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The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-12
WALKS FOR COURT HOUSE BLOCK
Contractor Golf Putting Concrete
 Pavement on Two Sides.

County Judge Prickett let the contract to Lon Golf yesterday evening to put in GOO feet of con- crete walk along the court house property and the work began this morning.
 The walk will be placed on the Mena and De Queen street sides of the block at the present time. The fact that the property own CTS along Mena street on both sides of the court house for sev. eral blocks are preparing to put in concrete walks caused Judge Pickett to join in with the i'm. provement and put substantial walk along the county's property,
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-12
PRAISES MOUNT MENA.
Col. Frank Nj. Thompson Has Returned
 From Summer Outing.

Colonel Frank NJ. Thompson has returned from a months stay at Mount Meua. He looks great ly refreshed as a result of his visit and reports Mount Mena as an ideal place for rest and recu- peratiou.
 There are no sights to be seen there-only the boarding house, the mountains and the landscape.
 There IS an abundance of pure sparkling cold water, however, and cool refreshing breezes are always on tap to fan the cheek oi the tired pilgrim, aud make him feel that life is worth the living.
 Colouel Thompson's only com plaint is that he suffered from in- somuia somewhat while sojourn- ing on the mountain. He was, he said, never able to sleep more than twelve hours at one time without turning over. .-Texar- kaniau.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-12
PAYS RESPECTS TO DoNAGHEY.
Bob McFarlane Expresses Views of
 the Governor Candidate.

Fort Smith, Sept. 5.-Bob Nc Farlane, one of the capitol com missioners, was in the city Thursday and when shown George Donaghey's declaration regarding his candidacy for governor, said:
 MT. Donaghey certainly has right to run for governor and to choose his own platform. Ii his platform is no better than the court house he built for the peo- pie of his home town, it won't win. But he has S200, ,000, it is said, and no children, so he can afford the luxury of running for governor, or any old thing
 "He presented his state capitol groau to the last state conven- ton. It was turned down 20 to 1. He next presented it to tue assembled delegates of the Farm ers' Union and they resolved that the building was all rig ht. He then appeared before the leg islative committee from February  P to March 14 and took smear at it with plans and specifica- tions before him, and the com. mittee and the building there to be examined and the committee guided by an expert of their own choosing, turned him down.
 ''I am interested to know what uew tactics he will adopt. If he has the interest of the state at heart he is entitled to every con- sideration, patient hearing and candid judgment.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-12
SCHOOL APPORTIONMENTS.
Polk County With 6,30S Children Will
 Get S8,011.l6.

Little Rock, Sept. 4.-Superin. tendent Doyne, Of the department of education, taday issued a list of the apportioumeuts of the school fund among the several counties. It shows an enumer- ation of 533, 556 school children in the state and the total fund IS S677.707. The per capita is Sl.27 against Sl.3S last year, The in- creasing number of school chil- dren and the absence of large fines from antitrust suits which came in last year are responsible for the decrease.
 Polk county has 6,3OS school children and will receive from the state $S,0l1.l6.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-12
Married.

Tuesday afternoon o. H. Low rey and Miss Emma Moody were married at the home of the brides mother, Mrs. Mary Moody on North Mena street. The cere- mouy was performed by the Rev. J. A. Henderson. Mir. Lowrey is we'll known in Mena and until recently has held the position as yardmaster for the Kansas City Southern at this place. He re- signed this position and with his bride will leave in few days for Pueblo, Colo.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-12
CHURCH SERVICE BY PHONE.
Camden Episcopalians May Hear Rector
 Ingham's Sermons Over Wire.

Camden, Sept. 4.-Rev. M. H. Ingham, rector of St. Johns Episcopal church of this city, has had special telephone service in- stalled in his church in order that persons who are unable to come may hear the service. It was primarily designed to meet the wants of an afflicted member who could not attend at all, but it is working so we'll that many who are kept from being at the church now bear the services over the telephone. All that is necessary to get the telephone service is to notify the rector about an hour before the time for preaching.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-12
BOY OF 8 WEIGHS 170 POUNDS. Remarkable Development of an Arkar.
 sas Farmers Son.

Little Rock, Sept 4.-Unable to find shoes at the village store to fit his 8-year-old son, who weighs l70h pounds, J. A. Harp brought the boy to Little Rock last night, and after making a tour of the city, and being un- able to find anything which would fit the boys foot, returned home. The boy was born in Mis- souri, and, according to the father, was very ''puuy" until after the second year, when he began to fleshen. The boy showed nothing of the exception ally large development until he was brought to Arkansas. With in the past three months the boy has taken on 65 pounds of weight. The reason the child could not be fitted in shoes is that the length of his foot is the same as that of a boy who wears a No. } shoe, but it is so broad and thick that a No. IA mans size would not go on the foot. The father says the boy is hungry all the time, and although he is allowed only two meals a day, continues to take on flesh.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-12
INVESTIGATING CONDITIONS.
Gambling and Possibly an Excessive
 Use of the Lash at Pen

Little Rock, Sept. No more gambling IS to be permitted in the Arkansas penitentiary. The attention of the board was called 10 the matter by Chaplin Taylor,
 The weekly allowance of eiph, hundred pounds of tobacco was alleged to have found it's way largely into the hands of a few schemiug convicts. The board ordered the superintendent to put the lid on.
 The report of Peuitentiary Physician Russell shown 12 1.2 per cent of the prisoners at the Lincoln farm on the sick list; largely due to the hot weather: there being only one death.
 On recommendation of the pbv- sician, John Lancaster, the board endorsed a recommendation for the pardon of Mir. Lancaster. sent up for six years from Benton county tor incest. He has served four years and is suffering from an incurable disease. Governor Pindall issued the pardon.
 The report showed B men whipped at the brick yard, and General Kirby desired to know the cause, It was shown that 20 were whipped for being worth less. General Kirby thought this mattar would bear looking into.
 The report of superintendent of the cooks showed quite a differ euce in figures to that submitted by the commissary clerk, and upon a motion by Commissioner Tucker, Chairman Moore appoint ed Commissioners Tucker and Governor Piudall committee of two to investigate the matter and report to the board at once.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-12
WANTED FOR M0ONsHINING.
Marshal Holt Arrests Frank Williams
 Near Gillham.

Deputy Marshal Holt returned Thursday from Fort Smith. On his last trip after law-breakers MT. Holt located Frank Williams, wanted on the charge of moon- shiuing. Williams was arrested near Gillham, in Sevier county, and taken to Fort Smith.
 It is said that he was mem- Der of the Whisky Dick gang Of moonshiners which operated near 1illham until some time ago when the officers made a raid capturing the outfit and several ot the party
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-12
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The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-12
IHE KANSAS BOARD ACIS
Railroads Ordered to Put in Flat Two-cent Fare Rate by,
 October 1.
RAILROAD ATTORNEYS WERE SURPRISED
a"ru'her Lathrop, of the Santa Fe, sald the Matter Would be Passed op to Heads of Roads for Final Declsion-order Probably Will be obeyed.

iopeKa, Kan, Sept. 6.-The board
 or railroad commissioners Wednes
 day afternoon ordered the railroads to put In flat two-cent fare rate on or
 De1ore october l. The railroads have
 not made any definite announcement
 or their contemplated action. but if
 IS understood they will recognize the
 order till the question is settled in
 some of the other states in which if
 IS pending. At 2:45 Wednesday af. ternoon the attorneys for the raa. roads reported from a conference and made formal protest to the boards action In overruling the motion to dismiss. The board retired shortly after and reached a decision in five minutes.
 Gardiner Lathrop, attorney for the santa Fe, said that the matter would DC passed up to the heads of the railroads for final decision The rail. roads did not introduce evidence when asked to do so by the board and the action by the board followed.
 Most of the morning session of the board was spent in hearing argu- ments in support of motions of the railroad attorneys to dismiss the complaint of the attorney for the beard, MT Grattan. The board over. ruled the motions to dismiss and in doing so, G. w. Kanavel, chairman, said that the board would throw down the bars and that any evidence which the railroads wished to offer would be permitted to be introduced.
 This action of the board came as a great surprise to the railroad attor- neys. As soon as it was announced, the attorneys held hurried confer ence to see what evidence could be gathered at once or whether more time should be asked for preparing the case.
 The board, in throwing down the bars, announced that it would go into the case thoroughly and impartially and if the railroads desired it, the question of an emergency rate for Kansas would be dropped hereafter and only the question of the fairness of the rate would be considered.
 c. F. Grattan, attorney for the commissioners, in replying to the railroads attorneys, reviewed the two-cent fare questions in Nebraska and Missouri. He insisted that rail roads in Kansas should do for the people of the state what the legisla lures and courts of other states had found just and right. He said he did not believe that the rate he was ask ing would be found to the detriment of commerce. He maintained that the Kansas law gave the board ample to supervise all passenger rates, and the board could order changes in rates. He believed that tbe railroads should put in the rate provisional upon the final rulings in other states, and if the two-cent fare were knocked out there the board should then have it's investigation into the reasonableness of the rate tc GOV CT all future time.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-12

Take dose of Prickley Ash Bitters at night when you go to bed and you will feel bright and vigorous next morning. It will insure you a copious and healthy massage of the bowels, improved appetite and digestion and in- creased energy of body and brain. W. c. Vandiyer, special agent.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-12
IRON MOUNTAIN FINED
Sl0.0O0 for Issuing Passes to Mem
 bers of Legislature.

Little Rock, Sept. 4.-Judge Winfield today imposed a fine ot s1o, ,O0O against the Iron Noun tain Railroad Company for issu' ing free transportation to mem bers of the legislature during the 1905 session.
 The company was fned s2,ooo in each of five cases instituted oy Prosecuting Attorney Rhoton.
 Twenty-three additional suits of the same character will be filed in a few days against the Iron Mountain.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-12
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The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-12
Cholera in Russia.

St. Petersburg, Sept. 5.-Cholera is spreading considerably, and house. holders of St. Petersburg have been instructed to take the strictest sani- tary precautions. Thirteen fresh cases have been reported at Novgord.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-12
Russian Archbishop comIno

St. Petersburg, Sept. 5.-Most Rev. Dr. Platon, the recently appointed archbishop of the orthodox Russian church in the United States, in sue cession to the Rev. Dr. Nixon, has started for New York.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-12

You can get 4 per cent interest on the idle money ynu have by aeposltiug it iu the Farmers and Merchants Bank a; Meua for ninety dIy Trv it once. 2
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-12

Lost Tuesday on road between Meua and Potter, light wool crash coat with w. o w. pin on iapel. Finder return to M. D. "lnIon's store and getreward .S5tt
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-12
HOLD COTTON
 FOR E CENTS
v,.;ora, Convention of Farmers Union Name This as Minimum Price - Wheat $1 and Corn 50 Gents
 Bushel Officers Elected.

Little Rock, Sept. 5.-After olecting officers and fixing the minimum price of Is cents on cotton for the coming season as the principal business of the oess;on. the Farmers Co-operat- i've and Educational Union closed lie national convention in this city today.
 The old officers of the organi- ,ation were elected without op- position as follows:
 President, c. $. Barrett, Att water. Ga; vice president, J. E. Montgomery, Gleason, Tenn. secretary-treasurer, K. H. Me Culloch, Bebee, Ark.
 Cotton IS Cents.
 The committee appointed for the purpose of fixing the mini mum price on middliug cotton recommended that the price for September be Is cents per pound and that a quarter of cent ad- vance in price for each succeeding month be added. The report of the committee was adopted.
 This means the farmers of the union will refuse to sell their middling cotton during this mouth for less than Is cents per pound. This means SIS for 500 pound bale. It was explained that the advance each month of a quarter of cent IS to provide for the expense ot carrying. If it is stored in warehouses the cotton must be insured. The fact that the Farmers Union fixed the price of cotton at Is cents was interesting to cotton dealers as we'll as to the farmers. One dealer said yesterday that the price would doubtless be forthcoming, provided the farm CTS held their cotton. As soon as the price had been fixed and the fact generally known, the cotton exchange wires reported the fixed price to the cotton ex- change throug hout the United States
 The loug staple cotton will, according to the price fixed by the union, go on the market at prlces ranging from P to 45 cen's per pound. The price of cotton seed is yet to be fixed. It is probable the price will be fixed at SIG per ton.
 Price of Grain.
 Prices on grains were fixed as follows: No. ? wheat, S1 per bushel; corn, 50 cents per bushel; rye, Sl per pushel; barley, 50 cents per bushel; oats, 5 cents per bushel. There was no slid- ing scale arranged for the grains or the long staple cotton. The farmers were all satished with | the prices fixed by the convention, as far as could be learned.
 A resolution on immigration places the union on record as being opposed to any and all inn migration that will bring au undesirable class of citizeus to the United States. The farmers claim they are not opposed to any man that will come to this coun- try with a view to making for himself a home and bettering his condition. They are opposed to the bringing of laborers to this country who will work for small wages and possibly create dis content.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-12

if you eat without appetite vou need Prickly Ash Bitters. It promptly removes impurities that clog and impede the action oi tbe digestive organs, creates oood appetite and digestion, Strength of the body and active b,sir, ". c. Vandiver, special agent.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-12

Paris, Sept. 5.-The news of Mon. days sanguinary engagement near Casa Blanca has shocked as well as surprised France. The fighting dem. onstrated that the Moroccan situation is steadily growing more serious, and that, although France is constantly victorious, the logged, fanatical re- sistance of the Moors, who appear to be mobilizing in large numbers, may necessitate a distinct enlargement of the allied forces in order to bring the fighting to an end. The fierce as- saults of the enemy are believed to be due to Frances failure to annihi- late the Moors during the early stages of the expedition, result that France was unable to accomplish on account of the restrictions imposed on her by the Algeciras convention.
 M. Regnault, the French minister at Tangier, left Paris Wednesday for Spain. where he will confer with the Spanish officials on the subject of the enlargement of the action and cooperation of Spain and France.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-12

Casablanca, Sept Slight French. men were killed and 17 wounded in an engagement Monday outside the camp. The dead include Mai Pre-. vost, of the first battalion of the for. eign legion, and Lieut.. Benizzas. of the second battalion of Algerian sharpshooters. The Moors coneen. trated the largest force they had yet mustered in this vicinity and returned to the attack again and again, after encountering the deadly fire of the French artillery and machine guns. The enemy's losses are described as enormous. The fighting was started by an attack made by the Moors on French scouting party.
 About 5000 Moors participated in the fight. The Moors, who were re- pulsed on all sides, made a most i'm. pressive picture as, garbed fantastic ally, mounted on white horses and carrying their banners in the front line, they swept down from the hills in splendid formation and charged thunderously to within about 400 sdluS OI tnt rTeHCu Cdihp, WHICH IOT moment seemed to be in danger of being overridden. As they ad- vanced, the Moors chanted in unison verses from the Koran.
 The irregular Algerian cavalry en- countered the first shock of the Moors' assault, without yielding a foot from the position they occupied Gen. Drude quickly deployed his forces to the greatest advantage and the Moors were submitted to fire of shot and shell, which soon left the ground strewn with corpses.
 Maj. Provost was slain while re- turning to camp after the engage ment, which opened at a. m. and lasted hours.
 It is estimated that in the engage ments of August 2S and September 1 about 800 Moors were killed.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-12
AOORS ATTACK FRENCH
Were Repulsed Outside of Casa Blanca by Deadly Fire of Artil-
 lery and Machine Guns.
SITUATION GROWING MORE SERIOUS

Restrictions of Algeeras Convention Hinder French in Operation Against the Fanatics-News of Saneinary Engagement Shocks Government at Paris.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-05
FLIGHT with Aerial Fans.

One of the latest contributions to
aerial fight is that of NJ j. Weising,
Of The Hague. He has taken out 3
German patent for his invention,
which is oficially described as "a
steering and driving machine for air
ships composed of ventilators"
The apparatus as described In the
specifications of the patent is as sim
pie as it is ingenious, says the Paris
Herald, The airship is of the usual
cigar shape, with a platform under
meath. On either side of this plat
form are placed three ventilators, with
a seventh at the extremity to replace
the usual rudder
Within each ventilator is placed
fan driven by machinery When it is
desired that the balloon should ascend
the mouths of the ventilators are
turned towards the ground. The down
ward rush of the air forces the air
ship upward. AS soon as the desired
level has been reached the ventila-
tors are swung round so that the direc-
ton of their mouths are parallel with
the platform. The backward rush Of
the air then drives the airship for.
ward. -Philadelphia Ledger.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-05
Arranging a Mystery.

A curious story of the late Marquis
de Mores is going the rounds of the
Paris press. In his youthful days the
Marquis was a cavalry Lieutenant on
an eastern frontier garrison, and one
day while out at exercise with a
party of mounted men they found
themselves on German territory. Their
attention was called to the fact by
an inn on the roadside bearing the
sign: "The King Of Prussia"
"A hundred francs to the man who
brings me that sign he said loud
enough to be heard. and the party
regained the French side of the from
tier at gallop. Next morning Lieut..
de Mores found the sign reared up
against the wall of his quarters, and
taking a 100 franc note in one hand
be walked slowly through the stables
with the hand behind his hack.
Presently he felt hand take the
note, and voice said quietly:
Thanks, Lieutenant"
De Mores was careful not to look
around or in any direction that could
assist Identification. Thus had any
cutlery been raised the rape of the
sign would have been mystery
London Globe.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-05
A FRIENDLY GROCER
Dropped a Valuable Hint about Coffee.

For about eight years." writes a
Mich. woman, Il suffered from nerv-
ousness-part of the time down in
bed with nervous prostration.
Sometimes I would get numb and
it would be almost impossible for me
to speak for spell. At others, I
would have severe bilious attacks,
and my heart would futter painfully
when l would walk fast or sweep.
Il have taken enough medicine to
start small drug store, without any
benefit. One evening our grocer was
asking Husband how l was and he
urged that / quit coffee and use Pos
tum, SO he brought home pkg. and
made 1t according to directions and
We were both delighted with it.
so we quit coffee altogether and
used only Postum. ! began to get
better in a months time and look like
another person, the color came back
to my cheeks, / began to sleep well,
my appetite was good and COM
menced to take on flesh and become
interested In everything about the
house.
Finally l was able to do all my
own work without the least sign Of
my old trouble. am so thankful for
the little book, The Road to Well
vile. It has done me so much good.
/ haven't taken medicine Of any kind
for six months and don't need any.
"A friend OF ours who did not like
Postum as she made it, liked mine,
and when she learned to boil It long
enough, hers was as good as mine.
It's easy If you follow directions.
Name given by Postum Company,
Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little
book, The Road to MELVILLE" In
pkgs. There's q reason"