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The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-27
SCOTT co. SENATORIAL SITUATION.
Democrats Not Fighting Among Them
 selves as Four Years Ago.

Tue following IS clipped from the Advance Reporter, published at Waldron, showing the politi- cal situation in Scott county:
 DEMOCRATIC PROSPECTS.
 There never was in the his ory of the Democratic party a finer prospect nor better opportunity to win an entire ticket Tn this county than this year. The county ticket is strong, made up from among the best men in the county, and not one on it that has not the full confidence of ev- cry man in the county. There are no differences in the party. Everybody in the Democratic lines is satisfied and all are pull ing for the success of the ticket, and there is no doubt as to the re- suit.
 The senatorial race is an inter esting one. Senator Logan, who is popular in this county, IS mak' tug a strong campaign, open and above board, and will win. Con- ditions are not as they were four years ago in this district when there was a division among the Democrats, and while they were fightiug among themselves, the Repu blicans slipped Legate into the senate, but it will not be done this year. Everything IS harmo' nious in the ranks of Democracy and we are going to win from president down. Reports from Polk county show that MT. Lo' gan will carry that county by a large majority, aud from our ad' vices from all parts of this county there is no doubt about his carry ing Scott by 500.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-27
ALF HUNTER IN
 ARGENTA JAIL
A Negro Believed to Be the Murderer of Sheriff Garrison Near Okla homa City Is Landed in
 Arkansas Jail.

Little Rock, Aug. 24.-Alf Hunter, the negro who murdered Sheriff Garrison near Oklahoma City some time ago, was last night placed in the Argenta jail by Officer Brown of Argenta. Hunter Is desperate negro and was pursued by posse for weeks after killing Sheriff Garrison. He killed several of his pursuers while the chase was on, and final- ly eluded his followers.
 Every scar given in the descrip- tion of Ali Hunter tallies with the negro in the Argenta jail. This negro gives his name as Jim Walker. Hunter has a brother in the Pulaski county jail, and he, too, is charged with the crime of murder. The two were placed together and tbeir facial resem blance is very mark ed, though neither gave signs of recognition.
 Hunter formerly resided in Fourche, thirty miles from Little Rock, and persons who knew him there say that the officers have the right man.
 Rewards aggregating S3, 200 had been offered for Hunter, and Oklahoma officers are now on their wayto Little Rock for the negro.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-27
WANTS SEPARATE EXHIBIT HALL.
J. Judd Makes Suggestion That Should
 Receive Attention.

am in favor of and would rec ommend that for our next fair we have separate pavilion for the exhibits, and use the grand stand for the amusement features. l think we should place the payil- lion on the high ground on the north side, away from the noise of baseball and other attractions that take the attention of the people that are interested in the exhibits, to say nothing of the annoyance 10 superintendeuts in the performance of their duties, aud of the continually pouring through the cracks of sand, con- fetti, and worse.
 l, for one, wish to thank the managers for their promptness and readiness in looking after the comfort of the superintendents of the different departments aud their assistants, who were kept at their posts of duty so close that they were not able to go to their meals until dark, because they wanted to see Mena's fair a success.
 Push the fair. I wish to con- graduate the judges for their fairness iii awarding prizes in class D. J Judd.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-27
CHEROKEE CLAIMS
 LIVE MATTER NOW
A Special Agent of the United States Court of Claims Now at Jonesboro Taking Tes-
 timony in Case.

Jonesboro, Aug. 22. -J. E. Ty- Ter and his stenographer, Miss Elizabeth Smith, working for the United States court of claims, ar rived here last night and have commenced taking testimony rel ative to claims against the gov ernment resulting from the sale ot land to the government by the Cherokee Indians in 1885. The land in question was located in North Carolina and 1t IS said that over S4,000,0 GOO is due the de- sceudents of these people. The government is making every ef- fort to locate the rightful heirs aud see that they get the share due them.
 There are number of people In the vicinity of Jonesboro who are direct descendants of the North Carolina Cherokees, many of them showing in their faces the trace of Indian blood that permeates their veins, but all of them representative citizens of the community.
 MT. Tyler and his stenographer are thoroug hly conversant with the matter which they have been delegated to investigate, and are making rapid progress in estab fishing the claims of those who believe that they are entitled 10 a share in the money yet due or the lands.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-27
Campmeetirg at Bethesda Springs.

The fourth annual meeting of the Bethesda Springs Campmeet- ing, being held by the M. E. church, South, commenced Friday night and will continue over next Sunday. Services are beiug conducted by the Rev. J. A. Hen derson of this city and the Rev, w k. Justice of Egeer. Presid' ing Elder Thomas of Texarkana IS expected 10 be here to assist ID the meeting Quite large crowd from this place attended the ser vice Sunday afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-27
Church Improvements.

K. D. Osborn has worked out some very artistic plans fer inn proving the Christian church building. It has not been deh- nitely decided regarding the changes. but under the plans as dra wn the expenditure of com paratively small sum will change the present building into a modern and handsome church with con- siderable additional room and much more convenient.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-27
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.
Proposed Bill Has Been Drafted by
 Washington County Citizens.

Fayetteville, Aug. 22.-A con- mittee consisting of Dr. w. N. Yates, Hon. A. w. Minton and J, F. Stafford was appointed at tue last meeting of the school di- rectors of Washington county to draft a bill for law to compel attendance upon h public schools. The bill as drafted con. tains eight sections and compels the attendance of all children be- tween the ages of eight and if. teen years. This bill will be pre- sented at the next session of the legislature.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-27
|OIJLD SOLVE
 OLD MYSTERY
.,uett Montgomery Writes to Sheriff That He Will Lay Bare Facts
 About a Crime if He Can Se-
 cure Release from Army.

1oresboro, Aug. 22.-Emmett Y. ontgomery has written to the
 er;ff of Craighead county that ' he can be released from army
 ry;ce. in which he recently en-
 s,ed that he is willing to lay
 70 the facts concerning the
 ost mysterious murder ever com
 ,;tted m Craighead county.
 [, q letter to Sheriff John A..
 ,ogan young Montgomery makes ,,;s statement. He named no
 ne in inc case, but his dates of te murder and other facts make she authorities believe he refers ko the killing of Samuel Burrows, William Elder and a woman of kbe red light district Tn this city bout two and half years ago. The case is fresh in the minds of the people of northeast Arkansas. The trio were mysteriously killed In house of i'll repute in this city, inc theory then being that Bur rows had shot the woman, turned the weapon on Elder, who was a bystander, and then killed him. self. Suspicion pointed to of well known family m this city, but the evidence was to connect him with it. and no definite verdict was ev- pr reached concerning the death of the three.
 Sheriff Logan refused 10 say what action would be taken by the authorities.
 There is an act which provides for the release of member oi the ,rmy in case of this kind.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-27
Grandpa" Murphy Dead.

"Grandpa" Murphy, one oi Polk county's pioneers, diedi Saturday night at the home oi his sou-in-law, l.. H. keeuer' yho resides near Old Potter Mr. Murphy at the time of bis death was S2 years old and had hee a resident of the couuty for over fifty years. The remains ol MT. Murphy were taken to Rocky for interment, funeral services br;ng held Sunday afternoon a' o'clock in the NJ. F. church South. conducted by pr. k' I' Connally.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-27
Beyond Exnression.

c. w. Farlowe. East Florence, Ala, 1, writes: For nearly seven years was afflicted with a form Of skin dls- ease which caused an almost unbear- able itching, could neither work rest or sleep in peace. Nothing gave me permanent relief until I tried Hunts Cmo one application relieved me- one box cured me, and thoegh year nus
 passed. | have stayed cured. ] am grateful beyond expression. /,
 Hunts is a guaranteed cure iof ali itching diseases of the skin. Price DVe.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-27
Have You chiIls?

It cured your Pa and also your Ma of chills in the long ago and 1t will cure you now. It has been tested by time and its merits have been proven. We guarantee one bottle to cure any one case of Chills. If it fails your money is cheeriully refunded-and it's name is Cheatham S Chill Tonic.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-27
TALKED POOR FARM
Rev. J. C. Adams Spoke at Court House Monday Night Judge Prickett
 Not Present.

According to the announcement the Rev. ]. G. Adams, independ- ent candidate for county judge, delivered his second address in present campaign to the people of Mena at the court house Mon- day night. As was announced yesterday, Judge Prickett did not take part in the meeting, giving as his reasons a previous engage ment and that he did not Intend in the future to make any speeches iu the campaign except as arrang- ed by the campaign schedule.
 MT. Adams in his speech charg- ed that Judge Prickett was afraid 10 meet him iu defense of the poor farm record. He spoke for about an hour and half, dealing at length with figures and ac- counts, beginning with the pur- chase of the farm according to the deed at $l, TO and showing the allowances for improvements bringing the amount, according to his figures, up to about $2,SO0.
 The speaker stated that he had visited the poor farm, taking E. K. Bryant as notary public, and received sworn statements of the inmates. Several of these were read, one from K. W. Roberts, who had been there about two months, and said he had had no clothing furnished, that the bed bugs were bad, only had two meals day, had beel twice and chicken only once; the rest of the time salt pork was their only meat, and that 1t was not very appetizing. Other statements from inmates said they had two and sometimes three meals day and that the sanitary condition was bad, and in each statement the amount of clothing furnished was taken down. In this connec- tiou MT. Adams estimated that about BPS or $50 in clothing had been furnished, while he read statements from merchants show ing that over S100 worth had been bought.
 Goodwin, who is in charge of the poor farm, was in the audi euce and several times 'spoke out in meeting' regarding MT. Adams statements. Regarding h e above accounts he explained that some ot those orders were given to people who worked on the farm and not for paupers.
 In reading from the copies he had of the records MT. Adams showed $70 paid out for matron, and the statements of the minutes was that they had no matron on the poor farm.
 In conclusion MT. Adams made strong claims regarding to big maiorities he would get in the election and the heavy following of Democrats he had.
 There was a gosd audience in attendance to hear the speaker aud the heavy applause at ire ouent intervals indicated that nearly all present were his sym pathlzers.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-27
Home and Business for Sale.

3 acres, 4 blocks depot; 30l Dallas Ave, Pa fenced, grocery store and 4.room residence or la; fine we'll, good stable and opt houses. All or part will be offered at great bargain during next 30 days. Address Mrs. Minnie Mill Ter or phone 520.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-27
A Valuable Lesson

uSix years ago I learned valuable lesson. writes John Piesanl ol ~ ns ses nolia. Ind. VI then began tasins ,ya a,. Kinr's New Life Pills, ana tne .sils ionssl 7, | fake them the better nnd .l.s tneti, Tbey please everybody. Suarau'o" at Iaeksop Drug Co. 2oc'
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-27

No one is immune from kidney trou- ble 50 inst remember that Foley's Kidney remedy will stop the irregu- larities and cure any case oi kidney or hiadder trouble that is not beyond the reach of medicine. Sold by all drug Qists.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-27
ed to call a special term of court

ed to call special term ot court to try him at once.
 The indications are that the defense will be an insanity plea.
 Cartwright, who is about 40 years old, is rather notorious character and there are two in- dictments against him in Van Buren county on the charge of the illicit sale of whisky at pie nics.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-22
NOES WATCH IS IDENTIFIED
Timepiece Found in Possession of Ray
Lamphere Was Property Of Elbow
Lake Man.

I.aporte, Ind, May 2G.-The autop-
sy held yesterday on the remains OF
the seven unidentified dead exhumed
from Mrs. Guinness private burial
ground was completed last evening
and revealed the astounding fact that
one of the seven was a female. h
has aroused new interest in the story
OF Emil Greening of Oklahoma City,
Okla. who was employed by Mrs.
Guinness in the fall of 1904. His story
was to the effect that IN a certain day
in September a man q a woman
came to the house and that night
Mrs. Guinness asked Greening to sleep
in the barn, for the couple. whom she
said We're the professor and his wife
from the Los Angeles college which
Jennie was to attend, would spend the
night at the house and would require
Greetings bedroom.
Body Of a Woman.
In the morning Greenins saw 10th
ing Of Jennie nor the man and woman
and was informed by Mrs. Guinness
that they had left on an early train,
taking Jennie along. This body,
which is now declared 10 be that OF ID
woman, was taken from the same hole
as was that of Jennie Olsen, and in
that hole also we're the bodies of Ole
BuGsberg OF lola, Wis, and h re-
mains OF a male person. All the BOD
les were dismembered. but the trunks
of the four were such that 1t was pos
sible to identify the bodies of Jennie
Olsen and Mr.. Budsberg, and it made
it possible by yesterdays autopsles 10
determine that n of the other two
was that of a female. The theory
now advanced is that Mrs. Guinness
may have murdered not only Jennie
Olsen, but also the man and N
The disappearance Of Jennie Olsen, as
well as the couple, occurred in Sep
TENDER, 1905, while Budsberg was dis
posed of in May, 1907. His body was
nearer the surface than the other
three.
Watch Is Identified.
The mystery surrounding the watch
found on the person of Ray Lamphere
when he was arrested was cleared yes
terday when J.. G. RamdeD of Manfred,
n. d.. who came here Sunday to in
vestigate the disappearance of his
half-brother, John Moe. of Elbow
Lake, Mimi. identified The timepiece
as the n owned by his brother when
he left home. Lamphere said that
Mrs. Guinness gave him the watch.
Mr.. Ramden is positive that his broth
er was murdered by Mrs. Guinness, but
he was not able to identify any of the
remaining skeletons and so will not
be able to provide proper burial for
his brother. The bodies Of the
unidentified dead will be buried to-
day in the potter's field.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-22
CITY FUNDS IN LOOTED BANK.
Bank Sustained Greater Loss Than
Defaication Charged to Cashier.

Bank Sustained Greater Loss Than
D~efaication Charged to Cashier.
Pittsburg, May z0.-The closing of
the Allegheny National bank yester-
day morning by the controller of the
currency was the direct cause OF the
failure last evening OF Carothers &
Co, one Of the largest brokerage
in the city. according to the
statement Of the receiver for the lat
ter firm.
With more than $1.500,0 600 of its
funds tied up indefinitely as q result
of the suspension of the bank, the city
of P%ittsburg finds itself confronted
with the possibility Of being forced to
meet current expenses.
Banks Loss is Heavy.
That the bank in some name sus-
tanned a much greater loss than the
embezzlement of $780, 900 cash and
1925 600 worth of securities charged
TO Former Cashier Montgomery, is ap-
parent from all Of its recent state
ments, which show that it could sus-
tain a loss approximating 81, 600, 600
without impairment of it's capital.
City Treasurer J. F. Steel last week.
when he made inquiries as to the
city's deposits Of 81, 546, 1853, was told.
he claims. by Bank Examiner William
l.. Folds and by officers of the bank
that the alleged shortage was about
$500, 900 and that the bank could pay
that out of its surplus and undivided
profits and continue business without
interruption.
City Funds Left In Bank.
Explaining why the city's funds
were not withdrawn Is Don az the
shortage was discovered, Treasurer
Steel said he wal told that IL al al
tempt was made to do So it would
force the closing Of the bank, and in
that event the city could not be paid.
He says he also was assured that the
bank would weather the storm and
meet all Of its obligations. Whether
the city will lose through the failure
Is not known.
State Funds There, Too.
The state has on deposit in the
bank $623,477, and State Tret surer
John O. Sheath and Deputy Attorney
General Jesse e. B. Cunningham
came here yesterday to look after
the states interests. Both assert
that there Is not the slightest danger
of the state losing anything.
There was no excitement over the
closing of the bank.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-22
NEWS Of the WEEK IN tPITOMt
important Events ut Home and %
Foreign Shores Briefly
Told.
From Washington.

President Roosevelt has accepted the
presidency OF the International Con-
gTess on tuberculosis, which will be
held in Washington in the autumn.
A bill has been introduced in the
house appropriating $4,000 for the
erection in Washington of a suitable
memorial to the mother Of George
Washington.
Rear Admiral Charles Whiteside
Rae, engineer-in-chief of the navy and
chief Of the bureau OF steam naviga-
tion Of the navy department, died At
his home in Washington.
The appropriation bills are In such
condition in both houses that II no
complications arise in connection with
ether legislation 1t will be possible to
reach 4 nnal adjournment by May Is.
The house committee on library has
favorably reported a bill authorizing
the president to appoint a commits.
sioner to supervise the erection OK
monuments and markers and locate
the general route OF the Oregon trail.
Amalgamation Of the Veteran Army
Of the Philippines with the United
Spanish War Veterans was effected
last week. The amalgamation adds
1900 members to the Spanish veter-
ans organization. making a total mem
bership Of upward OF $4,000.
The president has transmitted to
congress a letter from Secretary Root
counseling the commencement at nee
Of an International investigation into
the opium question in the Far East
and recommending that congress ap
pr%opriates $50, 1000 for this country's
participation therein.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-22
PATROL STRICKEN TOWNS.
College Students Mount Guard IN
Bellevue and Fort Crook.

Omaha. May II. - Because Of loot
ing it has been necessary to police
Bellevue and Fort Crook, where many
homes were destroyed by Sundays
storm. and three details Of college
students have been put to work in
that capacity on shifts OF eight hours
each. Additional reports indicate that
the monetary loss in the Ave stricken
towns will exceed $500 600
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-22
SON SAVES HIS PARENTS.
Mysterious Fire in a Home Near
Belle PLANE, MINI.

Belle PLANE. Mimi. May II. - The
house of Jacob Afholter. ear here,
burned last night Mr.. and Mrs. AT
hotter were In bed when the fire start
ed and knew nothing about the fire
until their son. who had been to town,
came home late. The boy rescued his
parents from the upper story. The
property was worth about IS, 500; In
eurance. about 5000.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-22
General.

General.
While seated at the switchboard In
the Newburg, Iowa, telephone once,
aineteen-year-old Bessie Beatty, an
operator, fell from her chair and *
pired an hour later Of heart disease.
Victor vachan, aged thirty-nvs. COM
mitted suicide at Calumet, Mich, by
hanging himself to . raftsr in his
homo. He lost . leg some time ago
and grew respondent because he was
unable to support his wife and I'VE
children.
DR.. Charles r. Aksr. pastor u the
Firth Avenue Baptist church Of New
York, declared In . sermon that the
pulpit Was out Of touch with the times
and that ministers have become =
laughing stock. He pointed out that
church attendance Wal decreasing and
that when money was needed to ad-
vance the cause Of Christianity COM
mercialism stood In the way.
Allen H. Haniter. acting a. gov
srnor Of Arkansas during the absence
In Washington Of Acting Governor
Pindall, has issued Z proclamation
calling m extra session Of the state
legislature. Both Acting Governor
Pindall and Governor-elect Donaghey.
who IL also In Washington to attend
the conference OF governors. are
known to be opposed to the calling Of
an extra session.
The schools OF Gilman, Iowa, which
had been closed for two weeks be-
cause of an epidemic Of cerebro-spinal
meningitis, opened last week. 1t is
believed the disease has been con
trolled, as no new cases have devel-
oped for ten days. Several children
are still dangerously Ill.
A special from WEIGH, w. Va. states
that John Gibson, a negro, was shot
and killed by a posse. following an at.
tempt to assault a small negro child.
The negro beat the child's mother so
severely with : blackjack that she
oaanet recover.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-22
Sins and Sinners.

George P. Case, aged twenty-six,
storekeeper Of the Pullman company,
committed suicide at Kansas City by
drinking corrosive sublimate.
Because gypsies allowed horses to
run on hts premises, Louis Brown, a
Cedar Falls, Iowa, farmer, shot three
animals belonging to John Adams and
Joe George. He was arrested.
Burglars entered John Tingwald's
grocery, on the main street at Boone.
iowa. rifed the cash drawer and sat
down to q feast of sardines and other
lelicacies.
While seated at a table in his cabin
On Apples island, near Watertown, N.
Y, Jerry Apple and his %son-in-law, Al
bert Crowder. were shot and killed
through a window. Royal Dunning,
mother son-in-law, has been arrested,
charged with the crime.
A special from Lewiston. Mont,
rays that at Musselshell a woman
aamed Mrs. Weston had been shot
and instantly killed. Two men were
placed under arrest and are being held
pending investigation by the county
sficials, who have gone to the scene
A military officer at Lexington, KY,
confirmed the report Of the killing of
two negro night riders and wounding
l white man in Madison county. The
killing took place two days previous.
Sut has been suppressed to assist the
officers In their efforts to catch other
members Of the gang.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-22
Woman Feared Lamphere.

A new witness regarding Mrs. Gun
ness fear of Lamphere was found
yesterday. Bertha Schultz, a clerk in
a local dry goods store. said that the
woman was in the store several days
before the fire and to her that she
was afraid Lanlphere would set fire
TO the farmhouse.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-22
FALL r TO WOMAN,
Body Found Four Stories Below Win.
dow Of Hotel Room She Occunied.

dow Of Hotel Room She OCCUPIED.
New York, May 20. = Lying on the
concrete pavement of an areaway in
the Don Square hotel, four stories be-
low the open window Of the room she
had occupied. the body of a guest who
had registered at the hotel Sunday
night as Miss Emma N. Crosby Of
Boston was found last night. Whether
Miss Crosby jumped from the window
or pitched out of it by accident is not
known.