The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-10-21

was loaded pointed il at his mother
and pulled the trigger. The woman
fell, shot through the heart.
John d. Hood. attorney for the ad'
ministrators Of the estate Of the late
James H. Eckles, former controller OF
the currency admitted that the mag.
niGccu; summer home Of the Eckles
family ct Ocouomowoc, Wis, would
be sold to satisfy the claims Of credit.
ors against the estate.
AGyiccs were brought by the steam.
cr Empress OF India that six hundred
people were drowned early In Sep.
trmbcr in East Java, as result Of
the bursting Of crater which had
become filled with water.
Howard 4. Robinson, of Memphis,
Tenn. a cousin Of Lamar \. Harris,
the Los Angeles attorney who commit.
ted suicide after robbing the Erskine
bank at Highland Park. H.. arrived
in Chicago and identified the body
positively as that OF his cousin.
Uncle Sam grew financially fat OH
industrious inventors last year, the
records showing that revenues In fees
from this source were sufficient to
pay $l.SST.4i3 in expenses for run
ing the United States patent office
and leave a surplus Of SSS,476.
Former Congressman p. +. Finley,
for many years leader In the Rcgub.
lican party In Kentucky, died at his
home in William sburg He was II
years old Judge Finley was the faith.
or of Charles Finley. recently of In,
dianapulis. secretary Of state of Ken.
lucky from 1898 TO 1899.
The fourth annual convention Of the
American Meat Packers association
opened In Chicago. Five hundred del.
crates from all parts Of the country
have arrived Gov Denecn welcomed
the delegates at the opening OF the
convention.
Col J. c S. Blackburn, of Kentucky
head Of the department Of civil al
ministration In the Panama canal
zone is in sew York Colonel Black.
burn denied that he contemplated re-
signing as governor of the canal
zone
Deer are so plentiful In Franklin
county, a, that farmers In the noun.
tains are losing money by their
dcpredatious beers destroyed 400
head of cabbage in one field
Jack Johnson indicated his right
to the heavyweight championship ii.
tie by knocking out Stanley Kctchel
IN twelve rounds of twcnty.round
night At sun Francisco.
\ new Jack the Ripper" has ap.
peared in St Petersburg, Russia.
lie has already murdered three girls.
At Stuttgart. Ark, Dr. A. d. Bum
has threshed an average OF more than
ll4l2 bushels Of Japan rice on 10
acres, and 81 bushels of Honduras
rice to the acre on q acres.
The head Of L. W Smith, one Of the
most enthusiastic baseball fans in
Atlanta, Ga. is completely bare OF
hair as result Of betting that the
Pittsburg team would win the world S
series In five games.
A pure white quail was killed by
three boys near Cushocton, Ohio. It
was with a covy Of ordinary quail
Harry Hall II. negro opened the
door of George Antilles chicken house
in the north part OF Wellington, Kns
At O'Clock IN TIE morninp \ shot
gun arranged TO be fired when tn" door
was opened blew load of shot into
the boys shoulder
The Kansas state board OF railroad
commissioners have demanded Of the
Pullman company that he same rates
he granted in Kansas ~ have been
given Oklahoma.
1t is announced that the committee
having in charge the recent balloon
race for the Gordon Bennett trophy.
has definitely decided to award the
trophy to Edgar W Mix, the Aneri.
can competitor who landed in Russian
Poland.
A silver medal in recognition Of
gallant service has been awarded by
the treasury department to +. NJ
Humboldt, adintant general of Nilsson.
ri. The medal is for saving n number
of persons from drowning in Manila
bay.
Judge William Lindsay. former
United States senator and former
chief justice Of the Kentucky court Of
appeals, died at his home after an III
ness of two months. Judge Lindsay
was "A years old
J, H. Dodge, special agent Of the
government in the interest Of good
roads, met with the business mems
league at Canton. Miss. and It was
decided TO build mile of model road
TO cost about $500.
Mrs. Nancy Hartzell. aged 90 years,
mother Of DR.. Joseph c. Hartzell,
bishop of Africa, for the Methodist
church, is dead. Her descendants In.
clude two great-great.grand children.
The Cossack villagers of Pavlovsk,
Russia, have condemned ana lynched
seven men for murder TIE victims
OF the men lynched were three women
and child whn were lured IN a Innaly