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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20
FOUND ON A RIVER ISLAND
Tragic Accident Recalled By tho
Finding Of Skeleton Ncnr
HoonNIIlc, Mo.

Sedalia. Mo.--A human skeleton
found On al island IN the Missouri
river. three miles below Bo1nyinc, has
been identified as that of Mrs. William
Courtney, wife Of a shoe merchant here,
who was drowned by the oyeturning Of
a steam launch At the Missouri. Kansas
and Texas railroad bridge, August 10,
1905. Other victims of the tragedy
were Mrs CUGrtrey's two daughters,
whose bodies were recovered several
days later, and Miss Nell Varney, Of
Boonville. The skeleton was Identified
by the shoes the only part OF her APP
parel remaining A diamond brooch
and diamond ring valued at 81 900,
and other jewClry are missing, and the
earrings she wore when she met her
death were not found
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20
TRADE is MORE ANIMATED
Improved weather Conditions and
Easter Influence Have stim-
uIntTd business.

New Nork.-Bradstreer regular
weekly review saya
Trade displays more animation,
weather conditions. retail business and
to some extent collections improving
in unison. Easter season influences
have been stimulus, even were
low temperatures, heavy rains or bad
roads have occurred and few com.
plants as to retail trade are noted.
These latter, by the way, are not in
the east Generally speaking, the
weather west and south has been good
and some lost ground has been re.
gained in planting, though the crop
planting season is still fully ten days
late The spring jobbirg trade is nearly
over but some recorders are noted and
there is free buying OF fall goods.
Among the industries favorable fea.
lures are the activity in building and
the partial settlements. and advances
granted in the central and western
bitumious coal fields.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20
GEN. CASTRO STEPS ASIDE
The President of Venezuela Gives Up
the Hcins, Temporarily, to
Nicc-PrcSidrnt Gomez.

New Nork.-Pr,sdcnt Cipriano
Castro has retired temporarily from the
presidency Of Venezuela Gen. Juan
Vicente Gomez first ylcc-presidcnt Of
.hc republic, is the present executive
head This Information was contained
IN an official cable dispatch received
from Caracas BY Carlos Figueredo
Venezuelan consul general in this city.
The official announcement gives as
Sastro's reason for resignirg that "he
desires 10 retire to restiu private life
Tor some TIM" owing to the strenuous
work his position exacIs and which he
has SO successfully carried on for sew
aral years.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20
EULOGlES ON BENZ. MARSH
National House of HrprcscntntIycs
Held sunday session 10 Listen
to EuIogIes.

Washington, d. C.-The house
met At noon. Sunday to hear euogies
on the life and character of the late
Representative Benz. +. Marsh. of the
Fourteenth Illinois district. The house
was called to order by Mai Mcdowell,
the clerk, who read letter from Speak
er Cannon designating Representative
j. Warren Keller. of Ohio, as speaker.
The resolutions Of coincidence were Of
fered by James Mckinney, successor 10
Mr.. Marsh, who then addressed the
house. Other eulogies were pronounced
by Representatives Graff, Prince. Ro-
denburg, Fuller and Wilson, of Illinois;
Grosvenor and Keifer, of Ohio, and Wi
ley, OF Alabama. The house then, at
l.i5 p m, adjourned
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20
Structural Iron Workers Strike.

Indianapolis, lnd.--A gang Of forty
five structural iron workers, employed
on the History knights of Pyth!as
grand lodge building, went on strike
Monday morning They demanded so
cents an hour, Ave cents increase, which
was granted by local contractors. but
they insist on the scale affecting all
structural iron workers within radius
of 100 miles Of Indianapolis. The lat
ter demand vas refused The strike
may spread to several hundred work.
ers in this city and vicinity before
many days.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20
TYPHOID AT PlTTSBURC
Spreading 10 Surrounding
Towns On the Ohio

Pittsbug, Pat seems that Pitts,
ourgs epidemic of typhoid fever,
while apparently decreasing In the
daily number of cases reported, ap.
pears to be spreading to the surround.
ng municipalities. Twenty.one cases
we're reported Friday, Towns along
.he Ohio river below Pittsburg are
beginning to report typhoid fever
Eases In alarming numbers and In.
structions have been issued by the
various local boards of health In
these places to use no water out OF
the Ohio river for drinking purposes
unless It has been boiled
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20

Baton Rouge La.-George D. Har-
It's, state geologist. has just discov-
cred in VIM parish. where he is now
making typographical survey. the
first salt deposit in north Louisiana,
and the only salt deposit In the state
that is capped over with several hum
drcd feet of hard rock. The salt mines
on Avery's island, in south Louisiana,
while rich in mineral resources, are not
capped with rock. which makes mining
difficult The deposits that Harris has
found in VIM parish are capped with
rock, and can be easily worked.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20
TO TESTIFY IN COLL CASE
kec TO Testify on Behalf of
His Assistant Cashier

Leavenworth, Kas.-Convict Frank
G. Bigelow. eN-presldert Of the NIL
waukte First national bank who is
serving ten years term In the federal
prison, will leave here Saturday after
aoon for Milwaukee in charge Of War
len X. W. McClaughrey to testify on
behalf OF Henry Coil, the assistant
asher who Is to 90 on trial there
Monday Bigelow does not like to go,
out now that he has been subpoenaed
ne will give all the testimony he Is
allied on for.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20

Wichita. Kas.-The entire bust
ness portion Of Bellep.aine, 90 miles
south of here, was practically de-
stroyei by fire. causing loss of $780,
600 The fire started in the theater
building. and destroyed the stores of
Dodson, ieweler; Cromwell AZ Watson,
hardware; Funk & Parks. general mer-
cbandise II. | Funk. drugs; C. A. Ber-
ry, furniture: the Valley State bank
and the Odd Fellows building. There
was no fire protection, and the citizens
efforts with buckets had but little Of
feet on the flames
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20

When King Edward opened parlia.
ment recently, his subjects were sur.
prised and alarmed at his appearance.
They noticed that | could not walk
without cane, that he couldn't rise
from the throne without assistance,
and that his face was haggaTd, his usu
al rotund frame fallen away, and his
hair and beard as white as snow
Alarming rumors gained wide curren'
cy, and II was said that the ruler was
fast failing in health and strength. or
course denIais followed, but the ap'
pearance of the king was proof that he
10 aging rapidly.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20
WITH THE DEATH PENALTY
Harrison CIurkc, he Negro who
Shot and KILLED Conductor FURY
I'm Omain, Convicted.

Omaha, Neb.-The jury that tried
the case against Harrison Clarke. col
ored, returned a verdict Of murder In
the first degree with the death penalty
Clarke, with two coored companions,
on the night Of March Z, attempted to
hold up street car, Of which Edward
FURY was conductor, FURY resisted
and was shot, On March 10, the day
on which FURY dici. the sheriff, by re-
moving the prisoners from the city, de-
feated the plans of mob to lynch the
colored men.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20

London, Belgrade tScrvis) tele.
grams give official denial 20 the state
ment that King Peter intends to alb
dicate. The denial. however, does not
counteract the general belief that n
serious Servian crisis is brewing
April % is named as the day on which
the king will be dethroned and ex.
PEELED, unless he abdicates before.
hand. A strong party is reported to
have been formed against King Peter.
in favor of his cousin, Prince ARISEN
Karageorgevitch. who Is now an Off.
Ger In the Russian army.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20
ANOTHER NEGRO KILLED
He Was shot, mt Springfield, NO.,
While, with Another, Attempting
10 Hold Up white Mnn.

Springfield. Mo.-A young negro
named Burns was shot and killed
shortly after ten o'clock Monday
night in the east part of the city by
Leslie Peters. young white man.
The latter was escortIng younr
lady to her home when they were ncld
up by two negroes The white man
drew n pistol and fired at the negroes,
who fled, as he supposed. He ran
after them. not knowing he had hit
one. and stumbled over the dead body
Of the man he had shot.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20

In tho last fiscal year Great Britain
bought goods from the United States
worth S5>0.OoO 600 and sold to us $751;.
Co., 900 worth notwithstanding the
large volume OF imports from this
country into the United Kingdom,
there was a decline compared with the
preceding years. the decline being
principally in food.stufls. What we
received from Great Britain were
mainly manufactured articles. The I'm
ports from and the exports to the
British colonies vary less than $4,000
Goo. the imports to the colonies aggre
eating S5SiO0O,0Oo and the exports
S5N7.7a3. eco.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20
WELL-KNoWN ST. LOUIS MAN


st. Louis.-lmmediately after calling
from the window to his son RuEcr, 1T
8 a. m Monday, with the evident in
tentiGn of nstructing him about duties
Of his Office. Samuel T. Rathell aged
SO, one Of the best-known real estate
men in ST. Louis, changed his mind, and
ended his life by shooting, at his home,
SIS Cabanne avenue, before his sou. who
had just left the house, reached him.
The deed 10 attributed by relatives
TO a temporary arrangement, superln-
duccd by an accident In May, 1905,
when Rathell slipped on the from, steps
Of his homo, wrenchng his spine
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20
way

one OF the remarkable things about
baseball Is the scarcity Of accidents
10 players. In the two major leagues
alone there are 600 bah PLAYERS play.
ing 40 days year at least and yet
II even one is hurt it is heralded all
over the country. There are perhaps
! 100000 people in the United States
who play bail of some sorm every day
from April TO the middle Of October
and at the least estimate there are
1000 games Of ball played every day
in summer and the serious accidents
do not average % 10 the season.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20

An event Of large and happy sig
nIficancc In the sphere of religious life
and progress occurred at Dayton, o..
few days ago. II was nothing less
than the practical consolidation OF
three denominations, the Congrega
uonalists. the Methodist Professionals
aud the United Brethren. the three
representing total membership OF
over 1.oS9.OGO This merger had been
under consideration Tor a number Ct
years, and was finally brought about
by conference at Dayton, at which
over two hundred delegates from the
three denominations were present.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20

A simple game of cards. PLAYED rr-
Gently in Budapest hy q hungarian and
an Armenian merchant, resulted in
100000 changing hands For As
hours the two players sat at small
table in Cafe New York, and though
hundreds of people passed III and out
OF the place but few were aware that
great fortune was slowly but surely
being passed across n small marble
ton table
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20
FIFTY MILLIONS CAPITAL
Regulate Money md Exchange
During stringent Times.

New York.-It Is current report
that proposition to establish bank
with capital of s50.OOO00 for the
purpose OF regulating money and ex.
change rates during times of financial
stringency. such as that recently ex.
perienced in Wall street is under con.
sideratlon by interests connected With
the stock exchange and the Ma.
tional City bank of this city.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20

Colorado Springs, Col.-Bullding
Contractor Peter w. johnson, aged 65,
and Hardy Hardwick, aged "a, were in
stantly killed by the fall of concrete
arch at the Iron springs, Manitou, due
to premature removal of supports.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20
FOUNDED FARMERS UNION
and Organizer of the Farmers
Union, at Point, Tex.

Point Tex-Newton Grcoham,
aged IS years, founder and organizer Of
the Farmers union, died here Of ap-
pendicits The organization fathcred
by Mr. Gresham now has member
ship of more than 100000 in Texas. and
is being rapidly extended into other
states ard territories Of the west and
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20
A MODEL FOR ALL NATIONS
mmcndation For the American
Legation Guard ut Peiin. China,
Under Capt. Harry II. Lee.

Pekin. China.-Capt. Harry II.
Lee, late commander of the American
legation guard, started for Manila,
Sunday Capt. Lee was given farewell
banquet by the commanders of the sew
eral legation guards.
The American legation guard under
the command Of Capt Lee. is conceded
to be the most efficient and soldierly
here, and n model for all nationaiit,es.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20
Anarchist Congress In America.

Geneva.-There is excellent au-
thority for the statement that secret
international anarchist congress will
be held early in June in America.
Seven well-known anarchists have left
Switzerland separately and by differ
ent routes for America.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20

London.--The Daily Express, FRI
day morning. says that lie Grand Nor
ton Denslow, an American doctor re-
siding in London, has discovered a cure
for locomotor ataxia. Hs already. says
the Express. has effected number of
wonderful recoyeries.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20

Spurrod to action by the hazing af
fair at Kenyon college, which resulted
in the terrible death of a student, the
Ohio legislature has passed 4 bill de-
signed 10 make such practices impos.
Riblc In that state. The measure de
fines hazing in public and private
schools as n misdemeanor, and pre-.
scrlbes for It as a penalty fine not
exceeding $500 or Imprisonment in jail
not exceeding six months, or both
The measure also provides that teach.
ers and heads OF schools and colleges
who knowingly permit hazing shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20

Washington. The aggregate of
immigration to the United States from
all countries during the month OF
March, 1906, according to a statement
issued by the immigration bureau Mon
day was 1925 or a increase of 10
per cent, over March 1904
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20
A New worlds Record,

New York.-During regular target
practice OFF Cape Cruz, last Saturday,
one of the siX.inch batteries of the
United States steamship Pennsylva-
MIA scored II hits in 80 seconds, new
worlds record for the sixinch gun.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20
Juvenile FIrebug Sentenced.

Little Rock, Ark-William Ep-
pert. aged lG, who was indicted by the
Pulaski county grand jury on 1G counts
for setting fac to business houses and
dwellings in Little Rock, entered a
plea OF guilty and was sentenced to two
years In the penitentiary.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20
The Pennington Times.
THE FARMISGToN TIMES PRINTING
COMPANY, Publisher.
FARMINGTON. MISSOURI.

Telephones are being much used in
large cod mines In some cases
where ;ho galleries penetrate far from
the shaft or mouth Of the mine the
telephone systems are quite elabor.
ate ami extensive
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20
Republican Golden Jubilee.

Philadelphia, Pa-President James
Hampton Moore Of the National Repub-
Iican league, has issued the call for the
biennial convention to be held in Phil
adelphia, June II, IS and 10. The occa-
zion viii embark the golden jubilee of
The republican party.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20
Mother OF Twelve children Suicides.

Fort Worth, Tex.-Mrs. George
W, Morris, aged 30, mother Of IL chill
dren and wife Of a Navarro county
farmer, victim of insomnia, commit
ted suicide by hanging herself in the
kitchen.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20

Chicago.-Judge Sol H. Bethea in
the United States district court, Mon.
day, ordered that the Cash Buyers
Union and First National Co.opera-
tive society be declared insolvent. and
that the assets of the company be sold.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20

St Petersburg, Russia. The
Strana, a conservative liberal news
paper. says that it has learned from
high authority that the emperor has
declined to accept Premier Whites res
ignation.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20
Entail Tornado ut briggs, Tex.

Bertrdm, Textile little town
Of Briggs. about is miles north Of here.
was swept by a tornado about five
O'Clock Thursday afternoon and almost
entirely destroyed. Two persons are re-
ported Killed and 80 injured. six ia.
tally.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-04-20
A BIG BUNCH OF TORNADOES


Topeka kas-Not less than seven
en- Tomatoes were seen east and north
Of Great eI'nd, Barton county, during
the afternoon. The school house IN
district No 2. vacant at the time, was
demolished and a threshing outfit de-
srovcd No other damage reports have
come In. Some rain and hail fell
Three years ago a number of tornadoes
occurred in the same neighborhood, do
ing much damage to property.
Twister at stafford, Kns.
Wichita Kas.--A terrible tornado
struck AT stafford Kas.. at FIVE o'clock
IN the afternoon, resulting in in
jury TO several persons and demohshiu-
-"ycral houses. The storm came from
no" southwest passed over the busin,s,
part Of the'tuwn without damage. FIR,
striking two blocks east OF Main street
Here the home u Fred Tanner and the
parsonage Of the Congregational churrh
we're demolished The Quaker church
was blown down, the debris falling up-
On the home OF Mrs. Ella GRANGER.
which was also destroyed Mrs Gran
ger was Injured, but not seriously.
Another tornado Is reported at Bush
ton, ~ miles north Of Stafford.
Fntni Tornado ut briggs, Tex.
Bertrdm, Textile little town
Of Briggs about Is miles north Of here
was swept by a tornado about five
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-23
SCIENCE STRINGS.

Or. Charcot Is supported BY Sir Glenn
ent Markham and Captain Scott In
tie belief TINT the south pole, where
the ice is toleraby level and constant.
not ever changing. as that in the north.
may lie reached by motor sledge OF
special construction.
Tie minutencss OF the chemical mole
culc. the smallest particle OF matter
that can exist. can be conceived from
the fact that measurements with the
most powerful mIscroscope IN the world
indicate that comparatively large
ncleculc multiplied i000. 100000 times
would he less in size than bean
+. RsIns OF Rnthton. Mimi. claims
10 have discovered the cause Of tie
aurora borealIs. In letter TO PresF
dent Northrop OF the University Of
Minnesota Reins declares the northern
lights are caused by the sun shining
from the other side OF the earth through
the snowstorms within the arctic cir.
Gle. ,-ss 81
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-23
Mr.. punch's Home Chips.

Kneccaps for Dresses are
very much worn this season. especially
about the clbows, and it will he found
Tint long sleeves will wear much longer
if small leather kneeeaps are made for
leather circular piece, three inches in
diameter. Nail IL TO the elbow with d
few small tin tacks. These additions are
quite ornamental. and an immense say.
ing TO The sleeve.
f;loves-The new kind OF washable
kids lend themselves most amiably ia
treatment BY soap and water. The I'D.
vantage Of wearing them II that you
can wash vour hands without the trou-
bic Of removing your gloves
RootIaces 1T il not generally known
that bootlaces, il well waved, wsll never
come united. day or night This is 4
great convenience for those who habitli.
ally wear them.
Coffee Coat--lhe coffee coat Is nc
longer ID favor and the teagown is less
seen. They have been superseded BY the
Empire cocoa Jacket, which is quite the
rage just NOW. The fashionable tiuts
are orange yellow, apple green, Gran,
Derry4Icu tonAtO, asparagus. WAtercieFt
rim fact, all the Bernard Shavian d
vegetarian eolofs.
Umbrellas These, rs well as parasols
are now TO be seen in colors. They are
worn very tightly fitting Il i strongly
advised not to leave the tas~eI on youi
umbrella until tlle weather i more III.
tlesl, IS severe eolds aud pneunio,iia has
been caused hy sucii immndehccs II
early spring. Punch.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-23

Notwithstanding there are more
plneky fighters, FISH that put up more
exciting contests than do tho trout.
there il not among them al one which
gives the average angler such intense
enjoyment as do the beautifully colored
trout lat home III brook and river. rush
ing mountain stream and placid forest
embowered lake. II is in these homes
of the fish the wissst men find an nn-
speakabie charm and attraction. Fierce
oonahats with the mighty tarpon the
kifE6sh, the barracuda and the striped
bass. OF exciting contests with the
princeIy salmon mean nothing 10 the
philosophical mind when compared with
the quiet pleasure. tho fill enjoyment
.of nature. which comes from following
the mcanderings OF the ssrcainlet, and
taking from its waters the fish about
whose beauties more poetic lines have
been written than have been p.nnea
upon almost any other subject. That
veteran angler Charles HsIlock has
saii that If the preference lay between
the cxtirpation Of the salmon and trout,
the last named Ash would. by his choice.
remain among U.s.. and he was right.
for there il no comparison in the degree
of enjoyment thnt il derived from the
pursuit of these iishForest and
Stream.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-23
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Don't forget to call at Mrs. Watts,
: Currier building, for that new spring
hat,
old gold and silver wanted at re-
fners, prices III exchange for goods al
r. p. Burr's.
In housekeeping remember your up.
holsteIinc and send for II. r. Baldwin,
ti Park street.
Hay for sale, delivered IN bulk. In.
auirc Of G. W Perry, Gordon block.
Telephone ilo-ls.
For Sale. One baby carriage; one oil
stove, almost new. Apply at "a Sum
mcr street, upstairs.
Fred Micrs Il prepared to do all sorts
Of trucking. plow gardens, draw off dead
animals and do anything which can be
done witls i work team.
A good time to stop paying rent il
when YOU. ran blly god home, well lo-
Gated, on easy monthly payments. Read
Pery's Real Estate ads in For Sale
column.
a special meeting OF tie BON Accord
Football club will Dc held III Browns
hall on Monday, the 23rd. at 7.30 >. III.
Important business. By order Vice Pres
idcnt Alfred Robertson.
All persons or corporations liable 70
taxation IN this city who claim an Off
set 10 be returned 40 other towns mist
return inventories TO the assessors III
once. All persons liable for poll tax
only, who have net yet signed an in.
sentory should do 80 at once and Thus
save themselves anG the listers incon.
svenicnce ASSESSORS,