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The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31
w. c. T. U. COLUMN
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The w. c. T. U. meeting was held at the home of Mrs. lilies on the 29th inst. After the house was called to order, the president, Mrs. Maxwell, assisted in the de- devotional exercises by reading the scriptural les S 0 D. Mrs. Knight lead in prayer. After the song, The Roll Call. the reading and approval of the minutes of the preceding meeting, reports from the presidents of the differ lent departments were called for. These were listened to with great interest. When the parlismenta' " law department was reached, the Union decided to take up this study later, the first lesson to be on "VotinP." !"
 The next meeting will be at Mrs. lilies April 12. The pro- gram will be "Rescue Work. After the opening ceremony, pa pers by Mesdames Holt and Pur- dam, "The Spirit of Christ in Rescue Work" will be read. Dis cussion twill the Education of Public Sentiment to Single Standard of Morals Eradicate to Large Degree the Social Evil!' Revs. Cooksey and Irwin on the affirmative, and Keys. Robinson nd Park on the negative; judges, J. B. Littlejohn, Rev. Belt and Mrs. Oluey. After the discussIonr paper will be read by Mrs George Legate, "The Protection of Our Boys and Girls Against Impurity." Leaflet-"WhatC Car II Do?" Read by Mrs. Kelley, Closing ceremony.
 We hope everyone who can wil come to the next meeting.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31
BId FORK BITS.

Ii. Maxwell is among friends at this place.
 Gnilford A. Bates of Board Camp, was here Saturday night. George Roberts made a busi- ness trip to Womble Saturday. MT. Cotton of Board Camp was here Saturday serving jurymen. Lon Roberts, formerly of this place. now at Womble, was here Monday.
 Tkere will be singing at the Abernathy school house Snnday , evening at 2 o'clock. Every body invited.
 The debate was we'll attended Saturday night. MT. Bates came before the audience and made a good talk but his opponent, J. K. Moore was more than a match for him.
 Charley H. Parliament and Mrs. Victoria Abernathy were married Sunday at the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Coburn Bates. They left Monday for Oklahoma, where they expect to make their future home.
 Cowboy.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31
THE R0OSEyELTS LEAVE \
Ex-President and Ills FsmFl From Alexandria on lns'|
 Way to Naples.

Alexandria. Mar Sl.-EE'f Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt, kei1 Miss Ethel have sailed for AiN the steamer Priaz Heinr'ch-
 MT. Roosevelt was cheelfa ! stepped from the train at the ton He stopped to receiss l*' ings If several persons and ass the others of the party, wa'ssa aboard the steamer, which Vas in flags with the Amerlesh ~el ing from both mastheads' crowd followed him across and on to the vessel AS m aboard, MT. Roosevelt ackaa' the popular welcome by FAs hat. s
 Every berth in the Prlnl was occupied. and the oas given up their quarters io' suS passengers. The weather us' magnificent and the sleam' with a promise of a spleh'' Naples.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31
TAFT WANTS ACTION
rue PRESIDENT HAS GROWN WEARY WAITING FOR HIS
 MEASURES TO BE ENACTED.
PROPOSES CAUCUS ON PROGRAM
Aid of ohio Delegation Enlisted to Bring About His Desires--Wants Al Administration Bills to be Acted Upon Now.

Washington, Mar. 30. - President Taft having grown somewhat weary in waiting for congress as a coordinate branch of the government to perform its duty as he sees it without urging has taken the first step toward prod. ding the reluctant statesmen into ac- ion. He has not yet taken the Roose- welt "big stick" out of the glass case where it is kept but he has unlocked the door of the case, so to speak.
 Congress through leaders like Speaker Cannon and others that are regarded as the Gods of the machine. has promised the president that his legislative program shall be carried through. Thus far he has accepted the word as a bond for the deed but now he has changed his method and is demanding action.
 As a first step toward getting what he wants from congress and especial ly the house he wants It to frame up legislative slate In caucus. He hint ed that there should be such caucus for weeks bat his suggestion caused never a stir on capitol hill, so now he has gone about the thing in differ en. way. He has put the matter Of getting such a caucus up to the con pressional delegation of his own state. Ohio, and to all intents and purposes has made that delegation responsible for calling of the caucus.
 The presidents desire in the matter of caucus was presented to the house leaders by Herman H. Goebel, of the Second Ohio district, chairman of the state delegation. All of his colleagues were also helpers in the caucus and it immediately became known that the president had laid ob- Iligations upon them to bestir them selves in his behalf at the midnight conference at the White house, a con ference at which all the Ohioans were present except one. Representative Townsend of Michigan and Represent. ative Hamilton Fish of New York also lin the presidents confidence back ed up the Ohioans for the request for a caucus. It is the presidents desire that the caucus shall take up and agree to support the whole admins tration program. which includes the following things:
 The passage of the court of com nerce bill
 The enactment of the postal savings bank law.
 The passage of the New Mexico ant Arizona statehood bill.
 Appropriations for two battleships The passage of the conservation legislation.
 The enactment of the anti-injunc ton legislation.
 The effort that the Ohloans arr making aided by Townsend and Fisi Is to get the caucus called for mex week. The Ohioans have had ont meeting on the question and are like iy to hold another within a day or two
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31
OLD POTTER NOTES

Joe Smith of Oklahoma, visited relatives here Saturday. few days visit with her mother-in- law.
 Mir. and Mrs. Mack Taylor's baby is quite sick.
 Amanda Simms left Sunday for Texarkana to make her future home. Gladys Jones returned home last week from visit with her brother in Oklahoma.
 Fire got out by some unknown cause last week and burned some of Jeff Lowther's fencing.
 Mrs. Harry Jones returned to her home in Oklahoma Sunday, after a Andie and Edgar Dunlap visited relatives at Mena Sunday.
 Ambrus Cobb and wife of Hatfield visited relatives here Sunday.
 Aunt Poll.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31
BURNED TO DEATH
 IN FOREST FIRE
Mrs. Charles Nelson Incinerated De- lending Home Husband and Wife Fighting Flames When WOman's
 Clothing Ignited.

Olvey, March 29.-Mrs. Charles K. Nelson, 40 years old, mother of seveu children and wife oi Charles k. Nelson, prosperous farmer living seven miles south east of this place, was burned 10 death yesterday while fighting forest fires, which threatened net home. The fire was started oy Nelson setting fire to a hollow log, trying to burn out nest oi rats. He then left the log, not thinking there was any danger oi the fire spreading.
 Mrs. Nelson's attention was called to the fire a short time later. She left her baby with the older children. Nelson and his wife reached the fire about the same time. The flames were by this time spreading rapidly.
 Nelson left his wife to fight the fire on one side of the woodland while he ran to another polnt, trying to head off the flames. In the blindlng smoke and heat Mrs, Nelson's dress cought fire and when Nelson returned to his wifs he found her burned almost be yond recognition. Her clothing and even her shoes were burned completely from her body.
 Forest fires have been sweeping over Boone county for several days, destroying consider b { property. No rain has fallen for four weeks and the dry leaves 1T the woods catch fire easily and the high winds fan the fl lanes beyond control.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31
EXPECTS TOTAL Pa0H|'
Kansas Governor Believes ", Y. Will be Generally Ao'T"
 Within Next Ten Yesp

Topeka. Mar. Sl.--doy' N poets to see prohibition In's..s 7, country within the next lsp s. returned from Chicaso Nne's three or four prohibition sp'' urday and Monday
 Total prohibition IS con .,.. is coming rapidly the so's'1al TWO years ago prohibition would not have been dream
 cago has no prohibition ny. nos
 my opinion that 1t VIII hs' a,, nx year. l was told by rellavs
 ness and professional ms~ ss.. prohibition issue would 1 had the election been apo os,al| ceed. As it Is I think pD <. Is| but been delayed a year :"
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31
AN ACCUSED SENATOR RESIGNS
Aids of New York Did Not Wait fo, His Colleagues to Vote on Charaes
 Against Him.

Albany, N. Y. Mar. .0.-Half an hour before his colleagues were sched. uled to begin voting on the question Of whether he took bribe while A member of the assembly in April 1901, Jotham r. Aids resigned from the senate.
 ihls action IS taken as indicating mat Aids, after poll of the sen 'tors, found that there was a majority against him and that the vote of the committee of the whole would be fol. lowed by his expulsion by the senate. His resignation, filed with the secre- Iafy of state, gives no reason and took eiiect immediately A few minutes later the senatc voted to sustain the charges against Aids by a vote Of to to Q "
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31
FELL OVER 4 B|UR
MOTOR CAR WITH kANsAe \. PEOPLE ON BOARD wRrcvs''' s'''
 NEAR TOPEKA.
ONE KILLED AND TWO INIlpa
George Scott Died Within El.. <. utes After the Accident--c. | s s son of Manhattan, Kan, One z. Y x Injured-Road csved In.

Topeka, Mar. 31.-Georee s widely known as "Scottyp hsas tender at the Hotel Baltimore ~ gs sas City, was killed and c. l. wa1 of Manhattan, Kan. painfully in11 in a motor car accident at e.n Bluffs, four miles east of Tonet. \ others in the party were: M \ Glung of Topeka, the driver. M Smith, Hotel Baltimore, Kansa, ~ manager of the Great Smith NY Car Agency, and c. J. Andersos Manhattan. Smith was bruised the others escaped without ipiurr
 The accident was caused bv : <. of the road, running along a hips x. not far from the Kaw river sIIs.1 down under the weight of the mass' and throwing the motor car ovs, hill. The fall was about 20 feat \ in going that distance the car ,a,. over. Scott and Smith were nIs,m' under the car. Scott was cslsa tween the rear of the toupean ' some jagged stones while Smlm ] between some stones and in se,s position that the car was barely Nj ing him, although he could no. ms|
 Calhoun Bluffs is a favorile N with Topeka motorists. The bluH, ' along the Kaw river for miles sut winding and unusually wide road s.| a beautiful view of the valley
 The motor party which ended so astrously left Kansas City and Fl to Topeka in Great Smith car \ motorists drove to the Smith Aa.s| bile company's plant here, whers car was 10 be oyerhaaled and. aasI few hours rest, started on the "a trip to Kansas City in anotte shortly after 1 o'clock
 McClung was driving and Ana9I was with him. while Wilson, Scot Smith were in the tonneau. Mcc3 knew the road well, and when IAs reached the top of the hill he trz on a little more speed and swaw car away from the cliff. But f apx that the outer edge of the road been hanging for some time, pilss for months. on account of a ua4 of the clay bank below the road { weight of the car caused the foot or two of the roadway to sk Scott died within five minutes
 the accident. When the car was n
 Smith got up and helped move
 away from the rocks. Scott compA
 of his back hurting him just abo'i
 kidneys.
 Let me lie this way he aI1
 ing to turn onto his right side
 he died.
 Coroner Keith was called and i cided tths: tsiss:: s.hhe s.hhe death of Scot
 purely an accident. The boiy
 brought to Topeka and Wilsn
 taken to the Throop Hotel, wass
 wounds were dressed AfieF u | ing Scouts body at the moFgw
 ner Keith decsded seoit's dead
 due to an internal hemoFrhase
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31
DOTS FROri DALLAS.

Joe Ritchie, who has been sick for long time, is reported some better. Tom Ritchie of Okmulgee, Ok, is visiting his brothtr, Joe Ritchie. Mir. and Mrs. Whitfield of Quito, have moved back on w. D. Dur hams place.
 Mir. and Mrs J. l. Alley of Mena, visited Mrs. Alleys sister, Mrs. John Bratcher. Sunday.
 Miss Ora Rabb Of near Mena, visited Miss Vira Mantooth of this place Saturday and Sunday.
 Easter egg hunting at Mir. and Mrs. J. G. Lilies Sunday was much enjoyed by the young folks.
 Butterfly.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31

A. Twill organize Saturday week. They have already 25 or 30 applicants.
 There are several land buyers in town this week and several trades are being made. One of them IS the Daniels place. The consideration is $1 ,500.
 The ladies of the w. c. T. U. went to Grannis last Thursday night to the temperance rally, they all report a nice time and much good accom- plished.
 Wickes is the place for fruit, fine stock, thoroughbred poultry, etc, Come down and look at the fine pros poets for strawberry crop, despite the late spring; then take look at the orchards near town and see some of l.. c, Wilson's fine hogs. You will decide that Wickes is a healthy, productive and all-around good place.
 The young people met last Friday night and organized a Reading Cir cle with Prof. Holman, president; G. Jenkins, vice president; Miss Beulah Corter, secretary; Reece Henry, treasurer, and Elmer Forsee, librarian. A committee on ways and means was composed of Elmer Forsee. E. Jenkins and Miss Beulaf Carter; another committee to dr. W up a constitution and bylaws for the society were King Paterson Ewert Beller and Gilbert Jenkins. The Circle will meet every Friday night
 Wixie.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31
dRANNls GRAINS.

Will Litson is on the sick list this week.
 Miss Celia Smith of Gillian spent Easter with her Grannis friends.
 Mrs. A. ]. Aston has been un. der the doctors care for few days this week.
 Roy Logan came home Sunday night. He will be in Grannis for some time. Miss Froehlich of the Golf, Gamble X Go. of Gillian was up last week with millinery goods. Mrs. Alex Coyle returned from Chicago the 24th. Mrs. Fred Knipp, a sister, returned with her.
 Elder Carter of Texarkana, will preach at the Baptist church the coming Sunday at II a. m. and s p. m.
 Mrs. ". E, fiamby aud daugh- ters, Misses Pearl, Grace and Ruth, came down 10 attend the Temperance rally last Thursday night.
 Little Joe Collins was visiting with his uncle. Will Collins, Fri day and Saturday. His uncle re- turned to Ashdown with him Sunday morning.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. c. Wood and family of Hochatown visited with their daug hter, Miss Myrtle, and Grannis friends last week, return ing Saturday.
 The temperance rally given by the ladies of the w. c. T. U. the night of the 24th, was we'll at tended and the program very well rendered.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. l. Hendrix went up to Mena Sunday. Mir. Hendrix returned Monday and Mrs. Hendrix will spend the week
  with her friend, Mrs. w. k. Holt.
 John Brewer has sold his prop erty on east Port Arthur avenue to Alex Coyle, and Mir. Miller from New Mexico has bought the known as the Thatcher farm.
 Bro. J. M. Man filled his regu- lar 4th Sunday appointment, preaching Sunday morning and evening. Four united with the church, three by letter and one by confession of faith.
 There was an Easter party Friday afternoon at the home of Senator J. P. Logan just north ol town, and one at the home of 1 Dr. Melze on east Port Arthur avenue Saturday afternoon. Ill is said the iitte folks had an en- |oyable time at both.
 M. E. D. N.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31
BIG CUTS IN LITTLE ROCK ASSESSMENTS
With Less Than Half Petitions Acted Upon. Over a Million and Half Reductions Street Railway
 Favored by $90,OOO.

Little Rock, March 30. With scarcely more than haif of the uetititions for reductiod of assess ments ac,ed upon, a cut of a mil lion and a half dollars has been made by the county court in the assessed valuation of Pnlaski county. Nearly million ot dol lars of this reduction was made in the city of Little Rock.
 The remaining petitions, num- bering hundreds, will be acted upon by County Judge Joe Asher before April 10, on which date the time for protesting against assessments closes. The petitions for reduction come from all classes of people and from every section of the county and in many cases ask cuts of as high as 50 per cent on the assessors figures.
 Figures from the office of Sher' Tiff aud Collector B. L. Roberts show that the reductions made to date are as follows:
 n,. ( og5 or 6S County at large. e........... 499, sVS lC uV e'o Argenta. ..-............-.. i@' --o .o Dc 0e Pulaski Heights ...' o'ooV "
 The petitions allowed number more than 2,0OO, making the re- duction average about S750 each Of this number about 1,l00 arc from the county at large, 9oC from Little Rock, 100 from Ar geuta and 20 from Pnlask Heights.
 The biggest cut made so far t that of 800, GOO on the property ol the Little Rock Railway and Elec tric Company. A reduction O $55, ,0C0 in the assessment of tho personal property of the Plunkei' farrell Grocer Company, is tho second largest. A reduction O S29. 800 on some property belong | ing to J. II. Hamburg x Son | another large one.
 Speaking of | h e reduction made thus, County Judge Jo' Asher said yesterday that he bat eudeayored merely to equaliz matters and had in ever iustanc refrainesl from making a cut un less the assessment was shown |
 be clearly out of harmony wit
 the assessments of surroundinI
 property or was more than 50 pc Icent of the actual valuation.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31

been visiting his sick mother. He reports her some better.
 Will Lackey aud sons went to Egger Saturday.
 Sam Siandridgc has rented w. A. Feds crop this week.
 Guiliord Bates of Big Fork, passed through Saturday.
 Dee and Lex Roberts of Alder, passed through Saturday.
 w. A. Feds fell Sunday morn ing and broke his right arm.
 Ed Burkhart of Big Fork, pass ed through Saturday enroute te Egger.
 Mack Barber and wife visited at G. w. Widener's home Satur day night.
 Jim Bates and family of Big Fork, visited at Sam Standrldge'' home Sunday. A. E. Wear of Board Camp visited at the home of w. K Lackey Thursday night. Jim Lofts of Wom ble, visited with his brother-in-law, Macl Barber, Wednesday evening. Mir. and Mrs. Walter Edwards of Alder, visited at ths home 0 D. k. Roberts Saturday night. There will be singing at tn, home of MT. and Mrs. Tom Nor ris. Everyone invited to com and bring song books. Blue Eyes.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31
SURPRISED THEIR FRIENDS
Bert Wood and Miss Bessie Hoge Mar
 ried Wednesday Night.

Bert Wood, son Of MT. and Mrs. l. E. Wood and Miss Bessie Hoee. daughter of MT. aud Mrs. >. E. Hoge, were married Wed- nesdayato o'clock p. m. at the Pres byterian manse. The wedding was very quiet, only the parents and a few very close relatives of the bride and groom being pres ent. After the ceremony tho couple attended the Easter bali. Their many friends who were there had not the least suspicion ol what had taken place.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31
peIeaates From M''''s, Z,

Jefferson City, Mar. ,s..s ~ ernor has appointed cs'es ,,''s
 fourteenth annual mee',''sI ',sII,,III| American Academy or \ Social Science, to be ns'' '.sIa| spoon hall. Philadelpnla' ''..sies 9. the general topic o' ,''.,lx the administration of ''' United States.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31
Items Of Interest
 ...As Gathered By The Staf's... Correspondents
BoGoy WAVES.

Henry Medford made business trip to Mena last week.
 Mrs. Mary Sargent visited her son at Wickes this week.
 Rev. Ward has been holding meetings at Midway the past week.
 There will be singing at Mid way Sunday evening. Everybody invited. A
 Quite a crowd from Board Camp visited at the home of A. F. Medford near Opal Sunday.
 Somebody's Darling.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31
OPAL NEWS.

Born, to MT. and Mrs. Tom Feds, a baby girl.
 John Cotton, our road overseer. is having some nlce work done on the roads.
 ], F. Standridge. ". A. Feds and Oscar Cotton went to Meua last week.
 Joe Hooper returned home Sun. day from Red Bird, where i1s has
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31
4 s,oo,ooo oil fls'd !

Tu.sa. Ok, Mar su- .,a,sI x, ued at s1o0.o00 was ass.d sa,d, Tn the Glenn Pool oh v, ..si five oil rigs and twen', ,.,sl burned. The fire s prairie near the oil ns'0
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31
PERSONAL NOTES

John P. Logan of Grannis, was in town " ednesday.
 J. F. Nichols of Rocky was in town trading Thursday.
 Bud Nash and wife of Nunley were trading here Thursday.
 Dan Nations of Vandervoort, was here Thursday on business.
 Mrs. A. J. Pool and children arrived here Tuesday to join the doctor.
 Weaver Carter of Hartley was in Wednesday trading.
 l.. K Erwin of Paris, Tex, is here 10 see what our climate can do for his health.
 J, 1. Hunsucker of Potter, will leave Friday for his old home at Okland City, Ind, for several weeks visit.
 ]. w. Estes reports that he has received a commission as census euumerator for Big Fork and Mill Creek townships.
 Louis Nichols of Watson, Ok, was here Wednesday visiting homcfolks, He IS on his way to Board Camp to visit.
 R. s. Allen and daughter, Mrs. Porter Allen, left Thurs day for Smithville, Ok. Mrs. Allen came here few days ago to visit.
 Miss Agnes Green returned Tuesday to her home at Wickes, after short visit here. She is a daughter of Chief Dispatcher Green.
 Mrs. w. w. Rowton's mother and sister, Mrs. Dora Mound and Mrs. Berry Davis, arrived Tues day from Womble. They came here on account of Mrs Rowton s 
 N. B. Brock of Baker Springs, Ore, who formerly lived in the South, has traded for the l2O- acre place, four miles west of town, known as the Abercrombie farm. He will move here in the fall with his family.
 The Rev. B. F. Cannon of Hat ton, will preach at the Two-Mile school house Sunday night. Mir. D. l.. Taylor was in Mena Thurs day aud reports farmers getting ready in fine shape for crops. Peaches are killed iu that locality.
 D. A. Ritner returned Tuesday night from Galveston, Port Ar ihur and other Texas points, where he has been for about ten lays. He says the mosquito pest 'f south Texas, is something 'wful to a man nuaccustomed to iuch life.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31

Good cleaned Currents-2 pack. ages Tor i5c al Crabtree's. IS 2w2
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31
To Clean Holly Springs Graveyard

The Star IS requested to notify its readers that April 9 has been set as the day on which the grave yard at Holly Springs is to be cleaued up. Decoration services will be held there the first Sun day in May.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31

For Sale -2-yesr~old tube rose bulbs, 3sc per doz., at RidiiugIs.
 <2bt
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31

Silver Bar Seeded Raisins 7hc per package al Crabtree's. IS 2w2
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31

Mound City Paint may cost a trifie more, butt C. W. Petty
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-31

D. A. Ritner returned Tuesda ? night from Galveston, Port Ar thur and other Texas points. where he has been for about ten days. He says the mosquito pest of south Texas, is something awful to man uuaccustomed to such a life.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-03-04
LICK CREEK.

There will be church at this place
at this place Saturday night.
We are glad to learn that VIM.
Burton and Ethel Mead are improv-
ing nicely after severe illness,
with the care OF DR.. Burgess.
Gypsy Thompson, of this place, is
attending college at Louisa,
Henry Wilbur and father, A. T.
Wilbur, of Richardson, have been
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilson
recently.
Thomas Assn, who has been en-
ployed at Portsmouth, o.. was home
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Burton was called tc
the home of her daughter, Mrs
Queen. last Thursday, who has beer
very i'll for some time.
Quite a crowd OF young folks
spent a pleasant afternoon witt
Goldie and Maggie Wilson Sunday
Miss Geneva Thompson was visit
ing Miss Sue Pigg Monday. XYZ