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The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
Rich Men Indicted.

Pittsberg. Pa, Mar. 23.-The coun- cilmanic graft scandal was given a sensational turn Monday when Judge Davis authorized the district attorney, William A. Blakeley, to prepare indici. ments against the following; Dalla c. Byers, a millionaire iron manufao' turer and head of the A. M. Byer1 company; F. A. Griffin, vice president of the Columbia National bank oi Pittsburg; Henry l.. Bolger, a Water street saloon keeper; Common Coun' cilman Dr. w. H. Weber; Select Coun' ciImap Charles Stewart.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
Missouri Peach Crop Killed

Kansas City, Mar. 2S.-The members of the Missouri Valley Horticultural society who attended the monthly meeting at the Coats house Saturday are not at all encouraging in their reports about the peach and straw. berry crops. There will be no peaches to speak of this year in this section and only half crop of strawberries. The other fruit was damaged oniy slightly by the cold weather this winter.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
q ,od tor the Blues.

Is youc appetite on vacation, your energy absent and everything else out of "Whack?" If so, you had better take something and take it now. simmons Sarsaparilla is the King of Tonics. It will make you eat ali you want to pay for. Try lt ana near yourself laugh again
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
TO DEPOSITORY
 |BILLSFOR POLKCO'
k,,ou Has Passed One in House and "a Another in Senate. the First Take Effect at Once. the Other
 .o Refer to Vote of People.

,ow appears very doubtful if
 county will have a county bsitory law in effect this year. representative Ha milton has Eaa two such bills through Aouse, the last by unanimous and Senator Logan has of- \ one for Scott and Polk, T cutting Polk out, and now E passed measure through senate for Polk to refer the gtion to the people at the next. kral election. [he history of the contest for I law thus tar in the present |.latiye session is as follows. \ the beginning of tbs session Ereseulstive John milton
 prepared for passage a de- 6tory bill for Polk county, |ordlng to his statement MT: sdaIl of Johnson county asked l his county be included Tn measure. and this was agreed Iy MT. Hamilton, who further l that, to gain time, he al- sd Mir. Kendall to introduce measure in his (Kendall's) ke. not caring for any per \ honor so the measure was Bed. When this bill reached senate, Senator Logan, ac- hing to his own statements, hd fault with the bill, and [her with the fact that as Bed tue bill would not Lear name of either Hamilton or Iself, stating that he was the ther of depository laws h Ar kss.'' that he advocated such klll for both Scott and Polk, was still heartily in favor of |hud would if possible pass , law for both at this ses- He therefore withdrew
 5 county from the Kendall
 and the bill passed for John- l county and is now in effect. euator Logan then introduced depository bill for his two bites, but instead of passing [reierred it to the judiciary 5mi,tee, which committee, 1t IS [ged, after listening 10 the
 bmenis of a paid attorney and kr lobbyists from Polk county.
 ln,d to report the bill cui Feyer, Logan passed deposi for Scott county, leaving k out, his reason being that E bill suited the folks up there I did not just suit him for k."
 Iext, Hamilton, determined to ke last effort 10 do what he Ethe people of bis county want prepared another bill, almost pilcal with the one Logan had Bed for Scott, passed il through |house last week by uuani-
 s vote, and sent it 10 the fle, his idea beingsthat Log an
 Id hardly refuse to pass a bill
 tical with his own, and, SC F Hamilton, even telling Lu-
 10 putshis own name to the |if he cared so to do, but in event to pass it.
 n response to this, Logan pgs out another bill, No. 94, Ps bill is for Polk and Jackson |nties and provides that the |nty depository law be referred me people for a vote at the N general election. This wa: |Ped through the senate Mon
 ne late that is in store fol B bill Tn the house remains te
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
Nh Need of Scratching

Other afflictions may be more pam t.,I 'h h,,t none more annoying than ,,,an rua, v vIs forms of itching trouble. The quickest and most reliable re,,oss ,,netsr 'Gs is itching diseases ot any ehar l ''a1;agas ae'es "a Hunts Cure One appllcatlou r0ii0'V'
 one box guaranteed to cure
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
sndaIla. Mo.. shona cIose.

Sedalia. Mo- Mar, 2S.-The Missouri, Kansas & Texas shops here will close Tuesday until April, the explanation is the months appropriation for the plant is exhausted There has been a reduction of working hours in all of the shops on the system but the heayi est cut is in Sedalia.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
Fatal Fight in Confederate Home.

Higginsville, Mo, Mar. 24.--J. k. Mccormick. 85 years old. veteran of the Mexican and Civil wars, died at ,he Confederate home at three o'clock Monday morning as the result of fist blow by Jim Cummings. Both men lived in the home. After thorough investigation the jury returned yer diet that Mccormick came to his death from blow delivered by Cum mings, but as Mccormick was the ag- gressor. Cummings was held blame
 sss.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
cnrru neoides to Remaln.

Santa Fe, Mar 24.--Gov. Curry. in response Co a telegram from Washing ton, telegraphed President Taft Tues day withdrawing his resignation as governor of New Mexico.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
Would Move uniyarsitu.

' tl'tIe l Rocks desire to acquire \ State University was ex- < sssea iu a pill presented in the pa'e providing for the removal i. na1 institution from Fayette-
 10 the capital city. The ,eo 1a.ries ann with 1t an offer of a
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
Do Not snffer

6en use use suffering from Itching Piles ,sA ly cue ll oox ot Hunts Cure is abso- \. 2 s,ls.I guaranteed to cure any case. X ma,iit m@ppi,icatlon will convince you of
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
LITTLE HOPE Is LEFT
IT IS CONSIDERED ALMOST GER. TAIN THAT CALIFORNIA BAL
 LooNIsTs PERlsHED.
HE SEARCHING PARTIES ARE STILL OUT

No Trace of the Balloon America With Six Men In the Basket Which Left Pasadena, Cal, Last Saturday, Has Been Searching the Sierra Madre Mountains.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25

For the best dental work, see Rlack & Dickson, best work, lowest prices and least pain.
 260tf2u
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25

Topeka, Mar 23.-The question of whether or not the national banks. of Kansas can participate in the bank de. posit guaranty law Is now in the hands of the attorney general of the United Statac
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02
WILL LEAVE JOHNNY AT HOME
Next Time Mother Visits Grandfather
Youngster Is Not Likely to
Accompany Her.

II think the mother of a six-year-old
boy should have a pension to make up
to her for the mental agony she suf-
fers." said just such mother. Il
took Johnny to his paternal GRANDPA
Tiers last week. and believe he has
cut us out of grandfather's will. OF
course. we send him to Sunday school
and we both attend church, but We
do not ask blessing at the table, nor
do we have family prayers. GRANDPA
ther does. and 1t happened that the
morning after we arrived Johnny was
excused from the table and went out
in the yard to play. Grandfather led
the way into the sitting room and we
all knelt down in prayer. Imagine my
horror to see Johnny's little face peer
ing curiously through the blinds and
hear him sing out: Hey. in there.
what kind Of game is that you're
playing? Amt you the rotten bunch
not to let me in on it ! arose and
softly whispered to him to run on and
play. and he sang out: You're IL.
mamma. you're it: make a home run.
Now. what can you do with small
boy. anyway? / can never explain
matters to his grandfather"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02

The king knows that this journey
through the Congo BODIES no good to
him. His consent to It was asked
only as matter Of form. Prince AL
bert. rich by Inheritance from his
father. endowed with 4 revenue by the
Belgian parliament. owes little to. and
knows he will get nothing from the
king. When he returns from the Con.
go he will throw on all pretense OF
submitting to leading strings. follow
. policy of his own. and. inevitably.
will find himself at the head Of q
party hostile to the king.
There may be no open scandal. Tho
prince. surrounded by the atmosphere
Of the German courts. will break no
rule Of etiquette. In public he will be
deferential to his sovereign. King
Leopold. most acute OF men. will be.
in public. as loving to his nephew as
ever. But war there will be. with or
without scandal. Prince Albert, while
holding aloof from politics. already
has done and said enough to show
what his policy is. II Is a policy op-
posite In all things to that Of King
Leopold.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02

ton in January. 1905. Although for
merly identified with the conservative
or clerical party. Gen. Reyes adopted
some of the principles OF the liberals.
which aroused the bitter enmity Of
the conservatives. His most radical
departures from the policies Of his
predecessors were the separation OF
church and state and the establish
ment OF capital punishment for trea-
son. which previously had been lightly
dealt with.
Before becoming president Gen.
Reyes had spent many years in the
military and diplomatic branches of
his country. one OF his posts having
been minister to France. He Is n
man of wealth. with large estates in
the province OF Cauca. Gen. Reyes
rendered distinguished service for his
government in the rebellions of 1885
and 1895.
Gen. Reyes quietly left Bogota
some time ago for Santa Marta. on the
Atlantic seaboard, where he boarded
a steamer for Europe. At that time
1t was reported that the general had
abandoned office. and 1t was openly
asserted that his voluntary resigna-
ton from office or revolutionary
coup was the only possible solution Of
Colombia's political troubles.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02
People Becoming Interested.

Evidence of the popular interest In
the anti-consumption crusade is given
In a statement made by the National
Association for the Study and Proven.
ton of tuberculosis. to the effect that
during the year ending August 81.
nearly 3.00o.0 900 people have attended
tuberculosis exhibitions in various
parts of the country. Besides the
three travelling tuberculosis exhibit
tions OF the national association. there
are IS exhibits OF this kind through
out the United States. Four years
ago there were only three such dis
plays in the entire country.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02
Or. Wiley May Resign.

Denver.-A message received here
announces that Dr. Harvey M. Wiley.
chief OF the bureau of chemistry. De-
partment of Agriculture. is about to
resign. ~
DR.. Wiley. who is attending the pure
food convention here. was questioned
regarding the rumor last night.
ut is news to me-" said Wiley.
Asked II he could account for the
rumor. he replied that he supposed 1t
had its origin In the fact that SO many
people wanted him to resign
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02
New Railroads OPENING Trip.

Denver-The Denver. Laramie q
Northwestern Railroad COMPANY
started their first trainload OF people
over the road Wednesday. and 102 peo-
pie. consisting OF guests of President
Charles s. Johnson and stockholders
in the company. left the Moffat depot
and travelled over twenty miles Of the
new road. All those who were on the
trip were much pleased. as well as
surprised. with the conditions revealed
along the route. and. as one OF the
passengers said. the road will be one
OF the most picturesque in Colorado.
when completed.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02
Pretty Girls Showed Sand.

Ouray, Colo.-Miss Edith Mcintosh.
country superintendent of public
schools and the only Republican elect
ed on the county ticket last 'fah,, or
ganized party OF young women and
personally superintendent the work OF
filling and placing sacks OF sand along
the side 6f Portland creek as a tenn
porary prevention OF that stream get
ting out of its banks again and flood
ing the city in case of another cloud
burst. The young women took turns
in shovcling the sand and holding the
sacks and worked side by side with
the men.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02
THREE REASONS
Each with Two Legs and Ten Finssrs

A Boston woman who is fond
mother writes an amusing article
about her experience feeding her boys.
Among other things she says:
Three chubby, rosy-cheeked boys,
Rob. Jack and Dick. aged 6. and 2
years respectively. are three of our
reasons for using and recommending the
food, Grape-Nuts. for these youngsters
have been fed on Grape-Nuts since in.
fancy, and often between meals when
other children would have been given
candy.
Il gave a package of Grape-Nuts to
a neighbor whose year old child was
a weakened little thing. i'll half the
time. The little tot ate the Grape
Nuts and cream greedily and the moth.
er continued the good work, and it
was not long before a truly wonderful
change manifested itself in the child's
face and body. The results were re-
markable, even for Grape-Nuts.
Both husband and l use Grape
Nuts every day and keep strong and
well and have three of the finest.
healthiest boys you can find in a days
march"
Many mothers instead of destroying
the childrens stomachs with candy
and cake give the youngsters hand
full of Grape-Nuts when they are beg
ging for something in the way of
sweets. The result is soon shown in
greatly increased health, strength and
mental activity.
There's a Reason"
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book. THE Road to Wellville."
Ever read the above letter. new
enc appears from time to time. They
are genuine. true, ana fall 81 human
hAteTeot.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02

Vegetable Compound has done for mo
during this trying. period. Complete
restoration to health means 80 much
to me that for the sake of other suffer.
ing women am willing to make my
trouble public so you may publish
this letter" ."-MRs. CHAs. BARCLAY,
RID, ,Graniteville, VT.
No other medicine for woman's ills
has received such widespread and un-
qualified endorsement. No other med
icine we know of has such a record
Of cures Of female ills as has Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
For more than 80 years 1t has been
curing female complaints such as
Inflammation, liberation, local weak
nesses. tibroid tumors, irregularities.
periodic pains, backache, indigestion
and nervous prostration, and 1t 10
unequalled for carrying women safely
through the period Of change Of life.
1t costs but little to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and,
rs Mrs. Barclay says. 1t Is worth noun.
tains Of gold to suffering women.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02
MONARCH AND HEIR AT WAR.
erInes Albert, seIsium's Crown
Prince. 10 Leopoid's Dearest Po-
'litieai Enemy.

London.-No band played. no royal
salute was fred, no kingly message
was sent when Albert Of Belgium.
heir presumptive to the Belgian
throne. started last spring on his long
voyage through the Congo. The band
will play loudly when he returns. but
there will be discord in its sound.
King Leopold allowed his nephew to
start without a friendly message for
the most sufficient Of reasons. He had
no friendly message to send him.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02
Ad Unstable.

Aunt Anne. an old family darky. was
sitting with knees crossed in the
kitchen. when the young daughter OF
the house entered and. impressed with
the hugeness OF the old women's feet
asked what size shoe she wore.
We'll. honey" replied Aunt Anne. Y
Kin wear eights; generally wear
mines; but desc yer Use got on am
twelves. an de good Lawd knows dey
hu'ts me."-Every body's Magazine.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02
Latest from Atchison.

This is the latest story in Atchison:
A young visiting man was declaring
that the theory is all nonsense about
kissing being dangerous on account OF
germs conveyed from one mouth to
another i've kissed hundreds OF
girls he declared. and I'm not dead
yet
Promptly one of the listeners in
quired: But what about the girls"
kansas City Journal.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02

The way the gardeners of California
are pitching into Luther Burbank. on
account of his wonderberry failure.
would indicate that people who work
in glass houses are very fond Of throw
ing stones.-Denver Republican.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02
Only a Biped.

Harry have managed to put my
boots on myself this morning. aunty.
Aunty-Oh. you silly boy. You have
put them on the wrong feet. Put them
on the other feet directly.
Harry-I haven't any other feet to
put then on, aunty.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02
Verdict eIames Train Crew.

Colorado Springs.-Following ver-
dict by the coroner's jury in the case
OF F. G. Frederic. one OF the victims OF
Saturdays Denver & Rio Grands
wreck at Hustled. Assistant District
Attorney Purcell took steps yesterday
afternoon to prepare information
against members OF the train crew OF
No. s, held responsible for the acci-
dent by the Jury.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02
The Best Alarm Clock.

Husband-Why don't you have
Bridget shut the kitchen door? One
can smell the breakfast cooking all
over the house.
Wife--We leave IT open on purpose.
The smell is all that gets the family
up.-Judge.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02
PRESIDENT REYES STEPS OUT
Chief Executive Of Colombian Rspub
lie Resigns offlee-is Now
In Europe.

Washington.-Accor to advices
received here. President Rafael Reyes
Of the Republic OF Colombia. has re-
signed his ONCE. II Is said he has
tired OF the ONCE. He is now in Eu-
rope.
Gen. Reyes succeeded Senor Mario
quin as president OF Colombia by cleo
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02
A Living Illusion.

"Verv few of us realize the terrible
thingg that may result from a word
hastily spoken" said the benevolent
woman.
Well. realize IT," answered the
Young man who sat by her on the
train. I'm = baseball umpire"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02

out cane, and as l continued my
health gradually returned. / was SO
grateful made public statement OF
my case. and now seven years have
passed. am still perfectly we'll"
Sold by all dealers. soc a box. Fos-
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02

lame, weak, run
down to a mere
skeleton. My back
was SO bad I could
hardly walk and
the kidney secre-
tions much disor-
dered. A week after
/ b e & an u 8 n g
Doan's Kidney Pills
1 could walk with
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02
Evadino the Issue.

Mrs. Lushington-And there you
were. At o'clock in the moening
hugging that cigar-store Indian.
Mr.. Lushington-Surely. my dear
you are not jealous?-Judges Library.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02

Don't tell other people what they
should do. Do what you should do
yourself and let II 90 at that.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02
WORTH
MOUNTAINS
OF GOLD
During Change of Life,
says Mrs. Chas. Barclay
Graniteville. VT. t.-"I was passing
through the Change of Life and suffered

from nervousness
andother annoying
symptoms, and I
can truly say that
LydiaE aE.Pinkham's
We ge table Com
pound has proved
worth mountains
of gold to me, as II
restored my health
and strength. I
never forget to tell
my friends what
l,ydiaE Pinkham'a
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02

Many \ man has won out by his IN.
ability to realize that he was whipped.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02

Never Judge 6 mans liberaiity b.
what he spends on himself.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02
UNFORTUNATE SURVIVAL.

Hiram-So ole Hank Hardapple had
q hand-to-hand fight with grizzly
bar an lived t tell tn tale?
Silas (disconsolately)-Y by gum.
an thet seems L be all he lived far!
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02

Many q hand.painted complexion
looks like q tea store chrome.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02
PROVED BY TIME.
No Fear Of Any Further Trouble.

David Price, Corydon, Ia, says: Il
was in the last stage of kidney trouble
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02

II you intend to buy . Plano this fall
get this ofrer now. Save 500 to $50.
Liberal Payment Plas. THE KNIGHT
CAMPBELL MUSIC Co, Denver, the
Vests oldest and largest music house.
Established 1874.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-02
PAINT VIZ VIZ &: 's':'''s!:ss s:ss

There Il Mountain 4 Plain Paint.
~climatically cerrect,- and fully guar
anteed. 1t is made by McPhee 4 Nc
Ginnity Co.. Denver. whose reputation
stands behind these goods. Ask your
to us for latest "Fashions In Painting"
MePHEE 4 McGINNITY CO., DENVER.
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lump sum for assistants, land agents.
surveyors, ETC., $67 800.
Moanauli woke up to ask why the
title was to read commissioner and
Surveyor Rice said it was to re-
duce the number of head lunas. Mo
anauli then renewed his attack on lump
sum voting, insisting on specifying the
salaries to be paid on the several is
lands He waved large, bandaged
hand in the air to emphasize his obiec-
tions, the bandage and bump over
the starboard eye being the visible evil
dence that he had got off moving
street car the day before.
Kaleiopu called for light and Single
sent few CLEANS in his direction, No
anauli staying on his feet while the
whole scheme of economy was again
explained.
The Hawaii member then launched
into criticism of the scheme. He OBJ
iected to one member after another
getting up and saying: THE Gov
ernor SAYS SO, when perhaps he
hash t. He didn t want the Go yernor
saddIed withs the blame of all these
changes or The custom of dragging the
Governor in as a member of the House.
He had heard. in fact. enough about
the Governor, and the idea that it was
mandatory on the House to do just
what the Governor wanted He did
not oppose the Governor when he at
tended to the work of his own depart
ment, but he did object to having the
ideas of the Governor forever quoted
in the House.
Douthitt said the only question be-
fore the committee was the eonsoh-
dating of departments in the Interest
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of economy.
Rice said it was his right to move
to strike out or change what Items he
desired. He did not say it was the
idea of the Governor. In fact, the
Governor did not want to consolidate
the departments at nrst, and it was
only because he had been shown that
money could be saved that he had pre-
pared his new estimates.
nInio seconded Moanauli s motion to
take up the matter item by item. He
thought it funny that the, committee
had taken up some departments item
bv item and in others to wrap up
everything in one bundle and not let
everyone know what was inside. Hi
hio declared, after he had been told to
sit down, that he stood on his right to
saw what he had to say whether the
other members liked it or not.
Aoanauli s motion was lost, and
Rice 's-to lump the appropriation
was carried.
Coney moved that the committee get
busy and finish the appropriation bill
in the afternoon.
Board of Health.
Shingle stated that he had been APP
preached by many Chamber of Com
merce and Merchant Association mem
bers and had received protest from
the Hilo Boa9d of Trade against any
plan of turning over Board OF Health
matters TO the Icounties, SO far as quar-
antine and sneh items are concerned
He asked Conel and Douthitt If they
! had also received like protests.
Doutbitt said(that the Judiciary Com
mittee proposef to report on Coney
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