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The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
The rIena Cigar Factory.

Among the manufacturing enter- prlses in our city the Mena Cigar Fac tory should not be overlooked The output of the factory is not large but it is home concern and gives employ ment to three hands the en- tire year The factory was establish ed. September l6 1896, by T. c. Bssr- nev and he puts on the market the following brands of cigars- Commer- cial Club. Dispatch, Barney's 1fz Florence and La Medalia-
 The business is rapidly increasing and at the present time the MeBa Cigar Factory is not only supplying
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
Mena Bottllng Works.

One of the many new enterprises To- cated here last year was the Mena Bottling Works. It's promoters are of the Texarkana Ice Co. but the works here are in charge of A. B. Cooper manager. The company erect ed good building, 24xs0 feet, on the right-of way of the railroad in the west part of town. and put in com plete plant for the manufacture of soda pop, ginger ale, cider and mineral waters. The company also supplies ice to the trade and expects to put in an ice plant at no distant date.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
4 Prominent Citizen.

J. c. Hudgins, whose portrait ap- pears as one of the visiting committee of the schools of this place, is native of Georgia and came to Arkansas in 1866. He has resided at Dallas, this county, thirty years and engaged in all kind u industrial enterprises = milling, farming, stock growing and merchandising. When he first came here he purchased cattle and drove them to Memphis to ship to Virginia.
 When Mena was about to be started Mr Hudgins was sagacious enough to see that it was going to make great commercial center and transferred many of his enterprises here locating
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
Coles Jersey MIX Dairy.

C. H. Cole came here from Eureka Springs during the spring fo 1897 and conducts very nice milk dairy, sup plying his customers with pure jersey mill. He is prompt ill his delivery and accommodating to his customers His, dairy is located one mile west of the city where he keeps 25 cows taking palns to always have them clean so that his milk shall not be tainted.
 He also has the finest Jersey bull in this portion of the state, and is dong much to. improve the stock of this sections-
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
The Pipkin & Hanes Drug Store.

This firm established their drug business at Dallas, the present county seat of this county, in November of 1892 and remained in business there until March of 1897. At that time the firm moved to this place and opened Tn the new two-story building on Mena street, between Janssen and Honert avenues, where it is doing a success ful business
 j. l.. Pipkin, the senior member was born in Yalobnsha county, Miss, OF February 23, 1850 and came to Polk county, Arkansas, December i5, 1867, where he has resided ever since.
 J. B. flames, the junior member was born in Hall county. Georgia, Septem- Der 1858 and came to this county to reside on October 27, 1880.
 These gentlemen are both we'll known to the people and have many friends.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
C. A. Smith & Bro..

This firm is known as among our most successful merchants. They commenced business here in October 1898, with stock of general merchan- disc, clothing, dry goods, groceries etc. and during the year following they sold $50, 900 worth of goods. They were compelled to enlarge their store building twice and now it covers a space of 25x130 feet. It is located on De Queen street between Honert asd Port Arthur avenues.
 These gentlemen are Texans, com ing from Atlanta, that state, and have been very successful in business.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

continued to conduct it in a p,anno. that brings patronage. In his harua.s shop he employs a number of worL men and manufactures most of tha stock found in his sale room.
 He gives special attention to the re- pairing of harness and is prepared ,o. manufacture anything composed of leather
 In connection with his store he bas 8 very complete boot and shoe depart. ment and at all times keeps this de- pawtment we'll stocked with a swperior line of footwear.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
Good Words for Mena.

Herbert s. Fairall, of Icwa City. Ia.,
 who was Iowa's commissioner at the Worlds Fair in New Orleans, having visited Mena for several days said, "I am delighted with your town and may locate here. You will rapidly become solid city for you have unusual nat ural advantages. have looked over the Pittsburg X Gulf, from Kansas City to Port Arthur and have found nothing that pleases me as well as this peerless inter-mountain city. You
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
Keen & DePew.

This firm is among the oldest and best known contractors and builders. in this city. They opened up in bus mess during August 1896, and have built between thirty five and forty residences and business houses here since that time, Among these are the two brick store rooms of ". R, Block som, tsee picture in this issue), one on the same plan and size for Mir. F. A. Pickard, three one-story brick stores for j. G. Hudgins; the Jackson, Spivey and Treat buildings, all two stories These gentlemen are perfectly reli- able and seek to give satisfaction, their work always telling for itself. They each have families and are per- manently located. haring homes of their own
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
The Pioneer Barber.

J. W. Long holds the title of being the pioneer barber of this city. He came here from Racket City Band opened up barber shop on August 10, 1s96, while the place was a city of tents By his courteous treatment to every body and first class work he has built up trade second to none. On April 5. 1897. he formed partner ship with W. A. Walker under the firm name Of Long & Walker, shop on De Queen street. MT. Long has had comfortable residence erected iD. the east part of town, and is satisfied to remain here.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
Green & Lewis.

The first general merchandise store to open in this city was the one now doing business in "the big red front on east Mena street under the firm, name ef Green & Lewis. Mir. E. M Green and party visited this section, of country in the spying of 1896 and wish his party hunted wild game over the ground where now stands our city. Ia July, in company with his brother R. G. Green, of Chicago. and J. A Lewis, formerly of West Plains. Mo, Mir Green returned to Polk county with large stock of gen. eral merchandise, hauling it for many miles by wagon, and engaged in busi- ness halfaa mile west of their present location in settlement rcalled Deni- son where it was thought Mena would be located.
 Since the erection of their present store building in the fall of 1896. which IS 25xI'4v feet, the firm has kept it we'll stocked with a complete line of gener- al merchandise and by fair and cour- teous, treatment Of their customers have made friends and constant pa- troas of a large nun Der of Polk coun- ty farmers and citizens of Mena
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
Commenced Business With So..

One of the best known men in the city is c. E. Hope, proprietor of Hopes Transfer Line, and in this connection we might say that he has built up the leading transfer business in town. He came here when the town first started and his worldly possessions consisted of S6 in cash. he hired team and went to work and .o day he owns several good teams and wagons.
 He is also agent for the Waters Pierce Oil Go. and as this is their dis tributing point the business is of much
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
The Hub Grocery.

This is one of the largest establish ments in the city, carrying a large and nicely assorted stock of goods the proprietor, J. $. Key, being an exper- fenced business man and looking care fully after all the details of hls busi- ness.
 It is located Tn the large two.storv frame building on Sherwood avenue and has we'll appointed meat market in connection, all goods being deliv- cred to any portion of town.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
The "Enterprise Store. l"

Of the many new stores established during the past year we make special mention of the Enterprise Store, :" established by Mrs, Mary Varley and her daughter. They came here from Waukasha, Wis, in November and opened store in the Dickover build ing opposite the passenger depot. Ladies can find there everS thing they need in dress hnishings. notions, rib bons and toilet articles. The store is rightly named The Enterprise, as it shows enterprise in the ladies who manage it.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
Notestien & Garaiitv.

This firm of contractors and build CTS has only recently been organized, having their shop on Janssen avenue. The mem bers have both had large ex- perience and are known to be compe- tent builders and thorough in their work. MT. Notestien is recent ar rival here but has secured property and built nice house for a home Mir Garahty has been here over year and has built several houses, doing good work.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
The nena Dairy.

Ths-dairy is the pioneer dairy of this place. having been started in Au- gust 1S96,- and is now located one and one-half miles west of town.
 The proprietOrs, Messrs. Rowton & Hawthorn, are good business men and run an up-tO-date dairy, driving good teams and wagons. They milk 35 cows, have them well kept and deliver their products to their customers pure and sweet. All orders promptly at tended to.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
Books for Home Reading.

Under the head of educational in- stitutions, we have the H. Parmalee Travelling Library, managed by W. R. Blocksom and the books may be ob- taihed at his store The plan is to send to each agency a set of fifty books every three months and each set takes up some separate subject, for instance the first quarter the books were on the subject of English history. Cost of membership is 25 cents.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
The Garrett Transfer.

The Garrett Transfer Co has been here almost since the starting of the town, and their business has increased withsthe growth of the place They run two teams and wagons and are very prompt in attending to all orders for delivering goods and merchandise. The headquarters of this transfer is at Davis news stand on Sherwood, where all orders should be left
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

the first sa,pnilI, having it ready to run prior to the tow being pIatted. Later he moved his stock of nserchssn- disc here and now occupies the largest store and warerooms in the city, the building being s0Kl35 three stories high. He also built one4story brick block on De Queen street. 75x He6 feet, now occupied by three merealntiSe establishments
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

ware store last September. He is a competent workman and prepared to do all kinds of tin work, guttering, roofing and general repair work. He has his shop on Jansen avenue be- tween Mena and De Queen streets MT. Yaiser purchased tract of land one mile south of town where he has made home, being we'll pleased with the county, it's healthfulness, etc.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

importance. The company's ware house is in the west part of town and it lately put in two steel storage tanks of 6o,ooo gallons capacity each. The sale of oils alone amount to several thousand gallons per month.
 Call up telephone number ? when in need of a dray or transfer wagon if you want quick and satisfac- tory service and by responsi ble party.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

the home demand but is shipping to the neigh boring towns.
 During the past year the factory 4O,630 cigars. The tobacco used rang ed Tn prlce from the cheap grades to imported wrappers at S4 per pound.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

house and moved his entire stock of general merchandise to this place, and his invoice books show that he has received over S22, 900 worth of goods during the past year. He also bought more cotton than any other merchant in the county.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
A New Laundry.

Model Hand Machine Laundry IS the name of new laundry recently estab- lished on Amsterdam street near the roundhouse, with Brumley & Son pro- prietors, The gentlemen are expe- rlenced laundrymen and we predict for them good business. Give them a trial.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

have bsFe rare ombination of eli
 mate,N Srll water and timber. With the conf uE of few years. MenR will lose it's ''rSw' appearances inciders to extreme youth.. and will be very h~nse- some. Success to you, sometime. may speak of Meua as my own homes0
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
WeIch,s Harness Store.

L. w. Welch was among the first to come to our city to erect good sub- stantial building and go into business.
 He opened first class harness store on West Sherwood avenue, aud has
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
New Tin Shoy..

J. D. Yatser came here from North Dakota and began work as tanner in connection with Sneed l& Jones hard
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
SHEEP RAISING IN ARKANSAS.
Some Facts Written to a Wyoming
 Sheep Man.

M. E. Pnmphfey, of the Kansas City Meat Market. having received a letter of inquiry from a gentleman m Wy oming asking about sheep in Arkansas, replied as follows. and permitted us to reproduce his letter in our columns: I q InHNsON
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-03
AFTER A FARM HAND.
Mysterious Band in Butler County.
To-, Would Murder.

WEBSTER CITY, To-, Oct. 2-Ianies
Snatter, employed on a farm in wash
ington township, Butler county, is evil
IDENTIFY the first victim of a regularly
organized band Of exterminators that
has commenced operations in that sec
ton.
Attack after attack has been made
upon Snatter for the purpose of killing
him, but, after being seriously wound
ed in dozen encounters, he still lives,
while the alleged leader of the band.
Folkert Alberts, has been arrested by
Sheriff Kline.
A few weeks ago S7atter was TAB
bed in the back by an unidentified
man. He had hardly recovered, when,
Thursday evening, two weeks ago, he
was assaulted again. Some one slipped
up behind him, striking him on the
mead with a club and rendering him
insensible.
Again Tuesday of last week as Snat-
ter was on his way home he saw a
man In the corner of a field near the
road. Snatter, as soon as he saw the
man, stopped down and remained quiet.
The man in the field took to his heels.
Snatter fired twice at the fleeing man.
who escaped.
Inc same night a number of men got
together for the purpose Of hanging
Snatter, but Rev. Mr.. Kruger persuad-
cd them it would be much better to let
the law take its course, if Snatter had
done wrong
They have posted notices that Snatter
must go or he will surely be killed. and
at the bottom of all the inscriptions are
the words: There are others"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-03
SPORTS OF THE DAY.

After the Athletics piled up seven in
the same inning the tune was changed
and the Spaldings and their rooters
became very melancholy. The game
was cinched, Delaney was inVincible,
and the other two innings were very
much of a procession for the Spaldings.
In the eighth, O'Regan took the slab,
but the Athletics, after putting three
men on bases, became anxious to close
the agony, and retired one, two, three,
and did likewise with the Spaldings
in the ninth, amid the applause of over
100 members of the club, who were
gathered in one corner Of the grand
stand The fielding on both sides was
at times brilliant, and at others of
color.
Marshall, at third, while not up to
his usual standard made UP for it by
his timely stick work, while Pages
errors were largely due to the amount
or ground he covered, his double play
In the eighth, unassisted. being es-
pecally fine. Picha, at third, and But
Ter at short, We're good, as was the
base running of Snow. Clayton led the
betting and gave a fine exhibition as
bacl0stop The game settled the anna
teur championship of the state, and
cOnSidera BILE money changed hands.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-03

CINCINNATI, Oct 2.-Breitensteln
and Hill pitched great ball today, al
lowing the Browns but six hits in two
games. Attendance, 2.744. Score first
game:
Cincinnati =. 20 l O11O o IS 10
St. Louis ......2 0 0 0 0 % 3
Batteries, Breitenstein. and Wood; Hughey
and Sugden.
Second Came R.H.E.
Cincinnati =. % 0 o o % 8 "a ,
st. Louis D.. 30 0 o 0 90
Batteries, Hill and PETIT; Carsey and Glenn
entS.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-03
HOW ANTS MAKE SLAVES.
Warrior Ants which EnsIave the
Small and Weaker Species.

From the Standard Magazine.
The warrior ant is a slave making species.
1t is a large red kind, and it makes raids
against nests of the small yellow turf ant a.
mild and doclle race, large numbers of WEIGH
1t carries eff to act as servants.
But it doeA not steal fully grown turf ants.
Ihelr haDlts are formed and they would be
useless for such purpose. What the warrior
ant wants is raw material which can he
turned into thoroughly well-trained servants,
80 1t merely kills the adult ants which strive
to oppose its aggression and contents itself
with trundling home to its own nest the
larvae and pupae of the turf ants, which it
has put to flight and vanauished.
In time these grubs and cocoons produce
fully grown yellow workers. which can be
taught by the warrior ants to act as nurses
and houSemaids. l once saw in a garden in
Algiers great pitched battle going ON be-
tween slavemakers and the family of the
future slaves. in which the ground was
streWn with the corpses of the yanouished
Not till the nests of the smaller ants were
almost eXterminated did they retire from
the unequal contest and allow the proud in
vader to carry off their brothers and sisters
in their cocoons, asleep and unconscious
occasionally. by dint of mere numbers, they
beat off the invader with heavy loss; but
much more often the large and strong-jawed
warriors win the day and destroy to a worker
the opposing forces. They crush their adyer-
saries heads with their vise-l like mandibles
Meanwhile within the nest the ether half
nurses-are otherwise employed in defending
and protecting the rising generation. At the
first alarm, at the first watchword passed
with waving attenae through the nest, "a
warrior host is attacking u.s. they hurry to
the chambers where the cocoons are stored
recesses of the nest, the lowest and most in
accessible OF all the chambers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-03

WALKER, Mimi, Oct. 2.-(Special.)-
The situation is practically unchanged
here today. 1t is understood that Lieut..
Humphrey expects more troops, but
how many and when they will arrive
are details not made public. No de-
velOpments of Importance are, expected
until after the conference with the
chiefs tomorrow There are still many
sensational rumOrs, but it is believed
that the chances Of trouble are rap
idly decreasing.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-03
ALLEGES HYPN0TISM.
milwaukee Woman HAS a Novel De.
Tense for RepudiatinS a Contract.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. 2.-Hypno-
tlsm' as practiced by a book agent on
woman Of sixty-four years, is now
occupying the attention Of Milwaukee
courts The defendant, Mrs. Mary
7iles, through her lawyers, claims the
book agent hypnotized her and induced
her to subscribe for a volume to cost
$1,000. The book company is suing for
the amount.
At present the court is wrestling with
the proposition Of good English versus
slang. Mrs. Hiles' answer alleges that
the book agent was a smooth, slick
operator" and that in a two hours and
half talk he hypnotized her and got
her to sign the contract. A motion to
strike out portions Of this answer con-
tends that these portions are '.frivol-
GUS, frrevelant, immaterial, redundant,
slangy and scandalous."
Judge Ludwig has taken the matter
under advisement, while he studies
phraseology and hypnotism.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-03
Prince of Wales, Servants

Prince Albert Edward Of Wales always tray
els with good deal of pomp and state. An
important parsonage, who may be seen fuss
ing over his luggage, is the sergeant foot
man. A red cord worn around his neck dis
tinguishes him from the ordinary footman.
but his livery-a scarlet coat and waistcoat
with Prince of Wales feathers on the gold
buttons, and blue plush breeches-is the same
as theirs, and all have their heads powdered
The princes head valet, who always travels
with him, wears plain, dark clothes. Pages
are distinguished from the footmen, as they
wear dark, navy blue coats with gold buttons
and fine black cloth trousers on ordinary oc-
casions, but their gala livery is black velvet
breeches; white silk stockings, and gold gar
tiers, and they are also powdered. The house
steward never varies his livery but on state
occasions has black silk stockings instead of
white. He only waits at big dinners. and
then on the prince alone The duties of
pages are to walt at table, and those Of foot
men to bring dishes from lifts. They also
answer bells, and stand in the hall and corri-
doris for their period of duty-New York
Press
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-03
ATHLETICS WON 1T.
Spaldings' Claim to the State Cham.
piOnship Promptly Disposed of.


piOnship Promptly Disposed of.
One of the hottest contested games
ever played at Lexington park was
played yesterday afternoon in the
presence of an enthusiastic crowd of
rOOters, between the champion team of
the st. Paul Athletic club and the
Spaldings. Both teams were deter
mined on winning the game, which was
for the state championship, $50 stakes
and the entire gate receipts, and put in
their strongest players.
Adams started in to pitch for the
Athletics, and up to the fourth inning
it looked like a Walk-OVer for the latter,
they landing freely on Dollar, while the
Spaldirgs could do little with Adams
In this inning, however, after three had
scored with no one out, Charley De-
laney, the hero of the week before, re-
lieved Adams, the latter going to Sec
end, and during the remaining six inn
ings allowed but three scattering sin
giles, and with the smuggling of the Ath-
letics in the seventh he won his game.
Adams was pitching good ball, but it
being his first appearance against the
local batters, he was severely handi-
capped from lack of knowledge of their
style of batting.
Delaney has a bright future as g.
pitcher. His effectiveness against such
batters as the Spaldings clearly demon
strates it, and his batting is always
timely. After their half of the seventh
the Spaldings became very gay and
were confident Of winning, the score
then standing IL to in their favor.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-03
WE'LL WON GAME.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-Two thousand
people saw Brooklyn win a splendid
game from Washington today, at We
hawken, n. J. The Senators gained q
lead Of three runs by good hitting in
the first four innings, and then stop
ped. Days single and La Chance 8
drive over the fence in the fifth put
Brooklyn in the game, and they tied
the score in the seventh on Days
triple and a double. DAILY brought in
the Winning run with a force, a steal,
and Farrell's wild throw. Score:
Washington Il 90 o % 8 5
Brooklyn .......0 0 0 2 IA 8 2
Batteries Baker and Farrell; Dunn and
Smith
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-03
Artificial Respiration Saved Him.

AUSTIN, Mimi, Oct. 2-Harry Ward, a
young man residing near this CITY, is slowly
recovering from the effects of dose of lauda-
mum, self-administered, with intent to COM
nit suicide. Ward purchased the laudanum,
stating that he wanted to apply 1t to felon
on his thumb. Later he drank enough Of the
stuff to kill ten men, and was found in an
poison out of his system with emetics failed.
number of physicians worked over him for
twelve hours, keeping him alive by means of
artificial respiration. They were rewarded az
the end Of that time, and 1t is now thought
Ward will entirely recover. He simply said
he was tired Of life and would give no other
reason for wanting to end his existence.