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The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-05
HELD FOR MURDER
Ellis, Who Shot Man to Death ii Pulaski Court Room, Gives
 Himself Up.

Little Rock, Ark, July 29.- After being spirited away in an automobile last night, w. Y. Ellis of Pine Bluff, who shot and killed Nathaniel P. Willis, a wealthy resident of Indianapolis, lud., iu the court room here Thurs day, has been returnedE to the jail here. It is thought that the danger of violence is over.
 At the coroner's inquest over the body of Willis, late last mig ht, the verdict, recommending that Ellis be held on a charge of mnr- der, was returned. A formal charge of murder was preferred against Ellis today.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-05
SCHOOL FIGHT IN COURT
Trouble Between Boys Involves Sev, eral' Families ii PoseY
 Hollow.

William McCurdy and his four boys. Riley, Garland, Claud and John were brought before Justice of the Peace Hay Saturday on war rant sworn out by Walter Stockton, charging them with disturbing the peace.
 The story is that Riley and Gar land McCurdy on one side, and Wal ter Stockton, stepson of George W. Foughty, got into a fight at school. T. A. Sanders, the teacher, punished the boys, this in the pres ence of Mir. McCurdy. McCurdy, it is said, was not satisfied with the ending of the affair, and encouras sed his boys to waylay and further pun ish the Stockton boy. Before it was over several others became involved.
 The case was postponed until next Wednesday morning at the request of the defendants.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-05
GRAPE VINE WITH A HISTORY
After Many Changes, It Now Fur
 nisbes Delicious Fruit.

John H. Hamilton was treating his friends to some choice grapes Friday from a vine growing back of his office, which has quite history.
 In the early days of Mena, when there was brick yard To- cated south of Jaussen avenue, near 12th street, where now stand good residences, Frank Harshman found what proved to be very fine and apparently a wild grape vine. He took it up and planted it at his home, then in tbe west part of town, and again moved 1t when he charged his residence to the corner of Janssen and Fourth street.
 During the tig lumber yard fire several years ago, the Harsh man home caught several times and, seeing that all yegitation near the house would be killed, MT. Hamilton took out his pocket knife. cut this choice grape vine off at the ground and, with the aid of friend, pulled it up. It was then planted beside a tree back of Mr. Hamilton's office, where it has grown until the big tree is a tangled mass of vines, loaded each year with grapes watch, when ripe, are of white os light green color and very de- licious.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-05
DEPTH OF DUST UNCERTAIN
Pole McPhetrige's Guess Reports ol
 Rains That Missed Mena.

Attorney Pole McPhetrige re- turned last week from Mount Ida, {, where he has been on legal busi. ness.
 Mac says that on some parts of the Mena and Hot Springs road the dust is somewhere between one and eleven feet deep. If it had not been so thick that he was unable to see, be might have been more accurate in his measure ment. MT. McPhetrige also re- ports that a splendid rain fell over the western portion of Mont gomery Friday, and that even. ing the northern and eastern DOT tions of Polk county had a good rain.
 Parties from west of Mena tell of good rain falling out m the vicinity of Rocky, Mountain Fork and Potter. Some of these sec tious needed rain very badly, as the last good rain that fell around Mena missed them.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-05
EXCURSIONISTS RETURN
Everybody Reports an Enjoyable Trip Despite Hot Weather Mar
 row Escape for One.

The big Galveston excursion ended Friday at 3:25, when the train pulled into Mena, about an hour behind schedule time.
 Everybody was we'll pleased with the outing, and all were equally certain that 1t was a whole lot hotter or the coast than up in the Ozarks.
 II is said that Joe Dusenbury lad narrow esc-pe from being left behind, as but for the strong grip on his hair obtained by George Petty as a wave was talk. 'ng him under he would have been drowned.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-05
BLAME GOV. DONAGHEY
Capitol Commissioners Claim Had nc Meeting for Month Governor
 Claims Immunity.
Special to Tho Star.

special to Tho Star.
 Little Rock. July 30. 1.-The state capitol commissioners, in comform- ance to the writ served on them by Chancellor Martineau Thursday. ap. peared in court this morning.
 They put up for defense the plea that they adjourned a month ago and claim that Governor Donaghey alone is responsible for the violation of the injunction.
 It is said that the Governor claims immunity from punishment. Hear ing will be continued to decide as to liability of Governor to prosecution.
 In the meantime and in the face of the courts injunction. work con- tinues on the capitol building.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-05
Confederate Women of Ark, 1e6i-l865.

ls book of about 250 octave pages, including illustra | 10 Il S i. This is memorial to the Confed- crate women of Arkansas, who were loyal and patriotic, and who suffered great hardships and en- dured great privaticns during the war. It embraces over fifty pa- pers by some of those noble women. giving their own exper- renee and observations. Every Southern man aud woman should read them. They will shed tears in doing so. The book also em- braces many other articles of great value, some of which may not be found elsewhere. Among these is Lees Farewell Addres; Origin of the Confederate Me morlal Association; the U. c. "; the U. D. c. and the s. U. c. "; General Forests Secret; the Southern Cross ot Honor; History of the Confederate Uniform and Flags; Flags Officially Described; List of Confederate Generals; Original Version of Dixie; The Conquered Banner, and many other valuable and interesting articles.
 The Committe expects, by the sale of these books, to raise some money for . fund to erect a mon- ument on the new cap it o | grounds in honor of these women. Price, cloth binding, only Sl.00. Send orders with price 10 J. Kel- logg, 300 West Second Street, Little Rock, Ak.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-05
A Poultry Find For the Fair.

The Poultry committee has made find in some choice thor oughbred stock, owned by E.. R. Biser of Stilwell Heights. The list comprises trio of White Leg horns and Black Orphingtons from Texarkana; White Orphingtons, Kansas City; Black Leghorns, Black Minorca, Barred and White Rocks from Illinois.
 Father Gallagher has a fine pen of Black Orphington bullets and cockrell for the fair, and many others are blaming to bring the chickens to help make the show a success.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-05
Brakeman Gets Reward for Honesty.

New York, July 1S. = When William Robelin, brakeman on the Long Island railroad, the other day picked up a forgotten handbag, he incidentally picked up also $l00 in money and two complete outfits of clothing, two weeks vacation on full pay and an offer of life position at a salary of $l00 month as a reward from the owner, Mrs. A. Schwab of New York.
 The bag contained gems worth about S30,000.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-05
TO DRILL NEAR WALDRON.
Sapulpa Man Expects to Find Un
 and Gas.

Waldron, July 30.-J. f. Mur- phy of Sapulpa, Ok, has secured 5000 acres of land in and nes- Waldron. on which he will begin immediately the drilling or wells for oil and gas. Another company, represented by MT; Fowler, is also in the field and has secured leases on considerable land. This company has a fran cbise from this city to llg ght the town and pipe the oil thIoug n the streets.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-05
EGBERT McMILLAN IN BUSINESS
Purchases Legate Livery and Transfer
 Outfit of A. B. Lorton.

Egbert McMillan has pur- chased of A. B. Lorton the livery and transfer business and all stock and equipment of same which MT. Lorton purchased from Legate Bros. last Tuesday evening.
 Mir. McMillan has secured q leave of absence for few weeks from his place in the postoffice and begin al once to put his new property in good shape to carry on the business. He has rented from Mir. Lorton the Legate barn.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-05
THE BAND IMPROVES
Second Open Air Concert Attended by Great Crowd Ice Cream
 Served.

The second open air concert by the w. o. w. band in Jansen park was given Friday night and was another delightful affair. Everybody pro- nounced great improvement since their first appearance and enjoyed the music and the cool pretty park thoroughly.
 To show their appreciation by helping the bands uniform fund, over 800 people patronized the ice ice cream tables during the evening, which will net the band nice sum.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-05
CRUSHED TO A PULP
]. C. Wood, General Manager of Des Moines Insurance Company, Falls
 From Eighth Story Window.
special to The Star.

special to The Star.
 Little Rock, July SOL. G. Wood, general manager of the Des Moines Insurance Company, Friday morning lost his balance and fellfrom window in the office of the company, the eighth floor of the Southern Trust building
 The upper portion of MT. Woods body was crushed to a pulp.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-05
vERNA GREEN DROWNED.
Was Son of the Rev. (. J Green, For.
 merIy of Mena.

News was received in Mena Thursday of the drowning oI Verna Green at Arkadelphia He was there visiting friends, Verna was the 16-year-old son of the Rev. J. c. Green, who was from 1897 to 1900 pastor of the First M. E. church, South; iu Mena. From here the family moved to Conway, where MT. Green accepted the char of lan- guages at Hendrix College.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-05
Teachers and School Directors

Who wish their boys taught the United States system of describ- ing land by numbers, can get a large wall map of Polk county, one inch to the mile, at Nails Bookstore, in Mena, for one dol- lar. 27 I'm
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-05
Baby Morphine I7iends

Are made by all soothing syrups and baby medicines that contain opium and narcotics. McGee's Baby Elixir cntains no injurious or narcotic drugs of any kind. A sure aud safe cure for disordered stomachs, bowls assd fret fuilness splendid for teething infants. Sold at Gunneis' Drug Sture.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-05

Ship us your eggs and poultry of all kinds. We pay you the highest market price, charge no commission at all, and give quick re mittance. Reference: Atkau- sas National Bank, Hot Springs. Ark. Communicate with us. Address, Watson Bros, 20l 3rd 5 l., Hot Springs, Ak, W
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-05
Actlve At Sz

This would not be unusual news il IL and women would keep themselves Ir from rheumatism and all aches aud pains as we'll as Keeping their III scles and joints Timber wsth Bal- ltsd's Snow Liniment. Sold at Gun neis' Drug Store.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-05
Notice.

This is to certify that 1 am in no way connected with the Allen- Beckett Lumber Co.,, of Potter, Ark, neither have I been since January, 1907. therefore am not responsible for auy transactions of same, w. A Beckett.
 2S-4t.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-05
Two Farms for Sale.

One 40a fruit farm, l1z miles east of Grannis; and one l60a. I # miles south of Granuis. If inter- ested, please write for prices.
 Gsorge $. Danner, 24 Pm Grannis. Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-05

Wanted-Smooth gum or elm logs or 2S-iuch blocks, l 1z feet in diameter or better. Pay $7 per thousand, delivered at Mena Box X Manufacturing Go. 2stf
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-05
Attend to Your Liver

No organ in the human body can give as'many different kinds of trouble as the liver when it is not right. Sim mons Liver Purifier makes it right and keeps it so.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-05

In buying a cough medicine, don't be afraid to get Chamberlain Cough Remedy. There is no danger from it and relief is sure to follow Especial ly recommended for coughs, colds and whooping cough. Sold by all dealers.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-05

willlPeas wanted at the Mena Wholesale Grocery Company. 25 If
The oasis., 1909-01-09

How things have changed. When Cleveland was president he had Congress on his hands. Now Con- gress has the president on it's hands-and is in the same boat as was MT. Cleveland: it don't know what to do with him or to him.
The oasis., 1909-01-09

CONGRESS received the Presi- dents message with hilarity" is the telegraphic headline over accounts of the reception and reading of the special message on the secret ser vice bureau of the Treasury De- partment. It would seem that Congress is pleased and tickled easily. When the President cited Senators Mitchell and Burton and Congressman Williams-all hav- ing served jail sentences - he proved his case. Perhaps the hi- larious Congressmen who heard the message read were exhibiting their joy at having escaped the fate of their extinguished associ- ates.
The oasis., 1909-01-09
CONDITIONS FOR STATEHOOD.

Returning from Washington re- gently, where he had been given opportunity to survey the entire field of action and measure accur- -ately all the influences working against the granting of statehood
 10 Arizona as we'll as those support ing the proposed grant, Governor Kibbey gave out an interview in which he stated that he found many congressman dubious about the proposition through fear that in framing a funda mental law the people of Arizona may prove as radical as have the people of Okla. homa; and his excelleney suggested
 that such objections might be met And silenced by incorporating in the enabling act a provision that after adoption the constitution of the state of Arizona shall be sub- mitted to the President for his ap- proval, and he may withhold his proclamation of the new state should he find the constitution objectionable in any of its features. Whereat all the gang that have been barking at the heels of Cover nor Kibbey-"Tray, Blanche and Sweetheart"-led ny the Ke ly syndicate of subsidized newspapers, set up a howl of indignation: al- though, after the first spasm was over the Kelly outfit (so great is their desire for statehood) accepted in way the proposition of Cover nor Kibbey and graciously assented 10 its adoption "if it be necessary to secure statehood" One indig. nant writer declared that rather than submit to any such indignity "the people of Arizona will remain in territorial condition through
 out an indefinite period" The game writer asserts that the people of Arizona are entitled to statehood by right, and that if the constitution they adopt "guarantees govern
 ment republican in form and is no
The oasis., 1909-01-09

PROPOSALS of marriage by phon- ograph is the latest help suggested for bashfnl swains. Good scheme. But there is more need of ma chine that will save man having a proposal wormed out of him against his own will and desire.
The oasis., 1909-01-09

PHGNIx has come to the front with a drake (the bird took sec ond prize at the territorial fair, in the drake class) which lays eggs, If that don't bring statehood what will? When Senator Beveridge hears of i: he will withdraw his opposition, surely. |
The oasis., 1909-01-09

to he constitution of Arizona will be adopted by two.thirds vote of the people. That will depend upon the constitution itself entirely. If such provision is put into the fundamental law by the constitu. tional convention d two third vote will be necessary for adoption. But the two-thirds clause is seldom in. serted into an original constitution, if ever. The constitution under which Iowa was admitted was adopted by majority of only 40O or therea bout.
 The imposition of conditions by Congress, as shown in the citation of the Nebraska admission is noth- ing new and if Congress shall see fit to lodge in the hands of the Presi- dent the power of determination whether the conditions have been observed it will be perfectly right and proper. So far as THE OASIS Is concerned to attain statehood for Arizona it will accept willingly any conditions that may be imposed. T was the main reason why this paper espoused the cause of ipinture with New Mexico-to get olt of the territorial condition so nehow. "Put the people of Ari- 20 la in position to work out their own destiny" is the platform upon which stands THE OASIS. In this matter of securing statehood the people of Arizona are in about the same position that were all the thirteen original states at the time of adoption of the Constitution of the United States. The people oI not one of the thirteen states ap- proved the instrument in it's en. tirety; but all accepted 1t as the best that could be secured at the time. So with the people of Arl' zona now. The question to be con sidered IS not statehood as wt would like it; but statehood as we can get it. If it would secure statehood THE OASIS would consen
 to adoption of the Thirty-nin'
 Articles of the Episcopal church for a constitution.-lnd ther amend the instrument after ad
 mission to fit the wants and need
 of the people of Arizona.
The oasis., 1909-01-09

WHEN men get over the disposi- tion to fight over their females (just the same as the wild beasts) they will have taken long step in advance toward real civilization.
The oasis., 1909-01-09
EDITORIAL NOTES.

KENTucKY's court of appeals has ruled that horse racing is not gambling. But that is in Ken lucky. The New York statute reads differently.
The oasis., 1909-01-09

be admitted at once"-or words to that effect. Right there is the point to the whole controversy. Somewhere there has to reside the power of determination whether the constitution the people of Ari zona may adopt will really guar antee a government republican in form and not repugnant to the constitution of the United States" " Usually Congress exercises that power; but in the case of Okla homa it was conferred upon the President, and have our friends forgotten so soon how MT. Roose welt contemplated seriously refusal of statehood to Oklahoma on the very ground that its constitution is repugnant to the constitution of the United States?
 In this entire question of state hood there seems a woful amount of misconception. Statehood is privilege, not a right, and almost from the very beginning prescrip- tions have been laid upon would be states. When Nebraska was admitted the constitution her people had adopted was sent back wi h an amendment proposed in the United States senate by Charles Sumner conferring suffrage upon the negroes; and adoption of that amendment by the people of Ne braska was made a condition pre- cedent to the admission of that state. The Fifteenth Amendment granting negro suffrage generally had not been adopted, and the Ne braska constitution in its original form was in no wise repugnant to the Constitution of the United States. But Congress saw fit to impose condition which the people of Nebraska had to accept to attain statehood.
 And our friends should not be too cocksure about what the people of Arizona may do in the way of constitution making. The fear that Governor Kibbey found in the minds of certain congressman may be we'll founded. They recall probably that the people of Ari. zona framed and adopted a consti
 tuition which usurped the consti' tuIional power of Congress by declaring what should be money ir the new state Git made the forty cent silver dollar legal tender fol all debts, public and private) anc gave to the canal corporations al
 the water in the rivers of Arizona
 In the light of that precedent
 would seem that the attitud'
 among congressmen found by Gov
 ernor Kibbey is not without reason
 Another evidence of the miscon
 ception prevalent upon the subjec
 is a grave assertion by the Kell,
 syndicate of newspapers that tn,
The oasis., 1909-01-09
SUBSCRIPTION :

PuDlished Every Saturday at Nogales. Santa Cruz County, Arizona, by THE OASIS
 Printing House. Incorporated
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-07-08

The distribution OF volcanoes Is well
worthy Of attention. !,
The Pacific ocean is almost com
pletely surrounded by them. Vol
canic peaks rise as sentinels all along
the mountain chain running from
Patagonia to Alaska, and thence
around Kamschatka, down the Asiatic
coast to the Malay archipelago. Near
ly all the islands also of the Pacific
ocean either contain active volcanoes
or are OF volcanic origin, while in the
interior Of continents there are few.
From this wide and peculiar distri-
button OF volcanoes 1t is inferred that
their cause is very deep seated, and
that It is In some way connected
with the sea. Their activity is doubt
lesse often due to the water which
leaks through. the solid rocks, and up
on reaching the heated mass is turned
into steam. and thus an eruption may
be compared to the explosion of a
boiler. Great volumes of steam often
issue from their craters, and In some
cases floods Of water are vomited,
forth, though sometimes such foods
are produced by the sudden melting
of snow upon the sides Of the Volcano
= The evidence OF ancient volcanic
action is found in all the older rocks,
and in many that are OF recent origin.
Many islands in the ocean are nothing
butspiles of volcanic material thrown
up from craters in the bottom OF the
ocean. The Azores, the Canaries, st.
Helena and many other islands have
been built up by volcanic action from
great depths. In 1871 the crater of a
volcano suddenly emerged from the
sea near the Azores and elected vast
quantities. OF lava, stones and cinders. =
but the waves have since washed 1t
all away - 3, d ~. ,..i -
.Where.the surrounding rock has
been cracked and lava has filled the
seam this is called a dixie and the
material filling itl:''trap." In many
cases of old rocks the softer parts
have since been worn away, and the
dixie remains as a projecting ridge or
mountain The "PalisadeBa above
New York city, Mounts Tom and Holy
oke In Massachusetts, East and West
mountains at New Haven, Conn, and
many smaller similar prominences on
the eastern fringe of the Allegheny
mountains are trap-dikes. 30 also
are the celebrated Fingal's cave and
the Giants Causeway in Ireland.
But the most remarkable outflow
ings of lava in all the world are to
be found in North America west of
the Rocky mountains. In the Snake
River valley in Idaho about 10000
square miles consist of fresh lava
plains through which the river has in
places cut gorge 500 feet deep
through alternate beds of volcanic ash
and basaltic lava. The Shohone Falls
have dissected this plain in most
interesting manner. For hundreds of
miles the river flows between perpen-
dicular walls of lava hundreds of feet
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-07-08
|, RabbInieaI. WIZ

An English rabbi was asked if'there
was any ,,weighty reason against 'hav-
ing q clock ID the Synagogue. pBy no
means was the reply Have your
clock, but put 1t outsidesthe building,
and then you can tell how late. you
come to the service,ay Two. rabbis
were passing the beautiful synagogue
In which one of them, efaciated. How
! envy you!," said the first, you
must be in paradise. .. : Hold,
friend!" the second explained. = I'm
the original paradise there was only
one serpent, but in this congregation
IRE many of them.s 81
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-07-08
Good Stroke of auslness.

Tho Ell note is not the smallest 10
sued by the bank of England. BY
mistake note of the value of one
penny was made and issued in 1928.
It was in circulation for many years,
a source of annoyance to the cashiers
In making up their accounts. At
length the holder Of 1t brought 1t to
the bank and after considerable args
ment persuaded the authoritins to
give him e for It.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-07-08

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ing quality OF the goods. This trou-
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Defiance Starch, ass.it can be applied
much more thinly because of it's great
er strength than other makes.