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The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
LEGAL NOTICES.
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N0TlCE TO CONFIRM TITLE
 Notice is hereby given that on the Eth day of neceinhsr,lDk w Ih i}aftOn filed in my uf- flee his petition Co the hancery Court of Polk county. itArRansas. praying that said court at its October term. isn3. hy Its decree confirm and quiet his title to the following lands situate in the county.o of Polk and state of Ar kansas, to-Wit: BeQinning at the Southwest conner Of the sNWl4 Of r>W 14 of section 3. in Township South, of Range g Vest and running thence east 2I74s feet for a place Of beginning and running thence north 535 feet thence east ahnut 3Ho fect to the lghtof,vay of the Kansas City southern Hallway; thence south With said rtght-ofway 5S5 fett thence west to place Of beginning, containing and being otherwise described as the El5 of Re serve lot No. Sand Lots a l0. n. I2, fI n and l9 In Block 2in the town Of Cove as shown by the plat thoreof as thu sanle appears oI'rerord in tbeQflice of the Recorder for Polk county.
 \ lso commencing at the NV roriitr of the SWA Of fSW5t iof Sec. 3, T !, S. K .2 w., thence east 70 feetifor a place of beginning thence south 26O feet; thence east l55 feet: tNcnce north with tue west line of the K, C, S,R R.rightofsway to the north line of said loriSi thepce west ii5 feet topIaee of. begin
 Therefore, all persona who claim anyinter-l est In and to said lands or any part thereof are hereby warned and cailed upon to appear
 In said court within seven weeks from ths date and show cause, if any there be why the prayerofsaid petition ish oudiftot be granted and why the title of said petitioner to said lands and every part thereof should not be ,quieted and confirmed.
 Given under my hand as Clerk ofthe Chan cery court of Polk county, "A Arkansas. on this 29th day Of Deccmb Der. 1909. IT. J. Green
 doc8O Bt q Clerk Of Folk Chaneery Court
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
The squaw Winter.

"when does the Indian summer come. anyway" she asked
 "Why. it doesn't always come at all, but when it does come it comet just after the squaw winter" replied her friend. ea
 "Squaw winter We'll. never even heard of that before When Is that?"
 Well. the first protracted period of cold weather that we have is called the squaw winter out in the country After this spell of frosty weather there are sometimes several days of unreasonable mildness and warmth that we call Indian summer. Some years there isn't any warm spell after the frost has well set In and we have no Indian summer But the squaw winters always come. The years when there isn't any Indian summer the squaw winters just glide into the real hard winters so that you rcan't tell where one stops and the other begins. It is only when there Is an Indian summer that you can distinguish the squaw winter"
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
Cures Blood, Skin Diseases. Eczema
 Greatest Blood Purifier Free.

If your blood IS impure. thin, diseased, hot or full of humors, if you have blood poison, cancer, eating sores, scrofula, eczema,
 itching, risings and pumps, swell ings or superating sores, scabby pimply skin, ulcers, bone pains, catarrh, rheumatism, or a n y blood or skin disease, take Bot
 anic Blood Balm (B.B.B.) Soon all sores heal. aches and pains stop and the blood is made pure and rich. Druggists or by express Sl per large bottle. Sample free by writing Blood Balm Go Atlanta, Ga B. B. B. IS es' pecially advised for chronic, d ep seated cases of b 0 q or skin diseases, as it cures after all els. fails. Sold in Mena, Ark., by w. c. Vandiver.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
CARRY JOPLIN
LOCAL OPTION ELECTION RE- SUITED IN A VICTORY FOR
 SALOON ELEMENT.
A RECORD VOTE WAS poLLED
of the 6,549 Ballots Cast the Vets Got 3,639 and the Drys 2,s1o-Wom- en and Children Played conspicu- ous Part.

Joplin, Mo, Jan. 29.-Ths vets won local option election. The total vote was 6.549. almost 1000 heavier than any previous vote in the history of the city. The wots obtained 3,639 and the drys 2.910, majority for the vets of 729. q Early In the day and up to noon it looked like certain victory for the drys. but early in the afternoon the anti-local option forces rallied and steady stream of wet votes flooded the polls until o'clock, when the bal letting was closed Unexpectedly the miners failed to rally to the cause of local option, as had been predicted, and instead of supporting this issue the miners vote showed 6 strong lean ing toward the vets. 4
 The election closed the most excit- ing three weeks Joplin has ever ex- perienced. Immediately after the Rev Bflly Sunday loft Joplin after conduct ing a series of sermons here Joplin looked dry by . thousand majority The weeks following his departure permitted those favoring the licensed saloon to become active and their good campaigning was attested by the result.
 The dry supporters lost scores of votes in South Joplin when women and children assailed with sticks and stones brass band employed by the anti-local option forces. The musi- clans instruments were jerked from their mouths and hands and badly damaged This exhibition disgusted many with the tactics thus employed and in this precinct, which had been accredited overwhelmingly dry, the vets made heavy gains.
 Women played . conspicuous part in the election day campaigning. but the female contingent by no means was unanimously aligned with the local optionists. Almost as many women wearing red. white and blue colors, the emblem of the vets, were out as those wearing white. the emslems of the drys Not all tho children. either. were supporters or local option. There were parades of youngsters wearing bright colors and shouting Vote her wet"
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
STRENGTH AT VARIOUS AGES
Years In Which It Inereases--When It Falls Most Rapidly Is After
 Fiftieth Year.

According to excellent authority the muscles, in common with all organs of the human body. have their periods of development and decline. our phys. ical strength increasing up to cer' tain age and then decreasing. Tests of the strength of several thousand Individuals have been made and the following figures are given as the averages derived from such tests:
 The lifting power of youth of F is 2S0 pounds; in his twentieth year this increases to 920 pounds and in the thirtieth and thirty-first years 1t reaches it's height, 365 pounds. At the expiration of the thirty-first year the strength begins to decline, very grad ually at first. By the fortieth year 1t has decreased eight pounds and diminution. continues at slightly in creasing rate until the fiftieth year is reached, when the figure is sS0 pounds.
 Subsequent to this period strength fails more and more rapidly until the weakness of old age Is reached. It is found impossible to obtain trust worthy statistics of the decline of strength after the fiftieth year. as the rate varies greatly in different indi viduals.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
A NEWSPAPER FOR THE INDIANS
Chiefs of Five Civilized Tribes Are
 Back of the Movement to Estab- 2
 fish One at Muskogee, Ok.

Muskogee, Ok, Jan. 29-Backed by Ahe i've chiefs of the Five Civilized Tribes and supported by influential In, dians in all of these tribes, new newspaper to represent the Indians will be established at Muskogee next month. It will be printed, in the h. dian languages, being divided up into Cherokee. Creek and Choctaw depart ments. The Creek and Seminole language is the same. The Choctaws and Chickasaws use the same tongue,
 A plant for the publication of the pa per has been purchased and the first issue is expected to appear not later than February 15. It will be a weekly publication. Augustus E. lvey of Stil' well, Cherokee. will be the editor of the. paper. rrs4sx-~tss. .s.,. ~
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
A Birds savinas Bank.

Tn California the woodpecker stores acorns away. although he never eats them. He bores several holes, differ. ing slightly in size, st the fall of the year, invariably in a pine tree. Theh he find an acorn, which he adjusts tt one of the holes prepared for it's re ception
 |. But he does not eat the acorn, for. as a rule. he Is not a vegetarian. Hit object is storing away the acorns ex' hibits foresight and knowledge O! results more akin to reason than td instinct The succeeding winter the acorns remain intact. but, becoming saturated. are predisposed to decay, when they are attacked by maggots. which seem to delight fin this special food faf
 It is than that the woodpecker rears the harvest his wisdom has pro vided. at a time when, the ground be. ng covered with snow. he would ex' oerience a difficulty otherwise in ob'
 ainirs suitable or nalntable food
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
EX-GOV. lEEDY FARMING AGAIN
Former Kansas PopuIist Leader Has Given Up the Practice of Law
 In Canada.

Topeka, Jan. 29.--John Redmond of Burlington, who was in Topeka said that, while visiting in Alaska. he had met ex-Gov John W.fLeedy and that by this time the ex-Kansan had quit practicing law and had returned to a farm in Northwest Canada. Leedy came from Kansas farm to be gov ernor 13 years ago. Then he went to Alaska and has been practicing law slnce and also hand.lng some mining interests. He was city attorney of Valdez for several years. He told Redmond that he had purchased 160 acres of land in Canada and would move to this property about the frs. of the year He will become Cana. dian. Fh atst
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
NOTICE TO CONFIRM rlTLE.

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 i Notice is hereby given that on the 2sth day qf1fecemhef, 1894 Dewitt Barton and Tinnie Barton, his wife, filed in my office their peti fion to ihe 1hancery Court of Polk county. Arkansas, praying that said court at its Ott' toher terih im9 by it's decree confirm and quiet their title to the following described lands, situate in said county Of Polk and state of Arkansas, to-wit:. An of the NEi4 of the NEld and the NWia Of the NEI Of Section B. lying south of the middle of the main channel of Six Nj ile creek: unc all ofthat part of the NWl4of N WIZ of section 3b. lying south nf tn, middle of the main channel of said Six Mile creak and west or the Gen ter of the lane between the land of W, Az Henderson and said tract. which said lane runs no tn and south; aIsn he SW l4 of the NWL of said Sec ton 3o, except the following described part to-wtt; Beginning at the northeast e0rlier of said SWl4 of NWA and running west le0 yards to a dry branch: thence southeasterly to the southeast corner of said tract; thence north along heeast line Of sae forty to the place of beginning all in Township south. Of Range 2 West, and containing i06 acres more Oriiess. 4 sftffv ttsA4Affaf a4r
 Therefore, all persons claiming any Interest m andlto saidlands or any part thereof are hereby warmed and called upon to appear in said couftwIthin seven weeks from this date and shoW cause, if any there bo, why the prayer of said petition should not he granted and why the title Of said petitioners to said lands and every part thereof should not be quieted and confirmed. N nf Nlfr . Given under mv. hand as clerk of the Chan cery Court of Polk county, Ark ansas, on this 2oth day of December fsla. IL. J. Green, dee30 et Clerk of Polk chaneery Court,
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
THE POLICEMAN IN CHURCH
Sight of Uniformed Official Seems to Get on the Nerves of the
 Worshipers

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 "DId you ever see uniformed po- licemans in church 2" asked the gray headed man. ~"Did you notice the ef- feet he has on the congregation? There is psychological problem worth Investigating.
 :, There, was a policeman in our church Sunday morning. As a conse- quenee every one had a fit of nerves : It wasn't the policeman's fault. He didn't do anything not in an official capacity, that is. He didn't come as policeman, but as a worsbiper who wanted. to say a prayer the same as anybody else. His attitude, mental and physical, was wholly devout He sat Tn ah inconspicuous pew in the rear of the church where he could be seen by few, but in less than five minutes the knowledge that he was there was flashed from pew to pew and everybody began to fidget. They wondered what he wanted. Somehow sit nexer occurred to anyone that he was a seeker after spiritual light. They imagined that he had come to arrest somebody. and they were curl. ous to see who it could be. That con- gregation, take it. was w-abiding D 'dy of people. from the pastor down to the most mischievous choir boy, yet everybody suspected everybody else Of wrong doing. The pastor got nervous and mixed the pages of his manuscript, the choir sang out of tune, an usher dropped the money box. it-f Z. sr sffu8
 Even after the service was over and the policeman had gone away without taking anybody prisoner. it was funny to watch, the crowd. They separated into little groups, and each little group eyed some other little group suspiciously and whispered mys. teriously. That. find. is the usual attitude of church audience toward policeman. At a fire. at a theater at adepartment store, at prize fight policeman Is considered a legitimate part of the show and no one gets ex. -cited9 over him, but just-let him go to church in uniform and there is dan ger of having to call out the reserves.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
The Knot In ships, Flags.

Besides signaling, there are other uses to which ships flags may be put. Visitors to any of the big seaports ire, guently observe a vessel flying flag with a knot tied in one corner of it. This sign. not generally understood by the uninitiated is meant to attract the attention of customs officer who knows at once that the vessel display ing it wishes, to ship or to consume quantity of bonded goods, 1, e., to- bacco, liquors, etc, his presence being necessary to break the seal before such goods can be utasizsd --The Sun. day Magazine.}n wr tbAttafst
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
INSURED SICK MEN.
THREE MEN ARRESTED AT LOUISVILLE CHARGED WITH
 DEFRAuDING COMPANIES.
THREE PHYSICIANS INVOLVED
The Scheme Was to Have a Sound Man Examined and Then Make Out Policy in Name of Some Person in u Precarlovs Health. s.. ral eaI

E. Louisville Ky, Jan.- 29-Rapid de- yelopments are, expected in the. all leged insurance frauds which state of ticials and officers of the insurance companies involved assert will reveal bold and systematic robberies of com panies in half dozen states.
 John J, Keans, Timothy O'Leary and Patrick J. Weedham, local agents for several life insurance companies, who were arrested. charged with defraud- ing the, companies which employed Aem put of thousands of dollars, were lrraigned in court this morning. Bail vas reduced to $5,000 in each case and their hearing was set for February 3.
 Meantime, it. is said that at least Chree physicians and a score or more . gf persons who have acted as dummies will be arrested. tf~la
 l. Is charged that the three men un. der arrest defrauded the insurance companies by various devices of in. surfing ihdigent, diseased and decrepit invalids and through a collusion with some of the relatives of, the applicants sharing in a division of the death claims when paid i; by submitting per fectly sound persons to physicians for physical examination, but having the policies made out in the name of some other person in precarious health; by collision with physicians who sup piled the agents with blanks filled out, no examination of any character hay Ing been made, and by other methods
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
NoT1cE ron prnEtcArioN.'

Department ofthe inteFfof, U.S Land or flee at Camden, Ark, Jan, 13, 1910. t , Notice IS hereby given that KID
 ALFRED r. GIBSON .sf,. of Egger Arkansas, who, on Oct. &, 1902, made homeslead entry tSeriai No. 0l5l9l, No. 2jJSa, for WIZ NWss, SEA NWA Sec. 6, Twp. S., Range g8 W.,iand SEA- AHa1N Sec. |, Twp &. Range 2y w. 9th principal meridian, has filed notice of intention to make final five year proof, to establish claim to the land above described. Before Clerk Of the county court of Polk county, at MCna, Ark, on the 26th day Of ebruary, I9iN .HfitNti
 Claimant names as witnesses3 Perry S. Holman, James S. Wood, Hamlet R. GrOv es, Willlanr n. Harpers all of itgger. Arkansas.
 If. C. Friedhem, .Jans20. iDi0.ftt nt fffs@fflss Register.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
whieha

A 1ustifiable rebellion was that of Isabel. She was on the grass in front of the house. playing with the baby. aged two. Isabel herself, not more than three times the others age. was acting the part of mother to perfec- tion. Presently along came a young man. who thought hc understood Ihil- dren h
 Good morning!" he said. eiabor- ately, taking of his hat. How are you ladies to-day7'
 Isabel looked at him with dignity and replied, Good morningl" and went on attending to the baby
 The young man stopped down.
 "Ah," he said, land which is which?" M a
 I'm Isabel.s replied the older girl. land that's which, .s W
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
Nogrtcr FoRpf,,lfanATIoN.

Department of the Interior, u. $. Land Of flee at Camden. Ark, Jan IA, 1910.
 ' Notice Is hereby given thattai itf
 MARION r. HOWARD sr of Egger Arkansas, who on January 23. 1904, m ade homestead entry (Serial No. 0I709l, No. yT508, for El@ NWA, SWg4 NWA and NW4 SW B4, Sec 36,. Twp s., Range 2s w., 5th principal meridian, has flied notice of in- tention Co make final fire year proof to es- tahlish claim to the land above described, be- lore Circuit Clerk of Polk county, at Mena, Arkansas. on the 3rd day of March, 1910, Claimant flames as witnesses. John w.. Martin, Munroe It. LenaJd. George W, How ard James Rivals, all Of Bigger. Ark.
 f ftfnfr nvH. G. Frledbeim, January 20, 1910. Register.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
NOTICE FOR ruBfrcAr1oN. :

Department of the Interior U. IS. Land Of flee at Camden. Ark. Jan. IA, 1910. z. Notice is hereby giventh tA ffsf TH0MAssB. CASEY
 of K ennedy, Ok., wno, on Feb. II, 1903, made homestead entry Serial No. ol4ss) No. 26iI6, for NM NrL Sec. [, Twp. $. and SW14 SEA, Sec. s2s Twp. s. Range 3l w., 9th principal meridian has 1Ied notice of Intention to make nal five year proof, to esta blish claim to tue land above described, before County clerk of Polk county, at Mena, Ark., Oh the 3rd day of March, lyl0, st .fs.
 Claimant names as witnesses: Harvey Ri- ley q J JafnesI z. Edwards, w William F. Murray, Radford A. Bailey, all Of Mena, Arkansas.
 afifeN Hti~ 2 II. G! frledhelm,
 January go, 1910. Register.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
. Rivers Not NavIoable.

Washington, Jan. 29.-The senate committee on commerce recommends ed the passage of the three house bills declaring the Big TarkIo One Hum dred an Two and Nodaway rivers in Northwest Missouri to be non-naylga- ble streams. The bills were intro duced by Representative Booker and passed the house last week. Booher sad tho residents along rae streams are anxious to provide drainage facili- ties to protect the. valuable bottom lands from overflow.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
sf ROAD PETITION
 the nonorable IN rlght Prick eft Count tY

Jstdge,of Polk county, Arkansas: g, .
 We, the undersigned land owners in Polk county, do hereby petition Your Honor to grant . public highway as follows: Begn- ffing at the ford Of Mountain Fork river. at what is known as the Cortright crossing, and running Southeast distance Of about 200 yards and intersecting the poak sViIie road at point z50y yards North ofthe crossing ofTwo; Mile creek, nnd leaving said Doaksviiie road ahOut Ia wards south of said creek on the line. line between Sections and 2, South tS mile to corner ef.,Seetinns ls,2, II andi2: thence on a line between Sections II and l2. Southh to the Northwest corner of Section f3. and Northeast corner oI Section H. and ifi- tersect with public road about one mile North Of 1iatfteid A disfa nco dfti bout3T niles. Ali Ranget32 West.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
NOTICE OF PUBLIcATIoN.

nepartment of the Interior, II. s. Land Of flee at Camden, Ark -s Decl 22dS0e ffsff
 Notice Is hereby given that rr hMh RAIiPn j. FRIEND tfh of NanderVoort, Ak, who. on Dec 10, 1902, made hoihestAsid entry No Hii99 Serial No 0l42st, for NWi4 SWA Sectiont tf Iwp-s >, Range RI w. 9th principal meridian, has filed notice Of intention to make final i've year proof to establish cfaim 10 the land above described, beforetiircut Clerk or iaelk county If Mena. Ark Ion the 5th day of February, iai6. +tt as fN
 Claimant names as witnesses, James K. smith, William W Hamiter, Noah t. Mii- ilianas of vslnaeryoort, Ark. AlonzosE. Little of Cove. Ark.
 Dec. sa II. q. Friedman, Register.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
NoTIcE FOR pTfDLIcArIoN.

Department of the Interior, T.. x. Land or Ace at Camden, Arkansas, January -l3, 1910
 Notice is hereby given that HR 5t1fs LOIALICE IF MILTON rt
 of Mena, Ark. who, on \ Nov.,9 1903 made homestead entry fSerial No. Dlb97ei No. HiGD. for S1sSE9, Stl4 v and N W. Stit, See ton 9, 'iwh.2 2 south, Ranke g West, 5th prin- eI pal meridian, has filed DoUce of intention to make hnal i've year proof, to establish claim to the land. above described before Circuit Clerk Of Polk county at Mena, Ark, on Ihe 26th day Of Fe ebruary, isi0.
 Claimant names as witnesses; James NJ. Alien, Felix W. Young, Dave w. z nnally. of Mena, Ark, Levi Hill Of Mountain Fork. Ark II. G. Fricdheip, Jan. 29, 1910 st tea Register
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03

Threatening feverishness with chi,- dren is quickly and safely llmed hv Prs ventics. These little Candy Cold Cure Tablets should always be at handA-for promptness is all-inportant. Preyentics contain no quinine, noth- ing harsh or sickening. They are in- deed s'the stitch in time.' Carried in pocket, or purse Prevcntics are a genuine safeguard against colds. 2sc. Sold by Dsvis Drug CO.,, "Ihs Ol Reliable"
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior. U. $. Land Ofit at ,anden. Ark. .IamlarX 1l. I9lD.

Department Of the Interior. U. $. Land Office
 at Camden. Ark. January tt, l9lD.
 Notice is hereby given that #tt
 " aHf fe ED LOGAN 1 .rftA43
 of Cove. Arkansas. who on February 6, 1905, made Homestead Entry Serial No. 02Il5D No, 2s4s9, for NE4 SEA, Section ,. Township I south Range3l West, 5th principal meridian, has filed notice Of intention to make final five.year proof to establish claim to the land above described, before ircuif clerk 0f Polk County at Mena, Arkansas, on the Sd day of March, 1910. 3stf 7f tf nf1t9
 Claimant names as witnesses; James smith Nandervoort, Ark, William Iackey, Cove. Ark, Curb Cheeks. HatfieId. Ark. and John Turner, Cove, Ark. jan20 r3sfg H. G. Friedheltn, Register.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
NOTICE FOR prpI,IcAIIoN.

Department of the Interior, '. $. Land office
 nt Camden. Arkansas. January IA. 1910. ; Notice is hereby given that
 fN JAMES A.sIAMfITON,f A. s4 of yanderVoort, Arkansas, who on January i2, 1905, made Homestead Entry Serial No. 02069) No 28i0f, for SEA-. Section 2i, Township Soutn, Range a M est, oth princlpai rleria- final five-year proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before County Clerk of Polk County, at Mena, Ark ansas ,on the 3rd day Of March 1910. f. t 4p
 Claimant names as witnesses AbTafn l. Phillips, James NJ. Holley. Tbomas l.. Ma tions and Henry n. McDanifI, ail of Nander yoort Ark. II. ti Friedheim, Register fan20
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
NOTICE FOR PURLICATToN. [

Department of the Interior. U, S.ELand Of flee at Camden, Ark, Jan nary IA, 1gi0
 Notice Is hereby given that tan4 it'
 JOSEPH II. REYNOLDS
 of A lder. Ark, who on March 8, 1903, made Homestead Entry Serial No. 0l466l, No. 264f8 for E15NEI4, SWLNEA and NW4SEh Section 36, Township South, Ranga2S W est, 9th Principal Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make final five year proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before County Clerk of Polk county. at Mena, Ark. on the ist day of March, lsi0
 Claimant names as his witnesses. George II. Edwards and stephen A. Loftisof Alder, Ark, James A. Lawrence and EliJahC Bates of opal, Ark. fiIft efL tui
 II. c. Friedheim, Register January 20 aFfJ ttff. E # Ia.