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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-08-22
ATWOOD GOES
SHORT Way
Flies Only Eighty-four Miles and
Uses Up all of His
Gasoline.
VAS A DAY OF UNCERTAINTIES
Fast Train, Which Left Cleveland
Twenty Minutes After Him,
Failed to Catch
Up.

Swanville, Pa, Aug. 19.-What
he called one jump brought Harry
N. Atwood, the Boston aviator. from
Cleveland, O., to Swanville, Pa, yes
terday afternoon and landed him
eighty-four miles nearer his desti-
nation in his picturesque aeroplane
flight from st. Louis to New YORK
Atwood was to have flown to
Erie, but lack of gasoline forced
him to land eleven miles west Of
Erie. He came down without acct
dent and glided into corn field in
the twilight.
Starting from Cleveland after
much delay, Atwood went through
the air at terrific speed. A fast
mail train, which left Cleveland
twenty minutes after him, failed to
catch up. Atwood even gained I'M
til he was thirty miles ahead Of the
train.
Sailing high over the edge of
Lake Erie and the vineyards that
dot the shore. Atwood after leaving
Cleveland at 4:03 o'clock. alighted
in the cornfield at Swanville at
Swanville at 6:10 o'clock, central
time, his actual flying time for the
eighty-four miles from Cleveland
being hours and Z minutes.
Atwood's getaway from Cleveland
was so late in the afternoon that
he faced prospect of being over
taken by darkness. First he had to
ascend from narrow strip Of fenc-
ed, sandy beach. He glided down
hill, and almost touching the water
few out over the lake into treach-
erous wind. BY skillful steering he
took spiral upward course and lat
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-08-22
THIRTY ARE HURT
IN TRAIN WRECK
Fast Big Four Train Goes Into
Ditch.

Columbus, O., Aug. 19.-Thirty
persons were injured, some of them
seriously, yesterday when Big Four
train No. as, one of the latest trains
In the service, was ditched near the
Ohio state hospital for the insane
just west of Columbus.
The more seriously injured:
Mrs. C. e. Rough of Dayton, back
hurt.
Miss Minnie Sharp of Dayton,
head cut.
Mrs. Callie Wuest of Dayton, jaw
broken.
Albert Drodall of Cincinnati, chef
on diner. back injured.
J. S. Noe Of Columbus, engineer.
Stanley Dickerson of Columbus,
fireman.
AS the train rounded curve at
the Grand View avenue crossing
with the Toledo & Ohio Central
tracks the front trucks of the second
day coach climbed switch point
and the car was derailed.
Dumping over the ties at the rate
Of forty miles an hour the derailed
coach pulled the other coaches OF
the track and two of the day
coaches toppled over into the ditch.
Persons residing in the neighbor-
hood were the first to go to the aid
Of the injured and before the am
balances arrived from the city had
extricated all the wreck victims.
A relief train brought twelve In
jured passengers to the city. None
Of these seriously was injured.
DR.. c. H. Baumgardner OF Selma,
O.. was on the train and assisted in
taking care OF the injured. He was
obliged to take table linen from the
diner and use 1t for bandages for the
injured.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-08-22
Explosion Causes Fire.

Ottumwa, Aug. 19.-Fire suppos-
ed to have started from an explc-
sion OF grain dust yesterday COM
pletely destroyed the A. c. Craft
company grain elevator at Moulton.
The loss will aggregate $1,000.
The elevator and the grain and
lumber stored in the building were
destroyed. The explosion was OF
such force that 1t blew out the walls
Of the building and carried win.
dow and casing three hundred
feet.
Four hundred bushels OF timothy
seed were part of the contents burn
ed. The insurance was $4,000.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-08-22
Strike of Railway Organizations
Throws Thousands Out
of Work.
TROOPS ARRIVE IN LONDON
Early Morning Finds About $4,000
at Various Points in City-N-
forts Being Made to Bring
About Peace.

London, Aug. 19.-The fight be-
tween the railroad companies and
the striking union employees is on
in dead earnest today. Thousands
have obeyed the strike order and
other thousands have continued at
work. The companies are operating
their principal trains under modified
schedules.
The government and the board OF
trade are continuing their efforts
toward peace, but the old deadlock
between the unions and the man
ayers appears to have reasserted It.
self today. The managers had a
prolonged meeting with members OF
the board OF trade. but as far as
could be learned the railroad COM
panies declined to bulge from their
stand Of making no further conces-
sions beyond submitting the dispute
to the royal commission suggested
by the government.
The chief cities or England are
armed camps. The stations, work
shops, signal posts, tunnels and
bridges are guarded by soldiers
Clerks have been pressed into SER
vice to aid the nonstrikers in NOV.
ing the trains. Despite the efforts
OF the companies freight traffic Is
demoralized and the shortage Of
food supplies. threatens a famine a,
some points.
The militia held possession Of
the stations along the lines not FOL
the purpose at present Of interior
ing in the strike except to protect
men desiring to work and to guart
the property Of the companies.
Meantime the government contin
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-08-22

er landed in the Country club golf
links.
On the golf course he made three
unsuccessful starts before he could
rise high enough to skim over the
tree tops. Safely in the air, he
swung out over the lake, came back
to point over the land, and at an
altitude of 600 feet struck out on
his course, fixed by the Lake Shore
& Michigan Southern railroad
tracks, with the intention of reach
ing Erie before shutdown.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-08-22
Big Damages are Sought.

keokuk, Aug. 19.-Edward D.
Richey Of Kahoka, Mo-, filed yester-
day in the federal court a suit
against the Santa Fe railway asking
judgment for $4,000 damages on
account of the practical destruction
OF his eye sight. He says he was
hurt in an accident that occurred
while he was riding on a passenger
train of the company near La Plata.
Mo. ~
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
TW0-MlLE TwITTERINGs.

Oscar Robinson went to Mena on
 business Saturday. Mody Robinson left Saturday for Franklin county to visit with rel atiyes and friends. Tom Anderson visited with his son, Charley Anderson and family lat Six-Mile Saturday. Wallace Anderson is adding new improvements to his farm by building new house.
 Miss Kate Kelly has returned home after two weeks stay with her uncle near Mena. Miss Lillian Pipkin, our school teacher, spent Saturday and Sun-
 day with her parents in Mena. Several people from this place att tended the auction sale at R. A. Higgins near Hatfield, Saturday. Mir. and Mrs. D. l.. Taylor and
 son, Burkett, were trading in Mena Thursday and attending the Culpep- per meeting.
 Arch Whitehead, who is working at Hatfield, called on relatives and lold time friends at this place Sat- urday and Sunday. Mrs. Carrie Williamson and chil- dtAn itbul HUI I0illC uCcudy Oi last week after a ten days visit with relatives in Oklahoma. Vel Pool and Misses Benie Gip- son and Lena Wallace wer guests
 at the home of T. J. Hicks Wednes- day evening.
 Mrs. Josie Rotenberry and little son, Roy, of McAlester, Ok, came in
 last week to visit with her cousin,
 Mrs. Williamson.
 Mir. and Mrs. I. B. Whitseett and son, Clifford, were the guests of Mrs, Whitestts sister at Nunley Satur- day night and Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. T. Ward and daughters, and w. l. Whitsett and son, Bill, and Grandma Mcdaniel
 were trading in Mena Wednesday. Mrs. Mary Whitehead and chil- dren came in Saturday from Van- deryoort to visit with Mrs. White heads parents, MT. and Mrs. T. w, Anderson.
 Tom Dempsey and daughters and MT. Dempsey's mother, Mrs, Martha Daniel, of Cove, came Up Friday to visit D. A. Daniel and family and returned home Sunday. paragrapher.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
LIBERTY.

Plenty of rain now and crops look good.
 J. K. Wilcox spent Saturday at Egger.
 ]. R. Watkins was in Mena on business Saturday.
 Good school at Liberty. Prof. Bates is teacher.
 w. M. Martin will go to U. s. court at Fort Smith Monday.
 J. K. Wilcox and Dr. Norris went to Mena on business Monday.
 The good sisters of Liberty say it is so rainy they have a hard time with their fruit.
 We understand that w. J. Will Hams is going to put in new gin this summer in the Dr. Norris stand.
 The K. k. & c. U. of A. met the 22nd of July and elected a full set of officers as follows: ]. c. Brown, president; ], A. Farris, vice presi- dent; ]. K. Wilcox, secretary and treasurer, l.. l.. Brown, conductor ]. l.. Bates, doorkeeper; ]. H. Brown, chaplain. All were present and were installed. The local meets the second and fourth Saturday in each month.
 School Girl.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
BILLS TOWN BULLETS.

Chris Hoover of Egger is visitine relatives at Kimberly.
 Bro. feathers is holding a pro- lracted meeting at B0to this week sam Hoover, Jr., and Sam Reed are picking peaches at the Highland orchard this week.
 The Rev. Mfr. Wolf has been hold ing a protracted meeting at Bills Town the past week.
 W. B. Hoover, Will McBrayer, Henry Jones, Tom Sparker, Henry Dean, Charles Fugitt and others have invested in new hacks.
 w. B. HoOver's colt show will be held the fourth Saturday i'll Sep- tember. Ten dollars will be paid for the colt which wears the blue hibb0n. <. J. Hoover of Bills Town and Glenn Hewitt of Boto, Chris Hoover of Bigger and Wilse Branton of Murfreesboro all visited at the Highland orchard Monday and Tuesday.
 School Boy
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
EGGER PLUsfs.

The Nazarene church begins f0- day meeting on Friday, August i They have erected a large arbor for the purpose.
 James Van Horn has sold his in- terest ill the drug store at Cherry Hill to T. W. philpot, who will con- duct the business in the future. It Its the intention of MT. philpot to enlarge the stock and put it in first class shape.
 While Mrs. Frank Garrett was lcanning some fruit last Friday the | top of a jar broke, cutting her fore larm to the bone. Dr. Bizzel was lealled, and found it necessary tC ! Itake several stitches. The w0und l Is healing rapidly and sio bad re- suits are expected.
 Several of our people are plant l ing June corn and Irish potatoes lWhv nal add s several ees sasll hundred tioi- Mrs to Polk county wealth by SUD- | plying our own potatoes instead ci paying Colorado and other states oul hard earned money in the form 0. potatoes at Se to $ per bushtif l Messrs. C. l.. and John Lofts re- gently closed q deal with Willis lNimberly. whereby they ocean, lthe owners of his cotton gin ant lgrist mill al this place. The new
 owners have had force of men a work since the purchase, putting the machinery III good shape fol the coming season.
 I While other states are askin,
 bonds to be iloated to supply none.
 | with which to pay the drouth'
 stricken farmers for working tn
 roads to keep them from starving
 Polk county. the garden spot 0 | Arkansas, is going merrily ahea' lpfeparing for q great annual fai and celebration. Cherry Hill cal
 boast of being in tho choicest par Iof the county.
 ! T. ". philpot and ], B. Harmon ! sflsr looking over the situation il
 other places. are contented to re
 ,main in Polk county. Mir. Harm0,
 ,says Cherry Hill looks better to hin
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
MOUNTAIN FORK NEWS.

Bunyan Crawford died last Sunday Frog Hodges of Little Rock is wis., iting his cousin, Miss Etna Sartain. J. s. Farless and family of Lenox Ok, are visiting relatives here this week.
 Miss Ollie GiiaTribiin, who has been sick with slow fever, is some better at present.
 Miss Roxie Gordon of Mountain Fork visited friends at Slatington Sunday night.
 Some of the farmers are afraid cotton is losing out on account of the black rust
 Mir. and Mrs. Joe Turner of Board Camp visited Mrs. Turner's parents Mir. and Mrs. C0rneilson, last week. W. W. Crawford and family oi Mountain lam Fork visited Mrs. Craw- lords parents, Mir. and Mrs. c. w Chamhiin, this week.
 Mrs. E. NJ. Sartain visited her son near Mena Tuesday and Wednesday Some good work is being done or the Rich Mountain road.
 Tucker.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
INK NEMs.

Rex Harrison Jeff Saturday fol Muskoeee, Ok.
 Had fine rain here Tuesday anc crops are looking fine.
 School at Concord is doing wei with an enrolment of ~.
 Mrs. ]. NJ. Hanah visited Mrs Maggie Cottlnan last week.
 Mr.. and Mrs. R. T. Wear are tht proud parents of a baby boy.
 Mrs. Emma Wood of Egger sDenl Monday at the home of s. l. Wood.
 Jack Cross spent Saturday ane sunday with relatives at Posey HOl- low.
 Drew Wyatt of Mena is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nj. D Wyatt.
 Frank Embry returned Saturday from Hot Springs, wher he has beer several days.
 Ed Parish has returned iron Big Fork, where he has been fol some time.
 Elder J. R. Jones will begin a pro- Lraeted meeting at Pine Grove Thursday night.
 Miss Myrtle Wood of Egger wis tied the first of the week with hel brother, $. l. Wood.
 J. s. Moses has returned to his home at McCurtain, Ok, after 6 visit at the home of R. Hill.
 The singing school began Mon- day morning at Concord with sever enrolled and more expected.
 Mrs. Barbara Cross spent Satur- day and Sunday with her sister Mrs. lsham posey, of posey Hollow
 Frank Mitchell of Hodgins, Ok. came in last Saturday to visit hi: sisters, Mrs. Hattie Wood and Mrs Pearl Rossen.
 Mir. and Mrs. N. P. Whisenant and Mrs. J. K. Mount of Ransom were guests at the home of R. F Wear part of last week
 Miss Birdie Hill has returned tt her home at McCurtain, Ok, after several days viist with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Hill.
 Ben Eisenhower spent from las "Wednesday to Sunday with his sis ter, Mrs lsham Posey of Posey Hol- low, who was dangerously ill, bu IS now reported better.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
GRANNls GRAINS.

The peach season is about over and every shipper is more than sat- iSiled with the price. J. k. School oy shipped several crates, each peach weighing fl ounces.
 Cantaloupe shippers are reaping a rich harvest at the present time. One car was shipped on Saturday, one on Sunday, two on Monday, and they expect to ship two each day until the crop is harvested.
 There is phenomenal crop of cantaloupes around Granuis this year. G. Smith picked almost 200 crates from one acre. A buyer from Denver, Col, is paying Si per crate f. c. b. Grannis. Farmers in gen. eral arc fortunate in making from S25 to $35 per acre from land which cost $75 to St00 per acre, while we in Polk county are making from s75 10 SI50 per acre from land that cost $i0 per acre.
 Frank Lowell is handling the peach crop from Father Vatt- man n'se farm, where the prizze peaches came from for the St, Louis fair. He shipped one crate, and, not being satisfied with the price, $3 per hnshal nat .hse sS-
 
 mainder in cans and glass jars, from winch he expects to realize consid- erably more than he would at the above price.
 It is reported that there has been several letters to depositors from Senator Logan. wEc is said to be working in Kansas City in the real estate business, intinating that he would come back. providing that he were appointed joint receiver, but some new features in the case have lately come up. and the depositoTs 1 are inclined not to let him meddle lany further in their affairs. Sena- Itor Logan claiyas he never misap- lpropriated n single dollar, and vel l the question remaines unanswered IwhaI became of the money2. It is said Logan claims he does not know The. receiver, Mir. pipkin. is doing Iail in his power to expedite matters Meanwhile. some Of the depositors lespecially old people who are past work. are finding if very hard to get along and manage to get enough to cat.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
COVE CATCHES.

Landlord Skinner of the Home Hotel and R. ?. childers. the black smith, are quite sick with some kind of fever.
 Dr. Nj. T. Gray has more good stun to cat and to feed growing on 2i2 acre tot than any man in Cove and aside from a fine garden, he he will have Si00 worth of feed.
 E nlaeksssss;:;sss;is and and iii5 h is daughter Mrs. w. D. Holmes, arrived from St John, Mich, fast Friday, and Will make their home here. Mrs. Holmes IS the wife of W. D. Holmes, who purchased land here recently.
 D. K. Hise of Washington county purchased the Sol Toon farm of 35i acres near here last week, making two good farms he has bought ir this part Of the country within { year. MT. Hise is a practical farm er. and he says 1t looks like fndint something to buy D farm in Poll
 ". 4. Wortbineton is radidl, converting Ridgeview fruit farm into hog ranch. and it's advantage are certainly favorable for both Tn dustries. Mir. Worthiagfon has fine herd of Red Durocs, the hea' Of the herd being ifl0-poundeI registered. Last week Mir. Worth iylgt1n shipped fl pigs, two month old, to the Eagle Lumber Company ff Eagle Mills, 0uachita county, fo which he received the top price.
 The rainy weather is ell right fo the corn crop, but cotton grower are beginning t0 get uneasy, an, their afxifty Is, well founded, as to,
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
PREMIUM LIST.

The town of aHtfield wilt pay S. for the best calf under one year old i; Si for best pair of chickens; Si for the best stalk of corn; $f for the best stalk of cotton; $i for the best Gill under one year old; Si for the best watermelon; Si for the best stock of cane.
 Si best penmanship student of the Hatfield High sehooI; SI best decla- nation, students of Hatfield High school
 Sl for best foot racer; Si to win her of fat mans race, (200 pounds or over to entef1; Si oldest man on ground, Si oldest lady on ground.
 PROGRAM.
 2:30 Address, Importance of Ed ucatl0n, by Prof. Redmond. BOO Object of This Celebra- ton Judge Frost, ]. 0. Gates. Ball game aeiween Hatfield team and Choctaw team Of Watson, Ok. Also ball game between Hatfield and Mena. S5.00 to best ball team. Ev- |erybody bring a basket of dinner to make the day good.
 ". H. stephens,
 T. NJ. Dover,
 II. W. snger,
 Committee.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
OWEN CR|T|C|SES SUPREME COURT OKLAHOMA SENATOR SPEAKS FOR HIS BILL PROVIDING
 FOR THE RECALL. Says If the Recall Were in Force Acts Passed by Congress Would
 Not Be Amended by
 the Courts.

Washington, Aug. i.-Severe crit iclsm of the United States Supreme court marked the speech of Sena- tor Owen of Oklahoma today, who advocated before the senate the ad- option of his bill providing for the election and recall of federal judges.
 Supporting his bill, Owen said that with it in force the federal courts would not longer, becuase of thelr views of public policy, amend acts of congress by inserting words in important statutes which con- gress had refused to insert. as the supreme court did in the Standard Oil and tobacco trust cases.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
OLIVER CHAPEL CHIPS.

A nice rain fell Saturday.
 w Miss Kate Kelly of Two Mile I11EZIpent last week with her uncle, w. -. Kelly.
 Aunt Lizzie Sellers of New Potter Disited at the home of her brother, 'om Elmore, last week.
 Mrs. Kelly's school at this place } progressing nicely, with ~ pu- Arlanals enrolled.
 ,o There was singing at the home Tom Davis Sunday night and a
 lrge crowd attended.
 ran Miss Mae Imoe of Potter visited CT cousin, Hattie Woosley, Satur- Inc coay night and Sunday. surned An ice cream supper was given .,,-,a the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom ists ailmore Wednesday night. A large ust tlrowd was present and all report a ,osed ice time. Vs Mir. and Mrs. Henry Butler of retafy fyussellville, Ok. spent a few days F. Smast week with MT. Buffers sister, Mrs. Worthy Mckinney, of this
 School Girl
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
NEW HOPE NEEDLES.

Everett Anderson of Nunley wis tied here Sunday.
 Bro. II. B. Webb of Texas has been holding a meeting here. N. 0. White of Board Camp wis. ited Thomas Holman Friday night Vincen McHale of St. Louis is visiting his aunt, Mrs. Maggie Cur ley.
 William Ryan of this place went on the excursion to Galveston last week.
 Messrs James and Clip Southern left Saturday for Quinlon, Ok- te visit a brother.
 0len Wood and little sister, Ma dine, of Ink, visited their grand father Sunday.
 MT. Upshaw and daughters, Let and Florence of Big Fork, were al New Hope Sunday.
 Amos Brewer left Saturday fol his home at Mikesboro, Ok, after visiting his parents.
 Uncle Zeke.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
HARTLEY.

Crops are fine in this locality.
 The Hartley school is progressing nicely.
 w. J. Carter of Dial was in Hart ley last week.
 MT. and Mrs. Bud Ford are the proud parents of a baby boy.
 Dr. J. L. Williamson of Wander yoort was mingling with Hartley friends Sunday.
 Miss Gertrude Barlow of Mena who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. w. II. Riding, returned home Monday.
 c. w. parson has purchased the Faulkner saw mill and contem- plates moving it to Dial in the near future.
 An old fashioned dance was given at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Heath "Wednesday night and nice time was reported. Messrs. Walter Rhodes and Mon- roe Jenkins returned last week from Oklahoma and report crops badly damaged by drouth in that state.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
We Are Dispensers of High Grade
 FRESH  We also have In operation an
 up-to- date
 SANITARY SODA FOUNTAIN The Latest Styles of The Finest Stationery The Mena Pharmacy BENNETT JACKSON, Prop.
 Phone S1
Big Protected Meeting at Cove

Dr. Hartman, pastor of the Pres |byterian church at RusselvIlle, s with pastor A. G. Wallace at tlie preshyterian church ia Ganee,, Q, halh-- IF ing a protracted meeting. Servdlces are held at i0:30 a. m. and S.o0 \, m. every day. This meeting Will continue over the coming Sunday and probably all of next week. peo, pie Of all churches are invited " cooperate with us in this Worh. Unusual interest has already Dech aroused. Dr. Hartman is. an elol quent speaker. clear thinker, anu above all, a deeply devotional nla'', an All people are earnestly invited ~ ~ attend this meeting. All sefsice51 s5 begin promptly at the time set, anu ss all those getting in late will mss some splendid music. Let all colile out and worship God in these se' vices.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03

There Is more Catarrh in thts sac- ton or the country than all other dIs- eases put together, and until the last lew years was supposed to be incur able. For a great many wears nnst ssra pronounced It local disease and pre- sfr,oed stan local remedies. and by con fssat s.an.as iaiilng to cure with local Selence has proven Catarrh to be n constitutional disease and therefore rs4u,res constitutional treafrnenf .s tsaiiss Iatarrh Care. manufactured bv r. Cheney & Co. Toledo, 0hio J;s ;s the only constitutional remedy on on ths s market market: It Is taken In doses from Io urops TO teaspoonful It acfs dis recuy upon the blood and muco,,s surface of the system. They offer me hhnared dollars for any case fl fai1s to sais- Address e eesuinoH- .
 !. CHENEY 4 co. Toledo. e
 sold by Ill Druggists, 75c Fer hottie c.tsa ske Halls Family Pills for Corsti-
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
Correspondence
BOARD CAMP. NEWS.

Rex Harrison spent Sunday at Potter.
 Hey and Rex Harrison left Mon day for Oklahoma points. The camp meeting IS progressing nicely, being conducted by the Reva Smith, Finley, Small and Burnett.
 Twenty of Board Camps citizens finished Mrs. NJ. M. Cross en's crop Monday. Sickness made this kind act necessary.
 Nobody's Child.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
KICKED BY A HORSE.

Dr. P n Watkins Watkins was ca,roa ta Nunley Saturday to attend to the thfee-year-old boy of MT. and Mrs. Leuaecke, who was kicked. in the head by horse. The doctor found that the boys skull had been frac- tured, but the brain had not been injured. Dr. J. T. Bogard assisted nim Tn attending to the wound, and nicely. a'o'e