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Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-26
WIFE DIES AS MAN FIXES CAR

JEROME June 22-Nrs. Harry
Eckert died OF hear; failure this morn
ing while out with her husband on a
motor trip on the Groom Creek road.
She was driving the machine when
something went wrong with the car
buretor. Her husband got out to ad.
jus: il and on returning TO his seat in
the car found his wife hanging over the
steering wheel. Mr.. Eckert brought the
body into Prescott Immediately and
upon examination by DR.. L. ". Oliver
as heart failure.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-26
ARE IN FAIR SHAPE

PEARCE, June 2o-Ike Deadman,
manager of the Chiracahua Cattle
company, was in the city Saturday
from the headquarters ranch at West
Wells While here he stated that so
far this spring the company had lost
very few cattle. At the present time.
he said, cattle are improving and are
iattening up on the mesquite blooms
and if the usual rains fall in July that
the company would get through in
good shape The recent rains filled
up some OF the water holes in the hills
and made il much easier for the cattle
TO get water while feeding in the hills
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-26

all topics of the day having mining
Though ne United States has at pres
m 1890. 000. 900 pounds ~ copper on
land. il Las no marke, available. he
stat
The mining in,eres, is very d.
l'ossed." he said. There never was
tune n the history Of the United
States Before when the industry v:.s
at sa.h a low ebb. Copper is the
NAN ..eni. All the mires in the coGn-
t. M. cne or two have c'osed down.
There is no market available for the
copper
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-26
pEScOTT TO GET
$4,000 FOR ENLARGiNG
WhIPPlE BARRACKS

WASHINGTON, June 2o.-Approval
of seven hospital projects, involving
an expenditure of 100000 as recon.
mended by the board OF consultants on
disqualification for the treatment Of
former soldiers was announced today
by Secretary Mellon.
The recommendations include pro-
vision for the expenditure OF $3.50, 200
at the United States public heath SER
vice hospital, No. So, Fort Bayard.
New Mexico. for the construction Of .
permanent hospital unit of $50 beds
and the improvement OF existing IA
cilities
At Whipple Barracks. Prescott. Ariz
expenditure o: 100000 was approved
for eniarging the present hospital by
400 beds for tuberculosis patients.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-26
PHOENIX AND YUMA TO
NEED 5000 PIckERs SOON

Idle men in Cochise county who re.
ally want to work can secure employ.
ment as cotton pickers in the Salt
River valley and Yuma during August
according to P. r. Mines immigration
inspector for the state. Are govern.
ment's estimate Of the crop yield for
this year is between $1,000 and 10000
bales. Mines states. To handle this
crop it will require the services OF ap.
Fortunately 10000 men. half of whom
already are in the cotton districts
The remainder Of the men needed will
he obtained from other sections Of the
state. IL possible, Malnes says. Unless
Americans respond to the call the Ia
Dor department would be compelled
to get the pickers from Mexico as in
former years. he added.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-26
STANLEY BITTEN
BY A MAD CAT


BOWIE. June 20.-Mr. Stanley, who
lives at the Wheeler ranch north OF
Bowie, reported 10 authorities in
Bowie recently that a cat had bitten
him on the hand and that it acted as
if it had hydroprobia Ben Kratzberg
went out and killed the cat and Health
Officer Charles NJ Lewis sent the
head away TO find out il il was infect
ed with rabies. Early this week a
report that the cats head showed ny
drophobia was received The Bowie
chapter OF the Red Cross immediteiy
took action and sent Mr.. Stanley TO
Bisbee. hoping that his case would be
attended TO by the proper authorities.
Several mad dogs have been killed
in the county recently, and two boys
at Douglas have recently been bitten
by mad dogs. symptoms OF rabies
seldom occur under IA days from the
time Of the bite and there is plenty Of
time for those bitten to receive treat
ment
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-26
SUIT AGAINST INDUSTRIAL
COMMISSION WILL BE ARGUED
IN SUPREME COURT TO-DAY

PHOENlX. June 20.-The suit of j.
L. Crisman OF Phoenix, against the
tate industrial commission. state
treasurer and state auditor in which
Crisman is seeking TO have the law
creating 'nc industrial commission de-
clared unconstitutional. will be argued
in the state supreme court Friday
morning, il was announced today.
Crisman filed his suit shortly after
the members OF the commission were
appointed by the governor. The Mari
copa county superior court held the
act unconstitutional and issued an in
junction restraining the commission
from exercising any Of the powers
given it by the act and ordering the
treasurer and auditor not 10 permit
the commissioners to speend any Of
the states money.
The state appealed the case to the
supreme court.
Cr;sman's attorneys filed their brief
in the supreme court today. in their
brief they argued that the alleged OBJ
jectionable features OF the act Great
ing the present commission were no
different from those in the act of 1912,
which was held unconstitutional by
the supreme court in the case Of
Cjack vs.. The Consolidated Arizona
company.
The state commended in its brief that
economic and industrial conditions de-
nnanded compensation act. The at
torneys for the appellee answered this
by declaring that this was a question
o. policy and wisdom which should be
decided by the voters Of the state as
the Notwithstanding body.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-26
ANOTHER GOOD SILVER
AND LEAD ORE BODY
is OPENED IN DRAGONS

BISBEE June 20-Floyd Rash and
Joe Mathews Of this city, are working
on the Joe Bignon property in the
Dragon mountains. which joins the
Old Golden Rule property, about 10
miles from Pearce and about two
miles from the main line Of the
Southern Pacific railroad.
They have during the past week
opened up large body OF high grade
silver and lead ore in the face OF a
tunnel and already have taken out
two ears Of ore that will average more
than $40 to the ton. They are work
ing on the property under z bond and
lease.
The ore was encountered soon after
they had started work in an old DRIFT
that had been run by Joe Bignon. on
which he had worked from time TO
time for several years hoping TO en-
counter the ledge that had cropped
out on the surface The first round
of shots that the Bisbee men put in
began to show the presence of the ore
body and after two days they had the
entire face Of the drift in ore.
From present appearances the mine
promises to open up into one of the
richest that has been developed in
that section for number Of years.
Joe Dickstein of this city is also
interested in the property with Joe
Bignon Of Pearce
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-26
CARRACIEN IN AGAIN:
MAKES BOND AND NOW
is AWAITING TRIAL


BISBEE. June 20.-James Carragien
owner Of the Central and Eagle thea
tiers. waived preliminary hearing yes
terday in the justice court at Lowell
on charge OF giving a worthless
check for 500 TO the American Rail.
way Express company, and was bound
over for trial to the superior court.
under $1,000 bond. Carragien secured
the bond and was released.
According to Ala. q. English. who
has been retained as attorney for the
express company. a young employee Of
the express company allowed Cara
glen to take films that were express.
ed to him collect, without paying for
them. until he owes the company sew.
ersi hundred dollars.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-26
TO INVESTIGATE
WATER CONTESTS

FHOENIX, June CIV s. Norviel,
stale water commissioner, viii leave
today for the northern part of the
state. where ne will make an investi.
CATION of contested claims TO water in
various sections His first stopping
place will be at Kirkland Creek, and
after the investigation of claims
there the commissioner viii, go over
the water system at Douey Park,
near Flagstaff.
4 conference viii, be held at Win
slow Sunday between Governor Thos
E Campbell. r. C. Rice. district engi-
neer of the geological survey, Mr..
Norviel and representative citizens
relative TO the Winslow project on the
Little Colorado
Later in the week on June 20 Mr.
Norviel will hear contests OF water
rights of the Little Colorado and on
June p similar hearing will be held
at 81 Johns Mr.. NOrviel will be
accompanied on the trip By H. F.
Turner. photographic engineer with
the office of the water comm issioner
OF the state.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-26
LOWER RATES TO DOUGLAS
FROM S. r. MAY BE Hal

DOUGLAS. June 2o.-The Southern
Arizona Traffic association has re-
ceived word tina, Examiner II. {.
Keene, in his proposed decision TO the
interstate commerce commission. -s-
ported fsvorably for the local organi-
cation on the request for lower trei II
rates from san Francisco and north
western points on several commo
ties. Examiner Keene's report will be
submitted TO the commission, which
viii accept or reject 1t as 1t sees fl.
In all probability the railroads will
file briefs before the commission
which will entail another long wait
before the matter is definitely dec; ie;l
Examiner keene's decision is con.
sidered OF such importance that the
weely news bulletin Of the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States le-
voted comfortable space TO IL. This is
the second victory of significant iEi-
portance which the Southern Arizona
Traffic association has won within the
last few months. II sustained by the
commission. the price of fruit. lumber
and mining timhers will be lowered
appreciably.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-26
WIRE co.'s VALUE IN
STATE is s3,s5s.2.e

PHOENIN. June 20.-Valuation OF
S3.95S.219 has been placed upon the
telephone and telegraph companies of
this state, according 10 statement
prepared by the state tax commission.
The amount is ssl4.si more than fixed
by the commission for taxation pur-
poses a year ago.
Maricopa county with approximate
ly 10000 wire miles. is given the high.
est valuation. the amount placed on
the Mountain States Telegraph and
Telephone company being sI.lli.s64,
and the Western Union sIls.737.3S, o.
total of s1.233.6o1.3s.
OF the total number OF wire miles
in the state 5s..S...s, the Mountain
States owns 44,56s. its valuation be-
ing fixed at s2,S2s.5I2.
By counties. the number OF miles
and the valuations are as follows:
Apache county. s537l miles, $751;
S1.56: Cochise, l0.1SSl4 miles, $685.
1912; Coconino. o.S5s.23 miles. s2l7.-
1851; ella. 1864 miles, $s9,S7s.66 !:
Graham, 1913 miles, s53.41o; Green,
lee. ss0.s2 miles. s5e.254.s0; Maricopa,
1s.s95.42 miles, 1925. eoI.3s; Mohave,
2,5s5A miles. s210.s0o.7l: Navajo,
1.334.20 miles. s107,57755; Pima, g..
1867 miles. s4s3.oss.s6: Pinal, 2.
633.0s miles, $19s,7S451: Santa Cruz,
1.457.13 miles. ss3,545.04; Yavapsi
4.557.3s miles. s332,7O6s0: Yuma
county. 2,722ss miles, s1s7,4s5.12.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-26
SENATOR CLARK SAYS
COPPER At LOWEST Ess NOW

Great quantities of copper will be
needed throughout Europe to rehabiii
tate the nations, but 1T present thera
has never been a time in history when
the mining industry was at such q
lew etb, according to w. A. Clark for
mer i3emocratic United States enna'
tor. banker. mine owner and reeog
nized empire builder Of Montana, in
sn interview published in the Los An
gels Times.
Senator Clark. according TO the Cal
ffornia paper spoke enthusiastically OF
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-26
CONTRIBUTES
TO WAE MON u&ENT FOR
SAL -SSf BATTALION

PHOENIX. June 2l-Ernest Hall,
secretary G. s.ate today announced
tina: tomor:o~ ne would forward 10
Utat a checa 20, $500 as Ari-ona's
contribution 70 I. rand fOr erecting a
Ipouaroen. 1T SAT- IAst CITY N the
memory Of the Mormon battalion The
fifth bri2opa Legislature author ICED
:ne sending q the Sitl
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-26
CENTRAL BANK TO REOPEN
FOR BUSINESS SOON, SAWS
BANK SUPERINTENDENT

PHOENIX. June 2e.-The Central
bank OF Phoenix is going &c resume
business.
This was the announcement made
yesterday by Charles W. Fairfield
state superintendent Of banks, who
declared that unless something unfor.
seen developed, the financial institu'
ton which failed to open its doors on
March 81 would resume business pos
sibly on Monday morning.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-26
GRAND JURY TO PROBE
e,sseE ROBBERY

TUCSON, June 20.-The case Of
Lon r. Bailey, former Bisbee post.
master. and Matt Keaton, his alleged
accomplice in the robbery Of the Bis
bee postmaster on the night Of April!
3, will be taken before the Phoenis
grand jury today, it was stated by As
sistant District Attorney John H.
Martin yesterday.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-26
W ARMS AGAINST
pUNcTUREp VINE

WASHINGTON, June co Moto-i-
lists, beware the tribalns terrestris.
Government weed sharps today issued
such warning against the ''punctured
vine OF the West and Southwest, an
undesirable immigrant from Southern
Europe which probably slowed away
in the fleece Of sheep to reach this
country. California man, the re-
port aid, reported seventy punct0reds
in one tire com n tied by the weed.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-26
NEW BUREAU AT WORK

PHOENIX, June 10. : The first
weeks receipts Of the newly created
state real estate department amount
ed to $967.50 it was announced today
The department turned over this sum
to State Treasurer Raymond E:arhar:
today. The money was received &c
fees for licenses issued to real estate
brokers and statesmen, all OF whom
must secure licenses under the law
which became effective June 3.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-26

Mesa-Summer school session ~
Mesa high school assured.
Tombstone epitaph., 1921-06-26

Prescott-New Townsite project 10
launched by williamson Valley Farms
Company.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-15
LET'S GOl

For forty years the writer has lis- tened to the calamity bowler; the man who is always seeing the country going to the dogs, until 1t rankles deep down in our soil.
 As I write, I am wondering if this grief laden, poison spreading, anarch- istic, pessimistic, calamity howler will be permitted to enter Heaven or Hell and disturb our final rest in the here after.
 If everyone who reads these lines will appoint himself or herself a committee of one to search for the bright side of life and stop or dis courage the spreading of political rot and moral poison we will get back to normal a lot soon than can other wise be accomplished. Look around you and you will see someone so much worse off than you are, that you will be ashamed to complain.
 We are going thru reconstruction of, not only financial conditions, but normal conditions as well; we are willing to admit that there was lot of spend-thrifts created during the period of the World War, but we also created lot of millionaires and there has been transported from the four quarters of the globe the bulk i of the gold, to Americas shores.-- Exchange.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-15
DISARM THE CHEMISTS. BUT
 HOW?

When small boy first goes to school he learns his A B and C's.
 That is exactly what the great world statesmen are doing in Wash ington-they are discussing the mere A B and C's of warfare, discussing what amounts to the simple elemen- taries of annihilation of life. The real question is:
 CAN THE WORLD DISARM ITS CHEMISTS? HOW?
 The recent general war was ter TOT as to the number of men it killed. But poison gas was then in its in- fancy even if Sl per cent of the American deaths were due to it.
 Just think this over: The greatest advance in the science of killing hu- man beings has been made since 1918
 since the year of the arnistice. And the gases invented by us Americans are the most deadly of all For ex- ample, single drop of poison devel- oped by American chemists will kill on touch. Imagine spraying an army with it from an airplane.
 General Fries, chief of our chemical war service, says that American mus tard gas is about the least deadly of the gases that our airplanes can use extensively. Yet, declares Fries, three minutes after his airplanes have commenced to drop mustard gas on a town. the whole city will be screaming with pain and terror. Those not blinded are burned. No one could enter the city once the fumes are dis charged from the bombs. Fires would start, nobody would be able to quench them, and the city and most of it's in- habitants would be destroyed in a few hours.
 Disarm chemistrvl But how2
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-15
MEETING As "JUsT FoLKs.'

There was a Community Club meet ing at Acorn Wednesday night, and 4he large school room was filled with the men, women, boys and girls of that progressive community. And, on special invitation, a number ot Mena folks, including business men, were present, and took part in the meeting.
 A feature of the meeting was moving picture exhibition, directed by Peter McWilliam and F. F. Montier, and if this novelty helped to attract the crowd, so much better for the crowd and the community.
 As perhaps often happens in such cases, in the meeting proper, after the entertainment, the town folks did most of the talking, and doubtless each spoke the things that were clos est to heart and mind, and, no matter how fruitless the effort, wished to say something that would be helpful and encouraging. It is not for those vis- itors to say whether the effort was successful or not in this instance.
 But such gatherings are helpful, and there should be more of them many more. If this were done the restraint that is on both sides quick 1y would be dissipated. And the re- intionship would quickly become that of "just folks"--the only right basis, and the only basis worth while.
 The Star knows that at all such meetings. and many are held in Polk reunty, the town folks are more than welcome. Those who live in the country would be only too glad to welcome their city friends, provided, of course, that the latter came in the right spirit. But this spirit must be founded upon goodfellowship more than upon the idea that the town folks are smarter than their country brothers and sisters; first, because such idea is bad manners, and second, because it is not true. It is merely that the town man, by association and training, may know more about cer- tain business matters than the farm CT, but it is just as certain that the farmer can make monkey" out of the average town man when it comes to knowing lot of useful and vital things about farming and country life.
 These meetings of neighbors in the school houses of the rural districts are among the best things that can happen to bring about better eondi- tions thru association and exchange of thought. May they grow in mag nitnde and multiply in number.
 And here's hoping that the tows folks may frequently be favored by invitations to be present, and as fre- quently accept the invitation.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-15
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK. .

In the regular place in this issue will be found the formal announce. naent of Wesley L. Nichols of Hat field for the office of Circuit Clerk of Polk county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary.
 Mr. Nichols was born in Polk eoun- ty and has lived here all his life. He has been an owner of real estate and a taxpayer since he was l5 years oi age He began teaching school at the age of is and taught i2 years. Inl 1896 he took q business course. and hes been 6 bookkeeper for a leading Hatfield business house for IS yeaEs. He has never asked for a public of-
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-15

fee. but has been notary pubic justice of the peace, school director and there have been but few sessions of the circuit court in thirty years m which he did not have some part. lie has long been consistent member of the Nj. E. church, South, has lived clean. moral life and been a foremost worker in all that was for the uplift of community and state.
 Mir. Nichols training and exper- fence we'll fits him for the responsible office he seeks, and he stands for 100 per cent efficient in public service. He announces early in order that he may get acquainted with as many voters as possible, and give all a chance to know him and decide on his merits.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-15
ILIvESTOCE-p0IIjS
LEGAL NOTR
N0rIfr

.- 2 V I ltf
 Notice is hereby gifer l.s
 been filed in niy oiilst t
 Chancers Court Of polk fsrs
 sas, a petition for ihe sss'
 the title to a part of Y
 Quarter Of the sou.ksa
 tSW A SWhl of Section ~
 Township Five t5) South s
 ty one l31) West, descrissg
 Beginning lf3 yards wtsl 4
 east corner of said sWh
 running thence south z vI
 west 70 yards, thence aeIa
 thence east 70 yards 10 tlss
 hing: also a part of lfs
 Quarter of the SoulAEM (NWh sWis) ] of said sssss (20), Township Five lil sa
 Thirty-one (sll West asRsx lows: Beginning 275 ysla
 sou theast corner 0f sad il and running thence norli {
 sas City Southern Rsli;#
 way. thence in a soulheasA along said right Of Fsy ! line of said NWA sWA iAss the place of beginning ast ing of the title to the ks Higginboltom.
 All persons claiming v any interest therein afs FI pear in the Polk ChanesII Y in six weeks from this ~ cause why said title should not be conarnea I af | c Higginbotton. WITNESS. my hand q z {. the Chancery Court Of fels V '.s kansas. this the sth dsI z A'A1 ". L PARgn Minor PIpkin, sollcli9i Y ' !. First Pub. Dec 10 Lasl Y r
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-15
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING"

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOIhiNu-
 Shakespeare wrote the title, but it expresses our opinion of the mysteries some of the Benton and Little Rock folks are evidently having over the killing of the outlaw Slaughter. It may be true that Howard reenacted the part of his famous namesake willie, the dirty little coward" and slaughtered in cold blood the sleeping Slaughter, but the fact remains that a murderous bandit is not a social cred it and it ought not make much differ ence to sensible law abiding people how the big bandit met his death. Slaughter at large represented a menace to society and the manner of his taking off ought to evoke little more sympathy than the death of an ordinary mad dog.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-15
NOTICE TO MEAT sils

Any meat market, ,,ass rsa 7 individual offering tTsa ra., { sale in the City oi a'ls z said meat inspeea ], K Baker, Meat Inspector ]. 2 <. ! Mena before offering v, " {
 Failure to eonlpiy V. ! ! will subject the 9aslI.s osl''s,s ! as l'' prescribed by oFil''
 this inspec'l0n' n.GLl b1 sli
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-15
FIyAL sETTLEHEh i

Notice is herebt giVsl z. !. lowing Administrator ''..., '. ' 2 Settlements at the lasaaa court. .,..s.s.,,sg Jos. Reed, Deceased ....,l.l R 4 Thomas, AdmiHi ''A' A. williams Estate. ,rs
 This the 18th dsy ,.ll.l,s el ls'. !. W. E. ANDERSON, Y, s0''s
 clerk. Polk County
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-15

Mrs. T. McClelland and daughter, Miss Agnes, came from Wickes Mon day to visit friends and to attend to Christmas shoppings
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-15

pressed him and he is considering bringing his family here to live.
 Paul White and c. A. Park of o. tayia, Ok, were shopping in Mera tuesday
 Judge H. w. Finger and Circuit Clerk w. L. Parker have gone to Ash down to join hunting party of coun- " officials and attorneys who are on an outing in the wilds of Little River county.
 Ira Keller and j. C. Proctor were up from Hatfield Wednesday, seeking to perfect the transfer of land the latter is buying
 Bessie May Hodges, the three-year- old daughter of Mir and Mrs. R. B. Hodges, living near Nunley. died Mon day at the farm home Burial took place Tuesday afternoon at Dallas cemetery.
 A. J. Ehcdes of Hartley was ;r. Mena Wednesday to get supplies for his travelling store which he operates in the southern part of Polk county and flnds 1t is big accommodation to many farm folks.
 Charles Johnson of Heavener was in Mena Wednesday to arrange for the transportation of a herd of cat- tie from Sevier county to Scott eoun- ty, official sanction being necessary because of the quarantine laws.
 J. K. Eslinger was in Mena Wednesday with cotton which he sold on the iceal market He lives in the fourche river valley in Scott county and Is one ef the folks from the north who are taking advantage of tho new soad giving outlet to Mens.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-15

R. J. Abernathy of Big Fork was an early Christmas shopper in Mena Wednesday
The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-15

c. k. Thomas of Richmond and J. J. Williams of Blackfork were Scott county residents who were in Mena Tuesday on business.