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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-24
INTERESTING LOCAL PICKUP TERSELY TOLD

Dr. Frank L. Keith of Flat River,
who was delegate from this county to
the State Medical Association ct Jeffer.
son City last week. was elected Coun-
seller for the Fourteenth district, COM
posed of the counties of St. Francois,
Washington, Sto Genevieve and jeff
erson; and also u delegate to the Amer
lean Medical Association, which meets
at Atlantic City, n. j., in June.
DIR. William F. Kuhn, Superintend-
ent of State Hospital No. 4, delivered
an address before the State Medical
Association at Jefferson City las, week.
Among other things he criticised the
present political system of the boards
of management oithe State eleemosy-
nary institutions, taking position that
they should be conducted on non-par-
tisan plan
Mrs. David Heidelberg entertained
her former Sunday school class at the
Presbyterian church from to 8 O'Clock
Monday afternoon. There were pres
ent Misses Mary Kochtitzky of Cape
Girardeau, Luta Clarkson of Charles.
ton, Hadassah Ruffner of Broadway,
Va, Irene Nixon and Florence Nc
Cormick.
George Forster and Charles Butter.
field went out on fishing trip last
week, and while driving along rough
road the wheels of the wagon dropped
into a deep rut, throwing Mr.. Butter,
field out, and the wagon wheel passed
over him, very severely bruising him
about the lower ribs. He will be con,
fined to his home for several days.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-24

tember. IS2a, by the deed Of David Muir. |
ply, son of Sarah Barton Murphy, on
the express condition that Pennington
was to remainlthe permanent seat OF jus
tice of St. Francois county, has been
from time to time added to, until there
are now between 1900 and 1900 acres
within the boundaries of the town At
a conservative estimate il has now pop
ulation of near 5000. Its enierprising
citizens, through their large business,
houses, mills and manufacturing estab-
ishments, have given 1t an enviahle rep
utation as a ilourishing town Aud Of
late years the location of State Hospital
No 4 for the Insane in its vicinity its
Water Works, Electric Lights and Elec-
tric Railroad have added greatly to its
Importance.
Seventy.hve years ago, in 1892, there
was no religious organization here ex-
cept that of the pioneer church, the
Methodist church, which, through the
piety and zeal Of that remarkable woman,
Sarah Barton Murphy. was started not
long after the cession of Louisiana Ter
ritory, which Included what is now the
State of Missouri, by France TO the
United States in April, 1908. A meeting
house was built of logs on a piece of
ground near what is now the Masonic
cemetery about the year 1906, and said
to be the first protestant house OF wor-
ship erected west of. the Mississippi river.
This seems for some reason not to have
been used in 1892, for religious services
were ordinarily held in the Court House,
rude structure of brick, standing in
the center of the Public Square. Now
in 1907 there are nine churches, includ-
/ ing the two colored churches. Eight are
protestant and one is Roman Catholic.
Not idcludirg the two colored churches,
the remaining seven have a membership
OF l. 400, making an averane of III each.
The total membership of the two colored
churches is about ninety, an average of
Is each.
Prom this brief survey Of the Farm.
ington churches in general he pro-
ceed to the consideration of the special
theme OF the day, "a Historical Sketch
of the Pennington Presbyterian Church,
which for lack of space we are com.
PEELED to omit.
Sunday night closed the services of
the seventy-fifth anniversary. Rev. A.
W. Wilson preached a strong sermon,
taking for his text Come with us and
we will do you good" and an appeal to
the unconverted was made by Rev. ].
A. Creighton. The Lords Supper was
observed, and a membership represent
ing fully one bolf of the churchs his
tory participated. All the living minis
ters who have been pastors OF the church
were present and took part in this solemn
service.
Altogether the celebration was one of
great interest to our people and especia
ly to the members of the Presbyterian
church.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-24
EImwood Closes

With the following program, TO which
the public is cordially invited:
Baccalaureate sermon, Presbyterian
church, May goth, II a. M. by Rev
j. NJ. Mauze of Central Presbyterian
church, St. Louis.
"Snow-White," a juvenile operetta,
May 30, 3 sp. m.
Art Reception, May 80, from ? to q
O'Clock p. IN.
Recital aud Concert, May 80, S
O'Clock p. m
Commencement program May 81, s
p. IN.
The address 10 the class of 1907
will be given by Senator Ely of Ken
meth, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-24
Pennington School District Enumeration

The enumeration of children of school
age in the Pennington school district
has just been completed and filed by
the clerk with the Clerk OF the County
Court. The total number is 9l9, nn
increase of &C over the enumeration of
a year ago. as follows: White males,
$40, females 436, and one deaf and
dumb--total 1856; colored, males 62,
females 7l-total 1888.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-24
Here is Your Chance for a
Home.

Smith Bleeck Forster Land and At.
stract Company have adopted new
plan to supply the growing demand
for homes in Pennington.
We will sell you let in any of the
following choice locations and furnish
you the money to build your house and
accept pay for same at rate of ss to
$50 per month, or about what you
pay for rent.
Only ! lots left in Carter Place,
convenient to car line.
~ lots in Lang Place, conven-
lent to car line.
Glenwood Park must be seen to
be appreciated. This is the old Fair
Grounds. We are offering lots here
from $3.50 TO $500 per front foot,
any size lot you want. Here are the
fine big forest shade trees aud heavy
blue grass turf, nothing like it to be
found elsewhere in Pennington. One
of these lots would be grand thing
to have in the family. Wide granitoid
sidewalks all way to center of town.
Electric car line passes this property.
Como in and talk to us about real
estate.
SMITH'BLEECK.FoRsTER LAND g. AB-
sTRACr COMPANY.
Upstairs In Realty Building.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-24
Teachers Employed.

The Board of Education of Farming
ton school district met last Saturday
night and elected the following teach
ers for the public schools Of this place
for the next school year:
0. c. Lynch, Superintendent.
Miss Anna Springer, principal High
School. Assistant for High School not
elected.
Mrs Anna Lloyd, principal North
ward school.
Miss Bertha Spaugh, first assistant.
Miss Nellie Halter, second assistant.
Mrs. Alma Rider primary teacher.
Miss Myrtle Gillespie, principal
South ward school.
Miss Kate Brent, first assistant.
Miss Louise Huff, second assistant
Miss Ella Sackmsn, primary teacher.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-24
Gierse-Schwaner.

AIR. Charles Gierse of this place and
Miss Louise NJ. Schawner were married
at Fredercktown May 10, 1907, at the
residence OF the officiating clergyman,
Rev. John Rothensteiner. II was a
quiet affair. only immediate relatives
Of the contracting parties being present
Mr.. Gierse is one Of Farmington's
most enterprising and popular young
business men, head OF the Gierse tail
oring establishment. THE TIMES joins
his many friends in wishing him ard
his bride long and happy married lifo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-24
Jamestown Exhibit.

Mir. T. 7. Graves, Superintendent
Doe Run Lead Company, has been
specially requested by Governor Folk
to make an exhibit at jamestown from
his celebrated collection. and he is
busily preparing to send off con-
siderable showing. Mr.. Graves has
had some OF his collection at every
exposition held, aud it always at
tracted attention to st. Francois county.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-24
Shore Acres.

No date has yet been set for this
beautiful play, but rchearsals are in
progress and full announcements will
soon be made Special scenery has
been painted for it and nothing will be
spared to make this as popular as
former plays have been. The cause
for witch 1t Is to be given, the Town
Clock. should appeal to every citizen,
and u big audience Is assured.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-24
Ladies' Night in Reading Room.

The brotherhood has designated the
fourth Tuesday as ladies night in the
Reading Room and Gymnasium. The
reading room will be in charge OF Mrs.
Thompson and the gymnasium of Miss
Greene on that night
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-24
Births.

Born, May %, 1907, to the wife
OF Norman Mcfarland, a son,
Born, Nay 30, 1907, to the wife Of
Tim Mccarthy, a son.
Born, May %, 1907, to the wife Of
Edward Carrow, a daughter.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-24
Music In Reading Room

A piano player has been temporarily
placed in the Free Reading Room.
Don't fail TO hear it, An orchestra
is also to be organized.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-05-24

They're Here -Isepman's COM
ple.s line OF fashionable rigs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-04
Suicide as Experime ent.

A wealthy EpuH- man named Lean dro Improta 9fter taking refreshment at q cafe in Naples called for pen and ink and wrote :, number of notes and letters. He then quietly took out Il small revolver and shot himself in the breast One of the letters found in his pocket runs.
 To the Curious Puhlic-In this century IL is impossible voluntarily to leave t2tts world without great efforts being made on the part of newspapers and curious people to discove" the cause oi the deed. In my case l wished to study nctcmpsycho at close quarters Is Chat not q fine ida So much has been written on the subfaet and 1t phases me 10 discover instead ot talking. So I determined 10 die and see whether l sH8u be reborn fin the form or some animal. It would be delightful to return to this world as lion or q rat This is why wanted to die. ADDIo
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-04
| a+ No One Boast.

Nevertheless, let no one boast. Just as every man. though he be the great est genius, has very definite Limitations n some one sphere of knowledge, and thus attests his common origin "fth the essentially perverse and stupid mass of mankind, so also has every man something in his nature which i@ positively evil. Even the best=naE, the ooblest-characte will sometimes sur. prise us by isolated traits of deprayity. as though 1t ware to acknowledge his einship with the human race, in which villainy-nay, cruelty-is to be found in that degree -Sf hopenhauer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-04
The Whole Show.

When Blbinstcin Was travelling through the United States upon con cert tour il chanced that Barnum's cir GUS followed exactly the same route chosen by tho great Russian. On one occasion when the train was filled with snake charmers, acrobats, clowns and the like the guard. noticing perhaps Rublnstein's $ remarkable appearance. asked him. Do you belong to the show Turning his leonine head with I savake shake. kubinstein 1iercely crowded out, Sir. am the show
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-04
NEW YORK GAS FIGHT

New York. Nov. 4.-Argument ill the as cases. involving the constitutions ality of the Jaw passed by the legis- 1ature reducing the price of gas to So cents 2 thousand for private consum- ars was resumed today. EX-Judge Parker and former Governor David 5. Hill will make the principal argu- nents in behalf of the people. John 4 Garyev is chief of the Consolidated Gas counsel. He urged a speedy con- sideration of the case, declaring that +he gas companies had $G,00O,O00 tied I'D bv the court pending a final de- cision of the case.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-04
Aids to Humanity.

No women have done more for hu nanity and for the individual than the old maid reformer and the old maid aunt. There is none to whom we owe deeper debt of gratitude and none whom we could not better spare, says a writer in the Cosmopolitan, for be sure of this, God sends old maids into the world ;o do the work that the rest of us leave undOne.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-04
Conaenial EmpIoyment.

The hi@h prize of life. the crownin fortune of man. is to be born to sont, pursuit which finds him in employ ment and happiness, whether 1t be t make baskets or hru4sAl words or cana l' or statues 4, 9s,. Emerson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-04
CASTORIA
 For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought s'sss,sts sssss sss ss UHEz7Zzzn
MAY MEET IN SOUTH

Toledo. O., Nov. 4.-That the next national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, to be held here next summer. may decide to meet in Atlanta. Ga. in 1909, is the startling possibility suggested by local mem- bers of the order. A movement having this object in view has been launched and has received the support of many prominent men.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-04
BRIDGE LETTING

iPne Bluff, Ark, Oct. 26, 1907.
 In pursuance to law I will let at the front door of the court house ill the city of Pine Bluff, at F o'clock noon on November 29, 1907, a con- tract for building new first-class bridge across Wabbaseka bayou in Plum Bayou township on the town ship line road east of Altheimer. Bridge about 200 feet long. Plans and specifications can be seen at my office or at the county clerks office.
 JAS. GOULD, 10-27-12t County Judge,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-04
Able For the Rest.

"Wilianl, were you ever whipped al schoolI" Querieu the visitor.
 "Only by the teacher. was the rath CT significant reply.-(hicago News
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-04

A bottle of Prickly Ash Bitters kept in the house and used occasion ally means good health to the whole household.
Free press., 1907-02-09

Company will go. else I will be carried
back on a litter.
Soon the regiment was in the thickest of
the fight at four O'Clock it ordered to
charge a battery. In the charge, the Regi-
killed. John Harris instantly picked them
up, and waving them aloft said Come on.
boys" After a brilliant charge the bat
terry taken. IN the list of the killed on
the battlefield of Shiloh, given by the
daily papers, the name of Private John
Harris, Company Kentucky In
fantry.
This. however. was an error.
1t is the 31st of December, 1862, and we
the bloody battlefield of Stone River,
when General McCooks army was over
whelmed by the onslaught of the Confed-
crate army, driving back Sheridan, Davis
and Johnson's divisions. BaldWin's brigade
of Johnson's division was [epIoyed to stay
the onset of the victorious enemy. John
Harris carrying the colors of the Ken
lucky regiment. In the charge of the enemy
the entire color guard either killed
wounded; John Harris alone held the flag
aloft until he pierced with many bull
lets and fell to the ground, then the flag
was given into other hands.
Again at Chickamauga, John Harris was
in the front ranks in the thick of that
bloody battle, one of the bravest of the
brave And when Woods gallant division
mounted the precipitous heights of Mission
Ridge, John Harris, once known to his Ken
lucky neighbors as the Coward" was
Free press., 1907-02-09

gun. At this they fell back to attend to
their wounded, and John jumping from his
horse ran down into Lost River, and there
concealed himself until his enemies gave
up the chase.
1t was a beautiful morning on April the
9Th, 1862, and General BueIl's command
making a forced march through Ten
nessee. John Harris with knap-sack and
gun marching in the ranks of a Ken
lucky regiment, his face was pallid and
his hands trembled he held his gun.
Distant cannonading could be heard, and
occasionally orderly would rush up and
say to the commander of the regiment,
General Rousseau says for you to hurry
up with your command" And in a few
moments the men were marched out to the
roadside, and ordered to pack their KNAPP
sacks in a bulk. detail was ordered to
guard the knap-sacks and the march
resumed.
The Captain noted John Harris's condi-
tion, and suggested that it would be bet
ter to leave John behind, saying, .'we will
never get him into battle But John, all
trembling, appealed to the Captain to let
him continue with the ranks, saying, 81
shall never turn back until commanded by
you
April the seventh, Buell's advance had
reached the battlefield of Shiloh, and was
advancing on the enemy. John Harris was
again pale and trembling noting his condi-
tion the Captain again urged John to go to
the Johns face became flushed and
his blue eyes sparkled and he said to the
Captain, when 1 go to the rear the whole
Free press., 1907-02-09
JOHN HARRIS

gathered to inf1ict still further torture
upon John. He was united and taken to a
tree with projecting limbs, a rope was put
around his neck, end being thrown
over the limb and then the men were or
dered to pull away it.
But James Wilson, who was known to
the mob a dead shot, came with a re-
volver in one hand and with a knife cut
the rope, shouting Stand back, I'll
shoot
At the same time WiIse Pertum, who was
afterwards the great Union scout of the
Army of the Cumberland, appeared upon
the scene with a horse. and John was or
dered to mount and fly for Bowling Green.
As he mounted James Wilson handed him
a double -barreled shot gun. At the same
time, Wilson, Petrum, and some twenty
others cowed the mob.
When the metallic ring of Johns horses
shoes heard the pike, some
said, Men, mount your horses and pur-
sue him., and away they went up the
Bowling Green pike. Then commenced a
race for life. Not less than two hundred
of the most desperate men in that part of
Kentucky were after the poor victim who
had the courage of his convictions"
John finding some spurs the pummei
of his saddle, buckled them his heels as
he few along the pike. The race was
fierce one, and when he neared Lost River,
his pursuers were close upon him and soon
within fifty yards, shooting and yelling at
him like demons. John threw the bride
reins upon the horses neck, and turning
in his saddle, let fly both charges from his
Free press., 1907-02-09
Alfalfa A Great Flesh
Producer.
(By A. D. Burhans.)

Throughout the whole corn belt, where
the main live stock feed has been corn in
taking root. There is forage that can
do as much for the land, for hogs, cattle
growing stock of any kind, alfalfa.
The writer was a young man working on
the farm to gain practical knowledge of
live stock growing at this time. He well
remembers how Wichita, Kansas, was the
great market for Texas hogs, and has
thousands of these raiI-spIitting animals
driven farms almost wholly given to al
faIfa growing They foraged on the al
falfa pastures all summer and early in the
fan were finished on with bit of corn for
the Kansas City markets.
Kansas farmers knew the value of pure
bred hogs, but they could buy the Texas
pigs. To the Kansas hog grower belongs
the honor of teaching farmers that alfalfa
the greatest swine feed on earth. Al
falfa keeps the blood cool, grows great
bone, makes thrift, keeps the hogs system
clean, and provides perfect growing ra-
ton.
The dairy farmer of the corn belt also
has learned a thing or two about alfalfa.
a well cultivated field are sure every season.
Alfalfa is never reseeded to preserve its
density on the ground in favorable locali-
ties. 1t spreads from the roots as well as
from the seed.
disc set just trihe cutting, run
a field of alfalfa that has grown too coarse,
will split the crowns of the plant and cause
it to sprout up finer in stem. This diScing
can be run again across the field in the
opposite direction. Do this after cutting off
In the major portion of the corn belt, in
1906, four crops of alfalfa of over a ton
to the each were cut The year was
particularly good for this plant.
The dairyman likes a finer stem to his
alfalfa than does the average farmer. He
finds that the cattle, the milk cows well
as calves and growing heifers, appreciate
the most easily chewed stems.
In the alfalfa country one can see the
colts and calves in shelter places partaking
of this hay the whole winter through, and
it brings them out to spring fat and sleek.
Where much corn is fed to live stock
as in the belt where it thrives best, there
is plant that take the place of al
falfa. 1t, with corn, forms perfectly bal
anced ration for all growing animals. The
dairyman does not have to worry over the
high price of bran if he can grow alfalfa,
for the thing he buys bran for is wonder
fully abundant in this plant.
We have seen dozens of dairy farmers
who made bright alfalfa hay and ground
corn, an all winter feed that produced heavy
flows of rich milk
Free press., 1907-02-09

The fruit grower who does not take the
birds into consideration is in the wrong
business, to say the least.
Some growers make the fatal mistake of
destroying the birds that eat cherries and
berries 1t is true they do sometimes be-
come very annoying, but this be les
sened by planting wild fruits that ripen at
the same time the cultivated ones. Null
berries will help the cherries, will
wild cherries, eIderberries, wild grapes, ETC.,
the later fruit.
A recent publication of the Department
of Agriculture names over 100 different in
sects eaten by the Bob White, among which
may be mentioned potato beetles, boil
wills, corn bill bugs, click beetles, chinch
bugs, cotton worms, grasshoppers, etc, all
harmful to the farmer. 1t states that ''as
many as forty-seven cotton boil weevils
were known to be eaten at a single NEAL
and that "chinch bugs" are destroyed by
the tablespoonful.
And yet the farmer will permit the city
sport to tramp over his fields. leave the
gates open and shoot the last quail on the
place. No one accuses the quail of destroy
ing grain or fruit, yet unfortunately it is
good to eat and must be sacrificed to the
appetite of the game hog, and occasionally,
though not often, to the farmer, whose
faithful friend he is.
F. C. PELLETT.
Free press., 1907-02-09

capon is a male bird deprived of its
generative organs for the purpose of i'm
proving the weight and delicacy of its car
cass.
poularde is a pullet deprived of the
power of producing eggs. with the object of
great size.
trio is a male and two females
breeding pen is generally made up of
from six to fourteen females and a male.
The male chicken is called cock, the
male goose gander, the male duck a
drake, the male turkey a tom or gobbler.
Cramming is a system of artihcially feed
ing young fowls. either by hand or machine.
for the purpose of putting on extra flesh,
three weeks being the usual course
Free press., 1907-02-09
FORMS USED FOR POULTRY.

A cockerel is a male bird less than a
year old.
A cock is a male bird over a year old.
A pullet is a female bird less than a
year old.
A hen is q female bird over a year old.
yearling is generally counted one
having laid twelve months,
A sitting of eggs is thirteen, although
many pouItrymen have increased it to if
teen.
or less, and from six to twelve weeks of
age.
spring chicken is young bird weigh
A stewing chicken weighs about three
pounds.
A roaster weighs four or more pounds.
poult is turkey in its first year.
Free press., 1907-02-09

among the first to mount the crest of the
ridge holding the colors of his regiment
aloft.
The war with all its horrors and heart
aches is history and the flag John
Harris had the courage to vote for floats
a reunited people,
Our hero never returned to his native
State, knowing it would take years to soften
the bitterness in the hearts of his people.
He now lives in an Indiana town, old and
deerepit, covered with scars received in
many battles, and possesses the same inof-
fensive, kindly spirit when he cast his
vote for Abraham Lincoln.
'Of such stuff heroes made
A. J. SMITH. NJ. D.
Free press., 1907-02-09

If it is on the label
0f oop ho&%ln ~ NO olx-
Free press., 1907-02-09

that this dear friend had only gone
Free press., 1907-02-09
Birds Are Money Savers.

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