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The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
Places for the Unemployed,

Three of the greatest questions in the world today are correlated:
 What shall be done with the un- employed?
 How shall we restore the balance between urban and rural population?
 How shall the deficit in the food supply of an increasing population be met?
 The answer is simple.
 Get back to the soil.
 Let more men work on the farm.
 The answer, however, is simpler than the means of it's application.
 There is deep-seated prejudice that must be overcome, a lust for the city that has sapped the strength of the country, rushing cityward that has weakened the whole struc- ture.
 An eastern railroad president de- clares that Tn times of depression our unemployed will be numbered by millions
 There is a purpose on the part of the government to encourage the agricultural re-establishment, for a restoration of the balance, and to provide places for the army of the unemployed.
 The world must eat, and the mil lions that are now in distress in the congested urban centers must bv some means be made producers. - Arkansas Democrat.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
G. F. CRAWFORD & COMPANY
ANOTHER GRAND JURY
Called Monday Morning to Pass on Peculiar Grand Larceny Case
 Adjournment.

A second special grand jury, with J. w. Gardner as foreman, was called Monday morning to pass on a case of grand larceny. John Ralphin and Jim Meadows were charged with stealieg watch worth SIS from w. D. Hughes. An indictment was found and the defendants were in court sentenced to year in the reform school. The defendants were both minors and strangers here. Ralphin is foreigner, but recently landed. He is said to be really the one who committed the offense, but Meadows was hume less and friendless and said he wanted to learn a trade and de- sired to go along, and this favor was granted.
 The regular petit jury was dis charged in the mo ning and court adjourned in the afternoon.
 Other cases disposed oi in the morning follow:
 H. F. Rob;e vs NJ. w. Lindsay ; continued.
 M. w. Lindsay vs John c. Hartzler; continued.
 N, M. Roach vs Henry c. Bow en; continued.
 s. A. Downs vs William Doss, continued.
 Wages vs Western Union Telegraph Co.,; continued.
 Watkins Lumber Co, vs B. A. Durcan, constable. Motion to transfer cause 10 court in equity sustained.
 T. w. Clark vs Vaught Bros. continued.
 Mena Lumber Co. vs K. K. Watkins; judgment set aside against Watkins and judgment rendered against Willis Wimber- ly and Jim Miller for costs.
 w. P. Parks vs Hamilton and Kansas City Southern Railroad Company; continued.
 George J. Hazlett vs Arnold; continued.
 Edward M. Robie vs H. A. hing; demurrer to complaint by drtendant King overruled.
 State vs Mena Elecric Light O.; plea of guilty in three cases, flned Sl0 In each case with costs.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
Improve the Breed.
the Editor of The Star

To the EdIt0r 0f The Star.
 Dear Sir: Would like to say few words in regard to the proposed hog law for Polk county. think it is a mistake for any county that has as much land that is not tillable as Polk county has to pass any kind of a stock law. Of course, those who favor the hog law have some good arguments. but they take it for granted that with a hog law every man who now owns razorback hogs would replace them with good ones. But, of course, this would not be the case; on the other hand, many peo- pie that now raise hogs and never buy meat and often sell it, would go out of the hog business entirely. Be sides it would almost force tha man that rents to buy all the meat he eats.
 Now l think that if the fellows that are kicking so much about running razorback hogs will make good fences and then get the very best hogs they can find and sell them to their nelgfbors at fair prices, foi breeding purposes, they will come a great deal nearer solving the meat question for Polk county than b, forcing people to keep their hogs up because there are few people. if any that would not rather have gooc hogs than sorry ones. The trouhl, with them is that they are trying te breed up from u Q razorback to tho full-bIood hog. which is mistake and can never be done. 1t is only waste of time and money.
 With these few remarks 1 vii close, hoping to hear from others oi both sides of the question, and tha 1t will be settled to the best interest of the country. ] NJ. Taylor,
 Big Fork Arl
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
LOSES FOOT AT DE QUEEN.
J. |. Morgan Has Left Foot Cut Off by
 Freight When Grab Iron Breaks.

John Thornton received a tele- gram Monday evening from ]. k. Hurley al De Queen stating that J. l.. Morgan had had his left foot cut off by local freig ht train. MT. Morgan travels for the Wdters-Pierce oil Company and is well known in Meua.
 He had started for Mena yes terday when the accident oc- cured. A grab iron broke when he started 10 get oa the train and was thrown to the ground. Ha was taken from De Queen to Tex arkana for treatment.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
Leading Ph otcgraph Gallery.

Do you know Christmas is coming 7 Well it is. and | am prepared 10 do finer and bet. ter photo work than eyer before While away bought the finest line of photo mounts and folders ever brought 10 the city, also photo supplies and post card al- buns, and fine line of picture moulding, picture frames made to your order, post cards, art goods, pyrography material, pho to supplies. line of framed DIG. tu:es, kodak work finished. Call aud see at Hiliebrauds.
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The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
State of Ohio. City of Toledo.
 f.ucas EOuufv.-aa

1 fFIE1Fls F1UNfIFy n 8s-
 Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
 IS senior partner of the firm of F J. Snenez x Co., doing business in the said. and that said firm will pay the sum or ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each ana every. casa of Catnrrh that cannot Cure FKANf< | rsTfEStss
 sworn to before me and subscribed in
 my presence, this 9th day of December fSeai3 Nofarv pei,ft. Halls tatarrh Cure is taken internal " and acts directly on the blood and mucus surfaces of the system. Send for F.J. CHENEY s uo.. geieda. q. sold bz ali efnzkssss shr N,' faks Hsiis Family Pisls Fps eonkfipsiics.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
His Handicap.

At Mena young man appeared before justice of the peace the other day and took the oath to never again lose his temper. This will preclude that youth from ever pub fishing a newspaper or driving an OK team. Times Record.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
Incubator for Sale cbaac

One new J. w. Miller Ideal In. Guoator 240 eggs and 200 chick Brooder ready to go 10 hatcbing pee or write me. W. A. Miller. SO 2t w;eLas
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
Lost Notice.

One 2-year-old black, mare mule. Night hind ankle enlarp. ed by wire cut. S5 reward. No uty Frank Cheney, Board Camp. or William Easton, Williams, Ok.
 so It
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
Poland China p;us

There are left few of those tnoroughbred Poland China male p'gs. II you want one had better get it now. WI
 Gall at Star office or phone &,
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18

Articles by F. k. Childers and "A Polk County Farmer" are in the of fee for publication. The latter is requested to send in his name fur
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
S2 s0 Rsw,,a

And no questions asked, for r,- lurh of Airdale dog, rough co o,,- ~ ~ s,'@4'en coior, stub tail, na me ur'zzle' Notify I, NJ, Davis.
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The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18

Mound City Pain, may eos. a triile more but--l C, W. Petty.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07

trailing arbutus, the most delicate pink
color. Then would come spring beau
ties. violets and others.
In the fall papa would take day off
and we would have a nutting party.
My aunt and cousins and a family of
old friends of papa's and our family
would all go to the woods. The boys
climbed the trees and shook down nuts,
and we girls helped pick them up. The
older folks enjoyed being in the woods
as much as we did They made a
campfire and roasted potatoes, and we
had jolly times.
I feel we could never have another
home as dear as that one. 1t might be
better in some ways, but it wouldn't be
the same, and I can't bear the thought
of giving up our own home, where L
was born. ELLIDA. MATHEWS.
Ocean Park, box 6. Age u years.
Be sure to come and see me before
you so away again for the summer.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
Remembers Texas Home

Dear Aunt Laurie: I was born N
Dallas, Texas. Some people think that
Texas is wild and woolly,'' but I will
have to inform them that they are
badly mistaken, for Texas has its so
cletleS and clubs, as we'll as other
cities. Though l love California have
a desire to get back home once again.
Some day I expect to see my dear
old home again. / was born in the
southwestern corner room in the
Rainier roOming house. When vaca-
ton arrived I usually visited my Aunt
Smick, who lived in Eastland, Texas.
Uncle Smick owned a dry goods store
and | sometimes waited on customers.
He owned a farm, too, and can lust
see myself now lounging on a stack of
hay or taking a nice swim in the
creek.
Then, again. can almost see aunt's
fine brown biscuits. / tell you there.
is no place like home to me, and [
hope it is the same with you
FRANK TOM HOWELL.
526 Maple avenue
Boyd st. school; B-5 grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
Remembers the Atlantic

Dear Aunt Laurie:
The place where I was born was in a
small New England village, Centerville,
Mass, about forty miles from Boston
on Cape Cod. The train goes as far as
West Barnstable, then you have to
take the stage and ride six miles to get
TO the place.
The house is antique in fashion. be-
ing over a hundred years old. 1t is a
small homestead, having at one eEd of
the place pine timber. The rest is
used for a pasture and vegetable gar
den.
I moved from this place when quite
small and then 1 lived in Providence.
Rhode Island, till came to California.
so l haven't seen the place where
was born for a number of years.
The summer before l came to Cali
fornia / went to visit my grand parents.
who lived in Centerville. l spent tive
weeks there, and how l did enjoy my
self riding on the hay and playing in
the old barn with my cousins.
The house is three miles from the
ocean; and We went to visit an old
fisherman often, who told us long Sto-
Ties. One day we bought a large blue
fish weighing fifteen pounds.
My grandpa is still living at the old
farm, and l should like to go back and
visit the place some day.
EFFIE B. NICHOLS,
Corona, box 1856
Thanks for the topic suggestions
Effie. | will remember them and may
use them some time.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
Fire Exhausts Food and Water

Dear Aunt Laurie:
1 was born in Jerome, Ariz., min
ing town in the mountains. 1 was 3
weeks old when we left there, so you
must know / cannot tell much about it
but what mamma has told me and
what have seen in the picture
They pile up two or three layers of
wood, and the ore is brought from the
mine and put on this wood. Then the
wood is set on fire, but it does not
burn brightly, it only smolders, and
burns all of the sulphur out of the ore
They leave the ore on the wood three
weeks. and every day it changes color,
just like sulphur when it is burning,
and the air is filed with sulphur smoke,
so that nothing can grow, so in the
town there is nothing but rocks, and
in some places there are dead trees
In the canyons and places where the
smoke does not go there are beautiful
wild flowers and ferns and trees.
Before 1 was born there was a terri
BILE fire in Jerome and nearly all the
town burned. They drank all of the
water, and papa's cousin had to climb
the mountain to get some water at the
reservoir for the family
A rich woman came to mamma s
house for some water and mamma filled
a milk bottle with water They were
going to a Mexican settlement. The
woman's brother came back and told
mamma she got there all right.
| would like to go back and see my
birthplace, and see what it looks like
but | do not think we will ever GET
there. BERYI. UPSON.
Washington school, A3, aged 8, Ocean
Park
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
Boosts San Pedro

Dear Aunt Laurie:
l was born in Saline county, Kas.
left Kansas when / was only l year
old, so l could not remember anything
about it. L can tell you more about
San Pedro.
AS my little brother is writing about
San Pedro 1 viii write about its bay
and harbor. When / first came here
there were no wharves, only a fish
market on the southern part of the bay.
1t was not until lately that there
were street car lines, but now there
are two. The P. z. is the shortest way
to get to Los Angeles. The Interurban
IS fifteen minutes slower than the P.
E. Now San Pedro has improved so
that if a person was here ten years
ago and came back they would hardly
believe it was the same place.
The harbor is the most important of
all. The government break is also i'm
portant. The breakwater is almost
completed The numbering boats were
most sailing boats, but they are steam
ers now. On the first of the month San
Pedro is going to have free delivery
of mail system.
The lumber trade has trebled itself
in the last ten years. San Pedro was a
great place during the fleet week, espe-
cially on Saturday.
HOLLISTER TARNE.
Fifth Street school, AS grade, San
Pedro. Age Il years.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
Picnic Near Old Home

Dear Aunt Laurie:
was born in such beautiful home
and place. It was Highland Park, Cal,
about opposite the big Occidental col
lege, only way over next to that beau
tiful hill. When we left there 1 was
too little to remember anything about
it, but we take our lunch sometimes
in summer and have a picnic down in
the valley. I think it is so beautiful
that [ never want to come home, and
Oh, how l wish l lived there now.
Maybe some day 1 will, but I know
1 should love the old home better than
any other place. Mamma often tells
us of the good times they had there
when she was a girl. There wasn't
many houses there then and every
thing down in the valley was in it's
natural state They had swimming
pool then and in summer had lots Of
fun.
1 enjoy wading in the pretty stream
now when / go there. 1 wish l was
big and had money enough to buy the
home back and always live there.
SHERRARD MOTION,
500 Kensington road. Temple Street
school.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07

just toddling, and papa came up just
in time to keep me from jumping in the
creek, to which l had wandered and
which would have been certain death,
as it was very deep. 1 said Il was
goin' a fimmin.''
For some time we did not live in the
house I was born in. In fact, 1 cannot
remember ever doing so, but right
across the road, and though the house
we lived in has new one in its place
the other one is still standing.
MARGUERITE r. STANLEY.
San Bernardino. Age 10 years.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
Enjoyed Days in Woods

Dear Aunt Laurie:
l was born in New York state, in
the home that grandpa built. Papa
had enlarged the house, but the old
part was the same as when grandpa
lived there. 1t had a fine attic to play
in on rainy days. There was grand
pas apple orchard, and another that
papa had planted that had fine apples.
but papa raised potatoes in it, and the
old orchard was nicer to play in, be-
cause the trees were big and gnarly
and had grass under them. The grass
was green all summer, because there
would be shower about once a week.
We had peach and pear trees, too:
concord grapes and other kinds, too;
a great many berries. Around the
house We're roses and green lawn with
elm and maple trees and flower gar
den.
In the spring mamma. Ridgeley and
L used to go to our woods and gather
all kinds of lovely wild flowers with the
sweetest perfumes. The earliest was
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
The Weeks Roll of Honor
WRITERS, CONTEST

Los Angeles, first prize $00-1ary Bsc rs East Seven
teenth street
Honorable mention-Hidreth Kotsch 933 Everett street.
Celeste Benton, 801 West Ihrty-second
Out of town. first prize $100Jennie Edmonston Whittier
Honorable menton-Ray Lamar La Habra school, R. F. D.
No Fueron Ernest Kelley La Habra school, F. d. No g.
Fullerton.
LIMERICK CONTEST
Los Angeles first prize booHarod Watson 2453 Folsom
street.
Honorable mention-Ceeste Benton SO1 West Thry-fr
street; Owen Notion, 800 Kensington road.
Out of town. first prize, book-Beenice Smith, Hollywood
Honorable mentionenni Edmonston 322 North Newlin
avenue, Whittier; Teresa Standlee Compton.
UNFINISHED STORY CONTEST
First prize, boo-Raymond Leslie Smith, 1O8 Cypress
Honorable menton-Teresa Halicy Los Aamos Vivienne
Suman 1882 West Twentyfourt street.
YOUNG ARTISTS CONTEST
First prize, $100esse Francis Claudino 1922 West Ninth
street.
BIRTHDAY CALENDAR
First prize bookHoward Barry, 3627 South Flower
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
Many Changes Have Occurred

Dear Aunt Laurie:
1 was born on Avenue Twenty De-
cember Z, 1897. At that time my par
ents were running a grocery store on
Avenue Twenty and we lived there.
The Oscillating Pump company has a
large tin building there now. l lived in
Los Angeles until l was years old,
then we moved to Azusa. We have
lived here two years next April.
Have you ever been to Azusa? I do
wish you would come to see US. I
will tell you how to get here. If you
come on the electric car you can get
it at Sixth and Main streets at the
p. E. depot. 1t is a lovely ride to
Azusa through some Of the most beau
tiful orange groves. 1t is a ride of
one hour and ten minutes. We live
next the car line a block from the
depot.
Azusa is situated at the foot of the
mountains at the mouth of the great
San Gabriel canyon. We will all be
glad to see you.
EVA GRANVILLE.
Azusa grammar school, fifth grade
Thank you for the invitation. Eva.
l hope to avail myself of it some day.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07

homes down in the valley, and the
beautiful wild state was not disturbed.
A beautiful mountain stream ran
through the place. and Will / cannot
remember so much about going down
to 1t when I was little we often go
out there now on picnics, and 1 think
1t is the prettiest place going.
l would like to make enough money
to buy it back when l am grown, and
hope it will be for sale and that 1
have enough to buy it some day. Your
nephew, OWEN. MOTION.
SO9 kensi4lgton road. Grade AT, Tenn
pie Street school.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
Lived Near Snowy Peaks

Dear Aunt Laurie:
1t makes US all feel sad to know
that we are not at the old home place
where | was born nine years years ago
the 23d of last November. The house
was back a little way off of the street,
all surrounded with peach, apricot an1
prune trees; also strawberries on the
south side, and roses and velvet glad
iolas of all shades and Gala lilies \
nice, big. green lawn in front and
grandpa had four large eucalyptus
trees in the back yard that we used
for a summer house.
One thing was most interesting was
the snow-cOvered peaks back of Mount
Lowe and Mount Wilson; also Old
Badly. Now Villa street will be all
paved, l heard, so / don't suppose we
will hardly know the place if we
should ever go to Pasadena again. Nv
grandmother lives out at North Pasa-
dena. She is talking of coming 20
live down here in Downey near US.
WILBUR d. HULCOM.
Age 9. Grade 4, Alamitos school. Dow
ney.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
WRITER'S CONTEST

Two prizes will be given in this each week
One dollar for the best original paper submitted Los
Angeles girl boy and dollar paper submitted
by the girl or boy living outside the city limits of Angeles
Papers must be from $50 800 length written on
one side OF the paper only and with margins top and side
each paper.
All contributions must be signed with address and
of school and
Papers for this competition be addressed Laurie
Herald Junior The Herald Los Angeles and must
reach the office not later than Saturday afternoon February R
Topic: The Birthday Anniversaries Washington and
Lincoln"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
BANKS OF THE WABASH
APPEAR MOST LOVELY
(HonorabIe Mention)

Dear Aunt Laurie:
m He place where 1 was born seems
very interesting to me because it is
different in so many ways from the
place where I now live
A cottage on a broad, shady street
in Terre Haute, Ind. not many blocks
from the home OF Eugene V. Debs, was
my birthplace. Instead of mountain
scenery, the view from our back door
included the fine buildings Of the Rose
Polytechnic, which was just across the
common, where the boys played base
ball. 1 used to sit in our coal shed
window to watch the game until the
bell of the great Poly clock struck IL
and reminded them and me that we
were hungry
Instead of the ocean we had the
wabash river, which spread -out over
the lotion coTnfields, sometimes into
pretty good imitation OF a sea. turn
ing over the little houses of the poor
people of Taylorville who tried to have
homes there because 1t was the only
land which was cheap.
l went to kindergarten over the snow,
bundled in leggins and furs on my
new coaster sled. The big girls and
boys skated on the sidewalks with ice
skates.
In the evenings, when the soft. white
flakes were falling and the furnace
was roaring in the cellar, 1 used
20 watch from grandma's window our
naighbor light her lamps. How fine 1
thought it was to have a light you
could carry around. We only had gas
remember the maple tree in the
front yard which Jack Frost paint
nd ha hi
with its creamy blossoms in summer
1t was good tree to climb and | dug
up the lawn under it and planted
beans A stately poplar reached a long
arm across the sidewalk and two CHR
ripping robins built a nest on it.
In our back yard was my swing in
the long leafy grape arbor where the
purple grapes hung thick. Two great
cherry trees were snowy white with
scented bloom in spring and red in
June with luscious cherries Saucy
crested bluejays in gay coats flashed
in and out, helping themselves. One
tall peach tree rested its rosy load of
fruit on the roof of the back porch and
walnut tree dropped it's big green
balls by the back fence. There was an
iron pump by the back steps and big
cistern where many of my balls and
toys are soaking yet, l suppose.
About four years ago / was lying on
the couch, disabled by vaccination,
when the van came to take the couch
from under me. Mamma carried me to
our good neighbor's and laid me on her
couch, while the van took all our
things. Then she called a carriage to
take me to Uncle Henry's, where we
stayed until I was well enough to start
to California, and that is the last l
saw of my old home Your niece,
HILDRETH KOTSCH.
933 Everett street. Age IL. Grade
B6, Temple street school.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
Loves Running Water

Dear Aunt Laurie:
The place where 1 was born is in
Fort Worth, Tex, and though / did not
go to it while on my recent trip had
the privilege of viewing it from the
train, which runs very near it. I can
not remember much about ii as / was
not yet when we came to California,
but what / saw of it this time looked
familiar Papa ran a nursery there
which is his occupation here, and we
could see some fruit trees and arbor
vitas standing still in the old place
There is a beautiful creek which runs
but short distance away which gives
it picturesque effect. I am blessed
with having creeks near where I live,
for one runs by our place in San Ber-
nardino, and a lovely muntain stream
furnishes us with water up here in our
canyon home. I love them so. but one
day 1 got away from the folks when
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
Desires Old Home

Dear Aunt Laurie:
I was born in Highland Park. Cal,
and although / was only three year 5
and half old when l left there / can
remember good many things about
1t and things that happened there. The
old home belonged to my grandparents
They had about twelve acres. and part
of 1T took in the prettiest part Of the
valley. 1t was prettier then than il is
now, as there were only one or two
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07
Sees Wintry Scene

Dear Aunt Laurie:
I imagine 1 would see snow all over
the ground and the trees all bar trim
med with snow, with little snowbirds
hopping all about. In other parts l
see the children skating on the ice and
the boys and girls coasting down the
hill on their sleds. They are all
wrapped up to keep warm, but they
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