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The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10

seventh year His long life ended as slender cord might snap in twain
 By reason of their regular Sunday visits to their father rather than from a belief that the end was near, his three sons. Frank, Edward and Harry, and Mrs. Frank Platt, were at his bedside in the apartments of MT. and Mrs. Gustave Abels, No. 133 West Eleventh street, with whom the sena- tor has made his home for the past five years. Dr. Paul Outbridge, the family physician and MT. and Mrs. Abels also were present.
 Senator Platt. whose wonderful men tality has triumphed for almost a score of years over physical infirmi- ties, was in one of his brightest and most jovial moods. He had rallied from sinking spell which sent him to bed at o'clock and he was chatting when the doctor arrived at 3:30 and lay joking the physician about the coming time when his services would not be needed
 Propped up in bed he took part in the small talk cf these present fer 15 minutes after the arrival of the physician. Then a tremor passed throssA~His frail frame and by the time Dr. Outerbridge reached the side of his patient Senator Platt was dead.
 On last Wednesday Senator Platt went to his office at No. 2 Rector street, leaving his home at o'clock in the morning for work, as was his custom throughout his business ca reer. There he attended to his duties as president of the United States Ex- press company. He had not relin- quished or delegated to others any of the important duties of his office.
 The beginning of the end was last Thursday Senator Platt was eating his early morning meal preparatory 10 going to his office, when he sud denly tainted at the table. Dr. Outer bridge was summoned but no particu. lar alarm was felt, as for four year. Senator Platt had been a chronic suf- ferer from Brights' disease and oc- easionally experienced sinking spells.
 Senator Platt, who for many years had received salary of 5000 a year as president of the United States Express company, and who had been handling and disposing of giant cam paign funds, did not grow rich either by business or politics. One of the secrets of his political success was that no part of the political funds that
 
 He placed il all where 1t would have the best effect in the upbuilding of his poa erful political machine.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10
New JeweIrY Store.

A. E. Gordon of Shreveport was here Monday to open up a jewelry store. He has rented a space in the Jackson Drug and Furniture Company's store and now has small stock of railroad watches. A larger stock is or dered aud will be here soon. Mir. Gordon left Monday for Shreve- port, where he has another store. He left K. w. Corley ia charge of his branch here. Mir. CorleY was with Mir. Gordon a year ago, but has been in Chicago for the past year. He is now inspecting watches for the railroad men.
 MT. Gordon had a store in Mena several years ago.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10
Tested Seed Corn.

The Experiment Station has selected seed corn of thoroughly tried and best yielding varieties tor sale at soc peck, or S2 per bushel. This seed corn is espe- cially selected and perfectly reli- able and reserved for farmers who wish to get q start of better seed of a pure variety. Orders will be promptly filled when accompanied by postal money order or cheek of mount desired. Addr, ss Mar tin Nelson, Agronomist, Fayetle- vile, Ark. lu.t
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10
A DEVELOPING COUNTRY.
Cheap Lands Make Good Opportunities
 for Men With Small Capital.
} the Editor of The Star.

To the Editor of The Star.
 Dear Sir:-I have lived in this county from childhood. l have worked on the farm since 1 was large enough to do anything towards keeping the wolf from the door. 1 have seen good times and bad times. My home was here before rail- road was hardly thought of, and when we went from fifty to one hundred miles to market. Since the iron horse has made it's advent among us, cities and towns have sprung up. Men who began with small capital, invested in rsal estate and became wealthy and merchants have made much money. Thousands of acres of land have changed hands and great change has been made in this county in the last dozen years. New people have come in and old time citizens have moved to other parts.
 With these facts before us, can we, as farmers see the progress that we have made? When we view the matter fairly we can see that the farms have been somewhat neglect ed. But we are no doubt entering a new era in this country. We can see on every hand new land being cleared. The old rall fence is being torn down and good substantial wire put up. Land is advancing in price. Many farmers who would have sold out some months ago, would hardly sell at any price now. The present good prices that the farmer has been receiving for his produce has been encouraging indeed. There are more inducements offered the farmer now than ever before.
 The land just west of us in Okla homa that has been selling for $32 per acre is no better than the land here that can be bought for BIO to $20 per acre. We have no land to sell, do not belong to any booster" club, have no ax to grind, but this is fact.
 If anyone that has small capital wants to locate where he can get land reasonably cheap, among as good people as ever lived, he would make no mistake in coming to .tfiis part of the country.
 Luther A. Cummings. Mena R. F. D. No. 2,
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10
BURNING AGAIN
Mena and Polk County Are 0verhung by Dense Smoke Caused by
 Forest Fires.

The smoke that has been hang. ing over Mena and pretty much of Polk county for the past few days IS coming from forest fires that ase burning in almost all di- rections from here.
 Last Thursday fire was start ed by someone Tn garden patch at Camp Wilder. This fire soon spread out over the mouutains around there. Some volunteers and forest men started in to put it out and it is now thought to be uuder control.
 On Saturday Assistant Forest Ranger Guy Brewer worked all afternoon on two fires between here and Fourche mountains. These he managed to get out af- several hours hard fight. Dam age to the extent of about $50 was done to fences on Dr. A. ]. Pools place.
 Saturday night Fire Patrnlman Little reported a fire on Black Fork mountain and at once went to work on 1t. As he could get no assistance at the regulation price of l5 cents au hour it is not known what condition this fire is now iu.
 Sunday afternoon a fire was re- ported on the Bethesda mountain south of town. Ranger Brewer got some help and went after that. They stayed with it until about f o'clock Monday morning, when 1t was thought it was nearly under control. It broke out, however, Monday morning about 10 o'clock and Brewer didn't get ia until Monday night after being op duty for g hours with out rest. It is understood that some people living in that neigh- borhood sci some back fires that are still burning.
 Tuesday afternoon Brewer start ed out to go to Big Brushy creek near AllbauSh & Lichlytcr's mil to fight a fire that was started Sunday evening.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10
HOWE POSTOFFICE ROBBED
The Safe Blown Open Tuesday Morning and About 1850 Taken
 Tgo Men Arrested.

The postoffice at Howe, Ok, was robbed Tuesday morning al 2 o'clock. The safe was blown open and the robbers escaped with about 1850 including the s n ps. This much was learned by telegraph. F 0 I'll party on passenger train No. it was learned that at some point up the road between here and Howe, two men had been ar rested and taken from the train.
 It is not known whether or not these were the right men.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10
In Eight Years Jumped From Vil- lage to Community of 1000
 With Two Car Lines
BUSINESS MEN BUSY NOW
An Earnest Effort Being Made to Lay Good Proposition Before Trust
 ees on March l7.

The executive com mittee of the Mena Cooperative Develop ment Club held session Monday night, and as a result leading business men are today deyoting earnest efforts to the work of hav- ing an attractive proposition lined up to lay before the trustees of the state agricultursl school when they visit Mena March 17.
 And, when the strong men of Mena get together and go after thing, they are might likely 10 win.
 As an indication of what may be expected for Mena if the school is landed, statements made by Mir. D. A, Ritner of Manhattan, Kas., are worth studying. MT. Ritner, with his wife and daugh- ter, IS spending the winter sea- son here to take advantage of our climate. He says he is think. ing of buying property in Mena for winter home. He is great believer in agricultural schools as builders cf cities, as can be seen by what he says, as follows:
 Eight years ago when the agricultural school was located at Manh attan, it was a village of about 1000 people. Now 1t has n population of close to 1000, be- sides an attendance of about 25o0 students to the school. The city has two street car lines, both running to the school campus, and both are paying propositions. A $50, 900 hotel and other equally large buildings are Tn course of construction.
 ssProperty near M anhattau that sold eight years ago for $l50 an acre, last summer sold for Sl500 an acre. An old COW pasture of 20 acres four years ago was bought for $200 an acre, and since has been sold at 5000 an acre. Property in the city that eight years ago would not bring to exceed $500 is now worth from S1200 10 $500. A place bought at $l70o two years ago sold for an advance of 5000 little later, and now cannot be bought for $50O0."
 "Tne school is responsible for a constant stream Of money from the students and from the many people who come and buy prop. erty and homes to take advantage of the educational advantages.
 .'Mena is an ideal location for such school, and if 1t is secured, every vacant house will be filled in little time aud the property n the city and outside will ad- vance rapidly in value"
 Mir. Ritner says that the closer the school is located the better it will be for the city. Students will then board in town. patronize the stores and all classes of business and be better satisfied than if sev- eral miles away. Theu, too, the city will build right out to the school, and soon there will be demand for street railway line through the city to the school.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10
JEFF COWLING'S DATES
Candidate for Circuit Judge Will Be in MsHa March IS Other
 Appointments.

Jeff T. Cowling, candidate for cir cult judge, will speak in Polk county at the following times and places:
 Dallas, Tuesday, March 18th, at 8 ?. m.
 Egger, Wednesday, March l6th, at 8 ?. m.
 Holly Springs, Thursday. March l7th, at 8 D. m.
 Mena, Friday, March 18th, ats p. m.
 Hatfield, Saturday, March 18th, at 2 D. n.
 Cove, Saturday, March 18th, at 8 p. m.
 A division of time will be accord ed any opposing candidate.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10
BODIES CARRIED ON SLEDGES
Snow Slide Victims Remains Are Being Sent to Skykomish as'
 Fast as Recovered.

Wellington, Wash. Mar. 6.-The men digging for bodies buried in the snowy tomb of the avalanche have made lit tie progress. Only 40 dead had been brought out, leaving 45 passengers and railroad men and an unknown mum Der of laborers in the gorge where the two trains are buried.
 The Great Northern railroad sent in 15 Alaskan sledges, on which the bo dies will be taken to Skyl1omish. Oi roo sacks of mail carried away by the avalanche. only one hundred and if ty have been recovered. There is nc trace whatever of one mail car and seven clerks and weighers. In some places cars are known to be under 7e feet of trees, snow. earth and rocks.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10
TAFT'S FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE
The President Illustrates His Feelings With Story in Reply to
 an Inquiry.

Washington, Mar 6.-Wm H. Taft laid down the last paper of the heap that accumulated on his desk on the first day of the second year of his presidency and chuckled His grin broadened into smile, and that devel oped into a roar of laughter
 How do feel after my first year In the presidents office You ask?" he said to caller who had sougratulat ee him on his anniversary.
 Well. I'll tell you how feel" and he laughed again. T feel just about like the preacher who passed ihe hat through his congregation and brought it back to the pulpit empty and them thanked God that he had got his hat back" -
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10
rcutua Community Prosperous
ALL BUSINESS CEASED
Waldrcn Especially Honored Conduc- tor J. M. Purser, Who Died
 There Last Week.

When J. M. purser, the well known aud popular conductor on the Waldron branch of the Kan- sas City Soutbern, who died last tnday morning. was buried Saturday, every store and bank and business house in Waldron closed it's docrs and remained closed for three hours, from II to ? o'clock, certainly a most sincere tribute 10 the memory of the deceased.
 Those who attended the funeral from Meua were Oscar Bush, Burt Todd, J. M. Moore aud James Painter.
 MT. Purser was a member of Mena lodge 7S1, B r. 0. E. and ot Waldron lodge I32 F. and A. M.. and Van Hoose chapter No. III, K. A. M.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10
Death of Mrs. Callaban.

It has pleased the Lord to visit our community again ard take from our midst, Mrs. C ilahan, who was much loved r every body. She was 75 " r, and 5 uonihs old. su died at the home of her q t ar. Mrs. Dock Henry, last Iaria J night and was laid to rest q the Daniel ceme- tery SuudaY morning. She was member u the Christian church and has beea true christian for 25 years. The Key, Mir. Mathis of Graunis conducted the funeral services. She leaves three daughters, one son and number of relatives and friends.
 Onie Daniel.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10
Robbed a Wickes Merchant.

K. T. Perkey of Wickes, was brought up and landed in the city bastile Monday by Deputy Sheriff Will Christopher, charged with stealing $250 in money from Lee Cole, aleading Wickes merchant. It is said that Mir. Cole left coat hanging in his store with the money in pocket. Later the money was missed and Perkey was suspicioned. He was placed under arrest and lead to the place where he had hidden it in a tobacco box near the store. He was placed in the calaboose by Officer McMilian until Jailor Bratcher re- turned to receive him in the county jail.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10
HE WANTS HIS PROPERTY BACK
imprisoned Pennsylvania Banker Brings Suit Against the Re
 cever to Recover.

Pittsburg, Pa. Mar 6.-James B F. Rinehart, once millionaire banker oi Waynesburg, Pa, now serving a l5' year sentence in the Western peniten. tlary for wreeking the Farmers and Drovers Bank and engineering the dis appearance of si.200,O00 before tho doors of the institution were closed by the government, dropped bomb under the United States authorities in civil action begun by his attor- news against the receiver of the bank.
 Rinehart claims that deed as sioning his property 10 the bank was signed under threats made by John Cunningham, formerly a United btates hank examiner
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10
Dan Finch Married.

Old" Lindsay reported to The Star that Dan Finch, the good old soul is married"
 MT. Frinch left Mena Feb. 4 and married Mrs. Bishop at Corning, Ark, on the 9th. His bride owns a couple of good farms near Corning. Dan has many friends in Mena who will rejoice with him in his matri- monial happiness.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10
A NEW OKLAHOMA OIL FIELD
A We'll Flowing 500 Barrels a Day Brought in Near
 Henryetts.

Henryetta. Ok, Mar 6.-The gal we'll which has been flowing 20 milliou feet for week on the Eliza Reynold1 allotment was drilled into tho oil sand yesterday afternoon to a depth of thred feet and resulted in a gusher.
 Harry Quinn, representative of the Gulf Pipe Line company. gauged the tank and estimates the well at from 500 to 1000 barrels day Many men have gone into the new field to get leases.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10
S2OO,OOa FOR I. 0. 0. F.
Aged Merchant Who Leaves That Sum for Sanitorium Was Murdered
 Last Night.

special to The star.
 Little Rock. March e&-A. w. Shirey, a well known and highly respected Odd Fellow, was mur- dered at Minturn last night.
 MT. Shirey was an old man aud one of the richest merchants in the state.
 Upon opening has will at New. port today it was found that he had left S200, 900 to be used in building an I. 0. 0. r. sanitorium at Hot Springs.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10
GERMANY IN SOUTH POLE RACE
The United States and England Have New Opponent In Contest
 for Honor.

Berlin. Mar. 6.-The German Geo sranhical society has decided to sena out a South polar discovery expeaitioa and SO contest with the United statei and Creat Britain In the race through the Antarctic. ..
 The German plans were made puDiF at a meeting of the society at wl'0a " Doctor Nordenskiold, the Antarclic eN plorer. was present.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10
AN ICE GORGE CAUSING TROUBLE
A Dam Has Been Formed North of St Joseph in the Missouri and River
 is Four Miles Wide.

St. Joseph, Mo, Mar. 6.--lce drifts 50 feet high have formed at the water works bend, about two miles nortn of st. Joseph. The river is damned until 1t is four miles wide at the water works and within two inches of the highest it has ever been. A hundrel farmers are working building dikes to protect the bottoms. A ton of dyna mite will be used to blow up the ice'
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10
ANOTHER FINE HORSE.
Ed Giffin Secures a Royal Bred Ami
 nal From Tennessee,

Ed Gilfin, passenger engineer on the north end, Sunday re-. ceived from Trenton, Tenn., a royal bred 3year-old lilly with he blood of famous Wilkes, Eleclioneer and Natwood strains. Sine WAS sired by Alfred iIoopei and IS calltd Minuie Hooper.
 The animal k dark brown in color, about l513 hanis high and weighs about l000 pounds.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10

Washington, Mar. S.-Jacob Schiff has opened up subject-a prospective war with Japan--which vibrated fore ibly in diplomatic and the war making circles of the government A discus sion of the prophecies of the New York banker with competent officials of the government brought out two facts of pertinent and tremendous i'm portance.
 One of these is that Japan has made of the island of Formosa a base for A possible descent on the Philippines.
 The other is that soldiers returning very recently from the Philippines tell of the ever present Filipino junket on Japan's soil the effect of which Is revolution fostered by Japanese in. trigue in the Philippines.
 There will be no war with Japan without a sufficient cause of quarrel and of the present sufficiency of cause there is a difference of opinion in administration circles which control the activities of war.
 The insistent cause most frequently and alarmingly on the lips of diplomats within the past month is the fast ap- preaching exclusion of the United States from Manchuria. in other words, the death ana obsequies or the open door. If one thing has been proved to the satisfaction of the Knox admin istration, it Is that Russia has ap- propriated the Northern half of Man churia and Japan the Southern half.
 Another thing proved to the state de- partment and which the publication of the records in due time will be bound to disclose, is that the United States in the Manchurian business has either been betrayed by Great Britain or that Secretary Knox or Huntington Wilson, or Henry M Hoyt. or President Taftdo not know how to interpret "as- surances from Great Britain"
 The bald fact that cannot be blinked at Is that Great Britain which has agreed to stand for and give her diplomatic support to the British-Amer- lean syndicate in Manchuria, is now aligned with Russia and Japan. It Is unbelievable to the lay mind that Eng land, the close and firm ally of Japan, should have promised her diplomatic support to the United States and against Japan. but without the shadow Of a doubt, Great Britain's attitude was so construed by this administration. If that is not true the state depart ment has worked overtime fin factory of false alarm.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10
K. C. s. GEOLnGIST HERE
". C. B. Allen Took a Look at a
 Few Mining Prospects.

w. c. B. Allen. geologist for the Kansas City Southern Rail- road Company, arrived in Mena Monday and, together with Guy B. Wood, G. 5. Dennls and Will Baker spent some time looking over ore indications near Mena. Mr. Allen went south Tuesday afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10
Notice

To all whom 1t may concern:
 | hereby give notice that 1 will not be responsible for any debts contracted by my wife, Mrs. Ella Bailentine. X. B. RallenLine.
 March 2, 1910. 307 q 3 2t,
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10
For Sale

One single and one double buzz gy with harness, both in good re pair. practically as good as new. Good notes with security taken. Phose 429.
 sos ct 9 At C. c. Head.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10
HIS CAREER ENDED
FORMER SENATOR THOMAS c. PLATT OF NEW YORK
 DIES SUDDENLY.
A POLITICAL POWER FOR YEARS
As President of the United States Ex. press Company He Had Continued in Active Business Up to Last Thurs, day-Was 76 Years old.

New York, Mar S.-Thomas Collier Platt, for a quarter of century the most powerful factor in New York politics and~the founder of the modern political machine, died in his seventy.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10
TO ENTRY OF LANDS
 IN NATIONAL. FOREST

N NAI1ONAis fObFss1
 Notice is hereby given that the lands de scrihed hetow embracing 10 acres, within the Arkansas \ atlonal Forest Arkansas. will be s,i biect to settlement and entry under the provisions Of the homestead laws of the United States and the act of June II, 1906, f94 Stat 29ll at the nited States land office at Camden Arkansas on April 2S, i9i0 Any settier who was actually and tn good faith claiming any of said lands for agricultural purposes prior to January l. 1906. and has not ahan toned the same. has preference right to make Q homestead entry for the lands actually occupied. Said lands were listed upon the applications oi the persons mentioned below, who have the preference right subject to the prior right Of any such sf ttler provided such settler or applicant Is anaiiiled to make homestead entry and the prefcrcnce rlghtis cxercised prior to April 2s i9i0 on which date the lands will be subject fo settlement and entry by any qualified neIson The lands are as follows: The N13 of NNVl{ of SEA of SW4; the SWA Of NWA of SF;if of SWi4: the NW16 of SW14 of Shl4 of SSS'if of sec 36 +. s. T. a2 W .,5th r. N.,i0 A. ii4t.d upon the application Of Isom Cornell snn~ot K. F. D. No. ;. Mena. ArkanaaH; List e9ss The sW4 of NEA of SkAs the @X of NNXsf of NE54 of SEX; the Sk4 Of NN4 or SEi<.the Si5 Of NE4 of NWl4 of SEX of Sec sa df g. K. sl w.. 9th F. M.; 20 acres, appli- cation of flames F. Davis of Hatfield, Ark; fiSf e-H,0 s V. Proudft. Acting Lommis <inner ur the General Land Office Ap- osrd February {. lvn. Frank Pierce. First kssis!ant Secretary of tho iuEeriof.
 March 70, q
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10

Big shipment Philo incnbators, philo oBooks, Conkey's Poultry Remedies, etc, jnst receivfd. Win be here this week io m Mena orders. Egg settings and 2 few birds for sale. Phone 425.
 F. N. tiopkif 8,
 1900 Port Arthur avenue. 4 6t W t
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10

Carload of Seed potstoes just unloaded at Rulings. Barbank. Bliss, Ohio. Nole aud Peerless varieties. s09 4 10 zt
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10

Almost new top buggy Tor sac. n n.a, oa oe;re 42t 10 1t
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10

Take your eggs. butter ano other conntry produce 10 J. '; Crabtree, 5, Mena street 9Vss