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The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-16
(UlLD TIE |ILWAY HOSPITAL
Clayton and Tobin Return and It Good Progress Plans Building to Cost S50,000

previously stated, the plans for the Kansas City |f&ern railway hospital at this K proved to be too expensive
 e amount of money in the IS8ry of the hospital associ- " causing a delay in com
 ng construction.
 srs Clayton and Tobin, two I&ers of the board, returned & day from a. trip to Kansas N Ind report that while there
 I ans were modified so as 10 l the present cost of con-
 lon within the limits of Sbn hand, and architects are
 work on new plans for |<k1ng to cost between SZo, ,OUU
 B., ,00O.
 Nk plans now being worked Ife for a four story instead of ne story building and will be Hanged as to allow an ad-
 
 58 to be built later or as soon f5, O00 or S20,000 has accumu- dn the treasury which will About two years.
 hese gentlemen report that as 3as the plans and specified Mare. prepared, which will be in two weeks, the snperin- |knt of construction will come 6na prepared to submit bids 4he foundation, brick layers, Enters and painters work,
 a view to erecting the build- 4t once.
 was arranged that as soon <poris were ready they were & made to MT. Clayton who is prIzed to convene the hospit- Bard at once aud take positive definite action. At tile nset- 2 ust held 1t was arranged Nall colored patients instead Fling brought to the Mena Gial for treatment would be 'n to the hospital at Shreve-
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-16
Profitable Stock Raising.

J. K. Lambert who is making a successful canvass for county surveyor, being one of the bess informed men on surveying m the county. says that twenty-four years ago he had heifer calf which his wife asked him to give to her which he did with all it's offsprings. During the years intervening Mrs. Lambert has bought, from the increase of her calf, two farms, giving one to each of her two sons and has five head of cattle left. This not only illustrates the profits from raising stock in this country but shows that Mrs. Lambert is a good manager.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-16
Red River on Rampage.

A telephone message received in the city states that Red river is on a rampage and this morn ing stood at the 25 foot mark on the government guage at the Kansas City Southern bridge and was still rising. It is not thoue Int however, that the river will reach the danger mark.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-16
Election Commissioners Organize.

The Polk county board ot cleo ton commissioners, composed of Hal r. Norwood and NJ. A. Strat- ton of this city, and T. K. Jones of Rich Mountain, met yesterday afternoon and organized by elect ing MT. Norwood chairman and Mr. Stratton secretary. Aside from the organization of the board no other business was trans acted. Another meeting of the board will be held Friday at which time judges and clerks for the September election will be selected.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-16
Surprise Party.

3uite pleasant surprise birth
 party was given Mir. $. 5. Yer by his estimable wife, at 8r beautiful home on Dal- N avenue Saturday might, \ llth inst, making his fifty enth mile post. Mrs. Baker arranged 1t so nicely and was Ih a complete surprise, made it Fe pleas ant for hin and guests b. A delightful luncheon was Red consisting of cream, cake q fruits, Mir. Dennis being Rtmaster. Splendid music N rendered, both vocal and iu- umeutal. Several nice presents fe given him as mementoes o! natal day. Those present He; Mir. and Mrs. Fincher, and Mrs. G. B Dennis, Mrs. |C. Baker and daughter, Kate, 2 Miss Felbell; D. J. K. Davis, j. w. Klemm, Messrs. Clark, others, Mcbride and Finch. kryone enj oyei thc occasion to N fullest extent Hoping MT. FSer m y celebrate many more M anniversaries and live in pce and prosperity is the sin k wish of his friend and guest.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-16
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.
Engineer Rust fiere--Go West on a Prospecting Trip.


 A.F. Rust, chief engineer of X Kansas City Southern Rail- ldt arrived Saturday afternoon. 'okn panied by Engineer Burt. m, lie engaged horses and a |6 acquainted with the Noun 1Eofk country i'll the person MI Gardner, and started west N rday morning with a camp
 0u'ft expecting to be absent hst five days.
 1p little curiosity was aroused His move, but Mir. Rust was
 2 Verbially pleasant and non 8plittal, going right to work h nothing to say. MT. Rust
 fe gular intervals took the ele, fon, and all indications point Ehc fact that he is prospecting
 an outlet west for a road to E}s, Tex 10 connect with the q east to Hot Springs, for 0ugh east and west line, as so sh talked of in the past. Aom other sources it is learned 4 an engineering corps is ex- Bed to arrive in Mena in a few % aud that considerable sur Eng and other work will be 1c in and around Mena in the n future.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-16

Round trip rate from Mena tt the following points will be or sale daily from June to Septem Der 30, 1900. Final limit Octobcl 3l. 1900: Kansas City, Mo. Sl6. 20; St. Louis, Mo, S20; Chi cago, Ill.,. .S28 80; St. Paul, Minr. S29.25; Denver. Colo. S29, ,25 Salt Lake. Utah, S4l.60; Eurek; Springs, Ark, S9.I5; Ho. Spring' Ark, So 30; Siloam Springs, Ark. solo; Sulphur Springs, Ark. S7. Many other points at lov rates. D. Sallee, Agent.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-16
Dates of Speaking.

In the list of dates for county speaking as appearing in the Star, the following were omitted: Gap Springs. August 27, 1. p. m; Faulkner, August 2S, l p. m. and at Mera August 30, p. I'll. in- stead of date as first printed.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-16

On account of Mena celebration and park fair: From Pittsbnrg to Shreveport one fare for round trip, all intervening points except from stations between Cove and Thomasville, which will be one aud one-third fare. Tickets or sale August IS, 16. l7 and IS, Final limit Auguet 20.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-16
EXCURSION RATES.

From Mena to the following points will be on sale daily June s, to September IS, to Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego-going and returning di- rect routes, S63.
 Portland, Ore, Tacoma, Seattle, Everette and Bellingham, Wash, S6o, 90. Spokane, Wash, ,S64. 90.
 Helena, Butte, Anaconda, Great Falls, Mont. 59.90.
 Phoenix. Prescott, and Grand Canyon, Ariz., S58. Return limit October 3l, 1906.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-16
A PASSENGER WRECK
On the Rock Island This Morning Near
 Fort Worth. Tex.-NO One Killed.

A message received this morn ing over c. c. Taylor & Co.'S. private wire from Texarkana states that a passenger wreck occurred on the Rock Island this morning near Fort Worth, Tex, and that number of people were injured, but no one killed. No particulars given as to what caused the wreck.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-16
Prohibition Speaking.

Rev. J. G. Adams, Prohibition candidate for governor, has am nounced that he will speak at l0:30 a. m. Saturday, the last day of the fair.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-06-06
) Gossip from
: Scazld ix1avia. /:
) Principal Events That Have Oc-
! CURED in the Old Countries
: Within q Week or So. (
DENMARK.

The general election for members of
result leaves the ministry somewhat
weaker than it was in the previous
house. Against So firm supporters in
the old house, the Ministerialists now
have only IS members. The Socialists,
who in the last house had ; 6 seats,
have elected "a members, the Rightists
13, the Moderate Leftists 9, the Radi-
Gals 9 and the Independents 3. The
Radicals lose six seats. The large in
crease in the Socialist vote and the
loss OF. ground by the Radicals is very
marked All the members of the cabi-
net We're elected except Foreign Min
lister Levetzau, who was not, a candi-
date.
The king has abolished an ordinance
with regard to the income of lieu
tenants who want to get married. This
ordinance provided that lieutenants
VINO wished to enter matrimony had to
prove that they had an annual income
OF at least $500 a year besides their
salaries as lieutenants. After this a
lieutenant in the Danish army or navy
will be asked no questions about his
wife unto himself
A thunderstorm which passed over
Lolland, Falster and southern Sjalland
did much damage. AS usual, many
buildings were struck by lightning, and
the houses on several rarmsteads were
burned down. Some stock and poultry
persisted in the fire.
The passenger steamer, Hellig Olav,
lost its propeller and suffered other
damages on it's westward trip across
the Atlantic early in May, and it had
to use sails to reach New York
Strange as it may seem, this fact was
not mentioned in the Scandinavian
American press, in which this steamer
is particularly advertised. 1t came to
our knowledge through a paper pub
lished in Sweden.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-06-06
NEWS minnesota.
- -. : Ia.
Unveiled.


I: Decoration Day this year was Z
memorable one at the university, as it
was selected as the day on which the
Student Soldiers memorial monument
be unveiled. z.55$ NIX: & &. IF
!. The monument has been placed on
a small mound on the open drill
ground just across the street from the
university armory, and faces the main
entrance to- the armory. Just across
the street is a large cannon captured
by the United. States troops during
the war with Spain.
The unwilling was performed with
considerable ceremony and full mill
tary honors. Ex-Gov. Samuel Van
SAINT Of the monument committee made
the presentation speech and as he did
so the life sized statue of a fighting
volunteer was unveiled by a small
child, the friend of one of the former
university soldiers.
The statue is of bronze, the work Of
Mrs. .Theo. Alice Ruggles- Kitson. It
represents young soldier Of: the re-
public holding his gun in readiness and
standing erect with blouse open at tho
top and campaign hat. shading the
Watchful eyes. Il
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-06-06
Nearly Fatal.

Crookston, Nina ball Of bluing
dropped into a bucket of drinking wa
ter at the central high school almost
caused the death of Gertrude Enderlee
and Nellie Mcclure. The bluing was
placed In the water by a playful seven
year old boy, and as the bucket with
the water stood in a rather dark place
under the stairs the poisoned water
was noticed by the pupils who came to
drink.
Several drank of the water and were
more or less i'll. One boy was in such
serious condition that stomach
pump had to be resorted to.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-06-06
Killed bv Live Wire.

Minneapolis, Minn.-''I guess 1 got
1t that time" were the last words OF
Patrolman c. c. Channels as he Law
gasping his last few breaths on the cor
ner Of Stevens avenue aud TWENTY
fourth street.
In the performance of his duty Pa
trolman Channels had endeavored to
remove live wire of the General Elec.
trio company which had become de-
tached from a pole. He was killed al
most instantly. His left hand which
he had taken hold of the wire was
badly burned, and when picked up was
black from the shock.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-06-06
Refused to Beg

Minot N. Eli Gagner, a A.
Hoover, Julius Martin, Martin Burns
and George Smith are in the city Jail
charged with robbery. 81 Late one night
2 young fellow named Ralph. Kade.
who has been about town for some
time hunting for. work, was approach
ed BY Smith and asked to GO down Ia
the railroad yards At : scheduled
spot Kade and Smith were Joined b.
three other men. T hey are said "a
have proposed e. Kade that he make 3
easy money ~ posing % Is =, cripple
5 81 begging on the street. He refused
.and vs. bad beate .s7I|7
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-06-06
NEWS OF A week
TERSELY OUTLINED
4 SUMMARY OF THE MOST I'M.
poRTANT EVENTS AT HOME
AND ABROAD.
TOLD IN CONDENSED FORM
Complete Review Of Happenings Of
Greatest Interest from All Parts
\ of the Globe-The Latest FOREIGN
Information.
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Negotiations looking toward COM
promise on the meat inspection bill
were knocked sky high at confer.
ence at the White House between Pres
ident Roosevelt and his close advisers
on the measure. The administration
will insist on the Beveridge bill, or a
measure containing all it's essential
features.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
is the largest sundry civil bill ever
reported, carrying $94,346,573, of
which $25,460,991 is for work on the
Panama canal. The amount carried
is $11 ,07O,003, less than the estimates
drom the various departments. The
canal appropriation is to be reim-
'bursed to the treasury from the pro-
'ceeds of the sale of canal bonds,
whcih have been authorized to the
aggregate amount of $4,000, 0OO
Representative Sulzer, of New York,
introduced resolution calling upon
the president, IF not incompatible
with the public interest,"" to send to
the house at his earliest convenience
1uS ACQOItS I'll OudT1eS L. VClll anu
James B. Reynolds "in connection
with their investigation of the meat
trust the stockyards and the meat
packing houses of Chicago, and other
places:
Chairman Dolliver, of the senate
committee on education and labor will
report favorably bill authorizing the
secretary of commerce and labor to
report upon the industrial, social,
moral, educational and physical con-
dition of women and child workers.
The senate committee on education
and labor considered Senator La Fol-
aette's bill to limit the hours of serv-
ice Of railroad employees. It limits
continuous employment to 16 hours,
except in cases where casualties COM
pei trainmen to remain longer on duty.
Senator Daniel reported from the
senate committee on industrial expo
sitions his bill appropriating 1915, 900
for the Jamestown tercentennial ex-
position to be held on the shores of
Hampton Roads.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-06-06
A RACE War. IN Me- Ico
FAIaLs1fI IN BATTLE s., 4
WITH STRIKING MINERS. &.
An American Force will Invad, tbs
Southern Republic from the &c e.
<.@<~ American Soil.

Naco, Ariz June 2. -Forty-five
Americans were killed yesterday at
Cananea. Mex, forty miles south Of
here, where is located the great copper
camp of Col w. c. Greene. " .:
The camp is on fire and it is reported
that the Mexicans are defying ali au-
thority. - @@*s.''.
They are reported to be using dyna-
mite in blowing up the great shelters
and mills owned by the Greene COM
pany. ~ ' IT g.. So
The. trouble arose at Cananea over
the demand of the Mexicaus for an in
crease in wages from $3.50 to IS per
day. Persons who left there at 1880
yesterday afternoon said Col. Greene
was addressing practically the entire
population of the camp in an effort to
pacify the, excited Mexicans. i.sr
However, between 4 and o'clock in
the afternoon the Mexicans opened fire
on the Americans and forty-five are re.
ported killed. ." Z $3.50
Col. Greene wired at ono, to Bisbee
for all the armed men that could be
sent to protect the Americans and
their property at Cananea The pop.
ulation of Cananea is $4,000, of which
5000 are Americans. a..
The family of Col. Greene arrived
here but the colonel remains with his
property. H..
Two trains loaded with refugees are
now en- route from Cananea and.will
60 to Bisbee. -.
Gov. Ysabel Of Sonora is hurryiur
here from Hermosilo, the capital of The
state and will be met here by the Bis
bee force, who will accompany him to
Cananea. ~.>....
There has been bad blood at Cana
nea for some time, and only month
ago the home of the superintendent of
the mine was dynamited by unknown
persons. Thursday one of the police
of the city was killed by an American,
who claimed it was personal priev-
ance he had against the Mexican. -.
Capt Tom Rynning of the Arizona
rangers arrived here last night:from
Douglas with posse of men. All the
arms obtainable in Bisbee, Douglas
and Naco are now in the hands of
picked men who are ready to go to
Cananea H.,
1t is believed that the Mexica an OIL
Gals at Cananea are doing all they can
to save life and property. There is
great excitement in all the towns along
the border, as hundreds have friends
and relatives in Cananea. -. p.
It is known that at least a dozen
Americans have been killed and fully
Bfay Mexicans.
George Metcalf, whowas in charge
OF the large lumber business of the
Greene company was one of the first
men to be killed.
He was dubbed to death BY crowd
of Mexicans.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-06-06
Brothers Drown.

Saltwater, Minn.-Emil; and viii
liam, sons Of Michael Smith, a garden
5er were drowned in Lilly lake. Thev
were aged Is and Q years Respectively:
In company with third younger
brother were in boat fishing. Will
liam caught q large pickerel and fell
overheard trying to landit The older
brother jumped in to save him and
they went down together. The young
er boys body was recovered soon after
on account Of its being tangled in the
fishzline. \ The third boy in the boat
did not fall out. .s:. :.@ :> : ,a:.a=z..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-06-06
Deadly Celuloid.

Red Lodge, Mont-Mrs. Edward
Crowley, residing near here, was Sc
verely burned while engaged in getting
supper: She was frying fish when the
grease suddenly ignited and flashed in
to her face causing a celuloid comb she
was wearing in her hair to explode.
The explosion set fire to her hair and
her clothing and the frantic woman
ran to the street with the blazing fry
pan in her hands The flames were Il.
nally smothered. Her recovery: is
doubtful.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-06-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

J A bomb. Of terrific power was hurled
at the king of Spain, Alfonso Kill,
and his queen, Victoria, as they were
returning from the church at Madrid,
where the marriage ceremony was per
formed. The royal couple escaped in
jury, but 16 other persons were killed
anu many were injured.
Pendennis White, millionaire
banker and lumberman, was killed
and Edwin A. Bell and Richard B. Ly.
man, stock brokers, were injured in a
collision between an automobile and q
trolley car at Buffalo,
Ambassador Reid gave a farewell
luncheon at London to Robert c,
Ciowry, president of the Western
Union Telegraph and Gable company,
Andrew Carnegie was among the
gEests.
The French cabinet decided to intro
duce In parliament a general amnesty
Eli, covering persons convicted of par
ticipation in the recent strikes and
church inventory disturbances and in
the anti-military movement.
A heavy wind and rain storm passed
over central Kentucky, doing much
damage Telephone lines were broken.
destroying the connections with out
lying points. Trees and fences were
blown down and many buildings were
damaged.
Delegates to the annual meeting of
the tri-State Grain Dealers conyen-
ton and country grain men generally
met in Minneapolis. South Dakota was
we'll represented. The association Is
composed of country grain dealers OF
Minnesota and South Dakota principal
ly.
The most disastrous flood in Ne.
vada In many years occurred in Col
conda. 1t was caused by the break.
Ing OF the large dam in Pole Creek
canyon, three miles above the sheep.
shearlng corral Of the Golconda Cattle
company. Five men were drowned
and several are badly injured. =,
James Hayhurst shot and killed his
wife at his farm north of Arbela. Mo.
Hayhurst then shot himself. '.a
While Gov. Gen. TimOseieff and Chic,
OF Police Martinoff were driving At
Tiflis bombs were thrown at them. A
Cossack belonging tc their escort was
killed.
Joseph Cairnes Simpson, the IA
nous California horseman and writer
on turf topics; died at Oakland.
L. NJ. Dyke. president, and w. q
Lawley, cashier of the First National
bank Of Alfalfa, Ala, were arrested
charged with misapplying moneys Of
the bank. .,-< -, :, r. -
Frank P. Boughton, cashier of the
National bank Of Battle Creek, Mich.
committed suicide by hanging himself.
Bank ofncials say his accounts are
straight. Il Ills 4tss5 b II
julius Won Justh was elected presi.
dent OF the lower house ,of the Hun.
garian parliament. ... 81
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-06-06
= Move to. Canada.

Winnipeg, an.-There>is a strong
probability that Dowieite colony will
be founded in Western. Canada ii the
next few months. Representatives of
Wilbur Glen Voliva are touring the
prairies for the purpose Of securing q
suitable location for a Canadian Zion
City, " -"-:,', m 'SS@s- .~s->F -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-06-06

A company which is building an
electric power station at some falls in
the MOrrUn river has offered to furnish
electric energy in the city of Kris
tianstad at the annual rate of $21.5o
per horse power for use in the day, 50
for use only at night, and $29.7O for
use both night and day.
Bishop Lindstrom has prepared an
opinion on the controversy between
Prof. Ekedahl and Prof. Petrini at the
Vexio high school, the point at issue
being the relation between the branches
of religion and natural philosophy.
Bishop Lindstrom says that the con-
hict can be settled only in one of two
ways: The religious instruction must
either cease to be Christian, or else
the teachers. of natural philosophy must
Keep within the bounds set by that
science ITSELF The bishop finally asks
should not the teachers of religion
at the school of Christian people be
left undisturbed in their own fields
oy the teachers of natural philosophy?
The governments of Krakau and
Gal1zia have drawn up rules for the
employment Of subjects Of those coun-
tries abroad. The rules state. for in
stance, how much provisions of differ
ent kinds man, woman or boy must
receive per week from the employer,
those people being in the habit of cook
ing their food themselves. The sugar
beet growers of southern Sweden are
highly interested in those rules be-
cause they employ large number Of
Galatians every summer. The Austrian
government
of these laborers were abused in
Sweden. The guilty parties. however.
We're never Swedes, but foreigners
whom the Swedish employers hired as
BOSSES because they understood the
language of the employees.
In 1890 only SO per cent of the voters
OF Sweden cast their votes, which illus
trates the political apathy at tha%time.
from year to year the people have been
taking greater interest in politics, and
last year the percentage was 81.
The cabinet advised King Oscar to
dissolve the lower chamber of the riks-
Dag on account of the opposing votes
OF the two chambers on the suffrage
DILL the ministers stating that if the
proposal was not sanctioned, they
would resign. The king replied that
ne could not accept the proposal, as it
IS neither logical nor correct to dis
solve the chamber which had adopted
the government suffrage bill. All the
members of the cabinet then handed in
thelr designations. The king requested
A. D. Peterson, former minister OF
agriculture, to form a new cabinet;
but Herr Peterson declared that he
II
Finally King Oscar asked S. A. A.
Llndman' director of the telegraph de-
partment, to perform this task
The riksdag has voted $5,S7O,O00 for
new barracks
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-06-06
Manqled to Death.


Mfnneapolis.-Mart Stevenson, thir-
ty-one years old, residing at 2436 Thir-
teenth avenue south, Minneapolis, was
caught in the betting Of a stone crush
or and slowly crushed to death. He
was bending down, working about the
machine, when his clothing caught on
it and his body was whirled through
the air and carried into the gearing
OF the machine where it was slowly
mangled. * =,
His fellow workers attempted to res
cue him from the terrible death, but
before they reached his body, travel
ing rapidly toward the gearing of the
machine, a part of his clothes was al
ready drawing his body into the gear
ing. III ~.
His body was badly crushed before
the machinery was stopped and his
body removed. He died short time
after he. was taken from the machine.
Stevenson was married and leaves three
Children