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The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31
FORMER MENA BOY
WINS DIVING HONORS
Bobby" Beauchamp, Who Has Rela-
tives Here, Takes Championship
OF Colorado by Classy Work


Robert Bobby Beauchamp, neph-
ew Of Mrs. Kate Horton and grand
son of Mrs. w. w. Harrison of The
Antlers, won the Colorado state
championship for fancy diving in a
recent meet staged at Washington
Park, Denver. The young man is a
former resident of Mena and is now
with Uncle Sans aviation corps at
San Diego, Calf. The Rocky Noun
tain News, gave an extended account
Of Young Beauchamp's fancy diving,
and published his picture, along with
the following:
"A new champion was uncovered.
He was none other than Bob Beau
champ, an East Denver High School
athlete. Beauchamp won the all
around high and fancy diving A. A..
U. championship from a field of six
contestants, all Of whom were top
notch contenders. He made a total
Of 235 2-3 points. His nearest COM
petitor had 234 2-3 points. Beau
champs stellar diving drew rounds
Of applause from the crowd. 1t was
classy and he looked the part Of a
real champion. This week he will
leave for the western coast where he
will enter one Of the naval aviation
training stations"
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31
OLD COVE coMMuNIQuE.

Manson Belknap is sick.
p. j. Fair made a business trip to
Mena last week.
Mrs. Ben Matson writes from Jop-
lin that she is down with the "flu."
j. W. Turner was sick last week
X. H. Stockton killed a nice beef
last week.
j. I. Stockton and the entire fam
lily have the sfll;; flu. /" Mr.. Stockton is
reported quite sick.
VII Reed will have his sale Thurs
day, Oct. 81. He intends to leave this
part of the county.
j. H. Fair had his sale Thursday
and is expecting to leave Monday to
look for a new location.
George Stockton, formerly of this
part Of the county, is moving back,
having purchased farm joining his
old farm.
Miss WINNIE Little has rented
Kahn farm, where Ben Matson now
lives and win take possession when
Mr. Matson moves away.
Clyde Helton writes from the West
fndies that he is awfully lonesome,
as he has none but soldiers to talk
e. and can't read their papers.
Prof. Amos Musgrave has rented
the old liner farm on Six Mile
Creek. Silas Stockton viii probss
bly, rent the farm where the profess
on now lives
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31
ALDER LEAVES.

Mack Barber was over from Opal
Tuesday.
d. w. Davis visited the Swindle
flour mill Monday.
Alvin Davis is assisting Henry
Krohnkle in improving his farm.
George Hooper Of Waters was Wis
ting relatives here last week.
Dir. and Mrs. Wiley Edwards were
marketing cotton in Mena Monday.
J. B. Widener purchased red
Short-horn bull from the J. B. Lilies
stock farm at Big Fork recently.
w. L. Alternately has moved from
Big Fork to his new home here and
and thus automatically. became
an Alderman.
A number of u. S. mail boxes are
to be placed on the Red Bird star
route soon, between Alder and Aft.
as result of the Clagett office GO
ing defunct.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Standridge
of near Opal, received a telegram
Monday announcing the death of
their son, Ross. He was enroute to
Europe with an overseas contingent
when death overlook him. The re-
mains will be sent home for inter
ment
Careless Poet.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31
ALE ALPINES.

Had a big frost Sunday night but
no damage.
Wheeler Kaiser left Thursday for
Camp Beaursgard.
Van Tree of Alder, is hauling
cane TO the Beck min.
Most Of the "flu" cases are bet
ter, with no new ones.
Camp Beauregard after a 10 day
furlough with relatives.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Good
man, Oct. p, a fine boy.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hughes and
children were trading in Mena last
week.
J. II. Edwards attended Masonic
lodge at Big Fork Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. Ella Munday and children Of
Opal visited at the G. c. White home
recently.
Clip Edwards, who has been work
ing at Little Rock for the past
months, was called home last week,
owing to sickness In his family.
]. Nj. Beck and daughter. Miss
Ethyle, r. ~ Moore. E. j. Henley
and others were trading in Womble
Saturday.
Mrs. Tom Spake, is still receiving
kilograms daily from her brother,
Col. Standridge, stating his condition
is still serious.
Bowen and Moore are finishing up
making the 1913 molasses crop on
their place and in the neighborhood.
Not much cane was raised owing to
the severe drouth, and the molasses
not extra good but is selling at the
mill for $l.00 per gallon.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31
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COMMERCIAL CLUB NEWS

Secretary Eastin of the CONNER
cial Club he's received copies of the
state labor laws from Secretary of
State Tom J. Terral for use by the
newly organized mining association.
Inquiries were received from sew
en- different states in Wednesdays
mail at the Commercial Club. All
inquiries were for information re-
garding Mena and Polk county.
Some specimens Of velvet beans
grown near Meta and left by an un-
identified farmer at the Commercial
Club rooms, are proof positive what
this great iegane Of the south viii
de on Polk county soils
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31
JUDGE McKEEN LAID TO REST
A Life Of Unselfish Service to HUI
mainly Ended.

n LIE OF bHSeutsn Service 70 NJ
mainly Ended
The funeral services for Judge D.
w. McKeen, conducted by the Rev
T. A. Park of the Presbyterian
church were held at the residence,
sol Eighth street, at 1890 o'clock.
Interment was in the Odd Fellows
cemetery. Music for the services was
rendered on the Victrola, the Judges
favorite instrument, beginning with
Lead Kindly Light and closing
with abide With Me- The pail
bearers were, F. w. Tomlinson, VIII
S. MacLafferty, M. M. Shields, NJ
Martiny, J. A. Cornell and John
GIBSON.
Dean, w. McKeen was born in
Acworth. Sullivan county, New
Hampshire, on May 2, 1852 and died
at Kansas City on October %, 1918,
having reached the age Of 66 years,
5 months and 81 days. He began the
practice of medicine in Russell, Kas.
in 1879 continuing in the profession
regularly until January. 1905
when he was indicted into the office
of Probate Judge of Russell county,,
Kansas, being subsequently elected
four times. making a public service
of 10 years He came to Mena in De-
tober, 1915, previously having made
numerous visits to Polk and Sewer
counties, and having become delight
ed with the climatic conditions, and
each time being greatly benefited in
health.
He is survived in his immediate
family by a son and daughter, the
son G. w. McKeen of Lawrence, Kas.
and the daughter, Mrs Carl Kipp, of
Manhattan, Kansas and by his sis
ter, Miss Annie McKeen, who had
been his devoted companion for
years and had nobly and unselfishly
taken the place of mother to his chill
dren. Two brothers, John G.. McKeen
Of Ransom, Arkansas, and Lyman A.
McKeen, here from Capita, Tex, al
so survive him.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31
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VANDERv0ORT.

DR.. F. A. Lee made a professional
trip to Wickes one day last week.
John Harkey was up from Hatton
Saturday
Professor j. NJ Tomlin was a Hat
ton visitor on Tuesday of this week.
DR. p. NJ. Price made a profess
ional trip to Twin Springs last Fri
day.
Mr. Nichols, of Horatio, was here
on Friday and Saturday of last
week.
Rev. Weems. of Little Rock was
here on Monday in the interest of
the Orphans home at that place.
VIII Rice and sister Of Dallas. Tex.
spent q few days last week at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cecil
Mrs. Mary Nations, who has been
visiting her daughters in Ashdown
for the past few weeks, returned
home Friday.
Immigrants from points in Texas
and Oklahoma are arriving here al
most every week Several have pur-
chased farms near here and others
have bought property in town.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31
CAPTURE BoBcAT ON OUTING.
Duke Magruder Employees Have An
nuaI Festival-Men Take Chase


Employees of the Duke-M agruder
company, chaperoned by Manager
and Mrs. II. e. Manning, had their
first annusl autumnal outing Tues
day evening near the bridge leading
to the Mountain Top farm, and from
all reports obtainable enjoyed the oc-
casion. AS an added feature to the
outing. Bascom Finger and Conner
Tucker took along a trio of hunting
dogs, and when darkness came the
men employees took part in a bobcat
chase. The animal was freed three
times and, according to c. C. Logan
advertising man, was chased three
hours before being finally killed
G. S. Purfoi, shoe salesman, asserts
he travelled over all the mountains
in the world, but admitted he enjoy
ed It. Tony Meyers started, members
of the hunting party aver, but had
eaten so much lunch, he couldn't
keep up and was met coming back.
The slain bobcat was said to be an
unusually large one.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31
HIGHWAY COMMITTEE NAMED
Mena Win Send Delegation to Mt.
Ida for Help on Williams Highway.

A committee Of representative bus
mess and professional men from Me-
ma viii visit Mt. Ida on Saturday,
November 2, for the purpose Of in
teresting the citizens there in the
Williams highway.
The proposed route thro Mena and
Mt. Ida will lessen the distance be-
tween Oklahoma points and Hot
Springs and the local boosters are
confident they will secure the high
way. The delegation to visit Mt. Ida
was named at meeting held at the
Commercial club Friday morning
and consists of the following: Sher-
iff H. w. Finger, r. Goff, v. w. St.
John, Mayor Ira Smith, DR.. H. C.
Rushing, Judge ]. |. Alley, w. J.
Lauck, George w Petty, D. NJ. Wat
kins, w. w. Townsend, E. B. Cox,
and Ben G. Eastin.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31
BOARD CAMP.

Robert Patrick is sick with the
ssflu" this week.
Robert Sale returned to school at
Conway Monday
John Hughes Of Opal was il this
vicinity Sunday.
James Walston came from near
Hominy, Ok, Friday.
Marion Lewis was attending to
business in this community Thurs
day.
Mark Putnam and wife of Mont
gomery county spent Saturday night
with relatives at this place.
Ollie Rifles, Bartie Medford, and
Otis Coogan Of this place were
among the soldier boys who left for
Camp Travis Friday.
tex Harrison visited part or tiast
week & this place. He reports that
he lfs several times been to France
and Lies the navy fine.
Mrs. l.. : Iurvis returned Friday
frcia Shreveport, La. where she had
beea called on account of the seri-
GUS illness of her son, Herman Pur-
Wis. Uncle Fuller.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31
Correspondence
HATFIELD.

Miss Grace Elmore has gone tc
her home near Zafra, Ok,
Elmer Allen Of Mena spent Sat
urday and Sunday, here the guest Of
Earl Whipple.
The family of Rev. W. B. Arnold
returned last week from a months
p7slt to Texas relatives and friends.
omar DAVIS, writes his father, X.
>. Davis, from Kansas City, that he
has passed the physical examination
and Is now one Of Uncle Sans boys.
The Dover Mercantile Co.. last Sat
urday made the largest cotton sale
ever made here. They sold about
200 bales bringing nearly $4,000.
The bang is adding a great deal
TO the inside appearance by having
the wood work and fixtures put up
IN light oak finish. Merideth vii
liams is doing the work.
The body of s. w. Cook. who died
at Two Mile Thursday night from
complications following influenza,
was brought here Saturday and ship
ped TO Tyler, Texas for burial.
Keller Bros. have enlarged their
garage BY building an addition on
the corner making it 20 feet front
by 40 feet deep fronting on two
streets. The front on railroad street
is sided with pressed rock galvan-
lied steel, while the other front is
of galvanized roofing, making
great deal of difference in the APP
pearance fthat part Of town.
Miss Stella Taylor, daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs ]. r. Taylor, stole a
march on her parents and friends
last Friday afternoon and was quiet
~ married to G. G. Anderson of
Spokane, Washington They had
never met until Mr Anderson ap-
peared with the necessary docu-
ments They will leave Thursday for
Spokane where they viii make their
horna
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31
RuMBLEs IRON ROCKY.

J. S. Pollard made business trip
to Mena Friday.
Grace Johnson is reported serious
ly sick this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Rowe, spent
Sunday at the nj. Nj. Lowther home.
Mrs. r. III. Berry and children Wis
tied at the Timer home Monday, do
ing photographing.
Walter Mcbride came Monday
from Big Cedar, ok. to have cotton
ginned at this place.
Luther Shepherd, who with his
wife and baby is visiting with his
pneumonia.
Wayne Addison of the National
army stationed in South Carolina,
came in Sunday evening to spend a
short furlough with home folks.
Sunbeam.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31
PINE HILL.

Dee Stockton visited hor.e foll,s
Sunday.
Ice this morning for the first time
this fall.
Frank Nance called at the Ford
home Sunday.
Lola Ford visited Saturday night
at the Stockton home.
Miss Alma and Anna Campbell
and Una Kelly visited Miss Elsie
Stockton Sunday. !.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Nj. Heath visited
Sunday night with Mrs. Heath's sis
ter. Mrs. Oscar Ellison.
Andrew Mays is moving on L. H.
Barley's farm this week. Mr.. Bar
ley having moved to Board Camp
The big grader began work
this week on the Standing Rock
road and it is hoped it will do some
good work and put the roads in shape
for the manganese workers.
Pat.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31
WATCH FOR FAKE SPEAKERS

Little Rock, 0ct.-At the present
time American officers and soldiers
are forbidden to do any public speak
ing. There is small and constantly
changing list of men allowed by the
British and Canadian governments
to lecture in uniform, and the British
Bureau of Information is anxious to
learn Of any unauthorized speakers,
or any who may be making obiec-
tionable statements. If any one is
found violating these rules, it is re-
quested that the State Council Of De-
tense be notified at once.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31
YANKs IN NIGHT AIR RAIDS
Heroic Feat to Gain InfOrmatic
Performed bY American Fliers-

Heroic Feat to Gain Information
Performed by American Filters.
With the American Army North
west Of Verdun, Oct. 22.-Night fly
ing patrols over the American lines
have been inaugurated. In night fly
ing over the front, a feat performed
by American ayiatoYs for the first
time on Friday night, two patrols
consisting of five machines were sent
out from northwest Of Verdun to the
region of st. Mihiel for the purpose
of searching out flying Germans.
The Americans did not encounter the
German fliers they sought. Low
clouds were encountered over the
enemy lines and the Americans re-
turned after two hours.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31

ARK KANSAS UNIVERSITY OPENS
"Flu" Cot Down Enrolment. But 1t
Still Exceeds All Records

Fayettevil.c. ark. Oct. 29.-The
University of Ark, was opened yes
terday following receipt Of orders
Il m lie State Board OF Health re-
leasing the quarantine The Univer-
has an enrolment of 1300-the
iavr enrolment in the history of
any Institution Of learning in the
state.
Students returning to the Univer-
sity from out Of. town viii be per-
mitted to register but will not be
admitted until due precautions from
infection or carriers are taken. Al
though the quarantine has cut the
number of school weeks in this term,
instruction win be SO adapted as to
complete the same amount of work
as originally planned.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31
Think About 1t.
'rom Ihe Texarkanian.

FROM The Texarkanian.
Suppose band of bandits should
swoop down on your home, rob it of
everything dear and valuable, despoil
your wife and daughters before the
eyes OF your aged parents, STAY the
old father and mother, strike off the
hands Of your little children, burn
your home and cut down your shrub
berry and orchards. Then suppose
you with your friends should come
upon these devils and take them in
the bloody act. Would you, then, be
willing to let red-handed demons
parley with you and negotiate" the
terms upon which you should deal
with them? This is the attitude of
the Teuton and the Turk.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31
GIFTS BY AIR TO CAPTIvEs
Airmen to Drop Cigarettes
For Prisoners in Germany.

With the American Army in
France. Oct. 22.--Americans are
planning to supply American airmen
now prisoners in Germany with Gig
arettes by dripping packages over
enemy lines at regular intervals, adj
dressed to individuals known to be in
the various prison camps. A card
has been received at aviation head
quarters from Lieut.. Alan r. Wins.
low of River Forest, Ill.,, asking the
American airmen to send him ciga-
rettes as soon as possible.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31
LOWER COTTON PRICES
Market is Lively Despite Lowered
Values of Staple.

@~1 Va Ctdplc.
Mena's cotton market has been
livelier since the sun began to shine
regularly, but the prices received for
the staple have not been as good
as the weather. Wednesday the buy
ers were paying from 1914 to 20
cents despite the break of more than
90 points in the New York market.
Bales bought by local buyers are di.
vlded as follows: G. w. Petty, 483;
W. W. Townsend, 205; Moseley &
Sons, 1874; Norris & Mathews ITO.
Because of an embargo at Texar-
kama, Moseley & Sons have been off
the market for few days. In addi-
ton to the bales sold, there are 46
bales in storage at the bonded ware
house.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31
Gets Third Crop Of Hay.

Ben Strauss had his crop of
Sudan grass, planted on a vacant lot
near his meat market, cut Tues
day making the third cutting
Of the plot this season, which IS
taken as good indication of what
Polk county soil viii do even in a
drought year.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31
FIRE PREVENTION DAY NOV !.

Fire prevention Day ,Ms,p,los,saehout
postponed from Oct. . observed
the United States is to be 0 = SEES
on on Nov. :. # the schools are = y r st
ion special exercises may srboOl chil-
ON Friday Nov. /, by the sS q pro.
dren The exercises may % ,vsys q
gram calling attention ssO1,ohasising
preventing fires ana Vie losses
facts about prevent.aple annually y
which run into millions ann
the United States.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31

visiting here returned to his home in
Mena Sunday.
Mabel Black returned from Mis-
souri,. Sunday.
Res Rose was unable to go TO
Camp Travis, Texas, Friday.
Mrs. Barney Thomas and son came
down from Mena Wednesday to Wis
It with her sister who was sick.
Sloan.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31
RANSOM.

The 'flu" victims are much inn
proved.
Ransom community is not very
dusty these days.
Andrew Graft who was reported
very sick is better.
The late rains have prevented the
farmers frem gathering the crops.
Little Josephine and ". G. Gatiln
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31

are improving with their whOoping
cough.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Thomas took
dinner with Mr. and Mrs. L. Brad
shaw last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. j. K. Mount made
a business trip to Mena Saturday
and were caught in the rain coming
home and spent the night with Mr..
and Mrs. ]. B. Wallace near Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31
WICKEs.

d. A. Smith is sick.
Col. Jett il building new house.
Mrs. Selma Duekett died Thursday
Miss Josie Bunch IS unable to
work n the store on account Of i'll.
ness.
John Ovens father who has been
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31
NOTICE.

After. November 2. we will only
GIN days each week: Tuesdays.
Thursdays and Saturdays. Ira E.
Eddleman, Ink. Ark. w2t44
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31

Farm For Sale: or will trade my
equity for good Automobile. 100
acres. rs in cultivation, room house
good barn, spring. orchard. near
school, 3 miles northeast Of Wickes,
Ark. ggrife owner, J. Ia Patterson.
Savanna, Ok, w2t44
The Mena weekly star., 1918-10-31

destroys the malarisl germs which are transmitte
to the blood by the Malaria Mosquito. Price soc.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-30
DR.. WISSLER HAS
new BOOK OUT

DR.. Clark Wissler, curator OF an
thropology in the American Museum
of Natural History in New York City,
has completed an interesting and com.
prehensive book on THE American
Indian"
The book contains chapters on
Food Areas of the New World
Demonstration of Animals and Meth.
DDS OF Transportation Textiles %
Ceramic Arts" Architecture" THE
Fine Arts" and many others.
Indian prayers and war songs are
included in the volume with an archie
illogical classification added. The H.
Illustrations are attractive. In the ap-
pendix are linguistic tables and bibli-
ography.
DR.. Wissler is son of B. F. Wissler
OF Cambridge City. and brother of
Emory and Frank Wissler of this city
He was graduate Of the Hagerstown
High school, a graduate of Indiana
University, and received his doctors
degree at Columbia University, New
York. AS curator in the American
Museum. he has become recognized
as a national authority on the Ameri-
can Indian.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-30
FAMOUS BEAUTIES
.......... NEVER GET FAT

Womankind wonders why famous
teauties grow old, but do not grow fat
They live at silken ease, amid the por-
celain flesh pots. The wine, that puffs
out obscure mortals, flows not illiberai-
ly down their alabaster Threats. Yet
their lifelong loaf does not thicker
their limbs nor double their -chins.
What is the secret of the long-lived
gracefulness of the hautton?
One-half ounce Marmola, q OF. Fl
Ex Cascara Aromatic. AZ OF. Peppe.
mint Water. This is the famous Mar
mola Prescription, long familiar to the
fashionable pharmacists of the world
and their clientele, but which has only
recently penetrated to the knowledge
of the hoi polloi of womankind. Since
when, for convenience sake. it has been
put into elegant pocket form. the Mar
mola Prescription Tablet, which can
now be had Of well nigh any drug
gfst, fashionable and ordinary, or the
Marmola Co., 8644 Woodward Av., De
troit, Mich, in large cases for seventy
five cents.
With this tablet any woman can re
duce, be losing a pound day, in
few weeks: take off fat where it
shows most on chin, abdomen, hips,
etc, without need for exercising. table
restraint, fear of wrinkles, or the
slightest physical harm or uneasiness.
ADV.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-30
For Skins Affected
by Winds and Weather

THIS Is the season when she who would
have a spotiess, lily-white. satiny COM
plexion should turn her thoughts 10 ner-
colixed wax. the firm friend o. the winter
gin. Nothing 80 enectually overcomes the
despoiiing effects Of piercing winds and
biting cold temperatures. The wax liter
ally absorbs the chapped, Redeemed or
eoarsened cuticle. bringing forth a brand
new skin. clear. soft and siriishly beautf-
full An ounce OF mercolised wax, obtain
cold cream, and washed Off mornings, viii
gradually Improve the worst complexion.
She who coddles herself all day in AZ
overheated house and finds her skin
flushed and fabby a. a consequence can
quickly freshen up for the evening by rust
solving an ounce Of powdered saxolite IN
half pint witch basel She'll 1n6 Tits
most refreshing. It smooths out wrinklep
and draws in the saggy tiesue.