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The Mena weekly star., 1897-06-23
Came to rlena to See Sights.

Andrew Jackson, who is seventy nine years old and has been re- spected citizen of Polk county for all most half century, was brought to Mena by his friend, J. E. harmon, last Friday for the first time, though he has lived within three miles of our town since it's existance Considering his age he is quite strong in body and retains all his faculties in fairly good condition.
 The first sight to be seen was the tram. Although almost four score years old he had never seen our com mon mode of transperta tien. It gas difficult for the old mans mind to comprehend all that he saw at the roundhouse and in the switch yards.
 As he had never been inside a bank he was taken to the Bank of Mena where he was shown through the vaults and other departments of the bank by Cashier Kelly
 When the old gentleman left town to return to his quIet little home Tn the forest he fully realized that ''vou are never too old to learn"
The Mena weekly star., 1897-06-23
Janssen to Celebrate.

Arrangements are being perfected for great 4th of July celebration at Jansen this year. Mir. J. H. Hickman, the local townsite agent, was in Mena last Saturday morning and secured the Mena brass band and speaker for the occasion.
 The great feature of the day will bean Indian ball game and fire works at night The K O., P. & c. will give one fare for the round trip on that day.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-06-23
To Test the Trees.

James E. Wild X Bros, proprietors of the SarcoSie (Mo.) Nurseries, have sent the Star editors nice lot of fruit trees from their cold storage house, where they have been kept since being dug last fall for winter and spring shipments.
 These gentlemen not only have the most extensive nursery west of the Mississippi river but also the largest and most complete cold storage house, having capacity of twenty car loads So perfect is the operations of this colo storage house that the trees re- ceived this June 19. while in good con dition, have no buds sprouted for growth and are in perfect condition for being planted where desired to grow. In the assortment are apple, peach, plum (some choice Japan vari- eties), English walnuts, currents, roses and English ivey. We have them planted and will report progress etc, through these columns as the season advances.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-06-23
lFirst nubliahed Jnne 1G. 1Sa7.l

tflTst puD1Shtd June 16, lS97s)
 By virtue of an execution issued by the Cir cult Clerk of the Polk County Circuit Court, on the 14th day of June, 1897, to me directed against the property of Al Belt, as guarnishee in the ease of Gale Green, administrator of James Ward, deceased based upon a judge ment In favor of John P Thayer, against said Gale Green, as administrator of James Ward, deceased, for tine sum of Seven Hundred and Fifty ($75000) Dollars, and that I am conn nanded to have the said money within sixty days herof together with the interest and costs, do hereby offer for sale the following proper ty levied upon by me by virtue of the said ex- ecutton, towit: Part of the northwest quar- ter Of the northeast quarter of section 13, township south range 31 west; lot No. 4 south range of A of Powers and Thayer's sub- division of the town of Mena, Polk county Ar kansas, lot No ', block 25 town Of Mena, Polk county, Arkansas; lot No. IA, 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 lth day of July A. D. 1S97 at the east door Of the Court House, in the town of Dal- las, Polk county, Arkansas, to the highest bidder for cash in hand during the hours for judicial sales.
 1897. D. B. JOPLIN. Sheriff
 By J. w. Tow. D. $.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-06-23
Some Fine Stock and Fine Fruit.

Mir. D. B. Johnson recently arrived here from Red Oak, Iowa, bringing several head of nice jerseys. Among them is thoroughbred bull, probably the finest ever brought to Polk county.
 Mir. Johnson is at present with his son-in-law, Mir. C. S Hollipeter, one mile west of town on the old Campbell place. where the stock is being kept, but he expects to purchase a lot in town and build nice residence soon. A Star representative rode out and saw the stock this week and was much pleased with it, also with the fine prospects for fruit on Mir. Hollipeter's farm The peach trees are all loaded and we never saw nicer apples or trees more evenly loaded at this season of the year. This is certainly a good fruit country when trees are given any care at all, and as others bring fine stock here, as Mir. Johnson has. our stock industry will be improved also.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-06-23

To trade for Mena property or a Mena or business property that they would trade for similar property in a small Missouri town, or anyone wish Ing good partner in mercantile busi- ness having from S3,0oo to S4, ,oO capi- tai can learn something to their ad- vantage by applying to
 A. W ST. JOHN,
 At the Star office
The Mena weekly star., 1897-06-23
rIena Paint and Paper Company

Those desiring to paint and paper their houses should not fail to call and see the various kinds and colors of paints and styles of paper kept by AL gar X Ayers at their new establish ment on Mena street known as the Mena Paint and Paper Company. Here one can find a full assortment of everything wanted in these lines, all of best quality of goods, also oils, put ty and full line of painters brushes. Call and examine goods and get prices.
 D. ALGER & A. E. AYERS,
 Proprietors.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-06-23
A Good Thing.
Written for the Star.

-itten for the Star. They say this money question's Getting awful complicated, And most anywhere along the street You hear the thing debated. There is Bryan from Nebraska, Says he'll show us how it's done, With free coinage of silver,
 Ratio sixteen to one. And Mckinley from Ohio says
 He'll fix us to perfection, Since he's elected president,
 By giving us protection. They talk about gold standard, Bimetallism and such But if a man ain't the work
 Why that won't help him much. I'll tell you what I'd like to do, If I had men to do it; I'd fence this country up so tight That no one could get in it. For we are not dependent
 Upon any other nation, And do not have to keep dump For pauper immigration. In the last twelve years they've landed Four million on our shore, And until they've got job We don't want any more. Just put me down on record, During this here agitation. As being opposed from first to last To pauper immigration.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-06-23

Pine Bluff papers are complaining of the business men of that town run ming from one office to another when they want to get little job of printing, in order to save a few cents. Printing offices should have an established rate, and adhere to it. If there is anything that looks little in a business man. its for him to try to starve his county pa- per by low prices, and if there is any thing that is smaller than this, it is for hungry newspaper man to do work at eut-throat prices. Such fel- lows as this are certainly hard up. = Warren Sentinel.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-06-23
Fruit Jars! Fruit Jarsl

c. A. Smith, the De Queen street general merchandise man, recently bought large quantity of fruit jars and invites all those needing any to call and get hls prices before purchas- ing. 2w
The Mena weekly star., 1897-06-23

Only in lifetime there town located that has triu utary for fifty miles in direconalso dvs;o point the great North and South railroad the KANSAS T PITTSBURG GUILE building due south from Kansas (st Port Arthur, the Gulf of Mexico This time it MENA h town in Western Arkansas.
 This railroad opens up the best agricultural in We Missouri and the fruit and health belt of Southwest Missouri s Western Arkansas.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-06-23
At the Star office.

Every woman, in justice to health and pocket book, should use Perfect baking powder
The Mena weekly star., 1897-06-23
Weather Report.

Following is the weather report for week ending June 20, reported by D. H. Hopkins, of Dallas:
The Mena weekly star., 1897-06-23
Warning Order.

Before 4. F.. Alexander. Justice of the Peace Polk county. Arkansas
 Harry Tremaine, Plaintiff,
 vS r. I. Stevens, Defendant, kansas tity. f1ttshurg X Gulf Railroad Com pany. gnarnishee.
 WARNING ORDER: The defendant, F. F. Stevens, is warned to appear Tn this court within thirty days ana answer to complaint of plaintiff, Harry Tremaine. A F ALFxANnrR Mena' Ark. June 1e, 1897 UP.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-06-23

By using Perfect baking powder indigestion will be unknown
The Mena weekly star., 1897-06-23
Notice of Sheriff's Sale.

Fine growing Weather. New sown grs doing fine.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-06-23
Wanted

GREEN X LEWIS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-03
ohio and the District.

We hear the echoing tread Of that immense.
determined throng-
They ore maroh hing from Ohio with force
twelve thousand strong.
TITS told that neither storm nor food nor pro-
test Ger can stay
These dauntless men OF conquest when they've
once got under way.
Twelve thousand brawny patriots, each strain
ing every nerve
To climb to some position where his country
he servel
1t fills hearts with sadness when note
that it may be
Scarce possible to keep them all in Washing
ton, D. c.
OF course. emitting to pay heed to all the prior
claims
OF men who make our city proud at mention
of their names,
The first whom this community would trust
its work to do,
Forgetting such these, might accommo-
date few.
We could give tho post of marshal to politi-
clan S needs,
And another could. ss heretofore, record the
District deeds.
We could trust strange postmaster with
billet doux and bills,
And another could perhaps be placed reg
lister of wills.
And. to assist appointing powers to happiness
and peace,
Collector of the port is left or major Of police.
But we warn this meteor shower which in our
sky sets forth 20 shine
That we've first rate local talent in the Office
holding 1ize.
Twelve thousand from Chiol IT'S indeed a
how yo do.
Though counted most infinitely, posts are
scandalously few.
So haste, ye legislators, TO create them by the
score,
For we need eleven thousand berths and sew
eral hundred more.
Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-03
Ready to Walk.

Once when the Pensacola was coming up
to San Francisco from the south seas,
somewhere off Honolulu she met gale
that almost laid her down. Carpenter Nc
Gloin, a privileged character who invari-
ably became seasick in heavy weather,
promptly went to bed. Finally it was re-
ported 20 the captain that something was
wrong with the fore topmast. The captain
sent for McGloin, and the carpenter stag
gered on deck. "Get up there, command
ed the captain, land see what's the matter
at the foretop" up that mast?" gasped
NIcGloin. The proposition dazed him
that he lost his breath. up that mast,
reiterated the captain, land find out W hats
the matter at the foretop." Captain
said McGloin in a last despairing protest,
edo you really mean that you want me to
90 up that mast in this storm, with this
ship going this way, and see what's wrong
with that foretop?'' You heard what
said,'' exclaimed the captain, losing pa
thence at last Now get up that mast
and be quick about it too" Captain,
said McGloin solemnly, eff there was a
four inch plank from here to Brooklyn, I'd
walk home. ''-Argonaut.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-03
TOPEKA FIRE ALARM KEY.

q Morse and Jackson Streets.
Is Kansas Avenue and Railroad Street.
&c Gordon and Taylor Streets.
e Laurent and Harrison Street
sS Grant Street and Topeka Avenue.
20 a. Street and Topeka Avenue.
p Kansas Avenue and Fourth Street.
IL Kansas Avenue and Second Street
@l4 No l Fire Station.
as Monroe and Kious Streets
s16 Kansas Avenue and Garfield Street.
II Kansas and Tenth Avenues.
IL Kansas Avenue and Thirteenth
10 Kansas and Euclid Avenues.
q Crane and Adams Street
% No Fire Station
- lake Street and East Sixth Avenue
"a Fourth and Branner Streets.
Is Seventh and Holiday Streets.
% Eighth and Madison Streets.
q Tenth Avenue and Sac and Fox
28 Seventeenth and Jefferson Streets
% Third and Monroe Streets.
81 sixth and Topeka Avenues.
- Sixth Avenue and Clay Street.
So No 9 Fire Station.
"a Western Avenue and Ninth Street
IS Tenth and Topeka Avenues.
So Fourth and Taylor Streets.
81 No. Fire Station
IS Twelfth and Taylor Streets
50 Van Buren, and Eleventh Streets
Al Van Buren, and Twelfth Streets.
AZ Euclid Avenue and Buchanan Streer.
AZ Thirteenth and Lane Streets.
As Eleventh Street and Morris Avenue
46 Seventh and Lane Streets.
Al Topeka Avenue and Third Street
81 Quincy Street, north of Crane Street
So Eleventh and Monroe Streets.
So Tenth Avenue and Lawrence Street
81 Fourth and Lafayette Streets.
121 Klein and Seward avenues
123 40S East Sixth Avenue, Bus Barn.
l24 Euclid and College Avenues.
sBoxeS north of river.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-03
He Got There.

There is q man on William street who
while of upright character-for he walks
straight-has a limp in his speech. In 9TH
er words, he shutters. He is good citi-
zen, pays taxes and plays the fiddle better
than any angel that ever drew the bow,
and yet he shutters SO that if sentence
We're a turnpike with a toDgate on it he
would be legally bound to pay double toll
even for saying "Jack Robinson" The
other day a stranger with a canvas bag in
one hand, an umbrella in the other and
look of mingled doubt and expectancy in
both eyes accosted him. Said the stranger,
with real homemade politeness, ''Win you
be so kind as to tell me how to get to the
postoffice?''
street man in installments, pointing due
nor -nor'west half north. "G-g-go ri-ri-ri-
right ahead t-t-tin you g-g-g-get''-
And there he stopped and stamped his
right foot.
Then he caught his second wind and
tried again.
&C ego ri-ri-right ahead t-t-t-ill'-
Once more he 1apsed into silence and
stamped his other foot. A few seconds
later he made another break, starting on
the original lines, but switching off by
reason of excitement resulting from pre-
vious failures. "G-g-go ahead" said he,
stamping with both feet. ego ri-r-right
ahead-go- go-r-an it-you-you'n get there
before L ocean t-t-tell you. -
And the stranger went right ahead with
his canvas bag and umbrella and look of
expectancy and no doubt found the post
office.-New York Sunday Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-03
LOCAL MENTION.

H. A. Auerbach of the Palace Cloth
ing company has returned from a trip
to Chicago and Detroit to complete the
arrangements for charging his estab-
IShment.
The ladies of the G. A. r. will give a
dinner at Lincoln post hall tomorrow
(pension day. for the benefit of the sick
and destitute old settlers and their
families in Topeka. Pension vouchers
will also be executed free at the hall.
A joint meeting of the Topeka equal
suffrage club and the ladies' municipal
school will be held Thursday afternoon
at o'clock at 627 Kansas avenue for
the purpose of discussing city govern
ment.
The Populist league at it's regular
meeting tonight in the new quarters in
the old court house building will bring
up for discussion the abolition of the
fee system" Also the initiative and
referendum" will come up for discus
sion. Resolutions framed and passed
by the league will be presented to the
Kansas legislature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-03
BROTHERHOOD IN LINE.
Will Oppose ANY Legislation to Re-
ducs Freight and Passenger Rates.

Peoria, Ill, Feb. 3.-F P. Sergeant,
grandmother of the 3. of L. F.. has re-
turned from his conference ct Little
Rock, and makes the following official
statement:
ION January %, at a union meeting,
held in the city of Little Rock Ark,
under the auspices of the B. of L. e,
o. r. G., B. of r. T., B. of L F., and o.
r. T., business of a national interest
was considered. After a full discussion
of the Phillips commission bill, the
Erdman arbitration bill and the con-
tempt bill, now pending before congress
they were unanimously indorsed. and
w. H. Hyles, representative in Wash
ington of the five great railroad broth
erhoods, was hired to present the senti-
nents of this representative body of
railroad men in the southwest to the
senators and representatives there as
sembled-
THE proposed bill before the Iegisla-
lures of the several states tending to-
ward a reduction of passenger and
freight rates was considered a move
ment that would impair the revenue Of
the railroad companies. and would in
evitably result in a reduction of wages
of railway employees, and it was unan-
imously agreed that the above named
organs, through their membership in
the several states, where these bills are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-03
NEW BOARD GOES IN.
Leavenworth Police Departm emit
Changes Hands.

Leavenworth, Kan, Feb. 81. H. At
woods new Populist police board quiet
ly took possession of the police manage
nent of Leavenwcrth at o'clock this
evening The old board, consisting of
Frank Z. Hunt, chairman; J. w Haus-
sermann, secretary, and B. S. Richards,
met with the new board at the commits
sioners' room in the city hall and the
necessary transfer was made.
The new board consists of P. J. Ere
ling president; Thomas Mcclure, sec
rotary, and Carl Bergfried.
The new board made no announce
ment of changes last evening further
than to carry out the prearranged plan
to name J. H. CranstOn for city mar
chal and Frank K. Taylor as police
Judge.
Both these men had jobs under the
Lewelliag administration, Cranston be-
ing marshal and Taylor night sergeant.
There are at least 400 applicants for
preferment and the new board has plen-
ty of trouble ahead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-03
CHARGE CRIMINAL LIBEL
Proprietor of the State Journal Sued
by Attorney T. II. Polack.

Marysville, Feb. 3.-Theo. H. Polack,
a prominent attorney of this city and
Populist candidate for judge of the
Twelfth judicial district in 1885, has
brought criminal libel suit in the dis
trict court of Marshall county against
Frank P. MacLennan. editor and pro-
prietor of the Topeka State Journal
basing his case on the publication of
an article said to reflect on his personal
and professional honesty. The infor-
nation was filed and the warrant is
sued Monday evening. The article as
copied originally. appeared in the
Marysville Democrat, and referred to a
foreclosure suit now pending in the
district court of Marshall county of
mortgage upon the home of Judge J. S.
Magill of this city, editor of the Dem
Ocrat. who, it is understood, wrote the
article. The said article was published
in the State journal of January 3.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-03
N. z. Stock Letter.

Furnished by Goodwin & Chamber1in,
Brokers, successors to Topeka Grain and
Stock Exchange:
New York Feb. g.
Bache's letter: Consols in England are
selling a best prices of the year, being
up 3-16 from yesterdays close Special
advices from Boston say that Perkins
crowd anticipate no reduction in c. B; &
@. dividend. Cables from London today
are firm with every Indication of improves
ment there in volume of business as soon
as our local interests take hold St Paul
is up rs The special committee of Ohio
Traffic association has reached an agree
nent covering percentages OF traffic ana
immediate effect should be squirt OF
from 1 to points in Hooking Valley, b.
& O. and other coal properties The per-
centages are divided as follows: Hook
ing Valley IS 1900; Toledo & o., 16 40-1O0:
Wheeling, 13 44-1OO; B. & o., 10. st. Paul
is likely to go down to 70. Standard oil
party will be found supporting stock on
scale of sc down. Granger roads will re-
port December returns for fourth week
in January. Not only was there one work
ing day less but the conditions were bad
All the bear talk that is circulating
against trusts stock erninates from pro-
fessiOnal sources. drive of H. per cent
is threatened against Sugar but If stock
is forced down 10 rs and Potter-iIave-
meyer crowd stand ready to buy Keene
is buying Electric. He says he is preiJar-
ed TO hold General Electric for so. This
This company is stronger financially than
ever before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-03
MONUMENT OF 1000 TONS.
Marble Stone for a New Orleans Wo-
man Requires a Special Train.

The Illinois Central railroad is soon to
receive here a shipment of one single
article which requires an entire train;
This train is now being built The odd
shipment which is expected soon, is a
monument to be erected at Metairie
over the grave of a New Orleans lady,
saws the New Orleans Picayune.
The monument is over 100 feet high,
and. all told, weighs 1000 tons. The
cost of the monument is said to be
nearly 500, 900.
This monument is now being loaded
on the special cars constructed for it
at Barre. vt, and will be down some
time next week. so it is said. The base
stone will be the largest ever quarried
in the state of Vermont, or any other
state.
square and four feet in thickness. 1t
will occupy one car. Since being toned
down by the masons, it measures IA
feet square, and is three feet thick and
weighs about so tons or more
The other parts of the immense mon
ument are now about ready for ship
ment. A special car has been construct
ed on the grounds for carrying the
foundations to the tracks. This car
will cost something over 81, 800 Nine
teen other cars are being constructed
for the purpose of hauling the other
parts of the monument. When COM
pleted the train will consist of % cars,
and will be run direct from Barre, Vt,
to this city over the Illinois Central.
In order for the entire affair to be
safely conveyed there. the Illinois
Central company Will very likely build
q track from some point on the belt
line Indeed, the owner of the nonu-
ment it is said, is very much worried
over what method he will be able to
adopt in having it carried to the grave
This big monument is quite a subject
of discussion in railroad circles, as it is
said to be the largest handled in this
country by a railroad company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-03
GOV. SMITHS INNINGS.
The Testimony at the Investigation
All His Own Way.

Leavenworth, Feb. 3-In the Soldiers
Home investigation today Introduction
of testimony favorable to Governor Smith
was continued The testimony given
against the governor by George O.
Stewart was impeached by three wit
nesses who swore Stewart has gen.
eral reputation of being unreliable
The witnesses examined this fore
noon were Hospital Orderly John s
Allen, Captain E. c. Murphy and De-
tective Jones of the city police. L. G.
Boone, Miss Elizabeth DrybOrOugh, su-
perintendent of nurses at the home;
Grace Bailey. a nurse, and Assistant
Surgeons A w. Reese and Friar-
The testimony was wholly cOntradic-
tory of that given before the commit
tee at Washington by Miers Powell. in
which he alleged brutality at the Home
and an attempt to poison him while he
was at the Home hospital.