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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-14

Everyone wants to succeed. Ev-
eryone should have ambition to make
his life count. But what constitutes
success. When we speak of successful
business men, we uually think of his
having fat bank account or great
deal of valuable property, and say of
that man that he has been successful.
1t is well to acquire wealth. Wealth
IS power. Almost every enterprise
calls for material support. We can
use money to great advantage. But
is the life success &hat makes mon
eg an idol, bows down to it, apd let's
1t have monopoly. Some men of
wealth do little or nothing to alleviate
the suffering and hardships of their
Fellow men.
It is splendid thing to have learn
mig, to store these minds Of ours with
6he treasures of knowledge. 1t en-
larges our sphere of usefulness. We
esaght not to neglect it. But some of
the most learned people in history
have been morally and spiritually
prohigate.
In considering the subject of sue
less, one must give it large scope,
and then, my friends, if we must
achieve success in this world we must
learn to value time; learn to treas
ure time as the most valuable commo-
dity we possess. OF course, the past
of our lives is sealed book. 1t is
impossible for US to change thought
or deed in our past lives. The only
good in dwelling on the past is the
lessons we can learn from it, and thus
make our past mistakes stepping
stones" for the future. The present
IS the only time we have in which to
labor. Write in the present, and this
writing is our life history and deter
mines our destiny. Time is very
valuable thing, the most valuable
commodity with which we have to
deal. We must learn to treasure our
time The expression, Making up
Tor lost time" is an impossibility. A
great deal of time is wasted in allow
ing little fragments of time to go un-
improved. f
The bane of our existence is indo-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-14
Another Candidate
for State Auditor

Mr.. Sam ]. McMinn of Bollinger
county, one of the members of the
Board of Managers of State Hospital
No. a, was a caller last week. Mr..
McMinn has decided to make the race
for the Democratic nomination for
State Auditor.
Mr.. McMinn is well known in South
east Missouri as man of sterling
qualities and an up-to-the-minute
Democrat. He was Clerk of the Cir
cult Court of Bollinger county for
eight years, served four years as a
member of the State Democratic
Committee, was formerly engaged in
the banking business, and is now pur-
suing the even tenor of his way on
farm near Buchanan, Bollinger coun-
ty.
His wide acquaintance in this Sec
tion of the State and the many friends
he has throughout Southeast Missou-
ri bespeak for him an encouraging
support in his aspirations.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-14
LESSONS ESSENTIAL
TO LIFE'S SUCCESS
Address of Rev. 0. H. Duggins to the
Students Of Ozark Business
College Epitomized

lence, physical, mental and spiritual.
It is altogether possible for us to be
active in one set of our faculties and
be idle in another. 1t is very COM
mon mistake for us to not do certain
tasks because they are not to our lik-
ing. We fail to take hold and to dis
charge the duty at hand.
Thoroughness in all our tasks is es-
sential. We ought to give the task in
hand the benefit of the very best tai
ent we possess. There is no more i'm
portant habit to acquire than the hab-
it of doing thoroughly and conscien-
tiously every task. Be satisfied when
you quit it that it has received the
best in you. We have high incen-
tive by example all about US, in the
air, water and in the earth. 1t is the
silent forces of nature at work which,
like their creator, never slumber or
sleep. The rate at which the earth
and myriads of other worlds are en-
circling their suns, should excite ev-
cry creature in the universe to ac-
tivity.
One of the great things we have to
do in life is to get selfmastery. If
we give way to fits of temper, Of de-
spondency, instead of being strong
and victorious spirits within, we shall
be- crabid, unlovely and outward fail
ures. 1t takes patient self-control for
us to combat exposure of temper or
dependence.
l would mention in conclusion as
absolutely essential to the development
of a noble character of the highest
type of success the motives that ac-
tuate us in our life work. We must
have high motives in the prosecution
Of our tasks, what we can accomplish
for our fellow man. The world about
us must have spirit that takes in
the interest fthe whole community
do not believe it possible for anyone
to lead worthy life and be the contin-
ual recipient of high heaven and not
acknowledge God in his life, He is
stamped with base ingratitude. You
must recognize the claim of the AL
mighty upon you, and of humanity up
on you, and not have selfish, but un-
selfish motives.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-14
Bond Loses
Damage Suit

The damage suit of Attorney Ster-
ling Bond of St. Louis against l.. H.
Williams, Cashier Of the Farmers
Bank, B. H. Marbury and George X.
Williams for $4,000 damages for an
alleged conspiracy to assault and beat
him, was tried before Judgs Anderson
in Division No. i o. ait st. Loais
Circuit Court last Monday and Tues
day, resulting in verdict of not
guilty to all the defendants.
In the trial of the McBrien case
in the Circuit Court at Pennington
last spring, Bond was attorney for
McBrien, and in his address to the
jury was very abusive of L. H. Will
liams, who was one Of the plaintiffs
in the case, of Mr.. Marbury, one of
his attorneys, and Of others, who were
witnesses against McBrien. The
abusive language of Bond was highly
resented, and afterwards on the street
L. H. Williams walked up to Bond,
knocked him down and gave him a
sound thrashing, a proceeding that
was applauded by all who knew of
the circumstances and declared that
Mr.. Williams gave him just what he
deserved.
The trial, which was called last
Monday, was closed on Tuesday, and
the jury were out only about ten min
utes, when they returned verdict
acquitting the defendants, leaving
Mr.. Bond to pay the costs and nurse
his outraged dignity. Lee Merri-
wether conducted the case for Bond,
and Charles Hay Of St Louis and B.
H. Boyer of Pennington appeared for
the defendants.
Among those from Pennington who
attended the trial as witnesses were
"Uncle" King Williams, County Col
lector Croke, Thos. H. Siam, former
Prosecuting Attorney Francis A. Ben
ham and P. A. Shaw.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-14
County Well
Represented

st. Francois county was well rep
resented at the jackson Day banquet,
which was given at the Planters Ho-
tel in st. Louis, last Saturday night,
under the auspices of the 28th Ward
Democratic Club of that city. The
gathering was said to be the most rep
resentative, from party standpoint,
that had been assembled within the
State for many years past. The very
spirit of the gathering seemed to
breathe success for the Democrats at
the next election.
In fact it was a gathering such as
now seems most essential in order to
uphold the somewhat desponding
spirits of Democrats in that city, who
appear to be sadly afflicted with "cold
feet" What they stood most in need
Of was more "pep," and The Times is
of the opinion that few more such
gatherings as that of last Saturday
will stimulate them up to a fighting
mood that cannot be overcome. And
when he Democrats of st. Louis be-
come thoroughly aroused they simply
can not be whipped, though they may
be, for time, overcome.
1t was refreshing to note so many
good Democrats from st. Francois
county at this splendid meeting,
among whom the writer noticed the
following: DR.. Frank Keith of Flat
River, C. E. Porter of Desloge, w. l..
Bouchard of The Desloge Sun, Geo.
X. Williams, B. H. Marbury, Prof
G. w. Moothart, DR.. w. G. Patton, J.
C. Watson, Francis A. Benham, Lau-
renee o. Wells and A. w. Bradshaw
Of Pennington.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-14
W. ]. Hobbs Resigns as
Manager Of B. 7. F. & c. Co.

January first it was announced that
w. J. Hobbs, veteran manager of the
farm work of the Bonne Terre Farm
ing and Cattle Company would be re-
tired on pension and his place would
be taken by younger man, a gradu-
ate of an agricultural school.
Mr.. Hobbs came here from Iron
dale, Washington county, in 1886, he
having made notable success of the
farming operations of the Choteau-
Harrison Valley Company.
The same zeal, industry, sobriety
and calm judgment that marked the
success of Mr.. Hobbs at Irondale char
acterized his work here in his new
position and he has been known as a
faithful, conscientious worker.
We learn that he is retired on a
pension as so many of the older men
here have been.
The place made vacant by Mr..
Hobbs, we understand, is to be filled
by Mr.. Nesbitt, who comes from In
diana, and who is a graduate of the
agricultural school of the Illinois State
University at Urbana, Ill.
Mr.. Nesbitt will bring to the work
youth and earnestness, the very lat
est in farm education and practical
experience.
We have for some time understood
in a general way that the purpose of
the company was in way at least to
specialize on pure-bred stock and in
tensive farming.-Bonne Terre Star.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-14

The following named citizens were
in accordance with law drawn to
serve as petit jurors in the Circuit
Court for the February term, 1916:
st. Francois Township - Eugene
Burgess, Alb Patrick, JEFF Yeargain,
Ray Stewart and Ed Brewer.
Randolph-Wm. Bradley, Horace
Taylor, Dan Ringer and C. E. Garrett,
Perry Ounce Vandiver, VIM.
Madden, Elan McHenry and George
Keith.
Liberty-C. C. Simms and VIM.
Kinkead.
Pendleton-E. R. Horton and Roy
Gruner.
Iron-Gus Steffen, VIM. West and
Harry Bertholdt.
Marion-W. L. Pinkston and VIM.
David.
Big River-Henry Thurman and E.
A. Dryden.
George H. Messenger rendered his
resignation as Justice of the Peace
for Perry Township, which was ac-
cepted.
VIM. E. Roop made application for
appointment as Justice of the Peace
for Perry Township, vice George H.
Messenger, resigned, accompanied by
petition of citizens of that township,
and he was duly appointed to serve
out the unexpired term of Justice
Messenger.
The Clerk was directed to make up
an order of sale under school fund
mortgage of Joseph Jones and Ella
Jones, his wife, and deliver same to ].
C. Williams, Sheriff for execution, re-
port to the Court Monday, February
7th.
It was ordered by the Court that
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-14
oELsER-JoNEs

H. M. Oelser and Miss Ellen Jones,
both of Doe Run vicinity, We're mar
ried in Pennington Tuesday, January
II, 1916, Justice VIM. Good tying the
gordon knot. The bride is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. M. Jones and the groom
the son of Mr.. Peter 0elser, who are
among our best people. The Times
joins with their many friends in wish
ing these popular young people real
ization of their fondest anticipations,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-14
Mrs. Sarah Cunningham
a Centenarian April 9th

April 9, 1916, Mrs. Sarah Cunning
ham will be 101 years Of age. She was
BORN in Henderson county, KY, in
1915, where she spent the first eight
or ten years Of her life. About the
year 1924 her parents migrated to
Missouri and settled in this county.
Mrs. Cunningham's maiden name was
Gibson and she was so known during
her early years in this neighborhood
Her name was applied to the GEM
etery west of Flat River, known as
the Gibson Cemetery. No doubt
many persons have frequently won
dered why this cemetery has been
so named.
Some years after her arrival to
this county she was married to man
named Banister. After his death she
was married to Mr.. Cunningham. She
has three children living, all girls:
Mrs. John Noyes of Gumbo; Mrs.
Frank Bradley of st. Francois, and
Mrs. Henry Laws of Bismarck.
She is quite hale for person of
such extreme age and has promise of
living to see a few more returns of
her natal day. She is a member of
the Church of God of which she has
been a faithful member for several
years. Mrs. Cunningham has resid-
ed in this vicinity ever since she came
to this State, living within ten miles
of Elvins all her life, except the few
years she spent in Kentucky in her
childhood days. Gibson graveyard is
a part of the old family homestead,
hence the name of this burial ground.
1t is an honor to Missouri and st.
Francois county that persons within
these confines live to such extreme
age, and speaks volumes for health
fulness of this section of the State.
It is our sincere hope that Mrs. Cum
ningham will be permitted to enjoy
and celebrate several more birthdays
before Time closes its pages to seal
the record of worthy life.-Elvins
Herald.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-14
PETIT JURORS APPOINTED
County Court Proceedings Continued
from Last Weeks Sitting.

the State Auditor be and is hereby
authorized and requested to draw his
warrant in favor of w. T. Halle,
Treasurer of st. Francois County, for
the amount ga, ,103.94) of the supple
mental apportionment of the State
school moneys apportioned to said
county for the year 1915 by the State
Superintendent of Public Schools and
by him certified to the Clerk of this
Court.
Warrants Issued.
W. I. Halle, Treasurer, inquest fees
on the bodies of the following deceas-
ed persons: Charles Sandberg $2113,
Hugh Zamsom $22.5O, Patrick Mar
low $21.60, L. E. Byalte $20.70, Tom
Brown, $25.56, George Belick, $1,000,
Leona Tabler $25.O3, John Miller
$3O.7S, S. R. Gilbert $27.57, Peter
Parker $23.34, Roy Welch $26.45,
John Chandler $30.93, A. Roberts,
Fedock and Since SALTS, E. B. Crump
$3O.79. Joseph Crump, $31.79; Bux-
ton & Skinner Sta. Co., supplies for
Probate Court, $6.62; Standard Pig.
Co., supplies for Recorder and Cir
cult Clerk, $37.91; A. Neidert & Son,
burial of Mrs. Mary Jane McCutcheon,
$14.5O; Bismarck Gazette, advertising,
81; ]. G. Ballard, supplies for Inf,
$64.51; Pennington News, stationery
for County Clerk, Probate Court and
Collector, $42.25; w. C. Eaves, Re
corder, stamps, ETC., $3.50; George
Herzog & Son, shoes for Jail inmates,
So; Boswell & Helber, supplies for
Jail and court house, S7.06; C. l. Gar
rett, presiding judge, for four days
service, S21.75; Charles P. Hale, as
sociate judge, $21.7O; U. S. Watts,
associate judge, $21; j. c. Williams,
Sheriff, $40.
Court adjourned to first Monday in
February.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-14
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Jan. 6, D. A. Adams and Miss Lii
lie M. Miller of Coffman.
7th, Andrew Jones and Miss Lii
lie Ratley of Rivermines.
7th, Francis M. Kennedy and Miss
Ida Duckworth of Flat River.
7th, Henry Kassabaum and Miss
Nellie Hollinger of Knob Lick.
1Ith, H. M. Oelson and Miss Eller
Jones of Doe Run.
10th, Michael Elmiclii of Leadwood
and Sophia Smolia of st. Louis.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-14
MORE "BOOTLEGGING"

Sheriff j. C. Williams went to St.
Louis Monday and brought back Jake
Gamma, who is charged with selling
liquor in violation of the local option
law at Knob Lick.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-14

This weather seems rather severe,
but it is much harder on disease germs
which have been entirely too active
of late. They will perish in this wea-
ther. So you should "grin and bear
it,"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-06-22

The association, which was not organ
lied for gain to the stockholders, has
invested during the past six or seven
years something like $4,000 in hold
ing these exhibitions, in addition t.
the receipts from all other sources.
The city of Lewiston has also made an
investment during that time Of pro-
badly as much more. One year spe-
cial tax was levied, collected and dis
bursed for the benefit of the associa-
ton amounting to something like
$1,000. At the last session of the
legislature a bill was passed making
an appropriation of $4,000 for the
used in payment of the expense of
holding this show This was vetoed
by Governor Alexander. 1t has been
the purpose of the people generally
in the northern central Idaho coun-
ties to ask for the passage Of a SINH
lar measure at the coming session
The courts decision as rendered is Of
far reaching Importance. 1t is based
on the inhibition in section 4 of article
IL of the state constitution, which
states that "no county, town, city or
other municipal corporation, by vote
of its citizens or otherwise, shall be-
come stakeholder in any joint stock
company, corporation or association
whatever, or raise money for, or make
donation to or loan it's credit to or
aid in any such company or corpora
ton" The court in it's decision says:
"Were such donation or appropriation
made, it would place county funds
donated or appropriated TO such cor
poration under the control of the cor
poration and it's officers, which funds
would be appropriated to and expend-
ed for other purposes than the legiti~
mate current expenses for the lawful
administration of the government of
the city" 1t is contended that there
are a number of appropriations con-
stantly being made by the boards of
county commissioners of the various
of the state that are illegal
in the light of this decision, and that
in some cases at least an effort will
be made to recover on the bonds Of
the responsible officers.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-06-22
Christian.

Regular services at the church next
Lords day. Bible school at 10 a. m.
We are pleased with the work the
school is doing and we invite you to
come and make us a visit. We have
classes for all. Morning sermon at
II a. M, subject, "The Church a
Spiritual Temple" In the evening at
7 o'clock the Teachers Training class.
At 8 o'clock the evening sermon, sub
ject, "The Battle Over. the Empty
Tomb" You are invited to attend
these services. Strangers will find
a warm welcome. Those who have no
church home are urged to come and
have fellowship with US. We are
seeking the vital truths, that which
will help US through life and give US
an anchor in eternity. Come and help
Use. E. Coulter, Pastor.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-06-22

Mr.. John Conyers of this city
who owns a 400-acre ranch IN Long
Valley near Cascade station, is a
leyel-headed man who would never be
accused of being an alarmist, but
after spending several weeks in the
Long Valley country and seeing the
piles of snow yet remaining In the
mountains, he makes the prediction
that the lower Payette river country
is going to experience such high water
this season as has not been seen Tor
many years. Mr.. Conyers has been
familiar with conditions in the Long
Valley country for more than % years,
he knows the mountains and streams.
He has given no small attention from
years to year to the snow fall and
results that followed. He says the
little freshets caused by the few warm
days thus far have made small head
way towards carrying off the unusu-
ally heavy SHOWS of the past winter
and that they will have to come with
a rush later on when the days begin
to warm up in earnest. Mr.. Conyers
saws the mail carrier from Yellow
Pine reports 80 feet of snow on the
Cabin Creek summit and from 8 to II
feet on the Big Creek summit.-Pay-
cite Enterprise.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-06-22
NEWS LETTER FROM
BOISE
Resume of Events Around the
State House From Our
Special Correspondent.

The action of the state land board
in the removal of Heber Q. Hale from
the position of register of the state
land department by unanimous vote
Miss Mccoy being absent, has attract
ed the special attention of the COM
munity for the past week. The mem
bers of the board, it is reported, have
been in receipt of numerous letters in
regard to this action from all parts
of the state. Perhaps the greatest
interest has been aroused by the some
what naivete admission of the COVER
nor, as to his action in voting for Mr..
Hale's removal. This was brought
about through an interview first pub
lished in the Desert News of Salt
Lake. In this the governor states
that his action was purely political;
that he felt that Mr.. Hale was a COM
petent and honest officer, a man of
high ideals, and one with whom it
was pleasure to be associated both
personally and officially. But looking
at it from the governors standpoint,
the fact of his Republicanism, and ap-
parently the fact of his competency,
honesty and ability, made it a good
political move to discharge him from
the services of the state. This was APP
parently with the thought that per-
haps the next man selected for the
position might be dishonest or incom-
petent. Since the publication of the
interview it has been learned that a
number of letters have been address,
ed to him, in which he is rather taken
to task for the unwisdom of his
course. Some of his former friends
are saying that if the governor had
believed that Hale should be removed,
it was his duty to go on record by
demanding his discharge. The same
thing is true of Land Commissioner
Day, demand for whose resignation
the governor has also approved, al
though it is known that on numerous
occasions he has taken a position in
dicating intense admiration for the
work of Day in connection with the
land board. 1t is probably true that
the governor if questioned would have
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-06-22

The Washington Water Power COM
pany of Spokane, which is one of the
public utilities under the control of
the state commission, has recently
been endeavoring to show that the
Thompson Falls Power company, a
Montana corporation, with the aid of
the larger mining corporations in the
Occur d'Alene section, has engaged in
conspiracy to set aside the utilities
law and rules and regulations in re-
gard to corporations securing permits
to do business in this state. The mat
ter was brought before the utilities
commissioner Saturday last rendered
its decision, and the contentious were
set aside as not sustained. In sub
stance the commission decides that the
mining companies in question are not
public utilities and consequently not
under the juridiction of the commits
sion and that the Thompson Falls
Power company, although public
utility, was interstate corporation, and
until it endeavors to do business in
this state, could not be regulated. The
main contention of the Washington
corporation was that to avoid state
control the power company sold it's
electric energy at the state line TO
the mining companies in question,
who then transported the electric
energy to the point of use.
What is generally regarded as an
extremely important decision was
rendered by the supreme court last
week, in the case of H. NJ. Fluharty
VS.. county commissioners of Nez
Perez county, Idaho, and the North
west Livestock association. The de-
cision of the court was in substance
that the board of county commits !
sioners transcribed its authority in !
making an appropriation of $500 in
favor of the livestock association. The
case was first tried before Judge !
Steele and it is his decision that is
by the supreme court. The
Livestock association was
formed a number of years ago, and
has for some time been holding annual
exhibits of livestock in Lewiston.
These are usually held in the early
part of December each year, and it is
admitted that the holding of these ex
hibitions has been potent factor in
the development of the industry
northern Idaho, easter
and western Montana.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-06-22
Automobile and Motorcycle
Races, Field Sports and Parade

Speed and novelty events open to all Enter your cars
with racing committee. Winners to aeroplanes Open
to all amateurs in the state.
Grand historic and patriotic pageant in which all Cities
towns villages and communities invited to participate
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-06-22
Aviation

The famous Patterson aviators present 1.-THE Battle in
the Sky" between aeropanes and ground forces Aero
planes flights day and night Aeroplane with auto
mobiles and motorcycles.