The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-19

IN were eating dinner IN u restaurant.
Mrs. Ryan brought her daughter TO
Cheyenne last week and commenced
suit for divorce from Ryan. Ryan
made no resistance TO arrest and told
the police be expected TO hang.
The third and last week of the ninth
international tournament Of the Amer
lean bowling congress commenced at
Pittsburg with more than score OF
cities In this country, besides several
In Canada, represented
Secretary Hartleln OF District No. 8,
United Mine Workers, in Pennsylva.
mia, declared Sunday night that he be-
lieyed there would be strike OF the
anthracite miners.
No one can tell you at what hour
death will come" said the pastor OF
the Presbyterian church at Poland, o.,
from his pulpit Sunday. Hardly had
he spoken when Mrs. Matilda Williams
fell from her seat dead. She Is sup.
posed to have died Of heart trouble.
Edmund y. Morrcll. former governor
OF Kansas his term OF office extending
over a quarter Of century prominent
in Republican circles, banker and
hnancicr, died Sunday at Santa Rosa
hospital, San Antonio.
The Alabama river Is still rising.
Lawlands Of middle Alabama are sub.
merged for many miles and much live
stock is believed to have been
drowned.
a meeting Of representative OF the
various textile associations OF Georgia,
North Carolina. South Carolina, Ala.
bama, Mississippi and Louisiana win
be held In Atlanta on Tuesday Of this
week, at which tariff revision with ref.
erence TO Its effect on cotton manufac.
lures will be considered.
Charles l.. Burpcc OF Denver, Colo,
prominent banker and former act
Ing mayor Of Denver, dropped dead
at the home OF his sister In Rockford,
ILL.,, Sunday Mr. Burpee attended a
family reunion in GAINESVILLE the day
before.
Augustine Mora, referred 10 as the
"tigross Of Corrobd.' leader OF a motto.
rious bandit band Of Yer Cruz, has
been captured with three followers
after a fight. The woman is wanted
10 answer for three murders commit.
ted by her band.
The dangers Of the soft drink hab-
IL" and the innocence with which girls
become addicted to It, were empha.
sized by DR.. Harvey W. Wiley, the
governments pure food expert, in a
lecture before 100 girl students OF the
Holy Cross academy.
The jury in the case OF John C.
Lumsden, on trial in the supreme
court of New York, charged with the
murder OF Harry Suydam. a curb
broker, In the latters office last De-
ccmber, brought in verdict of man
slaughter in the first degree.
James Christensen, former state
treasurer Of Utah, who retired from
office on January !, Is under arrest on
the charge Of being defaulter TO
the amount Of $4,000.
Mrs. Nancy Wilson, generally known
as Mrs. Staffeback. one Of the most
notorious prisoners in the Kansas pen.
itentiarly, died Of pneumonia In cell
In the womans ward Tuesday. Mrs
Staffleback was 10 years old. When
she realized her serious condition she
asked that her son, George Staffle.
buck, lifetime convict, and Charles
Wilson, her second husband, another
convict, be brought to her bedside
They were taken over by the prison
officials and told they could remain
with her until she died.
The pure food label need not be
affixed to retail packages of adulter-
ated goods under n decision OF the
Iowa supreme court Tuesday. This
kills the provision of the law as en-
forced, requiring merchants to label
goods.
The tide OF immigration Is again on
the food was apparently indicated
Monday when 1900 immigrants ar.
rived at Boston on the steamer Ro-
manic from Mediterranean ports. This
Is the largest landing from any steam
pr at this port for sixteen months.
The Cuban senate has approved the |
report of the committee on military af. |
Iairs recommending the appropriation |
Of $722 900 for the purchase OF rifles
and carbinos OF a uniform pattern for
he army and rural guard.
The navy department received in.
that Admiral Sperry had
hauled down his flag on the Connect.
ut as commander-in.chief OF the At
antlc fleet, giving place to the flag Of
Schroeder, to whom he trans
erred the command OF the feet.
George T. Angel. founder OF the
American Humane Educational soci-
'ty and Its president since 1889, is
seriously Ill In Boston. MIR. Angel is
&c years OF age.
The London Daily Mail asserts that
he British war office will make an
'ffer at an early date for the purchase
f one Of Wilbur Wrights aeroplanes.