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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-16

duties that are too high should be
reduced Gov. Cummins declares
that be still holds to his former
position, but accepts a denomination
on this platform because he thinks
he sees n little narrow spot on
which he can stand, to.wlt:
Duties that are too high should
be reduced. - But the same ele.
ment of his party that squeezed all
the life out of his no shelter for
monopoly idea will decide which
duties are too high, while they will
find warrant in the first part oi
the sentence to raise duties which
they may hold are too low. The
tariff will never he reformed by the
Republican party as long rs 1t at
fOrds shelter to monopoly and the
other sources from which it obtains
lis campaign funds.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-16
General Miles. Breaks Record.

FL Reno. Ok. July l4.--Lieu :
tenant General Nelson A. Miles
reached Fort Reno from Fort Sill,
ninety miles away, to-day in nine
hours aud ten minutes. He rode
horseback all the way. The tril
was made to prove to the army and
the people generally that Gen.
Miles Mt the age of retirement, Ga
is nnhurt by any luxury.
Gen. Miles rode Into Fort Reno
at l:2O this afternoon. He left
Fort Sill at $40 this morning
The record breaking part of the
trip is the 81 mile stretch between
Fort Sill and Anadarko. Thi.
was accomplished in two hours and
twenty-five minutes. During the
trip the General had nine mounts.
Capt. Sayre of the Eighth Cavalry
made the ride with him. The rest
Of the escort used Government
teams and ambulances. The Gen.
era was the freshest looking man
in the party.
lie wore dark trousers and can
vas leggings, light blue shirt aud
white helmet. AS he dismOunted
he remarked:
/ enj Dyed every moment OF the
trip. There was one time | felt
particularly good; that was when
| came up 10 the men who had
charge of the pack teams, just
south Of the Canadian River. They
had n lunch ready, and | enjoyed
it with them. 1t made me feel ex l.,
ira good -
The General showed no signs of
even being tired. Forty minutes
after his arrival at Fort Reno he
was on the parade grounds in fa-
tigue uniform reviewing the six
companies of infantry. Deducting
the twenty minutes speut at lunch
con and the time consumed III
making remonnts. the ride was
made in eight hours.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-16
ElVlNS.

Miss Ida Montgomery of Frederick
town is visiting relatives this week.
Miss Gertrude Pleasant of Desloge
was visiting here last week.
Rev. Vclvick of EIyins has returned
from his trip to England to visit his
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. j IIeaton and
family left Monday for Richwoods,
NO., to visit Mr.. aud Mrs McMullen,
parents of MIS- llcaton.
The body of little Robbie IIealon
was taken to the Methodist church at
Elvins, where the funeral services were
held and the remains were taken to
Valley Mines for burial.
OBITUARY.
Robert Franklin IIcatOn was born
December !, 1890; died July 10,
1903, after four days illness.
Robert was the son of Frank and
Emma llcalon, and was one of Elvins'
best and brightest boys, In his studies
he ever stood at the hcud of his class
and was Il model boy. Teachers and
fellow students bear testimony TO his
manly ways. lie was regular and
attentive scholar Of the Methodist
Church Sunday School and won the
premium of his class one month ago.
Here, rs elsewhere, he showed the
same manly department and gained
the respect of his teacher and all with
whom he came in contact He WAS
converted one year ago aud his life
bore testimony TO the gcnuncnsss of
that step.
The loss has fallen heavily upon the
bcrcnycd parents and they feel it
kccnly God, in his wise providence,
has called him from labor To rest and
and We bow to the All Wise Divine.
a FRtESp.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-16
Endesyor Tent Blown Over Many Hurt

Denver, Colo, July l3.-The biz
tent EndcayDr, where the Christian
Endcayor Convention has been held
for the last three or four days. wa.
blown over this afternoon at / O'Clock
while more than 5000 persons were
attending the proceedings.
The injured numbered about twenty
but fortunately none of them was ser
iously hurt.
Miss Jessie NJ. Thnrnhureh of Den.
yer was the most seriously injured,
her nose being badly ga>hcd aud her
scalp suffering several wounds.
The presence Of mind Of MIR. A NJ.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-16
THE KIRKPATRICK CASE.

The News says that the actor
of the Court and the Prosecuting
Attorney in cutting down the
sentence of the jury III the George
kirkpatrick murder case from
twenty to four years il being bit.
tcrly criticized by the best citizens
throughout the county. If this is
true, it must be because they do not
thoroughly understand the facts
The facts are these: That Judge
HAZEL granted defen dant new
trial, after the verdict of the jury
had been rendered, on motion of
defendants attorneys, for the rca.
son that the Court on its own
motion had committed fatal error
in the manner OF giving instrdc
tons for murder in the second de-
gree, against the protest Of the
States attorneys and the defend
ants attorneys, in that he instruct
ed the jury that the defendant
might not have sufficient mental
faculty to deliberate. which is the
essential element of murder in the
first degree, and yet nave mental
capacity to premeditate, (Which by
the Supreme Court has been de.
clared not to be the law, under
which circumstances he should
have instructed all the way down
to manslaughter in the fourth de.
gree. After granting a new trial
and setting aside the verdict Of the
jury, the Cour. permitted the de.
PENDANT by his attorneys to enter a
plea Of guilty of manslaughter in
the second degree, the punishment
of which is from three to five years
in the penitentiary. Prosecuting
Marbury asked for five
years. the maximum punishment.
and W. s. Anthony of the defense
asked for three years. the mini
mum punishment. The Court, in
consideration of the fact that the
defendant had been in Jail nearly
, year fixed the penalty at four
Years. The statute under which
re pleaded guilty is section 1926,
which in substance is as follows:
The killing of human being with
nut design to effect death, yet in a
ruel and unusual manner. shall
'e deemed manslaughter in the
econd degree, the punishment for
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-16
THE CORPORATION IN POLL
TICS.

In commenting on the influences
that dominated the recent Iowa
State Democratic Convention and
voted down an affirmation of the
Kansas City platform, Mr.. Bryan
in the COmmOner sets forth some
facts that apply to the party in
other States AS well rs in Iowa
lie says he has secured informa-
ton which shows that the Iowa
convention was controlled by the
reaciionary element OF the party,
and that the refusal of the conven
20 rcatiirm the Kansas City plat
form was due principally to the in
lIuence exerted by tho representa-.
tives of corporations, but partly to
neglect on the part OF friends of
the platform He then says. and
his words describe in IA special
manner the way corporation in.
ilupnre in st. Francois county pol
ilirs is eXertcd:
The corporation Democrats are
in politics as Il matter Of business
they assume that their salaries
cover their political services and
they can attend conventions AT
little expense, while the ordinary
Democrat must pay his way The
cost of railroad fare sometimes
affects the selection of delegates
aud still more often affects the
number who actually attend. II,
for instance, II county harmOnlzes
10y sending five corporation Demo
Gratis and ten Kansas City platform
Democrats to a State Convention
anu lhllN W ilNNl liiAs hlt IlN' "llo
can get passes may go and SIX OF
the others may not feel able to at,
tend. Then the county stands )
to I against the Kansas City plat
form, if they are instructed to
vote AS unit the five may by out
voting the four cast the fifteen
votes against re affirmation,
TO this advantage the corpora
ton Democrats add the advantage
which they derive from the fact
that they ARE INSCRIPTIONS IN
method. THEY AXE NOT ONLY
WILLING TO BETRAY CONSTITUENTS,
HDr THEY CONSIDER IT SMART To
DEAL rNFAlRLY WITH THEIR PARTY
ASSOCIATES. "
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-16
DESl0GE.

Mr.. Poole returned to DeSeto Mon.
day.
MIR. George Williams went TO Elvin,
Monday.
Mr.. Frank Abshicr and wife spen,
Friday in Bonnie Terrc
Mr.. Thomas Mcdaniel of Mine La
Motto is in the Lead Belt
Mrs Oscar Florence departed Mon.
day for Southern California
Protractcd meeting at the Baptist
Church conducted by Rev. Reeves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Montgomery are
the happy posscssors of a baby boy.
W. s. Davis has purchased the en-
tire stock of groceries at the Union
Store.
Mr.. Ed Hammock and L. W. Kcay
spent Saturday and Sunday at Silver
Springs.
Misses Gcrtic Jones and Elsie Sc
queal of St. Louis are visiting in the
Lead Belt.
A good rock road is being built
between here and ST. Francois, and II
is fine piece of work.
Rcvs. Beard and Dodson will be-
gin q protracted meeting at Gumbo
July 21st, and invites all to attend
and assist in the Divine service.
Miss Ida Montgomery of Perry
county, Mrs. Charles Abshicr of Flat
River and Miss parce Abshier of e.
wins, were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Absbicr.
Tho large two-story house OF CAL
vim Gibson caught fire last Friday and
before assistance could be rendered
the flames had gained complete head
way and the house was soon burned
to the ground. All the furniture was
saved. The origin of the fire is un-
known.
A party of ladies aud gentlemen
came down from Kansas City tho
first OF the week to spend few days
at Desloge and visit tho mines in the
Lead Belt. They will also visit Far
mington and from here will 60 TO the
Northern resorts to spend the summer,
returning to Kansas City In September.
The party consists Of Mr.. II. c. Reed
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-16
Notice Of Application for voIun
tary Dissolution.

In the Circuit Court OF St. Francois
County, Mo,
In the matter of the APP Notice OF
plication of the River Application
Valley Lead Company, for Volun-
corporation, for Volun- tary Disso-
tary Dissolution. luton.
Please take notice that the said cor
poration, the River Valley Lead Com
pany, formed under and by virtue of the
laws of the State of Missouri did on the
nth day of July, 1903, file its petition in
the Circuit Court of St. Francois County,
Missouri, wherein il prayed for volun-
tary dissolution, on the grounds that
IL had outlived its usefulness, in this,
that It has accomplished all for which
it was organized, and has no other I'M
dertaking on hand and in view, and the
clerk of this court in vacation, has fixed
Monday, the 10th day of August, 1905,
or as soon thereafter as counsel can be
heard, and the court room of the st.
Francois County Circuit Court, in the
court house in the City of Pennington,
County of St. Francois, rs the time and
place, when and where the said applica-
ton will be heard.
.........- In witness / have hereunto
'sv., set my hand and seal this nth
'AN day Of July, 1898.
......'-.'- ]. G. WILLIAMS,
Clerk Of Circuit Court.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-16
FLAT RIVER

Mr.. &. c. Fraser returned from
Oran Monday.
George i. Gray oi Kansas City was
"a caller Monday.
MIR Frank Abshicr of Drslogc was
a caller Tuesday.
Mcssrs. Dcdtick, London aud Joe
Collier Of bismarck were in town Mon
day.
The inion Cooperative meeting
last Friday night was success and
largely attended.
The Schramm Commission Co. are
pushing their work rapidly on their
large store room.
F. W SchoGrld of st. Louis was
down TO transact business at the Fed.
eral Lead Co. Sunday.
A. c. Grows, who has been employ
ed with the Flat River Bakery, is
cIerklng for Fisher Bros.
AIR. George Arnoldy spent few
days vacation with his daughter, Mrs
A. W. Lawson, at st. Louis.
Rev. Asscrg Of st. Louis filled his
regular appointment at the Lutheran
church Saturday night aud Sunday
The Woodman Accident Association
paid the following claims: TO. j
W Smith Sll.l3; to Henry Boyer
$40 80.
Supt. Cascar of the Federal Lead
Company resigned and left for New
Jersey Saturday. His place will be
filled by Capt. Atkins.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-16
kisheney Murderer Found

Kishcncy, Russia, July I4.-Thc
murderer Of tie boy Doubassary,
whose death was charged to the Jews
and which was the immediate cau.e
Of the massacre, has been discovered
He is gardener and has confessed
that he and the boys uncle committed
the crime.
The new Governor of kishcnrv,
Prince Uruzon, has exchanged visits
with leading Jews OF the city.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-16

The st. Louis mortuary report CON
siders the fact that there was no death
from suicide during the week some.
thing remarkable.
Secretary of State Cook paid oyer
to the state treasury in Jun, SlG,.
$3.50 in fees received in his office
for the month.
Supt. of Exchanges of the Bell Tel.
cphone line, j. Gresham, who frc.
qucnily visited this part of the state,
died in st. Louis last Friday night.
State Comptroller Love Of Texas
was assassinated in his Office at Austin
on the 30th ult. by W, &. Hill, n for
mer employe Of the Office.
Tho carpet in the sub-treasury mint
at San Francisco was burned last week,
and nearly $4,000 worth Of gold was
recovered from il. The carpet had
been in use six years.
A Missouri Pacific fast mail train
crashed into an excursion train on
Sunday morning near Lee's Summit,
aud three men were killed and about
fifty men and women injured, some of
them very seriously.
Twenty-onr different kinds of funp,
are known TO lie luminous in the dark
The darkcning OF shellac In solution.
which is not yet understood, Is said
not to occur in alright vessels.
The condor keeps its young longer
in the nest than any other bird. Fully
IL months elapse before the young cor.
doris can fly.
Experiments made last year seem
to indicate that sea water could not be
initiated. but in "a later trial pure wa
ter mixed In correct proportion with
the six chief salts of the ocean sun.
ported sensitive marine animals. ana
appeared to have the ply 81 illogical ef-
fects Of natural sea water.
ANY man VINO plc,Es anotner mann
pocket is almost mean enough to write
an anonymous letter.--Chjcago Daily
News.
Here Is good thing going the rounds
Of the papers: One young lady in this
upon being twitted
about her nose being red. made the re.
mark that 1t was glowing with sdmira.
tion over the fact that II was not al
ways stuck in other peoples business
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-16

The Iowa Idea, " as it has come
to be known, which was promul-
gated by the Republican platform
OF that State in 1901 and 1902
and was so Justify championed by
Gov. Cummins and other Iowa
Republicans that trusts and their
defenders in the Republican party
were about to have a fit, has been
craftily strangled, and the trust
protection stand patters" are
happy. The Iowa Idea as it
first appeared, read We favor
ANY modification of the tariff
schedules that may be required to
PREVENT THEIR AFFoRDING A
SHELTER TO MONOPOLY" The
Iowa Republican Convention on
this wholesome declaration of prin.
cipIe INDUCED in a lot of mean.
ingless verbiage intended to Goa.
fuse and deceive, closing with
the sentence: Duties that are
too low should be increased, and
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-16

which is fixed at from three to five
years in the p.uitentiary.
Considering all the testimony.
both as to the manner Of the hom-
icide and the defendants weak
mindedness, and there being no
definite motive for the crime prov
en-, Prosecuting Attorney Mnrhnry
after consulting j. II Malugen,
one of the States attorneys, over
the long distance phone, consented
to the ruling of the Court; and we
have heard no criticism from those
who fully understand tn" facts
If the defendant had not pleaded
guilty to mansIaugltrr IN the see.
ond degree after new trial had
been granted, the case would have
had to gone over to another term
and been retired AT an additional
cost OF about - 900 to the county,
and defendant might finally have
been acquitted, or at most only
given three years under the statute
quoted.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-16
Increase in School Fund.

jefferson City, Mo-, July I4.-Statc
Auditor Allen to-day made the annual
distribution of State school moneys fol
the support of the public schools.
This fund is made up Of one third of
the State revenue aud the interest on
the State school certificates. This
year the public schools will receive
from the state Sl,232, jJS.I4, being
S62, 2SG.G6 more than the distribution
made during last year.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-16
Minnesota BoodIer Goes to Pen.

Minneapolis, July 13.-Col. Fred
W. Ames, former Chief. Of Police of
this CITY, who was recently convicted
Of municipal boodllng, is now An in
mate of the penitentiary at Saltwater.
The Supreme Court confirmed the
finding and sentence Of the trial court,
and Saturday officers started with him
for the penitcnliary. Col. Ames
commaded regiment in the Philip
pines and number Of the guards at
the penitentiary were members of bis
regiment.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-16
Still at Large.

Rudolph, the bank robber aud muir,
derer, who made his escape from The
St. Louis Jail last week, is still at
large and seems to he leading the
sleuths and detectives as lively chase
as he did before he was captured
ut first. Men answering to his de-
scription have been seen at varous
points, but Rudolph himself has not
been caught up with. The trial Of
his partner in crime, Collins, is now
going on at Union.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-16
Real Estate Transfers.

''cofu during LhrCo weeks ending
Tuesday. July 18th Furnished by
Smith, Bleeck & Co, abstractcrs.
Anaconda Lead Co. to L. S. Cole,
mn sec 90, twp sc n, r e, S2J
acres; consideration 81.
Trustees Pennington Baptist Col.
lege to Flat River Realty Company
1906 ncres, on College Avenue in
Pennington: consideration $4,000.
Robert Tetley and wife to j. W.
Doss, l-5 acres on of Caledonia
road; consideration $3.50.
Heirs of William Carter, decd to
l.. n. Antoine, lot 3, block 2, Carter
Place; $3.50.
Geo. V. Collier TO Mrs. Mary Col
lier, lots and 4, block 3, town of
Bismarck; $1,000.
Monroe Watts and wife to A. V.
Watts, &C feet by 22s, in ne corner
survey No. $40; $1,000.
Frank 4. Clay to John II. Crump,
lots 4, 8, 6, and s, block 4, "Clay
Place." $3.50.
Miss Annie Roth to lily Roth, NV
of va, sec "a, twp 50, 4, con
tanning 40 acres; S7j.
Jos. +. Yates to Jas. Stout, 80 by
$50 feet in out lot 3, town of Bis.
marck; $75.
W. +. Doss and wife to John i.
Bowling, SOC acres in ne part of sur
ycy $40; $4,000
Chns. A. Downs and wife to Abra-
ham Elser, lots 3, and 5, block 8,
Morris & Swink's subd; $50.
S. p. Siebert to L. A. G. Lucders,
s's, lot 5, block Z, lli's Addition to
Pennington; $3.50. nsya
Geo. W. Sutherland aud wife to W.
Il. and Is. Z. Conley, lot / of j. W.
Barry's subd; $1,000.
W. X. Conley TO d. OSullvau, lot
l of j. w. Barry's subd; $1,000.
Tine Murphy and wife to X. G.
Cunningham, lot IL, j. c. AIexan.
dcr's subd; S425.
j. II. Brockmiller and wife to II. T..
McLarnoy and wife, II 2l-lOO acres
in fractional = OF fractional sec
II, 35, 8; $3.50.
John lIitzeman and wife 10 Rollie
Holman, lot 6 and part lot 3, block
l6, Bismarck; 81, 800.
Elizabeth S. Karsch to Jacob F.
karsch, "A by 1877 feet on Middle
street in City of Pennington; $500.
W. 7 Smith aud wife to {. T.
Smith, lots 6 and :, block A, town of
Leadville; $1,000.
Nancy j. Porter and husband to
Henry Black, q Of acre in ne sec
20, twp SO II, r4 e; $1,000.
WIN. Marler and wife to Irondale
Lead Company, = of sw'l and N
80 acres of sec 20, twp. 81, 81.
A. Counts and wife to John A.
Sprott and W, I. Halle, n 1928 feet of
lot 60 of Pennington; SO, 800.
Geo. w. MAIN to Hanna MAIN, a
acre in survey 10; $1,000.
Milton c. Brown to John X. Pear,
undv q interest in SO of sc d of
section 25, twp 3Sr east; 1925.
Lsvinia Blackwell ct al to H. n.
McGready, ? acres in sw i OF ne :,
sec 6, twp 3S, 4; $50.
Parkhurst Slecth and wife TO II
Sleoth, all interest in blocks a, b, G.,
D, 32, Sc, 81, 81, As, Sc, IS, 81,
%, 92, 81, town of DeLassus, and
OTIS l01, 1902, 105 and LOG OF subdv
If survey 1909; $500.
Geo. b. Gale and wife to o. +.
aansborough, surface right, lot 7 of
!. B. Gales subdv; 1925.
George W. buckingham and wife to
!. b. Ringer, part of nwl4 of swA,
ec "a, twp 81 n, r4 e; $500.
+. w. Hill and wife to Mrs. l.. |
look, lot In survey 3049; $500.
I. ii. Glover aud wife TO John +.
.ange, lot 22 and 81 lot 23 of j. l..
laws End add; $1,000.
Frank +. Clay to j. l.. Eaton ct
j, lot ., block in Clay Place; $50. !
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-16
Plague Spreading in Chilli.

Washington. July l3.-lnitcd
States Minister Wilson makes, from
Santiago, Chill, a rather long report by
cable to the State Department touch
iog the plague. lie says the disease
has spread To nearly all Chilean ports
that the postal service is dsorganilcd
and that no American mail has been
received ut Santiago for nine weeks.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-16
Woman Weighed so Pounds.

New York, July 14.-Mrs. Mary j..
Piercy, said to have been one of the
smallest women in the world, is dead
at her home in Bayonne, N. J.
She was 81 inches tall, weighed
fifty pounds aud 40 years old. The
recent hot weather caused her fatal
Illness,
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-16

and wife, Mrs. J. Reed, Miss jessie
Reed, Miss Macy Grey, Mr.. Ralph
Gray, Miss Mollic Wainwright and
Mr.. X. Tasting, all of Kansas
City; Mr.. ID. Ransom aud wife and
J. C.fGrant Of Los Angeles, Cal, and
Mr.. Chas. Finch of San Francisco.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-16

Among the men who have beer
mentioned rs possible candidates
for Congress in tIi, district against
Hon. Edward Rohb, probably none
have stronger positive strength
than State Senator John j.. Brad
ley of this county lie has, by his
strenuous, persistent and honest
course and freedom from the cor
rupt corporate influences that have
fol several years dlsgraced the
Legislature, made himself solid
with large portion Of our people,
and especially with the laboring
GLASSES. They believe he is honest,
and the people are coming to re-
gard honesty ms rare quality in
public men and something to he
applaudcd. We don't know that
John will be II candidate, and in
deed we do not think it would
be- II timely or wise move
OF his part. He is one of the
State Senators who came ont of the
last session of the Legislature with
no smell of corruption on his gar
mcnts; his term of Office doesn
expire for three years or more, and
his kind are needed in the Senate
to help carry out the policy of
Joseph W. Folk, if he should be
the next Governor of the State, of
which the probabilities grow
$ trongcr every day.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-16

Pennington is Ills" death IN that
Of has all time, for It's own --
whistle time, railroad time, sun
time and guess time; probably
more Of the latter than any other.
WHY not have "a town clock and
make It the duty of the marshal on
.omrbody else to keep it with cen
trad time!
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-16

The National Christian Endeavor
Convention at Denver, Colo. was one
OF the most largely attended in the
history Of the organization. About
seven thousand people were present
at each service. The next meeting
will be held in St. Louis In 1904.