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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-27

the reporters had annoyed him excessively at Grand Neck in the early morning, they tortured him now
 About one o'clock his wife telephoned him that the snow was inches deep at Grand Neck and that she leaving. He had scarcely hung up the receiver when Hicks, the heaviest and ntracabe of the stock holders, called him up and announced in orninous voice that the ice trust stocks had fallen points in the past twenty minutes.
 This turn in affairs that had not occurred to Yates and he suddenly realized that if this fool story make short work of the Stock which he had spent years steering into the hands of persons whom he could control would be lost forever and anyway the balance of power which he held, was not large. He rushed to the ticker the of his office and nervously hauled the tape through his trembling fingers.
 Even he read the last quotation of his precious stock-88twenty points lower than it had been. the machine commenced to buzz again and rapidly spelled at 7s AS bid" Then there was pause while some rae. ing news was run of and the machine began again: Amsterdam Ice 6o, 3z offered"but John G. at the telephone believing orders to his brokers to get down there and buy right and left.
 Take everything in sight" he fairly shreked and then "Amsterdan Ice ss 20 offered" The cold sweat stood out on his forehead His trust was going to the devil if Jones and Baker, his brokers, didn't get there and sterdam Ice 30, 4o 50. Go" Thank God' muttered Yates dropping Imply into chair they got there all But thirty minutes later both Jones and Baker came rushing into the office A few minutes before they buyers suddenly turned up from everywhere Brokers who had been forcing down the price only few moments before and fairly giving the stock away, had
  to almost its old figure, when the Exchange closed Baker and Jones had picked up five hundred shares, but all Hicks holdings gone, twenty-four thousand shares unaccounted for and the unknown holder master of the trust.
 The next morning dawned clear and bright, but the rain that had fallen elsewhere Long Island during the night had deepened the snow at the Yates place all of two feet and gables trees and fences were fes- ter was rapidly going up and the hot August making inroads the white covering with sort of yellow joy.
 About eight o'clock Treadwe, clothes torn and face scared and bleeding out of the grove the of the house and hurried indoors. reappearing few minutes with Yates himself halfdozen men, guarding the premises assembled and the party waded house
 You see Mir Yates" Treadwell saying q argued that all this cold must from somewhere and 1t must needs be colder there than here the house So last night hung therenoneters in all directions around the place, and blamed if didn't find it colder this way than any other so follers 1t Up and bout day light located some sort of shack here bout half a mile away. There was light in the window and a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-27

MY DEAR MIR. YArEs:--
 forcing me out of my position superintendent of the Harlem plant My inventions and improvements had a- and yevoutonsry appliances were practically completed
 submitted to your bullying in silence until was abso- lutey sure of success Now the worm has turned The to carefully prearranged plan The backmail letter written in order that it might be given to certain n Reef at a d Hc wa told R enough to him into selling all his holdings, when thanks to the kind offices of my weeoaehed .
 ves on the floor of the Stock Exchange, now hold the balance of in the trust and hereby announce to you that shall take full control of affairs at once and conduct the business according to my own ideas
 have organized company to manufacture the Patent soon be an indispensable household utens We can make
 good profit and sell for less than the average house.
 Nv invention can be made in any size required from portable machines of pocket dimensions big for hotels, breweres and so on The logical owner of my invention IS the ice trust in fact the Amsterdam Co- pany could not remain in business otherwise.
 II sure you will not censure me for the method value of my invention Our stockholders wanted to advertise in spectacular way so as to attract instant have your name connected with idea But even if lisjudged you in this you acknowledge that has been square st between science and capital
 Six months later, at the Fifth Avenue Club young cronies at dinner Pardon my slang" he said as waiter placed the table affair of resplendent Tiff fany silver resembling two cha6nng- dishes yoked to- gether but this Patent Heatwave Synchronizer is the smoothest article Some people like their cham pagne hot, others like it frozen but like to mine at g degrees Fahrenheit. I light these two alcohol lamps move this lever until the thermometer here receptacle wait forty seconds. Behold gentlemen It is Trapped fit for king" And he held aloft the dark
 "Ir certainly is wonderful invention" said broker in the party My wife, who does settlement work, tells that the pushcart down Stanton Street hawking cheap makes at fifteen cents apiece, two for quarter"
 Yes," chimed in Harvard B. &c.,. "and the principle is very simple You gentlemen know that sound is only vibration in the air, and that if soundwave is properly opposed bv another of corresponding frequency and amplitude, though each be very i- tense absolute silence results We'll similarly. heat is vibration in the substance heated and if the heat waves from any opposed by others from other Of equal frequency and amplitude cold sults Not ordinary cold but the cold of the absolute zero"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-27
By Capt. fl. q. Bishop, U s. A.

sound like forty automobiles goin' full ti goes up 1owara tne place tnen hears da step s oena I me ana side tn head When to- finds nleself tied fast to tree and been nigh three hours gettin loose" !" Then they rounded clump of trees: There are, that's the place., he added, pointing to old dsused stable.
 John G. motioned to of the to surround the building and they approached gngery; but the place strangely silent They forced the door and entered The floor covered with machinsts tools and deol shed machinery. In conspicuous place big envelope tackled to the wall bearing the address, MT John c. Yates, to be ex-President of the Amsterdam Ice Company"
 Yates seized 1t, tore it open, and read
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-27

change Monsieur He ceased to swing his cane, after the of the leisure The stroll be- came brisk walk, one who is going somewhere and has but many minutes in which to reach his destina tion. Without any dallyng by the way Monsieur went straight his "club which is located in Tchouptouas Street. and appears casual observer to be nothing more than big wholesale house, dirty and dingy and thriving to the last degree and overhowing with mingled odor of syrup and hars tea and coffee and sundries As he entered the door of this club the red headed cashier looked at his watch
 "Old Mirybeau's late again., he said.
 It seventeen years, now that Monsieur had been coming in at that door on time every morning He and the junior partner had an office railed of way at the back, with two unwashed windows trying to look out at an impossible court; and the junior partner did his work at one desk, while Monsieur did the French respondence of the firm at another The French respondence was large for the firm dealt with great French speaking section The salary that Monsieur re- ceived was small because there were many who could write French letters
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-27

Some peculiary of the weather" remarked the mag You keep after that fiielo. though Treadweli; and mind don't let any of this get into the papers"
 But there leak somewhere, and an enterprising Park Row reporter who had got within half mile of the Yates place by five o'clock the morning stopped and rubbed his numb hands for just one second when he snowlakcs in the air. then sprnted for the est telephone and in story that aroused dozing night editors and started extra edition.
 By nine o'clock every New York paper had repre- sentative Grand Neck, and when the president emerged from the house. his hands thrust deep in the pockets of overcoat dozen shivering closed around him. pads and pencils in hand
 It not pleasant forenoon for the Ice King. If
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-28
COVE CATCHES.

Born, to Mir. and Mrs. Charles Youmans, September i9, daughter.
 G. M. Fulton lost a fine brood mare last week with paralysis of the throat and muscles of the mouth.
 Road Supervisor Garman has a new road grader and has been do- ing some good work on the Hatfield road on the west side of the rail- road.
 A corps of surveyors were here last week doing the preliminary work for fencing the right-of-way along the railroad, and farmers owning adjacent lands are well pleased over the proposition, as it is long step toward a stock law.
 Edward Hurd and family arrived last week from Cove county, Kas., and in less than 24 hours Mir. Hurd had made deal with John Stubie for his 75-acre farm, one mile south of town, giving him in exchange a i60-acre farm in Cove county.
 And still they come, the latest ar rival being J. R. Morrow and family of Sterling county, Texas, and K. l.. Loy and wife and Mrs. c. w. Wood worth and five children from Boise, Idaho, all arriving this week, and Mir. Woodwork is on the way here with a carload of goods, four head of horses, etc. Mir. Woodwork re- gently traded property in Boise for the Counterman farm of f20 acres seven miles southwest of Cove, and will make extensive improvements on the place.
 Etoh harrnan
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-28
INK NEWS.

s. |. Wood and family moved to Mena Tuesday.
 H. k. Davis made a business tril to Ft. Smith last week.
 The singing at Concord Sunday evening was very much enjoyed.
 Rev. Ashton will nreach at Con- cord Sunday afternoon at four o'clock.
 Mrs. Bob Edwards of Quito is vis- ting her daughter, Mrs. Il. E Chambers.
 Miss Harvey Mccoy spent Friday night and Saturday with Miss Mag gie Crawford of Mena.
 John Christopher and family ol Grayelly visited part of last week al the home of J. K. Cottman.
 Rev. R. P. Childers of Messer, Ok. will begin a pr0tracted meeting al Pine Grove Saturday night.
 The singing at the home of A. B Ballentlne Sunday night was we'll at- tended, and all report a nice time.
 MT. and Mrs. Bratcher Harris oi Eldridge visited part of last week with their parents, MT. and Mrs. G l.. Harris.
 Miss Rena Hendrix of Mena spent from Saturday until Monday visit ing with relatives and friends al this place.
 Mrs. Minnie Rhodes and daughter Helen, of Bonham, Tex, are visiting Mrs. Rhodes father, ]. E. Chambers and other relatives.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-28
HAyRIDE ENDS WITH B KILLED.
Billboard Obscured Flying Train in
 Wisconsin Town.

Neenah, Wis, Sept. 26. Sixteen deaths will probably result from a mile-a-minute passenger train at Neenah Sunday crashing into par ty of 3i merry young people loaded upon hayrack.
 A big billboard along the railway tracks Obscured the view from the locomotive as well as from the wagon. Mist and fog did the rest.
 Twelve persons on the hayrach were instantly killed, one has since died, and three ont of the eighl others injured are believed to De fatally hurt. Nine of the 3i people aboard the wagon escaped without a scratch, and so did both horses. Nobody on the train suffered except from momentary severe jar.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-28
EAGLETON NEWS.

Uncle Charles Hauert was visiting at his old home in Scott county last week, looking after the storing away |of his crops.
 $. II. Webb of Rich Mountain took the oath of office as school director last week to fill out the unexpired term of 0. l.. Briggs, who has moved to Stotesbury, Mo.
 The large concrete water tank of the Eagleton Lumber Company was completed last week and the floor of the same material for the big |planer shed will receive it's finishing touches next week.
 Mrs. Alice Beckett and her cousin, Miss Ma5ie Hallock of Burlingame, Kas., left last week for few days visit with relatives at Spir0, Ok. On their return Miss Hallock will spend the fall and winter with Mrs. Beeket
 w. II. Heller of Wendell, Idaho spent several days last week look ing at farm lands in the northern part of Polk and the southern part |Of Scott counties. Mir. Heller says we have No. 1 location for the raising of cattle and hogs.
 Miss Grace Roger and Miss Lillie Reeder of Rich Mountain, Mrs. Ray mond Mahar, Caesar Weass, Henry Hauert, R. Dusenbury, MT. and Mrs Elmer J. Lundy and children and Robert Morgan all spent last Sun day afternon visiting MT. and Mrs J. I. Matthews and Miss Jennie Whipple.
 Hiram.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-28
BOULDERs FROM ROCKY.

D. D. Davis and family spent Sun day with the family of w. D. Hughes at Rust.
 ]. R. Turner, H. A. Chamblin and Irwin Maddox were baptized into the Baptist church Sunday.
 The Rev. J. T. Bowling will begin a series of meetings at the Maddox school house Thursday.
 l.. A. Cummings will conduct a song service at Rocky Sunday, De- tober s. Let everybody come and spend the day in making melody.
 Dr. R. T. Connally has moved into his new residence on his farm west of Rocky. The doctor has been in the mercantile business at Rocky for several years.
 The phones are being installed this week, so you see that we are right up to date. We have free mail delivery. a rural telephone, an all- round people and good country. You can yet buy some farms, but the prices are advancing fast. So come along quick if you want to share the good things with us.
 U. Henry Shepherd died September t3. He was about 30 years of age. He left a wife and two children, a father and mother, four brothers and one sister. Mir. Shepherd was recently elected road overseer, but resigned some time before his death. Sunday, September 24, the death angel again visited this home, and took the mother, Mrs. Hattie SheD- herd. She was 23 years of age. These deaths have thrown the entire community into mourning. They were laid to rest in the Rocky cem- etery. the fune~als being conducted by the Rev. c. c. Toliver.
 Illko-
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-28
HILLSIDE BREEZEs.

There will be a political debate next Saturday night at Clancy be- tween the Republicans, Democrats and Socialists.
 Dr. ]. H. Murphy of Mimosa spent last Friday night at this place, at tending Prof. V. s. Ferguson, who has been very sick for three weeks. A number of the good people of Little Hope came up to the Mission Friday, September 22, and did some splendid work on the graves of their loved ones. At thr noon hour dinner was eaten on the grounds.
 The Rev. Hollingsworth gave some ideas on the true christian life that will not soon be forgotten at the Mission last Sunday. After the ser mon was completed the Rev. w. J. Maple approved the sentiments in strong terms.
 Mountain Hermit,
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-28

there Is absolutely. nc crops. They arc going to remain in Polk county. X. c. Mathis came home Salur- day night after a short visit at Enid, Ok. While there a man rushed up to him, saying: Are you from Polk county? lived there once, but was folish enough to move, and now l have no money to take me back. Nearly every man Mir. Mathis talked Co wanted Co trade their farm for Arkansas land. The morning Mir. Mathis left man came around with an automobile and asked him to jump in, as he was going back with him l0 Polk county. and on arrival there to trade his car of for land On being told it was impossible to get q ear over the hills between Enid and Polk county q look of dis appointment came over his face as he turned away, saying "he would get to Polk county if he had to crawl" There has been practically no crops there for the past three years.
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The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-28
GRANNis GRAINS.

School begins Monday, October 2,
 The Rev. Willbanks and family are moving Co town this week.
 A very entertaining and instruc- i've program was rendered by the l. r. U. on Sunday night, consisting of Bible reading on the Rock of Ages The leader was Mrs. Ida Hungate, and she deserves credit both for the program and the able manner in which she carried it out The singing was exceptionally good Miss Wave Weise was organist.
 A prairie schooner came into town Sunday evening, containing a man and women and children io1 numerous 10 mention. A week be- fore they left their home in south- western Texas. where, they report
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-28
BOOM AT SULPHUR SPRINGS.
Mineral Springs Being Developed Al0ng Health Resort Lines.

Special Correspondence to The Star.
 The long-dreamed- health re- sort and town at the Sulphur and Blood Springs seems on the eve of becoming reality. These springs were formerly owned by w. A. Ky der, who was deterred from the proper development for lack of funds, and it was through him that the present owner, Col. William s. Clagett. wealthy Kansas City man, learned of the virtues of these springs.
 Messrs. ]. M. Bowen and Marion Edwards, who have the contract for developing, cleaning up and putting the grounds in shape, are pushing the work along splendidly. The |undergrowth has been cut down around both springs, and some con- creted. Several sulphur springs have been confined into one large gum, The channel of the creek has been changed from it's old bed, pro- tecting the springs from overflow.
 The contractors stated recently that the next move would be to lay Ion the grounds at both springs into town lots. A number have already made known their intention of erecting business houses and resi- dences there.
 Mir. Clagett, while here recently, proposed to donate a building site to the first church to build. The Missionary Baptist took advantage of this at once, and are making every effort to build.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-28
EGGER NEWS.

]. E. Darough left Tuesday for Conway, to attend college.
 Mir. and Mrs. William Standridsge mute . business trip to Mena Friday, Mir. and Mrs. Walter Thornton of Big Fork spent Sunday night with Dr. Lee.
 The Rev. Moore preached his fare- we'll sermon at the Nazarene church Sunday.
 Mrs. Mamie Wimberly spent a few days with her parents at High land last week.
 Mrs. Pearl Conn, who has been very Ill for the past seven weeks, is improving slowly.
 Hiram Hoover quietly united ir marriage Joe Lackey and Miss EIvia Jenkins of Springdale last week Misses Zona and Louella Miller at tended the wedding.
 NIT. and Mrs. II. A. Standridge al. sss-;sssssu church at Big Fork Sunday and Rev. Howe of Stratford, OK. who IS conducting a meeting at Biz Fork, accompanied them home.
 Sapphire.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-28
HATFIELD HITS.

Crops around Hatfield could not be better.
 Miss Beulah Davis spent Saturday land Sunday with homefolks.
 Mir. and Mrs. Joe Skeen are the proud parents of a baby boy.
 Hatfield expects to have new brick school building in the near future.
 Quite a number of bales of cotton were marketed last week and they brought good prices.
 The Hatfield Realty Company sold three farms last week. They have sold 20 farms in the last 60 days. Jasper Stockton shipped carload of apples south last week. This is the first carload of fruit ever ship ped out of Hatfield, but there will be many more shipped in the near future.
 J. Q. Gates mercantile store changed hands last week, going to the Watkins Hardware Company of Mena. The same company bought out the lngham Lumber Company and Is now running the blaming mill.
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The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-28

Mrs. Tom Nix.
 Mir. and Mrs. Davo Mason of No. 4 sawmill in Oklahoma, spent Satur- day and Sunday with friends here. ~ -S sNiA ana Mss Eta House of Mena attended the enter tainment at the school house Friday might.
 Little Andrew and Rosa Hender- son are al the home of their grand Iparenls, MT. and Mrs. D. A. Daniel. Daniel
 Houston Anderson and sister. Miss Dora left Friday for Vandervoort to
 visit with their brother, B. r. An l derson.
 Misses Alvah and Zula Taylor
 were visitors at the home of MT. tStoekton at Lone Valley Saturday night and Sunday. T.. J. Hicks left "Wednesday of last
 week for Big Cedar. Ok, 10 attend
 the. Missionary Baptist Association.
 and returned home Saturday. The Rev. b. A. Squyres wifi preach
 at Mt. Olive church next Saturday
 and Sunday, and will preach al this
 place the third Sunday in the month.
 Everybody attend. NIT. and Mrs. Guy Whitsett have ireturned from Pope county. where
 they have been for the past three
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-28
C0RINTTI.

Bill Middleton of Mena visited J, k. Dollar Sunday.
 The Rev. Nealy Whisenhunt of Mena preached at the Nazarene church Sunday.
 The Holly Spring singing class met at the Nazarene church Sunday af- ternoon and had quite a singing.
 Mir. and Mrs. D. l.. Holiday re- turned last week from Ida, Ok, where they have been visiting Mir Holidays brother.
 l. E. Dollar and Gailard Wright, who are building house for W. NJ Fleming at Cherry Hill, were at home this week on a visit.
 Born to MT. and Mrs. John Elem ing Sunday morning, a i0-pound boy John is all smiles this week, and grandpap IS rejoicing over his first grandson.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-28
OLIVER CHAPEL CHIPS.

Tom Elmore is visiting relatives in Nevada county.
 Walter Riley returned home last week from Ada, Ok.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. l.. Reid visited at the chapel Sunday.
 George Crawford is visiting with homefoiks this week.
 There was n singing at the home sf Mir. Leeper Sunday afternoon. There will be a Missionary meet ing at the chapel Sunday night. Miss Laura Riley is much im- proved, after an illness of two weeks. Arthur Bassett has been visiting his parents, Mir. and Mrs. Henry Bas- sett, for the past few days.
 Mrs. Alice Brown and Mrs. Lida Anderson of Bement, Ill. are vlsit- ing their sister, Mrs. Mary Bassett, whom they have not seen for i9 years.
 Field Girl.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-28
Correspondence
CLACETT CHATTER.

Cotton picking is in full blast. Dr. $. C. Bates of Opal was in town Saturday.
 Our prayer meeting is progressing nicely. Rev. N. M Edwards will conduct prayer service next Sabbath night.
 Farmers are astir in our semi agriculture belt Some corn is cut and fodder and hay is being saved. Sweet potatoes and turnips are mak- ing good growth. Corn is standard at 15 per. The cotton is better than expected on account of tho boil weevil. So we are still thankful for as much.
 Chatter Box.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-28

months, and are al the home 0f w. I. Whitsett.
 School closed at this place last Friday with an entertainment Fri- day night. After the short program which the pupils of the school had prepared had been rendered, there was a pie supper, which was for the benefit of the school. Hiss Lillian pipkin, the teacher, has taught us a good school. and We hops to have her teach for us again. We wish for her much success i'll her school work at Mena.
 paragraDher.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-28
RIG FORK BITS.

Cetton is good in this locality. Daniel Burkhart was at Big Fork Sunday.
 Heath & Bates are making a fine loi Of shingles at Big Fork. Miss Dotlie Cox of SlatingtOn is visiting relatives at Big Fork. D. W. Pitts and Burk Edwards were in Amity on business this week.
 The Big Fork ball team went to Board Camp last Saturday, with Steve Heath pitcher, and Andy Sims catcher, and q good bunch of ilelders. They defeated the Board Camp boys i0 to Q.
 Hill Billie.