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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
OF CARLETON COLLEGE

Friday, May -, at 500 p. IN. An
nual Exercises Of the Literary
Societies.
Saturday, May 30, at p. m. STU
dents Reunion and Alumni Meet
ing.
Sunday, May 81, at 80 p. IN. -Bac-
calauraate Sermon, by Rev. J. J.
Martin, ID. D., of Lamar, Mo.
Monday, June |, at 500 I'm. Grad
uate Recital, Department of Piano
and Theory.
Tuesday, June ., at 0.00a. IN. Glass
Day Exercises; Mt 800 p. m.
Annual Recital, Department of
Expression and Voice.
Wednesday, June 3, at 900 Il. III. -
Annual meeting Of the Board Of
Trustees; mt 500 p. m.-COm-
mencement Address, by Hon. j.
+. Swanger, Secretary of State,
Jefferson City, Mo-; Awarding Of
Diplomas.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29

A baseball team from Pennington
went to Doe Run Sunday and de-
feated the second team Of that
place by score of II to 4. A re-
turn game will be played at Wood
land park next Sunday.
Mr.. Abram Randol Of Jackson il
% years years old and is able to go
down town and get around quite
lively. He is n native Of Cape Cir
ardeau county.
Too much rain has spoiled the
crop of early potatoes in many Of
the southeast counties.
4 $1,000 building for school use
will bc built by the Catholics ut
FrcdrricktOwn.
Cotton was very much damaged
by the sand during one of the recent
storms.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
MAN AT FLAT RIVER
HORRIBLY MUTILATED

Last Friday evening phOtug-
raph"r named Frank Hutchinson
was terribly mutiatcd with Il razor
hv some unknown person. Hutchiu-
son was found in his room Saturday
morning, about sixteen hours after
the dastardly deed was committed,
lu very serious condition. He was
hurried to St Louis and placed in
the Missouri Baptist Sanitarium,
and the physicians in charge say
that he is very low and his recovery
is doubtful.
Hutchinson when found in his
room said that man whom hc did
not know assaulted him for money,
but thcr" is not much crcdrucr
placed on this statement as he had
money IN hispOckot when discovered
In his sud plight, and If money had
been the cause 0f assault IL il
reasoned that this money would
have been taken. Hutchinson came
to Flat River about year ago, was
very rrticcnt as to his past, and no
one knew anything about him. II is
Thought by those Investigating the
affair that perhaps some one whom
he had offended in the past has fol-
lowed him up and thus wrcaked n
revenge upon him.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
Coll on the President.

Dr.. +. {. Mccormick and daugh-
ter, Miss Florence, arrived home
from the East last Tuesday. Miss
Florence has just graduated with
credit from the Curry School of EN-
preston ut Boston. After the grad
uating exercises they visitck Wash
ingtun and New York. Through
Hon. NJ. K. Smith and others they
became acquainted with number
Of the Senators and Congressman
and their wives, and many courte-
sizes were shown them during their
four days stay in Washington, cs-
pecially to Miss Florence by the
ladies'. In company with Congress
man Smith they called upon Presi-
dent Roosevelt and when introduced
the President, with his broad smile,
shook hands cordially with them
and remarked, $50 you are from
Missouri and have to he shown. 4"
The President chatted with them In
n very democratic way for quite
awhile, and they were highly pleased
with their cordial reception. The
Doctor met several of the older
Congressman who knew and remem-
bered his father when he was IA
member Of the House. Miss Flor
ence is welcomed home by her many
friends.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29

Mrs. Nellie Talmage Breckenridge
was adjudged insane before the Pro-
bate Court in st. Louis Tuesday
and Henry 7. Ferris was appointed
her guardian. She possesses II val
nable tract Of land in North Mis-
souri,. Her mania consists of writ
ing checks on banks in which she
has no funds, and in purchasing
large quantities of goods for which
she has no use. Her many friends
hope that she will soon recover frcm
her afiiictiOn.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT

The Opera House was crowded
last Friday evening with the friends
Of the graduating class Of the Farm
ington High School. There were
three graduates, Miss Nealia Rock,
who chose for the subject Of her rs-
say, 1.-THE Influence Of Music"
RufYnor Lloyd, whose essay was on
THE Boy and the Man, " and Gu
ran Mccormick, whose subject was
81 Serve. Each essay showed care
ful preparation and was well read.
Each ON" of the graduates had Il
musical number, which added much
To the pleasure Of the occasion.
RutIncr Lloyd played "Tanhausrr, -
Miss Rock "Thc Mountain Stream, -
and Curran Mccormick sang "Thr
stream There was vocal duet
10y Misses Miriam Good and Iowa
WOODEN, and two choruscs by mom-
bars Of the High School, which re-
Elected much credit upon Miss May
Harlan, instructor of music for the
public schools. Mr.. Il. NJ. Talhert
delivered very fine address, and
presented the diplomas to the grad
yates.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
Presented With Cane,

Mr.. A. j. Zwart, who recently re-
signed the presidency Of the st.
Francois County Railroad, was pre-
scented last Thursday evening with
n handsome gold-hcaded cane by the
smplOyes of the company, with the
inscription "From the employees Of
the st. Francois County Railroad to
y. j, Iwart.' The presentation was
made by conductor Guy Tullock and
it was a gratifying surprise to Mr..
Iwart, showing as it did the high
esteem in which he is held by the
men who have been under him and
the cordial and friendly relations
existing between them. Air. Zwart
prizes the gift very highly.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
Notice to Farmers.

All farmers who sell wheat and
wish sacks for the coming season,
or who buy -four. mixed feed OF
brand in Pennington, are requested
TO mset at the Court House on Sat.
urday, Juno 9th, at 2 O'Clock p. m.
Don't fail to be present. We can
save IS cents on tho dollar, and why
not do it now. Let us all work to-
gether and We eAn make our own
-four and bread.
GEORGE MARTIN
and % other farmers of
81. Frsncois County.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29

The Democrats have been urging
Congress to pass Il bill for public
ity of campaign contributions. but
the Republican leaders, whose
main reliance is, as it always has
been, in a big campaign corrup-
ton fund contributed by special
interests for favors granted and to
be granted, have opposed the
measure. However, the pressure
of public opinion has been so great
that the Republicans have taken to
lodging the issue, and i'll the
House last week, in order to kill
publicity, they tackled on to the
measure as rider Crumpacker' $
dabolical bill to cut down the
South's representation because of
educational suffrage qualifications.
And thus rendering it as obnox-
ious as possible to Democrats, they
passed the measure, knowing that
it would never get through the
Senate in that shape, so that they
might go before the country in
this campaign with the hypocritical
pretense that they favored public
ity of campaign contributions.
The pretence is so shallow aud
shameless that no intelligent voter
is fooled by it and no honest voter
will give it his sanction. The fact
that Wall Street, the trust monop-
olists, the asset currency bankers,
the railroad magnates, ct id genus |
omne. are piling into the Taft band |
wagon, is evidence enough of what
sort of q campaign the Republicans
expect to conduct and whose Pres
ident Taft will be il he should un.
fortunately be elected.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29

Secretary Taft, whom Mr.. Roos-
evelt has decided shall be his sue
cessor, has climbed into the golden
chariot of the allied money inter
ests, and the Republican campaign
is to he run on the old corrupt
plan OF trust contributions to the
campaign fund. If he is elected
the special interests know they will
get their money back with big in
terest in the shape of special
favors. They never give some
thing for nothing, aud they always
know their man
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29

Our DO Nothing iuugirsa did
not adjourn the latter part Of last
week as was expected, nor the first
part Of this week. The Republicans
are trying to get together on some
sort OF currency measure that will
satisfy Wall street and the big
bankers aud TO do something with
which they can 60 before the coun.
try in this campaign.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29

The House Oh Thursday passed
the patched.up Wall street cur
rency bill by a vote Of lGG to lao,
every Democrat and II Republicans
voting against the measure. Al
drich thinks be will get action in
the Senate and be ready to adjourn
to day, but several Republican
Senators and all the Democrats are
opposed to the bill, and as that
body isn't tied ny with Cannon s
gag rules, adjournment may be
several days off yet.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
Candidates Announcements.
For Representative.

JOS. ~. DtNkI.IN Of Flat River author.
ICES US to announce him as n candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Representa-.
tive,
JOIIN W. GRIFFARD OF Flat River au
thorizes US to announce him as candidate
Tor the Democratic nomination for Repre-
sentative.
X. NJ. TALBERT authorizes us to announce
him ns candidate for the Democratic nom.
ination for Representative,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29

Ste. Genevicve is to have a hand
some new building, which will be
used rs an armory for Co. G Mis-
souri, National Guards. 1t is to be
completed sufficiently to use at the
Drummers' Convention in session
to-day and tomorrow.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
Notice OF Dissolution of Partnership

Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing he
tween J. 5. Clay, J. W. Buck and
W. \. Fleming of the County of st.
Francois aud State of Missouri,
under the firm name of Clay, Buck
d Fleming, is dissolved by mutual
consent, this first day of Nav. 1905.
j. $. CLAY
j. w. BUCk.
w. \. FLEMING.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29

The Democratic State Conyen
ton of Minnesota adopted the fol-
lowing johnson instructions: we
therefore instruct our delegates to
the National Democratic COnven-
ton to vote as unit for him, and
to continue to so vote as long a.
necessary to secure the nomination
of John A. johnson as the candi.
date for President " If they do
that they will have TO keep on vot-
ing until 1912, ard then some per
haps. 1t is already recorded that
Mr.. Bryan will be nominated at
Denver.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29

Hon. ". :. Cowhcrd, candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Governor, will speak at the Court
House in Pennington tomorrow
Saturday afternoon, May Both,
at 2:3O O'Clock. In the evening
he will speak at Flat River
Everybody is invited to be present
at these speakings aud hear this
distinguished citizen and Demo
Crat.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
For Aakessor.

6. ". CONVICTION, present Justice OF the
County court from the First District. an.
nounces his candidacy for the Democratic
nomination for Assessor.
THOMAS W. MARTIN authorizes us TO
announce him as candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for Assessor.
ED BIINGTON authorizes US to announce
him as a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Assessor.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
For Justice OF the County Court.

ALFRED COLE authorizes us to announce
him as n candidate for the Democratic nom
ination for Jnstice OF the County Court from
the First District.
DEAN GIBSON OF lockwood authorizes us
to announce him as candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Justice of the
County Court In the second District,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
STATE CASES.

Emmett Bono, murder; continued
upon application Of defendant and ut
his cost to next regular term.
John Wilson, gaming device; plea
Of guilty to gaming and fine of So.
Wesley Nash, stealing chickens
at night; plea Of guilty and punish
ment assessed mt two years in the
penitentiary, which was afterwards
rescinded and sentence to fifteen
days in jail substituted.
William Holley, murder; con
tinucd on application of defendant
at his cost to June 10th.
Eli La Plant, carrying concealed
weapons; plea of guilty and punish
ment assessed at ten days in Jail.
Emmett Hedgcoth, rape; plea Of
guilty and punishment assessed at
- years in the pcnitcntinry and de-
PENDANT sentenced accordingly.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
For Prosecuting Attorney.

X. &. TUCKER authorizes us to announce
him as n candidate for reelection as Prose
cutting Attorney, subject to the Democratic
nomination.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
For Sale or InnRa

Complete set Of butchers fixtures.
including blocks, ice box, cash reg
lister, scales, etc, also house to rent
known as the City Meat Market.
Apply to JOHN MURRILL.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
For Treasurer.

W. 7. HALLE authorizes us to announce
him as q candidate for the Democratic nom
nation FOR County Treasurer for n second
term.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29

Mrs. Johanna Herzog OF Ste.
Genevieve died on the 10Th, aged 81
years.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-05-29
CIRCUIT COURT.
CINlI. CASES.

Rev. John Gl"nnon ct al ". Rev
John Grafton ct al, injunction; dis
missed ds to first count and de
murrer ov"rrulcd ms Ia second.
David Sumcrs rs. Louisa +. PIN
ct al, partition; dismissed in ac-
rordamcc with stipulatious filed, each
party paying ono-half the costs.
Frank Fitch vs.. NJ r. d b. r.
railroad, appeal from }. p; judg-
mrnt by consent for defendant, each
party to pay onc-half tn" costs.
Ethel G., Hammock W. Dcslogc
Consolidated Co., damages motion
to make more definite and explicit
sustained; leave To- amend on or be-
fore August list, and continued to
next regular term.
Bank ~ Pennington VS.. Samuel
Pcrringcr 1t al, note attachment;
continued by consent to August
term; leave to plead on or before
first day Of term.
Emile Bauer vs.. J d. Counts,
replcvin; application for change of
venue to remain in allegiance until the
case between same plaintiff and
Weber Imp. Company is determined
in Court Of Appeals.
Carrie NJ Holt ct al vs. Frank NJ.
Boas ct AL partition; suggestion of
death ~ Susan Settle, leave to
amend petition and cause continued.
W. f.. London VI :. |. ID. Smith ct
al note; Judgment for SOL.
Rose l.. Malay W Nancy Ward
1T al, partition; W. :. Anthony mp
pointed guardian ad Item for Ella,
Mabel and Anna Hill, minor de
fcndauts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-29

To visit Nontan4 on honeymoon trip.
be- chewed mp 10. a cinnamon bear and
uhel rescued 10y your wife is what
happened to r. J. Eckerson. of Denver.
He returned to Denver with both arms
"a q sling, bat is the proud possessor Of
40 he3f skins two sets Of antIers. and
little wife who knows how and when
o shoot. II is because Of the cOplness
ana presence of mind Of his wife that
EckerSon is alive today
"a weeks ago Eckerson was mar
ried p Miss Blanche Phillips. or Lara
mie Wyo. Tho pair planned honey
moon Trip with bear. deer and an the
fIilis thrown in. but did rot anticipate
the excitement which was to follow
They pitched their tent thirty-seveI
miles from Kauspel Mort. ami began
the real business of living near 70
natures heart
Son of Scout
The nrs, day after reaching camp
Ecksrscu liHed a cinnam17 bear Next
morning re killed deer and on the
way To camp that afternoon his wife
killed another. Eckerson is the son OF
T.. Peterson. the old scout VINO was
9,ttG General custer and who esCared
massacre because custer sent him aW3y
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-29
A Moral People.

The Siberians are moral people.
The thief is their greatest criminal
and is given short shift. being stab.
bed when caught but not given the
rites Of their burial service. Unfaith-
ful wives are a great rarity. even
beyond the Arctic circle When the
wife is unfaithful. the husband has
the privilege OF biting of the tip 81 her
nose. Captain Baber declares that
he saw but two women thus nautiIatsd
in his ten years experience IN the
Arctic. Il the husband is unfaithfui.
the wife leaves him. taking the chill
dren. However. as the tia between
the parents and children IS most
affectionate one, the men seldom
break the laws The most terrible
punishment that can be afflicted upon
a Siberian father is TO deprive him OF
his children. All children arc loved
by these primitive people. II family
Of little ones is left motherIess and
fatherless. the other families eagerly
draw lots 10 see who shall take them
into their family. No matter II the
winner has big family OF his own
10 support, the additional duty is
carefully and thankfully done. # he
cannot get enough food TO last out
the winter, the other families contrib
ute their share
Much might be written about these
children Of nature. who have no books.
no god. no laws except their tradi-
tons They are unspoilsd. natural
and simple. just as the original fore
bears of the Aryan race we're when
civilization first began. These people
came from the same continent where
human life is supposed 20 have start
ed. but through all the thousands Of
years Of development the Siberian
natives have been the same. And II
is exceedingly doubtful Il the mis-
sfonary or the educator can improve
their lot to make them happier. Thss
had best be let alone
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-29
Not Afraid Of Rides.

The siberians along the Arctic are
not afraid OF q rife When the white
man first Denrated into the frozen
northern seas they carried rifles, and
now they viii handle one without
fear. But AT first they. certainly must
have thought It was the Evil one. In
the Baber party are I'VE men who
were rich enough TO own rifles. The
weapons are never used except TO xiii
bear or waIrus. Deer are shared and
strangied 10 death. Seal and otter are
harpooned- Birds and small ground
animals are SHARED. It is the practice
never 20 bleed an animal when killed
as the natives believe blood-drained
meat is unit to eat That accounts
for their never shooting any except
the larger animals Hunting Is their
life work. as we'll as their sport.
The women do the cooking. look
after the children. and fish The water
Of 5he Arctic is intensely coia. but the
Siberian women VIII wade ont TO their
necss with long net and seine for
Ash
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-29

before the battle in which the intrepid
general was killed. Therefore young
Eckerson. VINO is really and truly
"chir of the old block, believed he
could lex most any old bear He felt
c1ura geous when. about TOO yards from
camp and havir.. only one shell in his
rifle. he fired AT on old she bear who,
with two cubs had come down to the
water lie wounded the old bear on ting
nose about an inch from the eyes.
A moment later she Has upon him.
Eckerson dubbed with his fife and
for few minutes the Sulch seemed
fun of flying man aad bear He yelled
for assistance. and ais cries reached his
wife. who was pres ~ing a meal in the
tent "a hundred yalCs away. SEEING
rifle she hurried 10 the scene.
Coolly Faces Dagger
For several minutes she worked
around tie struggling mass of bear and
man irving to- set shot. Finally place
ins me uuzzie Of her rife to the right
shoulder If the bear, she pulled the
TRIGGER and all was over. The bear died
ard Nf-s. Jefferson helped her blee1Ing
husband To camp. ] hat night. upass ST
broke camp and drove back TO
KaEepeI
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-29
Natives on View.

For the drst time IN the history Of
sxpositions. the real unsuliied native
af the siberian Arctic will be on view
These natives are called Eskimos
from rbeir similarity in costumes and
h hits with the natives Of the mos.
porthern mart of North America. .et
th,,. are raclauy widely different III
intense cold and the lack Of other habit
ments makes it necessary. for them 10
vaa, f,Irs Yet would one hardly
a., that the native of the upper Anna
zon who wears only a strip Of cloth
about his body is in any way kin
to the native of the East Indies pr to
tho native Of darkest Africa JUS be
cause the Malay or the Negro limits
his clothing to a similar strip Of
cloth.
A party Of tnirty-four natives -of
northwestern Siberia will be a fes-
ture of the 1893 exposition. They come
from three different villages and. al
Slough living within $50 miles Of each
sther each tribe speaks a different
dialect. making it almost impossible
for them 10 peak TO the other. Th,re
are TWO tribes OF Sealmen and one of
Deermen. The Sealaea come from the
coast on the Arctic side OF Siberia
and are 50 called because they live
chiefly upon seal meat TIE Deermen
come from the interior and live on
Vp0isUD.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-29
Believe in Reincarnation.

Reincarnation Is one of their beliefs.
The soul OF the male passed into the
next male child born in that family.
and so with the females. Their re-
Hgton is one based on fear. they know
OF no supernatural power but that of
the devil Thus they make all their
prayers to mis- satanic majesty, to pro
pitiate him This vas rather funnily
illustrated one night while a party Of
the men attended vaudeville per
Torrance IN Seattle one of the acts
was thqt of a. sleight-of-hand MAJ
When the magician began to grow
treeS out OF a drinking gl2ss. and pull
Cd i've ducks out of a mans hair. the
approximations natives with one ac-
cord quietly dropped behind the seats
and crawIed out of the theater on
hands and knees They cast fearful
gIances behind TO see if the evil one
on the stage had observed their ae-
ton. When outside they ran like mad
to their living place. and quickly took
an accounting of the women and chill
dren- When all were found present
and unframed, they heaved signs Of
relief, and probably win retain the be-
lief all their lives that they saw the
devn himself
Sacrifices OF blood are made 10 the
devil whenever q member OF the fam
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-29
Woman Kills Bear TO Save Husband

AIRS F.ckerson when questioned about
the encounter. But I knew that If
didn't shoot right quick would be a
widow and. anyway, 7 have shot three
bears before, so knew more about
them than some folks would.
My husband was chewed up some,
hut he will como out Of it all right
and We will Away keep that bear skin
Still. if We ever utke another hunting
"trip. I would rather he took several
friends along. Bears are all riTht until
one comes in close quarters with them
and then they are very dangerous.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-29
PAID For Autopsy

Joshua Beeman was awarded $1,000 BY
4 jury at Spokane. Wash. as compensa-
ton for the autopsy performed on tie
corpse Of Mrs. Beemau January 5, 1905,
by Dr. NJ F. Settlers. without the con-
sent of the husb- nd OF the deceased
woman. Mrs. Beeman died at hos
pital on January Of a complication of
diseases which puzzled the physician
IN his complaint against DIT. Settlers
Reeman alleged that the physician had
the body removed 30 the undertaken
and there dissected and mutiliated the
er1a ms. Eeeman sued Dr. Settlers Tor
HIn 600 damaCGE