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The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22

Uncle Joe Tibbs of Coal Gate, I. T is visiting friends and re- latives in aud around Mena. He states that crops of all kinds are literally burned up in his sec ton.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22

Everybody cordially invited to come and bring well filed basket and have most enjoyable time
 There will be fine procession of the several unions with flags, banners and floats Music gaore.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22

lives there and will not return home until about September Is.
 Frank Lowery of Valdron is visiting his brother, J. c. Low cry in Mena for few days.
 w. K. Cox of Waldron has re- turned home very much impressed with what he saw in Meua dur ing the Fair.
 James M. Angel of Waldron and Calvin H. Bone of Antimony were up before the pension board in this city Wednesday.
 Robert Clark of Bowie county, Tex, is in the city looking for a location and is we'll pleased with what he has seen of Arkansas so far.
 l.. w. Nelson of Jonesboro, Ark, is spending Fair week with A. Ferguson and family, who were former residents of that place.
 J. l. Alley, while working his way through a crowd at street crossing on Meua street Tues day, stepped off into gutter and his left ankle was quite badly sprained.
 K. l. Anderson arrived Wednes- day morning from Vilona, to visit his brother, w. E., also to join his family, who have been visiting iu Mena and vicinity several weeks.
 J. w. Thompson of Wilton, who is making his first visit in Mena, says that if he was on his way to heaven and was side tracked at the park in Mena, where he could enjoy the scenery, shade, cool air and water he would be we'll satisfied.
 Marriage licenses have been issued to the following parties since Monday noon: J. A. Pars- icy, Big Cedar, 1, T., and Miss Iilla Keith. Muse, I. T.; N. $. Baltzora and Mrs. Lonia Mobs, Mena; Charley Ferguson and Miss Gracia Meuasco, Umpire, Ark.
 Ed. Collins, a prominent mer- chant of Granuiss, came to Mena on business Thursday. Mir. Col Inns reporrs the loss by fire of his -four mill and planer, located seven miles from Granuiss, in the Territory, but says much fine lumber was saved.
 The big blaming plant at Hat field caught fire Thursday after noon about } o'clock and for sew eral minutes the entire plant was threatened by destruction. The flames. however, were soon got eu under coutrol with very llllle
 smage resulting,
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
News Notes and Personals

ltVWS lsUtGc 0uu VI SUuuiS Robert Johnson of Oden was Mena visitor last week.
 Hon. B. J. Stewart of Ash down was Mena visitor Monday. ]. w. Iugersoll was in the city from Janssen on business Friday. l Ed Mewhinney was down from his big mill at Thomasville I. T., Friday.
 Joe Bates, a merchant from Odeu, was buying goods in Mena Friday.
 |. T. Winton and Dan Allen, of Rocky, were trading in Mena Saturday.
 Tom Taylor and Wallace Nor. ris were in from Oden on business Saturday. William Feds and family have returned from visit with rela- lives in the Territory. 1 Benson Bates of Big Fork and U. w. Black of Mimosa, were trading in Mena Friday. Wm. Clayton, merchant from Waters, was in the city buying goods Saturday morning.
 Miss Annie Slangstrom of the Scandinavian ranch, is guest of MT. and Mrs. Fred Wig strand.
 A. z. Lee and family of De Queen are visiting at the home of MT. and Mrs. Henry Lee, brother.
 The Rev. J. B. Williams of Gillham, Sevier county, has also been secured to speak in Mena on Labor day.
 The Rev. ]. M. Green of Mans field, l. T., is in the city visiting his sons, Circuit Clerk and Jack Green.
 Birmingham X Hayes have hn- ished another concrete crossing across Honert avenue on De l Queen street.
 The Rev. J. B. Williams of Gillham, Sevier county, has also been secured to speak iu Mena on Labor day.
 w. H. Scarborough of Ash was here Monday attending the Ear and prospecting with view to locating here.
 w. E. Anderson reports the Potter Township Sunday School Convention held at Potter Sun day largely attended.
 V. w. Lands, editor ot the Cans Reporter at Cans. I. T., is in the city visiting his father aud taking in the Fair.
 The Rev. J. A. Baker of Texarkana is in Mena visiting his sons, Emmett and Joe, and also at the home of his sister, Mrs. K. D. Sale.
 Dr. Watkins reports the bi.th os fine baby boy to MT. and Mrs. Phelix McCullar of Potter, also boy to Mir. and Mrs. Arthur Lee in Halls addition.
 Jake Lagassc, who for several months has been living in Mem phis, Tenn, arrived in the city Saturday and will make his home here again.
 Uncle Dick Mitchell of Harts- horn, l. T., is visiting friends and relatives in Mena. Uncle Dick is a pioneer citizen of Polk county.
 Miss Bertha German and little brother, Roy, arrived Sunday from Haskel. l. T.. to visit at the home of their grandfather, Will liam Clements, who resides near Mena.
 Word was received Monday from Rocky that w. J. Dun- man was seriously ill with pneu. monia at that place. MT. Dun- man is brother of Dr. G. F. Duuman.
 EnOs Holder now liyiup at
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
Good Speaking

By Revs. Wm. Cooksey. J. A. Henderson and R. D. Osborn, and others whom we are not fully pre- pared to announce at present, but will do so later through the papers
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
Novel Amusements

on the grounds located in beautiful Pine Grove Ad- diton. near Jansen Ave. and Fourteenth Street in west part of the city
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22

suheeFihs for The Weekly Star,
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22

K. K. St. John returned Tues day afternoon from his trip to California. His mother and wife aud children arestlll yisiliHg rela.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22

w. K. Cox of Waldron has re- turned home very much impressed with what he saw in Mena dur ing the Fair.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22

lives there and will not return home until about September Is.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22

Frank Lowery of Valdron is visiting his brother, J. c. Low cry in Mena for few days.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22

J. l. Alley, while working his way through a crowd at street crossing on Meua street Tues day, stepped of into gutter and his left ankle was quite badly sprained.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22

K. l. Anderson arrived Wednes- day morning from Vilona, to visit his brother, w. E., also to join his family, who have been visiting iu Mena and vicinity several weeks.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22

l.. w. Nelson of Jonesboro, Ark, is spending Fair week with A. Ferguson and family, who were former residents of that place.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22

James M. Angel of Waldron and Calvin H. Bone of Antimony were up before the pension board in this city Wednesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22

Robert Clark of Bowie county, Tex, is in the city looking for location and is we'll pleased with what he has seen of Arkansas so far.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-01-23
FORMER YAvAPAI COUNTY MAN
 GETS HIGH POSITION.
(From Friday's Daily.)

]. ]. Coleman, n former resident of this county, and well known all over the Territory, has been appointed con. sul,ing engineer for the Pbelps.Dodgc business interests in Mexico, with headquarters in Nacozari. Mir. Cole. man is recognized as being among th. leading practical mining and civil cn- ginccrs of the Territory. While in this county hc served for some years as superintendent of the McCabe mine, was foreman of the Hillside mine when that property was under bond to tho Seven stars Mining company, and held other positions of trust in connection with the management of mines. His many friends here will be pleased to learn of his advancement to his pres ent position.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-01-23
FACE TnnEE

promoter, interest is revived in soms of ArizoDa's famous mine fakirs, who in the past have won notoricty and terms in prison for their crookedness. her wonderful mineral development, her wonderful mineral q cvelopment, which gave to such men inc opportpn- fly of working on the crcduliy of the Eastern people, whose imaginntionS had been aroused by the highly pic turcsquc tales of Arizona's fabuIously rich mineral deposits. Dr. FowIcr's first promotion was tho Spcn,azuma Copper company, which claimed to own lands in Duncan, Graham county; this was followed by tho Bucnos Ayres Mining company, the Arizona Eastern and Montana Smelling and Ore Pur- chasing company and scores of others. He succeeded in duping 5000 people out of over si,000OOO.
 W. r. Wcrnsc, of S,. Louis. is an. other who operated chiefly in Arizona, and is now serving n term at Ironton for the fraudulent use of the United States mails. He is supposed to havo secured some s5OoO0O in the promo ton of over twenty fake copper companies. The principal ones were the Jack Tar Copper company, Jcfrer son Copper company, and Mammoth Copper company.
 Douglas, Lacey 6 Co. swindled hun drcds of other people. They promoted the Iron King Extension Copper Min ing company, etc. The success of Flower, Douglas & Lacey, and the W. F. Wernse gang shows the absolute necessity of stringent regulations and the enactmcn, of laws in the South west. making impossible such bare faced swindling. Everyone appreciates the harm done to legitimate mining by such swindlers as Flower. Outside of the fact that they generally take away money from those who can least afford to lose, they place n stigma on all mining enterprises, keeping away cap ital which otherwise might be in vested in mining.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-01-23

"' T. LeSueur left for No,d,o. '"''' and later will 70 io Idaho 'o"" ''ark has flown to Mccabc. where he intends to stay awhile.
 Thomas Glasgow, editor of ,bo pn,. e''' has not shown his "eood moro. '"g ia''' around here la,cly a, i, ;. thought that he las returned ,o Ma Cabc. ' '" NC 'raphophones have been inc fad b,,o 'o' some ''me' but now that they arc run to earth their place is taken hv the checker board " incrc was more snow here Wcd,os. u"y' '"' sad feature of it being that u melted as fast as it fcn
 HUMBLE BEE.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-01-23
MANY SHEEP DIE IN THE SKULL
 VALLEY
(From ijaturday's Daily.)

Word reached here yesterday from Skull Valley that within the past week over 900 head of sheep belonging to F. Y. Smith had died on the ranges in that vicinity and that much alarm is being felt among the wool growers for the safety of their flocks.
 The cause of the death of the sheep K n matter of much discussion, some advancing the idea that the sheep die after eating weed which is common in the desert sections, while others as. scrt that the animals die from eating oak brush. Old sheep hcrdcrs claim that the particular weed mentioned is very disastrous to sheep when 1t is young, hut loses its poisonous quaI. ities after being half grown. Many of the berders refuse to pasture the Hocks in their charge where the weed is found, while in its sprouting stage. The sheep die after n few days sick. ness, showing the general symptoms of pneumonia as death approaches.
 Some years ngo C. C. Hutchinson lost 1000 sheep from eating the weed dur ing i's early stages of growth and many other hocks were considerably lcsscncd from inc same cause
 F. A. Sawyer, prominent, wool grower of Northern Arizona. whose nocks are grazing in the southern part of the county at present. was seen here yesterday, and stated that the weed is found in various places in the Territory, but appears to be not so poisonous in other parts as in and around Skull Valley and vicinity.
 The Territorial Veterinarian is mak. ing an investigation of the weed with n view of discovering some aniidotc for its deadly effect.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-01-23
ESTATE OF WOMAN MAIL CARRIER, VALUED AT
 s400, RECORDED
From Saturdays Daily1

yesterday m the Probate Court, inc inventory and appraiscmont of the 's'htc or Anna V. lsler, deceased. was returned and recorded. Tho estate which IS valued at siOO, consists of money due from the government. team. blackboard and household effects. The deceased, who had been sufferer from tuberculosis for n number of years. came here from New York in homes that the change of climate would bone. ht her health. She secured A contract Tor carrying the mail from Kirkland 'o Wagoner, and did all the work her. self up to n short time before her dcnth.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-01-23

only half the copper they would were the price down to I5 cents. Galvanized iron is taking tho place of copper in the building trades, and the eonsump. tion of brass has suffered decidedly in some directions This is how the al vance in price hns made available a larger amount of copper to supply the tremendous growth of demand from electrical manufacturers, wire mills, etc.
 Copper is coming to be n direct com pc'itor of coal. Tho world IS using mechanical power in constantly in. cr"nsing ratio. Every advance in the wages of the coal miners, every in. crease in the cost of mining supplies and in other mining expenses increases the price of coal, and, therefore, ad. vanccs the cost of creating power.
 On the other hand, there have been most decided advances in the scicn . of electrical generation and transmits. sion. and in many places electricity. generated by water power. is entering into competition with the isolated steam power plant. Where opportuui. ties exist for the creation of electricity by water power copper at sl a pound is cheaper than coal at s7 per ton. Now Al ted 800 miles or more without my ap. prcciablc loss, water power privileges arc advancing in price; and thc qucs. tion as to whether it is cheaper to gen. crate electricity at the coal mines and transmit it across country by wire or to ship the coal to local seam plants. ns is done now, is being considered by power economists.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-01-23
Lake For Immediate Delivery Sold
 At 5 3-4
Limit Of High Prices Not Yet In
 Sight

Copper prices continue to advance. Lake and clcctrolytic for immediate d"Ivcry arc said to have sold as high as 25h cents per pound this week. It IN diih'ult to secure quotations, how. ever, as there are now sellers, producers generally being ont of the market. one of the largest producing interests reports that it has sold clectroly,ic for de''vcry as far ahead as May for 2ih cents per pound. A representative of several large producers says: "Wc can get my price for copper we choose to nSk.' The market is absolutely bare Of supplies and manufacturers who have not taken care of their require mcv,s already must either find some one who will resell lot bought nt lower prices or go without.
 A gentleman, who, from his position in fine electrical world, tx better able to speak than almost any one else. is quoted as follows: "Thc development, and expansion of the use of electricity can only be measured at present by the ability to get the metal, copper"
 lt is plain that it is the constantly growing demand for electric power ,ha, K absorbing every pound of available copper, as substitutes for the metal are being used in practically every other line.
 Sheet copper workers and cornicc- makers declare that they are using
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-01-23
KIRKLAND MAN HURT.

D C. Sinclair cx.chairmnn of the Board of Supervisors, came in Thurs day from Kirkland, to receive mcdi. cal treatment for his life knee. which was severely injured Wednesday even. ing, near his home, when he was knocked down and run over by run. away team which he tried to stop.
 He secured apartments in the Pres. colt Hotel, where an examination was made of the injured limb. which was found to be badly wrcnchcd but no bones broken.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-01-23
PHELPs.DoDoE EARNINGS.

During the past year the production of the Phelps, Dodge & Company's Ari- zona copper properties were as follows:
 Copper Queen, domestic ores, 93,2oI, 5I0; foreign, 3,2s0,3s5.
 Dcroit Copper Company, IG,9o6,34s.
 Total output. li3,3ss,252.
 The output. at II cents per pound profit, would indicate n net earning of si2, ,4jO,O0
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-01-23
Personal Mention.

ln Ross and R. q. Houston ar. |, |,rrl hrr. from Prescott yesterday |,h gasoline hoist, to be installed |. u- Eos,' mine. He will commence h .rk h.. shaft ns soon as the engine a place. Allan Ginh and James r. Clcator |feM here saturday and Sunday. Mir. |cpt i. 9 recent arrival from Ohio ,,d Mr. olltor tx the owner of very nlsailc r1im in these parts.
 f C. Roberts, who is in charge of I. J. ,oaltcr's sheep camp, was n rg'or here Tuesday md Wednesday. N,ry thought that Mir. Roberts was N, Callcr's son, but it has developed M' he s his brothcr.in.law only.
 Nr arJ Mrs. W. w. Snyder and Miss rr- snyder were Turkey visitors e Nor.day.
 lr. rpion. who has been in Hur '.r .cvcral days, returned here Nnar
 William Parker and Ted Thcising, Ig'kcy miners. were visitors here on SaAay
 Henry Doumont and William Curran Vr' sunday here.
 William Faltin is still busily engaged a'ling his ore and getting it ready ir shipment.
 Charles Everest is a recent arrival .rr Prescott.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-01-23

Don forget that you can buy q Stein.l'loch full dress or Tuxcdo suit. worth sij.OO for s33.7j. While they last. Ed Block.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-01-23
SOME FAMOUS FAKE PROMOTERS
 OF ARIZONA.

As the result of the recent arrest of Dr. Fowler, the notorious fake mining
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-01-23

W. l.. Douglas is n good shoemaker Try his shoes al Blocks.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-01-23
RUMBLE BEE
 CORRESPONDENCE
,I, pnntlcncc.

l ,.r, pondcncc.
 ',rWLl ZEE. Ariz., Jan. 17.-Mr. ,,,., n. Phoenix livcryman, pass. !, tm. lrrc Tuesday, cn route
 t..t. .i.s. nftcr n horse belong =. him. rhich was held in the lat ' ...,a. Inc failure of the rider to ., N- .,.plug there over night. IL
 .,, ,.' thc rider rented n team
 l hmm. tam Mr. Ambrose in Phoc. ], ,rI rraching New River, left :, Inf r, horses and buggy, after he al ,,.mt,I saddle. He passed ....,l i..r short time before sun. .r, o.I topped at Cordcs over ..r T,D following morning he ..,nnrd Inc horse and left the place ... Lrlffns, in the direction of b,rr .u.o when he has not been b. anI cannot be found.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-01-23

Buy a Cravenette rain coat at the sale. Ed Block.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-19

GENERAL NEWS.

James Delaney, aged 70 years, has
just left the government service a1ter
being a Letter carrier in New York city
for so years continuously.
The highest trees in the world, so
far as has been ascertaiLed. is an Aus
.ralian gum tree of the species OF eu-
calyptus reganans, which stands in
the Cape Otway range. 1t is no less
than AS feet high.
At Johnson City, Tenn, a vestibule
train collided with switch engine.
Six negroes were killed and IL per-
sons, white and black, were injured.
OF the injured. George Moore. labor
agent, and F. o. Shipe. mail clerk,
were probably fatally hurt.
James Courtney, alias, "Leadville
Jimmy" was released from San Quen-
tin, where he served six years for
killing Policeman E. c. Robinson in
Sar. Francisco. He was rearrested in
the warden's Office on a warrant accus-
ing him of the murder of Clara Eng
elhard in New York city in 1901.
The Alton, Wyo., creamery makes
$4,000 pounds of butter per month
and five carloads of cheese. The but
ter is sold in Boise in car lots. The
Alton vally is said to be one of the
most prosperous in the west The
farmers are Yearly al lengaged in the
dairy business which is quite profit
able
Government inspectors made a sud-
den descent July Is upon excursion
boats along New York's water front,
with the result that Is boats were de-
clared out of commission and were
padlocked to their docks. Several
thousand eXcursionists were disem-
barked and returned up town. To
avoid a possible repetition of the Slo-
cum horror was the object of the raid.
At Delrio. Texas, Fred Wilson, a
negro, shot Earl Smart Smart inter-
fered to protect some boys with whom
the negro had trouble, and was shot in
the head. Possess were Immediately
formed and after about an hour and
half the negro was found secre:ed
in an empty barrel under ware
house and on showing fight was i'm
mediately fired On by a posse and
killed.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-19
PORTLAND HAS A WAR SCARE IS LARGEST CROP IN YEARS
Discovers Japs in skirmisb Drill
Un0er Officer

PORTLAND, July 19.-Some rs or
100 Japanese were seen last Sunday
in a remote location about two miles
south of Currinsville, a flag station
on the Estacada branch of the Ore
gon Water company's, line about 35
miles from Portland, executing with
considerable ability a skirmish drill.
The maneuvers were conducted under
commands from one whose manner
gave to him the appearance of COM
misioned officer of the japanese army.
l. ]. Helms, a barber employed in
The Model shop at 81 Sixth street.,
with his wife was spending the day
last Sunday, near Currinsville, and
happened to wander some distance
from the railroad Into the woods. At
tracted by the sound of gruff orders
and occasional rifle shots they ven
tured further on until coming to an
opening in the timber they saw be-
tween rs and 100 japanese training
in arms.
Mr. and Mrs. Helms were not no
| ticed by the Japs and their drill was
not interrupted. Some had rifles and
others sticks which they used as rifles.
A skirmish drill was the nature Of
practice. At the command of their
| leader they would run to certain
position, fall fiat on their stomachs
and fire at target. Again the COM
mand would be given and again they
would spring up, find new position,
fall fiat and fire at the target at a
| different angle.
Others beside Mr.. Helm and his wife
saw the Japanese in that remote place
| last Sunday. Three men who were
looking for berries also ran upon the
Japs. They thought little of the cir
cumstances at the time but as they
continued to think about it the seri-
BUSINESS of the occurrence came to
them.
! 1t is thought that the Japanese are
or making ties. However. those who
live near when they heard there were
nearly a hundred Of them, We're sur
prised to learn that there were so
many Japs in that section. The
place chosen for the practice is near
the Clackamas river, far from many
habitations and a location little likely
to be easily run upoL. The training
japanese were seen about the middle
of the afternoon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-19
SEASIDE EXCITED BY
DANGERS OF QUICkSANO

SEASIDE, Ore, July 19.-Great ex-
element was caused among the peo-
pie on the beach near the mouth OF
the Necanicum river today by the team
drawing the heavy garbage wagon of
the Colonial hotel plunging into a bed
of quicksand and dragging the driver
and wagon after them.
In attempting to unload the wagon
the driver drove the team into the bed
Of quicksand, the location of which was
not known. The animals began to sink
at once and in their wild struggles
drew the wagon and driver into the
trap. In his efforts to save the team
the driver was caught in the sands but
was rescued by the people on the beach
The horses were also rescued after
having sunk almost completely out of
sight. The wagon was also hauled out
after much difficulty.