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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-02
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-02
BISMARCK BREVITleS.

Mrs. j. Il. Thompson is visiting
relatives in st. Louis this week.
Albert Scheiheirg is rejoicing over
the arrival Of 9-pound boy on
March 18th.
Dr. f. W. Stamncr left Monday
for II -four or six weeks stay Mt Hot
Springs, Ark.
Felix Burgeois has sold bis farm
, miles west Of here, and is building
II home here.
James II. sutton purchased house
and lot No. 10, block :, LaTour's
Addition to Bismarck, Monday.
Fruit is not all killed. So far one
half peach crop at high altitude Is
alive and apples are damaged but
slightly.
Report has 1t that W. w. McCur-
dy of Union, Mo-, has purchased n
controlling interest in the Bismarck
Telephone Co. lie has also pur-
chased the Bert Barrett property
here
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-02
LIBERTYvILlE ITEMS.

Miss Mildred Keith attended TN,
teachers examination at Elvins
Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. A. Kinkead Wis.
tied their son, Mr.. j. ID. Kinkcad
mt Cape Girardcau IA few DAYS last
week.
Mr.. VIM. Estes, who bought the
Baker farm, has partly moved and
is blowing and sowing oats, and is
resembling a full-bloodcd farmer.
The Baker and Mckenzie sales
next week promise to be well at
tended, as they should, for there
will be- some good stock disposed u
at each sale.
Mr.. G.. W. Simpson and family
and Mr., A. NJ. Wallace and family
attended the marriage Of DR.. G.. L..
Dimes to Miss Katie Olander of
Frcdericktown, Monday.
The growing wheat crop looks
very discouraging at present. \
great amount of wheat has been
killed this winter. Many fields are
being sown in oats. The prospect
Is that more wheat will have to be
shipped to this county this year
than ever before,
Rev. a. G. Stormout and Miss
Nan Mckenzie came up from Fred
ericktown Saturday. Rev. Stor-
mout, In Harvesting his horse, must
have made mistake and got the
harness on fore part behind, for the
horse wanted to go backward more
than forward, although they got
along reasonably well; but when
they came to any upgrade the
preacher would have to get out and
lead, and Miss Nan would get be-
bind and push, until they reached
the top, then they could get in and
ride awhile. So, in going down
hill near the Bradley farm, at 2:lO
speed, the preacher forgot to put on
the brakes, and plunged into n gully
and broke a shaft, so they had To
walk and lead the rest of the way.
Mt Mr.. McKeuzic's about
three hours behind schedule time.
Through the kindness of our black
smith the broken shaft was replaced
with new one Sunday morning,
and Sunday afternoon they started
on the return trip, and the last seen
of them they were going down
grade mt 2:40 speed, and we have not
heard II they have ever arrived at
Fredericktown or not.
EIsIIX
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-02

The fight that was put up by
the Democrats in the NatiOna
House of Representatives against
gag rule and the one man power
OF the Speaker was "A fight for priu'
ciple, aud one that had clearly been
set forth in the Democratic plat
form. The Democrats were Joined
in this fight by number of indie.
pendent Republicans who were OPP.
posed TO having their hands tied
and a free discussion OF pending
measures denied them 10y arbitrary
rules dictated 10y the Speaker
through Il committee Of his own
making, aud they would have won
but for the descrtion of fifteen al.
legged Democrats, Why did these
Democrats desert their party in So
important a crisis not uult III their
party hut Of the whole country?
Congressmau John \ Moon Of
Tennessee, one Of the Democratic
traitors, shamelrsslN roufrsses that
selfish motives prompted bis ac-
ton; he was afraid that he would
lose his position on several lmpOr.
ant committees Of which he is n
member The other fourteen de.
Serters were actuutrd hy the same
motives, longing for tayors to be
handed out 10y the Speaker or at
the behest of special interests which
they serve. And yet these time.
servers, betrayers of party prin-
clple, selling out the people for
selfish considerations. masquerade
as Democrats. Little selfish am.
billions, district and special inter.
osts weigh more with them than
the preservation of high govern
mental principles and the interests
of the people. Benedict Arnold
was actuated by motives not I'm.
like these.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-02
BUSINESS COLLEGE NOTES.

Clinton Rogers on last Friday
passed hio second shorthand and
typewriting test.
There will be examinations next
week in Commercial Law and Bust
ness Arithmetic.
| Miss Pearl Shannon and Miss
Myrtle Jackson are doing most of
the private Office work this week.
Mrs. o. c. Lucy and children.
Leila and Marvin, of Piedmont, Mo-,
were here Saturday and Sunday Wis
iting her son Ernest, who is IA stu
dent of our school.
Miss Ida Green, who found It nee
essary to give up her school work
some two months ago, owing 10 i'll
health, visited us Monday, and re-
ports that her parents expect to
move to Pennington next week,
and that she will again resume her
course OF study in our school.
Af'"io iihhuoit, WIN mas Htlu n
very responsible position as book
keeper and stenographer in st.
Louis during the past few months,
has resigned to accept n more lucra-
tive Office position with the Bonnie
Terre Lead Company, at Bonnie
Terre, Mo-; he entered upon his
new duties this week.
A letter just received by Prof.
Mootnart from Edward Cunningham
gives the information that he is
very pleasantly located as stenog-
rapher for the Lily Trimmed Hat
Company, st. Louis. John Nei-
dert, who accompanied Mr.. Cum
ningham to the city, has also been
furnished with a good Office posi-
tion asbookkeeper and stenographer.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-02

To secure uniform rate of as.
Sessment for taxing purposes
throughout the State is not an easy
problem. The revenue for carry
ing on the municipal government
in the big cities is largely out of
proportion to that needed for cOun.
ty government, and 10 raise this
revenue the assessment of real es Z.
tate in these cities is placed at a
much higher per cent of its cash
value than in the country. The
big cities because of this fact pay
"A larger per cent of State taxes on
the same value than does the coun.
try. How this could he rrmedied
il is difficult to determine, unless Il
separate assessment could be mAde
IN the cities for purposes of State
taxes and city taxes. To assess
all real property at It's full cash
value would work an injustice to
the owners of such property, un-
less at tho same time the rate of
taxation were lowered to correspond
with the increased assessment;
which, however, would not accom-
plish what the uniform assessment
advocates are after-more revenue
for the State, The real thing to
get ut is the assessment of all tax
able property - money, notes,
bonds, ETC., the larger part of
which escapes taxation because it
is not given in to the assessor. 1t
is no trouble for the assessor to
find the real estate, the Hive stock
and other property that cannot be
hidden. II some plan can be de.
vised by which the hidden taxable
wealth can be assessed, the occu-
patton of the tax dodger would be
gone, aud with our present rate
of State taxation, low as it is.
there would be no trouble for the
State to secure all the revenue it
needs. Unless this can be done
the farmer and city real estate
owner will continue to bear more
than their just proportion in sup
porting State, municipal and coun-
ty government. The law requir.
ing the tax payer to swear that he
is giving IN all his taxable wealth
doesn't appear to be able to reach
but small proportion of the hid
den wealth of the State.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-02
TO FIGHT RAILROADS
ATTEMPT TO RESTORE
THE THREE-CENT FARE,

Governor Hadlcy and Attorney
General Major are determined "a
combat the determination of the
railroads to restore the three-cent
passenger fare pending the appeal
OF the two-cent fare injunction to
the Supreme Court, by counter leg.
islatl0n. a bill was introduced in
the Legislature last week To give
the Railroad and Warehouse Com
mission authority TO fix the max
imum passenger rate to he charged
by railroads In this State: and last
Saturday this was followed by two
more bills, following conference
of the Governor and Attorney Gen
eral, drawn up and introducedj sic
simultaneously In the Senate and
House.
One Of the bills prohibits any rail
road organized or doing business in
the state to directly or Indirectly
own, operate or be Interested In any
business other than the Transports
ton of persons and property, except
ing only cating-houscs and ele-
vators. The penalties are fixed ut
not exceeding $1,000 and forfeiture
OF the cOnpany's charter. Prose.
cutting Attorneys are required to
prosecute offending railroads and to
insure the work being done, the law
provides that they shall receive one
fourth Of the penalties collected
The Attorney General also Is au-
thorized to proceed against the
companies by action in quo war
ranto.
This bill is said to be aimed ut
those railroads criticised by Attor-
ney General Major in recent state
ment for owning or controlling,
either in whole or in part, coal
mines which he charges are favored
by them In the matter of freight
rates as against the independent
coal-minc operators.
Tho second bill Ia the more drastic
of the two, In that it Is designed to
forestall the railroads ii they at
tempt to put into execution the
threat to raise the passenger rates
from to 3 cents per mile. IL pro-
vides that no railroad operating in
Missouri shall receive for transport
tation of persons .On its road, for
any distance, any larger or greater
amount than is charged over
greater distance upon the road; and
that no road shall charge n larger
amount per mile than is charged per
mile over any portion Of the road
for an equal distance within the
State.
This provision does not apply to
excursion or Communication tickets
sold or issued by the railroad cor
poration.
For each Offense the railroad Is
made liable to a fine not to exceed
81 900 and each day rate in excess
of that stipulated in the act is
charged constitutes separate Of
Tense.
1t is further provided that any
person from whom the railroad col
lects fare In excess of the rates
prescribed shall be entitled to re-
cover from the company three times
the amount of the excess charge,
together with reasonable attorneys
fees for prosecuting the suit.
The enactment of the latter mea-
sure would prevent the railroads
from charging higher rate in Mis-
souri, than they do In other States
where the 2-cent law Is now In eff
feet.
Neither Governor Hadley nor At
torney General Major make any
secret of the fact that they have en-
tered upon "A veritable "war to the
death" with the railroads.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-02
For County School Commissioner.

GEORGE l.. SMITH authorizes us
to announce him as candidats for
County School CONFERENCE.-The
ton Tuesday, April 9th.
JAMES l.. NORRIS authorizes us
to announce him ms candidate for
County School Commissioners
Election April 9th.
A. III. AKERs authorizes US to an
nounce him rs a candidate for re-
election to the office of County
school Commissioner. Election
April 9Th.
j. w. HUNT authorizes us to an
nounce him as candidate for
County School Commissioner. 49,
Election April 9Th.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-02

Governor Hadley and Attorney
General Major are putting up such
n determined front that the rail-
roads will hesitate before attempt
ing to restore the Scent fare prior
to the final decision of the Supreme
Court. The proposed new law for
bidding a greater charge per mile on
local tickets than on through tickets
has made them stop to think. The
courts would not be able to void
such law on the ground of ii be-
ing confiscatory, for il fixes no rate.
1t would always be within the power
of the roads to raise the through
rate. Star.
Pcrryville is to have 10000
gtppE ppYnpnuy
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-02
For Police Judge .

j. i. TOLMAN announces him
self as candidate for Police Judge
Of the city of Pennington.
W. a. KENNEDY announces him
self ms "A candidate for Police Judge
of the CITY Of Pennington.
j. l.. CrNDIfF announces himself
as Il candidate for Police Judge of
the city of Pennington.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-02
For Alderman.

SAMUEL A. BYINGToN announces
himself as IA candidate for Alderman
in the Third Ward.
j. G. ALEXANDER authorizes us
To announce him as candidate for
reelection for Alderman in the Sec
Ond ward.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-02
Candidates Announcements.
For Mayor,

WIN. II. TAYLOR authorizes MS to
announce him as candidate for
Mayor of the City of Pennington at
the municipal election on Tuesday,
April 9th.
Or. j. w. BRAHAM authorizes us
to announce him as candidate for
Mayor of the City of Pennington at
the municipal election on Tuesday,
April 9th.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-02
For Marshal.

c. II. ADAMS authorizes us to an
nounce him as n candidate for re-
election to the office of City Mar
shal.
BART RIISGTON authorizes us to
announce him as candidate for
City Marshal
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-02

The mill and elevator of the Plant.
ers Milling Company at Cape Gil
rardeau were burned on the 9TH ult.
Several other buildings were also
burned, with loss of 10000, with
about half that amount in insurance.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-02

The Perry County News wants
the Court House to be lighted with
electric lights by the establishment
OLA small dynamo, MS the house Ia
already wired for lights.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-02

Greenville has house famine
and q number of men connected
with the lumber company there are
unable to bring their families there
because there are no houses to rent.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-02

There are 222 cases on the docket
of the Butler county Circuit Court
which meets April 8, and 1t Is ex-
pected court will continue in session
until May 18th.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-02

An apple tree is reported in bloom
In Dunklin county.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-02

Pcrryville is to have 10000
stock company.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20
Visitors Go A-Garnerlng

On three hits, four of the visitors
chased themselves around the pan In
the seventh, and in the eighth they
kept 1t Up, but scored another run.
This was plentiful, however.
Despite that the Seals sluggers did
the heavy bombardment in punches
against Schafer in the morning, this
Iuckiest OF the Vernon twirlers won by
keeping the safeties we'll scattered into
eight of the nine innings. Two hits in
the first and one in the seeod gave the
Mohler men two runs, but this was all
the scoring tabulated for the northern
band Hogan's crew centralized their
efforts in the mid portion of the game.
In the fourth, fifth and sixth they
hammered Browning for eight of their
nine hits, and these gave them their
five runs. The scores:
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20
L. A. C. Now Has Team

With Jay Welton as manager and
a fast team of players to back him up,
mem bers of the Los Angeles Athletic
club feel confident that the associa-
tion's baseball team will be quite able
to hold its own with any amateur
mines In this section of the state. Sat
urday and possibly Sunday games will
be played with teams having home
grounds outside of Los Angeles, al
though contests with Angel city ag-
gregations Will not be refused. We'll
toms present pitching staff consists of
Lou Guernsey, the change-of-speed
crack, and Hobgood, the slow-curve
these twirlers' deliveries, while Hal
briter former captain of the Los An
geIes high school baseball team, will
hold forth at first. Bebo of Poly will
hold down sack No. 2, while Heine
Heinzeman, another expert from the
same institution, will gather in the
liners at third. Morris Moriarty, who
was recently offered a position in pro-
fessional company, will be seen at
short, while Art Howard, Frank Shee-
han and Ray Dunnigan will compose
the outfield. Dunnigan may also be
used in the curve station. Manager
Welton will act as substitute, while
Clarence Fitzhenry has been chosen
to hold the Indicator. Clarence is re-
ported as not being in the least in
timidated by the prospects of his stren-
uous position. Any nine which comes
out with the long end of a score when
in battle with the L. A. A. club team
will have cause for rejoicing.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20
MORNING GAME

Our youngest and newest Coast league
manager, aforetime the target for many
and aged jokes and gentle condescen-
sion on the part of his fellow leaders
and the veterans among the league Of
ficials, yesterday sent the new cham
pions, comprising one-half the class,
speed and ginger of the Coast league,
northward bound with a tied up series,
winning three of the eight games and
playing the Seals to a tie in the other
two. Kid Mohler boarded the train for
his home precincts a thoroughly sur
prlsed and somewhat chastened van
guard commander. He has einched the
pennant, but he met his match in the
series Just closed in the team which on
paper figured to do the least against his
cohorts. Despite the differences in their
previous performances this season, the
two teams fought each other TO
standstilI last week, and it must be
admitted in all frankness that if any
thing the Vernonites had the better OF
the argument. A little stiffer hitting on
the part of Hap's men and a trifie more
speed on bases would have sent San
Francisco back to their constituents
without a game. AS it was only one of
the contests was a one-sided match,
and throughout the week Hogan had
the recently blossomed fag-bearers
participating in a guessing contest
which bore all the marks of a freeze
out game, with Hap as the engineer Of
the frostiness.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20
STATE LEAGUE

STOCKTON, Sept. 19-By winning
the game today Stockton moved into
third place. Sacramento was unable to
tally more than two with nine hits,
while the same number netted the To-
calls six runs. Three-baggers by Halll-
nan and Miller helped the home team
to win. Score:
Stockton 6, hits 9, errors 1.
Sacramento 2, hits 8, errors 4.
Batteries-Gaffney and LIE Brand;
Trippett and Hackett.
FRESNO, Sept. 19.-Oakland and
Fresno broke even in a double-header
today replete with hard hitting. Scores:
First game
Fresno s. hits II, errors 2.
Oakland 1, hits g. errors 8.
Batteries-A. Smith and McDonough;
Henderson and Burke.
Afternoon game
Oakland 6, hits 12 errors 1.
Fresno 0, hits II, errors 8.
Batteries-Moskiman and Burke;
Jones and McDonough.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20
FEW GOOD GAMES
IN LOCAL SERIES
EDISONS PLAY WRETCHED
BALL AND LOSE
LONG BEACH GAME is THE ONE
REDEEMlNG FEATURE
Thistles Drop Loose Contest owing to
Lack of Players-Gardena Plays
WhlrIwlnd in Southern
State Schedule
oUTHERN STATE LEAGUE STANDINGS.

But little change is to be observed
in the standings of the mines compris-
ing the southern state Baseball league.
Long Beach, through the virtue of yes
terday's game, is now in second place.
while the Redondos are still leading the
field Gateways, owing to their defeat
at the hands Of Gardena, are now in
third position.
That the Gardena nine is to be reck-
oned with was clearly evident to those
fans who witnessed yesterdays Gar
dena-Gateway game, in which the lat
ter team met defeat, to 1. Abbott, of
the winners, threw nice ball and had
the contest we'll in hand from first to
last Shortstop Flick, of the losers,
showed the rest of the boys up as
amateurs at base running by negoti-
ating several steals in nice form. The
one long hit of the game was three
bagger raped out by Cline. The tab
ulated dope:
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20
AIDS ANNEX FAST
GAME FROM ASCOT
Many Players Are Walked by Both
Pitchers-Mcclsin Scores Home
Run for Long-Enders
In the Sixth

In a game featured by two double
plays and a long home run, the Fra
ternal Aids won from the Ascot team,
to 5. The contest was real baseball
from start TO finish. being relieved by
many exceptionally brilliant plays.
Many bases on balls allowed by both
Drown and Priddy were responsible
for several of the runs which would
otherwise never have been tailed.
McClain of the winners slammed out
a long home run in the sixth. The
Aids assumed an early lead and we're
never headed Results il detail:
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20
Merchants Rally in Ninth

By putting over five timely runs in
the latter half of the fatal ninth, the
University Merchants copped the long
end of yesterdays score with the High
land Park baseball team. Although the
Highland Park aggregation led out
strong and was three runs in the lead
when the ninth inNing was called a
heavy batting rally lost the game for
them, to 6. Not only were the Park
players ahead throughout the majority
of the frames, but walloped Walbridge
of the Merchants for fourteen hits
Concannon was puzzle for the winners
but assembled in the ninth. The game
was an exhibition affair between the
two crack City league mines.