Anniversary Park Fair Premiums at Mena Event
The Park Fair and anniversary celebration August 18 19 1999 in Mena offers premium awards from local businesses for exhibits. Cash prizes range from 25 cents to 5 dollars for farm produce crafts and livestock with many sponsors including Lang Shang chickens field corn home spun pants wine honey and assorted goods. The listing names sponsors and premiums, culminating with the committee chairs R S Allen and W P Saunders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mens
M. Green
Owen
Mena
Davis-Conklin Drug Vo
Davis Duklin
Sewa
L. W. Webb
A.R. Laswell
FE. P. Smith
Bashel
A. L. Abbott
W.G. Fry Jewelry Co
M. D. Winton
JK. Lieyd
Mena Street
Hickman House
A. Christie
Grocer
Kid Garrett
Drayman
J. Spencer Kelly
Mena Democrat
Geo. Dennis
Hart Hildebrant
Saunders Furniture Co
Saunders
W. E. Watkins
Watkins
Grand Leader Dry Goors
F.C. Savage
Poland
China
Cherry Fruit Farms to be Enlarged at Mena and Acorn
Successful fruit growers Mr P H Cherry and Mrs Cherry plan to lay off and plat part of their Mena Acorn farm for sale of lots while expanding acreage. Knight from New York will manage, trials with Rocky Ford melons show promise, and output goals include 25 more acres for goose berries plums and cherries. Current 24 acres of berries yielded 1030 cash this season with 55 cases of strawberries bringing 825 after costs. They also ship to Cripple Creek and expect to grow cantaloupes and tomatoes for northern shipment. the Cherrys leave for Webster Grove Mo tomorrow.
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Mena
Acorn
P. H. Cherry
Mrs. Cherry
A. R. Knight
New York
Plac
Cripple Creek
Col
Cherry
Webster Grove
Death of Miss Susie Compere in Dallas
Miss Susie Compere, age nineteen, died of pneumonia after a sixteen day illness at her sister Mrs. W. M. Pipkin in Dallas. She was daughter of Mrs. J. S. Compere and sister of Rev. W. L. Compere. She taught in county public schools and was active in the Baptist church. Funeral at the Baptist church and burial in White Oak cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Compere
W. M. Pipkin
Dallas
Miss Compere
J. S. Compere
W. L. Compere
the Baptist Chored
Damages Sought in Suit Against Pittsburg & Gulf Railroad
J. L Alley filed a damage suit in circuit court seeking $2000 for personal injuries to J. W. Sams. The injury occurred last fall in the company yards when Sams was at work, and the suit alleges damages for the thigh injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.L Alley
Pittsburg & Gulf Railroad
J. W. Sams
Dr Kings New Life Pills Boosts Brain and Body
Bismarck's iron nerve and success are linked to health, urging use of Dr Kings New Life Pills to improve stomach liver kidneys and bowels. They claim to develop every part of brain and body and cost only 2 cents at Fre Savage's drug store.
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Bismarck
Dr. King
Savage
Hogs wage master moves family from Wichita to Menah
M N Wieming returned from Kansas City on Tuesday and plans to move his family from Wichita to a cottage on Armour street. Several local business and civic items follow, including new partnerships, store openings, and community church notices amid ongoing water works development and minor crime fines.
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M. N. Wieming
Kansas City
Wichita
Will
Armour Street
J. Gorman
Dallas
Tex
Jack’ Steele
Galneville
Menahia
J. J. Hiltebrand
Apendicitus
Rogers Band Secured for August Park Fair
Mayor Hamilton as execution committee has secured the Rogers band of Rogers Arkansas for the two day celebration park fair to be held here August 14 and 19. He also reports arrangements are under way to secure one or perhaps two other bands for this occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Hamilton
Rogers Band
Ark
Indian Robbed by a Negro at Pittsburg Depot Park
At about 1 45 last night an Indian from Spiro was knocked in the head and robbed by a negro hired to carry his parcels from the Frisco depot to the Pittsburg and Gulf depot at the park opposite the Pittsburg and Gulf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg & Gulf
Spiro
Frisco Depot
Penmith Times
Shipment of Sheep From Kansas City Market
M E Pumphrey of the Kansas City Meat Market shipped 250 head of sheep to the Kansas City markets. Mr Pumphrey bought the sheep for this vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Pumphrey
Kansas City
Mr. Pumphrey
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Fred Salyers
M. BE. Pumphrey
JH. Davia
Hee Hive Grocery
M. J. Garrett
M. Hopper
JF. Landen
Mena News Publishing Co
Mosikmelon
C. A. Sraith
Bee Hive Grocery
Reece Bros. & Welch
Cox
Sneed & Jones
Sawdon & Co
Jackson Drug Co
Mena Grocery Co
Forest
Mena Grocery Company
Cole &Aluin
Polk County
Mena Lumber Co
Arkansas
P. Folsom
Blocksom
Diecksom
Ladies Oxford
Robb & Carroll
Callari
C. Palaver
Isymouth
E. McLelland
W. H. Jolks
Hs Beall
L Roper
Wimberly Bros
J. G. W. Petty & Co
Petty & Co
Key & Hanes
Blacksmiths
J.P. McCaffery
Reece L. M. Wimberly
Hudgins Bros
Mena Mill
R. 3. Allen
W. P. Saunpers
Pickens
Neosho, Mo
J. B. Hickman
J. J. Worrell
Diagonal
Iowa
Joe Waterman
Paducah, Ky
The
Hotel National
J. P. Porter
Janssen
Medical Board
Charles Williams
P. S. Bayles
Otumwa, Towa
Hotel Commercial
J. P. Landes
P. R Cook
Harry C. Winn
Mansfield
Bessie Spring
C . Byers
F. P. Southern
J. C. Brown
Cherry Hill
C. A. Smith
Minge , & Co
Shreveport
M. E
McKee and Colton
Woman's Literary Club
J. D. Sharer
St John Street
George Dennis
Robert Garrett
Josie Stephens
M Gussie Marshal
Blanchard, la
R. B. St. John
J. E. Smith
H. G. Dunlap
W. H. Holmes
Dallas, Tex
Mr. Holmes
Sallie Fontaine
Hempstead County
Cove
George B. Dennis
National Railway Building and Loa Association
Will C. Moore
Board of Medical Examiners
W. A
L. Comer
J. Brackl
W. B. Lawton
P. Jodge
Eugene Cox
Marvin C. Smith
A. Smith
A. B. Brown
A. B. McAfee
Lee Jones
Louisville, Ky
E. M. Green
McAfee
Church of Christ
G.G. Reeks
J. R. Davis
de. Ayer
Joplin
Davin
Little Ruble
J. Greene
Sarah E. Rice
Alice Vineyard
H. C. Reynolds
Cairo
St. Louis
Mra
J. F. McCaffrey
Simpson
C. C. Wonder
Bank of Menu and Telephone Company
Mr. Wonder
M. E. Church
Schaeffer
Christian Church
Water Works Commissioners
Court House
Round Hill
Hermann Street
Sherwood
de Queen
Port Arthur
Herman
St John
Reeven Avenues
Janssen Park
Campbell
Lenng Avenue
DeRider
Unnamed
Sutherland Avenue
de Rider
Amsterdam
Molemma Avenue
Zwolle
Pickering Avenue
Myer and
Fleming
Stilwell Park
B. N. Maxwell
Texarkana
Maxwell
Frank Cummings
Sandon & Cunningham
W. R. Blocksom
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