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The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
PLEASANT HILL HAPPENINGS

J. T. Griffin went to Noah Ok, last Tuesday.
 J. M. Davis went to Bethel Ok, last Tuesday.
 w. A. Giffin went to Cove las Saturday on business.
 J. A. Hughes left for Coffey vile, Kan, last Sunday.
 Mrs. D. l.. Green of Hatfelt was buried here last Monday. There will be a few days meeting begin here next Friday night.
 Miss Georgie Kennedy is visit ing with her sister Mrs. Aror Giford.
 Those on the sick list are W, s. Kelton and the baDy of Mir and Mrs. W. H. Morris.
 Rev. Reddlngs, the Holiness preacher preached at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Wade last Sun day night.
 Jerry Williams and wife oi San Francesca, Cal, came in tc spend a few days with hel parents, Mir. and Mrs. G. L. Whisenhunt,
 Rough Rider.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
BOARD CAMP NEWS.

Mir. Fred Strickland visited al Egger Sunday.
 Born to Mir. and Mrs. Jude Loony, baby boy.
 Miss Stella Bain, who has been i'll for some time is much i'm. proved.
 Miss Myrtle Medford spent several days visiting at Mrs, kenuet's.
 Grandma Egger spent tho past two weeks visiting friend: and relatives at Board Camp. G. H. Kennett and w. E. Higgins spent several days wis itiug at Muse, Ok.
 MT. aud Mrs. James Embry spent Saturday night and Sun day with relatives at Board Camp
 Tom Embry and Miss Ida Hilton were married Sunday at the Baptist church in the pres ence of few friends, Rev. Charles Burnett performed the ceremony
 Golden Hair.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
OLIVER CHAPEL CHIPS.

Miss Della Tubbs spent Sun day with home folks.
 Mrs. Henson of Black Springs is visitings at Mr. Maxwell's.
 Rev. fir. Felter preached at the Chapel Saturday night and Sunday.
 Rev. J. A. Henderson will preach al the Chapel next Sun. day evening.
 Miss Mollie Mount of Rust attended church at the Chapel last Saturday night.
 J. Perry left Tuesday for Antlers, Ok, where he has loca- ted, his wife expects to go later. There will be a ball game played between Olivers Chaple nine and Halls Addition nine next Saturday in the old field cast of Mir. Lambs.
 Nobody's Sweetheart.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
COVE CATCHES.

William McCoy's wife is danger. ously ill.
 Joe Taylor made a business trir to Hodges Saturday night.
 Riley Dunagin, who has beer dangerously i'll for some time. is re ported little better.
 Mrs. Maggie Crews of Little Rock who has been spending a few weeks visiting with relatives and friends at this place, retutned home Mon day.
 The Cove Lumber Company will commence moving No. 2 sawmill in a few days, and it will only be a short time until it will be running at full blast.
 Cove school commenced Monday with large attendance with Prof Alcorn of Fayetteville as principal and Miss Emma Nicholson of De Queen assistant.
 Born, to Mir. and Mrs. 0. B WitherspooR Saturday afternoon, a fine baby girl. Mother and child doing nicely, but O. B. cant balance his cash no-more co. l.. Co.,. book keeper).
 High Xxi.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
SAYS BRYAN WILL WIN.
Hon. Seth Reynolds Predicted Success
 for the Nebraskan.

Hon. Seth Reynolds rfedicIea Suecess
 for the Nebraskan.
 Hon. Seth Reynolds of Ash down arrived in the city Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night de- livered political speech at the court house to fair sized audi ence.
 Mr. Reynolds, with a number of other speakers, has been seiec'I ed by the state Democratic com mittee to make speeches over the state in the interest of the Demo cratic ticket and he came up yes- terday afternoon to fill his ap- pointmeut at this place.
 Mir. Reynolds is a fluent speak. CT and hls address was conhned to state and national issues, which he handled in a mauner that was convincing. He predicted that the state Democratic ticket would be elected by the largest vote ever cast. and that w. J. Bryan would be elected the next president oi the United States.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
WIcKES wAvELETS.

Wade Saterfield is building q dwelling in Wickes.
 Wonder what was the matter with Hi Xxi last week.
 Mrs. Cobb went to Hatfield Saturday on business.
 Mrs. Tyler of Manhope is visit. ing with relatives at this place.
 Mrs. Russel Brown of Grannis was visiting in WIckes last Thurs day.
 Mrs. McDaniels went to Cove to visit her son, ]. T. Dempsey and family.
 Mrs. J. n Cole of Mena visited with relatives at this place the first of the week.
 Mrs. Mary Kuykendall, who has been visiting her granddaugh- ter, Mrs. M.M. Rhoden and fami-
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
JACKS SON NOTES.

Payton Ernest made flying trip to Mena Tuesday.
 Cotton is almost ruined in this vicinity by the dry weather. Willis Standridge left f 70 T Montgomery county this week. Willie Gordon of Talihina, Ok, is visiting in these parts this week.
 Jack Barber started for Muse, Ok, Tuesday to work in the lum- Der business.
 c. .. Ernest Is on the sick list this week with fever, but be is reported better.
 Rev. James Redding and Rev, Crawford are holding series oi meetings here this week.
 The Rev. Charles Sykes of Ok lahoma has visited home folks here the past two weeks. He is a son of ]. s. Sykes.
 T. e
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10

ing man that if lend my aid to the saloonkeeper, either by voice, pen or ballot, that I am his surety ana q partner in the business? How can a sober man. on his way to luae- ment. when he has by the words of his mouth, by the pen in his hand and by his ballot, encouraged thls awful traffic meet the sin-hatlng God, where the very secrets ol hearts shall be weighed by right eous Judge.
 With these truths before us, how can we afford to vote for these drunkard factories to exist? When we legalize and shelter business that impoverishes, brutalizes and damns it's citizens, is downright wickedness, and such folly will meet the wrathful judgment of the Al mighty, will you, dear voter, aio this rum traffic? Can you cast your ballot for thing that fires the criminal to commit murder, that wrecks thousands of homes and sets on fire the hell that is in the demon to commit that nameless crime, the licensed saloon ?"
 Brother, friend and nelghbor let us as lovers of God, home and coun' try join heart and hand together and march in one solid phalanx te the polls on election day and route the arch enemy of mankind iron our fair country.
 Yours for the right,
 l.. A. Cummings. Mena. Ark, R. 2.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10

Mena Star:
 Please give me space to say a few things about our school at Womsc Spur.
 We had a hard time getting our new house located and built where it Is. Some were opposed to the location, but we just kept pulling until we got the house and now we have 1t painted. Ii is one of the incest houses in the country. Then we employed a young man to teach, and just be- fore the school was to start he went to Louisiana and left us without a teacher. So some were disappointed again; but we had a chance to get Mir. J. H. Galloway, who is now teaching the schoo and doing faitbful work. While some might have been little dis appointed at first and some thing: have happened that were un- pleasant, yet taking 1t all in all we are getting along fine. have been visiting the school al along and can say the teacher ha: control of the children and ha: made improvement on good order
 Some are going away today tt pick cotton, Yours,
 J. :. Williams, Director.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10

Saints church at 500 p. m. Everybody invited.
 Mrs. B. E. Brumfeld has been very sick for the past week. Sew eral of her children were called in from different states.
 W. +. Clinton is putting in a blacksmith shop near his planer. He thinks 1t will be more conven- tent and less expensive.
 1A. c. Wood and sous. Willie and Royce, were in from Hocha- town, Ok, Saturday. They re- port good crops in their section.
 Tom Frye has returned from Chillicothe, Mo, where he has been studying telegraphy. He expects to begin work at Gillhani.
 The Rev. A. c. Mathis per formed the marriage ceremony for William Spikes and Mss Hester Sept. at the parsonage.
 Mir. Owens came from Gentry Friday and bargained for a place two and a half miles northeast of town owned by Jonah Whan. He expects to return soon with his family and make this his home
 The Rev. I. A. Hall and family of Paris. Ark, are visiting the family of c. w. Johnson. Mrs. Hall is a sister of Mir. Johnson Mrs. Ruhl, his mother, from He bron, Ark, and Mrs. Butler, an other sister from Wilburn, Ark, are also visiting him.
 NJ. F. D. M.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
LAYTON ITEnS.

No vacant houses in Hatton now.
 Hatton Gap IS no longer; lis Hatton Springs now.
 Needing rain for the late gardens and turpip patches. Mir. and Mrs T. ]. Hansard spent Sunday with their son, Willie at Jansen.
 F. K. Towery and Mark, have returned from an extended vis- 1t in Oklahoma.
 Mrs. F. E. Baker of Judsonia, Ark, is visiting her son Dee Baker and family.
 Bailey Barnes has just complet- ed some valuable improvements on his home place.
 The Rev. B. F. Cannon has decided to open up a boarding house just north of the depot.
 ]. s. Whittier, ticket agent for the Kansas City Southern reports railroad business getting better all the time.
 Judge Bell has gone to Kansas City and St. Louis on business trip connected with the Hatton Development Co.
 Dr. c. c Burk and wife oi Texarkana, are spending few weeks here enjoying the noun tain air and life-giving water.
 A German colony of near Terra Haute, Ind, has sent a repre- sentative here to look over the country with a view of locating
 Palmer Winchell's baby has been very sick with pnenmonis for the past two weeks. Dr. Frank Hoge of Jansen reports it out of danger now.
 The Hatton Springs Develop ment Go. will soon begin work on the new hotel. Two hotels will be built in Hatton soon. Hatlon is to have 20 acre park.
 Mir. Davis, the stage line man of Bogg Springs, is able to be out on crutches. His two sons, Frank and George are looking after the hack line for their father.
 l Capt. J. G, Johns has been very busy for the past week or two shipping tomatoes to the southern market. At Texarkana Shreveport, Beaumont and Lake Charles. selling at $2, ,00 per bushel. One acre of toma- toes, if rightly cared for, will net several hundred dollars. Warren Green aud wife re- turned last week from Davis, Ok, i, where they went some time pack to make their home, but not being satisfied with the water out in that part, they re- turned to old Polk, where they could drink to their satisfaction of natures greatest blessing, pure water.
 Kizer.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10

ly of Gillham, returned home last Saturday.
 Had nice rain Friday and Sunday, a great help to fall tur- nips and potatoes.
 MT. and Mrs. John Mills from Manchester, Texas. came Tn last Saturday to spend a few days visiting with MT. Mills parents, Those who spent Sunday at Bogg Springs were Messers Jett, Davis and Cornell and families, Mrs. Rainey and Gaines and Fred Mills and One Daniels, all seemed to have a good time if il did rain.
 Papa's Daughter.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
An Appeal to the Lovers of Right

An Appeal to the Lovers of Right.
 We come in the name of God, home and country to have a heart to heart talk with the voters. Election day is rolling around and we, as citizens, lovers of right have the liberty to cast our vote for the best interest to our home community, county, state and nation. l am free from any election 'scheming." 1 have no other object in view than to speak a word in favor of right and to do what can against wrong. Why should We keep silent when one of the greatest enemies to man is four ishing in our land? How can we, who claim to be followers of Jesus. lend our aid to the arch enemy of man-the licensed saloon? Drunk enness is unrighteousness and is theft, murder and other crimes. q Cor. 6:9-lO; Gal. 5:l9-2D. We can see by the scriptures that we had as we'll have schools of theft, murder and licenciousness as to have schools of drunkenness. The pupils ere drinkers, the graduates are drunkards, and we learn from the bible that no drunkard can enter the kingdom of heaven. lie who es tablishes a drunkard facrory is run ming 8 recruiting station for the devil
 Now is it not clear to any think
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
News Notes and Personals

Marvin Shields left Thursday on business trip to Oden.
 Ed Little of Board Camp was in the city on business Saturday.
 Perry Harwell of Hatfield, was in the city on business Thurs day.
 Captain George J. Hazlett of Shady was in Mena on business Friday.
 John Hilton of Cedar Creek, Ok, was in the city on business Monday.
 E. Youmans, merchant and cot ton buyer at Grannis, was trans acting business in Mena Mon day.
 J. A. McElroy, merchant and paster at Boles, Scott county, was in the city on business Satur- day.
 D. w. Rowton of Womble, passed through Mena Friday CD route home from a bnsi- ness trip to Kansas City.
 Mrs J. w. Henson of Eureka Springs was visiting in the city. The gnest of the family of her nncle, Dr.. K. c. Maxwell.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ben Neighbors left Friday afternoon for vis-
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
Coming Back to Polk County.

w. W. Hugheu, now at Hobart, Ok, writes Tine Star in this wise:
 1.-The Star comes like a letter from home and 1 love to read it. 1 am watching all the land ads as 1 feel interested as I will be on the lookout soon for a home in Polk county. Will come 70 that country to buy lands as soon as I get my crop gathered. If you see anybody hunting buyer, tell them would like to correspond with them"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
ItemSOf Interest Gathered by The Stars
 Cores pOndentS

The Star has a lengthy com munication on the law question written by a reader in auother state, but thinks best to confine the question to Polk county so far as correspondence enters into II. Editor.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
Prof. s. H. Allen Married.

Prof. s. H. Allen, a former we'll known citizen of Mena, and Miss Maude Prater of Goldth- waite, Tex, were married at Goldthwaite Sunday evening, September 5, and arrived ia Mena Tuesday to visit at the home of MT. and Mrs. w. NJ. Pipkin.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
F. A. LEE, M. D. .
 w c. Vandiver, MD'
Mena Ark. Aug. 26, lgOo,

Mena Ark, Aug. 26, l9oo' To whom it may concern v
 This is to certify that l, m coln pany with Dr. F. A. Lee, counV physician for Polk county, AlAg lado did on the 26th day of Aug lsuo go with him to personally inspe.' the state of affairs at the eoulls' Poor Farm. including the roo'l.s' i.s beds, chairs, kitchen, etc. oi wlll.n M the said inmates of the sad ialn were supplied. made careful inquass ass as to the food, etc, ot when n srs said inmates of said farm were sapr piled, furnished the inmates allu find things in perfectly satisiac'o,, ~ condition. The health ot the v mates is good. w. c. Vandiveii' i.,. Subscribed and sworn 70 ooi0'' me this 26th day of Aug, lVVo'
 c. E. Williams, ,.,:.
 Notary Publlc,
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
NollS OF ADMINISTR AToRs, ANT
 EJ EJAkDlANSf SETH, ,leNtS Nis,s NN

na,pes aa1,l 7 ns5sDy given that the following ,5N, lVsSnt thelr accounts to the Polk pro,'a ~, al to-wil: VT hi' iSVo' Tor approv- Anna R. Hndgins. adnnintstr....
 settlement NNee@sen' nrst annual Aiss i ii heM Han, guardian ef the aata,a \, ond seitis,y,,aa.h ana Jacob Bates, minors. s.s' ~ tlenSn,,t ll of exceptions to any ofsotd sa, hate should be made before sssa ss,su @ set neat 9ctah,,l VI. of before the first day of ,,s & it ''0o ", N. Martin
 Probate Clerk,
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
AFFIDAVITS RELATING
 TO COUNTY POOR FIp,
County of Polk, Ark

l, R. W. Roberts, have 'sOs bss1 inmate of the county poor Jsn is a of this county since June K ,a'a ,a.o q state that l have such things' z ,ss as is furnished all the other q ;o's.. v ga of tht farm. l have had staaa's lr'la's trouble for a number of vessa sslaSa during the time of this afgl;.a sas ala of the stomach l have always s,aa saa more or less unpleasant sv,nn.l asd when 1 would digress in any rsas rs ner in diet, and eat anything alsa- as' indigestible nature. lave bssen 0.a .sl way for numper of years, not dsa ,.a ! ing to eat anything in the wav v, \ "a. I without suffering with dvsns...a' .s' S symptoms. We have as many ysps ~ etables and common things io 'ss s. as the ordinary farmer. The s,.sa sa wife has been providing me w;th ps \ to drink and it seems to agres .s a.',s :sa me very well. " l have feather bed, and p;llo,- and comforts in a good comfortst,'' ,Js' room, and everything in my rass rass is comfortable with the excen,;'a rsy. that 1 am annoyed with feas ,,,a a0d bed bugs. " In regard to the treatment :. ceived at the hands of the S,r. m and his family will say that ,bs, r, have never mistreated me in apy manner, shape nor form.
 l am fifty four years of age to fl. best of my knowledge. have I \. ways been a farmer until f@, years ago 1 became disabled aad was unable to work and earn mv living until recently by peddlinc
 R. w. ROBERTS, Sworn to before c. E. Williams Notary Public, Mena. Ark.
 County poor farm, Polk Co. Ark
 Aug, 26, 1908. I, Sam. Dixon, am an inmate 4 the county poor farm and have been since the last week in May last 1 have been a laborer all my life and have lived in this state of and on for the the last l2 or 14 years. have no family nor near relative, that know of. 1 am 72 years Ot age. l have never needed any med cal attention since l have been ar innate of this farm
 | Since 1 have been here I havt needed the following clothing whicl has been bought for me:.-A par of pants, two h irts, on Ipair of shoes, and a straw hat. Ihave been clothed as good as usu 1 ally wore before 1 came here.
 In regard to what l have to ca will say that 1 have meat, bread cornbread, biscuit, syrup, coie and vegetables of all kinds in seaso
 With regard to the treatment get here will say that am treate kindly by the Supt. and his famil l have a good comfortable room i which to stay with a good mattres to sleep on, feather pillows Mypl lows have slips on them but my be has no sheet, but that is my ow fault as I requested 1t. 1 am nc bothered by bed bugs but am ar noyed some with fieas. have nc done any work since l came her that would be called at all and al not required by the Snpt. [ do any work of any kind whateve We all get along here at this po' farm as we'll as can be expected.
 Sam. Dixon. l Sworn to before C. E. William
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
In Memory of Ruby Sellers.

Born December 22, 1907, died July z, 1908, aged 6 mouths and l6 days.
 We had a little darling once
 She was our joy and pride, We loved her oh, perhaps. too wall
 For soon she slept and died. All Is dark within our dwellinr Lonely are our hearts today, TOT the one we loved so dearly
 Has forever passed away.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
MENA Ct 1TON MARKET.

et ,is nis pay the best prices for ail
 -'.'''s V produce nom farm and garden. ''''
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
FAT HOGS.

Heavy, 200 lbs and over. .5. 50 to 6. %
 Medium, lo0 to POO lbs ..4.85 to LOO Light, under l50 lbs 450
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
Shingles for Sale

Shingles for Sale. Parties wanting good yellow pine shingles call or phone NJ. k. Peninger, " lnoo lT Nunley, Ark,
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10

Mena, Ark, Aug, 26, 1908 To Whom 1t may concern:-
 We and each of us, do hereby state on oath that we did in com pany with Mir. c. E. Williams, a legally appointed notary public ioi the county of Polk. and state oi Arkansas, did on the 26th day ol Aug, 1908, go to the county poor farm for the purpose of taking some dispositions from the inmates concerning their treatment, etc, a' the farm. Mir. A. R. Treet and ms wife, Nancy N. Treet. R. w koO' erts, and Samuel Dixon, all of whom are inmates of the county iarm' did of their own free will and ac. cord, give us their dispositions upon oath, copies of which are nele' with appended.
 F.A. LEE, M. D.
 w c. Vandiver, MD'
 John Steel,
 Subscribed and sworn tu Delo'e me this 26th day of Aug, l9oo'
 c. E. Williams,
 Notary Public, Mena' Ark'
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10

Henderson Clark and wife, who have been visiting relatives at Rocky. returned Wednesday to their home at Braggs, Ok.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10

Mir. and Mrs. Ben Neighbors left Friday afternoon for vis-
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10

A. c. Mckay, merchant at Oden, was in the city on DUST ness Wednesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10

Isaac Reed, deputy sheriff, and I. A. Earl, justice of the peace both living iu Ouachita township were in Mena on business Satur- day
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10

s. E. Heath of Avery, Tex, formerly assistant editor of the Clarksville (Tex.l News, cant in Saturday afternoon for a visit of several weeks with his father, J. T. Heath.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10

Miss Mamie Dixon, who has who has been here ou a visit O, several weeks with her sister, Mrs P. K. Watkins, returned Thurcday morning to her home at Mansfield.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
Womac's Spur School.

Mena, Ark, R. 2.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10

The Rev. G. w. Wolf and wife of Lanians, Tex, came in Friday and left Saturday morning for Iuk, where he will commence protracted meeting at the Concord church under the aus picies of the Christian church.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Keim and daughter, Lois, left Friday for their home in Carthage, Mo-, after a visit of two weeks with MT. Keim's cousin, Mrs. A. w. St. John and other relatives and friends.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08
TROOPS WILL
LEAVE MARCH Z

z Military occupation of Goldfield =
. will cease four weeks from today. =
. This is the substance of telegram .
Z received yesterday by Governor :
. Sparks from President Roosevelt. .
. The decision to remove the infan- =
. try on that date was arrived at as =
= the result of message sent by =
. the governor that within month :
= the state police would be ready to =
4 take the field.
. Governor Sparks has announced =
= that A. w. Cahlan of Reno has re- =
. ceived the appointment of in :
. spector of police. Captain w. l.. =
. Cox viii serve as superintendent. =
. Lieutenant Governor Dickerson, =
= commissary of police, has wired =
. east for accoutrements. Governor =
. Sparks will appoint four sergeants =
= OF police early in the week. =
. As soon as equipments arrive :
. thirty members Of the newly ap- !
. pointed police will be sent to Gold =
. field, where they win be drilled. =
. They will arrive before the de- :
. parture Of the troops.
. . . Q . . . Q . . . . . -
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-08
CONSOLIDATED MINES COMPANY HAS
$5OOOO,OOO WORTH OF ORE BLOCKED OUT

holdings. Inquiry at the office Of Gen.
eral Manager Mackenzie fails to bring
verification of this rumor, which has
been f1oated so often. apparently for
stock jobbing purposes. Mr.. Wingfield
will return in about. two weeks, when
either a positive animation or denial
will be made.
In the meantime the Consolidated
company is proceeding about its busi-
ness in a manner denoting that the man
agement is building FIR permanency.
This policy is particularly noticeable at
the Mohawk shaft, where under the d.
rection Of Superintendent Canovan. a
great central air compressor plant is be-
ing installed. This plant, which il being
constructed in duplicate to prevent the
necessity of closedowns, will supply air
for drills in all the properties of the
merger and will be used for blacksmith
forges, blowers and other purposes, but
not for hoisting, as was once planned.
Neither will air be continued to be used
in operating station pumps, individual
motors having been found to be more
efficient and economical
The old fashioned cages are things
of the past at the Mohawk, Superintend-
ent Canovan having installed skips with
safety devices.
The Mohawk shaft is still equipped
with an electric hoist. but battery of
boilers is being installed in the rear of