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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-26

Cases or Mrs Ed. Sheppard, charged
with criminal abortion, and of Mrs.
o. A. Bailey and Silas Frisco. a form
err student aviator at the naval air
station. charged with conspiracy, will
be set by Judge G. Moreno Jones, July
14th. when the July term of the court
of record convenes.
Gambling cost ten negroes SO or so
days when they pleaded guilty yester-
day before Judge Jones of the court
of record. Arrest of the negroes fol-
lowed a raid by police officers in the
western part of the city.
Pat Eagan, of the 23rd Engineers,
is back from a 10 months period of
duty in France. and is with the San
Carlos hotel
Miss Myrtle Floyd, of the county
home demonstration, has resigned her
office in Escambia and will leave
Saturday for Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Miss F'loyd's successor has not yet
been chosen by the board of county
commissioners.
Frank Stone, Bay Minette lawyer,
| is at the San Carlos.
A determined effort to break UP
the practice OF bicycle stealing is be-
| ing made by Justice of the Peace
Johnson. At a preliminary hearing
before Judge Johnson, Charles john
son, a negro, was bound over to the
county on a $3.50 bond. for the al
l,leged theft of a bicycle from the
home Of Caleb Burgoyne.
William f. Colvin has brought suit
against the city of Pensacola for in
juries which he claims one of his
mules suffered when he was cut by
broken glass on a street pavement.
William Yates, Jr., has returned to
Pensacola after seeing service in
France for several months. He was
in some of the big battles Of the war
and was sufferer from shell shock.
TaImage Majors, arrested for reck-
less driving when his automobile
struck and seriously injured Mrs. Will
liam Kendrick. of 1907 West Jackson
street, was arraigned in the recorders
court yesterday morning and assessed
fine of $50 and costs.
Melville A. Courtney, alleged passer
of worthless checks, has been arrest
ed in Tallahassee and placed in the
Leon county Jail. Courtney is sup
posed to be the man who got away
| with a number of bad checks in
Pensacola recently. He claims to be
an officer in the q. s. army.
| Bill Mayes, the small son of Mrs.
Frank L. Mayes, left yesterday for
Hartford. South Dakota, where he will
spend the summer on a farm with his
| grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Kings
| berry.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-26

Gambling cost ten negroes SO or 81
days when they pleaded guilty yester-
day before Judge Jones of the cour
of record. Arrest of the negroes fol
lowed a raid by police officers in tn,
western part of the city.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-26

The sheriff has appointed Leonard
Shelby as keeper at the county jail,
succeeding Jailer Douglass, who was
appointed few days ago. but re-
signed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-26

Pat Eagan, of the 23rd Engineer
is back from a 10 months period {
duty in France. and is with the Sa
Carlos hotel
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-26

Saunders Fish company offices yes
terday morning.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-26

Miss Myrtle Floyd, of the count.
home demonstration, has resigned he
office in Escambia and will leave
Saturday for Murfreesboro, Tenn
Miss F'loyd's successor has not We
been chosen by the board of count!
commissioners.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-26

Fireman Kelson is acting chief Of
the fire department in the absence of
Chief Riera, who is attending the an
nual convention OF fire chiefs in Kan
sas City.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-26

Plans are being made to hold FREE
movies at Bayview Park every eve
ming during the summer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-26

Sheriff Van PeIt confiscated one
and a half cases of whiskey at the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-26

Bill Mayes, the small son of Mrs
Frank L. Mayes. left yesterday fol
Hartford, South Dakota, where he will
spend the summer on a farm with hi'
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Kings
berry.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-26

Frank Stone, Bay Minette lawyer
is at the San Carlos.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-26

Talmage Majors, arrested for reck-
less driving when his automobile
struck and seriously injured Mrs. Will
liam Kendrick, of 1907 West Jackson
street, was arraigned in the recorders
court yesterday morning and assessed
a fine of $50 and costs.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20
Corporal Taylor Longs for Home.

Corp. Thomas E. Taylor, one of the Polk county lads overseas, writes The Star under date of January g., from Somewhere in France" that he was placed in charge of a squad on No venber |, and was in the drive un- til the signing Of the armistiee on November il. The squad. he says, captured several villages and towns and lost several men. In one town, he writes, they found bread and jam, and had good feast, for their ra- tions had been exhausted, and the roads had been blown up so that the kitchen couldn't keep up with the cona- pany. He adds that on the night of November 10 his automatic rife was struck by shell but no one was in jured The last sentence is longine for the journey across the Atlantic to the homeland
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20
wm Order Ground Limestone.

Secretary Ben Eastin of the Com- niercial Club. has received an en- couraging proposstica from the Lime Products Company of White Cliffs. Ark, offering to furnish ground hlne chalk ia carload lots at sf. B per eon, f. 0. b cars as White GiiAfs Mr. Nastin has ascertained chat tic freight rate from White Cliffs is S cents per hunds=d pcunis ix cxricts,
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20
sweet Petato Matinee at Lyrie.

As an evidence of the interest being taken in the sweet potato industry. Secretary Eastin, of the Commercial Club, is receiving numerous inquiries as to the exact date when the sweet potato free matinee is to De given at the Lyric. These farmers all want to grow the crop and are anxious to learn all possible about doing so, and it is expected the Lyric upon this oc- casion will play to capacity business.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20
Texan Buys Polk County Farm.

S U. Molter was in Mena today to ose the deal for the sale of his 120- ie Iarm to D. J. Rienstra, here from ' .eueriand, Tex The deal was con- ral,ila'ed thru the ]. P. Payne real saee agency, and involves cash ynslaeratIon of s5400. Mr. Rienstra
 s lh aena some two Or three weeks
 v ana at that time began the deal & uae purchase of this farm, which peeter known as the Woltman
 Se He is breeder of Shorthorn
 ' Jersey Cattle, and expects to
 "s some of his stock to Polk coun- * When he comes this fall
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20
Polk County win Win Them Back

D. 4. Daniel, who recently sold his farm and personal property near Potter. came to Mena Tuesday from Hatton. where he and Mrs Daniel are visiting relatives, to look at some farms near Mena. He and Mrs. Dan iel have planned g trip to Nowata, Haskell. Okemah and other Oklahoma points, but the indications now are that the 41 years residence in Polk county has left such an impression upon them that in the end they will come back to locate.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

so that the total cost of the crushed limestone will be s225 per ton In short time after receiving the proposition he had secured sufficient number of orders to assure the or derine of car.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20
None Had Any Sleep.
DELAYED TRAINS IN K. c.
Passengers Held Three Days By Snow
 Played Checkers in Kansas.

Kansas City, Feb. 16.--Trains de- Iayed from two to three days by the heavy snowstorms in the West arrived here yesterday afternoon and last night on the Santa Fe, Rock Island and Union Pacific. Nearly all main lines have been cleared of snow, it is reported.
 One Union Pacific train, due here at 5:15 o'clock the afternoon of Feb ruary 12. arrived here last night. 1t got into Russell, Kas., shortly before 2 o'clock Thursday morning and was held there by the heavy drifts of snow until midnight the following night.
 Shortly after it became evident the train would be delayed in Russell many hours the townspeople held a consultation and decided the Red Cross organization should care for tAe stranded travellers. The basement .of the State Bank of Russell was im- Brovised as restaurant. The Red Cross sent invitations to the passen- gers to come and be fed, "the only fee being a healthy appetite" The trav- elers came, and many of them aided he Red Cross women in the work of booking, serving and washing dishes. The townspeop!e held a dance and a scncert Thursday night in honor of the stranded travellers.
 A checker contest was held in the Russell depot Friday afternoon be- tween the champ" players of the ehair cars and the champs" of the iower and upper and lower berth cars. lhe players from the chair cars de- Heated those who travelled in better style. A match then was played be- tween the chaircar team and a picked group of Russell citizens. The Russell ieam won easily.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20
TRAINS STALLED
 IN KANSAS STORM
n...reers on Union Pacific Feared coaches Would Be Blown Over Lived on Eggs From Express
 Car Russell Red Cross Helps.

salina. Kas., Feb. 16.-The first .~.;n from the Aest since Wednesday .s.e-poon. arrived in Salina yester- aay over the Union Pacific. Among .hs messengers was L. F. Dennis of csl;na He said none of the passen- 0..vs had slept since the train stalled
 tbe snow near Ellis, Thursday, and tor more than forty-eight hours they has nothing to eat but eggs.
 MT. Dennis says the men on the +rsin. including 6 wounded soldier, u--.pped their pajamas about their hs.ds tied themselves together and -lou,ed and crawled thru snow drifts avsy their heads to the nearest town tor food for passengers, The soldier was the gamest man m the bunch of messengers, he said
 Feared Coaches Would Blow Over.
 aOur coach rocked so we were afraid if would blow over," said Mir. Dennis And how we lived thru that synerience, our clothing wet and no tooa to speak of, l surely don't know and # looked like we would perish riObt there. Finally, the snow covered the coaches, burying them completely, and then the cold was not so intense and the coaches did not rock so. Drifts thirty feet deep in Western Kansas. are no marvel now. This storm was the worst in years, much worse than the one at the holidays, and to make the situation worse, we lad sick woman on the train. We 6rally got some eggs out of the ex- press car and they saved all our lives"
 None Had Any Sleep
 Passengers said the coaches were keut warm awhile from the engine and afterwards it became necessary to heat them with stoves. There was no way to wash, there was no sleep and most of the passengers had not combed their hair for thirty-six hours. I've sure were scared for while, ? said one passenger on the train. And it was only natural that we should be Down here you folks don't know what a storm is"
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20
LATE PERSONALS.

Hal L. Norwood. chairman of the Armenian Syrian relief fund drive reports the receipt of 30 cents, repre- senting the widows mite, having been sent in by lady who earned the same bv doing 2 washing.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20
Want Permanent Highway.

asc saurbaugh, in from Freedom.
 nsnlp Monday was looking up the I|s..; |s or getting an improvement ior established for the construc- P 2, permanent highway west < as % nena to the Oklahoma line. He r ene opinion that since siege of < 'oaos this winter, every landown- |sad I mat territory is ready to ss 9n
 " Improvement petition
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20
Train in snowdrift Three Days.

Norfolk, Neb.. Feb. 15.-About fifty passengers, among them half dozen ehlldren, have been sitting in snow soVered train about eight miles north sast of here since Thursday noon Hnen the big blizzard tied up the Alnneapolis & Omaha Railroad be- sEeen here and Sioux City. Farmers. have taken the children from the 'Main to their homes and are feeding Me passengers, who are now threat snea with spending another cold a'gnt due to the exhaustion of fuel.
 A rescue train which left here fol- pwing snow plow at o'clock Fri " morning, is stalled in a 12-foot o,ut west of the passenger train. The .pOw which preceded the passenger nain is stalled two r les west of the naln. Another reseue raia sent from eoux City is stalled four miles east.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

The sale of L. H. Martin at Yocans Thursday exceeded expectations, de spite of the handicap of bad weather Col. s. s. Malicoat cried the sale and defied the high winds that prevailed J. T. Magruder was official clerk. The sales totaled about s1200, which was more than was expected.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

Mrs. J. NJ. Owens came in from the Owens Chapel neighborhood Sunday to spend the day at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. ". Petty, return ing home Monday. Mrs. Owens is still living on the place which she and still living on the place which she and came to Polk county.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

w. H. Pate of Big Fork was in Aena Saturday to get telephones to be added to the line in his neighbor- hood
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

Fred c. Bmbry of the Planters State Bank, spent Monday looking after insurance business in the Big Fork community.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

". H. Riding and son, 0lin, the latter just returned from France, were in from Hartley Wednesday They brought cotton to market. which eold at 231k cents.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

Mir. aad Mrs. w. K. Brown of Chant, Scott county, were in Mena on Wednesday, enroute to Cove, where Mir. Brown will go into the black smith business. Mr Brown and fam fly had twice before lived in Polk county. and each time they moved away Mrs. Browns health failed, SO this time they think they will stay
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

were in from Ink Wednesday to do trading Mir. Brown reported that he had received letter this week from his soldier brother, Fate Brown, an nouncing that he had been returned from overseas and was now in New Jersey, but expected soon to be sent to Camp Pike to be mustered out.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

Lieut.. B. H. King, recently dis charged from service at Camp Fun ston, where he was an instructor in the use of the 37-millimeter gun, is in Mena to visit Mir. and Mrs. ]. r Magr1der and other friends. Before going into service, Lieutenant King was cashier of the First National Bank of Quinton, Ok.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

Fred Fried, home on fur'lough from Camp Beauregard, has been granted an extension of time, per hitting him to be at home until Sat urday.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

Seed Potatoes for Sale Irish Cob
 biers, northern grown. Seebach & O., Mena, HOP Seventh St., Phone 1a9.-Aav. Se-S Stf
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

George Pettitt, former Mena sales man, now living at Fort Smith, was a visitor here Saturday.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

R. I. Anderson. who on January 6, gave up the job as carrier on rural route No. 2, out of Mena, has asked for reinstatement and on Monday went out on the route again. During the last six week J. R. Brogan has been on duty as carrier.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

MT. and Mrs. W. A. Worthington, who are coming to Mena soon from Cove, have rented the W. W. Town send residence on Stilwell Heights.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

W. ]. Wilson and C. l.. and Marion I.unsford were among those from the Ink community in Mena Wednesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

overseas, when the war came to close
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

". c. Patterson and Mfr and Mrs. Waiter Jones were nn from Potter on N WedneSdav to trade, making the tfip in the yones auto z E.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

Mrs. l. G. Harris accompanied Mir Harris to Mena Friday evening to at tend a committee meeting of the Teachers Association at the court house
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

B. Brown and two children and Mrs. Maggie Martin, sister ef Mr Brown,
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

Mir. and Mrs. T. A. Winton came from Page Tuesday afternoon, MT. Winton coming to attend the ". O. W. meeting and Mrs Winton to do some shopping. They were accompa- nied by Ariey Walker. Joe MatiocIs, .Tnp WaIlrup. r. and Bill Maggard and James Thompson, the four last named havinu come bo unite with the Wood men af the World
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

- Ehat Dses Esf AfEecs Tks Hesd fE BR<alwH lwH s9zte and Isxxfsvs efzecf, LAxA- snyone ~ 4lJINfNE Tsbietsl san ks tzksn [the ksss Ar< .. ssgssze ntre5neness or rlsstina ~s"*ssfSjvES 5 si1natarc on bon. Dc
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

J. K. Edwards and brother, Bev, and Llge Gillham, were in from Big Fork Monday to take out several loads of goods for Edwards & Aber- nathy store.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

Watch out for the Moiter- 9re<nsr sale cn March { MeWiliiai1a. Auctlor- ser r-=~Adv 4-1t 4A-It.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

Miss Beulah Neal, on last Friday, closed her work as teacher in the Oliver Chapel school, this making the fourth consecutive term she has taught this school, and the chances are good that she will go back for the summer term also.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20
PERSONAL NOTES

a. Nj. Walker of Potter was in Mena on business Saturday.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

J H. McMillan is closing deal to- day for the purchase of the residence at the corner of Magnolia avenue and Reine street, the purchase being made from E. B. Wallace of the Eureka Music Company.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

W. T. Myers from near Hatfield, breeder of Holstein cattle and Poland China hogs, was among the farmers in Mena Saturday. Mir. Myers has named his home the Mountain Fork Stock Farm.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

J. A. Hughes is at Vandervoort this week looking after the unloading and delivering of carload of fertilizer which had been shipped to that point by J. c. Lawrence. Last week he was at Wickes on the same mission.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

Mir. and Mrs. ]. C. Allen of Cove were m Mena Tuesday to do shopping and look after other business matters. They were accompanied from Hatfield by W, H. Terry.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

Lieut.. Little Riding, with the air service in France. in recent letter to hornefoIks, wrote that just as he way at the point of authorization, ready to start on the home trip. he was notified that he had been placed on commission to appraise the dam age done by the Huns in France and Belgium. 90 that now he does not know when he will be returned to the Sfates
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

Mrs. Clusta Clements, after spend ing two weeks with her aunt, Mrs. l.. P. Purvis, and other relatives at Board Camp, returned to her horne in Shreveport the latter part of fast week.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

The Misses Ona and Ethel Tender son, daughters of Mir. and Mrs. Henry Anderson, living at Oak Grove, two miles north of Mena, were in town on Monday, visiting Miss Ollie Chamblin. They were interested participants in a pie supper Saturday night, by which Oak Grove contributed s2050 to the Syrian relief fund.
 
 F. J. Greiner. of Golden Rule Farm made another shipr .-ut of purebred O. I. c. pigs Februs Y l2 10 states, the animals going to Alabama. Texas Ransas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, two shipments being made to points in this last named state. MT Greiner re- gently received an inquiry regarding his pigs from British Honduras, Cen traI America.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

D. E. Rodgers and Walter Slay of Stapp, Ok, were in Mena on Sunday. They were accompanied on the home trip by Mrs. D. k. Rodgers and baby, who had been in Mena since Wednes- day of last week.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

P. D. Mays, in from Board Camp Saturday, arranged to have The Star sent to his son, Roy c. Mays, mem Der of Company E, 112 Infantry, with the American Expeditionary Forces in France.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20


 ]. D. Moiter, who. on Tuesday closed deal for the sale of his farm northeast of Mena, does not intend to leave Polk county, but instead, is on a deal for the purchase of the II. + Randolph farm on the Bethesda Springs road. known as the branch experiment station
 Corn Harvey Fry of 0den was in Mena Tuesday while on the way to Henr; ;etta. Ok. and other points m Oklahoma. to visit relatives. Soldier Frv was in the -' Heal Corps, and had been stationed at Fort Ogei- thorpe Ga, and was mustered out of service about week ago.
 T N. Hontgonery has been advised thaf hia soldier son. V s. Montenni- cry. reached Cann Pike last Tuesday an dexparted to be discharged soon. vaun9 Montronaerv volunteered for service at Little Rock last May. and vas assigned to the Medical Corps. He had reached Liverpool in the trip
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

w. A. Christopher of Stapp, Ok. spent Monday with Mena friends.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

". 4. Long of Wiekes was in Mena Monday to look after the leasing of his residence property He had heard that he was without tenant, but se- cured new one in short time after coming to Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

Mir. and Mrs. Thos L. York left on Monday for their home in Chanute, Kas., after having spent three weeks visiting Mena relatives. Mir York Is a brother of M. V. York, and the two had not seen eah other for forty seven years until the visit of this year
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

Mir. and Mrs. N. R, 0neal returned Thursday from visit at Fort Smith.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

Mrs. h. E. Holt and son returnea to Mena Thursday afternoon from vis- it at Fort Smith.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

Miss Lula Jackson began work on Monday as bsoikeeper and steno- erapher for ]. B. Goss.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

Mir. and Mrs. c. c. Bishop, who had been in Mena for about two months, will leave Wednesday for Mister, Ok, where Mir. Bishop will farm. They shipped out their household goods on Tuesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1919-02-20

Mrs. ". c. B. Allen of Acorn was in Mena Monday on shopping trip She reported that Mir Allen had re- eently been called to Shreveport to look after oil interests which are re- viving since the close of the war. He will likely be away most of the spring and summer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-07-08

the well rounded form which is usually
accompanied by the bloom of health and
ettractiveness.
That millions of people are conscious
Of this handicap is evident from the con-
unued appearance in newspapers and
various remedies in food or medicine or
exercises, either Of which might or might
not be appropriate for a given case.
Authorities, however, agree that healthy
nerve tissue is absolutely essential to
strong, robust body and mind. Weak
different symptoms, more Immediately and
generally result in lack of energy, sleep
lessness, irritability, depression, etc,
which conditions gradually consume the
healthy flesh, leaving ugly hollows, a fiat
legs.
Our bodies need more phosphate than
most of them are able to extract from
the foods we eat nowadays, and many
opinions affirm that there is nothing
which may be taken into the human
system that so effectively supplies this
known as bitro-phOsphate and sold by
good druggists everywhere.
The essential phosphoric food elements
In bitTo-phosphate assimilated by the
nerve. cells should soon produce a pleas
ing change In nerve energy and hence
increased vitality and strength. With the
burdens Of nervousness, sleeplessness,
lack of energy, etc. lifted, normal weight
with its attractive fullness and rudy
glow of health replaces the former picture
of skin and bones.
CAUTION: - Although Bitro- PhOsphate
is unexcelled for the relief OF nervousness
and attendant disorders, owing to SITS ten
dency to increase weight. one should
watch the scales while taking 1t unless
II Is the desire to put on flesh.