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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-08
ODD BITS OF NEWS

t
HALEY, Id.--Unable to speak eaI:
and tell how the accident happen-,en.
ed, Miss Lucille Guita, III yearssars
old, is recovering from an opera-sIa-
ton required for the removal of oG
fork which she swallowed. II III
is believed she was examining Ing
her throat with the fork when asn
it slipped from her hand.
clifton, Okla Mrs. F. Tanner asr
of this place believes she is the the
only woman in the country whogho
conducts pool hail. She says,ays,
under the conduct Of women,en,
such places should become cleanaany
high-standard places of amuse-lse.
ment. WI
Anahuac, Tex.--Mrs. Fritzritz
Otter arose in the night to raiseaise
window. Something, like a :,
snake, touched her neck. Whenherl
she aroused other members Of Of
the family, they found the snakeake
coiled comfortably around herher
neck. II
LosAngeles, Cal.-Girls, haveaya
you caught on to the new fads 2ds3
One is a peace ring, made of sill sir.
yer with a dove and an olivelive
branch enameled on it. Theirs
other is sweetheart" ringing,
in which the face of the girl'srFs
best beau is worn.
Vandalia, Ill.-Six hours af- al.
ter she had been pronouncedced
dead by the family physiciansaus
Mrs. Lydia Adams, 70 years old,old,
arose, walked into an adjoining ing
room and greeted the chief,ief
mourners.
Plainfield, Ill.-An ingeniousous.
farmer attached rubber hoseosa
to the exhaust of his automobilesiTs,
drove through his field and inn in9
serted the hose into every go-go.
pher hole he found. Every go-ga.
pher was killed. The farmerner
then inserted the hose into ratr
holes, turned on his engine andlndB
the rodents have disappeared. cd.
Jersey Shore, Pa.-Jane Rich-ch-,
ard, 10 years old, was taken withith
a fit of laughing while listeninginu
to funny story told by friend.na.
She laughed for three hours, and,ns
it was necessary to put her un-l1s
der the care of physician.
Sioux Falls, S. D.-Deliahiaa
Wyant, 16, is dead here becauselse
she laughed. She began to to
laugh while eating peas, and al a.
pea lodged in her bronchial tube,bg,
choking her to death.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-08
Chronic Constipation

"About two years ago when |
began using Chamberlain's Tab
let's | had been suffering for
some time with stomach trouble
and chronic constipation. My
condition improved rapidly
through the use of these tab
let's. Since taking four or five
bottles of them my health has
been fine," writes Mrs. John
Newton, Irving, N. Y. Obtain
able everywhere. (adv.)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-08
LATEST WAR NEWS

81 understand said the Gadaad
about, "that Germany, F'rance.ce
England and Russia are now all al
in favor of disarmament"
"Is that So" asked Stupid.
eyes, Germany is in favor Of of
the disarmament of the other,er
three, and they are equally in Id
favor of disarming Germany
The 'Times" job department is H.
equipped to do neat book and job
printing upon short notice and in thetIys
highest style of workmanship.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-08
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

State of Missouri,
County of st. Francois, 90
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 it's Attorney
and files it's petition and affida-
Wit, alleging, among other things
that the Defendant, Henry Adj
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 and
50-100 ($87.50) Dollars with
interest at 8 per cent from June
5, 1915, said claim being based
upon a promissory note signed
by Defendant, and that unless
said Henry Adkins be and ap-
pear at this Court, at the next
term thereof, to be begun and
holden at the Court House in
the City of Pennington, in said
County, on the Eighth day of
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 be
taken as confessed, and judg-
ment will be rendered according
ly.
And it is further ordered, that
a copy hereof be published ac-
cording to law, in The Farming
ton Times, a newspaper pub
llished in said County of st. Fran.
co.'s, for -Four weeks successive
ly, published at least once 3
week, the last insertion to be al
least Fifteen days before The
first day of said next November
Tenn of this Court.
Order made and entered this
25th day of August, 1915.
A TRUE COPY FROM THE
RECORD.
WITNESS my hand and the
seal Of the Circuit Court of st
Francois County, this 25th day
of August, 1915.
(Seal) JOHN A. KNOWLES
Circuit Clerk
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-08
]. C. WILLIAMS,
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, 1915-10-08
1850 THE
Missouri State Normal School
at Cape Girardeau, Mo-,

WILL OPEN ON TUESDAY, SEPT. IA. 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
euages and Literature, Mathematics, Sciences.
History and Government Agriculture, Home
Economics, Music. Manual Arts, Business Prac-
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, adj
dress
W. S. DEARMONT. President.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-08

be used as a right-of-way for a
railway, through 46 acres, more
or less, located in S. w. ~ Of
N. w. Mof Section z, Township
35 North, Range A East. also
through 47.2O acres, located in
or being N. " of Lot 2 Of S. w.
u of Section 7, Township 35
North, Range A East.
(5) 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. "a
of S. w. "A of Section 6, Town
ship 35 North, Range A East !;
thence West A degrees, 80 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. IL degrees, 80 minutes
E 384.6 feet; N. AZ degrees, E.
248 feet; thence North with
said quarter quarter line to a
point where said quarter quarter
line intersects the right-of-way
of the st. l.. I. M. & S. Ry., a
distance of about 452 feet;
thence in a Southerly direction
along and with said right-of-
way a distance of $50 feet, more
or less; thence West along North
boundary of town of Bismarck
a distance of SO feet; thence
along said right4of-way dis
lance of 1875 feet to a point on
line between G. B. Johnson and
H. N. Beard; thence along said
line West distance of 289 feet
to a point on said quarter quar-
ter line; thence along said quar-
ter quarter line a distance of
1856 feet to the point of begin
ming.
Notice is hereby given that
will, on
Saturday, November 18th, 1915,
at the Court House door in the
| City of Pennington, in said
County and State, between the
hours of 8 o'clock in the fore
noon and 5 o'clock in the after
noon of said day, and during the
session of the Circuit Court of
said County and State, sell at
public auction, to the highest
bidder, for cash, all the right,
title and interest of the said de-
PENDANT in and to the property
above described, to satisfy said
execution and costs.
]. G. WILLIAMS,
Sheriff of st. Francois Co., Mo
Dated Sept. 10th, 1915.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-08
SHERIFFS SALE
(Under a General Execution.)

by virtue ana 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:
a. Being a strip of lanl &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 A
East, to-wit: Beginning at a
point in the E. & w. IA section
line between the lines of A.
O'Conner and Ed Tullock, where
lines parallel with and 33 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. 277 feet to station (25x95)
of said center line; thence con-
tinuing in a S. Westerly direc-
ton following a (2) degree
curve $50 feet to a point in the
N. & S. - section line between
the lands of Ed Tullock and nj.
Bisplinghoff, said r. & w. con-
tanning 1.23 acres.
(2) Being a strip of land 66
feet wide, or 33 feet on each side
of the center line of the B. B. v
& w. Ry., as the same is now
located, between the following
described boundaries, in Section
z, Township So North, Range 4
East, to-wit: Beginning at a
point in the E. & w. section
line between sec. (6 &7) Town
ship 35 N, Range 4 East, and
the lands of M. Bisplinghoff and
Henry Vale, where lines paral-
lei with and distant 33 feet on
each side of the center line in.
tersect said section line Of the B
B. V. & w. Ry.; thence in S
| Westerly direction following {
(2) degree curve 446 feet to sta
tion (44x26) of the said center
line; thence S. 43 degrees, Ok
minutes 367 feet to point il
the N. & S. "a section line, be
tween the lands of Henry Vale
and Katherine Hake.
/ (3) Being a strip of land 81
| feet wide from station 27x45 tx
station 34x80, and 65 feet wide
from station 34x80 to station
39x80 of the center line Of thu
Bismarck, Bellevue Valley &
Western Ry., as same is now 10
! Gated, between the following de
scribed boundaries, in Section 6
Township 35 North, Range
East, towit: Beginning at poin
in the N. & S. IL section lin
between the lands of Edw. Tul
lock and M. Bisplinghoff, wher
lines parallel with and 30 fee
distant on each side of the cen
ter line of the B. B. V. & w. Ry
intersect said ~ section line
thence in a S. Westerly direc
ton, following a (2) degre
curve to the right, STA feet t
4 - L
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31
ENDORSING CANDIDATES.

The decision of the Ministerial Al
lance at It's recent meeting not To
make formal endorsement Of any
particular candidate IN the mayornlity
contest directs attention to this phase
of a municipal campaign Such en-.
dOrsements frequently are intended to
give the public information concern.
ing candidates who ARE not well known
to the voters.
In the present campaign I'm Okla
homa City however, nobody is tx.
norant Of the issues or " who the
candidates are. ed Oyerholser, for
example, came To Oklahoma city
twenty years ago, when he wns
wenty-one years old He has lived
here every day since that time tie
has been personally active In every big
enterprise that has made Oklahoma
city the metropolis OF the southwest.
His faith In Oklahoma City was big
in the beginning, and his faith grew
m the city grew. He never lost the
least bit OF II when the slump came,
for he knew that such thugs were in.
evlteble here as they were elsewhere
when values were inflated lie knew
also. that Oklahoma Catv would resume
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31
PROVIDING 4 NEW OCCUPATION

The Oklahoma Agricultural and Me.
chanical college is contemplating a
course for the benefit OF persons who
wish 10 become county agents or to
engage In agricultural extension work.
just what the requirements for on
trance VIII be have not been an.
nounced The purpose Of this course
is TO 10 enable young men with Ger
tain amount Of practical farm eIper
icnce TO engage IN agricultural cNteu
sion work AS career Some Of the
best " these workers are men who
received practically no academic train
ing, but were naturally adapted IL
the work They are receiving sularlc-
that range from $1,000 10 81 400 q
year Naturally only Am extraordi
nary men Is able 10 command the lat
ter salary.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31

ment Of the schools He should be
too strong to quarrel or bicker and
able at all times to see the right way,
and follow It. The Times sincerely
believes that election to the board Of
education should be regarded as per
haps the highest honor within the
gift Of the people
Eight members Of the board Of edu
cation are to be chosen by the voters
next Tuesday The qualifications Of
the different candidates are pretty
well known, The people should make
no mistake In their choice Men who
have been honorable level headed aud
successful In their private business
affairs make the best kind " public
officials Such men are candidates
for membership on the board Of edu
cation Their records are known. No
voter who has proper conception of
his duty to our public schools will
permit himself TO be- Influenced IN the
slightest degree by politics when he
votes
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31
EFFICIENCY COUNTS.

! On next Tuesday the voters Of Okla.
homs City will have one day 10 decide
whether Oklahoma City shall have
fifteen hundred days Of efficient gov
ernment, or fifteen hundred days Of
slipshOd, inefficient government. No
body can afford TO vote the wrong
way. II mistake is made these fif-
teen hundred days--Or four years
will handicap the growth and progress
Of Oklahoma City at a most critical
time With efficient, qualified bust
ness men in office, Oklahoma City will
go forward. With men in office for
the purpose Of playing politics, or
building up personal machines, Okla
homa City viii he held back and
crippled. The ability and efficiency
of Ed. OyerhOlser. H. &. Eastman and
lob Parman has been clearly demon
stratrd for years.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31
THE NEW SCHOOL BOARD

When I'd Overholser built the Over
holscr opera house, lot Of rs said
that Oyerholser had made a business
mistake. as the opera house was ten
years ahead OF the town 1t took
the town less than two year, to catch
MP with the opera house
Many of us expressed similar opiu
Ions about our public schools when
larger aud better buildings were rr,ct
ed But oklahoma city, despite the
fact that she has one of the finest
public school system In the west, has
need " all her buildings. and the
task " administering the affairs Of
our schools has become rs great as
running one of the large departments
ut state government
oklahoma city should keep her eyes
ON the fact that nearly l4OOO Of our
boys and girls Nre attending ouI
schools and that any lack Of ability
or efficiency on the part Of the board
" education instantly becomes Diet
rlment 10 the educational progress OI
these boys and girls All these boy'
and girls are striving to equip them
selves for the duties Of useful clti
zenship Many Of them belong u
families whore every cent counts, ant
where sacrifices are made daily t
give the boys and girls bette
chance In the world .
The board OF education should b
composed Of efficient, road-gauge
men There II not man IN oklahC
ma city too big mentally or Othel
wise to serve on the board OF educs
tlon. Any man who seeks place o
this board merely to crafty the var
ity of holding public office is unwol
thy Of election. His sole ambitio
should be 10 devote all his wisdom
talent and experience To the bette
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31
SEEING AMERICA FIRST
By Fred C. Kelly


Lifted right from diary.
Now that l'm travelling there arp
several little odds and ends of thing.
that | wonder about For examine
why IL the average sleeping car Dor
ter such u Jealous advocate Of enrly
retiringr Unless urged to do Other.
wise, the porter viii begin making mp
the berths at about halfpust eight.
Yet | cannot recall ever seeing, yomp.
turlly any one retire on a Pullman
at that hour Each porter when A
small lad was told by his parents or
by his family physician that an hours
sleep before midnight Is worth two
hours after midnight.
Ever since then each porter bos
predlcaled his lie on the hypothesis
that the travelling public would pro.
tit by getting into bed nice aud early.
Board O train at . o'clock aud nearly
every berth is already made up. Soon
! the Steam is turned off. There Is mo-
place To sit. even II II were warm. and
no place warm even II there was IA
place to sit This is particularly dis
tasteful II one happens to bee news
| paper man. hahltuatcd 10 sitting uu
until about . n. m II the porter had
his way there would be no night life
whatever and no fun Everybody
would be tucked into bed shortly after
dark and up IN time to be an eye.
witness 10 the sunrise.
And why Is this1 Go into almost any
city In the United States aud there is
hotel there called the 81. james, and
every 81 James hotel IL good deal
like almost every other St James no
tel Why IL st James the foremost
patron saint OF the hotel business
Then there Is St Charles almost In
variably for men only. Why moi
the st. John or the st LukeY
Any one able to furnish me with In
formation ON these points mailed In 1
plain wrapper may have positive as
surance that 1t will be cheerfully re-
cesed
Here In Chicago today experiment
ed Ms asking ten men this question
What should a stranger here for
few hours go to see1"
Seven out Of ten | asked recon
mended the stock yards Two told m
ought not to miss the Marshal
Field store, The tenth suggested gC
Ing to an art gallery. And he was
policeman have had similar expert
ences In the past to confirm the nc
tion that Chicago is proud ~ its stOc
yards beyond all else Just as IN
Ney Yorker takes his greatest prid
In the high prices Of every thing an
the various petty CRAFTS In that citl
, And when II comes to civic pride
! got to talking with man who boart
ed the train az Kansas City. r,
marked uron the hills about Kansa
2 City In contrast to that level countr
1 lying Immediately beyond
Yes, SIR" he declared, ,slapplng HI
thigh with enthusiasm, "our hills her
b are Just high enough II they wei
higher they might he n nuisance
, climb. But those here are Just rlgl
for giving our people proper eNercis
j. The consequences is that our men au
= our women have the most shapel
limbs to he found In any city In n
country"
I' That's what the Kansas City ma
, was proud Of
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31

the soft whistle of Wnsumc Bmebird
and the Joyous carol Of Welcome Rob
In telling the glad news that sweet
Mistress Spring would soon reach the
Green Forest lie stopped tn talk to
Tommy Tit the Chickadcc, aud In his
heart was the joy ~ perfect happiness.
Even Bowscr the Hound seemed to
feel the same way aud was us frisky
AZ Young puppy
40 they came to the great maple
trees and Farmer Browns hoy smiled
M he saw the clear sap dripping into
the pals hung Just under the little
spouts In each tree He was going ia
have busy day II the sap kept rum
ming at that rate, but he was glad
Presently they reached the rough H.
tie sugar house and the first thing
Farmer Browns boy noticed was the
wide open door
'Hellow he exclaimed I'm surprise
II am sure | closed that last night
Must be- didn't latch II and the wind
blew II open
Bowser the Hound had run ahead
into the little house Now he came
sinking ont with his tail between his
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31

her growth upon a firm basis. Present
conditions justify his confidence.
The people know that Ed Overholser
as chairman Of the board Of county
commissioners was not only honest,
but efficient from every standpoint
He married, as all sensible men do,
established home, as do all men
conscious Of their full obligations to
society and in every way has been ii
good citizen.
No man has better understanding
Of the problems Of Oklahoma city than
has Ed Oyerholser. He has been In
touch with every movement for the
upbuildlng Of the city since the day he
came. lie stands squarely upon his
record. public aud private. He be.
licycs in clean government ana has
shown It by his conduct
These things constitute the most
natural aud effective endorsement Of
Ed OySrholscr for mayor Of oklahoma
! civ
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-31

legs and growing Bowser acted very
much as II he were afraid Of some.
thing.
What's the matter with you?' de
manded Farmer Browns boy "You
look as II you had seen a ghost, but
You know ghosts don't come out In
daylight"
by this time he had reached the
door aud got his first glimpse Of the
inside Such a sight Empty pals
and empty syrup cans, battered and
dcnted, scattered everywhere! Syrup
spilled on the floor aud smeured all
over everything Sugar moulds thrown
this way and that And Of that nice
sugar they had made the night before
not So much rs a crumb 10 be seen
Farmer Browns boy fnirlt gasped It
was very clear 10 him that rOhbcr
had been ut work there, aud not con
/ tent with stealing the sugar and syr-
up had done all the mischief he
could. But who could have done such
a thing He just stood still and star
ed and stared
After few minutes he put down
the things he was carrying and has
tiIy searched TO see n hc could find
any signs by which he might guess
who the robber was. Then he cam'
outside to look around and over In &
little patch he found--n great foot
print
"A bear!" ne exclaimed, and he FELL
his hair rise ever So little as he has
tlly looked around as II he half eX
pected TO find Buster Rear watchinl
him 1T must be the very one ] $,
rearly jumped on the other day owe
hv the great rock. My gracious, wha
a mess must tell Dad
with that Farmer Browns ho,
started for home with B0wser tn
Hound at his heels and they ran III /
Buster Hear was right behind then
threatening to gObble them up. Far
mer Browns hoy was 80 out OF breatl
when he reached the barn where Far
mer Brown was at work that h
could hardly speak, and his eyes look
cd as II they would pop out Of hi
head. "A hearw he gasped "A bea
has eaten up all our sugar and syrul
and made the worst mess In the suga
house you ever saw "
Next stOry-It Is Planned to Teacl
Buster Rear n Lesson