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New Ulm review., 1908-04-22
MAY WRITE ON FORT RIDGELY
State Fair Management Wants Es-
says on Famous Siege.

State Fair Management Wants Es-
says on Famous Siege.
New UIm School Children Will
Have a Chance to Compete.
Pyrotechnical Spectacle at Fair to
be Based on Winning Essay.
School children of New Ulm are to
have chance to show their familiarity
with the history of their own state.
The management of The state fair is
interested in learning to what extent
the children of Minnesota know of the
struggles of the early settlers, and
they have proposed a novel method of
ascertaining.
The big spectacular feature of the
1908 fair will be known as Fort
Ridgely in '62. A reproduction of
the old fort as it stood, at that time,
will be constructed in the in-feld Of
the half-mile track, and a portrayal
of the attack by the Indians is to be
reproduced.
One thousand people, including three
hundred genuine Sioux Indians, will
participate in the exhibition. It is
intended to make the enactment as
consistent as possible, and, as yet, the
story upon which the action will be
based is undecided. In order to Sc
cure a variety of versions of the vari-
Gus attacks by the Indians on Fort
Ridgely, the state fair management in
tend offering eighteen prizes for the
best story or description of the affair,
written by a pupil in the public
schools.
The story may be taken from any
of the many histories that are pub
lished on the Sioux war in Minnesota,
or, they may be written from descrip-
tions of the battles, as described by
participants, many Of whom are alive,
and living in various parts of the
state. The story must be written,
however, in the writer's own style,
and not quoted.
Any boy or girl living in Minnesota,
and pupil of the public schools, may
contest for the prizes. A committee
of prominent business men of ST. Paul
and Minneapolis will act as judges,
and the spectacle will be based on the
events as described in the winning
story, which will be published in the
official program of the fair, together
| with a portrait of the writer.
There will be eighteen prizes given
as follows:
To the one whose story is selected
as the winner, there will be given a
cash prize Of ten dollars (S10), season
ticket to the fair, good for both main
gate and grandstand, and in addition
a mammoth portrait of the winner will
| be shown in fireworks, on the first
night of the fair.
| TO the one whose story is considered
second best, there will be given cash
prize of five dollars 1857, and season
ticket to the fair.
To the third, three dollars (S3), and
a season ticket to the fair, and to the
next five, a season ticket to the Fair.
The next ten will each receive a
single admission to the fair.
The contest will close at midnight
June i. All stories must be written in
ink, one side of the paper only, and
must be confined to one Thousand
words. The age, name and school at
tended should be plainly written al
the top of the page, stories to be ad
dressed to g. N. Cosgrove, Secretary
Minnesota state fair, Hamline, MINI
Il Yyf
New Ulm review., 1908-04-22
Difficult Problems.

Another Wilson tale relates to an in
structor in astronomy in Vassar col
8lege. In astronomy" this professor
sagely remarked to his fair class. ITO
determine the motions of three bodies
that attract one another is admittedly
difficult" A suppressed litter on the
rear seats. May | Inquire" he re-
marked sarcastically. what uncon-
scious humor lay in my last state
ment 2"
Il beg pardon" said a blushing girl.
1T merely struck me that the diff
Guilty was nothing compared with the
same problem in love-
The eternal feminine likewise the
eternal triangle!
From President Wilson's barrister
days he culls the following:
A long Winded and ancient southern
New Ulm review., 1908-04-22
VoItaire's Church,

Noltaire at nc time claimed to be an
atheist in the generally accepted sense
Of that term So far as can be learned
from his own utterances and those Of
his contemporaries he was deist, a
believer in God, but not in revelation, y
save as the revelation comes through
Gods visible creation. Voltaire built
church in Ferney, Switzerland, above
the door Of which he had inscribed the
words, Erected to God by Voltaire."-
New York American.
New Ulm review., 1908-04-22

affairs. He has written a standard
American history, and hence should
know the policies and spirit of his
country.
1t might be said that if the nation
were a great university it would be
proper to head it with college presi-
dent; If it were great business con-
Germ, then banker or merchant should
direct its destinies, but since it is a
collection of people it's president should
be man. A careful study Of Presi-
dent Wilson, however, will convince
the most hypercritical that he is both a
college president and a man.
Popular Suggestion.
1t was Colonel George Harvey, the
1rrepressible editor of Harper's Week
", that suggested Dr. Wilson's candi-
dacy, expecting it to pass off in the
manner of the usual Harvey pleasan-
tries. To his surprise it took" The
newspapers indorsed the proposition
far and wide. and people wrote in it's
favor from all over the land. That
was two years ago, and the boom is
still alive. Nothing may come of it, but
IN that regard it does not differ from
"a large number of other booms. A
suggestion that Immediately strikes a
popular chord and keeps it vibrating
Two whole years is worth discussing.
That DR.. Wilson has views, and vig-
orous ones, is shown in his advocacy
Of publicity for the trusts.
IF we are to give them our money y
he says, 'sthey must at least let us
trouble them to see their consciences.
If we could only see the souls of the
board of directors and know how much
they weighed. then we would know
whether it would be safe to invest our
money in them or not = We can't
abolish the trusts. We must moralize
them.
"The thing that keeps water in stocks
is secrecy. If this board were taken out
of the sluiceWay. the water would all
run out, and then the people would
know what they had left.''
President Wilson believes our meth
cd of choosing a chief executive is
wrong. 1t is too haphazard and local,
not representing a general voice We
New Ulm review., 1908-04-22
Saws What He Thinks.

This is refreshing, not so much be-
cause of the views expressed, over
which there is room for difference of
opinion, as because of the fact that
New Ulm review., 1908-04-22

Consolation.
t'Wot's hup, Billy?"
"Fader says my big brudder's gorn to
;eaven"
Don't cry'-hopefully- -"mebbe q
amt" t!"-London Opinion.
New Ulm review., 1908-04-22

Go-carts from s1.75 up. The lates
patterns. J. Fl. Forster.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
GETS HAND BADLY HURT
A Gun That "Was Not Loaded" Plays Havoc With the Hand in Front
 of Tf

Elvis Goodner, who holds a position in the store of M. M. Shields on South Mena street and who makes his home with MT. and Mrs. Shields, met with quite painful accident late Saturday afternoon by the explosion ot a cartridge in a 38-calibre Smith & Wesson pistol, the ball enter ing the palm of the left hand, passing entirely through the hand, fracturing the bone, cutting large artery and making a bad wound.
 The accident happened while MT. Goodner was standing in thu parlor oiling the pistol. H' thought the pistol was uuloadeC and while snapping the bamme the cartridge was exploded.
 Dr. J. K. Davis was sent to and dressed the injury.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
WEAK, WEARY WOMEN
Learn the Cause of Daily Woes and
 End Them.

When the back aches and throbs.
 When housework is torture.
 When night brings no rest nor sleep.
 When urinary disorders set in
 Women's lot is a weary one.
 There is a way to escape these woes. /.
 Doan's Kidney Pills cure such ills.
 This is one Arkansas woman's testimony: Mrs c. F. Kohler. wife of c. F. Kohler, a retired farmer, re- siding at 20 North Twenty-second street. Fort Smith, Ark, says: oI was annoyed for two years with a pain low down across the small of my back, at times very severe, especially if 1 over exerted myself or took slight cold, for then | could hardly attend to my household work. l was suffering very much when 1 got box ot IDoan's Kidney Pills, but could notice the direct effect on my l kidneys in twenty-four hours, and before I had finished the treat ment, the pain and aching that had annoyed me for so long, en- tirely disappeared. Doan's Kid ney Pills in my case acted just as represented, and to say think well of them mildly expresses my opinion. :,
 For sale by all dealers. Price 5( ceuts. Poster Milburn Co.,, Buf falo, New York, sole agents foi the United States.
 Remember the name-Doan's- . and take no other.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
Embry-0wens.

A quiet home wedding, beauti- ful and sacred in it's simplicity was witnessed by number of near relatives and few friends, Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock, at the home of the brides father, MT. J. M. Owens, near Owens chapel, the contracting parties being Sallie E. Owens and James H. Embry.
 Promptly at the hour, Men, delssohn's beautiful wedding march, so often the herald of ap- preaching nuptials, broke the expectant silence, Mrs. Emmett J. Baker presiding at the organ, the groom with the best man, Mir. E. K. Bryant of Mena, proceeded by the minister, the Rev. Wm. Cooksey, entered and crossed the room, the groom awaiting his bride. standing under a beautiful floral arch. They were followed by the bride and bride aud bridesmaid, the brides sister, Miss Maude Owens.
 The bride was handsomely gowned in white voile, trimmed with silk bands and presented a charming appearance, her girlish health and happininess making her truly a sweet, "blushlng young bride.
 Miss Owens was also gowned in white, a dainty embroidered muslin.
 The ceremony was made beau tiful by short, very impressive, aud sympathetic talk by Brother Cooksey immediately before the vows were taken and just as the twain were made one, the two letters 'E. and "O' having been previously suspended from the arch, the 70" was made to dis appear leaving the the "E' and making the interested guest; wish that the clouds of life might disappear as completely from their young lives, spirited away by loves magical power
 After hearty congratulations had been received, the company was served with dainty refresh ments consisting of two courses aud permitted to admire the wed ding gifts.
 The bride is a popular and ac complished young lady, one evi dence being that the ceremon, was performed with the coupl standing upon a handsome hand made rug, a product of her skill
 The groom is a prominen young business man of this city recently elected city recorder b, large vote from admiriul friends. He has prepared lovel cottage home on the corner Q Reine street and Hickory avenue where Mir. and Mrs. Embry wi be at home to their many frierd after May 12. xxx
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
Court House Fence to Sell.

Following lines of progression, County Judge Prickett Saturday appointed Circuit Clerk Green as commissioner to sell the fence which now encloses the court house block. There is lot of good wire and some good lumber in the fence but if 1t remained in use it needs repairing and paint ing. When considering that fences are not necessity in Mena since stock don't run at large, Judge Prickett decided that he could save money and add greatly to the beauty of the court house grounds by disposing of the fence
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
W. C. I. U. COLUMN.
catberIne B. Johnson, Press supt.l

fcatherine R. Johnson, Press Supt)
 On Tuesday afternoon, April 2S, the w. c. T. U. met in the home of Mrs. Knight. The meeting was onened by song, Nearer My God to Thee. I" reading of the scripture by our President, Mrs. Kelly, and prayer hv Mrs. Crowson. There being no special program for this meeting inc lines of work chosen by us were talked upon, especially reaching out after the poor and needy-visits to them. etc, to properly organize the county for effectual temperance training among the young and to strengthen each other in trying to live a higher Christian life,
 Mrs. Gather was a guest of the ,ooot;no and an address by her upon ,gbislv and politi,s was an important it.no ~. of the afternoon. Each lndll- l';d,IaI .sssl member is very enthusiastic sluD s,'a faela very thankful to God fol tbesa alau opportunities for service anC aII oi0 left with a feeling of kindnes. s'' sor z each other and all humanity. ., io1 Tbe next meeting will be witt Mrs Townley. May l2, and the sub | iecc will be Juvenile Coarts.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
BAD MILK FOR INSANE
Dairy Stock at State Asylum Affected
 With Tuberculosis T Over 100 Mjlch Cows to Be Killed.
Special to Star.

Special to Star.
 Little Rock, May 4.-As a re- suit of an investigat just made by Prof, Lenton of the University of Arkansas, it IS shown that at the state dairy farm, which sup plies milk for the Insane asylum, the milch cows are affected with tuberculosis and that as a result the milk supply to the states in sane patients is filled with the germs of this disease.
 It is understood that over 100 animals are affected and when the report is made to the state board of charities today it is ex' pected an order will be issued tC have all the deseased animal: ! killed.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
J. W. MCAtee Knocked One of His Horses in the Head and Is Indicted by
 the Grand Jury.

J. w. McAtee had a warrant served on h III Saturday charging him with cruelty beat ing one of his dray horses.
 Friday morning about II o'clock while MT. McAtee was unloading some freight from a car on the house track, one of his horses became unruly and MT. McAtee, so 1t was reported, went up to the horse and struck it one or more blows on the head with the butt end of his whip. The animal dropped to the ground dead.
 The incident was witnessed. by several parties and caused con- sidera ble comment.
 The matter soon reached the ears of the grand jury, which was h session at the time, and sew eral witnesses were summoned before the body and after hearing the evidence the grand jury re- turned an indictment against MT. McAtee charging him with cruel ty to animals.
 Mir. McAtee, in giving his ver- sion of the affair, states that he had no intention of beating his horse to death and does not be- lieve that the death of the animal was caused by the blows from his whip.
 The trial will likely come up for hearing in circuit court this week.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
WlIl ao to Costa Rlea.

City of Mexico, May 3.-Enrique Q. Creel. ambassador to the United States, from Mexico. will accompany William l.. Buchanan to Central America as a special commissioner. This much is admitted by the Mexi- can state department. It is further announced that the commissioners will not visit all of the capitals of the five republics as was first announced, but will only go to Costa Rica to be present at the first sitting of the in, ternational court recently created by the peace conference at Washington
 The date of the departure of the com missioners has not been fixed as yet
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
ITS DAVIS OR PINDALL
Latter Announces Himself a Candidate Against Davis for Place on Big
 Four Delegation.

Little Rock, May 4.-Governor K. o. Piudall yesterday amour ced his candidacy for the position of delegate at large from Ark ausas to the Democratic national convention, his name to be voted upon by the coming state dem- ocratic convention, insopposition to United States Senator Jeff Davis, announcing that he desired the issue to be between the sena' tor aud himself. In a written statement addressed to the con vention, he suggests that Senator James P. Clark, Secretary of State 10. c. Ludwig and George w
 Donaghey, democratic nominee for governor, be elected as th' other three of the four delegates
 Governor Pindall protests [ eaiust sending Senator Davis a
 delegate merely because failur
 to do so would mean the breaking of an established precedent, ant denounces the senator's action
 throughout his political career a
 showing that he is not particula about sticking to precedents. Il further announces that Senate Davis and he could not consistent lly be members of the same delega l ton to the national convection and asks the conventions | choose between the two.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
Wife of Will Dowd Dead.

Mrs. Ida Hall Dowd, wife oi Will Dowd. died Saturday at the home in Halls addition. Mrs Dowd has been in poor health tor several years and has been Tn a critical condition for some tune The funeral was held at the Cath ollie church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock and the burial made in White Oak cemetery, The de ceased was the daughter oi ihS late I. H. Hall, a family wei known over the county.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
EARLY BIRDS.
Young Couple Take a 4:15 Breakfast
 and Then a Wedding.

Monday morning at 4:lo rather handsome young man and a blushiug young lady, casually sauntered into the dining room of the Frady hotel and asked for breakfast. Mrs. Frady happened to be up even at that cary hour, and from the bright, twinkling and side way glances that darted from one to tue other Mrs. Frady became convinced that there was a romance being weaved in the history of these two young lives and the result proved Mrs. Frady's reading of character was correct.
 After breakfast the couple wan dered up Mena street aud went to the door of the Odd Fellows hall and failing to get in met MT. I. w. See,ey, an early and indus. trious bird himself, and inquired where the court house was To- cated. They were informed and went there. After waiting an hour or so and with the expendl' ture of $2. so. license was issued authorizing the nuptials of MT. Walter Bird, aged 25, of Enbanks, Ok, to Miss Martha P. Hannah aged l9, of Graunis. Judge 5. Ii Smith at SIS pronounced the talismanic words that made then two hearts that beat as one. J
 w. Seeley and M. M. Griffis stoot sponsor for the early Birds.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
Will Raise Poultry.

Major E. H. Poe was up from Grannis Monday with Will K, Miller fixing up the deed for the Davis farm which Major Poe sold Mir, Miller. MT. Miller came from Indiana where he saw some ad' vertlsing matter from that sec ton of Polk county and he packed up household goods and all and came down. He is poultry mar and expects to follow the busi' ness on the farm he purchased.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
CIRCUIT COURT | STILL GRINDS
". D. Hoyt Wins Damage Suit Against Western Union Telegraph Company for S417.05 Criminal Cases
 Disposed of.

Circuit court is still ln session and the time of the court is being taken up principally with civil cases with now and then q minor criminal case sandwiched between.
 The civil case on trial Mou- day, that of the Ingham-Hill Lumber Co. vs. J. Neal, resulted in verdict by the jury for the defendant in the sum of $200. At the conclusion of the above case the damage suit of w. D. Hoyt against the Western Union Telegraph Go. in which Mir. Hoyt brought suit for $575 against the telegraph company for irregularities in handling two messages regarding the sale of of a horse, was taken up. This ease was brought up for trial at the last term of court, and the jury under the instructions of court only awarded Mir. Hoyt damages to the amount of $2.75 for money paid for sending tele- grams, the court holding that no market value had been estab. lished to the worth of the horse. The case appealed to the supeme court where 1t was reversed and remanded back for trial, which came up for hearing late Mon- day afternoon and was concluded Tuesday, the jury returning a verdict in favor of MT. Hoyt to the amount of S41705. MT. Hoyt was represented by Attor- neys Alley and Pipkin and the defendant company by Attorney Hal L. Norwood.
 Criminal Cases. State vs Curry Dennison, dis turbing the peace; plea of guilty and fine of $20.
 State vs H. E. Chambers, fail ure of road duty, plea of guilty and fine of $l.
 State vs s. A. Bates, false pretense; plea of guilty and a fine ot Sl0.
 State ys Jerry Bain, breach oi the peace; plea of guilty and a fine of $i0.
 State vs Jeff Wisely, gaming plea of guilty and fine of BIO.
 State ys George and Henry Youngblood, gaming; plea of guilty and fine of Sl0.
 State vs Burk Carper, giving liquor to minor; case continued. State vs Burk Carper, gaming case continued.
 State vs Bill Brown, gaming case continued.
 State vs Frank Pearson, gam ing; plea of guilty and a fine oi $l0.
 State vs Alfred Harris, dis turbing the peace; plea of guilty and a fine of S10.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
AFTER ARKANSAS
 BOODLERS AGAIN
Former Senator's lobe, Holland, Hinkle, Hardy, Floyd and Harrison Indicted by Grand Jury of Pulaski County
 Perjury and Bribery Charges.

Little Rock, May 3.-F1ve men prominent in Arkansas politics, were arrested and placed under s. 1000 bonds each to appear for trial in the Pulaski circuit court upon grave charges iu connection with legislative boodling. Sena- tors Hardy, lobe, Floyd and Har- rison were arrested on warrants charging them with perjury, and Senator Hinkle on warrant charging bribery. Senator Hol- land, it is currently reported. will be arrested today. on charge of perjury.
 When the Grand Jury took its recess 15 indictments were re- turned to Judge Lea, and 1t has been rumored that among the ten bench warrants not yet served some are for men who are also charged with boodling. 1t is not believed these warrants are for members of tue General Assembly of 1905.
 The indictments allege that Hardy and Harrison perjured themselves when they testified before the grand jury that they did not receive money during 1905 for their votes on legislation affecting the railroads and par ticularly the Iron Mountain; that Floyd perjured himself when he said to the grand jury that he did not receive Sl, 800 for his vote on the bill to prohibit gambling, and that lobe likewise perJured himself in denying that he re- ceived $500 from M. D. l.. Cook for his votes on the state capitol appropriation bills, and the Ar genta bill.
 The indictment against Sena- tor Holland was not accessible to newspaper men last night, but It is known almost positively that he has been indicted for perjury. This was stated positively on the streets on the streets of Little Rock yesterday, but not from any authoritative source.
 Under tue present Arkansas statutes a man may go into the grand jury room and admit that he gave a bribe to another man. The man who received the bribe may also admit 1t before the grand jury and may admit 1t in court at the trial of the man who gave the bribe. But if the man who gave the bribe refuses to testify. as he has right to do, aud if no other witnesses saw him glue the bribe, he will be liber- ated, as the law expressly states that a briber may not be conuict- ed on the uncorroborated testimo' ny of an acccmplice. Neither may the person who received the bribe.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
state Of ohio, city of Toledo.

Frank U. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner Of the firm or F. J. City of Toledo County and State afore- said. and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each ha cnred bv the use of Halls Catarrh Cure. fhANh J. Nfit-ar " ,
 sworn to before me and sub5eribed m my presence, this 9th day ot DeceInper' A D. 1886. A. w. GLEAsnpOtNy',
 (Seal) Noyafg A-upnS. ffalis catarrh Cure IS taken internal, lv and acts directly on the blood ana | testimonials free.
 ALCHEMY 6 CO, Toledo, O. l Sold by all druggists, l0c.
 \ rake Halls Family Pilia Tor cons pation
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
Good Mules for Sale.

? mules weigipg about 900 hounds. Cash or time with security. Dunman Bros, 4l2 Pickering ave. 5 St wtf
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-09-12
Illinois Has MAN as Governor.

Governor Deneen is deserving of the
respect and gratitude of every law
ABIDING citizen of the state for the
vigorous manner in which he is hand
ing the situation. He has shown him.
self to be vigilant and fearless in de-
1ense of the law and the rights of the
humblest citizens of the state are as
important in his eyes as those of the
wealthlest and most influential. ILL
nois is fortunate in being governed
at this time by man who knows how
10 race a crisis and deal firmly with
situation calling for the exercise of
vigorous measures of restraint.-Paris
Beacon.