Local News Notes From Mena Arkansas
A collection of short items from Mena Arkansas notes daily life. Residents travel to Fort Smith and Imboden, business trips return home, and new homes and frames are under construction. Several people visit relatives, attend meetings, and plan moves while local clubs host events and holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Landes
Eva Harris
Bess Spring
Mena
W. M. Pipkin
B. I. Barros
J. A Fautxnan
W. M. Wear
TiHos
Arbor
New Year Reception At Opera House By Woman's Club
The Woman's Literary club invites ladies to a New Year reception at the opera house with separate Saturday afternoon and evening sessions. A 10 cent admission funds the library, with refreshments served. Following the evening event young people may dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Literary Club
Opera House
Wilcox Barham Wedding at M E Church Tonight
Miss Lillian Barham and Oscar Wilcox wed at the M E Church with Rev. Greene officiating. The couple, early settlers and respected, plan to board briefly before starting housekeeping in their new home. Prickly Ash Bitters advertised as a system regulator. Sold by Jackson Drug Co. 52-21 PT es
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Barham
Oscar Wilcox
M. E. Ehurch
South
Greene
Jim Fike Arrested After Christmas Bank Check Scheme
Jim Fike a clothing clerk was celebrating Christmas when he tried to cash fake checks at several merchants. He was arrested after the ruse surfaced. Also mentioned is Prickly Ash Bitters advertised as a kidney liver and bowels tonic sold by Jackson Drug Co 5224.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Fike
Jackson Drag Co
Conductor S D Allen Hurt In Freight Car Collision
News from Heath near Mena reports freight conductor S D Allen badly bruised and crushed when caught between cars while coupling a crippled freight car. He was taken home then to a carriage, Dr Reese says injuries not currently dangerous. recovery expected within a week. Local notices include a Polk County Teachers meeting agenda and Chautauqua entertainments.
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S. D. Allen
SD. Allen
Heath
Mena
Reese
the Star
Allen
Unclear Crime Scene Quotation Sparks Courtroom Question
An officer recalls a drunken man grabbing and kissing women while an onlookers judge asks what he believed himself to be. The exchange highlights a reckless conduct moment amid a chaotic scene as authorities seek to determine responsibility and intent.
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Hobson
Couldn't Help It. Angry Father at the Door
A fragment from an item describes an angry father confronting a persistent suitor who insists he could not leave it at home. The text mentions wine or tonic to cure heat related ailments and dizziness. The lines reflect a domestic confrontation and a reference to a medical quack remedy.
Wild Game and Meats Display at Kansas City Market
M. EB Purphrey and Son showcase a splendid display of wild game and Polk county meats last week in front of their Kansas City Meat Market on Sherwood Avenue. The windowed exhibit draws attention from passersby and highlights local game offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
M. EB. Purphrey & Son
Polk County
Sherwood Avenue
Mena Showcase Feeds Wildlife Farm Plans and Local Market Appeal
The article notes a display attracting attention photographed by two artists, with wild game supplied by local hunters and domestic meat by Polle county farmers. It highlights Dr. Sawyer's Wild Cherry and Tar as safe remedies, upcoming Horticultural Society meeting in Mena on January 7, 1899 at 1 40 p m to elect officers, and plans for a fifty acre fruit farm by Robert Gillham of the Pittsburg and Gulf near town. It also mentions Bright's disease symptoms and Prickly Ash Bitters sold by Jackson Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mena
Missouri
Polle County
Horticultural Society
J. B. Hickman
Frank 8. Foster
W. HH. Manifold
I. H. Hall
A. W. St. John
Robert Gillham
A. E Stilwell
Pittsburg & Gulf
Landes
Port Arthur
Bright
Jackson Drag Co
Death of Mrs Wilkerson at Mountain Fork farm to city
Druzilla Wilkerson, wife of H V Wilkerson, died at their home last Friday morning after a long illness with weak lungs and recent cold. She was a daughter of Mr and Mrs J K Holdar. The couple lived on the Mountain Fork farm last season and moved to town recently. Funeral services were held Saturday and burial was in White Oak cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Druzilla
H. V. Wilkerson
J. K. Holdar
Mountain Fork Valley
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Jonal
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