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The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-01
GOOD ROADS DAY
 SET FOR SEPT. 30
B. (. Davis, Commissioner. Working Hard on Plan to Build Cross Conu. try Road = Everybody
 Should Help.

B. c. Davis, Commissioner of Roads and Bridges in Polk county. asks The Star to announce that September 30 will be Good Roads Day in Polk county-the day when he hopes to see well-made road completed from the south to the north line of the county. He urges teachers and preachers and newspapers and every body to say a good word for the move. Get everybody interested. He says:
 Every effort we make for better roads will come right back = almost like placing something good to eat on our tables. By saving time we can go to market quicker, pull bigger loads when we do go, break less wagons. wear out less stock. and. best of all. get there on time and in a good humor. Besides that we will be able to secure rural routes and have our mail and small packages brought to door every day.
 Land will go up 10to 100 per cent. When our real estate men take home seekers out now they are pleased with the land, but not with the reads. They will tell you if you had better roads they would count the land cheap at nearly double the present price"
 Mir. Davis means business. and should find everybody ready to help.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-01
Culinary.

Louis H. Stevens who died at Boggy Springs, August 22, and was buried at Big Fork grave yard, the following day. was a well known and highly respected citizen of Montgomery county, who has been rapidly failing in health and came to the Springs for reiief. He is survived by a wife and five children, and was 67 years of age last April. In MT. Stevens his coun- t, has lost valuable citizen. In the qualities of husband, father and neigh bor, he was valued by his family and community. He was a devout Chris tian, member of the Methodist church, and was ready for the call into eternity. J. F. Taylor.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-01
Baker-Smith.

John c. Baker, Kansas City South ern brakeman, and Miss Demie Smith. daughter of Mir. and Mrs. G. w. Smith were married Saturday even at the home of the brides parents. The couple left Monday for Illinois be- fore going to their home at Siloam Springs.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18
PLANNING EXHIBITION TOUR
Johnson and Hsokensohmidt PropOs-
ing Athletic Show.
WOULD COVER ENTIRE GLOBE
Contemplate InvaaiOn Of European
Sporting Centers-Russian Lion
Wants 90 wrestIe Frank
Gotch First.

CHICAGO. Dec. 17.-It is gossiped in SPORT
ing circles that Jack johnson and George
Hackenschmlat are making arrangements
cording to the story. Jack Curley, who is
at present managing the Russian wrestler.
will handle the business end OF the trip.
The idea of the tour is similar to the
one James Jeffries planned before the Reno
bout and should take up about two years.
II the scheme goes through, the champion
pugilist and Hackenschmidt will probably
travel through nearly every country in the
world.
Johnson's apparent deluson that he has
mental trouble may interfere with the
scheme and Hackenschmidt desires to meet
Gotch and try to win the wrestling cham
pionship before he goes on tour OF the
kind.
Hackenschmidt claims that he is in bet
ter condition and under better management
than he was when Gotch defeated him in
1903, and he believes himself entitled to a
match. Hackenschmidt expects to defeat
all the mat artists now in the country
and then he wishes another try out at the
champion or else the right to the title.
In the meantime It is said that Gotch is
doing some training on his Iowa farm He
is quoted with the statement that he de-
sires to retire. but might come out and
wrestle Hackenschmidt II the Russian de-
feats Mahmout and zbyszko. And there
is a public request for the match with a
big purse.
Gotch is not the only champion who
is doing light training. Jack Johnson has
been doing roadwork in Chicago despite
all runners that he is i'll. johnson says that
he is ready and willing to make match
IL the opponent, place and purse seem
worthy He has nothing definite in view,
but there is a Paris offer for a bout with
Joe Jeanette and the latest challenge from
Jim Barry, johnson insists that his seven
or eight miles OF road work Is being done
with no definite object in view and that
all he wants is another x-ray examination
of his head.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18
Tiger Wrestlers
Now Practicing
Five Of Last Seasons Team in Col.
lege, Besides Many New
Men.

PRINCETON, N. j., Dec. 1.-THE Prince
ton wrestling team has started practice
under the directiof of Captain F. c. Wells
with five of last seasons team in college
a number Of new candidates and all Of the
men who wrostled as freshmen last year
now out for the first team, prospects are
good for a successful season.
Novice meets will be held again this
season, in which men from all classes are
eligible with the exception of those who
have represented Princeton in intercol-
legiate contests.
The weights which will be contested are
as follows m
Bantam. lis pounds; special 125 pounds;
light, 1856 pounds; weller. 145 pounds; mid
die, 15s pounds; light heavy, 176 pounds;
heavy ali above 175 pounds.
The regular members of last years team
still in college are the following:
Lightweight. 1s5 pounds: H. H. Almond,
Welterweight 1@ pounds; F. p. Smith,
1911
Middleweight. 1855 pounds; A. t. ormond,
1912
Light heavyweight. IT'S poundsi F. G,
Wells, 1911 (captain).
Those men who wrestled on the fresh
men team last year and who are eligible
for the varsity this year are as follows:
]. II. FTantz. H. p. Loeb, L. d. Howell
w. G. Penfieid and r. sealy.
The schedule, which has not been def
nitely arranged as yet, viii include dual
meets with Cornell, Pennsylvania, Column
bia and Yale The intercollegiate Wrest-
ling association has decided to hold the
intercollegiate championships in Prince
ton this season, probably about March 10
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18
WILL REHABTLITATE PIRATES
Manager Clark RenOvating Former
Championship Organization.
MANY RECRUITS CONSIDERED
VOunE Players of Lesser Magnitude
Tryfng for Places on Team
Niehoff Of Des Moines
Candidate.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. 1.-THE Pitts
burg Pirates worlds champions Of 1902 are
10 be thoroughly renovated and furnished
up in an effort TO regain their lost title
and finish at the head OF the list in 1911.
Many new recruits will endeavor to prove
their ability to Manager Fred c. Clarke
during the spring training season. Fred
Hunter, from the Kansas City club, and
John Kading, former Eau Claire, Wis,
star, will try to make Flynn hustle for his
lob of first baseman. Miller will have to
re-estabHsh his claim TO the halfway
house against a new man who bears the
euphonious cognomen OF Rivington Bis
land. Rivington came from the Wheeling
club and II he is as high class as he sounds
he should make Miller work hard.
John Niehoff. obtained from Des Moines
and sherrod Smith, from Jacksonville, are
after Byrne's position at third. and while
Alex Mccarthy, late Of South Bend, can
hardly hope to supplant Wagner at short
he hopes to be first substitute in case any
thing happens to the Flying Dutchman.
In the outfield Charles Bates, from Jack
son. and Max Carey. from South Bend, will
vie with Leach. Hyatt. Campbell, Wilson
and Manager Clarke himself. Harry Mar
tin, who came from the Dayton team, will
be one more addition to the list of back
stops
Including Smith OF Jacksonville, who is
a boxman as well as an infiel6er, the Pr
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18
A CHRISTMAS VAMPIRE.

A fool there was. and he made a gift
Given as you or u.
He bought II with taste and care and thrift
CFor a lady his friends thought rather
swift
And when he gave It. the lady shifted
Gwen as you or y.
Oh. the judgment and taste and time we
waste
on the gifts at Christmastide,
Which We, give to the lady who isn't
CAnd now we know she could never be
And never be satisfied.
A fool there was. and he gave his check
Gwen as you or u.
For a necklace of pearls without a fleek
(And II didn't the least suit the lady's
And she never thanked him a single speelxl
Gwen as you or ID.
Oh, the chink We lose ana the think we
lose.
On the things we buy with pride
To sive to the lady who never is pleased
(And now We know she can never be
And never be satisfied
The fool was neeced to his last red cent
She threw him aside. when his gold was
spent
(And nobody cared where the lady VENT,
And the fool gave way TO loud lament
Gwen as you or u.
And it wasn't the loss. and it wasn't the
dross,
It was coming to know that she never
(seeinE al last she could never be pleased
And never be satisfied.
Carolyn Wells in Smart Set
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18
Two Speed Meets
on Florida Lands
Early Next Year
Meets on a Large Scale to Be Held in
March at Paytona and
Jacksonville.

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Flights over the
cement-like Florida beaches generally fea-
ture the early racing of the automobile
year. There viii be no departure from this
rule in 1911 II present plans are carried out.
II recently became known that a larger
and more important speed convention
will be held on FIorida's sands next year
than ever before. Instead of one meet
there will be two.
AS outlined the plan provided for racing
at the Paytona and Jacksonville beaches
during the month of March. Both meets
win be promoted on a large scale. Last
year but one important meet was held in
Florida. That was at Paytona in the mid
die Of March. 1t is probable that the dates
of the Paytona races viii not be changed.
The promoters. however. have yet to make
up their minds whether or not to hold
the Jacksonville event before of after
Paytona-
The so-calied Jacksonville beach is not
in the city proper. It is near a suburb
some miles away. The straightaway is
not as long as Paytona's. but is adapted to
fast driving. A representative OF the pro-
moters has returned from Florida He
says that both Paytona and Jacksonville
are enthusiastic over the proposal to have
two race meets instead of one.
No doubt Barney Oldfield worlds record
drive at Paytona last March was respon-
sble for the reawakening of auto racing
I'm Florida 1t was at Paptona that Old
field rode faster than man had ever
travelled. The big Benz whirled a mile
better than 125 miles an hour. This feat
of Oldfield gave him a reputation that
enabled astute managers to book Barney
on a wonderful transforming tour. In
cidentally public interest for the time was
conferred on Paytona. The natives there
hope that another such drive will char
acterize their meet next March. But
another driver Will have to better Old
fields time. Barney brought himself I'M
der the American Automobile association
ban by racing Jack Johnson and he is out
lawed from every regular meet. There
are no indications of OIdfield being REIN
stated before next March, so Paytona aud
Jacksonville viii have to rely on some
body else to smash records in exhibition
bouts.
Formal announcement Of the two meet
ings is not expected until the middle OF
January. The New Orleans Mardi Gras
is always featured by an automobile race
meeting. The dates of that event viii pre-
cede the Florida meet. so the racers viii
be able to work northward by easy stages.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18
CATERING TO LARGE APPETITE
Not that We Eat More, hat that
There Are More of Us
Eating.

In 1899 the American hen laid eggs In
sufficient numbers during the calendar
year TO amount TO seventeen dozen for each
inhabitant OF the United States Omitting
all thought OF adding a single egg to the
individual share OF eggs, but merely 10
maintain the 1900 proportion OF eggs to the
population the hens OF the United States
in 1919 must be laying annually 221. 900, 600
dozen more eggs than they laid in 1899
The per capita product OF milk in the
year 1899 was s5.6 gallons per annum. To
maintain this per capita for the benefit
OF our increment of population. the milk
supply In the year 1910 must exceed that OF
1899 BY l.22soO.OO0 gallons.
To maintain butter. OF which the per
capita amount produced In 1893 was four
teen pounds. at the same per capita In
coed the former figure by $4,000 900 pounds
OF potatoes, that other staple Of human
consumption, the per capita product at the
last census was about four bushels; hence
In 1910 to maintain the potato supply for
our newcomers but not 20 increase II for
the rest OF the community to the extent OF
even one potato each lone potato apiece
means approximately $4,000 bushels), there
must be raised 100000 bushels more OF
this homely but useful vegetable than We're
reported In 1889.
What this product means Is best noted
by observing that to supply 1t would con-
sumo the entire potato crop as reported at
the last census OF the states OF California
Colorado, Illinois Indiana. Kansas, Maine.
Maryland and North Caronna-Atlantic
Monthly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18
GOnding to Catch
Ball from Top Of the
City National Bank
Fan Figures Out the Velocity Of the
Ball as it Hits Johnny Gond-
ing's Nit.

one Of the Omaha base ball bugs. who
is an ardent admirer OF Johnny Gonding
has carefully figured out ali the detail that
base ball Johnny is going to catch when
Bnl schipke drops IT off the City National
bank building.
The height Of the building Is $40 feet and
the weight Of the ball five ounces. BY a
little calculation in physics he discovered
that the ball would reach the ground in
4s) seconds. and that the velocity Of the
ball at that time would be 1928 feet per
second.
He figures 1t would drop 1905 feet the
first second. 1924 feet the second second,
S0.4O feet the third second, 112.56 feet the
fourth second and 5272 feet in the remain
ing 80 OF a second. BY the same system
he declares that the pressure that the ball
exerts when It hits the ground is S2.si
pounds Think OF Johnny standing up I'M
der = weight Of eighty pounds.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18

rates have eight young pitchers on their
eligibility list. This octet Of new twirlers
and their last seasons records are as
follows;
II the veteran pitchers are in good shape
next year and some Of the youngsters
make good the Pirate galleon should be
dreaded as Of old by the other clubs.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18

. Mistah Johnsing. kin yo' tell me de diff
uhee tween lawyer addressin' jury an
de cuse man gives his wife Vrten ba
comes home late I'm de club?
NO George, l give that one up What
r. the allterenee between a lawyer adress-
NILE when he comes home late from the
De one stands to reason an de uddah
ladies' and gentlemen. the silver voiced
Tenor, Prof. Heeza Wripper, will now sing
1he popular sentimental ballad. When
. -1usa Jean Abbey Was Young and
Tender. "-Chioago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18

Persistent Advertising IL the ROAD to
Big Returns
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18
PLAN FOR TEAM TO SWEDEN
Tryout Are BsinE Planned 60 Pick the
Team.

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Now that the
American Olympic committee has been
named, plans for the tryouts win be formed
and all arrangements made to send a strong
team to represent us in Sweden in 1912,
The coming summer viii give good line
on the present talent and will probably
reveal the fact that some OF the stars
who competed in other oiympics have gone
back However. should such be the case,
good men will be found to take their places.
The tryouts viii be held in the spring
OF 1912 II has been the custom in other
years to pick the men who are to form the
Olympic team during the few months
preceding the games, and the same plan
will be followed this time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18

Miss Mildred Belknap. a 14-year-oId
sophomore In the Dorchester (Adass) High
school, has announced that she will at
tempt to walk across the continent. She
intends to take long tramps during the next
few months, so that by next spring she
will be trained and accustomed to covering
forty miles q day.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18
REED FAvORs THE NEW RULES
Cornell Coach Says No Radical Change
Needed.

Needed.
ITHACA, Dec. 17-Danlel A. Reed. who
headed the coaching staff Of the Cornell
foot ball team this year. expressed himself
in favor OF the new rules in statement
today. He said:
Certain improvements are possible, but
with the public approving the present regu-
lations. there Is no necessity Of immediate
radical changes"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-29

Three days afterward Eva Swan
collapsed in Dr., Thompson,s office
and within an hour she was dead.
The body of the girl was allowed
to remain in rear room of the
doctors suite overnight. The
young woman nurse who had been
present at the, time of. the opera
ton was dismissed. In the dead
of night, IS hours after Eva Swan
had died, DR.. Thompson took the
body to a new concrete house not
far from his office and buried the
corpse under cement floor
This was after he had dissected
the remains and packed them in a
stout box. 4
Workmen found the body a few
days later.
The nurse turned states evil
dence and was not prosecuted. Dr.
Thompson put up feeble defense
and seemed satisfied to escape
with a 20-year sentence.
He came to San Francisco few
years ago from Boston, where he
had served a prison term for
similar crime
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-29
DOCTOR WHO CAUSED
GIRLS DEATH GOES
ss s< TO PEN FOR 20 YEARS

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 29.-Dr.
Robert Thompson, the young ply
stefan who was found guilty of
killing and secreting the body OF
Eva Swan, a, girl who had come
TO his office for. treatment, today
starts to serve a sentence of 20
years in San Quentin prison. j.
Eva Swan was "a stenographer.
She was 30 years. old, pretty and
had host of admirers.
To one of these who protested
his undying love and promised
matrimony as soon as he should
receive certain sum of money
from his relatives in the east, Eva
Swan yielded herself. Following
close upon this first false step,
the girl, in a hysteria of pain,
sought the office. of DR.. Robert
Thompson.
Somebody-some girl confidant
had told her that he would get
her out of her trouble.
DR.. Thompson performed an IL
legal operation on the girl to ac-
complish the purpose which she
believed would save her from
shame.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-29
He Liked to Tease
v. Others With Snov; But
" Didn'tWant Tables Turned

"Pshaw, Mary" laughed the
jovial one. Cant you take a
Joke? Vince, this is great" and
he sent another big SNOWFALL hurt
ling after her as she scurried to
the house.
Just then a couple of small kid
dies came along the street and the
fat man, ygrabbing one of them,
washed his face vigorously, and
then released him, laughing long
and loud as the youngster hustled
on down the street, eyes filled with
hot tears.
Then the shovel worked vigor-
ously for time, and the merry
whistling trillss echoed along the
street.
Around the corner came q merry
crowd of boys and girls, fully a
dozen of them, and the sight OF
the fat man out there in his shirt
sleeves was too much of temp
Etation. With wild whoops of JOY
they swooped down, upon b him
,yollsd HIM st1fs the snoW, washed
behind himhis face, and then sent
perfect shower of snowballs af
ter him as he broke loose and
dashed for. the house, leaving the
atmosphere sulphuric behind him
Funny how circumstances alter
caspc icn't it2
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-29

afforded for thorough discussion
and notification of the estimates,
organized labor will ask that no
change be made. IS
Inasmuch as the city is now con-
sidering change in the form of
it's government, with a gambling
chance Of about 10 to / that the
commission plan will be In opera
ton by spring, much surprise was
expressed that the present govern
ment in It's expiring gasps should
undertake such a revolution in the
handling of the water problem, in
vOlving an expenditure of upwards
of half a million dollars Oppor-
tunity will be afforded to place
the meter question to q vote of the
people when the election for COM
missioners is held, and this should
serve to head off the efforts now
being made to compel water users
to adopt the meter system.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-29

He was a big, fat man, with a
round, jovial face, and he fairly
exuded good humor as he sbrisklyi
shoveled the snow off his front
walk yesterday afternoon. He had
his coat off and was digging into
that snow as though he thoroughly
enjoyed it, his shovel keeping time
to the stirring strains of lively
march tune which he whistled with
many added trills and crescandos.
"You seem to be having a good
time" called a nearby neighbor
as he came out with a broom and
started in on his own snowclad
walks. 49,,
Fletcher life / am" beloved
back the fat man, breaking off the
whistling solo for a moment
...Havin'. the. time of my life.
Haven't lived. where there was
snow to be shoveled since / was
kid. Makes me think of my boy.
hood days"
Then he suddenly stopped to
gathAr ssps 4a1reat hnnfs0l 0f SNOW
and dash 1t in the face Of his wife,
who had ventured out to watch
progress.
"Oh, joint" she gasped, laugh.
ing, as she dug feathery flakes out
OF her eyes. I'm surprised at
you.n srss
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-29
WILL ORGAN|zE
WOMEN WORKERS

Among the question involving
the welfare of the Spokane work.
ers discussed at the meeting Of the
Cntral Labor council last night
was that OF the women workers,
who are unorganized, with the ex.
ception of the waitress, who have
strong union and have accom-.
plished wonderful results in that
field Of endeavor. Now that
woman's suffrage is in effect in
this state the organization of the
women workers will make them a
great factor in improving condi.
tions, not only for themselves, but
In assisting the men. The council
has decided to hire woman OF.
ganizer at once and by the next
meeting all the plans will be per.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-29
NEVER ANY INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA
OR SICK, Classy, UPSET STOMACH

pain in limbs. sleeplessness. belch.
ing of gas, biliousness, sick head.
ache, nervousness, dizziness or
many other similar symptoms.
If your appetite is tickle, and
nothing tempts you, or you belch
gas or If you feel bloated after eat
ing, or your food lies like lump Of
lead on your stomach, you can
make up your mind that at the bot
tom Of all this there is but one
cause-fermentation of undigested
food.
Prove to yourself in five minutes
that your stomach Is as good as
any; that there lis nothing really
wrong. Stop this fermentation and
begin eating what you want without
fear of discomfort or misery.
Almost instant relief Is waiting
for you. 1t Is merely matter OF
how soon you take little Diapepsin.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-29

Great Northern and the Northern
Pacific; Morgan got his finger in
the rich pickings and everybody
waxed fat and prosperous except
those on the outside, OF. course. A
new set of millionaires was made.
Oceans of water were poured into
the venture until !, Hill once re-
marked that the whole of Lake
Michigan was in it. Today all that
water is paying huge dividends,
and the cahny coal-and-Vood dealer
of the st. Paul levee Isl the undis-
puted boss. of over 10000 miles of
rails. capitalized at over $780, 00,-
600. earning every year nearly
5000, 100000. 49,.
But still Hill doesn't like the
grasshoppers.,. He has b man. EN-.
ployed whose chief duty it is to
tell the farmers along the. :, Hill
roads how to keep out the grass
hoppers and their cousins, the
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