The Mena star., 1898-09-14
STATE EXCHANGES

Springs Republican. ivan
There is Dewey brand ~ a..
Schley whlskey and Sampson g.,
Next we may look for a Roosevo,, ea'
set and shafter buggy spring -Fn VT
lSa Springs Flashlight.
Indications are that a ma iori,r
the voters swallowed the "b,on =
Monday. Some men would sw.,s '
anything-if the bosses say it is .em
ocratic.-Horatio Appeal.
Home first and the world nav,n
This motto will do to live IN to W.
not patronize our own home ;,..,.
tions, why not foster our own ~
industries? Why not trade with -.
own home merchant. il we can d.
well as we can elsewhere, r..
tonville Sun.
The Corning Mercantile Co. closaa
deal with the Ozark Land Co. FOR =.
eral acres of land on the Lake 80.
east of the railroad and just soutb :,
the stave factory, where they viii
erect large cotton gin and comnrsss
of sufficient capacity to handle ali n.
cotton grown in this part of the staff
Corning Courier.
Why does the navy at Santiago oa,,
hundred thousand dollars or more fo-
smashing Ceryeras feet, while Shat.
ter's army, which captured rs. 900 prjs.
oners and u whole province. inelnd.ne
the city of Santiago, gets nothing but
glory and yellow fever? That this is 50
is true, but what good reason is there
that it should be so?-Fayetteyie
Seminal.
Mr.. Auten enjoyed nice jaunt over
the best state in the south, got ae.
quainted with lots of nice folks. and
learned great deal about warm.
hearted southern cordiahty and really
has a better and higher opinion Of
Arkansas, but the repnb lican vote was
not piled up by his campaign as he
hoped and expected to see.-Hot
Springs News.
When Gov. Jones told a New York
paper that the people of Arkansas are
not satisfied with the treatment &C.
co ded our soldiers by the Federal
authorities, he was right The hard
ships imposed upon the men at Cbica-
manga have not been exaggerated by
the newspapers DIR. Keller's report
has been borne out by the subsequent
developments. Arkansas Gazette.
The indie pendent movements ia this tbs
state were successful this year except
in Jefferson county. In Lonoke coun-
ty L. ]. Walls, independent. defeated
Sheriff Holcombe. democratic nominee
for sheriff. and Joe Eagle, regular
nominee, was defeated by Tanner, in
dependent, for assessor. In Garland
County A. G. Houpt. democratic nomi-
nee, was defeated by former mayor,
K. L. Williams of Hot Springs. for
sheriff by LOG votes. Pine Bluf
Graphic.
Howard Gray, lawyer of consider
able prominence of Carthage, Mo-, sued
the Western Union Telegraph Co. for
three cents, which they exacted of Of
him to pay the war tax, which the
company refused to pay on message
transmitted for him. He was given
judgement in the justice court. where
the case was begun and the company
has appealed to the circuit court
There is little doubt but that he Will
win the three cents and lot OF free
advertising to boot.-Siloam Springs
Democrat.
Our Business men should see thai
cotton brings little above the mar
ket price when brought to Ashdown'
Say that they would pay an eighth OF
cent above the market price; thai
would be 62l cents oale, and in most
instances the money for the entire
bale would be spent with the man
buying it. or at Leaf in town. Besides
let it be settled that Ashdown is tue
cotton market of Little River county