The Mena star., 1899-02-22

was very creultaOle sheet ana refiecN # credit upon the management and upon the city as well.--Mena Democrat
 The Mena Star appeared last week
 with illustrations of Mena's men and buildings, etc. Among them were cut of Hal l.. Norwood and Jas D. Shayer attorneys. The Star IS ably edited and neatly printed. -Sevier Count, Democrat.
 The Mena Star, one of our best ex. changes, came out last week in beautifully illustrated edition. Among the illustrations were the pictures Of Attorneys J. D, Shaver and Hal I. Norwood with sketches. Little Rive,
 News,
 The Mena Star last week issused
 very creditable boom edition for that enterprising little city. It consisted
 of sixteen pages well filled with good
 reading m alter and cuts Illustrating
 buildings ard views in and near the city. A. W. St. John & Sons are the pu publishers. .-Siloam Springs Democrat l The Eye is indebted to Joe F. Lan. des. one of the leading citizens of
 Mena, Ark, for Star of that place showing a write-up of the town with illustrations. Mena is growing rapid. l ly and Joe has one of the most con.
 venient and prettiest homes in town, which gives us pleasure to note. He's hustler from Baskerville. Clinton (Mo.) Eye.
 We are in receipt of a copy of the Mena Ark, Star of February 5. Tue Star is twelve page paper, bright and full of information regarding the new South. The writer has been enter tained at the Mena home of Editor St. John ard his estimable wife aud is glad to know of the well-deserved sue. cess which Is attending their efforts to carve a place for themselves in thus | newly developed country. - StreaioE | Qll) Monitor. t2l The Mena Star got out fine write up illustrated edition last week Al. grand showing is made for the two year-old little city There can be no lying in half-tone cuts, and these show whole lot of large and beautiful bus | mess and private buildings. From nothing to thriving city Of 4 100 pee pie is marvellous record. even for Arkansas We congratulate the Star on it's enterprise and hope it will con. tinue to shine with increased lustre for hundred more years. State Re. publican.
 The special write-up of Mena in last weeks Star is very creditable affair in every way with one exception. On page ten of the paper it prints a very disreputable, tum ble-down log shanty, and underneath it the words, "A typi. cal Arkansas home" This seems to us very much out of place. The homes of Arkansas, as a rule compare favor. ably with the homes Tn other states. Our farmers are, generally speaking, a thrifty class and have not only comfortable, but respectable homes True, there are some such houses in stata ;r th- fTioffut..;, ,.ariOns ,,,,,ra E especially bat they are not the rule by any means Fort smith Elevator
 splendid illustrated and descriptive edition of tho Mena Ark. Star, is be- fore us. It deals fully with the past, present and future of Meaa, under the inviting headline on the front page. ''Mena is all Expanding Town" The descriptive matter is well gotten up and complete, evidencing great deal of painstaklng work on the part of the k writer But of surpassing excellence are the illustrations abounding on every page. They show good cuts good press work and plenty of enter prise on the part of the citizens and pu ublishers. As most of the readers of the Press are aware, the Star is the paper published by A. w. St. John & Sons, fo merly of this city The Star is always well edited paper. but this edition does the editors especial credit. Garth ora (Mc l. Draee