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The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

DR.. A. w. Rice of DeQueen, who
will supervise tick eradication work
in Polk county, the balance of the
dipping season, was in Mena Monday
on official business. He directed
tie distribution of supply of chem
icals received for charging watts in
different localities.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

A. C. Hammer and w. ]. Carter,
both from Baker Springs brought
cotton to Mena Friday.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

]. A. Thornton, after having been
home for a couple of weeks recuper-
ating from a siege of the "flu" left
Sunday for Blaine, Ok, where he is
operating gin.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

j. H. Churchman of Boles, Scott
county, brought cotton to the Mena
market Saturday.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Among the Board Camp farmers
who sold cotton in Mena Saturday
were ]. M. Balm, w. E. Ford, j. A.
Martin, NJ. ]. Ellison and F. S. Ster-
ling.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

A number of jurors came to Mena
Monday to attend circuit court, not
the meeting of the tribunal
lad been adjourned unit. November
IQ
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

w. A. Cloud, w. A. Hawkins and
A. w. Hawkins were in from Nunley
Friday with cotton.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Fred Norris and w. A. Norris
were Cherry Hill farmers in Mena
Friday with cotton.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Mrs. D. P. White and children
left Monday afternoon for Coweta,
Ok, to join Mr.. White who is en-
ployed at that place.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

The daylight saving plan has given
Ben C. Eastin, Secretary of the Com
mercial Club, an opportunity to do
some truck farming in addition to
his services for the Club. He has
specialized in pimento peppers and
pe-tsai or Chinese cabbage, az 1t Is
commonly called. In the growing Of
the latter, he has been particularly
successful as can be attested by sew
efal Of his friends who have been
favored with generous supplies of
this new vegetable, which combines
the. qualities Of celery, lettuce and
cabbage, and can be used for salads
and greens in various combinations
~ g Ckandridna Ii.r;uor xaaH 0naI
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Upon hearing about 6-pound tur-
nip raised by Guy Beavers, Fin Lane,
living near old Potter, promised to
produce pumpkin that was too
large to go in a sugar barrel. When
Fin brings in the giant pumpkin 1t
will be on exhibition at Albert Rob
ertson's grocery.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

G. X. Sims and son, Lester, and
father, w. II. Sims and Judson Nc
Daniel all from near Cove were in
Mena on business Monday. The
first named came up to attend cir
cult court, but learned that adjourn
ment had been taken to November IS.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

NJ M. Miller and H. N. Miller OF
Cherry Hill were in Mena with cot
ton Thursday.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Tomlinson left
Friday morning on an overland trip
to Weleetka, where they will visit Mr..
and Mrs. David Furry.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

J. w. Bradley writes from Chica-
sha, Ok, of renewed interest in Polk
county since the development of the
manganese mining proposition and
the promotion of the Mena-Hot
Springs electric line. He will keep
posted thru the weekly visits Of The
Star.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

w. S. Mckay of Oden was among
those who travelled fartherest to
bring cotton to the Mena market
Thursday.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Camp farmers in Mena Friday with
cotton.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Willis Thompson and Baker Wal
lace of the Old Potter neighborhood
were in Mena Thursday with cotton.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Mrs. w. B. Thomas, wife of Bank
err Thomas at Wickes, is reported Sc
riously i'll.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Mrs. E. j. Mosely returned Mon
day from Hochatown, Ok, where she
was called last week by the death of
her mother, Mrs. Wood.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Elmer Wallin, who has been farm
ing west of Mena, left Friday for
Kusa, Ok, to resume work at the
smelter.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

A Faulkner and |. B. Wisenhunt,
all of Hartley brought cotton to Me-
ma Friday.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

R. P. Gregg who has been working
in Colorado has returned to Mena.
Mr.. Gregg's baby daughter was ia
tally burned at the home few days
previous to his return.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Stevens and
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Smith spent
Sunday in Mena with Mr.. and Mrs.
r. d. Green at The Commercial
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Mark Dover, Frank Lewis, Kim
Floyd and d. E. Myers made up a
party of Hatfield business men in
Mena Saturday. Mr.. Lewis came up
to get chemicals for the dipping vat
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Advertising pays in more ways
than one. A pair of fine peafowls
which had strayed from the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Stratton, were
advertised as lost and Thursday
morning the owners were notified
where the missing birds were.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

R. L. Norris Of the firm of Math-
ews & Norris, cotton merchants, left
Thursday for a business trip in the
interest of the firm, and will visit
Muskogee, Dallas and other large
cotton markets before returning to
Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Silas Stockton Of Cove was in
Mena Friday and secured casket
and steel burial vault from ]. c.
Frazier for the interment of his fa-
Their, who was buried at Cove today.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Harry Childers, living west of Me-
ma, left Thursday for York county,
Neb., where he will work on one of
the big farms there.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

w. w. Rowton ard daughter, Miss
Faye of Heavener spent Sunday with
Mena friends and relatives, the last
named having been the guest Of
Miss Irene Thornton.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Residents of Rocky vicinity who
were in Mena Friday with cotton in
cluded j. 0. Turner, E. L. Leming,
J. M. Strawn, w. L. Handy and
Frank Cornelison.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Mrs. M. L. Smisson, mother of Mrs.
w. M. Mathews, has gone to Nash
vile and Ozan to visit with relatives
for a while.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Because of the slowness Of freight
service Of late many of the new
Corners to Mena are shipping their
household goods here by express.
The cost is greater but the shipments
are said to be more prompt.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Norman Mcbride and wife of Oil
City, La, are visiting relatives in
Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

C. B. Connally brought in two
bales of cotton from his farm near
Rock Monday.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

The remains Of Ross L. Standridge,
soldier, who died while en- route to
France, were brought to Mena Sat-
urday and were taken to Opal for
burial. The young ms was a son of
w. S. Standridge.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

w. R. Shinn was in from Ransom
Saturday with a supply of home
made sorghum which was offered
for sale to Mena folks. The sorghum
was of extra high grade and found
a ready sale too. In less than half an
hour he disposed of fourteen buckets.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

A. L. Willoughby of Hatton, was in
Mena Saturday and when he return
ed carried 1851 Winchester. A she
bear and two cubs have been report
ed in the vicinity of Hatton and Mr..
Willoughby wanted the highpower
rifle to make sure he would get his
share of bear steak this winter
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

George W. Burnham of Wickes has
rented house at FOG Jansen avenue
and will move with his mother to
Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Circuit Clerk w. L. Parker was in
Hatfield Saturday to conduct a sale
of personal property. He was APP
pointed special commissioner of the
chancery court in the suit of Lulu
Ries VS.. Fred H. Ries.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Amzi Winton and wife, who came
to Mena to attend the funeral of w.
E. Mershon, returned to Page Thurs
dav
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Sheriff H. w. Finger, Bascom Fin-
ger and Glenn Hungate, have return
ed from an overland trip to Little
Rock, where they had gone to place
Young Cecil in the state hospital.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Farmers and others who have had
opportunity of seeing the big road
machines at work on the Standing
Rock road all agree that both trac-
tor and grader are the most powerful
of their kind ever seen here. The
machines win be used on the Dallas
road this coming week.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Among the Hartley farmers who
sold cotton in Mena Thursday were
j. w. Atchley, L. l.. Clark, J. D..
Lively, and A. Midkiff.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Mailing cases and other furniture
for the new post office were deliver
ed at the building Saturday. Delay in
freight and express shipments of 9TH
er articles of furniture is causing the
opening Of the building to be put at
a later date than it otherwise would.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-11-07

Thadeus Dewitt Bell, living on ru-
raj route 3, left Mena Monday after
noon for Camp Travis, Tex. He was
one of the drafted men chosen to go
to camp in October, but was unable
to leave with the rest of the party
because of illness.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-20
DIR. HOOVER TALKS
ABOUT INFLUENZA

DR.. c. A. Hoover of the county
board of health in speaking of the
influenza Wednesday, said that 1t is
nearly stamped out in the town OF
Blackfoot, but that there is great
deal in the country. 1t is not show
ing such virulent form as it was and
he believed it is due to the fact that
people are learning to 60 to bed and
stay there until they get over 1t.
Most of the serious cases, he said,
were traceable directly to some ex-
posure or efforts to bear up or do
something they ought not to after
the attack or in getting out too soon
when convelascing.
The decor says the way to treat
the flu is to go right to bed and stay
there until at least twenty-four
hours after the flu is done with the
patient. The vital thing Is getting
into bed early and not getting am.
bilious near the close of the race
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-20
MARION JUST
PASSES AWAY
Succumbs to Dropsey After Suffering
Severely for Several Months

Marian Agnes, the beloved daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Just of
Presto, departed this life at Redonda,
Cal. Tuesday morning, Dec. II, after
suffering severely for some time with
ldropsey All during her illness
Marion was bright and cheerful and
had her pleasing little smile ready
for all, even tho she suffered in
tensely. The family took her to
California about two weeks, think
ing the change would benefit her, but
she slowly grew worse until the
end came.
Miss Just was born at Presto, Ida.
seventeen years ago and spent many
happy years at the parental home at
that place She received her educa-
ton in the schools of that vicinity
with the exception of two years
which she spent at the Blackfoot
high school, where she completed a
business course. The friends and
associates who will miss their little
school mate are numerous indeed
The remains were brought to
Blackfoot Thursday afternoon and
interment made in the Grove City
cemetery She is survived by de-
voted mother and father two sisters
| and one brother.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-20
OBITUARY

In speaking of some men, we are
apt to say unconsciously, "He was a
man of the old school," and by that
is meant he was true to his raising
and his training. Such men usually
have to be known rather intimately
to be appreciated. One difficulty
about knowing them intimately is
that they do not press themselves
upon other peoples acquaintance.
It was so with DR.. Cooper. He was
thoro going and true to duty's call.
He was very loyal and steadfast
with his patients. If a patient
needed attention twenty-four hours
of the day to make sure of winning
in the race for life, then DR.. Cooper
would be right there studying the
symptoms all that time, and doing
what the moment demanded. Many
among the living owe their life to his
steadfastness and faithfulness at the
crisis in their illness.
He was father1y in his relations
with men and their families. II a
man needed good talking to, to get
him to realize his failures, DR..
Cooper was not afraid to take him
aside and tell him in very plain
English where his duty lay and
where his mistakes had been made.
But he was kindly about it. He was
human. He was firm.
One thing in DR.. Cooper's life that
challenged the admiration of all was
his home life and his never failing
fellowship for Mrs. Cooper. Together
they sat and rested. Together they
walked out and together they came
back.
And now comes the parting.
Words have not been coined that
will express the loneliness of the one
left behind, to feel the great silence
| due to the passing.
He was afamiliar figure on our
streets, but he is gone.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-20
HOW ONE HONOR
MEDAL WAS WON

Ethel Lyngberg, fifteen, who lives
In Salt Lake county, Utah, will have
pinned on her the four-leaf clover
medal which is awarded members OF
boys and girls clubs, who for four
consecutive years have done success
full work in their clubs. In the past
season, besides attending high school
Ethel plowed sixty acres of land and
narrowed and leveled it for wheat,
alfalfa and beets and In season
helped her father cut hay. She also
assisted with irrigation in her
fathers absence, turning the water
on and off alone. She canned $50
quarts of fruits and vegetables and
dried many pounds. Meanwhile, she
was baking the bread for the family
One hundred chickens grew to ma
turity during the summer under he1
care. In her spare moments, she
has knitted socks for soldiers. When
she finishes high school, Ethel plans
to attend q college where she may
study agriculture and home econom'
les.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-20
SUE TO RECOVER
STOCK SUBSCRIPTION

Suit was filed in the Firth district
court by Attorneys Ivan l.. Jensen
and Ralph w .Adair for the recovery
Of $12,81O, subscribed by seventeen
residents of Shelley, idaho, and
vicinity toward the capitalization of
the Liberty Insurance company, a
proposed casualty company, for
which an Idaho charter was refused
by the state banking department.,
being assumed as with the restric-
tions of the so-called blue-sky law.
The seventeen subscribers assigned
their respective claims, which range
from 1910 to $4,000 to T. w. Shelley,
who appears as plaintiff: Beauchamp
Moag & Beauchamp, a corporation
and l.. F. Tucker, defendants.-Sait
Lake Tribune.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-20
BLACKFOOT MAN
ILL'AND RETIRED

Noise Gagnon, who has q home
east Of Blackfoot, has been confined
to his home or premises for q long
time by partial paralysis. Prior to
the tine of this misfortune he was
one of the busy men about town. At
present he does not get out OF the
house much, and he is unable to talk,
tho he is rather demonstrative with
hands and face.
The sons and daughters of the
Gagnon family were prominent In
the work of the boys and girls club
last summer, and won prizes for sup
erior vegetables and musk MELONS.
They say the secret of having sweet
musk melons lies in having them
started early so they will have the
hot weather in which to mature,
rather than the cool weather near
the end of summer. Starting the
plants under protection, either in
shelter and then transplanting or
by covering them individually OF
keeping the plants almost buried IN
the soil till the season of frOsts has
passed helps to advance them.
Mrs. Gagnon expressed disap-
pointment over the contest in the
pig club, saying they had some fine
pigs, but that the local government
Judge, who was to go out to see them
did not arrive and that left them
off of the report. She said the child.
rem had the benefit Of good pigs
but still it was disappointment tt
them to be in the contest all season
and then not get viewing. and g
record.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-20
SAFEGUA ARDING PEACE

The world is glad enough to have
peace, but considering the diabolical
plots for the subjugation of the
world which the Germans so deliber-
ately planned and so ruthlessly at
tempted to execute, are we justified
in feeling that such a peace is real
and secure if these people are al
lowed to go where and do what they
please in the world?
The administration Of adequate
punishment to all war-respons1ble
Germans may be impracticable, but
the safety of the world would seem
to demand that measures shall at
least be taken which will make 1t
possible always to identify those who
are in any way responsible for this
.despicable attempt to destroy or en-
slave the world. This could be ac-
scomplished by the making and filing
for reference at all times, at con-
venient points in every civilized
country on the globe, of complete
cards, includlng
photographs, Bertillon measurements
and finger-prints, together with the
war T6COTu DIS ldT DO uoCOA IoAAooA0y
|of all Germans before they are al
flowed to leave their Fatherland.
Laws might also we'll be passed by
this and other countries prohibiting
ali such persons from becoming citt-
zens or residents unless they first
satisfactorily establish the fact that
they have taken no part whatever
in starting the war or in the Ger
man outrages incident thereto and
are otherwise fit for such citizenship
or residence.
This may seem like a very consid-
cradle task, but it is one which is
entirely feasible and which involves
no real hardship or injustice to any
Germans who are innocent Of wrong
doing in connection with the war. 1t
is merely a reasonable and fairly ef-
fective method of keeping tab on a
people who have demonstrated be-
yond all question that they are q
menace to the peace and welfare OF
the world.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-20
FORMER BLACkFOOT
RESIDENT PASSES AWAY

Mrs. Frank w. Randall, wife of
DR.. Randall, age thirty-five years,
died at her home in Douglas, Ariz.
Monday afternoon, after suffering an
attack of influenza-pnumonia.
Mrs. Randall was former resi-
dent Of Blackfoot and was Miss
Agnes Heaton before marriage. She
Is a sister of Mrs. Leon Messlin OF
this city. During her residence here
she made q host of friends, who will
regret to hear of her sudden death.
Her pleasant smile and kind ways
won her many friends wherever she
lived.
Deceased is survived by her hus-
band, one daughter, her parents,
four sisters and three brothers.
Funeral services were held In
Douglas, Ariz., where interment was
made
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-20

them some rather rough punches
When what to their wondering eyes
should appear
But a convoy deep loaded with
Christmastide cheer
Parcels and boxes and everything
good
While high on the pile old st. Mich
olas stood,
Allowing, and smiling, and beck
ming to all -.
And easily looking as though he
might fall.
His face was familiar to all within
sight,
He was given no challenge, so great
was delight.
With wink Of his eye and twist
Of his head
He gave all to know thev had moth
ing to dread,
For pausing a moment, he went
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-20
PIONEER DOCTOR
PASSES AW A Y
Succumbs to Kidney Trouble After
Suffering Only Few Days

DR.. John B. Cooper, age eighty
years, died at the family residence
on West Bridge street Monday after
noon, after suffering only few days.
He has been ailing for about a
month, but continued his work with
his patients.
DR.. Cooper was born in England
in 1887. After graduating from col
lege there he practlced for some
time in his old home. He came to
America and located in Weir City,
Kan, but later moved to Spanish
Fork, Utah, where he practiced a
short time. He came to Blackfoot
twenty-one years ago and has prac-
ticed continuously since that time.
DR.. Cooper was the Oldest physi-
clan in Blackfoot and during his
residence here has made many
friends among the people whom he
has cared for, as we'll as those he has
met in everyday life. He was re-
spected and held the confidence of
all who knew him.
: Deceased is survived by his wife,
two sons, DR.. George Cooper who is
stationed at Fort Riley, Kan. and
Thomas, who is also living in Kan
sas.
Members of the family who are
here for the funeral are the sons
Thomas Cooper, DR.. George Cooper,
their daughter Mrs. Emily Gibson
of Idaho Falls and Mrs. Cooper's
sons, Joseph, William and Richard
Batten from Columbus, Kansas and
Thomas Jones and wife from Wyom-
ing.
The body will be taken to Idaho
Falls, where funeral services will
be held and interment made at that
place.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-12-20
LIEUT.. BRALEY
RETURNS HOME
Served as Aero Man,
Very Enthusiastic Over
Experiences.

Lieut.. Wayne Braley, son of Mr..
and Mrs. G. L. Braley of this city
returned home Tuesday afternoon,
after a years training in various
aeronautic schools and aviation
fields.
After several month conscientious
and extensive training at the school
of military aeronauthics in Berkley,
Cal. Mr.. Braley was transferred to
Texas and in that state it was that
he put on the finishing touches to his
work At first he trained as pilot
and found that work very interest
ing and adventurous, but because OF
THE anxiety he expressed to see over
seas service and his determination to
get into real activities # possible, he
was transferred to fighting OBJ
server squadron that he might sooner
prepare himself for duties in France
The work of the lighting observer
consists of directing the pilot, oper-
ating machine guns, drawing maps
and taking aeronautic pictures. 1t
is considered branch of the great
est Importance. After fighting OBJ
server has received his training,
which is always thoro one in all
branches of air work, he is qualified
to handle any work to which he
might be assigned and instruct in all
branches of warfare, but they must
first be qualified before they can in
struct in branchs of aeronautlcs.
Mr.. Braley is very enthusiastic
about flying and says he made hum
dreds of trips many miles into the
air. He states it is rather thrilling
and Sensational to be many, many
miles up in the clouds and do the
little tipping, diving and curving
stunts that he became quite accus-
toned to, and that the air has been
righfully named when it is called a
field of battle, as it is indeed all OF
that when scores of planes ascend
and do all the maneuverS common
in that work. Mr.. Braley saw num-
erous accidents and near accidents,
but was very fortunate himself. He
mentioned one accident that occurred
lust before he left the field in which
he narrowly escaped being brought
to earth and possibly injurd. Two
planes above him got confused some
way anu CldSuCu CO6OIAOA oAo AAAA
mediately and suddenly began to de-
send and it took quick work to fly
from under them to avoid being
brought to earth Unexpectedly. His
last trip took him 200 miles into
the air.
Mr. .Braley received his commits
sion as second lieutenant three
months ago, and upon completing mis-
course he was assigned to act in the
capacity of instructor in the various
divisions or branches and enjoyed
the work immensely. He has been
furloughed to a reserve and received
his discharge at Selfridge Field
Mich, after being there about two
months. He expressed much disap
pointment at not being sent tt
France and having chance to take
part in active service. He came home
by way of Chicago and Omaha ant
othr middle-western cities Of interes
and enjoyed the journey very much
1t was his pleasure to visit portions
of Canada and Mexico during thu
year he has been in the service.
When asked what he intended t.
do now that he was released ant
hom once more he very emphatic
ally said" Get job and 90 II
work."