The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-07-03

Of Cape Girardeau; Jerry Deal of
Charleston. Poplar Bluff Republican.
Mrs. Jno. kissner, aged something
more than Ga years, died rather sud
denly at her home here Tuesday morn
ing. She got up and prepared break
fas; a? usual but complained of not
feeling well. After breakfast she be-
came worse and a physician was sum-
mone1 but she passed away about IL
o'clock. The funeral was from her
home Wednesday afternoon, services
being conducted by Rev. Scruggs.-
Democrat News (Frcdericktownl
Ben Goforth and Ben Chambers,
who were charged with burning a
house in Sikeston last week to get
the insurance of $4,000 held by Co
forth on the household goods, were
taken to Benton by Constable Z. L.
Richards and in default of $1,000 bond,
were placed in the jail to await their
trial at Circuit Court in October.
U.iiccrs claim the Inen are guilty
and that they nave evidence to prove
that they had removed most of the
household goods from the residence
before the fire.
Gnf5rth was moving to Chaffcc,
where he and Chambers were conduct
luE secondhand Standardization
Herald.
According to an article in Tuesdays
st, Louis Republic, T.. A. Foley, real
estate dealer who has wife and chill
dren at East Prairie Mo-, attempted
to kill Mrs. Lucy Johnson at her home
2iO North Third St., East St. Louis.
H., Sunday night, by shooting at her.
Mrs. Johnson escaped serious injury
and perhaps death by grabbir~ his
arm and forcing the pistol upwards,
the bali then barrel" ~razing her head
and embedding in the wall.
Policeman Gorgan, in making the
arrest, had to beat Foley into sub
mission. Foley is now in Jail at Belle
vile ILL.,, in default Of a $1,000 bond
to await the action Of the September
city court.
Mrs Lucy Johnson lived here until
few months ago earning living
for herself and children by washing
and ironing, since her husband died
three or four years ago. Foley, who
is i5 years old, was employed by one
of our real estate dealers for two or
three years. He staid at the home
of Mrs. Lucy Johnson often while
here and was frequently in her com
pany.
Foley killed n man at East Prti-
RE several years ago. His family
are among the incest people in VA 1t
Prairic.-Sikeston Herald.
James p. Whitesides, Sunday editor
of the Republic, yesterday purchased
The Cape Girardeau (Mo.) Daily Trib-
unc from A. j. Flcntge and W. c.
Bishop, who organized the pane last
December.
Mr.. Whitesides will take charge Of
The Tribune in the next few days,
serving as editor and general mana
ger Chris Hearson, Jr., form"" bust
ness manager Of the Tulsa tOhluD
World will become advertising man
aEcr.
MIR. Whitcsides has been a member
of the newspaper fraternity Of I.
Louis Tor about eleven ycais. lie
began his career in the business Of
flee Of the Dispatch then served
in the rcportorial departments ot The |
Globe-Dcmocrat and Post |
Dispatch. He became assistant city |
editor OF The GlObe-DcmoCrat, which |
position he held several years. lie
hen served as telegraph editor Of The
and for the past -four years
has been Sunday editor of this paper.
He is well known as n political
writer and has reported national pol
tical conventions for both The Repub-
lie and Globe-DemOCrat. He vas one
IF the Republics staff of correspond.
'nts at the Chicago and Baltimore
two years ago.
The Cape Girardeau Tribune will
ne independent in politics under its
new management, and will be chang
ID from an afternoon to a morning
paper. This change, the new pub
lshers believes, will enable the paper
o serve greater number of people
n one of the fastest growing sections
If the state.--St. Louis ReSublc,
We have been shown n design for
m upholstered front gate which seem
destined To become very popular. The
DOT board is cushioned and there is
I warm soapstonc on each side; the
inside step being adjustable, so that
! short girl can bring her lips to the
me of any given muStachc without
rouble. If the gate is occupied al
.O:3O p. M, an iron hand extends
rom one gate post takes the young
nan by the left ear turns him round,
md he is at once started towards