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The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
CLOSING RALLY FOR
 SRD LIBERTY LOAN
r. ". 0ifenhauser. Chairman of West Arkansas District, With Two Sol diers From Camp Pike. Were
 the Chief Speakers.

The closing rally of the speaking campaign for the Third Liberty Loan was held Monday at Baptist church, the speakers being Lieutenant l.. G. Mallory and Lieutenant V. E Riddle of Camp Pike. They were accompan- jed to Mena by F. W. Ofennauser of Texarkana, chairman in charge of a district of seven counties in Western Arkansas for the Liberty Loan drive.
 It had been enormously announced that both of these officers had seen ae- tual service in the trenches, and while that may have had some effect in bringing together the large audience that came to hear them, there was no one disappointed, however, after hear ing the messages that the young off oers brought from Camp Pike.
 Thru the courtesy of the manage ment of the Wortham & Rice Carnival which is in Mena for the week, the carnival band turned out to escort Lieutenants Mallory and Riddle Mir. Offenhouser and the local officers of the Liberty Loan campaign from the Antlers Hotel to the Baptist church. The band stopped en route to play a patriotic selection for the teachers and pupils of the Central School, who were lined up on the school ground to watch the parade go by.
 The meeting at the church was opened by Dr. H. c. Rushing. who introduced MT. Offenhauser, who in turn introduced the speakers. While Mr. Offenhauser, on behalf of the off cers disclaimed services in the front. they nevertheless were able to give to the audience much definite infor- nation of the horrors of trench war fare which had been given them by the French and British officers who have been in the American training camps and cantonments instructing our boys in the new methods of war fare. Then, too. they gave the audi ence an insight to army life, particu- iarly into the process of making an American soldier under the prepara- tions for taking part in the world war for Democracy. Taking Camp Pike as an illustration, the men pointed out the extensiveness of the preparations that are being made to make the American boys fit for service at the front, and with that as basis. they stressed the necessity of cooperation on the part of every man, woman and child at home that money and ma terial may be secured that the boys may be properly fed, clothed and equipped.
 Both of the officers are interesting speakers, and the optimistic and pa- triotic spirit of their messages was a tonic to all their hearers, leading each to resolve to do all in his power that the boys at the front and in the train ing camps may not want for a thing which they need in winning the fight.
 By special arrangement, the teach CTS and pupils of the Central school came in a body to the Baptist church after the addresses to the citizens had been concluded, and filling the audi torium almost as completely as did the grown folks, they listened with rapt attention to the simple messages of thrift, conservation and other war activities which were given to them by Lieutenants Mallory and Riddle.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

Do you get up at night? Sanol is surely the best for all kidney or bladder troubles. Sanol gives relief in 2i hours from all backache and bladder troubles. Sanol is a guar anteed remedy. 35c and Si.00 a bot tie at the drug store. Adv
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
u----------------- LIBERTY BOND SALESMEN GET FINAL INSTRUCTIONS
Representatives From Practically All Towns and Townships in County
 Attended Meeting Friday.

The meeting held Friday afternoon at the Baptist church by the men and women who have been appointed to take charge of the sale of the Third Liberty bonds, like the meeting held a week previous, was attended by rep resentatives from practically every town and township in Polk county, and in many cases there were from four to six delegates present from the different points. Those in att tendance represented the sales agents appointed by the township chairmen working under the direction of Judge J. l. Alley, those appointed by the city chairmen under the direction of Minor Pipkin, and the ladies appoint ed by Mrs. F. E. DeLongy, chairman of the womens' sales division.
 The purpose of the meeting was to give final instructions for the sales campaign which started this morning and will be continued until the Polk county quota of $121 900 is fully sub scribed
 A. H. Scoggin, director of the sales division, explicitly outlined the sys- tenn that is to be used in making the canvass, and the representatives of the several townships were given the prospect cards by which they are to be guided in making calls on the pros peetive buyers. He expressed eonf- dence that the campaign would be completed in Polk county within ten days. The interest which has been manifested in the preliminary meet ings certainly indicates that this drive is going to excel anything that has before been done in Polk county.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
Cotton Up to a4 Cents.

Mobile, Ala, April 4.-Spot cotton reached new high level on the local exchange today. advancing 50 points and reaching the new high water mark of 34 cents.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
c. W. wehunt Is Dead.
Golden. Ok. March 27. 1918.

0Oiucus Ok., ndtCu Afs l1los To the Mena Evening Star:
 It may interest a few people in Polk county to know that G. w. (Buek) Wehunt, is dead. He was arrested for the murder of one J. W. Lambert in Polk county about 16 years ago, and broke out of the Mena jail. He has been in Oklahoma ever since. All off cers that hunted for him failed to bring him in. The jailer was fined $l00 because Mr Wehunt escaped Mir. Wehunt was about 67 years old when he died on March 23, 1918. He took sick with pain in his leg and side on Thursday and died on Saturday The doctor said he had paralysis of the brain. Three of his sons and one daughter attended his funeral at a country graveyard, 20 miles west of McAlester, near Sipeo postoffice The writer was not present when Mir. We hunt died, but had been with the old man several times, and he has never heard him say or confess to anyone that he killed Lambert.
 E. E. Wehunt.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
PATRIOTISM AND RELIGION.
More Than Four Hundred Attended
 Sunday Night Meeting.

The patriotic meeting held Sunday night in the Star Hall brought togeth- CT four hundred or more citizens from all faiths and from every walk in life, exemplifying in most forceful manner the oncoming of true democracy which is going to be one of the heritages of this great and awful world war.
 Judge Wright Prickett. the speaker for the occasion. delivered such a splendid address that he held the un- divided attention of the large audience from beginning to end, and at the close there were many who crowded to the front to congratulate him on the scholarly way he had combined religion and patriotism, making ev- eryone feel, as he stated at the out set, that a person could not be truly religious without being patriotic and that conversely the truly patriotic man was usually also a religious one.
 The music for the meeting, in charge of Mesdames N R. Oneal and Wright Prickett, with Mrs. Edwin B. Cox as aceompapist, combined the same spirit of religion and patriotism that was characteristic of Judge Prickett's address. The chorus was made up of several churches of the city, and the musical part of the pro- gram added much to the interest of the meeting The chorus numbers were the stirring sacred hymns, "All Hail the Power of Jesus Name" "On- ward Christian Soldier" and Come, Thou Almighty King" with the Bat tie Hymn of the Republic" and America" as the patriotic selections. Mrs. L. w. B. Long as soloist sang "The Star Spangled Banner"
 The entire program was in charge of laymen and was a part of the movement for the Third Liberty Loan campaign. The earnestness and con secration with which men are taking hold of the movement having been typefied in the devout and compre- hensive opening prayer made by Mark F. Olney.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

Barred Rock cockerels and eggs,
 from trap-nested, pedigreed stock. Ckls., $i 50 to $500 Eggs. $i50 per setting: Si00 per 30. M. J. Greiner. Phone 46. Adv. 10-tf.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
MUCH FLOUR RETURNED HERE.
Mena Merchants Report Having Re
 ceived s,s5O Pounds.

Up to Friday a total of $500 pounds of four have been returned to the merchants of Mena under the order of the Food Administration fixing the limit of the amount of flour that may be held on hand in any household. The limit fixed was AS pounds for house. hold in the country and 24 pounds in the city The order, however, does not limit the farmers who have grown their own wheat to that amount, but instead they are permitted to keep on hand sufficient quantity of wheat or four made from their own wheat to last until harvest, and in addition they are permitted to keep on hand enough wheat for seed. If any farmer has more than that amount of wheat on hand now he is expected to place the same on the market.
 The following named merchants have made report of the amount of flour returned by their customers, the total amount for each merchant being eyiyan.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
Daily Star:

A recent communication from an Oklahoma point brings information of the death last week of "Buck" We hunt. It will be remembered that some time in 1898 J. W. Lambert, ia miliarly known IS Wins, was mur- dered in his cabin on Irons Fork of the Ouachita river, this county. He was unmarried and lived alone. The as- sassin, it appeared, fired thru a crack in the wall of the house while Lam- bert was in bed asleep. Circumstan- ces pointed so strongly to Wehunt as the guilty party that he was arrested and brought before an examining court. At the examination Wehunt broke down nQletely, making no de- fense. He was committed to jail, in dicted by the grand jury and after wards mysterously made his escape It has been the opinion of those in terested that he has been in hiding in the vicinity of Weeletka, Ok, most of the time since his escape. He sue. ceeded in ending his career by natural causes
 The murdered man was brother oi the late T. E. Lambert and James Lambert, formerly county surveyor o1 thi scounty, anu was universally liked by his neighobrs. His murder was one of the most cruel and dastardly crimes knodn in the history of Polk county.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
GERMAN SERVICES ARE ENDED
Mena Lutheran Church Unanimous for Step as Declaration of Americanism

Mena Lutheran Church Unanimous for Step as Declaration of Americanism
 At a recent meeting of the Luther an church of this city, in which it has been the custom to alternate between the English and German languages in it's services, the members of the con- gregation took up the question of abolishing the use of the latter lan- guage as concession to the changed conditions and as a further indication of their loyal sentiments. The Rev. K. F. Mallon, pastor, writes The Star as follows:
 Feeling strongly that all that is best in America is fighting and work ing for the defeat of Germany and the things it is standing for in this world war, and that under such cireum- stances even the use of the German language in our church is foreign to their sentiment and the spirit of the age, the members of the Lutheran church of this city, at special meet ing, voted unanimously to abolish all German services and to worship only in the language of our country.
 "The pastor further takes this occa- sion to add that any and all rumors afioat to the effect that the Lutheran church is not loyal, or has not been loyal in the past, are pure fabrica- tions.
 "R. F. Mallon. Pastor.n
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
THE KAISER
By Max Ehrmann, in the New York Sun.

children many young and again will of soldiers the last bitter hours of mortal agony Gnawed skulls the imy bot
 sea The Kaiser his his head the blood of million picture hell he has equal He is the brutal soul savage put shape the maddend dog that learned speech standing right clothed For vanity he the world Too long the has crazed his esered brain Why hate? It
 time for hate and sacrifice breeding wait till the wounded back? Why till of in times sitting table the night suddenly hear the newboys breaking the silence with their far cries of "Extra Extra" Something tells They've hml" again The night silent The thing born brain But sometime it will be true Then thru all the world will of thans And thru all eternity the anguish wrought will terfy his the pits of he'll the of German de- spsed it's government write this
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
Duncan-HoIcomb.

Ralph Holcomb of Grayson county, Texas, and Miss Dovie Duncan of this city were married Saturday at noon at the parsonage of the First Baptist church, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. w. L. Smith The bride is the daughter of Mir. and Mrs B. A. Duncan, and for several months has been employed as saleslady in the S. l. Wood store. The young people will be with Polk county relatives until sometime next week, when they will go to their home in Texas.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
Mrs. Margaret Faherty Dead.

The Star is in receipt of clipping from the San A sonio, (Tex.) Express telling of the death and burial of Mrs. Margaret Rose Faherty, wife of Aus tin Faherty. MT. and Mrs. Faherty left Mena abtus three months ago, after having lived here many years. Mir. Faherty was best known thru his work in Janssen park, where as care taker he rendered efficent service for number of years.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
NEW FIRE TRUCK HERE
Will Be Shown on the Streets About y-SubscribeTs for City
 Scrip Should Take It Up.

The new fire truck ordered for Mena several months ago arrived Monday, and by Wednesday will be ready for service, and will soon be shown on the streets. Ie is LaFrance, one of the best to be had for a city the size of Mena, and when it is in readiness for efficient service lower insurance rate may be expected.
 Mayor Smith desires that The Star again call the attention of those per- sons who agreed to supply funds to pay for this equipment that the money is needed immediately, and to urge that the subscribers, and others will ing to help, should see City Clerk Martin at the Farmers and Merchants bank and take up the warrants at once.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

A system regulator" is medicine
 that purifies and strengthens the liv- CT. kidneys and bowels. Prickly Ash Bitters is one of the best of these. It drives out unhealthy conditions, promotes activity of body and brain, restores good appetite, sound sleep and cheerful spirits. Price $1.25 per bottle Gunnels Drug Store and Jack son Drug X Furniture Co.,, special agents. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

After long winter the system be- comes filled with impurities caused by dry, strong diet. Tn hot weather these impurities cause sickness. Get rid of them now by taking Prickly Ash Bit ters. It will purify the blood, liver and bowels and put the body in shape for summer work. Price SIPS per bot tie. Gunnels Drug Store and Jackson Drug & Furniture Go, special agents, Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

When you have backache the liver or kidneys are sure to be out of gear. Try Sanol. it does wonders for the
 liver, kidneys aai bladder. A trial 35r bottle will rsnvince you. Get 1t at the drug store. Adv.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-07
u. OF |. LADY AIDS
co. HOME ADVISOR

Miss Maude Bull. of the University
of Illinois, is spending the week in
ottawa as temporary assistant to
Miss Helen GlOtfelter. county home
advisor and during the remainder of
the week will conduct food demon
stration each day in Leland
In spite Of the heat Miss Glotfelter
will carry on her demonstrations for
the remainder OF the week, but unless
The weather is cooler by next week
the demonstrations will be discontinu-
ed, as it is too warm for the farmers
wives to drive through the country to
attend these meetings.
This afternoon Miss Glotfelter held
a demonstration of sugar substitutes
before the Harding home improve.
ment association, tomorrow afternoon
a similar demonstration will be held
before the Earlvile association and
on Friday a canning demonstration
will be conducted by her before the
Strea,or Home Improvement associa.
iion
On Monday afternoon of next week
Miss Glotfel'er win speak on the
Cooking and Preparation of Food
for Children at the Child Welfare
meeting in the court house.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-07
SOCIETY NOTES

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The Young Womans Auxiliary of
the First Congregational church will
hold an all day meeting on Friday,
July 9, in the surgical dressing rooms
in the high school. The day viii be
spent in sewing for the Red Cross
and picnic luncheon will be served
al noon Mrs. Chester pyle and Mrs.
George Farnsworth will be hostesses
All ladies ARE invited to attend this
meeting.
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Mrs. John F. Shaiper entertained
twelve ladies at her home. 40 Cor
nell street, this afternoon with "A
thimble party, The afternoon was
spent very pleasantly, the ladies' sew
ing on bath robes for the soldiers.
Dainty refreshments were served by
the hostess at late hour.
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The announcement OF the engage
ment OF MISS Nettle Ii. JenCkS anu
Heinrich Stanley Robinson, OF San
Francisco, Cal, was made yesterday
afternoon at an informal party given
by Miss Jencks at her home. 5l5
Fourth avenue, in honor OF her house
guest, Miss Lucy Freeman, OF Mason
City, Ia The wedding will take place
lin the near future Twelve guests
were present and spent very pleas
ant informal afternoon The Jencks
home was beautifully decorated with
garden flowers. Late in the after.
noon dainty refreshments were serv
ed Miss Jencks is the daughter OF
William Jencks and for several years
has been teaching school in Mason
Nity.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-07

Coarse salt and bits Of newspaper
nut in the bottle and shaken up Witt
little water should clean your hot.
tie Salt is good for so many things
about the house that | will give you
list of some Of them, hoping you may
at some time find them help
Rinsing The mouth with a little salt
and cold water will keep the teeth in
good condition.
Put damp salt on burns. II kills the
pain
DIy salt and a brush will lake dust
off Of velvet plush and heavy EN-
broidery that cannot be washed.
In making fruit pies should they
boil over, sprinkle salt in oven and
they will not smell.
Add 2 pinch of salt to starch. Il viii
keep he irons from sticking
A little salt under the tongue will
stop nose bleeding
salt on fingers when cleaning fowls,
meat OF fish will prevent slipping
Salt thrown on coal fire when hroil.
Ing steak will prevent blazing from
the dripping fat.
Salt a. eargle will cure soreness
of the throat.
Salt in solution inhaled cures cold
in the head
Salt water is good to clean willow.
ware and mating.
Salt in the oven under baking Tins
will prevent scorching on the bottom.
Salt puts out fire in the chimney.
Salt and vinegar will remove stains
from discolored teacups
SAY, and soda are excellent for bee
sting aud spider bites
Salt thrown on SCOT which has fall
en- on carpet will prevent stain.
Sail put on ink when freshly spilled
on carpet will help in removing spot
Salt in whitewash makes II stick.
Salt thrown on a coal fire when IL
Is low will revive it.
Salt used in sweeping carpets keeps
out moths
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-07
City and Vicinity
News

Miss Irene Patterson OF Kankakee
who has been visiting Miss Emma
Pou,re in West Ottawa. returned tC
her home in kankakee yesterday, ana
was accompanied there by Miss Pod
ire. who will visit there for several
weeks.
Miss Helen Wlndus OF Harding wa'
an Ottawa visitor last evening
MIR and Mrs. William Sontag wen
to Aurora this morning for twf
days visit.
Ludwig Ayiand of Camp Gordon
Ga is spending a short furloueh IL
this city.
Miss Katherine Farrell has return
ed TO her home in West Ottawa aftel
a two weeks visit with relatives Il
Chicago
Earl Locke motored 10 Aurora TO
day TO spend the day.
Miss Bernice Markson OF North
wood. la, former Ottawa residen
is visiting her aunt Mrs Nels Fru
land, in this city
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil McEyoy are thu
PARENTS OF a baby daughter born yes
erday morning al their home in SOuti
Ottawa
+, +. Achard went TO Chicago yes
erday on business trip.
Miss Anna Schmiit of Mendoza 4
visiting Miss Ann Nagle in his city
Nick Woodward of Streator was al
Ottawa visitor last evening.
Miss Nellie Barnard has retugne'
from a week : visit 20 Chicago
Miss Mildred Dwyer leaves tomor
ow for Chicago for a couple Of weeks
visit
Ewing Porter who has been work
ing in the civilian department Of thu
quartermaster's corps in Chicago TO
The past several months. has returne,
20 Chicago after spending several day
Il this city
Mr.. ana Mrs. Charles Ryan, VIII
have been visiting Mrs. Ryan's pai
nts. Mr.. and Mrs. {. w lrion TO
he past few days, naYe gone 10 Chica
20 to spend two weeHs.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-07
TWO MEN TRAPPED
IN SC0W ABOVE FALLS

Niagara Falls, n. Y Aug. The
Niagara river scow in which two men
are prisoners is still caught on the
rocks 1000 feet above the cataract,
and one hundred feet from the Cana
dian shore.
Rescue crews, soldiers and the fire
departments Of Niagara Falls, New
York, worked all night trying to
rescue the men.
Al daybfeak an aeropane began
soaring over the scow trying to drop
"a line to the men but so far has not
been able to do anything for them,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-07
LUCILLE IRON RYAN
WILL DO OVERSEAS
RED CROSS NURSING

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ryan Of 81.
louis, nee Lucille IriOn, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. {. W. lrion OF Congress
street. a former we'll known Ottawa
yirl. has been given a very unusual
war honor, in being one Of the few
Urls in the United States chosen TO
20 to France. 10 take UP he work OF
1 Red Cross nurses aid. Mrs Ryan
has received her orders to report in
New York City on August y, and Will
iail for France a few days later. The
exact date OF embsrkation has not
been made public.
The honor came as 4 particularly
complimentary one, as she was chosen
IS one OF sailing unit of eight girls
)ut of a group of $50 who had train.
ne in nurses aid work, in the Barne3
Base hospital in 81 Louis All had
put in applications for overseas serv'
ice Mrs Ryan entered the Barne.
Base hospital when war vas declared,
and prepared herself for overseas
ervice. She was member of Hos
lital Unit No q, that left st. Louis
one year ago. but as only registered
nurses were taken for overseas serv-
ce then, she was not permitted to
&c.
Mrs Ryan is the first Ottawa girl
20 be taken for overseas service in
Nursing work and is the second OF
tawa girl to be allowed 70 20 t.
France for war work. Miss Mable
Nhamberln, who sailed from New
York few days ago as a Red Cross
entertainer, being the only other OF
ava girl in foreign service.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-07
THREE YOUNG LADIES
OFF FOR SPRINGFIELD

Misses Louise Buchner, Ora Irwin
land Pearl Mottaz, of this city, and
Misses Jean Fleming and Hazel
Schroeder, of Marseiles, left yester-
day for Springfield where they will at
tend the state domestic science school
(which opens Friday of this week and
closes on Monday. August 81 Mrs.
f. Z Mercer and Miss Anna Coma rti
also have gone TO the school, Mrs.
Mercer 10 have charge OF the baking
and Miss Conard to take charge of
the dining room.
The school gives a thorough course
IN the preparation and cooking of
food and this year conservation and
war cookery will be taught during
the entire course. At the close of
the school examinations are held
and all the girls passing are given
free scholarships TO the domestic art
course Of the University OF Illinois.