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The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-03
Gen ]. K. Hudson III.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 27.-Word from the bedside of Gen. ]. K. Hudson, the veteran editor, Wednesday morn ing, is more favorable. While still in a most serious condition a most satisfactory night was passed. Perl tonitis coupled with acute indiges- tlon is the cause of the illness. Phy- ,icians say his recovery is doubtful.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-03
A CULINARY SHOWER.
The Saturday Afternoon Whist Club Pays
 lis Respects 10 Mrs. Prickett.


 Yesterday afternoon the Young Ladi,s Whist Club gave Mrs. Wright Prickett, nee Miss Maude Shaver, most bountiful culinary shower.
 A wagon, drawn by Dr. De Longey's handsome team, decor ated with the club colors, purple and gold, presented most gala appearance, filled with the merry crowd of young ladies. Their destination was the home of the bride, but on learning that she was at the home of Mrs. Fred Wigstraod for an afternoon visit, Harold De Longey, who handled the ribbons, (and, by the way, the only Adam in an otherwise Adainless Eden) directed their urse to the above mentioned, amid the beating of pans, blow ing of horns, laughter and all the merry music that goes to make up j 'yous frolic for joy us occssI0u On arriving Miss G more grace ully delivered the falla,Qf address.
 "Ia behalt of the members of the Saturday afternoon Whist club, and very small token oi our friendship for you, we present you with few little articles hop ing you will receive them not for their intrinsic value, as that is but small, but as representing aud standing for the kind feeling every member of the club has for you, and so as you enter on your new life our hearts go out to you aud we wish you a long and happy life crowned with bless lngs."
 Tue entire crowd filed into the reception hall and a happy half hour was spent as each article was looked al, and as one young lady remarked "See, they are very good, for we beat ou them all the way and not dent. And ia taking leave they assured the smiling recipient of the pretty compliment that while in was directly against the club rules to have married member, sull m this instance the rule would have to be laid aside, in- deed, rather than lose her, they strengthen a point and elect the Judge to membership.
 The party was gracefully mat ronized by Mrs. Payne, their president, and Mrs. Jim Davis, an invited guest. Of the club tue mem bers were as follows: Misses Gilmore, Gardner, Clark, Lawson, Wertz, Payne, Gertrude, Ethel and Winnifred DeLongey, Stratton, Rector, Hoge and High.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-03
coIoradn Murderer Located.

Pueblo, Col, Jan. i.--Word was re- ceived here Monday morning from As tor, Kan. that the posse which has for several days past been hunting the murderer of Marshal Frisbie, of La mar, have finally located the second man under the floor of the school house where the short man" was cap tured Sunday afternoon,
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ar..,.n osf,c,ar ...a.-inated.

Tver. Russia, Dec. 23.-Count Alex Is Ignatieff, member of the council of the empire and ex-governor general of Kiev, Volhynia and Podolia, was shot and killed by an unknown man here Satur- day in the refreshment room of the hall occupied by the nobles assembly, The assassin fired six bullets from revolver into his victims body and then tried to commit suicide but was seized before he could do so and is now in custody of the police
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-03
The New Year Dance.

The dance given at the opera house last night was largely att tended and in many respects was the most enjoyable informal dances of the past year. The happy crowd danced the old year out and spent considerable time there after celebrating the New Year of 1907.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-03
southern Bishop Dead.

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 29.-Bishop A. Coke Smith of the Methodist Epis- copal church, South. died at Asheyille. N. C., Thursday night Mr. Smith was elected bishop at the general con- ference in Dallas four years ago. He had been in failing health for some time. Pleurisy was the immediate cause of his death
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-03
Cen Funston"s Father m

St. Louis, Dec. 30.-Gen Frederick Funston, commanding the southwest ern division of the United States army, with headquarters in St Louis, has been called to lola. Kan. by tae serious illness of his father, former Congressman Funston. Gen Funston will be absent several days. His family will remain at Jefferson bar. racks
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-03
THREE TIMES TRIED.
And the Third Time the Jury Said the
 Man Was Guilty.

Fort Smith, Dec. 30.-After three trials in the present term of circuit court, and the evidence presented to as many different iuries, w. H. Lowrey was Satur- day afternoon found guilty of grand larceny and his sentence fixed at one year in the peniten- tiary.
 The prosecuting witness was a German named Hannah. The evidence was to the effect that the defendant, in November, in a saloon in Fort Smith, picked the pocket of Hanuan, extracting about $22. The evidence was conflicting and the two first iuries failed to agree on verdict.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-03

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The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-03
The oldest "Newsbey."

St Louis. Dec 30.--Joseph E. Dust, a newspaper vender, aged 91 years, slipped and fell on the street while selling papers Friday and was taken to the hospital for treatment He claims to be the oldest "newsboy" in the world Last fall he walked 2S5 miles to Kansas City to sell papers, and after a time walked back. He de- clares he is a grand nephew of Robert Burns
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-03
Nem Santa Ee Office.

Topeka, Kan, Dec S1.-J R. Koontz, general freight agent of the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe railroad, Monday announced the creation of a new office. that of assistant freight agent. He has named J. R. Merritt, of To peka. to fill the position. MT. Mer- ritt began as office boy with the santa Fe 1e years ago.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-03
Adolphus Busch Seriously III.

St. Louis, Dec. 29.-Adolphus Busch, millionaire brewer. is serious Iy i'll at his home with pneumonia The attack developed suddenly and Thursday night physicians and mem bers of his family were at his ped side all night.
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HELP WANTED.
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A State of Health That Needs Prompt Treatment to Ward Off
 Serious Disease.

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The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-03

Irregular bowel movement leads to chronic constipation. Prickly Ash Bitters IS reliable system regulator, cures permanently, w. c. Vandiver special ageut.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-03

Prckly Ash Bitters cures the kidueys, regulites the liver and the now is A valuable system tonic. ". C. Vdndiver special agent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30
EVANS SAILS AWAY.
Battleship Fleet Leaves Trinidad for
Rio JaneirO.

Port of Spain, Dec. 30.-The Amer
lean battleship fleet weighed anchor
at o'clock Sunday afternoon and
steamed for Rio Janeiro. Accompany
ing the fleet were the supply ships
Culgoa and Glacier. Early in the
morning the signal went up from
Rear Admiral Evans flagship Connec-
ticut to prepare for departure at 8
a. M, but owing to a delay in the
coaling of the battleship Maine, from
the collier Fortuna, it was necessary
to change the time of sailing. Long
before the hour set a myriad of small
craft, chiefly launches and steam
yachts, moved up and down along the
lines of anchored warships, the merry
parties aboard shouting farewells to
the departing visitors. Thousands of
residents climbed the surrounding
hills to view the great white ships as
they moved outward on their jour-
ney of 5000 miles and more, while
boat loads of excursionists went to
the small islands in the gulf and 9TH
ers to the floating dock to catch the
last glimpse of the ships that were so
royalty welcomed to this port almost
week ago. The fleet presented a
magnificent appearance as it steamed
out in four columns with the supp.
ships trailing, a distance of four hun
dred yards separating one division
from another. With the Connecticut
in the lead, the battleships headed for
the Booaz and steamed majestically
through the grand BoOaZ and thence
along the northern coast of Trinidad.
An average of from ten to eleven
knots an hour will carry the fleet to
the end of the second lap of the TO-
600 mile journey in about twelve days
and 1T was announced by Admiral
Evans before his departure that he
expects to reach Rio Janeiro on Fri
day evening, January 10.
During the week of their visit here
the American officers and men receiv-
ed every courtesy at the hands of the
residents Sir Henry Moore Jackson,
the governor of Trinidad, Colonel
Swain and other high officials gave
dinners and garden parties In honor
of the commander of the fleet and his
officers, and there were scores of ex-
cursions and entertainments for the
men, all of whom enjoyed more than
the ordinary amount of shore liberty.
The newspapers here and the resi-
dents are unsparing in their praise
of the exemplary behavior of the men
and the papers compliment Admiral
Evans in the warmest terms, express
ing to him and his men the best
wishes of the people of Trinidad, and
hope that they will soon return.
An unusual number of steamers,
with many excursionists aboard, put
out to the fleet, and in spite of the
racing and many other attractions
ashore thousands availed themselves
of the opportunity of seeing the larg-
est fleet of battleships ever anchored
in the waters The American consul,
W w. Hadley, paid his farewell visit
to the flagship yesterday afternoon.
He was accorded the usual honors
and salute was fired on his depart
1Irn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30
TO CHECK MRS. EDDY.
Suit to Keep Her From Giving MIL
lion to Charity.

Boston, Dec 30.-Disputing the power
of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, head of
the Christian Science church, to make
disposition of so large a part of her
fortune, formal notices have been serv-
ed upon Trustees Mcclellan, Fernald
and Baker, having in charge Mrs Ed
dy's estate, ordering them not to make
the 81 900, 900 gift to found charity In
stitution recently announced or any
other appropriation from Mrs. Eddy's
estate pending the outcome Of Htiga-
ton.
According to former United States
Senator w. z. Chandler this action Is
to be followed by a new lawsuit in
voIying the Christian Science head and
her trustees brought by the next
friends" Mrs. Eddy's son, George w.
Glover, his daughter, Mary Baker Clio
yer. and Mrs. Eddy's adopted son, DR..
Ebenezer ]. Foster, of Waterbury, VT
The contention of Mr.. Chandler Is
that the proposed appropriation of a
million dollars is In direct violation of
Mrs Eddy's deed of trust of March 1,
property to the three trustees for life
reserving only the right to use the in
come and certain realty, and which act
marked the partial termination of It'll
CATION against her and the trustees by
the next friends few months since.
The new action, 1t Is declared, will
be entirely Independent of another suit
now pending against F. 5. Streeter,
Mrs. Eddy's attorney, in Concord. de-
manding information concerning the
deed of trust for $125,00 set aside by
Mrs Eddy for the benefit of her son,
George w. Glover, and her daughter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30
UNNIERCIFUL DISASTER.
Followed Fast and Followed Faster
the Fortunes of VIM. Adler.

New Orleans, Dec. 30-Almost I'M
paralleled misfortunes have been
heaped in the short space of one week
upon william Adler, one of the New
Orleans foremost bankers and a lead
ing wholesale grocer of the south.
The arrival of news that Mr. Adler is
a shipwrecked refugee at Belize, Brit
ish Honduras, added another chapter
to a record already long. One week
ago tonight Mr.. Adler's resignation
as president of the State NationaI
bank shook New Orleans fnanciaf
circles Since then the bank has an
nounced that it must go out of busi-
ness; Mr.. Adler's wholesale grocery
firm, one of the largest in the south,
has gone into the hands of a receiver;
a load of groceries consigned to Hon
duras, which Mr.. Adler's friends
claimed were one of his last hopes or
recouping his fortune, has been lost
by shipwreck. and the steamer Alps
carrying both the groceries and Mr..
Adler and owned by him, is a total
loss by the same wreck. By the mer-
est slip OF chance the insurance on
the ship and groceries was rendered
worthless by failure of premium pay
ment.
Misfortune has also dealt a blow
at one of Mr. Adler's closest friends,
Moses Schwarz. a prominent New Or
leans merchant. who was with Mr..
Adler on the Alps and whose foundry
here went into receivership shortly at
ter the steamer sailed.
The Alps lies on Glover's reef, near
ly fifty miles from the port she was
making for, Puerto Cortez. Honduras.
w. f. Lawrence has been appointed
manager of the wholesale grocery firm
of A Adler & Co, with instructions
to put the business on its feet II pos
sfble. Eastern creditors are heavily
interested in the Adler firm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30

many places materially, replaced wood
en- bridges with permanent structures
and done great amount of other i'm
provement work. with a view to in
creasing the safety of our lines to q
maximum and facilitating the handling
of traffic.
Increase In Equipment.
During the year We increased our
equipment materially. We have re-
ceived $500 box cars, 1880 stock cars
out of $500 ordered, 1900 coal cars, 400
ballast cars, 266 tank cars out of 450
ordered, 136 way cars, so bunk cars, 900
refr1gerators, postal cars 63 baggage
cars, 20 smokers, 20 day coaches, 20
chair cars, parlor car, 8 cafe observa-
ton cars, 80 passenger and 121 freight
locomotives.
I'm the movement of our lines in ad-
dition to what has been mentioned I
eighty-f1ve-pound rails, displacing
lighter rails.
1.-THE new territory tributary to our
lines is being settled up rapidly. Emil
grants are going in there by the tens OF
thousands, and If the value of their be-
longings were added up it would make
an enormous amount. OF course we
have derived considerable revenue
from the transportation Of these people
and their personal effects into the terri
tory. The country is becoming richer
every year, and even with moderate
prosperity, our system is certain Of a
large volume of traffic.
Fortunes of Rock Island Vary.
Varying fortune has been the lot of
the Rock Island. D. L. WincheII, pres
ident of the road, said:
For the first six months of the cal
endar year there was marked in
crease in gross earnings, but for the
last half of the year there has been
steady decrease, with an enormous in
crease in operating expenses.
This has been true to such an extent
that one of two things must happen
either there must be an increase of
from 30 to 40 per cent in gross earnings
or there will have to be radical reduc-
lions in expenses. Things can not be
allowed to go on Indefinitely as they
have been or we will be like a man 60
ing along holding out his thumbs.
1.-The decrease in gross earnings dur
ing the last half of the year has not
been sufficient to wipe out the increase
of the first six months, so that the year
as a whole, will show an increase in
gross over 1906. We do not look for any
marked increase, and what
the coming year as a whole, will show
will depend largely on next summers
crops Usually a presidential election
year is not active SO far as general
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30
BODY OF WOMAN FOUND.
She Wandered Away and Perishcd
From Exposure.

Michigan City. Ind, Dec. 30-The body
of Miss Imogene Kiner of Pennyann,
N. Y, who disappeared from Michigan
City on December IL, has been found
on the bank of creek in a wild and
unfrequented place She had taught
school at Yonkers and at Nyack, N. Y.
Over-study had caused nervous pros
tration and she came here month ago
to recuperate her health and to spend
the winter with her cousin, Frank H.
Jones. an official of one of the manu-
featuring plants of Michigan City. Late
on December IL she had started out to
take a walk No trace of her could be
found after she left the house. 1t is
supposed that she lost her way in the
country and persisted of cold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30

Dickinson. svfces president and general
manager, said this afternoon He was
about four miles from Sentinel, super
vistng the work of replacing a large
engine that had gone into the ditch
while rushing material to the front
"Of course we have many, obstacles,
but it's $4,000 or nothing. If we
don't finish the work in time we lose
everything and the men know it.
That's why they are working with al
most superhuman energy to accom-
pliSh the task. Some way there is
something dramatic in the way the
men are working down at the front -
In the bunk cars at night few
stories are told around the monkey
stoves. The men are too tired. They
pull off their clothes as soon as sup
per is over and then go to bed to get
the rest they need
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30
RAILROAD NEWS.
Construction Gang Working
Against Time.
Orient Men Racing to Texas
Line for $4,000.
2 MILES In TWO DAYS.
General Manager Takes Charge
That Road May Secure Bonds.
Other Items of Interest in
Railway Circles.

Dill City, Okla. Dec. 3O.-The Kan
eas CITY. Mexico & Orient railroad is
trying to win bonus of $780,
600 in bonds. Wichita and Sedgwick
county. kan, voted this amount to
the railroad on condition that the line
be put in operation to the Texas line
by January L and the railroad is doing
everything i'm its power to win.
From the south 100 men are strain
ing every muscle to lay track just a lit
lie faster than ever it was laid before.
From the north nearly 200 men are
working day and night putting the
neavy steel rails in place and getting
the road in condition to operate.
When work was started last Mon
day nearly thirty miles of track was
to be laid from Dill City on the north
10 the Red river on the south. Now
the workmen from the north are near
Sentinel, which is nine miles from
here, and the others are near Lone
Wolf, eleven miles from Sentinel.
There is no stopping to chat. no
Sinking, no resting on tools; it is just
to the Texas line by midnight Tues
day night. Something more than
mere loyalty to the company actuate
these laborers. They are receiving SO
a day and are to receive a bonus of
$500 divided among them if they finish
the work in time.
The men from the north showed
ability Saturday. Eary that morn
ing they began work at Sentinel and
by O'Clock in the afternoon they had
laid two miles of track. Then it
seemed that work must stop. A gap
$50 feet long was to be bridged, but
the officials of the road, E. Dickinson,
A. H Dickinson. w. w. Colpitts and
F. Mertsheimer, who are personally
supervising the construction, would
not allow the delay. Material, men
and pile driver were rushed to the
gap. In half hour the pile driver
was hammering as it had never ham
mcred before. Workmen were strug-
Cling with huge beams and steel
rails. Foremen were shouting them
selves hoarSe with their orders, but
everywhere was system that looked
like confusion to men on the outside.
Pile after pile, beam by beam, the
structure was put firmly in place and
by sun down last night the 150-foot
bridge had been completed.
That is an example of the work that
is being done to put the line through
to the Texas border by New Years
day.
Wen win. We've got to win." E.