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The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
ITS SECOND FLOOD
PITTs5uRG, PA, AND VICINITY AGAIN INUNDATED BY RUSH
 ING WATERS.
CAME WITH \ SURPRISING SWEETNESS
Owing to the Qulckness With Which the High Water Came Few Persons Were Able to Save Valuable Goods Thousands of Women and Children Prisoners in Their Homes.

Pittsburg, Mar. 20.-With surpris. ing suddenness, another flood of the rivers was experienced in Pittsbury and vicinity Thursday. At 10 o'clock Thursday morning the stage reached the danger mark of 22 feet and the water was rising ssven-tenths ,t foot an hour According to the weather bureau a possible stage of a2 feet Is expected early Friday morning. Should a feet of water come 1t will lack but 31a feet of the great hood of March 15 last
 All small streams were on the ram page Thursday Streets and cellars in the suburbs are covered with the water. Thousands of women and chill dren are prisoners in their homes and schools are lightly attended.
 The lowlands of this city are inun- dated and owing to the quicknsss with which the high water came few per sons were able to take the precaution of saving valuable goods.
 The first meeting of the chamber of commerce flood commission was held Thursday A determined effort will be made to ascertain the cost, character and cause of food damage. An ade- Quate method for protection against floods will be discussed.
 Early Thursday q sand dredge be- longing to the Pittsburg Plate Glass company broke from its moorings at Tarantum above this city and start ed down the Allegheny river The boat went over the government dam at Sprlngdals and it Is not know wheth- CT the crew, composed of i've men, sue ceedsd in escaping. Nothing has since been heard of the men.
 The Pittshurg, Virginia and Charles ton railroad, between this city and California, Pa. is crippled. Seven landslides have occurred and the tracks are buried under tons of earth.
 The Baltimore and Ohio railroad has moved all the rolling stock from the Pittsburg and Western division which runs along the Allegheny river on the north side of the city.
 Other railroads have their schedules badly disarranged on account of the high water and heavy landslides. On the main line of the Pennsylvania railroad between Larimer and East Pittsburg, distance of eight miles, tracks one and two are out of commits sion. On the Southwest Pennsylvania division trains are moving at a snairs pace on account of the numerous washouts. An exhibit of interest be- fore the chamber of commerce flood commission was table comparing the floods of the first and last half of the period since 1873. It showed that from 1873 to 1890 there were IS stages of 22 feet, four of 2s, one of 30 and none of 35 but in the last IT years there have been 27 of 22 feet. 12 of 26~ feet, of 30 feet and one of 35 feet.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.
County Examiner W. M. Pipkin in
 Charge Many Teachers Present.

The quarterly examination ot Bounty teachers convened at the scourt house last Thursday under sthe supervision of County Superin- |tendent w. M. Pipkin, and will scontinue two days. A large mum OCT of teachers from this and Eadj )iniug counties are in attend
 ance, among wh om are J. E. De- Borough, E. l.. Garrett, k. M. Iarmon and B. +. Mitchell, ot Egger; l., o Farless, Rocky; E. H. Butler, Hatfield; D. A. Hil- ton, Lola Cheek, Flora Allen,
 Martha Colley, c. Embry, Cove; Canary White, Halle Averett. M. White, Levi Pigg, Mena; Mrs. Rollins, Edith Thomas, Wickesi
 Bessie Mallon, Ira Beavers, J. H. Galloway, Grannis; Nora Shackel'
 ford, Robert Whisenhunt, Hat field; J. D. and J. B. Blanton ol Galena, Howard, Howard county
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
NEW LODGE OF ELKS.
Installed at Hope by Little Rock Lodge Parade and Banquet Features
 of Dav.

Hope, March 18.-An Elks' lodge was installed at Hope to- day, with elaborate ceremonies. There were many visiting Elks from all parts of the state, and the city was turned over to the visitors. The visiting delegations included 10 members from Little Rock, 30 from Texarkana, num- Der from Hot Springs ard other points. District Deputy Caldwell of Fort Smith was present.
 The ceremonies opened this afternoon with big parade, headed by Mayor Montgomery. A feature of the parade was the presence of a number ot cages, in which the candidates were con- fined. At the conclusion of the parade Mayor Montgomery de- livered an address of welcome to the visitors.
 Members of the new lodge were initiated tonight by the 10 mem- bers of the lodge from Little Rock. After the initiation a banquet was served at the Barlow hotel. The new lodge will have bout 50 mem bers.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
NEW OIL COMPANY.
The Independent of Caney, Kas.. Coming to Mena.

Among the new commercial enterprises for Mena is the entrance of the Independent Oil Company of Clancy, Kas., which has completed arrangements for esta blishiug a branch of its busi- ness at Mena as a selling and distributing point.
 George and Henry Legate will have charge of the management of the company's affairs at this place aui have secured the ware house property of the Southwest ern Slate Company located on a spur of the railroad near the Cox wholesale building in the east part of town where the head quarters of the company will be established.
 The company now has large shipment of coal oil and gasoline on the road for this place which is expected to arrive inside of the next few days.
 For the present the company will ship the oil here in barrels, but later it expects to erect large tanks for storage purposes.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
ARRAIGNS OFFICIALS.
Fort Smith Grand Jury Criticises Prac- tice of Licensing Violations
 of the Law.

Fort Smith, March IS. The Sebastian county grand jury com pleted its investigations today and adjourned after inquiring in- to 37 presentations, examining 99 witnesses aud returning 27 true bills.
 In it's final report, which was a lengthy one, .he body severely arraigned Fort Smith officials and institutions, saying in part: "A glance at the offenses against law within our jurisdiction shows that they are for the most part such crimes as burglary, forgery, crimes against tue person and the like, and the evidence reveals that in nearly all these cases drunkenness is concomitant part of the crime. It is also re- vealed that low dives, dens and screened drinking places of the city are lu large measure har- bors for criminals and hotbeds for crime"
 It is recommended that screens be removed from saloon fronts. The city police department is sharpely arraigned for licensing evil places by the subterfuge of assessing fines. The jury asserts that it was barred from bringing indictments against pool halls running open on Sunday in vio- lation of the law by the practice of the police court of assessing nominal fines which are, in effect, licenses to violate the law. In closing, the jury calls for careful consideration of present condi. tions to the end that "order and decency shall be preserved"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
Spring Styles.

The March number of the Woman's Home Companion is the Spring Fashion Number. and in it Grace Margaret Gould, the fashion editor, has many interest. ing paragraphs, among them the following:
 "Voile will continue to be one of the fashion able materials throughout the spring and sum mer. So popular is it that 1t is now looked upon as a staple among fabrics.
 "There is one item in her ward- robe that no woman ought to worry about this year-ihat is, her blouses, her shirt waists, as she is apt to call them. For no matter what her age or her figure she can readily find in the new designs for blouses many models exactly suited 10 her individual need.
 ..lf she wishes to add breadth to her shoulders, she can make them so that she will look broad shouldered and yet have the con- sciousness that she IS in the height of style, for broad shouldered effects are all the vogue. sometimes produced by plaits extending over the shoul' ders, and then again by a scarf like drapery So arranged that Il widens the shoulder line. While 1 if, on the other hand, she has tondness for the long dropping shoulder, she can find many de sigus that will carry out thi' effect"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
DYER THE SlO,OOO MARK
he Receipts at the Postoffice Have
 Passed Amount Necessary to Se-
 cure Free Mail Delivery.

Postmaster Board reports that fne postoffice receipts up to last Monday night was S3 over the Necessary amount required by the Government to secure free mail delivery Tn this city. There are 8till eleven more days in the month in which to increase these Receipts and by the first day of April lhe books will show several Hundred dollars above the ter thcusand dollar mark-the amount Required to secure free delivery over the city.
 # In addition to this there are other requirements in order to secure free delivery that of num- bering the houses and the putting Spp of street signs. With the Exception of very few. all of the houses have been mum bered and from the best iuforma- Ion obtainable arrangements for putting up the street signs will Boon be completed.
 All parties who have not had Their houses numbered should get busy and have the matter attended to at once. Don't be a laggard in this movement, but put your shoulder to the wheel and help to push Mena onward and upward.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
DID MAN SLASHES
 THROAT WITHRAzOR
Vas Suffering With Rheumatism, Was Out of Work and Tried to "End It All"-Will Probably Recover.

An old man giving bis name as Holm Henelin, who drifted into Mena a few days ago. attempted tc commit suicide last week Hear the railroad bridge short dis,ance above town by slashing the right side of his throat with a rozor, inflicting an ugly and SC Hons wound, the blade narrowly missiug the jugular vein.
 When discovered early next norniug, the man was sitting down and leaning against small |oine tree, the razor lying on the |1round near. He was still con ecious and able to talk. but was sfoo weak from the loss of blood to vet up and walk, and a buggy was secured by Deputy City Mar .eh al Philpot and the injured maj 4sken to the office of Dr. A. J. EPool, who, assisted by Dr. J. k. Davis, made an examination and Pressed the wound, after which .fbe man was removed to room 'on Pickering avenue near the ';n ia yor's office, where he will be cared for by the city.
 On being questioned as to why lie attempted to take his life he fe piled that he was growing old, Mas a sufferer from rheumatism 'and not being able to find work Lad made up his mind to end 1t III. He stated that he was born 7n Pittsburg. Pa, was 6 years old aud a single man, having no Relatives except sister whom he has not seen for 30 years and be Hoes not know whether she IS Head or alive. On being asked n he had any word to send to felatives he cried My God, am l foiug to die?" showing that al Enough he attempted to kill him. nelf, yet did not desire to die. He Had s in money in his pocket.
 Dr. Pool states that while the ma n is in a serious condition he has a good chance for recovery.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
PUBLIC FUNDS IN BANK
Judge Hons Opinion That It Is Not Unlawful for Banks to Use
 the Money.

Fort Smith, March l9.-In re- sponse to the query by the grand jury Judge Hon this afternoon instructed the grand jury that 1t was not violation of the law for a city or county treasurer, sheriff or collector 10 deposit the funds in his hands in bank.
 Several members of your body have individually asked me whether It was violation of the law for the city treasurer to de- posit the city funds in bank" said Judge Hon. 1t was a vio- lation of the law for city treas- urer, county treasurer, sheriff or collector to deposit funds iu bank prior to the act of 1899, which permitted these officers to make deposits in bank. 1 understand there IS contention on the part oi some that this act intends that the money may be placed there for safe keeping. as you would some valuable document, but that the bank should not handle or have any control over the money This court is of different opinion. My idea is that when the lcgis- lature said they might deposit money in bank they meant in he ordinary acceptation of the word; just like any person would make an individual deposit which they could draw at any time. A fur ther reason for this opinion Is that the act says that the bank and stockholders shall be respon- sible for this money and the bondsmen of the officers are not responsible from tteir bonds. It would be redculous to presume that the bank would make it's If responsible if 1t had no use of the money
 In recent opinion Chancellor Bourland was reported as hold ing that an official had no right to deposit funds to go in with the general funds of the bank and be used by the bank.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
A Humane Appeal.

A humane citizen of Richmond, Ind. Mir. U. D. Williams, TOT West Main street, says: 'I appeal to all narsons with weak lungs to take pr. King,s New Discovery, the only rem adv that has helped me and fully comes up to the proprletor reconi- mendation. It saves more ilVes tnan all other throat and lung remedies mt together. Used as a cough and Gold cure the world over. Cures asthma. bronchitis; croup, whooplng cough, quinsy. hoarseness and phthi- sis. slops hemorrhages of the lungs and builds them up. Guaranteed py Jackson Drug Co.,, soc and sl.oO. Trial bottle free.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
Information on Fruit.

The Star has received through Congressman Ben Cravens, from the United States agricultural department, few pamphlets of interest to farmers and fruit growers. Spraying for Apple Diseases and the Coddling Moth In the Ozark" "The Peach Twig- Borer," Peach Growing for Market" and several other subjects are treated from a scien- tihc standpoint and as long as the supply of books last they will be given out to interested parties who may Call at the office of The Star.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
SKIN DISEASES. CAUSED BY HUMORS IN THE BLOOD

The skin provided with pores and glands through which evaporation going continually day and night This natures method of regulating the of bodies pre- serving the natural appearance the skin These pores glands connected with tiny veins and arteries through which from the blood the noushment and strength preserve their healthy condition and enable perform duty
 So long the blood is and rich the skin will be free from eruption disease but when the circulation becomes infected with acids and humors its nouhng and hea properties its acd condition irritation and inflammation of the delicate tissues and flores of the and glands the shown Eczema Acne Tee Salt Rheum distressing
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
CARTER SARTAIN DEAD.
Had Lived at Rocky for Fifteen Years
 Many Relatives.

Carter Sartain, "A years of age, who has been in poor health all winter, passed away al his home in Rocky Wednesday and will be buried at that place today.
 Mir. Sartain came here from Mississippi fifteen years ago, and has followed farming as voca. ton. He was father of Earl, Charles and Robert Sartain, Mrs Crawford, Mrs. Forest, Mrs Hamby and Misses Orr and Etns .Sartain.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
A VENTURE THAT WILL PAY.
Charles A. Zweng Will Conduct q
 Messenger Service.

Charles A. Zweng. the always hustliug proprietor of the Mena Sporting Goods Company, has esta blished a messenger service for the benefit of those who want messages and parcels delivered. in and out of Mens, or errands of any sort that can be handled by trustworthy messenger boys.
 This should be a popular en- terprise as it will be a great accommodation to the general public to be able to obtain relia- ble errand boy on short notice and at a trifiing cost.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
The ArmIess Man

Said, "It wasn't money he wanted, but somebody to scratch his back. l" There are many with strong arms and willing hands that have that same yearning. Hunts Cure will make back scratching or any other old scratching totally unnecessary. It knocks out any itching sensation that evee happened, and it dot it right now. Che application relieves.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
ECZEMA FORTY YEARS.

I want to tell you the great geoA I received from the use ef .. 2. .. I am now 10 years old and had suffered with Eczema fer forty years, and osuld find nothing te surs me until I tried c. .. .. I suffered intensely with the itching and burning; pustulss would fern from which thsre flowed . sticky nuia; orusts would come sn the skin, and whom scratched on, the skin was left as raw as . piece of beef. suffered agony the long years I was afflicted, but when used 6. 6. .. found . perfect cure. TAsrs has never been any return of the trouble. o. H. EVANS.
 Stockholm, Neb.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
It's a Hustler.

Hunts Lightning oil is up and do ing all the time. Itcures your ach@s. pains, cuts, burns and bruises wh4.s you sleep. Rub little on your mis- cry and feel it disappear.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26

The of all skin troubles traced kind the blood Smooth healthy skins only possible where the
 on pure and therefore the cure of any skin affection only through thorough cleansing of this vital fluid Saves washes oons valuable only for their ability keep the skin clean aay the itching and tend reduce nammaton they the trouble because they do reach the blood.
 S. skin diseases of every character and kind because pues the blood goes the circulation and causing trouble builds weak blood
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26


 These humors get into the blood through deranged or inactive condition of the system. Those members whose duty it is to collect and expel the refuse matter of the body fail to properly do their work, and this surplus or waste matter is left in the system to sour and fer ment and be absorbed into the blood. There are also certain other humors which get into the blood from without. The juice or milk from poisonous plants, such as poison oak, poison ivy, nettle rash, etc, enters Trough the open pores of the skin ahd takes root in the blood. This causes breaking out which remains for a time and then disappears, but retuPs at certain Seacouc of aoch wear
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26

ana cOmplcfcly cures Eczema, Acne, Tetter, Salt Rheum, Poison Oak, Poison Ivy, and all eruptions and dis eases of the skin. When s. s. s. has driven the humor from the blood, and cooled and cleansed the acid heated circ,t1ot;ou
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-10-02
SAYS PHILIPPINES
ARE RICH In GOLD
Predicts Output OF Sl.OOO.OOO for
1909 and of SS.0OO.O0O An
ually Very Soon.

: That the Philippines may surpass
Alaska in gold production within the
next few years is the startling an.
nouncement made by A. Heise. a
mining engineer of Manila, who is
now in Washington y. G. Continuing
he says:
There is surprise in store for
those disposed to look upon the
Philippines as useless acquisition.
Before the Spanish conquest. gold
dust in considerable quantities was ex-
ported FROM the Philippines to China.
and since American occupation the
work of prospecting has made won.
derful strides. Next year gold to the
value of 81, 900, 900 will be taken out
and the installation of improved ma,
chinery will soon make possible a
production of at least 50, 900, 900 an
nuslly.
"Ore bodies now in sight will yield
800, 900, 900. There is every reason
to believe that as mining operations
progress greater and richer deposits of
the precious metal will be uncovered.
1t will not be long before the
Philippines will take leading posi-
tion in gold producing"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-10-02
0CH CHILDREN SHOULD
ATTEND PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Mrs. William Rockefellar, during a
xeceut visit to Milwaukee gave it as
her opinion that the children of the
rich should not attend the free pu blic
echools. She did not say this in the
spirit that the children of the rich
were any better than the children Of
the poor, but held the rich could
nord to pay for the schooling of their
hildren and they should not there
1ore 'sponge" on the poor by making
a necessary to conduct larger and
more expensive educational institu-
tions.
n further explanation of ner atti-
tude she said: "All / have ever
tried to be is just an ordinary mother.
I have two sons and two daughters,
end they are just four ordinary boys
aud girls. l have brought them up
the best l knew how, and used all the
common sense l had to think of the
best ways and means to make them
GOOD average men and women.
"Did my boys go to public schools
Io; that would have beer most sci.
6sh in city like New York, where
our schools are crowded. 1t is only
fair that parents who can afford it
should send their children to private
schools, and thus allow room in the
public schools for children who must
depend upon the public schools for
their entire education.
Ny boys were sent, like thousands
Of other New York children. to pri.
vate schools, where they were in
daily contact with other children.
They studied like ordinary boys and
had the same ambitions in their
school work. When they had finished
o0hool they were sent away to
oollepe. -
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-10-02
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Timber Land Act, June 8, 1878.

Roseburg Ore. April Is, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that in com.
pliance with the provisions OF the Act
of Congress of June 8, 1878, entitled
An Act for the sale Of timber Lands
in the States Of California, Oregon,
Nevada and Washington Territory, ("
as extended to all Public Land States
by act Of August 4, 1892,
EDWARD d. TOWNSEND.
Of Placer, County of Josephine, State
of Oregon, filed 10 this office on Sep.
tember 9. 1907. his sworn statement
No. 9677 for the purchase of the SW4
NE4, VIZ SE4 sen SCI OF SEQ
tion No. % in Township N. IS South,
of Range No. 5 West w. NJ, Ore.
and win offer proof to show that the
land sought is more valuable for its
timber or stone than for agricultural
purposes. and to establish his claim
10 said land before the Register aud
Receiver st his office, at Rossbarg,
Ore, on Friday. the S0th day of Oc-
tober, 1908.
He names as witnesses: William
Brown of Grants Pass, Ore, George
W. Kearns, of Grants Pass, Ore. Mrs.
l.. M. Kings of Gold, Hill Ore. John
Rings of Gold Hill, Ore.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the above described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
office on or before said 30th day of
October 1908.
BEBNJAMIN L. EDDY
Register
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-10-02
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Timber Land. Aot Jone 8, 1878.
Roseburg. Oregon. May 3, 1908
Notice 10 hereby given that in COM
plisnoe with the provisions of the act
of Congress Of June y, 1878, en-
titled IAN act for the sale of timber
lands in the States of California, Ore
gon. Nevada: and Washington Terri.
tory" as extended to all the Public
Land States by act Of August 4 1892,
INEZ H. DABNEY
of Portland county Of Multomah State
of Oregon filed in this office ON jan
uary sS 1908 her sworn statement No.
1887 for the purchase Of the NE4 OF
Section No. "a In Township No. 40S,
Range No. 8 West w. n and will
offer proof to show that the land
sought is more valuable for its timber
or stone than for agricultural pur-
poses, and to establish his claim to
said land before Register and Receiver
at Roseburg, Oregon on Friday, the
4th Gay OF December, 1908,
She names as witnesses: ]. S.
Baily. of Ashland, Ore. Harry Sill
yer, Of Ashland Oregon; Ira A.. Mar
tin of Portland Ore; Isabella Joyal of
Portland, Ore.
Any and all persons claiming adverse
ly the above described lands are re-
quested to file their claims in this
office on or before said 4th day Of
December 1908.
Benz AMIN L. EDDY,
Register.