City council adopts speed of park improvements and passes several ordinances
The city council met in a Monday night session with most members present. They authorized spring park improvements not to exceed 100 dollars and advanced multiple ordinances including prohibiting gaming in saloons, banning ball play on streets, regulating sidewalks, and sanitary measures. F P Sunday resigned. J W Tow was elected nightwatch. F W Jaques joined the board of health. Lunch counter and related stalls in Janssen park were granted exclusive Fourth of July rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutherland
Peden
F. P. Sunday
J. W. Tow
F. W. Jaques
Board of Health
B. of R. T
Janssen Park
Viewing the Road Col Fordyce Reaches North by Special
Col S W Fordyce receiver and W E Green Assistant Superintendent arrived by a special carrying two cars at 10 30 a m from the south and stayed about 20 minutes. Friendly greetings were exchanged with leading citizens as Fordyce spoke of plans to tour the road by daylight and reach Neosho tonight. He said an independent Little Rock to Hot Springs line is assured and Hot Springs to Mena will be built. he regretted not seeing Mena.
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Col
S. W. Fordyce
Pittsburg & Gulf
W. E. Green
Col. Fordyce
Port Arthur
Neosho
Fordyce
Little Rock
Hot Springs
Mena
City Interferes: Saloon Sunday liquor sale case
A Monday morning complaint before Mayor Hamilton targets McIntosh & Davis for keeping their saloon open and selling liquor on Sunday. Bartender Tom Bowman admits selling whiskey to one man and is fined ten dollars while McIntosh & Davis face prosecution as records show the bartender acted against proprietor orders. Davis was out of town but McIntosh was present most of the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
McIntosh & Davis
Tom Bowman
MclIntosh & Davis
Bowman
Olney
Tisers
Davis
McIntosh
Judge Finds Them Guilty and Fixes $25 Penalty
In a brief transcript the judge ruled them guilty after几 remarks by both attorneys and imposed a $25 fee as penalty. An appeal followed and a bond was posted immediately.
Mining deal anchors claims near Jake Kishmire
Engineer and ex Councilman John Paul and fireman John L. Sullivan bought a one third interest in four mining claims near Jake Kishmire through Durham and Batson mining exchange. Paul tested ore with a fire pot, reporting small nuggets and gold streaks in melted rock. Sullivan, experienced at Argentine smelting works, aided the test. The pair plan immediate development asserting a promising gold bearing rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Paul
John L. Sullivan
Jake" Kishmire
Durham & Batson
Mining Exchange
Mr. Paul
Mr. Sullivan
Sullivan
Kansas City
Big Show Day in Mena Falls Short of Hype
A Lemon Brothers circus attracted a large local crowd despite threatening weather. The day featured a decent menagerie and a strong afternoon act but overall the show did not meet expectations. A swindling game led to about $250 to $300 lost. Sheriff Johnson raided the tent and detained several suspects, but victims could not identify them. The city license reportedly priced too high, canceling the evening performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemon Brothers
Dr. Maxwell
Johnson
LOCAL NEWS NOTES FROM TOWN ROUNDUP
Mr. PF. M. Beavers of Rocky encountered the Star on Friday. W. B. Lawton of Janssen came Monday on business, left Tuesday. R. B. Howe of Omaha is visiting to inspect the country’s resources. W. C. Moore and Z C. Crawford traveled from Acorn for a brief stay. M. W. Lindsay begins a four room cottage in the all addition. Mrs. McDonald went to Cove to aid her ill sister-in-law. Mrs. Dr. Preston returned from St. Louis after medical college study. Sherwood avenue building repainted this week at G. B. Glendenning’s. RR. St John left for Camden on United States land office business. D. T. Morton of Mena Lumber Company staying several days. Mayor Hamilton’s real estate office papered and painted. Mr. and Mrs. R. Allen went to Cove to be with his ailing sister-in-law. H. J. Radcliff bought two lots near Stilwell park with lumber on site for a new residence.
Town Notes and Local Visitors in Mena Area
Mrs. Conductor Humphrey and Mrs. Conductor Bush visited Kansas City to see relatives. P. Folsom plans a new home on a west town lot. Landlord Green buys a $50 Jersey cow for Hotel Mena guests. Mrs. Fellows from Webster Grove visits her parents. Street work widens cross walks and improves water boxes on Mena street. Frank James is a Telegraph messenger. Varley visits the country. Builders plan a four room cottage on Armour street with Cuddeback handling contracts. Womans Literary Club meets with President Mrs. Thayer and plans for next week. Christian church holds nightly meetings led by Elder G. K. Walling of Texas. Grapevine training plan drafted by J. & Wilkerson. Rocky’s F. & Harrison report a strange egg with a spout. W. R. Page moves a small house and starts a four room addition. Mrs. Vantreece visits from near Arkansas and Louisiana line. sister to Quillin Miller of Dallas. Townsite Company plants flower beds in front of Hotel Mena. Emmerson Landis injures a finger but recovers. E. M. Green reports $500 stock subscribed for Immigration. revival services deferred to permit Rev. Owen’s arrival. Simmons Squaw Wine promoted for pain relief and labor aid.
Hotel Mena to Enter New Management Under E M Green
Tomorrow the Hotel Mena will change proprietors and come under the management of Mr. E. M. Green, a well known local business man. Mr. Shinn parts with the lease to join the maintenance of way office. The hotel will be improved and kept as a first class two dollar a day establishment under Green, who has long been associated with the Gayle House in central Kentucky.
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Hotel
Mena
E. M. Green
Shinn
Way
Hotel Mena
Mr. Green
Gayle House
Kentucky
Green
Mining Exchange Seeks Management at Lemp Building
The Lemp Brewing Co. building on Mena street has housed a mining exchange with no managers as yet. Organizing is planned upon Mr. Darling's return east. Langfeldt runs a real estate office there and Gage operates an assaying outfit. A display of mineral specimens invites miners and investors to inspect.
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Lemp Brewing Co
Mena Street
Darling
Langfeldt
Gage
Fired His Porter On Train Car At Shreveport
E L West a Pullman conductor on the No 4 car to the north fired his porter bodily after trouble at Shreveport. West said his porters must give good service or quit and moved his car north himself. Also a brief testimonial for Dr Simmons Liver Medicine claims strong relief for torpid liver and costiveness.
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E. L. West
Shreveport
O Hearn and Dunagan Wedding at Faithful Mattinee
At 8 oclock Wednesday morning May 17 1899 in Janssen the wedding of P M OHearn and Miss Lucy V Dunagan occurred in accordance with Catholic rites. OHearn works in the maintenance of way department for the Pittsburg Gulf railroad, with Janssen as headquarters, and is described as a progressive, efficient employer. Dunagan is regarded as an accomplished young lady of Janssen.
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O’ Hearn
Dunagan
Father August Gallagher
P. M. O'Hearn
Lucy V. Dunagan
O'Hearn
Pittsburg & Gulf Railroad
Janssen
Dr. Simmons Liver Medicine Endorsed for Vitality
An old message promotes Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver medicine as a remedy to restore energy and combat fatigue, urging readers to rely on the product to feel well enough to work. The advertisement emphasizes vitality and daily activity.
Kelly and Welker Wedding at Port Arthur Cottage
Mr J Spencer Kelly cashier of the Bank of Mena and Miss Lulu Welker proprietress of the Hotel Mena and later the Hotel Capitol were married yesterday at 8 30 by Rev J Greene at the cottage on Port Arthur avenue. The ceremony surprised locals as Miss Welker planned to leave for Kansas after the Capitol tenure. Attendants included A M Nelson D Ky Taylor and A W Finks and Mrs C G Greene.
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J. Spencer Kelly
Lulu Welker
Miss Welker
Kansas
Capitol
A. M. Nelson
D. Ky ‘Taylor
A. W. Finks
CG. J. Greene
Edith Francis Weds Patrick D Sheehan in Quiet City Ceremony
Invitations issued by Mrs. Francis Sawdon announce the wedding of Edith Francis to Patrick D. Sheehan both of this city. The ceremony will be performed by Rev. Father Gallagher at Mrs. Sawdon's residence on Wednesday at 0 p.m. Afterward the couple plan a visit to Eureka Springs and to Macon Missouri with a bride's aunt and friends before returning to Menn to settle in about two weeks. The groom, a conductor on the Pittsburg and Gulf railroad, is highly regarded by colleagues. Edith is popular in Mena with many friends extending best wishes.
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Francis Sawdon
Edith Francis
Patrick D. Sheehan
Menn
Pittsburg & Gulf Railroad
Mena
Pickly Ash Bitters Aids Digestion Effectively
Sour stomach fullness after meals and flatulence point to imperfect digestion. Pickly Ash Bitters corrects the disorder at once and drives out badly digested food while toning the stomach liver and bowels. For sale by Jackson Drug Co.
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Jackson Drug Go
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W. E Green
Mr. PF. M. Beavers
Rocky
W. B. Lawton
R. B. Howe
Omaha
W. C. Moore
Z C. Crawford
Acorn
M. W. Lindsay
Dr. Preston
St. Louis
Sherwood Avenue
G. B. Glendenning
St John
Camden
United States Land Office
D. T. Morton
The
Mena Lumber Company
Mrs. R. Allen
Cove
H. J. Radcliff
Stilwell Park
Conductor Humphrey
Conductor Bush
P. Folsom
A.M. Fellows
Webster Grove, Mo
P. H. Cherry
Port Arthur Avenue
Frank James
Western Union Telegraph Co
Franke Varley
Messrs Hope and Hargroves
Marshall
Texas
T. E. Garaghty
C. H. Byers
Armour Street
Mr. Cuddeback
Womans Literary Club
J. P. Thayer
J. ?. Landes
Christian Church
G. K. Walling
J. & Wilkerson
F. & Harrison
Star
W.R. Page
Agent Landes
Little Emmerson
Immigration Association
M. E. Church South
Owen
Simmons Squaw
Cable, Cash, Ark
MR. Simmons
Zeilin
Jackson Drug Co
Kelly and Welker
Sheehan—Sawdon
Scott
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