The Mena weekly star., 1909-09-23
WANT COL. POLL
 FOR GOVERNOR

OedI ClT.-HdVen Sene drtiC- kill in yore nobul kolums as re- gardes rale rode connectin Ebursin Sitiy with your prospurns sitty, Miener, on Shoogur krik & Longe krik X and other import ant pints, we thot 1t notheD amys to correspond an advause som idees that thought bes uv interest an benehshal, haven had a tawk with the old churmun of the Shoogur Kirk Clubb, G. Wash Lanze, who sez he is we'll acquainted with Wiley Bill an all the fellers iu the klub. Unkle G. Wash sez he wure churmun of the kiub for many yurs alsoe sez he wure presentint uv the manga neaze minin deastrick for many yurs an is we'll acquaintude with awl the sitzens clean to the Oakly- hoamy line up an down the rail- road from the town Of Miener to Gillom, noes awl or most awl of the boosters. Unkel G. Wash sez he noes that by our prospurus little sitty Barnit pullin in with awl them grand interpr:zez, that the hole of the Oazarke raing of mountains can be fotch to notis of the hole woarld, the many val abil ninnerul depozzits este and weste from Hot Springs intu Oaklyhoamy. Uukel G. Wash sez that won wurd tn inteligunt thinker is plenty. Aftur theze mountains IS bruug to site by rail- road we in Barnit sitty, Munt- gummery kounty, has kawled a meatin with Nsithe Petty in the chur and over wurthy skule teach UT Mister Tom Bruzer as sextary, tn sea if we awl can't konnekt ower selfs az ower butiful sitty withe this grand interprizq, we LII konnekt at the mowth of Long krick, run up throo Greazy Kove tn Mountain Maik, 40 fut cut throo the mountain tu the head waters of Poake krick tu the Bar nit coluge, which is at the weste ind of over sitty Barnit, run on down poak krick to Box Springs, tu the sitty of Woombill, tu in- tursex the railroad at Woombill.
 We awl feele deturmend to du our part tu fetch our nobul Osz arke mountin country to the fruni ranx uv the hole world.
 Ower Churman Naithe Petty is a energettix inffiuentil man an brother of G. w. Petty of Mien- ner Sitty, Arkinsaw. We could do menny other things about our nobul country but will passe it bi fur the presunt as Bruther Lean na Cogwheel, who is leadln re- publican wishes to sa thet when we git awl theze things in muve we will mead good offisurs in our Stait and Legislaiter. Leanna sez he noes as how tha can't elext a Republican, in the stait fur guvner an thar is 1l4 Cogwheel voturs an awl Republicans an he wants to see eff he cant indoose Col. Poll Maxspraddleridge ot the toun uv Miener to run fur ower mex guvner of the stait. He sez eff he will he can karry the hole shootin mach fur Col. Poll as he doaut like Donsgay nur Narro- wud nnther. At that pint Nalthe Petty, who is our churman, thru his head back an reached bak his hare an ris, an sez he, Brothers 1 am republickon too, but mus korgratalait you for such a no- bull idee, fur it keuld not be beate in the stait of Arkinsaw, an I p!ege myself to sport Col. Poll regardlus of pollytix, fur l bleeve he will stan bi his kuntry reg ardlus ot pollytax or enny. thing elz. Then he tuck his seat stretched out his arms an drawed a long breff. Bi this time Unkel c Wash was to the wheele. There is many ole fellers in Poak kounty an jinin kountys thet will re ioise at the nuze of Col. Poll bern nominated fur guvner uy the stait nv Arkinsaw fur hit will fetch our Ole Arkinsaw stait up to he'd of awl the staits in the United Staits. Sume of us mus korrispon with some uv tine lea din men of the stait to let them no what is duiu in ower part uv the stait.
 A few uv my bess ole frens, to-
 wit: Wiley Bill, Cap. J. G. His hit. I. Hatfull of Ebursin Sitty,
 ED Ahants, Shady. an my ole frend Esq. Bash Baritone, Cove,
 an G. Jo Bhell of Jinsen. l well
 no ihet Wiley Bill spicd his self 1 fur Col. Poll, so will Esq Bash
 Baritone and G. To Bhell, who is
 a crate orter an viii stump the i nole ssait for Col. Poll Maxsprad. 1 d,sr,dge, an hi the wa, Wiley Bill
 an C. Jo Bhell vii! he pinted to
 sum umportint ofius wien Col.
 Poll gifts ia, which he is shore to du. fur Col. Poll has gut moal orange then Donagay an Narro-
 wood both. So Unkel c. Wash