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The Mena star., 1898-11-02
To License the Saloons.

Since the defeat of the local option
proposition at the asst election and at
the expiration of the term as previous
ly voted, the saloons will be regularly
licensed by the city and county. The
council. at its meeting last night fixed
the license at $3.50 a year for each
saloon.
The county court al so decided to Ii
cepse the saloons fixing the amount at
$500. The state license is $500, which
with tie city and county, makes to-
tai of 81, $50.
The Mena star., 1898-11-02

richest sections of the state and put it
in direct and easy touch with the great
trade centers of the country The
people of the outside world have a
most erroneous idea of Arkansas, and
yet wherever its products have been
exhibited to the public it has been
found to outstrip in some respects and
hold it's own with many of its more
pretentions sisters, both east and west
Arkansas will yet come to the front
and take her position with the wealth
lest and most prosperous states of the
Union. Hot Springs Sentinel.
Taken all around. there is no better
country than Arkansas. We have
never known a year in Arkansas when
there was not a good crop of some
thing made. Beginning in the early
spring with the potato and the straw
berry in the production of which no
state in the union can excel her, fol-
lowed by the black berry. peach, wheat
and oat crop, then comes apples, pears,
corn, sorghum and cotton, followed by
winter turnip crop Every month
in the year is harvest Little River
News.
On Saturday last numbr of farm
ers of Monroe county held mass
meeting at Brinklcy and resolved to
plant wheat in sufficient quantities to
justify the running of -four mills in
that section. This, verify, is u move
in the right direction. 1t has been
demonstrated that wheat can be raised
profits bly, in Arkansas, and much OF
the land now sown in cotton should be
given over to the Gu tivation of wheat.
There are but few counties in the state
whose farmers would not profit by
emulating the timely example of their
brethren in Monroe. Pine Bluff Press
Eagle.
The Mena star., 1898-11-02
To Whom it May Concern.

Having sold my interest In the drug
business heretofore run by the firm of
Pipkin & Hanes to w. ID. Egolf, here
by give notice that all accounts due
the old firm will be payable to and
collected by the new firm of Hanes &
Egolf, and all debts and accounts due
from the firm of Pipkin & Hanes will
be assumed by the new firm. Thank
ing the public for its patronage in the
past, / bespeak for the new firm a con-
tinuation of patronage, good will, etc.
44-2t J. l. PrPKIN.
Lots of new goods received to-day at
the Racket Store. 1t
The Mena star., 1898-11-02
More Good Stock.

Mr. William Hill of the Mountain
Fork valley, received by express last
week "A pair OF very fine Hamshiredown
sheep, buck and eve, to add to his
his nice flock, also pair of big Fow-
Ter geese. Mr.. Hill is a progressive
farmer and is determined to stock his
farm up with the best breeds that he
can get.
The Mena star., 1898-11-02
OF INTEREST TO MENA.

The Gazette of Little Rock. re-
Gently contained a dispatch an
nouncing that "there have been
many rumors of the extension of
the Texas Midland, E. H. r.
Green's road, which indicated
that something was in the wind.
1t is now said on good authority
that plans have been arranged
for an extension from Ennis to
Waco on the south, where con-
nection can be made for all of
South Texas, and then the road
will be extended by building or
purchasing from Paris to Mem
phis, via the territory and Little
Rock, Ark. tits known positive
ly that an extension is projected
and the above plan is in contem-
plation. Official announcement
will be made shorty"
The Gazette, referring to the
above, among other things says:
1t indicates that at last there is to be
move made by Mrs. Hettie
Green to fill up the gap between her
Texas railroad interests and Memphis,
where the Louisville & Nashville, in
which she is also interested, termi-
mates. The plans very likely include
the purchase of the unfinished Lott
road between Hot Springs and Little
Rock and using it as part of the new
system. just now capital seems to
be rushing to get into Arkansas and
the chances are that the state will be
honeycom bed with roads before the
thing is over. E. IL. II Green, who is
Hetty Green's son. has made the Texas
Midland one of the best paying lines
in the country. He has demonstrated
TO the entire satisfaction of his wealthy
mother that he knows how to manage
railroads and the result is that her
purse strings will be loosened in order
that bis am bition to establish a great
railway system may be gratified.
BY reference to the map it will
be seen that to build a road from
Paris, Texas, to Hot Springs and
Little Rock, the proposed road
would naturally cross the Pitts
4OnlR W ATull DIT NuCllds llS DC-
comes more apparent to those
who are acquainted with the to-
biography of the country as the
only natural route for road to
escape the mountain ranges is to
come to Mena from the Indian
Territory through the Mountain
Fork valley and thence east by
the Ouachita, Big Fork and Cad
do valleys to Hot Springs.
The immense deposits of slate
awaiting development along the
proposed route east of here must
prove very attractive to any sa-
gacious railroad man and will
surely be an incentive to the
building of the road. Developed
to anything like the capacity, or
to supply the demand, a train
load a day could be shipped and
this would prove an important
item of freight for any road.
The Mena star., 1898-11-02

The price of cotton continues to de-
cline, but choice fruit sells for ten
times what it costs to produce it.
Arkansas Fruit Grower.
The Alma merchants have up to date
bought the following number of bales
of cotton: Southmayd- Miller Co., 600;
Cravens & Cravens, 500; Cazort- McGe-
hee Co, 100; w. j. Henson, rs. Alma
Herald
Mr. j. A. Ragsdale shipped a carload
of hogs to Kansas City Monday. He
went with the car Kelley Bros. of
Maysville shipped three carloads the
same day. They loaded at Noel
Gravette News.
There is no reason why Hettie Green
should not invest few millions of her
surplus wealth in Arkansas. Quick
and profitable returns are assured all
who build railroads in Arkansas =
Arkansas Gazette.
The first English newspaper ever
published in Havana, Cuba, has re-
Gently made its appearance. 1t was
mostly made NY of commercial news
1t goes out under the name of the Ha-
vana Republican. SEWER County Dem
ocrat.
The prospect of war between Eng
land and France is now being used by
spinpers to further cheaper the price
of cotton. The cotton planter has
much TO contend with in this world
He is far less independent than the
wheat grower of the northwest. The
latter are able to hold their crops for
higher prices. Gazette.
The greed and selfishness OF u. s.
Marshal Stahl and his gang is aptly
shown by the father of his chief office
deputy being in service as an extra
guard at the u. S. Jail in Ft. Smith.
Verify Stahl is a great pr omoter of Re-
publicanism. Even the distribution
of thousands of self-lauding, self pic
tured circulars will not suffice for such
acts. -Silcam Springs Republican.
The requirement of the Little Rock
& Memphis railroad by the Choctaw g.
Gulf Co. may be regarded as the be-
ginning of new era in the history of
the state. Arkansas is far behind it's
sister states in railroads, hence it is
behind many in point of development
Naturally it is one of the richest states
in the Unicn, but it has been held back
on account of lack of railroad facili-
ties and its resources remain largely
undeveloped. The Choctaw Il Gulf
will not only supply the state with a
valuable competing line of railroad
bat will open TO commerce one of the
The Mena star., 1898-11-02
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids will be receive until
Thursday, December /, 1898, at 9
o'clock p. m, for the erection and full
completion of two story brick court
house building for Polk county, at
Mena, Arkansas. Each bid must be
accompanied by $500 certified check.
Plans and specifications on file at the
county clerks Office. We reserve the
right to reject any or all bids.
j. Z. LASDEs,
s. j. PHILPoT,
44-4t r. w. JOHNSON,
Court House Commission
The Mena star., 1898-11-02
In Full Operation.

The Leidigh e Ravens Lumber Co.
have their huge lumber mill running at
full time in all departments. Among
the machines in operation are mould
er, planer, sizer, flooring, re-saw and a
rip saw. The mill gives employment
to about thirty men TO say nothing of
those given employment cutting, saw
ing and hauling lumber from country
mills here.
Cabinet photos 80 cents per dozen at
The Mena star., 1898-11-02

Wide tires will become popular
in Kansas City, because their SUI
perior utility has been demon
strated in other places. They
are desirable because they are
easy on horses and do not destroy
and cut up the streets.-kansas
City Star.
The Mena star., 1898-11-02
To Build Several Cottages.

Mr.. c. w. Knight of the Mena Gro
Gerry Co, has begun the erection of a
neat fveroom cottage on Fleming
street near the M. f. church south.
which he intends TO use for his resi-
dence. Mr. knight says that when
this is completed he expects to build
five or six more cottages TO rent.
The Mena star., 1898-11-02

The Commercial Club of Kansas City
is planning TO have a farm product
show in the big Convention hall re-
Gently built there, during the winter
or spring. The formal opening of the
hall will be on February %, and the
noted Sousa band has been engaged
for the opening.
The Mena star., 1898-11-02
BRIEF ITEnS OF NEWS.

According to prominent astrologers,
those who turn their faces to the
heavens at night between the 10 and
26 of November will see brilliant dis
play of meteors.
The Mena star., 1898-11-02

Mena is becoming a great cot
ton market, growers bringing
their product here from terri
tory thirty and forty miles IN
extent.
The Mena star., 1898-11-02

Thus far only ffty-five claims have
been presented from relatives of the
boys who went down with the Maine.
Every one of them viii be pushed
through.
| Mrs. Cordelia Botkin was indicted
Oct % by the grand jury of the city
and county of San Francisco for the
murder of Mrs John Cunning, in
Dover, Bel, on August l2 last.
Twenty i've carloads of beer passed
through Kansas City Monday morning
over the Santa Fe railway bound for
Manila in the Philippine islands, The
beer was shipped by a Milwaukee
brewery company to its agent in Ma.
Mia.
1t is believed that the trial Of young
Jesse James will not take place till
after the fall elections, as Judge
Shackleford, who is to try the case, is
candidate for reelection and is busy
in the CANVASS, and therefore did not
go to Kansas City Monday and the
trial was postponed indefinitely. Judge
Wofford excused all witnesses in the
case and told them they need not come
into court until they were notified.
The Acme Wrecking Co. of San Fran
cisco, has made request upon the navy
department for authority to raise the
battleship Maine. The company has
experience in raising vessels on the
Pacific coast, and representations have
been made to the department as to its
ability to accomplish the task in Ha.
vana harbor. 1t proposes to blow the
mud from under the wreck by means
of streams of water, and then to pass
under chains and attach them to frame
work connected with system of steel
barrels. The company simply asks
authority to raise the Maine and bring
her to this country. If the govern
ment wants the ship after she reaches
the United States, the company will
want to be paid salvage money through
condemnation proceedings. 1t is
probable, In case the government did
not want the ship. the company would
exhibit her in different large seacoast
cities of the United States. No money
is demanded from the government by
the company.
The Mena star., 1898-11-02

The young son of Jacob Green, while
gong through the barnyard at Bucy-
rus, O., was attacked by a flock of
geese. He was knocked down and his
nose and ears were torn off and his
face badly bitten. His calls brought
help, but he was senseless when found
and the geese were still tearing him to
pieces.
Rose Lauer, aged %, and j. ECleck-
ner, aged 80, walked out to the end of
the dock of the CLEVELAND Yatch club
Sunday morning and tied themselves
together with strips torn from sheet.
Then they jumped into the lake Two
Lake Shore railroad detectives dived
rescued them after long struggle.
The American peace commissioners
in session in Paris, have formerly
notified the Spanish commissioners
that the IT, S. commissioners would
demand the whole of the Philippine
Islands and would only assume such of
the debt as was made creating public
improvements there. The session was
adjourned till Friday, in order to give
the Span;ards time to prepare a reply.
II. Clay Evans, commissioner of PEN
sions, states that up to September 30,
one month ago, thewar with Spain has
caused the loss of the lives of 2,906
American soldiers and sailors. Since
then enough have died to make the
total 1900. He further declares that
the statistics of his Office show that
the percentage of deaths In camps from
disease during last summer was much
less than during the civil war. There
have been 600 claims for pensions filed
TO date as q result of the war. Com
missioner Evans says that the loss of
life resulting from the destruction of
the Maine in Havana harbor will be
placed on the same basis as mortality
in battle. He holds that the general
law providing for indemnity to sailors
and soldiers in the federal service will
apply to the explosion at Havana
The Mena star., 1898-11-02

Cabinet photos 50 cents per deem at
Electric Studio.
The Mena star., 1898-11-02

See those new clocks and gold rings
Just received at the Racket Store. ct
The Mena star., 1898-11-02

Shoes at half price, 10 close out.
Green < Lewis.
The Mena star., 1898-11-02

This is to certify that have made a
most thorough, faithful and impartial
examination OF the affairs of the Bank
of Mena, in Mena, Ark, and conscien-
tiously state that the same Is in good
condition, and it's management very
conservative. The following is cor
rect statement:
The Mena star., 1898-11-02

Don't forget the auction Saturday,
November, 5. Goods at your own
price. Green e. Lewis.
The Mena star., 1898-11-02

Down they go-cabinet photos SO
cents per dozen at Electric Studio.
The Mena star., 1898-11-02

MAX BURGER,
Expert accountant and special bank
examiner, Kansas City, Mo.
Mena, Ark, Oct 2s, 1898
The Mena star., 1898-11-02

Mrs. Cordelia Botkin was indicted
Oct % by the grand jury of the city
and county of San Francisco for the
murder of Mrs John Cunning, in
Dover, Bel, on August l2 last.
The Mena star., 1898-11-02
STATE EXCHANGES.

The price of cotton continues to de-
cline, but choice fruit sells for ten
times what it costs to produce it.
Arkansas Fruit Grower.
The Mena star., 1898-11-02

Thus far only ffty-five claims have
been presented from relatives of the
boys who went down with the Maine
Every one of them viii be pushed
through.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-08-08
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Bits of Paragraphs that Give Con-
densed Notes of the Day.

The Government band plays at En-
ma square this evening.
Thomas Campbell, engineer of Paia
plantation, is in the city.
n. $. Sachs d Co.'S gigantic altera-
ton sale continues today and tomor-
row.
Gold spectacles and furniture at
half price at l.. 5. Mathews. Fort and
Beretania streets.
Music for Fridays celebration will
be rehearsed again at the High school
tomorrow evening.
j. ii. Love of Chicago arrived by
the Warrimoo Sunday on visit to his
family and the Islands
Minister Cooper said today that the
men on the st. Paul would not be
here Cor the flag raising.
\. st. Martin Macintosh will short
ly leave the Foreign Office to take
position in Cecil Browns Office
Robert w. Atkinson has resigned
his position in the Land Office and en-
tered the employ of the Safe Deposit
Company.
Sam Small, the energetic preacher
and revvalist. is now an army chap
lain. and likely to be in Honolulu
The auction sale of coffee land adj
vertised to take place today by Jas.
f. Morgan has been postponed until
tomorrow (Tuesday), at ~ o'clock
noon.
William \. Love, who has been with
Levers & Cooke for five years, will
shortly sever his connection with that
firm to go into the general brokerage
business
Theo. H. Davies & Co., Ltd, are
in receipt of a complete line of hard
ware, crockery, saddelry, paints, oils,
general plantation supplies and kitch-
en- furnishings.
\ special meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Honokaa Sugar Company
will be held at the office of F. A.
Schaefer e. Co., on Tuesday, August
10th, at 2 o'clock p. m.
The regular annual meeting of the
Honolulu Chamber of Commerce will
be held at its rooms on Wednesday,
August 10th, at 10 o'clock a. IN. A
full attendance is requested
The boys on the Philadelphia expect
to go on to Manila after the flag goes
up. They are figuring on being re-
lieved by the Yorktown, the repairs
on which are almost completed.
Chaplain McAllister of the Phila-
delphia and Chaplain Thompson of
the Mohican both ctiiciated at the SER
vices of the Second Congregation of
st. Andrews cathedral yesterday.
Bishop Chalmers of Soulbourne.
Australia, was through passenger
on the Warrimoo. He is accompanied
| by his wife. and is on his way home
from vacation spent in England
"Childhood Associations" was the
subject of an interesting paper read
by Mrs. &. p. Andrews at the meet
ing of the Hawaiian Mission Chill
dren's Society on Saturday evening.
Drilling has been the order of the
day all over town. Even the bust
ness streets were in requisition, and
Merchant street was the scene of some
spirited work in the manual of arms.
| Who would have thought that the
quiet and staid Merchant street would
ring with the clang of the rifle and
the sharp order, make ready! Aim!
| Fire!"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-08-08
PURE MILK,

The Dairymens' Association are
ALWAYS prepared to supply PURE
MILK and CREAM in any quantities,
delivered to any part of the city.
FRESH ISLAND BUTTER always
on hand.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-08-08
INVESTING TRUST FUNDS,

Joseph o. Carter and George r.
Carter, trustees under the will of H.
a. p. Carter, deceased, have petition
ed the Circuit Court for permission
to invest $4,000 of the trust funds in
bonds of the Oahu Railroad and Land
Company, believing the same to be
sound business investment and for
the best interests of the estate
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-08-08
COFFEE LANDS At AUCTION.
On Tuesday, August 8, 1898.
AT 10 O'CLOCK NOON.

I will sell at Public Auction at my
salesroom, Queen street, the follow
ing Coffee and oFrest Lands, in the
well known district of Kau:
LOT 1.-Contains 1853 acres, covered
with Ohia trees, Water spring on
land, Government Road runs
through the center of property,
about four miles from Waiohinu,
suitable for a coffee plantation.
LOT 2.-Contains so 40 acres, has
about 2 acres coffee trees in full
bearing. Ohia and Kullui trees on
land. Adjacent to Lot /.
The above lots will be either sold
as a whole or separately, and will be
offered for private sale until the
above date.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-08-08
MEETING NOTICE.

The regular annual meeting of the
Honolulu Chamber of Commerce will
be held at its room on Wednesday,
August 10th. at 10 o'clock a. m. A
full attendance is requested.
JAS. G.. SPENCER.
Secretary.
Honolulu, August s, 1898.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-08-08
AT YOUR SERVICE

If you want a bran new wagon or
buggie, or want rubber tires placed
on your old vehicle, you will be sure
to find Schumann's Carriage Reposi-
tory the proper place to go. In fit
ting rubber tires, all goods used and
workmanship are guaranteed to be
first class. Warerooms, Fort street,
next to Club Stables.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-08-08
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
MEETING NOTICE.

A special meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Honokaa Sugar Company
will be held at the Office of f. A.
Schaefer & Co., on Tuesday, the 10th
of August, 1898, at 2 p. m.
Object of the meeting is to consid-
er an increase of the capital stock.
II. RENJES.
Secretary.
Honolulu. August s, 1898.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-08-08

Maps of property at my office.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-08-08
NOTICE.

w. H. Hoogs, of Hustace & Co., will
act for me during my absence from
the Islands in all matters pertaining
to my fertilizer business.
A. F. COOKE,
Manager Hawaiian Fertilizing Co.
Honolulu, August 3, 1898.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-08-08
NOTICE.

During my temporary absence from
these Islands, Mr.. w. NJ. Graham is
authorized to act for me in all mat
ters pertaining to my business, under
power of attorney.
BRUCE CARTWRIGHT.
Honolulu, August 2, 1898.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-08-08
SUIT IN EJECTMENT.

ID. p. r. lsenberg has commenced a
suit in ejectment against Pipi and an
other to recover possession of certain
lands at Waialae in this district.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-08-18
A Lucid Witness,

r Many rstories are told of witnesses,
badgered and perplexed to high de-
gree by their cross-exa mination in
court, at last resorting in manner ex-
asperating to the interrogating coun-
SCI and provocative of much amuse-
ment%to the court. The following not
only upset the gravity of the lawyers
present, But the Judge led II the laugh
ter:
A lawyer, after asclose crosszexami
ration of a witness,San illiteratesI Fish
woman, in Boston court the other
day, On reference to the position of
the doors andSwindo ETC., in her:
house, asked the following question:
.t''And now, my good woman, tell the
court how the stairs run in your
house," to which the good woman rec
Piled: .HoW do the sshtairs} frun?
Shure, whin I'm oopshtairs they run
down, and swhin I'm down they run
oop.."- DetEoit Free Press.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-08-18
On Keeping Going.

is 'Horac e, Greeley said,' said Mr.. Mob
bleton, chat the way to resume was
ito resume, and it might be said of in
.dividnals s, under stress Of worksaud cir
cumstances, that the only way to
keep going is to keep going. Oftcourse,
if a man is downright sick he wants to
stop, but it may be that the only safety
for a man whogis not sick is to keep
going; that if he stops to rest he will
run down SO that he can't start up
again. There9are plenty of men who
would rather work than be idle, and
there may be times when the only
way to keep going is to keep going
n. Y. Times.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-08-18
140S-lS08,
ilACS-lSOSs
CalicO's Four Hundredth
AnniVerSQry.

Calico was first manufactured in India
in 1893, SO that its use has been constant
tor more than four hundred years.
William Simpson &Sons, most extensive man.
ufacturers Of this country, now produce the
best grade Of this kind of goods possible to
the colors bright, clear and lasting. Deal.
ers as well as buyers recognize this fact, and
very wisely give them preference Ladies
who have not worn them will do we'll to
remember this, as the piece of calico which
bears the ticket upon which appear the
is not only the best that the world has pro
duced for four hundred years, but is doubt
less as good as will be made four hundred
years hence.