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The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02
Speech in Chicaao.

Chicago, Oct. 3i.-president Taft surprised large audience at the dinner of the Hamilton club yes- terday by what most of his hearers construed as an admission of the possibility of Republican defeat in the coming national election. He was speaking to what had promised to be an enthusiastic audience of Republicans.
 Republicans present hastened to ascribe the presidents utterances to weariness after his long tour of speech making, and especially af- ter the three days hard campaign ing in Chicago. IL was his last public utterance in Chicago before leaving for pittsburg last night. He said:
 Now we are at--some people think = the crisis in the Re- publican party with reference to it's continuance in the guidance of the nation. 1 am hopeful that the good people of the country who know a good thing when they see 1t, have only chastened us in an off year, in order that we may be bet ter hereafter, but with no intention of shifting from shoulders that are fitted to bear the burdens of the present problems, and carry them to q successful solution, to those which are untried and which have new theories of action that we do not believe in, and that we don't believe the people believe in.
 Could Bear Temporary Defeat.
 However, if so be it that they desire 0 make n change, we shall loyally support the new govern ment under any conditions, with the hope it will inure to the benefit of the country, but with the con- solation that, if after one trial the people think they ought to go back to the old party that has served them so we'll in the progressive days of the nation, they will do so-we can bear that, my friends, that is all"
 How the Day Was Spent.
 The address before the Hamilton club, in which the possibility of de- feat found expression, followed the laying of the cornerstone of the new home of the Hamilton club, one of the leading Republican clubs of the middle west.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02
WILL CONSIDER
 MENA'S OFFER
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows to h. vestigate "The BOulders' for Old Folks Home-Honors
 to Mena Women.

Little Rock, Oct. 25.-pine Bluff secured the 1912 convention of the Grand Lodge of Independent Order of Odd Fellows during the afier- noon session, when officers for the ensuing year were elected as fol- lows:
 G. w. Pardee, Little Rock, grand master.
 G. w. Reed, Heber Springs, dep uty grand master.
 Judge J. w. Meeks, Mammoth Springs, grand warden.
 John P. Paul, Newport, grand sec retary.
 L. S. O'Neal, Ft. Smith, grand treasurer.
 M. M. Stuckey, Newport, repre- sentative to sovereign lodge.
 The sessions were held in the convention hall of the Hotel Marion, the grand lodge degree being con- ferred on 580 delegates at the optn- ing of the convention. More than 5000 members of the diiTernt branches of the order were in at tendance.
 A committee was appointed 10 in- vestigate the Mena proposition, which comprises an offer of "The Boulders," a beautiful home near Mena,, known as the R. M. Quigley home, the value of which is SUD- posed to be S25,000, to the Grand Lodge for a home for aged Odd Eel lows, for si5,O00.
 John P. Paul, the present grand master, was presented this morning with an S85 gold watch, Past Grand Master Louis Joseph making the presentation speech in behalf of the organization. This is a mag niflcent present, with his monogram on the the front, the let ters '1. o. o. F." engraved on the back and this inscription, Present ed by the Odd Fellows of Arkansas -i9if."
 The Rebekahs also held a busi- ness session in the banquet hall of the Hotel Marion and much busi- ness pertaining to the order was There were a large of members of this organi- zation present, and the banquet hall was crowded.
 The ladies upon whom the De- gree of Chivalry was conferred at the reception last night were: Mrs. Amelia s. Grove of Argenta, Mrs. Dora Patton of Little Rock, Mrs. Ola Randolph and Mrs. Bertha Kel- ly. both of Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02
Arkansas Is Risen She Now Claims Own the Favored State of
ARKANSAS GAME LAWS
Extract of the Law Showing Open Season in This State, Accord
 ing to Government Report.

According to statistics sent out by the government, the following shows the open season for hunters m Arkansas:
 Deer-Open season, September 1 to February 1.
 Wild Turkey-Open season Sep tember 1 to May 1.
 Prairie Chicken-Open season, November 1 to December i.
 Quail or Partridge-Open season November 1 to March i.
 Squirrel only protected in Lee Monroe, Philip and St. Francis counties. Season open in these counties from May to December 1. {.
 There is no open season for doves, phaesants English and Chlnese). No open season on these birds until March if, 1913.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02
Is This Keepink Faith?

As before stated in this paper, the Polk County Quorum court, by vote of i6 to 10, voted down the proposition to make an appropria- tion to carry on the farm demon stration work for the coming year. Bnt. it develops, this was not the worst.
 Last year an appropriation for this work was made, the amount being $500, this sum being neces- sary because it is paid in scrip, which has to be discounted about 30 per cent. The term for which this appropriation was made ends December i5. Of this amount, $342.50 has been used to this time, and, by order of the Quorum court, the balance, which was to pay the demonstrator to the end of the fis- cal year, has been returned to the general fund and is not accessible.
 MT. A. F. Wear, who has the work in charge, says he cannot in any way deeently complete the work in hand before December i5, and as Jile government, having once appropriated it's part. will continue to pay what it has agreed to. he will finish out the year, and his work without pay from the county.
 The people of Polk county may approve such action by the Quo- rum court in repudiating an agree ment and. i'll every sense of the word, q contract.
 Time will tell.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02
QUORUM COURT IN SESSION
Approved RGports-VOted Against County Farm Demonstrator and
 Road Commissioner.

The Quorum court, consisting of the justices of the peace of the county. net Wednesday morning at the court house. Of forty justices there were twenty-six in attend ance.
 The first business was to read the report of the county clerk, treas urer and county judge. These, af- ter the reading, were approved.
 The matter of having county farm demonstrator was then taken up and the vote made was against having the demonslrator, i6 to 9. One of the justices, R. D. Miller, was not present to vote on this matter.
 A list of the justices and the way they voted follows.
 Against s. H. Smith, B. F. Stin- nett, w. M. Baxter, H. $. Arnold, R. $. Davis, T. J. Walker, John Taylor, J. l.. Bedding, B. R. Carter, R. D. Wood, J. l.. Beidlemann, k. B. Lane, w. E. Murray, w. T. Cole, j.. R. Neal, B. II. Barton.
 For-H. J. Radcliffe, M. B. Fried, w. D. Allen, Hardie Jones, J. c. Garland, Emmett Rowe, L. P. pur- wis, Edward Fagin, w. M. Darwin.
 This completed the morning ses- sion.
 In the afternoon the following tax levies were voted on and accepted:
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02
FAMILY REUNION.
A Round Dozen Children Gather at
 the Home of Enoch Embry.

eftC khOtf0 Vh tIhAfDfJs
 Board Camp, Oct. 29.-Upon the arrival of James Embry of Ash down and Leonard of Texas, they being the two elder sons, arrange ments were made with the rest of the children to meet on this date for reunion of the family of Enoch Embry. Leonard Embry, of Texas, had not visited his old home for f2 years. Fortunately all the sons and their wives, all the daugh- ters and their husbands, with the grandchildren, were there-not single link missing. MT. Bankston Iaf Mena was present ana took a photo of the entire family first, first then one of the immediate family.
 The family is composed of six boys and six girls. The Rev. R. L. Finley, wife and little daughter were invited, and after a general good time-talking. laughing and reviewing the pasta bountifuI dinner was served to all The hap by reunion continued until o'clock, when Psalms for was read, and after a short talk by the Rev.
 MT. Finley closing with prayer, the
 family began to say adieu. This
 was solemn hour, but every face beamed with joy upon the thought that all were christians, and knew Tiff they never met on earth again they would all meet in Heaven, where goodbyes are never ilearui and family ties are never severed. xxx.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02
Death of Mrs. C. '. Conn.

Mrs. Pearl Conn, wife of c. Y. Conn, passed from this life at the family home near Egger October 20. 1911, after a long illness. The funeral was held Sunday, October 2, by the Rev. John Simpson and the remains inferred at the Cherry Hill cemetery. The deceased was 90 years of age and true christian woman, loving and devoted wife and mother of three children, the oldest six years Of age. There are many friends i0 sympathize with the efief-sirieken husband and babies.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02
He He Leading Photograph Gallery

For the latest and best Photograph work and Kodak Finishing in the city. See the fine line of folders. He also carries complete line of fresh Photograph and Kodak Sup plies; Kodaks and Cameras for sale and rent. See the fine line of Picture framos-round, oval, French oval and square-al sizes and styles kept in stock. Frames made to order and as ordered; 100 different patterns of moulding for you 10 pick from. He carries a fine line of framed and unframed dining room. parlor bedroom pictures; al so Elk, Odd Fellow. Mason, Madona. Cupid and religious notices; good models to paint from. Water and oil paints and brushes, oil canvas, paper for wafer and crayon work. typography outfits and material, post card and photo albums, pen cils. pens. ink. tablets, calling cards, post cards, etc. Remember the place. Call and see the stock for yourself. Phone No. f0. Bert Hil- tebrand, the Leading Photographer. De Queen street. 2o6~tsif
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02
STOCK LAW UPHELD
De Queen Test Case Shows Cities
 Have Right to Enforce Ordinance to Keep Stock Up.

Little Rock, Oct. 3O.--The Su- preme court today reversed and remanded the case of the City of De Queen vs. Fenton, charged with violation of the stock law.
 Fenton, a nonresident, was fined for permitting his stock to run at large within the corporation. He appealed to the circuit court and won the case. The city then ap- pealed to the Supreme court and the decision is victory for the city, the exact nature of which cannot be determined until the full opinion is received, which will be in the next few days.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02
Much Brutality.

Shanghai, Oct. BOA wireless message from the British warships at Hankow says that the Imperial ists are burning that city, the en- tire advance of the Imperialists be- ing marked with hideous brutality.
 The complete surrender of the throne to the demands of the rev. olutionists is considered here to have been the outcome of the nego- tiations between the latter and Yuan-Shi I-Kai.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02
CHINESE CHANGE GOVERNMENT
National Assembly Gains Constiiu- ton and Amnesty for Rebels
 Horrors at Hankow.

Peking, Oct. 30.-The throne has aceeded to the demand of the na- tional assembly for a complete con- stitulional government. The i'm Derial cdict humbly apologies for Inc past neglect and has granted ar immediate constitution with a cabinet from which the nobles are to be excluded. and free pardon to all rebels.
 The government is preparing for
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02
PROPERTY CHANGES HANDS.
Mrs. Jessie Tucker Buys $. \
 Downs Residence for Home.

Mrs. Jessie Tucker of Des Arc Saturday purchased, through the Hamilton & Horner Real Estate Agency, the s. A. Downs property on Reine street. This property con- sists of a Groom house and two acres of splendid land, mostly in good archard.
 It is the purpose of the new owner to occupy the place as a home and to make 1t one of the most attractive in Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02
DOES TAFT SEE
 DEFEAT IN l9l2?
Remarkable Speech in Chicago Causes Surprise--Sces Mine Ex- plosi0n and Rescue Work
 at Pittsburg.

Plttsburg, Oct. 3i.-Ten thousand persons checred President Taft as he watched the mine explosions and rescue work under the drec- ton of the Bureau of Mines at For bes Field here today. The presi- dent pressed the buttons which blew up the mines. Forty rescue teams worked.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02
For Sale OF Exchanae.

Deeded lands, relinquishments and town property in the Estancia Valley. Have some five. ten and twenty acre tracts, close in. suitable for irrigation; water ten feet from surface. Sell cheap; half cash
 Write for particulars to c. B Howell, Estancia, N. MeT, A-A
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02
THE TRUTH ABOUT sLuiNa
raIk Nd. 6.

Talk No. Q.
 No thoughtful person uses liquid blue. Half cents worth of blue. a large bottle filled with water and the delusion is complete
 Always buy RED CROSS BALL BLUE It's all blue Nothing but blue Makes beautiful white clothes like new. ASK YOUR GROCER.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02
New Cotton Gin at County Line.

C. |. and Andrew Lofts were m Mena Thursday loading nsw gin fixtures, which they will install at Andrew Lofts home on the line of Montgomery and Polk county or the Mcna and Nil. Ida road. They will also run q saw mill and store in connection.
 The gin. which was ordered some time ago, was delayed in shipment.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02

A bottle of Prickly Ash Bitters kept in the house and used occas- ionally means good health to the whole household. w. c. vandiyer. special agent; Jackson Drug and Furniture Co, special agent; Davis Drug Co., special agent.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02

For the serious diseases that at tack the kidneys, Prickly Ash Bit ters is an unfailing remedy. Re- lieves backach, swelling of the feet and persistent headache-symp- toms which indicate kidney trouble. w. c. Vandiver, special agent; Jackson Drug and Furniture Co, special agent; Davis Drug Co, spec ial agent.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02

For SaIe--i40 acres good farm and
 stock ranch in Polk county, Ark f40a bottom, f50a cleared. 300as fenced, plenty of water, some friut trees, 1 r. miles to railroad town. Address, J. F. ZeigIer. Huron. 5. Dz R. F. D. No. |. 43-2.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02

990 Articles-si.50 sellers. Needed
 in every home. A snap at 75e each if you take the lot. Will trade for land or Mena property. Sec Dr. ]. q. Hilton, i07 Ninth street
 Mena, Ark. 2o7-6 A.. 2
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02

CT or not the office of county road commissioner would be continued, and resulted in a unanimous de- cision against commissioner.
 A motion to reconsider the de- cision on the county demonstrator case was brought up but was voted down.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02

The kidneys are small but im- portant organs. They need help occasionally. Prickly Ash Bitters IS q successful tonic and system regulator. W. C. Vandiyer. special agent; Jackson Drug and Furniture Go. special agent: Davis Drug Co. special agent,
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02
NOTICE TO CORN AND
 COTTON CLUB BOYS

It has been decided to hold n meeting at the Court House in Mena on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER IS, to award the handsome prizes to the successful contestants in the Cotton Growing.
 Every member of the Corn and Cotton Club, whether c0ntestina or not, is urged to be present.
 Each one is invited by Mir. w. A. Ragiand to be his guest at dinner at one of the hotels.
 Special-The Star and Democrat will have something special for the Corn and Cotton Club boys next week. Watch for it--and don't for get the meeting on Saturday, No- vember fS.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02

Iost-Money and papers in black
 folding purse. Return 10 Plant CTS State Bank. Reward. 20B-5 ll-f
The Mena weekly star., 1911-11-02

Charleston, s. C., Oct. 3O-Joseph Pulitzer, proprietor of the New York World and the St. Louis Post Dispatch, died at i;40 o'clock Sun day aboard his yacht, the Liberty, in Charleston harbor. The imme- diate cause of Mir. pulitzer's death was heart disease. He had been in ill health for several days, but un- til few hours before the end none of those around him suspected the gravity of his condition.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-10-31
WOmanly Wisdom.

When pin-feathers come out
with difficulty, wrap a piece of
muslin around your finger to pull
against.
If you would have light dump
lings, leave the cover off for
about ten minutes after you have
put them in.
"Peoplo who do not like the
country because there is so little
going on, are those in whose
heads there is less going on than
even in the country"
Mix your griddle-cakes, waf-
files, fritters, etc., in the upper
part of double boiler instead of
in an ordinary mixing bowl, and
you will find the handle very
useful to hold it by when frying
them.
When you buy the children's
drawers for the winter, sew Il
piece of tape, about three inches
long, across the bottom of the
legs. This will prevent the
drawers from wrinkling up when
the stockings are put OIL.
Do not forget to give the baby
plenty of water. Milk is a food,
and does not take the place of
water as a drink. Plenty of
water between feelings, taken
either warm or cool, is a great
aid to the bowels and kidneys.
Nut butter is a pretty good
substitute for meat now that the
latter brings such high prices.
Run walnuts or shellbarks
through a food-chopper, and rub
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-10-31

tie. In his opinion the American
farmer can raise enough sugar to
supply the world. He said
I'VE ought to make our own sug-
ar in this country, and this has been
my theory ever since 1 went into the
Department of Agriculture. Drought
in Germany or revolution in Cuba
could bring no panic to the Ameii-
can housewife if the American farm
er sliced his opportunity, Relief
Is even now in sight. When / went
into the department the production
Of the entire country was $4,000
tons and now it is more than 800
600 tons.
Beet sugar Is as satisfactory as
cane sugar from the housewives
standpoint. and the crop is one of
the most profitable
"The development of the sugar
beet industry waits UPON better
farming. Twenty tons an acre can
be grown by good farming The
present average in America is 10
tons. l have repeatedly said that
if we could get the average up to
Is tons we could take the duty off
and defy the foreign crop. But we
must wait until the farmers know
how
Secretary Wilson has been exper-
imentlng with a seed which he
hopes will he so perfect that there
shall be but one terminating point
per seed, thus eliminating the labor
of thinning the cr>p. for the pres
ent seed has from one to five germ
mating points.
The oncoming sugar product, he
said, will lower the present price
on sugar from the seven-cent figure
wich now prevails.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-10-31

ever, by his fiancee or by her father,
both of whom declare they are con-
vinced of his innocence. Miss Ed
mands is Frustrated by the shock of
the arrest and is under the doctors
care. Her father, Moses Grant
Edmands, speaking for his daugbt-
er and himself, said:
1--WE cannot believe such thing
is possible. We have had and still
have every confidence in our future
son .in-law and we will stand be-
hind him until it is proved, as I be-
lieve it will be proved that he had
no connection with the death of Avis
Linnell"
Every little detail of Richeson 3
character and his career as pastor
of the Emmanuel Baptist chnrch is
being brought oat into the lime
light today in the hope of finding
some clues to the gruesome crime
mystery in which he s involved.
Sensational was the key note of
Richeson's preaching. In the pull
pit he was fiery in denunciation of
social evils. Purely religious poll
tics be avoided. He denounced
political corruption and the white
slave corruption. His bitterest
denunciations were reserved for
men who betrayed women and this
was favorite subject with him.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-10-31
Judicial Sale.

BY virtue OF decree of the Circuit Court
of Calhoun County, West Virginia, rem
dered at the April term, 1911, in the chan
Gerry cause of tae Spencer Grocery Com
pany corporation, against j. A. buck
and others; the undersigned, who was by
said decree appointed commissioner for
that purpose. will on Tuesday, the
2ISt day of W0Uena6erS, l9I1
offer for sale at public auction to tie high
est bidder mt the front door Of the Court
house OF said county the real estate by said
decree directed TO be Sold to wit: A tract
OF lis $40 acres of land situate nn the Lit
tie Kanawha River, in Sheridan district
Calhoun County, West Virginia, between
l.emuels Run and Annamoriah Creek,
which is the residue of three parcels aggre-
eating l73 acres, Subject however. TO an
abatement of 4G Clio aeres) which was
conveyed to John A. Buck and Nal ulna
Buck by J. p. knight and wife by deed
dated on the 9th day OF April, 1902, which
is of record in the Clerks Office of the
County court OF Calhoun county in Deed
Book No. % at page 100, and which is
subject to n further abatement of Z IL acres
conveyed by the said John A. Buck and
Mahulds Buck to Nancy A. Gunner and
others, leaving as the residue llS 9-lO
acres to be sold
If, however, the debt decreed in said
canse in favor of the Consolidated Timber
Company shall be paid at or before The
said sale, then only the undivided one
half interest OF the said John A. Buck in
the said real estate will be offered for sale.
TERMS Of SALE One third the purchase
money cash in hand on day of sale and the
residue upon credit of one and two years,
taking from the purchase rs notes or bonds
with good security, bearing interest FROM
I day of sale.
j. NJ. HAMILTON, commissioner.
/, c. c. Starcher, Clerk of the Circuit
Court Of Calhoun Coacty, West Virginia,
do hereby certify that bond in the penal
ty Of 100000 has been filed with me by
the SAID commissioner as required by the
said decree.
c. C. Stdrcher, Clerk
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-10-31
Farmers Should Raise Sugar.

That the American public can
forever deliver itself from the peril
of high sugar prices is the opinion
of Secretary Wilson, of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture, who says the
great remedy lies in the production
of more sugar and he adds that the
production of beet sugar in America
is increasing at remarkable rate,
owing to the profit to the farmer
and the increasing demand for the
finished product.
He said beet factories could oper-
ate to advantage in connection with
the dairy industry, in that the ref
use from the beet sugar plants
makes excellent feed for dairy cat
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goth Year, Whole No. 1851.

into them about one-third as
much good fresh butter. Spread
on crackers or bread.
One housekeepcr has prevent
ed many burned roast or over
baked cake by setting the alarm
clock to the proper time to open
the oven door. Then she goes
about her work in the other part
Of the house, knowing that she
will hear the imperative call at
the right time.
The right way to cook oatmeal:
Put teaspoonful of salt in a
quart of water over the fire, in
the upper part of a double boil
er. AS soon as it boils briskly,
sprinkle the tatmeal in slowly.
Do not stir, but let it boil briskly
for few minutes. then set it in
the lower half of the boiler,
which should contain hot water;
cover it and let it bubble slowly,
without stirring, for four or five
hours at the least. If wanted
for breakfast they should be
cooked the day before, and then
finished with as much time as
you can allow in the morning.
From November Farm Journal.