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The Mena weekly star., 1921-01-20

convicts. recognize that the duty of the board would be purely supervisory that it would be impossible and inad- visable for the members of such a
 board to perform details of actual management. 1t is my desire that at least 1 woman should placed upon this board Only persons of recognized ability and public spiritedness should be considered for positions thereon.
 "As l have already said, 1 will not discuss the question of blame for the financial state of the penitentiary, but 1 must point out that other state are doing much better with their convicts than we. It is difficult to understand how it is that profits are not shown on the labor of Aransas' convicts. 1t would be excusable if we demanded only that this institution should be
 elf-sustaining, in view of the fact that society cannot justly consider the mat ter of financial profit upon convicts as being of primary importance. And yet, it would seem that great profit might ensue from the use of labor which is paid no wages, where the fare is simple and inexpensive, both as to food and clothing, and where the lands worked by such labor are free from state tax and rents, and of inexhaust- able fertility.
 "The puacing of this institution up- on business basis one of the greatest reuirements of this administration. I assure you that if you will exact the kind of legislation I have here out lined, and I leave the details to you, l will use my most determined efforts to place the penitentiary upon a prof. table basis. 1 do not lose sight of the gigantic debt already incurred, but really believe that we can remedy the whole situation, and the sooner we start upon it the better.
 Pardons.
 Tn this connection yo gay expect me to touch upon the L.srion of the pardoning power of the governor. I recognize that this constitutes prob lem within itself. We all feel that there has been many abuses of this of the past. It is my opinion that a power in this state turnout the years governor should seek out the merits of requests for pardon of convicts thru method of his own 1 declare to you that will not deal with pardon attor- neys, pardon groers of professional in considering pleas for ex- ecutive clemency. You know what all this runs to, and you know what the susceptibilities to abuse are. It will be my policy to .apprise the public of any and all petitions and prayers for pardons, and 1 consider that no par dcn should be acted upon by the gov ernor until the prosecuting attorney and the trial judge have had an op- to make confidential state ments concerning the. conviction, and the merit or advisability of a pardon.
 Tt IS often suggested that we need 2 Pardon Board but my information IS that these boards have often proved Even with a Pardon Board, it is with the governor that the power to pardon must rest, under the
The Mena weekly star., 1921-01-20
GRANNIs GRAINS.


 Mrs. Gordon is on the sick list.
 J. De Bruine was in town Monday.
 w. c. Harrison of Oklahoma, was in Grannis Monday.
 Miss Patsy Mathis returned to her school at Cove Sunday afternoon.
 Miss Eva Eppright and Olive Bry- ant came home Sunday afternoon.
 John Vance and Fred Seals of Wickes, were in Grannis Sunday even ing.
 hand the past week, but it is some sand the past week, but 1t is some better
 Mir, and Mrs. C. Smith are visiting their daughter. Mrs. s. A. Winters, of Watson, Ok.
 The baptising at Grannis Sunday afternoon was put off on account of cold weather.
 V. l.. Mcfarland of Hatfield. was in Grannis Friday and, Saturday visiting C. K. Sherman.
 Robert Leas who has been going to school at Mena, is spending this week with home folks.
 Mir. Van Leas, w. E. Clinton, Leon Hilton and Ray Wiseley drove to De- Queen Sunday.
 Bill Lowe's commissary caught fire Friday night from lamp, The fire was put out and everything saved.
 Florence Allen and Zula Jones re- turned to Mena Monday afternoon, where they have been going to school. Nell George and Martha Jones, who have been out of school on account of sickness, came back Monday morning. Miss Gertrude Robertson returned to her school at Holly Grove Sunday af-- ternoon after spending the week end with home folks.
 A social party was given at MT. Coyle's home Monday night in honor of Mr Hogan. Those in attendance were: Mir Wilbanks, Mir. and Mrs. Hungate, Mir. and Mrs. Frye, Mrs. Kirby, Florence Neal, Doll Sargent, Haley Poe. Evelyne Vernois, Opal Wiseley, Desdemona Kirby, Florence Frye, Edna May Merry, Virginia Will banks, Albert McKenney. Forest Sar- gent, John McKenney, Ted Sargent, Leon Hilton, Lem Pickens, Jessie Will son.
 Tho KidS
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Fifth Sunday Program.

To be held with Vandervoort Bap- tist church, January 28, 30, 1921.
 Friday. FOO P. M.-Organization. 7:15 P. M.-Sermon w. T. Watkins
 Saturday. 9.00 A. M-Devotional, o. D. Bradshaw.
 9:3O A. Ms the church of today under obligation to carry the gospel to the heathen? If so, why 2" w, l.. Smith and others.
 10:15-"Is Christ's command to the Apostles to go without money or change of clothing binding upon Gods ministers of today? If not, why?" James T. Bowling. HOO A. M.-Sermon, Bro. Henson. To F. M.-"Benefits to be derived from a teachers training course," H. L. Waters and others. 2.15 P. -"Institution and organ ization of she church" W. T. Atkins and others.
 300 P. M.-Ladies meeting, led by Mrs. Logic.
 TOO P. M. Question box. 7:30 r. M-Sermon, H. L. Waters.
 Sunday. 9:30 A. M-Devotional, J. B. Dyess. 10:C0 A. M Sunday school and B. Y r U. rally, w. F.. Holt. 11:00 A. M,-Sermon.
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MOUNTAIN FORK FoIBLEs.


 Seab Gray spent Monday in Rocky. Anna Fields went to Potter Satur- day.
 W. c. Gordon butchered hogs Wednesday,
 ]. c. and $. D. Robinson marketed hogs in Mena Wednesday.
 Miss Mona Lemming. who has been quie sick, is reported better
 F. W. Rivers was trading with F. C. Turner near Center Point Friday. w. C. Gordon, Jesse and Will Smith transacted business in Mena Tuesday Mother earth was dressed in white Thursday for the first time this sea son.
 On account cf iselaHasnt weather work on the telephone line was post poned.
 Dr. B. E. Dunman of Rocky, was called to see Mrs. M. C. Gray Satur- day night.
 John Rodgers and family of Beach ton. Ok, are visiting at the Tom Rodgers home.
 Herbert Linam, who has been ena- ptoyed at Ranger. Tex, for some time. returned home Friday.
 Hrs. Irene Jones of Oak Grove, spent Tuesday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs Bill Languley.
 Mir and Mrs. Ira Hall and daughter. Aiift. spent Saturday night and Sun day at the Lloyd Fields home.
 " l.. Linam and E. w. Rivers went to Rocky Wednesday to get insulators to repair the telephone line.
 Aunt Millie Crawford of Rocky, is spending this week with her daughter. Mrs. Robert Sartin and family. Seab Gray. auditor on the Kansas City Southern. came in Saturday for vlslt wikh relatives of this place.
 There was singing given at the Jacob Keller home Sunday night, All that attended reported a nice time. Miss Etta Gray, who spent the past week with her sister, Mrs. Pearl Hall. near Rocky, returned home Saturday. MT. and Mrs. James Thompson and little daughter, Clara, spent Saturday night with the formers parents on the Divide.
 Jesse and Roy Hodges of Talihina Uk, arrived m Potter Tuesday to re- move the remainder of their feed to their home.
 Miss Ora Tucker, teacher of the Mountain Fork school, spent Saturday night with home folks near Mena. She was accompanied by pupil, John I.i- nam
 Mr. and Mrs Robert Sartin anG daughters, Misses Wretha and Clar. enc, and son, Jewel, spent Sunday al the Frank Cornelison home neal Rocky.
 The Shady Point district met Sun day at 10 o'clock in the morning ant organized a Sunday school. The of fieers elected follow: Bro. pipkin president; Miss Dora Keller, secre tary and Mrs Warmer Cummings ehorlster Let's all attend.
 Brown Eyes.
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his brother. ess Bass. this week.

his brother, ess Bass. this week.
 i. D. Combs from Poteaa, Ok, ia visiting his brother, John Combs, who is stil on the sick list.
 Art Middaugh of Hatfield, came Saturday to see his father, John Mid daugh, who is very ill.
 Henry Canaday returned home Tuesday from Kansas, where he has been working for some months.
 Mrs. B. F. Bell has secured from Mir. Ellsworth of the White Produce company, number of fine Rose Comb Brown Leghorn chickens. The cock erel and one bullet took first prize at the Mena fair.
 Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hauerwas were called to Mena Sunday in regards to a message that telling that Mrs. Hauerwas' brother-in-law, Pat Dono- hue, had died at Parsons, Kas. The remains were intered in the l. o. o. F.. cemetery at Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-01-20
s's7 '<77s7'E137 stHFtTI.l 5lII POLK COUNTY SCHOOL NEWS
aEssIa aDsIssIsas;a' s.sps2a;1cDc.:Dnmcscgsc

As I go from school to school over the county I find almost all conditions that one might expect to find in a state. Some communities have no school at all, others have the very best that one could expect to find. Between these two classes are schools grading all the way from very poor to excellent.
 There are four three teacher schools in the county, these are Grannis. Van dervoort, Wickes and Acorn. All of these schools have good teachers. have eight month terms, and are doing fine work. Just recently I visited a num- Der of the one-room schools in sue. cession, and went directly from them into the Wickes school I wish every person in the county could have this kind of experience. In the one-teacher school most of the teachers have eight grades with round of 20 lessons a day, having only about II minutes to the recitation. No matter how good the teacher may be it is impossible for her to do anything like the work that may be done in a school that has two or more teachers.
 There was time when the one teacher school was about all that could be had, and at that time it served the purpose much better than it pos sibly can today. There were not so many people in those days, and the course of study did not include SO much as it does today. The main ob- lect of the early school was for the child to learn to read, write, spell and make the principal calculations in arithmetic so he could attend to busi- ness. Today the course includes sub jects of health, agriculture and others all having as a purpose three princi- pal aims. There are: First, the care of the physical body so as to make strong and healthy men and women. second, the preparation of the child to make his way thru the world; third he training of the minds so as to make good, useful and intelligent men and women.
 Now that the country has been more densely populated the course of.study pelng enlarged to meet new condi- tons, and greater and broaded Dur pose being its aim the one-room school IS 1alllng to great extent in the full ming of it's purpose. The result is that as many of our best people realize this deficiency they leave the various communities in order to be nearer better schools. This brings about very serious situations for a community. Every good family that leaves a com munlty means very serious loss, and the very best way to remedy such condition is to have better schools.
 Consolidation is going to be great factor in the solving of the school problem. Recent laws enacted by both the state and federal governments off, fer some fine inducements to consoli- dated schools. In the near future news notes l shall attempt to show some advantages of consolidation.
 w. H. Morden, [
 County Superintendent.
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MARBLE HILL ITEMS.

MT Cabel of Wickes, is moving % the Joe Roberson place.
 Mrs. Russell and Miss Annabel Brown are on the sick list this week
 Ray Hamilton returned last week from Oklahoma where he had been at work.
 w, c. Cartwright, who lived near the Shiloh school house, is moving near the Rowell school house.
 J. N. Gordon and family have re- turned from Oklahoma where they were employed in the cotton fields. A large crowd attended the singing Sunday evening at Millie Wilkins home, and all reported nice time.
 The big snow we had last week blockaded all the roads and damaged quite a lot If timber and telephone lines.
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WICKEs DENIAL NOTICE.

Dr. L. o. Dickson will be in Wickes February 1st to 5th, to do dental work.
 Remember that small filings are the best, so it will be necessary to see about the work now, for it don't take so long for small cavities to make large ones, and then it takes more time and nerve" to have them filled, and if you do not have them filled, the tooth soon feels like it is "all nerve" Grown and bridge work is our spec ialty.
 Dr. L. 0. Dickson & Dr. F. D. Henry, dentists. First National bank build ing, Mena, Ark.f 6
The Mena weekly star., 1921-01-20
HoLLY SETTINGS NEVIS.

]. L. Reed traded in Mena Saturday.
 Charlie Edwards traded in Mena Wednesday.
 Mir. and Mrs Harve Embry of Ink, visited Mrs Lou Aston Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Marvin Ward attend ed singing at Pine Grove Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Monroe Riley visited his father. Will Riley, of Ink, Satur- day.
 The Sunday school is progressing nicely with large enrolment each Sunday
 Mir. and Mrs. A. II. Crawford were week end visitors of Mir. and Mrs. Wilbert Goodner. Emmett and Thorvel Bogie of Mena. visited at the John Bogle home Saturday and Sunday. The singing at the Odell home Sun put pspu9qlB UaM seM 3qSEu Esp every one reported a real nice time.
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vANDERvooRT YERITIEs.

Frank Lee came down from Mena Sunday.
 B. P. Lychliter left Monday for Lit tie Rock.
 K. l.. Bonner was a business visitor in Mena one day last week.
 Miss Irma Nichols spent the week end with relatives at Hatfield. Miss Dora Pipes visited reatilves and friends in Mena last week.
 Miss Clyde Hansard of Cove, visit ed Sunday at the home of her aunt Mrs. c. A. Affholter.
 Mrs. J M. Tomlin came up from Wickes Tuesday morning, returning on the afternoon train.
 Mrs. Lonnie Garrett and baby were guests at the home of Mrs. Garrett's sister. Mrs. Clyde Trout, of Mena, ons day last week.
 Miss Annie Laura Henderson ane sister, Mrs. Modlin, of Pittsburg kas.. arrived here last week to be al the bedside of their mother, Mrs. Ike Henderson. who has been quite sick
The Mena weekly star., 1921-01-20
UNION GRoyE-posEY HOLLOW.

F. Sanders was in Mena Friday on business.
 C. c. Miliiken and Will Cox were in Mena Tuesday.
 Steve Rose of Mena. visited uncle Jim Ford Sunday night.
 Frank and John Ford made a bust ness trip te Ink saturday.
 <. W Bass from Odcn. is visiting
The Mena weekly star., 1921-01-20
cENTER POINT CIRcLETs.

We are having some winter weather. Our students are working faithfully in school
 Orestus Turner and wife are the proud parents of fine baby boy. A. r. Lehman, Isaac Saurbaugh and Oscar Cummings and families traded in Mena Tuesday.
 in spite of the mud and slush, spell ing school and Sunday school at Free dom were well attended Saturday night and Sunday.
 Freedom has q live wire Sunday school. Over sixty memory verses were recited last Sunday when the att tendanee was but twanty-sayen.
 Arp
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NoTIcE-zTHF TEETH

br. [. Q. Dickson will be in Hatfield
 5afsuarg 9 to 28 ard. win work in Dr. GonnaiIg's office. Have vonr teeth .s'ied ~iaen fIrst needed ss suaIl fIll- AtssEa aNFk hsttef ,.
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our season being up to two weeks late owing to our cool nights.

Owing to the increased freight and express rates some growers are fgur. ing on buying packages for Pared post shipment. The large grape bas. ket and the market basket seems ts be the favorites.
 Hattie.
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For Government inspected

For Sale-GOvernment insp pe ted
 blackberry plants. We have tho Lawton. regular crop self fertile blackberry, and also the Mcdonald al very early blackberry which is pollen. ized by the Early Wonder which we also have for sale. Price s1.50 Der hundred or $I2.50 per thousand f. Q. h Grannis Ark Jones < Cannon. [
The Mena weekly star., 1921-01-20

A good word travels short dis tanee, but as bad one never stops.
 Never admit that you can't see the noint of the other fellows joke. He Nii form the same opinion of you { s.iiisits hat you havs If him.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-01-20
Officers seek Hidden Car-

According to an official report re- ceived in Mena Wednesday the police at Little Rock are seeking a ear bought by J. H. Early, one time road con tractor in Mena. The report stated that Early was in jail at Pine Blug, and that the ear which he had bought but not paid for had been hidden away and could not be found by it's right ful owner. It is believed in Mena that the report is mistake about Early being m jail, as acquaintances here heard that he was released some days ago.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-01-20

For Sale-Good horse, coming 8 year.
 old, guaranteed. Nice and tr;m t;' safe and reliable; no blemishes Weight about 105O, and true stssl Inquire Ozark Poultry Yards. Phors $40 J. Y. Starr. 17's
The Mena weekly star., 1921-01-20

J. H.. Cox has a 3-year-old Holste;,
 male and one of his male calves M asS a half Holstein male calf well marked A few nice Duroc gilts and msle for sale.
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EsTRAY

Strayed From Fogel, Ok.--One darl
 brindle muley COW, without mark m brand. One year-old-past Jerses heifer, no marks. Will pay liberal re ward for information leading la whereabouts of cattle. w. c. Breed ing, Fogel, Ok.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-01-20

Look Polk Co. Plants for Polk Co planting at Polk Go. prices. Send for list of Grapes, Berries, Bulbs, ete The Pines Plantation, Hatfield, Ark
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The Mena weekly star., 1921-01-20
Pclk county's Taxable Property.

County Clerk w. E. Anderson has completed the tax books for the pres ent years collections, and has found that there is in Polk county $5,617,SE ;i Of taxable S T property pc si,i Thls valuation
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NURSERY STOCK.

Strawberry Planfs-Grown on new
 land, Aroma, Klondike, 5000 lot S4; 1000 lots $4.50; Dunlap, 1,o00 $500 Cash. Can ship any time Lacey X Webster, Mena, Ark. <
The Mena weekly star., 1921-01-20
LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY

If You Want hens or chickens. or eos,
 for matching, call at 1908 Maple Ss' ays or phone 338: Barred Rock breed. e'S
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To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take LAXATIVE PROMO ouININE (Tablets.l It ssstops tne xough and Headache and works of tho Gold EW. GROVES signature on each box. 3Oc'
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REAL ESTATE
 AND HOG AUCTION
SATURDAY, JANUARY 22 Beginning at 10 O'Clock

Groom house, with la ground; good barn; all fenced; electric lights; good well water Located on Adams street known as the Geo Lutes place. Also large registered Duroc Jersey Sow weight about 300, and 6 shoats, 3 months old.
 TERMS; On real estate, one-haf cash; balance good terms, or qe of on one-half purchase price if all pad cash Terms on hogs, Cash.
 H. FAIR, Owner Col. Glover, Auct.
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What about the farmer who sells his butter and buys oleo. and what about the merchant who refuses to buy butter and sells oleo?
The Mena weekly star., 1921-01-20

The boys and young men who rec ently pooled their fur shipment just received returns which put smile on their faces that won't come off.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-01-20

The secretary of the H. r. & T. Growers cautions the growers in Polk county to be extremely careful in the selection of varieties for their early vegetable money crop. Being on the high divide, the south end of our coun- ty and 60 to 100 miles north usually commence shipping at the same time,
The Mena weekly star., 1921-01-20

Joe finders has sold bunch of large steers. These with other cattle picked contagious to the Kansas City Southern will be driven thru to Texas points. Drivers freTn here are re ceiving $5 per day.
, 1921-06-11
AID MANAGER SPENDS TEN
MILLION FOR FIRM AND
GETS RESULTS IN SALES

Sp@nding the gigantic sum OF ten
million dollars. and getting value re-
eeived for it is no small undertake
ing. no matter the commodity in
vested in: but placing this enormous
sum successfully for publicity Is q
task that few men are ever given
the opportunity of performing.
Yet such an accomplishment has
just been consummated by win s.
Eahn, advertising Of the
Swift Specific company.
VIII Eakin Is r-ecoerazed AZ a
veritabie walking encyclopedia on
any subject relating to the adver-
Using feature Of any newspaper in
the United States. Not only can he
tell you its circulation. but he can
tell You the character OF its clientele.
He probably knows more newsboys
than any other individual, for in
his Unsuitable craving for informa-
o regarding newspapers, he goes
direct to the carriers and newsboys.
and gets real. irst-hand data that
is invaluable In his particular line,
Mr.. Eakin is whn: is known as a
shark.
Twenty years ago. Mr.. Eakin sue
eeeded the late Charley Rucker in
his present connection and through
out tho country he Is Familiarity
known in every newspaper Office.
He has made advertising contracts
, 1921-06-11
.R0TRIANs GET BEHIND
CHEYENNE RELIEF DRIVE

CHEYENNE. June 1o.-FoIlowing
casper's lead. Cheyenne Wednesday
joined n h movement to provide re-
lief for food sufferers at Pueblo. The
Rotary club launched the movement
here with the appointment OF n com
mittee to solicit subscriptions to a re
lief fund. The local chapter Of the
Red Cross announced that 1t would re
ceive contributions TO the relief fund
and forward them to Pueblo. The
railroads announced that they would
transport relief supplies freight free.
A Pueblo relief baseball game may
DO played Friday between the Colo
rado & Eouthern nine and Ed. Ger
mars Cheyenne Indians. H. ]. Ciov
or. manager of the c. a S. organiza-
ton, took up tho matter with Man
ascr Ccrrans Wednesday evening.
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Denver where he win join company OF
neials in this part Of the country from
Farkersburs. ". Va
Mrs Ervfr Day has left for Sexton
Iowa. where sha VIII visit with her
notherin-law for several weeks
Mr. and Mrs r. e Dea and chill.
dren are 1 n the city from their ranch
home near CIenrock visiting with
friends and attending to business in.
terests.
T. E Costello is attending to bust.
ness matters in Cheyenne for sew.
eral days in the interests OF the Bur.
roughts adding machine
]. H weddek has returned from
Cheyenne where he has been attend.
ing to business interests.
r. E Canon who has been in chey.
enne on business ad pleasure has re-
tured to hts home here
Attorney W. II. Patten has returned
from the state capital where he has
been on business connected with legal
matters
The Misses DaEley and Royce.
teachers for the term just ended. at
the Park school. leave today for their
homes in the a
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direct with President Harding in his
little newspaper onlce In Marion.
Ohio. and he calls by their first
names such eminent publishers as
Senator capper and Governor Allen
OF Kansas. Governor Hobby Of
Texas. Arthur Brisbane. Frank Mum
sey and score OF other iumiraries
in the publishing game. Each year
he has made contracts with the
newspapers. buying regularly a half
million dollars worth OF their space
for his concern.