Judge Carder Urges Vote for County Seat Move on 25th
Thad M Carder writes Polk County citizens urging to vote on the 25th to relocate the county seat from Dallas to Mena. He argues Dallas courthouse overhauls, jail security, and better facilities at Mena, including a townsite land offering worth $5,000 cash and a deed, with public welfare in mind and the need for a majority of legal voters to approve.
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Court House
Dallas
Mena
Polk County
Thad M. Carder
You can't afford to stay at home or vote No on June 25
A political appeal urges citizens to participate in the June 25 vote, emphasizing that abstaining or opposing the measure would be costly. The message frames turnout as essential.
Flags boost vote prize in Mena election race
The Star reports new premium flags for townships in the Mena election contest. The top voting township will receive an 18 foot all wool hunting flag priced at 12 dollars, the second place flag is 16 feet costing 9.50 dollars. Center township is excluded.
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The
Star
Mena
Center Township
City of the Second Class Growth Highlighted in Reform Efforts
Among the many measures under consideration the city shows continued growth in services and infrastructure. Officials pledge to expand street improvements, public safety funding, and utility improvements to meet rising demand. Local chambers urge support for the proposed upgrades.
County Seat Removal Promises $10,000 Gift to County
The text notes that if the county seat removal is approved at the June 25 election, the Townsite Company will provide funds to build a better house than the one in Dallas and grant a 24 acre block in Mena valued around $5,000. The gifts total about $10,000 with no county tax, claimed as full compensation.
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Dallas
Mena
Mill owners Morrison and Breen plan townside shutdown for Dallas vote
Morrison and Breen will close their sawmill four miles east of town at noon on Saturday and move their twenty workers to Dallas in wagons to vote. The note urges other mill owners to follow suit.
First Class Mill and College Aim for Polk County
The report notes plans for a flouring mill, cotton gin, wagon factory, and college in Mena, promising benefits to farmers, fruit growers, and gardeners of Polk county as these institutions attract people and development.
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Mena
Polk County
City of Mena Raised to Second Class Status
City Attorney Will W. Whitley announced in Little Rock that the Secretary of State certified Mena as a city of the second class. He urged residents to vote Saturday on moving the county seat to create a city Polk County can be proud of.
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Mena
Will W. Whitley
Little Rock
Board of Municipal Corporations
Polk County
Postal Savings Bank Bill Up for Senate Approval
Chicago Record notes a postal savings bank bill reported to the Senate with favorable post office committee recommenda tion. It reflects congressional support for the system despite war distractions and urges passage before adjournment.
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Postal Savings Bank
Senate
Post Office Committee
Friends
Congress
Postal Savings System
Chicago
Old Glory Birthday Flagdon County Seat Vote Tale
Polk county towns race for flags donated by ladies as they vie to win the largest percentage of votes for Mena as county seat. The text blends poetry lines with a political note about local township competition and symbolism in the election.
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Ouachita Township
Wort
Mena
Mena Advances with Mills Factory and Cotton Gin Plan
Mena moves toward growth with a new flouring mill wagon and carriage plant and a cotton gin by the Hudgins Brothers. The development centralizes commerce away from Dallas and intensifies plans to move the county seat to Mena next Saturday.
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Mena
Hudgins
Dallas
Journal urges county seat removal to Mena
The Janssen Journal advocates moving the county seat from Dallas to Mena for better accessibility. It argues the courthouse should be relocated to serve the county’s residents more effectively, noting easier reach from remote areas.
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Janssen Journal
Court House
Dallas
Mena
Mena Emerges as County Seat Election Spotlight
The piece argues that selecting Mena as the county seat next Saturday would boost business and expand markets for all regional articles, urging farmers to vote. It frames Mena as central to economic growth and civic choice in the surrounding countryside.
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Mena
County Fourth celebration prizes offered for vote count
If no other place in the county celebrates this Fourth there is no objection to the two flags offered as prizes for the largest per cent of votes for Mena being presented to representatives of the winning townships at Janssen during the exercises there. Several townships are competing and they should report their vote promptly to the committee so it can determine the winners.
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Mena
Jans‘sen
When Mena Becomes County Seat Boosts Polk Population
The article notes that once Mena becomes county seat Polk County will gain about 5,000 residents within a year or two. This growth is expected to expand the market for local farm produce and benefit farmers.
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Mena
Polk County
Mena poised for rapid growth with new enterprises
Officials state that besides already named ventures, additional enterprises are about to be established here. Mena is expected to become a 5,000 population town in under a year, a claim presented as official.
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Mena
Produce Traders Rally At Mena For County Seat Vote
People travel to Mena to trade and sell produce and plan to vote on Saturday to settle county seat business.
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Mena
County seat move disputed over Hallas to Mena
With every line of business of every kind except the post office removed from Hallas to Mena it is folly to attempt to keep the county seat there.
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Hallas
Mena
County seat move to Mena stirs township vote race
Several townships compete for premium flags as they roll up strong support for relocating the county seat to Mena in a lively political contest.
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Mena
Farmers to vote next Saturday on county seat removal
County voters are urged to attend polls next Saturday to decide on removing the county seat. The call emphasizes farmers assisting in both making and saving money for the county through participation.
Polk County Sees New College and Courthouse Benefit
A college and a new courthouse planned for Mena this season are presented as welcome improvements for Polk County and its residents. The note emphasizes broader benefits to citizens from these developments.
Move the County Seat Vote Urges Mena Voters
A call to county residents urges saving money and progress by voting Saturday to move the county seat. The message frames the choice as wise economical patriotism and benefits to both the county and individual finances.
They Favor Hawaii Annexation by Broad House Vote
In WaAsuiaroa on June 16 the House approved the New lands resolutions by 209 to 1 to annex Hawaii. The measure, debated since Saturday, would cede sovereignty and crown lands, create a five member commission including two Hawaiians, assume Hawaii’s public debt up to four million dollars, and establish a provisional government under presidential direction.
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WaAsuiaroa
House of Representatives
Newlands
Hawaii
Congress
United States
Europe
Asia
Hawaiian
Hawaiian Islands
Yeas
War Loan Subscriptions Exceed Expectations in June
Wasumotox June 21 subscription activity for the new three percent loan surpasses expectations. Small subscriptions under $500 are numerous, but provisions ensure these are allotted promptly even if the loan is oversubscribed. A New York insurance company has sent $400,000 with a $20,000,000 target. In Kansas, Frisby Station between Wilder and Cedar Junction will be a major potato shipping hub for KC and Topeka.
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Wasumotox
New York
Torrica
Kan
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Wilder
Cedar Junction
Frisby
Kansas City
Topeka
War news and social notes from Brier and surrounding areas
Current events report war developments with Spain and the Philippines and growing Cuban regard for American troops. Mentions Mrs. D. R. Hanna’s divorce from D. Hanna, Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease’s Oregon move, a post office employee’s war fund, and German naval activity. Also notes Kansas populist ticket renomination, local political tensions, a suicide attempt in Kansas City, railroad labor needs, and an improvised employment drive rescuing a man from drowning.
Notice on Change of Ownership at Mena Lumber Company
The Mena Lumber Company has changed hands and all creditors or indebted parties should remit amounts to J. Landes, townsite agent, at Hotel Mena, who is authorized to receive payments and issue receipts.
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Mena Lumber Company
J. 1 Landes
Menu
Campaigning For Mena: Free Camp Near Creek Ground
Fragmented OCR text describes supporters camp near Mena with a creek nearby and a camping ground for all, referencing county votes and treasury matters. Mentions the Ouachita township, a proposed site, and a call to vote for moving the county seat to Mena.
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Mena
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