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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
spent LAST EIGHT
YEARS IN MISERY
Boston Banker Says His Life Has Been Hope
less for that Length of Time.

time / spent over $500 with abso-
lutely no relief. felt that 1t would at
least do no harm TO try the medicine
which was hearing SO much about.
During these eight years / have
been forced to 90 without solid food
for 1--WE and six weeks at n time. !
always had sour stomach, was
troubled with formation OF gas, and
led the usual miserable life OF the dys.
peptic. was dull, tired, nervous and
gloomy all the time, and was always
constipated.
81 have taken Cooper's medicine
comparatively short time. For the
past month | have not had the slight.
est sign of stomach trouble. | can eat
anything with no bad effect whatso-
ever. | have a fine appetite, am gain
ing flesh very rapidly am cheerful,
full OF energy, and my nervousness has
disappeared. Ny bowels are In perfect
condition for the first time In eight
years.
81 don't hesitate to SOY that ! would
not take $4,000 and be back where /
was. MY relief and thanEtulncas Il
beyond description.
We sell Coopor'5 fHnou5 9cer1r'i'"3
described in the above gtat .i.a.-..
f. NJ. Laakman.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
Eat Men and Jobs.

Employment agents say it's about as
hard to get work for fat man AZ for
a gray.haired one. According to their
statements, employers of labor hold
that n fat man is incident They as
sert that the hustler. bhe fast, nervous,
energetic worker Is sinewy rather
than fat, and does 30 per cent. more
work than the soft, fat fellow. 1T is
not uncommon for us to advise fat ap-
plicants to diet" said an employment
agent, "and reduce their weight before
beginning to canvass for n job" So
far as recorded. DR.. Osler has ex.
pressed no opinion on the expediency
OF chloroforming men who are running
to adipose tissue.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
MAYORS PROCLAMATION
Notice Of SpeCIQ| Election

Notice is hereby given that ON Tuesday
January 70. 1903. special election viii be
held I'm the city of Pennington, In the wards
of said city. for the purpose OF submitting
TO the qualified voters OF said city the ques'
ton of authorizing the said city to increase
its Indebtedness IN excess OF the annual In
come for the purpose OF establishing MI
nicipal Electric Lighting and Power Plant
as designated in Ordinance No. g2s as here
with published.
The election for the First Ward shall be
held at the Mayors ONCE.
The election for the Second Ward snail be
held at the Court House, Sherin's ofIlce.
The election for the Third ward shall he
held at l.. j. Cundin s ONCE.
The election for the Fourth Ward shall be
held at Henry Manlcy's Shoe store.
January nth, 1875. GEORGE VI. WILSON,
Attest: Mayor.
SAM'L l.. ASBURY,
Clerk.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
Worse and Worse.

4 convict in Il German prison had
been extremely refractory. One means
and another had been tried. but moth
Ing could break his spirit One morn.
Ing the governor said to the warder:
II say, Huber. the scoundrel is be.
having worse than ever Put him on
bread and water" But he is already
doing two fast days. sir" Then give
him cookery book to read. We must
break his spirit somehow. ILLUSTRATED
Bits.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
Missouri's Mineral Yield a5o, 900, 600

The Republics Washington cor
respondent says that Missouri was
one of twelve states of the Union
which yielded more than $50, 000,-
600 worth of mineral wealth in
1906.
The combined value of the mineral
production of the twelve States
amounted to more than ST. ,4SS. 600.
600. Missouri's contribution to
the whole, however, was only 3
per cent. Pennsylvania produced
80 per cent; Ohio IL per cent;
Illinois 6 per cent; New York and
West Virginia, 4 per cent each;
Montana, Colorado and Michigan
3.5 per cent each; Arizona 3 per
cent; Alabama and California = 3
per cent each.
These figures are given in re-
port of the Geological Survey,
which has just been issued. Since
the survey began its work in 1880
on the mineral statistics of the
country, the value of the mineral
production has increased more than
ivefold. From 1864 ,928. 29S in
1880, it has risen gradually, with
fluctuations, to 1902 ,jl7 go in
1906.
The value of the metallic products
Of the country increased from $702,
453, l0l in 1905 to 1856, 10, 500 in
1906; that of the non metallic pro.
duets from 1921, 075, 6l0 to 81, =.
0l0, 1874 $50. AS heretofore, coal
and iron are the most important
mineral products, the value of coal
in 1906 having been $5l3,0f9 500,
and that of iron sos, 100000.
Copper is third in value with
SIT, 595, SSS; clay products fourth
with $l6l, 032, 722; gold fifth with
1874 1873, 800, and petroleum sixth
with 500, 444 1876. 1t is noteworthy
that the value of the silver output,
$3S, 256, 400, was exceeded by that
of lead. which amounted to 500, 917,
442.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
All We're Prime Ministers.

An eminent surgeon was once sent
for by Cardinal Du Bots, prime minis.
ter of France. to perform a very seri-
Gus operation upon him. The cardinal
said to him: you must not expect to
treat me in the same rough manner
as you treat your poor miserable
wrctches at your Hotel Dieu." My
lord. replied the surgeon, with great
dignity, every one Of those miserable
wretches. as your eminence is pleased
to call them is a prime minister in
my eyes. Success Magazine,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
The Needs Of the City Of Pennington

tNS W wv S'Nt
Editor TIMES: NJ one will con-
tend that we, as n city. do not need
all of the improvements that linz
TINES in last weeks issue claimed
that we need at this lin.r. Aud we
will have all of them rs soon Ms We N
citizens of the city and school district
will agree to pay for them aud not
until then. But we can not settle on
all of these improvements AT one time
We are now debating the question oi
and will vote Yes or No on the propu.
sition of whether the city shall furnish
itself with street lights free and .; the
same time furnish to the individual
consumer, on an all night service,
electric lights at reduced cost, and all
this without an increase in the tax
rate. This will be doue by simply
transferring the sum we as city
would have to pay for street lights
bought FROM private corporation to II
sinking and interest fund to take care
of maturing bonds and Interest, and we
will be able with the annual reduction
of our bonded debt and with the in.
crease in commercial and residence
lighting, which is sure 10 come with
the cheaper current and better service
from the municipal plant, to reduce
the cost from time to Time 10 the IN.
dlyiduai, SO that IN a few years nuuc
who own their own home but viii be-
willing and able to enjoy the luxury of
well lighted house Al IL nominal cost
And this is not all the plant the prop
erty of the city will after II given umr
be free OF bonded debt, which rr.u"
will have been accomplished with %.
any increase in tax Can tins be said
of any of the other Improvements we
are now so much in need Of? We say
no, positively, To have new High
School Building and sewer system,
TWO of the needed improvements that
were suggested, means increase in di'
rect taxes, hut this fact alone should
not deter us. Our Civic Pride should
; assert itself. Bonds can be issued 10
build a High School building, but
the school district must vote Yes by a
two. thirds vote before the School
Board can issue the bonds. The city
cannot be bonded as whole for n
sewerage system, but this improvement
must be paid for by special tax levied
by district, see See. $3.50 K. 5. OF
Missouri of 1889. This can be- had too,
if we want 1t. With Il good sewerage
established will come the permanent
construction of our streets aud thus q
e stop will be put IT, the wllful waste III
great portion of the revenue Of tn
city such as has been prnclicrd up tt
J the present time Let rs have all u
these things mentioned. but each IN it.
; own good time. Let Us take them ul
as we come to them and remem bc'
that the fact that we need many i'm,
, provemcnts is no argument against the
proposition that is now before the
voters, aud which will be decided 81
; Tuesday Jan. 2sth, 1908, the question
of whether the city shall own and OPP
crate its Electric Light Plant.
CITIZEN.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

Misses Ollie Elder and Edna Bishop
of Brewer, Perry county, have grown
both lemons aud oranges very success
fully this year IN their house, the lemon
tree bearing II lemous and the orange
tree 80 nice oranges.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
SImplr and Louical.

A teacher observed what he thought
lack of patriotic enthusiasm in one
OF the boys under his instruction.
Now. Tommy" said he, tell us what
you think II you saw the stars and
stripes waving over the field of bat
tie" 81 should think" was the logical
reply OF Thomas. that the wind was
blowing"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
BANK Of PENNINGTON.
CAPITAL STOCK $4,000. 90
Surplus and profit $50, 600. 90
Does n general Banking and EI.
change business.
% Interest paid on time deposits.
Insured against burglary In the
Fidelity and Casualty Co., OF N Y
Depositary of County Funds.
COLLECTIONS A SPECIALLY.
$50 DIRECTORS
Peter Guessing, J. T.. Klein,
w. i. Doss, John b. Highley
W. X. Lang, A. J. Zwart,
w. NJ. Harlan.
Depositary Of County Fund,
COLLECTIONS A SPECIALITY.
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters OF al.
minlstratlOn were granted to the under
signed by the Probate Court OF 81. Francois
county, Missouri, dated the 18th day OF Jan
uury, 1893. on the estate OF
JOHN T. WILLIAMS, sR., Deceased,
All persons having claims against said es.
tate are required to exhibit them to the
administrator for allowance within one
year from the date of said letters, or they
may he precluded from any bcncnt OF said
estate, ana II not exhibited Tor allowance
within two years from the date uf said lei
tiers they VIII De forever barred
JOHN MURRlI.l,
Administration.
january. IS lgUN
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

Max Cissell, young man living
near Perryville, was found dead in the
road near his home on the 18th. He
had started from Perryville while
drunk and fell into a ditch on the
roadside, and died because he could
not get out. He leaves a wife aud
five children.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
Executors Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that letters tesla
mentary were granted to the undersigned
by the Probate Court OF 81. Francois county.
MO. dated the 9Th day of January, Isls
on the estate OF
MARTHA A. HIGiTLEY, Deceased
All persons having claims against said Is
tate are required to exhibit them to the adj
ministratrix for allowance within one year
from the date OF said letters or they
may be precluded from any benent OF said
estate; and II not exhibited for allowance
within two years from the date of said
letters they will be forever barred.
HARRY K. HlGHLEY, Executor.
January 10. 1903.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
The Only Kidney Remedy

is Smiths Kidney Remedy, Your
iruggist will refund your money il
after taking one bottle you are not sat
isiied with results so cents by +
NJ. Laakman.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
Do You Suffer From Kidney TroubIes2

We guarantee one bottle of Smi,h's
Kidney Remedy TO benefit or cure, Or
your druggist will refund your money.
Price so cents L. NJ. Laakman.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
Information.

The visitor to New York was In
search OF information. do you know
anything about the copper cornsrf-
he asked his host. No" was the ~
ply, but I know the corner eopper."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

W. +. wilson of Cape Girardcau
committed suicide o n the 18Th by
shooting himself in the head. He was
60 years old and had always been
prominent in business affairs. He
leaves a wife, three daughters and one
SON
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

". a. HARLAN. ". Il. LANG,
President. Nice-PTes
NJ. p. CAYCE. cashier.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
MISSOURI

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 1.-The
National Bank of Commerce, which
failed during the recent financial dis
'turbance with liabilities of $4,000, 900,
opened for business on Monday last
with w. B. Ridgely, controller of
the currency, as president; George T.
Cults, formerly of New York and st.
Louis, vice president; Edward Ridgely,
New York, cashier.
ST. LOUIS-Charles Haviland and
Albert Hale, iron workers, fought on
the iron girders on the sixteenth story
of the new National Bank of Commerce
building at Pine street and Broadway
yesterday. The interference of others
saved them from falling to the street.
For five minutes the battle was waged
on a steel beam eighteen inches wide.
DE SOTO-The Jefferson County
Teachers association met at Hillsboro.
A large number of teachers were
present.
Mrs. S. A. Walker is visiting in St.
Louis.
Miss C. D. Oster is visiting friends
in st. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Elkins returned
from a visit to st. Louis and were ac-
companied home by Mrs w. p. Critics.
Miss Bertha Thomas returned from
visit to friends in st. Charles.
Miss Emma Stated has returned to
De Soto after a visit with friends in
ST. Louis.
Miss Hattie Johns spent a few days
visiting in Flat River last week.
KANSAS CITY, March 31.-Careful
measurements and photographs will be
taken tomorrow of the body of Herbert
Dominican, who died at hospital here
February 10 and who is believed TO
have been Francis Patrick Clements
missing brother and heir of the earl
of Leitrim. These will be sent to the
earl. Dispatches received from Eng
lish newspapers indicate that credence
is placed in the Identification made
here. This Identification by doctors,
nurse and a chamber
maid is as conclusive as it could be,
with the data at hand. The body will
he held awaiting advices from Ireland.
ST. JOSEPH-Eduardo Rabio, the
vounp italian who was arrested in
kansas City and brought here suspect
ed of having sent threatening letters to
Chief of Police Franz, will be deport-
ed. the police say, the matter having
been taken up by the federal authorl-
ties. He agreed today to being de-
ported, though still denying being an
anarchist.
ST. LOUIS-The st. Louis & San
Francisco Railroad company here en-
tered a plea of guilty to the thirteen
recently returned charging
that the road granted rebates to
Kansas City lumber company Tue
court imposed a fine of $1,000 on each
count, a total of $4,000, which is the
minimum penalty.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
MAINE

AUGUSTA, March 31.-The prelimin-
ary report of the insurance department
shows that OF the 20S9 fires in this
state during the past year, 200 of them
were of unknown origin. The total
amount of the damages of these fires
of unknown origin was $1,211 ,255
Lightning was responsible for 2S1 fires
entailing a loss of $1S,767; burning out
loss of $14,573; defective chimneys and
fiues caused 237 fires with a loss OF
$241, ,65S, and sparks from chimneys and
smokestacks were responsible for SO
fires, entailing a total loss of $2S,863.
SOUTH PARIS-Twelve years al
hard labor in state prison was the
sentence imposed by Justice White
house in the supreme court upon Wal
lace G.. Everett who was found guilty
of manslaughter at the conclusion OF
his second trial on a murder charge
for the killing of Edgar L. Radcliffe
at the Crocker Hill mine last June
The jury was out three hours. 1t was
planned to take Everett to Thomastor
at once.
AUGUSTA-At the annual meeting
of the Maine Eye and Ear association
the following officers were elected
President, DR.. James A. Spaulding OF
Portland; vice president, DR.. Harry
Butler of Bangor; secretary and treas
urer, DIR. Elmer E. Brown of Bangor
After the election DIR. Frederick Hill Of
Waterville, the retiring president, read
a paper.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
SOUTH DAKOTA

PIERRE, s. D., March 31.-Twenty-
five cars .ofoimmigration goods crossed
the river here for the Stanley county
country. Not day passes without
string of such cars going west, and at
the rate which they are now coming
the railroad company will find extra
trains required to handle this traffic.
A meeting of the state railway COM
mission has been held at Fort Pierre to
consider freight rates west of the Mis-
souri, river. The hearing was on appli-
cation of Chairman Young of the ex-
ecutive committee of the State League
of Commercial Clubs, which league is
back of the move.
WAKABALA-Indian Agent Belden,
accompanied by Robert High Eagle,
Joseph Claymore, Thomas Frosted and
Antoine de Rock Braine, Indians, left
here for Washington to appear before
the congressional committee that has
charge of the bills for opening the
Standing Rock reservation. They will
explain the Indians wishes regarding
the terms of sale and disposition of the
money Most of he delegates are grad
yates of Hampton, Va, school and
speak English.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
NEBRASKA

KEARNEY, Neb., March 31-A live
ly city campaign opened in this city
with mass meeting of Prohibitionists
with speeches on the initiative and ref
erendum question, which will be sub
mitted to the voters.
Articles of Incorporation of the
Kearney Chautauqua association have
been filed, with capital of $4,000,
partly paid up.
NEBRASKA CITY-James A. Hen
nealey of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was
united in marriage in this city to Mrs.
Elma Page by Judge H. G. Leigh. The
wedding was a quiet one.
PLATTSMOUTH-T question of
the building of new county Jail is
being revived by the citizens and the
board of county supervisors will be
asked to have one built this summer.
NEBRASKA CITY-At the home of
James N. Anderson in Wyoming pre-
cinct his daughter, Miss Marie June
Anderson, was united in marriage to
Eugene Barkhurst The ceremony was
performed by the Methodist minister.
PAPILLION-The deputy county as
SCISSORS met the county assessors at
the court house and agreed upon a
basis of prices which would be adopted
in the different precincts of the county,
as follows: Land, $75 per acre; horses,
SITS each; mules $3.50 each; COWS. $50
each.
NEBRASKA CITY-Nelse Tonson,
aged 81 years. died at the home of his
.sister Mrs. Ira Ralles. He was born
in Norway and came to this country
scme ten years ago and has since been
making this city his home.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
GEORGIA

LA GRANGE, Ga, March .31.-The
little community of Salem, Troup
county, was visited by terrific wind
and rain storm. The Salem church and
two dwellings near the town were
blown down and two houses across the
line in Harris county were wrecked.
AUGUSTA-The Savannah river be-
gan rapidly rising early in the morning
and at midnight was 281s feet. The
local weather bureau believes 1t will go
to 30 feet. The latter mark is over
flow point of the banks. At 10 o'clock
the river was five and a half feet over
the dam at the locks, seven miles above
the city. Five years ago, in February,
the river came out of it's banks, the
water coming up into the city as far
as Broad street, parallel with the river
and only three blocks south of the
stream.
BAINBRIDGE-The town of Lynn,
six miles from here, was struck by q
tornado. A negro and a child of Maj
Lyle's were killed. Several others were
injured. The track of the storm was
400 yards wide and two miles long.
Doctors from cambridge and Brinson
were sent on a special train to care
for the injured
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
MARYLAND

BALTIMORE, Md, March 1.-Brl-
gadier General Kline, u. s. A. retired), !,
died the 23d at Johns Hopkins hospital
of kidney disease. General Kline was
born in Pennsylvania sixty-eight years
ago. He served with distinction In the
Civil and Spanish wars.
CUMBERLAND-Re McCrobie
was crushed to death at Piedmont to-
day when he fell between cars on
which he had been riding.
BALTIMORE While playing
"thieves' Elizabeth Dumbrosio aged
six years, was accidentally shot and
killed by Mrs. Lucy DiAngelis. With
several companions the Dumbrosio
child went to the home Of Mrs. Di-
Angels after school. Mrs. DiAngelis
is only fifteen years old and has been
married two weeks. Though wife,
she still enjoys playing with children,
so when they visited her home she
Joined in the fun. An old pistol was
used In the game of thieves. Mrs.
DiAngelis was supposed to be a high
wayman. She pointed the pistol at the
Drumbrosio child and snapped 1t. A
bullet pierced the right temple of little
Elizabeth. At the hearing Mrs. d.
Angels was dismissed.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
CONNECTICUT

NEW HAVEN, Conn, March 81
Ethel Cohen, IL years old, confessed to
Police Chief Cowles that she set the
Zunder school building afre, causing
conhagratlon that seemed likely to
rival in results that in Collinwood,
Ohio. She insists that her act was an
accident, but Chief Cowles is not Who'll
ly satisfied with her story. She says
she kept matches in her desk and
when she went to get her rubbers in
closet in which were many old pa
pers, she lit the matches and the pa
pers caught fire.
The children in the school escaped
by obeying the fire drill instructions
without panic. Only a part of the
building was destroyed.
WATERBURY-Tha Havens of
East Farms, who was milking an un-
ruly COW in a thunderstorm the other
morning, declares that the lightning
struck the cows iron-tipped horn and
went down her spine in pyrotechnic
semi-quavers.
He was overturned, and the milk
was transformed, into magenta-col-
ored LIQUID. The COW is now lame, and
one of Havens' hands is powerless.
WINSTED-Farmers at the foot of
Indian hill, between Cherry brook and
Satan's kingdom, have purchased ex-
ira teams of horses, as the animals
were in great demand by autoists last
spring, summer and fall Indian hill
is steep and machines, big and small,
get stalled there.
STAMFORD-The electric train
service on the New York, New Haven
& Hartford railroad between this place
and New York was extended today,
when the motors were attached to
twelve through trains, this being the
first time thta the electric engines have
pulled the expresses. No attempt was
made to reduce the running time.
DEEP RIVER, Conn, March 81
Papers are now being made out for
the legal adoption of Irene Grace Bak-
er. aged 9 years, of New Britain, by
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Chandler of this
town. The little girl is now at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman and
Is one of a family of ten whose mother
died few months ago.
Miss Edith Sleeper, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James e. Sleeper, won the
prize speaking contest in the town nan
Wednesday evening, and was given
the Demorest medal The contest was
in charge of Mrs. Elliott L. Bidwell
and the following took part: Josephine
Leightsinger, Clara Ziegra, Ruth
Moore, Edith Sleeper, Bentley Stew
ems. Clarence Lee, Floyd Messenger. A
large crowd was present and greatly
enjoyed the speaking.
PORTLAND-A barge from Hart
ford came down the river Thursday to
the quarry dock bringing a cargo of
wall stone. Friday afternoon the
barge was towed back to the capital
city loaded with stone. This was the
first barge to ply the Connecticut river
this season. The tug Onrust towed the
barge back.
CANAAN-Mrs.. Francena Caldwell
is to erect house upon the lot she
recently purchased from Mrs. ID, w.
Hardenbergh on Pierce avenue.
Mrs. Joseph Owens moved her house.
hold goods Tuesday to Millerton. N.
Y, Adelbert Bias moving to the Brigg
house on Church street vacated by
Mrs. Owens.
Game Warden Ross was notified
Tuesday evening that large deer
was dying about a mile below this
village as a result of having been
chased and bitten by some dogs. He
drove there and found the deer just
gasping his last.