Local News Notes on Candidates and Town Happenings
Local notices declare John Little of Greenwood and R S Allen of Polk County as Democratic primary candidates for re nomination for congress and sheriff respectively. The column also reports residents’ travels, building work, social events, church renovations, and police updates with brief mentions of weather damage and upcoming ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
I John
Little
Greenwood
Sebastian County
Allen
Oinasen
Polk Poentrs
Mena and Mt Mena Host Efforts for Ladies School Plan
Land Commissioner F A Wornbeck and party visited Mena and Mt Mena to discuss establishing a young ladies school at Mt Mena or Mena. Mrs Curtis of Kansas City plans a boarding school with a brick building costing at least 10030 and aims to open in coming season with support from railways and local firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Wornbeck
Nosthemius
M. E. &T. Trust Company
Port Arthur
Mosher
A. W. St. John
J. 8. Broughton
Mathews
Kansas City
Curtis
Mena
J. M. Green
New York
Philadelphia
Railway
M. E. & T. Trust
An Unusually Sad Death of Express Agent Worrell
W A Worrell, an express agent here for several months, died Saturday afternoon from cancer. He came with his family six months ago, bought east town property, built a house, and hoped to pay it from his salary. The cancer appeared on his cheek, he left his job, and the family faced destitution. Friends raised funds to aid them. Funeral services were Sunday at White Oak cemetery with the local lodge in charge. The family will likely move to Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Worrell
Express
Mr. Worrell
White Oak
Worrell
Kansas City
Coal Tar Fire Alarm Sparks Dense Smoke Over Carder Block
Tuesday afternoon a tar boiling accident behind the Calder block sent dense smoke over a six foot space between frame buildings. Firefighters arrived but private citizens with extinguishers and hand grenades claimed credit for stopping the blaze. Waldren was boiling tar in a tub when a flare up started the smoke and flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carder Block
George Waldren
Calder Block
Waldron
Glitsch Bride-To-Be To Marry In Shreveport Today
Hon Henry Glitsch leaves on the south bound train for Shreveport to wed Miss Anna Bellchamber of Port Arthur at high noon today. Bellchamber was among Mena’s earliest residents, once in the drug business with her father and active in social life. Col Glitsch, a leading local lawyer, is to be joined by Mrs. Glitsch who will return tomorrow evening and stay at Hotel Capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Glitsch
Shreveport
Anna Bellchamber
Port Arthur
Miss Bellchamber
Mena
Stario
Col. Glitsch
Mrs Sarah M Smith Dies in Mena After Brief Illness
Mrs. Sarah M. Smith mother of E. P. Smith died at 2 30 o clock Thursday March 24 1898 at her son’s Fleming street home after long poor health. She had recently moved to Mena for the climate and grew worse. Mr. Smith took the body Friday evening to Springfield Illinois for burial in the family vault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah M. Smith
E. P. Smith
Fleming Street
Mena
Settled Soon on Polk County Seat Move
P. Alexander a longtime Polk County figure and current Peoples Party executive chairman advocates relocating the county seat from Dallas to Mena. He argues the Dallas courthouse is irreparably deteriorated and urges securing a new building at the earliest feasible date for the county’s interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A P. Alexander
Polk County
People's Party
Dallas
Mena
Plumbing Contract Secured For Mt Mena Inn
J K Knudson the plumber secured the Mt Mena Inn plumbing contract after meeting Superintendent Mathews last week. The Misssion society ladies sent a welcome basket to the printer, while the Womans Literary Club met at the Gilded Fools' villa room to study Dutch Republic history and plan next week's meeting with Mrs Gallagher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Knudson
Mt Mena
Mathews
Mt. Mena Inn
Knudson
Womans
Mesdames Roach
J.T. Frady
Omaha Exposition and County Seat Move Discussed
Despite bad weather a large meeting at the opera house approved an Omaha exposition exhibit and a county seat move to Mena. A five member committee was formed to handle the exhibit. a block for the courthouse and a $5,000 cash donation were offered by the M., K. & T. Trust Company. Petitions will seek a county vote to move the seat from Dallas to Mena. election date to be set. Also a cattle-theft case led to arrests, and a Polk county meeting was announced for April 9 to nominate Center township candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Opera House
Carder
Vol. Byers
James
Mena
J. H. Hamilton
W. R. Thurmond
M., K. & T. Trust Company
de Queen Streets
Hotel Mena
Court House
Dallas
Peoples’ Party
Center Township
Polk County
Arkansas
J. J. Mershon
Said County
Youre McKinney
Republicans Organize Club At Reeves Realty Office
A group of Republicans met Tuesday night at Reeves & Co real estate office and organized a Republican Club with A Glaze as president and L M Wimberly as secretary. Another meeting is scheduled for Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves & Co
Glaze
L. M. Wimberly
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Weare
ESSOR
Centar
Kase
Leaalata
Ella Murry
Missouri
C. Barney
Eureka Addition
A. McEwen
Springfield
J. B. Winn
Nashville
Mark P. Olney
Jerseyville
Ida Embry
Shady Point, I. T
The
Woman's Parsonage and Home Mission Society
Edward H. Daniels
Balger
Dr. Reese
Thomas
P. M. Stucky
the Star
al Hopkins
Ransom
L. A. Goodman
Stilwell Fruit Farm
de Queen
Goodman
Poteau Lumber Company
F. Fansler
Fort Yates
Dak
Harry Winn
Electrc Studio
Tow
Little Rock
Gus Frye
Frye
H.C. Beck
Rust
Bridge and Building Department
Index
P. H. Miller
Bass
Quito
Janssen Park
Star
R. M. Quigley
Bank of Mena and Telephone Company
Christian Church
Port Arthur Avenue
Campbell Street
Carpenters’ Building Association
Towe
Sam Minor
Eek Ware
Joplin
Talihina
I. T
Womans’ Parsonage and Home Mission Society
Commercial Hotel
Col. Byers
Miss Pumphrey
Emma Savage
Mena and
MT. Mena
A. Gaccagher
de Queen Street
Mena, Arkansas
F.C. Savage and
J. G. Jackson Drug CO
Indian Territory
Tulibina
L.T
Marshal Abbott
Mr. Towe
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