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The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11
BIG FORK BITS.

J. w. Bates is now operating the Lewis sawmi,l to its fullest capacity.
 We have an idea the people are appreciating the bridges during the high water.
 F. w. Lewis of this place was transacting busine ss in Mena the first of the week.
 c. B. Bates of Big Fork has been doing some work on his farm four miles west of town.
 This community was visited with heavy rain the first of the week which did much damage 10 farmers Ia the way of washing away fences.
 The school at Lower Big Fork wbich closed the first of this month, was the most successful term of school ever taught in
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11
| ITEMS OF INTEREST
 IS GATHERED BY TIE | |CORRESP0 NDENTS
DOTS FRon DALLAS.

Clarence McPhetrige IS on the sick list.
 Remember the graveyard work ing al the Dallas cemetery March IS.
 Miss Jennie Gray and Miss Bes- sic Webber spent Sunday at the home of J. G Lilies.
 Mir. and Mrs. Sam Smith of Mena spent Sunday and Sunday night with relatives at Dallas. Mir. and Mrs. H. H. Mantooth spent Saturday night and Sunday at the home of Mir. and Mrs. B. F. Thompson.
 Joe Ritchie returned home las, Sunday from Paris, Ark, where he had been visiting his brother for the past week.
 Rosebud.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11
BOULDERS FROM ROCKY

The heaviest ram of the season tell Monday afternoon.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. H. Maddox were trading Tn Mena last week
 E. Rowe and O. H. Shepherd made business trip to Hatfield Saturday.
 Rev. sFrank Martin filled his regular appointment at Rocky Sunday morning.
 Everybody seems to be we'll pleased with the new road over seer, k. B. Harrison.
 K. Turner, who has been quite sick with pneumonia the past week, is some better.
 Mrs. Della Johnston of Betina, Ok, is here visiting her parents, Mir. and Mrs. P. NJ. Cummings.
 Jun Woods is remodellug his dwelling. He is a newcomer and seems to have rlsuty of get-up aud-go about him.
 The Rev. F. NJ. Beaver, who has been staying at the home ot NJ. K. Lowthers the past month, left Sunday for Sulphur Springs, OK to visit with his youngest daughter, Mrs. D. H. Stone.
 We are living near the forest reserve and once in awhile our cows cross over the line and grsze on the grass that belongs t3 Uncle Sam. Now what we want to know is, will we have 10 pay for the trcspass? Can our stock he taken up by the foresters and held till we pay for the few blades of grass that were eaten? Any information along this line will be appreciated by a number of your readers.
 Luke.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

No.hiag so lhroughly removes disease germs from the system as Prickly Ask Bitters. It gives life and action to the torpid liver, strengthens and assists the kid. neys to properly clense the blood, gives tone to the stomach, puri- fes the bowels, and promotes good appetite, vigor aud cheer fitness. w. c. Vandiver, special agent.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

Sour stomach, fullness after eating, flatu;ence are all caused by imperfect digestion. Prickly Ash Bitters corrects the disorder at once, drives out badly digested food and tones the tomach, liver and bowels. w. C. Vandi- yer, special agent
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

Bob Moore returned Saturday from Glenwood, where he went several days ago in company with his two brothers, John and Sam, to put up store building for Emmett Baker. Bob re. ports everything in a flourlshing condition at that place and that his brothers had accepted positions there and would [, main.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

this community. Everybody thanks the teacher, Prof. Luther Smith, for his able man agemeut during the term. Prof. Smith is young yet as a teacher, but his reputation speaks well for him everywhere and his manner of teaching is worthy of note.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11
BOARD CAMP NEWS.

Mir. Ira Hilton is on the sick list.
 The Board Camp schoo. closed Friday.
 Mrs. Ollie Watkins is very il at this writing.
 Uncle Wheat Hilton, who has been i'll, IS able to be up.
 G. w. Bounds and family left Monday for Hot Springs.
 G. A. keunett made business trip to Big Fork Tuesday.
 Mrs. Bud Durham and Grandm a Cotton visited relatives at Egger last week.
 MT. G. D. Mcdford and son, Sylvester, made business trip to Boles last week.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. J. Strickland visited J. J. Strickland near Slatington last week.
 Sam T. Bartmess of western Kansas, who recently bought the H. w. Crow farm, has taken possession.
 J. NJ. Hilton and Manuel Hamby of Maud, Okla, visited friends and relatives at Board Camp last week.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ira Smith, who have been visi ing Mrs. Smiths parents near Board Camp, left Sunday for Spokane, Wash.
 Golden Hair. D. E. Little made a bu siness trip to Mona Saturday.
 There were several visitors at Prof. Wears school Friday after noon.
 Mrs. k. B. Durham visited at Egger last week, returning home Sunday with Mrs. Cart Harrs )n of that place, who will visit herc for a week.
 Mrs. F. E. Wimberly, who came here from Texas sometime ago, has been called to the bed- side of her son, Ham Wimberly.
 "A Farmer Girl"
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11
PERSONAL NOTES

K. NJ. Scott was up from Cove Thursday morning.
 J. M. Egger was in from Cher ry Hill Saturday.
 w. NJ. Wimberly of Waters, was in town Saturday.
 W. NJ. Foster of Bigger was on the streets Thursday.
 J. K. Llmbert was in from Egger on business Friday.
 James Taylor was in from Big Fork on business Monday.
 James Allen of Hatfield, called on friends in Mena Sunday.
 Jack Scott of Mt. Ida, was in Mena on business Thursday.
 Jonah Able was in from Red Bird on business Saturday.
 A. K. Bates was iu from Big Fork buying goods Wednesday. s I. Wood left for Fort Smith Monday night on a short busl- ness trip.
 pr. P. R. Watkins was called to Wickes on professional busi- ness Saturday.
 Isaac Nichols was in from Shady looking after business matters Thursday.
 
 0. Laramore aud k, Taber of Sims, Montgomery county were ia Mena Thursday.
 Miss Beulah Carter, teacher in the public school, was called to
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11
Here to Buy Cattle.

Will Masters of Hartshorn, Ok, arrived in he city Tuesday and will remain in this com munity several weeks buying cattle. Mir. Masters was resi- dent of this city, prior to moving to Oklahoma, and while here conducted a liver1 stable on south NJ ma street.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

B. M. Rowton, wno has been in Meua for week visiting rela- tives, returned to his home at Womble Sunday. He was ac- compauied by bis daug ghter, Mrs. G E. Kirk, who will visit iu Womble several days.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

George Garrison, for seveIal years a resident of this city, but now located at Womble, came in Saturday on a few days business trip. George states that aside from hls drug store and tinshop
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

l.. w. Weich, for sometime with the firm of Allen X Welch al Hatfield, has severed his con- uection with that firm and has returned to Mena. He has not announced his further business intentions.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

J. NJ. Hatfield oi Shady has re- turned from hard and fruitless trip to Hot Springs, Arkadel phia and other points in searching for the horse and mule stolen from him about month ago.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

Dr. Davis reports the birth of bouncing boy to Mir. and Mrs J. F. Beasley on Reine street Jim felt SO ''swelled up" that he failed to appear at his plsc of business Saturday nor ing.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

Der home at GillhamIFrida G night on account of the serious illness of her mother.
 c. ]. Simpson of Odeu market ed produce and bought goods in Meua Friday. u.
 Joe Bates of Big Fork and J. D Wilhite of Odeu, bought goo s in Mena Thursday.
 Mr. aud Mrs. Leslie Wood spent Sunday with MT. Woods father at Cherry Hill.
 The last marriage license was issued to George Smith and Miss Nora Blansett. both of Page.
 Mrs. w. w. Townsend left Saturday night for a visit with her mother at Gravett, Ark.
 Charles Homos of Nella, Scott county, marketed produce and bought goods in Mena, Saturday.
 J. w. Dilbeck, K. T. Putnam and Ambrose Bates were in from Big Fork Friday buying goods.
 Dr. c. c. Gunnels reports the birth of a fine baby girl to MT. and Mrs. James Embry Saturday.
 Miss Beulah Davis of Hatfield spent Saturday and Sunday with her friend, Mrs. Thomas Young
 w. Whitworth, wbo lives at Ink, returned Saturday from months business trip to Western Texas.
 Parties from Egger Wednesday report tho serious illness of Ham Wimberly, who resides at that place.
 Dr. Watkins reports 10 pound boy to MT. and Mrs. w. F. Hamil ton, who recently moved from Waldron 10 this city.
 A marriage license was issued Tuesday to Alonzo Austin, age P years and Mrs. Emerson Davis, age $, both of Cove.
 Guilford Bates of Big Fork was in the city Monday night on business.
 William Shelton, who resides at Ink, returned Monday from a visit with his daughter at Heav- ener, Ok.
 Mrs. w. s. Jackson of Board Camp, is a guest at the home of MT. and Mrs. Alley Duncan on South side.
 Mir. and Mrs. D. H. Hopkins were over from their home at Dallas Tuesday. MT. Hop kus states that his government rain guage registered 315 inches for NJ 3nday's rainfall.
 $. w. Oliver & Son have nov d their stock of general merchant dise from the old Townsend building one door south, on South Mena street.
 Miss Maude Owens returned from Texardana Sunday where she had been visiting for couple of weeks with her sister, Mrs. w. J. Nichols.
 W. P. Harwell of Hatfield has gone to Cornish, Ok, where he has a valuable farm. He says he has not sold his Polk county property and expects to return.
 Single Comb Rhode Island Reds and Single Comb Brown Leghorn eggs Sl so aud Sl.00 for Is. Each breed kept on separate farm s. l.. Holmes Box 64 Hat field Ark. w-4t*
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

F. w. Richardson, brother of Mrs T, J. Webster, is here from bis home at Culbertsou, Mou- tanna, on a two weeks visit. Mir. Richardson is a stock man and also holds the position of deputy Uuited States collector for the eastern district of Mon- tana.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

in Womble, he is putting in a store at Glenwood.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

Ed. Note: In response to the above question, Supervisor Record
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

w. k Stephens, bookkeeper for the Mena Lumber Co.,. with his family left Friday for Waters, Montgomery county, to take charge of one of the Company's mills at that place.
 Nova Avants, the l4-year-old son of Ep Avauts, who lives near Shady, was painfully hurt recent ly 5y having log rolling over his hand and arm, dislocatiug his wrist.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

Der home at GillhamI Friday night on account of the serious illness of her mother.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

Joe Bates of Big Fork and J. D Wilhite of Odeu, bought goo in Mena Thursday.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

c. J. Simpson of Oden market ed produce and bought goods in Meua Friday.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

Miss Beulah Carter, teacher in the public school, was called to
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

Q. LRramore aud k, Taber of Sims, Montgomery county were ia Mena Thursday.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

Mir. aud Mrs. Leslie Wood spent Sunday with MT. Woods father at Cherry Hill.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

Isaac Nichols was in from Shady looking after business matters Thursday.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

Dr. P. R. Watkins was called to Wickes on professional busi- ness Saturday.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

Single Comb Rhode Island Reds and Single Comb Brown Leghorn eggs Sl so aud Sl,00 for Is. Each breed kept on separate farm s. l.. Holmes Box 64 Hat field Ark. w-4t*
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

The last marriage license wa; issued to George Smith and Mis; Nora Blansett. both of Page.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-11

w. P. Harwell of Hatfield ha' gone to Cornish, Ok, where ht has a valuable farm. He say' he has not sold his Polk county property and expects to return.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-22
TELLs or FALsE AFFIDAvITs

Helms was finally allowed to leave
the witness stand. but not for good. as
his examination is TO be resumed the
first OF next week. Tie was followed on
the stand by William A. Brace. the
notary public before whom e. A. Plat
sworc to the false affidsvits declaring
that he had not been in the employ OF
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-22
By FRANCIS j. HENEY

services and the aid of the United
Railroads detectives to the police
department Of that city IN d1scov-
ering the perpetrator of that hide
Gus crime.
Pauduveris. who employed Pete
Claadianes to do the horrible deed,
was an employee of the United Rail-
roads continuously for about a year
zap to the time that John Ciaud-
lanes a brother of Pete. made a
confession. Pauduveris then disap-
peared as completely as II he had
dropped off the face of the earth.
The police department of Oakland
has received no aid in the dynamlt
ing case from the United Railroads
company On the contrary. the fact
is that when William j. Burns
reached the Oakland mole April 20,
1908. on his return from the east,
which was a week after the dyna-
hitting. he was met by four United
der orders from Abbott through
Helms to follow Burns day and
night and never to lose sight OF
him for a minute. They We're or
dered to report the name of every
person with whom he talked, and
every place that he went.
MAY 2. the third Ford trial was
completed and resulted in the ac-
quitaal of Ford. On that same day
Helms reported to Abbott that Plat,
the traitor in Burns office who was
selling its secrets to the Jnlted
Railroads company, had reported to
him that woman had called at
Burns office the preceding day. and
had claimed to have information as
TO the whereabouts and Identity OF
the party who had committed the
Gallagher dynamiting. On the fol-
lowing day, under instruction from
Abbott Helms put an automobile
with four men, besides the clauf-
feur. in it at work to follow Burns
persistently wherever he went. At
that time Burns was engaged solely
in the matter of investiga ting the
Gallagher dynamiting. and his
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-22
Nelson on Telephone Vad1y Tries to Drap Helms into Trap
Heney Says Abbott Made Suggestion
OF Shooting Him as Business Proposal

movements. as reported to Abbott,
plainly indicated that fact, as he
went to Oakland nearly every day
for, consultation with the chief of
the detective force there, and the
United Railroads detectives Iol-
lowed him constantly. AT Ihat time
there was no United Railroads case
on trial. and none was in Himmedi-
ate anticipation of trial. There could
nave been no possible excuse TOT
following Burns from May TO May
~. except that of interfering with
his investigation of the Gallagher
dynamiting.
Where is Pauduveris at the pres
ent time? Who furnished the money
TO Pauduveris which was paid 10
Pete Claudianes? Who paid the at
torneys who defended Pete Claud-
lanes? Who induced Pete Claud-
lanes on the day he was convicted
to waive time and accept a sentence
Immediately of life Imprisonment
without an appeal or even q motlon
fer the penitentiary to the Alameda
county Jail when he knew that he
was going there for life? Why did
he. not at least move for new trial,
take an appeal, and thus secure
from few months TO few years
of easy county jail life in prefer
ence to the penitentiary? Who made
promises to him? What are the
promises? Does any sane man be-
lieve that some person did not
either pay money to Pete Claud-
lanes or convince him that after the
public had forgotten his fendish
crime he could be paroled or par
doned? What person of supposed
influence was sufficiently interested
in keeping Claudianes from talking
to make a promise? Is it generally
remembered that TREY J.. Ford is a
member of the board of prison di-
rectors?
1t is time for the public to reflect
<on these matters
What next?
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Mr.. Helms tells me that on the
occasion when William NJ. Abbott
said to him somebody ought TO
shoot that - --- -- Heney,
the manner of Abbott indicated
plainly that the language was not
used in remuneration of myself nor
as mere idle abuse, but was in
tended 10 be a business PROPOSE
lion. Helms tells me that Abbott
said it in a quiet tone of voice,
hook of inquiry and expectation.
and that he apparently awaited an
answer. Helms says that he
CIelms) turned the subject. as he
did not want TO undertake the job.
] have many reasons for believing,
and do believe that Helms is tell
ing the truth about this matter.
Along about that same period
Tom Gibson, head of the United
Railroads detective force, was
drunk on several occasions and on
more than one of these occasions
INDUCED in violent threats against
my life. Several witnesses report
having heard him say: Il will kill
that - Heney."
On the night of the first Gala
CHER dynamiting Gibson rushed to
the scene of what came so near
being a terrible tragedy and inter
viewed all the people living in the
neighborhood to find out whether
any Oh mem saw aHu 'cOulQ lQenllIy
the man who committed the crime.
What interest did the United Rail-
roads have in learning who made
that awful attempt at wholesale
assassination of innocent people TO
get rid of the witness, James L,
Gallagher
Jack Crawford. one of the United
Railroads eompany's detectives, was
''shadowing' or, in other words,
secretly following Gallagher on
the night before the dynamiting
occurred
William NJ. Abbott rushed over TO
Oakland the morning after the dy-
namiting occurred and rendered his
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-22
STORY OF CAROUSAL
IS TOLD IN COURT
Woman Seeks Annulment of
Marriage Contracted While
intoxicated
Declares Rejected Sutton Was in
Conspiracy to Make Her
HeIplessly Drunk

Piled with wine and made drunk
in pursuance of a conspiracy to force
her into marriage with the man she
had many times refused, and while in
that condition made TO go through a
mockery of the marriage ceremony
such was the unusual story told in
Judge sturtevant's court yesterday by
Eva B. Ruddick. who sued Erwin c.
Ruddick for annulment of the mar
rage Mrs. Ruddick's name before
she was married was Eva 3. Dufour,
and her family is well known in Oak
land
Ruddick and two other young men
deliberately conspired to make the girl
drunk in order that Ruddick might
marry her, if the testimony given yes
terday may be credited. I'VE will get
her good and drunk and then you can
marry her. one of Ruddick's com
panions is stated to have said to him.
CARoUsAL AT ROADHOUsE
The outcome of this alleged con-
spiracy was a carousal December 8.
1907 The victim of the scheme, to-
gether with woman named Anna Lee,
Ruddick and two other men went on
an automobile ride. They stopped at
a roadhouse at Hayward, and there
all of them drank freely. Mrs. Rud-
dick informs her attorney that cigar
ashes were placed in her wine, and
that before long she was entirely
dazed In her testimony yesterday
Mrs. Ruddick said:
II was so intoxicated that 1 did not
know what / was doing. / certainly
never would have married Ruddick If
/ had known what l was doing. |
had refused him several times. He
took the liberty of fixing things up
the way he did-that is to get me
intoxicated. l never lived with him
afterwards-in fact. / went straight TO
my sisters after the marriage"
DRUNK AFTER WEDDING
Stella Cardwell. sister of Mrs. Rud-
dick, said her sister came to her home
at Oakland at 3 o'clock the afternoon
of December 5. 1907, which was one
hour after the marriage. She was so
drunk she could not give any account
of herself. Mrs. Cardwell said that
Ruddick came round afterwards and
demanded his wife, but the witness
sent him away
Judge Sturtevant intimated he would
dissolve the marriage. but continued
the case so that necessary amend
ment in the complaint might be made.
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the United Railroads after Burns de-
partment was made an official adjunct
of the district attorneys office Brace
told of the two visits made TO his Of
fee by Helms and Platt.
Rudolph Spreckels was on the stand
for a short time yesterday morning,
his testimony referring to the charges
made by the defense that Heney had
received money from Spreckels and
from the federal government during
the time he was conducting the work
of the graft prosecution. Rogers
asked the witness if he knew Heney
had drawn large sums from the GOV
eminent
Have YOU examined the accounts
which YOU requested the attorney gen
era1 to send you? interrupted hehes'
turning to Rogers.
we have not received them yet, re-
piled Rogers.
Attorney General Wickersham sent
them only after / consented TO IT, con
tinued Heney.
But they were sent at our request,
answered Rogers.
Yes, and l consented in order TO
meet the lies that have been circulated
about me-" declared Heney-
Through Spreckels and Charles W.
Cobb who was later called to the wit
ness stand the prosecution showed the
futility of the claim that Heney had re-
ceiyed any money whatever from
Spreckels or any other source. 1t was
testified that he no- only had lost q
lucrative civil practice, but had met his
own personal expenses without receiv-
ing any compensation, and that in spite
of the personal request of President
Roosevelt he had refused to prosecute
Senator Borah in Idaho, though prom
ised large fee. The details of Heney's
office work We're gone into by Cobb and
every step of the legal work connected
with the prosecution of the graft cases
was described. Cobb said that both he
! and Joseph j. Dwyer We're members of
! the firm with Heney. but that the part
nership was recently dissolved. Cobb
declared that he had an agreement to
receive total of s26.250 for his serv-
! ices and that $4,000 of the amount had
been paid. None of this money was
/ divided with Heney.
| Late in the afternoon an attempt
| was made to put in evidence the re-
ports stolen from Burns office and re-
covered from William NJ. Abbotts safe
under search warrant issued several
weeks ago. Police Judge Daniel c.
Deasy was called to the stand and
brought with him the sealed package
containing the stolen reports.
The defense objected to the intro
duction of the reports on the ground
that they are now the subject of liti-
! cation in two departments of the SUI
| perior court. An Injunction suit to
prevent Judge Deasy from opening the
package is pending before Superior
Judge Seawall, and a contempt of court
proceeding growing out of the search
for the reports is in progress in Judge
! Murasky's department.
/ The matter was put over until Mon
day, when the case will be resumed
/ The attorneys for both sides were in
structed to be prepared for legal argu-
nent on the matter before the court at
/ that time.
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INDICT BOGUS oFFICER-The federal grand
H. c. Morris for impersonating a deputy United
States marshall He had passed several worthless
checks on the strength of his being federal Of
hcer.
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fers the supreme court to the peoples
view of the law as presented in the
brief filed with the district court
A supplementary petition and brief
will be filed later.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-22
RAIN IN TRINITY AND
SHASTA BENEFITS RANGES
Feed on Summer Grazing Lands
Needed the Moisture

REDDING. May 21.-There was a
good rain this morning throughout
Trinity county, and from the old town
of Shasta west in Shasta county Snow
fell on Mount Bally on the county
boundary. The rain was particularly
heavy in the higher attitudes and was
enough to be of great benefit to sum
mer ranges. The roads were made
muddy between French Gulch and
Weaverville. There was only a slight
sprinkle in Yreka, with moderate fall
In the mountain regions of Siskiyou
county.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-22
DRUNK AFTER WEDDING

The Boyson Apartments, Twenty first
and Dolores streets, are plastered. Nc
CulIough would be pleased to have you
call and look them over.