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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13
IN SOCIETY. Y.
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ehautauqua, have returned to their home
 Miss Eddie Mae Hester and Miss Evelyn Searey, who have been visiting Mrs. J. T. searey, Jr., at Columbus, Miss. have re- turned to the city
 Miss Alice Wildman, who has been spending some while in New York and Canada, has returned to her home.
 MT. M. l. Burton, who has been in Biloxi during the past summer has re- turned from Waukesha.
 Rev. $. B. MeGlohon, rector of the Christ church. has returned from his va ca tfon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13
CORONA.

Cordova, September 12-(Special)- Mrs. NJ. B. Jones gave an informal dinner at the Cordova hotel yesterday in honor of MT. and Mrs. J. H. Craig who have Just returned from their bridal tour to the north and east Among those present were Mr. and Mrs J. H. Craig, MT. and Mrs. W. M. Stokes Misses. Lilly and Hittie Gray, Nellie and Lucy Solomon. Birdie Knight Messrs Scott Maxwell, Hugh WalthaIl, T. C. Horton. Joe S. Cothran. s. M. Megs MT. Leon. Frank Armstead. John and Ben Nuttall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13

Boston Ideal Opera Co.,, East Lake Theatre, all this week and next.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13

Now is the time to use MAGIC CITY FLOOR FINISH
 (Made to Walk On) & WALTER PAINT CO
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-18
Sunday School Picnic.

The three Sunday Schools OF
Observation-Disclosures, Baptist and
Christian-unlted in a picnic out.
ing Saturday. The members and
friends of the Sunday Schools
formed a large aud interesting
crowd. They took dinner to the
grove and gave free lunch, which
was much enjoyed, especially by
the children. Elvins is now the
most famous picnic town in South
east Missouri, and the last picnic
given is no exception to former
efforts. The Superintendcnts ar,
+. w. Powell, Lee B0land and }.
D. McDaniels.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-18

wins represented the plaintiff an b.
IL Boyer moved to dismiss be.
cause of defective service. The
motion was overrulcd and a judg-
ment rendered in favor of Prof.
Cook for Sl91. This is n balance
on salary due from the college to q
former teacher.
The Federal Lead Company sues
John Williams for rent every
month. Mr.. Williams refuses to
acknowledge the Federal as owner
OF the property. He pays rent to
Joe Long. The suit for property
rights is now in court, aud Mr..
Williams says when the Supreme
Court says the Federal people own
the lot on which his business is
run, he will pay the rent to them.
II all involves n noted civil suit.
The EIvins school board is hav-
luga 81 900 school building erected
ar Pleasant Valley, the place which
is soon TO bee a town like Elvins
proper In the matter Of voting
on school questions, William Lane
has two votes and Tom Williams
one. Mr. Lane lives at Elvins
and Mr.. Williams at Pleasant Val
ley, but Mr.. Layne's delegated
power to east two votes caused the
Elyins side 10 rule and Lanes
plans prevailed.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-18

grade crossing would also have
necessitated the installation OF an
iuterlocking device, which would
have cost s. 900 ut the first and
81 900 II year to maintain.
The present arrangement will
cost about $40, 600, OF which the
Southern Missouri will pay S2j,.
600 and the Bonnc Trrrc Slj, 900.
The dangers of grade crossing
will be avoided at practically no
greater cost, and the Bonnc Tcrre
grade will be remedied. The ex.
pense of IL long overhead crossing
by the Southern Missouri will be
done away with. Both roads are
benefited by the decision and an
appeal on the part of either com
pany would seem rediculous and
uncalled for.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-18

To build from Blackwell to th,
Washington county line. abou;
mile.
To build on the road from Bis.
marck south on the Tyler Mil
Road, about 3 miles.
To build on the road from the
st. Francois river near Johu Tet-
ley's farm to Doe Run, on what is
known as the Syenite Road, about
) miles.
The County Court has provided
that should the average cost per
mile exceed So 900, the estimated
cost, the mileage throughout the
county will be reduced so as to
keep within the limit of the amount
Of the bond issue.
In reducing the mileage the
court will be guided by the COM
parative utility of the different
roads, and the ones needed most
will be completed first.
Even should it be found that
certain roads must remain incom.
plete, it will be only for a short
while, because the general County
Road Fund will be large enough to
complete those portions in a few
years at the most.
The following was adopted by
the County Court in reference to
the bond issue: THE County
Court believes that 100 miles of
rock road can be built for $500
900, but some emergency may
arise and the cost may exceed the
estimated average cost. In that
event they would be disappointing
the tax payers, and for that reason
they desire the taxpayers to un.
stand that the one hundred miles
as described should be built, and
If the bond issue is not sufficient
to build the whole system, that
they will build the remainder out
of the County Road Fund as soon
as il can be done -
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-18
Accidentally Drowned.

Last Monday while Bart Jokerst
was assisting in relief work for the
island people, he fell from the boat
and was drowned. No one saw him
fall overheard, and it was several min
utes before his absence was noticed
His hat and coat were lying on some
sacks where Jokcrst had been resting
while the boat was making for the
mainland His body has not yet been
recovered. Deceased was about 40
years Of age. A wife and three child
rem survive him. Ste. Genevicve News
June 18th.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-18
ElVlNS.

Guy Cummings went to Bis
marck Friday.
Rev. Lut1nberger is out from
st. Louis for Il week.
Mr.. William Mcfarland is quite
i'll. He is brother Of Mrs. NJ. $.
Simpson, who has attended him
during his illness.
G. NJ. Donoghue has gone Into
the marble aud tombstone busi.
ness. He is a man who makes his
word good and is sober and honest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Graham, Mr..
and Mrs. London, Mr.. and Mrs
j. Il. Evans, MIR. and Mrs. j. +.
McDaniels, all prominent church
people, helped to make the Satllr-
day picnic success.
The railroad crossing suit dc.
cided at Hillsboro last week is
pleasant news to our people. They
wish TO see the matter settled and
the crossings effected. The decis.
ion of Judge Dearing. requiring
the nj. r. & b. T. road to make
the overhead bridge. but forcing
the Southern Missouri to build all
but six feet of it. is believed to be
just.
The case of N. Cook against
Carleton Institute was tried before
Squire Porter Friday. Polite El-
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-18
All A|O1g f|e Le1l BeF
BY Old Observer.
HEAD TORN OFF.
Sam Dunkin Killed and Terribly Man.
g|ed by Explosion Of Old Blast
in Desloge Shaft No. 2.

Sam Dunkin, a machine man in
Desloge Shaft No. 2, was killed 10y
blast explosion Friday morning.
Massil Chura, n Hungarian, WIS
badly wounded, Dunkin was
horribly mangled, bruised and
rent. The mans head was torn
off and his body was gashed, pow.
der burnt aud perforated with
stones. The cause of the grew
some accident was the explosion of
an old blast. the presence of which
was unknown.
About year ago a small drift
had been worked in No. > and de-
serted. John Sites is said to have
loaded the stope and left it. The
old charge had been put in from
the top of the bluff aud the hole
ranged vertically. Dunkin was
drilling from the side of the bluff,
and the moment his drill struck
the charge in the old load the ex-
plOsion took place, which blew his
head into atoms.
Dunkin came from Palmer, i'm
Washington county. He is mar
ried and is the father of four chill
dren, for whom he leaves no iuSur-
ance. Mrs. Dunkin is PROSTATE
with grief aud was persuaded not
to view the distorted corpse of her
husband. }. b. Stringer is fore
man and he was within twenty
feet of the blast None of the
men now working in this mine
knew that the old charge was left
unlighted. The accident was
much deplored by everybody, The
family is in bad circumstances aud
need any help the company can
give, and surely it can give on
such an accident as this.
The Hungarian, Chura, is Sc
riously hurt, but it is thought he
will recover. He is in Il bad
plight with his skin filled with in
little pebbles. Dr. Q
A. Smith treated ChrTa.
Dunkin was buried in Wash.
ington county. lie was n union
man and union assistance will hr
given, but the company should
keep this unfortunate family.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-18
DESL0GE.

Miss Myrtle Turner has been
quite sick. Mrs. Fred Murrill, n
sister, has been i'll also.
Misses Myrtle Thornton, Eta
an" iay Moon OF Bonne Ierre VS.
l'r" MIS- hubbard sunday
Tom Moore returned recently
with his family from Georgia,
where he had been visiting friends
for two months. Old Georgia is
Tom $ native heath.
brsioG' mon NO. II had Il
mos, 'Nre'lrH' representation NJ
ne Duhhi" funeral Inc presence
~ 'hG o'ES III goodly number
S,'o"'d " R"ou disposition tnat
Shou'a oe rnltI'l'ed. Remember
tue oeteaF'a'
Ben Pylrs tells this one on Will
Craig. Craig, like many of the
boys, likes hop tea. While taking
a social glass recently some one
"HEea .,I;. NM low goes LempY
F'''' Sa'" ''"JE' orlhg oul
co" u" give Sucn mllK' ana III
'"N' 'r III Tl"V'
Notwithstanding THE TINES has
the largest subscription list at Des.
loge of any paper in the county.
we sold large supply of extra
copies last week. This is evidence
of the papers stand in" in this
section. Whooper up," friends;
we'll give the news.
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Mr.. Reeves knows that the Baptist
congregation is fully able to have
n beautiful building, and if they
get together on this proposition
the church at Deslogc will not he
exccllcd in the county.
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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-18
CORRUPTION IN POLITICS.
Some Examples Of How II Has Taken
Hold Of the People,
From The Commoner.

From The Commoner.
While travelling through an East.
ern State the editor of The Com
moner had occasion to discuss the
political situation with several per
sons and heard so much OF political
corruption that he took the pains
to inquire for specific instances.
At the conclusion OF this editorial
will be found a summary of the
information which he received. 1t
is worthy OF the careful considera
ton OF the readers of The Com
moner. There seems to be II
numbness Of conscience on this
question that BODIES evil to the
country. Surely the people can
not always be Indifferent, as they
seem to be now, to what is going
on.
While corruption is not confined
to the Republican party, it has
been most pronounced in that par.
ty because that party has been in
power so long that the machinery
Of the party now completely domi
mates the voters. To correct this
corruption it is not necessary to
permanently overthrow the party,
but it is necessary that there
should be an organized protest
among the members that will in
augurate an era Of purer politics
In some instances il was found
that men high in business and
high in the church lent themselves
to various schemes for the corrup-
ton OF legislators. There are
texts for ministers in the summary
rs well as for political reformers.
The facts as learned can be
briefly stated us follows:
|. In a certain State in a sena.
torial district composed OF three
counties, there we're to he chosen
two State Senators, one for the
short term Of two years, the other
for the long term OF four years.
The short term was conceded to Il
man in one Of these counties with
out opposition. A certain man in
cne OF the remaining two counties
was indOrssd by his county for the
long term and he had no opposi-
ton in the district until he gave
out an interview in which he
stated, among other things. he was
going to the State Senate to fight
railroad corporations. The politi.
cal agents Of the railroad corpora.
ton. which is strong in these three
counties, at once set out to find a
candidate to defeat this man for
nomination. They picked out man
in the remaining county of the
three and he was endorsed by his
county. Each Of two counties hav-
ing a candidate for the long term,
the balance OF power rested with
the county in which lived the can
didate for the short term. This
county was about to hold primary
election for the nomination Of a
county ticket and it was agreed by
all parties concerned that tho names
Of these two candidates for the
long term Of State Senator should
be put on the ticket at this Repub.
lican county primary and the one
receiving the larger number Of
votes should have the delegates
rom that county. The candidate
by the railroad interests |
went to that county. called together
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-18
SunSbine Society.

Friends of Sunshine, help is wanted
ut once. Hundreds of homeless chill.
drcn are huddled in shelters too crowd
cd for health, and are wearing all the
clothes they own, their homes are gone,
their income is gone, all they have is
what they could gather as they fled.
We can not realize, rs we read the
pitiiul story, that il is true, our chill
dfcn arc so safe Would | had Ian
guage to tell this need so that you
might desire to give, for am once
more begging. Clothing, first of all,
Of every sort; bedding, furnishings of
every kind and money; for as the
waters 60 down the pestilcncc will
come, and these homeless ones will 90
to their long homes, many of them,
unless they have care, medicine and
"uiS'"S hCt "7 bho, anu give M
Pennington does, generously and
grandly. Every boy or girl who wears
II Sunshine badge will notify us il you
wish, and all parcels too heavy for their
Young arms will be called for.
Please, dear friends, look once
more over the closets and boxes, for
the garments that you can possibsy do
without in your home, remembering
that in giving TO these needy sisters
and brothers you are also giving to the
Lord.
I + I
The usual meetings of the Sunshine
branches will he held this week.
I 7 I
The Boys Brigade on Tuesday and
Friday Al $50 p. m. The Juniors
and Cadets noAt Saturday ut 2. p. III.
The Sunbcams the same day at 4 p. III.
I I I
The Sister Sunbcams, this morning
are arranging for hayride, their object
being TO attend an ice cream supper TO-
morrow evening, given about five
miles out in the county, for the bene.
fit of new Sunday school just organ
lied. The girls hope to assist by their
consumption of ice cream as we'll as by
the inspiration of their presence, and
we wish them success
7 I I
Do not forget to let me know If any
invaiids in our town would like to
have the children call and sing for
them, visit them, or would let us
minister TO them in anyway. Remem-
Der, it is giving us pleasure il we can
give ii to you.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-18

ii. ID. Evans, Cashier Of the Lead
Belt Bank, was in st Louis last Satur-
day in attendance at a habcus corpus
case before the st. Louis court of ap-
peals. The suit was for the possession
Of little daughter Of sister of Mrs
Evans. The little one had been adopted
by parties after the death OF the
mother and father and tho treatment
received by the child from its adopted
parents being bad. the suit for possess
sion resulted. The decision awarded
the child TO Mrs. Evans and others. -
Bonne Terre Star.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-18
THE DECISION

In substance the decision was
that the Bonne Terre railway
should raise its grade twenty three
feet, thus remedying the steep
grade on Lizzie's Hill. which is
very dangerous, and so steep that
frequently the engineers lose con.
troll of their trains when going
down. The Southern Missouri
will continue at its established
grade going underneath the Bonne
Terre tracks. Twenty two feet is
the vertical height necessary to al
low a freight.car, with brakemen
standing on the cars, to pass be-
meath an r.head track or other
overhead work without obstruc.
ton. Thus the twenty-three feet
raise in the Bonne Terre tracks
allows the Southern Missouri to
cross underneath without obstruc- =
ton and at their established grade.
Both railroads will pay the eY.
penses of raising the grade of the
Bonne Terre tracks.
The Southern Missouri will be
allowed to cross the Crawley switch
at grade.
Judge bearing has allowed the
contestants one week in which to
decide whether or not they will ac.
cept the decision. 1t is generally
thought that both railways will ac-
cept the decision without hesitancy
and that no appeal will be taken.
WISDOM OF THE DECISION.
The far. sightedness and wisdom
of the decision is apparent when
all of the conditions are taken into
consideration. That the findings
of Judge Dearing would be affirmed
by the Supreme Court, should an
appeal be taken, cannot be doubt
ed.
In the first place, the demand Of
the Bonne Terre company that the
Southern Missouri should cross
overhead was excessive and almost
prohibitive. AS it was, the South
ern Missouri was going up grade
to cross the Bonne Terre tracks
on n level. An overhead crossing
would have necessitated an i'm
mense and expensive dump, and
would have been an almost impos-
sible engineering feat.
1t is also true that the grade
crossing would have been danger.
Gus, in view Of the steep decline in
the Bonne Terre tracks. The
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-18
Bro ke Her Arm.

We regret to note that Miss En-.
ma Kenner, the popular young
,eacher, was seriously injured in Il
runaway last week. Misses Emma
kenner, Emma Wallmau and Mary
McCann were driving down the
street when the horses became
frightened, ran away and threw
the young ladies out. Miss Ken
ner's arm was broken aud Miss
Wallman was badly bruised
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-18
Final Settlement.

Notice IS hereby given that the under.
dersignod. Executrix of the estate of
JOHN NJ. sPAuGH, Decd,
viii make final settlement OF said estate
at the next term OF the Probate Court of 81.
Francois county, Missouri, to be begun ana
held at the Court House in Pennington,
Missouri. ON the second Monday in july.
1908. EVA l.. SPAUGH, Executrtx.
June 4, 1909
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-18
THE PROPOSED
ROCK ROAD SYSTEM.
County Court on Thursday Marked out
Plat and Approximate Distances
Of Rock Roads.
THINK 5000, 900 ISSUE SUFFICIENT

The County Court convened
Thursday to arrange all of the de
tails of the proposed rock road sys.
TEN for the whole county. 1t was
found by the court that loo miles
of rock roads would make the sys-
TEN complete. The estimated cost
per mile is 81 900 and consequent.
ly Il bond issue of $500 900 was
deemed sufficient, The court has
ordered an election to be held on
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1903, to deter
mine whether or not the issue shall
be made. To bond the county a
two thirds majority of the votes
east is necessary Considering
the number of signers TO the town.
ship petitions, presented TO the
court from the various townships
praying for special election, ii is
generally thought that the propo.
sition will carry when brought to
the polls, The bad condition of
the roads throughout the county at
present will also have its effect and
cause many TO vote for bonding
the county who would not other
wise do 50.
Following are the descriptions
OF the different roads and the ap.
proXimate number Of miles as
adopted by the County Court from
a plat prepared by County Clerk j
A. Lawrence:
To complete the unfinished part
Of the jackson road, between
Pennington and Libertyville, about
e miles.
TO build from Libcrtyyille to
the Madison county line, about I
miles.
To complete the old Pcrrinc
Road, leading southwest from
Pennington to hill at John Tct.
ley's farm, about 4 miles.
To build on old Perrinc Road
from the city limits of Farming
ton south, about , miles.
To build on the old Gravel Road
from the Doe Run Bridge west,
about 4 miles.
To complete the Pennington and
DeLassus dirt road, about mile.
To build road from Bismarck
to Elvins, about s miles.
To build road from EIvins to
Flat River. about 2 miles.
To complete the Pennington
and Bonne Tcrre road, about !
mile.
To build road from Deslogc to
Huntington, about 4 miles.
To build from Bonne Terre on
the Cadet Road, about 4 miles.
To build from French Village to
East Bonne Terrc, about 9 miles.
To complete the Hillsboro Road
to the crossing of the road from
French Village to East Bonne
Terre, about II miles.
To complete the st. Louis Road
north to the Ste. Genevieve county
line, about 3 miles.
To build north on the st. Louis
Road, from the Ste. Genevieve
county line, south of the Terre
Blue Bridge, to the crossing of the
French Villnge and East Bonne
Terre Road, about miles.
To build from Jay Dee to the
Hillsboro Road, about 3 miles.
To build from the Hillsboro
Road, near the old Spradling place,
to Desloge, about 4 miles.
To build the Burks Road, from
the st. Louis Road to the Ste.
Genevieve county line, about 3
miles.
To complete the old Plank road
to Ste. Geneyieve county line,
about three miles.
To build on the st. Mary's Road
from the Jackson Road to the Ste.
Genevieve county line, about 4
miles.
To build on the Fredericktown
road south abOnt 6 miles.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-18
RAILROAD CROSSING
CASE DECIDED.
Bonne Terre Railway Must Cross Over.
head Southern Missouri Runs
Underneath and Both Pay
Expenses Of Change.
GRADE CROSSING At CRAWlEy'S

The long contested crossing case
between the Southern Missouri
and BOnne Terre railways was de-
cidcd by Judge bearing at Hills.
boro on last Thursday. The de
clsion was very probably the best
that could have been handed down.
II was compromise decision, hut
virtually means victory for the
Southern Missouri.
The contention of the BOnne
Tcrrc Company was that grade
crossings We're extremely danger
Gus aud much expert testimony
was produced to prove this point.
They wanted the Southern Mis-.
souri, to build over. head crossings
both at the Crawley switch and ut
the crossing below Elvins, where
the track was blown up and the
cars destroyed by the Southern
Missouri some time ago.
The Southern Missouri was fight
ing for crossing at grade. The
construction of over head cross
ings would involve not less than
$lOO, 600 aud great loss of time.
The fight was made along these
lines from the beginning. The first
time the case came up before
Judge bearing, which was on an
appeal from the report of the com
miSsioners, w. +. Doss, +. NJ.
Carter and j. T. Burks, the South
crm Missouri won II distinct vic
tory, in the fact that Judge Dear
ing, without hearing any testi-
mony, affirmed the report of the
commissioners, which allowed
grade crossing to the Southern
Missouri.
The application OF the Bonnie
Terre company to the Supreme
Court for II writ compelling Judge
bearing to reopen the testimony
given before the board of commits
si0ncrs was successful.
The trial ordered by the Supreme
Court was the one which ended at
on Wednesday afternoon,
the trial lasting nine days. Both
sides put up winning fight, and
doubt AS to the final outcome was
prevalent until the decision was
read.