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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-14
local Option Departno't

(The statements In this column
are furnished by the Publicity Com
mittee Of the Local Option League.
That committee will be pleased to re-
ceive communication from anyone
bearing upon thisfquestion that is
now before the citizens of st. Fran
co.'s county. All such communica-
lions should be addressed to the
committee, Pennington, Mo. That
committee consists Of the following:
G.. +. Hickok, chairman; Philip
Pipkin, f.. G. Barroll and J Banes.)
The petition upon which the coun-
ty Court ordered the Local Option
election, to be held on March 9TH,
was signed by about sixteen hundred
citizens OF the county, or about
thirty per cent of the voters. Since
the filing of the petition with the
court other petitions have been re-
ceived which would materially in
crease this number. Had "A more
thorough canvas of the voters been
made there Is no question but n
greater number of names could have
been secured to the petition. This
alone is evidence of the interest be-
ing felt in st. Francois county in
the question of Local Option.
In order to gather facts bearing
upon the subject and to present these
to those who are to vote on March
18th, Publicity Committee has been
appointed by the Local Option
League. That committee, while it.
self thoroughly convinced of tho
beneficial effects that will be OBJ
tanned by the enactment of Local
Option, while thoroughly in accord
with those who desire its enactment,
recognizes that there are many who
for various reasons differ with the
judgment of the Local Option advo-
ments for Local Option, the com
mittee will aim to be fair in its state
ments, giving from time to time the
reasons that influence II in favor Of
this movement. In that argument
and the facts that are presented, II
will endeayor to avoid all PERSONAL
ties and attacks upon such as hon
estly differ with its position, it will
not become the tool through which
the citizens of the county shall be
either abused or misrepresented. At
the same time, that committee will
strive to gather and disseminate
such facts AS will enable the voters
to arrive ut an intelligent conclusion
uqon the whole subject. The CON
test Is not one of men, but rather 1t
is one Of principle and methods. In
1t are involved economic and moral
considerations. The side that is
taken by the committee represent
ing Local Option is, that the saloon
is an evil and that 1t Is an unneces-
sary evil. Thot the license method
of controlling the business, under
conditions such as we have them, is
not beneficial in any way to the COM
munity. Along this line the COM
mittee will work.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-14
From Dunklin County.
Kennett, Feb, !, in
Prosecuting Attorney

Kennett, Feb, j, 1905.
Replying to yours of the 2sth inst.
take pleasure in stating that
Dunklin county, aftcr IA trial of four
years, of Local option, is so well
satisfied that in my judgment, should
the question again be submitted, the
vote instead of being about one
thousand as before, would be two
| thousand In favor of Local Option.
The business men all over the
country find their business greatly
increased, demand for better
quality of merchandise, besides their
business more satisfactory, for par
ties who in former years could not
buy dollars worth on credit, now
have money to buy with, deposits in
bank, and have no trouble in max
ing or meeting their obligations, and
Is 1t any wonder, that this Is true
when we consider the fact that in
the town of Kennett alone, there
was.sold by the five saloons annually
over one hundred thousand dollars,
besides the vast amount of time
wasted and lost In spending this
enormous sum, which now instead
of this time being wasted, 1t Is en-
ploycd in improving the home,
earning something on the farm, or
In the timber, and this one hundred
thousand dollars, together with the
additional earnings, is now being
spent for the necessaries of life,
better farm machinery, better stock,
better fencing, better houses for the
home and for making better and
happier homes.
As further evidence, ! give you
official figures that can he verified
from the records of the Secretary of
State.
The official statements as pub
lishcd by the Dunklin county banks.
Oct. 81, 1902 when we had n
saloOns) showed deposits of $780,
Abb and the official statement for
August -, 1907, (after four years of
Local Option) showed deposits of
1891 ISL ~, an increase of more than
one hundred per cent In bank de-
posts, and had this last statement
been made in October as the former
one, IL would have shown at least
fifteen per cent more, ours being
cotton country.
The Local Option law is being en-
forced as well and better than some
other laws upon our statutes, for
the reason that our people want 1t
done, majority having declared 1t
to be the law, and our Circuit Judge
says the law must he enforced, and
It is done.
Crime has decreased, the moral
tone Of the county is greatly inn
proved, and I'm short Local Option
in Dunklin county is q success,
financially as well as morally.
Yours truly,
d. p. PANKEY,
Cashier, Bank Of Kennett.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-14
Executors Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters tesla
mentary were granted to the undersigned
by the Probate Court of st Francois county
Missouri, dated the 9th day OF January
1908, on the estate of
VALENTINE RosESER, Deceased
All persons having claims against said ss -
tate are required to exhibit them to the
executor for allowance within one year
from the date OF said letters or they
may be precluded from any beneflt OF said
estate, and II not exhibited for allowance
within two years from the date OF said Let.
tiers they Will be forever barred.
+. b. AUBUCHON, Executor.
January 81, 1905.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-14
Executrix's Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters tesla
mentary were granted to the undersigned
by the Probate Court OF ST. Francois county
Missouri, dated the 3Oth day OF January,
1905, on the estate OF
DIR. JAMES Kendall, Decd.
All persons having claims gninst said es
tate are required to exhibit them FOR allow
nnce within one year from the date OF said
letters, or they may be precludcd from any
Denent OF said estate, add II such claims be
not exhibited within two years from the
date OF this notice they shall be forever
barred.
JANE KENDALL,
February Il, 1903. Executrix.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-14
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters or I'D
were granted to the under
signed by the Probate Court OF 81. Francois
county, Missouri, dated the 18th day OF jan
uary, 1905. on the estate OF
JOHN 7. WILLIAMS. sR., Deceased,
All persons having claims against said es-
tate are required to exhibit them to the
for allowance within one
year from the date OF said letters, or they
may be precluded from any benert OF said
estate; and II not exhibited FOR allowance
within two years from the date of said let.
tiers they VIII be forever barred.
JOHN MURRILI,
Administrator,
January, 10 IgOs.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-14
Executrix's Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters tesla
mcntary were granted to the undersigned
by the Probate Court of ST. Frnncsis county,
Missouri, dated the slst day Of january
1905, on the estate OF
ELIZABETH q. EISESBERG, Decd.
All persons having claims against snih as
tate nre required 10 exhibit them to the
ExeCuriX for allowance within one year
from the date OF said letters OF they may he
pTecluded from amy benefit of sild estate
and II not exhibited for allowance within
two years from the date OF said ito.s they
VIII he forever barred.
ALICE MAY EISENBFPG,
February II, 1898 XM EArCutrlN.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-14
Executors Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters tosta
menthry were granted to the unGD signed
hy the Probate Court Of st. Francois county,
Missouri. dated the Slst day OF January.
lt0N, on the estate OF
ALLEN G.. MClIENRY, Daceasrt
All persons having claims against said es
tate are required to exhibit them to the
Executors for allowance within one year
fran tho date of said letters or they may
he precluded from any beneft OF said cs-
tate. ana II not exhibited for allowance
within two years from the date OF said let %
tiers they Will De forever barred.
WIN. &. ASItBURN.
PERRY MCilt NRl,
February II, 1905. Ext cuturs.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-14
COUNTY OFFICERS.
COURTS.

CIRCUIT LoURT-C. A. killian. Judge
Second Mondays in May. August and No
vember.
COUNTY CoURT-First Mondays in februn
ry. May August ana November.
PROBATE UoURT-second Mondays in Jan
uarr, April July an October
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-14
Between DeLassus and Pennington
LEAVE PENNINGTON.

Bet"eeh DeIassus an" rhtmlngton'
LEAVE PENNINGTON.
S:57 a. IN, Sunday only; HAS a. M,
daily; 1880 p. NJ. daily, S:,37 p. NJ, daily
except Saturday and Sunday; GIL p, M,
Saturday and Sunday only.
LEAVE DELAssUs.
9:I5 a. M, Sunday only; I2:76 p. m,
daily; 2:o2 p. m, daily; 5:53 p. M, daily
except Saturday and Sunday 6:24 p. M.
Saturday and Sunday only.
Federal Mill.
Cars leaving Pennington at 7;25 a. M.
and 4;79 p. III. run to Federal Hill only,
and a car leaves Federal for Pennington
week days except Saturday at 5:o4 p, M,
On Saturdays car leaves Federal at 1905
ID, III.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-06-04
ALONG THE WATERFRONT.
Report of Arrivals and Departures of
Vessels ard Those Loading at
the Mills.

The schooner S. C. Allen is att the
Union mill, loading for Honolulu.
The barkentine Newsboy is at the
Slade mill, loading for San Francisco
The steamer Acme sailed Tuesday
from the West mill for San Francisco
The steamer w. II. Murphy will sail
tomorrow from the Slade mill for San
Pedro.
The British steel steamer Wimble-
don is loading at the Slade mill for
Australia.
The British steamer Farley is TAX
ing on 100000 feet of lumber for
Australia.
The steamer Svea arrived in port
Tuesday. and is loading at the Wilson
mill for San Francisco.
The schooner Oceania Vance arrived
in Port Tuesday, to load at the Slade
mill for Santa Rosalia, Mexico.
The steamer Hoquiam arrived in
port Monday, and is loading at the
Hart Wood mill for San Francisco.
The schooner Francis H. Leggett
went from the West mill to the Union
mill, to complete her cargo for San
Pedro.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-06-04
OUR COUNTY DADS
REPORT OF ADJOURNED SESSION
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
WeStpahs Saloon License Held I'D.
Town May Go Dry. Northern pa.
CitiC Nus! Put FJagman on Aber-
deem Road. Road and Bridge Con.
tracts Let, etc.

The board of county commissioners
met last Monday in adjourned ses-
sion, and transacted routine business
and allowed the usual bills for the
month of May.
In the matter of granting a saloon
license to Alex Castrino at Westport
IA generally signed remonstrance was
filed against the application, and the
board laid the matter over until July
q, when the only other license at
Westport expires, in order to give the
people OF the town an opportunity to
express their wishes, for or against
having any saloons in the town.
a saloon license was granted Fred
Won Bargen, at Summit.
The engineer was ordered to make
a survey of the road petitioned for
at Cedarville.
The resignation of Andrew Bruce
as constable at Hoquiam was accept
ed and Herbert Palmer was appoint
A resolution was adopted requir-
ing the n. p. Ry. company to keep a
flagman at the railroad crossing of
the county road just east of the Wy
noochee river bridge.
The Chehalis & Pacific Land Co.
was rebated taxes amounting to
$3.50, the same being double pay
ment for 1907.
The application of the d. S. John
ston company to have $S.1S stricken
from the tax roll, claiming a double
assessment, was laid over for proof
of claim.
The application of n. G. Kaufman
for rebate of taxes, alleged to have
been paid by error, was rejected.
The contract for graveling the G.
H. Emerson road was let to Evans G.
Schofield, for $3.50 per cubic yard.
The county advertising for the en-
suing year was awarded to the vi
dette for 5 cents per inch for all in
sertions required, and cents per
description for delinquent tax no.
tices.
The Vidette was also awarded the
contract for job printing.
Anderson & Young, of Aberdeen,
were awarded the contract for grav-
cling the Copalis road, at $1.121a
per yard.
The contract for building bridge
over Black river was let to the
Northwest Bridge Co. for $3,195.
M. Ryan was rebated $2.69 for a
double tax payment.
The bill of the American Contract
ing Company for graveling on the
-Montesano road for $2,-
415.26 was laid over.
The bill of John F. Rogers for
$3.50 was rejected.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-06-04
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS
BELOW EXPENDITURES

WASHINGTON, June 1.-The
monthly statement of government re-
ceipts and expenditures shows a
deficit for the month of May 1908, of
S11,95S,991, as against surplus for
May, 1907, of $S,575,212.
The receipts for May, 1908, show
a decrease as compared with May,
1907, of S14,7S9,960, and the dis
bursements an increase of $5,744,-
242, making difference Of $2O,-
534,202.
> For the eleven months of the cur
rent fiscal year the receipts are
shown to have aggregated $546, ,4O7,-
$50, and the disbursements $780,
O1O, 755, leaving deficit for the
eleven months of s63,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-06-04

ticular from the original declaration
of intention made at the time of the
issuance of the securities, either in
their form, character, rate of inter
est, or otherwise, or from the uses
expressly stated at such time as to
which the proceeds of such securities
We're to be put, or the issuance of any
securities for any purpose which the
law does not authorize, or the fail
ure to report accurately and fully
whatever the law requires, or other
wise to comply with the provisions of
the law, should subject the directors
personally to such term of imprison-
ment as the law may prescribe.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-06-04
LABOR TROUBLES THREATENED.
Teamsters of S. w. Johnston Transfer
Co. Called Out Over the Seattle
Block Difficulty.

The labor trouble that began with
the refusal of the contractors on the
Seattle block has commenced to
spread, and has involved the team
sters of the S. w. Johnston Co., and
threatens the plumbers employed by
Carl l.. Peterson.
The Johnston company had made
contract to do the hauling for the
building and when the Trades Coun-
Gil declared the building unfair Mr..
Johnston was notified to stop hauling
or his stable would be placed on the
unfair list. Mr. Johnston informed
the council that he was running Il
union establishment and proposed to,
but that he was under contract that
would leave him subject to severe
loss if he failed to do the work.
To this the union officials replied
that the contract was no good, and
the building company could not re-
cover upon it. Mr.. Johnston then
informed them that if he would be
given a bond to indemnify him
against loss he would drop his con-
tract and let the bondsmen fight it
out. But this offer was declined and
the teamsterS were sailed out, after
the usual 24-hour notice was given.
During this "a hours the Johnston
company arranged with their men to
run the stable on a cooperative basis,
each man to take as much stock in
the company as he desired. and share
the profits. 1t was thought this
would relieve the situation, as the
teamsters would then be part own
ers, and not subject to the rules of
their union. But, a meeting of the
teamsters' union decided to call the
men out, and most of them went
An effort was made to have the
customers of the Johnston company
quit them by the unions, with what
degree of success is not known. Mr..
Johnston started out yesterday with
proposal to establish a Business
Mems Alliance, for the purpose of
arbitrating or otherwise settling la
Dor disputes without having the usual
upsetting of business, and he met
with good success, all business men,
and workingmen, as well, realize that
troubles of this kind are ruinOus to
business, and that this is as good a
time as any to arrange for their set
tlement in a manner fair to all con-
cerned before innocent parties are
caused to lose by them.
Carl l.. Peterson, the plumber, is
said to be in a similar difficulty over
this building, he having made con-
tract to do the plumbing before the
labor trouble began, and now finds
himself confronted with union trou-
bic on one hand, and loss for fail
ure to comply with his contract on
the other. 1t is sincerely hoped that
good counsels will prevail in this
matter, and an equitable adjustment
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-06-04
HERALD SPECIAL EDITION.
A Special Edition in Preparation for
the Purpose of Advertising the
Resources of Chehalis County.

The Herald will publish about
July 1 a special edition of sixteen
pages, containing a description of all
sections of Chehalis county to ad-
vertise the conditions and resources
of this favored region. The work of
preparing this edition is in the hands
of Mr.. Chas. L. Green, who prepared
the special edition of the Herald that
appeared June 2S, 1907, and which
was so favorably received.
This will be the first newspaper
edition to cover the entire county,
and the idea originated in the
Alaska Pacific exposition at
Seattle next year. The edition will
be 10000 copies, the distribution of
which all over the United States will
be calculated to attract visitors to
the exposition to this favored region
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-06-04
oregon ELECTIONS
GOVERNOR chamberlain Wins
CONTEST FOR SENATE.
democratic Candidate Must be Voted
tor united States Senator bv Re-
publican Legislators, Under Antis
Election pledges. Already Thev
are Trying to Escape Dilemma,

PORTLAND, June 2.-At q Iate
hour tohlght counting of the ballots
IN Yesterdays primaries show Gov.
Chamberlain was between 900 and
l'oo0 ahead of his opponent. Henry
NJ. Cake, republican. The final fig
ures are not expected to show much
variation from this lead.
Chamberlain's victory is not VIC
tory for his party. 1t is more in the
nature of personal triumph Ore
son normally is republican and in
904 Roosevelte plurality was 42.-
934. Gov. Chamberlain has twice
oeeh elected governor of this state.
personal charm of manner and
speech and Il brOadness of character
and principles has enabled him to
turn things political in Oregon topsv-
turvy.
The selection of Chamberlain by
by the people is but preliminary
step to the senatorship.
In Oregon, candidates for the leg
lslature align themselves either i'm
the statement No. |" column or in
the 'antistatement No. 1" column.
statement No. l is a pledge to sup
port in the legislature the candidate
having the Endorsement of the peo-
pie, and the "antis" prefers to elect
a senator on the old system of nomi-
nation and election in the senate.
The complexion of the next legis-
lature, as indicated by the returns.
Will be almost unanimously republic
can, and it may be the lot of a re-
publican legislature to send a demo-
crat to the senate. Already there is
considerable talk of possible de-
lection from the ranks of the state
ment No. 1" legislators, and it is not
impossible that in the seven months
intervening between now and the
date OF the next session of the legis-
lature that some plan may be de-
vised to defeat Chamberlain and send
a republican to the United States SEN
L I8uIpS
hand it would appear that there will
be about forty-eight 'statement No.
II men in the next legislature, in
Guiding seventeen senators and
tWenty-one representatives. 1t re-
quires forty-siX votes to elect.
Prohibition was an important fac
tor in the election, the anti-saloon
element making a surprising show
ing. From the returns at hand it is
believed that nineteen counties voted
dry in doubt, four; now dry. one:
partially dry, three.
w. r. Ellis, republican, was re-
elected for congress from the Second
district over John A. Jeffery, demo-
crat.
w. c. Hawley, republican, was re-
elected to congress without opposi-
tion in the First district
Equal suffrage was defeated by
heavy vote.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-06-04
CONDEMNS ATTACK ON EKP0SI.
ton BY ORGANIZED LABOR.
The Washington Labor Journal Talks |
to Some Leaders Straight From |
the Shoulder. Attack on Alaska
VukOn-paCifiC Exposition Severe
w Condemned.

SEATTLE, June 3.-The Washing
ton Labor Journal, one of the lead
ing labor papers published in the
Northwest and a supporter of organ
lied labor, devoted particularly to
acquainting building trades workmen
with the policy adopted and now en-
forced by the railroad organizations
of the United States and Canada, has
tion of labor temple leaders in plac-
ing the skaYukon-Paciiic exposi-
tion on the unfair list. 1t also makes
the statement that lit would be a
greater benefit to the principles of
organized labor to make an open shop
of the buildings under construction
and closed shop of the lodge room,
rather than to have a closed shop of
the buildings and an open shop of
the lodge room
In opposing the boycott of the ex-
position the Journal says:
THE Washington Labor Journal
disapproves in no mild terms the ac-
tion of the promoters that put the
Observation-Disclosures exposition on
the unfair list. Our reasons for thia
assertion are many and none are
evasive. The most important is that
p the liabilities far exceed the assets.
The attempted destruction of such an
edtice is simply business lunacy and
should be looked upon as treason to
the great Northwest. We might add
that the leaders have lost sight of
exact justice.
The term liabilities is applied in
the sense that the action of such per-
sons in such positions, and under
such conditions, places upon this
community a condition in which the
damage done and the liabilities in
Cured are enormous and cannot be
estimated by the average working
man. In order to be protected
against the personal ambition of such
labor leaders they should be possess
oQ Oh great dSSetS Ill OIueI lldC tlc
community receiving damages
through such action might have re-
course.
I'VE oppose the action of such
leaders for the reason that it is hard
ly the proper step for a local area no
larger than the state of Washington
to attempt to disrupt an international
proposition like the Alaska-Y Yukon
Pacific exposition, and to attempt to
destroy the pride of our state and
city. Before putting the exposition
on the unfair list something more
than the ambition of a parasite
should have been taken into consid-
Grafton. Wouldn't it have been more
appropriate for organized labor to
have erected a handsome building at
this exposition, and then visitors
could have gone home believing that
organized labor in Seattle is con-
structive and not destructive? En-
act Justice is overlooked, the return
to despotism is approaching and is
not headed by those exercising their
thoughts. There is one thing that
must be absolutely above suspicion
and above personal feeling or union
strife, and that is justice"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-06-04
New Logging Company.

The Hartman Logging company
has been incorporated by John Hart
man, Willis G. Hopkins and A. j.
Morley, the capital stock being NAM
ed at $45, 900. 1t is reported that
the company has been formed for
logging off 2O,OO0,0OO feet of timber
which Messrs. Hopkins and Morley
bought up on Delezene creeN last
week from the Montesano Lumber e.
Manufacturing company.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-06-04

De arrived at without causing a ces-
satlon OF work, such as Aberdeen can
i'll afford at this time.