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The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31

of the country was better fitted for developing the very best fruit than that about Mena. and but a few weeks ago an authority of unques- toned ability said to the editor of The Star that all that was needed to make this county pre-eminent as a producer of fruit was "bell-weth- er," a.man to lead in the work-one who by experience and study was fitted to make the best of advan- tages of this locality and. too, to overcome any unfavorable condi- tions.
 The annual fairs at Mena, with the active cooperation of Polk County Horticultural Society, will together do much to promote fruit growing. and, incidentally, do a work that is necessary to the rapid growth of the fruit industry in this part of the state advertise local opportunities and bring men from less favored sections to assist.
 The only reason the counties of the northwest part of Arkansas are known all over the world as the most famous apple belt of the coun- try is not that they have advantages superior to this section, but because they have for years been accessible by reason of transportation advan- tages, which have until recently been denied the people here.
 And Polk county can win pre- miums on other products than ap- ples, as shown by the report in this issue of The Star. There will prob bly, be another State fair next year, and if proper efforts are put forth by the fruit growers, gardeners and farmers of this county, supported by the Mena Fair Association, there will be an exhibit made that will not only win laurels in the way of pre- miums, but give Polk county name abroad that will do much to promote it's progress.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31

planted with Early Bliss potatoes and says that, despite the dry weather, the hills are fairly burst. ing with the finest kind of spuds
 He says that there are many hundreds of dollars paid for pota- toe seed each spring and he pro. poses to hold his potatoes over for that purpose.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31

q am well within my rights if l shoot the cat, am l not ?'' asked the sufferer.
 "I would hardly say that, replied the legal light. "The cat does not belong to you, as I understand it. :"
 "No."
 And the fence does?"
 Yes"
 Then" concluded the lawyer. T think it safe to say that you have a perfect right to tear down the fence. ."-October Lippencott's.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
Writes of Mena and Polk County.

H. Warren Phelps, of Columbus, O., who recently spent some weeks in and about Mena and Polk county, on his return home wrote an inter esting letter to the National Stock man and Farmer, portions of which follow:
 "Mena is in the Ozark mountain range, 1400 feet above sea level. The distance from Kansas City to Mena, Ark, is 379 miles, and from Mena to Port Arthur, Tex, 365 miles. Mena is the county seat of Polk county and has 5000 population. The railroad was built in 1896 and Mena is at the bow of long curve to the east in the mountains, 31 miles, when the distance in straight line from Howard to Rust is 13 miles, but tunnel would have to be made through Rich mountain. We passed through the eastern DOT tion of Benton county, Arll., the banner apple growing county of the world, after dark. have been in- formed by Mr. D. Shafor, who resides here in Cove, IT miles south west of Mena, that he went from Columbus, O., to Benton county, in 1881. He then could have pur- chased lands for $10 per acre there which now with the orchards sell for $200 per acre. Mir. Shafor de- clares that the lands and the higher altitude here make this much safer place to plant apple trees.
 On the levels in mountains were saw mills, grain grinding mills and blaming mills. The farmers spend a good portion of their time in cutting yellow pine, hauling the logs to the mills, then hauling the lumber to the blaming mills. They thus neg lect their farm crops and their lands do not produce as much in crops as they should. Mena is situated in a valley between mountains on both sides of the railroad and up on the sides of the hills. There are three banks, many business houses, six churches. There is fine park in which great spring furnishes water for the many people who live there about. Father Gallagher of the Catholic church is one of the leaders in the improvements.
 There is much stone mixed with the soil on the highlands. Fruit trees grow well in that soil and bear fine fruit, but the trees require bet ter and more cultivation than they ret in order to get large returns. Where the proper cultivation and spraying is done the fruit is plenti- full and perfect. Many farm owners here have paid out large sums ot money for apple, peach, pear and plum trees, set them out and then their labors ended. The weeds and grass, with neglect, have destroyed thousands of trees.
 There are great possibilities here, but the Southern people have had easy times raising cotton, a little corn, some sweet potatoes, cow peas. etc. They have hunted game and have fished, their hogs and cattle have roamed in the woods over the hills, the hogs have fattened on the acorn, hickory and pecan mast. But now the young men and women are inclined to greater business proposi- tions and they are taking advantage of the opportunities offered. North
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
Received Check for Sl0, 1000.

J. k. Sullivan of Granniss. who was in Mena on business Monday, reports that Mrs. Frye. wife of Gus Frye, who was killed by an explosion in well at Wickes about six weeks ago, and who carried life insurance to the amount of ten thousand dol. dolas, had received check from the insurance company remitting the full amount ot the policy.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31

producing the best crops, can be made to pay large profits to the owners.
 The Horticultural Society should allow no tagging in the movement to get ready to care for all the fruit crop next year, and should urge its members to use every effort to pro- duce the best possible fruit.
 Push the canning factory-and fruit growing in Polk county.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
SHE SAID IT.

As my wife and I, on the porch one
 day Were watching man with monkey; When cart came by with stub of a boy Who was driving a stout little donkey. To my wife then spoke, by way of . joke, There's a relation of yours in that carriage. To which she replied, as the donkey she spied An, yes, relation by marriage.
 -S. S.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31

under the laws. The burden of proof will thus be thrown upon the owners of the goods.
 There can he but little question that if the position taken by the Department of Justice is correct, and it doubtless is, dissolution of all the trusts in the United States must follow as fast as they art notified by the government to cease operations.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31

Almost six miles of concrete walks are to be built at De Queen at once, and twenty-six street crossings of
 the same material have been ordered in. Mena is still in the lead in these lines, but De Queen is building good roads and streets at a rate that promise much for that city's growth. Mena should not let another year pass without taking up this work in earnest.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
A Cure for Mail Orders

The Emporia Gazette says the merchants of that town have reduced the mail order packages received there from hundreds to dozens by letting the farmers know that they could get as good or better goods at home at as low or lower prices with out the trouble and risk of. sending away for then.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31

ern peopIe coming here bring thelr modes of cultivating the soli ana eile possibilities of the land 'sproductlons are very evident. The sun shines ont m warm in latitude 34:30, but there ;s a continual cool breeze and no one seems to suffer from heat. ao
 Lands can be bought for from Sz to SEQ per acre. Cattle, horses ana hocs run on the range"
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
POLK COUNTY APPLES,

Polk county has great reason to be
 proud of winning first premium for the best display of apples at the Arkansas State Fair. Men who have studied local condi- ave long contended that no section
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
PLANTED POTATOES AFTER AUG. 3
George Petty Preparing to Dig Big
 Crop of Early Bliss Varietv

1eorge Petty is Showing with commendable pride some fine specimens of Early Bliss potatoes grown on land from which an oats crop had been cut.
 on August 3 Mir. Petty began blowing an oats field of five acres. us'ng a disk blow and going as deep as he could. This land he
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31

Eastern trust companies and banks are sustaining runs" by de- positors, and some are failing, drag ging down some of the men who trusted in them to ruin. With postal savings banks there would be much less of this.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31

"The President Stands Pat" read newspaper headings-which in this case refer to the Presidents deter imitation to continue to make it hot for illegal combinations regardless of the bluffs of and fancies of Wall Street.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31

Balloon racing seems to have a decided advantage over automobile racing. In the recent big contest no areonauts were killed and no lives of onlookers were sacrificed.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31

It cannot be too often stated that no honest man or corporation has any reason to fear any prosecution or action of the national administra- ton. It is not the honest and law abiding citizens who go visiting when a grand jury is in session.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
THE MrNA EVENING srAn

to its readers a daily service covering she most important of the worlds gen IS a progressive newspaper furnishing eral happenings. as well as those items of local news that go to make home tnunity If you want the news In your paper invaluable to citizens of any com Evening Star. By carrier or mall, 4Oc OCT month
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-03
LACKS Sand
REASON WHY EDITOR RREWDAY
WON'T BUILD STONE OFFICE
THIS YEAR. s.f s5.S

Editor Brewday of the Hettinger
Headlight explains why he viii not
build d stone Office this year as fol-.
lows: Owing to the inibility to get
sufficient quantity OF sand within haul
ing distance the building Of the propos-I
ed Headlight stone building will have
TO be deferred until spring. Something
has BEEN accomplished already-on
paper, something on wind and more
by overdrawing slender hank ac-.
count. but when 1t comes to a show
down the sand ds lacking, However
with the rompletion Of the railroad
that commodity will be easily forth
coming. and when the robins nest
again a handsome superstfucture will.
be builded on b Foundation that It is.
hoped win BE finished BIZ fair.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-03
DenounCeS Critics Who Op-
pose Presidents Law En-
fOfceHlent Efforts
Said Business Men Of the
Country Must Show Con-
fldenCe In Future

Cincinnati, O., Oct. PA denun-
citation of that pessismism which
"emanates from critics on the efforts
Of the president to enforce the laws
of the country and bring offenders
to justice concluded the address of
United States Senator Foraker be-
fore the grain dealers national con-
vention in this city this afternoon.
Senator Foraker first reviewed leg
islation on transportation and rate
matters and declared he had an abid-
ing faith that the waves of history
in which we are engulfed are sub
siding. He discussed the recent fall
ing off in Wall street valuations and
the growing lack of confidence that
has resulted and spoke briefly of the
inability of the railroads to market
enough securities to enable them to
make needed improvement. Contin-
uing he said:
Il am optimistic enough to believe
that a turn of the tide will come be-
fore we reach the stages of panic and
disaster but it must come soon or be
too late to avert consequences of the
most harmful character. Only the
business men of the country can turn
this tide and they can turn it. only
by showing confidence in each other
and in our future. In that. behalf it
behooves them to discountenance and
frown upon all kinds of pessimisD1
especially that which emanates from
critics of the efforts of the president
to enforce the laws of the country
and bring the offenders to justice.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-03
Chicago 8 Alton Elects Di-
reCtofs in Interest of
Its Purchasers
This Confirms Transfer Of
Road to the Glover
Leaf Company
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New York, Oct. 2-The directors
of the Chicago and Alton railroad
company at their meeting in this
city today named the eight new mem
bers to represent the interests of the
Toledo, st: Louis and Western Rail-
way company, known as the HCloy-
er Leaf, which recently purchased
the Chicago and Alton.
The new board elected officers as
follows: r = g. Z Il x &
President, S. F. FELTON, vice pres
ident, Edwin Hawley; chairman of
the board, General Thomas H. Hub
bard; chairman of the executive COM
mittee, Theodore P. Shontz; treas
urer, S. H. Davis; secretary and as
sistant treasurer, J. S. Mackie; gener-
FL counsel, Robert Mather. Z.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-03
BLEW TOP OF HEAD
OFF Wells CO. Girl

Harvey, n. D., Oct. Miss Sophia
People, the 19-year-old daughter of
Jacob People, living ten miles north
east of Fessenden was accidentally
shot and killed while handling a shot
gun in a cook car near Fessenden.
Miss Amelia Krause, the only per-
son in the car at the time of the ac-
cident, states that Miss People was
cleaning up the car at the time.
and in moving the shot gun from one
place to another in, the car she acct
dentally let 1t fall on the floor,
striking it In such a manner that 1T
was discharged. The bullet entered
her right eye, blowing the entire top
of her head Off.
The blow falls heavily on Mr.. Pep
pie, as this Is the fourth child he has
lost within the past few months,
three of his children having died
about two months ago from scarlet
fever. The coroner will hold an in
quest over the remains.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-03
!. SOUSA'S Band
A GREAT OVATION GIVEN THE
III GREAT BAND MASTER BY A
PACKED HOUSE.

Every seat was occupied at the
Atheneum last night and standing
room was at premium, the occasion
being the visit of Sousa and his band.
This. most popular of bands gave
one Of the best concerts it has ever
offered the people of Bismarck and
Mandan and every number required
an encore SO great was the pleasure
expressed by the audience. The pro-
gam was p:"'*ably the heaviest
which Sousa has yet pres T. fed here,
.y"t that fact lost ,.cthirg in its pop
ula: reception. showing tnht the peo-
pie of III" Slope s..*...tt ate the best
IN music. SOlaa resr;nited to the
MANY cincores with his owl. COMPOSE
tions and in this the playing of the
"stars and Stripes Forever" brought
out the widest enthusiasm. a.
The singing of Miss Lucy Allen was
most pleasing feature as was also
the violin selections by jeanette
Powers and cornet solos by Herbert
Clarke. Over 800 people came over
from Mandan to hear the concert.
Following was the program given, mot
mentioning the encores:
Overture, Kaiser q. .Westmeyer
Cornet Solo, Rondo Caprice (newl
Clarke
4 Mr.. Herbert L. Clarke
Suite, THE Last Days OF Pompeii'''
(a) in the House OF Burbo and
Stratonice. =
{b) s'Nydfa.s
ec) 'The Destruction of Pompaii
and Nydia's Death s5s
Soprano Solo. ''R oberto' Meyerbreer'
Miss Lucy Allen
Suite. Peer Gynt' Grieg
(aa Morning
Obi Asa's Death.
(cl Anitra's Dance.
td) In the Hall of the Mountain
Kink.
tai Humoresque ..... DVorak
OBJ March .Powhatan's Daughter
fnewl 4 ]. ]. 7. ~ Sousa
Violin Solo. Caprice aslav'' Geloso
Miss Jeanette Powers
Ride Of the vaikyrles, from Die
Walkure i. j. Wagner
q .
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-03
PEOPLE WHO COME. and GO

Miss Dora Mandigo went to Brad
dock yesterday. 4 & Il, y
Editor Elbert Smith is up from
Steele on business.
Attorney Campbell was over from
Mandan yesterday. B5 All
Merchant +. r. Nelson is down
from Glen Ullin interviewing the
wholesalers. Il. ss1s
DR.. W.. H. Bodenstab is in from
New Salem on professional business
and to hear Sousa. -. ....
h H. P.i Knappen is in the city greet
ing old friends and doing a modicum
of Insurance business. ~.
Mrs. S. NJ. Pye and daughter, Err
ma, leave this evening for California
to arrange for the coming of the bal
ance of the family, who will leave
with Mrs. Allen, Geneva Allen and
Mr. and Mrs. William .Pye in about
ten daysasfThey will be gone for the
winter. Z. .. II
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-03
Danaqed Wheat,

4Ss Prof. Ladd of the Agricultural col
lege desires to get in communication
with the farmers who have frosted
wheat, this grade of which has already
been determined at the elevator. He
desires to secure samples for expert
mental work. VIII farmtsrs through
out the state, who have such wheat,
write him? Nj y. VI ,I
He desires also to learn Of wheats
that have been affected by heat thus
producing immature ripsning; to Sc
scnre some wheat grown upon field
where wheat has been produced con-
tinuously for about twenty years, and,
IL possible, wheat from the same COM
3munity grown on new land.
He would also like to hear from
farmers who have been growing good
strains OF macaron wheat, these to
be used by him for milling expert
rnents.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-03
BURIAL AT SEA
CHARLES S. LANE WRITES INTER
ESTlNGLY oFssHiS TRIP Il
4 ABROAD. NJ

Chas. S. Lane, the well known at
torney Of Linton, who has just re-
turned from trip to old England,
writes Interestingly regarding his trip,
not the least, being the following para
graph descriptive of burial at sea-
During the voyage over saw a bur.
ial at sea. had crossed this ocean
several times before, but now for the
first time I was to see an ocean
funeral. The dead man was one of
the stokers who had signed on at
New York. He was unknown, but his
sending off was attended with all the
honors that can be given the dead
The service was at midnight. Many
Of the officers and stewards and sail
ors stood in military fashion. Flicker
ing here and there ware numerous
lights. From below was brought the
body, securely wrapped in canvas
and weighted down with ninety heavy
bars of iron. The body was placed
at the end Of the ship on a lever,
covered by the stars and stripes and
the Union Jack, then came our noble
looking captain in full dress. The
service of the English church was
read. for one solitary moment the
ship stood stili at sea and then the
body of some mothers son slid into
the mighty ocean. What a hush came
over us who stood by. On such an
occasion one is reminded of the little
ness Of man and the infinity Of the
Universe. I. d 81 X .ssss 4
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-03
state BANK OF Left.

The banker has become the pioneer
of this northwest civilization. Before
b new town is fairly plated the bank
sr ii there to serve the people and
afford d means OF monetary exchange.
The town OF Len In Adams county
rs mot vet on the map but the State
Bank Of Len, with a capital OF $4,000
III already d living reality, with the
following officers: H. H Wishek. of
ashley, president; J. w Carr Of AUS
Tin, Mimi, vice president; and w. r.
Krebsback, cashier. Mr.. Krebsback
was in the city last evening purchas-
ing supplies for the bank and left on
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-03
F|END
COlOred Brute in Dayton, O.,
COnfesses to ViIlainous
Double Murder
Attacked Young Couple, Shot
Man, Outraged Girl,
Then Strangled Her

Dayton, o., Oct. clayton Hines,
colored, arrested last night on sus-
picion Of being connected with the
murder of Anna Markowitz of Cow
ington, KY. and Abe Cohen Of In
dianapolis. Ind, I'M this city, on Aug.
4th, has made full confession, ac-
cording to sherir Boes. He is said
TO have confessed that he shot Cohen,
assaulted the girl and strangled her
to death. I'M. :s:s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-03
No 4 to begin pre- iHinary work on
his enterprise. He starts In with a
Idetermin to make his mark in a
fast developing territory. 7.s5s
Art i oan Tonight.

rhe5 Art Loan will be held this af-
ternoon as well as tonight at
the Commercial club rooms. A great
collection Of articles will be shown,
candy will be for sale and refresh
ments served at the various booths.
Every cent Of the money taken will
60 inbn the S akakawea monument In
Bismarck BY the wonen's clubs Of
the state, Let Bismarck show its
public spirit On this occasion as it al
ways has done. a omission 25 cents.
From four to five O'clock this after
noon school children will be admitted
for ten cents. Il 3 4. '.2ss
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-03
/. New Postal Rates.

New rates on foreign mail matter
went into effect today mall postoffices
Offices in the United States. The pres
emit rate lis 5 cents for an ounce Of
postage and 8 cents for each subse-
quent ounce, if the mail happens to
weigh more than sone ounce. The for
mer rate was 5 cents for each half
ounce with no reduction If the mail
weighed more than one ounce. ~. This
makes a reduction of SO per. cent in
light letters and a much larger per
cent for heavier mail.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-03
FORT LINCOLN

Capt Bowles, commander of Co. F.,
Sixth Infantry, left yesterday for a
two months absence. -.
The foot races which were supposed
to be held Tuesday were postponed
until Thursday at $50 a., m. H..
Friday will see the beginning of a
three-days' practice march of the bat
TALON. 5. sE.as I. 4 ,ns : &7SsEt
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-03
Mammoth Pumpkin.

38If You think North Dakota is not a
pumpkin state step into the Tribune
office and see a specimen weighing
AZ pounds grown by VIM Laist, the
expert amateur gardener of Bismarck
u would do credit to the more south
! ern states and proves conclusively
that North Dakota can raise anything
the heart desires. aI Es,..& y
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-03
Way Mike de La Bere Looks at /.

Way Mike de La Bere Looks at It.
Sheldon Progress: The Valley city
Times Record toys lightly with the
names nam Of shiels, Sharp and Del
sem nlisspelling two of them and
thinks LaMoure county might well as
pire to the title of mother of states
men. Had the v. c. T. R. only re-
membered the Hon. J, NJ. Devine,
81 Holy Joe,' the only intermittent gov
ernor any state ever had. it would
have known that proud distinction was
individually won many years ago by
the county through which the placid
Jim jams onward toward the ocean.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-03
STOCKED Up With
SHOOTING irons

Michigan City, N. D., Oct. 2-Some
time during the night a gang of yegg-
men visited the Lamb Mercantile
Co.'s store and carried away a large
amount of loot. The robbers secur-
ed five revolvers, forty jackknives
and five shotguns. They made no at
tempt to open the safe The authori-
ties have no clue as to the perpetra-
tors.