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The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
Nefice for PubIIcation

Department of the Interior. U. s. Land
 Office at Camden. Arkansas, March
 22 1918
 Notice Is hereby given that
 JAMES D. BENNETT, of Mena, Arkansas. who, on September 29, 1911, made a Homestead Entry. Serial No. 05171 for the SWAS SWX Section 3, and the NWh NWK, Section lO, Township 3 s., Range 31 w. 9th Principal Meridian. has filed notice of Intention to make Final Five Year Proof. to establish claim to the land above described before the Register Office. at Camden. Arkansas on the End day of May. 1918.
 Claimant names as witnesses. Walt CT Tallman. Burl s Bell Herbert s. Arkansas
 R. D. Newton Register Adv. First Pub. March 3s 1918. Last Pub. April 25 Iq1R
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
Bought Home in Mena.

E. R. Horine, here from Cushing, Ok, to spend few days with Mrs. Horine and the children, living on North Mena Street, has bought the W. F. Logan residence and 15-acre tract of land located near the new fair grounds. Mir. Horine is travelling salesman and will only occasionally be in Mena, but Mrs. Horine and the children will move to the new home in about a month.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
NEW BOOKS IN THE
 PUBLIC LIBRARY

The following list of new books have been catalogued and placed on the shelves in the Public Library: Aurora, the Magnificent" by Ger trude Hall
 Cavalry Alley" by Alice Hogan Rice.
 "The Major" by Ralph Connor.
 "The Deserter," by Richard Hard ing Davis.
 Ladies Must Live" by Alice DeveI Miller.
 "Tales of the Labrador by Wilfred L. Grenfell.
 My Four Years in Germany" by Gerard.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

Farmers and others who live at a distance from a drug store should keep in the house bottle of BAL LARD'S SNOW LINIMENT. It may be needed at any time for cuts, wounds, sores, sprains or rheumatism. It is powerful healing and penetrat- ing remedy. Price 25c, Soc and $100 per bottle. Sold by Jackson Drug &
 Furniture Co. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
Notice for Publication
Department of the Interior, U. s. Land Office at Camden. Arkan- gae March tE iQlQ

Department or the Interior, U. s.
 Land Office at Camden, Arkan-
 sas, March i5. 1918.
 Notice is hereby given that
 JOHN R. pARMFLY. of Vandervoort. Arkansas, who, on October i3, 1914, made Homestead Entry Serial No. 065s0. for the Fr'l. SWA SWh, Section (, T. 5 S., R. 30 w., and the SEA SEA-. Section f, Township S, Range 3i w., 9th Principal Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make Final Three Year Proof, to establish claim to the land above described before the Circuit Clerk of Polk County. at Mena, Arkansas. on the 2fth day of April, 1918.
 Claimant names as witnesses:
 Garland A. Sanders, M. l.. Cran- fill, Thomas F. Manning, all of van- dervoort, Arkansas; and Neil Bar rett of Hatton, Arkansas.
 R. D. Newton, Register. Adv. First Pub March 2i, 1918. Last Pub. ADrii iS i9iS
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Notice for Publication,
Itlce IN hereby RfVen that
 Trn1Ap r gTCrERCnN

Land Office at Camden, Arkansas, April 6, 1918
 Notice is hereby given that
 EDGAR J. KESTERSON of Mineola. Arkansas. who. on Septem- her Ie1s, made q Homestead Entry, Serial No 07f51, for the NE NwA and s. Range go, ", 5th Principal Merf- dian has filed notice of intention to make Final Communication Proof, to establish claim to the land above de- scribed before the Circuit Clerk Of Polk county. at Mena. Arkansas, on the 17th day of May. 1918 Claimant names as witnesses: T. R. R. F smedley all of Minsola, Arkan- R. D. Newton, Register Adv. First Pub. April II, Last, May 3
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
Whenever You Need 6 General Tonic
 Take Oroye'g.

The old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. Ii acts on the Liver, Drives out Malaria. Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

Farm for Sale--110 acres, Az miles
 northwest of Hatfield, price $500. Write Sarah Palmer, Hatfield, Ark, for particulars. Adv. 15-2t
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
s25, ,lsO.s5 in COUNTY TREASURY
Treasurer Anderson Makes Report of
 Money in Different Funds.

The report of County Treasurer w. E. Anderson for the quarter ending March 30, 1918, shows balances in his hands aggregating S25, ,130.s5, which amount is distributed among the sev- eral funds of the county in the follow
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

Bad breath, bitter taste, dizziness
 and a general "no account" feeling is a sure sign of torpid liver. HER ZINE is the medicine needed It makes the liver active, vitiiizes the blood, regulates the bowels and re- stores fine feeling of energy and cheerfulness. Price COG Sold by Jackson Drug & Furniture Co. adv
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

If you have chills or malaria get a 35 cent bottle of Sanol Chill Tonic. Nothing better for chills and maIa- ria. Get it at the drug store. Adv
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

Do you know Sanol Chill Tonic inocks the chills and malaria 'evers? Get 35 cent trial bottle at he drug store.--Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

For four years. at least, American ambassadors have been unable to ut ter the old complaint that their jobs bore them.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

Having seen what the Germans do in conquered territory, the Siberian Russians seem to be on the point of inviting Japan in as a deliverer.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

Colonel Roosevelt once said that words, unless backed by deeds, were of no avail. Captain Roosevelt seems to be a chip off the old block.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11
GOVERNOR NAMES DELEGATES
Two Hundred Appointed for Big Good
 Roads Meet April 15-19.

Judge A. E. Wear, V. W. St. John W. E. Watkins. J. w. Gardner and R Golf have been appointed by Gov. c H. Trough as delegates from Polk county to the United States Good Roads Association, which will meet in Little Rock on April 15-19. The gov ernor has appointed 2G0 delegates to represent the various counties of Ar kansas at this meeting.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

Large Trial Bottle of Sanol for 35c. Sanol is family remedy. Sanol is sold on an absolute guarantee. Re- member if it says Sanol 1t is all right. 35c and si00 at the drug
The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-11

of the Interior. IT. & nd Office at Camden, Arkansas. April
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28

Small size Soda Crackers, per
package -,.-;- -..--12c
Canned Tomatoes, zoe seller,
at, 2 cans for ..24
large cans Tomatoes $50
Can Corn, per can ...11c
cans Asparagus for $50
Large can Peaches, Apricots,
Pears and Plums .19c
Best grade Peas, 2 cans for------25c
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28
Somewhere in France

Somewhere in France
Dear Dad:
Couldn't cable you, but you
We're, presume notified imme-
diately. I'm perfectly healthy, en-
lhusiastic and happy as possible.
is going to be desper-
ately interesting-cvery time we
are delayed, [ feel just as did
when | found out there was no
Santa Claus. have got to write TO
Mother. with this, SO both will
have to be short for obvious rea-
sons. We move at any minute.
will write at every opportunity,
and please don't write such stiff
letters. I am starving for news
from you. Our Accommodations are
not out of reason as yet. But
would like about a week of our
old hotel, also would register no
more kicks about service. Write
Dad. Yours, JIM
4O8 Motor Supply, Tr Bee
Company 1868, A. e. F. via N. Y.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28

you beat, over here we can sit
down and read the newspapers
with all this war stuff, and have
the noise, trenches, soldiers and
airplanes right in il. But you got
me beat in one way. You can talk
to the people over there. Now my
French is poor. start to talking
French to one of these soldiers
over here and he looks at me as
though | was nuts. But you can't
blame them. don't know what I
say either. Well, Sunday was q
great day over here. We had an
of all our government
equipment, a pay day and then in
came some mail. [ believe il they
told us that we wouldn't receive
our pay for two months, but they
would give us our mail twice a
week everybody would be salts
fled.
Now don't want you TO worry
one bit about me as the cold wca-
Their is all over and everything is
running along fine, and your son
is coming home just the same as
when he left.
Well, Ill have TO close for to-
night as we go out to the rifle
range tomorrow and it is about a
five mile hike. So good night,
with love to all. Your son,
F.. l.. ATWOOD.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28

German Plane. Last fall they
used to be one every night Each
prisoner has a large p. G.. on his
coat. IL stands for Prisoner LA
tiucrri. meaning prisoner of war.
This punishment is also given by
the Kaiser to his own men, when
found with copy of President
Wilson's peace message on them.
| suppose you have gotten news of
the big strikes in Austria. An
American ambulance driver was
telling us about taking German
prisoner to the hospital. The Ger
man told him conditions in Ger
many were much worse than peo-
pie thought, but you cannot tell
much by what they say. They tell
all kinds of stories to get treated
good. The Board of Trade from
Chicago. sends us tobacco, cigars
and cigarettes. If they had not of
sent us something, we were not
going to do business with them
when we got home. Ha! Ha.
Mother dear, am sitting in a
little shack without n fire and ]
have the door open. Can you go
without a fire the goth of Janu-
airy? II is just like summer. Two
weeks ago we were having bliz-
yards. John Nelson just came in
with a bunch of letters for me, so
| feel much better. For time we
thought we might go to Italy but
| it is not likely we will now. am
going TO try and get pass to go
to Jerusalem before coming hack
home. am going to Gibbons.
| There is a bunch of fellows just
arrived from the States and an
Omaha Company is with them. |
am in hopes some of the Valley
boys are With them. know they
will be all out Of tobacco the same
las we were when we landed here.
| will take some cigarettes and
tobacco with me for them. must
close and go to work. Lots Ot
love to all. Your Son,
FRANCIS.
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pain quite lot but l think they
will be all O. L. when the damp
ness gets out of the air here or we
get back to a temperate climate.
.Just think next Friday the nth.
| will have been sworn in just 5
months. Sometimes when think
over the time il seems to have
passed very quickly and there are
other times when it seems year.
have found the main idea is
to keep doing something and not
let yourself get discouraged.
| am mighty thankful that it is
warm here. | can imagine what
conditions would be in the States
or cold climate.
There is one big thing ! miss,
and it is letters, or rather, mail.
haven't any Dominican friends,
and don't think l shall get any.
If they despise me, don't think
love them a lot. If wasn't afraid
of getting in Dutch | would be
tempted TO take a good healthy
punch at some of them.
Well, as said before it is our
friends homes and social pleas
urcs that we miss most. Sort of
| like one of the fellows at Paris Is
land, who said one day al chow,
'If we only had some real bread,
butter, surloin, coffee, cream,
salad, and ice cream, this would
be some dinner
We are fed much better hero
than at the Island. guess have
stated that many times. Tell all
the brothers and sisters to take
time to write now and then. |
cant write to all, but | will try
and send one once in a while.
Tell Dad to accept his youngest
sons best wishes for a happy
birthday and many returns. Both
of you must be careful of your
health this cold winter. sort of
expect to get home this spring,
and | want to see you folks just
as we'll and strong as you were
when l left. 500
My, but the change in five short
months, the deaths and accidents
that happen. | won't recognize
Main street without seeing X. X.
Hufftsinger's face as I pass his
old place and the same way with
Mr.. Newton and Mr.. Tamisiea.
| Well, l must close for this
time and send my love to all.
| Your son, Arthur.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28

Dear Folks:
Well, at last have found a few
minutes to write. In a bunch like
this with fellows constantly both
ering, and frequent calls on duty
for one thing or another it sure is
hard to find time to send you a
line.
Left TT. Logan, Colorado, last
Tuesday, after passing a strenu-
Gus examination and vaccination,
for small pox, typhoid, full equip
ed with three suits of underwear,
outside shirt, blouse, pants leg
gins, 2 pair shoes, 3 pair socks,
3 blankets, rain coat, overcoat, a
and much of the land haverpipp
haversack, aluminium. up, dish,
knife, fork and spoon. blankets
and cotton sack to hold it all.
We arrived here at Camp Han
cock at about Al O'Clock Monday
night. z
1t. was a long, ride, three in a
berth but as the country was new
to me, enjoyed the trip despite
the nconveniences. We passed
through some six or eight states,
each day stopping at some town
and taking an hours march for
exercise. The further South we
got of course the warmer, which
! suited me fine as it was very un-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28

here ills Tuesday and | am feel
ing fine. Couldn't feel any better,
and what helps things along ! re-
ceived your letter of January 3.
and Dec. 26, and TO top off he
whole thing | received the cake,
cookies. wrisllets, also the box
containing the candy, handllcr-
chiefs, trench mirror and shaving
cream. 1t all comes in handy be-
lieYe me. When opened il up
Just said to myself il could only
step into the house right now
where all of This cake and candy
was made, would ask for MOTH
ing more. But il Won't he long un-
till do as we will soon have big
game to shoot al and when we
shoot up a few, we'll, il will be
just like a bunch of ducks. When
ii gets too hot for them away
they go. II won't be many moons,
! think, until we will have them
doing just such a thing. Let us
hope so. am sure aching for. the
day to come when can get i'm The
trenches and see just what can
do. might be mistaken, but do
not think so. Well, we are having
our Fourth of July about every
day now, as we are practicing up
with the hand grenades. They
sure make some noise. No wonder
il rains almost every day if noise
makes rain. We are drilling about
eight hours day now, but il is
very interesting and all the boys
like it. 1t is so much different to
what we have had and then, TOO,
we have some new Officers. They
came over before we did and have
been up where you can see the
real thing, SO they can give us a
pretty good idea of what it is.
They are sure dandy fellows and
that helps whole lot, believe me.
To have men over you that you
Hike and they like you and Try to
help you all they can. have not
met any of the boys that | had in
the company at Missouri Valley,
but expect to meet them any time
|now. | sure would like to meet
them if nothing more than to gel
a little news. We are having some
fine weather here and have had
for about two weeks Everything is
nice and green and sure get the
spring fever, but that kind OF
sickness never put anyone in the
hospital, did it? If that's all | gel
sIIll count myself lucky. Don'I
worry as we are all well lakeT
care of. You asked me if we. would
{ he in the trenches before spring
| Now that question I'm not allow
: ed to answer. OH! there is much
III would like to say but my say
. ings are limited. | have beer
) reading Empy. He is an American
; THAT joined the British forces ant
: he sure tells about this war. Wei
Q las l was. going to say, The bool
|. Twas sure interesting as I had th,
9 noise of the big guns over on lh,
front right in it, SO it seemed
!, little more real. You see we go
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28
settled at Denver or Camp Logan
Snow and wind. hut when it, comes

settled at Denver or Camp Logan.
Snow and wind, but when it comes
TO agricultural resources, pro-
gressive farms and towns, the
further South we came the more
| was disappointed. can
readily see this is a beautiful
country, with cotton fields, imia-
ton corn, pastures and ever pres
emit pine trees. But it is evident
that the people are nOtenjoying
the prosperity OF Iowa very few
autos in the town and a great
many niggers and mules. There
are old fashioned towns and also
stores, and neglected homes, that
all prejudice a Norlherner to
Southern life. Country in general
is rolling and rocky. The soil var
les in almost all shades from clay
to barn red. Washes very easily
and much of the land is swampy
and low. However we are station
cd high and dry i'm camp cut right
out of pine woods. Is a beautiful
spot and constantly kept clean
and sanitary. We sleep eight in a
tent. Each man has a cot and a
straw mattress: also have small
stove i'm the tent. Most of the time
we go without our coats. IL has
rained once or twice and little
wind, but i'm general ii is sunshine
and very pleasant. We have very
good feed: roast, steaks, beans,
peas, tomatoes, apples, pine -ap-
piles, jell, hash, bread, oatmeal,
coffee, dried prunes and peaches,
well served and cooked. / have
such an appetite and eat too much
and have had a little trouble with
indigestion but it soon passed
away. My ear has not bothered
since | left Omaha.
We are under strict medical at
.tention all the time. Just at pres
ent we are in quarantine for ten
days and cannot leave a marked
| district. This quarantine is placed
/ on all men moving from one
camp to another.
| We spend a couple Of hours ev-
cry day in drill and exercise, ant
the rest of the time cleaning oul
tents, camp, bath house, getting
supplies for the cook, etc.
| Yesterday we took an examina-
ton in mechanics, but can no
say as yet just where I will be
placed. | think we will move from
here in about three weeks for {
camp in instruction Of the line il
which l am placed, SO write MT
here and I will get your letter!
all 0. X. am enjoying this out.
door life from A to z, Feel fine
and if you are entertaining th'
, least doubt or worry as to m.
!, conduct ard health, you are vast
, ling energy that is uncalled for
| absolutely, so please keep this il
mind and govern yourself accord
! lingly.
, You may send the sweater mo
) lther, but that is all / need now
i and no need to hurry about that
i I took out $4,000 insuranc
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LETTERS FROM
FRANCIS McpERMOTT.
Somewhere in France,
Ian 2hIh 10l

Jan. 25th., 1913
Dear Brother John:
have not received any mail
since January 5th. do not think
the old game is going to last very
much longer. 1t sure looks good
for peace over here. If they ever
get to thinking peace they will
have some time getting them to
fight again. Peace will have to
come because everything in This
country is all exhausted and used
up. In Austria and Germany con-
ditiOns are much worse than here.
In Germany they had Il meeting.
and it was broken up by the sing
ing of the French National Hymn,
The MarscellOise." | received a
letter from Earl Mason He is
driving for a Colonel. asked him
if he would like TO be up in the Il.
c.. Hall once more. He said that he
would, and after the dance go on
down to he Double O and get one
of those good wheat bread sand
Wiches. Gould you imagine any
thing as good as that? There is a
bunch of tender feet here. They
are Ambulance drivers. They have
been here twelve days and they
want to go home. The cannons
were booming up at the front and
one of them said, Listen, what is
that?" We told him. He said, Are
we near the front? When we told
of some of our experiences. he
said, why it is slaughter to senc
green men up there" Hal lIa! can
you beat that? | am feeling fine
and weigh 100 pounds. Not So
bad for little Mack. Hoping tC
hear from you soon.
Your Brother. Francis.
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Sergeant Atwood Writes Of His
Experience Somewhere In
France"

Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Atwood of
Council Bluffs have received a
very interesting letter from their
son. Sergeant Il. l.. Atwood of Co.
l.. l68th Infantry, now in France.
Sergeant Atwood writes that he is
in excellent health and enjoying
his experience. He says he is anx-
ious to get to the front and he
thinks that the war will soon end.
His letter dated January %, 8
Somewhere in France" follows:
Dear Mother and Father: Well,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28
Somewhere in France,
Jan. goth. 1913.

Dear Mother:
No mail as yet, but am expect
ing some every day. I suppose cv-
cry thing is done to get il TO us,
as quickly as possible, therefore
we must not kick, or rather it
would not be right TO do so at
this time. There are many things
that are not just now as we like
it, but we take il all as is comes,
because we know it is all for the
good cause, as we'll as for oursel-
yes.
We are having meatless days as
we'll as you. Yesterday was one.
We also have potatoless days.
would give all most any thing for
a good drink Of water that is not
full of the Doctors dope, but the
less days are like the wind; they
come and go, so why should we
worry. Three months ago on a
day like today you could scarce
hear yourself think, for the roar
OF the cannon; but today there
has not been a sound. The moon
is full and the nights are as light
as day and we have not seen
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28
"RAIsE-A-Plc" MOVEMENT
ENCOURAGED At FREMONT

Fremont, Neb., Feb. 21.-Fre-
mont city officials have decided
to recognize the "raise-a-pig"
movement by suspending the en-
forcemcnt }of the ordinances pro-
hibiting keeping pigs within the
city limits, providing pens are
kept in sanitary condition. May
or Wiley is one Of the advocates
of this method of disposal of the
household garbage, although he
will not raise a pig himself.
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Wednesday, Jan. 9, 1918

Santo Domingo,
Dear Father and Mother.
Well, 1 am sitting in my tent,
imagining myself back home in
good old Iowa. If / were l would
have to be mighty near the hard
coal burner. You can bet would
be mighty glad to be there. War
can't last forever though and if
ever get my foot on any part of
the United States again, l surely
will get a furlough. We can never
tell what we are going to do and
it is against regulations to do so
anyway. I am hoping that we will
be sent back or across in the
spring. have not been quite so
we'll lately as my broken shoulder
and one Of my knees act as if l
were getting rheumatism. They
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28

puffcd Rice, pkgs. for-...25o
All Smoking Tobacco, Tuxedo,
Prince Albert, Velvet, Hindo
and many other brands, all
go at, per can --..--10c
Dukes Mixture and Bull Dur
ham, per pkg ,--------------.,,--sc
All other leading brands in &c
and 1c sellers at....4c
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28

All plug Chewing Tobacco, at,
per pound SIC
Large bottle Snyder's Ketchup Csc
White Russian and Kinks Flake
White laundry soap, 6 bars -25c
Bluing, 2 pkgs. for.-..------6c
Large can Sauerkraut -..14c
Family size.soda Crackers,
per package ----.--.-2sc
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28

Large jar Del Monte Brand
Preserves, SOC seller, at---.. .22c
Navy Beans, per pound 16kc
Lima Beans, per ound--..-.-16Ac
All Ground Spices, i0c. i2@c,
i5c sellers, al 10
Macaroni, per package $50
Seeded and Seedless Raisins,
packages for ..-.-...........------26c
Jello, 3 pkgs. for .-...-..------.-------2 Csc
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28

Lowney Breakfast Cocoa 80
Dried Beef, per glass --....,.---10c
Prepared Mustard in large
tumblers, per tumbler.-sc
Japan Tea. Y -lh. 18c.
Gunpowder Tea in bulk, H. 40c
Condensed Milk, large can..12c
Condensed Milk, small can..6c
All high grade 35c Coffec25c
Cream of Wheat, zoe