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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-04-03
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HICKS 1913 ALMANAC

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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-04-03
The Inheritance

ERENO f. PAYNE, one OF the
Republican Congressman from New
York State. prominent a few years
ago in tariff affairs. said the other
day: "No new administration ever
inherited such a full treasury and
such abundant revenues as this one.
He points to the fact that there was
nearly $l50,0OO,OOO in the general
fund to the credit of the government
on March Sd.
Mr.. Payne, however, makes no
mention of the fact that the public
Indebtedness of this country at the
close Of the Taft administration had
reached a total of $1,000 $50, $4,000.
more than it was at the close of the
civil war and is $1,2OO,0O0,OO0 more
than it was sixteen years age when
the Democrats turned over the Gov
to the Republicans. The
National debt has been increasing
each year since then.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-04-03

Hot Tamales and Washington
Coffee, something new. at the BON
TON Candy Store.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-04-03
Respectable Theft

THIS time the swindler and crimin-
ais are not "loud-mouthed labor lead
ers." but closed-mouthed business
men who have been caught swind-
ling their customers by short-weight
fuel Government experts Rhowr thai
the Western Fuel Company has stol-
EN- So. 900 in the last fifteen years
by short-weight m~anipulations in fuel.
1t is a repetition of the Sugar Trusts
little business joke" on the United
States Government.
Too bad. isn't it, that highly re-
spectacle" business men should set
such examples of thievery to their
less respectable" and less prosperous
brothers? S~hort-weight thievery is
less risky than picking pockets ON the
street and more profitable; but Is 4
pickpocket less respectable" than a
short-weight thief?-S- F. Star,
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-04-03

Get your new SHOES at the Carson
Shoe Factory and have the old ones
repaired at the same place. The
d work guaranteed.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-04-03

Secretary Of the Board
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-04-03
WHY Canada Grows

MONTANA and North Dakota are
not developing as rapidly nor thor
oughly as Saskatchewan and Alberta,
while Washington is feeling. the ef-
fects of the attractiveness of British
Columbia. We are assured by the
big land interests that the exemption
OF personal property and improve
ments from local taxes has nothing 20
do With the rush to get under the
British flag.
What has something to do with it?
wav for climate. Not the natural re
sources These states have as many
gifts OF nature as Western Canada.
Cheap land? To be sure! But with
idle land taxed IS to 2U per cent
higher than used land it may we'll be
cheap. With the big Canadian Paci-
6c Railroad selling only to actual set
tiers and to them as fast as It knows
how. and with every prospect that IN
the future land is going to be mighty
| poor property to continue to mold
| out of use if Of any use whatever, no
| wonder there is cheap land,
Say. What dye s'pose would hap
pen il those Canadian States had the
climate OF California? And say
Just s'pose California had their taS
SYSTEMS. F. Star.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-04-03
FOR MEATS

Sealed proposals for furnishing
meats, delivered at the Nevada State
Prison, for one year. from May /,
1913, will be received up to April %.
1918.
All meet to be frst-class of their
kind and to be delivered in such
quantity as the Warden may direct,
quantity varying each month as re-
CURED.
All meats not satisfactory to be re-
turned at the contractors expense.
Bids to be directed to Secretary of
Board Of Prison Commissioners. Car
son City, Nevada.
Dated March %. 1913.
J. w. LEGATE,
Secretary of the Board.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-04-03
Fresh Vegetables Of all kinds every
Tuesday at the Bon Ton CandysStoT<

Everything of the best at the Sac
ramento Saloon, the drinks, and Gig
ars. as well as the service. Take a
walk down that way and try a glass
of that Famous Fredericksburg Beer
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
FOR STREET LIGHTING
Committee Appointed Tuesday Night to Take Action in Matter-PrOb-
 ably Will Change System.

At a meeting of the city council Tuesday night perhaps the most important step taken was the ap- pointment of a committee to inves- tigate the situation and formulate plans to light the streets of Mena. F. Nj. Jones, acting mayor in the absence of Mayor Jones, who was sick, named one alderman from each ward, Dan Watkins from the First, Dr. E. H. Black. Second, and Joseph Robert, Third. So soon as the committee is ready to report, an adjourned meeting will be called to take action. The opinion seemed strongly in favor of substituting more modern system than the old arc lights, and also to get the lights on as quickly as consistent.
 A small budget of bills was al lowed, and a warrant for $50 or dered drawn for F. M. Jones, the amount of the reward offered for the apprehension of parties de- stroying or damaging the property of the water works system.
 The parties arrested on this system all under bond to the grand jury, are Charles Manners, Con Craig, John and Oscar Hopkins, Robert Jackson and Porter Peters.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
DONACHEY WILL WAIT
Announces He Prefers to Run Against Senator Clark Two
 Years Hence.

Little Rock, Jan. 7.-Governor c. w. Donaghey is out with an an nouncement that he will not, be a candidate for the senate at this time, but will wait two years to run against Senator Clarke. This would seem to concentrate the fight to Norweod, Brundidge and Robinson. The latter, however, continues in the attitude of declining to state his intentions. w. F. Kirby of Texarkana is being boosted for the place made vacant by the death of Jeff Davis, but makes no statement.
 Senator J. N. Heiskell left for Washington this morning to assume the duties of his new position.
 The gubernatorial situation still hinges upon the decision of Gov ernor-eleet Robinson.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
POWELL CLAYTON
 TO WASHINGTON
After Heading Republican Organi- zation of Arkansas for Nearly a Lifetime, Probably Will
 Name Successor.

Washington, Jan. 7.-After the longest service on record in the history of the Republican party, General Powell Clayton resigned as national committeeman from that state today. His resignation was handed to Chairman Hilles. MT. Clayton has been national commit teeman from Arkansas since 1872, with the exception of four years.
 General Clayton has given up his residence in Arkansas and will spend his future in Washington. The state committee in Arkansas will name his successor.
 It is generally understood that Col. H. l.. Remmel of Little Rock, long known as the protege of Gen. Clayton, will be named to fill the vacancy. It is known that if the influence of Gen. Clayton despite his retirement, can be used to an advantage for Col. Remmel, the of flee will go to the Little Rock man. It is even asserted in some quarters that Gen. Clayton understands that Col. Remmel will be named when the state committee meets to elect his successor.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
OLD WINTER TAXES
 A NIP AT NENA
Following a Day of Rain Mixed With Sleet, Temperature Drops to s Degrees-Beautiful
 Scenes Wednesday.

Old Winter came down on Mena in good earnes Tuesday night, the temperature toward morning drop ping to 8 degrees.
 Early Tuesday morning gentle rain began to fall, with the temper ature just cold enough to form ice on the trees as it fell. By noon the small pines had load sufficient to make them bow their tops grace fully toward Mother Earth, and as the afternoon progressed ice formed on the ground.
 By dark it was much colder and a light snow was falling, just enough coming down in the night to whiten the ground.
 "Wednesday when the sun came out bright anl clear, it would be hard to imagine a prettier scene. The ground was white, the young pines were like gorgeous plumes of crystals, capped with pure white snow, while everything out of doors was shimmering in the suns rays.
 The temperature rose gradually, and by noon much of the ground was bare of snow, but not all the load of ice was, off the trees, though the water ran off the house-tops like in a rain.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
CALIFORNIA FRUIT
 GROWERS SUFFER
Successive Freezes Cause Losses Estimated From 10 to 30 Millions Severe Cold General-SnOW-
 storms Prevail in Texas.

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 7.-Citrus fruit growers this forenoon esti- mate at from $i0,0OO,0OO to $30,0O0,- 900 the losses sustained as a result of the low temperatures which prevailed in California last night.
 It was the second successive night of the big freeze, and the fruit growers hopes of saving much of their growing crops were shat tered. Everything possible was done to protect the trees, but not withstanding this fact, great num- bers of trees, it is said, have been killed, and those which were not killed by the cold weather will not bear fruit this year.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
SHIP EXPLOSION KILLS EIGHT.
Steam Piping in StOkehOld of a
 French BattleShip Burst.

Toulon, France, Jan. 7.-Eight men were killed yesterday by an explosion in the stokehold of the French battleship Massena. The Massena, accompanied by two cruisers, was proceeding for Di- zerta. It was passing the Hyeres Islands when the steamer collector pipe of one of the boilers burst.
 The warship was stopped and the stokehold engine room staff rushed to the stokehold, where they found petty officer, six stokers and an artificer lying on the steel floor dead. The ship put back and land ed the bodies at the St. Mandrier Naval hospital.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
WILL MAKE ATTRACTIVE HOME.
H. E. Manning Rebuilding Haderway
 Cottage on North Mena Street.

H. E. Manning, who recently pur- chased the property on north Mena street known as the Underway cot tage, built some years ago by Mrs. M. E. Abercrombie, returned Fri day from a short business trip to It. Smith, and Saturday was busy experimenting the rejuvenation of the formerly pretty home. A new roof was about completed Satur- day, and Monday morning a force of men began the general re- modelling of the house. The grounds, now rough, will be graded down in such a way as to make an attrac- tive lawn.
 MT. Manning says while in Ft. Smith he talked with an old friend and gentleman of considerable means, whom he believes will come here soon to make his future home.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
LICENSE PREVAILS
 AFTER LONG FIGHT
County Judge Martin Found That 3-Mile Petition Did Not Contain Majority Population in District-
 In Court Since November IS.

After a contest that has occupied most of the time of the County court since November IS last, Coun- ty Judge w. N. Martin found that the petition against licensing the sale of liquor within three miles of the Southside school did not con- tain the names of a majority of the population in the territory named. He thereupon rendered a decision that the petitioners had lost and that Polk county, having previously voted in favor of license, saloons could legally be licensed in Mena.
 This closes for the present what has doubtless been by far the most bitterly contested affair in the his tory of Polk county. Probab- ly from five to six hundred people have been before the court, either to prove citizenship for themselves or others, and during the entire time there has been a good sized audience watching the proceedings.
 After the petition was placed on record, containing t,263 names, those favoring license took cen sus. This they submitted, claiming 2,943 adult inhabitants within the Smile district. Over 900 of these were protested by the petitioners, and then the court required that, to prove the standing of these they must come before the court and testify under oath.
 Last Saturday, December 28, court adjourned with the census ahead. Monday last, however, about forty more were cut off the census, and on Tuesday morning the peti- ton was attacked and at close of court "Wednesday something more than fifty names had been stricken off, leaving the census to date with 2,454 names proven and accepted by the court and t,207 accepted by the court on the petition, leaving margin on the census of forty.
 On this showing Judge Martin de- nied the petition.
 It is stated that the next step may be to contest the September election, in which license was car ried by 63 on face of returns.
 The attorneys for the petitioners were E. J. Lundy and w. M. Pip kin, and for the remonstrance Judge J. I. Alley and Judge Wright Prickett.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
NENA BUSINESS
 COLLEGE OPENS SOON
Prof. E. w. Justus Has Arrived From Tahlequah and Will at Once Take Up Organzation Work
 Fine Equipment.

Prof. E. w. Justus arrived here last Tuesday from Tahlequah, Ok, and will lose no time in perfecting arrangements for the opening of the winter term of school next Tuesday. It is his purpose to send to Chicago and order a fine equip ment and give Mena a thoroughly well equipped and up-to-date com mercial school, as beautiful and att tractive as you will ind in Little Rock or Ft. Smith.
 For the winter class the fur nishings will be temporary, but good and comfortable, and will be installed at once so the work can begin without delay. Besides him. self he will have two competent teachers who, like himself, are well equipped and thoroughly qualified for the work. He will use the Packard system of shorthand and install the Underwood and other standard typewriters for the free use of his pupils who take either the business or shorthand course.
 It is the purpose of MT. Justus to build up a permanent school here -one that will attract young peo- pie from far and near. He is op- timistic as to the outlook and as sures The Star that it will be his ambition to promote school here that will in the not distant future become a pride of this community.
 Mrs. Justus will come to Mena within a short time, as soon as she can get affairs strengthened out for the change.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
Snowstorms in Texas.

Dallas, Tex, Jan. Flor the first time in several years, a general snowstorm covered a large portion of north, northwest and northeast Texas today. Even San Antonio was white with a heavy frost for the first few hours of the day.
 Waco, Fort Worth and Dallas all had snowstorms, which blanketed the ground with a thin layer of white. Houston had no snow, but ice on the trolley wires and tracks seriously delayed traffic.
 Citrus fruit growers in the south ern part of the state said today they are not worried, as the tenn perature along the gulf coast last night was only slightly below the freezing point, not cold enough to hurt the trees.
 Temperatures in Texas this morning ranged from two degrees below zero in the panhandle to 29 degrees above at Galveston, six above at Fl Paso and 20 above at San Antonio.
 Some of the cities reporting sleet or snow were Gainesville, Paris, Sherman, Bonham, Greenville, Fort Worth, Dallas, Waco, McGregor, Temple, San Antonio, Houston, Gal weston and Denison.
 At Charming scores of cattle took refuge in the streets of the city from the wind-swept ranges. The gale spread the snow in drifts on the range. leaving many bare spots which allowed the stock to obtain subsistence.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
10000 FOLLOW 10
 GRAVE DAVIS BODY
All That Is Mortal of Lamented Senator Inferred at Dusk in Capital Cemetery-The
 Procession Unwieldy.

Little Rock, Jan. 6.-Fully 10000 people crowded into Mt. Holly cemetery Sunday afternoon to do homage to Senator Jeff Davis, whose remains were inferred at dusk. The crowd was so dense that had it not been for the police and soldiers, the funeral cortege would have had difficulty in enter ing the cemetery.
 Promptly at o'clock the funeral procession started from the resi- dence of the late senator, and pro- ceeded to the First Baptist church, where services were conducted by the Rev. Ben. Cox The procession was headed by the Second Regi- ment band, detachment from Fort Logan Il. Roots, the Conway and Lonoke companies of the Arkansas National Guard, followed by the honorary and active pail bearers and the relatives in carriages. The distance to the church, and from the church to the cemetery was so short the line of carriages was lim- ited, and the only ones riding were the state officials, the congressional delegation and the family. As the remains were brought from the church four pages of the United States senate stood at salute" at the side of the stems
 At the grave Judge Jeptha Evans of Bonneville, lifelong friend of Senator Davis, delivered a short and very impressive eulogy. The services were short, the Rev. Ben Cox being assisted by Dr. Bowers, president of Ouachita College, who was close friend of Senator Da- wis. The floral offerings were pro- fuse and covered not only the grave but the entire Davis burial plat. The funeral of Senator Davis at tracted more out-of-town people of prominence to the city than a state | Democratic convention, every close friend of the deceased senator com ing to pay a last tribute, and the Hobbies of the hotels teemed with politicians during the entire day, and they discussed much of the successor to the one who was to be buried in the afternoon.
 The active pail bearers at the funeral of Senator Davis were Judge w. F. Kirby, c. c. Reid, Frank Pace, Little Rock; Judge Jeptha Evans, Bonneville; James Surridge, Walnut Ridge; George Bedding, Hot Springs; Judge G. w. Hays, Camden.
 Immediately after the services were completed the politicians evil dently thought they were released from any personal friendship or bond of courtesy, for they became very active. The impression seem ed to be that Joe T. Robinson would announce for senator to succeed Senator Davis, for Robert l.. Rogers was the first to announce for the office of governor should there be a vacancy. Dr. c. H. Brough of Fayetteville was also looked upon as candidate. and there was talk of Edgar Brewster of Pine Bluff casting his hat into the guberna- torial ring. All of these are new candidates. The senatorial race is between Governor Donaghey, Gov ernor-elect Robinson, Stephen Brundidge and Hal L. Norwood. Governor Donaghey may serve the short term.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09

pie had continued to come, he would have found a place for them and place nearer him.
 What are we going to do with a man who calls us up closer to him all the time? Come right up here, grandma the senator said to an elderly lady who came in alone. Get up,' he said to a man sitting near him-'get up and let grandma sit down. And the man got up. What are you going to do with a man who says Get up and let grandma sit down?'
 As the senator continued he stopped continually to see that some lady got seat. The fact is, if ever a man was at home, Jeff Davis is at home when he is talking to an Ar kansas audience"
 How Davis Stirred the Senate.
 When Senator Davis first headed for Washington, he blazed the way with lurid tales of how he was go- ing to stir things up in that anti quated old body. Upon arrival he got the floor, despite senatorial courtesy" or precedent, and deliv- cred one of his characteristic speeches. On beginning the mem bers of that august body arose one by one and quietly walked out, un- til at the finish the new senator was practically talking to empty seats. However, he made his speech, which was heralded broadcast, and he was not in the least abashed by his reception.
 Later, however, he became more allied to the customs and was at taining place where his work and influence was enlarging very ma terially.
 In all his career, MT. Davis was noted for standing firmly by and for those who stood by and for him, and while he made enemies by the hundreds, yet his friends were as stanch as ever.
 Arkansas and the nation has lost a unique character.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
Eastern Rockies Showed In.

Denver, Col, Jan. With south- western Texas in the grip of one of the worst snowstorms in years, and the temperature for the state rang ing from degrees below to B above for the day, New Mexico clad in snowdrifts from foot to 40 feet deep and the mercury for that state registering from 9 above to 35 be- low, the sweeps of icy weather along the eastern slope of the Rocky mountains last night from Wyo- ming to Mexico shows no signs of abating.
 Colorado temperatures fell as low as 80 below yesterday, while Den
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
CONVICT LEASE ENDS
Beginning of New Year Sees Ab0l- ishment of Atroci0us Practice
 of Hiring Out Prisoners.

Little Rock, Jan. 1.-Two camps of convicts working on leases, one from Higginson and another from the Rock Island west were brought in to the penitentiary Tuesday aft ernoon. Three additional camps will be brought in today and all the convicts, black and white, removed to the state farm.
 This will end the convict leases. Superintendent Pitcock is reducing the cost of maintaining the peni- tentiary by demlining to keep safe keepers any longer, and all have been ordered back to the counties from whence they came. Only two now remain, Rhea and Alexander.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
Miles City CoIdest.

Washington, Jan. 7-"Thirty de- grees below zero" was the official report received by the weather bu- reau this morning from Miles City, Mont easily making that town the coldest place in the United States today.
 Southern California is experienc- ing the coldest weather it has suf- fered in 40 years, and great finan- cial loss has been sustained by the fruit growers. The thermometer even went below freezing at San Diego.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
WHAT GOOD ROADS MEAN.
Kansas Farmer Hauls so Bushels
 of Corn With Small Team.

Olathe, Kas., Jan. 4.-The largest load of corn ever hauled to market in Johnson county was delivered to the elevator at Bonita, five miles south of here, yesterday. The load weighed S6 bushels and ten pounds. The owner, Mir. Vol Norman, re- ceived $35.26 for the corn. On ac- count of the extremely good roads in that vicinity-the farmers use the King road drag-he was able to haul the load to the elevator sew eral miles with a small span Of mules.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
DOWN TO 6 BELOW IN KANSAS.
Snowfall Stopped and Mercury
 Took Sharp Tumble.

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 7.-The snow had abated over Kansas last night, but the temperatures are going down rapidly and as low as 10 de- grees below zero is expected in northwest and north central Kan sas tomorrow. It was below zero at Goodland at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 The deepes snow so far reported is at Leavenworth, where the fall was estimated at three to four in ches. Snow fell for 36 hours, and last night that city experienced the coldest weather of the season.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
FIRST PARCELS POST
 PACKAGE FROM MENA

According to the report of Post master Wimberly the parcels post is going to be busy department of the Mena office, many packages go- ing out Saturday.
 The first at this office was sent by F. M Reeves to his son Victor, at lOl Ranch, Bliss, Ok. It was an overcoat, weighed 8 pounds, and the cost, including 10 cents for insur- ance, was 52 cents.