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The Mena weekly star., 1921-03-24
SAYS HUBBY USED CAVE MAN STUFF
Former Chicago Telephone Operator Seeking Marriage Annullment Tells of Quick Trip to Western Altar
 Locked Her in Ranch House.

tBy international News ServiceD Chicago, March 17-The West still s wild and woody, at least according to the story told Superior Judge Harry sA. Lewis here by Mrs. Clara Quick, Eformer Chicago telephone operator. In the heart of the Dakotas, where the Indian and Western load man" Formerly took what they wanted at \ the point of six shooters, Guy Quick lived in the little hamlet of Burke, s. 7D. It was Mrs. Quick's misfortune, she told Judge Lewis to meet the im- pulsive Guy in his own bailiwick. Immediately, she testified, he de- ternined that she should be his wife whether or no. What follows is tinged Iwith the sinister and bizarre features that furnished so many thrills to the stories of early Western days. MT. Quick confronted the young woman one evening as she was re- turning to the home of relatives in Burke
 You are going to marry me-" he told her bluntly.
 Think up something funnier," she said, and attempted to pass on. Cave Man" Stuff.
 You'll marry me or you'll never leave the state alive" she testified Mir. Quick told her. Well have no trouble in getting minister. We think no more of killing minister than we do of killing you"
 Mrs Quick testified that he permit
 ted her to go home that night.
 I've days later, however, he rode up
 to her home, ordered her to accom-
 pany him, and locked her up in his ranch house, she says.
 We were there for about three
 hours" she testified "Then he opened the door of an adjoining room.
 t was flied with rough looking men, friends of his-all armed with revolv- CTS. A minister was there, too. He
 appeared to be as cruel as the rest of them. l was afraid to utter a word of protest because Mr. Quick held a
 revolver pressed to my side while the ceremony was being performed"
 Mrs Quick, thru her attorneys, Ar
 thur Kettles and Charles Bidwell, sought to obtain an annullment of the
 marriage on the ground that it was contracted under duress. Judge Lewis continued the case, indicating that he
 could not grant decree because
 neither is resident of Cook county.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-03-24
NOTICE TO CONFIRM TAX TITLE

NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned will present his petition to the Chancery Court of Polk County, Arkansas, praying decree of said court confirming his title to the fol- lowing described tracts of land situ- ate in Polk County, Arkansas, to wit:
 S1R NWh, Sec. 20, T. 3 S., R. 28 w: the NE NEA, Sec. 33, T. South, in Range 2S West; also the NWL NEA Sec. 31, T. S., R. 2S w; the NEA SWA, Sec. 3, T. 6 S., R. 32 w.; the WIZ NWh, Sec. ', T. 5 &, R. 32 w.; the S1s SWA, See. 24, T. 8 S., R. 31 w.. and he claims title to said lands by virtue of Clerks Tax Deed ex- ecuted, acknowledged and delivered to him by Will Alexander, Clerk of the County Court of Polk County. Arkan- sas, on the 25th day of June, 1917, pursuant to the sales of said several tracts of land for the taxes due there on for the year 1914, and which tax sale was held by the Collector for Polk County, Arkansas, on the 14th day of June. 1915, and at which several sales the undersigned became the purchaser and same was publicly offered for sale in separate tracts and bids made thereon and the same struck off and sold to petitioner for the total amount of taxes, penalties and costs due thereon
 Now, therefore, all persons who can set up any right, title or interest in said several tracts of land or any part thereof in consequence of any infor- mality or any irregularity connected with said sales are warned and called upon to appear in said Chancery Court at the next April term, 1921, thereof and show cause why the prayer of said petition should not be granted and why the sale and convey ance of said lands to petitioner as above set forth should not be in all things confirmed and quieted.
 Dated this Sth day of October, 1920.
 F. l.. JOHNSON Adv. First pub. March IT, 1921. Last pub. April 21, 1921.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-03-24
NOTICE TO CONFIRM TAX IT'LL E

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned will present her pe- tition to the Chancery Court of Polk County, Arkansas at the ne,1t April term 1921, for a decree of confrma- tion of title to Lots five (5) and six (6) in Block Six (6) of the City of Mena Arkansas and claims title there to as follows
 Said Lots 5 and Block of the City of Mena, Arkansas were regu- larly assessed for taxation for the year 1916 and were by the Collector of Polk County, Arkansas, returned delinquent for the taxes for said year and at the sale of lands delinquent for taxes held on on the 11th day of June 1917 said lots were, after being duly advertised, sold in the manner prescribed by law for the total tax penalty and costs thereon and were struck off and sold to Pink Moody who received certificates of purchase therefor and said certificates were by him assigned to Mrs M R. Burris and on the 16th day of June, 1919 the County Clerk of Polk County, Arkan- sas, upon surrender to him of said certificates were by purchase, eXecut- ed and delivered to said Mrs. M. R. Burris his Clerks Tax Deeds to said property as provided by law and thereafter on the 8th day of July, 1919 the said M R. Burris executed and delivered to the undersigned her warranty deed to said Lots 5 and Block 6 aforesaid Now therefore all persons who can set up any right, title or interest in or to the above described lands in consequence of any informality or irregularity connected with the sales thereof for taxes as above set out are called upon to ap- pear at the said April term 1921 of the said Chancery Court of Polk county, Arkansas and show cause why the said tax sales and conveyance of said property should not be con firmed in the petitioner.
 Dated at Mena, Arkansas this End day of February, 1921
 M. J. Mcdonald. First Pub. FFebruary 10.
 Last Pub. March 24.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-03-24
COMMISSIONERS SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That in pursuance of the authority and directions contained in the de- cretal order of the Chancery Court of Polk County, made and entered on the 10th day of February, A. D. 1921, in certain cause (No. 891) then pend- ing therein between Amanda Har- risen, complainant, and N. NJ. Thomas and Ara Thomas, his wife, defendants, the undersigned, as Commissioner of said Court. will offer for sale at pub- lie vendue to the highest bidder, at the Southeast door or entrance of the County Courthouse, in which said Court is held. in the County of Polk, within the hours prescribed by law for judicial sales, on the 2nd day of April, A. D., 1921, the following described real estate, to wit: Northwest Quar- ter of the Southwest Quarter fNWA SWA Section 35. Township South, Range 30 West, in Polk County, Ar kansas
 TERMS OF SALE: On credit of three months, the purchaser being re- quired to execute bond as required by law and the order and decree of said Court in said cause, with ap- proved security, bearing interest at the rate of 10 per cent per annum from date of sale until paid, and lien being retained cn the premises sold to secure the payment Of the purchase money.
 Given under my hand this 17th day of February, A. D. 1921.
 W. l.. PARKER.
 Commissioner in Chancery. dv E5ref puh Marot ~1n 1ooI Last Pub. March 24, 1921.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-03-24
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE TO CONFIRM TAX TITLE
 N0WI(k IC IILn LtIlN EIXTEa !

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned will present their petition to the Chancery Court of Polk County, Arkansas at it's next April term, 1921 praying for confir- nation of their title to the SWA SEX Sec. 20 T. 2 S., k. 30 w. containing 40 acres and which title is founded upon a deed to said lands issued and delivered to them by Wm. B. Owen, as Commissioner of State Lands for the State of Arkansas. Said lands hay ing been duly and regularly assessed for taxation for the taxes for said year at the tax sale held in said coun- ty on the 2nd Monday in June, 1915. and same having been struck off and sold to the State of Arkansas and the time within which said lands could have been redeemed having expired said lands were, duly reported for feited to the State and thereafter sold and conveyed to the undersigned petitioners as above set forth.
 Now, therefore, all persons who can set up any right, title or interest tn said land in consequence of any ir- regularity or informality in the sale and forfeiture of said lands for taxes or the conveyance thereof to petition CTS are warned and called upon to ap- pear in said Chancery Court within six weeks from the date hereof and show cause why the sale and convey mce of said lands to petitioners should not be forever confirmed and quieted as provided by law.
 Dated this 22nd day of February 1921.
 ! H. Bratcher and Will Alexander. First Pub Feb. 24
 Last Pub, March 31.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-03-24
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior, U. S Land Office at Camden, Arkansas March 12, 1921.
 NOTICE is hereby given that
 WILLIAM R. LANE, of Potter, Arkansas, who, on March & 1916, made homestead entry, No 06973, for the NWA SEA, Section 33 Township 1 S., Range 32 w., 9th Prin- cipal Meridian, has filed notice of in- tention to make final three year proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before the Probate Clerk of Polk County, at Mena. Arkansas, on the 23rd day of April, 1921.
 Claimant names as witnesses:
 William l.. Fields, Samuel O. Rob- inson, Samuel E. Fields, George w Gray, all of Potter, Arkansas.
 B. M. TREBLE, Register. Adv. First pub. March IT, 1921. Last pub. April IA, 1921.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-03-24
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Department of the Interior, U S. Land Office at Camden, Arkansas February 12, 1921.
 NOTICE is hereby given that
 SILAS A. LYNN. of Vandervoort, Arkansas, who, on October 50, 1917, made homestead entry, No. 07467, for WIZ NEA SWA and the Fr1. WIZ SWA, Sec. 31, Township S., Range 30 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, Arr kansas, on the 24th day of March, 1921.
 Claimant names as witnesses:
 Silas T. Brock Oliver V. Webster, Saunders s. Webster, Robert Daniel, all of Vandervoort, Arkansas.
 B. M. TREBLE, Register.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-03-24
Warming Order.

" dTHIHR VIutT. No. 923-In the Chancery Court of Polk County, Arkansas-H F. Ag- new, Plaintiff, vs. Tennie Agnew, Defendant.
 The Defendant, Tennie Agnew. is warned to appear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff.
 Witness my hand and the seal of said court this 9th day of March, 1921.
 W. L. PARKER, Clerk. McPhetrige & Martin, Atty. for Plntf, E. J. Stuart Atty. ad litum. First Pub. March 10. Last Pub March 31
The Mena weekly star., 1921-03-24
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE.

TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE.
 I will be at the following places on the dates mentioned for the purpose of collecting the taxes for the year 1920:
 Freedom Township, Gordon's Store Thursday, February 24, 1921.
 Potter Township, Divers Chapel Friday forenoon, February 25, 1921.
 Cedar Township, School House Monday, February 28, 1921.
 Eagle Township, New Potter, Tues day, March l, 1921
 Potter Township, Old Potter School House, Wednesday forenoon, March 2 1921
 Ozark Township, Grannis, Monday and Tuesday, March 2 and 8, 1921.
 Ozark Township, Wickes, Wednes- day and Thursday, March 9 and 10 1921.
 White Township. Vandervoort, Fri day and Saturday, March il and 12 1921.
 Center Township, Mena, March 14 to April 10, 1921.
 PLEASE BRING YOUR OLD TAX RECEIPTS so WE WILL NOT LOSE TIME IN LOCATING YOUR LAND. J. A. THORNTON, Adv. Sheriff and Collector.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-03-24
Warming Order.

Warning Order. No. 924-In the Chancery Court of Polk County, Arkansas--L u a Sprague, Plaintig, vs Orlin C.. Sprague Defendant.
 The Defendant, Orlin c. Sprague, is warned to appear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff
 Witness my hand and the seal of said court this 7th day of March, 1921.
 W. L PARKER, Clerk. Norwood & Alley. Atty. for Delft w. Prickett, Atty. ad ltem, non Res. Delft First Pub. March 10. Last Pub. March 31.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-03-24
Warning Order

Warning Order. Tn the Chancery Court of Polk Coun- ty, Arkansas Della Hudgins. Plain. tiff. vs. James H Hudgins, Defendant The Defendant, James H. Hudgins is warned to appear in this court with in thirty days and answer the com plaint of the Plaintiff, Della Hudgins Witness my hand and the seal oi said court this 5th day of March 1921.
 " l. PARKER, Clerk. Minor Pipkin, Atty. for Plntff. J. W. Van Hoy, Atty. for Delft. First Pub March ID. Last Pub. March 31.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-03-24
o N U M E N T s Shop Opposite V Postofiice, Mena, Ark. E. M. Hamilton
fiabituai Constipation Cured
 In f4 to zi Days

'LAX-FOS.WTTH PEPSIN~ is specially prepared Syrup pTonic-Laxative for Habi;ual Constipation. It relieves promptly but should be taken regularly for IA to 2i days to induce regular action. It Stimulates and Regulates. Very Pleasant to Take. Soc per bottle
The Mena weekly star., 1921-03-24
FOR SALE OR TRADE FOR MENA
 OR POLK COUNTY PROPERTY

Duck hunting and fishing lodge. Place also adapted for small pusiness' grocery, cold drink stand or restauf,, ant: two 25-ft. lots, Soft. front; building, 20x40, 4 rooms; wooasneu and chicken shed; iron cistern, About i block of Matagorda Bay; 5O-mhe shell road in front of house. summer and winter resort in Port O'Connor, Texas. See or write
 c. C. GIBSON, TIT Gam St. n - = Meha' AiA'
The Mena weekly star., 1921-03-24
Governor to Sick Fathers Side.

Little Rock, March 17.--The gov ernor and Mrs. T. c. McRae are in Prescott, having been called to the bedside of Mrs. McRae's father, who IS quite ill
The Mena weekly star., 1921-03-24
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior, IT. s.
 Land Office at Camden, Arkansas, March 12, 1921. NOTICE is hereby given that
 JAMES H. RECTOR, of Hatfield, Arkansas, who, on Feb ruary IS, 1918, made an adjoining farm homestead entry, No. 07553, for the SEA- NEA, Section 6, Township I3 s., Range 32 w, 9th Principal Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make final three year Proof, to es- tablish claim to the land above de- scribed, before the Circuit Clerk of Polk County, at Mena, Arkansas, on the 23rd day of April, 1921. Claimant names as witnesses: Bud Bickle. Charley Nichols, Lewis Nichols, Joseph McCulley, all of Hat field, Arkansas.
 B. M. TREBLE. Register. Adv. First pub. March IT, 1921. Last pub. April IA, 1921
 Warning Order. Tn the Chancery Court of Polk County
 Ariansas-D Donald Koontz, Plaintiff
 vs. P. J Schuster and P. F. Schuster,
 Defendants.
 The Defendants, P, J. Schuster and P. F. Schuster are warned to appear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff
 Witness my hand and the seal of said court this 18th day of February, 1921.
 W. L. PARKER, Clerk. Minor Piplin, Atty. for Plntff. w. N. Martin, Atty. for Delft. No. 929-In the Chancery Court of
 Polk County, Arkansas. Frank H. Brinkley, Plaintiff, vs. E. T
 Roach, Defendant.
 The Defendant, E. T. Roach, is warned to appear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff, Frank H. Brinkley. Witness my hand and the seal of said court this 12th day of March 1921.
 w. L. PARKER, Clerk. Arley Woodrow, Atty for Plntff. B. J. Stuart, Atty. ad litem. Adv. First pub. March IT, 1921. : Last pub. April ', 1921. 
 Warning Order. No. 930--In the Chancery Court of Polk County, Arkansas James w Stine, Plaintiff. vs. Elsie D. Tyler, Defendant. The Defendant, Elsie D. Tyler is warned to appear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff. Witness my hand and the seal of said court this 18th day of March 1921.
 w. L. PARKER, Clerk. l.. N. Burnett. Atty. for Plntff. h. w. Van Hoy, Atty. ad litem. Adv. First pub March IT, 1921 Last pub. April 2, 1921.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-03-24
Warning Order.

No. 926-In the Chancery Court of Polk County Arkansas-Jessey Smith, Plaintiff vs. Nora Smith, De fendant.
 The Defendant, Nora Smith, is warned to appear in this court with in thirty days and answer the com plaint of the Plaintiff
 Witnes my hand and the seal of said court this 7th day of March, 1921
 W. L. PARKER, Clerk. Arley Woodrow, Atty. for Plntff. E. ]. Stuart, non Res. Delft. ad litum. First Pub. March 10. Last Pub. March 31.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-03-24

Warning Order. No. 921-In the Chancery Court of Polk County, Arkansas-P. P. Keith Plaintiff, vs, Hatton Springs Co., & Hatton Gap Development Go. & Fidelity Trust Company.
 The Defendant, Fidelity Trust Com pany, corporation, is warned to ap- pear in this court, within thirty days and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff, P. P. Keith.
 Witness my hand and the seal of said court this 1st day of March 1921.
 W. L. PARKER, Clerk. Norwood & Alley. Atty. for Plntff. First Pub. March 3. Last Pub. March 24.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-03-24
Warning Order.

Warning Order. No 927-In the Chancery Court of Polk County, Arkansas-Nora Stan sel, Plaintiff, vs. Walter Stansel, De- fendant.
 The Defendant, Walter Stansel, is warned to appear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the plaintiff,
 Witness my hand and the sael of said court this 8th day of March, 1921.
 W. L. PARKER, Clerk. McPhetrige 6 Martin, Atty. for PIntff B. J. Stuart. Atty. ad litem for non Res Delft. First Pub March 10. Last Pub. March 3I
The Mena weekly star., 1921-03-24

Warning Order. No. 918--In the Chancery Court of Polk County, Arkansas--Leola Boy Ian, Plaintiff, vs. L. W. Boylan, De- fendant.
 The Defendant, L. W. Boylan is warned to appear in this court within thirt ydays and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff
 Witness my hand and the seal of said court this 18th day of February, 1921.
 W. L. PARKER. Clerk. Res. Defd. B. J. Stuart, Atty for Plntff. W. N. Martin Atty. ad litum for non First Pub. Feb. 24 Last Pub. March IT.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-03-24

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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29
RECORD TIMBER SALE MADE
BY FOREST SERVICE.

The largest timber sale negotiated
IN a number of years by the Forest
Service was made on June ., when
69I million feet of timber in the Sier.
IA National Forest, California, were
awarded to a San Francisco lumber
man, with the approval of the Forest
er The bid prices per 900 feet are :
Western yellow pine, SO; sugar pine,
S4.25; white and red fir, $3.50; in
cense cedar $l.50. A price of 50
cents per 1000 feet is also fixed for
understandable timber removed at
the option of the purchaser. The pur
chaser has a two-year construction
period, and a 23-year- operating per-
iod fixed in the agreement. This sale
will also make possible the removal
o. about 700 million feet of privately
owned timber.
An initial investment of approx
mately $3,500,000 is required for de-
Velopment, especially for the con
structlon of standard guage rail !
road, to open up the area, which has
hitherto been inaccessible for logging
operation. A provision in the con-
tract will secure the use of portion
of this road in an equitable manner
as common carrier, and it will later
be utilized to remove additional Ma
tlonal Forest timber. Since the tim,
Der involved in the sale is mature and
has been subject to recurring insect
lnfestation. its sale at this time, to-
ecther with the general opening If
the area, is considered very desirable.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29
NOTICE OF HEARING.

In the matter of Herd District,
Petition for By j. H. Anvil ct al.
The hearing will be held before the
Board of County Commissioners at
Wenatchee, Washington, on August
8, 1921, at 200 p. NJ. to determine
whether Herd District shall be es-
tablished.
Said district being particularly de
scribed as follows, to-wit:
Commencing on the West bank of
the Columbia River at its intersection
with the East and West Line of Sec
ton four (D, in township twenty
five (25) north of range twenty one CID
E.W. M; following thence west along
the section line between sections four
90 and nine 90 township and range
above described, to the intersection Of
State Road No. 10; thence southerIy
along the West boundary line of said
State Road No. 10 to an intersection
of the right-of-way of the Entiat IT.
rlgation Company canal; thence
southerly and westerly along the
northerly boundary of said right-of-
way to its intersection with the North
bank of the Entiat River; thence at
right angles across said Entiat River;
eieiice HOItIeIIy along lne south
bank of said Entiat River to the right
of-way Of the County Road at Sand
erS Bridge; thence south to an inter
section with the right-of- of the
Knapp Hannah Ditch; thence in a
southerly and easterly direction along
said right-ofway to the quarter sec
ton line between the northwest quar-
tel and the northeast quarter of the
southwest quarter of section thirteen
Q3) in township twenty-five (25)
north of range twenty (20) f. w. NJ.
thence along said quarter section line
to the north bank of the Entiat River;
thence in a southerly and easterly di-
rection along the north bank of said
Ehtiat River to the Columbia River,
and thence northerly along the West
bank of said Columbia River to the
place of beginning.
A. V. SHEPPARD,
Clerk of the Board,
County Commissioners.
Date of first publication July 18th,
1921. July 15-22-29)
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29

Department Of Agriculture. The le-
saI requirement that the roads shall
TIC substantial in character" has not
been interpreted to mean that onl,
the most expensive types of roads
should be built. 1t has been recog-
ni]ed that the heavy and expensive
construction which is necessary in
New York, Mas sachusetts. and Penn
SylVanla is not suitable or warranted
Ion the less exacting traffic of Neva-
da, Idaho and the Dakotas.
There is suitable type of road for
every type of traffic. Granite blocks
arc best around wharves and freight
derots; country thoroughfares neei
to be better than rural side roads.
lightly Travelled. \ number of other
considerations have influenced the
choice of type in many cases. II is
frequently found that suitable local
materials may coSt less than better
materials imported from "A distance.
approval of the use of local materials
Is not lnfrequently given for the pur.
pose OF encouraging local production.
In parts of the FAR West the entire
absence Of water along right #
way, and the expense of keeping an
adequate supply, often make it neces-
sary to approve the building of type
OF construction that can be built with
out using large quantities of water.
The initial decision as to the tvpo
OF particular road is made by the
State highway department. The Blu
reau of Public Roads makes an inde-
pendent study of the conditions. The
most suitable type of road in the
Judgment of the engineers of the
State department end of the Bureau
of Public Roads is finally decided up-
on. The earth, sand-clay and gravel
roads which make up sc per cent Of
the mileage have cost only about one
fourth of the Federal aid funds used.
while the higher types, including ce-
ment concrete, prick. and bituminous
concrete have called for 60 per cent
of the money to build "a per cent of
the mileage.