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The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
FIVE YEARS TO REFLECT.
hot Springs Bank Clerk Who Stole Ten
 Thousand Dollars Sentenced

Little Rock, Oct. 26.-Indic,ea Tor embezzlemeut by the Federal grand jury, Wesley G. Parker entered plea of guilty and was sentenced to five years in the peniteutiary at Atlanta.
 Young Parker was a clerL ,n the National bank ol dot Sprinys anu over year ago was sent rom the bank to the exnrass omce, carrying $10,0O0 in chr. rency with instructions to send So'ooo to the Exchange National bank aud the other $5, 900 to the German National bank here. Tn. stead, Parker took the money and absconded.
 Sons Crime Broke Fathers Heart.
 D. F. B Parker, father of Wesley Parker, embezzline bank cashier of this city and who was today sent up for five years a, Little Rock, is dying. The last meeting between father and son yesterday was very affecting. The sons crime broke the fathers heart.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
New K. P. Lodge at Ashdown.

A new K. P. lodge was in' stituted at Ashdown "Wednesday night and a class of twenty-five were initiated into the mys- teries of the order. Members of ,he lodge of this city, De Queen and Texarkana were in atteuu- ance and at the conclusion of the initiation a fue supper was served. Those who attended a; from this place are: w; T. Brad bury, I. M. Davis, the Rev; " ;. E R , Montgomery, A. L. Graham, H. II ~ Huston, Dr. c. G. Huston, F. w Hamilton, F. M. Jones, c. B' Kirk. George pettitt, Jesse Nose ley.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
BRUTAL NEGRO
 HIGHW MAN
Four Men Held Up and Two Probably Fatally Shot by Black Mau-Posse Working Hard to Capture
 the Highwayman.

Newport, Oct. 26.-A murder. ous negro highwayman has made hls appearance in the vicinity of Newport, and, after shooting aud rob6iug two men and robbing two other men, escaped. Posses have been organized and if the negro IS caught lynching will surely follow.
 The first robbery took place Thursday evening about a mile from Newport, and Ed Robinett was the victim. Robinett was riding to his home at Diaz when the negro suddenly appeared in the road, and pointing a pistol at him, ordered him to hold up his hands. Before Robinett could comply with the command, tue high wayman fired and the bullet struck him in the breast. He fell from his horse and the negro, after taking his watch and money, mounted the horse and rode away.
 The thief showed his brutality, not only by shooting Robinett, but by the fact that he left the wounded man to die in the road where he had fallen. The bullet passed through one of Robinett's lungs, but, desperately wounded as he was, he managed to crawl to house several hundred yards distance, where he was given aid and later taken to his home. Pneumonia has set in and Robin ett's condition is considered very dangerous.
 The next victim of the high waymau was negro, Ed Pegg, who encountered the thief on the outskirts of Newport. Pegg had $50 and bottle of whisky and negro took both and rode away.
 This evening the negro en- countered near Montooth's store, Constable Stone and Major Harris both of whom live near Elmo in Independence county. They were in Constable Stones buggy. The thief ordered them to throw up their hands, but Major Harris showed fight and immediately the thief began to shoot He fired three times, one of the bullets striking the major on the head, another in one of his arms and still another in a shoulder. After the shooting, the negro robbed the two men and escaped, taking with him Constable Stones horse.
 Later-Ed Robinett of Diaz, the first of the four victims of the negro highwayman, died this morning and the funeral was held this afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
HIS AFFINITY" CAUSED TROUBLE
Man Who Takes Another's Wife Gets
 Badly Dealt With.

Conway, Oct. 2S.-Informa tior reached here Saturday night about midnight that Dr. M. c. Burkett had been killed at his home near Cato, Is miles from Conway, and Sheriff Brady and deputies and Coroner Pence Jeff immediately for the scene of the crime.
 Sheriff Brady returned Sunday night with the wife of Dr. Burk- kett, to whom suspicion points as one of the guilty parties and Deputy Sheriff Johnson and Coroner Pence returned with Dr. Burkett's stepson, who is thought to be one of the assail. ants. Dr. Burkett was not dead but was seriously wounded and was sent to an infirmary in Little Rock for treatment and it is thought with proper attention he may recover.
 Some years ago Dr. Burkett be. came enamored of the wife of a mau named Glover near Green brier and took her and later Glover took Burkett's wife aud when he became dissatisfied, Burkett gave Glover two sides ol meat, a sack of flour and comfort to even things up, so reports go,
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
ACCIDENTLY KILLED HIS WIFE.
Returned From Church Entertainment
 When Pistol Fell From Pocket.

England, Oct. 26. Jesse Poor' living near Tom berlin, about 2 miles southeast of Euglaud, acci- deutly shot his wife last night and sine died almost immediately.
 He and his wife had attended a lecture given at the Methodist church at Tomberlin, and on re- turning home he accidentally dropped a revolver out of his pocket, which on striking the floor. was discharged, the bullet striking his wife in the abdomen causing almost instant death.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
A CARLOAD OF BUGGIES.
W. E. Watkins & Bro. Selling Many of
 the Anchor and John Deere Makes

w. E. Watkins & Bro. have just unloaded a carload of the well known Anchor and John Deere make of buggies and are especially desirous of having their friends examine these vehicles and ask for prices.
 Among them will be found an amazingly good buggy at $50 and then there are some of the finest manufactured at $l35--in fact a good many kinds andlprices that are right for each.
 And there's a big store full ot other things for home and farm.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
SOLD STRAWBERRIES 4 MONTHS
R. R. York Had the Fruit for Easter
 Sunday and Still Enjoys It.

Mrs. K. K. York broug ht to the office of the Star Monday a box of luscious, red ripe straw berries, grown just southwest of Meua.
 Mrs. York states that they picked their first strawberries on Easter Sunday and at no time since have they been without them for their own table, and that for four consecutive months they picked and marketed straw berries from their patch.
 The land was new, being plowed, stumps grubbed out and put in good condition before planting last year.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department Of Interior, Land office {
 Ca nahan 4 rk AnfalAar oi Ioar

Department or Interior. Land Office nt
 Camden, Ark, October 2f, 1907. Notice is hereby given that Henry F. Brinkley, of Eagleton, Ark, has filed notice Of his intention to make final five-year proof In support of his claim, viz. Homestead Entry No. 2S034, made september :, 1904. for the N. 54 N. w. "a and N. w. l N. F. l{, See II, and $. W.4 s, F. i4, Sec. ?, Township S. Range 3l w., and that said proof will be made before Circuit Clerk Of Polk County, at Mena, Ark, on December g, 1907.
 He names tho following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cnitiva ton of, the land, viz:
 James Williams, Andrew J. Boran, Frank Alstatt, John Blaloek, all Of Eagleton, Ark.
 II. G. Frledhein, Register. Oct. 8i.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31

The remains of Mrs. J. H. Barber, who died at Talihina, l. r., Sunday morning, arrived n this city Sunday night and Monday were taken to Rocky Tor lnterment. The remains were accompanied by Mir. Barber and four children and Mrs. J. c. Sam daers. Mir. Barber and family formerly lived in this county, their home being near Rocky, moving to Talihina about four year ago. Mrs. Barber was a sls- ter to Lee Cole of Wickes and James Cole of Cherry Hill.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
Driving and Riding Horse for Sale.

Will sell an excellent horse for driving or riding purposes; cheap if taken soon. Inquire at Star
 office. w
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
CHARGED WITH
 HORSE STEALING
A We'll Known Mena Boy With Bad Reputation Wanted in Texas on a Very Grave Charge-Ar-
 rested Sunday Night.

Elz1e Saxton, better known as Landes, was arrested iu this city Sunday night by Deputy Sheriff John Bratchcr and placed in the county jail, where he is being held for the arrival of officers from Texarkana who want him on charge of horse stealing ia Bowie county, Tex.
 It will be remembered that young .Landes was arrested in this city last spring on charge of burglarizing store and placed in jail, where he remained only short time, making his escape.
 Shortly afterward he was arrested and brought back to Mena and placed in jail, where he remained few days and was released. He then went back to Texarkaua and after remaining there a short time he was arrested and convicted for stealing gun. Not having the money 10 pay his fine he hired out to a farmer to work it out. He soon grew tired of his job aud one night dis appeared, taking with him 1t IS said, horse and saddle beloug- ing to the farmer.
 Several weeks ago Deputy Sheriff Bratcher received letter from an officer in Bowie county asking him to be on the lookout for the boy and last night MT. Bratcher run across the young man on the streets and placed him under arrest. The Bowie county officials were notified of his arrest.
 The boy is about IS years old and son of Mrs. Saxton of this city.
 Elzie Landes, who was arrest ed in this city Sunday right by Deputy Sheriff John Bratcher and placed in the county jail, wanted on charge of horse stealing in Bowie county, Texas, was released from custody Tues day morning.
 The reason given for releasing young Landes was that tho bonds men of the young man refused to pay the expenses of an officer to come after him.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31

c. s. Roberts, who lives in the west part of town, has an inn mense tomatoe vine in his garden heavily loaded with green toma- toes and from which he has been picking ripe ones since early sum- mer. The plant came as a volunteer, and is now very large, no stalks having died during the long season.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31

While speaking of the prolific soil, etc., ot Polk county, Oscar Cooper. foreman of The Star, re- ports that his family COW has oiyen birth to twin calves, both being robust and healthy.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31

and bring it with you to our store and we will gladly show you the Shoes priced here.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15

OF all the perils that overhang the
Nantucket Shoals lightship's crew,
however, the direst Is that of acting
as life savers in a case where a vessel
has gone on the shoals or foundered
in the sea within sight. But it's a
peril which these brave seamen never
finch from.
The lives of these men aboard this
particular lightship are considered by
Uncle Sam to be of such Importance
that the crew Is not obliged to leave
the vessel, even in order to save life,
but it has never happened that these
men have allowed shipwrecked sailor
or crew to go unaided.
Without the two great octagonai
copper framed lights, each weighing a
ton, which every night of the year dur
ing fair weather and storms cast their
beacon-like rays from the masts of this
lightship for the benefit of the thous-
ands of vessels sailing outside Nan
tucket Island this part of the coast
would be avoided as were the Scylla
and Charybdis of old.
AS it is, 500 vessels have been
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
Crocodiies and the Cure.

One does not usually connect croco-
dies with a health resort-rather the
reverse-but the creatures are quite a
feature of the Indian bathing place of
Manghapir, about nine miles from Ka-
rachl. This town is a place of pilgrim
age for pious Hindoos, but it is chiefly
famous for the value of its waters in
the cure Of the dread scourge of lep-
rosy. The waters are hot, and more
than so per cent of the sufferers who
battle there annually, it is said, are
cured. The crocodiles are rather note
worthy in that they live in the hot
water. APPARENTLY suffering no incon-
venience from its temperature or medi-
cinal qualities.-Wide World Maya
zinc
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
CRASH SPREADS TERROR
PENSY FREIGHT LOCOMOTIVE
BURSTS WHILE UNDER WAY.
Three Killed, Many Fires Set, Several In
jured and Other Damage Done in
Metuchen, N. J.

METCCHEN, \. j., March 11.--Threc
men were killed and others hurt, and this
city was shaken and threatened with
many fires early today when boiler of
a locomotive on the Pennsylvania rail
way exploded while drawing freight
train through town. William j. SiSher,
engineer, of Philadelphia. and 5. {.
Smith. brakeman, Trenton, \. j.. and
w. IL. FritSche fireman, were killed.
The train was passing through under
good Roadway when. just opposite the
railway station, the boiler exploded. Por-
tons Of the boiler were blown two blocks
away and tore through buildings. The
dead were found 100 yards from the
railway tracks. Many Of the freight
cars We're piled in heap. They caught
lire, but the blaze was soon cNtinguished-
y portion of the locomotive was blown
into HahnS drugstore, two blocks from
the track. and another piece of steel en-
tered McCutchcou's pharmacy. Both
stores were set on fire simultaneously,
but i'll neither case was there any serious
loss.
Miss Daisy Martin. telephone operator
in the railway station, was thrown from
her chair by the explosion and slightly
injured. The building caught tire but
was not destroyed.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15

and days the bell which was used
aboard the old ship there was kept
ringing at two-minute intervals, with
the result that when the fog had lifted
and the noise ceased, the men were
unable TO sleep for the first night on
account of the unaccuStomed silence.
But there is still another danger be-
sides that of being run down When
the winter storms of the Atlantic sweep
across the shoals, tossing the lightship
like q shuttlecock and burying her
athwartShips, these men aboard, cling
ing in their hunks between decks or
standing watch through the bitter cold
hours Of the night in the lee of the
oak bulwarks, indifferently sheltered
from the icy sleet and spray, know
not at what moment the great anchor
chain may part under the lunges of
the rolling vessel and set them adrift
in the inky darkness in a battle for
life
Twenty four times the Nantucket
lightship has parted her chains, usually
in the heart of the bittereSt winter
gales, and been swept to sea. Only a
year ago vessel and crew thus adrift
from moorings were given up for lost
Once during the period of the old sail
ing lightships maintenance the vessel
was fourteen days in picking her way
back to port after having been driven
far to sea.
Pots and kettles in the cooks room
are always dashed to the stove and the
walls to prevent them from flying
about under the stress Of the rolling
ship. Each member of the crew when
he sits down TO the little mess table
below decks has his coffee cup and his
tin plate securely held in place by a
number Of pegs set in the table. Some
times even then the coffee goes flying
into the plumduff or the scouse (made
of salt horse" potatoes and parsnips)
and the pork jumps into the molasses
Because during heavy gales water
washes over decks in a clean sweep.
the portfolios of the berth deck and
cabins which are below decks are never
opened.
Sometimes the rolling of the ship is
such as to render seasick even those
tried old nghtship salts, many Of whom
have spent years whaling and grown
accustomed to the crows nest, a
masthead lookout, where the pitching
and rolling of ship is most notice
able. In fact, NAL de mer Is very
common ON board the lightship.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
NEW IDEA OF CONSUMPTION
London Doctor Says the Disease Is
Primarily Derived From Cattle.

London Doctor Says the Disease Ia
Primarily Derived From Cattle.
A London physician, Dr. w. Picket
Turner, who has made a first-hand
study of the disease for many years,
advances the theory that the medical
world is attacking the problem of con-
sumption by an utterly false route.
His view, briefly stated, is that tub
erculosis is an animal disease primar-
lily derived in all cases, from cattle.
1t belongs, he says, to the mycotic
group of diseases, diseases in which
the original source of infection is a
plant. Bovine cattle derive tubercu-
losis from timothy and other allied
grasses by natural affinity.
Man acquires the disease by inges-
ton or incubation, never by inhaIa-
ton. 1t is not hereditary; neither is
there any predisposition to it in the
individual The bacillus in state of
nature is saprophvte, feeding on decay
Of the vegetable world. But the baciI-
lus becomes pathogenic-cap of
causing disease-in cattle when they
are deprived of actinism or the prop
erty of the chemical rays in sunlight.
1t would, if all this be true, become
reasonable to assume that by restoring
actinism to cattle the bacillus would
again become a saprohpyte, in which
case consumption would be extirpated,
Current Literature.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
NEW BOOK HITS SOCIETY.
Brand Whit1ock in "The Turn of the Bal
ance" Paints Upper and Under
World

TOLEDO, O., March 11.-Brand
Whitlocks new book, The Turn of the
Balance" brings a terrible indictment
against the state and the society of the
world we live in. Nothing is spared.
The book is relentIess-and hopeless
There is nc detail absent. The horrors
of our criminals and our prison systems
ere laid bare; the relations between the
pie: the relations between the law break
er and the politician; the hypocrisy of
the modern church and its institutions;
the seIfishness and senselesSness of mod
ern charitable society, and finally the
petty and sinister and very otter Grim
inal workings OF the law in the courts
of ..iustice.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
WEYERHOUSER Is LOST.
Lumber King Missing in San Francisco
Under Mysterious Circumstances
Went West to Inspect Forests.

Los ANGELES. Cal, March IL
Frederick Weyerhauser, the timber king,
who is said to tower away above Rookie
Teller in wealth, is lost somewhere be-
tween Santa Barbara and Los Angeles.
He passed through San Francisco incog
and is known TO have passed through
Santa Barbara bound for Los Angeles
about noon Friday.
The Southern Pacific officials have
been appealed to, every trainman has
been notified to look out, and every oper-
ator has been given instructions to notify
headuuarters of any trace of the missing
The Millionaire is 73 years old and his
disappearance may be purpOseful one
at any rate he has caused much alarm
here. When Weyerhauser left Mime
apolis some weeks ago it was with the
intention of inspecting his forests in the
west.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
POSTAL ORGANIZER OUT.
Department to Dismiss Clerk Who Has
Started New Union-Personal
Complaint Cause.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March IL
Confirmation was given at the postofiice
department today to dispatch from
San Francisco stating that Hugh NJ.
Shaug, railway postal clerk, who has
figured conspicuously in the organization
of the Brotherhood of Railway Postal
Clerks, a new organization, has been
given three days to show why he should
not be dismissed. 1t was said, how
ever, that the charges upon which this
action was based include disobedicnce of
orders and the stirring up of discomfort
among the clerks. 1t is said that the
department is dealing with Shaug as an
individual because he presented ply
sician's certificate of illness and spent
thirty days in soliciting financial contri-
buttons to influence legislation.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
CIRCULATION RULE HOLDS
Treasury to Require Banks to Retire
at Least $3,Oo0,0OO Monthly
More Under New Law

WASHINGTON, D. c.. March Ii
Attention is called to the treasury circu
lar of October -, 1906, which authorized
national banks having government de-
posts to substitute approved state and
municipal bonds for the governments to
the amount of $1SO00,O0O, provided the
governments were used as a basis for
increased circulation, and provided this
increased circulation should be reduced
S3.OOO,O00 a month beginning March 1,
1907.
In view of the act passed by the last
Congress which increased the amount of
circulation which could be retired in any
one month from S3,O0O,OO to 100000,
Secretary CortelyOu has decided to allow
all depository banks to retire an aggre-
gate of 100000 Il month until fur
Their notice.
Banks which took advantage of the cir
cular of October D, will be expected to
retire their increased circulation accord
ing to that circular, at least 100000
per month.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
PREMIER ASSASSINATED
MINISTER OF INTERIOR OF Bull
CARA MEETS DEATH.
At Yalta Bomb Thrower Injuries Com
mandant-Then Kills Self to
Avoid Arrest

SOFIA. Bulgaria, March 11.-M. Pet
kotf, premier and minister of the inter
Tor. was assassinated here today.
NJ. Fetkon, with other ministers. was
walking in the Boris garden when he
was attacked by an unknown man, who
fired at him with Il revolver. The
premier was wounded by three bullets
ana died instantly.
NJ. Gcumadicff, the minister Of COM
merce and agriculture. who WAS one of
the ministers accompanying NJ. Eetkotf
was wounded in the arm.
NALTA, Crimca, March 11.-CoL
Dumbadze, command@nt of the garrison
here. was slightly wounded and his adj
jutant and his coachman were seriously
injured today by bomb thrown at the
CoIoneIs carriage from an upper window
The man who threw the bomb committed
suicide i'll order to avoid capture. The
lives of both Col. Bumbadze and his
brother. the colonel commanding the
BreSt regiment at Sevastopol, have sew
erai times been threatened.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
MUST FACE DAMAGE SUITS
Will J. Davis Is Freed Forever from Fur
Their Prosecutions in Connection
with Iroquois Disaster.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 1.-THE de
1.cision of Judge Kimbrough which re-
suited in a verdict of not guilty for Will
J. Davis, who was indicted for man
slaughter in connection with the Iroquois
theater disaster, frees him from further
prosecution on criminal charges, but does
not affect pending damage suits growing
out of the catastrophe in which hundreds
of thousands of dollars are sought.
The acquittal by the jury was on or
ders from Judge Kimbrough. who, after
three days of argument by the opposing
counsel, decided that that portion of the
Chicago fire ordinance on which the in
dictment was based was invalid.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
WARBOAT Is INSURANCE.
Admiral of British Navy Takes Stand in
Favor of Big Navies, as Pro-
noting Peace.

SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. March IL
Lord Charles Beresford, admiral Of the
British channel fleet, has arrived here
on his return from Texas, where he has
been settling the estate Of his brother,
the late Lord Delaval Beresford.
The admiral still believes in battle
ships in spite of the international project
of disarmament.
THE people have become arbiters Of
Dcacp." he said in an interview. They
realize the horrors of war and that bat
tIeships are cheaper than battles. War
is no longer determined by Parliaments
and potentates, and the people look upon
the cost of battleships as an insurance
rate. That is what L have always SAID,
and | believe it still. | have told your
people that"