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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-22
ASSASSINATION AT MAIDEN
Saloon Keeper Assassinats: Prominent
Lawyer and Doctor and is Himself
Shot and Killed from Ambush
as Officer Takes Him to JAIL

Last Monday evening at Maiden,
Dunklin county, Attorney d. k. Cox
and Dr. j. ". Beail were shot and
instantly killed without warning in the
latlers Office By "Doctor' A. l.
Brannou, keeper of whiskey shop at
the edge of town, just over the county
line. Attorney Cox aud farmer
named Davis were sitting in DIR.
Bca.l's office talking with him, and
Dr. Bculi's father was sitting IN an adj
joining room. Brannun stepped into
the Office and Immediately opened IRE
on them with revolver. His first
shot struck Attorney Cox in the heart,
who staggered toward a door and then
received another bullet in his breast
before he fell. DR.. Beall sprang up,
but was instantly shot down, the bail
passing through his head. Farmer
Davis dropped to the floor and man
aged to make his escape from the
room. Brunnon then snapped his re-
yoyer at Dr.. BcaIl'> father, but the
weapon was empty, he having fired
five shots. Brannon then proceeded
down the street and walked into the
arms of City Marshall Barnham. A
little later some unknown person,
hidden in the City Hall, shot and
killed Brannun, as the officer who had
him in charge turned TO get some keys,
and then dashed out doors into the
darkness and disappeared.
Attorney Cox was Mayor of Maiden
for four terms and Prosecuting At
tornry Of Dunklin county tor two
terms. His property interests were
large and he was well known all over
tina, section. Tie began the local OPP.
ton movement in Dunklin county and
had waged al incorporating battle
against Brannon's place He was
about fifty years old aud leaves q large
family.
, Doctor j. W. Bcall was division
surgeon luf tut Nbllbh ptll NAM OhI'
and an officer in the Masonic Grand
Lodge OF Missouri. He was ubuu, 30
years old and married, He was an
ardent temperance and local option
advocate, and wa close friend of
Attorney Cox. His Office adjpincd
that of Mr. Cox and their evening,
were frequently spent together.
Brannou was about thirty years old
aud was graduate of medicine. He
came to Maiden from Cardwell several
months ago and started to sell whiskey
at the edge Of town just over the
county line in New Madrid county,
but got into trouble and into Jail. He
then started 10 erect a dlstilIery, which
was never finished. lie is said to have
home and family near Fort Worth,
Texas.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-22

am so glad to see that the
Business Mems Club has concluded
that Civic Improvement is n sub
ject of enough importa ace TO con-
slider it. have been thinking for
some time | would have something
to say on the subject, but | wanted
to have my own yard cleaned and
put in good condition before |
preached to Others to do it. IT the
present beautiful weather continues
we will soon be able to put our
premises in good order, and there
will be the smell of burning brush
in the air and the usual exchange
of bushes and plants. 1t takes SO
little time, considering results, TO
have a beautiful yard, but OF course
there is work that has to be con.
stantly done. Out in Denver the
back yards are the beautiful spots
the front yard being entirely a
green sward. On the pavement,
ia the little grass plot where the
trees are planted, have seen these
trees surrounded with the climbing
nasturtium with beautiful effect.
So let us all. as soon MS the weather
settles so it is perfectly SAFE to
work out OF doors, make nu effort
to render our own places beautiful,
and then as II whole we will be a
beautiful town
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-22

Teddy Bear is the beloved toy
of many children and ! know this
little poem will be appreciated
when the mothers read it to the
little folks;
THE TEDDY BEAR.
You can take away my dolly tina: I've
loved so long and well;
You may have my new one, too, with
curly hair,
You can give my set of dishes to poor
little Annie Bell,
But please don't away my Teddy
Bear"
Cause love my little Teddy and |
cannot give him up;
For all my other toys do not care.
I'll even give my. saucer, with its tiny
little cup,
But cannot let you have my Teddy
Bear"
At night he goes with me to bed, and
when I'm up and dressed
take him round with me most every
where.
'Mongst all the things that Sanity brought
me love him the best.
Ny little fuzzy, wuzzy Teddy Bear. v
Washington Star.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-22
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters of al
mlnistration were granted to the under
signed by the PrObat" Court OF ST. Fran
cois county, Missouri dated the 9th day OF
February, 1907, on the estate Of
LODRICk WILLIAMS, Deceased.
All persons having claims against said es
tate are required to exhibit them to the al
mnistrntor for allowance within one year
from the date OF said letters, or they
may he precluded from any benefit of said
estate and II not exhibited for allowance
within two years from the date of said let.
tiers, they viii he forever barred.
JOHN g. WILLIAMS, Admir-
February u, 1907.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-22
Lies Spice
'arie,y is the spice of life.
BY ). NICK. +.

In spite of the prediction Of the
ground hog, it really aeems AS il
spring were near. to judge by the
signs The boys are down on their
knees playing marbles, the book.
shop window is full of bats and
other baseball paraphernalia, aud
the magazines abound with seed,
vnrulsh and automobile ADVERTISE
meuts Last, but not least, the
boys have all prepared their sling
shots One day last week ! cane
upon Il group of young boys by
the Methodist church. Everyone
of them had Il sling shot and stone,
and they bad just used them with
some effect on Il little colored boy
who was driving his father : wagon
down town. ] stopped aud asked
them if they were getting ready to
shoot the birds. and there was ST
lence until one bright faced little
char, in the most impudent man
uer, said that was just what they
were doing. told them there
was a bird law. and others be-
sides myself were going to have it
enforced. An abandoned uest with
four eggs in it was mute witness
last summer TO the cruelty of some
boy who killed the mother red bird
that built home in the vines on
my front porch. II was a beauti.
full thing, that day in June, to see
the happy birds building the nest,
uuairaid and secure while we sat
on the porch. But the TRACE dy
followed aud there was a deserted
nest. A similar thing happened to
another red birds nest later. There
is a law for the protection Of song
birds, and there is a fine for the
killing of one. and a severe lesson
may be necessary to teach the boys
in this town respect for the law in
this case.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-22
Executors Notice.

Letters testamentery upon the estate OF
james A. shuts, deceased, We're granted
TO Othe Undersigned on the 3lst day OF
january, 1907, by the Probate Court OF ST.
Francois county, Missouri. All persons
having claims against said estate are re-
aulred TO exhibit them to the undersigned
executor for allowance within one year af-
ter the date of said letters, or they may be
procluded from any benefit OF such estate
and II such claims he not exhibited within
two years from the date OF said letters they
will he forever barred.
WV. NJ. HARLAN.
February sth. 1907. Executor.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-22

a man met me on the street the
other day and asked me if would
give him bundle of magazines. |
was glad to be able to supply him
with package, even if some of
them were not of recent date. 1t
has been some time since | made Il
request for magazines for my Pass
1t Along" aud the supply has be-
come low. SO, when you are
cleaning house, | will be glad to
take charge of your magazines for
distribution. There will be de-
maud soon. hope, for many to be
left at the Girls Club Room which
is contemplated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-12

Bankers posted rates were as follows:

DOMESTIC EXCHANCiE-Bost and l6 2-3c
discount. Chicago-l5c discount. Charleston-Buy-
ing SOC discount; selling. 1-1Oc premium. ST. Louis
15c discount bid. San Francisco-Sght Pie pre-
MUM; telegraph l71ac premium. New Orleans
Commercial, SOC discount; bank. 81 discount. Gin
cinpati-15c discount. Sayannah-Buying, SOC dis
count; selling 75c premium.
BANK CLEARINGS-New York-Exchanses
$175.O2O599; balances. $7s35.6le Baltimore-Ex-
changes. $955.l12; balances. $5SS.T7S Boston-Ex-
changes SlS.425.4Gs balances. Sl26O,25s Philadel-
phia-Exchanges Sl7.2e9.976 balances. S2.ls4.566
ChicagO-E Exchanges. $45O5s6S: balances S. 6Sl 567
SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver. CSC. Mexican
silver dollars. 6sl4c. Bar silver in London closed
at 81 15-16d
GOLD PRENIUM.-In Madrid. $40: Lisbon. 2.
MEXICAN Observation-Disclosures exchange on
New York is quoted 20Ols.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS,-Customs receipts
reported from Washington. S7s5s99; internal reve-
nue. receipts, $l52 1874; miscellaneous receipts. SS5-
H. Receipts for the day. $2O73.22s; expenditures
sl6So0Oo. Receipts for the month date. SIS 49,
1871 Expenditures sl56sOOOO: excess of receipts,
$685. S7 Receipts for the year date, s5sSSs 2l:
expenditures. si2S3z,765 excess OF receipts sE.-
T5lss5.
SUB-TREASURY.-The Sub-Treasury was cred
itor to the Clearing House ss5,s5A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-12
MONEY AND EXCHANGE

MONEY MARKET.-Money on call opened at 81
per cent; highest, SO per cent; lowest ga per
cent; closing, 3le per cent; last loan per cent
ruling rate. per cent Time money was quoted at
per cent for thirty days and 5&td5 per cent for
longer periods. Commercial paper was quoted at
646l4 per cent for sixty to ninety days and four
months. and 6la per cent for others
FOREIGN EXCHANG E.-The foreign exchange
market opened steady. with rates practically un-
changed at 4s495Q4S5 for cables 4S4S5 for demand
sterling and 4.S0q4.S0A for sixty day bills Short
francs quoted at 52l7s less 3-32 and short
reichsmarks at 9il2 less 1-22. The market weak
ened after the opening. sterling rates falling 10 10
Is points fairly liberal offerings some of which
believed to be in connection with the refund
ing of the japanese loan. AT o'clock cables were
quoted at 4S4SO94S49O, demand sterling at 4Si2Ol
4S45O and sixty day bills $50. Short francs de-
clined 10 522 and short reichsmarks TO 9i$sq9 7l6
Actual closing rates follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-12
AMERICAN sEcuRIrlEs ARaoAn

London. March II. 4 p m-The market for
American securities was stropg. Last quotations
follow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-12

cLosINe CURB oUoTATIoNs.

I'D lots tseHs cents Per share. t'Ana iassEsss''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-12
OUTSIDE SECURITIES

The market for outside securities showed further
recessions at the opening liquidation in a num-
Der of the leading issues. Around midday prices
tended to harden in sympathy with the strength IN
the stock market and better buying demand
speculation a whole comparatively light
interest generally being confined 10 less than half
a dozen issues Nevada-Ut weak on further
selling by Boston interests. with only a partial
rally from the lowest. Guggenheim Exploration
fell about IS points. Greene shares were decidedly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-12
ACTIVE CURB STOCKS.

INDUSTRIAL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-12
STOCKS GENERALLY HIGHER.
COVERING OF SHORTS HELPS PRICES THROUGHOUT
THE LIST
Final Quotations Under the Best of the DaSng Exchange Weak
Time Honey FHmer

whenever the necessities Of the situation de-
mand such action. but the strong position Of
this country in the international exchange mar
ket is not appreciated just now in Wall Street
circles. except in banking houses which are not
mixed up I'm the speculative movements on the
Stock Exchange 1t is interesting to note that
in the last six months there has been market
depreciation in the value of forty-three leading
railway stocks and twenty-seven leading in
dUstrial securities aggregating $1.7O0.O00O00-
The loss in the industrial shares has been much
lighter than in the railroad issues.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-12

. Am Light & TT of
5000 Chicago subway
Gas CT Northern rights
; Northern Sec stubs z
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-12
GOVERNMENT BONDS.

The following shows yesterdays closing quotations
for government bonds compared with Saturdays:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-12
sEx diviaend

FOREIGN MONEY MARKET-CalI money IN
London. 4haHa per cent Open market discouu.
rate for short bills 415-1s per cent: long bills
415-ls per cent Berlin discount rate 81 per cent
Paris discount rate, 1916 per cent Paris OK
change on London, % francs 30 centimes. Bar gold
rs 9ssd. Berlin exchange on London, 20 marks %
pfenngs
FOREIGN SECURITIES.-Brltish consols for
money. IS 7-16: for the account. IS l1-le. French
rentes. Sc francs 2ls confines
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-12

easier but recovered slightly. Butte Coalition
somewhat hrmer. Stewart Mining improved sr,1T
fraction Newhouse eased or slightly Vr,iss
Copper was Irregular. Davis-Daly was weak -
fluctuations elsewhere in this group were SIvs.
Standard Oil steady. Waterbury Coulua--
after early heaviness. improved nearly 2 pol1s,
Western Ice broke points. but subsequentIv -
lied A Great Northern rights were irrsvu,s
Bonds were dull.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-12
BOSTON cuRs MARKET.

reported by j. Thomas Reinhardt No. Wall street,
New York. 10 Exchange Place Bostonl
shares Stock open High Low Last.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-12
'Unlisted. TEX Dividend
changes, follow:

Closing prices Of active bonds dealt in. with
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-06-28
New YORK. June 10. 1907

The hand mouth buying by manu-
facturers continues, and as result there
is no activity in the tobacco market. So
long as the present output of cigars
keeps up, there is little chance of prices
dropping, but manufacturers as a whole
are less sanguine about the prospects for
the future than they were year ago,
and are not inclined to stock up with to-
bacco. On the other hand. holders of
domestic goods are not taking very
rosy view of the prospects for this years
crop, and are holding their old tobaccos
firmly at present prices. This naturally
causes deadlock between buyers and
sellers that will probably continue at
least until more is known about the
prospects for the 1907 crop.
Sumatra.-This type of tobacco con-
stitutes practically the bulk of the mar
ket at present, and during the past week
there have not been any sales of large
importance reported. However, some
manufacturers have been compelled to
bay stock for immediate use, and more
OF less trading is being done all the time.
Havana-By the middle of May of
last year a number of houses had re-
ceived consignments of tobacco of the
new crop. This year, the first consign-
ments are not expected for a couple of
months yet Also. the shipments of Ha-
vana tobacco at this time last year
amounted to 1857 bales. In the same
period of this year there have been
brought over only So, $50 bales, differ
ence of 81 ,955 bales in favor of last year.
Leaf
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-06-28
New York.
NEW YoRK, June %, 1907


Extreme change in the temperature
from autumnal chills into the boiling
heat of the dog days has put the market
in q hopeful expectation of getting yet a
full tobacco crop this year. The pessi-
mistic view of starving market next
year has therefore disappeared. But
the promising outlook is likely to con-
firm the manufacturers in their belief of
the advent of break in prices For the
present, however, there are no signs Wis
ible of such break. While the market
is rather dull in domestic leaf trans
actions, such goods as are in demand
and needed for an immediate supply are
commanding prevalent market rates.
Such concessions as are made on more
than ordinary transactions do not affect
the price at all. In the Sumatra line
trading remains brisk. The types of the
new Sumatra seem to take we'll and very
little grumbling is heard about the
price. The situation n the Havana
market remains the same. Trading is
not likely to resume briskness until the
new crop will come into the market. In
the meantime prospective buyers may
prepare themselves to pay a stiff ad
vance.
There is no noticeable change in the
local cigar manufacturing industry. De-
mand is moderate, in fact, about the
average for the time of year. The warm
weather, which seems to have come at
last, is not likely to do much for the in
dustry, as the season is at hand when
business almost invariably falls off, not
to recover until the beginning of the fall.
On the whole, the month has not been
satisfactory one.-Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-06-28

they were much warmer than they were
a week ago. Tobacco that was set a
week or ten days ago has grown but very
little until within day or two. The re-
marks made concerning the first setting
were that it lived and turned yellow, and
was being eaten by the fieas until the
leaves looked like little brass skimmers.
But with these warm days the color will
change very fast. Within three or four
days good many acres have been set
out, and the number left unset begins to
look quite small, and with this warm
weather next week will see the bulk of
the setting done in this locality, and
what is unset June 22nd will hardly
amount to much, so it is said by those
who calculate to finish by that date
Our correspondents report as follows;
Conway, Mass, June Is: Tobacco set
ting is pretty we'll along here now, and
the balance will be put in this week. 1t
has been so cold nights that tobacco
could not grow much, but it is getting
rooted, so that when warm weather
comes it will grow right along. Very
few cutworms troubling SO far" Weth-
ersfield, CT, June Is: mo tobacco trans
planted as yet, so far as / know, and |
hear of no plants thst are large enough
Rather discouraging weather for tobacco
or any other crop" North Hatfield,
Mass: "In this town it is estimated that
an increase of 200 acres is intended, at
least so it is reported. Right in this To-
cality | think that fully so per cent. of
the whole town has been set. This week
will see quite number of the growers
finishing, and hoeing would become the
order of the day. Some fields are SO dry
that boating is necessary before setting,
owing to the dry condition of the soil.
The crops here all need rain. The price
of plants has fallen to 81 per thousand.
and every day now the price will be low
cred. ."-Cultivator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-06-28

The regulations of the internal rev.
enue department requiring more strin-
gent observance in making returns on
form SO, makes it advisable for dealers in
leaf tobacco to keep duplicate records OF
their accounts in their offices. AS the
books must be returned to the collectors
office at the end of each quarter, de g :
find it very convenient to retain
plicate rscord of their transactions / ~
they might be referred to if any d ,res
ancies are disclosed in the check VI
now done by the revenue officials. 80
department now declines to furnish - !,
additional books as might be reqni-. q
for such duplicate records, and the puh-
lie must look elsewhere for them. In
view of the demand that is likely to oc-
cur for record form So, this office will
keep on hand a supply of these books,
and orders sent to US will have prompt
attention.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-06-28
Tobacco has long been recognized a

Tobacco has long been recognized as
a necessity and not luxury among lab
oring men employed on public works
and especially with this class when in
confinement" says Comptroller of the
Treasury Robert j, Tracewell, in ruling
that an expenditure by the Panama
Canal Commission for tobacco for labor
ers held in quaran tine on the Canal Zone
was proper and lawful expense by the
government. 1t seemed that $3.50 had
been spent by the sanitary department
of the Canal Commission for tobacco
which was supplied to laborers who had
been placed in quarantine for twelve
days The disbursing officer was in
doubt as to whether this was proper
expenditure and forwarded the voucher
to the Treasury Department for their
action.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-06-28
Lancaster.
LANCASTER, Pa, June Il

LANCASTER, Pa, June Is, 1907.
Some of our leading leaf tobacco deal
ers say the stock of old tobacco in the
Lancaster market is fast disappearing,
comparatively little being left outside of
the warehouses in which manufacturers
have their reserve stock stored. AS an
evidence of this, one prominent dealer
stated that last week another we'll
known dealer bought from him several
cases of 1905 goods for a customer, be-
cause the purchaser had none of his own
goods left to sell. Old goods are now
commanding about the same prices as
were paid this time last year. So far
the unfavorable outlook for the crop
ahead has not affected prices, because it
is yet little too early TO say much
about the 1907 crop, except that it is
three or four weeks late. With favora-
BILE weather it may come through all
right though it is bound to go danger.
ously close to the frost line in the fall.
and If frost comes early it spells disaster
for the crop. At present it looks as
though there will not be nearly as much
tobacco planted as there was last year,
mainly because plants are scarce, and
many growers will hesitate now tn put
out big crops for fear of frost late in the
season.
During the last few days every body
whose plants we're anything like ready
for the field set them out, but even SO
not 30 per cent of the crop has been
planted yet. Those whose tobacco is in
the field are fortunate, for it will grow
fast with the prevailing warm weather
and moist ground.
Very few crops of 1906 were recently
reported sold, and it looks as though not
great deal is still held by the growers.
The cigar trade continues favorable,
without being on the boom.-New Era.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-06-28

law. As viii be remembered opposition
was manifested by the leaf dealers
against this ruling, and a delegation
called on the then Commissioners Yerkes
to ask for modification, but the matter
was not wholly decided until last Satur-
day, when Commissioner Capers an
nounced that the Bureaus original or
der of March would not be modified or
revoked, and that leaf dealers would be
expected to comply with this decision
beginning July /.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-06-28
MIAMIsBURG, O., June 20, 1907

Tobacco planting has been pushed
vigorously the past week. and the end of
the week should see half the crop out in
this vicinity. Some delay is experienced
from unpreparedness of plants, but they
are now coming on fast If present fav-
orabe weather continues the crop in this
vicinity will be set out within the next
ten days.-News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-06-28
BaIdwinsville. N. Y.

The warm weather of the past few
days has made great improvement in
the plant beds, the plants in many of the
beds being ready for transplanting. A
few growers have commenced setting
and the next few days will see many Of
the fielus set out.-Gazette.