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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-23
4 Hard LIE.

Irritated Citizen Aren't you
ashamed of yourself going about with
that street-organ and leading such a
lazy .ife?
Street Organist--Lazy life? Why.
sir, life with mess a long daily grind.
Baltimore American.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-23
the bind asylums with children who
have been blind from youth.
Guardinn AnaIn.4

Guarding Against Traehoma.
THE next most common cause of
blindness is trachoma. All the great
transatlantic steamship companies
have surgeons on board who are OF
the lookout for this disease. 1t Is an
illustration Of the stringency Of this
law that any line which permits a case
of trachoma to be passed is fined 500
for each case. The inspection is most
cautious.
THE two diseases mentioned, ira
choma and ophthalmia neonatorum,
constitute the greatest cause for the
destruction of the human eye. Al
though we haven't found the cause for
trachoma, as we have for ophthalmia
neonatorum, the disease is becoming
less frequent in this country because
we are preventing its spread through
the adoption of modern methods in its
treatment.
"Other cases of blindness are acct
dental, such as the death of the optic
nerve, or glaucoma. the hardening of
the eyeball. But as a matter Of fact
all other causes of the destruction of
the human eye are not to be compared
in their effects to those of the two
leading diseases before mentioned.
Blindness caused by cataract is amen
able to treatment and is operable in a
majority of cases.
Now, here we come to one of my
fads, and that is that the retroactive err
rors of the country are due to hyper
opic astigmatism, a condition in which
the eyeball is not developed up to its
normal length,
"Hyperopia is farsightedness and fr
this country the proportion of hyper
opic errors to other causes of eye
troubles is as three and four or al
most five to one. This can be seen b!
an inspection of the eye hospitals.
Effect Of Rapid Living.
This fault, for 1t is not a disease
bears in a easur on the subject o
American development. 1t is cause'
primarily by arrested development
Our lives are such rapid lives that W
rarely come to fruition before passin
away.
"Hyperopia is farsightedness. ]
gives pain and discomfort. 1t is du
} to a shortness in the length of tn
eyeball, and the strain on the muscl
Of accommodation causes headache
| nausea and other ills.
"In Germany, on the contrary, tn
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-23

it seems entirely improbable, how.
ever, that such q tariff expert as Sen.
ator Aldrich didn't know exactly what
he was doing when he framed up that
maximum and minimum clause.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-23

IA Providence clergyman says Sena-
tor Aldrich Of Rhode Island Is the
greatest peril to this country. One
might easily guess what would hap
pen to that clergyman IL he were a
member Of the most dignifled DELHI
erative body on earth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-23

Probably Many Years Since Bishop
Had heen So Tenuerly Cared For.
AT an unusually large dlnner-party'
where the guest Of honor was an Eng
iIsf. bishop, the butler. an elderly
man, was obliged to bring II from g
friends house an inexperienced lad 70
belp him in the dinning room The
awkward helper annoyed the butler
beyond endurance with questions ~ to
bits duties.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-23

there are upward Of 5000 million
aires In the United States, the mum
Der Of the JewishsAmerican million
aires does not exceed 200. Jews nun
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-23

A beautiful but costly turban for
evening wear or formal afternoon oc-
casions is made from cloth of gold.
1t is artistically and beautifully draped
and has for it's sole decoration a
gorgeous paradise aigrette in natural
| coloring.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-23

ternoon frock made long, but they will
asseredly have one of each kind to
show that they know what is being
done in the world of fashion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-23

w R EW YORK.-Science prom
N ises to make blindness a
INN thing of the past. In fact,
ANAyNX the eminent eye specialists
N of New York say that there
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08
BOULDERS FROM ROCKY

A new baby at the home of Jim Woods.
 A. Nj. Cummings has sold his farm to T. C. Turner.
 l. Saurbough has moved to the Zeigler farm, south of Rocky.
 There will be services at tn, Mill Creek Baptist church Sun day.
 Brother Frank Martin preached at the M. P. church Sunday morning.
 s. c. Cummings is seriously sick al the home of his brother, l.. A. Cummings.
 We believe there is at least so per cent of the peach crop safe. Apples are safe so far.
 Rev. J. H. Galloway of Hat field will preach at Rocky the third Sunday in this month.
 Grandfather Rowe has returned to hls home near Hatfield, after a weeks visit with his son, Elm nett.
 J. K. Conually is able to be out again after being confined at home several months with bro ken leg.
 The article in The Star of some weeks ago on "The Conse- cration of Young Women is worthy of special mention. The writer has undoubtedly gwen much thought to this momsntous quest ou, and we heartily say amen to what was said.
 Luke.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08
MT. FORK NEWS.

Think there will be fair crop of apples here.
 George Barber's entire family is on the sick list.
 Tom Lening was visiting home folks Saturday and Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Nettie Young are the happy parents of baby girl. The young people enjoyed a nice singing at M. F. Lawther's Sunday evening.
 Miss Georgia Kennedy of Hatfield, was up visiting friends and relatives Saturday.
 We organized Sunday school at Oak Grove Sunday. Everybody is invited to come and help us.
 Little Zenith Joplin of Hatfield, has returned home from a weeks visit with his Grandpa neming. A new conner on the Lambert place near Mountain Fork from Oklahoma likes this country best. There will be church services at Mcbride school house Saturday night and Sunday at II o'clock.
 Bachelor.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08
NUNLEY NEWS
Peck's Bad Boy

Ova and Herman Shirley are suf- fering with humps.
 Miss Annie Anderson has accept ed position as saleslady for M. K. Penninger.
 There was an enjoyable musical given at the home of Mir. Hartman Saturday night.
 w. w. Hilton and wife of Board Camp passed through Nunley Thurs day enroute to Mena.
 The singing was largely attended Sunday evening. A choir was or ganized by Bro. Naler.
 Barto and Vira Mantooth of Dal- las, were guests at the Nunnelee home Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs. R. A. Nunnelee and little daughter Drew left here Saturday morning for Red Oak, Oklahoma, where they will spend few weeks visiting her mother.
 There will be all day services at Salem next Sunday and dinner on the ground. Everybody is invited to come and bring some one with them, and don't forget to bring baskets, as they will be important.
 Honey Bee"
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08
COVE CATCHES.

l.. J. Witherspoon and wife of Black Springs are visiting home folks this week.
 The ladies of the Baptist church uetted over SIS at their box supper last Thursday night,
 B. J. Spencer, who was called 10 Silo7m Springs last week ou account of the illness of his wife, returned home Sunday.
 A. 0. Lewis, prominent busi- ness man of Foreman, was in town last Friday and Saturday and was so well pleased with our fiourlshiug village that he will probably move here soon.
 Rome Golf had the frs straw berries of the season for dinner Tuesday aud they were extra large and fine. The berries were
 the Mltchells Early variety. the best strawberry for home use that was ever grown.
 Dr. M. F. Gray traded his resi- dence property in Cove for a DOT ton of the drug stock owned by George B. Nixon and left Tues day with bis family for Paralo mo, a new town between Ash down and Nashville, where be will open a drug store and prac. tice medicine.
 Having travelled som what out. side of Arkansas, having visited many parks iu various cities of the United States, and having had some experience in beautify-
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08
WlCKES WAVELETS.

Mir. Coulter has laid the foun- lation for another new residence in Wickes.
 Preaching this week at night until Saturday, also at II a. m. Sunday.
 The Wickes fruit farm kept 8 force busy this week setting out strawberries.
 MT. Broadway and others from Wickes went to Bogg Springs with their best girls Sunday.
 Sam Meadows and Felix Rose and their families visited at the home of MT. Jenkins Sunday.
 James Baker and Miss Edna Mar in were married Sunday morning at the home of the brides parents. William Taylor passed through Wickes with pea threshing machine this week. He has threshed quite lot of peas for the farmers this spring.
 The gold mining proposition is at at high pitch this week. Quite a inc assortment of ore has been dis covered on Prof. Johnson's and William Taylor's land.
 Peck's Bad Boy.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08

and gin 100 feet west of the old stand in order to get higher ground and better water.
 The singing Sunday night at the M. E.. church was a real success. Hatfield has one of the best singing classes in the county.
 We have an average attendance of sixty-five members in our Sunday school and we hope to make sue cess of our Easter Sunday lesson.
 Mrs. w. l.. Nichols is spending his week with relatives in Jansen. The reporter will be glad when she comes home for the biscuits sure come up flat when mamma IS gone.
 The good people of Hatfield and vicinity Lare donating literally to rebuild the w. E. Moore home, de- stroyed by fire last week. If any reader of The Star feels like donat- ing anything to this worthy purpose, it will be highly appreciated.
 Owing to the fact that a keg of beer was located in cedar glade just north of town Sunday evening the boys of our quiet little town, all though good friends became riotous enemies under the influence of the booze and quite a battle was fought. H. A. Martin, charged with assault and battery. plead guilty before Squire Davis and was fined Sl and and costs. Jim Howard, charged with assault and battery, and being second charge for the same of fense, was fined $5 and costs. Squire Davis gave the boys quite talk and promised them an increase of fine if tried before him for like offenses.
 Arley Nichols.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08
HATFIELD HINTS.

The Rev. ]. F. Martin will preach at Pleasant Hill next Sunday.
 Dr. c. F. Johnson made a flying trip to Fort Smith Friday, returning on No. 3 Saturday.
 Mrs. Beard of Jackson, Tex, is spending this week with her daugh- ter, Mrs. I. A. Henderson.
 Sam McCalley 0f Janssen, who spent the past week in Mena. took dinner with the Hatfield reporter Sunday.
 Dr. c. F. Johnson is building a room to his residence and making many other improvements to his home.
 Tom Allen of Mena was in town Friday making arrangements to move his fiouring mill from this place to Mena.
 ". II. Stephens is moving his mill
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08
POTTER PIERS oNALs

Uncle Pink Keener is back at the D or farm again.
 Douglas Walker of Hatfield visited relatives here Sunday.
 Ambrose Cobb and family visited relatives at this place Saturday and Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Mack Taylor of Mena visited relatives here Saturday and Sunday.
 Those on the sick list this week are Mrs. Thompson, Grandma Brun- son and Oscar Pigg.
 The shower of rain that fell Mon day night was much appreciated there being quite lot of fire in the woods.
 The Rev. w. A. Swift filled his regular appointment at the school house Sunday afternoon. The Rev. Mir. Bates accompanied him.
 Potter.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08
RED BIRD NOTES.

There was quarterly conference at Union Hill Saturday afternoon.
 Miss Oba Milan has returned home from a short visit to Womble
 Mrs. G. c. Edwards is reported as being quite sick of fever this week Dr. s. c. Bates is looking after business interests at Mt. Ida this week.
 The. Rev. Mr. Middleton filled his regular appointment at Union Hill Sunday.
 Jerry Lambert and wife of Alder, visited at the home of Lafayette Standridge Sunday.
 Henry Maxwell it putting the material on the ground for a new residence on his farm.
 Jay Spake, who for some time has been holding a position at Green wood, has returned to his home near Alder.
 There is some talk of change in our mial route. The proposed route IS to go Dy the new offlce, Helen, thence from there by Alder and to Big Fork.
 Mir. and Mrs. Reecer, who reside five miles east of this place, visited in town Saturday at the home of pr. and Mrs. Spurling. who are staying here for their health.
 Prof. Virgil Ferguson and broth CTS are building garden fence. From the size of the garden we pre- sume he will raise vegetables for the market as well as home consumption.
 Buster Brown.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08
BIG FORK BITS.

The Simpson brothers contem- plates erecting a new barber shop here.
 Prof. J. B. Widener has gone to Pike county for a short visit with relatives.
 Miss Bonnie Moore of Board Camp, was a caller on Mill Creek Saturday.
 Several people from around Big fork attended the singing at Lower Bigfork, Sunday.
 George Edwards and family of Alder, attended services here Sat urday and Sunday.
 Jesse Simpson, a business man of Bigfork, visited friends at Egger, Saturday and Sunday.
 Ed McMillan of Board Camp. passed through Saturday morning on a business trip to points east.
 A. R. Rates, a farmer who resides four miles west of town visited reIa- lives at Red Bird Saturday and Sunday
 There is a lot of lumber hauling from Bigfork to Mena. Parties never reach Arkansas. The state is is o. K.
 Little Bates of this city, made a trip east Sunday morning, return ing home Sunday afternoon. Par
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08
JACKSON NOTES.

l. Saurbough has moved to the James Zeigler place.
 Most people are done planting corn in this vicinity.
 James House made a business trip 10 Mena this week.
 Payton Ernest and family vis- ited at Potter Saturday and Sun day.
 Thomas Tseming of Oklahoma IS visiting c. ". Leming this week.
 James Maggard is going to move up on Rich Mountain this year.
 E. G. Turner is buying cattle, which he will graze on the na- tional forest.
 Rev. J. L. Redding gave an in- eresting discourse at Jackson church Sunday morning.
 The forest man has been out with us this week issuing permits to let the people graze thelr stock on the forest. J. w. Welch says there are some of the hungriest hounds ir his community that he ever saw They broke into his house tht other night and took two and 8 half sides of meat from his smokehouse. D G
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08
BOARD CAMP NEWS.

Miss Carrie Little is very sick. c. A. White is reported very sick. Miss Brook Harris is, on the sick list.
 Mark Riggin of Mena, is visiting home folks.
 Rev Ed Medford made business trip to Mena, Monday.
 Lute Harris and samily of Ink, were guests of Mir. and Mrs. N. $. Johnson, Sunday.
 The Rev. Golfers delivered inter- esting discourses at the Christian church Sunday and Sunday night. Miss Ida Corley, who has been at the home of her uncle, has returned to her home near Hot Springs. Ark.
 Golden Hair.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08
CU3AN0LA NEWS.

Our old commissary is going out of business.
 Oracle Holley is able to be around on crutches.
 Dr. Parker has new sidewalk in front of his drug store. The Odd Fellows are looking for place 10 erect a new hall. Meyers, the real estate dealer, was taken to the home ot his son in a critical condition.
 Limou Winkley has moved or his farm near town, where he is erecting new home for his you1g lr.de.
 c. G w.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08
OPAL NEWS.

There will b. preaching at the Morris school house Sunday. Mir. and Mrs. D K. Roberts oi Opal visited friends at Big Fork Sunday.
 Victor Roberts of Alder visited at the hom. of J. F. Slandridge Sunday evening.
 Jim Lofts of Black Springs visited his parents. MT. and Mrs. Andy Lofts of Alder.
 Mack Barber and wife, Misses Hattie and Pearl Widener and Dovie Lackey shopped at Cherry Hill Saturday.
 Blue Eyes.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08
PERSONAL NOTES

NJ. c. Edwards was in from Big Fork Tuesday.
 N. F, Richardson of Hatfield was a visitor Tuesday.
 John Cotton of Big Fork was iu Friday on business.
 G. w. Craig of Board Camp came in Friday for supplies.
 D. B. Roberts of Potter came lu last Thursday 10 trade.
 Squire y. II. Furr was iu from Egger on business Wednesday.
 D4nic! Trigg of Hatfield vis- lied with J. H. Naler last week.
 Ed White and Andy Harwell were among the Hatfield visitors here Monday.
 Tom Hooper and A. c. Widea- er of Alder came in Frilay mora- ing on business.
 Garland Mckinney returned Thursday from Little Rock. He has finished the second year inI
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08
ALDER LEAVES.

John Rogton was at Alder Monday.
 Jay Spake returned home from Greenwood last week.
 J. B. Widener is visiting in Pike county this week. Geo. Beck says that the tur- keys are go5bling awfully around his place.
 Mir. aud Mrs. c. B. Carter of Red Bird were in Alder Monday on business.
 Viola Roberts is visiting her grand parents, Mir. and Mrs. K. D. Roberts here.
 James Lofts, who has been go- ing to school at Black Springs, visited his parents last week. Roberts & Goss. leading mer- ch ,nts of Alder, will make a trip 10 Mena this week for new sup plies.
 Tip Top.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08

folks attended church here Sunday. Bro. Abernathy, Primitive Baptist preached for us.
 Dr. Campbell is spending this week at Mt. Ida attending court. H. J. Gam returned this week from Dalhart, Tex, where he has been on business.
 Mrs. T. A. Allen of Mena is spend ing a few days with her mother, Mrs. Miles, who is sick.
 MT. and Mrs. James Walker spent Sunday with Mir. and Mrs. J. C.. Whitaker near Olivers Chapel.
 We are having a good Sunday school now, with Bro. Will Me Alester acting as superintendent. Bro. Dunman of Mena will preach for us on the fourth Sunday, April 18th, at II o'clock. Now let every body, old people especially, come out and hear him.
 xxx
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08

ing public parks, do not hes tate to say that Janssen park IS naturally one of the most beauti- ful and picture. que spots of the kind I ever saw, and if Judge Kelly will just add few fiuish- ing touches to the good work do1e by Father Gallag her, Mena will have one of the finest public resc ts in the state.
 Antony.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08
OLIVER CHAPEL CHIPS.

Bert Whitaker was mingling with friends near Rust Sunday. John Joplin of Mena visited his sister, Mrs. John Imoe Sunday. Mir. and Mrs. Riley of Quito yis- tied friends and relatives here Sun- day.
 Mir. and Mrs. Downing left Sat urday for Kansas City, where they will make their home.
 Nobody's Sweetheart.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08

the medical department of the state university.
 J. T., J. l.. and Charles Griffin pt Hitheld were pacifying the tax collector NJ md y.
 w. I. Green and family visited at the home ol fl. F. Gam of Hatfield Sunday.
 J. H. Phillips of Potter. a prominent sa @mlll man, was in buying goods Friday.
 j K. Hudson and J. T. Stan dridge of D )phel, Ark, are visit ing in Mena Friday.
 Dr. P. k. Watkins was called to Hatfield Monday 10 see H. r. Gam, who was very sick.
 Miss Setta Jones, Zazle Barnes and Verda Wor hington visited with Miss Maude Barton at Cove Saturday.
 L. M. Wimberly of Hugo, who has been visiting his father for the past week, returned home Friday morning.
 J. l. Alley and Pole McPhet- rige left Sunday for Mt. Ida. where they will attend court for about two weeks.
 Ali Lilies aud Dick Hudllesou of Waters, Nor tgomery county, brought in corn Saturday and bought spring supplies.
 - f.s 4TR xs Dave Henderson and family ol Fort Smith came in Tuesday to go out to Black Springs for two weeks visit with relatives.
 -.&04 Our former chief of police, c. F. Bickle, who now holds posi- ion with the Ingham Lumber yo., of near Smithville, Okla, is n Mena fo- few days visit.
 ---+-a--.-- J. II. Naler received word of be death of his niece, Mrs.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08
1 ITEMS OF INTEREST
 IS ,ATHERED BY THE t | ICORRESPO NDENTS
LAYTON ITEHS.

;. s. Whitten visited Cove and vicinity this week. JIG. Johns returned from bus mess trip to Mena Monday. D. w. Cornutt went to Mena Monday to prove up on his farm. Rev. E. F. Cannon returned from a visit to his son at Moore's Spur Monday.
 Hiram.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08

George Pettitt, who has held a position with w. E. Watkins z Bro, for the past five or six years has accepted position with the Farr Furniture and Hardware Company of Fay etteville, ArFa and left or Traveller "Wednesday morning for that place. George will have charge of their furnI' ture department. He has host Of friends in Mena who hate to see hum go, but wish him the most possible success. Mrs. Pettltt will follow later.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08
We Reiterate.

That for more than fifteen years Hunts Cure has been working on tfe afflicted. Its mission is to cure skin troubles. particularly those ot an itching character. It's success is no' on account of advertising, but because It surely does the work. One box ? guaranteed to cure any case foF sale by all dealers.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08
RUST ITEMS.

Mrs. J w. Wiles is on the sick list.
 H. r. Gam is very low with typhoid fever.
 Quite a number of the Rocky
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08
T. A. ALLEN & co.
T Flour Mill, Grist Mill and Cotton Gin ; SOUTH SIDE MENA, ARKANSAS.

Desire to call your particular attention to their first casss Touring Mills which they installing and would
 like for wheat growers to report acreage to them They can furnish farmers with first class seed wheat
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08

M. l.. Wimberly received a telephone message Tuesday from Egger, that Mrs. Mark Goodner of that place died at 4 o'clock that morning. She leaves hus- hand and three children, Mrs. j. C. Woods, J. l.. and G. V. Vim. berly. A casket for the burial was purchased today from the Mena Undertaking and Embalnl- ing Company.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08

Stanley G. Davis, of Dallas, Tex. The funeral was held at Moody, Tex a special train being ordered to accommodate the partiei.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08

G. w. Cox of Red Bird. was here Sunday, the guest of J. w. Dillbeck.
 Mir. and Mrs. Doc Roberts of Opal. were here Sunday, the guests of Eugene Abernathy.
 c. T. Crawford and daughter Maggie of Mena, spent Saturday night with Crawford's uncle, J. c. Bates.
 Mrs. Jennie Edwards, who has been confined to her bed for several months with lung trouble, was re- ported as resting well today.
 Mrs. Eugene Abernathy is very sick. The Old Man.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08

Emmett J. Baker, who nov d the Sale X Company sto,k f goods to wood, was in town Monday. .0Emmett has opened up there and rep1rts things flourish. in
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08

ties wishing to know where he went should inquire at the Lively home at Slatington.
 Messrs Reno and Long will soon be ready to move their saw mill away from Big Fork. Their next To- cation is not given.
 Miss Ida Corley, formerly of Me na but who has been staying with her uncle, west of this place for some time, started for Mena Satur- day morning. She will go by rail from there to her father. who re- sides at Hot Springs.
 Messrs. Guiford and Little Bates of this place, will go to Board Camp Saturday to begin a series of de- bates with the boys at that place. The debate will be at the Hilliard school house. A large crowd is pre- parlng to go from Bigfork.
 Subscriber.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08

A number of farmers, among whom were Jim Wilcox, J. 5. Looney, ]. c. Brown. George Wilcox and others, were in town Monday unloading a car of fertill- ger which they purchased togeth- CT and will use on their farms near Egger.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08

the medical department of the state university.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-08

J. II. Naler received word of the death of his niece, Mrs.