davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14
- - -
 COVE CATCHES.

Strawberries are beginning te ripen.
 Bert Golf of Heavener, spent Saturday and Sunday at home. A. M. WoodeIl was thrown from his wagon last Friday and sustained painful injuries.
 Cove Lodge No. 472. I. 0. o. F.,
 has purchased half interest in Ma sonic hall.
 Tallie Woodell visited his brother, Dan, at Bon Wier, Tex, last week and returned home Tuesday. Mrs. w. s. Johnson left Sunday for Springfield, Mo. to visit her son, and she will go from there to Wash ington, D. O., to visit another son. Section Foreman O'Hearn likes Cove so much that he has decided to locate here permanently, and as a clincher has purchased 40 acres of good land near town.
 B. H. Barton left Sunday for
 Kress, Tex, to visit his sons, H. A. and w. C., and from there he will
 probably make a trip through New
 Mexico and the Pacific states. Mr.
 Barton's health is not very good and
 the trip will doubtless prove bene- ficial.
 J. w. Neal, who has been acting
 manager for a lumber company at a sawmill 12 miles west of Hatfield, fell from a tramway last Thursday and sustained injuries that will lay him up for some time. He fell
 about 10 feet and narrowly missed having his neck broken.
 The Prairie Oil and Gas Company
 has been hauling out material for a telegraph line to be constructed along the pipe line and a small army of linemen is camped about twenty miles southwest of this place. It is quite an item of business for one town to furnish supplies for so many men and teams.
 The machinery for the creamery and ice cream factory has been placed in position by Manager Will sey. and the first run of ice cream will be made this week. In this
 connection it may be stated that Mir.
 Wilsey and his assistant, Willis
 Wright, have fitted up one of the
 neatest ice cream parlors between
 Mena and De Queen, and a grand opening will be given Saturday night
 with music by the w. o. w. band. One of the attractive features of the
 parlor is handsome new soda foun-
 tain.
 A meeting of prospective broom corn growers was held at the town
 hall last Saturday afternoon, and
 the farmers present manifested
 deep interest in the new enterprise.
 J.. l.. Gates, manager of the $. C..
 and M. A., of Mena, was introduced and delivered very instructive ad-
 dress upon broom corn culture and truck growing. Mir. Gates is thor
 oughIy familiar with these branches of agriculture, and answered every question propounded to him in a satisfactory manner. Short talks
 was also made by T. M. Cargill, T.. | s. Turner, W. S. Brennan and others, and judging from the number of
 acres contracted and promised it may be safely predicted that at least 250 acres of broom corn will be
 planted this year within a radius of five miles of Cove. It is a new in-
 dustry. but will no doubt prove such
 money-maker tha. the acreage will
 be more than doubled next year. Fisherman.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14
Mountains Protect the Peaches.

]. c. Davis, who lives near the mountains four miles north of Ink, was in town Tuesday and showed pealh twig remarkable for the large number of peaches, there being as many as seven to an inch of wood. He says that there is a strip mile wide south of the mountains where the peaches were unhurt by the freeze last month. Reyond 1t they were killed.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14
Seed Cora.

For selected Native Golden Standard and Bloody Butcher seed corn, see W. ]. Sutton. Ouipley farm one mile south of Mena on Bethesda Springs road.
 s&ll If
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14
Lived About One Day.

Perry Hess and Joe Bartlett, farmers of Johnson county, arriv- ed here Tuesday and spent the night at the Jim Owens place. They are going soon to Oden. Beth men are old friends of J. A Richards and are thinking of To- eating in this county.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14

Cherry, H., April 13.-"All alive. 2 D. m., November IA" This, the lat. est message from the fatal St. Paul coal mine, was brought to light with the recovery of 3l more miners bodies which had been entombed since the disaster of last November 13.
 The bodies were taken from the low CT level, 300 feet below ground. The men had retreated to space 20 feet square and had constructed rude fan of boards to keep the air circulating. On the fan in big letters were chalked the words quoted above. indicating the men had lived at least until the day after the fire. Evidently men had taken turns at the crank of the fan. for one of the bodies had fallen over the handle, as if he had died while struggling to maintain an air current
 Money on the Bodies.
 That the miners were in the habit of keeping their savings on their per sons was shown by the amount of money found on the bodies. One miner had in his belt sl,400. In the belt of another miner was found $l90. and an other had sl72.
 These men were foreigners and eyi- dently preferred to carry their money in their clotning rather than deposit it in banks. In the pockets of some of the mems clothing were found letters. but these were too badly obliterated by water to be deciphered.
 A report was circulated that evi- dcnce had been brought to light with the bodies indicating that the men had lived for six weeks after they had been sealed up in the mine. and that they had existed on corn taken from the mules stables.
 Lived About One Day.
 Sheriff Skoglund of Bureau county made thorough investigation of the report, examining all the evidence taken from the mems clothing, and said it was untrue He believed the men had died of black damp, probably few hours after they had written on the fan.
 It was declared by the mine com pany's officials that all of the 300 or more miners entombed and killed by the disaster have been accounted for. A number of bodies have not yet been brought up. but within few days the officials said, the story of the tragedy will he ended and tho mine cleared.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14
SHAME 0F NEW YORK
GOV. HUGHES CALLS FOR 4 PROMPT INVESTIGATION OF
 LEGISLATIVE PRACTICE.
SPECIAL MESSAGE ON SUBJECf
The Executive Declares That Recent
 Revelations Have Caused Honest
 Citizens to Demand an Immediate and unsparina Probe of Conditions.

Albany, N. Y.. April 13.-Declaring that the recent revelations in the Allds-Conger bribery inquiry and the facts brought out in the insurance in- vestigation by the superintendent of insurance, MT. Hotchkiss, have caused every honest citizen to jingle with shame and indignation and have made irresistible the demand that every proper means should be em- ployed to purifx1' Gov.Hughes sent a special message to the legislature rec ommending "an immediate, impartial, thorough and unsparing investigation into legislative practices and pro ceedure and into the use of corrupt CT improper means for the promotion or defeat of legislation"
 Insurance Report.
 Accompanying the message was . preliminary report of Superintendent Hotchkiss outlining the facts develop ed at the fire insurance investigation in New York and setting forth the difficulties encountered in following up the various leads which have been uncovered The superintendent says that obstacles apparently insuperable have developed in the course of the in- auiry. These. in his judgment, war rant further investigation, but he has no power to pursue them and there fore has laid the facts thus far devel- oped before the governor for action.
 
 Superintendent Hotchkiss in his re- port says that the result of the in- vestigation thus far warrants the statement that legislative expendi- lures in New York by insurance com panies were particularly conspicuous in the years 1901. 1903, 1904 and 1909, and notably significant in two or three of such years.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14

Miss Fife Wiggins, an experi- enced saleslady formerly oI Shawnee has accepted position in the dry goods department of Crawford X McKiuuey's store.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14

Mena Cottage, l2 rooms. close in, for sale, trade or rent. Phone 4,9, c. c. Head. 34 Ct IA q
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14

A. w. Teller, who came to this county about two months ago from Wisconsin and purchased a farm near Rocky, was in the city on business Wednesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14
Temperature and Weather Con-
 ditions in Mtna. Week Ending April ls, 1910.
PERSONAL NOTES

Mike Estes of Wickes, was her, Friday paying his taxes.
 Charles Allbaugh of Wander. voor', Was here Saturday.
 Mrs. Booth and son of Wander. voort, were here Thursday shop ping.
 Major E. II. Poe of Grams, was in the city Thursday on busi ness.
 ;. Stuart, merchant of Kinp E Spur, was in Mena Friday on business.
 Mrs. John Jenkins of Rich Mountain, was shopping here Wednesday.
 John Radcliffe and Jack and Hamp Lofts of Egger, were here Friday trading. The Rev. G. w. Wolf of Ink, returned Monday night from a To- days stay at Altus. Rome Golf of Cove, was in town Tuesday paying taxes and attend- ing to other business.
 A marriage license was issued Saturday to Joe Sandlin and Mrs Maud Risener of Mena.
 Miss Bama Barnes of Wander voort, is here for a visit with her sister, Mrs. c. k. Knight.
 Mark G. Riggin, who has been visiting relatives at Big Fork, returned Tue sday to Mena.
 Miss Lula Ellison of Board Camp, is visiting at the home of MT. and Mrs. w. O'BaEnon.
 Mrs. o. l.. Briggs of Rich Mountain, spent Friday in Mena 
 shopping and visiting friends. Mrs. G. B. Kirk left Sunday for visit with her parents. MT. and Mrs. B. M. Rowton at Wom- ble.
 Roscoe Johnson of Gillham, who has been here several days on business, left Friday for Hat field.
 Miss Susie V4ught, who has been visiting her cousin, Miss Nora Sale, left Tuesday for her home at Nunley. A marriage license was issued Saturday to NJ. s. Johnston of Pilot Point, Tex, and Miss Azzie Vaught of Nuuley. Mrs. Marcus Johnson left We'd nesday for Hatfield, after a short visit here with MT. and Mrs. Freeman Johnson.
 Mrs. L. J. Witherspoon was in Mena Tuesday enroute from her home at Womble to Cove, where she will visit her mother. Sol Chapman of Blue Grove, Tex, was here Friday en route to his home from Egger, where he has been during the illness and death of his mother. B. ]. Spencer, formerly cashier of the Bank of Cove. now in the lumber business at Vandervoort, spent a day last week looking al ter business in Mena. Mr. and Mrs. I. w. Bane art here from Des Moines, la, look ing over the country with a view to locating in better climate MT. Baue is lawyer.
 Marriage licenses were issued 1 "Wednesday to Forest Stark and Miss Geneva Thomas of Wander voort, and J. l.. Simpson ant Miss Frony Story of Grannls.
 IL. Burnett was in Tuesda' from his farm near Foran Gap, ant reports that they had hail storn | Monday afternoon. The nan stones were very large but wer!' scattered so no damage to frui was done.
 l Wanted-Middle aged womal who wants a good home for month or two, with good wa ges Address Joe Skeen, Hatfield Ark 1A0N 14 ,
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14

Dr. ]. K. Davis was feeling so good Wednesday that he got up and went out for ride in his automobile.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14

Mrs. J. N. Montgomery re- turned to Hatfield Thursday afternoon after spending few days here visiting her brother-in- law, Tom Montgomery, and fami- iy.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14

z. A. Hilton rode up from Cove on horseback Wednesday, attend ing to business al the court house.
 Mike Mowdy and Louis Now dy and their families were here Monday on trading trip.
 il. M. Fowler and s. A. Foote of Big Fork, returned Monday from a trip to ksnsas City.
 c. E. Kelly ard Lee Wilhite of Oden, were trading in Mena Sat- urday.
 IF. Averitt and family spent Sunday in Cove with relatives.
 Joe Allen of Cove, was in town Wednesday on business. 0Lce Lamb was in Wednesday from Egger.
 Leave orders for Philo Iucu- bators, egg settings and Conkey's remedies, with John A. Miller, west of Mena, or write E. N. Hopkins, Fort Smith, 90Y Garri- son avenue. 2O-13tf
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14
CLEARED IF DEAD
LAST BODIES OF vIsTlMs OF CHERRY MINE DISASTER
 BROUGHT TO SURFACE.
WERE FOUND IN LOWEST LEVEL

Thirty-Onc Bodies of Miners En- tombed Since November 13 Last,
 Recovered-AII Are Now Accounted
 For-A Last Message Discovered.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14

Mrs. Lon Needham of Green mooa, who with her granddaugh- .el' Miss Bernice Yelvelton, has psen p visiting her neice, Mrs. Sam hhaallng. ha left Monday for her nome nome Her granddaughter ac-
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14

Will Jones and family aud Peter Dahlgreen, father of H. Dahlgreen of the News Democrat are here from Osage City, Kas.. visiting and looking for some property.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14

A. J. Stevenson of Sims. ]. II. Hammer of Dial, D. G. Hendrix oi Muse, Ok, w. D. Goodner and Dick Huddleston of Oden, and Charles Miller of Hatfield, traded In Mena Thursday.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14

Middle aged woman who wants a good home for a month or two, with good wa ges. Address Joe Skeen, Hatfield, Ark. fAs'e' ~S 14 2t
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14

Miss Bama Barnes, who has oeen here for few days, and her s'seer, Miss Jo Barnes, who has oeen here for several weeks visit rug. their sister, Mrs. c. w. hhu'ght, left Saturday for their nome at Vandcrvoort.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14

Miss Susie VAught, who has been visiting her cousin, Miss Nora Sale, left Tuesday for her home at Nunley.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14

Thacker Brothers Grocery Com pany expects io move in few days into the north half of the room formerly occupied by the Cash Store. It has just been re- modled and will make fine store.
 W. D. Smith, a young lawyer ot Austin, Tex, iu writing to Ernest Benjamin, speaks of re- cent visits here and of his faith in mena as great summer resort. mats what everybody feels who has been here.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14

Miss Lula Ellison of Board Camp, is visiting at the home of MT. and Mrs. w. O'Basnon.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14

Mark G. Riggin, who has been visiting relatives at Big Fork, returned Tuesday to Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14

0Lce Lamb was in Wednesday from Egger.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14

Roscoe Johnson of Gillham, who has been here several days on business, left Friday for Hat field.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14

Miss Bama Barnes of Wander voort, is here for a visit with her sister, Mrs. c. k. Knight.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14

Mrs. o. l.. Briggs of Rich Mountain, spent Friday in Mena shopping and visiting friends.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14

A marriage license was issued Saturday to NJ. $. Johnston of Pilot Point, Tex, and Miss Azzie Vaught of Nuuley.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14

Mrs. G. E. Kirk left Sunday for visit with her parents. MT. and Mrs. B. M. Rowton at Wom- ble.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-14

Mrs. Marcus Johnson left We'd nesday for Hatfield, after short visit here with Mir. and Mrs. Freeman Johnson.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07

among many pill
grms annually
substantial concrete writer Oh the
greatest English alegory
Bedford only fifty London
miles the United States of America But us
world
his native village Certainly not one OF
their lineage back members OF the
the Mayhower would dispute the
legitimacy appeal based their right to claim him as Oh the same
spiritual mold their forebears
binding blood and common
detail eliminate literary heritage Bed
ford well it knshp deeply rooted in the intellect
ual
phrase used in
book which has
slow reaching the polite circles which esteem written work for Its IN
lecual quality literary flavor Its earliest entirely among
the the obscure the unliy 1t written for them by an I'M
literary man whose trade placed him among the ow In the Gays
tinker better than vagran hghhanded pill
habits lifted him but little above the gyps whom
desped
respectable than of
his Grace Astounding
dancing, bell playing tip
Southampton He like the other Pur
Cromwen proportion
condemned himself which only the
immoral mind which made
joity possible the Pilgrims Prog
ress"
weaknesses
ballads
owlier
There are those uncutured
of
Hamlet, Macbehne
minds
vigorous narrative related in strong homey English
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
HYMNS AND THEIR AUTHORS
NEARER HOME.

By Phoebe Cary.

1.-THE sisters Alice and Phoebe Cary
were well known to an earlier generation
for their literary work, chiefly of a poeti-
cal character. Phoebe was born near Gin
cinnati, Sept. "a, 1926; afterward she re-
moved to New York She >died at New
port, r. l., July 81, 1871. This is the only
example of her work found in the hymn
books and even this was not written for
a hymn 1t appeared as a poem in a
different form in 1852 and the present
meter was not adopted until 1869. Since
then the song has been generally used and
counted as favorite both for church SER
vices and for home and individual use.1
One sweetly solemn thought
Comes to me DER and DER
Nearer my home, to-day, am I
Than e'er I've been before.
Nearer my Fathers house,
Where many mansions be;
Nearer to-day the great white throne.
Nearer the crystal sea.
Nearer the bound of life,
Where burdens are laid down;
Nearer to leave the heavy cross;
Nearer to gain the crown.
But, lying dark between,
Winding down through the night,
There rolls the deep and unknown
stream
That leads at last to light.
Ev'n now, perchance my feet
Are slipping on the brink,
And I. to-day, am nearer home
Nearer than now I think.
Father, perfect my trust!
Strengthen my power of faith!
Nor let me stand, at last, alone
Upon the shore of death.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
ENLIGHTENED DUSSELDORF.

Mining and Iron Center Has n
Great European Reputation.
Dusseldorf is the center of the great
mining and iron districts of West
phalia, but in spite of the nature of
the work which goes on all around it
it has none Of the characteristics Of
an English manufacturing town.
1t is not necessary here to give any
detailed description Of the city, the
Dusseldorf correspondent of the Lon.
don Chronicle says. 1t has a repu-
tation all over Europe for enlightened
municipal government, and it is. in
fact, one of the show places of mod
ern Germany. Broad boulevards radi-
ate from the Central plaza, which are
edged with magnificent shops and
buildings, and municipal ownership is
carried to its fullest DEVELOPMENT. The
whole town is monument to what
German thoroughness can do.
II forms convenient center for the
whole OF the Ruhr coal and iron dis
trict. A few miles to the north lies
Duisburg, which, with it's sister town
OF Ruhrort, forms busy hive, where
ironstone is transformed into steel in
all forms. At night the sky CLOVIS
with the glare of countless furnaces,
| while the headgears of the coal mines
whirl round as they bring to bank the
loaded corveS. In the near distance
are Essen, Dortmund, Elberfeld and
| Solingen, while across the Rhine lies
Crefeld Electric tramways traverse
the whole of the district.
Although 200 miles from the sea-
Duisburg has all the characteristics of
a great inland port and the Rhine is
crowded with steamers and lighters
and long RATS made up of wood from
the Black forest, which float down the
stream. In making use of their in
land waterways the Germans teach
us lesson which we might well lay
/ to heart.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
SERMONETTES.

No man finds fame by hunting it.
There is no obedience under COM
pulsion.
He never finds himself who never
denies himself.
Ideals of character are the con-
science of society.
The rambling preacher seldom hits
the green pastures.
They who pour out their hearts
never empty them.
A man may deceive himself, but he
never fools destiny.
The highest religion is to do the
lowliest things well.
Our toughest experiences often arise
from our smoothest tricks.
The mournful saint works a good
deal more harm than the cheerful sin
ner.
It's a wabbly man who complains
that the platform is not broad enough
for him.
1t is easy to shut our eyes to the
brother who is down when our hun
CRY hands are going out to the one
who is I'D.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
WINNING His Way.

A man past middle age, gray and
neatly dressed in black, on New York
car remarked rather loudly that it was
a fine day, and that he was glad he
had come to the United States. He
seemed to- know all the policemen as
the car went along and the street
cleaners and street repairers as we'll
exchanged saIutations with him. He
was Familiarity known as John to all
of them. The passengers were amazed
at the alacrity with which they all
espfed him, far and near, and respond
ed whenever the old man waved his
hand. He was in eXuberant spirits,
and policeman who seemed to take
an interest in him asked: well,
John. where are you going now?" The
old mans face frightened as he re-
plfed: 81 am going to put in the
newspapers how we'll I've done since
I came to America" What have you
done? Tell u.s. asked passenger
alphabetically. well. I have been
working a few years as street sweep
or and have just been promoted to a
lob at repairing the roads"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
No Substitute for Honex.

Agriculture is experiencing a revival
in Russia, owing to the discovery that
sugar is no fitting substitute for honey,
especially as food for the aged, and
still less for children, so that even
dear honey is to be preferred in GER
tain instances to cheap sugar. The
increase in the production of honey is
particularly noticeable in some places
where there is little forest shelter.
When sugar was an imported article
in Russia, agriculture played an i'm
portant part in the agricultural devel-
opment of the empire. According to a
recent consular report, with the adj
vent of good and cheap sugar, the
industry declined. Physicians pointed
out the value of honey as a medicinal
agent, and botanists drew attention
to the part played by the bees in the
pollination of fruit and field crops.
The result of their preaching seems to
be evident at present.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
There Should.

Fritz, the gardener, was a stolid Ger
man who was rarely moved to extraor-
binary language. Even the most provo
cative occasions only caused him to re-
mark mildly on his i'll luck Not long,
ago he came back from the city in the
late evening, after hard day in the
market place. He was sleepy, ard the
train being crowded, the naggageman,
gave him chair in his roomy car
Finally the train reached Bloomfield
Fritz still slept as it pulled in, and his
friend had to shake him and tell him
where he was.
II tanks you" said Fritz, as he rose
slowly to his feet. The open door of
the car was directly in front Of him
He walked straight out of It,.
The baggageman sprang to look after
him. Fritz slowly picked himself up
from the sand by the side of the track,
looked up at the door and said, with
no wrath in his voice.:
There should here be some steps, -
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-07-07
Advising Natalie
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Whenever people talked it over they
snvariably ended by saying 1t was a
perfect shame that Natalie Baker was
ahrowing herself away on Tom Arnold.
It was not that they had anything
definite against Tom. The objection
was more against what he wasn't than
what he was. He just wasn't much OF
anything. He was "a and had a clerk
ship in an Office where by industry he
might achieve $3.50 a month in ten
years or so and then might stick there
for the rest of his life. Not that the
measure Of a man is his income, but 1t
is the measure of his position in the
world and Natalie was the kind of girl
who would be wasted in obscurity.
Natalie was so extraordinarily and
commandingly pretty and so generally
fascinating that it was irritating to the
community at large that she was not
TO be carried away in a golden chariot,
or rather in a limousine with the
requisite bank account behind 1t.
"Of course" said Mrs. Flicker, who
had been a friend of Natalies mother
and who watched rather exasperatedly
her fathers indulgent method of bring
ing I'D his daughter, cit isn't that one
lis mercenary-or that | don't believe
in falling in love or anything like that