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Newspaper
Mena Star
Location
Mena, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1899
Page
5
Miss Bessie Hoge has joined a store with Mrs. Guffrey while J K Lloyd returns from Texas. Numerous residents undertake building and repairs. several renew subscriptions. mining interests and new stock openings are noted. The town hosts moving houses, new offices, hotel changes, and a surge of local commerce and repairs.
J M Burnett of Quito called the Star office to report Park Fair exhibits by he and his wife. Burnett also shared his father’s visit from Balioon Ark who returned home Thursday. Colonel F M Henry of Texarkana arrives in Mena for health, praising the climate and water. He is an old friend of County Clerk W J Davis from Alabama. Rumors place Wacy Ravenscraft and Fred Van Fossen in a humorous best man contest as a young woman plans a trip, with both men offering to carry her trunk to the depot.
Hottest day of the season was Monday August 21 with a 104 degree shade reading reported by Mr. D. H. Hopkins who maintains the government weather records near Dallas. KB. M. Fleming died at 11 o'clock Monday night at his home three miles northeast of Mena. He leaves a wife and two children. The funeral was held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Owens chapel eight miles from Mena.
A fishing party organized Thursday includes W. R. Blocksom Dr. Wilcox Jack Terry Frank Pickard and Herbert Ballew known as One Gallows Ballew. They planned a day and two night excursion on Mountain Fork.
Mr D B Taylor of the Mena Telephone system learned Friday of his father's death in Georgianna. He left on Saturday night by train to attend the funeral and expects to be away a week or ten days.
Makes Good Wine reports a vintage not up to expectations but wine of quality. A fishing party leaves for a week in the country with family and friends joining in Rust. Two men arrested for petit larceny are fined and jailed. Laura Carr disappears then is expected to wed a Mena boy. Florence Adams plans a girls school in Capitol, Omaha, teaching music and elocution with physical culture emphasis. Local shop ads close the item.
Nicely entertained at home Saturday evening Nicely Entertained with whist among friends Nicely Entertained featured Effie Powell and her brother George hosting a social card night Guests included Mrs J E Holden Miss Frane Johnson Miss Minnie Prince Miss Lyda Kelly Gayle Green Van Smith Jack Terry and Mr J E Holden who missed the gathering Mr Powell stood in for Holden In the end Mr and Mrs Holden won prizes a silver spoon and a silver stamp case Miss Powell praised for her hosting skills
A Moonlight Surprise recounts a Dallas visit for a social gathering at J. G. Hudgins home with Miss Anna and Miss Mirtie and lists attending ladies and gentlemen. An Exciting Runaway describes a wagon runaway near Mena with injuries to a bystander and eventual stop by H. F. Balt. A Leadville letter notes George M. Wheaton prospecting gold in zinc ore and plans for ore treatment in Denver. Fine Workmanship highlights W. M. Palmer’s cabinet making and timber resources in Polk County.
A 20 acre tract near the depot can be had at a bargain by applying to M W Lindsay at Star office. A woman and child were brought to Jackson drug store drawing a crowd. The husband and owner of the team arrived and learned the family had been on the road eight days en route to Texas. They sold their team and wagon for 15 to liveryman W H Gardner and boarded a train for their destination.
Residents with second hand school books from the city school are urged to sell them for good value at Davis 116 Sw. Proceeds support student needs and book exchanges.
Fusion leaders in Kansas on August 25 consider calling a joint national convention of the Democratic and People’s parties for the same day. W. J Bryan desires a broad Chicago platform palatable to populists. If disagreements arise, conference committees may settle them. Also notes Dubuque awaiting big race meeting and lists jurors for September term in Mena.
Lloyd Hardware imports stoves by car load from Bridge Leach and displays them for cash sale at low prices. Also offers harness and other goods. Nearby land sale and stock pasture notes appear, plus a drug store advertisement and a London ear drums institute appeal.
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