The Mena weekly star., November 24, 1910, Page 2, Image 2

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WOMAN SENTENCED
TO THE GALLOW!
John Ford and Lela Ford, His Wifi
Found Guilty of First Degree
Murder for Killing Will Nich
ols Near Lockesburg.
From th« DsQuaen Itee, Nov. IS.
"We, the jury, find the defendants
John and Lela Ford, guilty of murde
in the first degree.”
Such was the verdict rendered h
twelve Sevier county citizens in cii
cuit court at 1:30 p. m. today, afte
they had deliberated for thirty-eigh
hours.
A hush fell over the crowd in th
court room us Circuit Clerk John Har
ris read the verdict.
John Ford sat erect, and as thi
ominous words were read betrayed m
emotion. His wife, with her elbow
on the table, and her face resting ii
her hands wore the same dejected ap
penrance that has marked her counte
nance each time she has appeared ii
the court room since the closing of thi
testimony and the beginning of thi
arguments.
Their little boy, scarcely eight yean
old, sat between them, innocent o
the fateful verdict.
Judge Cowling made a somewhnl
lengthy talk on the seriousness of the
crime. He said he did not considei
either of them bad at heart. They
had taken the wrong course. They
were ruled by temper instead of rea
son. Fighting never settled any dif
ference. On the contrary it widened
the breach. No woman should take
part in a quarrel with a man. Mrs.
Ford should have tried to avoid trou
ble instead of aggravating it. If she
had staved in the house, there would
have been no trouble in the opinion of
the judge.
Some time elapsed while the law
yers prepared some papers.
Judge Cowling then addressed the
prisoners. He told them that unless
they waived the right; two days must
elapse before sentence could be
passed, and asked them if they de
sired to wait or go through with the
lonnality now. They both assented
to sentence being passed at once.
Then separately each one was asked
to stand up, and upon each the sen
tence was pronounced.
The sentence was that they were to
be confined in the Sevier county jail
until Friday, the twentieth day of
January, and upon that day they
were to be taken by the sheriff to an
inclosure near the jail in DeQueen,
Ark., and there be hanged by the neck
until they were dead.
Neither of the defendants betrayed
emotion as the sentence was being
passed.
An appeal to the supreme court was
filed, it having been prepared by the
defendants' attorneys.
John Ford and Lela Ford, his wife,
were renting and living on a farm
southeast of Lockesburg, owned by
Will Nichols. Nichols had been in the
habit of going on the farm as he
pleased and had always been friendly
with the Fords.
According to stories told by the wit
nesses. the cause of the trouble was
Nichol's failure to pay any attention
to Ford, who told him not to go into a
certain patch where Ford had just fin
luhorl riot ho mii onma onm nn>l nunn
Nichols said that as the crops had
been gathered he could go in without
asking permission, and did go in to
unload some hay in the rear of his hay
shed.
When he was in the patch Ford and
his wife went out. Ford asked him
why he went in and said he would
have to settle it with him. It is said
that Mrs. Ford nagged the two on by
saying that she and Mr. Ford had
been run over long enough. She then
kicked Nichols. When Nichols pushed
her away, Ford jumped on from be
hind and in the scuffle which followed
Nichols received knife wounds from
which he later died.
R. S. Allen Sick.
R. S. Allen came in last week from
his farm near Smithville, Ok. He is
suffering from erysipelas on his face
and chest. About a week ago when
riding through the woods a limb of a
tree or a bush struck him on the
chest and made a small scratch. Ery
sipelas set in and he had to come to
Mena for medical treatment.
There is little danger from a cold or
from an attack of the grip except when
followed by pneumonia, and this never
happens when Chamberlain’s Cough
Remedy is used. This remedy has
won Its great reputation and extensile
sale by its remarkable cures of colds
and grip and can be relied upon with
implicit confidence. For sale by all
dealers.
I WANT CARLOAD COW PEAS
1 want Whippoorwill cowpea
seed and will pay $1.00 per
bushel cash or $1.10 io trade for
well cleaned seed delivered in
sound sacks ready to ship. This!
offer is opened to December 25. i
Xidling, Mena, Ark. 4l-8t j
FIRE DESTROYS HOME
^ Residence Belonging to J. W. Tnrnei
Burned to Ground Friday Night
—Others in Danger.
>f The six-room house at 11 IS Thir
teenth street, owned and occupied by
J. W. Turner and family, caught fire
Friday night between si* and seven
o’clock and by 7:30 o'clock was a
mass of ruins. The cause of the fire
and the time it started is not known,
r but it is thought that it caught while
the family was eating supper and was
f caused by some wall paper getting
. against a stove pipe which went
r through the second floor from the first
t floor. Mr. Turner was having paper
ing done and he believes that some ol
> the loose wall paper on the floor got
. against the pipe became ignited.
The family after supper, had started
. to go to the home of Mrs. Turner’s sis
, ter, Mrs. Sam Osborn, to spend the
, evening. When about a block from
, their house one turned around and
. saw that the house was in flames.
. They only saved a few pieces of fur
. niture. All other furnishings were
, lost. The house was partially insured.
Mr. Turner was, until about two
weeks ago, an employee of the Kansas
City Southern Railway Company.
When the terminals were moved he
went to Heavener and worked for a
while, and then decided that he would
rather live in Mena than Heavener,
so declined to sell his home to the
railroad company and quit. He had
not yet taken up any work here.
The fire department responded
promptly to the alarm, but as the
house is about six blocks from the
nearest fire plug, it could not save
Turner’s house and so devoted the
time to saving the adjoining houses,
which required much hard work.
Much water was carried in tubs and
thrown on the buildim!s with bucket r.
INVOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY
Creditor* of Burt Todd Petition Ceu
to Take Charge of Assets.
H. A. King returned last Saturday
from Fort Smith, where lie filed a pe
tition before Judge Rogers in behalf
of the creditors of Burt Todd, asking
that his jewelry business be taken in
charge by the court.
The petition was granted and Dep
uty United States Marshal Holt took
charge of the stock Saturday evening.
Some time ago a creditor of Todd
levied on his safe, which is valued at
$300. The safe was auctioned under
execution Saturday and was bought
by Marvin Shields for $51.50. It is
said that this sale probably will be
set aside.
AN AVIATOR FALLS”"800 FEET
Ralph Johnstone Killed at Denver_
Was Making Fancy Maneuver#
When Machine Crumbled.
Overland Park, Denver, Nov. 19.-*
Ralph Johnstone, one of the Wri*l|
Myers fell In his machine from a alt*
tude of about 800 feet and was ii*
stnntly killed.
Johnstone was making some fanc.t
maneuvers when his machine turnel
turtle and dashed down Into th<
crowd of spectators.
After 17 minutes of flight, Joho
stone decided to come down. He wai
making a fancy descent, known ft
ivtators as the aerial spin. When a)
* distance of about 800 feet from thi
ground his machine was noticed ti
wobble several times. Suddenly i|
swerved, the right wing on which
the entire weight had been thrown
rruropiea. i ne part gave way eu>
tlrely and like a huge bird crippled by
a shot, it dropped to the ground.
What Cures Eczema?
We have had so many inquiries
lately regarding Eczema and other
skin diseases, that wo are glad to
make our answer public. After
careful investigation we have
found that a simple wash of Oil
of Wintergreen, as compounded
in L). D. D., ran be relied upon.
We would not make this state
ment to our patrons, frie.ids and
neighbors unless we were sure of
it—and although there are many
so-called Eczema remedies sold,
we ourselves unhesitatingly rec
omend D. D. D. prescription,
Because—We know that it
gives instant relief to that tor
turing itch.
Because—D. D. D. s t a r t s the
cure at the foundation of the
trouble.
Because—It cleanses, sooths
and ht als the skin.
Because—It enabels Nature to
repair the ravages of disease.
Because—The records of 10 years
of complete cut es of thousands of
the most serious cases show that
D. L>. D. is today recognized as
the absolutely reliable Eczema
Cure.
Drop into our store today, just
to talk oyer your ca^e with us.
Davis Drug (Jo.
For Sale Cheap—House and lot and
two acres of ground. 4 blocks of Jans
sen park, good variety of fruit, fine
water. Only cash considered. A
Faherty, Mena. Ark. 20(k41-6t
Neuralgia ot the face, shoulder,
uands, or feet requires a powerful
remedy that will peuetrate the flesh.
Ballard's Snow Liniment possesses
that power. Rubbed in where the
pain is felt is all that Is necessary to
relieve suffering and restore normal
conditions. Prloe 25c. 50c and gi.oO
per bottle. Sold by Jackson Drug &
Furniture Co.
DEEP PLOWING ESSENTIAL
Potash Necessary to Produce Crops Is
io Red Clay Subsoil—Dry Weath
er Changes Plans.
Written for The Htar by T. P. Fulton.
Speaking of lime fertilizer, etc
brings us back to the soil question,
and as this is the real formatior
for all farming operations it deserves
the fullest discussion that we are abk
to give it. In the first article in this
series I stated that I intended to giv«
my land, intended for crops nexl
spring, not only a deep plowing bul
sub soiling, but I did not fully explain
my object in doing so. I merely stat
ed that I wanted to lay the founda
tion for a good seed bed and a basis
for the storage and conservation ol
moisture. The green vegetation that
is turned under early in the fall has
ample time to ferment and decay in
time for spring planting and no valu
able fertilizers are destroyed, as in
the case of plowing under green cow
peas. But the seed-bed idea and the
moisture question are not the only
advantages to be gained by deep, fall
plowing.
Mention was made in my last ar
ticle regarding the lack of lime stone
in the soil of Western Arkansas, and
I am also firmly convinced that the
top-soil is greatly lacking in potash.
Brother farmers, have you ever ob
served what quantities of salt your
horses, stock and hogs will consume
if you give it to them? What does
that indicate? Simply a lack of pot
ash in the food they consume. Have
you ever observed your hogs in pen
and in field actually boring holes
straight down into the ground? Why
do they do it? Simply because they
are after the salty potash that is in
the sub-soil. What valuable points
tvv- vau icgajum^ UIC 1U/91CUCS UI
nature by watching the actions of our
domestic animals, even our stupid
hogs! They can give the signal serv
ice cards and spades on foretelling the
approach of a stoi m or cold wave.
But to the potash matter. Where
cver you find red clay subsoil you
will find potash, and it takes deep
plowing to get it. This deep plowing
should always be done in the fall,
however, as it takes several months
and some freezing and thawing, also
rain and sun to change the chemical
cordition of Ithis subsoil so that its
fertilizing properties can be utilized.
Like the storage of nitrogen by cow
peas nnd other legumes, the soil prop
osition brings us to the borders of the
great scientific world whose mysteri
ous and elusive depths have baffled
the researches of the savants of all
ages, and so the best we humble farm
ers can do is to grope around in the
outskirts of the wilderness and not
only eeep our eyes pealed but our ab
dominal receptacles close to the
ground.
In the first article of this series I
bravely set forth what I was going to
do in the way of preparing my corn
and cowpea land for spring planting,
but nature or providence has a way
of running terrestrial things without
consulting the farmer, or even the
trusts, and so the long strung-out dry
weather has not only kept me from
plowing a furrow, but has caused me
to change my plans completely. Win
ter plowing is next best to fall plowing,
however, and as soon as the ground
gets in proper shape down goes my
plow.
Yes brother farmers. I am satisfied
that the subsoil beneath us contains
all the potash needed to make good
croDS. but we must Hnwn nft«r it
The wise Creator did not put all the
good things on the top of the ground
for us to use. Don’t see any dia
monds lying around loose, do you?
I am sorry to say there are many
"sorry” farmers in Polk county who
not only plow four or five inches deep,
but some of them actually mark out
their ground without plowing, plant
their corn, and then when it is ready
to cultivate take a bull-tongue plow
and "bust out the middles." Holy
smoke of Mosesl No wonder they
don’t raise anything but ‘‘nubbins.’’
Cove, Ark., Nov. 15. 1910.
Put a porous plaster on the chest
and take a good cough syrup inter
nally if you would treat a severe case
of sore lungs properly Get the dol
lar size Mallard’s Horehound Syru
With each bottle there is a free Her
rick’s Red Pepper Porous Plaster for
chest. Sold by Jackson Drug & Fur
niture Co.
NOTICE.—THE NATIONAL BANK
OF MENA, located at MENA, AR
KANSAS, is dosing its affairs. All
noteholders and other creditors of the
association are therefore hereby noti
fied to present the notes and other
claims for payment.
42-8t W. A. Bishop, Cashier,
Mena, Arkansas, November 1,1910.
An Opportunity.
The best twenty acres in Polk coun
ty only 1 mile from business center ol
Mena. Set to fine apple trees just
coming in bearing. New well built
three-room cottage, barn, two springs,
fine well, new fence. If you want
a bargain in an ideal fruit farm cali
on or address "Orchard" care of Star
office, Mena, Ark.
Yo3S£ Jersey Male For Sale.
Full blooded Jersey male, 10 months
old. Will seii cheap if taken at once.
Call at Star gfljc e for owner's address
44-3t.
TAFT ISJMED
THE PRESIDENT THINKS W©RK
DONE IN PA3T RE
MARKABLE.
IS PROGRESSING ECONOMICALLY
Believe* That Goethal* Very Effective
—Want* the Lock Type—A Se*
Level Canal Would Take Too Long
to Construct—Would Be Expen»lve.
Colon, Nov. 19.—President Taft
sailed for Charleston at 6 o’clock
aboard the armored cruiser Tennes
see, after four interesting days on the
Isthmus. Before leaving, the presl
lent said:
••This is tne fifth time I have visited
the Isthmus and I have gone over
the whole line and looked into every
part of the improvement. It is about
22 months since I was last here and
in that time the progress made has
been most satisfactory. Indeed, it is
remarkable.
•'The first thing that strikes one is
the fact that, work is being done ap
parently on every foot of the 50 miles
of the canal, and done under an or
ganizatlon of men, plants and ma
terials that operates as economically
and effectively as if it were a ma
chine with Ooethals in control of a
lever which sets and keeps the whole
machine in operation.
‘‘When I was here 22 months ago
the main question was the confirma
tion of the Judgment of congress in
having adopted a lock type canal in
; stead of a sea level. The extent to
! which the Qatum dam and the locks
have been completed has removed
from every impartial observer the
slightest doubt of the wisdom of the
decision made and the feasibility of
the plan adopted. This conclusion is
further confirmed by the difficulty
occasioned by slides in Culebra cut,
i which for a canal of an 85-foot level
necessitated only an additional exca- I
vatlon that could readily be taken I
care of. Any attempt, however, to
sink a canal In Culebra to a depth
80 feet below the present proposed
lever would lengthen the time of con
struction, weary the patience of the
Americans, make the cost almost pro
hibitory and leave It an exceedingly
doubtful question whether with the
difficulty presented by the Chagres
river, such a canal would be possible
at all.
“I am pleased to recommend Cham
berlain’s Cough Remedy for coughs,
colds and bronchial trouble,” writes
Mrs. L. B. Arnold of Denver, Colo.
‘ We have used it repeatedly and it
has never failed to give relief.” For
sale by all dealers.
Farm to Sell or Exchange.
80a, 1 1-2 miles west of Potter; 20a
in cultivation, about 2a in orchard,
lots of good water, farm house and
improvements. Want to sell or ex
change for small place near Mena. J.
W. Penn, Potter, Ark. 40-8t
to come to
| our store and
look over our
line of
Cut Glass,
hammere d
I a n d spun
Brass and ev
erything that
an up-to-date
book store
carries in
stock.
i Book
Store
Phone 182.-620 Mena St.
ALL KINDS OF WORK '
known to Modern Dentistry is
done here. Whatever is best fit
ted to your case will be explained
to you here, whether Crown or
Plate work. It is poor economy
to have cheap dental work done
because the pri’e is low. But
here you are guaranteed the best j
of work at a fair price. Examin
ation and estimate free.
THE OLD RELIABLE
BLACK BROS, j
Cox Building. A Lady Attendant.
Weekly Star One Year Only $1.00 I
The waste in burning soft coal and slack is not
burning all the heat-giving substance it con
tains. In “Buck’s” Hot Blast Heating Stoves
you burn every ounce of it.
And that’s why “Buck’s” are so economical.
In “Buck’s Hot Blast Heaters there is a draft (a draft different than in
any other heater) that takes the air all around the fire-pot heating it before it
- enters the fire-pot—so instead of entering the fire-pot as cold air, as in the
ordinary stove, it enters heated, forming perfect combustion and sending no
waste heat-giving matter up the chimney. It bums it all and it is the only
heater of its kind that will burn it all and reduce your fuel bill to the minimum.
We want you to see this Heater, learn its points of merit, for knowing
them you will want it.
TsZ!s (jQMPMY ~^\
- Christmas = |
| Is Not Very Far Off |
Each year the buying of Christmas Gifts is put off until the
last week or ten days. This makes it impossible to give the at
tention to customers we would like. It gives us no opportunity
to restock our lines. It gives you a picked over line to select
from and is altogether most unsatisfactory to you and ourselves.
Owing to the large jewelry business over the entire country
we have been notified by several large wholesale houses that it
will be extremely hard to fill orders after December 10. Give us
your Special Orders now and we shall do our utmost to please you.
| Woodruff Jewelry Co. ]
Watchmakers — Jewelers — Engravers
JOB WOBK
^ THE HANDS OF COMPETENT
PRINTERS AND WHEN A JOB
IS T¥RNED IN TO US YOU CAN
NOT ONLY REST ASSURED OF
GETTING NEAT WORK, BUT IT
WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOU
WHEN PROMISED. TRY US ONCE.
THE MENA STAR
Some Special Bargains in
Men’s Pants and Children’s Heavy Shoes
P‘ n*’s $2 0(), $2,50, $3.00 and $3.50 regular price fr| CA
All go while they last at per pair ..
CHILDREN’S HEAVY SHOES
Sizes from 8 to 12 1-2 1C- Sizes from 12 1-2 to 2 QC
Regular price $100, now.. . Regular price $1.25, now. 03C
Don’t Fail to See Our Bargain Counter.
Telephone 39 MOSELEY & SONS 815 S. Mena St
A. PATON|
Undertaker * Embalmer \
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DAY PHONE 3*0—NIGHT PHONE 181 ^
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A White and
Black Hearse
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Thoroughly equip
ped to serve you in the
best possible manner,
day or night.
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CAN AD in The Star Leads You to a Bargain, Tell th
* Merchant Where You Saw ,It*
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GEORGE RHUE
exclusive expert
Optician and
Optometrist
Will be at the LOCHRIDGE DRV
GOODS STORK every baturd»j
with Special Prices.
Examination Free l
No one urged to buy .
Specials for Saturday Only.
German Silver Spectacles $ 1.0°
Gc Id Filled Spectacles,guar
anteed 12 years ■
Any style gold filled Ping*r ^
Tip Mountings . • • •
Toric Lenses, gold iHM g00
mountings. jj'nn
Solid Gold Spectacles:. ...
Invisible double visk
Kryptok Lenses ^
Children a Special
Will call at your resident i P*
request
LOCHRIDE DRY GOODS STORE
Saturday, Novembei
ODD FELLOWS CEMETERY
Well situated and
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fhM 242. OM
jUiWreaand weakly people**1
Qiicis emu n[J
Suaranteed batter or moas* s***