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The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04
ANOTHER KIND OF PIPE.
5ty Had Really Good Joke on u..
 pitaI Superintendent.

There is boy who is no resp.,- Of persons when he has joke th,ts. thinks must be sprung, said the surs, intendent of one of the city hospital as he passed out of the elevator h N institution. My men," he coptIpa.t look upon me as stern djscios, arian, and do not intend to h,r them change their views if I can hs. 1t. But that elevator boy will su,,| joke upon me every time the opor' tunity comes.
 His latest one made me fairly boH I was so mad. but it was no use ss, ing anything. l was walking throus our basement which consists of u ries of long tunnels. As entered on. I smelled tobacco smoke, which s |, unusual thing in my hospital. Afir, short investigation I saw one of tb plumbers at the other end of the i'm nel. I auickened my steps to catch v with him, but he entered the eleyatr and ascended to the upper stories 1 rang for the elevator to come dov,. and after it arrived I asked the Do, who he took up with him just beion. The boss plumber, sah, he answered Was he smoking7' was my next qus tion. I-I dunno, sah; but he--he hd a pipe in his hand, that black rascs said. Thinking that had caught ths offender with the goods on him. got of at the fifth floor and soon iounl my man. Yes, he had pipe in hi hand. but it was three feet Of led pipe. Philadelphia Record.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04
Polk @ County
 News Items
BoULDERs FROM ROCKY

The tax collector is with us this week.
 Nun Allen visited at Hatfield last week.
 Irwin Hamby came up from Bulger Sunday.
 H. F. Naler left Monday on business trip to Waco, Tex.
 Dr. and Mrs. R. T. Connally went to Muse, I. T., Saturday.
 Sam Rind says he had a spler- did time on his trip to Galveston. Miss Bessie Jones ot Horatio is visiting at the home of J. H.. Naler.
 Mrs. N. c. Turner is :visiting her daughter, Mrs. M. Low.her, at Rust.
 Joe Turner is able to be out again after being confined to his bed for several months.
 One of MT. and Mrs. Ruben Crawford's children fell and cut it's face badly on piece of glass, one day this week.
 We are pleased to see so many spicy items from over the county. And 1 am sure our editors are much pleased, too. My experi- ence as a correspondent has taught me many things, and one of them is everything that man writes don't go into the paper. Now let us give only news that will be of general interest and our editors won't have so much "cutting out" to do.
 Guess Who
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04
WIcKES ITEMS.

Mrs. Walter Bunch is on the sick list.
 Some of the farmers are busy laying by their crops this week.
 Mrs. John Daniel went to Jans- sen Monday for medical treat meut.
 The Rev. Dr. Rollins and wife visited their daughter, Mrs. C.. G. Tunnel Sunday.
 The Rev. G. w. Ward began a a few days meeting at Wickes Sunday, June 30. Brother Ward expects to go from here to Red- water, Tex, to hold a. meeting.
 Rev. L. H. Daniel and family, Rev. c. w. Ward and son, Char lie, Misses Susie and Lula Cooper and Roy Plymell of near Hatton, were visitors at the home of Eli Daniel and family Sunday.
 The Fresh Air Society of Tex arkana has rentel Mir. Lebow's place on Rolling Fork west of Wickes, and expects to bring a number of young children from Texarkana in few days.
 Mrs. Wade Sater6eld left Saturday tor Pope county, where she goes to join her husband, who left her some time ago and was thought to have been mur- dered.
 Papa's Dauphter.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04
Children's Day at Cherry Hill July IA.

Children's Day at Cherry Hill July IA. 9:S0 Sunday School. 10'30 Service.
 ll:00 Lecture to children by w. k. Anderson.
 Dinner on ground.
 l:30 March by school. Song and prayer by superin- tendent.
 Lecture to old folks by w. E. Anderson.
 Song aud recitations by little people.
 Song by choir.
 Song and recitation by junior class.
 Song by choir. Song and recitation by inter mediate class.
 Song by choir. Song and recitation by senior class.
 Song by choir. Song by congregation. Benediction.
 Rev. w. E. Justice, P. c.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04
INK DOTS.

A few of the young folks at tended services at New Hope Sunday.
 James Quinn came in the other dsy from the Territory to visi' homefolks.
 Porter Templeton came in from McComb, Okla, Sunday to visit his parents.
 Mrs. Matte Rolling spent part of last week with her sister, Mrs. Lou Self of near Acorn.
 l.. N. Whisenhunt of neal Acorn was a guest at the home of J. k. Chambers Sunday.
 The sheriff's posse which was in this section on hunt of the Garden boys became discouraged and went home.
 May and Holder Hudgins oi Mena returned home last week after a visit of several days in this section.
 Some of the farmers think tn e wind and rain which visited this section Wednesday saved them a weeks work, as it laid their corn by for them.
 George Remedy and wife oi npa- Tal;hina T. T. have heeu visiting at the home of w. H, Robinson's the past few days MT. Remedy is brother of Mrs. Robinson.
 Mrs. Frank Wimberley left fol her home near Maud, Okla, after spending some time with hel parents, Mir. and Mrs. s. K Wood, and other relatives in thi: section.
 Betsy.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04
CONFEDERATE REUNION.
Sevier County Veterans to Hold Tenth
 Annual Reunion in August.

The Confederate Veterans of Sevier county, will hold their tenth annual reunion on their camp ground on the banks of the historic Cossatot river, August 20, 21. P and g. This will be one of the largest gatherings of Confederate veterans ever held Tn Southwest Arkansas. This beau tiful camp ground is located eight miles east of De Queen and four miles west of Lockesburg on the De Queen & Lockesburg road at the steel bridge on the Cossatot, one and one-half miles from Ge- neva, On the De Queen X Eastern Railroad, where all trains will be met with conveyances to take all visitors to the grounds. The vet erans have ten acres of camb ground in beau .iful grove and well shaded, surrounded by good camping ground for those who wish to camp. Will have plenty of attractions and good water.
 Remember that in a very few years that the Confederate veter- aus will be thing of the past, 30 core out and hear them tell their tales of starvation hard marches and battles fought to maintain the flag that was furled ID defeat, but not in dishouor.
 For further information about the reunion, address,
 J. M. White,
 Lockesburg, Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04
BIO FORK ITEMS.

Crops are looking much better since the rains.
 c. A. Bates was with his best friend, Miss Victor Roberts, Sun day.
 Messrs. Guilford, Little and Bates attended church at lower Big Fork Sunday.
 Miss Ozie Ringold has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Tom Rials, for some time.
 There were quite a number of people from Board Camp attended church at lower Big Fork Sunday. The c. M. A. boys will soon be doing good work on Big Fork. They say they are going to lead the county.
 The Banty.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

spent Sunday with his parents. Drexyle, the little son of MT. a nd Mrs. H. A. Turner, is re- ported quite sick.
 James and John Maloney of Hatfield attended the l. o. o. K. lodge here Saturday night. Mir. and Mrs. c. M. HarkeJ and MT. and Mrs. F. l.. Mitchell gre preparing 10 spend the 4th or Mountain Fork fishing and hunt ing.
 Lilac.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04
Notice 10 Farmers Union Members

The next regular meeting of the Polk County Farmers' Uniou will be held al Ozark school house the third Wednesday in July, the 17th inst. Every local should be fully represented. The annual election of officers and other important business will be transacted. Good speakers will be there and all union members are invited.
 J. N. Wilcox, Secretary.
 iiee, Wood President,
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04
JANSSEN JOTTINOS.

' about.
 Mr. Gottferd and bride have gone to housekeeping.
 A new sidewalk is being laid in front of the postoffice.
 The strawberries continue in plenty and are luscious and large. A terrific rain fell here Sunday morning between ? o'clock and daylight.
 Grandma Bradley of Avants, will spend the 9th with her son and daug inter in Janssen.
 Miss Clare Hobson visited Ter sister. Mrs. Pattie Walker, at the Jansen hotel last week.
 Postmaster Harkey of Hattou was the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Andrew Bradley, Sunday. Mrs. Bailey aud daughter. Miss Virgie, of Mena, were recent visitors in the Henry Cecil home. Mesdames Brooks and Green left this morning to visit their children at Foreman, Little River county.
 The Jansseu excursionists to Galveston are loud in their praise of the trip and the magnificent sights in the Gulf city.
 The Rev. Mir. Abernathy has improved his home on the bill in South Janssen. It makes a pret. ty picture in it's picturesque loca. ton.
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The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04
The Holmes Trial.

Washington, June 25.--The tr's' " Edwin S. Holmes. former assoc'', :, statistician of the department ' agriculture, on the charge Of a'us ing the secret information ot 'hs 7. partment was resumed in the ei'I z nal court Monday with Dr. v V Clark. present associate statis''''' on the stand.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04
Wanted an under.t,nsln.

You have alienated my wife's as rections, said the visitor and there was glint in his eye. And said the man addressed, with a covert sheer, you propose to seek fnancia, saive! salve nothing" replied th, visitor T came merely to offer sym
 pathy and to remark that if my bom. 's proSen up the bull pup is my her. get 1t" 'Ou TUT
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04
Assimilation.

Your country has wonderful pow. CTS of assimilation. truly" Wonder iui. Nothing like it. Take the rawest foreigners that come here and war. rant you they will have indigestion or good start toward it in the second generation, and in the third will be living as far beyond their means as many to the manor born Yes, sir. whatever the material, We work it an"
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04
keeping a set of books during va cation.

keeping set of books during va cation.
 The Rev. T. o. Owens, presid- iup elder of the Texarkana dis- trict of the M. E. Church. South who, with his family have been in the city for several days, lett Tuesday for Bogg Springs. The quarterly conference was held Monday night at the church here.
 Mir. H. Fred Snider of Okla homa, has bought au interest D the Southern Realty company ana has also purchased considerable property in and around Mena; Mir. Snider has visited several .'springs" and health resorts Tn the last five years but was not re- lived until he came to Meua, ana lis very enthusiastic in regard to Polk county water and air.
 "Uucie" Jack Davis was hoo0l- l ing around on one foot Saturday ss a result of battle with field irake. "Uncle" Jack was work | ing with the rake last Friday and got one foot on the lever just as his right foot came into con- tact with the jaws of the machine and the lever was not released until his foot had been badly bruised.
 Mrs. A. w. St. John and k. k. lSt. John and ia mily left Tues day for California. The party
 will go through Colorado and by S alt Lake City, Utah. Mrs. A. i w. St. John will visit in Los An geles for period and MT. K. K. St. John and wife will stop in Clio, Cal at the home ot MT. and Mrs. E. M. Green, we'll known former residents of Mena, return ing to Mena in six or eight weeks, Mrs. A. w. St. John expects to remain in California until the middle of September.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04
Trolley Cars Collide.

North Attleboro, Mass, June ~ Metorman James Harding was ia'. M ly and nine others more or less ',,'s,, s@ ously hurt Monday in eo'''''' between two electric cars, on' ' them we'll filled with passens.'. s. The accident happened on 2 .m M. between North Attlsboro ana boro Center.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04
Change in Business of Chambers Bros.

Change in Business of Chambers Bros. 1 have bought out the interest ot J E.. Chambers in the business at Ink. and will pay all bills and request that all persons indebted to the firm call and settle their accounts with me at once. Re- spectfully yours,
 H. E. Chambers. Ink, Ark, July 3, 1907. 2t
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

Dr. Cochran has coaxed his automobile into action again and IS astonishing the natives around town. pr. Cochran says that his auto IS good stopper"
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04
Cut.

II no one wants to buy the 3 buildings l have had advertised I will sell one or two of them on same terms.
 John H. Hamilton. l02 d X W If
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

A. J. Fritz and Wm. Spears in drove iu from Slatington last week with a load of slate to be shipped over the Kansas City Southern from this point.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04
The Old ouss,ls,.

say. II you put sll your money into ou'iaihk 2 house" eRes2a And an ssHpaHaka cane aloHg ssd shook tLs haaSs asss'g ifyWfq W 9Weu.an's 'ssl l.' gaai Np"sss '
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04
LAYTON NEWS.

HepEY Ruth of De Quincy, La., js vlaltIhg bnmpfolkS. W. IcsateA ef h'ssdslpbis
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

Tax Assessor w. l.. Parker left on the Traveller for Rich Mountain.
 l.. P. Purvis of Silver Center transacted business in Mena Thursday.
 Miss Mollie Gam is up from Rust visiting at the home of Oscar Thacker.
 Henry Lawrence of Big Fork was attending t. business affairs in Mena Wednesday. Geo. Slatou, editor ofthe Black Springs News, was here this week looking after business matters. | w. A. Sims, merchant of Boles, was in Mena last week trad nig with the wholesale merchants. Houston Johnson of Hatfield, timber buyer for the Vandervoort Lumber Company spent Friday in Mena.
 Bring in your coupons at once. We have just opened a fine line of premium goods. Lochridge Dry Goods Co.
 l....Mrs. Chas. Wade of South Mo- Alister, 1. T., is visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. H. Hollar of this city.
 l Dr. K. s. Littleton and Mrs. Joe Wells of Dyer, Ark, are in the city visiting Dr. Littleton's nephew, J. D. Kiefer.
 Mrs. Bertie Runion and her brother, Issac Parish, came up from Amity Tuesday and will visit their parents at 1nk. | ]. w. Neighbors, deputy con- stable of White township, was in Mena this week making his re- ports 10 the county court. | s. s. Baker, who recently pur- chased the Caldwell property on the South Side, is improving same in a very substantial manner. l J. M. Ashford of Waldron is visiting his son, w. T. Ashford, of Mena. He is on his way to New Mexico, where he will visit a daughter.
 l w. w. Roberts of Big Cedar, | l. T., was caller at the office of The Star last week. He reports corn prospects good, but cotton very poor Tn his section. 1 w. E. Murray of Divers Chapel says that he has lost many good uubbins during the recent rains. All grown into big ears"
 l Mrs. O'Barr and little daughter arrived last week from Birming- ham, Ala, to spend portion of the summer visiting her father. Dr. w. c. Vandiver.
 | E. D. Stephison is iu Mena with a train of wagons, and will purchase stock of groceries here. The goods will be retailed in a new store at Sims, Ark.
 D. c. Joplin and C.. T. Leming came up from near Hatfield with hogs for the Mena market. They say fair rains will make a good corn crop in their section.
 Conductor w. H. Tobin is up from Shreveport on business. Mrs. Tobin and the children ex. pect to come up soon 10 spend a portion of the summer in Mena.
 A revival meeting is to be held at the church in Halls addition. beginning on July 6 and continu- ing over Sunday. The Rev. Chas. Draper will preside. All are well come.
 | Robert Edwards of South Mena received a telephone message last Friday to the effect that his sister, the wife of the Rev. T. J. Bates of Big Fork, was seriously ill aud that his presence urgently requested.
 Elder William Shelton was in attendance at the meeting of the Ouachtta Association of the Bap- tist church in this city last week and was caller al the office of The Star.
 Mrs. w. F. Mullikeu, who lives near Ink, sent to the office ot The Star beautiful blossom from the Philo cactus, measuring sevsu inches across. It is a beautiful
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

buildings erected here in l9o5 and earlier and is property own CT even when out of the state tor years.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

Mr. U. Moslev, who has been at Ashdown for several days, has returned home and reports that the cotton iu that section IS look ing fine and thae IS plenty of labor to care for the crop.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

Mir. Jack Tansy and wife came to Mena Sunday from Ada, ]. T.. and will remain here the Fsst of the year. MF. TsnsJ laid tbe greater pa9l q iAe hfIes pe lAs
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

Mrs. T. R. Jones of Rich Moun- tain is in Mena seeking a suitable house into which she will move her family. Mr. Jones recently bought an interest in the Mena Ice & Cold Storage Company's plant.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

Elder William Shelton was in attendance at the meeting of the Ouachita Association of the Bap- tist church in this city last week and was caller al the office of The Star.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

The suit of Mrs. Bertie Beau champ vs. Walter Beauchamp was tried last Friday and de- cree in favor of the plaintiff entered in the docket. The de- fendant was ordered to pay the sum of $l0 each month for the maintenance of the one child.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

w. T. Bradbury and wife left Wednesday for an eight or ten day pleasure tour to Mineral Wells, Fort Worth and other Texas points. Mir. Bradbury has many friends in Texas. as in Arr kansas and his Mena friends will he glad to hear that his absence is only temporary.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

Mrs. w. F. Mullikeu, who lives near Ink, sent to the office of The Star a beautiful blossom from the Philo cactus, measuring sevsu inches across. It is beautiful crimson in color and the plant is said to be a prolific bloomer.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

Lon Golf commenced work on 15O feet of concrete walk on South Mena street Tuesday. The walk extends from the Harrison blacksmith shop to the Dickson hotel.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

Robert Edwards of South Mena received a telephone message last Friday to the effect that his sister, the wife of the Rev. T. J Bates of Big Fork, was seriously ill aud that his presence urgently requested.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

Dave l.. Burnett is making arrangements to open a feed store in the Hopper building on South Mena Street. The proprietor expects to begin busi' ness early this week.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

Mir. and Mrs. w. E. Holt and little daughter left on the Sum- day morning train tor Washing ton, Ark, to visit at the home of Mir. Holt's father. They were joined at Japssen by MT. Holt's brother. The occasion of going is the family's yearly reunion.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

A revival meeting is to be held at the church in Halls addition. beginning on July 6 and coutinu- ing over Sunday. The Rev. Chas. Draper will preside. All are well come.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

Mir. J. w. Lively has received word from Karnack, Tex, to the effect that Mrs. A. P. Hope, a we'll known former resident of Mens, died at that place of ty- phoid fever. Mrs. Hope has a large circle of acquaintances and many friends here who will be deeply grieved to hear of her de- mise.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

Conductor w. H. Tobin is up from Shreveport on business. Mrs. Tobin and the children ex- pect to come up soon to spend portion of the summer in Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

Mrs. O'Barr and little daughter arrived last week from Birming- ham, Ala, to spend a portion of the summer visiting her father, Dr. w. c. Vandiver.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

w. E. Murray of Divers Chapel says that he has lost many good nubbins during the recent rains. "All grown into big ears."
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

E.. D. Stephison is iu Mena with train of wagons, and will purchase stock of groceries here. The goods will be retailed in a new store at Sims, Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

D. c. Joplin and c. T. Leming came up from near Hatfield with hogs for the Mena market. They say fair rains will make a good corn crop in their section.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04
News Notes and Personals
Tax Assessor Parker drove up from Rocky Monday night.

o. barrymore came up from Sims, Ark, on business trip.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

Henry Finger, manager of the Vandervoort Lumber mills of Vandervoort, I. IT., arrived in
 Mena Friday to spend a day visiting friends and contracting business, returning Saturday af- ternoon. He was the guest of Fred Wigstrand while in the city.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

v of about two weeks m Mena. Mir. Hough says that Mena should become as famed for good water, fine climate and her artistic homes as kentucky for beautiful women, fine horses aud whisky.
 Clint Kelly and Ben Dotsou, the Cyclone store burglars were released on bond Saturday even- ing. MT. J. B. Littlejohn and Mrs J. s. England signed Clent Kslly's bond and Mr. w. N. Mar tin and A. 0. Briggs went on Ben Dotson's bond. Each was for $l50 which will be forfeited should the boys fail to show up at the September term of the Circuit Court.
 T. D. Smith and ]. o. Hum- phrey came up from De Queen Sunday to attend the Mena Busi. ness college. MT. Humphrey lost both his arms above the elbow when he was six years old and at tracts great deal of attention by the skill with which he writes, eats and. .haudles various articles with theIstub of his left arm. He IS to take a bookkeeping course at the college aud has demoH. stFatsd hla ability n this lIne hYI 'ssehlnE school N ns Qasan ssIi1
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-04

A Plymouth Rock egg, weigh ing 3 IA ounces and measuring 6 1-2 inches in circumference has been offered by Pope Bros. as a claimant for the Polk county blue ribbon as the largest hen egg.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-14
AFTER YEARS OF DELAYS.
Case of John S. wilkins Against Brock
and ROselle, osteopaths.

Burlington, March H.. The malprac-
tice case Of John s. watkins, admins
TRAITOR Va. w. WI Brock and r. X. Ros.
ellie, which has been postponed from
term TO term for the last seven years,
at last has come to trial before the
Chittenden county court, opening yester
day.
In his statement v. A. Bnllard conn
sci for the plaintiff. said that he would
show that Lucia wilkins, for whose
death damages of $4,000 arc sought,
went to the defendants, who are oste-
opaths, for treatment in 1893. and that
her death, which followed soon after,
was induced by osteOpathie treatment.
Attorney i. NJ. Harvey for the de-
Tense said that his side would show that
Mrs. Wilkins had suffered from partial
paralysis since 1891, and that her con-
dition was no worse after receiving treat
ment from the defendants, also that
there IS nothing mysterious in osteo-
pathy.
Henry Towne of Montpelier testified
as to the nervous condition Of Mrs. viii
kins in 1898. and Wilfred Phelps told
OF her good health up to the time Of
decline in 1898.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-14
FLOOD WORST
SINCE 1884
Already Four Fatalities Have
Been Reported
CLIMBED TREE FOR SAFETY
Water Carried Them Away--The Monon-
gahela River Is Rising at the Rate
of Seven Inches an Hour
Property Loss Is Heavy.

Pittsbuvg. March 14.--Four fatalities
have already been reported from the
floods which promise 70 surpass the
freshet Of 1854. For miles along the
river above the city, business is at a
standstill and one hundred families are
fleeing from their homes The four men
who are reported dead had climbed q
tree for safety, when they were carried
away.
The Monogahela Is rising seven inches
an hour. The Allegheny Is also rising
rapidly. A great part of the many
towns in the Monongaheia valley are sub.
merged and many persons narrowly es-
capped with their lives. The damage il
heavy.
Easements have been flooded, destroy,
ing thousands of dollars worth Of per-
ishable goods; residents in the flood dis
tricts were rescued from their homes
in skiffs, and thousands Of men are idle,
owing to the suspension Of work in the
coal mines along the rivers.