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The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
Boys Had Bunch of Keys

Just before boarding the train Monday on the trip to the Reform School in the custody of Sheriff II W Finger, Ira Tucker and Earl Webb informed Chief of Police Jackson that they had a bunch of keys hidden under the mattress in the city jail. where they had been confined for few hours after being arrested the last time. Upon inves- tigation. Mfr. Jackson found bunch of ten keys, five being skeleton keys, two trunk keys and three 5elonging to the Quigley house.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
Attended Billy sunday Meeting.

R. M. Jones returned Monday aft ernoon from trip to Kansas City While in the city on Sunday he sue eeeded in getting a chance to at tend the Billy Sunday meeting in the afternoon and night but in ord- or to get a good seat he had to buy it from some one already occupying 1t and then remain in the taberna- cle from the afternoon services on through to the night meeting. How ever, he is sure that the Billy Sun7 day meeting is the most wonderful revival he ever witnessed.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
BEANs-s HINT TO FARMERS.

The American bean is beine dss- eassed at thls time as never before Al least there is a growing demand for it. and the farmer in the bean growing districts are being urged to devote a great deal of their time to it's cultivation this summer. For, from across the ocean. even as from across the arid plains of Mexico, comes a cry for the American bean and so long as men meet upon the field of battle and fight 1t out with sword and cannon, the bean is going to play it's part
 The bean is by all odds the most important of a soldiers diet An army could get along without any other one commodity easier than t eonld without the bean IL is easily transported, 1t keeps well in any Eclimate, t is readily prepared and it is splendid food And there isn't any country on earth that grows better beans. nor more of them than this very United States
 At any price above q dollar and a half bushel the farmer can mako a profit growing beans. in the area adapted Co their growth. In Michi- gan it is proftihle at even dollar bushcI. But their is no indication that the price of the bean, upon the farm where it is grown, will ever again fall below two dollars. or two dollars anl half. and that means greet prosperity for the bean grow CT.
 The American bean is being used today in all countries IL is to be found on the sandy plains of Egypt, and in the prison camps of Russia. The troops in the jungles of Africa are fed upon American beans. and the Cossack has come to understand that there isn't anything better. AS for our own soldiers, they acquired the bean habit during the civil war. and the army has not been without tons of them since. At this time the boys in Mexico are having their i beans with great regularity. and there IS never mutiny in a camp where the bean is served. south- west American.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
voerster-snnderman Marriaae.

Preparations are being made for the marriage of Fred Sundermau and Miss Lydia yoerster, which is lo be solemnized al the German Lu- theran church next Sunday at ii:30 o'clock The ceremony will be per- formed by the Rev, George Beyer Of Bonanza, who will come to Mena for that purpose The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Voerster. but has been making her home with her aunt, Mrs. J. A. Brown, since she was years old The groom is the third son of MT and Mrs. George Sunderman. After the marriage ceremony there will be wedding dinner al the home of Mir. and Mrs. Brown.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
GERMANY AND AUSTRIA ARE
 ONLY ONES SEEKING PEACE
Naqazine Publisher Returns to New York After a Personal Visit to
 All BelIigerent Nations.

New York May i2.-Samuel Me Clure. the well known publisher, re- turned last night from Vopenhagen and in an interview here this morn ing declared he found the sentiment for peace existing only in Germany and Austria.
 He visited all the belligerent na- tions
 T visited all the belligerent na- tions" said Mcclure, but didn't find a suggestion of peace except in those two countries. where the peo- pie desire 1t for commercial reasons. not because they fear defeat.
 All of the belligerents,r he con- tinued, are confident of victory and are determined to fight to the end
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
MOTHER DIES so CHILDREN
 MIGHT GET INSURAN(E
Husband Says He Planned Suei@ But Wife Acted When She Found
 His Policies Lapsed.

Minneapolis, Minn., May i2-NH N. J. Skoll committed suicide ? hanging in order that her chidrsa might receive 5000 life insuradls according to signed statemeli made Thursday by her husband vp IS being held pending an investlga ton. Skoll, who a few years ago los a fortune as a result of business Es verses. declared he had planned eommit suicide so that his wife aDs her children. who were in neea| might benefit by his death. Bui Als skoll, after discovering that his V. suranee had lapsed. and that K own was still effective, decided : was her duty to commit suieide a'l said.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
ARMY STORES DESTROYED
 BY INCENDIARY FIRES
Two Blazes Started at Fort Bliss Last Saturday Night-General
 Funston Will Investigate.

San Antonio. Tex. May i5.-TwC fires, which started at widely sepa- rated points at Fort Bliss military reservation at Fl paso Saturday night, did considerable damage. Il is thought probable they were Of in- cendiary origin. Three stables and two store houses were burned, with tents. machine guns and four horses
 General Frederick Funston has ordered an investigation, believing that il was a deliberate attempt tC destroy the garrison. The general is curious. it is said, to know how the incendiaries eluded the pickets
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
More About siIos

Do and don't A farmer with iewer than six head of cattele can hardly afford to build even 5000 siio A farmer with from four fo SIX cows and from six to twelve young stuff cannot afford to he without one if enough neighhsrs Will join together to buy a good si- iage cutter. 4 small silage cutter E nuisance and hard on A good man religion. Send to Director .. ;. Department of Agriculture Extension Service. University and T rayetteylile or Little Reck, for bull ie.lns on homemade silos and for information on siIage cutters. sor- gnum makes fine silage and give more tonnage than corn. sas
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
Wants The Star in New Mexico.
Logan. \. M. May l2. iQi6.

Logan, N M., May i2, 1916. To the Mena Star:
 l am sening you sii5 for the Mena Star and Kansas City Star. left Mena October i and came to We tumka, Ok After staying one month decided to come to New Mexico and get a home, and here l am I came all the way in wagon; was on the road 36 days in all cannot do without my home paper. It is bet ter than getting letter. for it gives the news from all over the county My brother is taking the paper. too ana get 1t part of the time to read put sometimes I don't. as we live several < miles apart. Yours respect iaiiy' w. 4. Wood.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
Advertise or Out You Go.

It not only pays to advertise. but conversely it is runious not to ad- vertlse. Advertising. if properly done--is worthy of the name-is any business houses best salesman, and whoever lays off good salesman because of falling of in trade for a day Or two2 The time is coming when a man who won't advertise will be considered out of the game, or rather will have to get out and make room for progressive men who are building up their business by advertising. -Four County Courier.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
TWENTY SIX NEGROES
 PERISH IN EXPLOSION

Norfolk. Va, May if.-Aceordine to the police Thursday, 26 negroes, of whom all but one were women and children. perished at Wallace town. near here, Wednesday night. when a gasoline tank exploded in a frame building here a motion pic- ture show was in progress. Twen- ty were injured. some seriously. The children were trampled to death in the rush.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
SCHOOL CONTEST
 AB|CATTRACT|OH
Medals Were Won by Miss M;r;... smith for Piano and Ed Parrish for DeciamatiOn-Contest in
 Expression for Tonight

The contest movement among sh. pupils of the high school which . few of the public spirited citizen, are getting started this year, com meneed last night with the contes. in piano and declamation at the N E. church, South. The immense an dience which crowded the large an ditorium of this church was snf cient evidence of the interest whieh the people feel in the movement and in the development of m, young people along these lines
 Prof. U. F. lobe, principal Of ths Mena High school, opened the exer ciscs with a brief talk in which hA voiced the appreciation of ths school management for this expres. sion of interest in the schools on the part of the public, and explained that the limited number of entries was due to the shortness of tims for preparation. He also stated thai already a number of pupils have in. dicated their intention of being jn the contests next year.
 The two contestants in piano, Miss Clyrene Harrison and Miss Miriam Smith. rendered one selection onIy Moszkowski's "Serenata"
 They were graded by the judges on interpretation, technique and pO- sition at piano, and so close was ths rivalry between them that it WAS only by a margin of three per cent that Miss Smith was declared ths winner. Judges in this contest were Mrs. J. Hollister Tull, Mrs. w. & MacLafferty and Miss Eugena Moore of Greenfield, Tenn.
 Contestants for the medal in dee- lamation were Ed Parrish of Mena and George Pottorff of Hatfield Mr Parrish chose as his subject Not All Pyramids Egyptian Mir. Pot torff spoke from the subject The Predatory Rich"
 The young men were graded on stage bearing. articulation and ges- ticulation. Again, the contest was considered so close that it was by q margin of a fraction more than five per cent that Mr. Parrish was de- clared to be the winner. Judges in this contest were J. I. Alley, W, Prickett and M. B. Legate.
 That the evening was thorough success from the standpoint of en- tertainment was shown by tho hearty applause with which eaeh part on the program was received Medals were presented by Judge A. ley in a humorous speech in which the announcement of the winners was greeted with rounds of ap- plause.
 That the judges found the decis- ions difficult to make was indicald by the length of time required for same. During this interval Miss Schoolfield and Mrs. Dodd gracious ly entertained the audience with two selections, each at the piano, A song, My Little Gray Home a the Vest by Miss Opal Harrison Mrs. Tomlinson aceompanist, closAd the evenings program.
 A contest in expression will b held tonight at the Nj. E. church South.
 Credit is to he given to Dr. H ( Rushing for inaugurating this m@ commendable movement Medals offered are as follows:
 Defamation, Dr. Rushing.
 Expression, Mrs. A. H Seoggin.
 Piano. Minor pipkin.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
A HAIR TONIC THEIR DRINK
Four Texans Are Dead and sesef
 Dangerously III.

Plalnview, Tex, May i0.--fsgs Walton, Joseph Dingler, ": Brock and Thomas Earnest g1 n dead, Noah StalIings is critically X, % and several others are dangeropssgs ss i'll as a result of drinking ha'F 'ens @ as a beverage. The tonic was egs aJ posed chiefly of denafnred aleur' ..s and the bottle carried porV' label.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
KILLED ONE BANDIT.
Two Others of Gang Which Mur-
 dered American Are Captured

Brownsville, May i2.-It Is report ed here that the three Mexicans who killed Curtis Bayles last night near Mercedes, were surrounded this morning when one was killed and the other two captured and taken to the military headquarters at Pro- greso
 The bandits apparently attempted to return to Mexico
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
MORE STATE HOSPITAL STIR.
An Assistant Superintendent and
 Doctor Slated for Removal.

Little Rock. May i5-Tt was learned on good authority today that another shake-up is to occur soon in the staff at the State Hospital for Nervous Diseases.
 Dr. J. F. Darnall, assistant super intendent and Dr. Pat Murphy, a senior surgeon. are among those to be removed. The others hold minor positions.
 The officials are reticent and de- cline to give reasons for the coming changes.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
The Pope Makes Move for Peace.

Rome, Italy, May Though 10 information is obtainable today from the vatican it is generally reported m Rome that Pope Benedict. Nonsignor Romano, the papal dele- gate at Washington, has requested President Wilson to lead a move ment for peace.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18

schools and the schools do 1t by having teachers who are great in- structors and inspire the pupils with ambition. Governor Hays bores a smaller hole than any worm we know Times Record.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
WARMING ORDER.

Clara Gunther. plaintiff vs' '9A pgI lin Gunther. defendant. fh
 Chancery court. ., auuthf The defendant. John Meriln ,,yf Nii' Is warned to appear in this eos shc eor in thirty days, and answer o.,ntksf. plaint of the plaintiff, Clara of s' Witness my hand and sea, sats
 F. [. JOHNSON. ',''s e
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
RUSSIANS ARE RESTED
Turks Drive Them Out of Pos'''''
 Nearly 10 Miles in Lenglh

Constantinople, May ii--,lI ,ss M officially announced here tooas roo, @ in an all day battle at Mount ,sssl no, Sector, Caucasus. the Turks ,;oa, a;T the Russians out of tbeir possl.a~sb which are nearly 10 miles m Ir,.s
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18

built for what three weeks war would cost Better read this over once again. IL contains So much That it ought to be assipilated.- Fimes-Reeord.
 It is probable. too. that the reter- ence is made only to money cost Something might be said about the element of human life.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-05-18
PREPAREDNESS vs. WAR

Rear Admiral peary says that the largest navy in the world could be
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-09
vILLiscA Ak MURDERS RECALLED
IN LETTERS OPPOSING !.
CANDIDATE.
PICTURE OF ALLEGED
MURDERER is UeED
Federal Authorities Apprised Of Dirty
Political Work and Effort Will Be
Made to Apprehend Person or Per-
sons Responsible For Letters-candi-
date Accused in Communications.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Villisca. June "a sensational feat
are of the primary campaign just made
public includes an attempt TO revive
the az murders here and TO associate
reputable citizens with the tragedy in
the Moore home where eight lives were
taken. Letters mailed at Kansas City
to a dozen or more people living here
and at Red Oak, contained two pic
lures Of some person of hard mlen,
and appended Herewith were these
words: This is the ak murderer. He
murdered the Moore family at Villisca.
The hypocrite whose dirty money PAID
for the hellish job wants your support
for the state senate. VIII he get II
Appeal to Federal Authorities.
Receipt of the letters and their pub
LEGATION caused widespread excitement
and indignation. w. c. Ratcliff, of Red
Oak. who received one of the letters,
came to Vilisca at once in company
with Ralph Pringie and they held
conference with Senator +. r. Jones
as to the best method Of attempting to
arrest the person or persons VINO were
ponsible for the letters. The federal.
authorities were apprised of the mat
ter and the wires were set to work.
Among those who received the letters
are S. p. Moore, J. H. Horton, Tom
Ford. Albert Jones. Thomas Cooney,
J. S. Honeyman, Roy Arbuckle, DR.. E.
@. Hough, DR.. J. G. Cooper and d. r.
Barker.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-09
TWO WOMEN KILLED.
Sisters Lose Lives in Auto and Train
Collision at Council Bluffs.

Collision at Council BluHs.
Council Bluffs. June 9.--Mrs. Arthur
Story. % years old. and Mrs. w. J,
Bartlett. 26, sisters, were killed and
Miss Nellie Hart, is. another sister.
all of Omaha, and Miss Lillian Jensen,
16, of Audubon and a young child Of
Mrs. Story, We're badly injured when
an automobile driven by Mrs. SStoF3
was hit by an eastbound Rock Island
passenger train at Gas last evening,
three miles cas-. of Council Bluffs.
Mrs. Storz had driven to Macedonia
with the other women, expecting TO
get her husband, who was injured IN
the accident in which Mr.. Reah,.
Cadillac agent at Omaha, was prob
ably fatally injured yesterday after
noon. AR. Storz had been taken by
another route to Omaha in an am
bulance and the women did not meet
the party. Hts
They were driving back when the
car containing the women was hit
Engineer J. Jordan. of Valley juno
ton told Coroner Cutler that the
woman driving the car had stopped
the machine and started it up again.
believing she could cross
ahead of the train
The two injured women and the
child are said to be in serious con-
dition. All are members of prominent
families.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-09
COMPLETING NEW SCHOOL.
Building For Consolidated District Of
Roland Erected at Cost Of $4,000.

Special to mes-Republican.
Roland. June 9.-Roland's new $40
GOO building will soon be ready for oc-
cupancy. This building will when fin
ished. cost something like $4,000. and
will be modern in every way. IN the
high school the seats will be of the
pedestal type. The plans provide a
large auditorium and large gymnasium
a modern laboratory. and. in brief, ev-
erything that will make school pleas
ure for the pupils. Superintendent
Kari Hanson. who has been reelected
for period of three years. has charge
of this building and. according to the
latest reports. it will be ready in six
weeks. This building was made posi-
BILE by cons olidation. This district is
now known as the Independent con-
solida-ed district Of Roland.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-09
New Sharon News Items.

Special to Times Republican
New Sharon. June 81 F. Holiiiigs-
worth, formerly of New Sharon but
now head of the department Of Creek
and Latin ar Whitworth College, has
rendered his resignation and expects to
accept a position in the middle west
Mrs. Charles Miller and daughter.
Miss Fern, departed for Pasadena, Cal,
to spend the summer
Jake Brown, who suffered long and
whose life for long time was de-
SPARED Of, is practically well again.
s. L. Quaintance arrived Tuesday
morning and is visiting with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Florance
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-09
MUTUAL COMPANY ELECTS.
Farmers Insurance Association Shows
Increase in Business.

Special TO Times Republican.
Nevada. June AT the annual
meeting of the members of the Farm
ers' Mutual Fire and Lightning Insur-
ance Association Of story county. held
in this city, the officers for the en-
suing year were elected and the re-
ports read and adopted. M W. Tenn
pleton was named president: E. HI.
Graves. of Ames. secretary: J. T. Han
saker Of Sherman, vice president, and
". H. Goll!', Of Gearing. treasurer.
George c. White, Of this city, and Will
liam Black, of near Collins, were
named as auditing committee.
The company had s1,S92.l57 risks in
force on Jan. 81. 1916. and wrote near
~ half a million during the year. The
reports of the secretary and treasurer
show the company to be in very
healthy condition and making steady
gains in risks carried having made a
net gain in business Of s92.S25. The
company paid out s2,252.4o in losses
and the expenses for salaries and re-
insurance amounted to but s7S5.2l
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-09
BOY SLEEPS ALL NIGHT IN OPEN.
Five Year-OId Perry Youth Says He
Was Locked Out Of Home.

Perry, June s.-With nothing but a
pair of overaIls and a light cotton shirt
to protect him from the cold air Ray
Mcclure. years old. slept near the
unloading platform of the NJ. & St L.
railway and was discovered about I
o'clock this morning by Chief of Police
Zenor. ~ .g.- 80
Young Mcclure was chilled thru and
nearly unconscious when picked up by
the police officer who, took him 10
restaurant and gave him warm clothes
and a breakfast.
The boy. who is not quite years
old, left the home of his stepfather Z.
W. Carson in the east part of the city
yesterday morning to visit his father
in the northwest part Of the city,
where he stayed during the day. The
father sent the boy home early in the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-09
WOMEN'S
STOMACH TROUBLES
The Great Woman's Medi-
cine Often Just What
Il Needed.

We are 50 used to thinking Of Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a.
. remedy exclusively for female ills that
we are apt to overlook the fact that it
is one Of the best remedies for disorders
Of the stomach.
For stomach trouble Of women it is
especially adapted, as it works in COM
plete harmony with the female organ
ism, since it contains the extracts Of the
best tonic roots and herbs. It tones up
the digestive system, and increases the
appetite and strength. Here is what
one woman writes showing what this
medicine does
Newfield, N. Y.-"I am So pleased
to say can recommend LydiaeE. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound aS an eco
nomical and beneficial remedy IN most
ailments pertaining to women. At
least I found it SO by only taking two
bottles. / had Indigestion in. bad
form and l am now feeling in the best
Of health and owe it all to Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. -
Mrs.. BURR WILLIAMS, r. D.No.29, New
field, NY.
Many women suffer from that all
gone feeling" and "feel 80 faint, -
while doing their work. Ten chances
to one their digestive system is all out
Of order. A tablespoonful of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound sitter
each meal should completely remedy this
condition in few days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-09
cladbrook l.ems Of Interest.
Renuhlican

Specia! 70 Tin:es-Renuhlican.
Giadbrook. June 9-Harry Delfs, son
of Mr. and Mrs. II. II. Delfs had very
serious accident. While helping a TIN
ner the torch which is used in solder
ing exploded and burned him very Sc
verely on both legs and hand
Our booster club met the capital
city boosters with plenty of facilities
to give ride from the depot to tewn.
Among the conveyances was the fire
wagon, several automobile trucks and
goodly number of autos.
Harvey Rohwer. the 19-year- son
OF Mr.. and Mrs John Rohwer. living
northwest OF here. is IN a very serious
condition at Iowa City hospital. A
tumor on the brain seems to- be the
cause S2>
Mr.. s. Smith, of Ames was elected
superintendent Of our schools
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-09
Scranton News Notes.

Special to Times Republican.
Scranton, June S.--Lewis Hensen is
planning to build new corn crib and
granary on one of his farms south or
town in the near future This huiid-
ing is to cost in the neighbprhood OF
s1.oG0. 51#~
Mr.. Walter Schuyler has a novel and
effective way Of hauling tile On me
big ditch. He has large tractor en-
CINE and has bought ten heavy wagons
that he hauls behind loaded heayiF
with tile.
Ed Marchant and Son have CONF
menced to tear down the old furniture
store building and will commence at
once to erect fine brick building in
its stead