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The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
WILL USE BANK HEREAFTER.
Uncle Jack Foster Loses Tax Money
 by Theft.

Uncle Jack Foster, who came in from Board Camp Saturday to meet with the Confederate veterans, re- ported that he had met with a streak of bad luck last week in that someone entered his home and stole therefrom money to the amount of $39. He had sold a horse. and as payments were made, he laid the money aside to be used in paying taxes and meeting other obligations, and then did not discover the loss until one day last week when he went for the money to get some change He had placed the money in the satchel in which he usually carries his Bible, and then hung the satchel in back room of the house under some clothing, never thinking that it would be discovered or mo- tested. He thinks now that when money comes into his hands again he will place it in the bank for safe keeping.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
Lige Horner Home on Visit.

F.. W. Horner, who served on the Mexican border with the National Guard of Oklahoma, arrived in Mena Friday morning to spend week or more with Mena relatives and friends. He has not yet been dis charged and expects that if Con- gress, which met Monday, de- clares war, he with the other guardsmen will be called out for duty. Lige had been a member of Company H, First Regiment Okla homa Infantry, and had been sta ticned for BE- months at San Benito, Tex. He held the position of Ser geant and Company clerk, which gave him valuable clerical exper- fence with the pay of sergeant.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
EVER SAL|VATED BY CALONEL? HORRIBLE! Calomel Is Quicksilver and Acts Like Dynamite on Your
 Liver.

Calomel loses you dayi You
 know what calomel is. It's mercury
 quicksilver. Calomel is dangerous.
 It crashes into sour bile like dyra-
 mite, cramping and sicKening you. Calomel attacks the bones and
 should never be put into your sys- tenn.
 When you feel bilious, sluggish,
 eonstipatej and all knocked out and believe you need a dose of danger ous calomel just remember that your druggist sells for fifty cents a large bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone,
 which is entirely vegetable and pleasant to take and is a perfect substitute for calomel. It is guar
 anteed to start your liver without stirring you up inside, and cannot salivate.
 Don't take calomel. It makes you
 sick the next day; it loses you d days work. Dodson's Liver Tone straightens you right up and you feel great. Give it to the children | because it is perfectly harmless and don't gripe.-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
MENA TEACHERS ARE CHOSEN.
Will Have General Superintendent
 Next Year--Improvements.

At the meeting of the school board
 held Friday night, it was decided to
 have nine months school during the coming year. It was also decided to haveAa general superintendent of the schools. instead of following
 the plan which has been in opera Ition for the last three years. The superintendent, however, has not yet been elected.
 On the matter of the election of teachers, the Board reelected all of the teachers, who were applicants fer reelection. Those chosen are as follows; Prof. T. c. Wiggins. principal of the High School; Mrs. 0. B. Bagshaw, principal of the Gen.
 tral school; Miss Louise Durham, principal of the Southside school. Other teachers elected were Mrs. c. w. Conklin, Miss Myrtle Lewellyn, Miss Leonora Rector, Miss Blanche Nolen, Miss Hattie Sue Hines of the
 Central school, and Miss Maude
 Moore and Mrs. Jennie Montgomery
 of the Southside school. Miss Toka
 Anderson was elected in place of
 Miss Hettye Cotner of the Central school, who was not an applicant for reelection.
 The matter of establishing a do-
 mestic science and art department
 for the girls in the High school and
 manual training for the boys was also under consideration, but no final decision was reached.
 Going on the presumption that the patrons of the district will take advantage of the constitutional amendment increasing the maxi mum tax levy from to i2 mills, the Board has under consideration oth- CT changes and improvements which will make the Mena schools more efficient, and at the same time they will be planning to decrease the in
 debtedness of the district.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
POPULAR VERDICT.
Based on Evidence of Mena People

Grateful thousands tell of it-
 Of weak backs made strong
 Of weak kidneys made we'll
 Urinary disorders corrected.
 Mena people add their testimony.
 They praise Doan's Kidney Pills.
 Mena testimony is now complete
 Mena testimony is confirmed;
 Reports of early relief substanti- ated.
 Merit doubly proved by test of time.
 Let a Mena citizen speak.
 S. Badt, merchant, 606 Seventh St., Mena, says: "Doan's Kidney Pills are certainly the best kidney medi- cine ever used and many people to whom I have recommended them speak in the highest terms of thelr curative powers. I suffered from backache for couple of years and finally used Doan's Kidney Pills. They fixed up my kidneys in good shape"
 OVER FIVE YEARS LATER Mir. Badt said: We still use Doan's Kidney Pills and always with good results. am never without this medicine in the house"
 Price 50c at all dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mir Badt has twice publicly recom- mended. Foster-Milburn Co.,, Props, Buffalo, N. Y. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
\ PRIMARY APRIL II.
No Candidate Has Annomced-The People Should Select Good Man.

At the adjourned meeting of the Democratic Central Committee held Saturday it was decided to hold a county primary on April fl, for
 the purpose of placing in nomina-
 tion delegates to the constitutional lconvention to be held November i9. The election of the delegates will be | held on June 26. The committee at the outset went on record as op- posed to the holding of a primary, but later this action was recon sidered, and the motion to hold a primary was adopted.
 John Combs, who acted as tenn porary chairman of the meeting. was made the chairman of special committee which is to have charge of the conduct of the primary, be- ling empowered to appoint judges and clerks, secure the election sup plies, and then meet after the pri- mary to canvass the vote. The chairman, on the authority of the committee, selected Frank Thomp- son of Center Township and Frank Lewis of Cove township, to be the other members of this special com mittee. The committee will meet in Mena next Saturday to make the ap- pointments of judges and clerks, and in the meantime they request that all committeeman send recom- mendations for these appointments to Judge w. N. Martin, who is the acting secretary of the committee. There will be no funds to pay for the services of election officers so the effort must be made to find vol unteers.
 The regular members of the com mittee in attendance were J. M. Taylor, Pole McPhetrige, John Combs, Frank Thompson, K. P. Twi- ford, Jas. M Looney, J. T. Ninton and K. U. Mcbride. Committeeman represented by proxy were T. w.. Anderson by w. E. Anderson; c. j.. Wilson by ". N. Martin; S. B. Wal
 lace by l. L. Reed; Willis Hungate by Will Alexander; ]. S. Lawrence by Minor Pipkin; J. NJ. l.. Thomas by w. B. Thomas: A. c. Bratcher by John Brateher and Eugene Cox by R. S. Allen.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05

Stomach Trouble causes a multi tude of ailments, and often results in Gall Stones, Yellow Jaundice, Acute and Chronic Indigestion, Ap- pendicitis, Constipation, Auto-Intox- ication, Gas Pressure, Fear of Heart Disease, Cancer and Ulcers of the Stomach and Intestines, etc, etc. One dose of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy has proven successful in thousands of cases of Stomach Trouble. This explains it's enor- nous sale. Has been taken and re- commended by Physicians, Justice of the Supreme Court, Congressmen, Lawyers, Nurses, Ministers, Farm CTS, Educators, Mechanics-proba- bly, your neighbor. Many owe their lives to Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. Thousands say it has saved them from the knife. Contains no alco- hol or habit-forming drugs. FREE booklet on Stomach Ailments. Ad- dress Geo. H. Mayr, Mfg. Chemist. Chicago. Better yet--obtain a bot tie of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy from Jackson Drug & Furniture Co, or any reliable druggist, who will refund your money if it fails.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
May Reopen Hatfield Schools.

Sheriff H. w. Finger, who spent Thursday in Hatfield, reports that a meeting of the school patrons of the Hatfield district, was held Friday night to consider the matter of con- tinuing the public school for two months longer. The schools were
 closed last Friday, but thru the in- terest manifested by nonresident of the district, the patrons have come to considering continuation for two months longer, paying the ex- penses by private subscription. The
 plan will doubtless be carried out unless the epidemic. of measles should make it impractical.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
Three Hiqh-Class Cars Here.

R. Golf and pr. c. c. Gunnels, state distributors for the Jackson auto mobiles, received three Jackson VIlI's "Wednesday, one of the cars to be retained by Mir. Golf, another goes to D, c. Golf at DeQueen, and the third is unsold. The cars are among the finest brought to Mena, and as they were unloaded there were general exclamations of ad- miration.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
Game Back for Their Health.

Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Ponder and children returned to Mena Friday from Longview, Tex, after an ab- sence of about four years. Mr. Pom der used to be in the grocery busi- ness in this city, and while in Long view was employed part of the time in a grocery store. The fam lily returns to Mena primarily be- cause they had poor health in their Texas home.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05

Farmers and others who live at a distance from a drug store should keep in the house a bottle of BAIL LARD'S SNOW LINTMENT. It may be needed at any time for cuts, wounds, sores, sprains or rheuma- tism. It is powerful healing and penetrating remedy. Price 25c, 50c and Si00 per bottle. Sold by Jack son Drug X Furniture Co.--Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
A SPOONFUL GIVES RESILTs.

When your young chicks do not grow and thrive they need a tonic B. A. Thomas Poultry Remedy is not only tonic but a specific for Bowel Troubles, Gaoes, and other chick troubles. Get it today. We sell il on the money back plan Thacker Grocery Co.--Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
The Star to Philippine islands.

J. c. Ringgold of Battery A. second Field Artillery, Camp Stotsenburg, Philippine Islands has become a regular subscriber to The Weekly Star, and probably is further away from Mena than any other reader, and will receive his paper about q month after publication. Mir. Ring gold. 1t is understood, was formerly q resident of Polk county.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
LEGAL NOTICE S.
Notice for Publication.

NOtfce IOf PuDiicaJluu. Department or the Interior. U. $. Land Office at Camden, Arkansas. February 28. 1917.
 Notice is hereby given that
 MARION l.. GARDNER. of Egger, Arkansas. who, on October fl, 1912, made Homestead Entry, Serial No. 05770, for the SWH NW14, Section 2. Township ? S., Range 2S w., 5th Principal Meridian. has filed notice of intention to make Final Three Year Proof, to establish claim to the land above described. before the Probate Clerk of Polk County, af Mena. Arkansas, on the i2th day of April, 1917.
 Claimant names as witnesses: John NJ. Lackey, William M. Chambers, John W. philpot and AL bert A. philpot, all of Egger, Arkan- sas.
 R. D. Newton. Register. Adv.-ist pub. March 8. Last pub. April 5. 1917.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
Farms Wanted.

want several small cheap farms within 8 miles of Hatfield. Cove and Vandervoort. Must be a bargain. Write John D. Baker, DeQueen. Ar kansas. Adv-7tf.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
Whenever You Need General Tonic
 lake Groves

The Old Standard Crove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as q
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05

For the stomach and bowel dis oftiers of babies McGEE'S BABY ELIXIR is a remedy of genuine merit. It acts quickly, is pure, wholesome and pleasant to take. Price 25c and 50c per bottle Sold by Jackson Drug & Furniture Co.--Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05

R. B. Board returned last Friday from Joplin, Mo- where he had been on account of an injury sustained by Lloyd Board The word had come to Mena that Lloyd had sus- tained a fracture of leg in fall from a ladder, but an X-ray exam ination made Thursday failed to re- veal a fracture. Lloyd is employed in a greenhouse and during his work the fall occurred. He was able to be about with the aid of crutches when Mir. Board left him, and he thought that he would be able to go back to work this week.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
no Cure a Cold in One Day

Take LAXATIVE PROMO Quinine. II stops the
 couRf and Headache and works of the Cold. Druggists refund money If it fails. to cure E w. GROVES signature on each box. sSc.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
LICENSES GRANTED
March 2N.

s II Edwards. Ink ... age 30
 Brookie Davis. Mena. .........-..26 Ross Fosfee, Board Camp age f7
 Ithra Blair, Mena. ............fS IS
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up system

The Old Standard general strengthening tonic. GROVES PASTEL Ess chill TONIC. drives out
 Msimia. .enriches the blood and builds up the sys- tenn. A true tonic- For adults and children. soc.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05

WANTED -old scrap iron and cast
 ings, old blows and the like, of which loads of it are laying around in your way. Bring it all to J. E. Disheroon. Mena, and get the money for it--Adv. i3 1t.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05

Mir. and Mrs. John Oetken re- turned Thursday afternoon from their wedding trip to Fort Smith and to Nebraska points. They visit cd relatives of Mr. Oetken in Dor chester, Seward, Crete and Lincoln, Neb. Mir. and Mrs. Oetken expect within a week or ten days to occupy the w. A. Finks residence on Port Arthur avenue, which was recently purchased by MT. 0etken.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05

c. K. Johnson of Heavener spent
 Friday in Mena. Mir. Johnson is a deputy game warden for the western
 part of Oklahoma, and in the line of his duty it is necessary for him to occasionally come over into this state.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05

George k. Edmonds of Mena and Miss Flossie E. Manning of Wickes were married at the parsonage of the First NJ. E. church on Friday. the ceremony being performed by Dr. l.. w. B. Long.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05

$. R. Watt, who moved from Oden to the Board Camp community this spring, was among the farmers in Mena Saturday.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05

T. J. Edwards came in from Big Fork Thursday to get supplies for the Abernathy & Edwards store.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05

Rev. H. T. Howell and MT. and Mrs. J. M. Howell of the Opal commun- lty came to Mena Friday and spent the day following in getting farm and garden seeds and other supplies.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05

NJ. K. Ratliff, who has been in charge of the grocery department of the c. W. Petty store, is taking a
 layoif of 2 month or more which he will spend with relatives in the Oden and Waters communities. He has not fully recovered from the attack of pneumonia which he suf- fered last winter, and he thinks that
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05

R. L. Norris left Thursday on business trip to Texarkana, Fore. man and Shreveport.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05

J. c. Frazier last week added a huge tarantula to the collection of curios which he has on display in his undertaking establishment. The insect was sent from Vandervoort to Dr. w. c. Vandiver, who turned it over to Mir Frazier.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05
w. H. Littlpage of Hatfield was a Mena visitor Saturday.

Bliss Sadie Jones went to Cove Fri day afternoon to spend the balance of the week with her friend, Mis-. Louise Mullins.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05

J. NJ. Nichols came from Hodgens Friday to look after business in- terests in Mena and to spend short time with relatives and friends.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05

Mir. and Mrs. G. w. Hewlett and children arrived Friday night from Mills N. M., to make their home in Polk county, Mir. Hewlett having recently traded for the Hope farm near Big Fork. After buying a team and other equipment they started for the farm Saturday.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05

Tandy Hatfield of Heavener passed thru Mena Friday enroute to New Boston, Tex, to be away for week. His friends think that when he re- turns he will have a companion.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05

Boyd Laflin, who devoted much time this winter and spring to buy ing and shipping hogs, came from Vapdervoort Saturday to spend a few hours in Mena. He returned to Nandervoort on the local freight to ship a carload of hogs to Kansas City that night.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05

G. l.. Lochridge is now at Noun tain Valley Sanitarium, which is To- cated i2 miles from Hot Springs, and IS a quiet restful place nestled in the 0zarks.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05

Prof. J. D. Tomlin of Rich Noun tain spent the weekend vacation in Mena. He reports that the Rich Mountain school will be in session for month and a half longer, the district having nine months of school. For the next year. Mir. Tom lin will go to the Vandervoort school, having. at a recent meeting of the board been selected as prin- cipal.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05

F. D. Pierce has sent sale bills to Mena friends showing that he in- tends to sell out his holdings in Green City, Mo, so that he can come to join Mrs. Pierce and children in Polk county. Mrs. Pierce and the children have been on the farm in tha Dallas Valley for some time, and last fall MT. Pierce spent several weeks here.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-05

Douglass Russell left Saturday night for Rochester, Minn where he will enter the Mayo Brothers San itarium for treatment. He sustained an injury to his foot several weeks ago in fall with a ladder while at work as painter in Oklahoma. He had taken treatment from local phy- sicians, but with little relief.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-23
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
PUBLIC LAND SALE
SAN MIGUEL co 'NTY.

Office Of the Commissioner Of Pshlic Lssds
Santa Fe. New MEXICO.
Notice 10 hereby gives that psssuas'
to the Previsio.s Of as Act d Cosgree.
s seore's q Sc.s e. 1910, -, The Il, .., -: ?! =,
rssvla.ion. Of me State Land 0fiies, IL
Commissions, cf Public Lands will offer .,
publie Sale to the ssiehe:t biSdss. .,
" Of San Miguel. State Of NJ. Mes;eo
in front Of the court house thersin. tn
following described tract Of laad vis:
s, 81; Ne q sHswN. NwHEswx. Sec. !.
sEENNfH;. s VIZ f. szxsMx. sw ~; I
NNEWENS ' NNE IS; y, T%Ns1; kx s!s & s S**
S.; S., y %IyE Il i '' EN4ssES; s.:
On this tract there are io1,:so lines. +
ing a total value for timber $oSs.M.
No bid on the above described trset
I land will be accepted for less this. Three
praised value thereof. And in sdditios
thereto the successful bidder must pay
for the timber in cash or certified exchang,
at the time Of sale.
The successful bidder must pay to IN.
Commissioner Of Public Lands, or his asen'
price offered by him for the land, fou,
per CEN interest in advance for the balance
# such purchase price, the fees for ad
ve'tsing. and appraisement and all cost,
Incidental to the sale herein. and each am
ash or certified exchange at the time O.
sale, and which said am UNITS and all o.
hem are subject to forfeiture to the Stat
II New Mexico if the successful bidder docs
lOt execute a contract within thirtv dnv,
after il has been mailed to him BY III,
State Land Office. said contract to provid,
hat the purchaser may at his option max,
payments OF not less than one thirtieth
't ninety five per cent of the purch.s'
to the expiration of thirty years from dat,
If the contract, and to provide for tn.
payment OF any unpaid balance at the ex
piiration OF thirty years from the date o.
The contract, with interest on deferred
.nnum payable in advance on the ami
sersary Of the date OF contract, partiai
payments to be credited on the annivevsar,
,f the date OF contract next following tb'
tate Of tender.
The contract will also require the purchase,
to make payment in full for any subdivi
sion of this tract on which he may caus.
timber to be cut. said payment to be msd'
The commi..ioner Of Pebble L..a. .,
New Mexico. or his agent holding suek
sale, reserves the right to reject ssy Al
AZ bids offered st ssid sale. !ossessios
Will be given the successful bidder upos
witness my hsnd and the official sesi
o. the Stats Land Office this 7sh day u
RoBr. P. ERvIEN.
First Publication October Il, isi7.
Last Publication December u, 1917.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-23
CHRISTMAS BOX
FOR SOLDIERS
MUST GO NOW
GOVERNING
SHIPMENTS OF THE GOOD
CHEER THAT ARE TO GO
TO OUR BOYS IN FRANCE;
LITTLE TIME LEFT

i. By agreement between the War
Department, the Post Office Depart
ment, and Express Companies, the
Commanding General, Hoboken, New
Jersey, is designated as the forward
ing agent for the %re-routing and ship
ment of all express and mail matter,
intended as Christmas presents, for
ultimate delivery Ito the American
Expeditionary Forces.
2. Wells Fargo & Company is
heartily cooperating with the War
Department to facilitate to the great
est possible extent the prompt move
ment and delivery of Christmas
Boxes to our Expeditionary Forces
abroad which includes the ambulance
and aviation service taken over by
the Army. The special arrange
ments do not apply to shipments ad-
dressed to Red Cross, Y. M. c. A.,
Knights of Columbus, or other or
CARNATIONS outside the Army.
Limit IL 70 Pounds
3. All boxes shipped by express
should be limited to twenty (2O
pounds in weight, measure not more
than two cubic feet in volume, be
of wood. be we'll strapped, and should
have hinged or screw top to faci-
litate opening and inspecting. No
food products, other than those in
closed in cans or glass jars, should
be packed in any such shipments.
4. Boxes must be fully, correctly
and legibly addressed and conspi-
cuously marked christmas Box" The
consignee's name, company. regiment
or other organization, followed by
the words american Exp%editionary
Forces" should appear in the address,
as follows:
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-23

In the upper left corner the name
and address of the sender must be
placed as shown above. The con-
tents of each package will be stated
on the outside by the proper word
ing, which will clearly. indicate the
general nature of the contents. The
address should be written or print
ed in ink.
Greetings Are Allowed
S. In addition to the name and
address of the sender and eonsignee,
it is permissible to write or print
on the box the occupation of the
sender and inscriptions such as
"Merry Christmas" please Do Not
Open Until Christmas" Happy New
Year." with Best Wishes" and the
like may be placed on the box in
such a manner as not to interfere
with the address.
6. All boxes must be waybilled to
Hoboken. N. J., as prepaid to Ho-
boken. N. ].
u. The Government will undertake
the transportation of these Christ
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-23

ysssssy 81 tAe dsss q eosasase ssse ~
lovisG The date 81 tssdss.
New Mezico. Or lie sses, Ie,iiss sssl
sale. reserves the right TO reject aay asd
all bids offered st said sale. Possessiss
under contracts Of sale for the above dee
eribed tracts will be gives % o. beSsss
October LIST, 1915.
Witness my hand and the official ~.
Of the State and Office this 9Th day o.
1917.
ROBT. p ERVIEN,
COMMISSIONS Of Public Lands,
State Of New MEXICO
Publication October Il, 1917.
Last Publication December, n, i9i7.