Local News Notes Highlight City Life and Marital Surprise
Local notes report Rev J A Sage visiting city court in session since Monday Lee County court in session since Monday WwW D Egolf travels to Kansas City for carnival M J Scroggins of Bearden Ark visiting son Wm Scroggins C S Olney visits Jerseyville Goff Hill mill operates full tilt. wool carding and corn grinding Wm Shores markets apples near Rich Mountain Green and Lewis ad noted Blocksom paints home Romeo Goff buys tailoring business Sherwood Ave Mr and Mrs Picci return from Pt Smith J B Hanes moves into new hill residence Bonsy To baby five ten pound boy Annie Nedry arrives for public school post Dr S Lindsay moves dental office back for porch T H Dunn and guests Kerr visit Mt Mena W A Erwin travels to Avon Ark for daughter's illness M E Pumphrey clears new land for home S J Philpot ill at court then returns home W R Blocksom to Kansas City and Omaha for several days Presbyterian social at Rev Schermerhorn's home A W St John returns with mother for visit Hassen Ben Al troupe advertised at opera house Oct 10 Lehigh Havens mill expands via elevated driveway Machinery work proceeds on port Arthur Ave And a ten pound girl baby born to Mr and Mrs G W Case on Port Arthur Ave Woodford? timeline shows local minstrel festival parade and big minstrel acts Rio Grande tone preserved. more notes on travels and relocations.
Polk County Fair Association subscribes drive set for Oct 29
Blanks mailed to county committee members to solicit stock inscriptions for the Polk County Fair Association. All committee members are urged to attend a meeting at the county clerk's office in Mena at 1 30 p m on Saturday October 29 to report subscriptions and bring blanks. A. W. Sr. Jony, Chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County Fair Association
Mena
A. W. Sr. Jony
The Big Minstrel Show Comes to Mena Next Monday
The big minstrel festival arrives to fill an off date in Mena. Local proprietors avoided Texarkana due to yellow fever fears. Town residents are urged to attend and support this entertainment event.
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Texarkana
Mena
Brakeman Suffers Severe Hand Injury in Railyard Accident
H. Butterfield, a Pittsburg and Gulf brakeman, had his hand caught between draw-heads of two cars last Friday night. His thumb and first finger were badly mashed. the thumb was amputated and the finger may be lost.
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H. Butterfield
Pittsburg & Gulf
Frady Building Sold and Grocery Store Planned
N M Roach bought the Frady property at the corner of Honett avenue and De Queen street for $2000. The Roaches will renovate the second floor for residence and lease the first floor to Joe Frady who will open the Bee Hive Grocery. The Fradys will live in the rear and Mrs Frady will assist in running the business, opening on the 10th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. M. Roach
Joe Frady
Frady
Honett Avenue
de Queen Street
How to Prevent Croup Remedy Endorsement
J M Nickle of Nickle Bros merchants Nickleville Pa reports two children prone to croup attacks and credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with preventing them. He emphasizes it as a county household essential and notes it outsells all other cough medicines combined. For sale by F C Savage. Oct 1 1m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
J. M. Nickle
Nickle Bros
Nickleville
F. C. Savage
Hand Cut Off At Cole and Gann Mill
Albert Young, a young man from the east part of the city, suffered a severe injury last Thursday at Cole and Gann saw mill when his right hand was caught in a saw and severed at the wrist. He received treatment at the scene and was later brought home.
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Albert Young
Cole & Gann
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. A. Sage
Lee
D. Egolf
Kansas City
M. J. Scroggins
Bearden, Ark
Wm. Scroggins
C. S. Olney
Jerseyville, DL
Goff & Hill
Wm. Shores of
Rich Mountain
Green & Lewis
the Star
W. RB. Blocksom
Romeo Goff
I. W. Buel
Sherwood Avenue
J. B. Hanes
Stilwell Pari
Annie Nedry
Ft. Smith
Our City
T. H. Dunn
de and
Mes Kerr
Pereria
Mt Mena
W. A. Erwin
Avon, Ark
M. E. Pumphrey
J. Philpot
The
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Schermerhorn
A. W. St. John
Carthage
Lehhigh & Havens
Honert Avenue
Hassen Ben al
Richards & Pringle
Roscoe & Holland
Billy Kersands
Jas, Crosby
Chapoloon
Harry Fidler
Mimic
Dan Avery
Bob Kemp
Dick Thomas
Buddie Glenn
Real Gauze
Hallback & Thomas
Georgia
Arthur Maxwell
Savage-Smith
G. W. Case
Port Arthur Avenue
Depew
Amsterdam Street
W. A. Wilcox
Chicago
Thomas Wiles
Little River County
L. J. Guthrie
Cobb
Big’ Fork
Denison
Tex
W. A. Reese
Missouri
Dallas
Amber Barham
Claude Key
Greene
Methodist Church
Lillie Barham
C. F. Wilcox
Claud Key
N. B. Barham
Mr. Key
Scott
Scott & Bowne
New York
Croup
Toby
F. C. Savage and Jackson Drug Co
Calicos
Wheeler & Wilson
South End
Mena Street
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