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The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-02-14
HAYTI MIXED UP
WITH GERMANY
Fears Entertained at Port Az
Prince That Complications
May EnSue.
Trouble Caused by Refusal Of German
Bankers to obey Orders Of Court
In returning TO Government
Monies Obtained Fraud.
ulentiy.

Port Au Prince. Haytl.-The re,.
lions between the governments OF IIay.
u and Germany are strained owing 10
the refusal OF the German bankers
Hermann q Co.. by direction Of tho
court at Port Au Prince. to teturn 10
the Haytian government large sums
OF money alleged to have been OBJ.
tained fraudulcntly. Among the al.
legged transactions OF Hermann g. Co.
with the Ilytian government. was one
which is said to have proved favora.
Die to the government This was con.
cluded by the Haytian minister OF I'm.
ance, the German legation and Uer.
mann & Co. The German minister
demanded that this transaction. As
wei as others, be annullcd. but the
Haytlan government I'm terms that the
GERMAN minister DENIED offensive. re.
FUSED to acquicsce. The German min
lslcr at the same time demanded the
withdrawal of the phrase objected 10
This also was refused
Fears are entertained here OF grave
complications ensuing.
The Official monitor recently pub.
lishcd notice OF the expulsion Of MIR
Mansour, an American citizen. but
Mr. Furniss, the American minister.
believing the call for the mans ey.
puIsion uniustihed, asked for the with
nraWal OF the order This, however,
was refused and ManscIr has left for
Now York. The seal Of the American
legation has been placed on his chop.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-02-14
A woman's Health

- q heritage 600 sacred To he on mast
mehted WIN. For her peculiar and deli.
cate ailments only medicines nf Lpo,, I,
composition and which contain ma sIc,-
noi narcotics. or other harmful or bablt-
forming drug, should hp oinuloypd such
= mcdlcinr Dr Plcrco's Fayorlt. bro
scrlpuon- % ruWcdv with record M ,yor
forty years OF cures iu recommend II. n
remedy. The makers OF which mini ts
formula ON every buttlo-vrsuppr and ~
te~t 10, completeness and r.rrc,tnoss
undor oath. remedy devised and ad,rt.I
" womaus doiirato constitution NV an
edVcaicd physician au experienced sno.
v.allS' w Womau's diseases; remedy
Geiy lnRlooioni of which has received
the written endorsement vi tho trns, ,,,,i
neui medical writer's uf Am no soyorai
schools OF practice for the curo NJ ,ynman's
peculiar diseases. rpmrdy which b,g
more Dund me cures ~ It's credit than
any other sold 10y druggists Tor womsn's
special requirements II is not given
aNay IN the form of trial BOTTLES 10 be
experimental with, hut is sold an fsir
PRICE by all dealers In medicines
III woman has bearing down. or drag
glug pains, low down IN the abdomen or
EelNlS' backoChc, frequent headaches
IVY or iaiutlng spells, is nervous and
edSly StofNrd. mas gnawug feeling I'm
-'i''i. ''s ~" lNlhAllNIN ND1IlnU annrka
or spots before her eyes. has moiepcLclio'
9r blues or q weakening dlsagrpeabIe
drain rom pelvic organs. She can make
~ ~ illsta E!e NY rcsorling 10 the use of Dr.
Ilerces tnvorit" Prescription " viii
Iln ny ana tone mp tho whole system
and especially the pelvic organs
No woman suffering from any Of the
above symptoms can afford 10 accent apy
secret nuNtrum or medicine OF unEnown
pmpoSsu iQn, as substitute for a madi-
clne IKE Or. Piorcc's FavOrito Prescrip-
tlon' which Is OF KNOWN CONrosIrfON and
has a record Of over forty wears and sells
more largely to-day than over before lie
makers withhold no secrets from their
patents believing open publicity 10 be-
the very best guaranty of merit.
ir Pierce invites an suffering women
70 consult him by letter nee of cbgrgc
Al letters OF consultation are held As
sacred y confidential and an answer 1, 70.
turned IN plain sealed envelope. Address.
llr ny. Pierce, lnv1lids' Hotel and sur
1lcal Institute, Buffalo. y. i.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-02-14
Red Man. sianalur..

Indian chiefs, treating with the
government now have to append
their thumb-prints TO the documents,
instead OF cross-narks. as hitherto.
The reason is that chiefs have ne.
quently repudiated the crossmarks
and the obligations involved, The
first document has Just been signed
BY thumb-print. II was a treaty be-
tween the government and the Una.
tilla Indians. Of Washington. to al.
low cattle to cross the Indian res.
ervation unframed.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-02-14
Flies on Ocean Steamers.

Among the things that furnish oc.
cupation for the eyes and minds of
transatlantic voyagers are the house.
flies which accompany the great
steamships from one side of the ocean
to the other In fine weather the flies
buzz cheerfully about the sheltered
places on the decks, and when the
wind blows high they take refuge in
the cabins and saloons The flies
often remain with the ship while in
port and return with her on the next
trip, thus crossing the ocean several
times In succession.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-02-14
Taking out Stains.

For stains on light dresses, etc, las
the garment fat on a table, and cover
the stains With dry pipe clay Leave
for half an hour, then shake out, and
apply second lot II necessary. Take
out stains as soon after they are made
az possible, for II they are allowed 10
dry in they are more difhcult to re.
move.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-02-14
GIRL PATIENT KILLS pocroR.
Prominent Physician the Victim of
Of Girls Insane Jealousy.

Kansas City-Dr Everett H. MGR.
win, a prominent physician and sur
geon OF this city, and Miss Maud sla-
ter, aged ~. patient OF the Doctor
were found dead In Merwin's office
In the Hall building Saturday, and all
available evidence points to the the
DRY that the girl shot and killed the
physician and then committed suicide
as the result Of an insane jealousy
Each victim had been shot through
the head and a pistol was found near
the extended right hand OF the girl.
The doors OF the ONCE we're locked
and neighboring tenants of the build.
ing who heard the sound OF shots I'm
Or. Merwin's Office were obliged to
force an entrance to his apartments
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-02-14
sponge caks PattIsa.

Break two eggs into cup, then Ill
mp with cream or milk. Pour into a
mixing bowl, add cup Of sugar and a
cuplul and q half of -four that has
been sifted, with two teaspoonsfu
baking powder Beat all together for
ten minutes, favor with vanilla, lemon
or orange and bake in lightly CREASED
patty tins, about ten minutes
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-02-14
rrIv..s sser..sry ed. Good Job.

Washington.-Scott Smith, private
secretary to Secretary Hitchcock, has
been selected by him TO take charge
If the Hot Springs reservation In Ar
.ansAs. Smith has been Hitchcock $
adviser and to his influence is attrib.
uted much OF the friction which has
secured between the secretary ana
Western senators and members Of con.
sress II was Hitchcock's wish TO
naye Smith made assistant commls,
sicner of the general land office, but
The certainty that the senate would
rot conhrm the nomination prevented
lin from pushing for this place.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-02-14
csk. Off chIIdren,s Party.

An almoni dainty tops off a cake for
a children's party. Take one scant
cupful OF fine white sugar and one.
fourth cupful of butter, the whipped
whites Of t Zee eggs. one level tea.
spoonful of taking powder we'll mixed
in one cupful Of -four and one-fourth
cupful OF sweet milk Mix and bake
Spread thickiy on the cake one pint
Of cream whipped stiff and sweetened
aud favored slightly with almond
Sprinkle generously with blanohed
almonds that have been cut in small
pieces lengthwise.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-02-14
An Uncertain Obituary.

A Georgia man has written the fol-
lowing on an oak slab which marks a
supposed grave in a meadow:
This spot Is sacred to the memory
of faithful animal--a white mule,
born ten years before the civil war,
and went through that war on rush,
from Bull Run to Lees surrender.
We amt certain that the mule died
here, but when last seen the faitht
critter was grazing ON this Identical
spot and trying to kick. lightning
fash back to the clouds"
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-02-14
gIks on For Los AnaeIes.

Salt Lake City--Over 500 persons
a majority Of whom claim the title OF
the Best People on Earth, left Sat
urday evening on an excursion to Loo
Angeles, Those who were not Of the
antlered tribe enjoyed by special per
mission all the privileges that appor
tanned TO the Elks while the journey
lasts: The train was divided Into two
sections, and the whole excursion Yag
under the charge Of j. F. Burton, dis
trlct passenger agent oi The Salt Lall,
route, who locked after the comfort
VI all,
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-02-14
savlna the Hand..

II takes less than a minute 10 pu'
on an old Fair OF gloves when one
has a dirty piece of work, such as
busting OF making a fire. TO do. But
what a saving It Is TO the hands,
Housewives who make point OF thus
protecting their skin never have un.
slightly ingrained blacks on their
hands nor those distressing cracks
that get so dreadtully chapped and
painful
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-02-14
Order Works Hardship on Home.
steadsrs.

Washington.-senator MeCumber of
North Dakota talked with President
Roosevelt Saturday about the execu.
tive order holding up certain land en-.
tries IN the west awaiting investiga.
ton. Il has been urged upon the
president that he should cancel this
order so far as It applies to strictly
agricultural lands The senator said
that there we're probably 500 cases i'm
his state where homesteaders have
made entry but are unable to make
anal proof because of the order hold.
ing up the entries.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-02-14
In Thirty Days Utah Lawmakers Pass
Three New Measures.

Salt Lake Clty.-Tuesday marks the
first half Of the sixty days session Of
the legislature, Up TO date three bills
have been passed through both houses
and sent TO the governor for his ap.
proval. One OF these Is the contin
gent expense bill passed under sus.
pension Of the rules on the first day Of
the session. The other is 4 bill pro
viding for a commission to codlry and
annotate the laws. The third is hill
making minor amendment to the
statutes
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-02-14
MUST INCREASE NAVY.
United states Needs More Bsttleshlpo
TO Control the Pacific.

Chicago.-Msjor General A. W
Greedy, in an address in this city, dc.
clared that II the United States Is to
fulhll her destiny as the controlling
power of the Pacific ocean and main
tain her position as a world nation,
she must recognize the gravity OF the
problems which have arisen since she
took over the Philippines and prepare
to meet them. General Greedy referred
particularly TO the menace of war
with Japan which has followed the re-.
cent anti-Japsnese agitation in San
Francisco, and while he expressed the
belief that the diffculty will be udsd
ever, pointed out the inevitable .reoc-
currence Of such contingencies. end
pleaded for a navy which should en-
able the American people to maintain
their national honor.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-02-14
Prospects.

IT seems my daughter IL deter
mined to marry you" said old Roxley
sternly. Now, see here! I'm told
you're a regular beer guzzler.'
Well, replied the bold youth, -
admit I've been used to my share OF
beer, but all thatll be changed when
I'm married"
"Ahi"
Yes; I'll be able to afford wine
then"
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-02-14
MAY BE AN EXTRA SESSION.
President Wants In Get Action or
santo Domlnao Matter.

Washiugton.-The treaty between
the United states and santo Domingo
which has been pending in the United
States senate for ratification since
1905, Is to he displaced by an entirely
new treaty, which will be sent to the
senate soon after February rs.
The Santo Domingo treaty as nego
tiatcd two years ago nov ceases, tlcre
fore, 10 be "a possible cause for an eg
ira session Of the senate The new
treaty, which will be In greatly elm
plificd form, freed from nearly all the
causes of controversy embodied in the
convention that has been pending, may
be ratified before the expiration Of
this congress on March. AZ this stage
OF the session, however the slightest
resistance would compel postpone
ment Of it's ratification.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-02-14
Care Of Ruhh.r plants

Rubber plants require nourlshment.
and II a tablespoonful of castor oil is
occasionally poured into a little trench
nade round the stalk and covered
With the earth. Il will be found very
beneficial to the F'ant.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-02-14

Application for the appointment Of
a receiver for the ST. Joe Mining con-
pany, which owns claims in the West
Mountain district near Bingham, was
made in suit filed in the Salt Lake
courts last week
A few months ago d. s Lauterbacs.
OF New York snapped 10000 shares
az Jumbo Extension TOT Goldneld.
New, for an equal number OF Atlanta
shares, losing, by present rsekoninss
about $4,000 on the trade.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-02-14
PROTEST OF WOMEN.
Bay Thaw Case Is Disgusting and
Evidence Unfit TO Print.

@AJ iUaW SdnG 70 bIHHNtANQ AN1
Evidence Unfit TO Print.
Chattanooga, Tenn. Women Of this
city met Sunday and protested against
The printing of details OF the ThaY
murder case and similar criminal
court proceedings The protest, II was
stated, was made in the interest Of
the sanctlty Of our homes ami the
purity of our children and to protest
against the minute aud detailed &C,
counts given In the daily papers Of
the sensational aud scandalouS pro.
CCedinEs Of the criminal court"
Mayor lrIcrsun, In an address, do
clared the reports Cl the Thaw trial
We're disgusting In their detail lie
said some OF the newspaper had Gun"
700 far IN their accounts,
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-02-14
FEMALE TERRoRls1s.
School Girls In Russia Make semhs
and Plan Assassinatlons.

Moscow.-Anothcr search Al the
Moscow female university has re-.
suited In several untitled bombs being
found. II is reported that the eight
girl students arrested in connection
with the threat of the terrorists TO
execute the death sentences imposed
on Count lgnatief, General Pavloh,
General Won Der Launitz and Governor
Alexandrovsky, have been tried by
drumhcad court martial.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-02-14

Mems and Boys Oyercoats, one
Third OFF at Peoples Coop.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-06
SCHOOL BOARD ORGANIZED.
Teachers Are Elected For the Ensuing
 Year Prof. Adams Re-emploved

The school board met Thurs day at John Hamilton's office and re-organlzed for the ensuing year. All were present except K. D. Sale, who was absent on account of the death of his father in law.
 John Il. Hamilton aud J. I. Alley were re-installed as direct ors or for the coming year. w. NJ. Pipkin was elected president and John Il. Hamilton secretary, and alter tLe usual allowance of necessary expenses the following teachers, with Prof. w. T. Adams. as principal, were elect ed:
 Misses Mable Adams, Lulu Clark, Olive Payne, Eva Avcrett, Ethel High, Nell Rector, Miune Plpkin and Kate Durham.
 The last named, Miss Durham, IS the only new teacher elected, the others having taught last year. All the old teachers seud- ing In applications were accepted. There are three vacancies yet to Ill, there being four of the old teachers who failed to send in applications, they being Miss Mary Estes, who was recently married, and Misses Eloda Laven- der, Georgia Grsgg and Ruby Grant.
 The board passed resolu ton instructing MT. Legate to put up a wire or some preventative to stop pedestrians from crossing the school grounds, as walking over the grounds is quite detri- mental to the grass s1wed there Ou.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-06

oi It's capital devoted to the tran. sact'on oi the domestic busiu, $. Will not exceed Sl53, GOO and that
 II pays to the state of Arkansas about SIP, 900 in taxes each year
 The company claims that # entlred the state of Arkansas and constructed its lines of telegraph ana operated them by the consent oi the state some thirty of forty years ago. The state cannot now withdraw the license and ex. pei the company from the state,
 The court is asked 10 declare the act as passed to be uucousi. tutional, null and void. The court IS further asked to restrain the prosecuting attorney from attempting to collect the fee of o@o'ooo or from attempting to to enforce any penalties alleged 10 have accured under the act.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-06
BIG BODYBUILDING PROJECT.
Pine Bluff Improvement District to Build
 Ten Miles of Macadam Roadway.

Pine Bluff, May 2S'- More than two huudrt d business ml n. bankers, capitalists and farmers, filed petition in the office of County Clerk Jesse K. Core this morning petitiouing the Jeffer- son county court to form road inn provement district No. in this county for the purpose of build ing ten miles ot macadam road.
 The new road is that upon which County Judge James Gould and the government engineers, who came here from Washing ton for the purpose of building one mile of macadam road as an example for road builders in this state, began work this week. It will be extended five miles, and later it is proposed to make 1t ten miles long. The property owners who petitioned the county court for the formation of the district this morning include those living along the proposed road.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-06
MANY LIQUOR SELLERS ARRESTED
Sixteen Taken From Crossett During
 Last Three Weeks.

Pine Bluff, May 29.-On Il charge of selling liquor without a government license Warren Rice. Afford Rice, white ueu, and George Whitaker and Charles Higgins, negroes, were brought here this morning from Crossett. They had a preliminary hearing before United States Commission CT A. l.. Burnett and the two white men gave bond in the sum of S250 each. Whitaker and Higgins, in default of bond, were sent to jail.
 This makes sixteen men who been brought from Crossett with in the last three weeks on similar charges. All except two are either in jail or under bond to appear for trial in the Federal court.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-06
GOOD ROAD WORK BEGUN.
Farmers Union Take Up Improvement
 of Highways West of Mena.

A movement has been organ ized ia Oliver Chapel Farmers Union No. l91, to build mile or more of good road west of Mena, and ten men and some teams be- gan the work Thursday at the west line of Center township, and would have continued today but for the bad weather.
 It is understood that Judge Prickett has agreed to have the road from Mena to the west line of Center township put iu good condition when the farmers have completed their work.
 Those who gave their time Thursday were James w. Ed wards, w. E. Murray, J. B. Joplin, Levi Joplin, s. w. Oliver, John Oliver, E. w. Hamilton and Messrs. Atkins, Lamb and Hadley.
 Some bad places were repaired and ditches cleaned out over about a half mile of roadway Thursday, and the work will be taken up again as soon as the weather conditions are settled.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-06
The Leading Photographer

foreverythins in the picture line. See his work, which speaks for itself. Kodak work finished; ko- daks and fresh kodak supplies and photo supplies always kept in stock. kodaks for rent, koda ks repaired, pictures copied and en- larged fJom any kind of pictures, in crayon, pastel, seria, platum, Atc. He carries the finest and largest stock of picture frames in the city. Yard pictures, dining room and parlor pictures, French oval frames, paspatout binding and hangers, paper weights. post cards and photo albums, stereo. scopes and views, gold paint and enamels, photo paste. postal cards of all kinds--leather, comic. greetings, birthday and post cards Mena buildings and views. Remember the place, the Lead ing Photograph Gallery on De Queen street.
 25dw2m Bert Hiltebrand, Prop.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-06
MANY TO Go TO FORT SMITH.
Polk County Sunday School Associa.
 ton to Be We'll Represented.

w. E. Anderson, president of the Polk County Sunday School Association, who for some time past has been securing the names of delegates to the State Conven- lion to be held at Fort Smith June 5, 6 and 7, and who last week sent in the names of forty- six delegates from this county, received the following letter:
 ''Fort Smith, May 30, 1907. w. E.. Anderson,
 "Mena, Ark.
 Dear Sir:-
 Yours of the 29th inst. enclos- ing list of delegates from Polk county to the Sunday School Convention, received; and l cer- tainly say, hurrah for Polk coun- ty! We will certainly meet you with outstretched arms nd will try to furnish good homes for everybody you can send; aud if you have any others who want to come, send them on. Com mittees have been out today cam vassing the city from house to house, and we hope to be able to furnish homes for everybody that comes here and are expecting about 500 people. Yours truly,
 IA. A. McDonald."
 The delegates will leave this city on the Traveller on the morn- ing of June 5, on rate of one and one-third for the round trip.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-06
SHERIFFS AID STATE TREASURY.
Twenty Thousand Dollars Turned in by
 Four Officers.

Little Rock, May Four sheriffs paid into the state treas ury yesterday S2O,00 of which SlO, 800 was placed 10 the credit of the general revenue fund. The hrst to make deposit was Sheriff Milton c. House of Lo- noke county. His contribution was Sl0,000. The other sheriffs and their deposits were: c. H. Basham, Lafayette county, S4,- 900; w. P. Chidester, Ouschita county, S5,000; ]. E. Oliver, Ferry county, $l,0O0.
 These deposits, together with receipts from land sales, redemp- tions and fees from the secretary of state and insurance commis- sioner amounted to Sll,059 S9.
 The balance to the credit of the general revenue fund at the close of business yesterday was $l0, 405.06 more than it was at the closing hour Monday, when the balance was $29, 562. B. The balance yesterday was $39. .o67. .3S. The disbursements yesterday amounted to S654 83.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-06
State Sunday School Convention.

Fort Smith, May 5U,-Ureat preparat tions are being made for tue coming of the State Sunday school convention to be held in the Christian church, June 5, Q and :. Never iu the history of Fort Smith has there been so much interest taken in religious oatheriug within the bounds ot city and should the weather per mit it is estimated that full hve hundred delegates representing Sunday schools in every nook ana corner of Arkansas will be the puests of the citlzens.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-06
Polk County Teachers Institute.

The Polk county teachers in- stitute, which convenes in this city June 10, has been prolonged from one week to two weeks session this year, and prepara- tions are under way for special instructor for the occasion. The institute last year only lasted one week and was the best held in the state. From the fact that the time has been doubled this year and also the possibility of having a special instructor here, will no donbt make this years institute the best and most largely attended ever held.
 County Examiner Pipkin antici- pates at least over 100 teachers from this county and probably a number from adjoining counties this year.