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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

1t is well that not every blossom
rlpens into fruit If they did the tree
could not support the burden.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31
A Short Cuf.

Although the Suez Canal is only
ninety-nine miles long, it reduces the
distance from Britain to India, by sea,
nearly 1000 miles.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been
family medicine with us since 1866. r.
Madison, 24O9 Add Ave, Chicago. Ill.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

An extensive fruit-drying plant near
San Jose, Cal, was completely destroy
ed by fire recently. The loss is estima
ted at $50, 900.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

An Eastern man recently claimed
exemption from paying road tax on the
ground that he had no sense, and was
consequently disabled.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

The new torpedo boat Farragut, on
her trial trip, developed the wonderful
speed of nearly thirty-fve miles an
hour.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

Garden making and spring house
cleaning are just at present in their
fullest blast
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

The maple makes the most exquisite
of any for shade tree.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

The public may expect to see Fitz-
simmons Corbett all-star speciality conf
pany on the road.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

1t is regretted that many men give
more attention towards politics than
to the publication of the young.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

President Mckinley, on March g.
issued call for a special meeting of
the Ffty-ffth Congress of TIE United
States.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

London has 100 electric light plants
in its luminous.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

Ohio has more natural gas than any
other state in the Union.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

Provision has been made for the
building of three more torpedo boats
at cost not to exceed $500, 600 for
each.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

Easter Sunday appears later than
usual this year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

At down south summer resort a
young man made love to a Dago wom-
an sixty years old
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

1t is announced that the king of
Greece intends to take command of the
northern army in person.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

The report Of r. G. Dunn & Co. in
dicates a slow and gradual, but en-
couraging, improvement in business in
the last month.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31
. w GLEASON

Diplomatic relations between Great
Britain and Venezuela, which we're
broken off on account of the boundary
dispute, have been resumed. Venezu-
elias minister to Germany has been
transferred to England and settle
ment of the controversy seems now as
Sured
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

Arizona's gold product will equal
that of California.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31
DOME ropaeco spit and su. oke Your Iife Au,,.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full Of life, nerve and vigor, take No To
Bac, the wonder worker, that makes weak men
strong All druggists, SOC or o.. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co Chicago or New York
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

A large filibustering expedition is
said to have left the New Jersey coast
IN March for Cuba.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

The Mulanphy Savings Bank at st
Louis has closed its doors.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

A force OF 1000 Macedonian voiun-
teers have crossed the border and join
ed the Greek army.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

To CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
Druggists refund the money if it fails to cure 25o
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

During recent bull fight in Mexico,
the audience is reported as going wild
ly enthusiastic. The cause of the en-
thusiasm was the killing of eight bulls,
four horses and four men.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

The Iowa, the largest battleship in
the navy, is now ready for her trial
trip, which has already been announ-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

There is a man at Hot Springs, Ark. -,
who is so much like bear that he
hibernates during he winter.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

The biggest fool is the man who
hasn't enough sense to know that he is
a fool.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

The world admires wise head but
worships full purse.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31
STAR TOBACCO"

AS you chew tobacco for pleasure use Star
It is not only the best but the most lasting, and,
therefore, the cheapest.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

On March l, the town of Candiamo,
crete, fell into the hands of the insur
rents
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

A terrible mining catastrophe occur.
red at Zacatecas, Mexico, on February
eth.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

IlI9 stopped free and permanently cured. No nts
ALter nrst days use OF DIR. Klime's Great Nerve
AoStorer. Free ~ trial bottle and treatise.
bend TO DR. KLINE 93l Arch ST. Phadephi Pa
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31
The Faults and FoIIies of the Are

Are numerous but of the latter none is more rid
iculous than the promiscuous and random use
of laxative pills and other drastic catha rites
These wrench, cOnvulse and weaken both the
stomach and the bowels. If IIostetters Stomach
Bitters be used instead of these no-remedies, the
result is accomplished without pain and with
great benefit to the bowels, the stomach and the
liver. Use this remedy when constipation mani
tests itself, and thereby prevent it from becoming
chronic.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

1t is already announced that 1897
will be a noted crop year.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

GET STRENGTH AND APPETITE.
Use DR.. Harter's Iron Tonic. Your druggist
VIII refund money il not satisfactory
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31
Used to His.

Rome, New York, suffered . $500,
900 fire on March S.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31
Cash is better than any mans credit

Politi clans seldom die in the poor
house.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic 1Oc or 25o.
II c. G. G. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

Is your pledge intact, or a busted
community?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
IOc. II G. G. c. fail, druggists refund money.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

whipped pugilist is like . last
years almanac thing of the past.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31
ADJUSTING AFFAIRS,

HAD dined with st.
Croix, and we were
now on our way to
some uninteresting
people who W e r 9
& i v i n g a dance.
Since entering the
cab the converse
ton had slackened;
apparently we both
possessed a m p ! e
food for reflection.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31
Yoke Fellows,

Many women work too
hard. There is no ques-
ton about that. If they
did not have Love for a
yoke : fellow they could
never endure the daily,
hourly grind and drudgery
of life. But they bear #
cheerfully, sustained by
loving thoughts of hus-
hand and chi1drer
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31
1861 BUS. PoTAroEs FER ACHE.

Don't believe it, nor did the editor
until he saw Salzer's great farm seed
catalogue. It's wonderful what an ar
ray of facts and figures and new
things and big yields and great testi-
monials it contains.
Send This Notice and 10 Cents Stamps
to John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, for catalogue and IL rare farm
seed samples, worth $40. to get a start
W.n.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31
Goes Cough Balaam

the oldest and best 1t will break up cold ouicker
'nAh anything else. II is always reliable. Try IL
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

For children tcethng sofens the gums reduces inam
alton, allays pain wind collie. 25 cents bottle
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure. makes weak
men strong, blood pure. SOC, 81. All druggists.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

Mrs. WinsIow,. Soothing Syrup
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-03-31

1t is harder to give than receiye.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-05-26
THE DIVISION OFFICES.
Ground Broken Yesterday for Their
 Erection at rlena.

J. $. Broughton, division superin- tendent of construction at this place, showed us the plans for the division offices that were commenced yesterday. They will be built just southwest of the present freight and telegraph of- fees and the building will be 22x56, divided into three rooms. The first will be 2ox22 and used as the train mems room; the second will be 16x22 and used for the train dispatchers' of flee, aud the third will be 2Ox22, and lsed for the superintendent's office.
 The large car, so long used for the office of the civil engineer, has been moved to make room for this new building.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-05-26
A Rapid Growth.

The editors of the Star have in their garden, on Port Arthur avenue, two Hubbard" squash vines, the seeds of which were planted about the 5th of last April. that have made wonder
 ul growth. From one there extends out three vines or runners that are iully SIX feet long by actual measure nent and the other has vlne nine
 eet and six inches long with four lat sfals from two and half to three feet ID length. These vines are in full bloom with few young squash i0rmed nearly as large as hens eggs ID 1act, at the speed already shown, me vines will be several feet longer snd the squash as large as ostrich eggs " the time this paper reaches some of Its readers.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-05-26
ro ENTERTAIN THE EDITORS.
:, will be Given a Ride, Supper '''' and a Dance.

The members of the Southwest Mis-. Press association, about 50 in
 'v mber, passed down the road in two Dsllman sleepers from Kansas City, mrd for Port Arthur, last Monday orning, stopping here for breakfast. r,ov were a nice lot of people, several ,.aiss being of the number, and read ~ conveyed the impression that they .re mt for recreation and a good
 pme
 . committee of our citizens met
 .hsm at Poteau and accompanied them
 .o town, giving them to understand
 ,ot they would be most heartily well
 ,omed on their return, when they
 were to stop with us few honrs.
 At the meeting of the Commercial
 cnb last night it was decided to give
 inc party a ride over town, a supper
 ,t the Hotel Mena and dance in the syening if they could remain long enough. The following committees were appointed: On arrangements H. Tremaine, Geo. Wheaton and H. James; on reception-Mayor Carder, A ". St John. F. W. Jaques. J. P. Iandes, J. H. Hamil ton, W. A. Dis brow, Dr. Reese. c. A. Smith, A. Gal lsgher, Atty. Glitsch, and Mesdames ". A. Disbrow, A. w. and R. R. St. John. Wheaton, Jewett, Ellis, Gist, Blocksom, Frady and Haywood; on carriages--H. Tremaine. F. Nj. Hopper, Fred Salyers. Dr. Sutherland, Gale Green and J. c. Hudgins
 The officers of the association as elected at the meeting just held at Ash Grove, Mo, are: President James T Barbee. of the Ash Grove Commer- cia; first vice president, c. M. McCrea, of the Rolla Herald; second vice pres ident P. s. Griffith, of the Greenville Vidette; third vice president Ben F. Wood, of the Laredo Tribune; cores ponding secretary, R. J. Warehouse, of he Appleton City Herald; recording ecretary, W. R. Martin, of the Lib 'ral enterprise; treasurer, Miss Fidelia lire, of the Newtonia news.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-05-26
Pryor Builds Three House.

'at. ". 5. Pryor is having three nice -s" honses built on his lots in the Flu N, Na addition, fI-onting on Campbell 'e'' that will improve the appear e -Ne or that portion of Mena. The min 's neat five room cottage and n 0e occupied by M. W. Terry, road ~''er Tor the south division. The ,,s ''u IS S4x4o containing nine rooms Ro VII be occupied by Agent c. NJ. ss"eii' and the third is to be 39x32 e n VII be occupied by c. W. Trheer,
 s~arkana, also railroad man.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-05-26
A Big Establishment.

MT J. c. Hudgins, well known in folk County as one of its wealthiest ''lzens is putting in huge stock of seneral merchandise in his building " sherwood avenue. The building is VAiS5, two and three stories high and 'arpenters are now at work putting ii \ grass front aud otherwise fitting the usiae ready for the goods The room s''ng now half filled with them.
 hr' Hudgins now has a store at Dai-
 v out expects to move all the goods 's' as soon as his building here is feadv.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-05-26
The Hub Grocery and Heat Market.

The Hub Grocery and Heat Market. The grocery and provision store and meat market recently fitted up on Sherwood avenue near the corner of Mena street, by Messrs Key, Murphy and Hopper is very complete estab- lishment iD every respect. The build ing and furnishings are all new and the. .goods are fresh and arranged in an attractive manner.
 The meat market department is conducted in manner guile metropo- Titan and the fresh meats are nicely kept in very large refrigerator and only the choicest meats. as shipped from Kansas City are served to custo- mers
 Persons can find here nearly every thing wanted to supply the table. all dellyered free to any portion of the city.
 Key, Murphy & Hopper
 Proprietors.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-05-26
THE STARS NEW PRESSES.
A New Cincinnati Cylinder and Cor don Job Printing Press
 Purchased.

To keep pace with our thriving. growing town and be prepared to do all printing in the best of style, we have exchanged the old Fairhaven power and Gordon (old style) job presses for new Cincinnati Cylinder and latest improved Gordon job press, with the American Type Boundary Company at Kansas City, Mo, putting them in position this week.
 We now have, without question, the best presses and the best equipped printing offices in Western Arkansas south of Ft Smith, and are in every way prepared to publish a daily or print anything that may be desired by the business men of this portion of the state.
 Every newspaper man knows that to put in two such presses, new, means an expenditure of nearly $1, 900, but so certain are we that the future of Mena as a great commercial center is assuredthat we do not hesitate to go to this expense that we may be prepared to publish paper that will be credit to the town, also to do as good job printing as can be done in any office in the state.
 Our friends and patrons are invited to call and see the new presses at their convenience.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-05-26
HOMES'.FARMS
Good Homes. Good Farms Here is Your Chance to Get Them.

No. l. A new three room cottage with porch and hall, stone foundation, pastered walls, nicely painted and finished, good well of water, on corner of Honert avenue and Hermann street. lot 40x100. Price $55O
 No.2. Lot 12, block 6O on south De Queen street, good business lot, two small buildings on it.. Owner will take mule team and wag- on in part payment. Price $325.
 No. 8. One 80 acre farm, 4 miles west of Mena, on public road. all tillable, S5 acres under good rail fence and in cultivation bal ance in timber, one double log house, good cribs and stables, large garden, 8 acres in or- chard, good we'll and spring. Price $e4O.
 No. 4. One 80 acre farm, miles south west of Mena, s acres in cultivation, balance in timber, large log house. fair log barn, well in yard, large garden, some fruit trees. Price $700.
 No. 5. One l60 acre farm, four miles west of Rusks Station. 50 acres under fence and in cultivation. balance well timbered. two sets of cheap log houses, 100 bearing fruit trees, never failing springs. fine stock farm, good range near. Price $500.
 No g. One 160 acre farm on the Ouachita river one mile from Heath station. 6 miles from Mena, 50 acres in cultivation and fenced balance in timber, mostly bottom land. two sets of buildings and outhouses, small orchard and fine we'll of water. Ouachita runs through but never overfows. Price s1 100.
 No, '. 40 acres, l mile from Mena t0 acres in cultivation, balance good timber. all tillable. Price $400
 No. s. so acres 40 acres in cultivation. all tillable. good timber, fair improvements good well. some fruit. one mile fscn, Me,.s. nice location. Price $500.
 Mo- g. so acres, three miles from Mena 80 acres in cultivation, poor improvements, all tillable land, good school and church near by. A bargain at $500.
 No 10. 160 acres 90 acres in cultivation. good improvements. running water. nice place. Price S1 800
 No II. 250 acres on railroad track. 100 acres good bottom land in cultivation. balance good timber, all tillable, good spring. two good wells, good barn, good frame house. This is an all around far.n for all purposes. and bargain at S7 per acre.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-05-26
Purchases a Half Interest.

Mir. J. O. Thomas, formerly road master on the K. C.. P. tS c. from Pittsburg to Mena, has purchased a half interet in the Pryor milling plant and is here to take active supervision at once. MT. Thomasf family is in Osceola, Iowa, and will move here soon to become residents of Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-05-26
New Hotel.

Mrs. Laura Parker, of Horatlo, has leased the hotel recently built by Con- ductor James, at the corner of Mena street and Honert avenue. and opened it to the public Monday. This is a seventeen room house. conveniently located and everything is new and neat.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-05-26
Good Wheat.

The wheat growing near Mena is look ing remarkably well this season. One stool, from one seed. brought to town recently showed fifteen stalks, each five and one half feet tall and nicely headed. It will be ready for harvest in few days
The Mena weekly star., 1897-05-26
Excursion to Hornheck.

An excursion is advertised to the new town of Hornbeck, La. for the opening on June 2. This will be the last division point between Shreve- port and Port Arthur and will be a big town The rate for the trip is one cent mile each way.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-05-26
Died.

Clinton w. Latlmer aged II years. youngest son of Mir and Mrs. T. M. Latimer, at TAO Monday morning. The funeral services were held at the Nj. E.. church. Tuesday morning. Rev. J. Y. Christmas conducting the exercises.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-05-26

F. A. Hornbeck came down from Kansas City Saturday morning with a party of Missouri Pacific officials, bound for Port Arthur. With the party were; H. c. Townsend, general passenger agent, and Gardner Dean, land com missioner of the Missouri Pacific rail- way, and Dr. J. c. Holland of Hot Springs, Ark
The Mena weekly star., 1897-05-26
HIPS HND MISMHpS.
Door Matts at Boyer's.

k
 For stationery The Leader is the place.
 Glassware at bed rock prices at The Leader.
 36-4t svve,, 2. Ta,-as
 "est-Jumps $3 ladies' shoes are be- ing slaughtered at The Leader for $1.49.
 Home made bread, cake and pies at the Port Arthur Eating House l& Home Bakery.
 Green & Lewis are building anot her cottage on their lots it the southwest portion of town.
 J. W. Knowlton is fencing his lot in the Eureka addition and preparing to build right away.
 The brick work on the Hudgins- Carder building is nearly complete ed for the first story.
 c. P. Morrison & Co. are erecting a substantial building to operate their new planer and molder in.
 We can furnish you cooking stoves complete as cheap as the cheapest
 SNEED & JONES.
 List your lands with A. W. St. John & Co.,, real estate and collection agents. Every tract will be described and advertised in this paper.
 We have just received nice line of decorated queensware.
 SNEED & JONES,
 Miss Anna Bellchambers, who has been visiting at Eureka Springs for some time, returned to this city Thurs day.
 Dr. Gibbs, as president of the board of health, is seeing that the health ordinances are enforced and the city kept clean.
 Dr. H. Warren, of Mitchell, S. Dak., has been in Mena several days with a view of purchasing property and To- eating here.
 Mir. Hopper has begun the erection of six room cottage at the corner of Fleming and Jansen street for a res. idence. The foundation is now laid. Musick & Holt can sell you first class piano or organ very cheap and on easy terms. Go look at their instru- ments. Next door to Green & Lewis grocery store.
 Next Sabbath will be Children's Day at the M. E. church and good pro- gram will be carried out The exer- cises will begin at 10 o'clock. All are invited to attend.
 John Mclean, of Crookston, Minn., was here this week and purchased ten acre tract in the Eureka addition of F. M Reeves for residence property, paying $500 therefor.
 Mrs. Dr. Sanders and mother, of
  Hagers Grove, Mo, arrived Monday for visit with their brother and son Mr. c. c. Palmer. Mrs. Sanders IS a twin sister of Mir. Palmer.
 J. H. Hamilton sold l20 acre farm three miles east of Mena yesterday to Mir. James Johnson, of Wisconsin, who at once returned to bring his family here and make home.
 The first of the ten cottages con- tracted to be built on Amsterdam street by parties from Philadelphia | and New York, is up and enclosed. | The others will be built at once. J. P. Landes assistant townsite agent sold four residence lots Monday md five yesterday to parties who will build soon. These lots are all in the | west portion of town near the school | house,
 Mrs Dr. A. J.Gibbs, accompanied by Ter little daughter, left Saturday for Paris Tex. to attend re- lnlon of her family on the occasion of he IS anniversary of the birth day of Ter father.
 Mrs. Jas. w. Edwards and little son, accompanied by her sister, Miss Jonaut, arrived last Saturday from Eureka Springs and joined Mr. Ed wards in the home he had prepared on
The Mena weekly star., 1897-05-26

A. W. Crawford, accompanied bv his brother, J. D., came to our city last Thursday from Johnson county, Kan. to visit with his son, who owns large farm north of Mena. This is his second visit here and he is very much pleased. He speaks of Arkansas as the Italy of the United States and Mena as the Italy of Arkansas.