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The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06
 THE ORIGINAL HIGH COST TOWN
In Persian City Sagar Sells for Sl a
 Poun6-Shoes Cost S25. From the New York Sun.

In Persian City Sagar Sells for S1 a
 Poun6--Shoes Cost S25. From the NewfYork Sun.
 Teheran. PersIa-T old town claims the distinction of having in- vented the high cost of living.
 It is alleged that war prices for food prevailed here before Cain killed his brother Abel. Butter that must have been hoarded in somebody's eel lar back in those days of the begin ming of things, is selling here now for SIPS a pound
 Flour, Made in Persia" is selling for $55 barrel, yet some stores, by means of mystic figuring, manage to sell Persian bread for twenty cents a pound. Coal sells at $50 ton, tho it is local product, being transported from mines only fifty or seventy-fve miles away. Donkeys furnish the transport. It is not known what the coal is used for.
 Sugar brings $1 a pound, so taffy pulling parties are not much indulged in. Fairly good coffee may be bought for s1.s0 a pound, and tea for $1.65. Flour from Europe, from which real bread may be made, is held at $160 a barrel, and soap, which is classed as an inexcusable luxury anyway, brings anything the merchant can get, many sales at S1 and more cake being made to foreigners. A fairly good pair of shoes may be had for $25.
 It still is possible to exist pretty cheaply if one has no objection to a constant diet of chicken and eggs. Chickens are produced locally and in great quantities, and almost every city dweller has his own feathered flock, so chickens may be had in the market for eighty cents each, and eggs for sixty-fve cents dozen. Sheep, too, are plentiful and city broke, so mutton may be bought for twenty-five cents a hound
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06
PLANS OUT FOR
 THE NEW DEPOT
Officials of the Kansas City Southern Visit Mena to Look Over the Site for Proposed Station Ordered
 Built by R. R. Commission.

General Supt. o. Cornelison and Division Engineer A. N. Reece, of the Kansas City Southern railroad, came down from Pittsburg, Kas., Sunday afternoon and spent the time between trains Nos. and looking over the sites proposed for Mena's new depot. They had blue prints of the proposed station with them, and under the guidance of Agent Charles Wells, in- spected the different sites on which it is possible to erect the new depot. There are several locations under consideration but it is said that the one most favored is just west of De- Queen street. The railroad company hopes to build the new deport in a place where it is possible to have plenty of platform space without blocking the city's streets. It has been suggested that if the city will vacate the present street crossing at DeQueen street, and permit the plat form to extend across this thorofare, the new station can be located more conveniently to the business district. It is probable a request will be made of the city fathers for such action. No definite time has been set for the be- ginning of work on the new structure, according to information obtained from the visiting officials.
 These steps toward building new depot at Mena are in compliance to the mandatory orders made by the State Railway Commission after a meeting held in Mena about year ago. The city's interests were pre- sented by the Commercial Club.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06

 CO-OPERATTON- SUCCESS.

The DeQueen Bee says, "The straw berry, the cantaloupe and the sweet potato has each established place in the affections of those who love prosperity" and then goes on, in newsy fashion to tell of the prepara- ton for these prosperity crops in De- Queenland. Among other things, a sweet potato curing plant is assured. The Star may be permitted to again suggest that the biggest difference between success and failure in this class of enterprise can all be covered with one word, ''Co-operation. The lack of it Is full answer to the oft propcunded question: @Why do not Polk county folks produce strawber- riss, cantaloupes, etc. for the mar kets!" And we have everything here ready to hand but united effort by our people.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06
ACORN FARM CLUB.

The regular meeting of the Com munity Farm Club, and the pie sup per for the purpose of raising funds for the starving Armenians and oth- CTS of the Near East, were combined into one very successful social affair, Saturday evening, February i.
 The Rev. Mir. Kelly opened with a very patriotic prayer, the club sang America" and a number of school children gave recitations. President U. c. Garland officiated in the chair. Miss Anna c. Woods, the home dem onstration agent, addressed the club and urged that it's membership should include all the ladies and girls and boys in the various canning, cooking, poultry, corn and pig clubs, as active members. The plan for the coming year was mentioned by which she and County Demonstrator c. L. Tender son were ready to assist in every com munity of Polk county.
 Peter McWilliam, secretary of the club, acted as the auctioneer of the pie tables, and the crowd joined in the social feature with a hearty good will, as we'll as appetite.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06
Too Flat for Cake.
From Everybody's Magazine.

From Everybody's Magazine.
 While calling with her mother a Boston child was given piece of lus- cious cake. In ecstacy she exclaimed "Oh, just love chocolate cake. It is awfully nice.n
 "Clarita,v the mother corrected you do not love cake, you like it. Nice is not the proper word in that connection, and 'awfully' is absurd You should have used very good. And oh and just are redundant, and should have been omitted. Now say the sentence correctly"
 Clarita, who was used to such cor 'rections, said meekly, "I like choco. late cake; it is very good"
 She seemed so miserable, however that the hostess came to her rescue with: "What is the matter, dear? You said it quite correctly"
 "Yes, know" the child replied "but it sounded as tho I was talking about bread"
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06
HAs DESTROYED RECoRD.
United States Navy Leads World 1T
 Little Battleships.

The United States navy leads the world in destroyers, built or building.
 This information Rear Admiral Griffin gave the country in his annual report, recording achievements of the past war year.
 Much of the report is technical, but it's substance is story of success in big things. With about 275 de- stroyers building, Admiral Griffin has this to say of the destroyer standing:
 "In ships built and building, the United States has now larger force of destroyers than that of any other navy.
 ''This increase has not been grad ual, but has been attained by giant strides within a year The difficult ties encountered in such unprecedent- ed progress have no parallel in war ship construction anywhere at any time"
 When the last t50 destroyers were ordered, 28-knot speed was contem- plated, but before contracts were let it was decided the speed should be 35 knots. This meant doubling the num- Der of boilers and increasing the amount of forgings. Makers of the latter were far from keen to handle the work, but the tasks were un- undertaken, even tho an unprecedent- ed amount of work already was un- der way.
 Actual expenditures of the bureau for the fiscal year 1917 were esti- mated at $49, 9,536,093, whereas the fis- cal year 1918 expenditures were $2S3,742, ,767. This represented more than three quarters of million dol lars expenditures per day.
 Since the United States became a belligerent, the magnitude of the en- gineering work of the navy, both mechanical and electrical, has been not only in it's actual amount, but in the rapid development of facilities for it's execution-without parellel, for the same period of time, in the history of the worlds greatest na- vies," says Admiral Griffin.
 A birdseye view of the bureaus activities may be obtained from the fact that the navy is operating 570 regular navy vessels, 93 coast guard, lighthouse and kindred ships, 937 con- verted merchant craft, and PAT ves- sells for army and navy transporta- tien. There are under construction at navy yards 376 combatant and auxili- ary vessels and 52 tugs. The navy has about 210 radio stations.
 Admiral Griffin reveals that anti submarine devices were developed during the war. and that radio, tele- graph and telephone apparatus for communication with airplanes have been remarkably developed.
 Touching on oil land development, the report makes this significant comment on the California reserve:
 Development of the naval reserve land has progressed so rapidly in the past few years that unless legislation is passed shortly the entire reserve must be communicated"
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06
CHARGES HOME FOLKS ARE
 SPOILING BOYS FROM FRONT
Russell C. Lowell, of Federal Board for Vocational Education, Sounds
 Warning fo the Nation.


 for Vocational Education, Sounds
 Warning to the Nation.
 Philadelphia, Jan. 31.--"Don't spoil the boys when they come back" was the plea of Russell c. Lowell, of the Federal Board for Vocational Educa- tion, when he spoke here recently.
 Mir. Lowell said he thought that some of those who had been maimed in the war were spoiled for the future by being feted too much and adored as heroes when they reached their own home towns. He cited several cases where young men had practical ly refused to undertake to learn new trades after being unftted by thelr wounds, because, they said, they did not need to work now.
 After a time, Mr. Lowell declared, a man tires of such idleness and false honor, and he either becomes mental ly sick and Respondent or gets quite crooked in his methods and begins preying upon people instead of try ing to earn a living.
 Mir Lowell stated that one of the chief difficulties the federal educa tional system is. encountering, is that of getting hold of the maimed men when they have returned to this coun- try. They filter back to their home districts, and unless properly taught to start life anew are apt to reach mental stage where it is difficult to get them to overcome the real diffi- culties which exist in the reeducation in trades.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06
THAT REMINDS ME

After the potato house, the box and crate factory.
 Why not country club to take over Nit. Mena?
 Let's have a good old-fashioned Cleanup Sanitary Week.
 Going over the top with the Armen- ian relief fund is just as easy"
 Oh, well, the ground will be dry enough for planting after awhile.
 The time for the building of Mena's new passenger station draweth nigh.
 Only little while and the summer visitors, but where the accommoda- tions?
 The sweet potato house is a cer- tainty. Score one more for the Com mercial Club.
 "Out of darkness into" will be a popular song when the White Way is completed.
 Let's create real gladsome smile. stamp on it Made in Mena," and pass it on to the stranger.
 By the way, it is not too early to put on a cleanup campaign in the business alley district. Only few more days like the pres ent and the spring gardens will revive the anti-chieken ordinance.
 Now that Mena will have sweet potato house, Mir. Merchant, tell your farmer customers about it. Chicken owners will please bear in mind the ordinance forbidding your flock from destroying other folks garden.
 The fellow who can't see the value of the White Way should take d heavy sneeze to clear the dust from his brain.
 Judge Fingers good roads, Mayor Smiths better streets and Secretary Eastin's White Way Really, Mena "do move"
 "All things come to him who waits" Now we haven't kicked a word about going to the old postoffice for our mail. D'jou ever notice what big dif. ference little white wash makes in the outbuildings and alley fences Sanitary. too.
 A Polk county Sanitarium placed or Stilwell Heights would be still an- other establishment to the passing tourists of Mena's progressive spirit.
 The merchants of DeQueen street have not only signed for the white way. but will pave that busy street Hats of to this Civic Pride Examplt No. 1. Next.
 I One year ago there were more thar 100 vacant resident properties h Mena. Now the cFy is for .uaors houses for rent, showing the abseIpt. nsed ef a city sdirsetos7o ,ne'szssa
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The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06

A careful, thoughtful business man of Mena--one who brides himself on being servative-dcclares he be- keves that any piece of land that is worth anything, and is located as much as five miles from town will aonble in value the minute a good hard-surfsced road comes within a xile or two. What do you think about.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06

Turn cn the lightsl Nothing IS more conducive to neighborly visit ing after the days duties are done, and that helps make life sweeter and better. Here's to Mena's White Way!
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06
LAx-FOs WITH pEpsIN

Is the name of a Reliable and Perfect Laxative which soon relieves Sick Headacn Dizziness. h. digestion. Stomach Trouble. Gas and Piles caused by Torpid Liver and Constipation. Always use Reliable Laxative in the treatment of Colds, Grip and Influenza
 LAx-F0S WITH pEPSIN i9 Liquid Digestive Tonic Laxative excellent in it's effect on the System, both as tonic and as laxative. IL Is just as good for Children as for Adults Plees ant to take Children like 1t. soc.
 Made and recommended to the public by Ferris Medicine Co, St. Louis, Mo, manufacturers of Grove's Tasteess chill Tonic
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06

Yes, Mena and Polk county are going over the top for the abused and starving peoples of the Near East. That's more than sure. But, oh, how much more would we like to get a whack at the damnable Turks that brought all the trouble.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06

Gradually Arkansas affairs of state are getting down to a more business basis. For instance a primary elec- tion in August instead of in the springtime will allow the candidates and the people considerable time for ether things than politics.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06

Captain Morse says the old idea of a God of Forgiveness is all right in most times, but the conduct of the Germans in the past war demanded a God of Justice. And the things this soldier had related to emphasize the point brought very earnest applause from his. audience.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06

When every business house in Mena has a big White Way light or two in front, the .Silent Window Talk" man won't need a fiashlight or dark lan- tern to get subject matter for his weekly stories.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06

With Mena's White Way, it's beau tiful Janssen Park, it's handsome new postoffice and grounds, why not see to it that every residence yard and busi- ness place-front and back--are kept nea. and sanitary? Why not2
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06

Life insurance policies are bought primarily to protect the widows and orphans of the policy holders, and it is very questionable if the proposal to levy a tax upon them is to the ad- vantage of humanity in general.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06

Little by little the streets and roads are becoming solidified, but be- fore we have forgotten what they have been the real start will have been made on roads that will not liuuefy when 1t rains.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06

When you were on night trip on a railroad and ran into station where the town was blaze of light, what did you think Some live town. isn't it?" That's what's com ing to Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06
IMPOSE DEATH PENALTY.
BoIshevik Officials Who Get Drunk
 Face Such Punishment.

Stockholm, Jan. 30.-A threat to punish inebriety among bolshevik off, ficials of high degree by death is con- tained in a soviet decree printed in late issues of Petrograd newspapers.
 The decree points out that drunk enness among such officials is in- creasing.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06
.rwscn,pTIoN RArEs-IN ADVANCE
Address all communications to
 THE STAR. MENA. ARK.

Many a man has found health in. the climate and water of Polk ecun- ty-and a good many have then gone away and lost it. There's moral,
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06

Don't neglect signals of distress in the kidneys. Backache, nervous disor- ders, pale complexion, dark rings about the eyes, mean kidney trouble. Begin promptly taking Prickly Ash Bitters; it is kidney remedy of the first class. Price $1.25 per Bottle. Gunnels Drug Store and Jackson Drug & Furniture Co.,, Special Agents Adv
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06

A visitor to the office of The Star a farmer-says he and all his fami- iy who were entitled to do so, have signed the petition for the Jefferson Highway, and adds: Never mind the taxes; good roads are worth all they cost and more" And that's a man with the correct vision.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06
A Tonic Laxative

that will remove the bile from the Liver and or disturbing the stomach is truly Perfect Lax
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06

Lost-Near or in Polk Co. Wagon yard, Pocketbook, s2700 in curren- cy, S1 50 in scrip. Reward for return to J. H. Sims, Mena.--Adv. 27-3t 6-1t
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06

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The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06

GASOLINE ENGINES. Something extra good. Inquire at Star office.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06

For Sale Small farm. A bargain.
 See Sorrell. at soutbside Garage Adv. 2e-3t e-1t z
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06

Hiltsbrsnd shs Postssrd Dealer.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06

The Quinine That Dses Not Affect The Head
 ks.nes of Its tonic and laxative effect, LAxA- titE hE0Au QUIhINE fTablets) can be tsken A ths head- EH. GROVES sienaturc on box. S0c.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06

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The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06

Oh, well, the ground will be dry enough for planting after awhile.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06

The time for the building of Mena's new passenger station draweth nigh.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06

Going over the top with the Armen- ian relief fund is 'just as easy"
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06

The merchants of DeQueen street have not only signed for the white way, but will pave that busy street. Hats of to this Civic Pride Example No. i. Next.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-06

Only a little while and the summer visitors, but where the accommoda- tions?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-08-29

year delay the opening of school one
week. For the past several days a
number of painters hav been busy
painting the different school buildings.
This work will be practically finished
by the end of the present week, when
the different janitors will put their
buildings in first class condition for
school.
Text books and other school sup
plies have been received and are ready
for use. Before the hour for opening
arrives everything will be in complete
readiness for work and at the tapping
of the gong school work will begin in
earnest. Our last years interruption,
due to influenza, makes is necessary
for us to take advantage of every OPP
portunity for advancement. No time
will be lost in beginning and every in
ducement will be offered to secure Sc
rious and continued effort on the part
of our pupils. Every child will be ex-
pected to report for work the very
first day, and continue without inter-
ruption throughout the full term.
A new Compulsory Attendance Law
has been enacted and will be enforced
in the future. The enforcement Of
the law is vested in County Attend
ance Officer who works under the SUI
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-08-29
Bulk turnip seed at Klein's.
TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas, Frank Brown and Martha
j. Brown, his wife, by their certain
deed of trust, dated the Goth day of
March, 1912, and recorded in the of
flee of the Recorder of Deeds of St.
Francois County, Missouri, in Book
90 at page 1872, conveyed to the under
signed Trustee the following describ-
ed real estate, lying and being in the
County Of st. Francois, and State of
Missouri, to-wit:
All of the surface rights in and to
that part of the S. W. quarter of
Section No. 10 (Ten) in township No.
SO (Thirty SIX, North Range 5 (Five)
East described as follows:
Beginning at a stone at the north
east corner of a 46.37 acre tract of
land lying south of the Public Road,
and running thence South 11.86 chains
to a stone in the north right-of
line of the Illinois Southern railroad.
thence in a North-westerly direction
with said right-of- line a distance
of 1914 chains to stone in said right
of-way line, thence north 500 chains
to an iron bar set in the Public Road,
thence East along said Public Road
1850 chains to the beginning, contain
ing 1915 Twelve and fifteen-one hun
dreds) Acres.
This decd made subject to the deed
from P. z. Mcdaniel and wife to the
Federal Lead Company, dated March
9Th, 1907 A. D., and recorded in Book
No. 81 at page No. 1877 of the st.
Francois County Deed Record.
Which said conveyance was made in
trust to secure the payment of GER
tain promissory note in said deed of
trust described. and whereas by the
terms of said deed Of trust and note,
said note is past due and remains un-
paid; and whereas the Trustee named
in said deed of trust is absent from
the State; therefore, in conformity
with the provisions of said deed of
trust and at the request of the legal
holder of the said note, /, the under
I signed Trustee. will on
Saturday, September Is, 1919,
between the hours of nine o'clock in
the forenoon and five o'clock in the af-
ternoon of said day at the South front
door of the Court House, in the City of
Pennington, st. Francois County,
Missouri, sell at public auction to the
highest bidder, for cash, the above
described real estate to satisfy said
note and the cost Of executing this
trust.
C. H. ADAMS, Sheriff, Trustee.
Dated August 9th. 1919. Ct
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-08-29


ORDER OF PUBLICATION
In the Circuit Court, November term,
1919.
State of Missouri, County of st. Fran
co.'s, SIS.
Ada Lindsay, Isaiah W. Shaner, Free
man A. Davis, Maud r. Davis, ct al,
Plaintiffs,
George f. Shaner, George Parker,
Hazel A. Thomas and Marion Par
ker, Defendants.
Order of Publication. Action to set
aside will.
Now at this day come the plaintiffs
herein by their attorneys, o. L. Nun
ger ana Eugene C. Edgar, and file
their petition and affidavit, alleging,
among other things, that defendants,
George Parker and Marion Parker,
are not residents Of the State of Mis-
SOUR:
Whereuron, it is ordered by the
Clerk Of this Court, in vacation, that
said defendants be notified by publica-
ton that plaintiffs have commenced
suit against them in this court, the
ODIeGU SIN BeHGfdl nature u WHICH is
to set aside the alleged will Of Irwin
j. Shaner, their uncle, and that unless
said George Parker and Marion Par
ker be and appear at this court, at the
next term thereof, to be begun and
holden at the court house in the city
of Pennington, in said county, ON the
10th day of November, next, and on OF
before the last day of said term, an
swer and plead to the petition in said
cause, the same will be taken as con-
fessed. and judgment will be rendered
accordingly.
And it is further ordered, that
copy hereof be published, according to
law, in the Pennington Times, a news
paper published in said county of St.
Francois for four weeks successfully,
published at least once a week, the
last insertion to be at least 80 days
before the first day of said next No
vember term of this court.
Order made and entered this 26th
day of August, 1919.
A true copy from the record.
Witness my hand and the seal of
the Circuit Court of st. Francois
County, this 26th day Of
(SEAL) August, 1919.
| ]. G. HElFNER, Circuit Clerk.
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