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Douglas Island news., 1910-04-20
4Doc" Beenan

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 Speaking ot old "Doc" Beeman-he was one of the most picturesque of story tellers and the peculiar thing was that the climax of all his stories in volved an interrogation, on the part of his listeners.
 Tn bis early days he lived at Birming- ham, Ohio, where he practised medi- cine. He was fond. of fishing and as result fished most of the time. In his hamlet, ,.as in most Of them, there were two doctors--one luoked after the others patients in case of the others absence.
 One day the. other came to Beeman and asked him to remain within call as he expected to be away for a few days. But the next morning proved to be particularly fine and, samehow,. easily, naturally. Doc found: himself on the creek bank with his. pole and line watching the bobbin and occasionally casting an upward eye at the natural beauties round, when suddenly he heard footballs of loping horse. Soon boys head appeared, through the bushes,. who told Dec that Hank Brewer was sick and:to come at once.
 Now Hank Brewer was the town bully He had beat up everybody on the countryside and every body usually hustled at his command.
 Doc told, the boy that he would be along in few minutes, but that day the fishing was particularly fine. Just about that time he pulled in rsd-eye and. a little later small-mouthed bass. and to tell the truth forgot all about Blank Brewer
 About supper hour he put up the road for home and just the time he was des patching tAe las5 of his days catch at the evening meal something re- minded him of poor Hank and he con- cluded he would go around end see how he was getting along.
 Doc Heard moans and groans block away from the home of poor Hank. Doc's footsteps on the front porch was the signal for the patient to cease con- plaining and begin cGrsing.
 Doe found bis patient in the throes of bilious collie and walking up to the bedside he received a veritablA Niagara of oaths.
 "Blankety. blank ! blankety. blank ? your cid soul. Doc Beemau," said the { patient "you just wait till ! get ap from this spell and Ell beat up your old bald head and face until it looks like aa old worn out rag rug"
 "That's all right, just calm yourself, Youill be all rigAt," replied ahe doctor in his benevolent tone. "L'll give you something that will fix you up all right"
 Dee opened his tool box and pro- oeeded to give Hank fne,. large gen. eroas hypodermic of morphine.
 At this point in the story Beeman all ways stopped, licked his chops and stroked his beard, Usually some one ia the crowd would say,. "Well,. Doc, did he beat you up when he got wellG"
 "No," Beeman would reply. "Hank died d."-Through the Meshes.
Douglas Island news., 1910-04-20

Gravel on the fastest and best boat on the run--the Humboldt. Get yoer tickets from O'GOnnop.
Douglas Island news., 1910-04-20

A Tanana paper says of the bditarod that "no QuartZis yet reported"
The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13
ARKANSAS NATION= AL FOREST CUT DOWN
Presidents Proclamation Withdraws 44.000 Acres in Polk County Part Will Be Restored to
 Settlement and Entry.

Washington, D. C., Oct. 7.-The president has signed a proclamation eliminating 400,911 acres from the Arkansas National Forest, Arkan- sas. The largest eliminations com prises an area of slightly over 240, ,0O0 acres in Montgomery county. The other eliminations exclude approxi- mately 60,000 acres lying in Scott county, 44,000 acres in Polk county, 30,000 acres in Yell county, and smaller areas, ranging from 2,000 to 13,000 acres in extent, lying in Perry, Pike, Saline, Garland, Howard and Se- bastian counties.
 These eliminations are made with the object of excluding from the for ests such tracts as consist for the most part of private holdings largely occupied by homemakers. It has been found that the forest value Of tho small remnants of government land that would have remained in these eliminated tracts would not be sui ficient to justify protection and ad- ministration by the Department of Agriculture.
 The eliminations have been planned with the purpose of retaining within the National Forest all the best stands of timber and the lands more valuable for timber growing than for other uses, where they may be protected and im- proved under the regulations of the secretary.
 The unappropriated portions of the lands eliminated by this proclamation will be restored to settlement and en- try after they shall have been adver- tised in the local papers by the Secre- tary of the Interior.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13
NEW RATES NAMED IN OKLAHOMA
Freight Tariffs Between Points Within the State Fixed by Corpora
 ton Commission.

Guthrie. Ok, Oct. 5.-The corpora. tion commission has issued an i'm. portant order promulgating tariff on class and commodity rates between points within the state of Oklahoma. The order adopts the jobbers' scale, after clearing certain alleged discrimi- ration to distance of POO miles and greatly reducing the iobbers' scale for distances over 200 miles. The new scale adopted by the commission is much lower for distances under $50 miles than the Texas or Arkansas fcales and about equal to the Texas scale for distances, greater than this
 The order of the commission also established joint rates between all ines in the state, where no joint rates TOW are in effect except on specific ihioments or between specific points n order to secure the greatest uni 'ormity of classification possible, the irder adopts the ra cad classiiica- lion. which applies on Interstate ship ments, subject to necessary changes as required by the shippers Of Okla bona
The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13
ReappOintsd County Examiner

Prof. W. T. Adams was Saturday reappointed as county examiner of Polk county. and at once took oath of office. This is Prof. Adams second term in this position.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13

Biliousness IS due to a disordered condition of the stomach. Chamber lain's Tablets are essenti ally a stom- ach medicine, intended especially to act on that organ; to cleanse 1t, strengthen it, tone and invigorate it, to regulate the liver and to banish bilionsness positively and effectaally. For sale by all dealers.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13
WATCH IT JUMP
Cotton Has Advanced in Four Days From 1925 to l4.10 in Mena
 Market.

Last week was one of the liveliest weeks in the history of the Mena cot ton market, the price jumping up each day since Wednesday, when the top was 1928. until Saturday, when as high as 14.10 was paid There are now four buyers in the field, and the bidding is very spirited. Crawford & Mckinney are the latest on the mar ket. making their first purchases Sat urday.
 It is claimed by local firms that the prices here are higher than any where in Western Arkansas, and with the present competition they are like ly to keep well at the top.
 The Baker & Allen cotton gin is running to full capacity. and will be run into the night. and then probably will be unable to handle all that comes in
The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13
DROWNED FoRTY-ONE SAILORS
Death List In Accident at New YoFk Greater Than at First
 Supposed.

New York, Oct. 5.-The death list In the battleship New Hampshire dis aster, when a boat load of sailors returning to the ship from shore leave, foundered of One Hundred ana Fifty-seventh street in tho North river Saturday night, was swelled py report that seven bodies had been picked up and taken aboard the United State. hospital ship Solace, making 36 known dead and five still missing.
 All night long and morning fleet and police boats used every method in the )ttempt to locate other dead bodies h the Hudson river. Twenty-nine bodies were recovered and 1t was as certained by checking off the names of the sailors on the battleship New Hampshire that 12 were still missing.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13
To Hot Springs by Auto.

Mir. and Mrs. I. M. Davis and two children left Sunday morning in their auto for Hot Springs. where they will attend the State Fair duing the com ina week
The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13
REMAKaBLEAPPLE TREE
Ripened Apples in June and Continuous
 iy Since.

Frank Harshman of 1116 Hickory avenue has an apple tree that is at least very remarkable.
 MT. Harshman brought in Saturday a sample from the tree that has every appearance of first class winter fruit, very closely resembling the Winesap apple. He states that on June 20 the tree had ripening apples that he used for cooking purposes, and that contin- uously since then it has furnished fruit for cider and for canning, and now, October 8. it is said to bear at least three bushels of fine firm fruit.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13
ROBBED AN ALASKAN STEAMER
Mail Room of the City of Seattle En- tered and $2t 900 in Gold and
 Currency Taken.

Seattle, Wash. Oct. 5.-sixteeH thousand dollars in gold bullion and a large sum in Canadian and American bank notes, estimated by the post office authorities at $5,000, formed the prize that prompted the footing of the mail room of the City of Seattle as she was approaching this port from Skagway, Alaska.
 Postoffice inspectors Investigating the theft assert that three men were In the conspiracy to rob the steamer. Tom Buckley, alias Williams, mess man on the vessel, was arrested and $S,0O0 in gold and large roll of bills were found in his pOssession.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13
Will Be Nobhv Theater.

Beasley & Gore, contractors, have signed up a contract to remodel the big storeroom next to the Davis Drug Company, making of it a most attract i've moving picture theater. The en- tire front will be removed and re- placed by the most approved design for such an amusement place. Work began Monday.
 The same firm of contractors has been engaged by Judge J. S. Kelley to build an addition to the hot house in Janssen park.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13
Raising Coffee at Home.

w. D. Eskew last spring sent for seed for a so-called coffee berry which was advertised as being capable of successful growth in this country. He secured but two plants, but these grew and thrived and are just now ripening many beans. They have been tried in making the favorite breakfast beverage and MT. Eskew says the re- suit cannot be distinguished in flavor from the "store" coffee. He will in- crease the crop next season.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13
A HIGH CLASS CONCERN
The Olympia Restaurant and Candy
 Kitchen Opened Saturday.

Thomas Damos, for ten years with some of New York City's best hotels, and Guss Kokinos. a skilled candy maker and fruit handler. Saturday threw open the doors of the Olympia, a restaurant. candy kitchen and fruit store. in the large room next door to the postoffice.
 The name Olympia. is taken in honor of the city by that name in their native land, Greece, where in the olden times the athletes of the nation assembled to take part in the Olym- plan games, tho reward to the win ners being a branch from an olive tree said to have been planted by the Goddess Athene.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13
RECOUNT SHOWS
 59 FOR LICENSE
Two Country Precincts That Were Re- turned as Dry" Now Count Out Wet Charges That the Ballots Have Been lamp
 cred With.

J. B. Littlejohn. W. M. Pipkin and R. A. Tomlinson. who were appointed by agreement of the attorneys repre- senting both sides of the case in the license contest, finished their work about 6 O clock Friday evening.
 The figures as checked out by W.. N. Martin and F. M. Jones, who acted as clerks, show the vote, according to this recount. to be For License, :" 974, Against License, 9l5, giving a majority of 59 for license.
 The vote. as taken from the totals as returned by the judges of the vari- ous precincts to the.election commis- sioners, was 945 For License and 962 Against License. a majority of 1T against license.
 Tn the recount Friday, where each ballot was counted by the com mittee there was a slight difference in nearly every precinct from the vote as given by the returns from the judges of the precinct. The difference only amounted to one or two votes except in three of the boxes.
 The Lower Big Fork box which was returned as having given 26 for to AS against, now shows 47 for to 27 against.
 The Vandervoort box which gave 46 for to S9 against, now shows 69 for to 51 against.
 The Cove box which gave B for and 37 against, now shows 27 for and 46 against.
 It is reported that there is evidence on the ballot showing many of them have been changed by erasing marks and marking again to change the vote.
 Judge Prlckett held court Saturday but none of the attorneys in the case came before him and the case was not taken up. MT. McPnetrlge left for Mount Ida this afternoon and it will probably be several days before any further action is taken. What this will be is not known but doubt less steps will be taken by the attor- neys for the anti-license people to prove the claim that the ballots have been tempered with, possibly to the extent of summoning voters to come into court and give evidence as to how they voted.
 Below is given the vote by precincts as shown by the returns make to the commissioners and the vote according to the recount.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13
worklnn on the Message.

Beverly, Mass, Oct. S.-Postmaster General Hitchcock was the only caller of consequence on President Taft. He came at the request of the President to discuss postoffice matters. The pres ident has begun work on his annual message and with Secretary Norton is devoting all of his leisure time to
The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13

If you want the .'smile that won't come off, get a bottle of Swamp Chlll Cure. It will make everything look good to you; and everything will taste good like 1t did when mother used to cook. Any druggist has authority to guarantee theperformanoe of all 1t promises. 44-tf
The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13
BACK FROM WOMBLE
Railroad Boosters Report Enthusiastic Meeting Friday Night-TO Have
 Money in by Monday Night.

The committee sent from Mena to Womble Friday for the purpose of stirring up interest in the Mena-Hot Springs railroad arrived in Mena at noon Saturday. They report a rousine interest Friday night, committee ap- pointed to solicit stock which agreed to have the cash in Mena before Mon day night. It is estimated that Wom- ble and Black Springs will subscribe from $S,0O0 to $10, ,O0O.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13
Earlier tha Re+ter

Irate Pa-Did you tell that young man who calls on you every night that was going to have the gas turned of promptly at 10 p. m.?
 Daughter-Yes. papa.
 1rate Pa-And what did he say to that?
 Daughter-He said he would consid- CT 1t a great personal favor if you would have 1t turned of at s:30."
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07

Taste is curiously localized in the
mouth. Put a lump Of sugar on the
tip of your tongue and you will find It
tasteiess. All sweet or aromatic sub
stances, such as wine. sugar and cof-
fee. can be properly appreciated by
the front half OF the tongue, a piece
Of knowledge that every true connuis-
seur applies when he sips instead Of
taking a mouthful. With most other
substances, however. the reverse Is
true. In these cases the tip Of the
tongue serves only for touching-it
Is the back part that tastes. The
sides Of the mouth, too, are quite in
sensible to certain substances not
tasteiess. Put some salt or vinegar
between the teeth and the cheek, and
you will find thm absolutely favor
less.-London Chronicle.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07

Rushing Dewitt, feeling the need
of telephone 10 his business as
contractor and builder, has had one
installed in his home.
Edna Klaer has returned to Phil.
adelphia for the winter.
Robert Wilbur and family, who
have spent the summer here, re-
turned to their Catasauqua home
Sunday.
James Lauer, who expects to go to
Middletown, is succeeded by Walter
Degen as janitor of Forest Hall.
Rev. d. W. Coke and wife have
gone to Cincinnati where the general
convention of the Episcopal Church
meets.
Mrs. Ellis Lewis is recovering from
a recent successful operation.
W.. B. Cortright of Lackawaxen
recently visited Milford. His wife
is a niece Of the late Frederick Diem.
Stuart Buchanan, who has been
visiting his parents at Cliff Park
House, has returned to New York.
Nelson Brown. who has been a
guest in town tor several weeks, has
gone to Montana to take a position
with the U. 8. Forestry Dept
Helen Sadler of Southern Pines
has been a recent guest at the home
of Sheriff Gregory.
Elk County Commissioner Theo.
Correll of Greene is seriously i'll.
The revolution In Portugal has re-
suited In the overthrow OF King
Manuel and the establishing of a
republic with a president. There
have been several battles in Lisbon
and much bloodshed.
John G. Warner and family will
go to Twin Lakes tomorrow for
tuelT auuudi camping.
For the past week the weather has
been pleasant and part of the time
unseasonably warm. No frost has
appeared here yet, and streams are
very low.
Five men, supposed members of a
gang of horse thieves, were arrested
at Fallsburg, Sullivan County, n Y.
last week and lodged in jail. 1t is
thought they are about half the
bunch which has been operating in
that region.
The War Veterans Club Of Phila
delphia has passed a resolution en-
dorsing the candidates on the Re,
publican state ticket.
Hon. A. Mitchell Palmer has been
endorsed by the Keystone party.
Next Wednesday Oct 18th Colum.
bus Day, is legal holiday for the
transaction Of business.
Morris White peaches are no long
or in market and the variety seems
to be extinct.
s. st. John Gardener bought al
SherifPs sale last Saturday the farm
Of Warren MoKean in Shohola.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07

The man who has the honor OF
having the most extensive spiritual
charge of any active individual minis
ter in the world is the Rev. Leonard
J. Chrisuer, Of st. Paul. Minn. His
parish is 400 miles long and about 100
miles wide, and contains twenty-five
meeting places The line OF this fuge
pastorate runs east and west along
the Great Northern. enabling the pas
tor to use the Montana Central to-
ward the south There are. however,
several preaching points that are not
on either line, and these are made by
stage or on horseback at distances
OF from forty to seventy miles.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07

A New York youngster who lives
IN a neighhorhood where disease
makes frequent runigations neces-
sary returned from his flrst visit to
the country with the astonishing in
formation that Farmer Jones's coons
and woodchucks had been laid up
with scarlet feyer. The summer
teacher abhors nature taking, so she
admonished hhn not to tell fbs. but
that amt no lie" said he. Didn't
see the tree they lived In wild me
own eyes, an didn't hear Mr. Jones
tell how he lad TO smoke EN- out?"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
REGISTERS NOTICE.

The following accounts have been
filed with the Register and will be pre-
sented TO the Orphans Court of Pike
County for confirmation on the third
Monday OF October next.
ESTATE Of Joseph Ebene2er Virgil,
The first and final account of Benia-
MIN c. Totten, Guardian Of said minor
ESTATE Of Carlton A. Smith. de-
ceased, The first and final account Of
Smith q. Sherman, Executor.
ESTATE Of Mary Fahrenbaeh, de-
ceased. Account of Henry Fahren-
bach. Executor.
ESTATE of ofAmanda w. Cortright,
deceased. The account Of j. IL. Van
Etten, Administrators d. b. II.
Milford, Pa. John G. Westbrook Jr.
Sept II, 1901 Register.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
aee eusbey Bleed

l. white Busbey is Speaker Can.
mons private secretary. and he loves
he Speaker In whole-hearted man
ner Every time newspaper cor
respondent writes anything harsh
about Cannon. Busbey becomes indig-
nant a writer tells how on one oc-
casion he sent a friend OF his to ask
a correspondent why he insisted on
roasting" the Speaker. Well, I'll
tell you replied the newspaper man.
'I like to stick Cannon 10 SEQ Busbey
bleed Popular Magazine.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
IMPROVEMENTS

OF the above about 40 acres are improved
balance woodland. Large summer board
lug house known as Conashaugh Spring
House, containing 80 rooms also two an
max houses laundry, large barn COW shed,
wagon house and other Outbuilding, wat
or in house. The whole constituting very
desirable property for the summer board
ing business. Located about half way be-
tween Milford and DingInans Ferry and
on the main road
Terms Of sale to be 4 cash, Il balance in
six months and the remainder in one year
with interest on the deferred payments at
the rate of 8 per cent per snnum, said post
poned payments. to be secured by judg
ment bond and mortgage with insurance
clause not less than one half of purchase
price.
JAS. p, VAN ETTFN,
JOHN p. VAN ErTEN,
Milford Pa. Sept 5, 1910. Admin.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07

At the annual show OF Burghfeld
and Sulhnmpstead Horticultural So
eiety. held in the grounds Of Sir
Wyndham Murray at Burghheld, the
number OF queen wasps exhibited was
by far the largest ever collected.
there being 9,s44.
Ernest Chance Of the Manor House,
BurghAeld gives the collectors a
farthing for each wasp. and this year
he has paid out Just over e1o The
majority Of the collectors we're chill
dren.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
DON'T COUCH, BUT LIVE LONG.

II every cough were cursd before it got
a strong hold, human life would be lenth-
ened by many years. II every coughing
sufferer knew that Kemp's Balsam would
stop the cough in few minutes, he would
be glad to escape the serious consequences.
II any medicine will cure a cough Keulps
Balsam will do It. At druggists and
dealers 25c. 8