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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-08-07

specimen, and nervy proposition.
4 certain hotelkccper had been So.
'octed as n candidate for aldc"manic
honors At party headquarters. after
his name had been offered and deter.
mined upon, committee of "promi
Hent citizens" was picked out to mott.
ty the gentleman Of the honor which
had been accorded him, Among
others this hot sport was chosen, as
he was very neat talker. and the
rhairmanship OF the notifying commit.
who was best qualified to break the
news to the hotolkeepcr Of his selec.
ton as the aldermanic standard.
bearer.
At that time Of the year, early
spring, a number OF these prominent
citizens We're wearing light over.
coats. and our hero was nattily attired
In one which buttoned high to his
throat, with an immaculate silk mul.
fer folded neatly above IT,
AS the committee entered the rotun.
da of the hotel It met the then city
clerk, who. on invitation, accompanied
them on their trip.
The Boniface was sent for prl.
waite room opened and the gentleman
with the doyo.tolored spring ovcrcuat
| and silk mulIl2r stepped from the
! group Of prominent citizens" and
urged the acceptance by the tentative
| candidate of the honor vouchsafed
him. 1t was neat speech and told
Of the representative citizens" who
were present anxious to lend their
| prestige and solid business standing
to his campaign, all prominent bust.
ness men. and all DESTROYS OF having
the ward taken care OF In the council
by a man OF their own stamp.
The hotelkeeper was very much
gratifled, accepted the honor in a few
words and invited the committee to
take dinner with him. It being Just
about six in the evening All but the
city clerk and the orator of the even
Ing accepted the invitation with alac-
rity The orator. however pleaded an
imperative engagement, and the city
clerk had to catch train But as
these two came out of the hotel the
city clerk, who knew his companion
as SOFT of "ny.by.night" ward politi.
clan, said. why didn't you stay and
take dinner with the committee. Dick?
The old man will give the boys q fine
| feed in there
To which the politician, with per,
fectly nonchalant air, replied. I'D
have liked TO, first rate; but haven't
got any shirt on" at the same time
opening his spring overcoat and dis
closing underneath his stylish muf.
fer the unmistakable presence OF a
neat but not gaudy undershirt next TO
his manly chest
The city clerk reached into his vest
. pocket and dislodged a twodollar bill.
This he handed to his friend You're
dandy representative citizen all
right, Dick" he remarked, "and first.
class business man. Go and get you
shirt with that and then buy some
thing to eat"
ERNEST M'GAFFEY.
| Copyright. 1908. BY Joseph b. Bowles.)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-08-07

the others at the card table and there
by rake down the pot" But il does
not always work.
In politics ! have seen enormous
quantities OF "four.nushing" INDUCED
in; and in fact about two-fifths of all
politics is "four.nushing.
In the various angles Of the political
game there may be counter -four
flushing" or practlcins the art on
both sides, or II there are four or five
candidates in the field. there may he
only one candidate who really stands
any show OF election, and a quartette
OF "four.flushers" gaily bringing up
the rear. The also rams" have entered
the race for various reasons Some
OF them get little notoriety, some of
them to try their political strength,
and others for the purpose of leading
a forlorn hope against the probable
winner.
recollect particularly one OF this
kind. He was always going to do
great things. And he would demon.
strate by verbal mathematics Just how
It was "cinch' that he had the ward
tied up as tight as n snare drum. All
suggestions that he might possibly be
mistaken were either pooh.poohed
away, or you were given TO under
stand that you were dead nutty"
This gentleman would keep on swell.
ing until the morning after election
and then he would disappear for few
days, When he reappeared with his
ward knocked "galley-west" In the
election. and about 80 per cent. OF his
predictions gone wrong, he would still
have that old "bluffy" walk on him,
and would be Cabling triumphantly
about some precinct that had gone his
way, and explaining how they would
have all went the same way If Bill
Botsford" or Joe Sammons" or Pete
Highball" had stuck" The only Of.
fenslve thing about this Holsters atti-
tude was that he assumed that some
one was going 10 believe him. He was
per Sc a Still" as such cattle are
termed in politics. and q laughing.
stock among seasoned politicians, but
he went about imagining that he was
a real factor in politics. when he could
scarcely control his own vote.
you know how that is, Mac he
would go on. "The people out there
feel that way, and that's the way they
feel all over the city. It's strange to
me that some one hasn't pointed It out
to the mayor. II something isn't done
we'll lose out election day. Such a
comparatively small thing, too. 1t
don't make any difference to me per.
sonally, for don't care. But don't
want to see our boys lose. Somebody
ought to see his honor about Il. I'm
Just telling you because you can see
for yourself how 1t is. We need every
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-08-07

ties. Does this daunt the "four.fush.
er" who wishes little advertising?
Not bit OF 1t. He gets together his
cohorts and besleges the political au.
thoritios demanding that they do those
things which are under the law abso.
lutely forbidden.
The authorities consult the law de-
partment, and the department gives
an opinion. based on the soundest au.
thority. that ;he proposition is unten
able. Then the reforming four
1usher" holds a few public meetings
and adds some more "four-tlushers" to
the list Speeches are made and the
authorities are denounced, also the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-08-07
Wealthy Widow Put in Jail.

st Joseph-Mrs Lucinda b Ash.
ton, wealthy widow, ~ years old
was committed to jail for alleged CON
tempt Of an order Of the probate
court, which directed her to make
settlement OF her husbands estate.
Her daughter Mrs. A. II. Henfield, in
stltuted the proceedings Mrs. Ash.
ton was finally released on a habeas
corpus writ from the circuit court. An
effort will be made to procure an
order from the Kansas City court OF
appeals, prohibiting the local circuit
court from interfering with the &c.
lions of the probate Judge.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-08-07
Accused Of $4,000 shOrtaae.

St Lous-Jacob Wesley Mcclure,
formerly manager Of local branch Of
the Singer Sewing Machine Co, is
being sought by the police on a war.
rant charging forgery An examina'
ton of the company's books Is said
to have revealed a shortage of $25,.
900. 1t is thought Mcclure left st.
Louis d month ago.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-08-07
Missouri Editor Dies.

CentrGlia-John f. Daniels, editor
of the Holiday (MoJ News, aged 30
years. died at his fathers home in
this city after a months Illness with
typhoid fever Daniels was well
known In newspaper circles He
leaves wife and one child.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-08-07
Mcvov Amounted AetuarY

Jefferson City-Statc Insurance
Commissioner Vandiver announced the
appointment of j. a. McVoy to be
actuary In the state department. Mr.
McVoy has been fraternal clerk and
thoroughly demonstrated his fitness
for the more responsible position,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-08-07
Killed When Mules Run Away.

Cape Girardeau-Walter Coppel, Il
young farmer, was killed when his
team OF mules ran away. He was
thrown beneath the wheels. He then
crawled to the shade of Il tree at the
edge OF the field, where his wife found
him dead ut midnight.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-08-07
The Prolonged Applause.

Don't you think" asked the sincere
citizen, that man should prepare
himself studiously and carefully for
service as delegate to a national con.
vontion?"
Well" answered the man Of ex.
perience, at would undoubtedly be .
good thing to take a year or 80 Of
voice culture"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-08-07
ploneer cattIeman Dead.

Kansas Clty-John II. Stephens, a
pioneer cattleman of the southwest,
died at his home here OF pneumonia
Monday, aged 70 years Mr.. stephens
spent the greater part of his life in
Texas, where his name for many
years was known In every COW camp
throughout the state. During the
civil war he was q member OF Col
Terry's rangers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-08-07
MISSOURI NEWS
New Bank Formed at Butler.

Butlcr-Articles have been filed
here incorporating the Peoples bank
of Butler. the capital stock Of which
is $35, 600, all paid in, There are $50
shares Of 500 each, divided among
AZ shareholders. The directors are:
J. NJ. Christian, william Seelinger, c.
A. Lane, j. r. Jenkins, Wesley Ben
ton. ]. f. Thompson. ]. w Eggleson,
Everett Morilla. r. w. Legg, II. a.
Paggott. r. F. Harper J. X. Simpson,
d. p. Powell, NJ A. Carroll, c. r.
Radford, Anda Simpson and Alva
Deerwester. The officers are: J. r.
jenkins. president; c. A. Lane, Vice
president, and Wesley Denton, cash
Ter. The new bank will open for
business Aug. !.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-08-07
Militia May Sit on the lid"

New Florence-Goy. Folk announced
his Intention of making Il personal in
vestigatlon Of violations of the Sun.
day law in ST. Louis county. He
states that If any official Of the county
or member of the grand jury requested
It he would consider the ACCESSIBILITY
OF sending the state militia to pre-
serve order and enforce the Sunday
liquor laws
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-08-07
Taken ~ as Pension Comes.

Montgomery-Tyler Parker, who is
known throughout Missouri as the
Oldest printer. is seriously III. After
waiting many years, Parker has re
ceived notice through Congressman
Clark that he has been granted pen
sion. 1t Is feared 1t Is coming too
late.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-08-07

bloated to twice their normal size.
Doctors did not help. and was fast
drifting into the hopeless stages.
used Doan's Kidney Pills at the crlti.
cal moment and they really saved my
life"
Sold by all dealers so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo. n. Y.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-08-07
Odd Police Record.

ST. Louis--According to an official
report, st. Louis policemen are much
buster In the day than at night, Out
of a total of 32,959 arrests in the
last fiscal year 23,4OG were made dur.
ing the day.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-08-07

disease started with
slight irregularity
and weakness and
developed into dam
gerous dropsy. ! Le
came weak and IAN
guild. and could do
no homework. My
back ached terribly.
] had bearing down
pains and my limbs
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-08-07
Missouri Educators Wife Dies.

Centralia-Mrs. Ella Davis. CT years
old, and the wife of Prof. William Da.
Wis, died at their home of jaundice.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-08-07
a. .Jose,b Millionaire Dies.

St. Joseph-Thomas Tootle. aged SO,
millionaire. pioneer merchant and
banker of st. Joseph, died here.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-08-07
, HE term "four.fiushIng." al.

- HE term "four-hushlng," al.
though of comparatively
recent origin, merely
means, In It's last analysis,
IL a pretense. 1t is poker
term, meaning in that game the prac-
ticc OF pretending that you have Ave
cards of one suit when you only have
four OF one suit and one OF another.
and of trying to win with that kind
of a hand, In hopes that the other play
ers will believe that you have n gen
uine "Gush," five cards in one suit.
1t is a favorite pastime In the great
American game to bet high on a
-four flush" TO intlmldate or "timify"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-08-07
SAVED AT THE CRISIS.
Delay Meant Death from Kidney
Troubles.

MIRA. Herman Smith, 901 Broad
Street, Athens, Ca, says: Kidney
Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-08

Time for backbone, says a head inc in the Boston Traveller. Sure; for spareribs, cracklins. and real sausage, too.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-08
DUCHESS WANTS TO
 START A NEWSPAPER

NEW, YORK, Feb. 7.-An interest ing story is going the rounds in rela- ton to the visit of the Duchess of Sutherland, who reached News York unheralded a few weeks ago and man. aged to remain in the city some days before her presence became publicly known. It is reported that the pur- pose of the duchess in coming to this city was to discuss a project to launch a newspaper for the people" in London in partnership with the millionaire publisher of newspapers in New York and other cities, whose wealth and political activities have made his name familiar to all.
 Just why the American publisher should desire to start a newspaper in the interest of the poor suffering English. proletariat is not stated, but the story is no less interesting be cause of this omission. The prospec- tive Journalistic alliance of a Yan- kee millionaire and an English peer ess is sufficient in itself to create in terest and the story seems to have attracted attention in London as well as in this city.
 The Duchess of Sutherland is re rnerkable woman in many respects. She has the pen of ready writer, publishes books, has written play for Ethel Barrymore and is frequent contributor to the magazines. She is
Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-08
THE BsEE DAILY REVIEW BBEE ARIZONA
MOHAvE ASKS FOR BOUNDARY SETTLEMENT
Mohaye, Yavapai Yuma and Maricopa All Interested In
 Proposition Submitted.

Supervisors Of Mohave county are anxious that the boundary line of Yavapai and Mohaye counties be es- tablished in accordance with tae sur vay made by civil engineer for Mo have county month ago, as is evi- denced from the following communica- ton received by Clerk Peter Thomas McNeely of the Mohave county board;
 Gentlemen: The supervisors or Mohave county have requested me to ask if you are willing to continue the county line survey as established by Mir. Latimer and Mir. Friel. If so, when will it be convenient Tor you 10 have your surveyor in the field
 When informed of the contents Vr the communication, Barney Smith, chairman of Yavapai board, said:
 The board is ready at any time to have the boundary line run through in accordance with the survey made by Latimer, which practically con forms to the boundary line as slown on the maps furnished by the govern ment. From the maps received, Lau- mer figures difference of only four feet in his survey and the line as shown on the maps. This is practi- cally no difference. YaYapai county ] wants nothing but what is right from | Mohave county The Latimer survey was made by order of the board. r,s chairman, I suggested it. This coun- | ty gained strip two and half miles | wide. Latimer took his base from the Gila and Salt River meridian, recog- nized as the base oE all government surveys. Later Mohave county em- ! ployed Surveyor Friel, of Los Angeles, who took as his base the government station established many years ago on Mount Floyd. With this base he es' | tablished the boundary about 40OO feet east of the Latimer survey. By accepting Friel's survey, this county l would gain almost as much in taxable property as by the Latimer survey am in favor of establishing the line
 for all time now where it propeIIy .rs
 longs.
 ''I understood that Yuma county
 has employed Professor Douglas tC
 establish the boundary line between il
 and Maricopa, and that he has shown
 that strip of Maricopa county, al most four miles in width, belongs tc
 Yuma county. according to the lines
 as established by statute. I have g
 survey of the boundary between this and Maricopa county. I believe that
 some valuable mining properties now
 believed to be in Maricopa county art
 in Yavapai, and the line, properly sur
 veyed, might intersect the town ot Wickenburg. The survey of the Yev
 apai and Mohave line has stirred uI something. l believe that the boun daries of not only this county, but those Of Maricopa and Yuma countie: will be surveyed this year and re . established"
Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-08
FOREMAN sHooTs cowsox.

SILVER CITY, N. M, Feb. 7.-Tom Johnson, foreman for the Lyons Campbell Cattle company, shot and instantly killed cowboy named Joe Cox near the home ranch of the com pany.
 There was one witness to the shoot ing who stated that Johnson had dis charged Cox. who had been in the employ of the L. c. company, and the trouble grew out of a dispute over B which Johnson claimed Cox owed him.
 It is said that Cox drew his six shooter and pointed it at Johnson, who pulled his Winchester and shot him
 l. The killing occurred on the GIia river about thirty-five miles north west of Silver City The justice of the peace of the district bound John son over to await the action of the next grand jury under a bond of 5000.
 A Mexican constable, Antonio Jo sepn, who endeavored to cross the Gila river to arrest Tom Johnson for the shooting, was drowned. He tried to swim his horse and as the recent l heavy rains had caused the river tc rise considerably, he was swept away The body has not as yet been re covered.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-08
LOSES HIS JOB, PASSES AND
 SWEETHEART
Ash Fork Brakeman Makes Love To SWitchran'S Wife and Plans EIopement, Which Is Nipped Just In Time.

PHOENIX, Feb. 7.-The trainmen coming in on the Santa F'e bring news of the nipping of a budding romance in a most dramatic manner yesterday at Ash Fork.
 It appears that fireman who made his headquarters in that place has re- gently been making ardent love io rne wife of a switchman and the story goes that the woman was not averse to receiving his attentions but return ed his affection and that a few days ago they agreed that they should elope.
 The fireman wired to the proper headquarters for passes for himself and wife, which were sent in due course.
 So far everything seemed to have been lovely and the lovers were plan ming a blissful honeymoon.
 But in some manner unexplained the witchman learned of his wife's inten- ton to desert him. He did not storm and tear, but conducted himself as usual before her. He exercised the cunning of a genius and wired the story of the intended elopement to the office where the fireman secured his passes.
 Yesterday the fireman and Mrs. Switchman were just about to board the train and leave for another cline when a notification was handed him that his passes had been cancelled and ordered taken up. There was also an intimation that the Santa Fe railroad company did not care to keeI in its employ one who would stea away another mans wife.
 About this time the husband hap pened along and informed the womaG that he knew of her plans. He req | soned with her for some time before he could persuade her that it would be best Tor her to remain in Ash Forl with him, but he was finally success ful. When the wife consented to re main the switchman laughed loud anC long at the discomfitpre of the fire man, wno was out his position hi' 1 passes and his bride-to-be.
 The fireman bought a ticket anC left for parts unknown.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-08
GENUINE LOBO BROUGHT ID
 10 PRESCOTT
Hunter Kills Animal That He Is Willing To Swear Is Not a Coyote and Demands $40 Bounty.

PRESCOTT, Feb. 6.-Waat he em' phatically asserts is the hide of genuine lobo wolf was brought here yesterday by Thomas Simmons and deposited in the board of supervisors office with a demand for the $20 boun- ty. The hide is the largest of it's kind seen here this season. The ami nal was trapped at Tonto springs, near Granite mountain.
 After surrendering the hide, MT. Simmons said: There has Deen con siderable discussion over lobo and coyote hides here during the last few months, some claiming that there were no real lobo wolves in tkis part of the Territory. The hide I left in the supervisors office establishes the fact that there are loboes in t&e mountains. The lobo I trapped was a large one. It was caught in a very brushy place and it cleaned away all the brush within it's reach after it was caught. When I shot it the animal lodged it's teeth in the limb of a tree above the ground and hung there SC tightly that it had to be pulled down after 1t was dead.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-08
COPPER KINGS WIN.

DOUGLAS, Feb. 7.--(Special.) J.
 McDermotte's Copper Kings seemed to have walked away with Reeds Broncho Busters in the preliminary practice game of indoor baseball at the Y. M. CA. last evening, the score being fl to 9 in favor of the Copper Kings.
 This was only the practice game, however, and its results is said to be no indication of the comparative standing of the two teams. In the first place, Chief Armstrong of the fire department, who is featured as the crack pitcher on the Broncho team, was not there yesterday. He is being held out by Captain Reed on account of some fancy curves he was afraid of exposing. Rev. Carpenter on the de- feated team did not seem to be able to get down to the game as he usually does, and will on next Monday night, Judge Rice, too. wasn't in his usual form, either. The judge seemed to have something on his mind from the studious grave expression on his face at times. The coach says he was still trying a case, or he guessed he was fixing up decision. Anyway, the judge is going to clear the docket Sat urday night and all next weeks cases will be set for after Monday, the day of the game. Reed would have satis- fled Hearst city editor with the way he covered first base, and Officer Mar tin said that if McDermotte got wild Monday he would send out for the whole police department, but what he caught him every turn. To any one on in the inside and knowing the points of the game it was evident that the Bronchos were not showing off any in their game yesterday, and the fact that the score didn't worry them any was evident from the sly winks that passed between the coach and l some of the leading players. In fact, the more of these winks they put out the less growing was done by the oth- CT side. The Copper Kings are afraid they have dark horse somewhere and they wish they hadn't Bst such energy in the game.
 Interest in the game next Monday night is spreading all ever tue city and it is expected that large sized crowd will be on hand to see the great event After the game a supper will be served by the ladies of tde auxi[ iary of the Y. M. c. 4.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-08

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