The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26


freight train and the eastbouEd Les
Angeles limited train No. &, near
Black Buttes, Wyo.
The Corning. y Y, Business MEMS
association has hired an aviator from
Bath to fly to Corning dressed as
Santa Claus and distribute gifts TO
children OF the city from bic seTO
plane as he flies low over the streets.
Richard Bartholdt. who has for %
years represented Missouri congress.
sional district, announces his retire
ment at the expiration Of his present
term.
Charlie White OF Chicago, by bril-
liant boxing and hard lefts, shaded
Ad Wolgast OF Cadillac. Mich. in their
lOround no.decslon boxing contest IN
Chicago.
Jack Johnson, the heavyweight
champion. and Battling" Jim John.
son, another negro pugilist OF Calves
ton, Tex, met in a lO-round contest In
Paris, which ended IN draw.
Following her custom OF years. Mrs
Russell Sage turned over to the New
York park commissioner 81 ,905, suffi
Client to give Il Christmas present Of
81 to each laborer in Central park re.
ceivinG no more than SO II day.
The trustees of the estate OF the
late Michael Cudahy have exchanged
two large apartment building proper
ties in Chicago for lands in Colorado,
With the intention OF establishing
model cattle ranch and later of carry
ing into effect a great irrigation
project
Mrs Charlie Sing, white woman
accused OF the murder Of her Chinese
husband in Chicago. was acquitted
when Judge Mcdonald took the case
from the jury, Sing, restaurant
keeper, was stabbed to death two
months ago, His wife was found un.
conscious near him,
President Yuan Shi Kais plans for
permanently doing away with the Chi
nese parliament received the unqualt
fled Endorsement of the military and
civil governors of all the provinces.
Shah kai-Fu, who was Chinese con.
sui at New York from 1904 to 1908,
was appointed Chinese minister at
Washington in succession to Chang VI
Tang
The administration currency reform
bill, proposing a revision OF the finan-
cial system OF the United States and
the creation of regional reserve banks
to act as stabilizing elements In the
banking and financial world. passed
the senate by vote of "a to a.
The United States court of appeals
at New York decided the famous Dan
bury hatters case In favor Of u. L.
Loewe & Co, the plaintiffs, and
against the United Hutters of North
America The court affirmed jidg.
ment in favor Of Loewe & Co. and
against the matters organization for
1852, 1870.
Joseph Nolan, 40. editor OF the Shah
bona ChieftaIn OF Shabbona, ILL.,, was
found hanging in rear room OF his
printing plant by his 16.year.old
daughter Blanche. who had gone to
call him to supper.
Gen Francisco villa, the rebel mill
tary chief, issued a notice that he
would guarantee the rights OF all for
eigners and all Mexicans who have
given no support to the Huerta gov
eminent.
The British cabinet has decided
against official representation of
Great Britain at the Panama.Paciflc
exposition.
representatives from states border
ing on the lower Mississippi river are
very hopeful that the house commit
tee on rivers and harbors will act IA.
vorably on the Ransdell.Humphreye
bill appropriating S60,o00,O00 to COM
pleto the levee system on standard
lines, laid out by the army enginesrs,
within ten years.
The Nobel prize for literature for
1914 is to be awarded, according TO
the Pail Mall Gazette, to Thomas
Hardy, the English author
Bank Examiner Sheriff. Smith of
took charge OF the First
Bank of Elizabeth, at Eliza
beth, Pa, on instructions from Wash.
ngton. II was stated ut the bank that
t had too much slow paper on hand |
o make further operation advisable. |
The George Boone gas well, near
.awton, Ok, brought In a few days
'go, was declared to be a million-foot
;asser. The owners have decided to
ave the well. instead Of going deeper
fter oil. They will drill other wells
ear the same location.