attend and bring their hus- bands and big brothers.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-02-10
A Mill and Ice Plant.

/ The Star is in possession of informa- ton to the effect that negotiations are on foot to establish fouring mill and ice plant at this place. We are not at liberty to give the names of the par
 ties but can assure our readers that they are thoroughly well acquainted with this section of country and know it's needs, and furthermore are abun- dantly able to carry on the project.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-02-10
HERE'S RICHNESS" FOR YOU.
Two Prospectors Report an Assay of
 $I5,Io4 to the Ton.

J. F. Masters and H. P. Nelson called at this office Friday and showed us little dot of gold weighing eleven grains said to have been extracted from one ounce of rock by Prof. R. c. Hampton, an assayer at Hot Springs, According to this assay this rock will go $15, 104 to the ton, and the vein from which this was taken was eigh- teen inches thick.
 They also showed us the report of an assay from rock taken from a ledge near the other, that is five feet thick, as follows:
 Gold, l l-16 milligrams, S21.75 to ton. Silver, r milligrams, TOO to ton. Lead, per cent, S20 to ton.
 These prospects are on Max creek, fourteen miles southeast of Mena
 Mir. Nelson claims to have had much experience in the mines of Colorado and other western territory, and de clares that the rock referred to above is exactly like the Cripple Creek rock. He proposes to send a supply to the Argentine smeIters for mill run, and may try to send car load. The re- suit of this test vii, be watched with considerable interest, but in the near future no one need get excited for un- til mine is fully developed no man can tell W hat is in it or what it will produce.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-02-10

Owens will sell you 20 pounds best Y. c. sugar for Sl.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-02-10

Judge J. n. UT, general claim agent. and A. NJ. Nelson, assistant chief engineer, of the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf, have arranged to make Mena their headquarter for the next two months while looking after the building of the branch road to Hot Springs.
 An unknown man stopped in front of the Mena Jewelry store Monday to look at the specimens of gold ore. As he walked away he remarked, sThat's good looking gold ore and it's dis played in Mena's best jewelry store.'' He knew what he was talking about Smith is aSreliable watch repairer too.
 The remains of Mir. William Kelly, who died in the hospital and was buried here some two weeks ago, were taken up, under the direction of his daughter, Miss Josie Kelley, who ar rived here a few days ago, and ship ped to hls former home near Carroll ton, H.. last Saturday. Undertaken Boyer prepared the remains for shlp- ment.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-02-10
Wanted.

A girl to cook and do general house work. Apply at Green tS Lewis store
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-01
ChicOry in Washington.

The Chehalis Bee says that Mr.. Jo-
seph Greuner, of Alpha, Lewis county
Washington, and his neighbors have
this year raised about 100 tons (green)
O chicory upon fifteen acres of land.
Mr.. Greuner, who is from the vicinity
o Saaz, Bohemia, section famous
for hopes, sugar beet and chicory,
learned the business of growing aud
manufacting chlcory there.
He has important machinery from
Germany and built equipped a fact
Dry capable of handling the products
o seventy acres. The consumption of
Chicory on the Pacific coast is said to
eq'ire the products of 300 acres aud
tar as is known there is ONLY one
factory besides Mr.. Greuner's on the
coast.
The cultivation of chicory is similar
to that Of parsnip or carrots. The
crop is harvested in October and dried
at the growers leisure. A hop house
is convanient place for doing the
drying. Mr.. Greuner says that the
uplands should yield ten acres of root
per acre. From three to four pounds
of green roots are required to make
one OF dry. The seed is planted in the
latter part of April or early in May.
West Ferndale Clipper.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-01
THE DOG REFORMED.
Turned Over New Leaf After NearJ
Fatal Illness.

Turned Over New Leaf After Nearly
Fatal Illness.
Lovers of dogs will appreciate this
amusing story culled from DR.. Kitchens
memoir of the late bishop of Win
chester. Of one of the bishops pets he
writes: ''The dog was creature of
bad disposition, with many evil tricks
and ways. 1t was nursed by an old
servant of the house through bad ILL
ness with the utmost care and affec-
ton, and when the creature recovered
it was found, to the surprise of all, to
have turned over a new leaf; it had be-
come perfectly sweet-tempered, had
forgotten Or laid aside all tiresome
tricks and ways, and was, as they said,
altogether another dog. After the ami
Eaal's-death the servant who had been
so kind to it seemed inconsolable, and
Mrs. Harold Brown, by way of cheer
ing her, said to her: But, you know,
the bishop thinks there may be another
life for animals as well as for men, so
that, perhaps, you will see him again,
and the poor woman, with tears in her
eyes, replied: I knew it, ma am, 1 did,
but 1 didn't think it was right to say so,
but now, if the bishop thinks so, too, 1
know it is all right with the poor
BEAST"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-01
Roads soon in Default

Washington, Dec. 2S.-The Evening
Star Says. The president has had
several conferences of late with the
attorney general, the secretary of the
treasury with view to speedy action
for the adjustment of the obligations
OF the Pacific railroads to the govern
ment. 1t has been settled that steps
will shortly be taken for the foreclos-
ure OF the government mortgages on
the roads, unless congress shall make
provision for the settlement of the
question at the present session.
With the amount already matured,
more than 100000 of the principal
of the subsidy bonds issued in behalf
OF the Union Pacific line, and more
than $6,OOO,OO0 of SIMILAR bonds issued
in aid of the Central Pacific road will
fallen due and been paid or must be
paid on or before January | next.
Without any reference to the appli-
cation of the sinking fund now in the
treasury this state of affairs will in the
opinion of the president as stated in
his annual message, "create such
default on the part of the compan les
to the government as will give it the
right to at once institute proceed ings
to foreclose its mortgage lien."
In addition to the above stated in
debtedness, maturing January /, there
will mature thereafter by January 1,
1899, the remaining principal of such
subsidiary bonds, which must also be
met by the government. These
aggregate $4l, 100000 of which $780,
OOO,OOO are on account of the Union
Pacific and $21, 100000 on account OF
the Central Pacific company.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-01

AS the population of the country in
creases and the people become better
acquainted with the food merits OF
cranberries, it is noticeable that there
is seldom an overproduction of the
fruit, and that it maintains higher
average market value thanany other
known product. The crop is always
profitable, whethe.-is be short crop
or long one. Production is limited;
anyway; so that, from year to year,
the demand is steady and prices rule
way above cost Of growing and har-
vesting. -Itzis knowledge of these facts,
doubtless, that has induced quite
number of people in Washington to 60
into cranberry culture. At Long
Beach, near Ilwaco Wash, a Mrs.
Chabot has a Cranberry plantation
which comprises thirty acres. The
crop of this one plantation for the
present year, according to the Port
land Agriculturist, was nearly 10000
bushels. 1t took nearly 200 pickers
thirty days to gather the berries; and
although they were paid 90 cents per
bushel, the net profit to the grower
will be ample. These cranberries are
in great demand, for the reason that
berries grown in the Pacific northwest
are said to have a deewer color, better
flavor and more tender skin than the
eastern product. There are many
good cranberry regions in Washing
ton, and that state will no doubt cut a
very important figure in the cranberry
world before the turning of another
decade.-Ex.
1t is to be regretted that the partly
cultivated cranberry beds in Mason
County do not receive better attention.
Very few cranberries were gathered
this season, when with the proper cul-
ture an extensive shipping business
could be done.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-01

The esteemed Vancouver Indepen-
dent credits the Nugget with what it
SAYS is a mighty good article on the
whisky question, which never appear
ed in these columns. 1t appeared in
slme other paper. The Nugget seldom
or never discusses whisky. 1t has no
Use for the stuff, which it thinks is
about the meanest, lowest down truck
that the devilment of mankind has
yet succeeded in compromising, and
has not even the merit of being good
to drink. But it don't feel that it has
any call to make fight on whisky.
That is because whisky can't be insult
ed, never knows when it is licked, and
oes right ahead with its cheerful
work of destruction while you think
you have your iron heel on its neck.
The Nugget has pessimistic theory
that a certain proportion of the popu-
lation was put on earth to provide
whisky with an occupation, and pos
sibly a sphere of usefulness. But
whether this is true or not, it has no
quarrel with whisky. 1t prefers to go
on attending to its own business, drop
ping an occasional nickel Into the hat
for the temperance lecturer and pay
ing its modest share of taxes for the
support of the widows and orphans,
while whisky continues to furnish the
community with examples which the
youth of the land should not follow
Chehalis Nugget.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-01

The pop. newspapers are already
bowling for the good times they hope
will not come very soon; and those
who, until last summer never stopped
hoping for the flour years of cloyer:'
that never did come, are the loudest Of
the lot. They gloat over the bank fail
ures and factory reductions, but fail t.
notice the fact that in nearly every
line of industry throughout the East,
work is increasing and new men en-
ployed in large numbers, and this, de-
spite the fact that this is the dull sea-
son of an unusually dull year, when
many factories are usually closed alto
gether.
They overlook the fact that Grover
is still on deck and McKinley's inaug-
uration is still two months in the flu
ture. They are perfectly willing to
forget another fact, that these
banks and manufacturing institutions,
as we'll as the whole people of the coun-
try, have just gone through four of D.
bout the hardest years they ever expert
enced, and it is little wonder, if some
of them never do recover their equilib-
rum. Many will not, they will yet fall,
on the threshold of the better day a
bout dawning. AS matter of fact,
there are multitudes of concerns all O.
yer the country hanging in the bal
ance, and a breath of ill-wind woule
close their existence. 1t is only tn
strongest and staunchest concerns
whose management has been close /.
the wind during these troublous time
now about over, which have weathered
the storm and passed the shoals witt
out injury, and not many of them vii
be able to show much of a balance @,
the right side of the ledger. The ad
mlnlstratlon and free trade policies
Grover Cleveland can be charged W..
many things, in which the alm".
universal losses sustained by the ma
ufacturing, agricultural and CONNIE.
clal interests of this country are n,
the least.
What improvement is alread,
noted can be credited to confidence. -
as our pop friends would say, bu,
when spring opens and President Me
klnley takes command of the ship o.
state, and few republican ideas are
enabled to get to the front, it will
then be time to arraign the party, i
matters do not improve.
1t almosts makes one shiver yet t.
think of what might have been.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-01
One OF LincoIn's Answers,

Speaking in recent speech of GER
tain Washington experiences in Lin
coins time, Mr. Depew said: '.sWhile /
was there Mr.. John Ganson, of Buffalo.
was member of congress. His face
and his head were hairless and polished
like q billiard ball. He was a demo
GRAFT. but supported the president. The
conditions of the army were very blue
in the east and in the west. Ganson
came in one day and said: Mr.. Presi-
dent, | am risl1ing my reelection in sup
porting your war measures. The cam
paign soc.oG very unsatisfactory. OF
coeras VIII not give out itllliii.,- ,ol
tell re. E3aat IS The sittuatiol at the
front?' Mr.. Lincoln, in his searching
and sad way, looked at him for a mo-
ment as if he were about to reveal the
secret OF the whole army, and then
tumbled Ganson out of the reception
room by saving: 'Ganson, how clean
you shave.'n
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-01
10 Tell Her Age.

Girls OF manageable age do not
like to tell how old they are; but you
can find out by following the sub
joined ms ructions, the young lady
doing the figuring: Tell her to put
down the number of the month in
which she was born, then multiply it
by two, then add five, then multiply
it by fifty, then add it to her age, then
substract 365. hen add lis; then ask
her TO tell Won the amount she has
left. The two figures to toe right
will tell her age, and the remainder
the month of her birth. For example
the amount is 822, she is % years
old and was born in the eight month
or (August. TRY lt.-Exrhange
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-01
THE DREADED CONSUMPTION CAN
BE CURED.
7. A. SIocum, M. G., the Great Chem
list and Scientist, Will Send, Free,
Three Bottles of His Newly Dis
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By it's timely use thousands of ap-
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So proof-positive am Iof its power to
cure, Shat to make it's merits known,
I will send, free, to any afflicted reader
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ing the Doctor, please mention this
paper
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-01
LOggers Have A Meeting.

The advisory board of the Puget
Sound Timbermen's Association met
yesterday morning at the office OF A.
II. Anderson, of the Peninsular rail-
road, in the Bailey building. The
session was emphatically executive, as
sign announcing the meeting warned
others than loggers and those having
business at the meeting to keep out.
That the meeting was one of more
than ordinary Importance was attested
by the liberal attendance of members.
many OF whom came from out of town
1t was learned later that while meet
ing are supposed to occur regularly
every month there have been no
gatherings of the advisory committee
for several months, but that meeting
became necessary in order to arrange
tor the preparation of certain legisla-
ton that will be introduced at the
coming session of the legislature. A
committee, it is said, was appointed to
draw up such measures as the associa-
ton will seek to have made laws,
which will be submitted at another
meeting, to be held as soon after Jan
uary as possible.
The most important feature of the
proposed legislation will be toward a
uniform system of log scaling. The
matter is of vast Importance to every
one connected with the logging indus
try on Puget sound.-P. l.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-01-01
HANDSOME, BUT TIGHT.
"A Young Lieutenant's Uncomfortab
Evening in SOcietv

A Young Lieutenant's Uncomfortable
Evening in Society.
Society bellies are not alone in their
liking for personal adornment. Young
soldiers, and brave ones at that, are
sometimes as vain of their fine clothes
as any schoolgirl, says Youths Com
panion. Gen. Du Barail, writing his
Souvenirs, fingers with fond particu-
larity over the splendid new uniform
he put on when he became lieutenant.
give minutes after I received my pro-
motion" he says, "the best tailor in AL
giers was taking my measure for my
officers uniform"
Then he goes into full details about
the red spencer trimmed with black
braid, the blue cap, the sash of red
silk, from which handled acorns of
gold, and especially the sky-blue panta-
looms. "It would be hard to imagine
uniform more cOquet," he declares.
This gorgeous rig he was to wear for
the first time at dinner given by the
governor general in honor of the men
newly promoted; and he could hardly
wait for the time to come. When he
came to put the garments on, however,
he found himself literally in strait.
For three years he had been going
about in loose Arabian costume His
new clothes were so dreadfulIy tight!
He got into his jacket only with the
vigorous assistance of three of his COM
panions, who had to unite all their
forces in order to button the thing to-
gether.
He entered the generals house with
his arms standing out ''like basket
handles" and all in all felt as awk
ward as any mortal well could. He
neither ate nor drank. ''It seemed to
me, he says, shat at the first mouth
full of bread or the first swallow of wa
ter, everything would burst And
when, as it happened, the governor
general looked in my direction, with
his big round eyes, like coffee-cups, ]
felt foolish desire to hide myself un-
der the table. Ali for that evening,
the fashion made me suffer!''