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The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20
SOUGHT RELIEF LONG AGO.
More About Poor Mail Service in
 Montgomery County.

To the Editor of The Star.
 Dear Sir.-I have just read m The Star something of the misera-
 ble mail service in Montgomery
 county, and as was annoyed over
 that about three years ] would like 10 say a word.
 I lived at Red Bird and to write a letter to Womble, Black Springs, Barnett, Mimosa, Gaston or NIL. Ida and get an answer l had to allow about fifteen days. The nearest or flee was five miles from Red Bird and the fartherest eighteen miles, and it was the same with the people
 al those offices that wanted to write to Red Bird. Big Fork, Nunley Board Camp or anywhere in that part of the country. We were so annoyed over this that l got Judge A. Curl of Hot Springs to prepare five petitions, one for the sigma
 lures of the citizens of Mt. Ida, which l left with Mir. Beavers, the
 cashier of the bank; one for N0m- bic, left with MT. Milan, a mer-
 chant; one for postmasters at the different places; one for Red Bird, and one for the people at large. The last threeI circulated myself,
 | got all of these petitions together and sent them to the First Assist ant Postmaster General at Wash ington, D. c.
 This was in the year 1908, and left Arkansas few days after mailed the petitions, and didn't
 learn until lately that they had nc effect.
 Hoping this will not find the way to the waste basket, l will close.
 Respectfully, l.. A. Caughron.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

as to make Grannis his permanent home. He informs us that Ar kansas is much more talked Of, sought than that of any other state. The doctor is a booster. Our town needs more like him and less of our knockers.
 We had with us last Sunday the Rev. MT. Willbanks and family, seven m number. He preached morning and evening. MT. Will banks las been an extensive tray- eler, having spent considerable time in the Holy Land. He is a brilliant speaker and knows how to describe the scenes he passed through There were few dry eyes at the evening service. The family were entertained by Mir. and Mrs. Coyle-
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The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20
COVE CATCHES.

Miss Chloe Little has accepted a situation in the department store of the Cove Lumber Company. Guy Gray, who holds good DO. sition in drug store at Garvin | Okla, has been visiting relatives and friends this week.
 The first ripe strawberries of the season were picked here on Mon- day and the first shipments were made on Wednesday. Owing to the dry weather last year the crop will be very short this spring.
 There was a heavy rainfall here
 last week, but no great damage was done to planed crops. The rain was not accompanied by hail or wind, although the conditions were about fourteen years since this part of the county was visited by a se- were storm.
 The County School Contest, which will be held at Grannis next Fri day night, is creating a great deal of interest in the community, and If the weather proves favorable a large crowd will attend. all of which goes to show that our peo- pie take deep interest in educa- tional matters and are willing to contestants in the coming contest.
 Nearly fifty Choctaw Indians men. women and children, arrived here Monday afternoon on ther way home from Eagletown. Ok. where they had been attending a Presbyterian meeting It is said that about 1000 members of the tribe attended the meeting, and in thls connection 1t may be said that nearly all the Choctaw Indians. good or bad, are members of some religious denomination.
 Speaking about storms calls to mind one that visited the county and dipped down into Old Cove in the spring of about 1890. It was all most like. a bolt of lightning and si9ss 5iiiiiy hiiiiedi tiiiree TIieIl, but in- Jured several other people nigh unto death. The populists were holding a meeting in a grove near the little town when small cloud was seen approaching from the southwest. It did not look danger ous or even threatening enough to cause the crowd to disperse. A man by the name of Barnett was speaking when all at once gust of wind swept through the wood and, snapping off big pine tree, sent 1t crashing among the people. Three men were killed instantly and several others seriously in injured. Strange to say. that was all the havoc that was wrought in that part of the county by that pe- culiar and unexpected storm. If some old settler with a good mem ory will furnish the present his- torlan with detailed account of that memorable disaster. and also the names of the killed and erin pied, he will confer favor upon
 Fisherman.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20
From a Busy Preacher.

To the Editor of The Star. Dear Sir:-The Star is wei come visitor to our home. We have so many friends there that we
 cannot write to them all except through The Star, so l will let them hear from me.
 We are all well. Have a big work here and all can do. was pastor of the State Line circuit and now am pastor of Muldrow station also. Have got two good prayer meetings and three good Sunday schools, whereas we had none when 1 came. Have added about iC members to the church, by letter and otherwise. We will begin a revival meeting at Muldrow the isl of May.
 am making a specially of tenn perance work and hope to see the demon of strong drink driven from our midst. If people would spend
 as much enerygy and perseverance
 in the temperance cause as some do in organizing secret societies
 we soon would have a great vic- tory. Very truly yours, J. H. Calaway.
 Muldrow, Ok, April IS, 1911.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20
NEW HOPE NEEDLES.

William Ryan made business trip to Mena Monday.
 ]. Isman and family went to Mena to attend Easter services Sunday. Miss Grace Grove is spending a few days with friends and relatives at Oden.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank Strickland are proud parents of a baby girl, horn April i5.
 Misses CalIie Dickerson and Beu- lah Holman spent Saturday night and Sunday with Miss Arrie Steph- ems at Waters.
 papa's Pet.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20
CENTER CUTS.

John Carper and family went to Wickes to visit Mrs. Carper's sis ter, Mrs. Sullivan.
 A party of young folks from Gen. ter drove over the Oklahoma line Saturday to visit friends.
 The egg hunting at C. T. Smiths was success, there being over fifty present. The most eggs were found by Master Louis White. Misses Mamie and Florence Da- wis and Messers. Frank and George Davis from Bogg Springs attended the egg hunting at the C. T. Smith home.
 Rosebud.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20
WresIlin0 at Cronnls

The wrestling match which was pulled off here between Fritz Vor- her of New Orleans and Frank M. Cox of Minneapolis, was certainly clever-the best ever witnessed in this section. Vorner won two falls out of three. Cox was not in good condition and is much dissatisfied with the result. There is talk of a return match, which may be pulled off at Mena. xxx
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20
CLAUDE BENNETT BUYS HOME
Now Owns Place on Fourth Street
 That Has Been Renting.

Claude Bennett has closed a deal by which he has purchased the residence property on Fourth street which he has occupied during the past two months. It was owned by Mack Williamson, who now lives at Muskogee.
 T. P. Davis of Hatfield was in the city Wednesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20
News From Oklahoma.

To the Editor of The Star.
 Dear Sir:-Will you allow me a small space to give a little news from Oklahoma? The first thing l want to mention is that sand storm I saw thet dust from it. It hid the sun as would a cloud and the sky was mass of flying dust. The wind blows most all the time out here and it is very disagreeable with me, as 1 am from Arkansas.
 The peach crop is almost a fail- ure in this section.
 l am a reader of The Star and would be glad to see the news from Shady, for that would be like get ting a letter from home, for I lived at Shady the better part of my life. Robert F. Hampton,
 Brooken, Ok, April i4.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20
Naming of Bethesda Sprinqs.

To the Editor of The Star.
 Dear Sir:-I hardly ever stick my bill into the papers, but I am a reader of The Star and like it. recently saw an article regarding the changing of the name of Be- thesda Springs to Mena Springs, and want to say that those springs were found and became noted a long time before Mena was town, or was thought of. They were found by a good old man and he gave them Bible name. I think that ought to be let alone. I know we have the talent at this dale but there were some brains in Polk county before Mena came to Ar kansas. A. ]. Robins.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20
Items Of Interest
 ...As Gathered by The Stars... Correspondents
oLIvER's CHAPEL CHIPS.

The Rev. R. l.. Finley filled his appointment here Sunday. The storm Thursday night did much damage to the fencing. R. F.. Bales. mail carrier of Rur- al Route No. 3, was delayed Friday on account of high water.
 Guess Who.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20
SCHOOL CONTEST APRIL 2i.

The oratorical and declamatory contest, program for which was printed in The Star last week. is to be held Friday, April 2l, instead of April 3i. as printed.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20
MANY INDICTMENTS
Grand Jury Returns an Unusually Large Bunch-Small Cases
 Being Tried.

Circuit court resumed business "Wednesday and much of the fore noon was taken up with the trial of the case of J. T. Cunningham against the Kansas City Southern Railway Company for the value of seven geese and one hog that were killed by the trains of the defend- ant company. It was claimed the geese were of the Toulouse breed and valued at $2 apiece. During the hearing of the case Attorney McPhetrige was called to the wit ness stand by Attorney McDon- ough, attorney for the railroad, to give expert testimony as to the val ue of geese. It was probably done in a manner as jest, but Mir. Mack" who takes pride in hay ing well stocked farm at his country home at Dallas, qualified as an expert without question.
 MT. Cunningham was given a S22 Judgment for his seven geese and the hog.
 This case was followed by suit of the Graham Clothing Company against the Kansas City Southern for two months rent for the use of the room in the Harmon block formerly occupied by the clothing company, and which was occupied later by Guy B. Wood, the Kansas City Southern general agent, for two months during the time there was a suit pending between Dr. J. R. Davis and the Graham company regarding the terms of the lease on the building.
 The railroad company claims there was an understanding that there would be no rent charged. as the room was being used to place a display of products to be sent to the state fair.
 The Davls-Graham suit resulted in Graham having to pay rent on the building for nearly year af- ter vacating it, and following this the Graham company brought suit against the Kansas City Southern for the time Mir. Wood had his of- flee in the building.
 The case was given to the jury but no verdict has been reached.
 The suit of Pat Donohue against the Kansas City Southern for the value of a hog which it was claimed fell into a reservoir at the com panys pumping plant and was drowned, resulted in a verdict in favor of the company. In proof of the claim that his fence around the hog lot was good, Mir. Donohue stated that there was no way the hog could have gotten out unless a cyclone had taken it out. MT. Me- Donough then asked him if there was a cyclone that night, and Mr. Donohue said No" Then. before the jury, MT. McDonough argued that if nothing less than a cyclone could have gotten that hog out of It's pen, the company could not be held for fl being out and being drowned in it's water tank. It won the case.
 Grand Jury Rushing.
 The grand jury is doing business with a rush. After being in ses- sion less than a day and a half twenty-three indictments were turned into court It is reported that nearly all are for minor of- lenses.
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 Attorney Abe Collins of DeQueen t.4
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

w. w. Townsend returned Sat- urday from Hiawassa, where he has been visiting a brother. The tornado which visited Mena short ened his visit by several days.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

Genuine Louisiana Ribbon Cane Syrup at Thacker Bros Grocery, at 65c gallon. Bring your jugs or buck cts q & W If
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

A. J. Summers, prominent news paper man, who has owned several papers in Missouri and yet owns the Hartville Democrat, is in the city with Mrs., Summers. They are looking for climate and q rest and expect to locate here.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

W. A. Worthington of Cove was attending circuit court in Mena Wednesday:
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

The Rev. J. l.. Majors of Mag nolia was in Mena on business Wednesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

Attorney Abe Collins of DeOueen was iii hena "Wednesday attending court.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

| in the city on business Friday.
 Miss Corine Maddox of Hatfield was shopping in the city Friday.
 w. H. Littlepage of Hatfield was in Mena on business Thursday.
 J. A. Lewey, a merchant of Wickes, was in the city Thursday.
 Miss Mona Allen of Cove is in the city, visiting MT. and Mrs. Ali Walk CT.
 Mrs. H. Milham has returned from a visit with her parents at Big Fork.
 G. W. Heath and son, E. A., were in from Big Fork last week on busi- ness.
 Mrs. B. S. Petetish and daughters of Acorn were shopping in Mena Monday.
 Miss Elvira Suit, who has been visiting relatives at Egger, returned home Monday. G. A. Nall a real estate man of | Lockesburg, was in Mena on busi- ness last week. w. c. Pipes of the Pipes Hotel at Vandervoort was in Mena on busi- ness Tuesday. Misses Louise and Winnie Mul- lins of Hatfield were shopping in the city Friday. Luther Thomas came down from Heavener Saturday to do some shopping in Mena. Mrs. P. NJ. White, who has been very i'll for the past week, was re- ported better Tuesday Louis Nichols returned to Texar- kama Monday after spending two days with home folks. w. R. Beavers and family of Mt Fork and J. E. Beavers of Potter were in Mena Monday.
 Mrs. G. A. Orton of Ashdown ar rived Thursday for visit at the home of MT. and Mrs. T. R. Jones.
 W. NJ. Martin of Hatfield, father of County Judge Martin, is in the city visiting at his sons home.
 w. L. Carmack sold his place at Quito to Alfred Aston and will soon leave with family for Rosedale, Ok.
 James Murray of Linden, Mich, arrived last week and will spenr several days looking over Polk county property.
 Mrs. Zella Hargrave Gather of Texarkana is in the city visiting friends.
 G. L. Lochridge returned Monday night from Heavener, where he has has been looking after his branch store for several days.
 Miss Aline Allen of Gillham left Tuesday for her home, after spend- ing a few days visiting at the home of W. k. Lane and family.
 Word reached here Thursday that Mrs. J. l.. Pipkin, who went to Hot Springs several weeks ago on ae- count of rheumatism, is improving.
 R. NJ. Quigley of Denver. accom- panied by F. H. Haskins, an attorney of St. Louis, arrived in Mena Mon- day to look after business inter- ests.
 Mrs. Pink Moody received word last week of the death of her. brother, Bob Wallace, at Bee. Ok and left at once to attend the fu- neral.
 Representative w. NJ. pipkin ar- rived Saturday from Little Rock and vii De m the city several days at- tending to legal matters in circuit court.
 Mrs. J. B. Haight of WaIdron re- turned home "Wednesday after a weeks visit with Mrs. Elizabeth Carnahan
 MT. and Mrs. c. c. Welch and Mrs Jesse Reece of Womble were in Mena Monday and Tuesday. Both Mrs. Welch and Mrs. Reece are sis ters of W. w. Rowton.
 Q. P. Ridgway. a Wickes real es- tate man, was at Mena Tuesday looking after business. He reports the strawberry picking going on fapidly-when fl is not raining.
 John pipkin, who was until re- gently a member of The Star force reinrned Sunday from ishine fsH4 n .IN
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20


 Nanted-Teams to haul slaves and bolts; 100000 slaves: one load naul; good roads; pay every Satur- day. Nj. c. Trumhull, Womble. Ark. Wanted = Teams to haul slaves and bolts; 100000 slaves; one load naul; good roads; pay every Satur- day. M. (. Trumbull. Womble. Ark
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 strayed-A spotted mare and two spoiled wearing coils: s5 reward Cornelius Clark, Quito, Ark. t6-I ! new shsfsnea; of tp-to-fDate siar hrand Ladies and Gents 0xfords just received at
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The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20
Grand Jury Rushina.

The grand jury is doing business With rush. After being in ses- sion less than day and a half twenty-three indictments were turned into court. It is reported that nearly all are for minor of- lenses.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

fncon's Best Flour at 59-5 Crawford X Mckinne,'s
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

Mrs. c. A. Orton of Ashdown ar rived Thursday for visit at the home of MT. and Mrs. T. R. Jones.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

G. A. Nall, a real estate man of Lockesburg, was in Mena on busi-
 ness last week.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

w. c. Pipes of the Pipes Hotel at Vandervoort was in Mena on busi- ness Tuesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

W. NJ. Martin of Hatfield, father Of County Judge Martin, is in the city visiting at his sons home.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

Miss Elvira Suit, who has been visiting relatives at Egger, returned home Monday.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

Louis Nichols returned to Texar- kama Monday after spending two days with home folks.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

Misses Louise and Winnie Null lins of Hatfield were shopping in the city Friday.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

Mrs. B. s. petefish and daughters of Acorn were shopping in Mena Monday.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

Hicks Barlow of Shady is visiting friends in Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

W. L. Carmack sold his place at Quito to Alfred Aston and will soon leave with family for Rosedale, Ok.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

W. R. Beavers and family of Mt. Fork and J. E. Beavers of Potter
 were in Mena Monday.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

Luther Thomas came down from Heavener Saturday to do some shopping in Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

Mrs. P. NJ. White, who has been very i'll for the past week, was re- ported better Tuesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

E. R. Bryant of Hatfield spent Sunday in Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

John pipkin, who was until re- gently a member of The Star force returned Sunday from fishing trip on Rolling fork with his broth er-in-iaw, Clyde Newman. and ha- gan work Monday in Price parker's place at Vickers' bookstore.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20
PERSONAL NOTES

BE. Gipson of Hatfield was in the city Friday.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

Dr. c. F. Johnson of Hatfield was in the city on business Friday.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

Alex CoyIe of Grannis was in the city Monday.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

G. w. Heath and son, E. A., were in from Big Fork last week on busi- ness.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

Miss Corine Maddox of Hatfield was shopping in the city Friday.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

w. H. Littlepage of Hatfield was in Mena on business Thursday.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

Mrs. H. Milham has returned from visit with her parents at Big Fork.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

James Murray of Linden, Mich, arrived last week and will spenr several days looking over Polk county property.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-04-20

U. r. Ridgway, a Wickes real es- tate man, was at Mena Tuesday looking after business. He reports the strawberry picking going on rapldly-when fl is not raining.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-13
STATISTICS OF YALE CREW
Younger Than Formerly
Weight and Height Same.

Yale's rowing authorities have just
issued statistics comparing the var
sity crew candidates of the present
year with those of the last four years.
The present candidates are found to
be slightly younger than those of for
mer years. but to be of about the
same weight and height.
In 1907 the average age of the men
reporting as crew candidates was
twenty years five months. In 1908
and 1909 1t was twenty-one years and
last year It was twenty -one years two
months. This years records show the
average to be twenty years three
months.
The average weight of this years
men Is III pounds, the same as last
years. The 1908 and 1909 crew aver
aged IT. and 174, respectively. This
years crew averages three pounds
more than the one of 1907. All the
squads compared averaged more than
six feet in height, with the exception
of the 1907 men. whose average was
ave feet eleven and one-half inches.
The average this year is six feet,
while In 1908 1t was six feet one-half
inch and six feet one-half inch In
1909 and 1910.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-13
SEEKS TO REVIVE LACROSSE
Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn
Again to Take Up Game Which
Has Jagged Recently.

A movement is on foot among the
members of the Crescent Athletic club
of Brooklyn to receive In that club
interest in the game of lacrosse. For
years the Crescents played annually
a series of games with the Johns Hop
kins university of Baltimore and with
the Stevens institute of Hoboken, says
New York dispatch to the Baltimore
American. Then the interest in the
game was spirited, but In recent years
there has been a falling of OF prac-
tice and playing among the members
of the Crescents and the game has
perceptibly languished. The plan now
Is to form big league of the lacrosse
playing colleges for the coming sea
son, and to revive popular interest In
the sport. This announcement is par
ticularly significant from the fact
that the Crescent club, which for sew
eral years held the championship, is
preparing to take a greatly enlarged
athletic field on the north shore of
Long Island. Here the local club will
90 more deeply into all sports of ath-
letics, but more particularly the game
of lacrosse, in which Baltimore has al
ways held a prominent place.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-13

There is an old saying to the effect
that Every cock fights best In his own
back yard" which appears to carry
considerable weight with one Carl
Morris, the Oklahoma hope" who has
been giving spectacular exhibitions of
pugilistic pyrotechnics around his ma
tive state. In other words, Morris has
deity avoided the lure of every pro-
moter Of f1stic events who has tried to
sign him up for fights outside OF his
own bailiwick, says the Kansas City
Star. Carls manager announces that
the state In question where Morris has
won all his battles up to date will con-
tinue to be the sphere of the big chaps
scrapping activities for some time to
come. Sapulpa people are proud Of
Morris, and well they may be, for
since the new hope" appeared on the
scene persons who were never aware
of the existence of such burg on the
map now speak of 1t in familiar &C.
cents. Morris probably knows his own
business best and his assertion that he
can get as high as $4,000 for purse
In the native diggings whenever he
wants to fight is reasonably good ar
gument why he should remain at home
and force challengers to come to him,