davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-26
cERTIoRARI GRANTED
IN LOCAL OPTION CASE

The st. Louis Court of Appeals
issued n writ of certiorari on last
Tuesday, requiring the County
Court to certify and send up the re-
cord OF the local option election and
also the record of the granting of Il
dramshop license to Wade Halnp-
ton at Elvins. The writ is made re-
turnable next Monday, and it is eX-
pected that the issue raised by ii
will be finally decided at an early
day. The purpose Of the writ Is to
determine the validity of the local
option election held in this county
last March.
At the November term Of the
Circuit Court, the attorneys for
John Wilson filed u motion to
quash the information OF the Prose
cutting Attorney against Mr.. Wiki
son charging him with violating the
local option law. The motion to
quash was based on the contention
that the local option law is not
legally in force in the county. Mr..
Wilson's attorneys filed this mo-
ton for the avowed purpose of rails
ing an issue that could be taken by
appeal to the higher court for the
purpose of ascertaining whether the
local option law Is in force in the
county or not. Judge Killian sus-
tanned the motion and an appeal
was taken to the Court of Appeals.
Later, serious doubts arose in the
minds Of several of the lawyers Of
the county as to whether appeal
will lie from the order of the Circuit
Court quashing an information, and
the attorneys for Mr.. Wilson have
taken the position In their brief that
the appeal will not lie, and for that
reason they are asking tn" court to
dismiss the appeal without passing
on the validity of the local option
election. While the attorneys for
the local option people do not con-
ccdo that appeal will not lie, the
safer courS" was believed t. he the
writ of crrtiurari; and il the court
should dismiss the appeal in the
Wilson case, it is not doubted that
the issue taken up on the writ of
ccrtiorari will lie. Judge G. O. Ma
tions accordingly appeared in the
Court Of Appeals last Tuesday and
sued out the writ.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-26

their visits to our State hospitals,
the boys and girls reformatory
institutions and our jails, iuquir.
ing into the methods obtaining in
these, and suggesting improve
ments along certain lines, great
good compared to the small ex-
pense has been accomplished. It
is difficult to see any reason why
the State Board of Charities should
be abolished.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-26
EOUALIZING ASSESSMENTS

The amount of appropriations
which the present General Assem-
bly, of the State will be asked to
make for the various public insti.
tutions and other expenses OF the
State government exceed the estl-
mated revenue about SO, 900, 200.
Many of the appropriations made
by the previous General Assembly
had to be held up for want of rev.
enue to meet them, and some OF
our institutions had to suspend
needed improvements in conse'
quence thereof. The needs of the
State are even greater than they
were two years ago, and II is prob
able that the contract system at
the penitentiary, because of an in
creasing public sentiment, may be
discontinued, and that institution,
which has been almost if not quite
self. supporting under the contract
system, will be all additional bur-
den; besides, the committees re.
port on the penitentiary presents a
deplorable unsanitary condition of
the convict cells which humanity
demands must be remedied.
How to raise the additional 49,
100000 revenue needed by the
State to meet the demands in the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-26

That was II graceful net Of Pres
ldpnt Roosevelt in ordering the
name of jefferson Davis restored
upon the John Cabin Bridge, '
This Is noted monumental arch
near Washington built 10y Mr..
Davis prior to our civil strife when
he was Secretary OF War. The
spirit Of bitterness and sectional
feeling rife just after the close Of
the civil war caused his name to
be erased from the structure. This
act of President Roosevelt will
cause Il kindly feeling for him to
glow in many a Southern heart in
spite Of some things they may not
admire in his public career. For,
whatever place biased historians
may accord jefferson Davis in then
chronicles, he was a man of per
sonal purity, eminent ability, hon
est and courageous in his convic-
tons and true to his people. II
upon him more than any single in
dividual has been heaped the bitter
sectional intolerance of the North,
it is because he was the chosen
chief executive of the South in
that ever to be regretted struggle
not because he was not mar
among men, an American worthy
the name.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-26
STATE CHARITY BOARD.

Bills have been introduced in
the Senate and House of the Mis-.
souri, Legislature for the abolition
of the State Board of Charities. 1t
would be mistake on the part of
the General Assembly to abolish
this board. 1t was established
some twelve years ago, aud no
member of the board receives n
salary except the secretary, whose
pay is only 81, 200 a year, the
members receiving only per diem
when in actual sittings. Since the
Board of Charities was instituted
it has accomplished much good,
the condition of the inmates in
many of the States institutions
coming under its supervision hay.
ing been greatly improved.
Its benefits have been felt in
this county, and it is largely owing
to the interest which Miss Mary
Perry, who has been q member of
the board since it was established,
and who was recently reappointed
by Governor Hadley, has taken in
the bettermint of the condition of
the unfortunate wards of the State
and counties, that st. Francois
county now has one of the model
county infirmaries of the of the
State, instead of its old poorly
managed and badly equipped poor
farm. Other counties have like.
wise been urged, through influ.
encss exerted by the board, to
make similar improvements. By
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-26

the only one that tells the beautiful
old Bible History with spirit of
reverence and devotion. The only one
that narrates the pure, simple story
of the coming of Christ, His Cruel
fixion and Resurrection, true to
all the details of our dear old faith.
Others have sprung up in imitation,
but they were irreverent and inn
pure and they failed. In these days
of progressive thought, playwrights
and theatrical managers think 1t
necessary for the financial success
of play to introduce immoral
scenes, to cater to the morbid and
depravcd tastes Of the vicious, thus
profaning even the sacred themes Of
the Bible, but MIR. Bennett has
proved, beyond doubt, that a good,
pure and beautiful religious drama
can win great financial and artistic
triumph and lasting success, rs this
wonderful play has already made a
small fortune for its author. /. o..
o. F. Opera House Wednesday,
March 3D..
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-26

The Dublin (Texas) Telephone
says the board of education of that
enterprising city will take immediate
steps to begin the erection of new
Observation-Disclosures high school
building. The fact that Dublin has
but recently completed n modern
school building costing twenty-five
thousand dollars shows that the
school interests of that Texas city
are prospecting in the hands of Su-
perintendent j. w. Dunlap. For
three years Prof. Dunlap was the
efficient superintendent of the public
schools of this city, and his many
friends here will be pleased to learn
of his splendid success in Texas.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-26

way of appropriations is a question
that cOnfronts the General Assem-
bly,. One plan that has been sug
gested is a more uniform or equit-
able system of assessing taxable
property, so that every part of the
State shall bear its proportionate
share, which is not the case under
our present system of assessment.
For instance, in Sullivan county
real estate is assessed as low as 90
per cent of its cash value; in nu-
merous counties as low as % per
cent, aud the assessments in the
various counties range from that
up to 6J per cent. The local diff
ferences in the assessment of per.
sOual property covers the same
wide range, while moneys, notes
and bonds range from 30 per cent
to 100 per cent. The assessment
in this lSt, francois county is
about the general average, 10 per
cent.
To cquaIizc these varying de.
crees of assessment it is proposed
to pass Il law requiring all proper
ty to be- assessed at it, full cash
value, aud to provide for Il new
state officer whose duty it will be
to see that the county assessors
comply with the requirements of
the law. There is no doubt that
assessments made on this basis
would be far more equitable than
the present plan Of each county
making It's assessment on differ
cnt per cent, but even at the pres
ent low State tax rate, If the full
cash value assessment system pre-
vailed, the revenue would exceed
the needs of the State. for it would
practically double the revenue now
derived from these sources. This,
however, does not necessarily mean
that our taxes would be doubled,
for the State Board could fix a uni
form valuation based on the full
cash assessment, scaling it DOM to
Il point where the revenue derived
therefrom would not exceed the
States requirements; and the
county court could fix the rate for
local taxation so as to meet the
requirements OF the county. That
such a system would increase taxes
a little naturally follows, for more
revenue-at lenst $1,000, 000-is
one purpose; but the greater IN
crease would fall on those counties
which have been assessing real es-
tate and personal property at %
per cent, while those counties
where property has been assessed
at from 40 to 60 per cent would
feel it very little.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-26

In a special message to the Leg =
isature last Friday on the subject
of revision of the statutes, which
under the constitution devolves
upon the present General Assem-,
bly,, Governor Hadley points out a
number of improper considerations
Of the law and confusing indexes,
and makes some good suggestions
IN regard to systematic codliica-
ton aud annexation of the stat
utcs. He also suggests that the
revision committee employ some
one skilled in the work Of cDnpll.
ing. classifying, indoNDug and an
rotating public statutes TO assist
them IA the work y plan has
been proposed that the present SEES
sion devote It's time to IcglsIatlug,
aud that a special revision com.
mitlrr he appointed 10 revise the
statutes and submit their work to u
special session to be- called next
fall. Governor IIadley does not
look favorubly upon this plan. lie
SAYS that the same conditions
which make the work difficult at
this session would exist at any
special session.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-26
THE AKINS CASE.

The Claims Committee of the
National House OF Representatives
last week reported favorably on
the bill to relieve Subtreasurer
Thomas j. Atkins of responsibility
in connection with the SCI 800
shortage in the funds Of the st.
Louis subtreasury, for which Teller
ID. =. Dyer was tried and acquitted
While reporting favorably on the
bill, the committee severely criti.
cised some of the rulings of the
trial court, intimating that the
trial was farce from beginning to
end and conducted solely for the
purpose of securing the acquittal
Of the defendant. - The report
further says: This miscarriage of
justice may be partly accounted for
by the fact that the record in this
case shows that the defendant was
the son of David /. Dyer, United
States District Attorney at ST.
Louis, and n brother of the Assist
aut United States District Atror.
ney at the same place"
That the SCI 800 was stolen by
some one was of course clearly SUBJ
stantlated, aud Teller Dyer's ne
quittaI of the charge has not dissi.
patcd general conviction that he
had hand in creating the short
age. The committee believes, and
so does everyone else for that mat
ter, that Subtreasurer Atkins had
nothing to do with the theft, but
that he was in no way responsible
for the shortage is II different Ques.
ton. Now, the head of depart
ment like the subtreasury is re
qulred to give heavy bond. This
bond is presumably for the purpose
of protecting the government
against loss in his administration
of the office, but of what use is
the bond ii he is not held RESPONSE
BILE for the acts of his subordiu-
ates, his own appoiu,ees2 There
is very important screw loose
here. These subordinate positions
are secured through political in.
iluence, and the habits and charac.
tiers of the ones appointed to fill
them are not always scrutinized as
closely as they should be. If one
of them turns out to be a man of
reckless habits and weak character
who cannot resist the temptation
OF appropriating that which does
not belong to him. must the gov
eminent be the loser notwithstand.
ing the bond of his superior--the
man who is largely responsible for
his employment
If this is the practice, if the head
of the department is to be relieved
of any responsibility for the EN-.
bezzlement of the public funds by
his subordinates, why is he re.
quired to furnish heavy bond' OF
what use is such bond9 For
after all his subordnates are the
ones who handle the funds and ac-
count to him for their safety. A
safe and sane policy would be to
require of every subordinate. as
well as of the head of the depart.
ment, a sufficient bond to protect
the government against such losses
as those which occurred in the st.
Louis and Chicago subtreasuries.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-26

A big Chicago company has pur-
chased So, 900 worth of timber land
In Butler county. The trees are
oak, hickory and gum. A mill will
be erected on the site to saw up the
lumber.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-26
Lame Shoulder

This is n common form Of muscu-
lar rheumatism. No internal trent
ment is needed. Apply Chamber
lain's Liniment freely three times a
day and n quick cure is certain.
This liniment has proven especially
valuable for muscular and chronic
rheumatism. Sold by Il. NJ. Laak-
man.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-26

1t looks as if the Sixtieth Con E
gress and President Roosevelt will
20 out next week still burlng
brickbats at eachother's glass
houses.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-26
THE HOLY CITY. D."
Opera House, Wednesday, March 4

Clarence Bcnnctt's "Thc Holy
city" is the first and original John
the Baptist play. 1t is the only one
that has been II real success. All
others are mere limitations 1t is
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-26
THE MISSOURI HEN. :"

Mr.. Samuel j. Tetley, vice presi-
dent of the Missouri State Poultry
Board, has handed us copy of the
first annual report Of the board,
giving n record of the work for the
year 1907. 1t is full of matter of in
terest to everybody Interested in
poultry raising, but one thing that
Immediately attracted our attention
was diagram showing the value Of
the surplus Missouri poultry and
eggs sold as compared with the total
value of the States farm products
named for the year 1907. 1t sounds
unreasonable, but must be correct,
else the board would not have dared
to print it. Here are the figures:
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-26

In six more days the Teddy
Bear will ambIe from his White
House lair.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-26

Mrs. Frank Malone of Ripley
county died last week from fall
received two weeks before while she
was milking n cow.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-26

Nearly twice rs much as the total
farm crops; nearly three times as
much as that of horses and mules,
seven times as much as that OF
fruit, etc. Would you have believed
ito
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-31
Whsrs liypnotI,m Esllsd.

When Daysey Mayme Appleton re
turned recently from q party where
the influence OF several minds over one
had been the evenings entertainment
and told her mother how six girls.
with their minds bent on one thought.
bad made q man stand on his head.
another man at their silent command
bad tried on a woman's hat and an
other man had tried to eat water with
fork, II put a suggestion Into Mrs,
Lysander John AppeiOn's brain That
evening when Lypndcr John came
home his wife and four daughters sat
In a circle with their hands covering
their faces and their heads bowed. To
all his inquiries they said nothing. and
at last. fearing they bad gone mad, be
sent for the doctor. Eve concentrate
ed our minds Oh the thought that Lyr
sander John must give Us 81 each. and
instead Of that we hare doctor bill
to pay" Sobbed Mrs, Appleton, land
they said Il would be particularly easy
to work II The mans mind was a
blank. - Ichlson Globe.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-31


One Of the most, extEaordlRaFy eatss-
Trophies that have befallen VeNsels Of
the United States destroyed the sloop
o. war Oneida IN iS8o. She was bound
homeward. with q jolly ships co.'s.
phny. eager 10 zee wives isnd sweet
hearts and native lana once moFa,
when not Tar out Of port she was
struck b. the British steamer Bombay
coming 10. The stem Of the Bombay
cut OF the stern OF the Oneida. The
ship was sinking rapidly. and guns 81
distress were Immediately 6red. but
the Bombay steamed on her way aud
left the vessel to her doom. She vent
Down. and all but one or tive Of her
crew were drowned. The captain Of
the Bombay gave no other reason for
bis conduct thar that hs had Lady
Eyre. the wife Of distinguished Brit
ish satrap. on board and did not wish
10 disturb her nerves with scenes Of
shlpwreck. He was mobbed when be
reached Yokohams, dismissed from
the service. socially tabooed from that
dine on aud died IN disgrace year Or
TWO later. =
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-31

cold weather, and the fact that no
now growth had been noticeable in
the past ten days was sufficient proof
that the young stuff would escape ID.
Jury. la
Late in the evening considerable
uneasiness was felt by some Of the
large cabbage growers throughout this
section as 10 how the crop would be
effected with the cold OF last. night
All during yesterday the plumbers
OF the city we're overtaxed in shutting
OF the water supply where the pipes
had burstsd. and It was noticeable that
more of this occurred in the middle
of the day than at any other time
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-31
NEoRo MINIsrER N TRousLE
His Congregation Objects to His De.
havIor and Had Him Arrested.

His Congregation Objects to His De-
havlor and Had Him Arrested.
Rev. VIM. Murray. who lives in the
Micanopyr section but has charge Of
the Atredondo flock, is up against Il.
for a number of his congregation
were here Tuesday and had a war
rant issued for his arrest.
Sheriff Ramsey returned from Mica.
nopy Thursday with the man In Gus.
tody and he viii be given prelimi-
nary hearing before Judge Mason.
Some Of the members. II is alleged,
are dIspleased with the parsons &C.
tiona and want aim put out OF the
church. and n 10 said that when the
same Waa mentioHed 70 ssasray be be-
came angry and wanted "a TWalldp''
al whObWese Ia sight re was ar.
rested UPON . charge nos disturbing
she peace. onf .rFela ~ lf9ll
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-31

10 village near Edinburgh there
lived an old baker and his son. TbeiF
trade was IN a n6urishIng condition.
but unfortunately In the midst Of their
prosperity the old man. who bad once
been a great drinkPr turned insane
The con. who was renowned foe his
love Of money, Was forced 20 ppt him
% Z IunEtic asylum aud, according 70
the terms OF the establishment. 10 pay
q fst for tbFVS months in advance.
AmSusting 70 30 The Old hBsA Was
sCafeely In q fortnight. boWsves.
Wees 10 died. ne sos. thinking -
Ralss en- aettsu against ~ 6sAahtlsh.
nett Ter tie recovery 81 TIA ~ bs
tsfnea n. pRUsed HloRfy. lRqulFOa -
an ~ layyog Wa vas 3 Biz 81 . was
whstbas " thouaha 4 Noa6 - ~
asht b ~ % Fpesysg ths u6as1 e
s6t, re ehip e TIE laW. putting e. q
ssaYo meS FsplssS eetsssslS. AD'yS ~
thilkiis wee - beal ~ SAns 80 -
p ~ Fosl o ~ tAuos ySsaaPE w roo
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-31

HasaHas .heFD eoEAplsEioa Vss I'D
Iana che ,ssui4 aaG lsoaAing - clear
~ Sp,f LAaies--a ~ sonplsEisR is
ARsss " aa laastlYs liver. An lAast-
We llvss wlli ~ Pot a Rerisst e0Hdl.
tlOn ~ tAklRa Rallart's HsrbiAa TAs
VAsdgalled liver regulates cole ~
w. n. IoAnaon.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-31

Tehgrtph NiRtoruhaton receives
from parties who are interested In
the fruit and vegetable business AZ
MlauA 70 J. ). tqusley Ia this city
Thursday vas 10 the eject that fully
80 per eeat Of the vegetables were
gone a. result % the cold Wednds
day sight. The message stated that
the thermometer registered a. that
time as degrees and they expected a
lower Temperature Thursday night
There a. no doubt" stated MT,
Tlnslsy, that the oranges and grape
fruit leet ON the trees are a total los"
He has sent Out inquiries IN an sec,
lions which show shat the fruit vas
DAMAGED,
one Of the leading truckers here
Thursday stated that even the covered
lettuce was inlured. bui 4 would only
BE- that which was headed and ready
for market bat an 81 ghe young siea
had hardened up by the eoutlnpod
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-31

F5fhT NtAlNfe ASsse'Hauol n n
(lteprt FatteFs3a lhe negto CHARGED
IttA kihine Deputy leo Tyler at wa.
lIstOu, waived . preliminary hearing
and, Ms bound over to the circuit
court without BAN, ard the witnesses
were felsAsea Under rOeOgnlEanee
honda
There are no. few people who en-.
terrain grave doubts as'to PattCrson's
guilt. and Il Is hoped the truth win
como cut at the trial. bronson Times.
Democrat
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-31
ADDING NEw LIE.
saIIey & Co. to Engage In Meat Bust
ness Along With Groceries.

ness Along With Groceries.
c. A. salIey & Co. who haveIbee4
in tn Z grodery business here I'd the
past fewi months, have decide I'D u
bESndh out aud have made the 4 Gees
sarg arraqgehents for installing 4
meat market in connection with their
gBocery store.
They have sectred the services Of
an expert cutter and expect to have
the new line Of business ready within
a, few days. meRti4op Of which wiz Be
made in these columns.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-31

Thovsand nollsr illustration
Income. tIOoO; expenditure. So090a
--hspplneSS
Income. 5000; expendlture, si0O0O
-misery.
Income, $1,000; expenditure. si.SU-
sag tlme.-l'uck.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-31

Bacop-kpd ala you feel At bone
travelling In Russial Eebert-Oh. quite
q bone. when the braEemen called
out the statiohs couldn't understand
them any bcster than can over here.
--Yonkers Statesman.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-31

PlLtS CUNtp w 8 10 u DAYS 7
PAzo OINTMENT Is guaranteed TO
cure any case OF itching. Blind. bleed
ms or ProtFuding Piles IN 20 IL days
V money refunded. sec
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-31

mo sun once tor ealllnr oarsa
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-31

o. So % tor eanIaE -.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-04-15
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that Letters OF
Administration upon the estate of Fran
els w. Gallagher, late OF Laporte Boro.,
Sullivan County, Penna.. deceased, have
been granted to the undersigned. All
persons indebted 10 said estate are re.
quested to make payment, aud those
having claims or demands. against the
same will make them known without de-
lay to
MRS. THERESA GALLAGHER.
Laporte, Penna., Administrators.
January 4. 1909.