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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-31
BONNIE TERRE.

The ". c. r. L. Convention be-
gan Wednesday.
Miss Bertha Lesser spent Mon
day IN Pennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. 6. W. Kuapp spent
Sunday in lockwood.
Miss Jessie Hobbs returned Mon
day from visit in Pennington.
MIR. and Mrs. j II. DeBuchauanne
spent Sunday with relatives here.
Rev. Hartwell preached al the
Centenary Methodist Church sun
day morning.
Mrs. r. Il. Heller returned Sat
urday from a two weeks visit with
relatives in Pacific.
Miss Pell Ringer returned Wed
'nesday night Of last week from IA
visit with relatives in st. Louis.
Misses Matte and Mary pirtle
visited relatives aud friends in Flat
River the latter part of last week.
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-31
ESTHER.

Miss Maggie Thompson visited
her sister, Mrs. George Ruschong.
Sunday.
Miss Brent Of Pennington spent
Sunday afternoon with the Misses
Bloom.
Mrs. Geo. BuschOng returned
from Illinois last week, accom-
panied by her brother,
Miss Leone and Master Harry
Nelson Of Pennington were the
guests of Dan Nichol Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. kennett Dobbins
and daughter, Hazel, spent Satur-
day aud Sunday in Pennington.
Mrs. Kennett Dobbins and daugh-
ter, Miss Hazel spent Tuesday
with Mrs. f. ?. Cook of Flat River.
Miss Froyc Markley, who went to
Ste. Gcurvievc to take the eNmniua-
tior, returned To- her hum" sunday.
The Woodmru picnic at Wood
land August 18th was well attended
and was IA success in financial
way.
Mrs. Maud TetIcy Of Pennington
and her sist"r.in-law, Mrs. Dohh.ns
of Indiana, spent "Wednesday wiki
Mrs. kennett Dohbius.
Miss Anna Michel, who has hoeu
visiting relatives in Dent and Texas
counties the past two months, is eN-
pected home the last Of the week.
MIR. Andrew Murray and family
have moved from Flat River to F.
ther MIR Murray wanted t" he
here when school opened September
9th.
Miss Julia Michel. who attended
the song service al the NJ r.
Church, South, in Pennington sun
day evening. returned to her home
Monday.
A crowd of young folks spent a
few very pleasant hours Monday
evening at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs Barton, the party being given
In honor of Lydle Barton : birthday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-31
The Illinois Southern Roll Y CO.
Notice of Special Meeting of
Stockholders.

Please take notice that Special
Meeting Of the Stockholders OF The
Illinois southern Railway Company
will be held on Monday the sixth
day of November, lHll, AT eleven
O'Clock \. NJ, at Room A.. Nationa.
SAFE Deposit Company, - South
Dearborn Street, in TIA" city at chi
cagu and State Of Illinois. for the
purpose of considering and passing
upon the proposition Of authorizing
an issu" OF New First MurtgHg"
Bonds OF tn" Illinois southern Rail.
way Company, not exceeding 10"
principal amount at Three Million
Dollars and Of securing tn" payment
of the same 10y mortgage upon all
of the corpuratc property and iran
chiscs Of III" company: and for The"
purpose also Of considering ANA
passing upon IL" proposition at AIT
thoriZing an iSsu" of lncOn" Bonds
NJ The Illinois southern Railway
Company, not exceeding III" prlucI.
pal amount of one Million Three
Hundred and Eighty Thousand Dol
lars and of securing tn" payment ui
the same by "A mortgage upon all OF
the corporal" property and iran
chiseS Of the company, the mnrtgag"
securing such Income Bonds and
the bonds tu he secured thereby 4"
be subject and subordinate" :" th"
mortgage securing the said Three
Million Dollars ut New First Mort
gage Bonus and the bonds secured
thereby. whenever issued aud iul
the purpose also of carrying ont a
plan Of exchanging and substituting
new Obligations of the company for
the outstanding First MuWgag"
Bonds of the company, dated De-
cember !, 1908; aud for the purpos"
also of considering any and all mat
ters germauc to amy Of such pur-
poses aud objects.
The stock transfer books ui tn"
company will be- closed at the close
of business on the twenty-seventh
day of October, 1911, and will h"
opened an the seventh day of No.
yember, 1911.
r.. X. BOISOT, President,
BY order of the Board Of Directors.
Chicago, Illinois, August N, loll'
Attest:
EDWARD NJ. TOURTELoT,
Secretary.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-31
FALL OPENING OF THE
Missouri State Normal School
THIRD DISTRICT
Cape Girardeau, Mo.

The school opens on Tuesday,
September J, 1911.
The following courses are offered
/. Courses leading to the College
Degree and the Normal Diploma, Il
life State certificate.
>. Courses leading to the Normal
Diploma, II life State certificate.
}. Courses leading To the Elemcn-
tary Profession Certificate, a limited
State certificate.
l. Special Courses IN Agriculture,
Manual Training, Domestic Science
aud Domestic Art, Music, Drawing,
PLY steal Training, Reading aud Elk
preston, bookkeeping aud StrnoE-
raphy aud Typewriting. These spe
rtal courses, when completed, lead
to the Normal Diploma.
>. Diploma Courses preparing spe-
rially for Primary Teaching, Kin.
d"rgart"n Teaching and High School
Teaching.
Il. Special Course preparing for
Rural School Teaching.
Consider the following points,
|, The School has Faculty of
iurty-twO teachers.
;. Six ston" buildings, the best IN
the state.
J. Good Library and Laboratories
/. The best dormitories and stu
dent boarding conditions to be- found
in the State.
>. The School has the most beau
titul and one of the most healthful
locations in the State. Fifty acres
In campus aud grounds.
For catalogue mr. further informa-
tion address
w. :. DEAKMoNT, President,
Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-31
Official" Highways.

A correspondent has addressed to-
the Republic Tia" following pointed
and pertinent inquiries:
"Has the state any authority Il"
build the suggested state highway 80
Has the Governor or State Board uI
Agriculture any authority to- Iurut"
ar build such roads II neither the
state, the Governor nor the STATE"
Board of Agriculture" has such an.
thOrity, will this su-cHllcd Central
road not have to be built ny the
counties through which ii pass",f
And If 50, why should the GuNrrn"r
he making such noise about it,
The Legislature has passed u"
law relating directly or Indirectly
To- the location of a State highway.
IT has, therefore, never conferred
any such powers upon the Govern
or or the State Board Of Agrirui-
turr. IT has appropriated no money
for such highways construction.
The official" highway, when dos
iguated, will have absolutely Moth
ing official about il except its name.
The Governor and his fcllnw-pil-
grims who toured the State In auto
mobiles settled for their own tires,
sandwiches aud gasoline. Having
paid the fiddler they are entitled &"
the pleasure of the dance.
The only possible way in which Il
road ran lie constructed along the
Central Route will be by apprO-
priations made by the counties ira
versed, in theusual way Republic.
An hour after telling his wifi" he
was afraid to gn out on his run bee
cause Of premunition Of danger,
Charles Walker, IA Wabash conduct
or, was dead in Wabash Hospital Mt
Moberly He was struck by an en-
CINE while checking up his train.
His widow aud three children sur
vive.
Potosi will be 100 years old Octo-
her LIST, and the Independent suG-
gests that they vote for system Of
waterworks. Fredericktown is also
considering such system.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-31
CHESTNUT RIDGE
And Rural Route No. 3.

Mr.. Burr Porter spent Sunday
with Mr.. Joseph Watts.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Porter speu,
last Sunday with their son, William
Porter.
Mrs. Minnie Burgess spent last
sunday night with Miss Mamie
McElligott.
MIR. and Mrs. Dave Mackley are
moving to Mrs. Mollie Harter's
farm near Avon.
Miss Minnie Randolph Of Flat
River visited her brother, MIR. JEFF
Hawn, last Friday.
Mr., G. C. Simms and Miss Mamie
McElligott visited at the home Of
Mr.. Eliza Burgess last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Knapp of
Pennington contemplate moving to
the Swartz farm near Vale Forge.
Mrs. Lamkins Virgins and her
daughter, Miss Frances Envcs. Of
Bonnie T"rre, spent last Saturday
with her daughter, Mrs. Anna ~nau-
non.
Mr.. aud Mrs R"sNic Hawu and
children, Robert, Laura, Irwin,
Charley and Harry. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Rudy and little daughter.
Irene, Of Flat River. spent last sun
day with their parents, Mr. md
Mrs Robert clay.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-31
County Correspondence
BISMARCK.

@. W Ramsey visited Potosi
Tuesday.
Bart Welsh Of IroudHIc was on
our streets Wednesday.
W. J. Dent aud wife 81 Caledonia
visited relatives here Sunday.
Mr.. Hoy of Fulton, Mo, is visit
ing the family of DR.. Sebastian.
W. ID. Vandiver and wife Of St.
Louis visited friends here Saturday.
MIR. Fits and wife of Des Are Wis
tied the family of Geo. r. Hunt
Sunday.
Mrs. Gillian aud daughters of
tronton visited the family Of Mayor
Goeltz Sunday.
Mrs. J. l.. Eaton attended dis
trict meeting Of the Eastern star at
Blackwell Saturday.
Superintendent Collins of the Hi
nois Southern Ry. spent a few
hours here Wednesday,.
Chris Wilson and family of Den
yer, Colo, arrived her" Friday and
will spend two weeks visiting re!a-
tiyes.
Jesse Beard is seriously sick al
his home here Dr. Rartu, the at
tending physician. states b." ha- a
chronic stomach trouble.
rloyd Gruhh was seriously in
iured about tn" head while at work
on "A steel bridge at Mineral Point
Wednesday. He was brought here
where his injuries were dressed by
the railway company surgeon.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-31
Missouri State Fair.

The Missouri State Fair will open
this year September 30 with every
exhibit in place and all details ar
ranged beforehand. President Will
liam II. Taft has accepted the inVi-
tatium of the Directors Of the Mis-
souri, State Fair to attend the 1871
Exhibition and he has stated that
be will hr here Oh saturday, the
opening day, aud II is predicted that
this will hc the greatest day in the
history of the Missouri State Fair.
II H. til" first time that President
Of the United States has ever Wis
tied the Missouri State Fair and it's
friends are proud Of the fact that
the President has recognized the
stat" Fair as II great educational in
>titutinu and will honor il by his
presence He will make one of the
principle addresses AT the Fair that
will be- made ON his western trip.
This will afford splendid opportuu-
ity for the visitors to hear and see
the President of the United state.
The address will he made in the
Live Stock Show Pavilion, which
seats 10000 prOpl" and he can ~"
heard in every part uf the building.
While ia some sections of tn"
state the crops are not the best this
ycar, vet the exhibits at the Fair
promise to hc better than ever.
Farmers IN all sections Of the State,
especially in those sections where
crops are the best, are preparing "N.
hibits to serd to the State Fair.
Live stock entries are fine and the
amusement programme arranged for
10y the Board of Directors is the very
best. Educational features will he
strong and It can safely he said that
there will he 300 acres of education
and amusement at the State Fair,
September ~ Ia October Il.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-31

The Scott County Banner has
been sued for slO,n0O 10y Green y.
Greer for defamation of his charac-
ter and holding him up to ridicul"
as one Of the "Shadc Tree Gang
Of Sikcston The editor says he is
not bit worried about it.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-31
THURMAN.

l.. f.. Byiugtou was in Farming
ton one day last week.
7. V. Cunningham was n Farm
ington visitor last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel Fraser spent
Sunday with Arthur Fraser.
Grandma pigg, who has been all
ing, is improving at this writing
Jack Pullen made business trip
to Ste Geneyieye one day last week
Bert Dreier and John Morris spent
al afternoon near Lawrencetoi this
week
Thomas Byingtou is spending a
few days at the home Of l.. +. BY
ingtOn.
Joe Thurman is building an addi-
ton to his barn, which will improve
the looks of his place.
Xcnu Kerlag0n of near Rumuc
Terre was seen passing through our
vicinity last Monday.
Charley Cruuclctou of -. Louis
attended church at the shed Satur-
day night and sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Buckucr Of
near Sprott spent Sunday at III"
home of Emmett icrlagou.
Mace Turley, who is buiIding a
new barn, has been delayed by the
rain, but work i progressing now.
Fiuis Counts and Eup"n" Hynp-
ton Of Bonnie lcrrc wer" IN this
ncighborhOod VI "uday buying
peaches.
Perry Thurman OF Pennington
spent Saturday night aud sunday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bud
Thurman.
Wash Hood and family of Shan
non county visited his brother, X.
l.. Hood and family the latter part
Of last week.
Miss Bertha Byington, who has
been visiting friends and relatives
. in this neighborhOod, returned home
Monday of this week.
/ Rev. Baugh closed three weeks
meeting at the Shed Sunday night.
/ There were four baptized sunday
/ Mrs. Martha Ritchersou, Mrs. Or
pha Davis, Miss Maggie Birch aud
Miss Hazel Patterson.
The Scott County Banner has
been sued for sl0,no0 by Green -.
4 Greer for defamation OF his charac-
ter and holding him up to ridiculc
as one Of the "Shado Tree Gang
( of Sikestou. The editor says he Is
! not "A bit worried about 1t.
An ordinary case Of diarrh"ca can,
a. rule, he cured by single dose
/ of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrh0ra Remedy. This remedy
has no superior for bowel com.
plants For sale 10y all dealers
The odd Fellow aud Rebekah
Lodges OF Bernie will dedicate theiI
new $1,000 building to-day. Elk
Governor D0ckery will take part in
the ceremonies.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-31

An ordinary rase Of diarrh"ca can,
a. Il rule, he cured by "A single dose
of Chamberlain collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoca Remedy. This remedy
has no superior for bowel com.
plants. For sale 10y all dealers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-31

Surplus and profit $5O.OOO.O0
-0sPosita,y Of County Funds.
COLLECTIONS A SPECIALITY.
Notice Of Stockholders Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the
annual meeting Of the stock holders
OF the Pennington Times Printing
Company will be- held at the office
If said Company Ia Pennington.
Missouri, on Monday, September
II, l"ll, NJ = o'clock p. m, for III"
purprs" Of rl"ctiug directors for the
ensuing year and for the trausac-
ti0u of such other business as may
come before said meeting.
THOS. II. STAN, President.
i. =. COLE, SECRETARY.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-31

The odd Fellows of Missouri will
spend SliO, 900 on improvements at
the odd Fellows Home at Liberty.
St Mary's IN Ste. Geuevieve
county is To- hRv" homecoming
to-day.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-31
SALOON BURGLARIZED

The saloon of Joe Smith. near
Desloge, was burglarized last Sat
sriay night and the thief got away
with about $40 in cash.
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-11
SHE TRIES TO BUY
True Principle About the Importance
of Different Advertising Di-
rections.

Mrs. Smith had read of new skirt.
went to the city store with the ad in
her hand to look at those skirts.
About half of the purpose of this ad
vertisement was for its influence on
the dealer.
Mrs. Smith asked the $S-a-week
clerk in the department store to show
her the skirts.
We don't keep em, ma'am," was
all this girl had to offer, and she went
on chewing her gum and continuing
the conversation with Gerty. the girl
at the next counter.
But can't you get one for me-"
persisted Mrs. Smith.
Il said we don't keep 'em, but I'll
ask the floor walker" and the patient
MH. Smith waited.
The connecting link between the
big-was Sorry madam, but we have
some other skirts just as good, and l
am sure you will like them better.
Miss Saxton, show the lady some of
our new Skirts and he moved on
down the aisle.
But suppose Mrs. Smith is very per-
sistent. which as matter of fact Is
generally not the case, and insists
upon seeing the buyer. What hap
pens?
The buyer explains that the store
has a skirt made under it's own label
which is much better and advises
Mrs. Smith to forget about this ad-
vertised kind, because he is sure she
will be more pleased with their stock.
and besides they guarantee their
skirts"
The advertising and its influence on
the dealer is lost.
Now, suppose Mrs Smith lives In
the country, or in one of the smaller
towns and cities. When she goes to
the store for this skirt she meets the
proprietor, or can do so with ease. II
he can help her to get what she wants
he knows that 1t will more perfectly
rivet her to his store. He Is influ-
enced by her request. and, as he has
no private brand to push, is quite will
ing to stock goods for which adver-
tisers make demand
The direct work on dealers in small
towns and cities will get to men who
have already heard of the advertising
through their customers, while in nine
cases out of ten, the big department
store buyer never hears of the in
uuiries because the whole makeup of
the organization is not such as to en-
courage clerks to do more than to sell
the goods in stock and they soon learn
to ask no foolish questions" about
other merchandise.
Think 1t over, Mr.. Advertiser
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-11
A Woman's Letter.

Women. it is generally admitted.
write better letters than men.
NJ. Marcel Provost has discovered
the reason for this superiority. The
obvious meaning is never the one we
should read into woman's letter
There is always yelled meaning
Woman makes use Of letter just
As she employs glance or a smile.
in way that is carefully thought out,
and with an eve to effect And, after
all, does a woman's hat serve to cover
her head? Does a woman's parasol
keep of the sun? Why, then, should
woman's letter serve to convey her
real thought. to the person ad-
dressed. just like the letters of some
honest grocer, who writes. 4 send you
five pounds OF coffee because he
really does send you five pounds of
coffee"
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-11

Back of everything you sell Is
your character, and when your com
munity believes that, you have found
your customer. gentlemen, and you
will keep him." said Edward F. Trefz
of Chicago, representing a school of
salesmanship, at the banquet of the
Ohio Retail Furniture Dealers associ
alton at Columbus. o. in an address
on Finding the Customer and Keep
ing Him
The best advertisement of your
business is yourself" he said
The speaker laid down four es-
sentials of good advertising, honesty
and truthfulness of statement, per-
tinency, timeliness and persistency
The newspaper he said, is one of the
best mediums for advertising
The only way you can get the con-
fidence OF customer is by treating
him absolutely square" he said "The
man who writes dishonest advertise
ment is not one bit better than sec
ond-story worker. Advertising Is
nothing but salesmanship on paper.
What will get, hold and keep all the
time his customers, should be the
great query of every business man."
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-11

pain, my nerves are stronger and can
do my own work. Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound cured mo after
everything else had failed, and rec,
ommend It to other suffering women.'J
-MRs. WIN. SEALS COS w. Howard ST.,
Creston, Iowa.
Thousands Of unsolicited and genu-
inc testimonials like tho above prove
tho efficiency of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, which Is mado
exclusively from roots and herbs.
Women who suffer from those dis
tressing ills should not lose sight Of
these facts or doubt the ability of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to
restore their health.
II you want special advice writo
to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass.
She will treat your letter as
strictly confidential. For 20 years
she has been helping sick women
in this way, free Of charge. Don't
hositate-Write at once.
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-11
THE YOUNG BRIDES
FIRST DISCOVERY

Their wedding tour had ended, and
they entered their new home to settle
down to what they hoped to be ono long
uninterrupted blissful honeymoon.
But, alas! the young brides troubles
soon begin, when she tried to reduce the
cost of living with cheap big can baking
powders.
She soon discovered that all she got
was lot for her money, and it was not
all baking powder, for tho bulk of 1t was
cheap materials which had no leavenins
power. Such powders will not make Light,
wholesome food. And because Of the ab:
sencs Of leavening gas, it requires from
two or three times a much to raise cakes
Or biscuits n it does Of Calumet Baking
Powder.
Thus, eventually, the actual cost to
you. Of cheap baking POWDER. Il more
than Calumet would be.
Cheap baking powders often leavs ths
bread bleached and acid, sometimes ysl-
low and alkaline, and often unpalata bio.
They are not always Of uniform strength
and quality.
Now the bride buys Calumet-ths per
fectly wholesome baking powder. modsr-
ete In price, and always uniform and rs-
liable. Calumet keeps indefinitely. makes
cooking easy, and e certainly the mast
economical after all.
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-11
The Point Of View,

This is true story. certain belle
was present at recent Chopin recital.
glistened and her whole attitude OF
rapt attention was as If the music had
entranced her very soul Her whole
face was expressive of admiration and
intense interest. When the pianist
had finished, the escort OF Miss Belle"
turned to her and said: How beau
tiful!" To which she replied: Yes,
indeed; doesn't it fit her exquisitely In
the back? How much do you suppose
1t cost In Paris?"
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-11
COLORADO
LEGISLATIVE
OOiN G S
Public Meeting Held.
o o I N G S

The committee on mines of the
House of Representatives held pub
lie hearing on the coal mine bill for
mulated by commission named by
Gov. Shafroth to investigate the mat
ter of safeguarding miners employed
in coal mines of the state. Several
representatives of mine owners and
mine workers appeared to offer sug-
gestions and amendments. The bill
provides for the maintenance OF a
chief inspector and seven deputies.
each deputy assigned to district
composed of twenty-one coal mines.
There were few suggestions that would
change in any important respect the
bill as it now stands.
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-11
HEAD SOLID MASS OF HUMoR

Il think tho Cuticura Remedies arc
the best remedies for eczema I have
ever heard Of. Ny mother had q child
who had rash on It's head when it
was real young. Doctor called 1t baby
rash. He gave us medicine, but it
did no good. In few days the head
was a solid mass; running sore. 1t
was awful, the child cried continually
We had to hold him and watch him
to keep him from scratching the
sore. His suffering was dreadful. At
last we remembered Cuticura RENE
dies. We got dollar bottle of Cuti-
cura Resolvent, a box of Cutfcura
Ointment. and bar Of Cuticura Soap.
We gave the Resolvent as directed,
washed tho head with the Cuticura
Soap, and applied the Cuticura Oint-
ment. We had not used half before
tho child's head was clear and free
from eczema, and It has never come
back again. His head was healthy
and he had beautiful head Of hair.
I think the Cuticura Ointment very
good for the hair. 1t makes the hair
grow and prevents falling hair"
(Signed Mrs. Francis Lund. Plain
City, Utah, Sept. 10, 1910 Send to the
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Boston.
Mass, for free Cuticura Book on the
treatment Of skin and scalp troubles.
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-11
Pearson's Recall Bill.

Representative Pearson's recall bill,
carrying with it the Skinner amend
ment for the submission of the ques-
tion of recalling judges and district
attorneys to the electorate, was passed
by the House on second reading, after
nearly week of consideration. In
speaking of his motion Skinner held
up the usual argument that if the re-
call question is not put up to the peo-
pie by the Legislature, they will take
the matter into their own hands under
the initiative and referendum.