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The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23

threshed over 700 bushels. Peas are very scarce and prices will be high by planting time
 IN A NUTSHELL-Miss Ruth White spent several days last week with her brother, Ray Munday at Opal-Gippie Edwards went to Big Fork Monday Several deer have been killed lately-Mrs. j. s. Hughes and children spent Friday with Mes danes Daniel and Goodman-J. L. Rewton went to Mena Monday-Miss Lillie Colter visited at the James Riser home Monday afternoon--John | Ramey made trip to the Gross farm near Black Springs Thursday
 Tim Swindle and Jim Book was here on business last Wednesday from down the Caddo-James Riser was trading in Womble Wednesday Watkins mill began running Fri day, after being shut down for six months--A ''What-is-it?" has been heard over in the Red Hill country. Some think it is a panther.--J. l.. l Rowton is making much improve ment on his place, clearing land which he expects to cultivate next ycar-The toot of the horn and the yelps of the hounds is nightly or- currence-F. F. Edwards went to 1 Black Springs Monday.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
WEST VALLEY yERITIES.

The new library has been received at West Valley.
 The literary society met at Green Friday night of last week.
 Frank billiard of Hugo, Ok, has moved back to Polk county.
 There will be a pie supper and literary at West Valley Friday night Nov. 24.
 \ new dipping vat has been fin- ished and there is talk of another one in this vicinity.
 Mir. and Mrs. Tom Joplin have re- turned from ri, Ok, where they have been visiting relatives.
 Miss Dovie Durham came in from Poteau, Ok, where she has been visiting her brother, Bud Durham
 Mrs. $. c. Durham of Hugo. OK IS visiting relatives in this vicinity where she intends to make her fu- ture home.
 There will be a pie supper at inc Green school on Friday night, Dee l. The proceeds will go for inc Christmas tree, which will be held at the school house on Saturday night before Christmas. papa's Bad Boy.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
Notice of Guardians Sale

Notice is hereby given, that DIX. suant to an order of sale made suI entered of record by the prOas Court of Polk County, Arkansss \ the 18th day of November isis lA undersigned Guardian of AIine Doll l a minor, will offer for sale and II at public sale at the southeast de of the Courthouse in the City \ Mena, Polk County, Arkansas on a
 9th day of December, 1916, betEm the hours of 9 o'clock a. m. and tAsa o'clock p. m., to the highest and bS
 bidder, upon credit Of thia| months, the following described nl| estate towit: the one-tewnty-eiaa| undivided share or interest n A| northeast quarter of Section r \ Twp. 2 S., R. 90 w., in Polk eOdntl Arkansas. The purchaser will bsr| quired to give bond with appr0a| security and a lien to be retaind a| the land to secure payment Of A| purchase price. Said sale will
 made under the order Of the ceal as aforesaid for the purpose ct investment.
 Dated this Fist day of Noyenhz| 1916. John, Dodd, GuardaE | lst pub. Nov 23-Iast pub. Dec ! {;
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
71---7-771-7l--7-7- -7-77777-77---7----- SENSIBLE CONCLUSION.

There are more mysterious strangers in the Democratic party than ever before, Whether or not they stay depends upon the adminis- tration. If President Wilson suc- ceeds in satisfying the country he will leave his party stronger than fl has ever been Times Record.
 The above may well be said to be the key to the situation" The American people are a pretty fair minded lot, and when man is placed in place of responsibility and makes good, they are not in any rush to get rid of him. The same is just as true of party organ izations.
 Everybody knows that normally there are more Republicans than Democrats in the United States But they are not all so strictly par tisan as they used to be.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
The Public Road Situation.

There are many unsatisfactory things about our public road work, But the principal one is over the warning of hands. They must be given three days notice and nine chances to one the warned man has either a doctors certificate of dis ability or someone of the family is sick and he can't work.
 Now. under these circumstances why not make every voter in the county pay S2 road tax, the $2 to be applied in the township in which it was collected. Then overseers could hire hands and pay them Si50 day and get more work with one man in this way than with six un- der the free labor system.
 Again, our county could get con- vict labor and house them in tents with chains. Other counties are do- ing this.
 Free labor IS costly iii the long run. During my two years as over seer in District No. ii I have used zoo days of free labor on 96 miles of road and spent $i,500 besides for tools, repairs, materials. etc., and yet the showing is not what it should be And it is all principally due to an impossibility to make free labor count. All oVerseers know this Now let us hear from some others on this question. 1 have touched only lightly on it.
 J. w. Howard. uotRald Arly Nn,r 0L fOfe
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
-
 BIDS TO KEEP PAupERS.

Notice is hereby given that the County Court of Polk county will receive bids for the keeping of inc county panpers at the county farm at any time up until noon on the lith day of December. 1916 Tho terms of said letting are that the successful bidder shall take charge of the farm and premises on JanlIary l, 19iI, reside thereon and have whatever crops he may grow an tbo iarm- He shall feed. clotbe and fnro nlsh medicine and the neressar,, medical attendance to all nersons placed on the farm. He will be a- raS gulred to give bond in the sllm ot s5O0.00 conditioned on the faithf1l compliance with his contract .
 Bids should be carefully made o,t givlng amount per month for which bidder will agree to care for aach n,ct' pauper kept. They should he sealed and marked on outside @Bid m m county Farm, and be filed with tha County Clerk. '''i 'iie all bids. N79V' ans OF
 Given under my hand this. No
 vember t5, 1916. ''.7 -'o'' 46-273-3t ''''s 'uuse.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
Thanksgiving
 proclamation

Washington, Nov. i7.--ln the hope that all Americans will contribute out of "our abundant means for the relief of those living in belliger- ent nations. upon whom the curse and terrors of war have SO pitiless- ly fallen President Wilson today issued his Thanksgiving proelana- ton. tsee
 He set November 30 as the date for Thanksgiving Day.
 His appeal for the observance fol- lows:
 Tt has long been the custom of our people to turn in the fruitful autumn of the year, in praise and thanksgiving to the Almighty God for his many blessings and mercies to us as a nation. The year that has elapsed since We last observed our day of thankfulness, has been rich in blessings to the people of the United States while the whole face of the world has been darkened by war. In the midst of our peace and happiness. our. thoughts dwell on the peoples upon whom war has brought disaster without any possibility of escape on their part. We can think on our own happiness while think ing on their pitiful distress.
 Now, therefore. l. Woodrow Will son. president of the United States of America, do appoint Thursday, the thirtieth day of November, as a day of national thanks and prayer, and urge and advise the people to resort to their several places of worship on that day and render thanks to Almighty God for the blessings of peace and unbroken prosperity which he has bestowed upon our beloved country in such unstinted measure. And 1 also urge and suggest that it is our duty, on this day of peace and abundance, tc think in deep sympathy of the peo- pie of the world upon whom the curse and terror of war has so pitt lessly fallen and to contribute out Of our abundant means to the relief oi their suffering. Our people could in no better way show their req attitude toward the present struggle of the nations. than by contributing out of their abundance to the reliei of the suffering which the war ha' brought in it's train.
 Tn witness therefore, I hereunto set my hand and cause the great sea of the United States to he affixed. Done at the City of Washington or this seventeenth day of November in the year of our lord. Nineteer hundred and sixteen. Independence of the United States of iii.
 WOODROW WILSON
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
Earnest Johnson Not Dead.

North McAlester, Ok. Nov. 10, 1916. Editor of The Star, Mena, Ark,
 Dear Sir:--Some time ago 1 read a piece in your paper regarding the probable death of Earnest Johnson, a former resident of Mena He is not dead. He has a claim near Miles City. Montana, and has been there for some time. It may interest some friends to know that Roy Johnson, a brother of Earnest is learning to be marine inspector of boilers, and is stationed on the U. $. s. San Diego. He has just returned from a cruise to Central America. I was formerly Miss Pearl Johnson. a sis ter of the two boys and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Johnson. We lived in Mena several years.
 Respectfully,
 Mrs. Hays Miller.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
ITEMS FROM DRAUGHON'S
 BUSINESS COLLEGE

Fort Smith. Ark.-The College re- ports that 1t cannot fill more than half the number of positions 1t is now being called on to fill- The sup ply of worthy young men and wom- en is exhausted, and the college has had to turn down two S65 positions this week.
 The following graduates have gone to work recently: L. D. Caudle of Greenwood, Ark, has stenographic position with an attorney at Okemah, Okla.
 Miss Mabel Barber is doing steno- graphic work for the Fort Smith Furniture Manufacturing Co. Miss Pauline Garlic has s75.00 job with the Arkansas Central Rail- road
 Melton Crawford of Crawford county, has a stenographic and bookkeeping position with the Swift Packing Co. The local office of this packing company is a sort of train ing school for it's other offices, and always calls on Draughon's Fort smith College for young men.
 Rolfe Kennard. of Fayetteville. is with the Frisco Railroad offices in Fort Smith.
 Miss Maude Campbell also of Fayetteville, has finished a course of shorthand and typewriting and is doing work in her own town.
 Nergil Hall, of Indianola. Ok, and q pupil of bookkeeping and short hand, has accepted position with the Fort Smith X Western Railroad of Fort Smith.
 Fred Seholze, another graduate employed with this railroad. has had a recent promotion.
 Roy Whitsell of Bonneville has a Stenographie position with the Fris- co of Fort Smith.
 Misses Rudy and Helm are steno- eraphers for the Fort smith Com mission Company.
 Mrs. Harper, of the Shorthand De- partment has been employed as as- slstant to the manager of the San ders China Company of Fort smith.
 Miss Grigsby is employed steno- erapher of Steve Brown. broker of Fort Smith.
 Randolph Scott, a former resident of Crawford county. is now secre- lary Of the Behr Cotton Companv of Memphis, Tenn.
 
 Wilkie Woodward formerly If Midland. Ark, now employed by the central Coal x Coke Comnanv writes as follows:
 T am sure that you arc alwavs glad to hear of your former sin dents making good as it cheers von up and helps to offset some of inc announcements. My emnlover caiied on me about two weeks ago ana while here gave me a raise of slo-oo per month in salary This raise makes my salary $500 per month and l will say here, that I contribute my success very largely lo the training I received in yonr
 Now IS the time for you to enroll ana take your place with these young men and women who arc do- ihg something. Send for cataloe1le goaayi Address, D. 2. Smith dDraiinghon,s Business College. Fort olnith' Ark.-Adyertisement.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
Notice of Execution Sale

Notice is hereby given that VI on the 4th day of December Y between the hours of nine Oela ia the forenoon and three o'clocl the afternoon, in front Of the aa of John Lewey, in the town Wickes, Polk county, Arkansas fer for sale to the highest Dna fer cash in hand One Cole-Se-st1' Model Automobile, levied up@ me as the property of Geo h z monds, to satisfy an e1eculloa my hands which issued out q Chancery Court of Polk coun'y' kansas, in favor of the Neisne Bank of Vandervoort, Arkansas 7 the sum of S253.32, judgment nn est and costs.
 Fhis November i6, i9f0.
 H. W. FingS
 Sheriff of Polk County, ASssi' N By.W E. HungsR p' Adv. First pub. Nov. g Last pub. Nov. 30, 1916.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
THE STARS NEW PLAN.

By the time this issue of The Star reaches the readers it is probable that each and every one who is in arrears will have received a letter and a statement of account the latter including a year in advance, dating from the last annual expira- tion date.
 The letter reciting that after January |, i9l7, all papers will be stopped at expration of paid sub scription, is clear statement of conditions, and should be fully self explanatory
 I'll Ihsie Star dees not propose to raise the subscription price. as many pa- pers are doing. but prefers to keep the paper within the reach of ev- erybody. and have each pay his part, and from the statements made by scores of subscribers, the plan is meeting with almost universal favor As further evidence, 92 have this week received credit for pay ments at the office, and The Star, here and now. desires to express it's appreciation to these and others for their support and friendship.
 This is a trying time for newspa- pers in the class ef The Star. the people who appreciate such papers are showing it by their helpful CO., operation by their deeds.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
VIOLATED STATE LABOR LAW.
C. W. Petty Entered Plea of Guilty and Received Minimum Penalty.

C. W. Petty Entered Plea of Guilty
 and Received Minimum Penalty.
 4 hearing was had in the Justice Court of L. \. Burnett Monday in- yolying violation of Section of Act i9l of the Acts of Arkansas of 1913, which is an act to regulate the hours of labor, safeguard the health and establish a minimum wage for females in the State of Arkansas. The action was brought against C.. W. Petty by Deputy Prosecuting At torney w. R. Thomas, on the com plaint of K. l. Mckinley, Deputy La bor Commissioner. The complaint alleged that the defendant had vio- lated the provisions of the act on November 6, :, 8, 9, 10, fl, i3, i4, i5, i6, and r, each day constituting separate offense. There was no trial of the case for the reason that Mir. Petty, after finding that he had not complied with the law as he thought he had, offered to submit on one count. On the recommendation of the Deputy Labor Commissioner and the Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, this plea was accepted, and the court assessed the minimum fine of S25. and adjudged that the defendant pay the costs which, with the fine, amounted to $4i.45.
 The section under which the ac- ton was brought reads as follows: That no females shall be employed in any manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile establishment laun- dry, or by any express or transpor- tation company in this state for more than nine hours in any one day, or more than six days or more than 54 hours in any one week, pro- vided that the present law govern ing the employment of children un- der i6 years of age shall not be re- pealed by this act
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
Hatfield, Ark, Nov. 2i, I9i
Had Great Hunt in Mountains.

w. L. Parker, Will Mcdonald and Herbert Parker, who joined the hunting party from Plainview, Ark, in the hunt in the Cossatot noun tains, returned to Mena Saturday evening, and report that they had a great hunt, the most exciting part of which were several lively wolf chases. The party from Plainview was composed of Dr. c. B. Lindsey, J. A. Woodward, Rodger and Curtis Westlake, George Benedict, and s. R. Anderson. They brought with them ia pack of Walker fox hounds, three of which got lost from the party while on the hunt. Since returning to Mena, Mir. Parker has succeeded in locating one of them over in Montgomery county.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
Chas. Burnett Thanks Electors.

] wish by this means to thank the electors of Polk county for the splendid vote received at the re- cent election. and hope to show my appreciation by being the peo- ples representative. I hold no mall ice toward anyone who did not vote for me, and want one and all to be free to confer with me by word or writing their desires, that I by that means may be able to ar rive at what is best to do for the good of the most people whom I wish to serve. Assuring you the best service I am able to give, I remain. Your servant,
 Chas. Burnett. Adv 072-tt A7-ff
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23

It has been more than runored that a strenuous effort will Do made to induce the legislature to repeal the consolidated election law in Ar kansas. Keep this in mind--the fell lows that are urging this step, ten chances to one, are those who are afraid athey will be caught at some dirty work at the polls. Honest men can find lots of strong reasons for favofing the present law, and few against it.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
The Peoples Store.

come early and select something T, TOT your friends as a Christmas Gift
 we a1 VIII help you to select something m ana get 1t for you and save vo'1 aDo9t 25T on the price. Silk Dress s9ods, e Clothing, Shoes, Coat snits
 moaks' a fine Hat. or anything in g our line, if We haven't 1t in stoek
 ,u nne reopies Store for the people
 ", we VIII help you get she Best M the als msfset X. affords 606 DeOueen sti
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
CORRESPONDENTS
CLAGGETT CLIPS.

James Riser had Bowen X Moore bale his hay Monday. N. Hoyle sold a fine horse to Jack Lofts at Midway Friday. | Prof. Lem Lofts of Mt Ida, was visiting friends here Sunday. ]. NJ. Bowen took lumber to Mena Friday from the Watkins mill. Mir. and Mrs. Joe Melton moved last Thursday to the Gross farm. Wayne Beck was over from the mountains Sunday to visit home | folks.
 $. A. Hughes has added another
 room and porch to his new resi- dence.
 Mrs. Hugh Cox spent Saturday
 afternoon at the w. NJ. Edwards home.
 Uncle Willis Holmes came down from Mena Sunday to visit his son, Albert.
 Mrs. c. c. White made a trip to
 Mena last Wednesday to do some
 shopping.
 i Marlin Goodman and Gippie Ed wards were over at Big Fork trad ing Saturday.
 Mr. and Mrs. John Coffman have moved to the Henry Maxwell farm on Rates creek.
 Robert Golfer and sister, Lillie, visited at tine j. Nj. Reecef home near Red Bird Sunday.
 NJ. Fountain was over from Alder Thursday to have wagon work done. at the shop at Ali.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. NJ. Beck spent Sun day with Mir. and Mrs. C. c. White at Red Hill Sunday. Miss Magee Goodman spent the night. Thursday, with Mrs. Joe Hughes at Hillside. Miss Adley Suggs spent Saturday night and Sunday with Miss Emma Black at Red Bird.
 Grandmother Edwards is prepar- ing to leave soon to visit her chil- dren at Boswell, Ok. Ollie Hughes, \. M Golfer and son. Carl, were trading in Mena Thurs day, and took in cotton.
 Miss Lura Baker is reported very ill and was unable to teach her school Monday at Union.
 Miss Adley Suggs and Hattie Doo- ley spent the latter part of the week at the E. J. Henley home.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Johnson have returned from Ava, Ok. and are living on their ranch beyond Union. \. Hoyle and R. N. Moore and fam | fly. attended the carnival at Mena Saturday and also did some trading Mrs. c. Stone and sister, Miss Cora Scott. are visiting their uncle, J H
 Patterson. and other relatives at Mena.
 Maj. E. ]. Henley and wife visit ed with their daughter, Mrs. Jim Crump, down at Black Springs Fri day night. Levi Witherspoon and NJ. prouse of Womble. were up Thursday es- timating timber in the Missouri col ony, with view to buying it. Grandma Bowen spent last week visiting her granddaughter, Mrs Marlin Goodman and with the w NJ and E. F. Edwards families al Ali. t if W. R, Christenberry and family left. last Wednesday for Oklahoma They went overland Jim Scott ac- companied them with his team and wagon.
 Mrs Walter Yarbrough left las1 Wednesday for Mimosa,. after visit ing a week with her parents, MT and Mrs. James Riser, and other relatives. Willie Hughes threshed peas last |week around Clagett and has about finished the 1916 crop, havsae
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23

Five Arkansas counties not in- cluded in any legislative tick act voted on the proposition at the re- cent general election. and in each the people voted to swat the ticks. It now is hoped that Arkansas can be made tick free by 1920. and if this is accomplished 1t will become one of the really great meat-producine states And Polk county is going 10 up in the front row
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
-77-7--l----7- Q ----.---------------- KANSAS CITY STARBEAMs.

An abridged dictionary is one from which all the words you don't know all about have been abridged.
 Everyone will have to admit that Mir. T. w. Marshall has conducted himself turnout the entire period of election uncertainty in a manner eminently betitting vice president.
 "0f course, knew all the time that Wilson was elected. but, just the same, I didn't do any cheering for quite a spell said the Missouri an. When you go thru the woods at night you never know what you'll stir up if you holler.r
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
Notice for Publication

Department Of the lElell@ .'.,, U. $. LAND OFFICE at V''"' Arkansas, November IS, lslo'
 NOTICE is hereby gwen lll''
 PINK D, MORRISON X of Hatfield, Arkansas, wlle' v N. vember 9, 1912, made a fiolaisSV ll Nj Entry, Serial No. 05825, for lle a'' NWA. Section i5, Townsl,,p ,,..ases Range g w., 5th Principal ns'm ,a s.| has filed notice of intention v N V Final Three Year Proof v s ~ fish claim to the land auVa rls.. scribed, before the ProDal,s ,s.,'s.. S,s.. < Polk County, at Mena, ArAaIs ,ols the 28th day of December ,...s.' s.s Claimant names as wll,ls wn..;s S
 Cres Romenes, Rufus ps' .s,' X 5 bert Griffin, and John snu'e Hatfield, Arkansas. n..l.ss,
 R. D. Newton, NC Adv. First pub. Nov. SS' Last pub. Dec. 2i, 1916. ~
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23

President Wilson can get along all right without any message of congratulation from MT. Hughes in his success, but lots of people would think more of the defeated candi- date if he'd been a good sport and come thru with smile. S
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
IIpt Ipf, Tp,r,

If gasoline continues to go up, and print paper continues to go up, and linotype metal continues to 90 up, and printing inks continue to 90 up some country newspapers are going to blow up If their subscribers don't come il and pay up. Milburn News
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
nescrihInn It

What kind of town is Torpidity. the county seat?"
 Ever see a gent strutting around wearing new plug hat and no pantsY returned the landlord of the petunia tavern. Well, Torpidity has four Shakespeare clubs and lets it's hogs run loose"
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
UNEMPLOYED BOMBS " Spies Evidently Intenoeo < r,,s
 Up Ship Carrying susa

New York, Nov. 2i.-, ,I.'"d w.Ii i exploded bombs were iouss s'us, ,s
 sugar cargo of the AlneI,.IlJ lnl'..l 4 q q ship Sarnia upon it's arrN', II, ssip' <; bourg, France, recen1''y,bs ,ba Sa1 to the statement Of .D,s,,s sas fourth mate, Tom VIZ sss % steamship New iorA pool. Gm
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23
7t' tAf --rt--@-~~--- 1rr-t-
 With cotton and most of the 1916 crops of all kinds gathered and mar


 keted, attention is' turning to pre- parations for the coming year. Nearly everybody who thinks sane ly fears that the great prices on cotton this year means a greatly in- creased acreage for 1917, with prob ably correspondingly lower prices. But even if this occurs--and it is almost sure to do so--the farmer who makes sure of producing food and feed in ample quantity need have no great worry. And none should keep this more in mind than the farmers of Polk county, which at best is not the ideal cotton eoun- frsxr
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23

Little, 'deviations from honestv are as dangerous to character as is a rent Tn the leyee that holds II inc n water Tn the river channel. 0
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-23

The real church and temple of God is the Universe where all men are brothers and God a loving Fath- ar.