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Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-16
TO PROPERTY OWNERS:
Sign the Bond Petition Promptly
Please! That is YOUR First Step
Towards Preventing a Water
Shortage This Year.
Listen to What the Stockholders
No. IL Say:

- WHEREAS the Consulting Board of Engineers
of Imperial Irrigation District have recommended
series of improvements to irrigation system as
being necessary to insure adequate water supply
and prevent future water shortages; and
WHEREAS the necessity for said improve
ments is concurred in by the Chief Engineer of the
District and the officers of all the mutual water
companies; and
WHEREAS the State Engineer has carefully
investigated the needs of our irrigation system and
has also reported that the proposed improvements
are necessary in order to safeguard water sup
ply; and
WHEREAS the loss to Imperial Valley from
any serious water shortage in any one year would
equal the total cost of said improvements; and
WHEREAS it is imperative that the construc-
ton Of these improvements be commenced at the
earliest possible date; and
WHEREAS the only means whereby sufficient
funds be eXpeditously raised to construct said
improvements is by an issue of bonds; now, there
fore, be it
RESOLVED That the Tenth Annual Meeting
Of the Stockholders of Imperial Water Company No.
IL hereby approves the proposed bond issue of the
Imperial Irrigation District and pledge the District
our support in the campaign for said bonds, and
that urge all property owners within the District
to promptly sign the petition calling said bond cleo
tion
Dated Imperial, Calf, Feb 13, 1917.
The help OF every property owner is necessary
to push this matter to successful issue. Sign the
petition and remind your neighbor that his help is
needed to prevent water shortage this year Do
your part that the District can be at liberty to
do its part in ample time
The following places the petitions:
Don Bitler Progress Office
Farm Bureau r. A.
p Banta
First National Bank jim Barber
I'll Centro National McColoch Drug Store
Security Savings Bank p c. Green Marke
T. +. Bennett Valley Supply
Holton Power Company Wayne H. Compton
Irrigation District Office A. H..
Phil d. Swing Harry Maddox
j. Ross cation District
ii. L. Barker G. L. Sprouse
John Loofbourow J. B. Parazette
Bales Walker Edgar Bros.
A. w Swanson Imperial Valley Long Staple
w. j. Hill Cotton
Clarence Conant Valley Lumber
j. /. Trayers Sones Lumber Co.
Frank Reading c. w. Collins, P. NJ.
Ray Edgar w G. Conley
Dunaway Drug Store Gas Company
Roy Rumsey Varney Bros.
A ! IL Nnffer Hamilton Bros.
Davis Imperial Valley Press
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
THE HIGHWAY PROPOSITION.
As Seen by Property Owner Who
 Desires to Live With Us.

The Star is in receipt of a letter from a friend of the paper, of Polk county; a man who plans and ex- poets to make this county his home. It was not probably, written for publication but discusses in such a logical and consistent manner that The Star takes the privilege of us- ing il:
 Am surprised that a man like Judge Wear should be against the Highway. l thought him a broader man from the record he has made in other directions. However, we are all lame in some direction.
 When 1 lived in Polk county one of our friends who lived out of town a few miles would frequently say that the railroad had ruined the county and if it were in his power he would not let another farm be opened up or permit any more peo- pie coming into the county. He was a fine fellow individually-but could not grasp the possibilities of the future. There are many like him who are now fighting the Highway proposition. They are perfectly honest in their views, and while many of them are not to be cen sured for their views, it is difficult to understand Judge Wears position
 1T any of these men realized that your road conditions has had more to do with retarding investment than any other one or half dozen things that could be mentioned they could not consistently fight the pro- ject.
 There are millions of dollars in the North waiting for proper in- ducements to invest in the South, and Good Roads is the one thing that would bring capital. Many of our iowa farmers took the same posi- ton that our Arkansas friends now take, but since the good roads are a realty and their farm lands have uOuDled i'll value, enabling those who so desired to sell their property al heaNy advance, none of them would now go back to the old con- dition.
 It Is just the same as painting ul your fences, cleaning out the cor hers, etc. Every move you make you increase your values and every uollar you invest puts two back in- to your pocket, either directly or indirectly.
 TOUT country is not famine strick- en- and If there ever was time wher you were more prosperous, or could anord the expense better, I don'i know when it was.
 Wlsh you would send blank petitlon for our signature. We arc poor people and have to scratch for iiVlng, but expect to make Polk county our home some day and arc wiling to bear our portion of the expense of any improvement sucf as thls. To us it is like paying school taxes. We reap no direct neneit, but the public at large does sorry to take so much of youI .lihe, but I wish I were with you ,n order to help out personally I nou have the garden spot of tho Ohieed States, and it is too bad tf
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
MISS WOODS IS BUSY. YES!
RuShes From Point to Point in
 Teaching Home Economies.

Miss Anna Woods, county home demonstrator, returned Friday from trip to several points in the county where she is working with the can ming club girls and assisting in pre- pairing the exhibits for the coming educational rally and school fair.
 On Tuesday she worked with the club girls in Vandervoort, and on Wednesday she was at Ozark, where she found teachers and pupils in tensely interested in school exhibits which are to be brought to Mena. She also visited Hatfield and there organized a domestic science class which will meet for one lesson each week. The class will meet on each Monday with Miss Woods as instructor. She completed the work for the week by visiting the schools and the canning club girls in Rich Mountain and Eagleton.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
Il OF 63 FOUND
 PHYSICALLY FIT
peoistrants Called for EXamln- q a,;on Friday Failed to Show
 Up-Sixteen Did
 Not Pass.

out of the 72 Polk county regis Ants who were called to appear be-
 .o inc local exemption board Fri
 for examination, 63 put in '%eir appearance, and out of this n,,mber l7 were accepted as physi-
 sn, fiji for service and i6 failed to ssss the physical eXamnlnation' wRnso Re9 who failed to report were: -so Alpie E. Kirby, Grannis.
 .ees9e iohn Rufus White, Wickes. leze 22Tyiiitam Isaac Brown, Grannis. s2S Bernhardt W. Prott
 SsS Phil Garcia, Wickes'
 Those who failed to pass the Nhvsical examination were: xaq william Jackson Langley Potter loS ViiifIlii VWiIliam Wesley Messer, Mena- xe9 Joe Payne, Mena.
 eea eSa Earl Franklin Smith, Mena. saS Thomas Terrell Trembley Cove. 9&ssss Iames Robert Hays, Vandervoort. teSSO Daniel Jester Looney Board
 Camp.
 b2 Everett Boone ,r Hsse William Emerson imoe, Meha- ooeeo Thnrnas Oliver Kerr, Vandervoort. .gi Waymon Otis Fleming, Mena s196 William Arthur Eskew E1s Jesse Price Parker # Three out of this quota had al feadv enlisted in some branch of ahe service. They are; k7s Ben Edgar McIninch, Grannis Rl1 John D. Dutro k5i Byran Bascom Lee, Egger. Hubert Clifton Durham had asked For transfer to be examined in Kansas City. Those who were accepted as be- Eng physically fit for service are: |e72 Martin Bennett, Mena. |aeI Grover Cleveland Whipple Mena. Bad Walter Philpot, Egger '407 Joe Cleveland Allen, Hatfield 962 Robert Frazier Rind, Potter. |SSs Harris Malone Wimberly, Egger |Sss Alvin Melton Wilhite, Egger 566 Henry Guy Terrell, Mena. 5S1 Henry Grady Pollard, Mena. I9l Mathew H. Edwards, Big Fork. I3si Edgar William Whipple, Hatfield. S95 Carl Barham 9Is Thomas Russell Bryant, Grannfs 82s Robert Lee Borough Egger .24O Wallace Baxter Anderson, Mena. .l011 William Ptckney shorter Bog
 Springs lf05 osborn Herbert Wooley, wander
 voort.
 IA Arthur Earl Kemp Hatfield. 32g Elmer Harvey Sapp AT Frank F. Miller, Hatfield.
 76 Jessie James Golden 672 Ira Stanley Board Camp 993 John Edford Lusty, Wickes. l04S Palmore Dunagan, Nandervoort ITS Ezra Mccormick, Grannis.
 Elisha Barber, Opal lg7 Robert Edward Lawrence. Shady. SSs John Haden Ford, Egger
 s6 Thomas Marion Summers, Egger 352 Adolphus Walter Friend, Cove. HS Merton Albert Bales. Hatfield. 45e Richard Samuel Powell, Hatfield Se6 Erby Ward, Grannis. 4i6 William Samuel Bates, Hatfield 617 Richard Nollis Cummings, Mena. 526 William Duncan Roe, Mena. 509 Samuel Edmond Fields Potter. BIS Robert Allen Jackson 96S Robert Holmes Baker, Wickes. 54s Ephraim Lewis Miller, Hatfield. 511 Loura Constantine Whittenberg,
 Mena- 205 David Franklin Faulkner. Hartley 342 Lawrence Gerald Casebolt, Cove.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

J. T. Winton. who was in from Potter Friday had received a let ter from his son. Grover, who was among the five Polk county regis trants sent to Camp Pike last week. Grover writes that he and the others from Polk county are now in quar- antine on account of typhoid and smallpox vaccination, but aside from the discomforts from the vac cination, he reports that all of the boys are getting along fine. They are all pleased with their quarters, and all are enthusiastic about ra- tions that are being furnished.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

be handicapped in this way. when there are such wonderful possibil- ities ahead of you and which will come sooner or later, despite these temporary drawbacks.
 Yours.
 S. l.. Johnson. Clarion. Ia.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS.
Effort Will Be Made to Have a Cam
 paign Made in Polk County

Miss Erie Chambers, field secre- tary of the Arkansas Public Health Association, spent Friday iii Mena to further the cause of a statewide campaign against tuberculosis. She states that there are between 25,0OO to 35.0O0 eases of the dread disease now in Arkansas, and last year more than two thousand deaths resulted. The effort includes a request from Polk county to give ik cents for each person in the county, and, If this is done, to send a special trained nurse into the county, who will visit the homes and instruct the people how to fight the disease, as well as to give other invaluable in- formation along health lines.
 Miss Chambers for years was chief probation officer of Little Rotk and has wide experience in soci- ological problems.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
SIX RECISTRANTS
 FAILED TO APPEAR
Large Number of Polk County Are Exempted or Discharged by the Examiners of the Local
 Board.

Out of the 72 Polk county regis trants who had been ordered to ap- pear for examination Monday six failed to appear They are: 214 Albert oscar Bettis, Jr.. Eagleton. eos Ona Luther Hodges, Mena. 449 Roy Wester Husberg, Ida, Ok. 9s6 Thomas Allen Hendricks |777 Charles W MeNeil, Grannis. Ices William Newton Standler, Nunley
 The two following asked for per mission to be examined elsewhere: 6I Jason Clerman TSP Willie Bean Herring Grannis
 These are already in the service: 460 Francis Patrick Rork, Hatfield 954 Browning Evan Roberts $40 Levi Heath, Big Fork 75S John Frachiseur, Grannis.
 The following were exempted or discharged by the examining physi- cians of the local board: 7S4 Barney Bishop, Grannis. 636 JCnn Granville Goodman, Board
 Camp. 634 Charlie Brasier Goodman, Board
 Camp. 100 Dee Nelson Ross
 40 Albert H. Standridge, Opal 1884 Levi Martin Joplin .918 Leonard Dougle EskeW CAT Duff otto Hilton, Board Camp S64 Ottis Preston Mcbride. Egger. 8 Ross Lee Standridge, Opal l071 John Barney King, Vandervoort. 994 George Lebow, Wickes. 371 William Walter Moore, Cove. 529 Lora Dano Ray, Mena. 362 John Richard Harrah, Cove 1918 Joe David Stephenson, Wickes. l042 Joseph Orren Cecil. Vandervoort. Il Albert P. smallwood, Opal, 3S James Andrew Stanly, Opal. T97 William C ROWlpr Big Fork 1Os6 Haden Samuel Monroe Rhodes,
 Vandervoort
 SS Jessie Gale Merridith 151 James Claud Davis, Mena- 1074 Hamp Willis Leeper, Vandervoort' 743 Harrison Paul Burnes, Mineral s27 Ora Castle Conn, Egger 1O3s Benjamin Franklin Bissell, Hat 2s6 Clarence Elmer Young, Eagleton. 533 Joe Bell Wallace, Mena. S9 John Albert Middleton 932 Lawson Green Hall
 Those who were passed as physi- cally fit for service are: s60 Marion Martin. Egger. 427 Joe LeRoy Deckard, Hatfield: 666 James Elmer Ransom Board
 Camp, 241 William H. Allen, Mena. 572 Thomas Erwin Taylor, Potter. lore Harris William Mcfarland, Van
 dervoort. 157 Lenard Randolph H arrels on,
 Mena. 629 Grady Ray Embry. Board Camp, 2g James Irwin Philpot, Egger. .114 James oscar Wimbs SIS Columbus Milton Campbell, Potter. 209 Richard D. Sharp, Mineola. 32 Grover Cleveland Roach, Board
 Camp.
 @ Phillip Blanford Daniels 816 Jack Roland Blackwell, Hocana. 64 Harry Lee Davis 8S2 Zenas William Rountree, Cove, .224 Leonard Bennett Haynie, Rich
 Mountain SIS William Jackson Barber, Egger. .931 Earl Winton Haines TAP Luther Martin Blan Grannis. g76 Eugene Edgar Compton, Wickes, .473 John Brady stout, Hatfield. 2S7 Fred Henry Waltman, Mena .5S6 Pete Ray ogden, Mena. 2GO Geo Hershal Ping, Mena. 1927 James Henry Ritchie, Mena. 254 William Harvey Thomas LeRoy
 Murphy Potter 446 Samuel C. Liner Hatfield s63 Robert McGough, Yocana. 35S William Augustus Gladen. Cove. 613 William Edgar Caudle Potter.
 The Rev. Will Brantley, who was in the quota called for examination Monday, was excused upon pre- sentaton of his credentials as a minister of the gospel
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

If you have chills or malaria get q B cent bottle of Sanol Chill Tonic. Nothing better for chills and mala- ria Get if al the drug store. Adv
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

Mir. and Mrs. c. C. Williams and son Myron, left last Thursday for their new home in Little Rock. where Mr Williams will be business manager of the Little Rock Daily News
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

AUCTION Sales conducted any where; hiah class. commendable work. Col C. M. Latimer, Nena, Ark. Sat&3s ims
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
nr,ves Out Malaria. Builds Up system

The o,d Standard general strengthening tonic. cPovF,S TASTEIESs chill TONIC. drives out Maiafis. .enriches the blood and builds upthesys- fem. true tonic. For adults and cnnofen- ooc
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

M. V. B. Parker of 0lathe, Kas, arrived in Mena Friday to look ait CT his Polk county interests.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
Piles Cured ln 6 to 14 DaYs.

Your druggist will refund money If PAZO
 OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching. piind Bieedirg or Protruding Piles in oi4 days.
 rh ts cd Rest. Soc.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

Large Trial Bottle of Sanol for 35c. Sanol is a family remedy. Sanol IS sold on an absolute guarantee. Re- member if it says Sanol 1t IS all right. 35c and Si.00 at the drug store.-Adv
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

Rev. II. T. Howell came in from Opal Wednesday and spent Thurs day with Mena friends.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

H. w. Cardwell came in from Port Arthur last Thursday to spend a few days in Mena with Mrs Cardwell and look after business interests. He has contract in Port Arthur for putting in 2S miles of sewer. and an opportunity to get a contract for in- stalling water mains. Warner St. John, who has been in Mir Cardwell's employ for several months, is now in charge of the service department which has to do with making sewer connections and collecting for the service
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

A. R. Collins of Myrtle, Miss, who owns considerable property in and near Mena, is spending a few days here to inspect his holdings. Mir. Collins is a member of the highway commission that is building a sec- ton of the Bankhead highway in Union county Mississippi. and at tended Mena's highway meeting on Friday night.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

Mrs. Monroe Clark, who had spent three weeks with her parents near Board Camp, left Wednesday for her home in Hominy, Ok.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

Miss Arizona Reed of Acorn left last Thursday for Fayetteville. where she will attend the Arkansas University.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

Mir. and Mrs. Lester Mays of Big Fork traded in Mena today.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

A son was born Sunday night to Mir. and Mrs. John Shumaker, living west of Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

E. w. Moore came from Hatfield Friday to attend to some business matters. He remained to attend the highway meeting Friday night.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

B. F. Bissell of Hatton was trading in Mena Monday.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

<. A Lofts and son, James, were in from Alder Wednesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

X. J. Robbins of Rocky spent Sat. urday among Mena friends.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

J W. Harper left last Thursday for Maud, Ok. where he will he at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Silas Johnson. He was accompanied on the trip by his son. Sam Harper of Yocana and by his nephew, Earl Harper. Mir. Harper was stricken with paralysis about three weeks ago, and since then he has lost the use of his left arm and leg
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

Mr. and Mrs. NJ. V. Vandeburg and Mir. and Mrs Frank Wight of Win terset. Ia, who had been visiting relatives and friends in the Cove and Hatfield communities, spent Friday here They were accompanied to Mena by MT and Mrs. s. c. Liner from near Hatfield Mir and Mrs. Wight left from here on Friday for their home in Iowa. but Mr and Mrs. Vandeburg returned to Cove, where they will close some business matters before returning to Iowa
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

Miss Kathleen Holt left on Satur- day for Magazine, Ark, where she will teach piano and expression in 0uachita Academy.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

J. x. Montgomery, who is in the of the Watkins Mercantile Company in Hatfield, spent few hours with Mena friends Thursday
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

return as soon as they have their visit out.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

Miss Erna Ton, after spending the summer vacation with her parents Mir. and Mrs k. A. Ton, living west of Mena left last Thursday for Janesville, Wis, where she is em- ployed in the city schools.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

Judge Wright prickett deputy attorney; H H Thomas and Undertaken Alex Patton went to Grannis last Monday. the latter to prepare for burial the remains of T. K. Moore. and the two first named to attend the inquest which is to he held over the killing of Mir. Moore
 Mir. prickett will appear for the
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

Winthrop Legate spent last week with Mena relatives. He came from Kansas City last week driving thru in an automobile with Capt. Francis B. Cook and George Legate.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

c. II. Johnson came from Hatfield Friday to look after business mat ters at the county seat.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

Dr. w. P. Parks, supervisor of the Hot Springs National Park, arrived in Mena last Thursday to join Mrs. Parks and daughter in spending a week with Mena friends.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

Mrs. B. H. Barton and Mrs. John Carter came from Cove Friday for visit at the home of Mir. and Mrs. D. w. Barton.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

the funeral services of Judge ]. T. Bowling last Saturday in Ashdown. They returned to Mena on train No. i. Saturday afternoon, the hour of the funeral having been changed from o'clock to 10 o'clock, to ac- commodate those who desired to come north.
 MT and Mrs. J. s. Merritt and two sons, J. D. and Lee. arrived Saturday from Comanche county Oklahoma, to visit Polk county relatives and friends. Mir. and Mrs. Merritt still own their Polk county farm, which is located on the Bethesda Springs road, just opposite the Fincher farm. The son. J. D., is just home on fur tough from Seattle, Wash, where he is in the United States Navy. He is serving his second enlistment, and returned to duty Wednesday.
 Mir. and Mrs. W. l.. Coryell, HOO Port Arthur avenue. will leave some time this week for Kiowa, Kas., for a visit at the home of their son. U. E. Coryell. whom ihey had not seen for eight years. The visit will he of especial interest to Mir and Mrs. Coryell since they are going to celebrate the 37th anniversary of their marriage and the s0th hirthdav of Mir. Corvel at the home of their son. MT. and Mrs Corvell eanoe tn Mena about three months ago from Florida, and have in that time he- come very much attached te this city, so that they may be expected to
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

state and Mir Thomas will represent R. L. Beavers.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

Mrs. W. C. Smothers left Friday morning for Fayette, Mo, in re- sponse to word of the death of her father.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

Mr and Mrs C. Brogan, parents of Mrs. Fred R. Kinney, have arrived from Marysville, Mo- for an extend- ed visit with Mir. and Mrs. Kinney and family at Live Oak farm. They plan to spend the winter in the South, and may possibly locate in Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

J. C. Allen and J. C. Hoheimer came from Hatfield last Friday to look after business with county officials and others. They made the trip in Mr Aliens automobile.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-31
Indiana Has First Municipal Coal Mine;
Evansville Mayor Puts Up Own Fortune
! san sneclal.

Stan Special.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug 3i.-The
first municipal coal mine in the United
States Will supply Evansville citizens
this winter.
Mayor Benjamin Bosse is establish
ing the mine privately with his own
money and will sell IL TO the city on
easy terms when It is in operation. It
viii be operated by the watervorks
department within two months, and
the Mayor hopes the city will be able
to take it over by January L.
Mayor Bosse failed in his attempt TO
sell coal at cost-last winter because he
could get only non-union coal at mod
crate prices. and the union therefore
opposed the venture Now the only
obstacle is doubt as TO whether tho In
diana Public Service Commission will
find legal authority for city owner
ship and operation Of a coal mine. II
Il does not the Mayor viii ask the
sanction Of The State Legislature at a
/ HlNiluA oiNNiNl WlilAli il' fAlIAio hHN
ornor Goodrich, also fighting high coal
prices, to call IL necessary
Walter Korff. who has spent all his
! life in the coal business and has been
chosen 10 install and manage the city
mine, Is now making borings on a 1000
acre tract on which Bosse has options.
Eventually modern electric machinery
will be installed to produce daily
output Of 1000 tons. Union miners Will
be employed exclusively.
The mine Will be on an interurban
line and a steam road 20 Evansville, and
city coal yards Will be established on
both The city will sell coal whole
sale and retail, at cost plus n small
proft
Manager Korff says the Mayor will
have invested 100000 OF his own
money when he turns the mine over to
the city.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-31
PENNSY TO TAKE CARE OF
employees LIBERTY BONDS

Arrangements 20 provide FOR the
safekeeping OF Liberty Loan Bonds
purchased b. employees Of the Pennsyl-
vanla Railroad and It's lines east OF
Pittsburgh, have been made by the
Treasury Department OF the Company.
Announcement to this effect was made
today by Mr. James +. Fahncstock,
treasurer, through the general super
intendents Of the various grand dlvi-
sions and the heads Of departments In
the general Offices.
Special authority TO perform this SER
Vice has been accorded TO the treasurer
by the board OF directors In the capa-
city OF custodian, he will accept for
safekeeping the Liberty Bonds pur-
chased by employees who have no such
facilities The interest on such bonds
will be collected as it falls due June