Cyanide tests spark excitement over new metals near Mena
Prospectors report dramatic cyanide process results on 100 pound ore from Camp Wilder eight miles south of Mena. Tests yielded about 10 ounces of silver, traces of gold, and 14 ounces of copper per 100 pounds, with plans for a fifty ton plant. Tin deposits near Mena also provoke interest as ex-Mayor Carder showcases a two ounce tin cone from a nine and a half pound sample, testing 5,000 pounds of ore to assess value.
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United States
Texas & Arkansas Mining Company
Camp Wilder
Mena
J. H W. Wilder
Mahoney
C. Petty
Marshall
Texas
Helen Gould
Daniel Byrnes
T. M. Carder
Carder
Railroad hospital site eyed for Mena on line
Dr. Davis, division surgeon, returned from Kansas City and reported favorable prospects for locating the new railroad hospital at Mena. He met Dr. Ayer of the Port Arthur route, who favored Mena and planned a visit to finalize plans. Mena would sit midway between Port Arthur and Kansas City, at a high-altitude point above malarial swampy regions.
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Davis
Kansas City
Mena
Ayer
Port Arthur
Davis-Conklin Drug Co
Local Notes On Mena Area Developments And People
B E Barton arrives from Cove and discussions of Mena growth through agriculture and immigration. Mrs V E Paulk returns from Texarkana business trip. Central Hotel advertises. Licenses issued for John F Philpot and Jennie Neal. Local property deals and cottage building planned. Academy or college proposal seen as important for Mena. Numerous residents and visitors noted including doctors, engineers, and merchants. A child of Dr Philpot dies. state board examiners appointed for the county.
Notable Arrivals and Developments in Eldorado Springs
Mrs. Dr. Holt arrives from Eldorado Springs Mo to settle here. Local social life features Mrs H Byers and Mrs N H Chamberlain hosting visitors from Kansas City. Mayor Hamilton remodels a pool room for a merchantile venture on Mena street. George F Powell from Ft Scott joins E P Smith Jeweler. J A Myers begins building a four room cottage on Armour street. N B Bardon holds the contract for the project. R D Wolterbeck aids in re adjusting prices of Pittsburg Gulf railroad lots. Dr B H M Dagg and daughters plan trips to Fort Arthur and Galveston with Mrs Nedry. J K Lloyd plans a two story brick building on De Queen street. Miss A E Mosher visits from Port Arthur and plans Mt Mena trip. Gov Jones signs $1250 appropriation for state arms and Spanish American war records. Eureka Springs Flash. Ernest Smith leaves Star for a fruit stand. Bert Powell joins Star. George Clark’s health worsens, surgery advised. Cy Martin, previously Meoa conductor, now healthy with Texas stock farm. Mountain Fork fishing party returns from nine day outing at J N Allen’s home. Jesse A Reese and Samantha Rowton wed at Black Springs. couple starts new home. W P Saunders of Oswego NY weighs locating and praises Star issue of February 8.
Mena Hendrix Academy Proposal Discussed At Meeting
A meeting at the Mena Methodist Church reviewed Hendrix College plans to establish an academy in Mena Arkansas. Rev A Miller outlined the agreement with the townsite company including a ten acre campus donation and ten thousand dollars in lots to fund the academy with cash and notes bearing eight percent interest.
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M. E. Ehurch
South
A. ©. Miller
Hendrick College
Mena
Greene
Hendrix College
Arkansas
College Hill
Good Fruit Good Crops Timothys Place
Timothy and Clover doing well farmers seek homes here J K Holdar from Mountain Fork Valley reports good crop prospects corn and apples pears and peaches in some orchards timothy and clever sowed last season makes good sod he plans twenty more acres this season immigration of farmers from north Indian Territory and western Texas 20 families camped along the road between his farm and Mena Jas O Hogg from Kansas City brings college building plans and specs for possible changes to suit new arrangement H D Weeks from Lawsonville Texas joins Pittsburg Galf engineer corps under E M Parnell brother of J A Week stenographer with A F Bust
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Timothy
Clover
J. K. Holdar
Mountain Fork Valley
Mr. Holdar
Indian Territory
Texas
Mena
Plan of Organization Adopted by Immigration Bureau Meeting
At a Thursday 4 p m meeting in McPhetrige Johnsons law office the prior committee presented a plan of organization. The group adopted it after minor changes and named G B Dennis H B Robb FW Jaques and C C Palmer to solicit stock. A public meeting will be held Tuesday at 8 p m to present the proposition. Dennis to secure a meeting room. All county citizens are urged to attend.
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McPhetrige & Johnson
G. B. Dennis
H. B. Robb
FW. Jaques
C. C. Palmer
Association
atSp.m
G. DB. Dennis
Tax payment shows railroad benefits to Polk county
The Kansas City Pittbury Galt railroad paid Polk County taxes totaling 7808.40 at the county tax collector W. B. Earnhart's office. The payment underscores the railroad's contribution to county revenues and its role in defraying local expenses.
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Kansas City
Pittbury & Galt
Polk County
W. B. Earnhart
Open Letter to Arkansas Attorney General on Trust Law
The Texarkanian Courier rebukes merchants in the city for openly defying anti-trust law by selling collar and cuff articles labeled E. & W. and other trust goods. It asks Hon. Jeff Davis what action will be taken and urges unity among agogues.
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Jeff Davis
Arkansas
Sin
Pellow-Demagouge
Texarkania Courier
You Can't Dodge Them Germs of Consumption
The piece argues rain and germ exposure cannot be avoided. It stresses that consumption germs invade only when throats and lungs are weak. A well nourished body with good fat levels resists infection, and a lingering cough with raw throat suggests delaying care is unwise.
Scott's Emulsion Emphasizes Strengthening Nourishment
Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil with phosphorus claims to heal inflamed membranes, improve digestion and appetite, and increase weight. The product is pitched as fortifying the body against wasting diseases, with distribution through druggists and Scott & Bowne in New York.
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Scott
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Denver
Colo
Jane Commercial College
St St. Louis
B. EL Barton
Cove
V. E. Paulk
Texarkans
The
Central Hotel
Star
John F. Philpot
Jennie Neal
J. L. Long
John Edsell
Laura Parker
Galveston
J. E. Watts
Ft Smith
Engineer Hong
R. R. St. John
Mrs. St John
Baby
Winnie Talbert
Our City
Laura Gilchrist
Rebekah
Dr. Watkins
Dallas
E. M. Jennings
A. c. Dean
Mt. Mena
Mr. Canterbury
E. W. McLain
Hanes & Egolf Drug Store
J. P. Landes
Frederick F Wyatt
First Christian Church
North
A. W. St. John
Armourtreet
A. Pickard
Burings
W. R. Blocksom
P. H. Cherry
Webster Grove
Texarkana
Hotel National
Julia
W. W. Philpot
Egger
Dr. Holt
Eldorado Springs
H. Byers
N. H. Chamberlain
Mrs. Finney
Mrs. Mosher
Hamilton
Mena Street
Geo. F. Powell
Ft. Scott
Kansas
E. P. Smith
Mr. Powell
J. A. Myers
Armour Street
N. B. Bardon
R. D. Wolterbeck
Pittsburg & Gulf Railroad
Mr. Landes
BH. M. Dagg
Nora
Anna Nedry
Fort Arthur
Miss Nedry
Ft. Smith
J. K Lloyd
Queen Street
A. E. Mosher
A. E. Stilwell
A. M. Finney
Miss Mosher
Ernest Smith
Bert Powell
Dispatch
Star Force
Ernest
George Clark
Cy Martin
Meoa
C. J. Greene
Jim Allen
George Legate
J. M. Hawley
Mountain Fork
J. N. Allen
Jesse A. Reese
Samantha Rowton
Black Springs
Reese
Reese & Shields
Miss Rowton
W. M. Rowton
W. P. Saunders
Oswego
N. Y
Mr. Saunders
New York State
Jackson Drug Co
Mena Hendrix Academy
M. E. Church
Jas. O. Hogg
Hogg
Geo. Mathews
Lawsonville
Pittsburg & Galf Engineer Corps
E. M. Parnell
Mr. Weeks
J. A. Weel
A. F. Bust
Immigration Bureau
See
Fran
Scott & Bowne
New York
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