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Smallpox Abroad.

New York, May 22.-The Southern
Pacific line steamer E'roteus. which
arrived today from New Orleans, was
detained at quarantine and the health
inspectors reported that one of her
second-class passengers had developed
a case of smallpox while on BOARD.
The health inspectors began to vac
cinate the 100 passengers and Is of
the crew and to fumigate the vessel.
They expected to release the Proteus
before noon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
BASEBALL TODAY
National League.

National League.
New York al Cincinnati. game post
poned; rain
Brooklyn at Pittsburg. game post
poned;s wet grounds
American Association.
Louisville at Columbus-Game post
poned: rain.
Kansas City at St PauI-Game post
poned; wet grounds.
Indianapolis at Toledo-Game post
poned; wet grounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
BRYAN WANTS DRY PLANK
IN DEMOCRAT PLATFORM

Atlantic City. n. J.. May ca
william. J. Bryan will endavor to
have r. prohibition plank written
into the Democratic national plat
form at ST Louis. he indicated in
an address to the Presbyterian gem
eral assembly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22

BY "a three to two vote the ordin-
ance providing that jitneys cannot run
on streets used by street cars. except as
amended, was passed by the city COM
missioners today. Commissioners
Tandy and Porter with Mayor House
voted for the ordinance. Commission
ers Wasson and Newland voted against
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Generally fair tonight and Tues
day; not much change In Temperatures
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22

O)AS ike Gentle spring was bent
ON rforming for at least few
days b~fnre summer arrives
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
Contract Broken?

When the section referring to the
time limit of the licenses was read
Attorney Green called the attention or
the commissioners to the fact that the
city had already made a contract with
the iitney men and now they proposed
to break it" The real reason when
Law behind this protest, it was learned
afterwards, was that it was simply lay
ing the foundation for future legal
action.
i When the time came for the test
vote, those in the rear of the hall
mounted chairs in order that they
might obtain a full and clear view of
all that was going on.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
R. L. PIRTLE IS DEAD.
Passed Away Near Potter After Lona
 Sickness With Dropsy.

Word reached Mena last Thursday of the death of R. L. Pirtle which occurred at an early hour that at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Oliver, parents of Mrs. Pirtle. living near Potter. Mr. pirtle had been z sufferer from dropsy for a long time, and in an effort to get relief had made trip to the northwest. returning to Polk county early last spring. Just recently he had been in Hot Springs for several weeks for treatment, and even to the last he was hopeful that he would ultimate ly recover.
 The funeral services were held at 80 Friday morning, and burial was in the Dallas cemetery where other members of the family are buried MT. Pirtle was mem Der of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and held his membership in the Fort Smith Aerie. The officers and members of the Mena Aerie attend ed the funeral in body, and con dueted services at the grave.
 Mir. pirtle is survived by his wife and two children a son and daugh- ter, one brother, Charles Pirtle. liv- ing west of Mena, two sisters. Mrs. Kate May and Mrs. Alice Carr, the latter living in Spiro
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
WILD GuEssEs ALL WRONG.
]. C. Gray Arrested for Murder and Again for Carrying Pistol, Acquitted

J. C. Gray, son of Sam Gray of the Mountain Fork country, was given a hearing Thursday before Justice of the Peace Burnett, on a warrant issued out of the Justice of the Peace court of J. L. Bedding of Cedar township charging that there were grounds for believing Gray had committed murder. The young man was placed under ar rest "Wednesday night by sheriff Finger at the home of H. H. Thomas. brother-in-law of Gray, on a phone message from Squire Bedding.
 The warrant was issued on the affidavit made by $. H. Musgrave, charging that he had reason to think that Gray had committed mur- der and that his son, Jess $. Mus grave, was the victim. Before Sher- if Finger reached the home of Mir. Thomas, the latter had received a message from J. k. Musgrave at Carthage, Mo-, stating that he was being held there in jail and asking Mr. Thomas to come and defend him. When Mir. Finger was shown the telegram, he left Gray in GUS tody of Mr. Thomas, whom he de- putized.
 At the hearing on Thursday, it de- yeloped that Musgrave and Gray were companions and that they had been buying cattle together. About a week ago they left the MusgraVe home, and since then $. H. Mus grave. the father of the missing young man. had not seen his son. Last Thursday he saw Gray and he testified that Gray told him that he did not have son or that he would not see his son again, and from that. the old man must have got ten the idea that his son had been murdered. Sheriff Finger also had message from the jailor at Car- thage and had also communicated with him over the telephone, learn ing that young man by the name of ]. E. Muserave was being held on two charges of forgery commit ted in Joplin. Under this state of facts. Justice Burnett dismissed the charge of murder
 In the meantime, Gray was served with a warrant charging him with the offense of carrying a pistol. the affidavit for .he warrant of arrest being made by $. H. Muserave. On the hearing of this charge, Gray was also acquitted.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
RUNAN|ANS DRIVE
 BACK INVADERS
,r.,,,ons Retreat Everywhere, Except ,n ,he DObrudia Region--Macken- cen Is HaIted-Rumania Now
 peIie,ed to Have Saved Self.

London. Nov. 5.--On all the fight inc fronts in Rumania. except in the nobrudia region, the Russo-Ru-
 nanian forces are waging a suc- eessful offensive, forcing the invad- ers to yield ground. In Dobrudja inc struggle seems to have lapsed into comparative inaction. Nester- day's reports merely report skir- n1ishing in that region. The advance of inc forces under Field Marshal won Maekensen. the first to enter Rnmania, have been halted, and there is hope in the entente capitals that Rumania may be saved from inc fate that threatened the little ally little more than a week ago.
 On the Transylvanian front the pumanians have driven the Teu- ions hack west of the Buzeu river and at Table Butzi. West of the Iiul river the Austro-German con- tinue their retreat with the Ruman- ians in close pursuit.
 Along the Danube river the ar tillery is monopOlizing the fighting with heavy bombardments reported 10 have taken place all along the river.
 On the HungaFian-Rumanian front the Rumanians have occupied Ros- ca heights southeast of Altschanz. This loss is admitted in a statement from Berlin, which adds that the Teutonic allies have recaptured a Rumanian position southwest of predeal. Berlin claims that 250 Ru- manians were taken prisoner in the engagement. asa st
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
Brings Much Fine Stock.

r. D. Pierce, who was in Mena q few weeks ago to arrange to move to Mena from Greeneastle Mo-, ar rived the latter part of last week with a load of stock, household goods and machinery, which was lnloaded Saturday. Mrs. Pierce and the children had been in Polk coun- ty since last May, living on their farm near Potter, but when Mr. Pierce was here last month ar engagements were made Co move to the Carter farm in the Dallas val ley. In the carload shipped in Mr. Pierce has some mighty fine regis tered individuals. among them being three registered Shorthorn bulls. one of them being a yearling the other three months old and the third a calf. He also has a registered Pol- and China boar team af standard bred trotting horses, a registered polled Angus COW and a pedigreed Kentucky jack and janet. The stock will all be taken to the Dallas valley farm tho some of the animals are still at the Daniels barn.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
SUSPECT INCENDIARrsM.
Home of Mrs. M. \. Vincent Wa
 Burned Thursday Night.

The home of Mrs. M A. Vincent, located on Tenth street near the site of the old roundhouse was to- tally destroyed by fire last night as were almost all of the contents except few articles of furniture saved by neiehbors. Mrs. Vincent and son were al the Lyric Theatre, when the fire broke out, and did not reach home until the house was in ruins. They have no idea how the fire originated, tho it has beer reported that they suspected thai the house had been burglarized and then set afire either hy accident CT design.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
DR. E. NJ. JENNINGS IS DEAD.
Passed Away October 27 at Bee
 vile, Tex. at the Aae of g..

vile, Tex. at the Age Of y2.
 Word reached Mena Thursday announcing the death Of Dr. E. NJ. Jennings at the home of his son, R. B. Jennings, in Beevilie, Tex, on october 27. Had the doctor lived until the day after the election, Mo- vember 8, he would have been 92 years of age. Old age and general debility was the cause of death.
 Elisha NJ. Jennings was born in Washington county, Illinois. No- vember 8, i824, and was married to Mary E. Elders i'll St. Genevieve county, Missouri, December l5, 1863. He was a veteran of the Civil War, a physician and surgeon, and prac- ticed medicine in Missouri and Ar kansas for more than fifty years.
 Such is a brief story of the life of man who for many years was one of the strongest figures in the life of Polk county, where for forty years, he served the people as phy- slclan. His was a strong and rug ged character, and yet one full of tenderness toward humanity and the suffering and love for those that he felt deserved his affection.
 In recent years he has lived much of the time with his daughter. Mrs. Fred Salyers, and family, at both Mena and at the Salyers ranch in Montgomery county, but also spent a good deal of time with his son, R. B, Jennings, at Beeyille, Tex, and with his daughter, Mrs John c. Go0dner at Laverne, Ok.
 Dr. Jennings was one of the stanehest friends of The Star and it's proprietors. and more than once announced that he wanted to read the paper as long as he lived, and this he probably did Only short time ago he wrote The Star, a portion of the epistle being print ed. In this he referred to a pro- phecv he made several years ago to the effect that in the national elee- tlon. this year, the Republicans would be victorius.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
VILLA BANDITS KILLED 29 CAR
 RANZISTA GUARDS ON TRAIN
German Doctor, Mistaken for an American, Was Clubbed With a
 RevOlver-Train Is Looted.

Chihuahua City, Nov. 2.-After shooting twenty-nine Carranza guards on a south bound passenger train which left Juarez Monday, near Laguna station, two hundred Villa bandits footed the train and robbed the passengers, even taking the clothing from the women pas sengers.
 Dr. Haffner, a German. was mis- taken for an American and was clubbed with a revolver. but was not seriously injured.
 The bandits abandoned the train. taking their loot with them in a mule wagon.
 The guards, who were travelling in a box car back of the tender, were ordered to alight and were shot in view of the passengers.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
OLD PAPER FOR LIBRARY.
Instead of Great Waste, Help De q
 Good Turn for Your Town.

The ladies in whose hands rests the maintenance of Mena's Public Library, are preparing to utilize a great waste by "athering the old pa- per around Mena and selling it, the returns to go to the purpose indi- cated.
 They want persons who have old papers magazines, etc. and are will Ing to help the cause, to place them m front of their home, so that they can be gathered quickly.
 They want bunch of live school boys to help do the gathering.
 They want a few public hearted citizens 10 volunteer the use of teams and wagons to be used in the hauling Of the paper to storehouse.
 They want all this activity to take place on Saturday next, November IT.
 Anyone who will furnish a team and wagon, please phone Mrs. Sam Riding. Phone i5f.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
Glad to Be Rack Hnme.

Mr and Mrs. w. T. Beavers re- turned to .Mena last week after having spent about 4la months at the home of their sons in Okla homa. They were in Shawnee, Stewart, Hartshorn. Coalton and oth- CT points, and, while. they had a good time and enjoyed the visits with their children and grandchil- dren, they were glad to get back to Mena. Both of them are ad- vaneed in years, but during the past summer their health has been so good that each has gained ten pounds in weight
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
NEXT ASSEMBLY TO LITTLE ROCK
The Rev. T. w. Sharp of Delight. Chosen as District Superintendent.

At the meeting of the Assembly of the Pentacostal Church of the Ma zarene held Saturday morning, Little Rock was selected as the next place of meeting. Contestants for the honor were Little Rock, Warren and Waldron. the first winning by very decisive vote. Another mat ter of Importance taken up at the meeting this morning was the election of district superintend- ent the choice after several ballots, falling on the Rev. T. w. Sharp of Delight, who is the permanent sec retary of this assembly. The Rev. J. H. Huston, for several years pas tor of the Mena Nazarene church, was among those placed in nomina- ton by informal ballot.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

in that section present either a feast or a famine.
 Fred Berger came from Fort smith sunday to spend a few days with Mena friends
 Mrs. J. NJ. Fruit and two chil- dren came in from Board Camp on Saturday to go from here to Bethel. Ok. Co join Mir. Fruit, who met them at Cove.
 Mrs. J. B. Goss and children went to Alder Saturday to spend day at the home of Mir. and Mrs. D. Rob erts. parents of Mrs. Goss, return ing to Mena Sunday evening.
 F. c. Enochs came from DeQueen saturday to spend couple of days in Mena to look after the business of the Illinois Bankers Life 1nsur- ance Company which he represents.
 A. c. Golf came from Fort Smith Sunday to spend the day with Mrs. Golf and the baby. who have been at the home of Mir and Mrs. R, R. Board. parents of Mrs. Golf. for the past two weeks.
 H. Tyson, road master of the Kan sas City Southern, returned to Mena the latter part of last week from Rolla. Mo, where he had been for some time on account of the illness of his son, Janssen.
 Grady Forgy, who is in the em- ploy Of an engineering crew of the kansas City Southern, returned to sulphur Springs Sunday evening after having spent day with home folks and Mena friends.
 Mr. and Mrs. K. R. Baker. who came to Mena from pinevile. Ky. last week, have rented the Kirby residence on Ninth street and ex- pect to occupy the same as soon as their household goods arrive.
 
 MT. and Mrs. $. |. Wood and son, Olen, made a trip to 0den Sunday and on the home trip they were ac- ompanied by Mrs. John T. Miller of Oden, aunt of Mrs. Wood. and Mrs. J. G. Wood of Yocana. who will spend few days with Mena rela- tives.
 John Graf and Miss Ina Gatlin. daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Asa Cat lin. were united in marriage Sunday morning at the home of Mir. and Mrs. J. H. Huston in Mena the cere- mony being performed by the Rev MT. Huston. The young people Will be at home on the farm owned by W.J. Scoggin. and located in the Ransom neighborhood. They were In Mena Monday to buy furniture and other household goods to go to housekeeping at once.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
Card of Thanks.

We desire to express our heart- felt thanks to the friends and neigh bors for the help and sympathy shown us during the illness and death of our husband and father. May Gods blessings come to all of these good friends, is our prayer.
 Mrs. J. H. Ireton.
 Mrs. R. A. Cunningham.
 c. R. Ireton.
 ]. H. Ireton. Adv. 45-if
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
Card of Thanks.

We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to our many kind friends for their kind help rendered us in the last sickness and death of our mother who departed this life on October 2. 1916. We will always remember them with kindest re- gards.
 John Attebery and brothers.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
Lx-fos, A Mild, Effective Laxative 6 Liver Tonic Does Not GFipe FST Disturb the Stomach.

In addition to other properties, Lax Eos contains Cascara in acceptable form, a stimulating Laxative and Tonic. Lax-Fos acts effectively and does not gripe nor disturb stomach. At the same time, 1t aids digestion, arouses tine liver and secresios,s aud restores the healthy functions. soc.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
Estrayed.

Liberal reward will be paid for in- formation as to where any of the following cattle can be found:
 Branded ILL on left hip.
 Branded CT on left side.
 Marked Underslope and Overbit in each ear.
 Also branded Bar on left hip.
 Wyss Lumber X Trading Co.,, Adv44-it Eagleton. Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

Want a store in Mena, or city or suburban acreage, or farms. Will exchance 9-room residence, Ash land. Wis, hotel. Havelock, Iowa, f50-acre farm near Louisville. Ky on pike, or Florida grove at Hull, Fla, or 70 acres near Floral City. and 72 acres suburban to Wau- chula. Fla, and other good prop- critics. Write Box 2i5, Mena, Ark. Adv. 256-2t 44-2t.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

For Saie-Two Jersey Cows. one n lresh. Also one Yorkshire Boar. pln pnone 2SS. H. C. Ruppenthal.--Adv 263-it i5-it.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

For Sale-Thorobred Jersey COW ?
 years old subject to registry: al- So calf. See Mrs. Geo. Liner al Hatfield or phone 37.-Adv. I5 it.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

Your druggist will refund money if PAzo OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles in to i4 days
 rue nrst application gives Ease and Rest. soc
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

Mrs. J. B. Goss and children went to Alder Saturday to spend day al the home of MT. and Mrs, D. Rob erts. parents of Mrs. Goss, return ing to Mena Sunday evening.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

F. c. Enochs came from DeQueen
 Saturday to spend couple of days in Mena to look after the business of the Illinois Bankers Life 1nsur-
 ance Company which he represents.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

Homer Cole. son of Mir. and Mrs. W. R. Cole. sustained fracture of both bones of his right forearm on Tuesday of last week in fall from trapeze at Central scool. Dr. c. c. Gunnels reduced the fracture and has the young man resting easily. Just about year ago Homer fell from a tree and fractured the same arm.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

Presiding Elder ], R. Riggs of the NJ. F. church, South. arrived in Mena last Saturday, going from here to Owens Chapel, where quarterly conference of the Cherry Hill cir cult was held Saturday and Satur- day night. Rev. Mr. Riggs was in Mena Sunday to hold meeting with the officers of the local church on Sunday afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

Mir. and Mrs. Will Cunningham and family have moved from Brok- en Bow. Ok, to Mena, and are now occupying the residence at iil0 Fourth street Mr Cunningham is a brother of s. NJ. Cunningham. and he came to Mena to take over a part of Sam's business, tho it has not yet been decided whether he will take charge of the blacksmith shop or the wood yard.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

A. c. Golf came from Fort Smith sunday to spend the day with Mrs. Golf and the baby. who have been at the home of Mir. and Mrs. R. R. Board, parents of Mrs. Golf, for the past two weeks.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

Mrs. J. NJ. Pruitt and two chil- dren came in from Board Camp on Saturday to go from here to Bethel. Ok. to join Mir. Fruit, who met them at Cove.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

J. w. Bradley returned Sunday from his trip to Oklahoma points and Wellington, Tex. having spent most of the time at the latter place where he has had considerable real estate interests, of which he suc- ceeded in disposing of He reports that times in Western Texas are prosperous even though the crops were not very good. the deficiency in the yield being made up by the good prices. However, he states that as general thing conditions
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

Mr. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Plemmons of WOmble moved to Mena last week and are living at i20l Eleventh street Mir. plemmons has been in the employ of M. C. Trumbull in the stave business and plans to leave soon for the country near Ida, Ok, where he will be again in MT. Trum- bulls employ
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
PERSONAL NOTES

Joe Lewis of Hatfield spent sever ai hours With Nena friends Satur-
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

Mr. and Mrs. s. B. Collins and son returned to Heavener Saturday aft ernoon after having spent day with MT and Mrs. K. W, Dean, parents of Mrs. Collins. Mir Collins has about fully recovered from the injury he recently sustained while employed in the railroad yards in Heavener.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
 Plies Cured in 6 to IA Days.

Adv. i5-lt.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

in that section present either feast Or famine
 Fred Berger came from Fort smith sunday to spend a few days with Mena friends.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

H. Tyson, road master of the Kan sas City Southern, returned to Mena the latter part of last week from RoIla. Mo, where he had been for some time on account of the illness of his son, Janssen.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09

Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Baker. who came to Mena from pinevile, Ky. last week, have rented the Kirby residence on Ninth street and ex- pect to occupy the same as soon as their household goods arrive.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19
Use Expansion Joints

1t found that this pavement will crack tanse at distances varying from %
However the introduction of an expansion joint must necessity result in the employ
introduced
materials the material forming the the
rial the itself
If the material composing the expansion either the
OF
the
These principally shear and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19
Gets Full Force of Shock


by tin
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19
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defect of
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19
Doubts Utility of Concrete


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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19
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mee that by Mr. Paul Green member of the American Society Civil
village Chicago
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19
Ruts and Pit Holes

The other drtegg weakness Of the concrete pavement its tendency abra
pit
which ultimately the surface to breaking under shear
The this defect
either by spreading the surface preparation Of tar scattering this
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the 0 a. asphal surface
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19
Are Wearing Badly

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nance the first and this maintenance will increase materially after This
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19
Long Time to Set

With reference the
particularly considering
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with the
the sufficiently allow
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19
Maintenance the Vital Problem

traffic.
and defects which not quickly they become
Yet claims made that cost little nothing
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19

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which will be let relative to the bond passed for good roads, begs
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