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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28

Col. David j. Palmer, now com,
mander in chief of the Grand Army
OF the Republic. who headed the first
regiment to pass in parade before
President Johnson in 1865 when the
victorious Union troops marched up
Pennsylvania avenue. is to lead an
other review of some of the same men
next September during the national
encampment of the G. A. r. in Wash
ington. Colonel Palmer's regiment
was the Twenty-fifth Iowa. which he
commanded. After the battle OF Shiloh
he was left on the field for dead, but
recovered and took part in some OF
the bitterest campaigns of the war
This semicentennial will be one OF the
events OF the year at Washington.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28
day OFT OBSERVED
Memorial Ceremonies Over Fallen
Soldiers Really Date Back
to Spring Of 1865.

vNvHE readiness with which the sol
diers of the Civil war became
quiet citizens at the close of the
war greatly puzzled foreigners at that
time. Foreigners do not realize that
1t has never been the policy of our
people to maintain 4 large standing
army. The soldiers of the Union and
the soldiers of the Confederacy were
nearly all volunteers. Both armies
were composed, in the main. of law
abiding men. who left their homes in
obedience to what they thought was
their duty. The contest was one. of
principle: not one of personal revenge
The matter being settled. they were
ready to return to their accustomed
occupations.
The readiness with which the Union
and Confederate soldiers now unite in
observing Memorial day also puzzles
foreigners. They think that 1t Is a
mere matter of expediency which was
brought about in 1898. when some OF
the old Union and Confederate SOL
diers marched side by side under the
Stars and Stripes. But such is not
the case. The Blue and the Gray had
been united in the observance of Me-
mortal day before the war with
Spain.
Memorial day, as it Is now formally
observed as legal holiday in a ma
jority of the states, was inaugurated
in 1868. Gen. John B. Logan, who was
at that time commander-in-chief OF the
Grand Army of the Republic. issued an
order to all surviving Union soldiers
to meet May so of that year. at the
cemeteries near their respective
posts. and to decorate the graves OF
their fallen comrades. But the cere-
mony. in an informal way, had been
observed since the spring of 1865 in
the South, where the custom original
ed. The ceremonies at the graves of
the Confederate dead in Hollywood
cemetery at Richmond. Va, in the
spring of 1867 we're being observed at
the time Mrs John B. Logan happened
to be visiting in that city. She was so
pleased with the simple beauty of
these ceremonies that she urged her
husband to inaugurate similar ceremo-
MES for the Union soldiers. It was
these ceremonies that suggested the
idea to General Logan.
The idea of uniting the ceremonies
of the northern and the southern peO-
pie seems to have originated. also, in
the South, for in the spring of 1867
the women of Columbus, Miss, while
decorating the graves of Confederate
soldiers. strewed flowers on the graves
of the Union soldiers who were buried
in the same cemetery. When the news
of this touching tribute reached the
North, the northern newspapers com.
mented favorably on the fact.
Since that time the sentiment ex-
pressed in it has been growing among
the American people. The monument
erected at Fitzgerald "a, by the Blue
and Gray Memorial association OF that
place is one of the best visible express
sions of this sentiment
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28

for the victory at Corinth. The result
OF this victory was the establishment
OF the power of the Union in the West.
One week later Memphis fell, as it
were. by its own weight. This gave
the Union forces control OF the Missis-
sippi, the only important stronghold
in the Mississippi valley that re-
manned secure to the Confederates.
While the people in the North on
this thirtieth of May were rejoicing
over the victory of their soldiers at
Corinth and over the results which
they felt would inevitably follow. what
about the people in the South? Nearly
year had now passed since the vic
tory of the Confederate soldiers at
the battle of Bull Run When the news
of this victory had come to the south
ern people many of them thought the
war was over. So general was this
impression that many OF the southern
soldiers had gone back to their
homes. thinking that there would be
no further need of their services.
The evacuation of Corinth cast a
gloom over the whole South, but there
still remained with the southern peo-
pie an implicit confidence In the army
of northern Virginia. which was, on
that day, holding its own in defense of
Richmond.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28
HIS LAST MEMORIAL DAY.

Wheel out the chair. Mirandy,
hear the sound o. drums.
An down the street beyond I know
The old procession comes.
Push me out next the curb, my dear,
Clean out upon the grass;
want TO see my comrades an
Say "Howdy," as they pass
There comes "Oid Glory" bless her.
As proud an fine today
As X there never was no blood
Spilled 'twixt the Blue and Gray.
Thet band is maxim music. Ell?
But still banker wife.
Fer one o. them old march tunes on
plain old drum an fife
Here comes the boys! Mirandy. see.
There's Bob, an old Cap Lane.
A-marchin' straight an proud as II
They was recruits again.
An there's old Ben Mcclure. BY ling.
A-stumpin' past as though
He hadn't left his leg down South
Near fifty years ago
They see me, wife-theyre wavin' hands,
An see EN- all salute
AS IL was some high nogul-
general. to boot.
Hooray, boys-hip. hooray-hooray.
II my old legs was new.
You bet I'd be out there in line
Again. old pards, with you
The sun seems gittin' darker now
The sky is turnin' gray
The boys, the flags. the tootin' bands
All seems SO fur away.
Come to me, wife-where are you, Kate
Take hold my hand-I hear
A bugie soundin'-"taps''-I guess
Aye, observation-disclosures
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28

in which to do 1t; hence Hilma's short
comings fretted her considerably. Il
suppose The girl will wear those lilacs
to some Swedish picnic" was her final
comment; and she returned to her
novel and her chocolates.
Meanwhile Hilma hurried across
lots toward car. There was need for
haste. She had a two hours ride be-
fore her. a task to accomplish, and
was expected home again in time to
cook dinner. How crowded the cars
were! How often they stopped! What
lot OF people swarmed the streets!-
soldiers, flags. bands playing martial
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28
GLADDENED BY
| FALL OF COR|NTH
[hirtieth Of May, 1862, Was a
Day of Great Rejoicing in
the North.

THE thirtieth of May in 1852 was
made memorable in Civil war has
tory by the evacuation of Corinth,
Hiss. The seizure of this Confederate
ronghold by the Union armies was
b event which, estimated by its re-
hits, may be regarded as the first i'm
prtant event of the war. Since the
Fst of May Halleck had been trying
D gain possession of this stronghold,
Which. at that time, was held by Beau
|egard. In the meantime Old Farm
Rgton, the. strongly fortified outpost
the Confederacy, about four miles
rom Corinth, had been given up; Mar
baduke, who had been in command
here, had retired to Corinth to re-
Enforce Beauregard. The Union
brces had taken possession of Old
Harrington, had cut off Beauregard's
hilroad connections to the north and
asst and had, by the twenty-ninth of
iay, succeeded in working their way
10 position near the Confederate
Publications at Corinth, from which
IN assault could be made.
It was Halleck's intention to make
IN assault on the following morning.
ind he was expecting to meet with
trong resistance. But Halleck's eX-
Rotations were not realized. All night
Ping the pickets and sentfnels heard a
continuous roar Of moving cars in
Eorinth At early dawn Halleck sent
|ut skirmishers. but no foe appeared
oppose them. He then ordered
herman to advance with his troops
pward the Confederate Notifications
hd to feel the enemy" But no en-
my could be found. Where was he?
Out near Old Pennington there still
lands a tall tree which today is
omted out to sightseers who visit
orinth as Lookout Tree From the
pp OF this tree the Union spies, at the
me OF the siege, with field glass,
SEQ to observe the movements Of the
confederate troops.
me morning Of the thirtieth of May.
POI, these spies saw only the rear of
eauregard's army far to the south of
orinth fleeing down the Mobile rail-
pao. The enemy whom Sherman had
cen sent to feel had escaped. The
" had been evacuated and left as a
rize OF war to the Union army.
on this thirtieth of May there was
uch rejoicing in the northern states.
Pr all through the month of May the
|eople there had been awaiting the
utcome OF this siege. On the follow
g morning there appeared in the
lew York Tribune long editorial be-
INNING thus:
A Another stronghold of the rebels
~ lailen. Corinth is reannexed to
y ohlon, and Beauregard's army is
yins down the Mobile railroad in
iAious search for the last ditch"
ms tells the story. Soon after the
lrtieth OF May of the preceding year
le battle of Bull Run had given the
onleaerates a strong footing in the
49, Dut since the beginning of the
ear 1852 the Union forces had been
aining series Of victories in the
,ssisslppi valley; Pea Ridge, Shiloh,
iana Number Ten. New Madrid and
~ 'onelson had prepared the way
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28
worthy An Nation can olve.

The old soldiers are passing from
the sight Of people to whom they
have been an inspiration and a pride
for more than q generation. Is there
anyone to grudge full need OF praise
and comfort fer the few who still
remain?
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28

that she must tell aIl-must find some
touch Of human sympathy. She would
beg this woman to listen while she
spoke, at last. of the little home in
Sweden; of the lover who mad lied;
of the old father and mother who even
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28

herself to go out. 1t was Memorial
day. and the afternoon was hers to do
with as she chose.
She was young-not more than
twenty; pretty, in spite of her too
light hair and high cheek bones; and
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-11-05

last Sunday and Monday with
her sister, Mrs. Morgan Conway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Schram
and children of Flat River visit
ed the latter's brother, Mr.. Hen
ry Westmeyer, last Sunday.
Quite number of our FAM
ers have been selling their mules.
Mr.. John G. Marks sold his big
team of mules for the sum of
$4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Best and
Miss Ida Morgan were called to
Fredericktown last Friday on
account of the death of their
cousin, Miss Mary Ellen Fox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eliza Burgess
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lige Counts,
Mr.: and Mrs. Frank Harter and
children spent last Sunday with
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-11-05
CHESTNUT RIDGE AND
ROUTE THREE

Mrs. Geo. Fink is in st. Louis
with her daughter at present.
Miss Leona Burgess went to
Pennington Monday for a two
weeks stay.
Mr.. John Swink purchased the
VIM. Dalton farm near Clear
view recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Knapp OF
Pennington were visiting on
Route 3 last week.
Mrs. Ayers was called to he1
son, Franks, at Sprott, on &C
count of the illness of one of the
children.
Mrs. Anna Porter and sons
Claud and Henry Shannon, spent
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-11-05
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that
letters of administration on the
estate of Jefferson d. Highley,
deceased, were granted to the
undersigned on the Both day of
June, 1915, by the Probate
Court of St. Francois county,
Missouri. All persons having
claims against said estate are
required to exhibit them for al
lowance to the Administrative
within six months after the date
of said letters, or they may be
precluded from any benefit OF
said estate; and if such claims
be not exhibited within one year
from the date of the last inser-
ton of the publication of this
notice, they shall be forever
barred.
This 9th day of October,
1915.
ELIZABETH HIGHLEY,
Administrative.
list publication Oct. 20, 1881
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-11-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Counts at
Pickle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Carvin of
Flat River purchased Mr.. Jack
Smiths farm near Wesley Chap
ell church. Mr.. Shaw of Farm
ington purchased Mr.. Pleasant
Keith's farm also near Chapel
church.
Mr.. VIM. Porter left last Fri
day for Carthage, Mo-, where he
expects to visit his daughters,
Misses Sophie and Edna, for a
few days. Then he will go to
Muskogee, Okla, and visit his
sister, Mrs. Petite Elvins, and
children, Charley Greenley and
Lillian Pollard.
Quite a crowd of Chestnut
Ridge people, and in fact every
body on Route 3 that could leave
their homes, were at the Barn
Warming at Mr.. T. B. Chambers
last Saturday evening and night
Supper was served; also refresh
ments. Quite number OF
speeches were enjoyed by all
There were people from Farm
ington and all parts of the coun
ty until the crowd was very
large. We forgot to mention the
music-both vocal and instru
mental-which was just fine
All stayed until about 10 o'clock
when they left for their respec
tive homes, much pleased will
the good time they had at tn,
home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. 9
Chandler.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-11-05
BUSINESS UNIVERSITY
NOTES

Edward F. Freeman was in to
see us this week relative to en-
rolling soon.
Mrs. Lena Beiser, aunt of our
student, Miss Herbst, was an in
terested visitor last week, as
was also Mrs. Downs of Doe Run.
Our football team meets the
strong Athletic Club of Bonnie
Terre on the local Ozark Athlet-
ic Field this Saturday at 3 p. m.
A good game is expected.
Mrs. Parkhurst Hough (nee
Alma Schlich) of Fredericktown
and Mrs. Earl Carleton were Wis
itors last Friday. Mrs. Hough
is one of our graduates, and a
very enthusiastic endorser of
Business college work.
Miss Mamie Farmhouse, who
has been absent a few weeks, ow-
ing to the illness of her sister,
visited us Monday. She will re-
sumo her work just as quickly
as her sisters health has i'm
proved sufficiently.
Atty. Clyde Morsey delivered
very interesting and instruc-
tive address to the student body
on last Thursday afternoon, hav-
ing for his subject the word,
Loyalty" Mr.. Morsey had Civ
en- the subject much careful
thought, and all who had the
privilege of hearing him were
delighted with the manner in
which he presented the great
features embodied in that one
word.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-11-05

be used as right-of-way for a
railway, through 46 acres, more
or less, located in S. w. IA of
N. w. Aof Section Z, Township
35 North, Range A East, also
through 1920 acres, located in
or being N. " Of Lot 2 of S. w.
"a of Section 7, Township 35
North, Range A East.
o. All that part of the lands
formerly of H. N. Beard describ-
ed as follows, viz: Beginning at
the N. w. corner of the town of
Bismarck, Mo-, the same being
the N. w. corner of the N. E. IA
of S. w. IA of Section 6, Town
ship 35 North, Range A East ;
thence West A degrees, 30 min
utes E. about 1856 feet to a
point in Run Branch; thence in
a Northeasterly direction with
said Run Branch to a point
where said branch intersects the
N. and S. quarter quarter line
of said Section 6; the meander-
ings of said branch being as fol-
lows: N. II degrees, 80 minutes
E 384.6 feet; N. AZ degrees, E.
248 feet; thence North with
said quarter quarter line to q
point where said quarter quarter
line intersects the right-of-way
of the st. L. l. M. & S. Ry., 8
distance of about 452 feet
thence in a Southerly direction
along and with said right-of.
way distance of 956 feet, more
or less; thence West along NORTH
boundary of town of Bismarck
a distance of so feet; thence
along said right-of-way a dis
) lance of 1915 feet to a point OF
line between C. B. johnson ant
H. N. Beard; thence along sait
line West a distance of 289 fee
to a point on said quarter quar-
ter line; thence along said quar-
ter quarter line a distance O
1856 feet to the point Of begin
ming.
Notice is hereby given that
will, on
Saturday, November 18th, 1915
V at the Court House door in tn
3 City of Pennington, in sal
4 County and State, between tn
4 hours of 9 o'clock in the fore
4 noon and 5 o'clock in the after
l noon of said day, and during tn
= session of the Circuit Court o
| said County and State, sell a
l public auction, to the highes
: bidder, for cash, all the right
4 title and interest of the said de
: PENDANT in and to the propert
). above described, to satisfy sal
!. execution and costs.
a J. G. WILLIAMS,
: Sheriff of st. Francois Co., M
l Dated Sept. 18th, 1915.
Q -
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-11-05
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

State of Missouri,
County of st. Francois,
In the Circuit Court Of st.
Francois County. Novem-
Der Term, 1915.
Arkansas Fertilizer Company, a
corporation, Plaintiff,
VS..
Henry Adkins, Defendant.
Now at this day comes the
Plaintiff herein by its Attorney
and files its petition and affida-
Wit, alleging, among other things
that the Defendant, Henry Ad-
kins, is a nonresident of the
State of Missouri and can not
be served in this state in the
manner prescribed in Chapter
81 R. S. 1909; and that the
said Defendant has conceal
ed himself so that the or
binary process of law can not
be served upon him; it is, there
fore, ordered by the Clerk of
this Court, in vacation, that said
Defendant, Henry Adkins, be
notified by publication that
Plaintiff has commenced a suit
against him in this Court, the
object and general nature OF
which is to obtain a judgment
for the sum of Eighty-seven anC
$1,000 ($87.50) Dollars with
interest at 8 per cent from June
5, 1915, said claim being baseC
upon a promissory note signed
by Defendant, and that unless
said Henry Adkins be and ap
pear at this Court, at the mex
term thereof, to be begun anC
holden at the Court House il
the City of Pennington, in saiC
County, on the Eighth day O.
November next, and on or be
fore the last day Of said term
answer and plead to the Petition
in said cause, the same will b.
taken as confessed, and judg
ment will be rendered according
ly.
And it is further ordered, tina
copy hereof be published &C
cording to law, in The Farming
ton Times, a newspaper pub
lished in said County of st. Fran
co.'s, for Four weeks successive
ly, published at least once
week, the last insertion to be a
least Fifteen days before tn
first day of said next Novembe
Term of this Court.
Order made and entered thi
25th day of August, 1915.
A TRUE COPY FROM TIL
RECORD.
WITNESS my hand and tn
seal of the Circuit Court of s.
Francois County, this 25th da
of August, 1915.
(Seal) JOHN A. KNOWLES
Circuit Clerl
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-11-05
Chamberlain's Tablets

This is a medicine intended
especially for stomach troubles,
biliousness and constipation. 1t
is meeting with much success
and rapidly gaining in favor
and popularity. Obtainable ev-
erywhere. (adv)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-11-05
THE
Missouri State Normal School
at Cape Girardeau, Mo-,

WILL OPEN ON TUESDAY, SEPT. H. 1915
The people of this Normal School district
will find in their own Normal School the best
advantages.offered for getting good college
and professional education.
The future leaders of Southeast Missouri
are being educated in this school
Students desiring an education in the Ian
suages and Literature. Mathematics Sciences,
History and Government, Agriculture home
Economics, Music, Manual Arts, Business Prae-
tice and special education for teaching any of
these subjects should write for catalogue The
Normal diploma is life state certificate to
teach Cost of attending school is small.
For further information or catalogue, ad-
dress
W. S. DEARMONT. President.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-11-05
NOTICE TO HUNTERS

The undersigned hereby give
notice that hunting or trespass-
ing on his premises is forbidden.
DAVID BARTON.
Note.-Names added to this
list at 25c per year.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-11-05
SHERIFF'S SALE
(Under a General Execution.)

(Under General Executl0n.)
BY virtue and authority of a
General Execution issued from
the office of the Clerk of the
Circuit Court in and for the
County of st. Francois and State
of Missouri, dated July 9th,
1915, and to me delivered on
said date, and made returnable
to the November Term, 1915, of
said Court; wherein the Hamil-
ton-Ryan Construction Com
pany, a corporation, is plaintiff,
and the Bismarck, Bellevue Val
ley and Western Railway Com
pany, a corporation, is defend
ant, / have levied upon and seiz-
ed the following described real
estate, being the railway right
of-way of said defendant, and
situated in the county Of st,
Francois, and State of Missouri,
to-wit:
% Being a strip of land &C
feet wide, or 33 feet on each
side of the center of the B. B.
V. & w. Ry., as the same is now
located between the following
described boundaries, in Section
6, Township 35 North, Range 4
East, to-wit; Beginning at q
point in the E. & w. "a section
line between the lines Of A
O'Conner and Ed Tullock, where
lines parallel with and SO feet
distant on each side of the cen
ter line of the B. B. V. & w. Ry
intersect said IA section line
thence S. 20 degrees 35 minutes
w. PIT feet to station (25x95)
of said center line; thence con
tinuing in a S. Westerly direc
ton following a (2) degret
curve $50 feet to a point in thu
N. & S. y section line between
the lands of Ed Tullock and M
Bisplinghoff, said R. & w. con
tanning 1.23 acres.
(2) Being a strip of land 81
feet wide, or 33 feet on each sid
of the center line of the B. B. V
& w. Ry., as the same is nov
located, between the following
described boundaries, in Sectiol
7, Township 35 North, Range
East, to-wit: Beginning at
point in the E. & w. section
line between sec. (6 & y Town
ship 35 N, Range A East, ant
the lands of M. Bisplinghoff ant
Henry Vale, where lines paral
lei with and distant 33 feet o.
E each side of the center line in
! tersect said section line of the E
B. V. & w. Ry.; thence in a S
+ Westerly direction following
+ (2) degree curve 446 feet to sta
, ton (44x26) of the said cente
E line; thence S. 43 degrees, 0
= minutes 367 feet to a point i
! the N. & S. IA section line, be
, tween the lands of Henry Vail
O and Katherine Hake.
i (3) Being a strip of land 6
d feet wide from station 27x45 t
S station 34x80, and 65 feet wild
= from station 34x80 to static
t 39x80 of the center line of tn
d Bismarck, Bellevue Valley
n Western Ry., as same is now Il
d Gated, between the following d.
f scribed boundaries, in Section
: Township 35 North, Range
/, East, towit: Beginning at poir
n in the N. & S. u section liz
e between the lands of Edw. Tu
= lock and M. Bisplinghoff, whel
= lines parallel with and 30 fe'
distant on each side of the Gel
It ter line of the B. B. V. & w. R
; intersect said " section lint
T. thence in a S. Westerly dire
| 10Y 1a1sns,