davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-04-27
SCHOOL GIRL DIES
 OF SUICIDAL LEAP
Associated Press Night wirel

OCEANSIDE, N. Y., April 25.- In the quiet of study hour in the school here today, Miss Virginia Sis son, Y, walked to a window anc jumped to the yard, 20 feet below She died few minutes later from { fractured skull
 School authorities said they be. lieved she had suffered a menta breakdown from. taking care of hel four small brothers and sisters 1T the absence of her parents
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-04-27
U. S. WARDEN RESIGNS

LEAVENWORTH, April 25.-A. V. Anderson, warden of the Leaven- worth federal prison, today an nounced he had telegraphed his res ignation to Attorney General Daugh- erty, to take effect June l.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-04-27
Army Budget Bill

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 25. A regular force of 168,OOO enlisted men is provided for in the army ap- propriation bill reported today to the house
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-04-27
FINE COURIER EDITOR
CAssociated Press Night wlrel

WACO, Texas, April 25.-M. M. Scholt, editor of the Cooper Courier, today pleaded guilty to libeling Pat M. Neft, governor of Texas, during the gubernatorial campaign last year, and was fined $500 in the county seat today.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-04-27
NIE[[ FED VI[[ISTIS ON TRIAL
 AGAIN; JURY SLOW SELECT|NF

would return verdict of first de- r-oe murder carrying the penalty of tn by hanginq Several who sad trey world rot bring ir a srch verdict unless Ire state cold -'o trr ~Ilege1 Villi9tas actually fire the fatal shots, were disqualified | te court.
 Prior Jeopardy
 Attorney R. FHamilton of Dem = -0roirted by the court to de- feod the 16 Mexicans, intimated that h might raire the Greetion of prio- ;eorordy whether the men can be tried again on a complaint growing out of the raid for which they have been once convicted.
 He intends to put on no witnesses except the defendants, he said They are expected to plead ignorance of heinz on American soil at the time of the raid and that they were driven by fear of death to carry out the commands of Villa.
 Spectators in the court room com mented on the improved appearance of the prisoners and the contrast they presented 10 their former ap- pearance here in court shortly after their capture. Then they were dirty, haggard and lean.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-04-27
TYPHUS QUARANTINE ON
 MEXICAN CONSULATE
Associated Press Night Wire)

AUSTIN, Texas, April 25.-A case of typhus in the Mexican consulate at Laredo was reported officially to the state health officers today The patient was quarantined and all taken.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-04-27
CALL COURT CALENDAR
1Assnciated Press .Nirht Wirel

PHOENIX, April 25.-Tudge Will liam H. Sawtelle devoted all of to- day in the federal court to hearing the law and motion calendar for the Globe and Prescott division. About AS cases in which motions were pending were argued and more will come up tomorrow. No dates for trials were set.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-04-27
COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK, April 25.-Cotton closed net, 10 points higher to 6 points lower.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-04-27
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Brooklyn, 1; New York, l. Cincinnati, 2; Chicago, 3. St. Louis, 5; Pittsburg, 6. Philadelphia, 7; Boston, 5.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-04-27
AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York, 3; Washington, 4 Boston, 3; Philadelphia, 2. Cleveland, s. Detroit, 3. St. Louis Chicago, rain.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-04-27
Whipple's Place Here

Judge Wells talk supplemented that given before Sunday nights banquet by Mayor Morris Goldwater
 who. though Commander Woodside, delayed in his arrival in Prescott through unforeseen timetable compli- cations, was not present, assured the local veterans of warm and whole hearted welcome for their com mander, who arrived about half an hour later. In this talk, Mayor
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-04-27

(Continued on page three)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-28

Miss, Jan. -. - Sur
= the comforts Of civili-
AIbsrt Parsons. the wild
~ Leaf river bottoms," his
sss.oN wife" whom he says he
.yss = years ago in . bear trap.
4 Iyeer-old baby girl, al Of
- 1ffayed into the village Of
-. saeIaday, like people from an
~ -, today are ~ much .
- 10 authorities - when they
~ III discovered.
- centers in the idendG
r r. sby. Authorities feel GER
!. - she II not the child Of the
...sia. who, although In perfect
,.Eh' show signs Of years Of
.sritiye living and constant bat
& ~ the forces Of naturA The
1n has lost an eye, which she
1ass in rambling statements,
~ rvesstched out by . wildcat"
vhea found. the mans clothes
- II tatters. the woman wore
- scanty remnants Of q one-gar-
- house dress and the baby was
~. They had been driven out
2 Ar home" . shack on . strip
I ma In an isolated section by
- vster. Parson maintains that
r esas the land and tho shack.
fhe trio had lived principally
- roots, wild fruits, and game
Nth they trapped. but there was
mhence Of an effort to farm with
a. id Of a blind horse, which Par
= I'D he had captured"
Although the mans mind 10 said
b he authorities to be more near
i sormal than the woman's, he is
nable to account for the child.
q baby il perfectly healthy.
0lofies have been heard for years
nurding a wild man" In the Sec
~, but usually were discounted.
N man says he II u years old
1t looks older.
Ths three are being cared for at
= county poor house at Ellisville.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-28

holm and Hazel Melody. Negative,
Russell Kempster and Faith Nc
Coonsll- The pablic ID invited.
M. and Mrs. Albert Krants Ore
rejoicing over the arrival q Z baby
girl. born Jan. Is.
Homer Palmer Is in Chicago and
expects to be there for about . week.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-28

Maud Hill. Wilma Sand and Dave
Waddall.
TIE Alphonian literary class Il
He?asane for debate 10 b given
fl9ay Afternoon q CommVnoty
higA school Resolved. Whether OF
not immigration should Be further
restricted. Affirmative, George Ek-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-28
EDCINCTON

Special Correspondence
Mrs. Louis Gould and daughter
nslIs, visited Monday afternoon
vith Mrs. Faye Bopes.
superintendent Washburn from
lock Island visited at North Edg-
hgton school Tuesday.
NJ. and Mrs. Ed Vanderworde
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13

who has had bad luck and failed is to blame for that, but what I mean is if man will try and has fair chance he san raise a living at home, and that is more than can be said of any other country that 1 am familiar with.
 And as to the ticks: l have only seen one tick during my stay, the mos quitoes are not bad, and the negro is missing link. One of my joculal friends informed me that newcomer upon declaring his intentions to be. come a citizen, must be dipped so that he would be immune from the ticks and other varmints.
 took this for huge joke until re- gently one morning l came to Mena street from a side street, and right in the middle of the street stood a big black dipping vat all fired up and ready for business, with enough men standing around to dip one poor soul to their hearts content. Land of Goshen, St. Patrick and the holy snakesI
 Gentle reader, language is made quate. Please draw on your imagina- ton for the conclusion.
 Now, if you see anything in this epistle that betrays a nervous break. down of the writer, please be liberal enough to attribute it to the cause just mentioned, rather than natural mental inbecility.
 Upon arriving in Mena I started my observer to working and it has been cutting up terribly, registering one or two observations weekly. But l will not give many of these observations as I am too recent an arrival, accord ing to tradition, to even prophecy the weather
 However, will offer two by way of suggestion:
 How would a cooperative canner-y owned and controlled by the produc- CTS, look in Mena, where the farmer could bring his product and have it canned on shares or pay for the cans and labor and retain the whole amount? or,
 How about creamery with q check for several dollars to the milk produc- CT each week?
 This would certainly be fine dairy country if people would give more of their attention to that line of produc- tion, as pasturage can be had, and feed raised in unlimited supply.
 As this is my first attempt to inn pose on the publishers of this valuable paper and it's readers, I will turn off the switch, and point this epistle toward the editor.
 1. N. BillingsIea.
 Mpua Ark Oct 5 1Qo1
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13
Polk County We'll Advertised.

Mir and Mrs. W. J. Greer and young grandson, of Twitty, Wheeler county, Tex, arrived in Mena Wednesday, morning to take possession of their new farm home, recently purchased from Rev. J. B. Dyass, south of the city. Mir. Greer has lived in the pan handle country for twenty years, but being native Arkansawyer. desired to come back to the healthful high lands and enjoy life. He said he was attracted to Mena by the numerous letters published in Dallas newspa. per from Texas folks who had found health and happiness here.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13
Mena. Ark. Oct. 5. 1921.
V. ABBOTT WRITES OF TRIP.

To The Star
 It has been about one month now since wife and boarded the passen- ger at Potter, Ark, for the North, and since that time we have travelled by rail something over 1900 miles and have had opportunity to investi- gate conditions in several counties, but will say that for grand and rugged scenery we have seen noth- ing that equals the Ozarks of Arkan- sas as seen from the car windows of the Kansas City Southern, and if those idle mills (of which there are many) could have been in operation the effect would have been still more enchanting. We did not see much on the road to Kansas City that we would prefer to our own home coun- ty, altho the farms appeared to be larger and not so rough as those of Polk county, but did not appear to be producing better. We left the city at p. m. and were out in Illinois at daylight, travelling northeast to- ward Chicago. There are some fine farms thru that country, but they did not quite meet our expectations in stock, buildings, etc. judge we went to about the center of the state, to Davis Junction, H., thence north to Belois, Jamesville, Madison to Portage, all in Wisconsin. After leaving Davis Junction the country began to change and gradually to ful- fill our dreams of farm life. Good buildings, fine horses, hogs and blooded stock appeared on all sides and directions. While the fields of corn were not so tall as corn grown in Arkansas, I was told they were get ting from fifty to seventy-five bushels to the acre, or about sixty-five bush els. Oats a good crop, but little wheat; not much planted. The coun- try south of Madison, Wis, was new to me, never having been thru there before, but what change all over this part of the state in the last thirty years, and even in the past Is years when we saw it last. And upon inquiry as to the cause the answer in all counties is "The dairy indus try" and we can we'll believe it, as the proof is self evident, and l want to say to my former friends in Polk county as well as all others interested in the upbuilding of Arkansas that I firmly believe that if we can get to- gether on this question and organize company we can make a success of the business I haven't learned any thing yet to discourage me in the be- lief that a creamery at Hatfield or Mena could be operated independent ly of the big concerns. I haven't been in a town of over 300 inhabi- tants which has no creamery, and there are many out in the country be- side.
 AItho this wealthy country not all the people are wealthy. 1 find that many are hard pushed to meet obligations, having ventured too far in war times. Many have got too far behind by investing or buying cars, farms, stock, etc, and I don't see how they will ever even manage to stay in the country at all.
 Oh, yes, we expect to be back in Polk county for Christmas.
 V. Abbott.
 Tomak. Wis. Oct. 5. 1921.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13
4 NOISE FROM A RAMBLER
ne Star:

Io Ehe Star:
 Afkansas was discovered by me three or four months ago. and Mena Wn1 located when 1 was unloaded from N6<1 in front of the depot.
 had long wanted to make trip of 1r|oration and discovery into the xu<od by my friends telling me that <14 ticks were large and numerous D0<a big tick sat on the end of each II&10 of the trees, with a handful of ffttG ones ready to throw on the pass o1D-by, and that the mosquitoes car xlQd can openers so that tin suits were o1 ID avail, and that the slew-footed 4nlbos were so numerous that you XGf9 liable to be pushed off the side MI into the mud by a son of Ham at 19x time-all of which 1 pondered &>< till l decided not to believe any !uE 1 heard nor more than half that 1@Y about Arkansas. So loaded @lf, bag and baggage, on train 11t was headed this way and stayed <<k the cushions until was unioaded xI11t-side- -up-with-care in front of the 04p1t at Mena.
 0n taking a squint at the crowd as- sezabled l saw that the faces they wore We're comparatively white (which ia my color with the exception of fketkIes and sunburn), and I judged me Inhabitants of the land to be of tue game species of humanity that in- habit the country from which 1 came. IH1<tfore, 1 took the liberty to make ln4zIries of one standing nearby about x<edlng and roosting place. was pl<49ed to learn that he talked United S<4<es (which is my language), and he zuTQTmed me that such places as l in- NrIfeu for were numerous, which W44 glad to learn, as those two pas uHcs are greatly enjoyed by me.
 fummonsed myself to one of those mztitutions, made my wants known and was accommodated. At the feed 1nE ztation 1 met others of the inhabi- <1<(e of the land, whom 1 found to be xefy eongenial, sociable and easy to ESt Acqualnted with. Soon l was so We{L acquainted with number of them {r1< could swap ideas and chews of
 <to, and, by-the-way, many of <4 chew the same kind of Brown that do, and burn the same kind 4pAcco Tn their pipes that the fel- qo where l came from. On the
 l find the people of Mena and
 county with whom have been as-
 ted to be superior lot of folks <1endliness and in welcoming the x&ngers within their gates.
 had not been here long until va out to diagnose the agricultur- <mptoms of Arkansas, of which a great many, and some of them
 marked, but on looking over the
 of the county saw the farms
 rocky, stumpy and hilly, and did
 ook very promising to the new
 but l had already decided to ||I eileve more than one-half that l
 70 l waited for the evidence. evidence became very convinc-
 the. way of what was found on
 eDie three times day at the feed
 tation, and it has become more < !!- !!z--z74lnsive as harvesting time ad.
 8s, in the visible production o1
 cotton, sweet potatoes, spuds
 nm and other things too numer-
 O mention.
 have concluded that the mar
 arms in this part of Arkansas
 not impeded in any way ane
 raise as much as he and family
 eat, 1t very weak apostle anc 4N starve to death in an ocean of
 milk. I don't mean by this tha,
 nre any such here. or the mar
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13
More Shooting in BeIfast.

Belfast, Oct. 11.-There was re- neWed shooting in Seaford street Xo<< Belfast yesterday, creating a turmoil in the district.
 IHe previous disturbances origin ated fn an attact on nationalists and Sim Feiners engaged in tramway track reconstruction and the work man were replaced by unionists. Yes tex6ny the latter reached Sim Fein locality in the track laying work and (irorous reprisals were taken.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13

Contractor George Monroe, in order
 to hasten the completion of the Mena street pavement, is now working day and night. The work on the all-night |shift started Tuesday night, the work CTS being assisted by extra electric lights strung along the thorofare.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13

Cashier Tom Wilbanks of the Bank of Grannis was in Mena Tuesday to look after numerous matters of busi- ness.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13
PERSONAL NOTES
TODAY'S QUOTATION

National honor is national property of highest value. That sentiment in the mind of every citizen is national strength.-James Madison.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13

Clyde Gatlin left Monday on bus mess trip to Henryetta, Ok.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13

w. B. Thomas of the Bank o1 Wickes was in Mena Tuesday to at tend chancery court.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13

Cashier R. F. Miller of the Bank of 0den and J. D. White, also of Oden, were in Mena Wednesday to look af- ter business matters.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13

MT. and Mrs. B. P. Lichlyter o1 Vandervoort were shopping in Mens Monday.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13
Indulge no Foolish Hopes.

Uublin, Oct. 11.--Eamonn de Val 6r8 Issued proclamation last night H<u the Dali Eirreann dealing with
 12 zondon conference. In it he de- 6|1rcs the only peace which can end HE 6fruggle will be one consistent Uith the nations right and guaran- teeine freedom worthy the suffering 1>duxed to obtain it.
 Ihe Irish delegates who are to m6et the British representatives in London he says, indulge in no foolish hopes and he advises the country not to indulge in them.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13
WARNING ORDER

No. 1011--In the Chancery Court of
 Polk County, Arkansas-W. c. Van
 diver, Plaintiff, vs. Ira vandiver,
 Defendant.
 The Defendant, Ira vandiver, is warned to appear in this court with in thirty days and answer the com plaint of the Plaintiff.
 Witness my hand and the seal of said court this 12th day of October, ls2l. ". l.. PARKER, Clerk. K. J. Stuart, Atty. for Plntff. lst pub Oct IS; 4th, Nov. 8. 1921.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13

Col. Ed Hutson, Hatfield's auction eer, is to be one of the men on the block at the big Poland China hog sale at Spiro, Ok, on October Is.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13

Mir. and Mrs. Fred Fried returned to their home in Heavener Monday.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13

J. D. Molter has started canning sweet potatoes at Mountain View cannery, and was in Mena Wednesday seeking the services of women and girls who wanted work. There is big crop of Sweets" in Polk county this fall, and Mir. Molter expects to can several thousand tins.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13

Conner Tucker, son of ". J. Tucker, who has been working in the big su- gar beet factory at Scott's Bluff, Ia., arrived home unexpectedly Tuesday morning and surprised relatives and friends. He will remain for an ex- tended visit. The young man has
 been in the north more than year.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13

T Il Department of the Interior, U. s. Land Office at Camden, Arkansas, October 8, 1921.
 NOTICE is hereby given that
 DOME HILTON, of Board Camp, Arkansas, who, on November 8, 1917 made homestead entry, No. 07476 for the NWA, Sec tion 5. Township S., Range 29 w., 9th Principal Meridian has filed notice of intention to make final three year Proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before the Circuit Clerk of Polk County, at Mena. Ar kansas, on the 18th day of November, 1921.
 Claimant names as witnesses:
 Dave Parker, Math Parker, T. J. Speer, Tom Riales, all of Board Camp, Arkansas.
 B. NJ. TREBLE, Register. lst pub. Oct. IS; 5th, Nov. 10, 1921.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13

Mir. and Mrs Isaac Saurbaugh and son, Morris, were in Tuesday from their farm near Rocky. They expect to spend the winter here, during which time they propose to sell their farm and, when this is done, move to Kan sas
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13

Dr. w. w. Philpot of Egger was a Mena visitor Tuesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13

Ira Allen of Wickes was Mena vls
 itor Tuesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13

The children of Judge and Mrs. Martin, who have been i'll so long, were reported as showing some slight improvement in condition Tuesday.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13

Mrs. c. A. Proctor, who had been visiting home folks in Mena, left Monday for Los Cruces, N. Mex, to be with MT. Proctor, who is living in the New Mexico town and finding the dry air beneficial to his health.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13

George B. Smith left Monday af- ternoon for Kansas City and from there will go to St. Louis, expecting to be away two weeks or more visit ing his children.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13
N INCONVENIENCE
 ON IRISH PEACE
r4 Account Is Given of Occurrences < Brief Preliminary Session m
 f.opdon--indulge in No Fool X ish Hopes.

4s.aon. Oct. 1.-The conference <t r4nresentatives of the British gov a-nmar,t and the Sim Fein met at Il .,~lork this morning in the cabinet ,.o,, Al No. 10 Downing street, Prime Minister Lloyd Georges official resi- dence After a session which lasted nnfiI l o'clock the conference was adiourned until later in the after noon
 eommunique issued after ad- ,...a<nent merely said that the first noz.ion of the conference on Ire ]andn was held at Il o'clock. 1t gave Az names of those present and an- ro,.nred that the conference was ad- fn,,<xad until 4 o'clock this afternoon.
 qha Irish delegates were cheered t ss fhav drove away from No. 10 Downing street in motor casr, 1ney refnscd to answer questions or news pnoer Correspondents.
 Sing Hymns Outside.
 One of Lloyd Georges secretaries uho feceived the newspaper men just sffe< inc conference opened, smiling 1v said: "You cannot expect any 1;ews for weeks yet"
 When the conference opened, the | 1r;sh delegates, after an exchange of introdpction, took their seats at tne roh;uot table, with their backs to the windows overlooking the horse guards 0ara<le. with the British representa- fives opposite them. Strictly speak inr. nobody presided in the ordinary serse of the word, but Mr. Lloyd Ccorxe was the spokesman at the oufset for the British, and Arthur Griffith, Sim Fein foreign minister, for the Irish.
 1lr. Lloyd Georges opening re- marks were brief, as was the reply of Mf. Griffith, and the conference set f|ed down to work in hand. Irish S5560athizers outside sang hymns during the opening of the conference.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13

James Pegram, Jr., former Mena resident, but now living at White Hall, H.. arrived in Mena Wednesday morn ing to spend several days visiting friends and looking after business matters.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13

Col w. H. Glover left Porto Rico
 yam at the Star office Tuesday which he believes is a record breaker. It
 weighed A pounds and was one of the big ones grown in the auctioneer's garden.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13

A. Brashear of Millsap, Tex, has purchased the Hallie Logan farm of 40 acres one mile south of Board Camp. The deal was handled by the Starr Real Estate Agency.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13

Dr. Parrish of Many, La., is in
 Mena to visit his friend, J. M. Tatum,
 and family, and to get acquainted with the many advantages of the Ar kansas highlands.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13
Big Fall Opening

We nave Just moved into Glham nue and mena street and to friends with home as well as express appreciation for and future patronage making
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Tomak, Wis. Oct. 5, 1921.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-13
Special New Home Sale

nmencng FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, and closing SATURDAY
 TOBER 22. We making prices entire stock Loo SC overthey will interest you.