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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-13

to the reading, "That Old Sweet.
heart of Mine, which was impress.
Siyely given by Mrs. &. l.. Nurwiue.
- verse after verse died on her
lips, the words rested on the atten-
tive hearts with increased sweet.
ness, forming lasting picture.
Dainty refreshments were served
and every purtaker of the Literary
program pronounced it feast; and
we bad
The thing that goes the farthest
Toward making life worth while,
That's worth the most, that costs
the least.
Twas just IA pleasant smile.
It's full OF worth and goodness, too,
With manly kindness blent,
It's worth n million dollars
And II doesn't cost cent.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-13
Blind, Dizzy Spells.

Wilmington. y C.-Mrs. Cora l..
Ritter, writes from this place. !
used to have blind dizzy spells and
weak cold spells went all over me.
Different doctors could not tell IN"
what was wrong. After taking Car
dui am all right and i'm better
h"alth than for 10 years Cardui
is "a remedy for women which has
been used by women for nearly q
LIFETIME. 1t prevents the mu"c"~
~ury pains of female troubles, such
a. headache, hurkache, dizziness
dragging down feelings, etc. Try IL.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-13
ESTHER.

Mrs. viii Trauernicht was shop
ping in Pennington Tuesday.
Lee Jones attended the basket
dinner at Salem Church last sun
day.
Presiding Elder Grove will preach
at the Methodist Church Sunday
night.
The Misses Province OF lrundale
spent the Fourth with Miss Jessie
Centers of this town.
Mrs. Henry Mackley spent FRI
day, Saturday and sunday with her
parents at DcLassus.
Mrs. Back of Indianapolis, Ind,
is visiting her sister Mrs Kennett
DObbins, here this week.
Miss Pearl Thornton of Frederick
town is spending few days with
her sister, Mrs Wood of Esther.
Miss Iowa WOODEN Of Esther is
sick with typhoid fever at the home
Of her sister, Mrs. Merchant Of
Desl0ge.
Mrs. Burns and her daughter
Edna have just returned from a Wis
II with their daughter and sister
Miss Lulu Burns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burns Of Granite
City and Mrs. Hubbard of st. Louis
visited tie latter's daughter, Mrs.
Oliver Johnson, last week.
Miss Umphrey of GAINESVILLE, Ga,
who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. f. Weldon. for some time, will
cave Saturday for her home.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-13
METHODIST ENcAMpMrNT.

| Tho 81, Louis Conference of tn.
VI. J.. Church will hold a series of
meetings at their Eucampmout
Grounds at Arcadia. beginning July
18th The first, lasting from the
18th +" the I'D, will he Preachers
institute, conducted by DR.. Gross
Alexander of Louisville, Ky. The
second, from July % 20 August >, a
camp meeting, conducted by the
! Presiding Elders Of the st. Louis
Conference; and the third an Ep-
WORT League Conference from Au-
gust ; to Il, conducted by the six
District Presidents Of the st. Louis
Conference.
GOOD singing, good preaching and
general good time is promised all
who attend and take part in the ser
vices. some of the enjoyable at
fractions offered are the Central
COLLEGE Male Quartette from Fay
cite, Mo; the Marvin College Quar-
tett" from Fredericktown. and Miss
JESSIE l., Hudson, the popular Pop
lar bluti soloiSt. Also the Boy
oror,,s. "
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-13
SHOULD BE IMPROVED

III" Board OF Aldermen has under
consideration the Improvement of
Franklin street from Columbia to
the High School building, hut no
definite action has Yet been taken.
This street needs grading and should
b" macadamized and gruvcled Side
walks should also be made on both
sides of the street for the convent
euce of the pupils going to this
school. \ good granitoid walk is
now laid on the west side of Frank
lin from the corner of the NJ. f..
Church to the Baptist Church and
tn" High School, hut there ought to
h" walks on both sides to give it the
prosperous appearance that all our
principal streets should present
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-13
NOTICE

Sealed bids will hc received until
July 18th for the construction Of
about one aud our-fourth miles Of
road near lrontun, Mo. Bond re-
quired when contract is awarded.
Right reserved to reject any or ali
bids received. For specifications,
plans and particulars, address
VI, NJ, YORK, Secretary,
lrOnton, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-13
County Correspondence
BONNIE TERRE.

Homer Poston is home again with
his many friends.
G. +. Gilbert made business trip
to Flat River Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Tucker ARE
the proud parents of baby which
arrived June 80.
sam Perry, who recently accepted
position at Herculapeum. is home
this week visiting.
MIR. aud Mrs. W. Q. Crosswhito
left Tuesday for Cincinnati, whore
they will make their home.
Miss Mildred Thompson returned
Sunday from an extended visit with
st. Louis relatives and friends
Misses Myrtle and Jennie Lang
are spending this week visiting rrla>
tiyes on farm near Pennington.
Mr.. aud Mrs. ". ". League will
depart Saturday for Colorado
springs To- get rid of the intense
heat.
Mrs. G. NJ. Coymrtuu Of Flat
River was in Bonnie TER" Tuesday
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Omrr
Hendrix.
Mrs Grant Thompson and chill
dr"u returned to her home in Farm.
/ ingtou Monday, after few days
visit with Bonnie T"rrr friends
The Baptist minister, Rev. Il.
. Spence, has gone into the barber
business, having purchased the shop
formerly owned and managed by
Mr.. Yahn.
( The mUuotony of an oppressive
/ hot Tuesday was broken by SPLEEN
did d0wn-pour of rain much to the
delight and comfort of sweltering
humanity.
Remember Centenary League goes
on with the warm weather, Next
Sunday Miss Ethel Armon will lead
on the subject Need, the Gate to
| Abundance. -
Miss Gertrude McMahan has nc.
cepted the position at The Gilbert
Insurance Agency, formerly held by
Miss Blanche Snowman, VINO viii
leave in the near future for an In
definite rest in the West.
The Air Dome is the leading
amusement spot of Bonn" Tcrre.
First class singing, up-to-date pie.
lures and a resting place under the
canopy Of the heavens is Il fascinat-
ing drawing card for warm weather
sufferers.
The Literary Social given Monday
night, July >, on the lawn of Rev.
y. y. Henry, under direction Of the
third department Of Centenary Ep-
worth League, delighted large
number. The enjoyment was con-
tinuous. The various musical so.
los added much To the feature of the
evening. The reading by Miss An.
ME Sullivan was heartily applauded,
Following, Miss Myrtle Long re.
cited "Do They Miss Me at Home, -
and as her voice floated through the
audience the words fell with tender.
ness on the heart of every listener.
Now and then the moonbeams
glanced through the leafy foliage
aud served as an elegant background
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-13
WALNUT LOGS WANTED.

In order to fill contract for deliN-
cry in August, ! am offering what
is probably the highest price that
will ever again he offered the resi-.
dents of this section for Walnut
Logs delivered on switch. If you
have few good trees write me.
FRANK A. HITLER,
Piedmont, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-13
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

Notice is hereby given that the
city Tax Books Of the City Of
Pennington, Missouri, for the year,
1911, have been placed in my hands
and that on and after the first day
of August, 1911, ! will proceed to
collect said taxes ms the Law directs
This July 9Th, lgll
OSCAR j.. HALE.
Collector city of FnrmiuguI.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-13

Nj. l.. Freeman aud his wife of
Poplar Bluff celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary on the 9Th
inst, Mr.. Freeman Is one of the
oldest conductors on the Iron Noun
tain railroad and is quite well known
in this section.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-13
ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK MARKET
SPECIAL REPORT

National Stock Yards, m. July H.
Cattle receipts II 800 Large pro
portion of natives. Market on all
steers at $3.50 aud above, steady
Cattle from $3.50 down to Si.40, 10 to
lie lower than the close of last week
and hose from 1910 down, - to Soc
lower than the close of last week
We are having pretty liberal runs Of
light tleshed grass cattle, that kind
being driven to market ON account
Of the drouth, and unless We have
general rains in the near future the
market will bc flooded with that
class Of cattle and they will sell
much lower. The sam" declines ap-
ply to all kinds Of butcher stun: the
cummuucr tn" Kind, the NOR" see
we're the break.
Hogs receipts II 500 Market D to
| zoe lower; top Sh.Il,
| Sheep receipts mlOO Market Opened
| steady; closed 2lc lower, best lambs
| 500.
NNrION A. LIVE ~ToCk COW. Co.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-13
Dated July -, 1911.

Sprains require careful treatment.
Keep quiet and apply Chamberlain
Liniment freely. 1t will remove the
soreness and quickly restore the
parts to a healthy condition. For
sale by all dealers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-13

Frank Meyer Of Ste. Genevirve
county crossed the tracks of the
Frisco with II mule team when the
train was coming on the End, aud
the two mules were killed and the
wagon badly smashed up. The man
escaped with only slight injury.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-13
Have Your CiStGTn Cleaned

Don't let the water become
foul and your well filed up
with trash. You can have
your cistern cleaned in a
thorough manner and water
purified nj little cost. Drop n
postal card to the undersigned
ana h" will I'LL order promptly.
Z BRADF ORD,
Flat River, MO.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-13
COMMERCIAL CLUB.

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mcutS calling attention tu the stock
sales.
Hon. T.. 4. Rozier. Harry Den.
man and NJ. =. Cavcc were appoiut-
ed committee to meet and show
the attention and courtcsies of ,hc
town to the people engaged in the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-13

Never leave home on II journey
without bottle of Chamberlain
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhuca Rem
edy. 1t is almost certain to be-
needed and cannot he obtained when
on board the cars or steamships.
For sale 10y all dealers.
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-18
Copyright, 1911. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate in Great Britain and Cam
ada. All rights reserved)
CHAPTER
CHAPTER !,
I Begin to Play Ball.


When began to play BALL have
fairy good memory, but am not
going to mention the date-it would
have been considered foolish for any
follower of the game to sit down and
Write Its history, especially if he had
the nerve to begin every other SEN
tence with a great big 81" Perhaps
the situation hasn't changed a great
deal as to the use of the personal pro-
noun. but in respect to the game 1t is
mighty different; ball has made history
since that day and it's time somebody
woke up and tackled It.
I'll say right here, though, that I
shouldn't have attempted the feat in
the form of an autobiography had it
not been for just one thing-it has
been my fate to be SO mixed up with
the development of baseball in Amer
lea for the past 40 years or more that
1t wouldn't be an easy trick to olsen
tangle me. That is why 1 am writing
this story as If the hero Of 1t all were
Adrian Constantine Anson.
Funny combination. that name
amt 1t? Makes you think of some Of
the old Roman emperors in the school
histories. One day when there was no
game got volume out of the public
library and hunted up both my name
sakes. To be frank with you, neither
one of them made hit with me.
am told that my mother had another
name all ready for me, but my father
usually the easiest proposition in
the Arson family-got up and rooted
for Adrian Constantine until every
body was glad to let him win | never
knew exactly how it was that father
was so set on that, combination until
! read newspaper account to the eff
feet that the old gentleman was so in
love with the state of Michigan that
he named me after the two towns Of
that state in which he had lived The
writer OF that article took occasion to
congratulate me that the combination
hadn't happened to be Ypsilanti Kala-
mazoo. and l couldn't help agreeing
with him. There may have been some.
fthing In the story, for one of my two
brothers was named Sturgis,3 which
suggests another Michigan town.
don't know that / should bother
with the matter of pedigree-although
most OF the photographers | have
come across seem to make big fea-
ture of such things-if it wasn't for the
fact that ever since l began tc figure
IN the papers in connection with base
ball some of them have been trying
to make a Swede out of me. Now
want to say right here that l have
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-18

cially me. Bad as it was, grasped it's
possibilities right then and there and
made up my mind that thereafter for
me sock ball was out of the running.
When got home found that father
and my brother Sturgis, who was
two years my senior and mighty handy
with the ball, had also been witnesses
OF the game and were about as enthusi-
astic over it as myself In fact, this
awkward squad from New York state
had inoculated the whole town-in less
than month the baseball craze broke
out like spring measles in an orphan
asylum. | don't mind telling you that
l got the biggest dose Of all, dose
from which 1 have never recovered,
and probably never shall.
1t didn't take the Arson family long
to pick up what there was to be learned
about the game of baseball as it was
played at that time. For my part, l
made 1t my chief business by day, and
1t was the subject of my dreams
when I slept. Father and Sturgis
were almost as devoted to 1t as N.Y.
self, but after while the old gentle
man came back" long enough to real
ize that l was loading up my system
with baseball to the exclusion of
everything else. Although he had not
absorbed enough book lore in his early
day to fit him for college professor,
he vowed he wouldn't have his sons
grow up to be couple of numskulls,
and he called US in one day to have a
serious talk.
II don't believe you boys can figure
long division" he began as a cheerful
Introduction.
Il can." declared Sturgis promptly.
ITS no trick at all for me-"
How about you. Adrian?" he con-
tinued, fixing me with a look that l
knew meant business.
squirmed little. but it was no
use. I knew perfectly we'll that
couldn't do an example in long d.
vision to save my hide. and also
knew better than to put up any claim
that couldn't make good.
So 1t was decreed that we should
start right in and prepare ourselves
to enter the State university. 1t was
not Job to my liking, but I saw no
way to escape it. got out my books
and soon found that my taste hadn't
developed any since I laid them down.
All that summer put up mild bluff
over the book problem, but | took
mighty good care that the baseball
feature of my education shouldn't he
neglected
At the entrance examinations that
fall the Arson boys were conspicuous
only for what they didn't know. If the
fellows who got up those question pa
pers had been hired d specially to se-
lect a list Of subjects that had never
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-18


Sock ball-"soak ball" we used to
call it-had it's turn little later, and
1t made big hit with US 1t was a
good, strenuous outdoor pastimes and,
although the socling that was the main
feature of it used to decorate our hides
with more or less black and blue
spots, never heard of any one be-
Ing killed outright. AT first the ball
used by us was a comparatively soft
one. homemade always, and covered
with sections cut from an old bootleg
In time we seemed to banker after
something harder. and | hit on the
scheme of winding the yarn of which
the inside of the ball was made over
chunk of lead. sock of that ball
never failed to make en- impression.
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-18
CHAPTER II.
! Am Initiated Into Baseball.

Am Initiated Into Baseball.
AT the time when was a school lad
/ knew nothing at all about baseball.
The game was in it's infancy and had
not yet reached Marshalltown. After
while rumors of new game of ball
that was making quite a stir In the
eastern part of the country began to
find their way into our remote neigh
borhood, but we didn't stop playing
sock ball long enough to pay much at
tention to them.
We were getting lots of outdoor ex-
ercise and muscular training from our
rough game. very good preparation
for what was coming. Our town was
growing rapidly and new arrivals from
the east brought the news that base
ball was becoming epidemic east OF
the Allegheny mountains and had al
ready passed over into Ohio and Mich
igan. 1t seemed likely that it would
break out in Iowa before long, but
was loyal to the old favorite until the
very last.
One day spied crowd of boys and
men in vacant lot that belonged to
my father and 1 didn't lose any time
in joining the assemblage. A colony of
New York state families had arrived
in town few days before that and
some of the boys were playing game
of baseball, such novelty in Mar
shalltown that the crowd had gathered
to watch It, 1t was probably as crude a
game of baseball as has ever been
played in America, but 1t struck us
sock ball players all in a heap, espe-
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-18
Painful Accident

Mr. Gorden Mccoy met with a
very serious accident last Friday af
ternoon. While running after some
hogs he stumbled and fell in some
hazel-brush, running piece clear
through his hand. He was taken to
the doctor; Immediately. He is get
ting along nicely at this writing.
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-18
D(fl&lV6Dl& :

Miss Edith Pindell spent Sunday
with her parents.
Mrs. Campbell fell and hurt her
arm one day last week
George Eagen and family spent
Sunday at Lou Moore's.
Earl LaFoy is helping his broth
erin law, Mr.. John Blake.
Mrs. John Blake spent Monday
afternoon at Sam Dutler's.
Albert aud Album johnson spent
Sunday at the Bill Farmer home.
Hermic Hukill and family spent
Sunday at the Hank Lloyd home.
q Mrs. George Eagen went down to
zee Mrs. Duyall Monday forenoon.
Mrs. Frank Duyall has been very
sick and is under the DOCTORS care.
Miss Myra Bull was acaller at
the Sam Dutler home Tuesday after
noon.
Will, Griffith's little daughter got
her leg broken Monday. We did not
learn how it happened. She is in a
serious condition.
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-18
ONE MILLION AUTOS
Were Registered For Taxation Pur-
poses In Is States That Have Re
ported. That's Some Auto.

Nearly 100000 autos were regis
teled in the Capitols of the various
states since May first. New York
leads with 10000 Pennsylvania and
California come next with 10000 each
Other States having more than 10000
each are Ohio s2,49o; Illinois 10000;
Iowa $4,000; Massachusetts $4,000,
Michigan ls,059; New Jersey 17,Oo0;
Missouri $4,000; Nebraska l5,200; Ind
lana Is, 900; Wisconsin $4,000; kanss
12,3oO; Minnesota II, 900; Connectic, t
II, 900.
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-18
HAML;IN
|GsSs&zSS y gsSsSs&!


I Chris Lastine isa working for j. P.
/ Jensen this week.
Max Zinkey is improving his front
/ porch this week.
John Eagen and niece, Eva Eagen
were Audubon callers Tuesday.
Bob Clark is shsaring sheep for
Marion Jones and Glen Scott thi.
week.
Art Lastine and Vern Adams were
visitors in Extra Saturday evening
How was lodging boys?
j. p. Jensen had a bad runaway
last Friday with the corn planter
and harrow, the harrow passing over
Mr.. Jensen bruising HIM quite bad
about the head and body. He is get
ting along as we'll as could be expect
al
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-25

are not wholly responsible FOR Failure
to give the desired service. 1t is stat
ed that the physical conditions are
such that continuous ferry service Is
out of the question with any sort or
boat, unless considerable money is
spent, not only to build landings, but
to maintain them. This Is due 70 the
rising and falling of the rivers, and
the caying of banks.
Capt. Hacker says $500 will con-
struct a landing and approach at
Wickliffe, which will permit boat to
land there at all times; and that a
citizen of Wickliffe offers to contrib
ute $500 upon certain reasonable con
ditions. The question of a landing
seems to be also the problem on the
Mississippi side of the city, where the
ferry has been abandoned, principally
because no safe landing place could
be had.
This physical obstacle appears 10
be the most serious of all, and the
one which calls for the earnest
thought and endeavor OF the mer.
ehants of Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-02-25
CAIRO AND A FERRY SERVICE.

The matter Of getting a ferry ser.
vice for Cairo Is again Il subi.c. OF
discussion and conference by the mer.
chants of the city, and 1t Is earnestly
hoped that something may comes OF 1T
that will lead to the establishment
and maintenance OF regular transpor'
tation across the rivers. There can
not be any difference of opinion as 70
the desirability of the service: and
there can be no question as to failure,
of the Cairo City Ferry Co. to give
satisfactory service-principally In its
failure 10 operate Its boat regularly.
This being granted, 1t is in order
to inquire why this is SO: and If pos
sible find a remedy. Several reasons
have been assigned why the Cairo
City Ferry Co. has not given sas.sfac.
tory service. Among these are that
the company has not found 1t profta.
ble-not as profitable as transporting
corn during the corn season; and this
IL accounted for in part by the state
ment that the steamer Three States
Is too large and too expensive i
boat.
It will have to be admitted that
these reasons are not acceptable to
the public. when some one else offers
to come and give the service, having
IN smaller boat which can be operated
AT less expense--providei sIcn party
Is responsible and will give proper
guarantee that he will carry out mis-
promise.
But u transpIres that these reasons