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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-11-09
DEATH OF CONSTABLE BEss.

Constable Alexander Bess of Ran.
dolph township died suddenly at his
home in Desloge Monday afternoon.
November Il. The attending physi.
clan it seems was not fully satisfied
as to the cause of death, and a ru-
NOR was current that he had been
given some doped liquor and also
that death was probably Indirectly
the result of severe beating which
he suffered IA few weeks ago in the
discharge of his official duties. when
his head and face were badly bruised
anfa bone of one of his legs was
broken. Because of these rumors
Prosecuting Attorney Boyer sug-
gested to Coroner English the pro.
priety Of an inquest, so Tuesday
morning the Coroner, accompanied
by Assistant Prosecuting Attor.
neg Clyde Morsey, went to Desloge
and instituted an inquest. But no
evidence Of foul play was developed,
and the corOner's jury returned a
verdict that he came to his death
from unknown causes. DR.. English
thought it probable that he died Of
some heart trouble or of apoplexy.
Mr.. Bcss was in the jgth year Of
his age, and leaves wife, two mar
ried daughters and two sons. The
funeral took place Wednesday, IA
short service being held at the resi-
deuce, after which further services
were held at the Christian Church
IN Flat River by Judge G.. o. Ma
tions, and the body was brought to
Pennington, whore ii was laid mt
rest in the Masonic cemetery with
Masonic rites. He was member
Of both the a. +. d a. NJ. and NJ.
W. of 4.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-11-09
GOING OVER THE ROUTE

Mr.. John j. DOds, associated with
the Official Guide Book of the Au-
tOmobile Blue Book Pub. Co. Of
Chicago, arrived here late Tuesday
evening from St. Louis in his auto
mobile, on the way To Hot Springs,
Ark, making IA clog" of the pro-
posed automobile route from st &.
Louis to the latter point in Arkan-
sas. He was expected here earlier
In the day and it was the intention
of Mr.. NJ. 7, Cayce to 20 over the
route with him to Ste. Genevieve,
but on account of the latenses Of
the hour of his arrival here, and
being shown the "logn heretofore
made OF the route between Farming
ton aud Ste. Genevieve, he decided
not to 20 over that part, but re-
turned to Bonnie Terre and from
there took the train to Ste. Gene
We've.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-11-09
Con O'Shay Still on Deck.

Mr.. Con O'Shay, whom all OF the
old citizens will remember, is here
this week on visit. Con has been
reported dead for the past ten years
but he says the report is big mis-
take. Con will be So years of age
next March; he lived In Frederick
town before and during the war. He
is typical Irishman, with rich
brogue and fund of mother wit,
and Is known from the Rio Grande
to Michigan. 1t is said he ran the
first locomotive on the old Cairo 4
Fulton railroad, now the Belmont
branch, when the road was the prop
erty of Thos. Allen. He worked In
the Jack DIggins at Mine LaMotte
before the war, so he says. He
stopped In the Democrat-News Of
flee few minutes. In appearance
he Is a good second for the late Mike
Smith, although Mr.. O'Shay Is not
as fleshy. He will be here about n
week. He has n brother, who Is SUI
perintendent of the Rogers Locomo-
tive Works. -Fredericktown Demo-
GRAFT News.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-11-09
POULTRY SHOW.

A State Poultry Institute and
State Poultry Show will be held at
Sikeston on November 2lst to oath.
IL you want to make entries in this
show write Il. b. Quisenberry, Sec
rotary, Mountain Grove, Mo-, for
premium list. The State Poultry
Board will pay the premiums and
furnish coops In which to exhibit
the poultry. Liberal cash prizes
and many specials are offered on all
varieties of pultry. The meeting
will close with big banquet to all
visitors. More than $500 has also
been offered for prizes on corn at
the same time and place.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-11-09
Spinning a Web.

June, l90S-Republican national
convention adopted platform prom.
Using to amend the Sherman anti.
trust law.
September 5, 1905 49, Governor
Hughes of New. York, IN speech de.
livered at Youngstown, Ohio, inter.
preted the Republican platform
pledge to mean that "the rule of
reasonn must be adopted.
May blow. +. Hutton and Co.,
IN their trade letter printed in the
Cincinnati Enquirer May |, compli-
mented President Taft on appoint
ing Governor Hughes to succeed
Justice Brewer in the Supreme
Court and referring to the senti-
lnent in Wall street, said: at was
felt that with such an addition to
the highest tribunal that decisions
in such cases as the Standard oil
and American Tobacco would be in
safe hands"
May, l9ll-Justice Hughes and
other members of the Supreme Court
render, over protest OF Justice John
NJ. Harlan, the famous "rule OF rea-
son" decision which, in effect, de-
stroyed the Sherman antitrust law
september, l9ll-George w. Per-
kins, associated with J. Piernont
Morgan in trust control, delivered a
speech IN which he complained that
republican Congressman had not
tried to redeem the Republican prom
Use to amend the Sherman antitrust
law but that it had been redeemed
by the Supreme Court In the recent
trust decision wbarafn Enxa.,,,.
hughes rule of reason" was APP
piled.
Pass this on to your Republican
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-11-09
REVEREND j. ". BORAH
COMES TO FARmINGToN

Rev. j. w. Borah has been as.
signed by Bishop Quayle to the pas
t0rate of the First NJ. r.. Church OF
Pennington, to fiji the vacancy oc-
casioned by the resignation OF Rev.
l." NJ. Thompson some weeks ago.
Mr. Borah comes from the Lebanon
Church, which passed set of reso.
lutions highly commenting him and
expressing their regrets at losing
him as their pastor. He arrived in
Pennington last Thursday evening
and preached his first sermon here
Sunday. He has rented and will oc.
cupy the residence on College ave
nue. owned by Miss Nettie Rudy.
The Ministers Alliance of Leba-
non authorized the following resolu-
tions with reference to the transfer
Of Rev. }. w. Borah from his pres
ent field to Pennington, Mo-:
Resolved, That, we view the re-
moval of our co-worker, Rev. j. W.
Borah, from our midst with deep re.
gret, because of the character of our
personal relationship with him as
Christian man and minister, and be-
cause of the fine service which ne
has rendered In our community as IA
preacher of the gospel and as lead
or In religious and reform move
ments.
Resolved, That we express i'm
this way our personal regard for
him and his family, and our hearty
God-speed to him In his entrance
upon the work to which the authori-
ties Of his church have assigned
him.
&C. +. DUNN,
.tSnnrnfnrA III Ihn A llinnnn -
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-11-09

The United States consumed in
1910 1851, 900, 900 gallons of beer,
or 20.00 gallons to each person,
man, woman and child; GO, 900, 900
gallons of wine, or two.thirds of a
gallon to each person, aud 1873, =.
500, 900 gallons of distilled spirits,
or about | u gallons to the indi.
vidual. These figures are from an
advanced report of the Govern
ment Bureau of Statistics, which
says that the United States con-
sumes more beer than any Other
country in the world except Russia
and Russia is the only country
that exceeds the United States in
the consumption of distilled spirits
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-11-09
DEATH OF NORMAN ]. CoLMAN.

Honorable Norman J. COlmau OF
1t. Louis was found unconscious in
"A sleeping car near Lexington juno.
tion last Thursday morning, and
was removed to hotel. His fami.
~ was notified, and his son-in-law
Dr. {. NJ. Nicholson, left st. Louis
ON the afternoon train to be with
him. He improved somewhat dur.
ing the day, and it was decided best
To take him home, but he died be-
fore reaching st. Louis.
Mr.. Coleman was one of the most
widely known and respected men in
the State. He was the founder of
C0leman's Rural World, and was
an authority on agriculture as well
as Il most successful farmer and ed
itor. He was the first Secretary of
Agriculture, having been appointed
To that position by President Cleve-
lane, and was once Lieutenant Gov
ernor of this State. He was in the
year OF his age, but was
active in both mind and
body. At the time he was stricken
he was on his way to Plattsburg to
look at horse he expected to buy
for his Creve Couer farm. He at
tributed his remarkable good health
and activity to the fact that he had
lived great deal out OF doors, had
taken much exercise, had been tenn.
perate in all things and was a con-
stant worker.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-11-09

Maine is still prohibition State.
Semi. official returns shortly after
the recent election in that State
showed that the prohibition clause
of the State Constitution had been
repealed by the slim majority of
&c; but an Augusta, Maine, tele.
gram of the 9th says that the State
retains constitutional prohibition.
Governor Plaisted and his council
last Monday night accepted the cor.
rection in the votes of four towns,
which reversed the result as indi.
Gated on the face of the first Of.
fetal returns.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-11-09

Being asked what he thought of
the Folk. Clark situation in this
State Mr.. Bryan said: II am not
thinking out loud on that matter. "
A suggestion that the friends of
these two distinguished Missouri
ans might follow with profit to
them and the party.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-11-09
TUESDAYS ELECTIONS.

Elections were held in d number
of States last Tuesday and the re.
suits look good to Democrats. On.
~ two States, Massachusetts, and
Kentucky, elected full State tick
cts.
/ Kentucky has been in the doubt.
full column. going Republican by
600 majority at the last election
Last Tuesday the whole Democrat q.
ic State ticket was elected by be.
tween y, 900 and 10000, a regular
landslide for the Democrats, aud
the Democrats carry the LegisIa.
ture by majority that insures the
election of Congressman Ollie
James to the United States Senate
Governor Foss democrat was
re elected ia Massachusetts by a
majority in the neighborhood Of
10000, but the balance of the
State ticket is defeated, with the
possible exception Of Lieutenant
Governor. The Republicans will
probably control the Legislature.
In Mr.. Taft's State, Ohio, there
was no State ticket in the field,
only municipal elections, and the
Democrats swept the three largest
cities in the State-Cincinnati,
Columbus aud Cleveland. The
Democrats elected their Mayor in
Cincinnati by about 5000 major
lty, Notwithstanding President Taft
went home to cast his vote and the
weight of his presence into the Re-
publican scales. Cleveland went
Democratic by $1,000, and Column
bus by 1000.
In the Second Congressional dis.
trict of Kansas Joseph A. Taggut, |
A Democrat, was elected by a ma
lOrlty of 200 to fill the uucXpired |
term of the late Republican Con.
gresham, a. {. Mitchell. Mitch |
ell carried the district in 1910 by |
;, 1870 majority over his Democratic |
opponent.
IN New York the Democrats
lidn't fare so well, the landslide
going the other way. In New
! DIRK City Tammany won by ma
orlties ranging from 5000 to "a,
100, but the Republicans won an
overwhelming victory in the bal
ince of the State aud has the Leg
stature by an even larger majority
han the Democrats had in the last
General Assembly.
Sleepy old Philadelphia showed
hat she was still bound to her
dolls, but the Republican candidate
or Mayor pulled through by ma
GRITTY of only 5000 or 10000.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-11-09
sc. +. DUNN,
Secretary of the Alliance.

II am pleased to recommend
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as
the best thing / know Of and safest
remedy for coughs, colds and brOn-
chial trouble" writes Mrs. l.. b..
Arnold of Denver, Colo. 1--WE have
used 1t repeatedly and 1t has never
failed to give relief" For sale by
all dealers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-11-09
NN his swing around the cir.
. Gle" President Taft chal.

~ cle' President TAFT chal.
lenged Mr.. Bryan to name
trust that could not be reached
by the Sherman antitrust law un.
der the rule OF reason" interpre
tation Of that law by the Supreme
Court. Mr.. Bryan made answer
at the time and put counter chaI-
lenge up to the President as to the
influences that prompted the pro
motion OF Justice White over
Justice Harlan to the position Of
Chief Justice and the appointment
Of Justice Hughes to place on the
Supreme bench, Il challenge which
the President has not dared 10
meet. But here is another and la
ter concise answer of Mr.. Blrau 10
the Presidents challenge which
goes to the very marrow aud lays
bare the effect if not the intent
and purpose Of the alleged rule
Of reason decision. 1t pulled the
the teeth of the criminal clause of
the Sherman antitrust law. In
The COmmoner of the Sd inst. Mr..
Bryan indites the following open
letter to the President:
Why do you begin suit IN
equity instead of a criminal prose
cation against the officials of the
Steel TRUST In your Attorney
Generals petition the defendants
are charged with the violation of a
criminal law. Why do you hest
tate to ask for conviction and i'm.
prisonment? Is il because the |
anti trust law is now worthless as
a criminal statute, since the Su.
preme Court has, by judicial legis-
latlon, put the word unreason.
able in it, Or is it because yon
are afraid to punish big criminals |
as severely as you do little Grim
inals1 IOu ask me to name
trust that cannot be punished I'M
der the present law. name three
the Standard Oil Trust, the To-
bacco Trust and the Steel Trust,
and call you as a witness to prove
that the law, as amended by your
judges, is worthless AS criminal
law. Will You admit it, or do
you prefer to take the position that
big criminals should not be sent to
the penitentlaryi Explain why
You do not prosecute the Steel
Trust officers under the criminal
law
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-11-09

~ do not believe there Is any
other medicine so good for whooping
cough as Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy" writes Mrs. Francis Tur-
pin, junction City, Ore. This rem
edy is also unsurpassed for colds
and Group. For sale by all dealers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-11-09

Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets do not sicken or grippe, and
may be taken with perfect safety by
the most delicate woman or the
youngest child. The old and feeble
will also find them most suitable
remedy for aiding and strengthening
their weakened digestion and for
regulating the bowels. For sale by
all dealers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-11-09

A marriage license was issued at
Ste. Genevieve last week TO L. G.
Gegg Of COtfman and Miss Elonore
Ruttler of River Aux Vase.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-11-09

neighD0r. Ask him what he thinks
OF the Supreme Court being packed
with view of having II redeem II
party's campaign pledge.
The Dickinson press., 1911-05-27

Hssection: sex sec. Is, twp. 1856. 7. o5,
and also the adjoining quarter; for par.
~ticulars address F. w. Boatman, Red
Wing, Mimi, R. RI. scat
The Dickinson press., 1911-05-27
New England

Lee Lucey has purchased the New
England Dry Cleaning plant of Harry
Brown.
The New England ball team goes to
Lennon for their big celebration on the
second and third of June.
La Grave & Horner have enlarged
their machine and implement shed with
a big addition on the south side.
J. ". Berkes. manager of the Murphy
Merrick lumber yard, is putting up a
handsome little bungalow, near the j.
G. Horner residence.
Ri. Rev. Vincent Wehrle will be here
on May 30th, to dedicate the new
Catholic church. A large number of
children will take their first communion.
W.. c.. Blek has ESQ acres in crop thus
far and rented a hundred acres more of
John McGovern and will put this in flax,
making a total of IT'S acres of flax this
season.
l. P. H. Diggins, who has charge of the
W. G.. Mckenzie store at the old Cook
ranch, reports that he is enjoying a
e0Od patronage and his business is
steadily increasing.
H. c. Frederick recently purchased a
Richmond car from LaGrave g. Homer.
He uses the car in connection with his
livery business and has made a good
many trips the past two weeks to Dick
insOn.
John Young is one of the big farmers
this year. He already has $50 acres in
oats and wheat and is now breaking
| gsySkh hSo h0rcnc onl Ernl no~~1. o
Sons breaking rig and will put in 200
! acres of flax.
y Miss ! Ida Hegge and Otto johnson
I were married last Wednesday afternoon
at the brides home. Mr.. johnson is a
homesteader neal the town and both
young people have hosts of friends who
wish them we'll.
At the meeting of the village council
last week it was decided that two cells
be built in the city hall for the accomo-
datiOn OF transgressors. 1t was also
decided that New England should have
concrete side walks.
Thor Engrav, who lives several miles
south of town, has $50 acres of wheat
on his homestead and intends to put in
| about IS acres of flax. He bought a
quarter section last fall and has a quar-
ter section rented. which he is farming.
The Adams brothers of Havelock
should have some grain to market this
fall. John Adams will have 255 acres
in wheat and oats. Walter has ESQ
acres and Dory will have 80 acres in
crop and all say that the grain is look
ing fine.
District Manager. F. L. Shuman of
the N. D. Independent Telephone Co..
was here completing arrangements for
the company's exchange. which will
OCCUPY the house vacated by M. L.
Galomen. The work of wiring the
town and installing the telephones will
begin as soon as the poles arrive,
then the line will be extended TO Mott.
The company has been granted q 20
year franchise. Connections will be
had with Milwaukee towns over the
Midway-Stillwater line.
The Dickinson press., 1911-05-27
LITTLE MISSOURI RAIN
MAKES NEW MED0RA STORY

A story went out from Medora last
week which read as follows:
The down river mail met with vicis-
STUDIES when the deep wafer foated it
from the stage in crossing the Little
Missouri here Wednesday. Ray Wood
started On the route, driving a half
broke bronck and one that occasionally
holds his faithful service in allegiance
for short periods. and when the high
water carried the sacks from the buggy
at the first crossing, he dared not stop
or turn in the dan serous current and bog
to recover them. A chance observer
brought the new3 to tow.l, and Clip
Jones. Hal Cookery and Charles Will
went horseback to the rescue. The lost
mail was recovered at the second cross
ing and brought back. The stage trip
was abandoned; but when mid-stream
was reached on the return the balky
horse proceeded to attract public atten-
ton to himself, refusing to act upon re-
quest or to leave his position in the
spotlight. The horsemen tried unsuc-
cessfully to drag the outfit cut, but after
one was endorsed and all thoroughly
wet, that was abandoned, the team un-
hitched and allowed to come out loose
and the rig taken ashore by means. of a
lariat and saddle horn.
The Dickinson press., 1911-05-27
Little Knife River

We have enough rain now for a few
days.
Victor Hayes rode into Dickinson last
week.
The farmers are all back in the fields
since the rain.
Ed. Campbell is now running his auto
a little every day.
Homer Schlangen made a trip to
Dickinson last week.
Hank Brennan shot q wolf right near
his home on White Tail creek.
W. D. Rosendahl captured ten young
coyotes in one den on Little Knife.
Irwin Crist took the stage to Dick
inson on Saturday. and intends to 60 on
to Montana.
"A Sunday school has been organized
in our community and has a large at
tendance.
Misses Olida and Bertha Mack are
going to commute on their llomesteads
next month.
Mrs. Brien and son, Melvin, of Mary
came out from Dickinson Saturday, with
a load of supplies.
Mrs. Jerry Hayes and Mrs. Stanley
Of Dickinson are spending the, summer
at their ranch at six-mile butte.
We will book orders for the new two
sheet PRESS MAPS. An accurate Stark
county map. showing all of the govern
ment tracings. school houses, surveyed
roads, etc. Also an up-to-date state
map. Both with the PRESS, a full
J year in advance, for SITS. q
The Dickinson press., 1911-05-27
CASES DECIDED .-
COLORADO sTOckMEN

The decisions handed down by the
supreme court recently, concerning the
right of the government to control graz
ing on the National Forests, are of great
interest to Western people. 8
THE two cases decided were the So
called Light case. which originated in
Colorado, and the case of the United
States against Grimaud, Carajous and
linda, three California stockmen. In the
Light: case one of the principal issues
Joined was on the question whether the
fence laws of the State must be COM
piled with in order that the United
States might sustain action for trespass
on the National Forests. The California
case concerned the question whether
violation OF the National Forest reeula-
lions is punishable as a crime. So
Light is a Colorado stockmen. who
in 1906, turned his cattle loose on
public land adjacent to the Holy Cross
National Forest in such a way that they
would naturally drift upon National
Forest lands. Mr.. Light refused to take
any steps to prevent this and also re-
fused to take out a grazing permit. 1t
was maintained by Lights lawyers that.
inasmuch as the laws of Colorado do not
allow a private person any remedy
against owners of stock which stray
upon his land unless the land is fenced.
the government is without redress. An
Injunction was secured from the district
court requiring Mr.. Light so to handle
his stock as to prevent them from tres
passing upon the National Forest. Mr..
Light, however. refused to do this and,
with the backing of other stockmen of
his state and, eventually, of the state
of Colorado itself, which made a special
appropriation for The purpose, carried
the case up to the supreme court for final
decision.
In the effort to establish the conten-
tion that the government was wrong,
not only the validity of the grazing
regulations but the constitutionality of
the entire National Forest policy vas
challenged on every ground which the
counsel representing the stock interests
and the state were able to rasie.
I'm the second case, known as the
Grimaud case, the contention of the
stockmen was that the act of congress
under which the secretary of agriculture
is authorized to make regulations Tor
the National Forests, was u%nconstitu-
tional in so far as it delegated to the
secretary of agriculture the power to
make rules and regulations and made q
violation thereof a penal offense.
II feel very certain" the secretary
stated, NOW. that these questions are
so definitely settled, that we shall have
no further trouble in regulating the use
of National Forest ranges by live stock.
Indeed we have had very little for some
time, because the stockmen themselves,
although originally inclined to resent
the interference of the Government with
their long and uncontrolled use of the
lands now within these Forests, have.
recently. accepted the situation and are
rapidly realizing that their occupancy
of these grazing lands is vastly more
satisfactory under present conditions
than it was in the old days when these
areas were open to all corners and it
was a constant struggle to obtain feed
for their herds /.