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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-03-25

The sales of oil from the entire
State of Kentucky now are running
about $4,000 barrels week. This
means that approximately half mil
lion dollars per week is being paid to
producers of oil in Kentucky. This
estimate is based on recent figures
which, of course, are being aug
mented as each day passes with new
wells brought in.
What is claimed to be the biggest
oil we'll ever drilled in Kentucky has
been reported by the McCombs Pro
ducing & Refining Co. from its office
in Louisville. 1t is the No. IL well
on the Rena Butcher lease in Lee
county, and is rated at 1900 barrels
day. According to Secretary Felix
Renick, this No. IL we'll will have a
production exceeding No. 4, on the
same property, which is stated to
have flowed at the rate of ESQ bar
rels in two hours and thirty-f1ve
minutes
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09

Despite the efforts of J. w. Brown
to defend his son against the charges
Of burglary and larceny made against
the latter, Justice Sam. H. Smith
bound the young man over to await
the action of the next grand jury, at
a hearing held Thursday morning
The accused was Benjamin Franklin
Brown, one of the trio arrested for
robbery Of the X. c. S. depot at Van
dervoort last Monday morning His
bond was fixed at 81 900 and in de-
fault Young Brown was taken back to
Jail. The second man arrested, who
gave his name as Shorty" Smith,
but who has since admitted his right
name is j. C, Kenny, was bound over
in the same amount. Officers assert
that both Brown and Kenny not only
have confessed to the robbery Of the
railroad depot, but also admit they
are deserters from Camp Pike. Dep
uty Prosecuting Attorney Wright
Prickett represented the state at the
hearing and Mr. Brown acted as at
torney for his son.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09
WHY HUNS QUIZ so QUICKLY.
Big Allied Offensive Was About to Be
Launched in Lorraine.

Paris, Jan. 4 Germany hurried to
request the armistice when she saw
that new Allied offensive was to he
launched on the Lorraine front On
November II BY six hundred thou
sand men under command Of General
DeCastelau, says the Excelsior
American and French troops, it
says, were concentrated on the front
between Briey and Chateau Salins.
They re supported 81 three thou
sand guns of all calibers and had
three thousand tanks available on a
front Of about forty-five miles. Duke
Albreeht of Wurttemburg, the Ger
man commander GA this front, had
available only twenty-five divisions
Of inferior fighting quality. These
divisions contained approximately
100000 men. He had only one thou
sand guns.
This allied attack, the Excelsior
continues, would have carried the
war into annexed Lorraine and into
Rhenish Prussia, threatening to cut
oil the German army in Belgium and
II the Ardennes from its bases.
German general headquarters,
realizing that the divisions on other
sectors were inextricable and that its
forces were demoralized and worn
out averted a catastrophe by agree
mo to the armistica conditions.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09
I'arrain Prices al PostofIlee.

Those folks who are always look
ing for bargains from Uncle Sam
since he took charge Of railroads and
other eve yday necessities, can find a
real one nc the Mena postofiice. POST
master r. S. Allen has announced
that he is prepared to make q special
bargain rate on the 1919 issue Ct
w. S. s. The new stamps bear the
por lrait If Ben Franklin, and the
government is planning to have biz
sale on January II, the date Of the 4
lustrious Americans birthday 70
those who want the new stamps and
start the 1919 collection, Postmaster
Allen has agreed to give Il bargain
price and win sell them at S4.l2 each
until Franklin's birthday.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09
|NENA'S MINERALS
HAVE MANY uses
Compilation of List of Ores to Be
Found in the Local Field Shows
Some Have Important Place in
Industrial Arts.
(By Robert M. Berry,

A statement published in a recent
issue of The Star, calling attention to
the fact that twenty-four different
kinds of minerals were to be found in
the mineral field, is responsible for
the following compilation of the uses
to which the different varieties are
put in the industrial arts.
A Mena man who has taken the
trouble to investigate the matter and
gather from the latest available
sources the uses to which each miner
bal is put, is the author, and informa-
ton he has provided should be of
value to those interested:
First on the list is Aluminium. The
most important ore is bauxite. The
electric furnace is the only successful
method of separation so far discov-
cred. Arkansas furnishes rs per cent
of the American supply, altho, it is
one of the chief constituents of the
earths crust. 1t is used numerously
and increasing steadily due to its
lightness, malleability, ductibility and
tensile strength. It's largest use is in
electrical construction, household
utensils and alleged with other
metals.
Next is Anthony. Our ore is
stibrite color, shiny gray, color light
err than lead sulphide. The foreign
supply is fast being exhausted. Ours
should become valuable. Uses are
for alloys, such as pewter, typemetal
and babbit metal.
Arsenic. Our ore is orpiment, used
to manufacture Paris green, in tan
ming, calico printing, wallpaper print
ing, medicine, pigments, used in
paints.
carbon Also known as graphite,
black lead and plumbago. Used for
lubricating, for crucibles and lead
pencils.
Chromium. Ore is chromite, used
in making chrome steel. There has
not been found sufficient quantity in
this country for our own use. 1t is
imported from New Caledonia and
Rhodesia, duty free. Besides tough
ening steel, it is used IN making
Chrome Bricks for furnace Innings,
as pigment for dying and calico
printing.
Cobalt. Cobalt and Nickel are
nearly always found in combination.
Our Cobalt ore is Asbolite, color
black Of blush black Not much mined
in this country, mostly comes from
Canada and Europe. 1t is used in
making high speed steel and the OK
ide is used for coloring glass and por-
celain.
Cooper. We have in all its vari-
Gus variations and will soon find also
that the quantity is unlimited. Used
in making copper wire, sheet, nails,
electrical construction, vessels, alloys
like brass, bronze, etc. Copper Sui
phate is used in calico printing, cleo
trio gravity batteries. Copper salts
are used for over one hundred other
manufacturing industries.
Gold We find both free and in
combination. The possibilities are
startling to those who know and have
received assays from lately taken
samples. It's uses are familiar to
every one"
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09
CHAFE AT DELAY IN FARLEY.
Allies Must Stem Tide of Chaos in
Germany, Asserts British Press.

London Jan. 5.-The past week has
witnesses a strong and general de-
mand from the most influential Rr;t-
ISM newspapers, regardless of politics.
Tor the prompt meeting of the peace
congress and prompt action to stem
the tide of chaos which is threatening
Germany because of the introduction
OF Bolshevism by way of the border
states. There is a dawning recogni-
tion that if anarchy seizes central Eu-
rope the decisions of the peace con-
gress in deciding boundaries and
levying indemnities can be enforced
only thru military control by the AL
hes, otherwise becoming merely
scraps of paper"
The chief desire Of the British peo-
pie is to have the army demobilized as
quickly as possible. The labor ele-
ments in particular oppose the reten-
ton Of large conscripted army for
the policing of foreign territories
with the possibility of being drawn
INTO conflicts. The Sunday Observer.
under the heading of "a Warning. >
gives prominence to the following:
The Allies are in some danger of
precipitating in Germany what they
should most wish to avoid. They are
perfectly entitled to insist upon tire
disbandment of the army They are
also perfectly entitled to maintain the
full right of blockade. But simultan-
ecufly to empty millions of men into
civilian life and to exclude the raw
materials which alone can give them
employment is the most rapid process
for making Bolshevsts that has been
discovered"
The warning of the Observer is in
line with the growing belief that the
most urgent business now before the
conquering nations is to restore the
conquered nations and ali Of Central
and Southeastern Europe TO status
Of order and normal living or some
thing as near to this as possible.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09
WAR OVER, BUT DEWEY BREW
Err STILL HAS BIG JOB AHEAD
On Active Service With American
Expeditionary Forces,
December Y, l9lS.

ENpeditionary Forces,
December u, 1913
To The Star, Mena, Ark
Dear Editor:--Please change the
address Of my paper from U. S. s.
Roanoke to Naval Base IS, G. Divis-
ion, Or Postmaster, New Yerk, N. Y.
Ny ship has returned to the States
COW, but all raen who have been over
and who were considered xperJs with
mines, have to sweep the string IF
mines that we have planted from
Norway to Scotland SO you can see
that we will be here for some time
yet, and I don't want 70 miss The
Star
I'd like to get back home, but if |
aan worth more to my country and
humanity over here, then ! am Wiling
to stay. Have been over since early
last spring, and helped TO lay every
mine that the navy planted in the
North sea (and it wasn't a small task,
eitherl, and it's lily as large q
sask TO sweep ther
Wishing every enc at iam the
happiest Of Merry Christmas and
New Year We are going to have as
good time as possible, but that
won't be much. AS ever,
Yours in the Navy,
Dewey +. Brewer.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09
Released On own Reeognizaace.

S. A. Cautrall proprietor Of the
Polk County Wagon Yard, who had
been arrested and lodged in jail on a
charge Of obtaining money under
false pretenses, was given his free
dom Tuesday At a hearing before
Justice S. H. Smith, Cantrall ar
ranged to repay the money he had re-
ceived for rental Of The yard, and up
on recommendation Of the Deputy
Prosecuting Attoru w. Prickett.
the case was continued until Febru-
airy !. and the accused man released
upon his own recognizance.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09
Readv for Rusiness.

Mrs. Theresa McClelland, of Okla
homa City, vice president of the Four
States Oil, Gas & Mining Company,
returned to Mena Monday, after
spending the holiday vacation at
home She expects to be kept busy
in the Mena field from now On, look
ing after her mining interests. With
Mrs. McClelland came George H.
Wyatt of Chickasha, who win look
after mining and other interests here
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09

Just then. Mrs. Roberts was enroute
to Pittsburg, Kas., and after receiving
! the message, arranged for her mother
! to stop off there. Mrs. Roberts will
join her husband, who is working in
the Kansas City Southern offices in
Pittsburg.
Gerhard Holley of Kansas City.
representing large broom making
plant. is in Mena. He is interested in
the proposition of Polk county farm
ers to engage in raising broom corn
and will assist the Commercial club
in providing seed.
Mena's population has increased by
two since the advent of the New
Year. A girl WAS born to M. and
Mrs. Elmer Eddy Saturday, and ON
Friday son came to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Sorrells. DR. J.
7. Bogard was in attendance.
The. Rev r. F. Mallon is back from
Ills visit at Detroit and Mena COM
mercial school opened with full at
tendance Monday afternoon. An adj
ditional instructor viii be added to
the teaching force Mr. Mallon and
child viii return from Detroit later.
w. l. Green returned Sunday from
Fort Smith and is at his desk as pres
ident of the Farmers & Merchants
bant again, He reported that his son,
Jesse Green, who underwent en- eper-
alton at the hospital in Fort Smith, is
getting along just as well as could be
expected.
George WEIGH of Heavener, former
Sierra 'ad. was in the city Monday ard
Tuesday to visit his brother, "Checkv
Weleh, and greet old friends. The
young man has only recently re-
turned from service IN England With
Uncle Sans fighting men, and plans
70 join the navy ii the near future.
L. J. Turna9e Of Bogata, Tex, who
recently purchased the Mcmillan
farm west Of Mena, was unloading his
car Monday, and preparing to nlave
Co his new home. with HIr. Turuaga,
came NJ r. Ray. also of Bogata who
has rented the Freeman johnson
place east Of Mena, and win make
that his home.
Jordan Davis, who Ives in the
autheast part Of Polk county, Oh the
hcad Of Saline river, was Ia Men IN
business Tuesday. He IS extensively
engaged IN hag raising, and reports
having about $50 head There YVES
good mast in his vicinity, and SIR
Davis reports having ore hog that
weighed AIS pounds
FRANCE First Choice Home Next.
"When the war was on I thought
Of nothing but going = France. bpt
r8w that it is over e go home
again" is the way Soldier "a Sc Beck
writes from Camp Travis, Tex. There
is note Of regret n the letter he
sends The Star, wherein ne says "As
The boys come back from France II
makes me wish / could have gone
over too The young soldier writes
that he enjoyed Chri smas at San
Antonio and hopes to return home
soon. He is member Of the Sth Bat
TALON at Camp Travis.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09


ing back to Mena overland, Mr.. Har-
rell went to Potter and finished the
trip home on the train.
The Rev. f. +. Harrell of the First
M. e. church, South, was in Texar-
kama Wednesday.
L. B. Patterson and E. NJ Conrad,
Jr., Of Pittsburg, Kas., were regis
tered at the Antlers Wednesday.
Mrs. Matte C. Littleton, now
teaching school near Oden, made a
business trip to Mena this week.
]. A. Hughes. Polk county's assess
or, and Arthur Lawrence, have gone
to Howard county to spend several
days on business.
Sheriff J. A. Thornton left Wednes-
day morning for Blaine, Ok, to close
up business matters connected with
his cotton gin there.
A letter from Jesse Green. now in
the hospital at Fort Smith, received
Wednesday morning, stated that he
WIS getting along well.
0. L. Henderson, Polk county's new
farm demonstrators, and his wife and
children, have found a new home at
the McCutchan house, $40 Tenth
street.
Mrs ". Y. Wise Of Waldron, after
a visit at the home Of J T. Wise out
ont the Dallas road, left Tuesday for
visit at Cove with Nat Allen and
wife.
Carl Pirtle ard Fred Anderson left
Wednesday, afternoon for IN indefi-
mite stay in the far west. They win
visit FIRST at Phoenix, Ariz., and in-
vestigate conditions there.
H. A. Goodrich, superintendent If
construction on the new postoilice
building, left Wednesday afternoon
for Galveston, Tex, en- business con-
nected with the new building.
Sergt Roy Mount reached home on
Wednesday morning from Camp
Travis, Tex, TO spend Today fur
lough with his father. County Treas
urer w. p Mount and family.
Or. J. G. Hilesn. Robert Coaually,
and G. J. Colp composed hunting
oarty that left ". On ssay morning to
spend several days deor bunting in
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09

ward trend Tuesday, the best grade,
of the few bales offered in Men,
bringing 20 cents.
Willis Thompson and j. G. Terrell
were two west end farmers who were
| in Mena on business Wednesday.
Among the Scott county residents
who were in Mena on business Tues
day were Alfred Whisenhunt of Blan.
sett, James Gosnell, Floyd Epperson
George Patterson and Wade Patter.
son of Ritz.
]. W. Barton of Winthrop, accom-
panied by his daughter, Miss Ellie
Barton, came to Mena Sunday to
arrange for the young lady to take
a course in the Mena Commercial
college, which opened Monday.
Mark P. Olney Of the Watkins
Hardware Company, was member Of
the same class in the Scottish Rites,
with John w. Dean, general superin-
tendent of the Missouri Pacific rail-
way, who died at Little Rock Monday.
Herbert Regain and wife were IN
Mena Tuesday getting ready 80 start
overland for their new location at
Cold Springs, near Waldron. They
viii be accompanied by Lieut. X. Ne
vile and wife, who plan later TO go
to Arizona
Mrs. n. r. Regain has returned
from Washington, Ia, where she was
called BY the serious illness Of her
son, the Rev. Robert Reean, who was
suffering from an attack Of influenza.
He was much improved when Mrs.
Regan left for home.
W. II. Roe, one Of the long time
readers Of The Star, decided that the
New Year would not be complete
without his favorite home paper. lie
and his son, Allen, were in from Egg
ger Monday, and among other things,
Mr.. Roe renewed his subscription.
Word received Wednesday from
Fort Smith bs Mrs. Holt was that
Or r r. Holt, who is IN ST. JOIN 8
hospital there, had passed a bad
n 'ght, but was better in the morning.
DIR Holt contracted severe case II
influenza since leaving dena.
County Treasurer w r. Mount, is
doing double duty these days. In i'd
dition to being treasurer, he IS also
acting county clerk, during the Illness
81 Win Alexander. When Mr.. Alex
ander is able to take charge Of The Of
fee again, Mr.. Mount is figuring on
taking a needed vacation
bud Randolph reached ncme IN
Mena Sunday after a stay al the hos.
pital IL Texarl.ama, where he under-
went an operation. He Is greatly
improved and his family and friends
are confident of his complete recovery
to former health.
Just before Mrs. f. C. Roberts left
Mena Tuesday afternoon with her
mother, Mrs. A. NJ. Browning. PLAN
ming to have the latter 30 to Kansas
City, she received word from the lat
ter place that the influenza had
reached her sisters family, and that
Mrs. Browning had better not come
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09
PERSONAL NOTE $

r. c. Rogers, Jr., is the new assist.
ant at Jackson's drug and furniture
store.
+ Miss Winnie Simpson, of Glover
Ok, visited Miss Linnie Lilies in Mena
before returning home.
Col. S. S. Malicoat was a visitor in
Vandervoort Tuesday on business
He viii return tomorrow.
j. B. Morgan loaded out car Of
farming equipment Tuesday, in Mena
for shipment to Hope, where he viii
be located this year.
The Rev. J. Watt Fulton Of Hatton
came up from Hatfield Tuesday
morning and spent the day looking
after business matters
Mrs. Betty Crider and Miss Mar
garst Donohue left Monday afternoon
for Sloan Springs aud Bentonville
to look into a business venture.
J. B. Thomas left Tuesday after
noon for Dallas, Tex, expecting to
spend several weeks with his family
there before returning to Mena.
On Monday Polk county had hard
roads, but the thaw and rain at night
made soft roads for Tuesday and
travel was very light to and from the
city
Shortly after her return from a trip
10 Fort Smith, Mrs John Randall was
taken I'll and could not leave her room
at the Antlers. She was some inn
proved Tuesday.
B. A. Turpin and VIII Holiday Of
Waters reached Mena Tuesday and
spent the day in the city. Mr.. Turpin
brought in three bales Of cotton, but
did not sell on account Of the low
price.
Col. ]. F. Little returned Tuesday
from visit to his home at Rogers
He found four children Of his i'll, but
they were so much improved he de-
Nlueu 70 return ~ NlStt0 dliA tRtA NA~'
his mining interests.
Selma Wood returned Monday from
a business trip to Pittsburg Kas.,
and he says he is glad to be back IN
mena 50 he can get thawed cut. i
was below zero nearly all the time ne
was IN Pittsburg, Mr. Wood reports.
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Mrs. W. T Leach and three chill
dren departed Monday afternoon for
Decatur, ILL.,, their home. They have
been holiday guests of Mrs Leach's
psronts Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ~ Dashielli
in Mena.
Mona politicians we're much IN
terested in the primary held at Little
Rock Monday, which resulted in Ben
d. Brickhouse winning the Demccr9t-
&c nomir alton for mavor over w. F.
Woodruff, by majority of GIT votes
The Rev F. + Harrell Of the First
NJ. e. church, South, who went to
Rocky Mordav to conduct the funeral
services Of the late Herman Steven
son, found the roads next to impassi-
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09
Former Reslde.L 8 Dad.

Tvcus Hart. who forrlerly lived
south Of Mena, died last week ct
Trees. La. Mr.. Hart had resided II
Polk county for about 8 wears, befe-e
moving to Louisiana. The news Il his
death comes to The Star fr0nf Q. =.
Gregg of Vivian, La, who in renewing
his subscription tells Of the passing
of his friend.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09
YANKs STILL NEED LETTERS.

The 7. M. G. A. Urges Relatives to
Continue Writing to Men in Service.
Paris, Jan. 2. Letters from home
were never more needed by American
soldiers and sailors than at present
according to statement issued yes
terday by the headquarters of the Y
NJ. c. A. here. 1t is urged that rela-
tiyes of men in the service continue
writing to them until their return
has been definitely arranged for
This statement was made after If
had been learned that many soldiers
and sailors had received letters say
ing that since the war is over and the
men are soon to return to America
there is no further need to keep on
writing.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09
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ONLY DAUGHTER DIES.
Miss Bessie Muckelrath Passes Away
at Home on Eleventh Street.

Miss Bessie Muckelrath, the only
girl in family of six boys, died at
the home of her parents, Mr., and
Mrs. G. w. Muckelrath, on South
Eleventh street, shortly after five
o'clock New Years Day She was
but Is years of age and death fol-
lowed an extended period of illness.
The Muckelrath family moved to
Mena last May, coming from Wickes.
The remains were taken to the
Frazier undertaking parlors and pre-
pared for shipment to FHickes. The
funeral services were held at Wickes
Thursday afternoon at o'clock, the
Rev. Hornsby Of Hatfield Officiating.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09
Has seer German U.Boat.

Mena friends have received word
from William D. Kelly well known
former Mena youngster, now with
Uncle Sans navy, that recently he
had the pleasure of examining the iil-
terror of one Of the Kaiser's captured
submarines. Young Kelly wrote from
Wales, and says he has been in Eng
land and that nearby portion Of the
world with his ship since November l.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09

Instead Of car Of Ford trucks, as
expected. the Proctor-Smith Motor
Company found only half q car when
urioadine was started en- New Year
dav. The other half car went 70 2
Fort Smith dealer One Of the trucks
received BY the Proctor smith eom-
pany viii 60 to Wickes. The new
trucks are all Fords-
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09

Of the Ponderoea variety that has
just ripened eleven lemons, RANGING
from l to ~ pounds in WEIGHT. One
Of these, and it weighed fully IN
pounds. was left at the Star Office
and probably will be converted into
several lemon pies.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09
Government Honors Roosevelt.

Postmaster r. S. Allen was officials
" directed Tuesday to hoat the post
Office flags at half mast because #
the death Of x-President Roosevelt.
The death of Mr.. Roosevelt saus q
many Mena citizens to express a
word Of praise fer his service to his
country.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09

Marriage licenses were issued
saturday to w. D. Crawford, aged IS,
and Minnie B. Cummings .a9ed 16,
both Of Mena; and to Columbus NJ
Campbell, AGED "a, of Mena, ard Mss
setha Mitchell, aged IS, of Board
camp.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09

L. B. Patterson and E. M. Conrad,
Jr., Of Pittsburg, Kas., were regis
tered at the Antlers Wednesday.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09

Col. S. S. Malicoat was visitor in
Vandervoort Tuesday on business.
He will return tomorrow.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09

Work of unloading the big new
steam turbine and generator, to up
ply electric current for the Commons
wealth Public Service Company. be-
gan Friday. The new machinery
required on entire freight car fer its
transportation.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09

Among the Scott county residents
who were in Mena on business Tues
day were Alfred Whisenhunt of Blan-
sett, James Gosnell, Floyd Epperson,
George Patterson and Wade Patter-
son of Ritz.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-09

Mrs. Matte C. Littleton, now
teaching school near Oden, made a
business trip to Mena this week.