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The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18
COVE CATCHES.

Mrs. T. A. Boycan and little daughter are visiting friends and relatives in Provo, Sevier county.
 Mrs. Frank Dormer and little son are visiting friends in Dee and other points in western Oklahoma.
 Several cases of blind sta9gers among the horses in the comnuni- ty have been reported, but no fla lalities.
 The same old yell about hte peaches being killed is once more heard in the land, and that is all Tit amounts to-iust plain yell.
 Word reached here recently of the death of E. F. Van Goren. which occurred iii Kansas City on December 3i. Mir. Van Goren came to Cove from Lead, N. D. last spring and rented the R. Golf resi- dence property.
 A. s. Smith, who lives two miles north of town, met with a peculiar and painful accident while butch ering some hogs one day last week. He was cutting off hogs head when his butcher knife slipped and cut a deep gash across his arm, .severing an artery and several ten dons. He may partially lose the use of his hand.
 Posters have been distributed announcing meeting for next Tuesday, January g. for the pur- pose of discussing the cantaloupe question, and it is to be hoped the many farmers interested in this matter will attend. The meeting will be addressed by expert canta- loupe growers from Rocky Ford, Colo, and J. H. Tull, agricultural agent for the K. c. S. The meeting will be held in the town hall at 1 ?. m.
 A peculiar wreck occurred here abou i a. m Tuesday the second one 10 occur within three days The first wreck took place about a mile north of town Sunday morn ing, when four freight cars jumped the track. Tn the last only one car was wrecked. It was derailed near the section house. but did not leave the track until reaching the north switch. Here it turned over, with out even derailing another car or injuring the track.
 Fisherman.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18
OPAL NEWS.

Dr. Roberts went to Mena Mon- day.
 Miss Georgia Nixon of Big Fork was here Monday.
 Bob Hughes and father went to Mena last Thursday.
 w. A. Feds made a business trip to Ft. Smith Monday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Joe Hooper and daughter of Alder spent Sunday at the home of Mir Laekey.
 Ross Cotton and Dempsey Stand ridge spent Sunday evening at the home of Mr. Wideaer near Alder. Foy Standridge and Holder Bates spent Saturday night with Flymen Standridge near Big Fork. Mrs. Fannie Hayes of Fort Smith is spending a few weeks with her mother. Mrs. W. Il. Hughes, of this place.
 Roxie Morris and brother Sam spent Sunday with their sister, Mrs. Tilden Standridge, near Board Camp.
 Blue Eyes.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18
MIDWAY ITEMS.

Holder Williams made a business trip to Mena Monday.
 Rev. Davis will give his fourth lecture at Midway next Sunday. There was a singing at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Price near here last Sunday night.
 Midway school, which is being taught by Prof. Hilton, is progress ing rapidly.
 Uncle Tom Clancy, who was seriously injured by falling on the ice. is slowly improving.
 Since new year the girls of this vicinity are always proud for Sun day to come. as they are making proper use of the Leap Year Owing to the bad weather and other difficulties, 1t has been decid- ed by the members of the Midway Literary Society to discontinue it's meetings.
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The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18
INK DOTS.

Jim Quinn of Corinth was visit ing friends here Sunday.
 Bird Harris went to Newport Tuesday to visit the school.
 Mir. and Mrs. Benjamin Cross were shopping in Mena Saturday.
 John TalkingtOn and son, Louis, transacted business in Mena Mon- day.
 Mir. and Mrs. R. c. Mccoy and daughter shopped in Mena Satur- day.
 Alma Wood left last week for Sevier county to sell washing ma- chimes.
 Mrs. J. K. Hendricks and daugh- ter Rena went to Mena Tuesday to visit relatives.
 ]. F. Cottman went to Mena Tues day after Mrs. Cottman, who spent a week with her daughter.
 H. F. Chambers and family vis- tied Mrs. Chambers father, Bob Edwards of Quito, Sunday.
 J. K. Cottman, who has been vis- iting his daughter, Kate Harrah, of Mena, returned home Sunday.
 Messrs. Frank and Carl Whisen- ant of Ransom visited their sis ter, Mrs. R. F. Wear, Sunday.
 Jack Cross went to Waters Tues day after his mother, who spent the past week visiting relatives in that section.
 H. E. Chambers and family at tended the funeral of Mrs. Cham ebrs mother, Mrs. R. s. Edwards, at Quito Tuesday. The deceased was an old time citizen of Polk county and was 66 years old. She was a daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Daniel Fried, who came to Polk county and settled in the early days. She leaves a husband and six children. The funeral was held in Holly Springs cemetery Wednes- day.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

with a drag. but now the time TOT spring work is on and the ground IS is no condition for work, so we can can do no more than study out plans for the future. However, It IS a a good time to clean out the stalis and haul the manure to the helus while the ground is yet hard. Any way, it is better to get the stun out as fast as it is made, which IS the safe and sanitary way at all tlines. But there are very many oIheI jobs that must be turned OH Delore fact than will be completed, for lin the rush there is most sure to be something left undone. But look well to your corn and oat seed, for trusty seed will be hard to find commencing now.
 Armenian.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18
oDEN ITEMS.

Will A. Garner left Monday for Ft. Smith to attend court.
 Sheriff Howel of Mt. Ida was at Oden Saturday collecting taxes. ]. W. Brown and son Henry made a business trip to Mena this week, w. D. Taylor of Harvey visited at the home of his father the lat ter part of this week
 Mack Martin of Mt. Ida passed through Friday en route to Maga- zine, where he will enter college. Miss Cora 0'Neal of this place and Hezzie Mcbride of Mena were united in marriage at the home of the bride Wednesday.
 School Girl.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18
HATFIELD HINTS.

Mrs. Marcus Johnson is quita ih.
 r. P. Davis ls attending court at ft. Smith this week
 Eli Davis of Hatfield was laid 10 rest on January i0. The Masons sfIiciated.
 The Brotherhood of American leomen will install new officers next Thursday night.
 Mir. Brewer. from Oklahoma. k building a new house on the farm he bought last month.
 \ meeting was held last week. at which time fine Fruit Growers As soelaiion was organized.
 Watkins big siore IS about eoUl- pleled. and would be q credit io a town ten times the size of Hatfield.
 Ike Henderson has sold his farm and moved to Hatfield. The sale
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

and there will be singing reading and games. Afterwards refresh- mcnts will be served.
 Miss Nancy Gregg and Mrs. Ida Hungate went to Mena Thursday night to attend the Fourteenth An nual District meeting of Rebek- ahs. which was held on Friday eve- nng. They report very pleasant and instructive meeting. Delegates from Texarkana, HoratiO, Fouke and DeQueen were present While lin Mena Miss Gregg and Mrs. Hun- gate were guests of Mrs, Disheroon and Mrs. w. E. Holt.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18
NEW HOPE NEEDLES.

Bratch Grove made a business trip to Mena Monday. Gailard Wright of C0rinth visited at New Hope Sunday.
 w. H. Fleming visited his son, A. Fleming, at Holly Springs last week.
 Rex Wood and sister, Miss Zuma, also Ivan Rowe, were trading Tn Mena last week.
 Mir. Alfred and family of Texas have arrived here with their household goods. They will make their home here.
 Guess Who.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18
LOWER TWO-MILE TooTs

s. B. parnel! was in Mena Satur- day.
 This community was visited by a snow last week.
 Albert and Emmett Oglesby vis- tied here Sunday.
 Hog killing has been the chief industry the past week. Floyd Abbott and family Jeff Tuesday for Wisconsin, where they will make their future home. l.. J. Johnson, who has been sick for the past month, died at his home January 6, and was laid to rest in Hatfield cemetery.
 Bad Boys.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18
Correspondence
wICKEs

B. C. Davis of Mena was here Tuesday.
 Edgar Wood left last week for Broken Bow.
 May Jett and Gladys Gassett were sick this week.
 Mir. Williams left Tuesday for Mena, where he will make his home. Charles Beck and Everett Tun- neil went to Vanderyoort Satur- day on business.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18
EGGER NEWS.

Roy Fry visited at Waters last Sunday.
 There will be singing at the church Saturday night. There was prayer meeting at the Nazarine church Sunday afternoon. lone, the little son of John Holmes, died Monday morning, and was buried in the Cherry Hill cemetery.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ed Medford of Big Fork passed through Egger this week, en route to the home of John Egger at Highland.
 Sannhirp.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18
Dehate at Roard Camn.

There will be a debate at Board Camp beginning January g, ard lasting four days, between Elder .. fl. Gayce, Primitive Baptist, of Martin, Tenn, and A. H. Autrey, Missionary Baptist, of Nashville, Ark. Two propositions on the Atonement and two on the Plan of Salvation
 J. W. Ringgold.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18
HATFIELD HITS.

Samuel Powell and ]. E. Taylor were in Mena Monday. w. Lindsay of Texas IS putting in a restaurant south of T. M Do- Ver's store.
 Floyd Abbott and family have gone to their old home at Norwalk, Wis. They expect to be gone about a year.
 r. J. Johnson, aged 72 years, died Saturday, January 6, and was bur- jed at Hatfield cemetery. Rev. Reed conducted the services.
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The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

was made through the Hatfield Realty Company.
 X new telephone system is being installed in Hatfield, with switch board and central. The deal is being worked by r. A. Harwell.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

family of South Canadian. Ok. haye moved Co Mena to live. Mir. Cos sey owns farms in Oklahoma. Ar kansas and Texas. and will spend 2 good part Of his time lookine after these and will leave his fam fly in Mcna.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

l.. C. Dial and Mrs. M. B. Brown, less Monday morning for home and will probably move Co Mena before many months.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

A. C. N0gal and I. L. Dial Of Aliamout Ill., who have been vis- fiing Mr Dials son and daughter.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

expects to move here and make his home
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18
PERSONAL NOTES

R. S. Allen went to Cove on busi- ness Tuesday.
 w. E. Watkins was in Hatfield on business Tuesday.
 J. M. Cochran of near Acorn was lin Mena Saturday.
 Edwin B. Cox went to Poteau Monday on business.
 R. T. Morrow of Big Cedar, Ok, was in Mena Saturday.
 c. A. Ramsey of Big Cedar, Ok, was in Mena last week.
 w. H. Garrigan left Tuesday on a business trip to Cove.
 l.. c. Wilson of Wickes was in Mena on business last week.
 JdllltS ddltS bl hdtHpAu Woo HI Mena on business Tuesday.
 w. B. Barton has returned from a business trip to Ft. Smith.
 Attorney J. I. Alley was in Po- teau on legal business Monday.
 Dr. c. r. Johnson of Hatfield was in Mena on business last week.
 Attorney Wright Prickett was in Grannis on business last week.
 E. J. Lundy was in Poteau Mon day looking after legal business. c. F. Crawford left Monday for visit with relatives at Albion, Ok. Miss Edith Kroger of Rich Noun tain was shopping in Mena Satur- day.
 w. D. Durham made a business trip Tuesday to Page, Heavener and Howe.
 John P. Logan came up from Texarkana Monday to look after business.
 J. D. Holman made a trip to the southern part of the county Sat urday.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. H. Welter of Eagleton were shopping in Mena last week. M. P. Olney left Sunday for Little Rock, where he will spend several days. V. E. Olmgreen of Manhattan Kas., is in Mena attending to busi- ness matters. John Goodner and Dick Huddle- ston of Waters were in Mena on business Tuesday. Miss Nancy Gregg, who has been Visiting in Mena, left Saturday for her home at Grannis. Misses Zuma Wood and Ivan Rowe of Egger were visiting at the home of J. c. Wood last week. A car of household goods arrived Itoday for A. Childers, who is nov ing here from Henrietta, Tex. John Combs of Rocky spent Mon- day night at the home of MT. and Mrs. Hugh Stapp on DeQueen street
 Freeman l.. Johnson left Friday for Ft. Smith to have an ear Itreated, with which he is suffering Mir. and Mrs. A. w. Ink of Iowa arrived in Mena Monday and are looking around with view to To- eating.
 A marriage license was issued Tuesday to D. D. Harsh of Cove and Miss Ozie D. Marlborough of Vandervoort.
 Mrs. R. D. Sale, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. I. !. Steel, left Monday morning for her home at Muldrow, Ok.
 W. H. Kidwell, who came here
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

For Rugeies and Spring Wagon see 0. w. Petty. all-tf
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

Mr and Mrs. wm cossey and
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

Frank p Watts has returned io his home ai Fox. Coo. after spend- ins several days here looking over ihe country. Mir. Watts says this coanir, looks good to him and he
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

Miss Edith Kroger of Rich Noun tain was shopping in Mena Satur- day.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

J. D. Holman made a trip to the southern part of the county Sat urday.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

John P. Logan came up from Texarkana Monday to look after business.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

w. D. Durham made a business trip Tuesday to Page, Heavener and Howe.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

F. C. Bailey is here from Minnc- soia seeking location that will enable him io gel away from. the long, cold winters. He thinks Q wUl locate in Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

c. F. Crawford left Monday for a visit with relatives at Albion, Ok.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

J. H. Stephens, who moved here recently from Oden, is teaching at Acorn in place of Prof. John c. Trainer, who is in Illinois for medical treatment.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

F.. O. Bassett of Tuskahoma, Ok, who has been visiting his father, A. II. Basseti, who lives six miles from Mena, was in town Saturday.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

w. F. Hogan and Alex Coyle of the real estate firm of Hogan & Coyle of Grannis, spent Friday looking after business in Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

E. J. Lundy was in Poteau Mon day looking after legal business.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

Ambrose Hogue and Miss Ethel Neighbors of Page, Ok, were mar ried at the court house Tuesday by County Judge W. \. Martin.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

Mir. and Mrs. J. H. Welter of Eagleton were shopping in Mena last week.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

Attorney Wright Prickett was in Grannis on business last week.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

M. P. Olney left Sunday for Little Rock, where he will spend several days.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

W. H. Kidwell who came here about six weeks ago from Pueblo, Colo, has accepted a position at Vandiver's drug store.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

Mrs. R. D. Sale, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. I. I. Steel, left Monday morning for her home at Muldrow, Ok.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

R. S. Allen went to Cove on busi- ness Tuesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

V. E. Olmgreen of Manhattan, Kas., is in Mena attending to busi- ness matters.
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The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

Dr. c. r. Johnson of Hatfield was in Mena on business last week.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-18

A marriage license was issued Tuesday to D. D. Harsh of Cove and Miss Ozie D. Marlborough of Vandervnnrt
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-12
PRISONERS MAKE BREAK
 AT THE NEW HAVEN JAIL
Six Lsns- Term Men Gain the Street, but Arc Rscaptured.

New Haven, Sept. l1.--Six long term prisoners made a vicious attack upon Joseph 'Sohenk, a bookkeeper in the employ of the Metropolitan Chair Co. at the county jail here today, in an attempt to gain their liberty. The six men got clear of the jail enclosure but were captured by five men in two automobiles after an excfting mile chase. The leader was Frank Collins of New York, serving 20 months for chicken theft. The others were Isa- iore Zornitz of Waterbury, serving one year for assault with intent to kill: Chadinslxy Chadinsi<y, 20 months for theft; Elmer Clifford. New Haven, ls months for burglary; Andrew Mc- Manus, New Haven, SO days.
 Just as the heavy, iron barred door leading to the cl,nir factory from the Jail was being swung open by Schenk, Collins, 1t is charged. jumped forward and struck Schenk on the forehead with a heavy implement feliing him, and at the sa4riae time shouting Come boys, here's where we make a get away With the other five following hin, Collins rushed from the jail leaping over the prostrate form of the dazed bookkecper. and one of them pausing long enough to kick him, As they gained the street the men scat tered. Guards, policemen and citizens In automobiles. joined in the chase and within an hour all the prisoners were back in cells. Scheni, though badly bruised. is not seriously hurt. The break, 1t is said. had been carefully planned.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-12
SETS BED AFIRE.
Lightning Barns Mrs- cbarIss Low rsy, Wbo Was Lying Thsrsin--psl- uss Follows smsitsripg Neat.


 Intense September heat. fully as enervating ss thai of the early sum mer, was relieved Wednesday by one of the most severe thunder storms of the year The clouds that brought the rain swept up from the south and west soon after oae o'clock, and by two o'clock reading without the aid of artificial lights was impossible. Ap- palling flashes of lightning and crash es of thunder made those who fear electrical storms very nervous. Rain fell in sheets. drowning even the ann bftfon of those who insisE on talking politics, but no serious damage, was reported. though some roads were con- slderably washed
 The s. P. Humphrey dwelling in the Jane in the rear of the Central house was struck by lightning during the first storm, bricks being knocked from the chimney and plaster torn from the walls of the interior Mrs Charles Lowrcy, who was In bed. had her hand burned, but not severely, by the elec- tricIty, which set the bed afire. The first storm had barely ceased when another of even greater severity swept over DAniels0n, which seemed to be the storm center. the flood Of rain filling cellars and baseFnents and putting, with the other storm, nearly
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-12
COURT GRANTS BECKER
 DELAY OF A MONTH
Case of Police lieutenant Was Schsd
 uIed for Trial Today.


 New York, Sept. 11--Instead of be- ing called to trial tomorrow as the first person to be prosecuted for the Rosenthal murder, Police Lieutenant Charles Becker has won nearly d months' delay of the ordeal. Justice Bischoff of the supreme court today granted the application of counsel for til Oct. in order to permit a com mission to go to Hot Springs. Ark, to take testimony which is said to be val uable to Beckers defense. This testi- mony has to do with Sam Schepps, the alleged paymaster of the murderers, who after his arrest at Hot Springs is declared to have told various persons that Becker had nothing to do with the Rosenthal murder.
 District Attorney Charles s. Whit man had everything in readiness to open the trial tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-12
New Citizens Made at Wiilimantic.

Willimanfic, Sept. 11.-In the su- perior courtroom in this city Wednes- day morning Judge Gager presided at a session for the naturalization of ap- plicants for American citizenship. AL len Church of Boston. represented the government in the examination.
 Aime J. Martineau, Samuel Smith and John Leonard Hayden were ad- mftted. The last had failed once be- fore from insufficient knowledge. Said Haddad, who came to this country from Syria in 1898, showed considera ble knowledge, but several years agt he moved to East Hampton and ht was therefore rejected as a candidat, here Morris Kantrovitz came iron Russia sixteen years ago, but was re I jected, failing to satisfy the court.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-12
REDEEMED ITS PLEDGE TO PEOPLE
State Republican Platform Points to Passage of Public Utl- ties Act as an Evidence of its Good Faith Adnmsra- ion of President Taft Endorsed Creation of Commission to Stimulate Agriculture in State.

Hartford, Sept. 1l--Col. Isaac M. Ullman of New Haven, chairman of the committee on resolutions, present. ed the report of the committee at the state convention today, and it was adopted. It is as follows:
 The republican party of Conneeti- cut enters the campaign of 1912 in the full confidence that this intelligent and conservative state will emphatical- ly indorse the wise. progressive and patriotic course of President Taft, for whom four years ago its people gave a plurality of more than 44,000 votes His administration has been one of un- ostentatious but continuous accom- plishrnent, and its closing year finds the country at the height of prosperi- ty, with labor in steady demand and paid better than at any previous time in our history, and thus better able to meet the increased cost of living which has developed in all civilized coun- tries,
 rC6nnecdcut is a state of such vast Manufacturing interests that men ace to these is a menace alike to the workingmen and the farmer who de- pend respectively for wages and for market upon the prosperity of the fac- tory. The factory in turn has been built up by the protective tariff.
 "The democratic platform of 1912 calls for tariff for revenue only, and kommits that party to a policy which has been disastrous to the, country whenever the democracy has found the opportunity to apply 1t.
 we believe in fair, intelligent and prompt revision of the tariff, some of whose rates are recognized by the president and the national platform as toe high, and we heartily indorse the wise provision. inaugurated by President Taft, for a non-partisan ex- pert tariff board.
 Agriculture.
 AAgriculture, once the leading in- Anstry of the state, is showing signs of revival under the inspiration of the btate college at Storrs, the experiment stations and the application of science to the care and protection of orchard and field crops Situated as we are, in the very best market ofsthe world for all food products. with a soil suit ed to the -roducfion of a wide variety of useful crDps. we must, in the near future. produce a much larger portion of the necessary food demanded by eur people. A lack of capital has pre- vented substantial development Of these resources We believe that some xnethod can and should be devised for making easier the securing of farm loans in this state.
 We favor the establishment of To- cal abattoirs so as to reintroduce the cultivation of livestock by making a home market for such products. We favor the introduction of a bill for commission to be appointed by the governor from names presented by the State grange, State Business Mems
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-12
Hard to Play Rogue.

Willimantic. Sept. 11.-On the roque court of A. n. Spellman Wednesday evening. F. Edward Clark of Spring field. national champion. and two oth- CT prominent players from the same city, Dr. Hugo s. Thompson and L.
 E, Whitaker, were visitors. A. w.
 French, willimantic's premier wielder of the mallet, was Clark's opponent in the friendly game during the evening. The Springfield men came about 2.30 Wednesday afternoon in the midst of bad storm. Three times Mir. Spell i man dried up his court iB preparation | for play before game could actually | be started in the evening. The vis- itors returned to Springfield about
 midnight.