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The Mena star., 1898-03-23

Mass meeting of the citizens of mena at the opera house on Friday night' March 25, at 8 o'clock n. m ,o devise ways and means to make an exnioit at the Trans Mississippi Expo- sition at Omaha, Neb., June 1.
 w. ;. Fortune, who has been work ing on Mt. Mena, died of apoplexv sunday. His home was in Texarkapa ana ms body was taken there for in- 'erment He leaves wife and two children.
 The new saw mill put up six miles east Of town by Morrison & Breen started up Monday. The mill is com. plete ln every particular and is pre- pared to convert logs into lumber at a rapid rate.
 opal Mcintosh. the eight-year- old daughter of John Mcintosh. while
  playing around her home in the soutb part of town, fell and broke her ripht fore arm, Dr. Reese was called to aft. tend her.
 5. E. Thomas, the we'll known stone mason who has been here over a year. has at length decided to ssstick to Mena, and has purchased lot in the Eureka addition where he is building and will make a nice home.
 k, l.. Gore, a carpenter who recent ly came here from Iowa with his wife and little boy, has purchased two lots of A. w. St. John on West Honert avenue, and will build at once and make home. He has nice location. T. c. Barney is having the building in which he operates his cigar factory moved from it's present location on East Mena street to Sherwood avenue between Mena and De Queen streets. When located in his new quarters he expects to open retail department.
 The concert given by the Port Ar thar Route Band at Jansen park Sun- day afternoon was very much enjoyed by the people residing around the park and the large crowd of pleasure seekers who were enjoying the beauti- ful spring day strolling through the park.
 H. S Fairall arrived Saturday from Iowa City with his party of excursion- ists, fourteen in number. They spent the day in looking over the city and Sunday morning left for Port Arthur. All are pleased with Mena and will stop on their return trip for longer stay at this point
 Garrett's Transfer company has bought out tho Hope Transfer com pany. The deal was completed last Thursday. With the increased facili- ties for business Mir. Garrett is pre- pared to give good service to all GUS toners Mir. Hope will confine him. self to the oil and express delivery.
 ]. H. Elliot has been appointed train
  place of F. H. Keeshan, who has ac- cepted the position of assistant gener- al superintendent of the Omaha & St Louis railroad, an extension of the Pittsburg & Gulf northern division. Mir. Elliot will have his headquarters in this city.
The Mena star., 1898-03-23
Sale of School Lands.

Notice is hereby given that I will sell at pubic vendue to the highest bidder for cash in hand on
 MONDAY, THE 4th DAT OF APRIL, 1898. the first day of April term of court between the hours of 12 m. and D. m. at the door of the court house in Dallas, Ark, the follow ing described real estate, to-wit: The N. k. L of the s. E. "A of section 16, township 3, range 30; all being in Polk county, Arkansas.
 D. B. JOPLIN, Sheriff.
The Mena star., 1898-03-23
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR CONGRESS-.

we are tG he sesasssn ass of Hon. jonn candidate for re-nomination for ecurys, ecusyss as subject to the action of the demo- ccvstc primaries.
The Mena star., 1898-03-23

The entertainment given at the opera house Friday night for the ben eft of the Catholic Church, the princi- pal feature of which was the lecture by the Rev. P. j Horan, was we'll attended and was unusually entertain ing. Dr. Horan's lecture was of very high order and very much appreciated The music rendered by our home talent was, as usual, very good.
The Mena star., 1898-03-23
FOR SHERIFF.

authorized to announce k. s. Allen, Weana~ We are "' as a candidate for the nomination of JsnsSf1fgf of Polk county, subject to the for foT,on onV of the democratic primary.
The Mena star., 1898-03-23
wm. NJ. Pennington
While in Mena call at
Weather Report.

Following is the weather report for week ending March 20, reported by D. H. Hopkins, of Dallas:
The Mena star., 1898-03-23

The Woman's Literary Club, of Mena, met at Mrs. A. Frady's yester- day afternoon. Interesting articles were read by Miss Spring, Mrs. Frady, Mrs. Green. Mrs. Budlong. Mrs. R. R. St. John and Mrs. Dagg. Mrs. Joe Fradv and Mrs Roach will entertain the club st the Gilded Fools Club room next Tuesday afternoon. At this meeting they will commence the study of Motley's History of the Dutch Re- public.
The Mena star., 1898-03-23

Wna" We are ""s, as n candidate for the nomination Of ofJsslnsTiff JsnsSfifff of Polk county, subject to the TOT TI.o., on. of the democratic primary.
 Henry Bruley has discontinued his landry business.
 col Landes returned yesterday from business trip to Kansas City
 pav Mir. Green left Tuesday for a ..;n to Ashdown, Ark. He expects to return Friday
 Street. Commissioner May is doing good job grading the west end of Port Arthur avenue.
 ". J. Lloyd, of Eureka Springs, re- ,urped home Tuesday morning after few days business stay.
 pole McPhetrige left for business trip to Little Rock Sunday. He ex- meets to be gone several days.
 Miss Rena Treher left Tuesday for Shreveport to join her parents, who moved there some weeks ago.
 ". S. Pryor has moved from the res Iaence in the rear of his store to one of his houses on Campbell street. 
 MD. Winton is making preoara- lions to have forty foot addition built to his store building on De Queen street
 The pie social given at the opera house Tuesday night by the Presby- terian Church was a very enjoyable affair.
 Circuit court adjourned last Satur. day until May 16, when an adjourned term will be held to tgansact unfinished business.
 ]. B Hickman came up from Janssen to attend the meeting of the Demo eraic Central Committee held here Saturday
 Rev. Mir Schermerhorn and wife will leave for South McAlister, I. T.. this evening to attend the Presbytery which meets there to-day.
 
 The beautiful soda fountain ordered some time ago by the Jackson Drug company has arrived and is being put in place. It is said to be the finest in the state.
 The Epworth League will give an antique literary entertainment at the school house Monday night No ad- mission will be ch arged and every body is invited.
 Ed Gibbs entertained the boys of the Gilded Fools Club at his rooms Monday evening with smoker. The evening was an unusually pleasant one to all who attended.
The Mena star., 1898-03-23

qsury Bruley has discontinued his laundry business.
The Mena star., 1898-03-23

col Landes returned yesterday from . husiness trip to Kansas City.
The Mena star., 1898-03-23

The yards of the Poteau Lumber company, which opened up in the city a short time ago, are getting to be im- mense 200 thousand feet of lumb Der has been stacked up in carefully con- structed piles since they opened the yards and it makes quite striking ap- pearance and big addition to the lumber district iii the east part of the city.
 F. A. Waters called at the Star office last week and left bunch of winter wheat that shows a very luxnriant growth. The bunch was twenty-six inches long and of very heavy, sturdy growth.
The Mena star., 1898-03-23

pev Mr. Green left Tuesday for a ..;0 .o Ashdown, Ark. He expects to return Friday.
The Mena star., 1898-03-23

Street Commissioner May is doing . rood iob grading the west end of Port Arthur avenue.
The Mena star., 1898-03-23

mass meeting of the citizens of "ena at the opera house on Friday night March 2s, at 8 o'clock D. m to uevise ways and means to make an exnioit . at the Trans -Misslssippi Ex po- sition at Omaha, Neb., June
The Mena star., 1898-03-23

". J. Lloyd, of Eureka Springs, re ,urped home Tuesday morning after q few days business stay.
The Mena star., 1898-03-23

w. S' Fortune, who has been work ing on Mt Mena, died of apoplexy sunday His home was in Texarkana ana ms body was taken there for in- terment He leaves wife and two children.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-03

editions Of the daily newspapers. the
cheap but excellent monthly magazines
and the iow-priced editions of popular
fiction have done the business. The
Chicago Chronicle notes that there Is no
longer any room for the weekly publ
cation devoted to continued stories.
Yet there viii be a good many people
in this country who will hear with re-
greet OF the passing of the Ledger.
though they may not have seen IL for
years. Those who in their youth fol-
lowed Mrs. Southworth and Sylvanus
Cobb. jr, week after week through
murders. elopements. abductions and
family mysteries will hold the old Led
ger in fond remembrance. 1t was not
the highest class OF literature in the
world. but IL served its purpose by CIV
ing thousands of people n glimpse into
a world Of romance which they would
never have dreamed of.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-03
Roosevelt's Eligibility.

INCIDENTALLY the question OF
RooseveIts eligibility Is showing up
some phases OF the rough riders
character in an ~unfavorable light. The
question itself is not giving the New
York republicans much concern. III
Roosevelt is elected. he will take his
seat-that's all there Is about that. But
the affidavit of Roosevelt as to his resi-
dence and the letters hat he wrote to
his lawyer in regard to his place OF res
idence illustrate an accommodating
conscience to say the least. BY the ar
rangement he had made. IL appears y
he had II all fixed that his citizenship
should be lost for purposes of taxation.
but saved for the purposes of obtaining
office.
The facts are these: Roosevelt made
an affidavit. while serving as assistant
secretary Of the navy. setting forth
that he had no residence In New York,
having moved his family to Washing
ton: but he claims that his object was
to evade the payment OF taxes. Ad-
hitting the truth of the coloners last
statement in full. 1t places the rough
rider in the awkward position of a fell
low who committed deliberate perjury
in order to avoid the payment of his
just share of taxes.
You cannot" says the Brooklyn Ea-
gle, "eat your cake n have IL. too.
You cannot your residence
and keep II at the same time. You can
not affirm a new residence and retain
an old one in the same act. You can
not swear OF ~residenceship and taxes
in such a way as to escape the latter
and preserve the former. Consequences
are logical. Thos who set causes In
motion should bear the fact in mind"
How Roosevelt expects to taxi his
seat, II elected, and serve out his term,
is explained by a lawyer to the New
York Herald in this wise: Should Mr..
Roosevelt he elected governor, undoubt-
eddy the entire republican ticket would
be elected. carrying with 1t the repub-
lean attorney general. Now, the only
direct way to test the title of Mr..
Roosevelt to the Office after his cleo
ton. would be by quo warranto pro-
ceedings instituted by the attorney gen
eral. II Is more than probable that the
republican attorney general would not
commence such proceedings, for he has
already made up his mind that there Is
no ground for the claim of ineligibility,
and there n no way to COMPEL the at
torney general by mandamus to COM
mence quo warranto proceedings. All
this juggling. actual and contemplated,
is going to have a bad effect on the re-
publican ticket.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-03

months. Two OF my sons. Thomas and
William. who spell their names Dewey,
are on board OF the admiral vessel, one
OF them being an engineer. They are
So and "a years Of age"
a Washington correspondent tells OF
an Incident in the soldiers hospital in
which pathos and humor were strange
~ mingled and In which grit won out.
Pat" Lafferty and Mike Dolan. GRO
MES in peace. companions in arms, both
wounded before Santiago. were brought
into n Of the city hospitals and found
themselves side by side. as they had
lived and fought In the great war.
How are we. Pat?" asked Mike"
Of his friend.
Mr.. Lafferty. II ye PLACE. ] likes to
maintain me dignity, IL / am shot
through the breast"
We'll. how are We. Mr.. Lafferty?"
repeated Mike" smiling feebly.
III i didn't feel SO bad. I'd feel bet
We y~erself. Mr.. Dolan?'
I'm dead entirely. Mr.. Lafferty, an
I'm expecting to git worse"
The doctor making his rounds inter-
rupted this interesting conversation by
c~autioning the wounded men to 90
To sleep. Mike Dolan turned his face
away, pulled the clothes about his
Shotiutio anu oDtuitntly seltleu Mini
self. but Pat stared straight before
him.
Go TO sleep. Pat" coaxed the sur
geon. Sleep is the best medicine for
you"
Mr.. Lafferty. IL ye PLACE. doctor. I
want to maintain my dignity. IL I am
shot through the breast"
We'll. Mr.. Lafferty. then" said the
young physician, amiably. Go to
sleep. You'll be better in the morning."
Not once shall / shut me eyes to-
night. doctor, not once. IL I go to sleep.
death might come to me in my sleep.
II ! stay awake. I can fight death. I
don't intind to die tonight. doctor.
Mind that. Poor Mike. there. knows
his own business. but I don't intend
to die"
The doctor smiled at Pats determina-
ton, but he had little hopes for him.
The poor Irishman was sorely wound
ed. Whenever he passed by Pats cot.
however. he found him with his eyes
staring wide open and once felt his
pulse. fearing hat unwelcome death
had already come.
Don't we be uneasy DOCTOR said
the patient. family. struggling with
pain. Mr.. Lafferty is not going to die
tonight"
In the morning when the nurse came
to look after him. he gave her a CHEEKY
greeting and IL Is pleasant to chronicle
that his brave spirit won out" and tina
he is in a fair way TO But
his friend and comrade. Mike Dolan.
placid and obedient Mike Dolan, had
crossed the bar"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-03
ECHOES OF The LATE WAR.

The claim Is rather late in coming.
but IL is better late than never. The
hero of Manila is "A Celt N his real
name ought to be Admiral George Tu-
hey. John Tuhey Of Chicago says go
and John Tuhey ought To know II years
give wisdom, for he is 81 past. When
asked how the admiral, whom ne
claims is a relative. came to chance
his name from Tuhey to Dewey, the
old man said: "All my children call
themselves Dewey and spell their name
in the same way as the admiral does.
I suppose they van To make their
names sound more American. But the
commodore never went back on any
thing Irish but the spelling Of his
name. The admiral changed the SPELL
ing OF his name when he was on the
Potomac during the war to American
lze the ognomen That was after he
left US. but II any one should tell him
he was not OF Irish descent be would
want 10 cut his throat. IL was six
years ago when ] last saw The admiral
He was in New York. but he came TO
see me and stopped with comrades Ne
had had in the war in Youngstown, o.,
where ! was for about eight 0r nine
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-03

n ONTANA Is not one OF the
MI states whose soldiers may
vot when way in the field.
During the civil war many OF the
states enacted statutes providing for
elections in the field. and as these laws
have never been repealed in some
some of them such states are already
arranging for extending the right Of
suffrage to their troops away from
home. Among these states is Pennsyl-
vania. some of whose congressional
districts are being holly contested. with
h result very much in doubt. The
Washington Post says ''the votes Of
the Pennsylvania volunteers in Manila
may or may not affect some of these
districts. Nevertheless. Manila Is near
ly 1000 miles from San Francisco and
all Of 1000 miles from Harrisburg-hve
weeks distant by ocean steamship and
railroad. The result OF the vote there
ca of course. be cabied. but official
returns for some Pennsylvania and
Kansas districts cannot be made up be-
fore the middle OF December next.
There Is a remote possibility. of course,
that the vote in these antipodal pos
sessions of the United States may de-
eide the complexion of the next house
Of representatives"
Early last June the house passed
what was called the Lacey bill. rom
ferrinr right of suffrage upon all SOL
diers in the field legally entitled to ex-
ercise that right at home. One of the
criticisms of soldier suffrage in the civ
II war was that the ages of soldiers
was not scrutinized carefully enough.
so that a large number voted who were
under q years of age. Mr.. Lacey in
tended to prevent that IL possible. His
bill was vigorously opposed on consti-
tutional grounds in both branches Of
congress. and was beaten in the senate
without doubt the Montana ~legisla-
tive assembly will pass a bill next win
ter giving Montana soldiers abroad the
right of suffrage. In some OF the states
there has been talk of calling an extra
session of the legislature for this spe-
cifc purpose. but II seems the project
was everywhere abandoned. zone of
the states in question being willing TO
bear the expense of an extra session.
Ohio and New York. both large states
with many volunteers in the field. not
withstanding the numerous regiments
already mustered out. are said TO have
laws that will allow their soldiers to
vote. California is another large state
where the soldier vote might have no
small influence i'm the elections. In
fact. all through the Pacific and inter-
mountain states the soldier vote. II
there were a law TO have IL cast, might
be an important factor. Colorado. Cal
ifornia. Idaho, Montana, Wyoming.
Nebraska. Tennessee, Minnesota. South
Dakota, and Iowa also have a regiment
each at Manila. The first New York
regiment Is at Honolulu. and II New
York volunteers vote in the field.
there will be a congressional election
this fall in the Hawaiian islands for
the ~edihcation of our recently made
American citizens.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-03
Peru Is Resigned.

Lima, Peru, via Galveston. Oct. p
FL TEMPO Ga semi-oficial daily news
paper publishes a long editorial re-
garding the claim of Alex. McCord.
the American mining engineer, who
was imprisoned by the Peruvians dur
ing a revolution. for 1000. The art
icle says: surprise Is expressed here
as to articles appearing in the Amer
lean newspaper press respecting the
present relations of the United States
and Peru and the latter's intentions.
Peru simply protests before the world
against the want of consideration and
justice with which she has been treat
ed. She bears no i'll will. has no hos
tile intentions and is resigned "a the
consequence of the arbitration"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-03
Causes Of Discomfort on Western Farms

IL I CHANGED upon a farmer who had
no particular quarrel with the existing
order of things, who was conservative
and cautious and skeDtical of n eff
cacy of change, / was quite sure to
find that he was an admirable farmer,
thrifty and energetic and Industrious.
with a thorough knowledge of his bust
ness dow to a frugal care of minor de-
tails. But IL, on the other hand, i fell
In with a farmer who was clamorous
for radical economic change. on the
ground that he and his class were be-
ing ruined by the injustices of existing
economic conditions. ! soon began to
feel a suspicion. which all my observa-
ton deepened into a conviction, that the
man of this type was fundamentally a
poor farmer; his buildings and fences
were sure to be out of repair. and his
stock showed signs of suffering for
want of proper care, n the weeds
grew thick in his corn, and his machines
were left unhoused and suffered more
from rust than ever they did from
wear.
This would be absurd as n generali-
cation with any claim to wide appli-
cability. as would be any generaliza-
tion based upon my casual experiment.
ing: Il was the comical uniformity Of
my experience in this case as in some
others that impressed me.
The real difficulties of the situation
for many Of the Western farmers one
could not fail to see. Apart from mate
rial misfortune. and apart from sick
ness and ill-luck, there Is the inexora-
bleness of conditions which seem at
times TO hold them to a life of servi-
Jude with no escape from Improbable
drudgery. and from the carking care
which burdens men who are hopelessly
i'm the clutch of debt.
I grew impatient at times at the tone
of Philistine patronage and superiority
adopted by the q Theirs
was the harder work, nc doubt, and
theirs the shrewder c~arefulness and the
more provident handling of their in
struments, but even hard-won success
Is sometimes so strangely blind to the
obligations which arise from the fact
that subjective difficulties are as real
and are often far more difficult mas
tering han those which are objective.
The Workers.: The West" by Wal
ter A. wyckoff. in the October Scrib-
ner's.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-03

~ CCORDING to ommon report
n the prize money is to be distrib-
uted to the sailors during or be-
fore the holiday season. so as to make
the money seem like a Christmas gift.
With great unanimity the current stor-
les allot Sampson 500. 900. Dewey $1,000
and Schley 5000. but IL seems there is
a large element of fairy tale in them.
A Chicago paper which has been inves-
tigating the prize money business says:
cut these estimates in the middle and
then reduce them seventy-ive per cent.
and you will have the amounts of prize
money these officers will get approx
mately correct. The money, however.
will not be paid during the next holi-
day season. and II the beneficiaries get
their shares in five years they may con-
slider themselves in great luck. The
heirs of most Of the prize winners are
much more likely to realize the bene-
fits thar the men who did the fighting
and the chasing Of blockade runners"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-03
Declines the Nomination.

Buffalo. oct. 2.-Ole N. Snyder. the
nominee for attorney general on the in
dependent Chicago platform, has de-
clined to accept the nomination. Ii an
interview this afternoon, Mr.. Snyder
said: II will not accept the nomina-
ton. My decision is final and a tele-
gram of de~clination will be in Mr.. Nc
Donald's hands tomorrow morning.
That is all | al say"
NJ. J. Cation, the nominee for state
treasurer on the same ticket, returned
to the city to-day and says he will ac-
cept the nomination rendered him.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-03
.HE general convention OF the
Episcopal church, which meets

~hf EtntIdi convention VI NV
Episcopal church, which meets
every three years. will meet in
Washington on Wednesday. Beside the
completion OF the revision Of the con-
stitution and the canons Of the church.
which IL is hoped will be accomplished
this year. the convention will discuss
the question of the admission of Ha-
wafi as a diocese of the Episcopal
church. The Church of England has
established a mission there with Bishop
Alfred Willis in charge. 1t is proposed
to absorb this diocese by transferring 1t
from the Anglican to h American
church. The only formalities necessary
to such a transfer are the consent of
Bishop Willis and of the Honolulu mis-
sion. A precedent was established in
the case OF the present bishop Of YER
mont. who was a priest of the diocese
Of oxford IN elected to the Episco-
pate. The present bishop of New
Hampshire Is another instance in point.
he being a British subject.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-03
BURYlNG DEAD ANIMALS.
Many People Barely Escaped with Their
Lives.

Rice Lake, Wis, Oct. 2.-In the burn
ed district officers of the different
towns have had crews of men burying
and burning the dead animals TO-DAY.
In the territory between this city and
Barron and Cumberland, in every in
stance where homes were destroyed,
nothing was saved. people barely es-
Gaping with their lives. Many peo-
pie saved themselves by taking refuge
in their wells. Hi
A meeting was held in the opera
house in this city tonight and COM
mittees were appointed to raise funds
and disburse them. Those that have no
shelter will be brought to this city.
A%djutant General Boardman and For
est Warden Wyman, the governors
representatives. who were here to-day.
say the desolation Is fully as bad as
reported. AS far as known only three
deaths a been reported. but many
have received severe injuries.