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THE 1VIEINA STAR, FEBRUARY H, 1809.A GREAT RAILWAY SYSTEM p;,iniTf u has now in'creased to M/,nOO.- The great increase in the fieldsin the North to which the Port Arthur Route has secured entrance, and to which it will yet reach increases equally theoppor-tunities of this part of our state] to send to the markets o f the North and East the many ] products in which Arkansas is so rich, and in exchange receive the ; goods and outputs of factories] needed here.Mena, located as it is. in the center of a large and rich territo- * rv, can but become the market \ place for the people of miles jHOW ITS GROWTH ANI PROS PERITY BENEFITS MENA.NEW FIELDS OF ACTION REACHEDAnother New Road to be Built through riena, C.eating Another Division Point on a Great East and West Thoroughfare.The meaning of the words “Port Arthur Route’’ has broadened much during the past year,HR I DC. K AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT.J. B. McMahon, superintendent bridges and buildings.Geo. B. Royce, clerk.H. C. Beck, clerk.L. D. Dennv, clerk.A. G. Barnhart, clerk.C. E. Crittenden, stenographer. T. E. Sears rod man.W. L Miller, axe man.FREIGHT OFFICE.I). J. Cavitt, local freitrht and ticket agent.F. W. Staiti, chief clerk.I). H. Roche, cashier.Wm. A. McFadden, bill clerk. II. D. Ravenscraft, freight clerk.Wes Holloway, warehouse manYARD OFFICE.J E. Holden, general yard master.B. B. Spurrier, night yard master.II. P. Hailey, dayVlerk. • George Stobaugh, night clerk.E. B. Ramey, day caller.Pierce Barham, night caller.A. M. Jones, day switch foreman.Clarence Conlyl night switch foreman.F. M. Caldwell, day switchman.G. Conners, night switchman. F. T. Land, night switchman.YARD SECTION CREWS—SOUTH DIVISION.James Nolan, foreman.J. Parson, trackman.Marion Elliot, trackman.A K. Knsterdny.J. II n ruler,II II Rodman, e II Bliwell.K Worrell..1 fCdm-tl.T J I’InvIoi),G II 111* yes,.1 K Waits,M .1 McQuccney,K Sin I Hi.ms kkmK K Benjamina II ivnnftnan. J ,l Sullivan,II Stewart.E. Griffin.J W. Worrell. J Paul.W I. Long.C s Morris.K Mel Uteheoll I McKenna.K It I logo.W K Snyder,J Met ormtek.Uftorgc I.vine «i M Burkett Joe Isiwrv,E J Boling,B Klein'*II K Schlefer, W l BlaekwoK M Coffiy. M t. Buck.(’ II IVnrod. l K Billing*! G M Cornell. A EricksonTHE SHORT LINEPORTARTHURROUTE.FOR ALL POINTSNORTH AND SOUTH.Quick Time anti Elegimt Equip-merit.TlIKOlUU EXPRICSS—Daily. i southbound. Northbound.iktlipm KANSAS i ITY K.lftanill:W pm............ Piitshurg........:( tiiam4 :i»r nil. ..... si inn hi Spring*.......U :4S praU :jl pm......... .. Hornberk .LOCAL FREIGHT—Dally IDl K Huffman, II Langford.W .1 Dciinlston. F Slidllmet/.P.ISHKKliKK Co N lCeToE»—SOITM KNt.\\ II Tobin. ,1 A Marlin. W K Humphrey.rvsHKMiKB OOSlti I'TOBS—NoBTII knii .M .1 Sullivan. J J Prohst, A J Rodman. CONDt'OTOBS—II. C.. P.O Bush.K Conner.W A Gullfoyle, J A Hodges..1. W Knapp A P Martin.M I. I’nrniley, R Hies.W II Tubln..1 U Corcoran, II s Dean, w 1% Humphrey,1 A Marlin,A W Neely.Wm Rlehner,ui th.SOCIETIES.A F. ,* A. M. Dallas Lodge No. Jlttt—Will meet nt their lodge room on Saturday evening on or before the full moon of every month at 7 re* 'rhn'1 M. Carder, w m.. V. Pertel,MKNA LODGE. K.ofp No. 100—Meets In Castle Hall In Blockmmi's block on Monduy evening of each week. G. W. Knowlton.t . 0 ; ■I II. Hamilton. K. of S. It.CTO]S Da lien.W G (oulter.Thomas Dowd.J Ha ward,K O Mead.P D Sheehan.J 0 Thompson,C K W1 nans.IIRAKKMKN—( R I) Andrews.I W Ball.J K t'hrieninn,W W Chandler.A L Hearing.R L t'otdon.J D Harris.8 A Me Ewan,Allis.I)W LtJ P Pillion,A S Miller.•I W Phillips, It s Smith. Scott Young.1, .1 Davenport.I T Elgin.C W llurdberger, J T Lawson,Wm McCormick,MT. MENA1st .HI.I ilr.l SIWednesday a,ODGK B. of U.T. No 127—Meets •day at J p. in..and 2nd and 4th 7:»ip. in . al K of P hallF. M. BOYD. Master.! KNIGHTS OK EQUITY—Meets i day night nt Masonic hail.J. C. HvkI THE IRON IIALL —Meets e ; night at the K. P. ball. J. C B Mrs Ktiiki. Bmh ksom. Her.Bankston Photo Co.—Mena, Ark.PASSENGER DEPOT AND EATING HOUSE.and only those who have watched around, and as the chief city in closely the railroad news can well Southwestern Arkansas will soon appreciate the extent of the become a very active wholesale and growth of the system. At the! distributing point. Thus, aside present time it has 1,400 miles of! from the direct benefits derived track, and is made up of the Kan-1 from the increased business and sas City, Pittsburg Gulf, the population secured as the central Kansas City Northern Connect- division point of one of thegreat-ing, the Omaha St. Louis, the lest railway systems of the United Omaha, Kansas City A Eastern States. Mena will also reap the and the Quincy, Omaha Kansas benefits of an increased commer- j City roads. The next project of I cial activity by being connected] the company is said to be to se- directly with a large number of j cure an entrance to Chicago, the best manufacturing cities in When the officials are asked of the United States, the intentions of the road in this' Illustrating these points we are matter, they simply decline to enabled to report from figures discuss the report, but reply to officially furnished that the aver-I such queries much as did General age amount of business transacted j Manager Robert Gillhan: “wait by the road at this place is $10,-jand see.’’ 000 monthly, and, as above stated,Few cities on the line-*of this the disbursements for wages railroad are more vitally interest-j amount to 17,500 a month.■INA — Meets every T jcxriay night ni the Mail- bull. .1. C. Byers. B. C..: Fred Stein-, CITY f Of NCI I,—Regular meetings at Coun-ell Chamber on the first rucsilay evening of eaeh month. Mark Whayne, mayor; J. 0. Bn nka recorder.HOOK and LADDER On. No. 1—Regular meetings on llrst Tuesday evening of each month at s o'clock. F. U. Savage, fire chief.CHURCH SERVICES; PRESBYTERIAN CHI'HUH-A l new church bnlldingcornerAiiisterdnin and Zwolle streets.: Preaching at II a. m. and 7:80 p. m.; SundayI school at 0:8H; prayer meeting at • o’clock, y. ] P. 8. C. K. a! tt:8tij). in.II. It. SOHIMKBHOBN, Pastor.M. E. cm'RCH HOC Til-Preaching each Sunday at il a.in and s;0o |». m -.Sunday school at lua. in.; Kpworlh League meets Monday at ] S p. ill.; Prayer meeting Wednesday evening.C. J . Ghp.ksk. Pastor.BAPTIST t:ni!RCH.-tervlces every Sunday uuliiy_ school al t*;4ftHOTEL MENA.r hotel Is now i Kansas City, it in a strictly IIed in its growth tlum Mena. The The receipts of merchandise Pittsburg A Gulf made * ur city a t and produce at this point average: possibility in the beginning, has' For flour, feed and grain, sixty-assisted and contributed to its five cats; beer and ice, five cars; constant growth, and the company i coal, ninety-five cars; timber and officials refer with pride to Mena lumber, seventy cars; meats, etc., j as “the best new city lt;lt;n the I three cars: wagons and macbin-j line.” I ery, two cars; local merchandise,]Many changes have been made five cars. The shipments out iti recent months tending toward I average per month: Cotton, ISO:increasing tli« imp rtance of cars; lumber and timber, ninety Mena as the central division point, cars; cattle, seven cars; flour and, the road grows in size and grain, twenty cars; local merclian- ; man.and *in prosperity these advantages dise, four cars. will be increased many fold. In this connection we presentAmong these was the locatingi below a list of the departments of the Maintenance, Building and operated here together with the Bridge departments, Undercharge | names of the managers or chiefs of A. F. Rust as engineer main- and their assistants as follows: tenance of way and his assistants. maintenance department. and J. B. McMahon as superin- A. F. Rust, engineer mairi-Louis Holland, trackman.Geo. Falkirgton, trackman.L. Littlejohn, trackman.YARD SECTION CREWS—NORTH DIVISION.J. JI. Pearson, foreman.R. Harget, trackman.C. S. Cameron, trackman.Tlt; m Pearson, trackman.II. Peterfish, trackman.ROUND HOUSE.Thomas Grogan, division fore-B 8 Muriy,J W Minks.W K tie I mi rue. George Plt/er. II K I'rBankston Photo Co.—Mena, Ark.ROUNDHOUSE.tendent of bridges and buildings with his assistants.The superintendent’s office for the Midway or Mountain division between Stilwell and Shreveport was recently located here with A. J. Johnston as superintendent with a full force of assistants, dispatchers, etc.While one year ago the monthly disbursements for wages at thistenance of way.1 C. H. Byers, assistant engineer maintenance of way.G. F. Taylor, draughtsman. Geo. M. Clark, chief clerk.E. H. Donaldson, clerk.Geo. S. Sowers, clerk.E. E. Gentry, clerk.Jesse O. Weeks, stenographerMack J. Davis, chief clerk.S. W. George, machinist.John Cole, machinist.S. A. Irwin, machinist Wm. Gibson, machinist helper. N. Rice, machinist helper.Gen. Spratley. boiler maker.A. B. Mukatitz, boiler maker helper.James Lawson, boiler washer. L. Goff, boiler washer helper. John Hallmark, flue cleaner. Geo. Wilson, sand dryer.James Parker, wiper.W. L. Linan, wiper.Thus. Linan, wiper.*N. M. Lemon, car inspector’s assistant.Leon Frail y, caller.Carl Parker, caller.C. E. Billingsley, day hostler. W. T. Parmer, night hostler.Ed Thorn bury, day hostler helper.Lee McCuiston, night hostler helper.John Helplock, foreman car department.Frank Hassney car repairer.J. Brazile, car repairer.Ed Schiveley, car repairer.Geo. White, night car inspector. John Monroe, car repairer.Alex H. Hunter, cinder pit foreman.Below is a list of engine and train crews -m Midway or Mountain division.\\ J RcdYvine,I. N Shaffer,I K Tnpi nil,W II Wall.A McDonald..1 H Jennlngs,BH.IKKMKK—A Hn wi).K L Boy II.B C Bin bun,II D Black.A U Berrelilll,Thomas Blanton.II BIBsell,‘oik.hack.FJCudir K K Conn W B Deniston. N B Gnlciuiue. J W Garrett.J W House.\V 8 Hart,N LewisA P SniMb,F Sp.ffel.F T Weldon, K K Ross.J W liranne;II M Hays.FT Land.L N Miller.' A L McCnrt I* M McCnrttPersonally ConductedTourist excursions• WEEKTY TCICALIFORNIAT. J. Jones.Frank Patterson J. J. MeMeel,K. K. Horan.I Harry Daniels.J. L. Bogart.K. G. Boei wtek,I F. J. Roxbhaeh,I C lias Olllver.I Chan. Max field.I O. N. Hall burton.H. Hollar.W. H Barber. Jake Thlnnls.C. F. Hahn,L. H. Cooper,J G. Williams, J. I. Steele,I tins. Prescott. Frank Woodson, ( ha*. Seeber.D. G. Davidson.WEEKLY TOChicago andEastern Points.ff Accompany theae Excursions and Save money, for the lowest rate tickets are available in these..Popular Pullman^Tourist Cars.,11For full descript ion of tins service and the benefits Riven its patrons, also dates of excursions and rates, addressA. H. MOFFET, G. 8.W. P. A.KanBaH City, Mr*! ing.CHRISTIAN CHt Ut H-s. rvlce-every Bun-| day at II n. m. and s p. in.; Babhntli school at lb a. in.; Prayer meeting Wednesday even Ing; choir practice Thursday evening.F. F. Wyatt, Pastor.METHODIST EPISCOPAL I III RCII—Services at II n nt and 7:Hii pin at the chapel on the llrst and fourth Sundays of each month. Sun-i day school ill In a. in’ each Sunday. Prayer ] meeting each Wednesday evening.i the llrst day of | Mnreb. luv.i.sell to the highest and hest ladder I certain lands of tint estate of \t. W. Green do-i ceased, t«.-wit:j Beglnnlng-nl Die n »■ corner of the *1. of the I s e see a I. tp 2. “. r uu w .and running ‘thence vve-l oil the eeiller line of said section HI. 10 rods, iheiu-e due south through the middle of said w‘.j f s V . to the south side of .Main street I In (he town uf Ilethesdn Springes, thence west-! erly on the south side of said Main street to the n \v cor of block 8. thence south on Third i street to the original south boundrj- line of i said Betliesda Springs and eoiiiinuing on soutl-iil) nun straight line to Hie south line of Sllld See III. Ihencc en*l on said -eetloli line ' in the s e car of said w‘, of e ', ee ill, tlienee north on the ea-t-ble of said w ‘ of the s e L! ■ be,!;;'i aeres. also'lot :i in \ilnck 2. fronting said Main . street tfixM) feet, also lots 7 and fi in block ft north 7 fronting Main street and ft fronting West street 4ftxM) feet, also lot t In block asouth : fronting said .Main St. 45x1*1 feet, lot 1 In block1 Iftxwn. Lms 1.2.7 and s In block s. north 46x00 bounded north by the Bath-house and West street, also lot c, In block ft south fronting Valley street4d*t feet embracing all the lota and blocks in said town of Bethesdtt Bprlngaj and according to Hu-survey of said town, ex-I ocpi lots |.8. I. • and 'i in bhielt I and lots 1,2, 8 ] and sill block 2. lot l in bha-k :i, lota 2. ft and it In block lo, also Ift.vbft feet, and 22 1-2x22 1-2 feet | on north side of Main street opposite block I, I which said excepted lot* have heretofore been sold All the forgoing property being In Polk 1 county. Mate of Arkansas. Safrt sale will take I place between the hours of II o'clock a in. and2 o'clock p. pi. on the date llmt aforesaid and | in front of the oftice of the courity cierk of said , Polk county in the city of Mena.H. M . GKKBN. Admin!! raUr.I Mephetrige ,k Johnson.Attorney* for Administrator. 8-ldCONTEST NOTICE.Department of the Interior. i I'nlted States I .and Oftice. Il amdeii. Ark.. Jan l'k 1HW.A sufficient contest aflldavlt having been I filed In this office by Walter I. Farmer, ] contestant, against Homestead Entry No. 20222, made Nov. lo. I s',7. for w2 nwt net nwt I and nw» net section 12. townshlpit. 8. range 82 W. by J.fTerson B Douglas.contestee In which ir is nllcged that the said Jefferson B. Douglas ] has never resided upon said homestead since making said entry, that he has not cultivated | or improved said tract as required by I law. Said partilt;•* are hereby notified to appear. respond and offer evidence touching said allegation at 10 o'clock a m on Feb. 27 before K. 11. Poe. N. P.. at his office in ] i.rannls, Polk county. Ark., and that final hearing will lie held al 10o'clock a. m.on Mar.’ ■*. 1«B0. before the Register and Receiver at i the I'nlted States l.niiii Office In Camden, Ark. | The said contestant having. In a proper afii- davit, filed Jan. Ml. iswo.sei forth fact* which , show tlint after due diligence personal service I of this notice can not be made. It I* hereby or-| dered and directed that such notice be given j by due and proper publication.J B. Fkikpheim, Register., 4-td K. A. 8i'ililt;:KRK. Receiver.WARNING ORDER.i M. I. McG am ery .Plaintiff, jvs. J. Polk Circuit courtD C. MeGamery, DrPdent.)The defetident. J. C. MeGamery. la vrarn-I ed to ap(»ear In iliia Court within thirty day*.and answer the complaint of the plaintiff. M. i I. MeGamery W. J, DaVI*. Clerk.I McPhetrlge A Johnson,j Att’ya for plaintiff,4 Jan.SI.UPu.
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