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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-11-25
W, ". HARLAN, ". x. LANG,
President. VIce-preE
NJ. p. CAYCH. cashier.
BANK OF PENNINGTON,
CAPITAL sTuck {; $50 900 90
Surplus and profit $50, 10000
Does general Banking and BI.
change buslPSHs
- InteFeHtp pal, on time deposits
Insured against burglary in the
Fidelity and Casualty Co., ofN.Y
Surplus and profit $50,000.OO
9epositary Of County Punds.
COLLECTIONS A SPECIALITY
DIRECTORS
Trustees Sale.

whereas j. Il. Mason ana his brother "
j.. Mason, by their certain deed OF trust
dated the 10Th day Of January, lgs, convey
ed To the undersigned trustee the following
described real estate, situate. lying ana be
ing In the County of st. Francois ana state
OF Missouri, to.wlt
The surince right only OF the following
described premises, viz That piece OF
ground known AS lot nine 90, hloCk two IN.
Ms shown on n plnt OF a portion OF the cum
DO mines property, 81. Francois County.
Missouri being contained I'm the east half of
the northwest quarter, section two, town.
ship thirty'slx north OF range four castI
Which said conveyance was made In trust
to secure the payment OF certain prom
issury note in said deed OF trust described
ana whereas by the terms OF said deed said
note is past due ana romans unpaid. now
therefore, at the request Of the legal holder
OF said note ana IN conformity WIN the pro
visions of said decd, !, the undersi Gncd
trustee, win on
MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1907.
between the hours OF mine O'Clock IN the
forenoon ana i've O'Clock In the afternoon
OF that day. NJ the south front door or the
Court House, In the Guy OF Pennington. IN
said ST. Francois county, Missouri sell at
public auction to the highest bidder for
nsh, the above described real estate to gut.
isiy said note and the cost OF executing this
trust,
JOHN =. Wight, Trustee.
November I, 1909.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-11-25
You make no muss with PUT
NAM FADELESS DYES, as
they do not stain the hands or
spot the kettle.
Pnoney Mistake.

Tho mistakes that occur through
and by the telephone are numerous"
said the lady who had one in her
house. land some of them are ~
amusing as the others are annoying.
The last one I had happen to me was
rather curious. My sister.in.law 10
named Drake and | called her up at
her house. The maid told me she had
left word to call her up Mt certain
number. which thought ! had right.
| called and asked for Drake. They
said there was no such person there.
Then ! wanted to know what place It
was. The man at the other end said
II was poultry store and he didn't
laugh when he said It, II struck me
az so funny that | laughed right out
and the man asked me what was
laughing at. He hadn't seen the point
and rang off without enlightenlns
him"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-11-25
LEMONS CURED WHITE PLAGUE

Sioux City, Ia, Nov. lj.-Eat
twelve lemons day for twelve
days. This Is the simple cure for
tuberculosis recommended b.. Mrs.
Charles ). Banse, who, after being
given up to die by the physicians,
made herself healty woman by
taking the lemon remedy.
boil the lemons until they are
palatable," she says. 81 took twelve
lemons n day in this manner for
more than twelve days, but | saw
marked Improvement before the
twelve days had elapsed. | am a
well woman to-day
Mrs. Banse now is n picture of
health. Her lungs are in no way af,
fected and she swears ny the lemon
cure.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-11-25
VERDICT NOWHERE IN SIGHT.
coIored Jurymen Had Done Their
Best. But Thing Sought For Was
Not In Evidence.

A lawyer from New Orleans tells
the story about a jury trail in little
obscure village somewhere In Lou
isiana: ."Of course, strange as II may
seem, the jury in this trial was made
up entirely OF negroes. II seems that
all the available white men were eth.
er at work or mad gone hunting or
fishing And, anyway, II being case
of one negro charged with stealing
from another. the interest Of the white
people of the place, OF whsm there
was a conspicuous minority. was not
sufficiently involved for it to make any
difference.
When the evidence was all in and
the prosecuting attorney, white man.
of course. had submitted the case
without argument, the accused, for
tunately, had no counsel-the Judge
also white man. ordered the jury
which could not agree in the box, to
retire to an adjoining room and find
a verdict.
"The jury retired. At last the Judge
could stand II no longer, and went In
person to the room to see what was
delaying the verdict He found eacl
of the jurymen crawling around on the
floor peering under chairs and tables
and also into corners The court was
amazed. He did not know whether tn,
whole Jury had gone crazy or wha
was the matter.
Here, he Numbered, what ar,
you niggers doing?'
The foreman arose. and. making
humble obeisance, answered:
"'Yo' honah, faint no use; we ies
KANT find no verdict in dis here room
Fact Ia. you honah. doan blieb dereI
vuddict in here nohow. "-Centra
Law journal.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-11-25
KNOB LICK NEWS.
"Uucle' Ambrus Williams came
in on Friday.

"Uucle" Ambrus Williams came
in Oh Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry b. Watt were
home on II visit last week.
Henderson East returned this
week and event to work"
pat" AcuG of Mine In Motto,
was a visitor here Saturday.
Uncle" Fred Acuh of Illinois, is
visiting relatives here this week.
The sale last Saturday ut Mr.. Cal
ahan's place was well attended,
Frank Pearse of Fredericktown,
was here Sunday on short visit.
The Post Office is finished and
John 5. is happy, The incest place
in town.
Mrs. /. n. Shannon was shopping
In Pennington on Friday and Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. f.. o. Prcsnell of
Libertyville, were visitors in Knob
Lick Saturday.
Mrs. Going, daughter Of Grand
ma Presnell, came from Hannibal on
Friday and took the old lady home
with her.
QUID NuNCE.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-11-25

Mr.. and Mrs J. w. Knox Of Shaw
neetown, Cape Girardeau county,
celebrated their golden wedding on
Nov. 10th. There were seven per-
sons present who were present at
the wedding. There were four chill
dren and ten grand children present.
There has never been n death in this
family for the past half century.
The parents of Mr.. and Mrs. Knox
were both among the pioneer set
tiers of Cape county.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-11-25
BISMARCK BREvITlES.

w. J. Vannix visited DeSoto Sun.
day.
Mrs Ella Thompson of EIyins
visited friands hare Sunday,
oa.o or ooorIot fcvar ~ rpnorted
=, the nomoor u Rooodeaux.
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the "''N mere
+. Sweeney OF "rahlte'il'e was
here Monday Tor the PURPOSE VI
using the N-ray.
Mrs. w. w. McCurdy and child
rem are spending the week NlS''i"h
in New Haven, MO-
The public sales at DIR. Stammor's
and at Mrs. Dowling's the past week
were well attended and good prices
prevailed.
W., poo, NJ Mineral Paint
had his left hand severely injured
Friday. He came here for surgical
treatment.
! Dr / p Sebastian of Williams.
willie has located here for the prac.
tica or his profcssion. Heis snugly
domiciled In the neat concrete block
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-11-25
Group Cured and child's Life Saved

at affords me great pleasure to
add my testimony to that of the
thousands who have been benefited
by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
My child, Andrew, when only three
years old, was taken with n severe
attack of Group, and thanks to the
prompt use of Chamberlain Cough
Remedy his life was saved and to.
day he is n robust and healthy boy, y
says Mrs. A. Coy, Jr., of San An.
tonic, Texas. This remedy has been
in use for many years. Thousands
of mothers keep 1t ut hand, and II
has never been known to fail. Fol
sale by +. NJ. Laakman,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-11-25

The public school at Benton has
closed for two weeks on account of
an epidemic OF scarlet fever.
A Ste. Genevieve county farmer
sold three hogs last week for 1870.
They weighed $50 pounds.
Pete Lance was accidently killed
on the 10th while hunting near Ken
nett by the discharge Of his own
gun.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-11-25

A cyclone struck Dexter, Mo. on
the 22nd and many homes were de-
stroyed. The buildings in the Stod-
dar county fair grounds were
wrecked. Several women and chill
dren were hurt.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-11-25
Maori Chivalry,

4 Maori's idea OF woman is ex.
pressed in the phrase she who
dreams" which means that her
thoughts are on II higher plane than
his
He allows her absolute freedom Of
speech and manner, for he Is sure that
If there Is anything to be said or done
a woman's refinement and sincerity
will exceed his own.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-11-25

The Scott county corn crop this
year Is something wonderful, the
Democrat says.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-11-25
NOTICE TO HUNTERS

Positively no hunting nor trepas'
ing allowed on my farm, day OF
night. f.. f.. SwINK.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-04

pushes near the barn there came a lit
tie weakened man about 30 years Of
age. The instant Murray saw the
new conner his eyes frightened. The
boys description of the stranger who
left the ancient wagon i'm the shed eX-
actIy fitted the man who stood before
him.
While Crawiey and Snyder busted
themselves with the horses Murray be-
gan questioning the suspect in a care
less manner
What is your name o" ne asked.
George Knapp replied the with
cred individual
Have you lived here long,"
Me and my wife have been here
about a year" was the reply.
rs that your wife," inquired the de-
tective. glancing at the young wOm-
an who was standing I'm the doorway
of the house.
Knapp grinned and nodded assent
He was not disposed to be CommuniCa-
tive and his ewes twinkled cunninSly
as they met Murray's steadfast gaze
The detective yawned and looked
around in a nonchalant. uninterested
fashion Presently he returned 10 the
attack.
Have you seen anything of a strang-
er driving past here in a new demo-
Knapp shook his head
L amt seen any one drivin past
here" he responded. Not likely that
I would, either for there's no place
to drive to, seem that this is the end
OF the road"
Plainly Mr.. Knapp was armed at all
points Eainst curious seekers for in
formation. The officers proceeded to
make a thorough search of the prem
hi If h.rr
house and outbuiIdngs proved fruitless.
Murray however. felt intUitively that
the willy Mr. Knapp was not as limo
cent as he would have them believe.
Strolling past the barn and surveying
the ground carefully. the detective took
note of q stretch of land running down
to the creek and saw that the sod had
recently been turned in one or two
places. Slight indications frequently
lead to big results. and sudden sus-
piCion flashed across MUrray's mind.
knapp" he said, pleasantly, Il mean
TO Try my hand at fishing in that
creek. Lend me 2 spade.
What do YOU want with spade?'
asked Knapp. tightening his lips.
ITO dig bait with. OF course. re-
piled Murray readily.
Knapp looked uneasy. but produced a
spade and handed it TO the detective.
Murray walked toward the creek and
came to a halt at one OF the spots
where the sod had been turned.
There's no sense in digging here
demonstrated Knapp: you won't f1nd
any worms. II was dug over the other
T day. Come a bit further down"
Not for me-" returned Murray. The
Z kind OF worms I'm after are right here.
and it's easier work than in the hard
/ places.
/ Knapp said nothing IN reply. but the
; perspirs ton broke out on his wrinkied
[ face. Murray drove the spade into the
ground. and smiled as he felt the blade
/ strike something hard. He turned back
! the soil with g few vigorous strokes.
and there came TO view one OF the
| wheels Of the missing democrat wagon.
F buried beneath a foot OF earth Muir
I ray looked at Knapp, who grinned IN
sickiy fashion. The detective called his
companions and placed Knapp under
arrest He vas told that the best thing
I he could do was to confess his thefts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-04

After the third robbery it became eV-
ident that no lone burglar was at work.
Obviously there was a gang engaged in
the deDredatiOns, for some Of the jobs
required the services Of a watcher or
lookout on the outside while a pal was
inside the house A Mr.. SINNERS
house WAS plundered and a great guam
tity Of silverware taken. and soon after
the Skinner robbery the home Of Mr.
Bliss was entered and a rich haul OF
jewclry made.
Murray and his brother officers
worked vigorously. They forced every
stranger In town to account for him
self. They sent out the drag net and
gathered in all the regulars in the
suspicious character line. Patrols at
night were doubled and a vigilant, un-
Ceasing watch kept, but the burglaries
continued as usual One night house
in ono end Of the town would be robbed
and the next night the burglars would
operate successfully in an opposite d.
rection. Murray, annoyed by the au-
daciOusness Of the criminals. devoted
all his time and energy TO the task Of
running them down. but the only clue
or trace OF them that he could discover
was a peculiarly I'm the Jimmy marks,
showing that a piece had been Clipped
or cut out Of one end Of the Jimmy.
One night about y o'clock, while talk
ing to an acquaintance ian the Reed
house he CHANGED TO notice woman
slip quietly down the back stairs of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-04

nm streets and down streets,
tl,vo,,gb alleys. across lots, aIouilu
bufldiDos and then across lots assili.
II WIS an exasperating experience -
Murray Dersisted and gave heI
chance to slip out OF sight soon az
the chase first began car hau ia -
Iou5iv i'm the vicinity Of pursueF a.
pursued and he remembered aIteF" a. u
that this sound had caused the GIN lle
nv. i'm front OF him to start NloleilIls 3
pawn was breaking when the woman l1ll
headed away to the outskirts OF tll0
town. and. stopping in front o. a uou-
bic house. tossed a pebble asails1
window. and a moment later went III
Murray sat down to think matters
over. He was greatly puzzled TOT We
men burglars were an entireIN uilhiLo !" :, =
quantity IN his experience let 70 ', ,l.ll
that an old woman after scr ~ UIli :
hard for hours in hotel Wouiu IN
relaxation from her labOTs Dy gums ~.
a stroll and proving about all nlgh'
vras surely ont of the question. he
waited until broad daylight ana, as ths
woman did not reappear. went 10 police
Headquarters. There he was greeted
by the chief with the dOleful news tIla'
another house had been broken lh''
and robbed during the night
Murray thought Of his weary ram
bles i'm the dark It did not seem as
though his agzravating old scruD-
woman could have had hand IN the
affair. for he had never lost sight oi
her All the same, acting upon an I'm
pulse ne could hardly explain. out was
not disposed TO resist; he resolved upon
paying her a visit. He went out 10 ths
house where he had last seen her Ut
one side of the double building hveo
Mrs. O'Brien. a respectable woman hei
knowledge of the occupants of the othei
side was limited TO the fact of their DC
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-04

ing women who had resided there less
than q year
Murray Knocked at the door and ra-
-oafved no answer He raped Iuufr..
again. There was a scurry of feet r
the hall. ana finally the door suur.
open. A big, robust girl % years old
stood on the threshold. Without fur
Their ceremony the detective STROBE in.
What is your name2' hs asked
Mary Ann Hail. was the answer
DO you live al0ne2"
I live with my mother" Responded
the girl.
Mary Ann complied. and I'm answer ..
her summons the ancient sCrubwar--
skinned out Of an adjoining room fr
manner that suggested the activity .r
is rather than the natural dcerentuEs
Murray fixed his penetrating eyes
upon her and was greeted with .r-
quettish leer.
81 want 20 know your name Do said
NV name is Mrs. Julia Hail. -a-
piled the old woman, still gruurs
broadly.
Just So remarked MURRAY even
who else lives here. Mrs. HaIIE"
For answer the old womau's mouth
opened and gave vent to "a yell NJ
Maggie
This call brought to the front Cd susr
sharp-faced woman some ten Years
Younger than the active Mrs. Hail Tra
latest arrival smiled at her comrades
and confronted the detective u-
abashed.
"SIt down. ladies" requested Murray
and the trio promptly responded hv de-
posting their respective persons nr taa
/ floor OF the room where the iutare.se
was taking place. The detective glanced
Continued on Page 10.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-04

hotel and out into the street On three
succeeding nights he observed her do
ing this. on speaking Of the cirCum-
stance to the clerk. that worthy in
formed him that she was scrubwOman
who worked late ard lived outside the
hotel. There was nothing suspicious
about that. but as the clerk declared
that he did not know where the woman
lived. Murray, out Of sheer, idle curios-
ity. determined 10 shadow her TO her
home When she slipped down the
stairs as usual Murray followed her
into the street. but before he had tTav-
ersed five blocks realized that his trail
ing was useless. The mysterious scrub
woman had disappeared as though the
earth had swallowed her. Murray, sur
prised at the seemingly elusive powers
of the ancient dame. laughed over what
he considered a good Joke on his ability
as a shadow artist. and went home.
On the following morning the Erie
papers reported another burglary as
having occurred in house four blocks
from where the scrubwoman had van
ished into thin air. Murray said moth
ing to his associates. but that night he
took up a station at the Reed house and
waited. About I o'clock I'm the morn
ing the figure of the scrubwoman fitted
lightly down the stairs, and Murray
followed her into the gloom Of night
For fifteen blocks he trailed behind.
VIXEN his quarry turned "a corner, and
when he came Up she had again disap-
peared. That night yet another burg
larry took place, and Murray, still with
his mind centered on the vanishing
scruDwOman. began q third vigil at the
Reed house. At o'clock the chase be
gan anew. and the detective was fam
to confess to himself that the female
floor polisher was one Of the most art
full dodgers he had ever come across.
rFp followed her until after 4 i'm the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-04
12-MURRAY AND
THE ERIE CRIMINALS

At the beginning OF the year 1867
John Wilson Murray became one OF
that famous body Of experts appoint
ed by Uncle Sam TO wage war against
wrongdoeTs whose speculati0us excite
the attention Of the federal govern
ment-the Unitej States secret serv-
ice. 1t was then. at the age Of -.
that he began 10 accumulate rich
store of experience in dealing with
counterieiters. the arts Of burglars and
ether varieties Of thieves, and the train
inc thus acquired vas destined To be
liable value to him ia after
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-04

ping al every farm. but found nothing
to reward their exeTtions. Deciding 70
feed and rest Their horses, they turned
off the main road and in a secluded
clearing with several acres Of pine
woods around II perceived a lone house.
No one was I'm sight. but in response
to a hail a buXom woman, about p
years old. made her appearance and
inquired II the party wanted anything.
Chief CraWley asked for the man o.
the place. saying that he wanted to
feed his horses. The woman whistled
shrilly, and from behind a clump Of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-04
THE DEEDS OF A
MASTER. SLEUTH

and after rejecting a few moments he
nodded and led the way TO the house.
His wife met the party at the door.
Get me the single" said her hus-
band.
The woman 0beyed without a word Of
protest She went indoors and returned
with a broad shinsle. covered with red
dots. which Knapp explained were
made by chicken blood. One broad. red
blotch signified where the barn stood,
and the smaller marks indicated the
spots where Knapp had buried his
plumber The detectives selected one of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-04

True Record of the Achievements
Of John Wilson Murray, One Of
the Most Famous Detectives Of
Modern Times-By Geo. T. Pardy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-04
Pre-EdSfer Sale
HOSIERY

Women s silk and Isle hose. in all
the mOdish shades for snring. TO
match your Easter costume. plain
and fancy patterns. 4 special
feature for Pre- Easter week Is our
sale of fine, all-silk hosiery; all
rcolors and fancies; CT ID
$50 values, sale. $780,. - II -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-04

Lazell's celebrated perfumes. re
tailed from the bulk to insure
fresh lasting odor; field violets.
moon9ower, lily Of the valley. car
nation. white lilac, white hello
trope. valley rose, etc, SOC the
ounce value; OEC
sale .............. ~