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The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

haps be about February 15 before it will be fully opened to the public It Is a wooden structure. presenting quite an attractive appearance from the exterior and is very conveniently arranged on the interior. There are over twenty-five rooms in the hotel, including the cfficA, two parors and bath rooms. Mrs Suske as a landlady is very highly recommended. She is preparing to furnish her house in ele- gant style and as soon as it is open for guests it will received liberal patronage.
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ing the reputation of conducting the best general grocery in town.
 A few months ago Mir. McGee en- larged his business by establishing an office and warerooms on Hermann street for the sale of Armour meats, flour etc, at wholesale, this being an excellent distributing point for such goois. While keeping his grocery stock complete and carrying a fine line of goods, he, at the same time, does an extensive business at his whole sale establishment.
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THE MIDLAND.

The Midland hotel is located on De Queen street only one and one half blocks from the passenger depot, and convenient to the business portion of town. It is a good dollar-a day house and a nice place for homeseekei's Regular board S3.50 per week M Hughes, proprletor,
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THE GARRISON HOME.

The Greeson Home is located one block west of the station, convenient for business men. This house has been open to the public about one year and is noted for the homelike service rendered, all food being well cooked and placed on the table in abundant quantity, instead of being served in side dishes J. w. Greeson, proprietor
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The Hotels of Mena.

The Commercial Hotel, located at corner of Honert and Fleming streets, near the east entrance of Jansen park, appointments. being very homelike and attractive. It is new. having been built during the fall of 1897. It has
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being large, clean and well ventilated
 It is home like and comfortable and has reputation of supplying the table with an abundance of good food, nicely prepared and promptly served.
 Mrs. Laura Parker, the proprietor, is pleasing i'll her manners aud has had experience in catering to the needs of the travelling public and keeps everything orderly and quiet around the premises. Those desiring good accommodations at reasonable rates should stop at the Parker House.
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The Mena Produce Co.,, whose adver- tisement appears in this issue of the Star, was organized by J. l.. Ward, manager, last November. His com pany represents four large packing houses and several fouring mills and is in every way we'll equipped to sup ply the trade in any quantity wanted. MT. Ward came from Granville, Tex, here and is we'll satisfied with this city.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

Gallagher, the hustlng dry goods and clothing merchant of Mena, came here Tn September 1896, from Texar
 kama and has been very successful He always carries good stock and is very accommodating to his customers, send ing and getting any new styles and patterns he may not chance to have in
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
THE ARLINGTON.

The Arlington is centrally located on Mena street and is good dollar-a day house for homeseekers and others not wishing to pay extravagant prices. H. B. Williams is the proprietor and will meet you at the train.
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PARKER HOUSE.

The Parker House is large two story structure, located at the corner of Honert and Mena streets, and is considered the best dollar-a-day house fall and is therefore new, the rooms
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
HOTEL MENA.

The Hotel Mena. at the corner of Mena street and Port Arthur avenue has thirty five rooms and was built by the M. K 6 T. Trust Co.,, during the summer and fall of 1896. Townsite Agent Landes has his office here.
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HOTEL BRUNSWICK.

Hotel Brunswick on Sherwood aven- ue, is two-story house and one of the first built here It is run by Mrs. F. E. Browning, who was the first woman to start restaurant and hotel in Mena, coming here on the first train that ran into town.
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HOTEL CAPITAL.

The Hotel Capital is located at the corner of Janssen avenue and Her mann street and is owned by Mrs. Mary Suske, who came here from Tex as few months ago. The building is not quite complete. and it will per-
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MENA AS A DIVISION POINT
BECOMING A DISTRIBUTING STA
 TON FOR PRODUCTS.
A Vast Amount of Freight Traffic $I2,OOO A ronth In Salaries
 To Employees

The selection of Mena as the midway station between Kansas City and Port Arthur, has been one cause of its rapid growth and will surely contribute to its per nancy. We have large brick roundhouse, brick passenger de- pot and eating house, division offices, freight depot and ware house, coal chute, immense ice house, extensive stock yards, cot ton yard and seven miles of side tracks over which to handle the vast freight traffic centering here.
 All trains, freight as well as passenger, change engines and crews here, and the average inter change of freight cars is not less than 150 day, with fourteen crews, composed of conductors, engineers and other train men.
 Of the division officers, we have A. F. Rust, as resident civil engineer of the NJ. K. & T. Trust Co.,, also holding the responsible position of maintainance of way, with Q. H. Crittenden as superin- tendent of the north and F. T. Robertson of the south division. c. w. Gist is the division engin- ger, with J. B. Lariiner, secre- tary and J. l.. Terry, stenograph- CT. ]. B. McMaliaf is the super intendent of bridge, track and water, and under him are w. c. Carr and C. H. Beck.
 D. J. Cavitt is among the busi- est of all the busy men, being agent for the Pittsburg x Gulf in both ticket and frieght depart ments, agent for the Wells-Fargo Express Co.,, and manager of the Western Union Telegraph Co. As assistants, he has c. K. Pal mer, chief operator; w. E. Full Ter and H. c. Frizielle, day oper- ators; c. W. Smith and J. l.. Garvin, as night operators. l.. E. Ballard is the day and F. M. Caldwell, night yardmaster; E. Harsh day and J. c. Palmer night yard clerk; W. B. Landes, freight clerk; Pat. Donahue warehouse man, with three day and three night sw1tchmen.
 J. Shoemaker is the foreman of the roundhouse with thirty assist ants, as engine wipers, laborers, etc. There are fifty engineers and firemen, subject to orders at this division point and the pay roll of the company averages $12.000 A MONTH. This money disbursed at this place finds its way into the channels of trade and adds materially to the pros perity of Mena.
 Mena is rapidly becoming distributing point for produce, groceries, etc. Several parties engaging in handling various products by wholesale and nearly one hundred carloads are unload ed here each month. The local trade in forest products is also very large averaging forty-five cars month. These facts show that the railroad is doing very large business here and also ir- dicates that there Is business for the people who live here.
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k A. Lilly, born

k A. Lilly, born in Ohio, c a m e here July 1896,
 from St. Louis.
 Engaged in gen eral brokerage business in pro- visions, etc. and is agent for a large line of fire insurance com panies some of the best doing business in the state. He is lo-
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THE HICKMAN.

The Hickman is two-story building built in 1897. on Mena street between Jansen and Honert avenues. It is run by Mrs. Dora Parker, with J. A. Parker, manager. Rates reasonable
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

Mayor T. M Car6er was born in Virginia and raised principally in Georgia, coming to Arkansas in 1865.
 He located at Dallas, this county 1874 and engaged in farming, fruit growing and making large quantities of wine from the grapes in his vineyard He built and operated for several years a lar tannery, the only one in this portion of the state, making the last tanning in the summer of 1896. Judge Carder was among the first to locate in Mena, and started large brickyard
 to be ready to supply the demand. In connection with Mir. HolderHudgins he erected the two-story brick, picture of which appears in this issue. When the muaicipal government was organ
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stock. He is a good advertiser and geneally manages to let the people know not only where he is at," but what he has to sell. He now occu- pies one of the three large store rooms in J. G. Hudgins brick block on De Queen street and always carries a smiling face for those who call to see him.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

Mr Blocksom the successful dealer in footwear and gents furnishing goods, came here in August 1896, and is counted among the pioneers He showed his confidence in Mena as well as good business judgment by erecting the first two-story brick building built here, completing it and opening bis business in March 1897 A picture of this building appears in another place. rooms in the rear, he occupies for his business and residence, the other half being occupied by the Bank of Mena- The second floor is divided and used for the K. of F. hall and for offices.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

Barden x Moore comprise new firm of carpenters and builders who are pre- pared to do any work entrusted to them in good workman like manner. Their shop Is on Mena street
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

l. H. Hali is the proprietor of Halls Addition to Mena, and is known as the man made rick by the location of Mena near his farm. He is an old and respect ed citizen and took his land as a homestead sew
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
An Energetic Business Han.

MT. ChaS. A. Melee, proprie- tor of the Me Gee gro c e ry store O n D e Queen street and agent for the sale of Armour's meats at this place, is a native of Pennsylv He came from Kansas City here in April 1897 and at the same time
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

from government lands. There is now thirty four new houses on his addition that were built during 1897.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
The Fire Department.

For the age of our city, Mena is quite we'll protected against re. The voluntary organization. which at pre- sent consists of Joe Frady. president; F. c. Savage. chief, l.. $, Watson, fore man; Frank Cuddeback, assistant fore man, and about thirty firemen have held themselves in readiness to pro- tect our town since their organization over a year ago. The company is equipped with good hook -and-ladder wagon, and were it not for their quick response and willing work at the criti- cal moment this city would have had several destructive fires,
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

Strangers coming to our city will find no better place to take their meals than at the Julian Cafe, J. J. Hiltebrand proprietor. The only first class restaurant in the city Oysters and short orders a speciality. It
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

T. NJ. CARDER. ized, Mir. Carder was elected mayor, and again reelected at the regular spring election in 1897, always taking an active interest in the welfare of the town.
 The Leader Store on Mena street is one of the pioneer institutions of this city, opening for business in August, 1896. Mir Scroggins, the manager, is we'll liked oy everybody and is now arranging to very materially increase his stock.
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C. B. SWARToUT.
 c. E. Swartout, town marshal. came here when the town was first started and was elected to office last April
 B. H Christy, opposite freight depot handles a choice line of staple and fancy groceries, garden seeds and seed potatoes. None sell cheaper than Christy. It To LEAsE-A business lot on Mena street to lease. inquire at the Julian Cafe. or address, J. ]. Hiltebrand. It
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cated on Mena street near the corner of Janssen avenue.
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eral wears ago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-10
WON'T GIVE UP.
SpaniardS at Manila Are Not
Disposed
To Surrender the City Without
Struggle.
IT MAY BE NECESSARY
To Blow Them to Pieces to Set
tie the Matter.
An Operator Leaves Hong Kong
to Fix the Cable.

London, May 1o.-A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Hong Kong says a
communication from Manila asserts
that the Spaniards are still arrogant
and not likely to surrender until the
city is blown to pieces. A telegraph
operator has gone with the McCulloch
to see what can be done with the cable.
London, May 10.-The Hong Kong
correspondent of the Daily Chronicle
says:
THE British in Manila have forward
ed a petition through the British consul
to Vice Admiral Seymour Commander
in-chief of the Chinese Station) for
further naval assistance and it is an
ticipated that additional vessels will
be sent there on Wednesday. The
British consul is working in thorough
harmony with the American command
er, but it is felt that the overwhelming
British commercial interests require
supervision by a force sufficient to keep
the Spaniards and natives in check
There is a desire here to advocate
a British acquisition of the Philippines,
possessions from the straits settlements
by Borneo to this colony. It is felt
here that the occupation of the Philip
pines by any other great European
power would be most dangerous to
British interests.
Business at Manila is at complete
Standstill, but the Spaniards are not
likely to surrender until the city is
blown to pieces. The British inhabi-
tantS, however, are confident that the
trouble will soon be over"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-10
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING
DIR. COUNTERMINE'S WORK.
Goes Over the Church Doings of the
Past Year.


In his first anniversary sermon at the
First Presbyterian church, DR.. Coun-
termine made the following statistical
statement of the years work:
81 have preached 120 sermons; deliv-
cred 25 addresses; conducted so prayer
meetings; given 80 Bible readings; ia
ken part in 55 G. E. services and 25
teachers meetings; OBLIGATED at 13 fun
erals, and 10 marriages, for which I
have received $42.50, or on an average
of $4.25 for each marriage service; writ
ten 40 newspaper articles; made about
LOO pastoral calls; conducted six weeks
of special services; received PIT into
the church,-119 on confession and 80
by letter; baptized 83-63 adults and 20
infants.
During the same time the church
has raised in actual cash $12,226. OF
this amount, $2,245 were given for mis-
sionary and other benevolent objects.
The church has some $1,000 more in
good pledges, not yet due, where with
to liquidate the entire church debt. I'M
provements have been made on both
the church building and parsonage.
Three full sets of singing bookstore
for the regular church services-anoth-
err for the devotional services of the
church-and another for the Sabbath
schOol-have been purchased. We have
three Sabbath schools, five Christian
Endeavor societies, one Ladies' Aid, one
Home and one Foreign missionary So
ciety, three deacons, five trustees, and
ten elders. Our Sabbath school mem
bership is S13, while we have on our
church roll 1,072 Names"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-10
WANT STOUT SHOES.
Last and Pattern Trade Injured by
War.

Lynn, Mass, May 1o.-The war with
Spain is having a very unfavorable effect
on much of the shoe business of Lynn,
particularly the last and pattern trade.
Business is quieter in these two branches
than it has been for many years at this
season, and many of the prominent manu-
facturers also are feeling the effect of an
uncertain market and are laying off their
help.
Luther s. johnson, the prominent slip
per manufacturer, is winding up his sea-
sons work. with hardly any orders ahead
for the fall trade, a state of affairs that
he claims is caused entirely by the war,
and the export trade which was beginning
to be an important factor of the shoe
business of this city, has also suffered Sc
verely. Albert Merrill of the firm of Hill
lard & Merrill, a member of the firm of
]. B. Renton & Co. and others agree that
the war is responsible for a much duller
season than they looked for.
The bankers of Lynn are less conServa-
tive than those of either New York or
Boston, yet they have been trying hard to
contract their loans in the last two
months. 1t is claimed by all that one
great and decisive victory would restore
Confidence and cause business of all kinds,
and especially the shoe business, to -four
iSh-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-10

STARTED AT LAST
Steamer Loaded With Arms
and Provisions
Leaves Tampa For a Cuban
Port.
AID FOR INSURGENTS
VIII Now Be Pushed Forward
Rapidly.
First Consignment Includes
1000 Rifles.
D FOR INSURGENTS

Tampa, Fla, May 10.-The steamer
Gussie, one OF the Mallory line boats,
chartered by the government for use
as a transport, sailed for Cuba last
night, loaded with arms, ammunition
and supplies furnished by the United
States government for the use of the
Cuban insurgents.
A company of 100 United States troops
from the First regiment of infantry
accompanied the expedition and will aid
in guarding the landing of the valuable
cargo, and will, if necessary, penetrate
into the interior far enough to place the
supplies in the hands of the insur-
gents.
The expedition will be in charge of
capt. w. H. Dorst, Gen. Miles aide,
who has just returned from Cuba. The
Gussie has on board between six and
seven thousand Springfield rifles, about
100000 rounds Of ammunition and sew
eral hundred boxes Of provisions, con-
siSting principally of canned meats and
hard tack. The utmost Secrecy is
maintained regarding the. point of land
ing. but in view of Capt. Dorst's recent
landing near Havana, where he COM
municated with the inSurgent leader,
Gen. Delgado, it is believed that the
expedition will be headed for a point
not far from Havana The Gussie had
mounted on her forward deck a one
FOUNDER rapid fire gun.
1t is understood, however, that she
will meet at some point not far from
Key West a gunboat from the blockad-
ing squadron and be escorted to the
designated landing place.
The Whitney, the sister ship of the
Gussie, which sailed for Dry TOrtugaS,
Saturday, with two companies of the
Fifth infantry, returned today. 1t is
intimated that she will follow to Cuba
as soon as the arms, ammunition and
supplies can be loaded. Before a week
has passed, it is believed, the insurgent
leaders will have been furnished with
arms enough for at least $4,000 men,
and with base of supplies established
on the coast, a vigorous campaign
against the Spanish forces will be in
augurated.
Large amounts Of powder and pro-
jectiles for the blockading squadron are
now arriving here. On Picnic island
there are IL cars loaded with dynamite,
torpedoes, powder and other ammuni-
tions, which will be sent to Key West,
and as many more cars are on the
wharf tracks, an extra heavy guard
has been placed around the cars. Hun
dreds of carpenters are at work today
fitting up the big transports. 1t is be-
1ieved now that all of the boats here
will be in readiness for loading by next
Wednesday night.
The engineer corps today were drilled
to use the big canvas pontoons, which
are a part of their equipment. In the
capacious hold of the Alamo are stored
enough of these pontoOns to form
bridge several hundred feet in length.
They will be carried with the expedi-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-10
WAR HURTS FISHERMEN.
The Down-Easters Are Said to Be
Afraid to Venture to the Graud
Banks.

Bangor, Me-, May 10-The war has
knocked the Maine fishing industry out
completely. so far as the off-shore fleet is
concerned, for none of the Great Bankers
will dare go to sea, that fishing ground
being the most crowded part of the At
lantic and consequently most likely to be
watched by the Spanish privateers. Bucks
port, Portland. Boothbay, Rcckland, La
moline and other places along the coast
have large capital invested in the Banks
fisheries, and the loss of this seasons
trips will be disastrous to owners and
men alike. Even the lobster smackmen
are alarmed, and the fishing this year
will be confined to shore waters. 1t is
expected that the prices of fish will be
very high for year or more.
The people engaged in the fisheries are
hoping that when the war is over and
Cuba shall have become a free country,
there will be free trade between that rich
island and the United States, for it would
mean brisk business and big money for
them. At present most of the dry and
picked fish sent to Cuba, which is great
consumer, comes from the British mari
time provinces, and much of the trade is
done by Spanish vessels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-10
BY THE DINGLEY BILL.
Philadelphia Customs Collectors Flat
tering Report. CD

Philadelphia, May 10.-Col1ector OF the
Port Thomas was much gratified with
the fact that the customs receipts for
the past month were the largest that
have been taken in at the custom house
since the new tariff law went into effect.
The total for the month amounted to
the sum of 81, 763, AIS. This is a slight
decrease from the corresponding month
of last year, but the figures of April,
1897, were caused by the heavy rush of
goods here to escape the high rates of
the new tariff. The following are the
figures of total receipts for each of the
past eight months; September. 1897,
ber 1897, $500, 351; December, 1897. $727,-
1922: January, 1893, $947. 432; February.
1898, 81, 800, 1925; March, 1898, 81, 81, S81;
April, 1898, 81, 1853, 495. Commenting up
on these figures, Collector Thomas said:
1.-THE steady increase of customs re-
ceipts under the Dingley bill is COM
plete vindication of that act, and prove
that as a revenue raiser it is fulfilling
the expectations of it's friends. April has
proved the banner month of the present
year."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-10
Doctors now agree that

Doctors now agree that
consumption is durable.
Three things, if taken to-
gether, will cure nearly every
case in the first stages; the
majority of cases more adj
vanced; and a few of those
far advanced.
The first is, fresh air; the Sc
cond, proper food; the third,
SCOTS Emulsion of cod-liver
oil with hypoPhosphites.
To be cured; you must not
lose in weight, and, if thin,
you must gain. Nothing
equals SCOTS Emulsion to
keep you in good flesh.
SOC and $I.oc, all druggists.
SCOTT g. BOVINE, Chemists, New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-10
GLASGOW DISAPPOINTED.
Government Deprives City of Control
of Telephone.

New York, May 10.-Mal advices say
that the corporations of Glasgow are
much disappointed at the decision of
the government, acting on the recon-
mendation of the commissioner appoint
ed to inquire into the subject, not to
grant them the control of the telephone
system of the city. About 900 was
spent in support of the application. The
decision is regarded as a serious i'm
pediment to the extraordinary progress
of the city. Few people outside Glas-
gov are aware of the enterprise of its
municipal legislators. They long ago
acquired the gas and water undertake
ings; in 1894 they took over the tram
ways They are about to establish a
municipal bank. The city owns a labor
bureau, and the corporations have
charge of ten churches, which they are
bound to maintain. The municipality
provides baths at two pence "a SWIM
and public wash houses for the conven-
ience of house wives who have not the
facilities for purifying clothes at home.
The city owns several modern lodging
houses, not to speak of a family home.
The council have laid out - golf course,
the rate for a days play on which is
two pence. The decision of the post
master general regarding the tele-
phones has really touched the amour
propre of the councillors. So a deputa-
ton was speedily got together and de-
spatched to London, to convince the
Duke of Norfolk of his error and point
out the absurdity of the conclusions of
the commissioner.