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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05
Total .$l07 ,6t

The report gives the Board OF
Managers of Insane Asylum No. 8
at Nevada the following severe
thrust, which, however, contains
a homely suggestion that should be
more closely adhered to:
AT the last session of the Gen
eral Assembly 5000 was appro-
priated for a new building at the
Nevada asylum. When the com
mittee went there it found a par.
TALLY completed building. Now
the board wishes $4,000 more tC
complete the building. OF course,
this building must be completed
II seems to us that this building
should have been completed within
the appropriation, or that thu
board should no. have let a con
tract for o building but hall
finished. When the Legisla
ture makes an appropriation for {
building It intends that the build
ing should be built--not started
for that amount, and boards shouls
so understand.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05
FLAT RIVER.

Supt. o. NJ. Bilharz of the Doe
Run Company has gone to Denver
on a ten days business stay.
a. Il. Upchurch Of Marble Hill
is visiting his brother, Early Up
church, who is powder monkey"
for shaft No. ..
The Central works had to close
down for u few days this week on
account of the lack of coal. The
Southern Missouri road is depend
ing on ferry to cross the Missis-
sippi, and until the new bridge Is
built many Inconvenience and
break downs will take place.
The Lead Belt Whist Club held
n meeting last Wednesday evening
at the home of DR.. and Mrs. VIII
liums. Misses Grace llighlcy aud
Bertha Spaugh entertained. Those
present were: DR.. and Mrs vii.
liams, Misses Highlcy aud Spaugh,
Mr.. and Mrs. +. +. Packard, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Tetlcy, DIR, Don
neil, Chas. f. Schwar2 and james
Hunter.
FRATERNALlSM SHOWN.
Neighbor Fred Schmidt, who
died last week in n 81. Louis Hos
pital, was the recipient of neigh
borly treatment III the trucst sense
He was Il poor man, and all invalid
for many months. The members
of his camp came to his assistance
IN generous way, not only with
something to eat, but gave his
family money, paid his hospital
bills and kept up his dues and as
sessments. Now the family is sub.
stantially remembered in their sad
bereavement. This case is I'M eX
ample of what noble Woodmen can
do. Let it be emulatcd everywhere
Mrs. Schmidt will draw & 900 in
surance il few days rs the rc.
suit of brOtherly love.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05
ElVlNS.

Capt. L. l.. Trickey has returned
from an extended trip through the
South.
Harvey Baustic died Friday
night of consumption. He LIVED
with Geo. Whaley.
Miss Macy Morris OF Farming
ton visited Mrs. Polite ElyinS
Saturday and Sunday,
Polite Elvins has II new type
writer. Now you can read hi,
chyrography when it cools.
Attorney ID. l.. Rivers spent the
greater part of last week transact
ing legal business at Ironton.
That promising young attorney
b. II. Boyer, went ont to Marion
Thursday to practice in Squire
Moore's court.
Mrs. Allen Satterfeld died Fri
day and leaves a baby but a few
days old. We sympathize will
the bereaved family.
A. j. Dixon, the staunches
Democrat in Elvins, has opened III
undertaking establishment and il
conjunction with Mr.. Donohoe vii
embalm and furnish caskets, coffin
and hearse.
w. II. Miller, the popular pro
prietor of the Crescent Hotel, am
Deputy Post Master HartshorI
went out to jefferson City las
week to watch the proceedings o
the Legislature. These two gentle
men have opposite temperament
! in politics.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05
ESTHER.

DR.. Reed, Supt. of the Column
bia mines, is very enthusiastic over
the prospects of Esther for IL boom.
Mrs. Annie Boyd is quite sick
She is attended by her mother,
Mrs. Thomas McCliutoek Of Des
l0ge.
Miss EIdridge Davis visited her
parents at Bismarck Saturday
Miss Davis is II successful teacher
in the public schools, and is also Il
friend of THE TINES.
Misses Matte Boyd and EIdridgc
Davis, and Mcsdamcs DR.. Anthony
and Everson are leading ladies II
the best d. of H. lodge IN the
Lead Belt. The degree members
are real auxiliary Of the Work
men.
The Workmem brethren hat
spent a few dull evenings in meet
ing assembled, when some indus
trious lad suggested that Il surprls,
from the Degree would bc god
send and as an oasis III Il desert
Suddenly an unusual knock at tho
door revealed a company OF ladies
with well filled baskets.
A new switch is being made by
the Southern Missouri directly over
the claim OF the Central works
This was necessary in order to rusl
coal on the grounds Immediately
The slowly moving legal BATH,
which is to give the road II cross
ing over the NJ. X. q b. 7. tracks
is too irksome for business. Double
shifts are grading the tramway
All is hustle aud hubbub, out O
which will come order
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05
Volume 80, Number 6.
ALL ALONG THE LEAD BELT
BY Old Observer.

We have the TIMES HERALD STAY The whole
Lead Belt will be raked for and single individual shall
sighted We shall give all the Sometimes mistakes creep
in, but if they do they will the heart
We love everybody and treat all kinds conditions
fairness The first items any paper the Lead Belt
written by the Observer The Observer has made
espondence readable and profitable The first
the Federal National and Desogc works written by
With this opening how begin a regular correspondent
of the Oldest and safest in the OBSERVER
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05
The Ginger Jar.

Is Sam IIildehrand, the bush
wackcr still live'2-St. Louis
Post Dispatch. Is Sam lIildebrand
still alive! Well, is hc' Why of
course he is Didn't he rob the
bank at Union and didn't he do
the same thing to the bank at
Stcclvillc, lll' Isn't he hiding in
II different caves in this county;
in all at the same time! Isn't he
living in Arkansas, mn honest tiller
of the soil! Isn't Jesse james
still allve' Can you prove that
John Wilkes Booth didn't die in
Oklahoma last week! Don't Guam
ircll still walk Missouri soili Are
you ready to swear that Captain
Kidd don't still sail the Spanish
main! Sam IIildcbrand allveH
Sure.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05

The Missouri State University
comes in for some curt comment by
the committee. 1t says: This
committee made n thorough aud
detailed examination of this entire
institution. We are properly i'm =
pressed with its magnitude and its
needs. Owing to the fact that il
would be futile to attempt, in the
short space allotted us III this re.
port, to give an itemized statement
of the University's needs and the
reasons therefor, we deem it better
to make no definite recommended
tions, but suggest that the mem
bers of the General Assembly, by
means of the published biennial re.
port of this institution. and from
other available sources, draw their
own conclusions regarding thA
amount to be appropriated.
THE board asks something over
81 300, 600. From other sources
they will receive $66l,2 ,256. 1t is
quite probable that this university
could expend million dollars per
annum, but this committee is not
sufficiently impressed with its
supreme Importance that we would
advise the turning into its Golfers
the entire revenue of the State.
There are institutions in this
State which, within their sphere of
usefulness and service to the peo.
pie, are just us important and
whose wants are just as urgent as
the State University.
We would be more favorably
impressed with the business and
financial judgment of the men in
control of this great educational
institution if, when they come be
fore the General Assembly to pre-
sent their needs, they would indi-
cate that they had at least a partial
conception OF the amount of the
estimated income of the State. and
that there are eighteen other insti-
tutions in Missouri whose existence
depends upon an equitable appor-
tionment of the States bounty.
In conclusion, we desire to
recommend that the Legislature
deal as generously as they can with
he university, without doing in.
justice to any of the other educa.
tlonal or eleemosynary institutions
of the State"
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05
Two Farms for Sale.

The undersigned has two good farms
in Washington County for sale: One
contains los acres, 80 in cultivation.
balance in timber, all under fence.
new 2-siory l0-room house, good water
and well improved; 4 mile north of
Caledonia, The other 200 acres, i25
in cultivation; so acres bottom land.
modern. improvements, and plenty Of
water; 2ie miles northeast Of Gale
donia. Terms easy. Address
ROBERT C. SLOAN,
Caledonia. Mo.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05

On my way out here, owing to
inability to secure lower berth in
my first connecting train over the
Santa Fc, | spent nearly day in
Kansas City. ! was very much
surprised to find even n habilabie
depot, for the newspapers of that
town have decred it so. 1t is on
the same style as the st. Louis
Union Station, and, while not so
large, | found the same convent
ences there that do in st. Louis.
AS ! had Fortunately provided my
self with plenty of reading matter,
! managed to spend five hours very
comfortably. The Santa Fe hap
pencd to he one of the trains on
time that day, so we got out of
Kansas City promptly at l2:lj
Monday afternoon. The Kansas
prairics are not very beautiful at
this season of the ycar, and the
eye soon wcaricS of the flatness of
the country.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05
JUEKETIKG COMMITTEE
MAKES ITS REPORT,
II Cuts Down the Appropriations Asked
by the Various State InStItu.
tions from $685. ,888 TO
Sl,530,720

The report of the Committee APP
pointed to visit the various educa.
tional and clccmosvnary institu-
tions OF the State, made their re-.
port to the General Assembly last
Wednesday.
While not the first in the order
of its report. we place first its com
ment on and recommendation for
Hospital for the Insane No I
at Farminginn, because it is of
immediate interest to our readers.
The report says;
THE new Pennington Insane
Asylum has advanced in the face
of many difficulties. The com.
mittee found II - 900 barn which
seemed TO catch its eye
I'VE all admire buildings hand.
Somely designed, but considering
the present condition Of our treas
ury and the crying needs of many
of our educational and eIeemonsy.
nary institutions, the State has no
money to spend in building orna-
mental homes for the Missouri
mule" or our splendid dairy COW.
Comfortable, commodious quarters
and plenty OF feed is all they ask. "
The salary list of the Pennington
Asylum is not admired by the Wis.
iting Committee. We are re-
liably informed that this salary list
will be revised and reduced, " reads
the report. 1t certainly should
be, or else the salaries Of the Of
fccrS in our other State institutions
should be increased y
The amount this institution asks
for the erection of an administra-
tion building, hospital, the dis
turbed ward, and other important
and necessary appointments is
mentioned in the report as $3.50,
765, and it recommends only Sl07,
GOO, as follows. 1t will he observed
that it leaves out altogether the
very important item of an admin
istration building:
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05

The committee draws Il graphic
picture of the Missouri School for
the Blind at st. Louis, and recon-
mends new location for this in.
stitution in the suburbs of that
lefty and adequate building accom-
modations. The report says:
The school is located at the cor
ner of Morgan and Nineteenth
streets, in the central business dis
trict of St. Louis, amid the smoke,
SCOT and noise of that great city
This is most unfortunate sit
uation for the children housed in
this institution, whose aillictiOn
makes them unusually sensitive to
their miserable surroundings.
The exterior of the building
presents dirty, gloomy appear
ance, and the interior is i'll lighted
improperly ventilated and only par.
tally heated.
The larger portion of these
children sleep in dormitories which
have no heating apparatus what
ever, not even a stove, and the
boiler which supplies steam heating
for n part of the building, having
been in use for twenty seven years,
is absolutely unfit for service, as
its maXium pressure is only twenty
pounds.
The most inadequate bathing
and toilet facilities to be found in
any public institution in the Stat,
are located in the dungeonlike base
ment of the building.
The laundry apparatus is botl
crude and ont of date, and is
located. owing to the unfortunately
crowded condition of the building
in immediate proximity to the
rooms used to segregate the sich
pupils, which is to be severely con.
demned.
In short the entire building
with all its apparatus and furnish
ings, including its location, is IN
worthy of the purpose for which i
is used and of this great Common
wealth, which prides itself upon it.
generous charities.
1T consists of patch work add
tions to an old main building
which, over fifty years ago, wa,
used as a residence. And in thi,
connection your committee desires
to heartily commend the executiv,
ability and scholarly attainment.
OF the present superintendent
Professor S. M. Green.
Notwithstanding the inadequate
facilities of this school. Professor
Green has made n record for prac
tical results in educating the blind
and for economic administration o
the affairs of this school, unequalet
by any similar institution in ;hi
country"
The committee urgently recon
mends that new location be hat
for this school in the suburbs o
st. Lonis, having convenient ac
cess to the city. for good and suf
ficient reasons set forth in the re
port; and that If the General As
sembly should relocate it, that bu
slight repairs be made to the pres
ent tumble-down building; how
ever, it says. if il is to be retained
all that institution asks for, sSl,
200, should be appropriated.
nla ao,,,p,,ttaa .d;y,Ia1 QUAY fb
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05

Blow, rage, blow! Howl, all you
Republican papers of this county,
howl Spout your bellies full :.
Rage, howl and spit fire, but for
all of it, John l.. Bradley is still
our Senator and he's going to do
what right.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05

The editor of the Ste. GencvIcvc
County News is having II prolonged
dream, or rather he is having n
bunch of dreams. one every week
He announces that the last one will
he next week, which same AN
nouuccmcni is very pleasing.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05

a disastrous collision between two
passenger trains occurred on the 28ih
ult., near Vailsburg, Arizona, in
which probably twenty persons were
killed and many injured. The engines
and cars piled mp in mass and the
trains caught fire from the. exploding
oil tanks of the engines, and eleven
ears were quickly consumed.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05
SHOCK Nc.

There was a sculptor named Phidias,
Whose statues were perfectly hideous;
lie made Aphrodite
Without any nightic,
And so shocked the ultra. fastidious.
brooklyn Eagle.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05
LIES SPICE.
Variety is the spice of life"

TRINIDAD, Colo. Jan'y. 2S.
AS | write | wonder what Mis-
sonri is having in the way Of
weather, for here, in Trinidad, the
weather is warm and spring-like.
There has been no rain for months
and very little SNOW, so that the
dust is something fearful, and
when there is n wind the dust pen
etrates every crack and crevice,
making housekeeping a great bur
den.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05

was surprised while down town
to see some fine drnught horscs,
for it is n common saying that
Colorado is fine for men and jack.
asses, but it is hard on women and
'horoughbreds. 1t is II curious
sight to see the little hurros work.
ing, some of them hitched three
abreast. Nearly all the Colorado
post. cards have the burrO as the
central figure, for it is owing to
their hardness and power of en-.
durancc that Colorado has become
the great State it is.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05

lIurk To the bazOO of the Elvlns
Augw" funny man! Like the
mclOdious cadences of new. born
babe his mclliluous sound rises
higher aud higher on the Flat
River zephyrs and eventually de-
sccnding in n parobolic curve it
hits the Pennington Post Oilice on
Saturday morning in the wee sma
hours. Verify, an Artemus Ward
cur T. Ia judgement.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05

SIN MoRR wEKKS OF GOODNESS.
The ground hog saw his shadow
And Crawled back in his hole.
rs six more weeks Of winter days,
And two tons more OF coal,
Forty and two more days of freezing,
Forty and two more fires to make,
The big coal bill grows bigger still,
There's six weeks vet to shivcr and
shake
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05

The committee divided over the
State FAR, Messrs. Stamfi and
Gardner recommending appropria-
tions for two more cattle barns,
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05

Eastern tourist. My Gracious
Does the wind blow this way all
the time!
Prominent Kansan. - Nope! (!
Sometimes it turns round and
blows the other way.-Ex.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05

The Cape tfirardeau NOrmals
request for 1912 300 for rebuilding
IS cut down to S2O2 300, and only
three institutions-the School for
the Blind, The Confederate Home
and the Industrial Home for Girls
at Chillpcothc-arc recommended tC
receive all that is asked for them
The report speaks well of the
management of aIl the State $
educational and clcemosynary
institutions.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05

and d building for dairy, poultry
agricultural, horticultural an
mineral exhibits. Chairman Heath
er, however, takes exception to tn
majority recommendation, ant
quotes this provision of the law
under which the Fair was estab
lished i'll 1899:
That the Legislature shall no'
appropriate any money from thu
general revenue fund for the sup.
port, improvement or maintenance
of said fair, or for any premiums,
or awards offered by The board OF
directors of said fair, nor shall any
money hereafter appropriated to OF
for the State Board of Agriculture,
the State Horticultural Society or
the Agricultural College be used in
any way for or on behalf of said
fair
Under the provisions of this
law" says Senator Heather, the
fair was located, yet before the ink
was dry upon the law establishing
same its friends were before the
Legislature two years ago asking
for an appropriation, and got $50, g.
600. They are now asking $50. =
600. | am opposed to State aid to
this institution for several reasons
First, if the State is to support
it out of the revenue fund. il was
conceived and born in fraud.
'S;econd-lt is claimed that it is
the one institution in the State in
The interest of the farmer, yet no
farmer demands it.
Third Missouri has for years
had the best fair in the West at
st Louis without State aid.
FUurth-lf we are to spend
$50, 600 ON fairs, why not divide
It into fifty parts and give 81, 900
per year to fifty county fairs, and
thus help all the people, rather
than those of one community. But
let all these reasons 60, for Il count.
less number of similar ones could
be urged.
| cannot recommend $50, ,0O0
for cattle, dairy and poultry build
ingS at the State Fair. to he used
only one week in every twelve
months, and in the same report
deny better quarters for the old
Confederate soldiers at lligginSville
for the lack of funds.
! camuot concur III recommend.
ing an appropriation of $50 900 for
the construction of an Agricultural
and horticultural Hall, TO stand
empty fifty one weeks in the year
and ut the same time cut $50, 900
or 100000 off the Normal School
at WaTensburg or Cape Girardcau
to give it.
Il am opposed to the State
building $50, 900 race tracks and
erecting magnificent hog and sheep
barns, while our old soldiers need
better quarters, our insane asylums
are crowded, our deaf aud dumb
boys are sleeping in old chapel
buildings and the blind are prac-
tIcalIy without home.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05

people of Trinidad are cnterprising
and progressive. ! do not know
how the library is kept mp, but I
believe that Colorado is one of the
States which annually makes an
appropriation for town libraries.
This is also Il woman suffrage
State. and it is stated on authority
that this suffrage has made many
public reforms in the establishment
of different institutions for the
cafe of the feeble. minded and de-
pendent children. Women's prop
erty rights are also enlarged, and
arrangements have been made for
the preservation of the few forest
trees in the State.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05

/ find that Trinidad has public
library Of many thousand volumes
in well kept condition; so from
this / would consider that the
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05

lie (at the piano)-"And what
air do you preferi" Shc--"Well,
If you give me my choice, I'll take
millionaire. Baltimore News.