Local notes from Mena Arkansas area report visits and injuries
Notable items include Fred and Mrs Rausch returning from Iowa, Wm Scroggi relatives, W St John back from Kansas City, Rev C J Greene attending M E church conference in Little Rock, a five and three quarter pound sweet potato grown by IL W Cummings, foot injury of W White from a Winchester accident, finger mash of John North at Mena Lumber Co, Pvt Mat Parker visiting from Aniston, Alabama for Thanksgiving, RR St John to Kansas City for college football game, peach and cherry blossoms gifted by F A Waters, Mrs J E Robinson subscribing to the Star from Norman and Texas, Dr Kelly and wife planning to locate in Mena, Littlejohn four sons in law and one daughter in law, Dr W T Atchinson killed by engine at switchyards, coroner’s jury investigation, and an advertisement for Rhus Ash Hitters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kelly
Cagile
Ark
Mrs. Kelly
J. B. Littlejoke
S. B. Littlejohn
J. B. Littlejohn
Mena
W. T. Atchinson
Hot Springs
Burnett
E. M. Coffee
Coffee
Kan
Freight Trains Collide Near Janssen in No-Lives Lost
A wreck on the Pittsburg and Gulf near Janssen early Thursday involved a northbound double header and a southbound single header. Conductor Vorrest and Conductor McWilliams led crews. several crewmen were injured lightly while escaping, three engines and three cars damaged, with repairs needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg & Gulf
Janssen
Vorrest
Layton
Steele
Boles and
Tamney
McWilliams
Daniels
Easley
Boles
To Work for a Public Library in Mena
The Womans Literary Society of Mena plans a public library with a townsite block set aside for a library building. They aim to raise funds through entertainments suppers and benefits and begin with a Dateh supper. Mrs A Frady hosted the last meeting and next Tuesday Mrs Tinney will entertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womans’ Literary Society of
Mena
A. Frady
Germans Hold Religious Services at M E Church Parsonage
Germans who arrived in the city held Sunday morning services at the M E church parsonage attended by nearly all the newcomers and many locals. Singing followed a call and response pattern, and the leader conducted. the preacher spoke plainly without notes or dramatic delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Generous firms give away over ten million trial bottles
The proprietors of Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds have given away more than ten million trial bottles. It claims to cure asthma bronchitis hoarseness and all throat chest and lung diseases. Call F Savage druggist for a free trial bottle. Regular size 50 cents and 1 dollar. Each bottle guaranteed or price refunded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kings
F. ©. Savage
Fire Scare at Hickman House Detected Before Damage
Saturday evening near six o'clock doctors Gibbs and Reese spotted flames rising from a flue at the Hickman House hotel. Gibbs rang the alarm and Reese alerted proprietor Greeson, who climbed to the roof and quenched the blaze with a bucket of water to prevent damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Gibbs
Dr. Reese
Hickman House
Mr. Greeson
Two Weddings In Mena After Sunday Services
Sunday morning at the M E church Rev Green united B S Littlejohn and Paine Martin in marriage. In the evening at 4 o'clock Rev Greene joined CG Knight and Alice Mahan at the home of L D Scroggins. The couple went to Hotel National for supper and plan a Texas wedding trip before settling in a new cottage on Fleming street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littlejohn-Martin
Knight-Mahan
Martin
M. E. Church
South
GJ. Green
B.S Littlejohn
Paine Martin
Percy Martin
Pittsburg & Gulf Road
Littlejohn
J. L B. Littlejohn
J. B. Littlejohn & Co
Knight
Mena Grocery Co
Mena
Hotel National
Mrs. Knight
Texas
Mr. Knight
Fleming Street
Germans Arrive in Mena for Homes as Colony Grows
Ninety one Germans arrive by Friday train from Kansas City to Mena. They occupy a vacant Sherwood avenue building and cook for themselves or eat at local restaurants. A few find work with Mena Telephone Co. and in stone masonry or shoe repair. Some travel to Rust to work land for the railroad. The group expresses satisfaction and is seen as industrious potential citizens, with over 500 families waiting for reports to move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mena
Kansas City
Old Country
Sherwood Avenue
Mena Telephone Co
Stone Mason
Polk County
Burglary Report From Heath Farm Loss Near Fifty Dollars
Bud Bickle, living on a Heath area farm, visited the city Thursday to report a burglary at his home Tuesday. Thieves entered while he worked, carried a trunk into a nearby thicket, and took a new suit of clothes, an ivory handled revolver, several dollars, and other items. No clues yet to identify the culprits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Bickle
Heath
Bickle
Choice Residence Lots Ready for Planting on Easy Terms
All cleared and enclosed home lots offered for sale cheap with easy payments. Apply to A. W. Sr. Joux.
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A. W. Sr. Joux
J I Littlejohn Co Sells Oil Cans at Star Office
Local supplier J I Littlejohn & Co offers safety oil cans in three and five gallon sizes at Star Office. Shoppers can inquire about availability and pricing for these storage containers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. I. Littlejohn & Co
Squirrels and Shot Injure Kinney in Indian Territory Hunt
Andy Kinney, a night worker at the roundhouse, was severely wounded during a camp hunting trip thirty miles from the city in the Indian Territory when a fellow hunter’s shotgun discharged. Thirty nine pellets were lodged in his back from head to lower spine. doctors cannot remove them. Kinney rests, with Dr. Ramey hopeful for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Kinney
Round House
Indian Territory
Sam Littlejohn
Mr. Kinney
Ramey
Weatherwood Avenue
Working Night and Day Pills Promise Mighty Health
Dr. King’s New Life pill is advertised as a sugar coated health booster that converts weakness into energy and drains into mental power. Each box costs 25 cents and is sold by F. C. Savage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
F. C. Savage
New Law Firm Forms in Mena with Johnson and McPhetrige
Mr Andrew Johnson joins with Pole McPhetrige to form McPhetrige and Johnson, a strong Arkansas law firm. Johnson, a 25 year veteran, hasRailway corporate experience and served as president of a mining company in Chicago before moving his family to Mena. He plans to settle there with wife and three children amid health tonic ads and subscription reminders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Johnson
Mena
Ashville
Ala
Star
Pole Mc~Phetrige
McPhetrige & Johnson
Johnson
South
Chicago
Rumor of a Big Deal In Chicago and Alton Purchase
A circulating rumor about the Chicago and Alton buying the Pittsburg and Gulf shifts to a claim that Stilwell residents are pursuing a deal to acquire the Chicago and Alton. If true, this would connect Chicago with the Gulf and give the Pittsburg and Gulf a route to Chicago and St. Louis. A hitch has arisen as Pittsburg and Gulf securities from the syndicate are not fully satisfactory, risking the deal if complications cannot be resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & Alton
Pittsburg & Gulf
Stilwell
Chicago
Gulf
St. Louis
Electric Bitters Restore Strength Says Gardener
Brave men and women suffer stomach liver and kidney troubles with loss of appetite backache nervousness and tiredness. J W Gard ner of Idaville Indiana endorses Electric Bitters claiming renewed strength and appetite after use. 50 cents at I C Savage's drug store with guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Gardner
Idaville
Ind
I. C. Savage's
Stone mason completes outdoor fireplace in town’s south
Neat stone work by Mr Alb brown the oricik and stone mason. He recently finished an outside fireplace at his house in the southern part of town, showcasing native stone when properly dressed. He plans a stone house of the same material within a year.
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Alb. Brown
Brown
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fred Rausch
Vist
Iowa
Wm. Scroggi Ginsing
Bearden
A W. St John
Kansas
Carthage
M. Westfall
The
Westfall Commission Co
Fort Smith
C. J. Greene
Little Rock
Star Office
IL W Cummings
W. White
Hutson, I. T
John North
Mena Lumber Co
Mat Parker
Second
Arkansas
Anniston
St. John
Missouri State University
Kansas State University
F. A. Waters
J. E. Robinson
FS. Depew
Norman
Oklo
J. J. Ellis
Ackson Drug Co
Guay
Lula
Pipkin & Hanes
Jackson Drug Co
Arkansaw
Scott
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