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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-17

Under the law providing for parry
nominations by direct vote, approved
March 18th, 1907, all candidates for
elective offices must be nominated by
a primary held at the regular polling
places of each precinct on the first
Tuesday of August 1908. and every
two years thereafter This law does
not apply TO special elections to AL
vacancies, nor TO The office Of county
superintendent Of schools, nor to city
officers not elected at a general state
election, nor to town, village and
school district officers.
At least ninety days before such
August primary the Secretary Of
State notifies the County Clerk OF
each county that candidates are to
be nominated foT designated Offices.
Within ten days after receiving such
notice the County Clerk publishes It
in four papers in the county. This
publication must appe9r once week
for six weeks, and is for the purpose
Of notifying the voters Of the county
that nominations are in order
County Officers.
There are two ways in which per
son desiring to run for the party nom
nation for county office may have
his name printed on the official ballot
used at the primary.
First He may file with the County
Clerk a declaration. giving his resi-.
dence and stating that he Is a candi.
date for the nomination for such Office
at the hands Of some designated polit
ical party. Such declaration may be
in the following form:
|, .......... do hereby declare
myself n candidate for the nomi.
nation for the Office Of.........
Of. County, Missouri,
On inc 'llthtl, anu
desire that my name be placed
on the official ballot as candi.
date for said party nomination at
the primary election to be held
...........190. | will qualify
for said office II nominated and
elected. My full name is,.......
and reside at LIST. Francois
County. Missouri.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
This declaration should be fled at
least sixty days before the first Tues
day in August preceding the general
election.
Second. Or nomination paper in
behalf of the candidate may be filed
with the County Clerk at least sixty
days prior to the first Tuesday in
August Such nomination paper must
be substantially in the form pre-
scrlbed by law which is as follows:
!, the undersigned. qualified
elector of the (........ precinct
of the town of. ...........), or
1.-THE .............. precinct OF the
...........wa ward OF the city of
............), county f.......
and state Of Missouri, and mem.
Der of the ....,,... party, hereby
nominate. ........., who resides
in the town of.........), in the
county of ......, as a candidate
for the office OF (here specify
the offlce).. to be voted for at
the primary, to be held on the
first Tuesday of August. 190..,
as representing the principles of
said party, and | further declare
that intend to support the can
didate named herein.
Name of signer. Residence. Date.
........... .,.',... ....'... ......
This nomination paper should have
the above form written or printed at
the top of each separate sheet. The
signatures on sheet which does not
have this form at the top thereof will
not be counted. Each signer OF a
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-17
Vacancies.

Vacancies occurring after the pri.
mary are filled by the party commit
tee OF the county, district or State,
as the case may be.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-17
National Committeeman, Presidential
Electors, and Delegates TO
National Conventions.

The state committee of the party
calls Il convention Of delegates, 10 be
appointed. chosen or elected In such
manner as It may prescribe, for the
purpose OF nominating presidential,
electors, cloctng delegates to nation.
al conventions. elccting members Of
national committees and doing any
act not inconsistent with the law.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-17

The party congressional committee
elects two members Of the party State
committee. at meeting held on the
second Tuesday in August after the
primary election. The place of this
meeting is designated by the then
chairman OF the congressional com.
mittpc.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-17

AS to candidates for the office of
representative to the general assem-.
bly, of Missouri. Section 0 of the new
law has the following: Provided that
the Office OF representative to the
general assembly of Missouri shall be
regarded as n county office under the
provisions of this act" Therefore
the procedure governing in the nom.
nation of county officers would apply
to the case OF representatives to the
assembly,
The newspaper., 1908-02-07
Mexican Railroad Methods.

"As the son of a soldier and hav-
ing lived in the midst of alarms dur
ing my tender years, ! may be ac-
counted a man out of the ordinary" ="
remarked Phil X Gordon. after whom
Fort Phil Kearny is named. but l
must say that travelling on Epes Ran
dolph's trains in the state of Sonora,
Mexico. is liable TO cause cold chills
to run up and down your spine.
Il was on the Sonora railway re
Gently when the Mexican brakeman
rushed into our car and spoke excited
ly to the conductor. who. by the way,
was an American.
What's the matter7' l asked. for
was interested. owing to the excite
ment of the brakeman.
"'Oh. nothing replied the conduc-
tor. and he continued his converse
ton.
After the lapse of an hour he
slowly gathered himself together and
observed that he would go forward
and see what the Mexicans had been
doing.
You should have seen that car.
II looked like a butchers shamples,
for somebody had gone a-knifing for
some one else. and the end was that
it was a free fight for all. The con
ductor calmly locked the door. wired
to the next station for the police, and
there was no further trouble. l won
der what would have happened IL a
car on one of our railroads was
turned into a butcher shop"
The newspaper., 1908-02-07
SOCIETY GIRL IN A SEWER.
Falls Into manhoIe in Storm and .,
Almost Drowned.

Oakland. Cal-Suit may be brought
against the city of Oakland for heavy
damages by Miss Anna Coleman. a
prominent young society woman and
musician. who fell into a sewer man
hole during a recent storm and dislo-
Gated her shoulder and broke two lig
aments in her arm.
Miss Coleman was on her way TO a
friends house. Broadway. at Twenty
sixth street, was flooded. but Miss
Coleman made the best OF her way
across and stepped upon some boards
that she thought lay upon the side
walk Instantly she sank into the
waters Of a surging sewer outlet Her
shoulder hit upon the curb and her
side was also injured by the fall.
Miss Coleman screamed for help. for
she was In imminent danger of be
ing drawn under the surface of the
water by the suction. and then she
would have been drowned. She was
rescued by some men passing and
was conveyed to Fabiola hospital She
will not be able to use her arm for
many months.
The newspaper., 1908-02-07

the crows, but they were not to be
easily baked. The crows attacked his
rubber boots, which were unprotect.
ed, and in few moments they had the
appearance of a sieve. Mr. Niles lay
perfectly motionless, which caused
the birds to return to their roost. The
opportunity which the hunter was
awaiting had now presented itself,
and he slowly pulled himself from
the protecting embrace of the tree
and vine. He had vowed he would
take a parting shot at his enemies
in return for their treatment, but while
his intentions were good his reckon
Ing was wrong. He had no more than
raised up and got his gun in position
than he was sighted by the crows. and
they attacked him more fiercely, If
possible. than before, and back to the
tree and vine went Paul This time
he did not venture forth until night
had settled down. when he slowly
wended his way Freeportward. a sad
sight, bleeding from the wounds on
his neck and hands. and his clothing
slashed literally into shreds.
Had Mr.. Niles remained and gath
cred the heads of the crows which
he slaughtered he would have re
ceived a sufficient bounty from the
county to buy new pair of boots and
have had some change left, but he
says he would not have stayed there
another minute for 800. The noise
made by the crows was the most un-
earthly sound he had ever heard.
Instances OF similar experiences.
while rare. are nevertheless recalled.
one Freeport man saying that he had
once seen a number of crows attack
a man who was carrying a large piece
OF meat weighing perhaps 40 or so
pounds. The man dropped the meat
in his flight and 1t was carried away
by the crows to their roost
The newspaper., 1908-02-07
Railroads to Gross Andes.

The prophets predict that ere many
years have passed there will be at
least three railroads across the Andes.
one of them transcontinental. the 9TH
ers connecting with steamers on the
Amazon or its tributaries. The line
which now runs from Valparaiso to
Juncal is to be extended through a
long tunnel. which in five or ten years
will be finished, and 1t will connect
with an Argentine road at Mendoza.
The remarkable Central Peruvian
road. which rises 5000 feet in so miles
from it's terminus and crosses the east
ern range at an elevation of 1866
feet, will in no great time be ready to
carry passengers TO the Ucayali river.
thence there is an S00mile journey
ere the traveller reaches the head of
navigation for ocean going vessels.
And that place is 1000 miles from the
Atlantic. Another road farther to the
north will greatly shorten the Jour
ney.
The newspaper., 1908-02-07
Snake in Christmas Tree.

Philadelphia.-Mr. and Mrs. George
Miltenberger had an exciting exper
fence the other day before they killed
big blacksnake which came from
Maine in a Christmas tree.
The tree had been bought at the
Reading freight yard. snugly bound
with cord. and slowed away in the
cellar. The dormant snake came &c
life. and. while on an errand to the
cellar. Mrs. Miltenberger discovered
it crawling from the tightly bound
tree.
Mrs. Miltenberger gave scream
and tainted. Her husband rushed &c
her rescue. revived his wife and as
sailed the snake. They used a live
coal. set the tree on fire and had tc
abandon the snake hunt to save theiI
home from destruction.
The blaze finally was extinguished
and the halfcooked reptile was killed
with poker.
The newspaper., 1908-02-07
MINERS HAVE TO WORK HARD.
Pay Good. But Labor Is Very Heavy
In the kiondike.

Mining in the Klondike is strenuous
work and after putting in a summer
there the miner has fully earned n
winters rest" says an engineer who
has Just returned from the Klondike
to spend the winter. IT'S ten hours
a day without any stop for Sundays.
holidays or anything else. and II you
can't stand the pace. out you go. On
the dredges II is little easier, for
while the dredges are kept going all
the time, the men work only eight
hours, three shifts being used on
each dredge. The pay is good, but the
men are mighty glad when the sea
son is over.
Nearly all the mining In the Klon-
dixie country is done by big corpora
tons. Their plan is to buy out all
the mining claims on stream in
which they want to operate. A min
Ing claim is 600 feet along the stream
and l 900 feet on each side OF the cen
ter line of the stream. First they
dredge out the bars and riverbeds for
The newspaper., 1908-02-07
CROWS SAvAGElY
ATTACK HUNTER
PAUL NILES NEARLY PICKED TO
DEATH BY BIRDS HE DE-
CoYED WITH CALL
THRILLING ENCOUNTER TOLD
Black Pests Answer Lure Of Man in
Swarms and He is Held Prisoner
Under Grapevines for
Hours.

Freeport. Ill.-Viciously attacked by
hundreds Of crows the other after
noon, Paul Niles. railroad fireman.
living in Freeport. was compelled to
exert all his efforts in protecting him
self from the infuriated pests which
set upon him and threatened to tear
him to pieces. The battle waged for
more than an hour. Mr.. Niles finding
safety in fleeing TO a tree around
which a huge grapevine was wound.
and crawling under the vine he pro-
tected his face, while his rubber boots
The newspaper., 1908-02-07
NEW SYSTEM A GOOD ONE.
interIocking Switching Plant That
Can't Make Mistakes.

One of the largest railroad signal
and interlocking switching plants in
the world has been put into operation
by the Delaware, Lackawanna & West
ern railroad The new plant controls
all of the train movements at the new
Hoboken terminal of the Lackawanna,
and is the first plant of the track cir
cult interlocking type to be installed
in this country. There are 131 little
switches on every track that runs
into the main terminal. The old way
of switching required at least 80 men
to do the work. Under the new ar
rangement four men can do the work
in less time, and so perfectly con-
structed is the plant that, according
to the engineers. it is almost impossi-
BILE to make a mistake. This system
of interlocking eliminates the oldfash-
ioned detector bars used with the old
er interlocking plants. In the inter
locking cabin, where the system ope-
ated. there is a perfect model of the
yard. showing every track controlled
by the apparatus and which indicates
at all times to the men in charge ex-
actly how the system is working. As
soon as the automatic signals are In
stalled, the engineer. before he starts
his train. will get his signals, his
routing will be absolutely fixed and
the signal will indicate TO him when
and where to move. AS soon as the
engineer gets his train on the fixed
route the operator in the tower can
not possibly change that route or
change the switches under that train
until the train is clear of the route
1t will be impossible for another train
to foul that train while it is on the
route fixed for 1t. Seventy-fiye miles
OF insulated wire was used in connect
ing the track circuits with the inter
locking layout. The system is known
as the electro-pneumatic, the power
used being compressed air, the move
ment of the switches being controlled
by a piston operating in an air-cylin-
der. The operations in the air cylin-
ders are made by means of a magnet.
electrically controlled. which opens up
an air valve. so as to apply the air
in the cylinder in such fashion as to
move the switch. When the train is
made up in the terminal and is ready
to go out, the station master touches
a little electric button, which indi-
Gates to the director in the operating
tower that the train is ready to go.
The director then fixes the routing
for that train. gives 1t the signal and
the train is OF on its journey.
The newspaper., 1908-02-07
STRAIGHT Railway Track.

In spite OF the apparently mathe-
matical straight lines which many OF
the western railways appear to follow
on the map. it has been stated that
the record in this respect will be beat
en- by the new national transconti-
mental railway. otherwise known as
the Grand Trunk Pacific. 20 miles of
which will be constructed without n
curve. Five years ago. however. a
length of II miles OF perfectly straight
railway. track was constructed on the
extension of the Rhodesia railways
from Bulawayo in the direction of the
Victoria falls. So far, therefore, as
the length of straight line is con
cerned. the record is held by the por.
ton of the Rhodesia railways above
referred to.-London Times.
The newspaper., 1908-02-07
They Commenced to Attack Mr.. Niles.

and his clothing were literally picked
TO pieces. He yentured forth once to
again give battle to his foes. but they
quickly drove him to cover. where he
remained until the kindly shades of
night settled down and he returned to
Freeport unmolested.
Pauls great love for sport caused
him TO go on a hunting expedition.
and his direction was in the vicinity
OF Dakota village. Coming upon three
or four crows. and wishing. IL possible.
10 attract more of them. he gave a
crow call. The answer was greater
than he had anticipated. for out of
the surrounding trees came such a
flock OF crows that the sun was OBJ
scured from view and gave the ap-
pearance OF an immense black cloud
passing overhead. The crows came
with their necks stretched and In a
straight line for the hunter. who in
stantly realized he had battle on his
hands lie blazed away with his
doubled-barreled shotgun. and each
crack brought many crows to the
ground. the falling of the bodies max
ing a noise like the falling of hail on
n tin roof. The shooting had the eff
feet OF more thoroughly arousing the
crows which were not injured. They
commenced TO attack Mr.. Niles face
and hands and had torn large holes
In his clothes when he realized he
would be unable to cope with them
in an open fight. fearing that they
might pick his eyes out.
A tree few yards away and the
grapevines around II was his haven of
refuge. and hither he scurried with all
the fieetness that he possessed. Climb
ing under the grapevine he was able
TO protect his face and hands from
The newspaper., 1908-02-07
HAD NOT GUMPTION
sOOD REASON WHY RAIlRoADER
WAS STILL BRAKEMAN.
Incident Noted by Chicago Writer
Told the Whole Story-No Ad-
vancement Possible for
Such a Man.

1 wondered why it was that young
man was a brakeman on passenger
train, writes Hollis w. Field in the
Chicago Tribune.
1t was up in Wisconsin, and for
miles through the dust of the roadbed
and the storm of cinders from the
locomotive / had sat in the smoker,
smoked and smoking-some.
Having no one to talk to, and-be-
cause of the dust and the cinders-un-
able to have talked anyhow, l passed
the time wondering at that brakeman.
He was a handsome, well-built fellow,
20 years old, neat, attentive to the
calling of the numerous stations, quick
at alighting on the depot platforms,
friendly with scores of station loun-
gers, and yet alert in passing on the
conductors starting signal to the en-
gineer.
Altogether it seemed an outrage that
such young man should be passen-
ger brakeman on a branch line, Job
that had no beginning and no end
worth the while. But not till We
reached the end of the line did ! dis
cover why this young man was a pas
senger brakeman.
Long before We pulled into the ter
minal station the news agent had
stripped himself of his livery, emptied
his fruit baskets, packed his papers
and periodicals, busted and brushed
himself for the streets. In one OF
the brackets at the far end Of the car
two of the news agents small baskets.
empty. rested squarely and firmly
against the motion of the trains, one
"nested" within the other.
The train still was bowling on when
the brakeman began to strip himself
of his official blue coat and vest and
visored cap. We were bowling still
when he stepped to the car bracket
for the purpose of depositing coat,
vest and cap In the same bracket
which contained the "nested" baskets.
First. the brakeman took out the
baskets. spread his coat neatly In the
bottom of the bracket. laid his vest
over it. topped the two with his cap,
and set the nested baskets back on
top. but bottom side down. And the
baskets toppled TO the floor. naturally
He preserved his temper and sci
them back-and down they came
again.
Something was wrong. He decided
is was the cap. He tucked the cap un'
der his coat. and set the backets back
upon the coat and vest But before
he could get into his street vest,
down came the baskets
He was mad. ] think. ] think he
swore. He got into his coat before
he picked up the baskets. brushed him
self, looked into a mirror-and then
did that which four grains of com
mon sense would have prompted in the
beginning:
He took his clothes out of the brack.
ct and set the "nested" fat baskets
back into place. Then he spread his
coat in the bottom of the top basket,
laid his vest smoothly upon the coat,
and far over set his cap aslant from
its visor. and everything was there to
stay until the COWS came home.
Why he didn't do that in the be
ginning is why he was a brakeman on
a jerkwater passenger train.
The newspaper., 1908-02-07
Scheme to Prevent Fires.

In railroad operation great loss is
caused by wooden bridges being de-
stroyed by fire, and in nearly an cases
the blaze is caused by the live Goals
dropping from ashpans of the locomo-
tives. In order to prevent this the
Northern Pacific Railroad company
now covers the woodwork of all
bridges with sheets of galvanized iron.
riveted In place. In this manner all
portions of the woodwork exposed to
such danger are entirely covered.
The newspaper., 1908-02-07

the entire length OF their holdings
which may be ten or 12 miles and even
more. and when this work is done
they wash out the benches on the
banks. They surely do clean up every.
thing in the gold line
Wages are good in the mining coun.
try. Ordinary miners and laborers re
ceive five dollars a day and found
and engineers seven and eight dollars
n day and found. A sensible man can
put up nice little pile in good sea
SON"
The newspaper., 1908-02-07
Rallasted with Gold.

A section of the Canadian North
ern railroad running northwest from
Sudbury and crossing the Vermil-
lion river. is unique in that 1t is bal
lasted with gold. Every yard OF the
gravel used for ballast has been found
to contain from so cents worth to a
dollars worth of the precious metal.
in the shape of fine dust, and a syn
dicate is installing machinery for Its
installation.
The newspaper., 1908-02-07
Advice to Young People.

There was a time" says the Cath
olic Universe, when young people
were advised to marry. Now we oh
serve from the report of recent ad
dress to graduating nurses, It is neces
sary to renovate this simple counsel
into Marry and stay married."
The newspaper., 1908-02-07
REGULAR Thinq.

Foote Lighte-I see in some Wen
nese schools photograph which re
peats speeches as recited by eminent
actors has been introduced in orde,
to teach the pupils declamation.-
Yonksrs Statesman.
The newspaper., 1908-02-07
Indications Of the Fact.

My wife used to be on the stage
once. Can you guess what was her
speciality"
Easily. Monologue in the continu.
ous.-Baltimore American.
The newspaper., 1908-02-07
MANY wouId.Be Railroaders.

Recently the Victorian railroad au- |
tborities received 5000 applications |
fos 700 vacancies.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-19
GIVES UP HUSBAND
 FOR LITERARY LIFE

Chattanooga. Tenn, June 1S.-Mrs. Hugh Ferrel deserted her husband yes terday on the eighth anniversary of their marriage, so as to devote chr entire time to literary work. Mrs. Terrell, who writes under the name of Grace Duncan Terrell, has had much success recently with short stories and poems. It is said she was influ- enced in leaving her husband by the action of Grace McGowan Cooke, a writer, who deserted her husband hre after 14 years of welded
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-19
CHANGED HANDS.

Arlington Bar has been leased and will be conducted in the future under the supervision of Lou E. Owen, who extends special invitation to all friends and their friends and to all whom are half way willing to be friendly. All will be appreciated and as of old will always find little some thing good in lunch line. Thanking all for past patronage, I am yours busy fixing something to please all.
 LOU k. OWEN. For men only. 5-2O-1m
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-19

ing Tuesday night ne intends to- re- main at the Hotel Gayoso until some time Thursday.
 Il want to get a chance to be by myself. so as to get my lectures to- gether and get acquainted with them he said. and I would have been so bothered had l remained in Washing ton.
 Oh. yes, he declared. T am always glad much as you like, except about certain things. If you want to tall. religion or literature. I'm your man: but have no real interview just now. Memphis News Scimitar.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-19
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

By special request the time an nounced for receiving and opening bids for the Davis Hospital, which is to be erected by the Ladies Hospital Association, has been extended to June 25.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-19
"JOHN SHARP" IS
 MEMPHIS VISITOR

John Sharp Williams, the Missis- sippi congressman, is in Memphis en route to points in Arkansas. where he
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-19

life, in order that she might live the life of a literary recluse
 Mr. Terrell holds a responsible posi- ton with a local hardware store. and has given his wife every comfort.