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The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-18

ground" for the Y. M. c. A. is the first to be established in this section.
 w. Ali Holt has returned from two weeks visit to his old home, where he attended family re- union.
 The crops are fine. The prep arations to ship Elberta peaches are complete. A large shipment is anticipated.
 Mrs. Dock Cecil gave party Thursday evining complimentary to little Miss Ola Hobson, who left ou the midnight train for Sulphur Springs. for a visit to her aunt, Mrs. Smith.
 Will Li:tlepage sold his inter- est in the Howard County Lum- Der Company and bought a home in Hatfield. Before he could move bis family from Avants the storm, one night last week, took care of the best part of his house.
 Bill Murphy, who was cut by Jim Nations on the night of the Fourth, is doing as we'll as could be expected. Jim Natious gave himself over to the officers and is under $500 bond, awaiting the results of his patriotic jollifca- .ion. z. H. G.
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Polk SIi
 County
 News Items
EddER NEWS.

Farmers are very busy finish ing their crops.
 s. ]. Philpot has been on the sick list the past week.
 Dr. w. w. Philpot is all smiles over the arrival of new baby girl at his house.
 Childrens day services at this place last Sunday were greatly enjoyed by large congregation. The program by the children be- ing we'll rendered.
 Mrs. Cordelia Ch ambers, wife of J. F. Chambers, died at the home of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. A. G. Dickersnn on July 9th and was lad to rest the fol lowing day in the Concord cene- tery. The bereaved ones have the heartfelt sympathy of all.
 "Jane."
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-18
wIcKEs ITEMS.

Having some nice summer days. Miss Myrtle Cole is ou the sick list.
 Tom Dempsey was Cove visitor Sunday.
 Rev W. K. Gladden. of Hatton attended church at Wickes Sum- day.
 Prof E. w. Hamboy began school at Wickes Monday with forty pupils enrolled.
 Some of the farmers seem to be very busy shipping their fruit these days.
 Mir and Mrs. Isaac returned home from Iowa Sunday after spending few weeks visiting relatives.
 The United States Marshal has been down at Wicks among the government timber cutters and took some of them to jail.
 E. Daniel and family, A. Q. Hamboy and wife, F. M. Hoover and l.. w. Daniel and family spent Sunday at Bogg Springs and all had a nice time.
 "Papa's Daughter"
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LAYTON NEWS.

School was opened here Mon day by Mir. Hugh Mathis. People are coming in every day, some are stopping here while others are going to Bogg Springs.
 Grandma Wilson was bitten on the hand by copper head snake, one day last week.
 Ed McMichael is quite busy this week shipping peaches. Mrs. Atchison returned home Sunday, after spending several weeks iu Oklahoma vieiting her sister.
 J. c. Johns shipped some fiue plums to Palistine Tex.
 Miss Virgie Maloney of Hat field returned home Sunday after a few days visit with friends at this place.
 "Lilac.'
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THE BOIL WEEVIL
 REACHES ARKANSAS
Special Agent J. J. Moore Finds tbe Pests in Great Numbers Doing Much Damage in Lafayette
 County.

Little Rock, July 16. .-Commis- sioner Guy B. Tucker expects to receive today definite account of the presence of the boil weeyil ia Lafayette county. The weevil is at Bradley, and is iujuring the cotton.
 The destructive little pest was discovered Wednesday by ]. ]. Moore, special agent of the Blu. reau of Plant Industry, United States Department of Agriculture. MT. Moore was detailed by the department two weeks ago to visit the southern tier of Arkansas counties and make careful ex- animation of the cotton crop iu that locality with the view of ascertaining if weevils were there.
 He visited a number of plsnta- tions in Little River, Miller and Lafayette counties, and 1t was ID the latter county where the boil weevils were found. Last year boil weevils were found in Union and Columbia counties, but they did little damage to the crop iu the two counties. Efforts were made to destroy the pests and most of them were gotten rid ot. In mady places they were exier- minated last year and and thus far have not been heard of this season.
 In speaking of the advance oi the boil weevil, Mir. Tucker sad that under normal conditions the pests would travel about 40 miles in year. It has been demonstra. ted that in face of high wlnd the insects may be blown as tar as 20 miles in single day.
 Mr. Tucker believes the cotton planters in the southern part ol Arkansas are face to face wlln the boil weevil proposition. "ine planters are very reluctant ID a0' hitting it," said MT. Tucker, but it seems to be an established fact that the pest is in Arkansas Plant the seed early and 'Oes' the weevil to it. is the onl,y thing, so far as l know, that wl'l aid the planter in getting r'd oi them"
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-18
JANSSEN J0TTlNGS.

Mrs. C. H. lett and sister, Mrs. Rainey of Wick.s, were recent visitor n our city.
 Mrs. Johnson of Black Springs was q recent guest of Mrs. Pattie Walker at the Jansen hotel.
 Mrs. Mary Longacre of Hattou, IS slowly recovering from the tarantula bite sustained several weeks ago.
 The railroad Y. M. c. A. crowd have established themselves in an enchanting spot several miles from Wickes. They have tents as well as a house. There is d splendid lake within few yards of them. where they go boating and ashiug This outing
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HARD ON PISTOL TOTERS.
Must Work Out on Farm Not Only
 Fines, but Prison Sentence.

Little Rock, July 15.-Attorney General w. F. Kirby rendered au opiniod yesterday m regard to the question as to whether a per sou convicted of carrying con- cealed weapons and sentenced to pay fine and serve term of imprisonment must serve hIs term ef Imprisonment after paying his fine by service on a county farm. He says such prisoner must work out both fine and imprisonment. The opinion was secured upon the request of w. A. Coker, sheriff of Drew county.
 In closing his statement Mir. Kirby says:
 "The carrying of pistol con- trary to law is only misdemeanor and all persons convicted aud sen- fenced to the payment of the fiue and imprisonments therefor may be turned over to the county con- tractor and by him worked on farm for all the time. which they were adjudged to besimprisoned, and in addition thereto for such further time as will discharge all such lines and costs. for which they may be committed, at tue rate of 75 cents per day.
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FARMERS UNION AT OZARK.
Officers Elected for Ensuing Year
 A Big Dinner for all.

The Polk County Farmers Union met Wednesday morning at Ozark school house, three miles south of Granniss, with President George ". Wood in the chair.
 Regular committees were ap- pointed and routine business was transacted.
 Brothers Martin and Parker made talks.
 The election of officers for the ensuing year was thentaken up, with the following results.
 William Martin, Rocky, presi- dent.
 J, R. Roby, Egger, vice-presi- dent.
 J. c. Terrell, Rocky, secretary and treasurer.
 J. L. Fisher, Mena, chaplain. [ s. A. Key, Mena, conductor.
 J. M. Egger, Egger, doorKeep- CT.
 A. l.. Durham, Jas. w. Ed wards, ]. P. Ddlrymple, J. w.. Connally and E. E. Pringle, ex- ecutive committee.
 Delegates to state union at Conway, E. Evans, J. K. Roby.
 A big dinner was served at noon and the union took up other questions after dinner which will be reported next week.
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THE LID OFF IN TEXAS.
Saloons Reopen On Hearing Decision of
 Criminal Court of Appeals.

Iexarkana, July 5.-On hear ing ot the decision of Judge Brooks of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, which was handed down at Dallas, the sa. loon men of the Texas side of town having unexpired license under the old law, but who closed last Thursday night in compli- ance with the Texas attorney gen. erais construction of the new !aw' reopeued their places of bus. mess this afternoon.
 During the three days of pro. nioltion in Texas the saloons on the Arkansas side of the citv reaped rich harvest, breakino even their usual Christmas and FouFth of July records. S
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GOV. LITTLE VERY NERVOUS.
Eats Heartily, However, and iahs'
 Much Exercise Daily.

Little Rock, July l6.-ueneld' Paul Little, secretary 10 '0' governor, returned from Green wood Monday night and repo''' his father progressing as well q could be expected. At times Y. governor is very nervous " with the excellent nursing ne" getting, this soon passes aW'', and he is eating heartily aaN takes large amount of exef'''' every day. General Little is' v the whole. well pleased witO ''' visit.
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BOARD CAMP.

James Embry of Mena was in our midst Sunday.
 Bro. Earl of Acorn was in this community last week.
 Mr. Atkinson of Rocky visited at the home of Mir. Sargent last week. Bro. Cooksey of Mena held series of meetings at the Baptist church last week.
 Miss Ella Thomas of Mena was visiting friends and relatives at this place last week.
 Misses Cora and Rena Hendrix of Mena was visiting friends and rela- tives here last week.
 Frank and Emma Nunnelee of Nunley attended the meeting at Board Camp Sunday.
 Misses Myrtle and Dovie Duncan of Mena were guests of Rushie Strickland Sunday night.
 Irvan Strickland of Slatington was the guest of J. F. Strickland and family last Monday night.
 Dr. Hilton's wife of Cove, and Mrs. M. L. Hilton were visiting friends and relatives here last week. Several of the people of this com munity attended the picnic at Big Fork last Saturday and all report a nice, quiet time.
 Seems that Dewdrop and Golden hair have lost their places in the correspondence to The Star and Honeycomb has their places.
 Honeycomb.
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BIG FARMERS UNION PICNIC.
At hiihide Mission, West of Redbird
 July 17, 1907

There will be big Farwers Union Picnic at Hillside Mission
 tour miles west of Redbird. Montgomery county, July 2. Come with full baskets and have good time. w2t t1is At
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Polk County Singing Convention

The annual meeting of the Polk County Singing Convention will be held at Hatfield Satur. day and Sunday, August 3 and I. The annual election of officers and other matters of importance WI come before the nesting.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-18

l make the above affidavit for this reason. It was reported that l lay during my illness without proper attention. The one who made the statement never comes in my house. How does he know? It is a malicious false hood. If it was so, would it reflect ou me or my Christian neighbors? I don't feel like l needed any attention. My hus- band was with me, has plenty, and spent it freely.
 Mrs, A. z. Hamlett.
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Baker Springs Picnic.

We want everybody from Polk county to come to Baker Springs on August 10 and enjoy a fue day. Everybody come and bring some one with you. Also bring dinner. Committee.
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Picnic at Holly Springs.

Ou Saturday. July 27' ,InIls lntls will be a big picnic at nv ;,ed Springs. Everybody IS .nsm .;s,s to come and have a gooa 'D sa There will be speaking ,.s,s s"S tnasic. Bring we'll filled oas1s
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-18
Singing at Oliyer's Chapel.

There will be an all-day s'ns ing service at 0livers Ousr o,.s. two miles west of Mena mex, ,,''sg os day. Everyone invited pa'7 well filled baskets,
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OBITUARY.

Cardelia Chambers, daughter of A. G. and Augeline Dickerson, was born October 16, 1887.
 She embraced a hope in Christ at the age of 14 years and lived a devoted Christian until the Lord saw fit to take her home to rest. She said how sweet it would be to hear the call from the Lord to call her home. We would say to the bereaved she is not dead but gone before. So cheer up dear ones, it is only short time until you too will hear the call to come up higher. Deceased died at her fathers home near Egger and was inferred in Concord ceme- tery. "A Friend"
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-18
JULY 26, 27 AND 2S.
Dates of Meetings of Churches of
 Christ at Board Camp.

The churches of Christ of Polk county will hold their convention at Board Camp July 26, 27 and 2S. instead of dates previously announced. Dinner on the grounds. A. T, Wright,
 Chairman.
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Affidavit
Conntv nf Polk

County of Polk.
 I, Arizona Hamlett, do solemnly affirm that have never been mis- treated, neglected or suffered for medical attention, or attention of any kind, whatever, during my illness for the past seventy days; that my hus- band and my family have given me all the attention necessary during my illness. also affirm that my hus- band has never refused to have med teal attention for me during our mar ried life when I needed it.
 ARIZONA HAsLETT,
 Wife of Thomas Hamlett. Subscribed and sworn to before me this, the l2th day of July, 1907.
 W. T. COLE. ]. r.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-18

The Rev. Hugh Beverly of Mt. Ida, was in Mena on business last Thursday.
 MT. and Mrs. Warren Watkins were in from Egger doing little trading Tuesday. Alexander Mckenzie was in Tuesday buying goods for his store at Waters.
 Mir. Ed McMicheal is shipping large quantity of Elberta Peach es from his orchard East of Hat ton.
 Mrs. J. $. Carter and children of Texarkana are stopping at the Antlers hotel for Mrs. Carter's health.
 ]. B. Thomas of Ashdown is in Mena interviewing tue real estate agents with view of purchasing fruit lands.
 M. M. Griffiths, Dan Watkins and l.. Wimberly and families have left for Big Fork on a fishing trip.
 | | w. T. Bradbury returned Mon day from Texas, where he and his wife have been visiting for the last ten days. Miss Irena Nicholson arrived Saturday from her home at Deni. son, Tex, to visit her cousin, Miss Hilda Maxwell. Mrs. ]. E. White took her Sur- day School class 10 Rich Mountain for an outing Tuesday. Mrs. Wilkes accompanied them. Mrs. E. K. Brown and daugh. ter, Miss Louise Scott, are guests at the home Of MT. and Mrs. w. K. Gregg on Tenth street. K. E. Bags and Purna Thweat were the names on the last mar riage license issned by Miss Jones Saturday. Ages Fl and IS. Miss Pearl Goldman of Clarks. vile. Tex, and Miss Doris Brown of Paris, Tex, are visiting Mrs. Fl. B. Griffin on Eighth street. Messrs. and Mesdames G. w. Hawkins and Bert Clitt drove out to the Ouachita Monday afternoon for few days outing. Judge Wright Prickett is anx. iously awaiting the arrival of a new road grader recently ordered especially for the Mena district
 Mrs. r. B. Williams and Mrs. F.. G. Campbell of Foreman, Ark, are visiting in the city and are the guests of their sister, Mrs. Prickett.
 Dr. and Mrs. k. w. Read. of Texarkana are spending a few days in Mena. They came up to get the benefit of the cool noun tain breezes.
 s. I. Wood and family are vis- itiug in Montgomery county this week and w. A. Hughes is assist ing at Mir. Woods store during his absence.
 K. H. and w. NJ. Burnett are installing a stock of new and second hand furniture in Dave Burnett's feed store on South Mena street.
 Lon Bates and wife left for Black Springs Friday morning, where they will make their home in the future. Mrs. Bates is a sister of the Rowton brothers.
 Misses Vivian Whitaker and Lula Goolsby, nieces of F.. J. Moseley, are visiting at his home on the South side. Miss Vivian may make her home here.
 Assessor w. l.. Parker has fin- ished his work over the county and will be occupied with assess ment work in Mena during the next ten days.
 Mrs. N. A. Polly of Newport, Mo, is in the city visiting at the home of her son, w. A. Worth ington. She will probably be here a month or more.
 The pension board did not transact any business at it's regu- lar meeting on the Sth of July, owing to the illness of General K. G. Shaver, a member of the board. On the 22nd of this mouth, the board will meet again and
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INK DOTS.

Mrs. Hamlett, who has been sick so long is worse at this time ]. J. Parrish left Friday after noon after spending few days with his mother and other rela- tives in this section. He is on his way to Maud, Okla.
 Mrs. Bertie Runyan of Amity, who came ia to visit her mother, Mrs. s. E. Chambers two weeks ago, left Monday for her home.
 Elder B. H. Webb closed a meeting at Elm springs Sunday night and went to Mena Monday. Hiss Celia Gardner of Mena came here Sunday to take charse of the Elm Springs school.
 Mrs. Lon Self of near Acorn spent Friday night at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. G. l.. Harris.
 Farmers are most done their crops in this section; the crops are looking more promising.
 A few of the young people oI this vicinity attended the Ice Cream supper at Will D. Harper's of Egger Saturday night and had nice time.
 Will Bateman and family and J. K. Weaver and family atten- ded the meeting at Cherry Hill Sunday.
 Dora Parrish came in from Board Camp Friday and reports her school getting, along nicely,
 "Betsy.n
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one of Clarendon's most substau- tial business men. The new Sale & Co. store on Pickering avenue has been wired for electric lights.
 Mr. Lemons, who owns the big ranch up near Eagleton, was sn the city Tuesday purchasing supplies.
 Mir. Childers of Egger passed through Mena Wednesday en- route to Red Oak, I. T. to visit relatives.
 Mrs. D. A. Jaggers left on the Traveller Wednesday for an ex- tended visit with her parents at Rolf, 1. T.
 Miss Minnie Little returned to her home at Rich Mountain Tuesday, after visiting friends in this city.
 | Postmaster B. K. Carter and w. M. Todd of Hartley, Ark, were Mena business visitors Wednesday.
 l Arley Williams and little daughter arrived Tuesday from Kosoma, I. T., where they have been living recently. l Dr. Vandiver Wednesday re- ported the arrival of fine 10-lb baby girl at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Ed Little at Board Camp. 1 A. V. Pirtle Wednesday re- ceivcd card announcing the death of his cousin J. c. Arm- string at Evarts, Alta, Canada, on July 9.
 l The Rev. J. L. Green, who for the past week has been assisting in conducting a protracted meet ing at Charleston, Ark, returned home on the Traveller Monday.
 Mrs. J. H. Savage of Peaqua- mine, La., and Miss Emma Lingle | of Warsaw, Mo-, are visiting Mrs. Etta Payne. Miss Lingle | !, will be here for month. ! MT. and Mrs. $. c. Reynolds | began moving out to their farm just west of town Wednesday. 1 They have rented their residence property on Southerland avenue. I w. E. Anderson received a card Wednesday stating that l Mir. Henderson had entered the Moody Bible Institute at Chicago and will attend the classes dur ing the balance ot the month. 1 George w. Perkius of Granniss and John Bean of Hahn, Ark, were up before the pension board Wednesday. MT. Bean was accompanied by H. A. Plumber who was looking after other busi- ness matters.
 | B. H. Webb of Hunt county, Texas, is in Mena, accompanied by his little son, whose health he thinks will improve here. Mr. Webb preached at a Christian church meeting on the South | Side Wednesday night. | Orval and Walter Jacobs are in from Mangum, Okla. Both l are brick masons who left Mena | when labor was not in demand | here iu 1)06, but hope to remain here now.
 Miss Grace and Master Alex ander Stevens returned to their home in Chicago Monday ] after a pleasant visit with their aunt, Mrs. James w. Edwards, and family.
 K. M. Quigley returned Mon- day afternoon to Beaumont, Tex, after weeks recreation in and l around Mena. He expects to re- turn in about two weeks to spend | the summer here.
 J. w. Cunningham returned from Little Rock Monday, where he has been for several days on business connected with the set ting of the various estates under his control.
 Make Thornton and family of ! Limestone county, Tex, came in Friday and left for Red Bird Sat urday, where they will visit with Mrs. Thornton's parents, MT. and Mrs. l.. Maddox.
 Miss Ola Jones issuei a mar iage license Friday morning to J.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-18

Before w. T. Cole, Justice of the Peace for Washita Township, County of Polk, Sate of Arkansas.
 Sate of Arkansas,
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saved. Mir. and Mrs. Wilson are aged people and among the pio- neer settlers of tue county.
 Mrs. Boaguard and Mrs. J r. Anderson of Timpsou, Tex. ar rived Monday morning on No. and will visit with relatives and friends in this city several weeks.
 The Rev. J. A. Henderson left last week for Chicago. where he will take four to six weeks course of lectures either in the Moody Bible Institute or in the Chicago University.
 l.. c. Acruman bought amuni- ton and firearms Saturday morn ing preparatory to trip to Black Springs that afternoon in compa- ny with Blake Barton. MT. Acru- man will be gone two or three days.
 The Rev. William Cooksev was called to Hatfield last week 10 conduct the funeral services of Richard Dover, who died at that place early in the day. Dover was widower and leaves three small children.
 Mrs. B. J. Estes and daughter, Mrs. Judge J. NJ. Carter, with family of four children, all of Texarkana, are at the Antlers. They, have come to Mena to spend few weeks in the enjoyment of l the fine summer climate. Mir. and Mrs. s. Picchi, with their horse, Prince, and spring ,, wagon, started Monday for Hot Springs, where they will visit Mir. Picchi's brother, Domi nick Picchi. They expect to be gone for two weeks or more. The Rev. George Kirschke re- turned Friday from attending the semi-annual conference of the Lutheran church at Lutherville He reports a full attendance and entirely successful meeting. This IS the oldest and largest German colony in Arkansas. Hon. D. K. Forshe, of Pous, Tex, has made another visit to Polk county. Mir. Forshee is de- lighted with the beauty of the country and is making some Ireal estate investments, with the view of inducing Texas friends to build summer residences. l J. Lillard came down from Neosho, Mo, Friday and will superintend the loading of several cars of peaches in the yards here. Mir. Lilliard is in the employ oi the Armour Produce Company, and expects two assistants Friday afternoon from Neosho to assist in the work.
 k. D. Wood, who lives near Shady, was in Mena Tuesday. Mir. Wood has been here about three years and has improved good little farm. He has seen much of the world but insists that the mountainous pirt of Polk county suits him better than any place he ever saw.
 | Frel Ortleib, the all-arouud fruit man, who owns a 20-acre tract inside the city limits, was iu Monday and gave The Star office call, leaving some very choice eating apples. He has firm belief In this section as fruit country and believes that all that is needed is intelligent effort.
 Mrs. NJ. Little and daughter Martha, of McAlester, Okla, are visiting with the families of Judge James D. Shaver and Judge Wright Prickett. They expect to leave soon on trip of two weeks to St. Louis, Chicago and New York, after which they will return to Mena to spend the summer. Mrs. Little is a sister to Judge Shaver.
 Miss Jennie Pete6sh, who went home to Acorn to start with her friends ia the term of school be. ginning last Monday, was forced 10 return to Mena Friday and Sat urday to have her wounded face dressed. As told in The Star Miss Pete6sh was hurt by the l 1 explosion of a soda non hottie
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l.. c. Acrunian bought amuni- ton and firearms Saturday morn ing preparatory to trip to Black Springs that afternoon in compa- nv with Blake Barton. MT. Acru- man will be gone two or three days.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-18

Mrs. J. H. Savage of Peaqua- mine, La., and Miss Emma Lingle of Warsaw, Mo, are visiting Mrs. Etta Payne. Miss Lingle will be here for a month.
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w. E. Anderson received a card Wednesday stating that Mir. Henderson had entered the Moody Bible Institute at Chicago and will attend the classes dur ing the balance ot the month.
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MT. and Mrs. $. c. Reynolds began moving out to their farm just west of town Wednesday. They have rented their residence property on Southerland avenue.