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The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-27
MANY FARMERS IN TOWN.
As a Result Business Men Enjoyed q
 Good Trade Last Week.

Saturday was busy one in Mena, the streets being thronged with farmers, many of whom were from a distance of forty miles. Business was brisk in every line from early morning until late in the afternoon snd all of our merchants enjoyed a good trade. As a trading point Mena stands at the top.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-27
Gen. Dodge Dead.

Washington. Feb. 2l--Brig- Gen Francis S. Dodge, U s. A. retired who was awarded a medal of honor b, congress for distinguished gallantrl at the battle of White river in Cobra do in the Indian campaign in the sos died at his residence here "Wednesday Cen. Dodge served with the Twenty third Massachusetts volunteer regi ment during the Civil war He wal 9o years old.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-27
To use oll on Isthmus.

Washington, Feb. 2l.-The Tsthmian canal commission Is about to substi ute fuel oil for coal in it's various machine shops and power houses and wherever practicable under it's sta tionary boilers throughout the zone The oil company which furnishes crude oil to the commission has in operation an eight inch pipe line across the isthmus with extensive storage tanks at either end.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-27
Last of Sells Brothers Dead.

New York, Feb. 1S.-William Sells, son of one of three brothers who or ganized the famous Sells Brothers circus combination, died of gastritis Monday. He had been i'll for several weeks but was believed to be on the road to recovery Early Monday he had sudden change for the worse. He was 42 years old.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-27
Farmers HeIped the Racers.

Fort Wayne, Feb. 2i.-The Ameri- can car in the New York to Paris automobile race driven by Montague Roberts arrived at Kcndallville short ly after day light Thursday. after hay ing been stalled in the snow drifts the greater part of the night east Of that city. St. Chaffrey, with the French car came in short time later. Farmers along the route turned out late in the night to shovel away the blockading drifts for the American
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-27
True EconomY.

Economy is generalship in little things Some women by the magic of their habits can make dime go further than others can make dollar. These have a sense of fitness and nice arrangement. They can contrive to so manage that they always seem to be hourishing These are the women who make simple homes beautiful and bright, giving contentment not found in those of more pretentious claims.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-27
ENGINE THREW MULE ON MAN.
Now R. H. Woods of Warren Is Suing
 the Iron Mountain Railroad.

Warren, Feb 2l.-R Fl. Woods a travelling salesman for the Sa. line Grocery Company of this place, has filed suit in the cir. cult court against the Iron Noun tain railroad for Sl0.000 damages. Mir. Woods was injured in a peculiar manner at Warren Janu. ary 2. He was standing near the track of the railroad when a train struck mule, throwing 1t on him and severely injuring him. He has not yet recovered.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-27
X Household Necessity

would almost as soon think of run ming my farm without implements as without Hunts Lightning Oil. or all the liniments l have ever used, both for man and beast. it is the quickest in action and richest in results. For burns and fresh cuts it is absolutely wonderful. l regard 1t as a household necessity. Yours truly,
 s. HARRISON,
 kosciusko. Miss For sale by Jackson Drug Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-27
All the More nessrvlnn.

Woman Of the House-A bis, strong man like you going around begging You ought to be ashamed Of yougsalf'
 Tufiold Kautt ttonching his eyes wish grimy hanakerchsf--l am. mum lt morttics me most 10 death Folks ginerly treats ne well on that account mum.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-27
To Test Antl.Pass Lam.

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 2l-Attorney general Thompson Thursday an nounced that he would test the anti pass law by filing a complaint against br. F. A. Graham, of Lincoln, Union Pacific surgeon A suit will be filed to test the legality of exchanging newspaper advertising for transports tfOH
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-27
New Agent at Rich Mountain.

J. A. Hall has been superseded as station agent at Rich Moun- in Station by a MT. Briggs, who has moved there with his wife and daughter.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-27
GEN. srogssEL CONDEMNED
Russian courtmartial Sentences 'ne Port Arthur Commander 10 DcsH'
 But Recommends Mercy

St. Petersburg, Feb. 2l,--Gen, Sloes' sel has been condemned to deatn. Gen' Fock has been reprimanded and Gen. smirnoff and Reiss have been acqult-
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-27
Gen. stoessel.

ted The court recommends that lne death sentence upon Stoessel De com muted to ten years lmprisohnlene ia fortress and that he be exciuaeu from the service.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-27
No. 7lgS. REPORT OF TIE CONDITION OF
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK

M Mona, m the State Of Arkansas, at the
 close of business, iFebruary II, i90S
Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-21

The Moving Picture Show, for fun, on Wednesday night, at Eagles Hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-21
PLANS FOR BIG OOINGS
County Fair, Governors Visit, Institute And Excursion From San Fran
 cisco In One Week.

The combination of three important events into one general Big Week.
 was the project generally discussed at the meeting of the Fl Centro Ten Thousand Club Monday night
 W. E. wilsie, chairman of the Fair Committee, made a report of progress on all lines, and members of the club proposed the advisability of having the fair and the Farmers Institute in El Centro either on the same dates, or one immediately following the other. As visit from Gov. Gillett is expected this winter, it was urged that the prop CT thing would be to have all three events in the one week, and that pos sibly the proposed San Francisco ex- cursion to El Centro might also be arranged to arrive here at Vbat time.
 It was decided that announcement should be made of the fair to follow the Farmers Institute. December 9 and 10 win be the institute days, and December II and 12 will be Fair days.
 An invitation has been extended Gov Gillett to attend the fair by President Allen Kelly, and today an attempt will be made to enlist the interest of the San Francisco Board of Trade in the running of an excursion to Fl Centro on one of these dates. Secretary Bird of that body will arrive in Fl Centro tonight, and his mission is to arrange for an excursion from San Francisco to Imperial Valley.
 President Kelly on Monday night ap pointed F w Waite a committee of one to circulate a petition among EI Centro business men, asking for a night train service between Los An geles and CalexicO.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-21
DEATH OF J. L. BRADLEY.

James Larkin Bradley, aged 57 years, died of tuberculosis, Saturday forenoon, at his home in the southern part of El Centro MT. Bradley was a native of Tennessee, and had been a resident of El Centro for four months He was an uncle of Mrs. J. c. Stewart of this place. The funeral will take place at 10 o'clock this forenoon, and the interment will be in the Imperial cdmetery. Rev. J. F. Tout will con- duct the services.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-21
DEATH OF T. J. sowLes.

Thomas Jefferson Sowles, aged 47 years. died at the Central Hospital, Friday forenoon, after an operation for strangulated hernia. The body will be shipped this morning to San Der nardino. accompanied by his widow. Mir Sowles had been a resident of I'm. perial Valley for the past five years, having lived on a ranch southeast of El Centro. He had a wide acquant- ance throughout Imperial Valley, and was especially interested in the devel- opment of the culture of citrus fruits here. Besides the widow, he leaves two brothers.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-21
SCHOOL LEAGUE GAMES
Series to Run From First Saturday In December To Last Saturday In January-SiIver Trophy
 Offered.

The Executive Committee of the I'm perial Valley Interscholastic Athletic League has decided upon the schedule of winter games for ball and tennis. Games will be played on alternate Saturdays, beginning December 5 and ending January 30.
 This will enable each school to play every other school once The tennis games for the giols will take place in the mornings and the baseball in the afternoons.
 Central Union High School, of El Centro, will play it's first game on the local grounds, Saturday, December ,, with the teams from the Imperial Val ley Collegiate Institute at Heber as op- ponents. On December 19 Ell Centro will go to Calexico; on January IT Brawley plays in Fl Centro; and on January 30, El Centro will play at I'm perial against the Imperial team.
 A silver cup, to be known as the Hotel Oregon trophy, has been offered by the proprietors of the Hotel Oregon to the school winning the most games in the series, the winning school to hold it for one year ar until one school has won the baseball pennant for two seasons, when the trophy will be per manently awarded.
 The high school students are to ask the business and professional men for a little financial assistance for their athletics.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-21
IMPERIAL VALLEYS
 UNIVERSITY CLUB
Organized With FOrty-TwO Charter Members at
 Banquet

With the usual concomitant noises that attend a foregathering of college students, the University Club of the Imperial Valley was organized last night at the conclusion of the discus sion of an excellent menu around the table in the Hotel El Centro. There were a number of toasts calculated to arouse the enthusiasm of the academi- clan. The key note sounded by all the speakers was the value of an or ganization of college men in a commu- nity such as the valley, and the vast potentialities sf such a club as was proposed.
 At the conclusion of the talks or ganization was made effective by the election of the following officers president, H. T. Cory, of Calexico; vice-president, Prof. Mott Arnold, of Imperial; secretary, Prof. H. w. More house of Heber; and treasurer, George N. Turner, of Brawley. A committee, the personnel of which will be an n0unced III these columns Tn teW days by President Cory, is to have in charge the permanent organization and the plans of the club for the immediate future
 The charter members of the club will be: H. T. Cory, D. K. Burnham, T. Willard Espey, Edna E. Willard, Charles J. Booth, Dora Willard, F. E. Hamilton. J. M Eshleman, Elizabeth L. Eshelman, F. c. Hermann and wife, l E.. E. Chandler, R. P. Shepherd, J. F. Tout, Mott H. Arnold M. Genevieve | Wilson, Arthur Sherburne, Mary Alice Sands, Janice E. Meredith, J. J. Colby | Jr., Virgil McCoombs, Otis B. Tout, Paul Roman, Wilbur J. Hall, Phil D.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-21
TEN THOUSAND CLUB BUTTONS.

A handsome button for members of the Ten Thousand Club is being manu- factured by the William H. Hoegee Company. This is gold button with a dark blue enamel field upon which is worked out in gold design of two crossed capital Ts. In a border of white enamel surrounding these Ts are the words ''El Centro" and Club" in gold. The whole makes a very neat design and is certain to at tract much attention. An order of 200 of these buttons is being filled.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-21

Swing, Frank Birkhauser, Ella D. No land, Dan v. Nolaud, J. Proctor Dun can, R. c. Nichols, Nellie NJ. Nichols, IT. W. Moorehouse, M. Fl. Powell, F.. D. Burbank, George J. Reiner and wife, Nelson Shaw and wife, Philo Jones, George N. Turner, Mrs Clara Garbutt Turner.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-21

WE ALSO CARRY THE NEW (GEN- ERAL ELEcTRIc) TUNGSTEN HIGH EF- FICIENCY LAMPS. IF YOU WISH TO GIVE THEM A TRIAL, YOU CAN DO SO AT THE FOLLOWING PRICES:
Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-21

WE HAVE MADE A CONTRACT WITH THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR THEIR "GRADE A" LAMP, THE BEST LAMP MANUFACTURED. OUR INCREASED BUSINESS HAS ENABLED US TO CONTRACT FOR A LARGER QUANTITY THAN IN FORMER YEARS.
 COMMENCING NOVEMBER FIRST, WE WILL SELL
Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-21
PHYSICIAN LOCATES HERE.

Dr. B. Mcintyre has come from Watts to locate in Bl Centro, and will practice his profession here. He will at once erect a cottage for his own home on a lot on the north side of State street, between Seventh and Eighth streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-21
VITAL RECORD.

BORN-To the wife of Judge Frank lin J. Cole. at Fl Centro. November 17, a daughter.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-21
LODGE NOTICES

~Ax l Centro Lodge No. 3S4 F. &
 AE IA M. Stated meetings in / v \ Masonic Hall, Fl Centro, first Monday of each month, 7:3O P. M Members and visiting Masons invited to attend. c. B. Brown, Master. John B. Baker, Secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-21

Fine meals at Commercial hotel, I'm perial, Cal. 25c; A. R. Brigden. 25-t
Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-21

Does your D alo need tuning? Set or write the Imperial Valley Music House, Imper al.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-21

The whole show-it'lI be worth the money, Wednesday night next.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-21

E L CENTRO LODGE, F. O. E., meets A the first four Thursday nights of each month. Members and visiting Eagles invited to attend
Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-21

E R A TER NAL BROTHERHOOD 4 meets every second and fourth Tuesday nights at Masonic hall, Fl Centro, Cal. A. R. Abbott, president
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16
Fencing With Umbrellas.

Recently French publication print
ed a picture Of some American girls
fencing with umbrellas and stated that
they were trying to acquire thus the
necessary skill and assurance to parry,
with simple gesture, an attack OF
Apaches.
1t also stated that this sport was not
born in America; that for several years
in France a noted fencing mistress,
Nine Guillemot, at the same time that
she taught fencing with the sword for
hygienic reasons and for personal de-
Tense, also taught her pupils to play"
with the umbrella.
The article finishes by saying that ii
is certainly ''piquant' that this modern
application Of an ancient sport was
taught by a Parisienne long before
America claimed the original idea.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16
"Chuck IL. DukeI"

While the Duke of Connaught was
in Cairo he went for a stroll one morn
ing, and on his way back to his quar-
ters he came face to face with an old
Englishman wearing the ribbon Of the
Indian mutiny on his breast. The
duke stopped and spoke to the man
about his military service for some
little time. Presently the man said
not knowing, of course, to whom he
was speaking, "Are you in the army
yourself, then, sir" The duke smiled
and admitted that he was. Getting
on all right?" was the next question.
The duke smiled again and said that
he had not very much to grumble at,
on the whole, though perhaps he was
not doing quite so well as he could
wish. mo, and you never will, my
boy" was the surprising retort of the
veteran. "What you want in the army
today is either brains or Il tremendous
amount of influence behind you. You
may take my tip, old chap, and chuck
lt!"-London Il. P. o.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16

What comes with the wind win so
with the rain.-lrish ProYegb.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16
AMERICAN FRENCH.
Tho Struggles of New Yorker In a
Paris Restaurant.

Paris Restaurant.
He gazed compacently ut the gay
labels on his trunks. Funny how you
hear in Paris"-so ne continued his
"reminiscences Of trIvel-"our thin
American accent struggling with the
sonorous French tongue. You hear
queer mistakes, too-no end Of 'em
The queerest came across was made
by a New York man.
"This tourist at the Chatham wanted
to say, 4 am hungry He should have
said, 'J'ai faim.' Then the waiter
would have brought him a meal at
once. What he did say was:
'Je suis fameux, garcon.' He said
there, I'm famous. waiter And the
waiter, impressed, bowed and smiled
Congratulations, sir
"No food came. He must have made
an error, so he tried again:
'Garcon. j'ai une femme That
meant he had wife. The waiter said
ne was sure she was winner.
Rather red now, he took a third
dive:
"'Je suis femme This time the
New Yorker said he was a woman.
"'And madam dresses in this way
for comforts sakeT the waiter in
quired, with gallant smile.-New
York Press.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16
SERVANTS SIGN LANGUAGE.
Peouliarities Of Employers and Tour.
lists Noted by Marks.

ISIS NONSI W mdTksa
Servants and hotel porters in many
cities of Europe have sign language
as complete as that of the American
tramp.
1T is not generally known" said a
courier. "that servants are in the habit
Of giving useful tips to their success
sors and to the man who delivers the
groceries and meat by marks on the
back entrance In most of the big
Paris flats and apartments, such as
Americans like to take for the season.
the back door is literally covered with
barely perceptlble signs which nobody
but the initiated can understand.
"a freshly engaged domestic knows
exactly what to expect. whether his
masters are easy or hard to please.
whether 1t Is monsieur or madame
who is hard to get along with Other
signs tell whether the food is good or
bad, whether the work is difficult or
not, etc.
"The boy from the grocer's or the
bakers or the butchers will also be
Informed whether he can expect a big
tip or not.
1.-THE system is even more developed
among hotel servants. A family arriv-
ing from Italy, after having refused to
give what some italian porter consld-
cred a sufficient tip, will have the fact
advertised in every hotel he visits in
Switzerland or France. A little mark
on the trunk is all that is needed
Philadelphia Ledger
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16
The Lost Town of Indiana.

For more than three.quarters of a
century Salisbury Ind, has been a
lost town.
Where once was flourishing city
in embryo in Wayne county, not a
vestige of human habltation remains.
Usually, when town retrogrades,
there is at least a remnant of its pros
perity left. Not so. with Salisbury.
Not building stands to show that
from 1910 to 1920 il was prosperous
community, which had evolved from
frame to brick buildings, and which
had aspirations of becoming a inland
metropolis. Only a creek and a
country road remain of what was
once Salisbury.
When Salisbury ceased to be the
county seat it went into rapid de-
cline. CentervIlle robbed Salisbury
Of its birthright. And from 1920,
when the brick courthouse became
useless, Salisbury rapidly succum bed
to the blow.
In six years there were hardly
dozen families left. Then silently
one by one, they too, stole away.
Salisbury expired without gasp,
and the rest of the thriving world
knew not that it had gone.
As the years went by CenterviIle
lost her honors also. Richmond
became the county seat. But that
didn't help Salisbury. Nothing re-
mained of that illfated burg but
few buildings. And gradually even
they succumbed 80 the general de-
cline One by one they rotted or
we're carted away. Not even a shed
remained to mark the poor town s.
site. Salisbury was off the map.
All that is now left of Salisbury is
a legend. A pretty legend it IS,
though; one that goes far beyond the
modern hustle and thrift tnat brushed
Salisbury of the map.
At the beginning of the nineteenth
century, so the tradition runs, band
of pioEeers came upon two Indian
lovers at their trysting- place. Like
the cold young brave that he was,
the redskin valiantly defended him
self and his sweetheart from capture,
and in the struggle both we're killed
and went to the happy hunting
grounds together.
After the struggle the pioneers be-
came charmed with the beauty of the
spot. They decided to settle there
and Salisbury was born.
But it was a luckless birth, attend
ed, so the legend runs, by the curse
of the red maiden's old mother, who
declared that the town would not
live, but would disappear from the
face of the earth.
it was the first settlement in Wayne
county. And among its noted sons
was Oliver p. Morton, the war COVER
nor of Indiana. But, though fortane
seemed to smile at first, it soon began
TO frown, and now Salisbury is but a
memory.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16
Spirit Of the Open Life.

The great charm Of scenery and the
country life is the moral feeling that
seems to pervade it. This has prevail
ed through all English literature from
Chaucor to Wordsworth and down to
our own times. 1t has cast its spell
over almost all Of our Canadian poets,
who have wooed nature in her most Sc
cret haunts and studied her minutest
aprices.-Montreal Witness.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16

The city their meeting held last evening by
unanimous passed ordinance raising the liquor license
within the city limits from SIS to $50 per quarter The
liquor opposed the increased employing A. Caminetti
as before look after their side 1t evident from the
PRODUCTION of the ordinance following closely the
defeat previous measure that the board resolved
put heavier toll this traffic The only departure from
the original intention in making the increased license
go into effect in February 9o9 instead of November next
giving the saloonmen three months grace prepare for the
deal.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16
LOCAL EDITORIAL COLUMN.
UPHILL WORK.

The opening of the campaign in Amador county from the
Bryane side have been decidedly dishearenng the
supporters of the peerless from Nebraska In almost
every respect the gathering in painful the
political meetings of years gone BY 1t may be true that
republican meetings nowadays suffer also by comparison with
those held during presidential of bygon days The
general enthusiasm that found vent in torchgt PROFESSIONS
blazing bonhres and and outpoung Of citizens from far and
largely lacking But the democratic whoopup this
week remarkable for its shortcomings in other ways
showing the steady decadence Of powerful national
party. The speaker of the evening introduced himself
expounder of distinctive democratic doctrines, but
special pleader in the interest of organized labor He
canddy admitted that for the sop thrown in
the democratic platform by the insertion therein of the anti
injunction plank he would be addressing them. This
his strong suit To strike down the power of the
in the issuance of wrs of injunction in disputes between
employees and employers just the of millennium the
ultra wnghe paid agitators-of the labor
praying for 1t would place the strike the boycott picket
ting and kindred dscredted methods the fore in the
teent of labor troubles The trend toward anarchy involved
in this proposition is selfevident remarked by
of the hearers that the speech would have sounded less dis
cordant if delivered in the hall of labor organzation in
stead of appeal for suffrage of American citizens for class
legislation of the most dangerous stamp The significant
feature the straits which democracy is reduced in it's
despairng efforts trap The party to be work
ing the theory that in the labor organizations there
enough bring enough doubtful states to the demo
cratic fold provided they be had fairly sod and hence
they bending their energies in this direction Gompers
in the and Macarthur and other paid officers of the
union stumping for Bryan, proclaimng doctrines
which subversve of the very principles of good govern
1t is the spirit that joined hands with popuism
and other deusve as under which the democracy has been
wasted its present skeleton form. Anyhing win
the slogan directed this year frantic effort muzz the
in labor troubles. This tends the dsrup
ton of both the labor organizations and the democratic party
Intelligent workingmen refuse be dictated in politics
by officials of their labor unions On the other hand the
conservative element of democracy cannot approve of the
drift of the party from odme moorngs toward ultra rad
caism The sacrifice of principle for expedency rarely
winning game AS for the of independent
who train with party, they apt to take chances with
the heresies of Bryan They will prefer republican rule
and continuance of prosperity which that parys supem
acy has failed insure for the American people
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16
Special SmaIl Ads.

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cents per line for less than one month.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16
Ledger Roll Of Honor.

The following sums have been re-
ceived as subscriptions to the Ledger
during the past month This acknow-
ledgment is equal to a receipt for the
sums named II any have paid whose
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will oblige by promptly notifying this
office.