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The Monticellonian., 1917-07-26

Pd Jones had his right arm so i bad 3acerated in saw while run rin stave mill on Mulberry creek in Htier township. near Ozark, that 1t h to be amputated between the 1 elbs sIand shoulder.
The Monticellonian., 1917-07-26

Farmers are becoming aroused over the prospective hog shortage in John. son county. The heavy grain yield, now assured, has been an added stim- ulus to the farmers in buying pigs and paying fancy prices.
The Monticellonian., 1917-07-26

IT Ter II. Phillips of Sidney. who brother was killed in France whi Ferying in the Canadian eontin- taant&If the British army, has enlist. ed in the Arkansas National Guard.
The Monticellonian., 1917-07-26

A L. Barrier. formerly of Conway, Is installing a bakery and candy fac tory in the Frisby building on South Moose street at Morrilton.
The Monticellonian., 1917-07-26

J. T. Sloan, county farm demonstra- tor. has reported that the boil weevil has appeared near Plumerville. six miles east of Morrilton.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
1. & N. CONDUCTOR
 GAINS lS POUNDS
Capt Parker Says Stomach About Played 0ut--Now Eats Cabbage and Pork Like a Sec
 ton Hand.

T have got to hand it to that Tan lac, for there is no doubt about it being the finest thing ever sold in drug store for the people that have any sort of stomach trouble or indigestion said Capt. Eugene Parker, a popular Louisville X Nashville conductor, running be- tween Birmingham and Montgom- cry, and who lives at 4i7 Sixth ave- nue, Inglenook.
 Why, the way it has straight ened me out in just a short time. 5 he continued, is a mystery and it has done for me what nothing else ever tried would do had mighty near got to where 1 didn't need to go to the table any more, so far as eating was concerned, for 1 couldn't eat anything after 1 got there if II did 1 had to pay dear for it in little while, for my stomach had about played out altogether.
 There was a continual soreness i'll my stomach and 1 thought some times it must be an abcess. My liv- CT never was right and there was not day but what had to get something from the drug store for headache and to settle my stomach. never had much life in me and had fallen off a great deal. was in a badly run down shape generally and hardly fit to do my work.
 About three weeks ago friend of mine asked me why 1 didn't try this Tanlac, as he had used it and found it to be the very thing he needed, so took him up on his suggestion and stopped at the Anderson Drug company in Inglenook and bought two bottles of it, but I must say never looked for it to do me any good, as so many things had been recommended to me and 1 tried them all without any benefit.
 Well, l am afraid some people won't believe it, but it is fact and l can prove it. After I had used those two bottles 1 weighed and found had actually gained i8 pounds. It just strengthened my stomach out in no time and since I took the first dose I have not had to take anything for headache.
 T have the finest kind of an ap- petite now and can, eat anything. The other day out 6ii the road our supplies had run low and had some salt pork and cabbage cooked up on the caboose and ate it like sec- tion hand and enjoyed every mouth- ful of it. That's going some for a man who had stomach trouble, but 1t did not hurt me one bit
 T notice sleep a great deal bet ter now and am just about 100 per |cent in better shape every way. I really believe Tanlac is the best remedy in the world and there are a lot of other people out my way who think the same thing"
 Tanlac is sold by Jackson Drug & Furniture Company. Mena, Ark, Fred w. Gray, Cove, Ark; E. H. But Ter, Hatfield, Ark; J. A. Chilean, Wickes, Ark; s. II. McCurley, Gran his, Ark; Egger Drug Company, Egger, Ark.-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21

enough for our own supply hut we can dlVlde with our allies if each in- uiVidual makes some sacrifice, by eating at least one wheatless meal d day, substituting cornbread or oth- CT cereals.
 NSecond-We want to save the meat, for our cattle and hogs are de- creaslng and we must send to our ahles, so we wish every householder 10 buy less, to serve smaller por- no butter used in cooking: we want less butter served on the table: we want less lard, bacon andother pork products used.
 fourth-Any deficiencies in food supply, by economy along the fore- gong lines, can be amply covered bv increasing the use of fish. potatoes, beans, peas, .turnips, .cabbages and vegetables generally, corn. buck wheat, rye and rice, which we will have Tn abundance this harvest.
 Flfth-We want to save trans portation. Our railways are unable to meet the war pressure for muni- tlons, men and coal, so that we wish everyone to consume products of To- cal origin as far as possible, to buy from the local miller, the local buy and eat vegetables grown near home.
 "Sixth-We preach and want ev- eryone to preach the gospel of the clean plate, to buy less foodstuffs, to serve smaller portions and to see that nothing of value goes into the garbage can.
 Aside from eating an increased proportion of these commodities in order to save on the staples, it is extremely important that any sur plus of these commodities shall be preserved or well stored for win ter uSp r
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
Contracted 25 Elcars at Hope.

c. A. Proctor and Mayor Ira o. Smith returned Sunday from Hope, where they had closed contract for placing 25 Elcar automobiles. They left Hope Sunday afternoon at { o'clock and reached Mena at i2::30 that night, having made the entire "trip on high speed, except when they made stops for gas or when they passed thru tons. They left Monday night for Fort Smith to look after the unloading of half car of Elcars. The other half car will be brought to Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
Mena Attracts St. Louis Doctor.

Dr. E. E. Holt, now member of the consulting stan of St. Johns hospital, St. Louis, Mo. with his brother, Dr. c. S. Holt. of Fort Smith, returned to their homes on Friday after taking a good look over Mena. The first named, before leav- ing, announced his determination to come to Mena in about a month and take up the practice of his profes- sion. He said he was convinced that what he had seen and heard that this is one of the finest places in the land to live and enjoy life.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
M. w. Jones Dies of Heart Failure.

Morris w. Jones, aged about 30 years, died very suddenly Sunday morning at his home in the Heath valley near Board Camp. He had not been very we'll for some time but the end came as the result of an attack of heart trouble. Mir. Jones had lived in that section of the county for i5 or 20 years, and had devoted much of his time to mining and prospecting. He is survived by his wife and six children, two sons and four daughters. Undertaken J.. c. Frazier was called to the Jones home Monday to embalm the body that it may be held pending arrival of some of the daughters. In the meantime, funeral arrangements are being held in abeyance.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21

day with big basket dinner on the ground. County Sunday School President A. J. Gramley, Rev. W. M- Crowson, and the Rev. J. R. Rushing are among the Mena people who will have part on the program.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
MENA STORES INSPECTED.
All but Two Were Found in Sani-
 tary Condition.

Dr. w. c. vandiver, president of the Mena Board of Health, with Chief of Police Jackson, spent Mon day morning inspecting stores in Mena and report that they found all in a sanitary condition except two Under the direction of the board there is no doubt but'the shortcom- ings of the two exceptions will promptly be overcome.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
EDUCATIONAL OFFICERS CHOSEN Tom J. Wilbanks Heads the Organi-
 ZatiOn for Polk CnuniY.

After the close of the Polk county Institute held last week by the Polk County Educational Association met for the purpose of organizing for the years work Tom J. Wilbanks of Grannis was elected president, K. w. Hamby of Wickes. vice president
 Miss Johnnie Henderson, secretary treasurer. The schedule of meet ings for the coming year will be made out later by the officers CO., operating with Supt. W. Homer Pigg.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
Bow Scouts Return Home.

Harlan Galloway and his troop of Boy Scouts who had hiked to Rich Mountain Monday afternoon. re- turned on the local freight Wednes- day. The Scouts in the com pany swere Edward Watkins, Wal lace Townsend, Happy Harrnan, Neil Warren, Floyd Phillips, Alton An- derson, Joe Conneil, Homer Cole. Robt. Mccoy and James MacLaffer- fu
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
ReafIIrmed OId Appointments.

The appointment of Judges to conduct the special election on June 26 for the purpose of electing dele- gates to the constitutional conven- tion, Minor Pipkin announces, was simply an affirmation of the ap- pointments made two years ago, the theory being@that the appointments stand until new; ones are made. For that reason. atFle Election Commis4 sioners have decided that it is uii- necessary to send notices of ap- pointment at this time FE'
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
New school House at Rich Mountain.

Supt. W. Homer pigg was in Rich Mountain Monday consulting with the school board in reference to plans for the new building which IS to be erected. The board will meet next Saturday night to definitely decide on plans and to arrange for advertising for bids.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
w. L. Parker Case to Supreme Court.

Minor Pipkin and Attorneys Lake and Steel have filed their brief in the Supreme court in the matter of the appeal of W. L. Parker. from the conviction and the judgment in the Circuit court on the charge of em- bezzlement. The brief sets out 23 errors which are presented as causes for the reversal of the case.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
Program at Nunley Next Sunday

Arrangements are being made for
 the Childrens day program to bel given at Nunley next Sunday. The exercises will continue turnout thel
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
Three More Mena Boys to Navy.

Roy Webb, Frederick Doughan and Frank Reeves returned Sunday morning from Little Rock where they had successfully passed the ex- animation for enlistment in the navy They will remain at home until such time as trainin camp facilities are in readiness for the recruits.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
SloO Reward, $1O0

The readers of this paper VIII pc pleased to learn that there Is at least one dreaded disease that science nag been able to cure in all It's stages, ana that is catarrh. Catarrh being grealiy Influenced by constitutional conditions reuuires constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the system thereby de- strovinr the foundation of the disease. giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting na- ture in doing it's work. The proprie- tors have so much faith in the curative rowsra If Halls Catarrh Cure that thev offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t falls to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
 Address: r. J. CHENEY 6 co. Ioieoo' Ohio, Sold by all Druggists. Ibc.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21

Mrs. Hauerwas and nephew. John Halter, who had been in Mena dur ing the last illness and death of Mrs. Patrick Donohue, sister of Mrs. Hauerwas, returned to the Hauer-
 was home in Posey Hollow Tuesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
COL C. C. GOODMAN DEAD.
Builder of Railroads in Arkansas and
 Oklahoma Dies in Kansas City.

Fort Smith, June i7-Col. c. C.. Goldman, aged 66, pioneer railroad builder of western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma, died in Kansas City yesterday, according to word received here.
 He built the Arkansas Central, the Arkansas Western, the Dardanelle and Ola railroads in Arkansas; the Clint and Western, the Webbers Falls, Shawnee and Eastern rail- roads in Oklahoma, and was inter- ested in proposed railroad from Hugo to Atoka at the time of his death.
 Colonel Goldman was we'll known by many Mena citizens, and in 1905 un- dertook to build railroad from Mena to Hot Springs, going so far as the construction of the dump for five miles out Mena, this now being used as public road. After doing that much the Kansas City Southern took over the project, it being gen. erally understood at the time that the construction would be continued with increased speed. hutinstead the work ceased altogether.
 Colonel Goldman. during all the years since, has kept more or less in touch with Mena, and only re- ently had corresponded with friends about getting a railroad thru Mena east and west.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21

The Misses Mollie and Mandell Petty arrived on Tuesday afternoon from Siloam Springs and will be the guests of Miss Juanita Holt at 506 Tenth street for some time.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21

Freeman L. Johnson came from Little Rock Sunday to spend cou- pie of days with Mrs. Johnson and the baby, and to look after his farm ing and other interests.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21

J. w. Stevenson returned Tuesday from Shawnee, Ok. He had been away for about two weeks investi- gating the proposition of entering the employ of Messrs. Brown and Cooper, formerly of this city, but now of Muskogee, but decided not to take up the work.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21

WANTED Scrap iron at ioc deliv-
 cred, and rags at 60c delivered. Allen Br0s.-Adv. i46 il 25 fl.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
". 0. w. to Help Red Cross.

At the meeting of Rich Mountain Camp No 2i5, W. c. W, held Tues day. it was decided to make con- tribution of s25 to the Red Cross fund that is being raised in Polk county.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21

Wanted at Fogel's Mill--six shed hands. wages s2.00 to S2.50; two log cutters. sl.75 to si.50 per M-. cash. Inquire at Fogel, Ok.--Adv. ff2 Ct p
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21

duty as city mail carrier for Levi H. Pigg.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21
PERSONAL NOTES

Dr. J. D. Robbins of oden was a Mena visitor Monday.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21

Mir. and Mrs. w. w. Townsend left "Wednesday for Kansas City, where Mrs. Townsend will remain for some time. On her return trip she will make visit at the home of her bPethery Ray Gardner, in Moberly, Mo. Mir. Townsend expects to re- turn to MeHa within a week.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21

j. E. Williams of Hatfield was on Mena streets "Wednesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21

Rev. A. s. Daniels of vandersoort spent Tuesday here to have dental work done.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21

Born to Mr. and Mrs. David F. Dodd, a daughter on Tuesday, June I9.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21

Mrs. Chas. A. Lindsay and tour children came from Shreveport on to spend week with Mena relatives and friends.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-06-21

for Hot SQrlngS,~ ~Wnere~lpe doctor will take a cUurse-u baths. They made the trip overland iuzsheir an- tenlobile which assdriven by&J Jesse Williams, nepheWssDf Dr. Dunman, who arrived Monday afternoon from |Quinton, Ok.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. T. Potts-who re-. gently sold their residence property on Martin Heights Addition, and fop the last four weeks had been on a prospecting tour in Oklahoma and Texas, have returned to Mena, hav- ing decided that this is the best place after all. .f+sf
 Mrs. Maud Schooliield and daugh- ter, Miss Eunice. arrived in Mena on Saturday night, and after spending about a month, Miss Eunice will go to Fayetteville, while Mrs. School- field plans to spend all summer in Mena. They have been visiting friends and relatives in Shreveport, and on last Thursday Miss School- field was in Philadelphia to attend the wedding of Miss Kathleen Currie.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. D. Copp, who have been here from Shreveport for sev- eral weeks visiting at the home of Mir. and Mrs. C. NJ. Allen, parents of Mrs. Copp, and at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mckee, have taken rooms with Mrs G B. Dennis at i00 Fourth street. MT. Copp is look ing after the painting business for Mir. Mckee while the latter Is on
Evening star., 1917-05-06
Rambler Visits am Old Mill Site On Falls Branch

noted two of the wonderful trees in
the gardens of houses on the east side
of Wisconsin avenue near the west en-
trance to the grounds of the Naval OBJ
seryatory. The finest dogwood OF
America does not grow near Washing
ton, but in the woods of the north
Pacific coast.
The Rambler came out of the woods
on the River road near the railroad
crossing and close to the ancient Spin
ming Wheel Tavern. of which he wrote
two or three years ago. When the
River road was a great highway pc
tween the east and west. the Spinning
Wheel Tavern was an important place
of rest for man and beast. The sign
of this tavern was spinning Wheei
which stood above the main entrance.
Living there today is J. L. Willard, one
of the Rambler's longtime friends, ana
close by. in a cottage all grown around
with blooming mac ana snowpa,. al uusn. hiar
es. is a colored friend of the Rambler
who remembers everybody VINO mas
lived in that neighborhood during the
past three-quarters of a century. his
name Is William Henry Harrison Brown,
and his age is eighty-four.
Following the steam railroad track
where it runs along the west side or
Melton, the Rambler climbed barbed
wire fence and struck through the fields
at the rear of Melton mansion, that
long. gray stone house which you Will
see set back in a grove south or the
River road after you cross Little Falls
branch.
There was the noise Of gallopfng
water and the notes of many blrds.
The cardinal, with his fiame-colored
n,umaee. crest and black face; the
mocking bird, with his white wing
bars; the bluejay, with his raucous call;
the song sparrow, with his canarylike
notes; the twohee, with buff and black
markings; the red-eyed and the white
eyed yereo: the oven bird. or the ground
robin. and many other friends of the
bush and tree were there. 1t is re-
markable place down there where very
few Sunday tramps go. The Rambler
felt guilt on his conscience as he poked
around those wild grounds without
having first paid his respects to the
good people In the stone manson on
the Rambler have smoked many pipes
of tobacco together.
Down by the mill site there is one of
the remarkable granite formations in
this part of the country. Mind you.
this rock is not the familiar bluestone
or gneiss or granite gneiss, but true
granite. with silica, alumina, ferric
oxide ferrous oxide. magnesia, lime.
soda. potash and all that in the proper
tions real granite should have. Up on
a hill not far away from the old mill
site a granite quarry is in operation.
Biologists have mapped out a granite
region near Washington. which they
call the Garrett Park-Brookeville area.
granite quarry was opened at Brooke
VILE about the year 1900, and was op-
Grated until 1881. A second granite
quarry was opened at Brookeville in
Evening star., 1917-05-06

1850. and in the same year there was
opened near Cabin John quarry of
schistose granite of dark-gray color.
The production of stone from that
quarry was very large, being used prin-
cipally for general building purposes,
foundations and road metal But the
granite which is being quarried near
the ancient Loughborough mill site is a
distinct. hard and clear blue granite
with plenty of that black mica or bio
tite which distinguishes much of the
fine granite of the world.
This farm of Melton and the farm
Grasslands. of which most Washington
people have heard. was the property of
Nathan Loughborough about 1900. The
first record of Nathan Loughborough.
or. as the name stands in the old rec
ords. marlborough" was a deed from
Edward o. V-illiams and his wife Bet
sy, Honore Martin and his wife Sarah,
Richard Clagett and Martha Clagett, all
of Washington county. heirs of Richard
X. Clagett. to lot on Bridge street,
Georgetown. The deed was dated Sep
tember 81, 1901. The lot had come to
Clagett by deed from James McCubbin
Lingan, who had bought it from Will
Evening star., 1917-05-06

and for making cordial. The inner
bark of one Of the American species
was mixed with tobacco and smoked by
the Indians of the great lakes country
and the central continental region, and
their reason for using it was that they
believed tobacco and dogwood mixed
made better smoke than straight to-
bacco. The red foliage and the bright red
berries of the dogwood in the autumn
are familiar to everybody who has
fondness for the open. Sargent. in his
silva of North America" dealing with
the dogwood, says:
The Towering dogwood is one of the most beau
tiful of the small trees of the American forests.
which it eniivens in early spring with the white
ness of its floral leaves aud in the autumn with
the splendor of Its foliage and the hrlliancy Of
its fruit. No is more desirable In the gar
den the park in regions whore the summer $
is sufficiently hot to insure the production of
its flowers through the perfect development Of
the branchlets.
The finest dogwood of our local for
ests is that which is called Cornus
florida. or towering dogwood. but a
smaller and less handsome species
grows plentifully in our woods. There
is cultivated dogwood with deep pink
flowers, and on this trip the Rambler
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are Uncle Sans biggest asset. They
brought in almost $4,000 millions of
dollars last year, which is more than
two and half billion dollars above
the receipts of any crop of the past.
Nevertheless. the Agricultural Depart
ment believes that these crops might
be doubled, and improved farming is
being introduced into every part of the
country. The south has been getting
20 cents q pound for it's cotton, and
the west about So a bushel for wheat.
The farmers received more than one
billion dollars for each of those crops
in 1915. They now have the capital to
inaugurate better soil cultivation. Many
of them are using motor cars to carry
their grain to the markets and they
are plowing the fields with gasoline
tractors. l want to describe the new
discoveries in farming, and to give
some idea of our crops and the live
stock which SO affect our meat and
bread baskets and the high cost of
living.
AS it is now, we raise so much on
our farms that one would think that
bread and meat should be cheap. In
1916 our grain crop amounted to more
than six billion bushels. enough to
give sixty bushels to every man, wom-
an and child in the United States or 800
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vast quantities in the making of dye
stuffs, and she has almost S200.000.0 900
devoted to the production of potash.
The United States ought to be indus
trially Independent, and we shall man
ufacture a great proportion OF such
things in the near future. We shall
get our colorS from our own coal sup
ply, and shall eventually grind our pot
ash out of our rocks. We hope to be-
come Independent even of Chile, and
Congress has lately appropriated SEQ
0oo,oOo to squeeze our nitrate out of
our own circumambieut air
| want to visit our great electrical
works. which are among the wonders
of the world There is a company at
Pittsburgh that employs 20 000 hands,
and another at Schenectady whose fac
tories cover the area of a good sized
farm. They are making new things in
electricity for the factory. the house
ana the farm, and the day Will come
when all that men will have to do will
be to press button and this lightning
in harness" will do the rest
Speaking of electricity brings up the
subject of Uncle Sans water newer I
expect to show what the falls of Nj
agara are doing and how we have hum
dreds of other waterfalls working day
and night all the year through to add
to the wealth of the nation 1t is
claimed by government officials that we
have about 100000 horsepower which
is still undeveloped, and that in addi-
ton to the amount already in use This
means that we have that vast force
going to waste 1t is as though we had
60,000,000 horses pent up in our stables
from one years end to the other. The
engineers estimate that the force is
equal to the energy produced by 4OO,-
100000 tons of coal. 1t would be enough
to operate all the factories, run all the
street cars, light all the houses and
heat all the homes of the United States
This force represents a loss in coal
and labor of more than $500, 900, 600 per
annum, and this loss will continue un-
til the hydraulic engineers round UP
the water power bronchos and break
them to harness.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.