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Newspaper
Mena Star
Location
Mena, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1898
Page
5
Local notes report B R St John returning from Kansas City and F M Beaver from Rocky in town for calls. Several residents like W M Scroggins and J K Holder were in town for business. Stilwell house nears completion. Hotel National expands. a baby boy born to G H Gist. authorities release a prisoner policy after Hutson escape.
James Breen traveled to Kansas City and St Joseph with Lucy Morrison and returned with his brother John Breen. The opera house drew a full house for a negro cake walk won by Steve Harris and Cordelia Hutson. Local news covers moves, fires, school changes, and social visits.
W C Bawdon proprietor of the Post Office Book Store suffered a painful accident Monday morning while cutting kindling with a hatchet. He severely damaged his left hand first finger, nearly severing it, and had the finger replaced and dressed in the hope of saving it.
The Star salutes Col. Joe Landes Mena townsite agent on promotion to assistant general townsite agent under S H Canterbury He remains in Mena but gains duties serving towns along the Pittsburg Gulf line The notice also advertises Prickly Ash Bitters as a remedy and lists FE Willman wholesale produce and Jackson Drug Co selling potatoes cabbage and onions at 48 21 Northern Avenue?
Public schools held Thanksgiving exercises last Thursday at 9 30 am in the M E church south directed by principal Prof. W M Wear. Each room presented singing reading recitation or calisthenics followed by short school work addresses from Dr Reese Hal Norwood and J H Hamilton. The program closed with America sung and a benediction.
A telegraphic train order blank invites members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and their ladies to a dance at Firemans Hall in Mena Arkansas on January 2 1899. The order notes train No 3 engine 52 will wait at Hall until 30 p m for special trains and requires conductors and engineers to carry a copy of the order. This will be the second ball by the lodge and is promised to be enjoyable.
W T Hoblitzell recently in Dallas derides a group he calls a set of thieves while recalling his former post under United States Marshal Stahl. He says he left to avoid compromising himself and warns that certain parties will hear from him soon as he pursues redress.
Pumphrey and Son of the Kansas City Meat Market report a steady supply of Polk county products as they butchered six head of beeves and seven hogs yesterday morning. The yard once held fifty fat cattle, evidencing a strong market for farmers stock.
The K of P hosted a successful Thanksgiving Ball last Thursday with ample music and comfort. Supper was served at the Commercial hotel. A morrocco pocketbook containing a pension check to Walter A. Sorrell and papers is missing between Mena and Jack Hudgins farm. Reward offered by E. J. Grans. return to Hanes and Egolf's drug store.
James Payne and J W Connally arrived Wednesday night with seventeen wild turkeys and a bear bagged during a five day hunt They reached town in time for Thanksgiving dinner and found ready sale for their wildlife haul.
To Mill and Gin Men. Why will you send off for your supplies when you can buy everything you want at Lloyd's Hardware Store at St. Louis prices and no delay. They keep a full line of rubber and leather belting, also piping and fittings at the lowest prices. att
All cleared and enclosed lots ready to plant as garden or fruit space. For sale cheap land with easy payments. Apply to A. W. Sr. Jons at Star Office. Also Arkansaw Store offers Christmas candies cakes tobacco and cigars. Wied
Hunters report strong wild game in the timbered mountains this season. Kansas City Market bought 52 wild turkeys and two deer for 36 dollars in one day, another hunter sold two deer and nine turkeys for 20 dollars. The market has bought twenty deer and 150 turkeys so far, with expectations of 100 wild turkeys for Christmas. Other markets are handling large quantities as well.
Sealed bids due Thursday December 1 1808 at 2 pm for erection and completion of a two story brick jail in Mena Arkansas. Each bid requires a 100 dollar certified check. Plans and specs are at the Townsite office in Hotel Mena. We reserve right to reject any or all bids. J P Landes J Painver 408 BR W Jonson Court House and Jail Commissioners.
Sealed bids due Thursday December 1 1898 at 2 pm for erection and completion of a two story brick courthouse at Mena Arkansas. Each bid to include 200 dollar certified check. Plans available at county clerk. Right to reject any bid reserved. J P Laxnes J Pastor W R Johnson commissioners. Geo Knowlton pays high cash for hides wool tallow bees wax roots at N M Roach's warehouse Mena. 22 tf
Heavy rains early in the week followed by light snow and fair weather today. A Monday storm unrooted a barn owned by W A Hiller. Corn is 5 cents per bushel in Big Fork township. Coldest spell of the season noted as farmers prepare land for next year. Charley Burnett teaches at Midway School house. P D teaches at Big Park. Rev John H Edmonds returns from Wallaceburg Hempstead county after attending the M P church annual conference.
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