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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-05

We learn that D. H. Brown has
purchased the grocery stock for
merly owned by the red-headed
grocer, Porter Staples, and will be
pleased to meet his friends and re-
tain the former customers of the
house, assuring them that he will
handle only the freshest goods and
give prompt attention to the trade.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-05
COTTON.

New Orleans, Dec. 5.-Notwith-
standing very favorable news from
Liverpool, which market recorded
an advance of ? to ? 1-2 points on
futures, our market has shown re-
sistance to any advance during the
entire session. Opening prices wese
at an advance of 3 to 4 points, but
at no time was the demand urgent,
while the feeling was generally easy.
Shorts appeared to be fairly well
covered up and the investment de-
mand was very limited. The market
had the appearance of being filled
up, and selling orders could be exc
cuted only at concession. The
promise of receipts is liberal, and
considering the very bad weather
which has recently prevailed, con-
siderably larger than anticipated. If
we do not get some early sustaining
feature, the present long interest in
the market will begin to liquidate.
Spots unchanged but steady; sales
3 3,25O.
SPOTS-MIDDLING.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-05
MARKET REPORTS.
Received and Corrected Each Day by
Wire of the Ardmore
Stock Exchange.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, Dec. 5.-Wheat-Partly
for the lack Of wire facilities. which
curtailed trade to some extent, the
market was surprisingly dull, princi-
pal buying being against puts. Some
increase of offerings by the cash
wheat Is reported from the south
west.
Corn-Very dull but nrm.
Oats-Dull, light trade; no feature.
rovisions-Strong. The fact that
cured meats do not accumulate to
any amount, with the enormous
amount of hogs that have been cut,
visions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-05

The town is well filled with peo-
pie who are here to attend court.
They seem to be very good ma
tured crowd and took as kindly to
an adjournment until tomorrow as
though they were paid for it. OF
course the majority of them will
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-05

DR.. c. F. Wood, on account of
the critical illness of Mrs. Wood.
returned this morning from Nash
vile, Tenn, where he has been at
tending the department of dentist
ry of the University of Tennessee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-05

Now that the Douglas case at
Purcell has been disposed of for
the present, Judge Townsend and
other court officials will reach here
this evening, and court will get un-
der way in the morning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-05

The stewards of the Methodist
church in the Ardmore district will
hold a meeting tonight at the
Broadway church.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-05

HUMAN life is held too cheap in
this country by the x-shooter
tOater and the juries.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-05
Mules for Sale,

| will be at Harper's livery sta
BILE, on Caddo street, ArdmOre, /.
t., about Dec. y, with a nice
bunch of well broke young Texas
mules, which | will offer for sale
at reasonable figures.
5d&wtf TIP COLEMAN.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-05

SPAIN is negotiating with Ger
many for the sale of the Caroline
islands,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-05

Rudisill & Co. keep Blue Ribbon
-four and sell it every day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-05

Holiday goods in every line at
the City drug store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-05

PUTS AND CALLS ON MAY WHEAT
Puts, 65 3-4 a.
Calls, &c IA a, 66 Is to &c IA a.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-12-05
SPOTS-MIDDLING

New York, SIS; sales, -.
New Orleans,5; sales, 2, 600; steady.
Liverpool, Is; sales II 900; quiet.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-09
The Omaha Commercial Club.

A special train carrying the commer- cial club of Omaha consisting of a jolly crowd of ninety, arrived in Mena Friday afternoon about five o'clock Only about half an hours stop was made here as they expect to return for a longer visit in a few days.
 During their short stay Col. Landes showed them over the business part of town and received their compliments on the city for it's many substantial business houses, wide, we'll kept streets and the general activity shown by the wonderful litttle city.
 Before leaving they were supplied with copies of the review number of the Star to enable them to read all about Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-09
At 1ount rlena.

The work on the Mt. Mena Inn is progressing steadily, and the plaster ing on the kitchen and rooms adioin- ing is about completed. Worlxmeu are excavating for large ice house for the storage of ice for summer use. It is being built in a little glen on the north side of the mountain and when completed will be entirely sheltered by trees and large grape vines now growing near.
 Wm. Pelt has leased the Wyatt farm: ". c. Echols, the Witherspoon place. and J, B. Pettitt, the Hays. each ev. pecting to plant them in farm and garden products the coming season
 Quite number gathered last Sun- day to listen to sermon by Rev w c. Ecbols the meeting being held in the old school house. Steps were talk en to organize Sunday school soon.
 H. H. Echols and wife, who were married near Texarkana. just prior to coming to this country. are doing their first housekeeping in the Holdar house, and MT Echols expects to he the gardener for Mt Mena Inn. this season.
 At Grand Summit station a long platform has been built and 2 neat. little depot is now receiving it's finish ing touches Large amounts of cord wood and posts are being shipped each week and several carloads of slaves fo,. export have been sent out recently The firm of Shores & Little. general merchandise. has dissolved. Mr. Shores retiring to look after the interest of his farm and orchard.
 family of seven or eight persons arrived this week, travelling by team with two good rigs. They came all the way from Illinois to secure a home at Mt. Mena. and have the benefit of that beasthful location
 The first meeting has been held. looking to organizing Sunday school ] here.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-09
The r1ena Nursery.

W. H. Manifold is the proprietor of the Mena Nursery home institution, and is prepared to furnish first class stock, acciimated to this country. All his trees. vines and shrubbery are grown here in Polk county. lie war rants everything to. be true to name, and in first class condition on delivery. Every property owner in this city should plant out fruit this spring and while you sleep it will be growing in to profit as we'll as something of pleas ure, as has been said, "a thing of beauty is joy forever. If he fails to call on you drop him a postal card to his address at Mountain Fork, this county.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-09
Our Review Edition.

from among numerous editorial mentions made of the edition of the Star giving a review of Mena for 1so7. we present the following, showing, as they do what newspaper men think of the paper and our town:
 The Mena Star issued handsomely illustrated anniversary edition last week. Mena is the new town in Folk county on the K. C., r. x c. rail- road.-Pine Bluff Graphic.
 The review edition of the Star was issued last night It is a 12-page neat " printed and handsomely illustrated edlllon. and the St. Johns are to be congratulated on the success of their efforts -Mena Daily News.
 The Mena Weekly Star put ont 2 mammoth, illustrated edition last week, writing up Mepa, with her schools, churches business men and business enterprises. The Star is an enterprising paper In an enterprising town. Little River News.
 The Meua Weekly Star completed this morning it's twelve page illustrat. ed special edition, which is a comnlete and exhaustive review of Mena to the present time. It IS an artistlc, tvpo- graphical production of which they may justly feel proud -Mena Daily Dispatch and Weekly Democrat.
 The Mena Star got out a handome edltion last week, giving a brief his tory of the Improvements made in that thriving town during 1897, also it's prospects for 1898. It was a 12-pape paper and contained over sixty en- cravings of business men and business houses. The paper reflects great credit upon its publishers, A. W. St. John & Sons, as we'll as the town of Mena -Gravette News.
 AN EXCELLENT DESCRIPTIVE EDITION The Press has receieved copy of a special edition of the Mena Ark. Star, descriptive of that thriving new town. The paper comprises twelve pages, is handsomely illustrated with half-tone cuts and is decided credit both to Mena and the enterprisinr publishers, Messrs. A. w St John S, Sons. The paper is being widely cir culated and will surely result in great benefit to Mena by interesting people at distance in that place and the country surrounding it.-Carthage (Mo) Press.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-09
THE COURT HOUSE QUESTION.
An Interesting Communication From
 the M. K. St T. Trust Co.

The following letter received last week by the attorney of the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf railroad, Pole McPhetrige, will make interesting reading to those concerned in the county seat removal question:
 Kansas City, February 2, 1898 POLE MCPHETRIGE. ESQ,
 Mena, Arkansas.
 It oks now as if we would not be able to do anything on the question of court house removal on the 7th of Feb, the date upon which the ad journed term of the county court was called. We met with so much opposi- tion upon the part of the citizens of Mena as to the location of the court house on the square winch had been platted, that we concluded we would not present this petition, not for the reason that we do not think 1t would carry when put to test, but because we wanted to see if the location on block 24, the block opposite the court house square, would be satisfactory to parties who had purchased lots in Mena, and also that we might obtain title to this block, as two of the lots in the block had been sold to parties in Holland. We prepared forms of deeds and sent them to Holland for execution by these parties, but we have not received the deeds back yet and the offer we made them was that we should give them two other lots in Mena- This they have declined to accept, desiring quite an additional sum, which we have not yet deter mined upon, we could not possibly be able to show title to these two lots in block A by the 7th, and possibly it would take month or more to do so. For these reasons we think it best not to attempt to present to the court any petition until the next regular term, which we believe is in April We are, as we have always been in matters relating to the public affairs in Mena, desirous of satisfy Sing the cit zens, so far as possible and consistent with good business methods. If it would be more satisfactory to major ity of the citizens of Mena to have the court house located on block 24, if we can consistently use our efforts to put it there and procure the title to the two lots, we may be able to submit petition to the county court at the April term for the location of the court house upon this block, but we do not feel disposed to again take up this question unless we have the hearty cooperation of the citizens of Mena. McTRIMBALL & BRALEY. Attorneys for the M, K. & T. Trust
 Company.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-09
Free-A Beautiful Picture.

Free pictures beautifully colored for framing, and four copies of Up-To- Date of recent issues. Each issue has beautiful colored back and front, and from forty to fifty large humurous pictures by the famous artists of America. Will keep the whole famity in good humor and good reading for a whole month. Send ten cents in stamps and silver to Up-To- Date, Chi cago, III. If
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-09
Attention Democrats.

There will be mass meeting of the democratic voters of Polk county held at Dallas on Tuesday, March 8, 1898, at o'clock ?, m. for the purpose ot re organizing the democratic party, and transacting such other business as may be deemed necessary to the best interest of the party. All democrats are earnestly requested to be present and participate in the work.
 J. L. PIPKIN,
 Chairman Democratic Central Com. W. NJ. PIPKIN, Secretary.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-09
The Kansas Editors.

A special train composed of five Pullman sleeper, dining cars etc, will leave Kansas City at $ p. m. to-day, conveying 250 Kansas editors and friends and relations on trip over the Pittsburg & Gulf to Port Arthur. They will arrive here at a. m.. to- morrow and remain half an hour to view our town.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-09
A Suit For SIander.

A. c. Blake. merchant tailor of this place, by his attorneys, Glitsch X Alley, has filed suit in the circuit court against A. C. Cooper, +. w. Buel and B. R. Grey for islander, claiming s5,ooo damages.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-09

moved here last fall with his family from Port Arthur, has just completed clustering A. W. St Johns new resi- dence on Port Arthur avenue and has proved himself a thorough and com petent workman. It is plain to be seen that he understa tands the business and does honest work He is now clustering the Byers residence which will be occupied by Mr. Rust and family when completed.
 The funeral of little Dan Byers took place last Thursday morning at 1) o'clock at the Presbyterian church, Rev. Mir. Schermerhorn officiating. The church was filed with the friends of the grief stricken parents. Col. Byers who was in Ft. Smith at the time of the terrible accident, returned Wednesday morning. The remains were buried in the White Oak ceme- tary.
 R. H, James has been honored by be. ing appointed one of the state commits sioners to the Omaha Exposition, which opens June 1. The state legis- lature failed to appropriate any money to pay the expenses of an exhibit for the state and Governor Jones is en- deavoring to overcome this by ap- pointing commissioners for the differ ent parts of the state,
 j. S. Carbin, of Chicago, has been here several days looking at Mena and the country surrounding with a view of making some investments. He has project on foot to erect brick block for business purposes with a view of providing better rooms for leading merchants where they will be more safe from fires, and is meeting with much encouragement.
 Quite party of homeseekers spent a few days In Mena last week and were so well pleased that several of them expect to return to make new homes in Polk county soon. In the party were c c. Brown and H +. Bisch aff, of Waterloo, Iowa, I. c. Underwood. " B. Sawyer and c. w. Hubbard, of Jessop, Iowa.
 Gardeners and farmers wanting good seeds for spring planting would do we'll to call and examine my stock It is fresh and very complete and 1 can supply customers with seeds in any quantity desired. Warehouse and salesroolns on Sherwood avenue near freight depot 9-6t N. M. ROACH.
 By strange oversight, which some times occnrs in the best regulated offices, the report of the last horticul- tural society's meeting was omitted from last weeks Star. It now appears in this issue and the next meeting will be held Saturday, February 12, at D. m.
 A party of railroad stockholders of St. Joseph, Mo, passed through here, going south Thursday morning The party took a hurried survey of the business portion of town and express ed their intention of stopping here for days visit on their return trip.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-09
Appreciates the Star.

A reader of the Star writing from Kansas says. We peruse the columns of the Star each week and think much of it. The last edition is just beautiful and surely does credit to any office ?
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-09
To Cure A Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. June 8
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-09

~ ,. house Saturday at D. m. don ,O0,- J Spencer Kelley returned Sunday t to from business trip to Shreveport. mi. w. H. Manifold received nice lot
 of fruit trees from the Sarcoxie nurser-
 ies tbis week.
 gro U Ellis new fve-room cottage on Tor the corner of Campbell street and the Honert avenue is almost completed. ton suit Gallagher, the hustllng De Queen the street dry goods man, returned Satur- has day from business trip to St. Louis fo. Ivan Matheny purchased the resi- dence property of J. R. Archer on Am ,,a. sterdam street and moved into it last ,oa week
 c. h. McGrew. E. B. Nelson and R.
 M. Heron, of Kansas City. were dong hn business in our city the first of this to week.
 ha Ike D. Jones is preparing to erect q seven room cottage in the Hall addi- '' ton. Keen & Depew have the con- v tract
 he A slight collision occurred in the he yards Monday in which SIX cars were as broken and damaged by the extremely or hard bump.
 The mother and sister of George .a pitzer train agent on the Pittsburg
 e Gulf road. arrived Saturday to make
 their home with him here D, MT Archer and family left for Hot i'd Springs Thursday by the overland d route where Mr. Archer expects to is open photograph gallery. d Miss Annie Keen, arrived from t. NThornton, this state last Thursday ,, where she has been attending school, n to visit with he- uncle c H. Keen
 "Shortyp Newport went up to : Mount Mena Sunday to accept posi-
 tion under Superintendent Brougton on the hotel being built at that place ' Protracted mettings are being held z at the opera house by the Rev. J. P.
 Childers, of Texas. Quite good deal
 of interest is being taken in the meet
 ings.
 Dr. Sutherland has completed the
 repairs on his office building on Mepa street and moved into it. The doctor
 Is very nicely fixed up in his new
 quhrters.
 A pleasant party was given at the
 home of Mir. and Mrs. Cunninghams
 last Tuesday evening. The young
 folks enjoyed dancing and cards for seyeral hours.
 U. w McCrarey moved large two story frame building for J. P Boisen this week from corner Sherwood ave-
 nue and Hermann street to corner
 Sherwood and De Queen.
 In the United States court at Ft.
 Smith last week, Milton Smith and
 Ellis Bolden were convicted on two
 ssunts for stealing timber off of gov
 ernmeut land Tn Polk county.
 c A. Hackett, recently from Liver more, Ky, is erecting a large store kssilding on De Queen street between
 Janssen and Honert avenues. He ex- nects to embark in the hardware busi- ness.
 The firm of Delker & Strauss has Dissolved partnership, MT. Strauss Retiring. w. H. Dellxer will continue the business and continue to supply his customers with the best meats the market affords.
 Tomorrow the Wells Fargo Express Company will open town office here Separating their business from the Railway freight department. The large increase of business makes this move necessary.
 The Dallas public school closed last az4RAT thursday envening after very sue cessful three months term. Miss Ora
 Palmer proved herself a capable in- T ..s IL A1-.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-09
THE LADIES' LITERARY CLUB.
Now Thoroughly Organized and Hold
 ing Regular Meetings.

| As briefly mentioned in last week s Star few of the ladles of this city have organized literary club for the purpose of reading and studying his tory and current literature The so- ciety now numbers twenty mem bers as follows: Mesdames Budlong, Disbrow, Depew, Dagg, Joe Frady, A. Frady, Green, Gallagher, Gist, Gai- ther, Gibbs, Hayward, Landes, Mathe- ny, Miller, Roach Rust, A. W. St John, R. R. St. John, Thayer, Spring, Miss Bessie Spring.
 Last week the club met with. Mrs. E. M. Green and papers were read by Mrs. Budlong on The Seals;" by Mrs. Joe Frady, on "The Christening" by Mrs Gist. a selection from My Favor ite Novelist by Sir Walter Besant; by Mrs. Gather, an essay on "Reciproci- ty, :" from the pen of Mrs Rose Cleve- land; and by Mrs. Hay ward, a paper on ''The Woman's Club and Its Work" by Helen Adams Law.
 By unanimous vote the ladies ex- tended their thanks to the Gilded Fools Club for their thoughtful kind ness in offering their club rooms for the use of the Mena Literary Club
 The day of meeting was changed from Wednesday to Tuesday of each week and the club met with Mesdames Hayward and Rust at their rooms at the Commercial house yesterday and papers were read by the following named ladies: Mesdames Landes, Ma theny, Roach, Rust, 4. ". St John, R E. St. John.
 At this meeting the membership of the club was limited to twenty and il is expected that another society will be organized soon as there are many more ladies here interested in the work The next meeting will be held at the home of the president, Mrs, c. w Gust, next Tuesday afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-09
Annual Meeting horticultural Society

| J
 Society met at mayors office in Mena on Jan uary, B., and after being called to order the secretary read the min utes of last meeting and gave synop sis of previous meetings. The presi- dent thea addressed the society in regard to proposition of Mir Davidson, who was on the program, but had failed to arrive. The president took up the subject of Fruit growing for shipment" which Mir. Davidson was to talk upon, and urged the planting of strawberries for shipment, and thought that at least 100 acres ought to be planted this spring. Dr. Dagg then read an interesting paper on Fruit Flowers and Health," showing the relation of flowers and fruit to health of mind and body and illustrat ing the influence on the growing child, the resulting in useful man, or in absence of these the outcast and crim- inal
 During time for intermission five uew members were enrolled. Judge Carder was called for and gave prac- tical and instructive talk on how to handle grape cuttings and in regard to best varieties for this country. The president being called away Judge Carder by request assumed the duties of chairman and proceeded to next order of business being the election of officers. On motion the present off, cers were reelected for the ensuing year, as follows: A. W. St John, presi- dent; D. Ii. Hopkins, vice president; c. s. Graham, treasurer; Frank $. Forster, secretary.
 After short discussions on various topics, R. H. James offered society the use of the opera house for next meet ing and society adjourned to meet there Saturday, February 12, at p. m.
 FRANK s. FOSTER, Secretary,
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-09

Horticultural meeting at the opera house Saturday at ? p. m.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-09
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

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The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-09

J. Spencer Kelley returned Sunday rom business trip to Shreveport.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-09
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The Mena weekly star., 1898-02-09

Judge w. S. Stinnett, from near .Bulger. was a pleasant caller at the
 Star office yesterday, He thinks that the chief objection in the county to
 s the removal of the county seat is the
 site set aside in this city for the court house. it being on two low ground.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-07-28
Month of July,

July, the seventh of the year in our
calendar, was the fifth in the Roman
calendar, wheie it was called the
Quintilis. Originally it contained Sc
days but it was reduced by Romulus
to 81, by Numa to 80, but was res
tored to 81 days by Julius Caesar, in
honor of whom it was named July, o.
account of his birth having happened
on the 18th of that month. Our
Anglo-S Saxon ancestors called the
month "mead month" from the mead
ows being then in their bloom. The
month contains our own glorious
Fourth and dog days, both OF which
are very important periods