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The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-13
SOMETHING WORTH WHILE.

On November 20, 1919, the Arkan- sas Gazette will be 100 years old, and it it most fitting that this fine state paper should, on this anniversary, do a great service to Arkansas, as it is proposed to do.
 Already the Gazette has started the preliminary work on special edition in which it proposes, so far as possible, to exploit, by photograph and printed word, the growth, pro- gross and achievements of the state during the century past, as we'll as showing the opportunities that lie be- fore us thru the development of our undeveloped resources. In carrying out this stupendous task, the Gazette win undertake to reach into every sec- tioH of the state, and asks all who love and honor their state and share in it's affairs to assist by furnishing memoranda, photographs and data.
 Secretary Eastin of the Mcna Com mercial Club has been requested to secure, as far as possible, material to properly represent Polk county.
 When this great paper is issued it win put the finishing touches to any desire to laugh at Arkansas.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-13
EGGER ECHOES.

J. c. Anderson traded in Mena on Friday.
 Bro. Kelly preached at Waters sun- day night.
 J. E. Borough made a business trip to Mena Saturday
 G. VI. Wimberly of this place pur- chased a new car last week.
 Bro. Kelly filled his regular ap- pointment here Sunday morning. Mir. and Mrs. R. E. Lee of Waters were in this vicinity Saturday
 H. S. Hoover went to Mena last ceek after supplies for his store. The Rev. Mir. Simpson preached an interesting sermon at this place Sun day night.
 Mir. and Mrs. Henry Dickerson of the Bend, spent Sunday at the home of Dr. Philpot.
 Miss Zona Miller of Clarksville, Tex, is here visiting her sister, Mrs, Albert Philpot.
 Mir. and Mrs. T. J. Barton, J. F Egger, D. H. Lee, all of this place traded in Mena last week.
 Dave Miller and Miss Bertha Heath, both of this place, were mar ried Sunday by Squire H. s. Hoover Fred Norris began Wednesday as carrier of the Bigger mail route, talk ing the place of Ed Harrison. who has bought the Norris farm near Yocana.
 Everybody remember that Satur- day and Sunday is quarterly confer ence here. There will be church Sat urday night. Everybody come.
 Brown Ewes.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-13
POTTER PICKUPs.

School closed at this place Friday. Clyde Porter was a Potter visitor Monday.
 Virgil Earnest was Mena visitor Saturday.
 D. T. Rowe went to Mena .on busi- ness Thursday.
 Herbert Campbell of Rocky went to Hatfield Monday.
 Prof A. s. Daniel went to Mena on business Saturday.
 Ralph Campbell of Hatfield was a Potter visitor Friday.
 Miss Eva Lena Hill returned to Mena Sunday evening.
 Dr. w. C. Vandiver and son, Ralph, were in Potter Tuesday.
 Argus K. Rowe went to. Mena Sat urday and returned Sunday.
 The little daughter of Mir. and Mrs. John Oliver is slowly improving.
 There was a large crowd at the League Sunday night, but we hope to see more next Sunday night.
 Miss Myrtle Cobb returned to her home at Hatfield Sunday. She had been visiting Miss Stella Lowther at Old Potter.
 There will be pie supper and a nice program by the sehoolhouse on Friday night, March 14. Everybody invited to attend.
 Misses Agnes and John Littlepage returned to their home at Hatfield on Saturday. They had been visiting their sister, Mrs. Tut Harris.
 The Little News Girl
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-13
BIG FORK BITS.

T. H. Jones, Steve Bates and son, Homer, went to Mena Tuesday to buy supplies.
 James Abernathy went to Okla homa last week to visit his daughter, Mrs. George Lilies.
 Jerry Lambert recently sold some land over in Montgomery county near Sulphur Springs. The puchaser in- tends to make a pasture of the entire tract.
 There is considerable excitement in the Clagett and Sulphur Springs neighborhood over oil, the details of which we have been unable to get, but leases are being sought by some parties for the purpose of drilling Perhaps, after all. that section where ones early morning slumbers are not so much disturbed by a mill whistle, will become an oil center and many who depend on tilling the soil for support will wake up some morning to find themselves 'naires
 The remains of Uncle Calvin Bates were buried Sunday afternoon in the Goss cemetery after services held by the Revs. Tom Bates, Jerry Newman and McMillan. Deceased was "A years of age and is survived by a wife, Aunt Malinda, as she IS popu- larly known, four brothers and seven children living, all of whom were pres ent except Miss Charles Parliament of Eagletown, Ok. The other chil- dren were Benson Bates of Oklaho- ma City; Elijah Bates and Mrs Ten nie Sullivan of Glover. Ok; Mrs. Mid Putnam of Eagletown, Ok, and Wal ter Bates of Mill Creek.
 The school board of Big Fork spe- cial school district, No. II, held a meeting at the schoolhouse at 2 o'clock Saturday to consider the ap- plication of Miss Bertha Lashley for the coming term, and other matters. Members of the board present were M. B. Fried, president; Walter L. Bates, secretary; Tommie Heath, T. Putnam, Lum Lilies not being present. Miss Lashley's application was con- sidered and accepted. The term will probably open about the second Mon- day in July. The employment of three teachers is being agitated, but this will be left to the vote of the patrons at the annual school cleo tion in May.
 Mountaineer
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-13
TWO-MILE TOUCHES.

Mayme Gist of Hatfield spent the weekend with homefolks.
 Houston Anderson, who has been working at Texarkana, returned home Friday.
 Clarice Beavers spent few days last week at the home of Walter Hicks at Potter.
 George Refs, who has been employ ed in the mines at Pitcher, Ok, came in home Sunday.
 Irma and Loda Nichols are visiting at the home of their sister, near Muse, Ok, this week.
 Bunyan Cummins and family of Muse, Ok, visited Saturday and Sun day at the home of J. E. Nichols. A crowd of young folks met at the home of Albert Gist Saturday night and enjoyed themselves with music and games.
 Ebert Beavers, Henry Daniel, Ros- COG Clawson and Claud Stevens at tended the w. o. w. lodge at Hat field Monday night.
 Silver Bells.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-13
PAYING THE PIPER.

The United States went into the war to win. Thrift Stamps and Lib erty Bonds will settle the bills. The government has done it's part. It now locks to the people of the nation, aI- ways patriotic, to lend--not give the money so that the war bills, so necessary for the destruction of the Germans military machine, may be paid. The government offers an op- portunity for every man and woman to prove that loyalty is as potent to- day as it was when the war was in full blast.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-13
BOARD CAMP CHIPS.

Newman Farley is clearing land. George Harrison is reported very sick.
 Our school closed last Friday, March 2.
 John Riales made a business trip to Mena Monday.
 W. K. Hilton made a business trip to Mena Saturday.
 Farmers are very busy breaking land. and sowing oats.
 Tom Chilean. road overseer, is doing lot of work on the roads. Pauline, the little daughter of Mir. and Mrs. N. o. White, is reported very i'll.
 Hood Cunningham of Mena spent Saturday night and Sunday at the J. B. Hendricks home.
 Miss Grace Little, teaching at Heath Valley, visited with homefolks Saturday night and Sunday.
 School Girl.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-13
PINE GROVE NEWS.

Dat sowing is about completed in this locality.
 Mir. and Mrs. Perry visited at the Will Riley home Sunday, near Ink.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. K Cearley were Sunday guests at the H. L. Rosson home near Ink.
 Mrs. John Wyatt and children, and Miss Monnie Rosson of Ink, spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. J. O. Rosson.
 J. H. Carder returned Tuesday from Leida, Ok, with car of belong ings for himself and Mrs. Anna Hyer. Mrs. Hyer and children have moved to the Walker farm, which they had rented.
 Messrs. Bill and Lee Guffy, broth CTS of Mrs. J. H. Carder, arrived Monday from Wyoming and Putnam county, Mo. She had not seen one of her brothers in 32 years. They re- turned to Mena Friday to start on the home journey.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-13
EUREKA ECHOES.

The farmers of this vicinity are getting ready to plant corn.
 Claude WoifenDarger made busl- ness trip to Mena Thursday.
 John Combs and daughter, Myrtle made business trip to Mena Satur- day.
 There was no church at this place last Sunday on account of the Rev Ed Posey being called to Highland on account of some i'll relatives.
 Among the farmers that were transacting business in Mena Tues day were Uncle Frank Ford, F. P. Southern, Mir. and Mrs. c. L. Posey and Jerry Bennett.
 Alvie Combs, who has been visiting relatives at Potter for the last two weeks, returned home Wednesday, night and left Thursday for Hatfield where he will work thru crop times.
 Dnllin Dimnles
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-13
Notice of sherif's Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given that on the 31st day of March, 1919, between the hours of ten o'clock forenoon and three o'clock afternoon, at the south east entrance or door of the County Courthouse in Mena, Polk County, Ar kansas, l will offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest bidder, the following described lands situate in Polk County, Arkansas, to-wit: The Eh SWA, the Nh NWA SWA and the west thirty acres SWA SEA all in Sec. 3S. T. S., R. 2s W. Terms of sale: on credit of three months, the purchaser to give bond with ap- proved security, and lien to be re- tained on the lands to secure payment of the purchase nn9ney.s Said sale will be made to enfIsfy an execution in my hands whSh issued from the office of the Clerksof the Circuit Court of Polk County, Arkansas, upon the transcript Of Judgment of L. N. Burnett, Justice of the Peace for said County, rendered in favor of Zachary Motor Company and against A. c. Bratcher for the sum of $63.97 debt, interest and ali costs of this case.
 Dated at Mena, Arkansas on this 8th day of March, 1919. F
 J. A. THORNTON, Sheriff.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-13
NUNLEY NEWS.

Pool Wagoner made trip to Mena Saturday.
 Mrs. W. A. Wagoner, who has been on the sick list is slowly improving. MT. and Mrs. T. A. Jones were vis- itors at the Clyde Gatlin home Sun day.
 Quite a crowd attended prayer meeting at the Boyd home Sunday night,
 Mrs. Lula Thacker of Wickes is visiting her parents, Mir. and Mrs. l.. 0. Cooper, this week. Joe Sale attended the funeral of his uncle, fl. ii. Randolph, who was buried at Mena Sunday.
 Farmer
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-13

There seems to be some mighty good grounds for the suspicion that some of the higher-up authorities of this country are passing out lot of sop and clemency to slackers and to men tried and convicted of actual dis loyalty for the sake of cornering the votes of that class-the pro-G German vote, if you will. And to all true Americans it is a very distasteful sit- nation.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-13

M the step taken to build good roads in Polk county, the very biggest thing has been done for the county and it's people It is the beginning of an era of progress that will double tho output from an industrial stand point, will double the population and provide more of the comforts and lux ss<sss that properly belong to the best in civilization. And it is joy to feel that the better day is at hand--will come while most of us can yet be here to enjoy it.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-13

Again the busted hopesl Here we'd been picturing ourselves skim ming over Polk county roads in one of Henry's super jitneys, bought at about the price of good milch COW or mule-and then comes the word that it will be a year before the en- terprise can be organized, and not a syllable about how much longer it Ecsld be before the little little wagons would be made and our turn came to get one! Such is lifei
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-13

Our state senate, contrary to the wishes of the state administration, de- cides, 15 to 12, that the legislature has no power to submit the constitu- ton. It is just as we'll. When anoth- CT such measure is offered the people of Arkansas it might as we'll be pro- vided that they have some chance at it's various features.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-13

postponed on account of bad weather. Mir. Turner is finishiny the house he started some time ago. He has sold his lease on Mountain Fork.
 Hodward Coonrad lafe for OlIlaho- ma last Wednesday,.
 The Rev. N. 0. Hornsby preached at West Valley last Sunday.
 The singing at George Cranes was we'll attended Sunday night.
 Calvin Nichols and family visited at the Harry Ashley home Sunday.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-13
THINK!

Will we, the United States of America, not be greater force, planted over here across the seas, separate and distinct from every and all nations. but entirely de- pendable-a veritable bulwark of safety--as has been proven, than if we should tie ourselves as a state, nation among nations, to be voted up or down, round and round, as a majority of European interests may elect to do?
 Hands off! No chains on Columbial
 L. w. B. Long.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-13
HOLLY HITS.

Literary at Union Grove on Sat urday night.
 Attendance at Holly Sunday school last Sunday was poor Folks should come out and keep it going.
 A large crowd was out Sunday at Union Grove church. The Apostolic preachers failed to come around.
 Fred c. Harris is home from Camp Beauregard, La, He had broad smile on his face when he struck Acorn.
 Misses Edith, Belle and Jennie, and James Brown. from Hicks, Ok. were visiting Union Grove, their former home, last week.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-13
WEST VALLEY ITEMS.

Carel Nichels left for Tulsa, Ok, last Tuesday.
 The candy y-breaking at the Bud Nichols home last Tuesday night was
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-13

No, there's nothing new in the sit- uation over in Germany. The strikes, riots and fights are gong on as usual.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-13
Our lives are albums, written thl

Our lives are albums, written thru With good or i'll. with false or true; And as the blessed angels turn The pages of our years, God grant they read the good with
 smiles, And blot the i'll with tears.
 Whittier.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-13
State of Arkansas, County of Pol

pVdUS VT hThdHsds, OOunLy or FOIk-- ss.
 We, W. W. Townsend, President, and R. B. Board, Cashier of the above named Bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of our knowledge and belief.
 W. W. Townsend, President.
 R. B. Board, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of March, 1919. (Seal) D. M. Townsend,
 Notary Public. My commission expires Jan. 12, 1922. Attest w. w Townsend, G. w. Petty, Mark P. Olney, Directors.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-13
State of Arkansas, County of Polk

State of Arkansas, County of Polk ss.
 We, J. w Hopson, Jr., President, and Walter Nance, Cashier, of the above named Bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of our knowledge and belief.
 J. W. Hopson, Jr,, President.
 Walter Nance, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 18th day of March, 1919. My commission expires June 12, 1920. tSeaD H. M. Frederick,
 Notary Public. Attest: J. F. Hood, John Filming, M. A. Stratton, Clyde Cunningham, Directors.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-13

Total Amount of all
 Classes of Deposits as
 Above Shown $342, ,989.86 Net Deposits (after de-
 ducting amount on which
 more than 4 per cent is
 paid as shown above -. gee, gee 4223 4423 .sa ss4 Reserved for Taxes. . 75781
The Mena weekly star., 1919-03-13
Total Amount
 of All Classes
 Deposits as A

bove shown $253,628.S9 Net Deposits (after deduc- ting amount on which more than 4 per cent is paid as shown above)
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-23
MERE MENTION.

Aaron WIseman was convicted at
Shelby, N. c., last Saturday, for the
murder Of DR.. E. A. Tennessee; OF
Burke county, n. c., at Glen Alpine, on
January 81, 1918, and was sentenced
by Judge Long to be electrocuted on
June 20..-....-Caldwell county, n. c.,
has voted $780, 900 worth Of bonds for
road improvement............---Fors several
months past cloth mills and ware
houses in Philadelphia and vicinity
have been Systematically robbed OF
thousands of dollars worth Of cloth.
Tuesday morning police. officers enter
ed house that wasafnder suspicion and
recovered $4,000 worth Of stolen
goods. Secretary Of War Baker has
approved plans for reducing the in
struction course at West Point military
school to three years..-----.-----About l0,
900 shipworkers at Bristol, on the Del
aware river, went on strike Tuesday
1.-THE steamship George Washing
ton is ct orest, France waiting for the
return trip Of President Wilson TO the
United States.--.-.-....--Four persons were
killed and nineteen injured in Phila-
delphia and vicinity last Sunday In au-
tomobile accidents.......--According to
present plans Of the WIZ department
members Of the army Of occupation
will not all be brought home until next
September.
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

After a long campaign Of discus
sion, principally in the newspapers,
Anderson county on last Thursday de-
cided by a vote Of SAT to 343, to issue
|s1,45O,000 bonds for improving the
public roads of the county. The vote
would have been larger except for the
terms Of an act which involved strict
compliance with the election laws
While the act specifies that the bonds
must be used in the construction OF
permanent roads, 1t is pretty generally
accepted that sand and clay surfaclng
will be regarded as complying with
specifications.
-Gurley, May 81: Last Saturday
afternoon lightning struck the home of
Herbert Anderson in this community,
killing his wife instantly and setting
his home on fire and burning every"
thing in 1t. Mr.. Anderson was not
home at the time, but being a short
distance away saw the house on fire
and ran home as fast as possible,
finding his wife dead on the porch.
Net finding his four children, he was
sure they were in the house burning
up but the oldest, seven years Of age,
tried to extinguish the blaze which
had caught a bed but could not and
took the other three little ones to the
nearest neighbors house, half a mile
away, in torrents Of rain. Mrs. Ander-
son was buried Monday afternoon at
Zoar cemetery.
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The Centenary drive of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church to raise $35,
OOO, 900, opened last Sunday to come to
a close next Sunday after having ex.
tended over a period of eight days. All
reports indicate that the fund will be
far oversubscribed. A Nashville, Ten
nessee, dispatch of Wednesday, gave
the situation as it appeared then, as
follows: Official reports from thirty.
five conferences Of the Methodist
Episcopal church, South, show sub
scriptions for the centenary fund
amounting to $20,622,144. The st.
Louis conference made it's initial
report today, a total of S66l,OO0,
against a quota Of s723,S74 being re-
ported. other late reports made We're
from the Central Texas conference
$1,OO3, 900, West Oklahoma 1906, OOO'
and Missouri $268,724. The largest to-
tails reported include those or tne
Memphis conference, s1,16O,49S; the
North Georgia, $1,250,00O; Virginia,
s1.264.74S; South Carolina, $1,O2S,O0O;
South Georgia, $1,574,433; North Ala
bama, $9S5,OOO, and Tennessee, $685.
600. Director General Beauchamp TO-
day sent out messages to the CONFER
ence and district leaders urging that
churches which have reached their
quotas continue their campaigns ana
obtain the largest possible oVersup-
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sibility Of the renewal Of the war oi
the tremendously destructive scale o

sibility Of the renewal of the war on
the tremendously destructive scale OF
the past four years.
The meaning of the present situation
is that the treaty as submitted Is In
tended to reduce Germany far below
the limits Of international commercial
Importance, not only for the present,
but for many years to come.
It is commonly recognized in Ger
many as we'll as among the Allies,
that Germany cannot we'll help her.
self: that the Allies are in a position
to work their will on the now pros
trate empire and that there Is no pres
ent or future hope for a more faVora-
BILE adjustment Of the situation, except
as the result of possible changes in the
present united front on the part OF Al
lies in their relation to each other.
In the unsettled state of govern
mental affairs in Germany, however
the present government is easily more
or less at sea as to what it should do.
The treaty, to say the least Of 1t, is
anything but popular, and If the gov
ernment should refuse to sign 1t there
will undoubtedly be a lot Of frenzied
hut impotent approval throughout the
empire, while on the other hand II the
government does sign, it may very cas-
ily fall a victim to the prevailing reel-
inc of gloom and discouragement.
It is understood that the business
and industrial element throughout the
empire, as we'll as the Socialistic ele-
ment, is in favor Of peace at any price,
and the Socialists If they were In con-
troll. would sign the treaty at once and
have done with it; but the more con-
seryative government that is now IN
control Is not willing to turn things
over to the Socialists If that can be
avoided.
In case the government does not
sign now, the Allies will renew the wal
by extending their occupation to Ber-
lin and other important cities, and fol-
low this occupation with other steps
and actions which will soon bring the
people to a willingness to sign' and II
that case the present government, un'
less it falls in the meantime, will be
able to accede to the common "isf
without any loss of prestige
But as things stand now 1t must mo-
he understood that the thing Is settled
The present government, although 1t II
insisting to the contrary, may finally
make up its mind to sign the treaty
and let the country start into paying
nenalties without any further temper
izing.
While the people Of the unitee
States generally are hoping for an I'M
mediate settlement of. the whole trou'
BILE. there is more or less question
as to whether the British and Frencii
especially the French, are really 81
much concerned.
At any rate it will be at least anoth
or week before the world will have
definite idea as to what is to be done
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-23
COMMISSIONERS SELECTED.

Messrs. w. T. Beamguard, OF Glover
]. Darby Smith, Of Bethany, and Mar
shall l. Falls. of Kings Creek, are tc
be the commissioners of roads fol
Kings Mountain township.
These gentlemen were selected at
meeting Of the county legislative dele
CATION, consisting of Senator Beam.
guard, Representatives Bradford, Purs'
ley, Hart and Num-, in the courthouse
last Tuesday. The distribution was
made on a basis Of one representative
from the eastern side Of the township
one from the central and the other
from the western side.
These commissioners, provided they
accept appointment, are to have full
discretion and authority in connection
with the administration Of the $4,000
bond issue recently voted by the town
ship. 1t will be theirs to decide upon
what roads are to be improved, what is
to be done to them and they are to
have general oversight of everything
connected with the undertaking until
II has been completed.