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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-23
.5-F0oT LIBRARY A RUM SHOP

q u T. H . t. h
tAii Of Miss Hisnins's Hooks Heidi
LiTiOr-sloe IN Arrested.
Boston, March ys.--NrIss Annie 1iiR-
gins has "ilvc-fopt library" shelf IN
her lodging house In fremont Street
which was we'll filled with the works
or well-known authors until Policeman
Mantcll paid n visit to the house yes
terday. Mantell is a book lowing man,
and az lie vas leaving the house he
took q volume of Dantc's Inferno"
from the shelf.
When he pressed It's sides In his
a bottle Of the best red eye 'Eili2a !
beth and Her German Garden brought
forth n crop Of rock and rye" THE
History or Our Country and THE Peo--
pies Home Physician'' all contained
liquid messages to the outside world.
Miss Higgins was arrested and her
beloved library taken to the station
and booked as witnesses against her.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-23
BRONCHITIS at Is

MIR. j. M. Elicit Says Duffy''s Pure
Malt Whisky Has Prolonged
His Life Five Years. II Res
lieved and Strengthened Him
When Nothing Else Did Him
Any Good. y
"Ishave been taking Duffy's Pure
Malt Whiskey for six OF seven years
for Bronchitis, which ! have had for
about twelve years. Before this
tried doctors and everything else
but nothing did me any good. Duffy,s
Pure Malt Whiskey was recon-
mended to me, as it would benefit
me and would build UP my whole
bodyand system. 4 commenced TAX
ing it, and found that8it did me more
good than all the medicines ! had
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-23

Il think Du Pure Walt Whisky the best thing that
build himself up and proong his life
eighth year. and had Duffy Pure Malt Whiskey
years believe should have been in the ground five
ago. medicine take and want
bepeope Of the world e know what it's doing for me j NJ Elicit
COS Twenty third Street, Richmond, Va
Ministers Of the gospel doctors of medicine and people
everywhere commencing Duffys Pure Malt Whiskehe
medicinal Whiskey
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-05-26
9TH DISTRICT CHRISTIAN
ENDEAvoR CONVENTION

The young people of the 9th dis
trict will be delighted to hear that
their district convention will be held
at Pennington, Mo-, June 10th and
llth. Miss Pearl Kay, of Flat
River, superintendent of the 9th dis
trict, informs us this will be the
largest and best Christian Endeavor
convention ever held in the 9th dis
trict. She says that through the co.
operation of the state officers, Mr.,
Karl Lehman, Field Secretary at
large for the United Society Of
/ Christian Endeavor, will come to
! Pennington for the entire conven-
tion. Mr.. Lehman has just com
pleted campaign comprising West
| Virginia, Alabama, Florida, Georgia
and Tennessee. He is a speaker Of
remarkable ability and power. His
specially is conference and institute
work, and during the meetings he
will conduct conferences on the va
, rious lines of committee work. Mr..
Lehman will open the convention
with an address on "What Christian
Endeavor Stands For"
In addition to Mr.. Lehman, MIR.
Alfred Fairbank of st. Louis, Presi-
dent OF the Missouri Christian En-
deavor Union, is coming to assist in
the conferences and make an address
on the State Union. Also Miss
Dora Clemens, of st. Louis, for
many years superintendent of the
Junior Department of the State
Union, will be present. Her rich
perspective of service amongst the
young Christian Endeavorers and
her love and devotion to the work
Will add much interest and strength
to the services. Rev. Alden r,
Wallace and Mr.. G. T.. Hunt are al
so on the program.
Many of the societies expect to at
tend the convention in body, and
Others expect to send large delega-
tion. Miss Lulu Counts, of Farm
ington, is chairman of the registra-
tion committee, and all who expect
to attend the convention should
send their name and society to her
at once in order that entertainment
may be provided. The counties
comprising the 9th district are:
Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Iron,
Madison, Perry, st. Francois, Ste.
Genevieve, Washington. For any
further Information address the
chairman, Miss Lulu Counts, Farm
ington, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-05-26

Mrs. NJ. II. Smith will go to Cape
Girardeau Saturday to visit rela-
tives for Commencement week Mt
the Normal. She will take her lit
tie grandson, Albert Smith, with
her.
Keep In mind the market OF the
Ladies' Aid of the Christian Church
at The Times Office Saturday after.
noon, May %. Come and get some
thing nice already prepared for your
Sunday dinner.
Mrs. Wilton j. Bauer, who was
Miss Helen Horton, of st. Joseph
is the guest of Miss Elsie Cayce
Miss Cayce entertains this after
noon in honor OF Mrs. Bauer ant
Mrs. William Roley Taylor.
Mr.. H. Lynch of Robertsvillo
Franklin county, was here last week
the guest of his son, Prof. o. c
Lynch, to be present at the gradua
ton of his daughter, Miss LummiC
Lynch, from the High School.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Stevenson oi
St. Louis came down last Saturday
on visit to relatives and friends
After spending "A few days at De
Lassus, they went to Bonne Terrt
to visit other relatives before re
turning to the city.
At the meeting of the Farmingtor
school board last Saturday night
,frs. Updike, heretofore elected drst
assistant teacher for the High
/ School, was elected principal, anC
Miss Susie Watts to take the place
of first assistant.
News has been received in town
of the marriage of DR.. viii lsenmau
to Miss Lillian Moutrie at Shang.
hal, China, on May 18th. DIR. Isen.
man and his wife left on the 10TH
for Pennington, going around the
world on their homewnrd trip, and
! will reach here early in July.
Cliff Miller, who was employed at
Bonne Terre for several years in
the Western Union Telegraph ser.
vice, has gone to Williamsburg, Pa.
suburb Of Plttsburg, where he con.
tinues in the employ of that com
pany, and will at the same time at
tend the school of electrical en-
gineering.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-05-26
ELMWooD SEMINARY.

The closing exercises Of Elmwood
Seminary were inaugurated Satur-
day evening by the exhibition of the
work of the students. Rev, {. +.
Hickok preached the baccalaureate
sermon Sunday morning To large
audience at the Presbyterian
Church. Miss Bertha Mitchell,
graduate of the School Of Express
sion, gave Il recital of the Princess,
assisted by several other pupils,
Monday evening, and on Tuesday
the class day exercises were held in
the afternoon and in the evening
the School of Music gave "A recital.
On Wedne sday evening the grad
uating exercises took place in Sem.
mary Chapel, which was crowded to
its full capacity. Gen. John w.
Noble of st. Louis delivered the adj
dress. Gen Noble is well accred-
tied as one of the foremost lawyers,
statesmen, orators and scholars of
the country, and 1t was great
| privilege to our people to have an
opportunity to hear him. In the
brief time and space at our com
mand it were futile to attempt to
give al idea of the beauty, the depth
and the breadth of his address; we
must be content here and now to say
that 1t Is classic. Unfortunately,
after Gen. Mobiles arrival here he
had an acute attack of laryngitis,
and 1t was with difficulty that he
could speak at all ; but tnOtwithstand-
ing this afiliction he managed to make
! himself heard, and the rapt silence
of the audience showed how eager
the desire to catch every word-and
that it did catch and appreciate the
spirit and beauty Of his eloquence
was manifested by frequent and
earnest applause.
Preceding the address Miss Emma
Guessing and George Guessing rem
dered vocal duet, "Calm as the
Night" by Carl Cote; and at the
close of the address, by special re-
quest Miss Mae Lindsay rendered a
vocal solo, discovering sweetness
and compass of voice remarkable in
a school girl. This was followed by
a piano duet, "Le Martin" (Chami-
nade) by Misses Lindsay and Lora
Lee Murrill.
Rev. G. +. Hickok, in IA happy
lit,le 1poech, presented the diplomas
to the two 1910 graduates-M Misses
Roberta Tetley and Bertha Mitchell.
The program closed with chorus,
"Holy Redeemer," by Marchetti,
after which n short reception was
held in honor of the "Class of 1910. F."
The graduates are two of Farming
toms most charming and popular
kirls-0r perhaps we should now
| say young women.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-05-26
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT

The Pennington High School held
it's graduating exercises last Friday
evening in the Opera House. The
house was crowded, and yet the au-
dience was unusually attentive to
each number of the program. In
the decorations the class colors,
green and white, were effectively ar.
ranged by the use of plants and
flowers. The Junior boys acted as
ushers and they handled the audience
well.
There were seven graduates, foul
boys and three girls. Each OF these
read al essay or delivered an ora.
tion, and was enthusiastically ap.
plauded by friends and admirers
The music was well rendered by
other members OF the High School
At the conclusion of the class ex,
ercises, Superintendent Lynch, in q
few well chosen words, reviewed
the work of the class, mentioned
the requirements Of graduation anC
the present standing OF the class
He declared his faith in the ability
and future of the graduates ant
then presented them to the Board o'
Education, recommending theiI
graduation. President Rariden OF
the Board then addressed the class
and presented them with their de.
peOmas.
The graduates and the subjects OF
their essays or orations follow
Ohie Short, Grafton, "Samuel Ad.
ans" Efie Lawrence, essay, "A
Conquest;" Charles English, ora
tion, IA Modern Knight" Lummie
Lynch, essay, "Friendship;" Hugh
Mayberry, oration, "Gladstone;''
Frances Flowers essay, "Look to
the Mountains" Standefer Grove,
Grafton, Under the Sunrise"
Lawrence Smith executed piano
solo, Soaring" by Schumann; the
class chorus, Come to the
Daisies," by Nea2il; Ruby Hough
and Grace Groom vocal duet,
"Love's Golden Dream, by Parker;
the program closing with a vocal
sextette," Sumner Fancies" (Gil-
bert by Mabel Sackmann, Mildred
Mckinney, Alma Watts, May Cover,
Anna Counts and GraceGroom.
Prof. Lynch and the teachers in
all departments are to be congratu-
lated upon the years work.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-05-26
DEATH OF PROMISING YOUTH

Coleman Scott, youngest son of
DR.. aud Mrs. w. w. Scott, who
live on Rural Route No. ., about
nine miles north of Pennington, died
May 10, 1910, at the interesting and
promising age of fourteen years, of
typho-malaria and heart trouble, and
his body was laid at rest In the
Modern Woodmen cemetery about
five miles north OF town. He leaves
besides his bereaved father and
mother, two sisters and one brother
to mingle their tears in silent grief
over the sorrowful void made In
their happy home. Such consola-
tion as human sympathy can bring
them is fully theirs, with that better
consolation of faith and hope which
open even to our finite hearts a vista
of promise and light In the eternal.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-05-26
BONNIE TERRE HAS
POISEN SENSATION.
One Dead and Six Others Sick
from Drinking Poisoned
Coffee
Jules Beckman, Proprietor OF Board.
ing House, Held on Charge OF
Murder in First Degree.

jules Bcckman, proprietor of II
boarding house at Bonno Terre, is
under arrest on n charge Of murder
In the first degree for causing the
death Of William Weber of st. Louis
by poison, and the poisoning Of his
wife, two step children and three
other boarders, William Mills,
Frank Dense aud William Mack.
On Tuesday evening Of last week
soon after supper the four men were
taken i'll, and Mrs. Beckman, who
ii appears was tired out and not
very well, did not sit down at the
evening meal, but subsequently
drank half cup of coffee, and suf-
fered throughout the night. Mrs.
Beckman first thought that the sick
ness of the men was caused from
eating canned peas, which were
served for supper But the next
morning, when she prepared coffee
for breakfast, she added little
ground coffee to the grounds remain
ing from the night before, Her
daughter, Alice, was the first to
drink the coffee that morning and
she Immediately became sick, and
her sister Cleo, the next to drink of
the coffee, was taken i'll. 1t is said
Beckman did not drink any coffee
the evening before nor that morn
ing; also, that the coffee grounds
and the peas remaining from the
night before were fed to Il hog, and
that in less than an hour the animal
was dead.
On Friday William Weber died
from the effects of the poison and
Coroner English and Prosecuting
Attorney Boyer were notified. On
Saturday an inquest was held, and
from facts brought out the Prosecut-
ing Attorney ordered the arrest of
Jules Beckman and filed information
against him on charge of murder
in the first degree.
1t is reported that Mrs. Beckman
and her two children were recently
insured, also that the boarders were
in the habit Of keeping their savings
in their rooms. The motive for the
poisoning will probably be based on
these alleged facts although they
were not brought out at the inquest.
Prosecuting Attorney Boyer or
dered that the stomach of Weber and
that of the hog be sent to State
Chemist Brown at Columbia, and
they were shipped on Tuesday.
The premises of the boarding
house were examined by the Pros
ecuting Attorney and other officials,
and in the cellar two boxes Of
trough on rats" were found. One
box had not been disturbed, and the
top was covered with dust; the
larger part of the contents of the
other box was gone, and there was
no dust on the top of the box, show.
ing that it had recently been handled.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-05-26
INSURANCE. J. 3. Smiths Agency
iNooNhNou Phone No. 10.
CONTRACT FOR HIGH.
SCHOOL BUILDING LET.

At the meeting of the Board OF
Directors of Pennington School dis
trict, bids for the construction of
the new high school building were
opened. The contract was awarded
to the j. w. Mccarthy Construction
Co. of Pennington, their bid being
$34 ,O75.
The other bidders were J. c. Set
tie IL Co. of st. Louis, Sil ,440 for
completion of building; A. Il. Ram
sey of Bonne Terre, SAL 1865, and
Sheets & Kreese of St. Louis, $780,
Company's bid was $35,673. This
was reduced to ,075 on some
changes made In the heating plan.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-05-26
ELECTRIC ROAD TO BE SOLD.

The receivership of the st. Fran.
co.'s County Railway Company (the
electric railroad) came up before
Judge Killian last week, and the
co-receivers, NJ. =. Cayce and W.
X. Taylor, through their attorneys,
made proof of the fact that default
had been made by the management
OF the road in the payment of the in
terest on the second mortgage bonds
The court sustained the contention
and ordered the road sold; however,
this sale will not be made until the
August term, 1910. The court also
set June 2, 1910, as the date for
hearing and determining all accounts
and demands against the road.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-05-26
w. @. T. U. INSTITUTE.

There will be w. G. T. u. In-
stitute at the Baptist Church next
Tuesday afternoon, May 3lst, from
2:30 to p. IN. Miss Permelia c,
Mahan, National Organizer and
Lecturer of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union, will be present.
In the evening, at O'Clock, Miss
Mahan, who is an entertaining read.
er as well as lecturer, will give q
lecture and reading at the First NJ
Il. Church. Miss Mahan never fails
to delight her audience. The public
is cordially invited to attend both
the institute in the afternoon and
the lecture at night.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-05-26
HERE TO STAY.

The st. Francois Packing Com
pany is still growing. They have
rented cold storage from Schramm
Bottling and Ice Co. and bought the
City Meat Market. The st. Fran
co.'s Packing Company Is here to
stay, and will do II general whole
sale and retail business. The high
est market price will be paid for cat
tie, hogs and sheep.
WILLIAM SEwALD, Mgr.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-05-26
LUNCHEOES.

Miss Nell Pipkin entertained on
Tuesday with luncheon in honor
of Miss Verna Routh of Lebanon,
Va. Others present were Misses
Arnold, Hostense Smith, Beth
Halle and Mayme Guessing.
The Monday Club had their an
nual luncheon on last Monday ater-
noon at the residence of the Presi-
dent, Miss Gladys Rozier. This is
always the last meeting of the club,
when they adjourn until October.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-05-26
WELLS MURDER TRIAL.

The case of James Wells, who
shot and killed Ed. Wright at Lead.
wood last January, was called for
trial Wednesday morning. Twenty.
four hours were required for the i'm.
paneling of jurors and other pre-.
liminaries, and the taking of testi.
mony will be begun this afternoon
or tomorrow morning. A large
number of witnesses and interested
persons from Leadwood are I'm at.
tendance.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-05-26
LOCAL q. A. r. POST
WILL OBSERVE MEMORIAL

Picket Post No. 2lj G.. A. r. will
observe memorial day next Monday
afternoon, May 30, as is their usual
custom. They invite all old SOL
diers, both of the north and the
south, and the public generally to
meet with them and join in strewing
flowers on the graves of their de-
parted comrades. Let everyone who
can bring plenty of flowers so that
the graves may be decorated.
The Pennington band will furnish
music for the occasion. We are al
so informed that the company of
State Guards Mt Fredericktown will
be here on that day and join in the
exercises.
The exercises will begin .
O'Clock. Addresses will be made by
prominent speakers.
Flags will be provided for all chill
dren who join in the procession.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-05-26
TOWN AND VICINAGE

Fly paper at klein's.
Stock peas at Klein's.
Good apples at Klein's.
German millet at Klein's.
Late seed potatoes at Klein's.
Fancy strawberries at Klein's.
Genuine country hams at Klein's
Packing House lard at City Meat
Market.
Homemade candies ut Laakman s
Drung Store.
Miss Irene Nixon is a St. Louis
visitor this week.
Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. Logan spent
Tuesday in st. Louis.
Poison and sticky Hy-paper at
Laakman's Drug Store.
James G. Morris made business
trip to st. Louis Tuesday.
DR.. and Mrs. Fugate are in Fred
ericktown visiting relatives.
Ladies' Aid Market at The Times
Office Saturday afternoon, May 2S.
Try Williams Moran Milling Co.
flour ut Henderson Mercantile Co.
DR.. Bart Fleming and wife of
Arrora, Mo-, visited retativo5 hote
this week.
Miss Lena Russell of Irondale
was the guest this week of Mrs. Jen-
ME Taylor,
General John w. Noble was the
guest of Mrs. NJ. =. Cayce while in
town this week.
Go to Henderson Mercantile Co. s
store for Williams-Moran Milling
Co.'s Irondale -four.
Country Hams made by the St.
Francois Packing Company for sale
at City Meat Market.
Mrs. Merrill Pipkin visited her
daughter, Miss Robbie Pipkin, at
Cape Girardeau this week.
Mrs. w. II. Halle and daughter,
Miss Beth, will spend the latter
part of this week in Bonne Terre.
Ice cream and cake will be served
at the market of the Ladies' Aid at
The Times Office Saturday after
noon.
Chase d Sanborn's 20-cent coffee
can't be beaten it's known all over
the world for its good drinking
qualities. .-Klein's.
There will be lots of nice things
for your Sunday dinner at the La
dies Aid market at The Times Office
Saturday afternoon, May 2S.
A Missouri Society was recently
organized in Los Angeles, and
among the names of the members Is
G. f. Sebastian of Pennington.
Mrs. Mary Kienioeder, formerly
Counts, niece of Mr.. J. l.. Counts
of this place, died at her home In
Roswell, New Mex, on the 10Th
inst.
Mrs. 4. T. Eversole of Potosi
came over to attend the commence
ment of Elmwood Seminary, and is
the guest of her aunt, Miss Jennie
T. Forster. ......
The Republic of Sunday announced
the approaching marriage of Miss
Amanda O'Sullivan and Mr.. p. G.
Guessing, Jr., the wedding to be
early In June.
Mr.. j. w. Doss has sold his farm
OF ITO acres in Liberty township to
Bud Griffin. The price paid was
$1,000. 1t is a good farm and well
worth the money.
Miss Alice Cayce has returned
from Washington, ID. C., where she
went with Mrs. NJ. L. Clardy on ac-
count Of the illness of an aunt, who
died while they were there.
Paris Green always on hand at
I.aakman's Drug Store.
New potatoes, green peas and ripe
tomatoes ut Klein's.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-05-26
TEACHERS, TAKE NOTICE.

The school board of Blackwell
Mo-, will receive applications from
teachers for the school at that place
up to @ o'clock, p. m. Wednesday
June 10th, 1910. Experienced teach
ers only need apply.
DIR. JOHN BUTLER.
Dist. Clerk.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-05-26
There Are Really

So many reasons why the following is true and we
couldn't very well tell them all in this limited space
Howerever, we ready to go into the minutest
detail concerning the construction of our harness;
why they will give better service; why they are
cheaper at their price and why WE BOTH LOSE
MONEY If WE DON'T SELL THEM TO YOU,
Inquire about goods of your neiphbor who is
using them. The very minute YOU make mention of
his new harness, saddle collar, etc, he beams with
satisfaction. That's the cvidencc-SATISFAC-
TlON-and you get it from goods.
Dittrich's Saddlery Store,
Horse Tailors and outfitters
Pennington, Missouri.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-05-26

Just after the little son of Mrs.
Fred Suffers of Festus was born,
it was given by mistake eight drops
of carbolic acid. Its throat was so
terribly burned that the baby starved
to death, though 1t lived to be near
ly two weeks old.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-05-26

Baby chick feed--it saves the | it.
tie chicks-at Klein,s.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-05-26

Fresh meat and vegetables at CITY
Meat Market.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-05-26

Boys and girls who have
been attending the public and
literary schools, should attend
the Summer Term at Moot
hart's Business College, be-
ginning Monday, May 3Oth.
Tuition reasonable. Call at
office or write for further par
ticulars.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-05-26

Glover, timothy, red top and blue
grass seed at Klein's.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-09

publican watchers at any time during the
evening. It was possibly this fact tha'
affected the enthusiasm. 1t was not wna'
could be called vociferous assempiase
II the political complexion OF the crown
was disclosed in the manner in which tne
bulletins were received. a republican ma
jority would have been cast had an elec-
ton been held in front OF Inc StAi
office. But there were enough Win
democratic proclivities to greet the swell
ing tide of democracy with loud acclaim.
Yet this partianship led to no bitterness
The police reports indicate that DETER
behaved crowd never assembled before
bulletin screen than the guests OF Inc
Star last evening.
The Star feels gratified with the clear
ness with which the bulletins were an
nounced on the screens last night. Using
a special process, it was enabled to pro-
ject the returns in typewriting, greatly
improving them in appearance and iegi-
bility 1t is certain that from mechan-
ical point of view the people Of Washing
ton were never more satisfactorily served
with election night news than yesterday.
The special editions of The Star carried
the tidings of the count into all parts OF
the District, so that before midnight the
essential facts of the democratic trl-
umph had been conveyed to the entire
community.