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Newspaper
Mena Star
Location
Mena, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1898
Page
5
Weather brings heavy rain as Mena prepares for a Sunday outing to Rich Mountain and Mt Mens. An excursion train may run if skies permit with a 50 cent round trip, leaving 8 30 a.m. and returning 6 p.m. Rain Bros. move their shingle mill to town selling shingles at 1.00 per thousand.
Letter from Pp. E. Butler of pack-train No. 3 in Santiago de Cuba dated July 23 credits Chamberlain’s Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving the front line as troops lacked time for doctors. He notes diarrhoea crippling supply efforts and claims the medicine saved lives and kept the army supplying ammunition and rations during a critical rush period in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. The note circulated to Chamberlain Medicine Co. Des Moines Iowa and was for sale by F. GC Savage.
Work on the court house and college is delayed due to inability to obtain sufficient brick. Three brick yards operate but prices and supply make contracts impractical now. The college will open next year, with contracts let after brick production improves. both buildings will be completed in due course.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a 100 dollar reward offer and testimonials from Toledo druggists. A German paper excerpt from Frankfurter Zeitung criticizes Americans as lacking aristocracy, clericalism, and bureaucratic traditions, while noting the U S as too powerful to challenge.
Local observations report cotton picking beginning and corn nearing harvest. Farmers turn stubble fields, Triplett and Banks repair wagons, G B Mixon in agency business. A political call to faithful voting, whiskey opposition warned, Dr Connally mentioned for beard and hair changes but expected to recover. Luke.
LT offers twenty or more good hives of bees for sale at 1.50 dollars per hive at Rocky four miles north of Camp Ground. M. H. Crammir requests orders left at this office will receive due attention.
Several hundred bundles of oats on subscription to the Star are advertised at the office. For an ice-cold drink visit Jackson's up-to-date soda fountain. Fly paper is available at Jackson's Drug Store.
A. E. Stilwell, president of the Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf, states the road is earning its full interest and has most funds to meet October coupons. August earnings reached 312,000 the highest in the road's history, with daily earnings around 11,000 to 12,000. Lumber mills under construction should boost freight by 35,000 daily, and one mill already contributes 1,000 daily.
Cove Polk county Arkansas a live town with depot telegraph and express offices and an accommodating agent Mr Booth on the Pittsburg and Gulf road. Population about 400 high healthy location mills running full time rock crusher starts again this week public school opened with Prof Nelson and Miss Daisy Austin. Several residences going up and two new store buildings lumber on the ground. Miss Zora Capehart teaching near Hatfield Mrs D G Goff ill but better. Mrs A L Newton returned from Independence Missouri. A C Lowborn elected justice of the peace. One death in Garner family with condolences from the community.
Manila reports detail Aguinaldo’s inaugural address at Malolos in a scene of enthusiasm. He claims Filipinos have won freedom, rejects autonomy notions, and praises American aid while warning of possible policy moves if withdrawal is not honored. Ottis dispatches describe improving Manila security and finances.
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