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The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20
The Building and Loan Association

The Building ana Loan ASSOciaItoh'
 The projectors of the proposea Building and Loan Association for this city held another meeting last Thurs day at the Bank of Mena After hear ing the report of the committee on or ganization, it was decided to continue the committee and have constitution and bylaws submitted at the nes' meeting.
 The committee appointed to solicp subscriptions to stock. reported pro press, and the following subscriptions with number of shares and amount ol stock: A. J. Gibbs, F shares, $500; A. Gallagher, 40 shares. 5000; c. SharP 20 shares, $500; J. c. Jackson, v shares. $500; A. W. St. John, 20 shares $500; J.Spencer Kelly, 40 shares, slOV' R. M. Quigley, 80 shares, $2000; Jse Byers. 20 shares, $500; q. H. Keen Y shares, se5o; F. s. Depew, 10 shares' $250; E. A. Lilly, 10 shares, $250; Jo' P. Landes, 20 shares, $500.
 J. Spencer Kelly was appointed member of both committees. and 'n' meeting adjourned till Thurso'' night October 2i.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20
THOSE IDLE" FUNDS.

Arkansas has over one million dol lars of money lying idle in her vaults. If this money was turned loose among the laboring classes times would not be so awfulfy duli.-Journal, Magno- lia, Ark.
 We do not know what moneys are referred to by the Journal and it is quite possible that instead of lying idle in her vauits' it IS on deposit with designated banks and in this second handn way is being used
 We would suggest, however, that if the Journals statement is correct that some measures should be taken to put the money to use either by depositing the funds with banks of undoubted reliability. such banks to pay the state interest on the funds so deposited or that they be loaned to those of the people of the state who can furnish satisfactory security and the interest received used to pay current expenses and reduce taxation that much.
 This last suggestion may be consid. cred impractical by many but experi- ence has proven that it is not Take Jasper county Missouri, as an exam pie. For over thirty years. to the personal knowledge of the writer. it's school fund averaging over $250. 0oo, has been loaned to the land owners oi of the County at from s to 10 per cent interest per annum, and the busi. ness transacted without loss and to the satisfaction of all concerned. Ev. cry dollar of the interest received goes into the treasury and is divided among the val ious school districts tc pay teachers and to this extent re,
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

From an intellectual point of view ,9e doubt whether there IS anything that shows more forcibly the growth Mena has made since the town started little more than one year ago than the genteel audience and the very excellent program rendered by our local artists at the entertainment given Saturday night. The music, both vocal and instrumental as well as the elocoutionary numbers were of high grade all showing native talent as well as careful culture.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

Associate Justice Stephen J. Field of
 the United States supreme court, who recently resigned his position to take effect Decembe l, has been member of the court thirty-four years, the longest term any man ever served in that position. It will be remembered that in the celebrated legal tender de- cision. which sustained the legality ol g-eenbacks as money, Justice Field cast the only dissenting vote and pre- pared an elaborate argument Tn de- fense of his position. It was generally thought that his location as q resident of California, had much to do with the coloring of his views on th 2 -i'- :>,-,- preferriSs Jne yellow" to the green.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

The city officials have done well in causing crossing to be put in on Port Arther avenue from the park gate to the school house and should follow it up by putting other crossings at the lntesection of the streets Leading to the churches.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

A carefully conducted building and loan association would be a great help to the prosperity of Mena, furnishing an opportunity for people to profitably invest their earnings and to borrow W money to erect homes with, making payments monthly. q
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

lieves the people of taxation, causing the loan to be very popular for the farmer borrowing knows that the in- terest he pays helps tighten the burden of the taxpayer.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

The death of Charles A. Damn, editor of the New York Sun, on the F, inst, removed from the field of journalism, the most prominent character and one of the oldest newspaper writers in this country. lie died at the ripe age of IS years
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

There was nearly as many express sions of pleasure from our business men over the recent change in station agents, as there was of displeasure over the change that occurred few months ago.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

At Maysyile, Ky, an unknown man was put off a train and later was found unconscious and taken to the poor house, where he was revived. He then commenced ravlng about yellow fever and panic ensued, and he was re- moved to a stable. An armed mob
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

The government of Switzerland IS to acnuire possession of all the railroads within it's borders, 2, BOA miles
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

A cheese factory is being erected at Humbolt. Kan, which wlll use the milk of 1000 cows.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

A locomotive ran mile. drawing three coaches, in thirty seconds II New Jersey last week, the fastest time on record.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

Mrs. Langtry, the famous beauty IS said to have won S20o,oOO by the sue cess of her horse Marman in the Ces- mrw.-h race in England last week
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

A disastrous fire in Durham, N. C' burned $500, ,oo0 pounds of tobacco seven warehouses and eight dwellings, Loss, S250, 00C
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

An Ashland, Wis, jury is in trouble over the method it used to decide a case. Eleven jurymen were agreed on a verdict, but the twelfth was stubborn, and the case was finally decided by a game of cards between the contrary juryman and one picked from the agreeing members.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

Our industrial enterprises are all 'a hummin" and every body is busy.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

attempted to burn the stable and VIC tim to prevent spread of the disease but were prevented from dong so oy other armed men. Physicians found the s;cl. man to be suffering from malarial fever.
 An athletic club in New Orleans gave a benefit entertainment for the yellow fever sufferers last week. One feature was a boxing bout between Jack Cummings and Walter Griffin, which resulted in the death ot the former. Griffin, though seriously in- iured, was arrested.
 David O'Neill of San Franciso, IS on his way to Norway to purchase large herd of reindeer to be used in trans porting supplies and gold seekers over the ice clad mountains to the Klondlke gold fields He also intends to engage large number of Laplanders to handle the reindeer Tn Alaska. 
 Arch bishop Lopez of the state of So- nora, Mexico, has issued an edict ex- communicating all Masons from the Catholic church Most of the high officials of state are Masons and also devout Catholics, and one of them has announced himself as determined to adhere to Masonry at all hazards. | As a result of the racial trouble which began in Cleveland county Ark, on August 23, when riot occurred at a negro picnic near Kendall, in which several white men were killed and cut Tom Parker was lynched near Kendall. This makes the third negro to meet violent death as a result of the picnic riot. It is not known who composed the mob.
 A 5-year-old son of Captain l.. L. Bridges, prominent attorney of Guth- rie, O. T.. was found dead on the side walk in front of his home Friday, shot in the head by rife bullet. rifle with evidences of just being fired, was found behind door in a neigh bor's house. and circumstances point to l3- year-old negro boy as the wanton murderer. He has been arrested
 fifu was gathering hickory nuts when he fell from the tree and fractured the base of his skull. This paral yzed him so he was unable to make sound or move, but was entirely consclous. In this condition he laid for two days and nights suffering great agony. When discovered he was still conscious, but died after telling of hls suffering.
 Al Jennings, the lawyer and politici- an suspected of having been the leader of the train robbers at Chickasha, l. T., who held up the Rock Island train at that place. is going about the neigh borhood of the robbery apparant- ly defying arrest. He claims to have been in Kansas City at the time of the hold up. Rewards are offered for his capture and considerable excitement is reported in towns where he is ex. pected to appear.
 
 The II. E. Church Entertainment.
 The musical entertainment given al
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

England has decides to refuse tc enter into any kind of internavional monetary conference and the Ameri- can commissioners will soon return home.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

The wives of the three engineers and three firemen killed iD the terri ble wreck on the Sante Fe railway at Lang, Kan, last month have received a total of S33 1000 from the company
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

A way has been found by State Treasurer Hefiebower of Kansas to meet current expenses in face of an empty treasury. Four Topeka banks have agreed to furnish all needed funds and accept the states warrants as security. These warrants draw : per cent interest.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

A tramp demanded breakfast of Mrs. Robert Whister, farmers wife near Hutchinson, Kan, and on refusal drove Mrs. Whister from home aud set fire to the house. The tramp escaped.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20
CURRENT EVENTS IN BRIEF.

CURRENT EVENTS IN BRIEF.
 A cheese factory is being erected at Humbolt, Kan. which will use the milk of LOGO COWS
 The government of Switzerland is to acquire possession of all the railroads within it's borders, 1904 miles A locomotive ran mile. drawing three coaches, in thirty seconds in New Jersey last week, the fastest time on record.
 A disastrous fire in Durham, N. C., burned $500 000 pounds of tobacco seven warehouses and eight dwellings Loss, S250,00c.
 Mrs. Langtry, the famous beauty, IS said to have won S200,0oO by the sue cess of her horse Marman in the Ces- @rmssss-@h race in England last week
 England has decias1 to refuse to enter into any kind of international monetary conference and the Ameri- can commissioners will soon return home.
 The wives of the three engineers and three firemen killed iD the terri ble wreck on the Sante Fe railway at Lang. Kan. last month have received a total of S33 ,000 from the company
 A tramp demanded breakfast ot Mrs. Robert Whister, farmers wife near Hutchinson, Kan, and on refusal drove Mrs. Whister from home and set fire to the house The tramp escaped. The outlaws who robbed the Rock Island passenger train at Chickasha, l I. T.. on October I have so far detied all efforts to capture them and are now supposed to Le in the Wichita mountain country.
 Eli Shaw of Camden, N. J., has been 
 arrested for the murder of his mother, Mrs. Sarah Shaw, and his grand moth CT, Emma Kane, as published in the Star last week. The motive ascribed is desire to inherit property so that he could be m arried.
 William Shooiey, Frank and Lafe Coleman, who left Vernon county. Mo tor the Alaskan gold fields, write to relatives from Seattle, Wash, that they will be home in short time, bringing with them $90,000 each in gold dust and nuggets.
 Mrs. Isaac Paul. wife of well-to-do farmer near Garnett, Kan, was bru- tally murdered in her home Friday last. The house was robbed. Two men have been captured who are sus- pected of the crime and if it is proven on them they may be lynched-
 The Triton, a Spanish steamer car rving officers and soldiers, $31, ,65O in silver for tine payment of the army in Cuba and large supply of provisions was wrecked off the Cuban coast Sat urday. There were 232 people aboard, only two of whom were saved.
 Herbert Crow, young business man of Hastings, Nebraska, was stabbed in the left side with hat pin, portion of which was broken off ana death will result A jealous sweetheart is supposed to be the assailant, but Crow refused to state who wounded him. By the falling of the dome of thea ter in Cincinnati Friday night three persons were killed and over thirty injured, some fatally. But for the fal- ling of plas ter, which gave warning to the audience, the number of killed would have been many times as large
 Justice Stephen J. Field of the Uni ted States supreme court has given notice that he will resign, and Attor. ney General McKenna will be appoint ed by President Mckinley to fill the vacancy. Justice Field has served as
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

"When fortune smiles on thee, take the dduantage.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

The outlaws who robbed the Rock Island passenger train at Chickash ha I, T., on October I have so far defed all efforts to capture them and are now supposed to Le in the Wichita mountain country.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

Eli Shaw of Camden, N. J., has been arrested for the murder of his mother, Mrs. Sarah Shaw, and his grand moth CT, Emma Kane, as published in the Star last week. The motive ascribed is desire to inherit property so that he could be m arried.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

attempted to burn the stable and VIC tim to prevent spread of the disease but were prevented from doing so oy other armed men. Physicians found the sick man to be suffering from malarial fever.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

Justice Stephen J. Field of the Uni ted States supreme court has given notice that he will resign, and Attor. ney General McKenna will be appoint ed by President Mckinley to fill the vacancy. Justice Field has served as associate justice of the supreme court since 1863.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

jig Jne "yellow" to the green.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-20

An athletic club in New Orleans gave benefit entertainment for the yellow fever sufferers last week. one feature was boxing bout between Jack Cummings and Walter Griffin which resulted in the death of the former. Griffin, though seriously in iured, was arrested.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-16
Notice of Foreclosure.

WHEREAS WINTHROP o. SARGENT and
w HARTWELL L. WOODCOCk, both OF Bel
fast in the County of Waldo and State of Maine
on the eighteenth day of May in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety
five, by their deed Of mortgage of that date,
corded in the Registry of Deeds for said County
in Volume PAP, Page 465, conveyed to US the
Maine Central Railroad Company, and the Belfast
National Bank, their railroad bed and track
complete, excepting the rails which now belong
to said Maine Central Railroad Company extend
ing from the main line of the Belfast and Moose
head Lake Railroad now under lease to the
Maine Central Railroad Company in Waldo in
said County of Waldo to the Oak Hill Granite
Quarries in Swanville, i'll said County OF Waldo.
and constructed upon the location made by the
Name Central Railroad Company in 1892, and
approved by the Railroad Commissioners of the
State of Maine in their report, dated January %,
A. D. 1898, and accepted by the Supreme Judi
clal Court within and for said County of Waldo,
at term of said Court begun and held on the
! Third Tuesday of April, A. d. 1898, particular
description of which location is as follows
Commencing at a stake marked "O in the track
OF the siding called Sargents on line of the Bel
fast and MoOSehead Lake Railroad. under
lease to the Maine Central Railroad COMPANY
which stake is situated about one hundred and
seventy 110 feet southerly of the present switch,
at the northerly end of said siding, and thirteen
l3) feet eastery of the centre of the main track
of SAID Railroad; thence north eleven degrees,
fifty four minutes east on line parallel with the
centre line OF the straight MAN track opposite
said stake marked "0' a distance of 2S2.4 feet
to stake marked 2XS2. i; thence on curve 10
the left or westerly of 9 sos feet radius dis
lance of 3O6.6 feet to a stake marked 5XS9 .
thence ON a tangent bearing north five degrees,
ortN hVe minutes east, distance OF 949.6 feet
to a stake marked 15X3S.6 thence on curve to
the right or easterly of 573 feet radius,
distance of 352 feet to a stake marked
lSX9l.2i thence ON tangent bearing north
fofty-one degrees east, distance OF Q53 feet
To a stake marked 29X43 thence on a curve to
the right or easterly If $50 4 teet radius, dis
tance OF 1915 feet to a stale marked BOMBS ,
thence on tangent bearing north seventy seven
degrees east. distance of 2S67.4 feet a stake
marked 64NlO. This location is to cover a width
OF ~ rods, being two rods on either side of the
above described line. And whereas the condition
Of said mortgage has been broken, now therefore
10y reason Of the branch of the condition thereof
we claim a foreclosure of said mortgage.
Dated at Belfast in said County This fourth day
of December A. d 1897. 3W49
THE MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
BY JOSEF WILLIAMS0N. its Attorney
THE BELFAST NATI0NA Al BANK,
BY JOSEPH WGLLIAMSON, its Attorney.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-16

reason why every we'll meaning citizen
should give them his sanction and support
There are three main claims which,
speaking for the churches, present to all
open minded citizens for recognition.
The first is church attendance. Let no
trivial excuse keep any one from going to
church every Sunday; and let each make
earnest effort to induce some other ''stay-
at home to accompany him.
The second is to participate in all the
efforts the churches are making to benefit
the community. Help to enlarge and
carry out their philanthropic plans; to
deepen and broaden their moral influence
and increase their practical usefulness.
The third is to give them generous and
far reaching financial support. To show
what the churches are doing for the good
of mankind, the fact may be cited that
one branch of the church gave last year
more than Sl4, and another more than
S13, per capita of their membership for
Home missions alone. A proportion of
that amount no doubt was unwiselv eX-
pended, but an incalculable amount of
benefit must have been accomplished.
And not only during life should every
good citizen support some church, but it
should be his wish and duty, if he be a
person of ample means, to be queath to
his church sum sufficient, at least, so that
the income of it shall keep good for al
time the amount of his yearly subscrip-
lions. The man or woman who cares for the
future prosperity and usefulness of his OF
her church will not neglect this privilege
There is not a church in this or any
community but is safe guard against tine
spread of evil. 1t would be a moral
catastrophe should any one of them dis
band, and all its adherents Join the null
ttudes of those who do not see any way
to support the organized religious and
moral endeavOr of the community. Not
one of the churches is doing all the good
1t should, and could, if all who ought
would give the earnest support which is
plain and most important obligation Of
good citizenship. ..
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-16

OFFICE or THE SHERIFF OF WALDO CoUNTY,l
STATE OF MAINE, WALDO COUNTY IS.
BELFAST, Dec g. A. d 1897 J
This is to give notice that on the 9Th day of De
cember, A. D. S97, Warrant in Insolvency
issued by Geo. E, johnson, Judge of the Court of
Insolvency for said County of Waldo, against
the estate of TILT0N A. ELLIOTT of BROOKS
in said County, adiudged to be an lnsolvent Debt
or, on petition of said Debtor, which petition was
filed on the 9th day of December, A ID. 1897, to
which date interest on claims is to be computed;
that the payment of any debt to or by said Debt
or, and the transfer and delivery of any property
by him are forbidden by law; that meeting of
the Creditors of said Debtor to prove their debt
and in there assets sutcie ut to authorizs
the same to choose one or mere assignees of his
estate Will be held at Court of Insolvency to he
holden at the Probate Office in said Belfast the
18th day of December a. D. 1897, at two O'Clock
in the afternoon.
Given under my hand the date first above writ
ten. ISAAC LEATHERS,
Deputy Sheriff, Messenger of The Court of
Insolvency for said County of Waldo, 2w49
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-16
Literary News and Notes.

The Chatterbox for next year is Just
like Chatterboxes have always been
That is description enough for juveniles,
who know just what to expect. Estes &
Lauriat, Boston, are the publishers.
The December numbers of Babyland
and Little Men and Women, have been re-
ceived from the publishers, Chas. f.
Graft, $50 Nassau street, New York
There is nothing better in juvenile litera-
ture than these dainty little magazines.
A new candidate for public favor is Lit
tie Folks, an illustrated magazine for
youngest readers, published by S. E. Cas-
sino, Boston, and edited by Thomas Stuart
Pratt and Ella Farnham Pratt. These
are familiar names to the young people.
and convey the assurance that the maya
zine will be all that they could desire.
The initial number is attractive in dress
and contents. The subscription is 81 a
year.
Outing for December offers a feast of
good things to all interested in sports and
pastimes. Caribou and bear hunting, quail
and duck shooting, golf, the KENNEL
the stable, basket ball, Indian ball, yacht
ing cycling, snowshoeing, skating, travel
and fiction, all receive attention. Such
well-known writer's as Price Collier, Ed
w. Sandys, A. j. Kenealy. II. W. Hunt
ington, F. H. Risteen and r. TAFT McKen-
zie contribute interesting stories. The
editorial and record departments are ably
conducted.
The Christmas Ladies' Home journal
opens with page of pictures of beauti
full children, selected from thousands of
portraits. The children's holiday greet
ing is a pleasing introduction to the ex-
cellent articles pertaining to the great
festal season. One of these Interestingly
describes Christmas in the Palace at Pots
dam, telling how the German Emperor
and Empress and the Royal children cele-
brate the day. There are also two ad
mirable short stories, ''Christmas at 'The
Hollyhocks, :" and "Christmas at the
Trimbles.'
With charming special cover, designed
by Charles l.. Hinton, reproductions of
some historic Madonnas, and pictures by
f, S. Church, Charles Dana Gibson, Ernest
c. Peixotto, c. X. Linson and other we'll
known artists, the Christmas number of
McClure's Magazine is in generous keeping
Will lie season. IL is lnueeu Dedutl1u
holiday number. 1t is quite as eminent
in matter as in illustration, having contri.
buttons from Rudyard Kipling, Anthony
Hope, Charles A. Dana, Robert Barr
Bliss Perry, Ella Higginson, W. I. Stead
| and DIR. Sven Hedin.
| The December issue of the New Eng
land Magazine comes in an attractive holi
day cover and is full Of interesting mate
rial. The frontispiece of the number is {
reproduction of photograph of james
Russell Lowell, taken by Olive Wendell
Holmes in 1864. This accompanies al
article by Charles Akers entitled ''Per
sonal Glimpses of Our New England
Poets.'' The author. when a struggling
young artist, was befriended by Lowell
and here relates many anecdotes of hi
personal intercourse with Lowell, Long
fellow, Holmes and Emerson. With hi
article are reproductions from portraits 0
the poets made by Mr.. Akers at that time