The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-03-06

in saloon at Doe Ram 10y To,r ard
james Francis.
Aug. % ode William, -" by
Nose Bridges, the later driuh!ur
Nov. Harry \. Lett 81 OF md
killed by O. =. Met ar,cr inn Farm
ingtOu saloon.
Nov. IA George Gordon sent To-
penitcntiary for seven years for
perjury growing out of ahUN" ease.
1904
March S-Trinko Sardyga acci-
dentally killed 10y NatChkc DohrOl-
sky with shotgun. With others they
were canning beer near Blue Goose
saloon.
July 4-Joscph Gavin shot and
killed Sam and Ed Gam and wound
ed young lady at picnic AT Knob
Lick. Liquor had its part In the
tragedy.
July 3-Dick Newman fred four
loads into body OF Anthony nolan.
Said to hay" previously Iuar'rlI"d
in saloon near Flat River.
Sept. Jake WOODEN Killed near
Dosulg". All in party said To- have
been drinking.
Oct. 24-Jrrry Highl"y committed
sun wv III tNAhl ~bl'''ll II' 60 = AMI
we'll. Had been drinking heavily.
1905.
Jan. lS-Jm Harris shot and
killed Dan Sparks i'm FNius. Dis
turhanCc and tragedy i'm saloon and
yard In its rear.
July Gain Bowen killed VIM.
Moore with chair. Quarrel began
in saloon in Claytown over board
bill. The latter was intoxicated
sept. ELLIS Coifmau killed John
W. kolh nj Flat River. The latter
had been drinking heavily,
sept. 4-Georgc Horn shot and
killed Constable Burns at Flat
River. Former had been drinking.
sept. 4-Clareuc" Marl"r killed
George Nelson at Daytown. The
latter had been drinking.
Dec. l9-James Wright stabbed j.
n. Cook ut Elvins Had been
drinking.
Jan. 24-Chas. Mutsch seriously
injured Ieno Cole at Lockwood.
, Liquor played its part
Feb, lD-John Sutton shot and
wounded VIM. Richardson and Wade
Hampton in latter's saloon at FL.
wins.
June ll-Mute Mcmillan. while
intoxicated, shot and wounded Ed
shannon mt Frankclay.
July N-Jake holland shot and
killed John Enloe near spider sa-
loon in Daytown. Both consider
ably under the influence Of liquor ut
the time.
Sept. 2O-Arthur Thompson killed
Willis Neal in fuckers saloon Mt
Elvins.
1907.
Jan. 22-GcOrgc Kctchrrsidr shot
in arm at Spider saloon at Daytowu.
Disturhanc" caused Toy intoXiratior.
April 3O-ROhcrt Black while drunk
and causing disturbance, twice shot
Night-marshall Emmett Justice nj
ElNins. Five years in p"uitrntinry.
May lS-Jm Harris shot hy Goo.
Gould at Joe Smiths saloon, FL
wins.
July John McLarncy. drinking.
shot and painfully w"undcd George
W. Las hl"y at Do" Run shut No. !.
July l-Elihu.Goiug "rcidou'allv
killed while going home intoxicated.
1908.
Feb. S-Emmett Bono shot and
killed Ed Robinson in Doe Run su-
loon.
Feb. lS-City Marshal Joe Ratv.
of Elvins, shot Ed Freeman In the
neck in ElvinS snlu.n. Lntfnr
drinking and disturbing the peace:
resisted arrest.
Feb. lS-Henry Hubbard. while
drinking, assaulted and attempted
To rob Chas. Bremen ut Flat River.
Feb. John Evans shot and
killed by VIM. Holly in Doe Run,
Former drinking.
To the above array of facts. show
ing the rayages of li,uur W It.
Francois county in tie pn,i five
years, add the suicides from drink
the divorce cases from drink the
quarrcls and disturbances not pub
lished, the tragedy OF want In many
homes, neglected families, broken
homes and untold suffering and pre-
mature deaths of many good men.
! And yet the opponents of local OBJ
ton point to 81 miles of rock road.
SIG 600 annunl county saloon rev.
enue.
Think, Mr.. Taxpayer; think, Mr..
Business Man; think Mr.. Laboring
Man. The county and these i'm,
provements will go right abead