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(| LIT ME XXV11I.1 ~_MENA ARK., THURSDAY, JAXUAUY 5, i{m___DUMBER 1
He Star Expends to Its More Than 2000 Subscribers the Heartiest Wishes That Each May Have a Happy and Prosperous New Year
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UNY NEW SENATORS
fJsLATURES WILL ELECT 33
W MEMBERS OF UPPER
HOUSE. »
i /I0CRATS WILL GAIN EIGHT
Some States the Toga-Wearer^
ave Been Selected by the People,
jt In Others There Are Bitter Con
sts Pending.
Washington, Jan. 2.—The most im
flhmt stated political event of 1911
11 be the election of United StateB
gators by the various state legisla
tes to complete the upper house of
a sixty-second congress. The new
Bate will be composed of 51 Repub
a|ns and 41 Democrats, as against
lltepublicans and 33 Democrats Lin
e last congress—a net gain of eight
Ms for the Democrats, in the house,
<l$»rdlDg to the return! of the elec
>8 of November 8, the Democrats
,U have a majority of 65.
<$( 30 senators Ahose terms will ex
r*“ on March 3 next 24 are Republi
cs uHd six Democrats, and the vart
• state legislatures elected on No
(fiber 8 last will chftise their suc
sors. _ There will also be senators
sen to fill the\acancles caused by
deaths of Seflkor Dftlliver of Iowa
(publican), Senator Thompson of
:th Dakota (Democrat) and Sena
Clay of Georgia (Democrat), mak
a total' of 33 to be elected. Of
33, 17 Will be Republicans and 16
nocrats, representing a gain of
e seats for the Democrats and one
the Republicans. *
Where the Changes Come,
states where the ' senatorial
Mi will fall from Republic|n to Dem
pMtic shoulders aro Inniana, Ne
rw-ha, Montana, New York, Ohio.
Jersey, Maine, West Virginia and
Isouri.
the one Republican gain occurred
North Dakota, where a Republican
icessor will be chosen to complete
i unexplred term of the late Sena
Thompson, Democfttt. » The legis
ire of this state will also elect an
er United States senator to slic
'd Porter J. MeCumber, w hose term
Xgilres in March.
il'hree of the senators Included in
K above count have already been
■osen. They are Isidor Rayner ol
Aftryland, elected to succeed himself;
[phn Sharp Williams of Mississippi,
o succeed Senator Money, and Carrol
B Page of Vermont, elected to sue
ipt d himself. The term of the late
IPnator Daniel of Virginia expires
hjs March, and as the regular session
iff the Virginia legislature docs not
lofivene until 1912, cither a special
e|sion will be called to elect his suc
eisor or Claude A. Swanson, who is
ervir.g by appointment, will retain
ip> seat until next year.
INo Successor will be chosen to the
fe Senator McEnery of Louisiana
til 1912. His scat is at present be
ns Piled by J. R. Thornton, who was
■ pointed by the governor.
Contests in Many States.
■ While the people of a few of th*
ijates have indicated their senatorial
Reference through a direct primary
llere are bitter contests being carried
® in the majority of the states where
he senatorial vacancies occur. New
fork is a fair sample, It has been
Bnny years since the Democratic
•rty of the Empire state has had a
■ember In the upper house of con
Hess, and there r.re numerous aepir
Jpts to the seat which will be vacated
Chauncey M. Depew. They include
fdward M. Shepard William F. Shee
lin, Martin W. Littleton and a hosi
It others.
\ In New Jeisey Governor Wilson has
then a hand in the fray, and is urg
g the election of James K. Martin*
o succeed Senator Kean. Jame*
lirith of Newark, however, is makinf
j strong fight.
In Massachusetts there is a fight tc
epose Henry Cabot Lodge. Main*
ill elect a Democrat to succeed th*
eteran Eugene Hale. The most
kely candidate Is Charles E. Johnsor
f Watervllle. The successor to Sen
tor Aldrich of Rhode Island, who hai
nnounced that he will retire with th»
splration of his term, will probabl)
F. Llppltt. In Connecticut
An Opportunity.
The best twenty acres in Polk coun
y only 1 mile from business center o
fena. Set to fine apple trees jus
oming in bearing. New well buil
tree-room cottage, barn, two springs
ne well, new fence. If you wan
bargain in an ideal fruit farm cal
!or address "Orchard’’ care of Sta
ce, Mena, Ark.
TICE.—THE NATIONAL BANI
MENA, located at MENA, AR
lNSAS, is»closing its aBairs. Al
eholders and other creditors of tin
lociation are therefore hereby noli
1 to present the notes and othe
ilaims for payment.
W. A. Bishop, Cashier.
Hena, Arkansas, November 1,1910.
To Trtde for Meaa Property. *
I have 10 good lots in Fondulac
ris., and wiil trade part or all ofsam
>r good improved Polk county farm
■ Mena property. See or address W
. Ronemus, Mena. Ark. 257 & 1-t
For Sale Cheap—40 hp. enfine witl
tvernor and everything complete
hone 402 or inquire at Star office.
176i37-t
George P. McKean, former governor,
has entered the race against Senator
Morgan G. Bulkeley, who desires to
succeed himself.
West Virginia probably will choose
I, Clarence Watson, a wealthy coal man
or Henry Oassaway Davis, who has
had service In the senate, as a Demo
crat to succeed Nathan B. Scott, Re
publican.
The death of Alexander S. Clay will
precipitate a senatorial contest In
Georgia. By the primaries, held some
months ago, Florida selected ex^Con
gressman Broward to succeed James
T. Taliaferro. Howard is dead and
no choice for the vacancy has beer
mad^- Tennessee may send to Wash
Ington one of three men—James B
Frazier, who now represents the state
In the senate; Charles T. Cates, 01
Jacob *M. Dickinson, the secretary oi
war. l^exas will continue to be rep
resented by Charles A. Culberson.
In the Middle West.
Missouri has selected James A. Reed
of Kansas City as senator in the
place of William Warner, Republican
and he will be elected by a Democratic
legislature. Indiana has named John
W. Kern as the Democrat who shal
succeed Albert J. Beveridge, the pro
gressive Republican.
Ohio lias a number of Democrat!
'rom whom to make a choice as the
successor of Charles Rick, Republican
These include John R. McKean, pro
prietor of the Cincinnati Enquirer,
Atlee Potnerene and Edward j. Han
ley. The last named Is said to have
the best chance.
Michigan has chosen Congressman
Charles E. Townsend, a Republican
to succeed Julius C. Burrows, Wiscon
sin will return Senator Robert M. Ls
Follette, Minnesota Moses E. Clapn
and North Dakota Porter J. McCum
ber.
Iowa has filled the vacancy occa
stoned by the death of Jonathan P
Dolliver in the person of 1-afayette
Young, editor of the Des Moines Cap
ital.
STATES TO BE REPRESENTED BY
REPUBLICAN SENATORS IN
SIXTY SECOND CONGRESS.
California New Hampshire
Connecticut North Dakota
Delaware Pennsylvania
Idaho Rhode Island
Illinois South Dakota
iowa Vermont
Kansas Utah
Massachusetts Washington
Michigan Wisconsin
Minnesota Wyoming
Total, 20.
STATES TO BE REPRESENTED BY
DEMOpRATIC SENATORS IN
SIXTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
Alabama Missouri
Arkansas North Carolina
Florida Oklahoma
Georgia South Carolina
Indiana Tennessee
Louisiana Texas
Maryland Virginia
Mississippi Total. 15.
STATES TO BE REPRESENTED BY
ONE DEMOCRATIC AND ONE
REPUBLICAN SENATOR IN
SIXTY-SECOND CON
GRESS.
Colorado New Jfcrsey
Kentucky New York
Maine Ohio
Montana Oregon
Nebraska West Virginia
Nevada Total, 11.
DOES NOT LIKE DOINGS THERE
Rev. Zed Copp Says that Washing
ton Life is Immoral—Takes
Shot at It.
Washington, Jan. 4.—In a New
Year’s greeting, the Rev. Zed Copp, a
Washington evangelist, took a shot at
Washington's immorality. He said:
'As a nation we must turn from the
nery river oi consuming intoxicants
and the mocking immorality of the
double standard of morals with souls
sick with sorrow. The police pre
cincts and the juvenile court are wit
nesses against us. We must feel weak
and Insignificant for having done the
world’s work with childish results
'•laving been too often controlled by
irimltlve instincts and passions.’’
DOES NOT WANT THE ISLANDS
The Philippines Not Coveted by Japar
—"Sinister Influence” Cause War
Talk—Countries Friendly.
Washington, Jan. 3.—"Japan doei
’ not covet the Philippine islands elthe:
1 as a dependency or as an addition t(
the empire in any other way. Thi
United States and Tapan were neve
; more friendly, and all talk of war ii
: caused by ‘sinister influences’ in Ms
1 nlla.”
Haron Yagua Uchida. ambassado
from japan to the United States
. thus denied the war rumors that Uavi
‘ followed the reports that Japanesi
J spies have been active in difTeren
oarts of the Philippine Islands.
; SENATOR GORE DENIES RUMOR!
Enemies of Oklahoma Senator Cii
cuiated Report that He Would Re
sign—Telegram of Denial.
, Washington, Jan. 3.—There is n
f foundation for the report, given rathe
i wide circulation in Oklahoma, tha
Senator Thomas P. Gore intpnds to ri
f sign his seat in the senate.
Senator Gore sent a telegram of d«
) nial In an OkiahonJa newspaper, saj
lug that the reports are inspired b
man Interested in tha McMurray cot
I tract
mu IN LONDON
POLICE AND CRIMINALS FIGHT
FOR HOURS IN DEADLY
STRUGGLE.
REFUGE FIRED AND DESTROYED
Outlaws Rafuse to Surrender and
Perisn—Six Bodies Found—Four
Story Building in Center of City
Surrounded by Police and Soldiers.
London, Jan. 4.—Criminals desig
nated as anarchists by the authori
ties, stood a siege of hours from
nearly a thousand police and soldiers
in the heart of London. The anarch
ists refused to surrender and died
when their lefuge, a four-story build
ing. was destroyed by fire.
Six bodies were found in the ruins,
follce, firemen and spectators were
injured by the bullets of the bteieged.
The men in the house were sus
pected of the Hounds Ditch murder,
t his murder is asserted to have been
(he work of anarchists. Three police
men were killed. Since this murder
he entire London police department
has been on the lookout for the Blay
ers. The building at whicn the fight
took place was one of several under
surveillance. It was iu Sydney
street, a narrow thoroughfare almost
n the center of the city.
Fired on a Picket.
The trouble began when a detective
sergeant who was watching the place
was fired on from a window and shot
through the lungs. In an incrediblly
short time a cordon of police armed
with revolvers approached the house
and was met with a volley from rap
id-fire revolvers.
j uuct' oupei uiLeuuem c/iiaway iuuk
charge of the re-enforcements, and
police from the various parts of the
city poured in and took up positions
commanding the house.
Whenever the officers apporached a
volley of bullets spattered the pave
ment and roads. A detachment of
sixty men with one officer and three
non-commissioned officers of the Scots
Guards frem the Tower arrived later
and were served with ball cartridges,
t hey fired round after round into the
building. There was a lull for five
minutes and then the beseiged re
plied.
The soldiers kept up a fusillade di
rected at the windows of the house,
and the men within responded con
tinuously. Meantime loads of straw
were hurried to the place for the pur
pose of starting a tire and smoking
out the besieged men.
Piles of straw were lighted near
tins building, and the flames soon
communicated to the house. The fire
brigade was then summoned and di
vided its energies between putting
out the blaze and trying to flood out
the outlaws by streams of water
thrown through the windows.
The flames, unquenched, swept up
nrough the building, driving the oc
upants to the top story, and bursting
out of the windows. Hard pressed,
the terrorists kept up the grim fight
Vt 2 o’clock the whole building was
n flames, and the desperadoes Wad
been driven from within to the roof,
.roin where they fired upon the police
md the soldiers below.
Up to the time that the roof gave
way the firemen had made not serious
ittempt to stay the flames, hut when
st was seen that cremation only
awaited the occupants of the house
Police Inspector McCarthy crept
throt gh the narrow street end forced
uk i I'm uuus. i utic n tia uu
fron. : fiiIn. The last shot of the de
fendei had been bred. Firemen
broug up a hose and presently were
able to ■ nter the ground floor. The
place was flooded and a search for
Its occupants began.
ARMED PEACE IS EXPENSIVE
Europe Spent $29,000,000,000 in 25
Years and Had 3,995,000
Men Idle.
Paris, Jan. 4.—Edmund Thery, the
French economist, figures that the
maintenance of Europe's armed peace
footing has, in the last 25 years, cost
145,000,000,000 francos, approximately
‘ *29,000,000,000.
( This expenditure involved an in
, crease in the public debt of the Euro
. pean states of from 105,000,000,000 to
i 151,000,000,000 frances and constantly
excluded from productive Industry
V05.000 officers and 3,800,000 me i.
; MEXICANS TAKE NO PRISONERS
!
t Several Captives Executed by Rebel
Forces — Government Takes a
Town—Were No Casualties.
’ Chihuahua, Mex., Jan. 4.—An ofli
rial report says that the town of
w Batopllas, recently occupied by the
revolutionists, has been taken by 500
federals without casualties. The rebel
force was small and most of them, it
is said, were taken prisoners.
t The report telegraphed a week ago
that the rebels recently executed ten
prisoners as a retaliatory measure is
. confirmed bv Americans.
r' A few fine Rhode Island Red cocker
els for Mle. Star Farm, Mena, Phone
number 82. 2ja-ti
TOOK A JIG DROP
BLIZZARD SWEEPS THE ENTIRE
CENTRAL SECTION OF
COUNTRY.
45 DEGREE DROP IN FEW HOURS
Sunday Morning Mercury Stood at 48
Above—That Night Two Below Was
Registered—Heavy Snow Drifts De
lay Trains -a Some Sections.
Sioux City, Jan 3.—The first bliz
zard of the winter Is sweeping over
Sioux City and South liakoia, piling
the snow in high drifts and delaying
all railway traffic. The thermometer
registered 6 below zero with Indica
tions of a further drop.
Laramie. Wyo., Jan. 3.—The ther
mometer reached 17 degrees below
zero. A light snow fell.
Omaha. Jan. 3.—A heavy snow, ac
companied by a strong wind has been
raging all day. The thermometer
registered 5 below zero, with pros
pects for lower temperature. Broken
Bow reports 10 below zero, i Only per
ishable freight and stock trains are
being moved and that slowly.
Kansas City, Jan. 3.—With a drop
In temperature of 45 degrees, from 48
degrees above zero at noon to 3 de
grees above, the first day of the new
year holds the record as the coldest
day of the season. Continued cold
for Kansas City and all surrounding
territory Is the forecast for to-day.
Many people were caught down
town In light attire when the sudden
hrop in temperature began and were
thorouehlv chilled hefnre Ihev reneh.
ed their homes. Few people were to
be seen on the streets during the late
afternoon and evening, preferring
their warm firesides or steam-heated
apartments to the frosty outside at
mosphere. Those who were compelled
to be out lost no time In getting to
their destination.
It was the most severe drop In tem
perature In the records of the Kan
sas City weather bureau, with the ex
ception of February 9. 1909, when
there was a drop of 51 degrees in sev
en hours.
Topeka, Jan. 3.—Kansas is in ihe
grip of zero weather. The mercury
haB dropped 45 degrees and is still
going down. People are huddled
around their firesides and unprotected
live stock is suffer.ng Vecount of
the sudden change.
The Santa Fe reports falling tem
perature and high winds from Chicago
to the Rockies. A trace of snow has
accompanied the wind. The heaviest
fall of snow, two inches, is reported
along the Strong City branch in cen
tral Kansas. At Newton the mercury
was 3 below. West of there to the
mountains it ranged from 3 to 5 be
low.
At Topeka the thermompnter stood
at zero. From Kansas City to Chi
cago the temperature at that hour
ranged from 10 to 2<- above, but was
falling rapidly right along. The high
wind is snapping off the telegraph
wires and telegraph service, especial
ly from Newton wort, is paralyzed on
the Santa Fe. All through trains are
running late.
SOUIHSIDE CHANGE
Lee Reece Has Purchased H. C. Mil
lists s Stock* Hs7is» Disposed cf
Interest in Reece & Bolton.
Lee Reece, Avho has for several
months Dast been with Matt Bolton
in the second-hand business on South
Mena street, has left the firm of Reece
& Bolton and has purchased the H. C.
Milham stock of second-hand furniture,
hardware and notions, and is now in
charge of that stock. Mr. Bolton will
continue the business, his brother,
Wfcs Bolton being in charge at the
present time.
MAYOR PARKS FEELING BETrER
His Physical Condition However, Is
Little Changed.
Bennett Jackson received a letter
Wednesday from Mayor W. P. Parks,
in Hot Springs, stating that he was
feeling much better. His physical
condition is practically unchanged,
being about the same as when he left
here. He has been examined by
three of the best physicians in Hot
Springs, and they believe his trouble
was undoubtedly caused by the light
ning stroke which the Mayor had twu
years ago.
3-room house for rent cheap—Also
small truck farm and orchard for sale.
One house and lot for sale or trade.
What have you? Would exchange for
lumber. Phone 449 or call on owner,
1212 Church avenue. 257tf l-2t
Wanted—A carload of WHip
poorwill peas. Top prices.
Roaach Wholesale Grocery Com
pany, Mena, Ark. 48-tf
Lost—Monday. December 26, on
road between Potter and Hatfield,
gold handle Umbrella with ‘‘A. W.
St. John” engraved on handle. Will
pay liberal reward for return to Star
office, V. W. St. John
ONLY THE TWO
DEPUTIES NAMED
Coroner’s Jury On the Chitwood
Lynching Case Held Rutherford
and Murray Without Bail and
Case Goes to Grand Jury.
Hot Springs, Jan. 2.—After ncarM
a week of investigation and probing?
in order to discover those guilty of the
lynching of Oscar Chitwood, who last
Monday morning at 2 o'clock was shot
and killed on the threshold of the
county jail in this city, the coroner’s
jury tonight returned a verdict that
“Oscar Chitwood enme to his death at
the hands of John Rutherford, Ben
Murray and others unknown to the
jury,” and recommended that Murray
and Rutherford, who are already un
der arrest, be held to await the action
of the grand jury without bond.
After an adjournment for the holi
days, the circuit court will reconvene
here January 23, when Judge J. B.
Wood, prosecuting attorney^ will ask
that a special grand jury be drawn to
investigate the case. Judge Evans of
the circuit court was here today, and
consulted with Prosecuting Attorney
Wood, but he left before the verdict
of the coroner’s jury had been re
turned, and it is not known whether
he agreed to have a special grand
jury drawn.
Two Deputies in Jail.
John Rutherford and Ben Murray
are the two deputy sheriffs that were
arrested last week after the second
day of the investigation by the cor
oner's jury. They were placed in the
ritv inil mwl th#»v nrp still hf»ind h#»lil
there. Who the "others unknown'
mentioned in the verdict of the cor
oner'Is jury are is a matter of conje >
ture.
The evidence of the prisoners in the
county jail, who are supposed to have
been witnesses to the lynching ol
Chitwood, and who were examined in
secret session by the coroner, was
taken down in shorthand at the time
and it has not been mada public. Il
is claimed that these witnesses dis
closed the names of others alleged tc
have been participants in the lynch
ing, but these names will not be dis
closed until after the meeting of tlu
grand jury, when indictments are ex
pected to be returned against severe
others beside Rutherford and Murray
As the coroner's jury recommende<
that Rutherford and Murray he hek
without bail, bond cannot be grantei
unless they make application befori
the chancellor. Friends of the tw<
men say that they will remain in jai
until the court convenes January 23
and that no steps will be taken fo
bail until after that court adjourns
if they are not to be tried during tin
session of court.
F. M. PARKER DEAD
Brakeman Who Fell From K. C. S
Train Friday Died in Kansas
City Hospital.
Word reached Mena Tuesday tha
F. M. Parker, the Kansas City South
1 ern brakeman who fell from a freigh
train Friday night and was fount
Saturday morning near Rich Mountaii
in a pool of water and unconscious
died Monday in the hospital at Kan
sas City. It is thought that his deatl
was caused by his terrible exposuri
during the night and from internal in
juries.
He was taken from here on No. -
Saturday afternoon and had thei
been conscious only a few hours.
How he happened to fall from th<
train is not known, but it is though
that being a comparatively new mar
on the road he was not expecting an:
jerking of the train at the point he fel
and when the engineer released tin
brakes suddenly and put on stean
the jolt caused him lose his balauci
and fall.
Death at Dallas.
Mary F. Maxwell, wife of T. J
Maxwell, who came here about twi
weeks ago from Franklin county
Tex., died Tuesday evening abou
5:30 o'clock on the Hudgins farm a
Dallas, where she and Mr. Maxwel
and a son had been living since the;
came here. She died of consumption
from whirjh she had been sufferin
for about three years. The body wa
embalmed by A. Paton, the under
taker, and will be shipped to the ol<
home in Texas. Mr. Maxwell wil
accompany it, and will probably re
turn to Mena to live.
Funeral of Mrs. Shi.
The body of Mrs. W. I. Shi. wh
died Saturday afternoon, was burie<
Tuesday afternoon in the Odd Fellow
cemete.y. The funeral services wer
conducted at the Methodist church b
the Rev. M. K. Irvin, at 3 o’clock
Mrs. Shi's mother, Mrs. G. V. Shi c
DePort, Tex., was here to attend th
funeral.
Dr. M. 0. Nyberg. osteopathic phyi
ician and surgeon. It you are ailinj
call and consult him free
148 33
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HALF MILUOk
FIRE IN
: $5,000 FIRE AT GILLHAM
! Furniture, Hardware and Undertaking
^ Establishment of Goff & Gamble
Destroyed Tuesday Night
A. Paton returned Wednesday
from Gillham where he went to embalm
the body of F. E. Lee. who died Tues
day at his home about twelve miles
east of Gillham.
He reports that just after lie had
finished his work, which was done in
the undertaking establishment of God
& Gamble, the building, which is also
occupied by Goff & Gamble's furni
ture and hardware store and adjoins
the concrete building occupied by the
dry goods store, caught fire from the
chimney and was completely de
stroyed. A large quantity of the stock
was saved but the loss will probably
lie from $4,009 to $5,000. The dry
goods store was undamaged. The
building and stock were said to be in
sured. but the amount of insurance is
not known.
The fire occured at 9 o’clock Tues
night.
POINTS STRONGLY
AGAINST LICENSE
_
Judge Martin Refuses To Give Credit
On Ballots That Showed They Had
Been Changed—No Decision
Until Friday.
At 1 o'clock p. m. Monday, Count)
Judge Martin convened court and re
ceived an application of E. M. Hop
per for a saloon license for 1911 an<
went into the question to pass on tin
contest over the returns of the elec
tion held last September. The re
turns of the count by the commis
sioners showed 17 against license
The recount under contest proceed
ings before Judge. Prickett showed 5!
for licence.
In the proceedings before Judg<
Martin Monday Attorneys Pipkin an<
I MePhetrige introduced evidence tend
ing to show that the ballots had beei
1 tampered with and in their presen
! condition were not subject to credit
J Attorneys Lundy and Alley intro
duced evidence tending to show tha
• the ballots had been cared for in j
reasonably secure manner and askei
to have ballots of certain precinct
introduced in evidence.
| An examination of these ballot
i gave evidence that on the licens
! question many of them had beei
, j changed. It appeared that a line hai
j been drawn through the words ‘ Fo
License” and that this lipe had beei
eraced and a line drawn through th
words "Against License.” In two o
three cases the entire ticket had bee
I made out with an indelible lead per
| cil and the change on the licens
question made with an ordinary blaci
pencil.
After examining these Judge Mar
1 tin announced thut he would not giv
i them any credit as against the return
• as canvassed by the election commis
sioners.
Judge Martin then offered mor
time to the attorneys for the contest
1 ants if they desired to submit an
further evidence and the case wa
. continued until Friday, January 6
' but the general impression is that th
' contest is practically closed and tha
no further effort will be made by th
' saioon men to procure license at th
I present time.
Paprika Grown In Mena.
R. D. Osborn, who raised and cure
a small but splendid crop of paprik
peppers on his place in Mena th
past season, ha3 just received from
St. Louis spice mill 200 pounds (
i the ground product, which he is pul
ting up in quarter-pound cans. Th
' growing of this pepper is encourage
; by the Department of Agriculturi
■ and Mr. Osborn received flatterin
letters from officials of that depar
r ment whom he sent samples of th
■ product from his garden. Paprika
* a healthful and delightful flavor fo
* meats, vegetables, etc.
> TWO BIG BARGAINS
Two nearly new 5-room residence!
well located; fine water; in Mem
Ark. See us at once.
} Bates & Sale,
• Phone 466, Mena, Ark. 258-6w
t ■ —-——
> Wanted—Stave bolt makers, $2.E
ir per cord, steady work, good timbe
Come and I will guarantee you worl
f Abo want two goad mule driver;
B $1.30 per duy. Call on or write M. (
j Trumbull, Womble, Ark. 1-1
-1 For Sale—One good work hon
I,; weight 1300, also 200 egg Victor iac
! hator and brooder. Address B. I
;t j Korte, Egger, Ark. 244 49
! DOLLAR
LITTLE ROCK
j '
Little Rock’s Best Business Block
Burned— Hollenberg Music
Company and Many
Other Firms Sustain
Heavy Loss.
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Little Rock. Jan. 3— A fire which
broke out at 3 o'clock this morning in
the fourth floor of the Donaghey build
ing wus not brought under control until
9 o’clock after burning fiercely for six
hours. The loss is estimated at 1,«
200,000 with about two thirds insur
ance. The extreme cold hampered
the firemnn greatly in their work. The
water preasure was low and ice form
ed on everything except on the flames
themselves. Of the big Donaghey
block nothing is left but the smould
ing walls.
The Arkansas Democrat places an
estimate loss of $1,200,000 covered by
$900,000 insurance.
The origin of the fire is a mystery
It broke out in the upper story of the
Donaghey building which is occupied
by the Hollenberg Music Company,
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fire started was vacant. It is sup
posed defective wiring caused the fire.
The Are losses are represented os
follows:
Hollenberg stock. $75,000.
Jackson-Hanley Furniture Company,
$100,000.
George W. Donaghey, building occu
pied by above concerns, $110,000.
1 Jones House Furnishing Company,
' $400,000.
Fulk estate, $100,000 on building.
Askin Marine Company, $15,000.
Martin Arms Company, $40,000.
Lloyd Sporting Goods Company,
• $50,000.
* Ed Bracy, hardware, $25,000
Shall estate, on these buildings,
! $100,000.
1 Home Water Company, $10,000.
Pettitt Galloway Pluinbing Com
1 puny, $15,000.
1 All property owners carried all the
• insurance permitted.
Valuable Paintings Lost.
1 In the Jones store two paintings
1 valued at $50,000 were burned.
1 At one o’clock this afternoon the
’ Are was still burning although there
is no further danger of it spreading
’ Had it not been that the residences on
! the east side of Main street were
1 j covered with snow half the city
* would probably have been destroyed.
r The owners of property as far as
1 seen express the determination to re
; build at once,
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; LEWIS-JONES CASE
; IS AFFIRMED
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" Supreme Court Passed On Polk County
Case Which Has Had Four Trials
r In the Circuit Court
Here.
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Monday the State Supreme court
' affirmed the judgment ot the Polk cir
• cuit court in the case of M. J. A.
5 Lewis vs. M. W. Jones. The case has
been through a long fight. Lewis
sued Jones for $1,000 which he claim
ed Jones owed him as result of a land
deal. In the first trial the judge with
,l drew the case from the jury and gave
( judgment to Lewis for the full amount.
' An appeal was taken to the supreme
_ court and the case was reversed and
B remanded for a new trial. Then fol
d lowed two trials with a hung jury each
time. In the fourth trial the jury gave
a verdict in favor of the defendant,
B Jones, and it was this verdiot which
j, was affirmed by the supreme court,
r Attorneys E. J. Lundy and Wright
Prickett represented Mr. Jones.
FORDS SECURE STAY
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>, Man and Wife Convicted of Murder of
l- Will Nichole in Sevier County
Granted an Appeal
1 Little Rock, Jan. 2.—John Ford and
j wife, convicted of the murder of Will
0 Nichols in Sevier county and sen
tenced *o hang this month, were grant
<xi an appeal by the supreme court
today and a writ staying the execu
tionwas issued.
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;r,! W. W. Townsend wants your cow
i- peas. Will pay $1.20 per bushel for
1 Whippoorwill peas up to January 15.
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