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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-20

the next meeting of the Ladies' Literary
club, held next Friday, the matter of
his reception by that organization wifi
be presented to the members
George NJ. Lawrence, president of the
University club, when informed last
night Of the coming visit of DR.. Cook,
said:
AS this is the first intimation 1 have
had of DR.. Cooks coming to Salt Lake,
/ cannot say what the club will do. It has
been the custom of the club in the case
of the visit Of a celebrity to tender him
the courtesies of the club, and this will
likely be followed in the case of DR..
Cook
Mrs. E. D. Miller. president of the La
dies Literary club, also received her
first information of DIR. Cooks visit
from The Herald-Republican.
I cannot say" she said, in response
to a question, IF our organization as a
body will take any part in a reception
to DR.. Cook, although our members will
certainly be pleased to do so as indiyid-
uals. At our next meeting l will pre-
sent the matter to the club, and it will
depend upon their decision as to what
will be done"
According to Professor George E.
Marshall of the University of Utah it
is hardly probable that the university
| faculty will do more than meet DR..
Cook as individuals
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-20
POSTAL IS NOT IN
ANY COMBINATION
Clarence H. MaCkay, President
of Telegraph Company,
Makes Statement.

New York, Nov. l9.-Clarenee II.
Mackay. president of the Mackay COM
DaBies. issued the following statement
to the public this afternoon:
We have had nothing TO do, either
directly or indirectly. with the COM
bination of the American Telephone and
Telegraph company with the Western
Union Telegraph company. We have
not wished to join il, and have not
been ,invited TO Join Il. There have
been no negotiations whatsoever with
us in regard to the matter, and there
is every reason why we should not have
had anything 10 do withfit. We knew
nothing about it until the day when
Il was publicly announced
1T is true that we own large block
of stock of the American Telephone
and Telegraph company, but that IS
one of our many investments. re
never have had and have not now any
representation on the board OF that
company, and our stock is not con-
suited or considered any more than
the stock of any other stockhOlder, as
you viii see from the fact that We
knew nothing about this deal until IT
was made public. The statement that
William H. Baker represents US is in
correct. He does not represent us IN
anything in the slightest degree
Neither have we had anything to do
with the purchase of the telephone
company in the middle west. Cur COM
Dany is slow and conservative in its
Investments. but swift and aggressive
in its service. We are not disturbed
in any way.
I'VE have successfully met hard COM
petition for over twenty-five years. and
have prospered and are in first-class
financial eondition-better than ever
before. We have waited until this mat
ter had simmered down, so that we
could make one statement covering the
whole subject. As stated several
weeks ago, competition will continue
and it will be real competition, the
same as heretofore"
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-20
ATTORNEY GENERAL
DELIVERS SPEECH
Modification of the Interstate.
Commerce Act Advocated
by MIR. WickerSham.

Kansas City, Nov. Rehabilitation of
the interstate commerce act TO obtain
.reasonabIeness of rates to all and fair
ness of practice ia the operation @Of in
terstate railways was suggested by Attor-
-ney General George W. Wiekersham in an
address tonight at the annual banquet
of the Commercial club. given in COM
memorati0n of the signing of the John
jaw commercial treaty.
Mr.. Wickersham responded to the toast
THE Interstate Commerce Commission"
Mr. Wickersham advocated a national
incorporation law, and said that. should
such a law demonstrate its vaiIe. II
might be wise ultimately 10 prohibit state
corporations from engaging in interstate
commerce..
For the purpose" said Mr. Wicker
snam "of preventing the conflict of de-
cisiOns and delays and uncertainties in
the enforcement of the interstate law
which now exists. it is proposed to Gre
ate a special tribunal to be known as
the commerce court. in which shall be
exclusively vested all the jurisdiction now
possessed by the circuit and district
courts and the circuit court of appeals
of the United States with respect to the
enforcement OF review OF orders and de-
crees of the interstate commerce COM
mission. -
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-20
al HEAR THE WOODLANDS CALL
INGv

I hear the woodlands calling now;
Their red is like the hiare
OF trumpets in the air,
Where rebel autumn plants her tents
And crowns her gypsy hair,
hear her beauty calling, glad
With crimson and with gold
AS oft it called of old;
And I must forth and greet her yea,
And clasp her close, and hold.
As yesterday, again today,
My heart will run to her
The gypsy wanderer,
Through scarlet of the berry and
Through purple of the bur.
The vines that vision forth her cheeks
Shall tell me where she lies,
SOft-gazing at the skies,
And l viii steal upon her dreams
And look into her eyes.
Modicor,
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-20
ABE AND BANGS TALK
ABOUT NEW YORK
A Literary Luncheon on Broadway
and What Came of 1t.
frank C Drake in the New York
World

frank c. Drake in the New York
WoFlG)
George AIDE, who has just returned
from a trip around the world was the
guest at a luncheon given in New York
last Wednesday by John kendrick Bangs,
who proposed to have the Indiana play
wright talk about nothing but New York,
AIDE" inquired Bangs casually, what
do you think of the sky-scrapers hereY'
could See that AIDE was taken off his
guard, for the hand that held his iced
tea trembled a bit and he did not answer
at once.
when We reached Bombay" he said,
finally, there was smallpox there and
the boat went right on
STILL" observed Bangs, deity, many
people say that, artictically, the skyline
of New York has suffered"
1T wasn't so much, AIDE replied, that
I didn't get d ehance to see Bombay; /
could stand for that But it meant a solid
seventy days aboard ship with the same
people. And, oh. didn't we get sick of
each other There was one old lady who
was the life OF the party when we start
ed out, but before we got to Melbourne
she got so sore on everybody that she
would curl up on the lee side of a life
raft and simply glare if you spoke to
her.
Bangs was quick to follow up his adj
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-20

vantage. Il suppose a trip like that
makes New York seem a bit provincial, a.
he said carelessly- AIDE considered a mo-
ment
We'll, do you know what that old lady
did on the sixty-ninth dayg'
NO" said I, forgetting that we were
talking about New York
She bit a deck steward
New Yorker, was she2'' asked Bangs.
with another wink at me
You know I get the funniest letters, -
returned Ade brightly, from people who
have written plays, or want to write
them, and want me to tell them the rea-
son why managers won't buy them
Mr.. Bangs smiled quietly / could see
that he enjoyed playing his fish before
landing it. DO you think New York is
hotter than Chieage?'' he asked gently.
Why, You wouldn't believe it" smfi-
ingly returned MIR. AIDE. "but I received
one of these amateur plays when I was in
Bangkok, and it called for hitching up a
tour-horse team on the stage during a
thunder storm and dialogue going on ali
the time Lovely chance for the bright
lines!'
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-20

The really PARTICULAR fur.
nished room seeker may be read
ing and answering a half dozen
of today's ads.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-20

Nothing equals circulation when re-
suits are wanted. The
HERALD-REPUBL
has quantity and quality
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-20

Now. can you beat that2" demanded
AIDE, Isn't it a grand first entrance for
Jeff De Angeles or somebody? And vet
the fellow that wrote it is all right
enough in his head. He studied medicine,
that's all But wouldn't it bump an audi
ence2'
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-08-19
OF INTEREST TO FARMERS.

The St. Louis journal of Agricul-
ture is the best paper Of its class for
Missouri farmers, practical yet diff
ferent from all other farm papers.
Just now it is giving crop reports
from every part of the nation.
In few weeks II will begin a
series of articles on the curse OF
white slavery In the cities-how
girls are bought and sold into bond
age worse than African slavery
ever was.
1t maintains departments in every
branch of farming and housekeeping
Read it, and you will be profited.
The Pennington Times will for
short time send The Times and the
Journal of Agriculture to any ad-
dress-BOTH PAPERS, FOR
ONLY ONE DOLLAR. This offer
is to all new or renewed subscrip-
tions. Take advantage of it NOW
Call at The Times office or ad
dress by letter.
THE TIMES,
Pennington, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-08-19

Attorneys Ed Bean of DeSoto,
Hugh Steel Of lronton, Prosecuting
Attorney j. II. Chitwood of Madi.
son county, Ed Anthony and LIE"
NJ. Tesreau Of Fredericktown are
here this week ON business before
the Circuit Court,
Mr.. Thomas Masterson of Doe
Run this week bought the handsome
residence property of DR.. f. l..
Keith in Pennington, for which he
paid Sf,00O.00. We understand that
ii Is Mr.. Masterson' intention to
move his family to Pennington, and
they will receive hearty Welcome.
Mr.. Zach Brown returned home
yesterday from the st. Louis Skin
and Cancer Hospital where he had
been for three weeks for treatment
for cancer on his nose. Mr..
Brown says the doctors of the hos
pital think they have the disease
| killed or at last checked, and he
was discharged 20 await further de
velOmH"nts, If any
County Highway Engineer H"l-
man has good deal Of macadam
ready for the street Improvement
around the Court House. What are
/ the property owners around the
/ square going to do To about their
side of the street? II would he well
to make the whole Improvement at
the same time, for il will have to
/ be done sometime.
/ Mr.. Il. T.. Skies of Jackson was
| in Pennington last week in the in
| tcrests OF the Cape County Home
Corners Association, which will
hold it's annual celebration in Jack
son August 2G-27-2S. One day will
be devoted to field athletics, and
Mr.. Skies was endeavoring to get
some of the Pennington athletes to
compete. 1t is very probable that Il
team will be made up tn compete IN
the various events. Philip Pipkin
will attend and enter the j-mile, one
mile and quarter-mile races.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-08-19
NEW LAW PERTAINING
TO DEATHS AND BIRTHS

1t was long ago DECLARED on the
highest authority that no man liv-
eth unto himself and no man dieth
unto himself; and the Legislature
of Missouri made practical recogni-
tiOn of this truth during its recent
session by passing an act providing
for the registration of births and
by local registrars in each city and
town throughout the State, and In
rural registration districts to he
created by the State Board of Health.
A State registrar is also created, the
Secretary OF the State Roard having
the duties of the Office added to
those which he already performs.
Under the new law, which is ef-
fective to-day, physicians and mid
wives must report births, and no
body may be buried within the state
without burial permit. The sta
tistics thus compiled will be of the
highest value To students of popu-
lation, the questions to be answered
including names of both parents,
race, color, age, sex and in case
of death conjugal condition, occu'
patton and causes of death, neal
and remote. The Importance OF these
data to the State Board of Health
I'm the prOsecutiOn of its regular
work goes without saying Republic
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-08-19
A HOT SPELL.

The extended hot spell of the past
two weeks is the worst the county
has experienced since 1901, the
drouth summer, when even forest
trees scorched up and many died.
The mercury has been ranging up
in the nineties and in many places
passing the 100 mark. In the titles
there have been many deaths from
heat prOstration, and the cool nights
which are usual in August have not
come to relieve the intense heat.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-08-19
ASSESSOR THoMsEN BUSY
Making a House to House Assess
ment Through With Several
Townships

County Assessor August Thorn
sen and his son Henry, who is act
ing as bis deputy, are making n
careful assessment of the taxable
property Of the county, Mr.. Thorn
sen has finished assessing In Liberty
and PenGlcton townships and most
of Iron, while his son has finished
in all the larger towns except Farm
ington and Bonnc Terre. He in
forms us that the 1909 assessment
as far rs he has gone shows CON
siderable increase over that of last
year, although farm real estate will
be substantially what 1t was, except
whore improvements have advanced
valuation. Hu expresses satisfaC-
tion that property owners generally
show disposition to help him in
making a fair and equitable assess
ment, which il his aim.
He requests MS to call the attcn-
tiun of those with whom he has left
assessment lists to the affidavit
which they contain, and the neccs.
sity OF their signing the same. Some
of these have been returned to him
without the owner of the property
/ listed signing the affidavit. Also
/ that the law requires that these
/ lists he returned promptly. 4 com
pliancc with these requirements will
greatly facilitate his work.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-08-19
NEW WEAPON LAW.

The new weapon law which went
into effect last Monday, besides
makingit u felony to carry concealed
weapons, also prohibits dealers from
exposing for sale rcvOlvcrs, bowie
knives, spring jack knives, metal
knucks, sword canes, loaded canes,
daggcrs, slung shots, dirkS and sim
liar weapons. The penalty Is i'm
prisonment for from thirty days to
six months, or II fine of $50 to 500,
or both.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-08-19
TEACHERS MEETING
AND EXAMINATION

The County Teachers Meeting
will be held in Pennington on We'd
nesday and Thursday, August 25th,
and 18th, aud Teachers Examina-
tion will take place on Friday and
Saturday, August 9th and 2Sth.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-08-19
LAWN PARTY .

Miss Miriam Good gave most
delightful lawn party at her home
Tuesday evening In honor of her
visiting st. Louis friends, Misses
Florence Dagwell, Minnie Lee and
Rose Dye. The lawn was beauti-
fully illuminated with Japanese Ian
terms and the dining room was
decorated with ferns, grapes and
roses. During the evening many
games were INDUCED in, after which
n most appetiying repast was served.
The following guests were present:
Misses Mildred Mckinney, Ruth
Spaugh, Myra Mitchell, Bertha Nit
chell, Ethel Morris, Minnie Lee,
Florence Dagwell, Rose Dye and
Miriam Good, and Messrs. Elliott
Klein, Lee Mitchell, Mr.. Fenwick
Taylor Smith, Forster Cole, Pete
Giessing, Fred Butterfeld, Raymond
Nixon and Alex Wilson.
Mr.. George Eisenberg was taken
to the Lutheran Hospital, st. Louis
this week to have an operation per,
formed.
A little child of Mr. jeff Counts
died early Thursday morning.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-08-19
FIRST VISIT IN 90 YEARS.

Mr.. w. f. Dent, eldest son Of the
late Flemon Dent, who left here for
Texas about twenty years ago, is
back with his wife on visit to his
old home at Bismarck. Mr.. Dent
was in Pennington Wednesday re-
ncwing old acquaintanship, and made
The Times an agreeable call. His
home is at Post City, Carer county,
in the western part of Texas, new
and thriving town but n few years
old, and he thinks that Is about the
best part Of the great Lone Star
State.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-08-19
DEATH OF MRS. SAM BUFoRD

Mrs. Fugate was called TO Fred
cricktown last Monday on account
of the critical condition of her rniece,
Mrs. Sam Buford, who had under
gone serious surgical operation.
A message was received Tuesday
morning announcing the sad intelli-
gcuCe of her death.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-08-19
FOR SALE
Old SilaS johnson Homestead

Consisting Of $40 acres, a mile from
Belgrade. An ideal Grain aud Stock
Farm, well improved, plenty of good
water, good buildings, good roads
and all kinds of fruit.
win sell at bargain If taken at
once. Call on or address
l.. q. JOHNSON,
Rclgradc, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-08-19
SAVES PASSENGERS LIFE.
Dr. ]. L. Eaton Performs Emergency
Operation on Train at Bismarck

Last Sunday James c. Gentry of
Little Rock, Ark, while on his way
to st. Louis, accidentally inhaled a
pithy substance which lodged in his
windpipe and cut Off his breathing.
Dr.. j. l.. Eaton of bismarck found
him gasping In his berth. The Doc.
tor promptly made an incsion in
his windpipe, the foreign substance
was expelled through the opening,
and Mr.. Gcntry's life was saved.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-08-19
TOWN AND VICINAGE
Laakman's for drugs.

Laakman's for drugs,
Henry Eversole of Caledonia was
n Pennington visitor this week.
Harry Shaw Of Old Mexico Is Wis
iting his uncle DR.. Ben Downing.
Mrs. w. S. Miller and Gladys are
visiting relatives In Bonne Terre.
Miss Helen Purcell of Frederick
town is visiting Miss Annie Craig.
Rev. c. +. Hickok and his family
returned from a stay of four weeks
in Chicago.
\ capable middleaged woman can
hear of a good position by applying
to Box Us.
Miss Zola Bauman came in from
Colorado Wednesday to visit Mrs.
l.. +. Johnson.
\ young woman who writes II
good hand can find good position
ny applying to Box 264.
Miss Roberta Tetlcy visited her
aunt, Mrs. X. NJ. Anthony, at Fred
ericktown last week.
Kew. Edward Overs is located at
Graham, Texas, pastor of the Chris
tian Church at that place.
Mr.. VIM. Milne of Syenitc one of
our best and most substantial citi-
zens, was in Pennington Wednes-
day.
Mrs. J. II. Jones entertained in II
very delightful manner with n 800
party Wednesday evening for Miss
Florence Catron of Cape Girardeau.
Sergeant George f.. Straughan OF
the st. Louis police force came down
Monday for short visit to his
mother, returning to the city Tues
day.
Elder r. NJ. Hamilton, son of Mr..
and Mrs. r. J. Hamilton Of this
place, will preach at the Christian
Church next Sunday morning and
evening.
The little six-months-old child Of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. 5. Whitcner died
on the llth inst, and the little body
was laid ut rest in the Doe Run
cemetery.
MIR. o. NJ. Bilharz and DR.. Frank
l.. Keith of Flat River left this
week for upper Michigan to spend n
couple Of weeks at Mr.. Bilharz' IS
summer home.
Mrs. NJ. =. Cayce and Misses
Pearl and Myra Clardy returned
Wednesday from triptO the Seattle
Exposition, coming home by way
OF Yellowstone Park.
A bismarck dispatch says the pro-
tracted beat and absence OF any
rain for more than three weeks
have injured the early corn crop and
late corn is practically ruined.
Mr.. f. n. Edwards of Rural
Route No. 2, who was In town We'd
nesday, says the corn in his neigh
borhood is drying up fast and needs
rain badly. A good shower now
would save it.
The big steam road roller recently
contracted for by the County Court
arrived yesterday and attracted Il
good deal of attention. 1t certainly
looks as II it would do the work fol
which IL Is intended.
The Miller Hotel at Elvins is to
be rebuilt, and work on the struc'
ture was begun last week. The La
bor Herald says it will be some
larger and an Improvement on tn,
former hotel recently destroyed by
fire.
A. q. Murphy has bought a hal
interest In Mason's Bakery. The
business will continue to be con
Quoted under the name of Mason'i
Bakery and to furnish its custo
mers with the very best bread
cakes, fancy groceries, confections
etc. Hereafter the bakery will b'
bout oman until 10 O'Clock n, m.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-08-19
A SHEEP sHoUsE FOR WOOL.

When you want dry goods you go
to dry goods house, for that is
what it keeps. And If you want
shoes, you go to shoe house or
groceries, to the grocer's, and so ON,
So it Is with drugs or anything in
the lines that druggists keep. Just
here we would remind you that the
best place to get drugs, toilet arti-
ticles, hair brushes, trusses, or to
have your prescriptions filed and to
get your faovrite patent medicine, If
Laakman's Drug Store. Stock al
ways up to requirements and prices
right.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-08-19
$4,000 IN PREMIUMS
The 8. Z. M. F. A. Has List About
Completed-Work on Grounds
Going Right Along.

The Board of Directors OF the
Southeast Missouri Fair Associa-
ton met last Monday ana nnished
up the greater part of the list Of
premiums to be awarded at the first
fair October L. to III. Some good
premiums that ought to attract n
fine show Of horses are offered,
among them the following:
Speed Ring-4 Entries.
County novelty running race, mile
dash, 500 each quarter.
Fastest pacing mare or gclding,
mile heat, 3-minute class, $50.
Fastest trottiug mare or gclding,
mile heat, 3-minute class, $50.
Novelty running race, mile heat,
first quarter Slj, second quarter S2j,
and fourth quarter $40.
Pacing race, 2:2O or better, 500.
Trotting race, 2:20 or better, 500.
Fastest running horse, mare or
gelding, time to be made in las or
better, $50.
Fastest pacing horse, mare or
gelding, never beat 2:2j, to be made
in 2:30 or better, $50.
Fastest running horse, mare or
gelding, fve-eighths mile dash, $50
/ Novelty running race, mile dash,
$50 each quarter.
/ Fastest trotting horse, mare or
gclding, to be made in 2:2O or better,
500
Fastest running horse, mare or
go.ding, TO he made in :iS or better,
500
Consolation race, half mile dash,
for all horses started during fair
that have won no money, 500.
The premium list will contain
premiums for show horses, mules,
Jacks, jcnncts, cattle, sheep, hogs
and poultry, for all kinds Of farm
products, culinary products, butter,
jellies, preserves, etc, textile IA
I brics aud womcn's handiwork.
Department Superintendents.
The list of department superin.
tendents was completed at the meet
ing last Monday, and are as follows;
show ring, horses, j. a. Tuttle
Vinclnnd, Jefferson county.
Show ring, mules, J. NJ. Pirtle Of
FredcricktOwn.
Sheep and hogs, j. Il. Cisscll OF
Pcrryvillc
Cattle, =. G.. Higgiuhotham Of
Fertile, Jefferson county.
Poultry, Samuel J. Tetley of Farm.
ington.
Floral Hall, J. @. Russell and
Mrs. VIM. Matkin.
Ring Marshals, T. B. Straughan
of ste. Gencvieve and T. V. Brown
Of Pennington,
Chief of Police, Charles II. Adams
of Pennington.
Progress of Work.
Ten teams of scrapers are at work
on the half mile track, and 1t will
soon be ready to drive over.
Sixty concrete pillars for fOunda
ton OF the ampitheatre have been
finished, inspected and approved by
j. W. Mccarthy.
Floral Hall, for the exhibition OF
domestic products, will be under the
ampitheater, the floors of which
will be made of tongue and groove
flooring, dust proof, so that no dust
can sift through from above into
the hall.
Carpenters are hard at work on
the barn for stock, and as soon as il
is finished the whole force Of work.
men will be put on the ampitheater.
There is every promise that the
first fair of the $. T.. NJ. f. A. will
be all that its promoters anticipate
or that the people may expect. II
determination and energy count 1t
Al IA. 81,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-08-19
EOR RENT.

Fiyc-room cottage, either fur
nished or unfurnished. Desirable
location. Apply to Mrs. Anna
Lloyd.