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The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07
News Notes and Personals

Young Mckinney was Potter visitor Monday. Tim Chapman has resigned his position at the Cash Store. w. l. Kelly of Janssen was in Mena on business Monday. l. c. Johns of Hatton was up Saturday and returned Sunday.
 Wesley William of Gillham was in the city calling on friends tues day.
 John Gates of Hatfield was transacting business in the city Saturday.
 | Aaron Clifford was in from his nome at Mountain Fork on busi- ness Monday.
 l w. E. and w. c. Beardeu of Diar, Ark, were in city Saturday buying goods.
 l J. D. Speer farmer from Scott county, was in the city Friday buying supplies.
 l Miss Ozie Joplin has returned | from a visit with relatives and friends at Cove.
 Ed Little was up from Board Camp transacting business iu the city Wednesday.
 Mark Whayne was up from Jansseu attending to business matters Monday.
 William Guthrie of Black Springs was transacting business in the city Monday.
 Squire Darwin was up from Wickes attending to business matters. Wednesday.
 G. w. Grimes of Muskogee ar , rived Friday for visit witt [ his uncle, James Story.
 Dr. w. F. Parks left Sunday , for a few days visit at his olt f home at Danville, Ark.
 c. c. Cole and wife and Mrs James of near Potter were shop i, ping in the city Tuesday.
 Marriage licence was issue' Saturday to w. l.. Sargean and Miss NJ. J. Sammons. Mir. and Mrs. Blake Bartoi $ were up from thei- home at Gov ! on a shopping expedition. John Lofts, progressiv c farmer of Cherry Hill, was in tn C city Thusday on business. n c. l.. Witherspoon was up fror
 Cove tuesday in the interest c y the Cove Lumber Company. !. J. l.. Parker, a blacksmith c c Janssen, was iu the city Monda l. buying supplies for his shop.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. F. Gibson c
 Egger were in the city on
 shopping expedition Thursday. " Alfred Holt was up from Jaus a sen Sunday the guest of hi
 brother, w. E. Holt, and famil, " Granville Winters, who ha ,r been very sick for the past tw
 months, is now slowly recovering . Walter Lindsay from Hsr
 Ark, arrived Thursday aud eI d tered the Mena Business College
 Irwin Turpin of Egger Tel al last week for Hugo, l. T., for a visit with relatives and friends 1, James Allen. Ike Henderso ', aud Squire Jesse Milton of Ha Ia field were in the city Tuesday Q n- business.
 John Stevens, progressiy
 farmer of Big Cedar, l. T., W. in iha city doing some shoppin les Wednesday.
 Jake Masters of Board Cam
 passed throughthe city Tuesda ' eu route to Hartshoru, l. T., 1 z visit his two sous who reside a . that place.
 Mrs. K. r Holiday aud thre es chillren arrived Tuesday fror I's Maud, Okla. aud drove out { at the home of her father, Whsyu
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

Don't fail to go 10 Wintou's when you want the best Hat for ihe feast money, sat
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07
M.D.WINTON'S Cash Prices on Groceries

100 lh best flour in town $2 co 100 lb high patent Hour.. LIS
 100 ID Keystone patent flour 1.5o 100 lb sacks bran and shorts 1.15 9S lb sacks chops. ....... Los
 Is lb granulated sugar. =. % 20 ID nice Y. c. sug ar..... LOO Good roasted coffee lb...... IS 4 To Arm X Hammer soda .25 Michigan Bliss potatoes bu. Loo
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07
To Cure a cold in One Day

Take Laxitive Bromo Quinine Tablets All druggists refund the money if it fails to
 cure. E. w. Groves signature is on every
 box 25c.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

For the best Fine Shoes and tor the least money try Winton ?
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

General K. G. Shaver has re- turned from Little Rock, where he has been for several days m the interest of the old ex-Coufederate veterans of the state, before the present state legislature.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

w. D. Eskew of this city has accepted position as local and travelling agent for the Harvey Oil and Paint Company of Gin cinnatti, O., and expects to take ID active work at once.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

| Y leming, tHiS mOIuiug. oHc will visit one month before re- turning.
 Mir. Golf, of the firm of Golf Bros. X Gamble of Gillham, was in the city ou business this tues day.
 ], MT. aud Mrs. Lit Holiday, Il who resides just east of this city, are the proud parents of fine baby girl.
 l I. J. and J. G. Moore come in Hast week from Stigler, l. T., for few days visit with friends in this city.
 D. E. Little returned recently H from out west of Jansscn, where lie had been to look after some timber land.
 Miss Jo Mershou, assistant clerk in the county clerks office. has taken leave of absence for several days.
 l N. W. Eddy is reported as being quite sick at his home on the corner of Janssen avenue and Tenth street
 l Dr.. K. T. Connally returned last week from a business trip to Fort Smith, and drove out to his home at Rocky.
 Marriage license was issued Thursday to Wesley Inman of ucar this city and Miss Eula Morris of Egger.
 k. l.. Freeman, an old friend of ]. A. Richards. was in from his home.a at Board Camp Saturday buying supplies.
 Alex McKiuzie, the we'll known merchant of Waters, accompanied 5y Mack Huddleston, was in the city on business Saturday. Mir. and Mrs. c. Gamble of of Garvin. l. T., are in the city calling on friends and looking after some business matters. Miss Minnie Pipkin, who is now teaching at Cove, came in Friday on No. i to spend couple of days with her parents in this city.
 l. |. Alley left on the Arkansas !. Traveller Sunday morning for a ' business trip to Fort Smith and several points of interest in the
 Territory.
 t Mrs. Louis Nichols aud daugh-
 ter, Miss Mayme left for Tcxar-
 kama Wednesday to visit two of a Mrs. Nichols's sons who reside in e that city.
 A. N. Crawford, who has been Q visiting friends and relatives iu z this city and vicinity for couple
 of weeks left Tuesday for his
 home at Texola, Okla. ,f c. A. Stewart came up from
 Kings Spur on No. 4 yesterday
 and is shaking hands with his f many friends and looking after y business interests here.
 w H. Nanzant of Cove came If in Tuesday and remained over night with his friend, John Jop- lin, prior to going to Fort Smith
 on Federal court business. is c. II. Meredith, who has been ? here for the past week visiting his daughter, Miss Harriet, and X other friends in this city, left on o No f yesterday for his home at 7. Chester, To.
 Largely on account of the bad < weather tor the past week, the q cotton receipts have been quite
 light in this city. The price is :, still holding its own, good cotton
 bringing 10c.
 H. Miluer arrived Tuesday m from Blaukett, Tex, for visit t- with his daughter, Mrs. o. M. m Duuman. whose husband was ac-
 cidentally shot and killed early
 Monday morning. IS J. c. Kirby recently returned g from short visit to his home at
 Fayetteville. Mir. Kirby has been
 buying hogs and cattle for ship D ping purposes iu this part of the y state for several months. t Hiram Woodruff, son of Mir.
 and Mrs Stanley Woodruff of
 this city and for several years in e the employ of the Jackson Drug n Company, was here Tuesday Q representing the Wyeth Drug . Company ol Philadelphia, Pa.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

If you want the best Flour for the least money see NJ. D. Win ton. woody's best, Blue Ribbon ard Faultless. $ 2t
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

For Sale or Exchange -2000 Finest Imported Belgium Homer Pigeons. Address Mrs. w. E. Green, w. 5th St !, Little Rock, Arkansas. 2S6d6w2m
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

Musical Instruments at the Racket Store. 6 If
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07
When the Eyes Itch, Burn, Smart or Ache
 There is something needed besides rub

Mena is on Hiram's route and he will make this city every thirty days in the future.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

Mrs. K. r Holiday aud three chillren arrived Tuesday from Maud. Okla, aud drove out to the home of her father, Whayue
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

A party of we'll known citizens of Bigger composed of F. w. Lofts, w. A. Fry ana w. h. Crawford left on No. 4 Tuesday ou a prospecting tour throug h Oklahoma aud New Mexico.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

A. N. Crawford, who has been visiting friends and relatives in this city and vicinity for couple of weeks left Tuesday for his home at Texola, Okla.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

c. A. Stewart came up from Kings Spur on No. 4 yesterday and is shaking hands with his many friends and looking after business interests here.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

J. c. Kirby recently returned from short visit to his home at Fayetteville. Mir. Kirby has been buying hogs and cattle for ship ping purposes iu this part of the state for several months.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

w H. Vanzant of Cove came in Tue sday and remained over night with his friend, John Jop- lin, prior to going to Fort Smith on Federal court business.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

w. E. Lane, better known as Bud" the we'll known grocery clerk with the Board Bros. X Go. grocery store, was absent from the store Friday. Bud isn't danger ously i'll, neither has he quit his j0b, he is just entertaining a little daughter that arrived at his hom Thursday afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

c. II. Meredith, who has been here for the past week visiting his daughter, Miss Harriet, and other friends in this city, left on No yesterday for his home at Chester, To.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

Largely on account of the bad weather tor the past week, the cotton receipts have been quite light in this city. The price is still holding It's own, good cotton bringing 10c.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

Mrs. Louis Nichols aud daugh- ter, Miss Mayme left for Texar- kama Wednesday to visit two of Mrs. Nichols's sons who reside in that city.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

H, Miluer arrived Tuesday from Blaukett, Tex, for a visit with his daughter, Mrs. o. NJ. Duuman, whose husband was ac- cldentally shot and killed early Monday morning.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

I. I. Alley left on the Arkansas Traveller Sunday morning for a business trip to Fort Smith and several points of interest in the Territory.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

Dr. and Mrs. K. C. Maxwell left Thursday for Kiowa, l. T., in response to a message an- nouncing the serious illness of Mrs. Maxwel,'s brother-in-law, who resides at that place.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

Dave Rowtou drove over Sum- day from his home at Bl 'ck Springs, and in company with ais brother, w. w. and Miss Matt tie Daniels of the Grand Leader, left on Monday afternoon for Kansas City aud St. Louis 10 buy a stock of spring goods.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

Jake Masters of Board Camp passed through.the city Tuesday eu route to Hartshoru, l. T., to visit his two sous who reside at that place.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

Miss Minnie Pipkin, whc is now teaching at Cove, came in Friday on No. i to spend couple of days with her parents in this city.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

George Cotton, who was called here on account of the death ol his brother, Tom Cotton, which occurred last Saturday night al his home near Egger, mention of which was made in The Star lasl Monday, returned Saturday to hi: home at Sallisaw, I. T.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

D. w. Wood, who has been visiting. his son, E. Wood. of this city for the past two months, left Thursday for Allene, Ark, for an extended visit with another son before returning to his home iu Iowa.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

Mir. and Mrs. A. P. Gibson of Egger were in the city on shopping expedition Thursday.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

|. NJ. Grant is building an addition to the building he re- ceutly erected for Bankston' s photograph gallery on South Meua street. The new addition IS 20x40 feet in size and will be used tor rental purposes.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

J. l.. Parker, a blacksmith of Janssen, was in the city Monday buying supplies for his shop.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

Mir. and Mrs. c. Gamble of of Garvin, l. T.. are in the city calling on friends and looking after some business matters.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-07

c. l.. Withefspoon was up from Cove tuesday in the interest of the Cove Lumber Company.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-11-28

only Opened up" the game but made It
faster. snappier aud less subject to mis-
haps of serious nature. The teams of
all the colleges were drilled In the new
style Of play and when the games Of last
year were played II was found that the
smaller college teams had made far
greater Roadway in mastering the intrica-
cies of the new plays than had their
older brothers. With a vim and good
viii the coaches OF Yale, Harvard, Prince
ton, Cornell, Pennsylve mia. West Point
and Annapolis set TO work to perfect the
candidates FOR the varsity elevens In
plays of the new style. Several of the
Dig teams came dangerously near suffer
Ing defeat at the hands of lesser lights
last year, and one and all were humiu-
ated to the extent Of having some smaller
team score against them, something al
most unheard Of heretofore
When the eleven lined up this year 1t
was 10 dnd that in nearly every team
they tackled they found foes worthy of
their steel Holes were smashed into
their centers; their ends were skirted by
fleet footed youngsters who dashed
straight and. true for the jealousy guard
ed goal posts and before the season was
many weeks old all of the big elevens had
bit the dust and had had the colors they
had 50 long Haunted. lowered and de-
rested. CONSERVATION reigned supreme
Coaches raved, threatened and catoled
and shape-ups innumerable In the lineup OF
the teams followed in rapid fire order and
every means possible to bolster up the
teams resorted to.
Then came the real tugs of war Har-
ward took ON the long despised Spring
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-11-28

social Importance that between Yale and
Harvard, since the latter game is purely
contest for supremacy between the two
rival universities, while that of the sol
diers and sailors the entire country takes
d proprietary interest in and accordingly
journeys TO the Quaker City. there to be
hold sartorial display witch in reality
is only secondary to that at the Madison
Square Horse Show.
Foo bali has undergone marvellous
change within the past year or two. anI
TO this more than anything else the small
er college teams owe their success this
year. Footballs fate virtually hung In
the balance two years ago. when prest-
dents OF several Of the big colleges issued
an edtct whereby unless the sport was
sufficiently modified SO as to eliminate the
element OF danger, which they felt had
reached alarming proportions, the game
would be eliminated from the universities
list OF sports. In fact. one university,
Columbia, went 30 far to place ban
on the game eUttrely, with the result that
the big New York University Is now un-
represented Ga the gridiron. The facuI-
ties decreed that mass plays had to be
done away with, aud all who had prior
to this edict fairly revealed In the Fly
Ing Wedge" and such other plays from
which the players so often failed TO rise
and If they did. II was often to limp of
the field crippled for life, were compe led
to look to the coaches TO devise new plays
and tricks to supplant the old and
rougher tactics.
After much thought and many confer
ences the forward pass, long passes and
onsi6@ kicks were evolved. which not
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-11-28

were executed with a daring which, to
the close students OF the game seemed
little short of foolhardy, but in every
case the play was pulled of with a pre-
cision and reckless disregard for distance
that fairly made the spectators gasp.
After the Pena-EndiSA @Aze@ Msa EaRpS
OF the Redskins, whose SsVea2aEasGs Rz&
been all but crowded OF our map, went
soaring, and every expert In the country
who writes football, declared the abo-
rtgine to be the best exponent of the new
game Of football In the world. But 1t 10
In the pass that the Redskip excels. As
employed by them it In made from a num-
Der OF forma tons, and some of the
spirals cover ut least forty yards. In the
game with the Quakers conditions were
Ideal for the style of play adopted by the
Indians. The ball would be tossed at
great distance and TO the casual observer
1t appeared as though q scramble was en-
suing for possession of the ball, but an
Indian invariably emerged from the ruck
with the pigskin safely tucked under his
arm and was streaking 1t down midield
until brought to earth by some brawny
Quaker.
To Yale player belongs the credit of
having developed the Redskin team
Warner Is the coach employed at Carlisle
this year and never In football history has
team made such rapid strides as this
In q single year. Especial attention was
devoted by Warner to the onside kick,
and in this play the Indians have few
equals. Mount Pleasant the star punter
for the Indians, is q host In himself and
Is the terror of every team the Indians
face.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-11-28

After ths wonderful game the Redmen
put mp against Penn opinion was divided
as to ths winner Of the game bstw~sa
Carlisle and Princeton. Neither team had
she advantage a. far ss physical eondi-
@eS a eDneas0oL @ beth had had krsaA-
&Gg yEEsse SESs ex& geesk sssvtss
The game played on November resulted
In glorious victory for Princeton and
upset the calculations of all who had
inquired on the outcome of the game. The
indians were shut out 10 to o, and all the
tactics 50 successfully employed In encom-
passing PENIS defeat failed to tell
against the Tigers. Long, short and for
ward passes were resorted TO, but In
every instance when q Redmhn tossed the
ball the Indian who was supposed to be
on hand to receive 1t was crowded out
and a little band Of Tigers was grouped
about, one and all ready to fall on the
sphere and claim It, Then, too the game
was played In q sea Of mud, the going
was heavy and sticky and with q wet
ball the indians were completely at sea
and soon became demoralized by the de-
fenstve tactics and superb interference of
princeton. Another factor In the Prince
tons victory which the Indians did not
encounter in the Penn contest was the
presence OF q Harlan, who played the
game az only q Poe could have done. His
kicks, plunges and runs were marvels OF
their kind, and fairly took the Redmen
of their feet Their defeat was almost
as decisive as that which they had ad-
ministered but one week previous to
Penn and in consequence the loss Of this
game, the nrst of the present season. all
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-11-28

field Training School and thereby met
her Waterloo. going down not only to
defeat. but finding herself unable to make
single dent in the score of her adver-
sary, the game resulting 80. Yale had
always looked forward to her annual
game with West Point as The best
practice game on her schedule, and Inn
agine the CONSERVATION in ELS camp
when the final whistle signalled for
cessation of hosdlities with the score
tie, each team having failed to scorel
This brings the season up to October
20. day on which Princeton was gched-
uled to meet Cornell. and Pennsylvania
measured Drawn and speed with the Car
Isle Indians, and on that day was writ
football history never to be forgotten.
Cornell trounced Princeton TO the tune Of
q to s.; while the willy Redskins fairly
smothered the Quakers by a score of 70
to 8. More raving. more hair pulling, and
more weeping and gnashing of teeth
amongst the coaches Of the defeated stars,
until the players themselves were viz
tually placed in bag and shaken up
until few, II any, knew whether they
stood on their heads or their feet.
The game put UP by the Carlisle In
dams proved a verttable revelation to all
who witnessed 1t and caused cold cbills
to chase up and down the spines Of the
coaches OF the various big colleges who
sQuatted on the sidelInes to get line
on the Indians' and Quakers' style OF
play. Here was to be found the forward
pass put to practical use and utilized In
manner that the high-orows of the foot
ball world never dreamed II could be-
Long passes, short passes and long runs
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-11-28

ture the element of the picturesque ard
dramatic entered in, for in the midst Of
the festivities, King Massasoit and nine
ty friendly Indians appeared az II By
magic from the depths of The forest and
laid at the feet of their white neighbora
huge launches of venison and other con,
| tributions to the repast. t.
So pleased were the colonista With this
respite from the rigorz and hare work of
their work-a-day life taat the Thanks
giving which had been set for but one
day. In reality heightened into three, re-
iigious services being interpreted with
old time sports and pastimes, Indian
dances and exhibitions Of military drills
by Capt. Standshs little company of
soldiers. From that time forward days OF
Thanksgiving became feature Of life In
early New England. Sometimes thera
were two such festivals within a twelve
month for victories over the Indiana nm
well as bountlful haryests were made &C.
caslons for the giving OF thanks Begin
ming In 1894, however, the annual Cay OF
thanksgiving became a regular and rec
ognized holiday In Massa chusetts, and the
custom was ere long adopted In all the
other New England colonies.
In those early days the founders of the
republic were wont to bestow much more
attention upon the observance of Thanks
giving than was accorded Christmas, par
tcuiariy In the matter of the feast. II
was during the Revolutionary War that
the custom Of setting apart days Of
thanksgiving which had previously been
confined largely to New England spread
TO other parts OF the country, for during
the struggle for independence the CONT
mental Congress recommended no less
than eight days of Thanksgiving. Gen.
George Washington issued proclamation
Tor general Thanksgiving by the CONT b,
mental Army on Thursday December L.
lTT, and again at Valley Forge on May
Z, l77S. This brings us down to the origin
OF Thanksgiving Day as we know 1t to-
day. 1t was just prior to the adjournment
or Congress In September, 1889, that Rep
resentstive Elias Boudinot made a mo
ton to the effect that the President be
requested tc recommend a day of thanks
giving and prayer In acknowledgment OF
the many signal fayors of Almighty God
In connection with the establishment of
the new nation. There was some opposi-
ton to the plan, but finally the motifs
carried, and President Washington issued
q proclamation appointing "a Thanksgiv~
Ing Day November 26 The original mans
script OF this proclamation was for q
ong time In the possession Of William
Ripley, Of Cornish. New Hampshire, from
whom 1t descended to bis grandson. Rev.
J. W. WelIman