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Bisbee daily review., 1916-06-25
FIFTY NEW COTTAGES

JEROME, Ariz., June "A. - Fifty new cottages at Clarkdale, new hos pital and a hotel on the site of the old Montana House at Jerome have been ordered built this summer by former Senator w. A. Clark of Mon tana, owner of the United Verde prop critics. The cottages at Clarkdale will form a part of the new addition being built to house 25O more work men, who will be added to the smelt- CT force next November
Bisbee daily review., 1916-06-25
POWER PLANT CONTEMPLATED

PRESCOTT, June 24.- Plans for the erection of a large power plant on BurrO creek, in western Yavapai coun ty have been completed, and prelimi nary survey for the plant is now un- der way Burro creek is live stream the entire year, and it is estimated that the power plant to be installed will furnish power for the Oatman and Hillside districts, each 70 miles distant E. P. Thayer is behind the enterprise.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-06-25
BIG ORE BODY STRUCK

PRESCOTT, June 24.-A 26-foot ore body of high grade copper sulphide has been struck on the 400 level of the Black Rock Limited copper mine in southern Yavapai county. The property, which has lain idle for nine years, will resume operations at once, and the main shaft will be sunk to the 800 level, according to an an nouncement by officers of the com pany.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-09

England was the first TO promulgate
that doctrine, and that this doctrine
originated in the Constitutional Con-
vention which met in Philadelphia in
1887; that Patrick Henry refused to
support the constitution because of
the lack Of the provision subsequently
adopted reserving to the States all
rights not delegated to the general
government. He declared that the
greater proportion of true and pure
American blood was and is found
South of the Mason and Dixon line;
that Jefferson Davis was one of the
greatest and most accurate scholars,
as well as one Of the greatest orators,
of the nation, and that when indicted
for treason he continuously demanded
to be tried, but that the Federal Gov
ernment would not put him on trial,
and finally dismissed the case against
him. He declared that from a legal
and historical point, no Northern man
has ever successfully answered JEFF
ferson Davis book, "The Rise and
Fall of the Southern Confederacy;"
that had the South been successful,
Mr.. Davis would have been ranked
with Washington, while the admins
tration Of President Lincoln would
have been counted as failure.
There were present people of diff
ferent political views, and Mr.. Mar
bury's address created some unfavora-
BILE comment, but he was not dealing
with present-day conditions and sem
timent, but dead past, history which
few have searched or care to acquaint
themselves with; the legal and con-
stitutional aspect of the secession
movement as it presented itself to the
people of that unfortunate and trag-
ic period of our country's history,
and not the moral or eXpedient phase
Of a government whose central power
was hedged about with such weakness.
But the company was good-natur-
ed and tolerant one, and it's social fea-
lures were in no way marred or dis
turbed by any differences Of views on
ancient history that may have been
held. We are all Americans now,
with a Union of States--one and in
divisible-for which we have reason
to be not only proud but grateful, and
so everything passed off in delight
full way.
Mrs. c. 0, Nelson, whose splendid
soprano voice is the pride of all her
friends, and they are legion, sang
"Suwanee River" "Old Kentucky
Home, and other Southern melodies,
and the Mandolin Club charmed the
company with its selections. Punch
was served, and ice cream pyramids
with a tiny Confederate flag in the
apex Of each, and cake. AS the hour
Of separating approached, Mrs. Nelson
opened with "Way Down South ir
Dixie" in which everybody Joined
with less or more time, or patted
their feet, and guests and daughters
all went home in the finest fettle.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-09
u. D. C. Commemorate Anniver-
sary of Jefferson Davis Birthday

Last Friday evening the CAN'T
Chapter Of the United Daughters OF
the Confederacy invited a number Of
friends to meet with them at the
home of the President, Mrs. G. E..
Scrutchfield, in commemoration Of the
one hundred and eighth anniver-
sary of the birth of Jefferson Davis,
first and only President of the Con-
federate States of America. Mrs.
BENZ. H. Marbury assisted Mrs.
Scrutchfeld in receiving the guests.
The rooms were beautifully deco
rated with flowers and flags, "Old
Glory" dominating the whole in tes-
timony of the loyalty and patriotism
of the Daughters, with here and there
tiny modest flag bearing the South
ern Cross that silently whispered Of
love and memory of those who with
self-approved convictions offered up
their lives in defense of the Lost
Cause. The exercises of the evening
consisted of instrumental music by
the Mandolin Club, old folklore songs
by Mrs. C. 0. Nelson, a talk on the
life of jefferson Davis by Theo. d.
Fisher, and an address by Attorney
B. H. Marbury on the legal aspect of
the contention of the Southern peo-
pie.
Mr.. Fisher gave brief summary of
Mr.. Davis career from his birth in
Kentucky in 1908 up to the meeting
of the Congress of Southern repre-
sentative men at Montgomery, Ala,
on February A, 1861, at which the pro-
visional government of the Confeder-
acy was organized and Mr.. Davis and
Alexander H. Stephens were elected
President and Vice President respec-
lively. He said that Mr.. Davis, in re-
signing his seat in the United States
Senate on the 21st of January, 1861,
just after Mississippi had passed an
ordinance of secession, did so with the
conscientious conviction that his first
allegiance was to his State; chat the
doctrine of States rights, including
the constitutional right of any State
to withdraw from its compact with the
Union, was held by many of the abb
est constitutional lawyers and prom
inent public men Of tlle country, and
up to that time the question Of seces-
sion had never been decided by any
court of law; that it never has been
decided, except by the arbitramont of
the sword. It was justa cursory look
into the life of this remarkable man,
as one glances into a lighted win
dow as he passes by, closing with the
observation that Mr.. Davis stood high
up in the ranks of the great men of
his generation-a ripe scholar, a pro-
found statesman and splendid
Christian gentleman, whose life, both
public and private, was clean and ir-
reproachable- man of whom any
State or any Nation might be proud.
Mr.. Marbury, in his address, went
into the legal and constitutional doc
trine of secession, declaring that New
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-09
Don't Be Deceived

In an item in our last issue, it was
intimated that Mr.. Waters bought an
automobile out of funds derived from
his printing business. He informed
us, in order to disabuse such unheard-
of hallucination, and to shut off the in
flux of "get-rich-quick" printers who
may be allured to this city by vivid
imagination of fortunes in the print
ing business, that, if automobiles were
selling at $40 a dozen, he could not,
with the profits from his printing bus
mess, buy a spark plug for Ford.
However, he says, if any unsuspect-
ing or benighted printer, still labors
under the impression that he is get
ting rich doing printing jobs, just
come down and buy his shop and soon
reap the harvest of shekels, and he
will try more profitable vocation
selling post holes, artificial eyes for
needles, etc.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-09

Flag Day, June IA, will be obsery-
ed by Sarah Barton Murphy Chapter
d. A. r. by unveiling the markers
which have been placed at the graves
of two Revolutionary war soldiers:
James Caldwell, whose remains were
recently removed to Parkview Gem
etery, and William Alexander, whose
remains lie buried on the old home
place, now owned by his grandson,
J. G. Alexander. The following pro-
gram will begin promptly at 2;30
o'clock p. M, at Parkview Cemetery,
at the grave of James Caldwell:
Program
Bugle Call
Music, march--Gower's Juvenile Band
Invocation-Rev. 0. H. Duggins.
Music, "Near, My God, to Thee-Gow-
er's Juvenile Band.
Unveiling of Marker-Nicholas Phil
lips and Elizabeth Buck.
Decoration of Grave--Red, white and
blue flowers by descendants of
James Caldwell and Children of
Sarah Barton Murphy Chapter.
Address-Theo. d. Fisher.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-09
Pennington
Atkinson Club

An Atkinson for Governor Club"
was organized in Pennington on the
evening of June End, in the Circuit
Court room. About rs names were
signed to the call at the time of or
ganization, and The Times is inform
ed that considerable number Of
names have since been added to the
membership roll.
Considerable enthusiasm was mani
tested at the initial meeting Of the
club, which was organized by the Sc
lection of the following officers: Pres
ident--Judge J. S. Clay; Vice Presi-
rent-Dr. c. A. Tetley; Secretary
DR.. w. G. Patton; Treasurer-M. A
Young. The purpose of the club is to
inject additional vim and ginger into
the race of John Morgan Atkinson
for the Democratic nomination fol
Governor.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-09
PRACTICAL, ECONOMICAL
BUSINESS PROPOSITION
Taxpayers Can Save Money by Bond
ing the County to Build
Rock Roads

tenn. This levy Of taxes, which you
are now paying, brings in an annual
revenue Of about $4,000 for road
purposes-$35, 900 for the county road
fund and $4,000 for the road district
funds. This would pay the annual
interest on $500,000 of bonds at per
cent, which would be $25,000, and
leave $4,000 each year as sinking
fund with which to pay off the bonds.
And you would have good, solid
roads winter, spring, summer and fall,
all over the county, at once instead of
building them little piece at time
over a stretch Of tweny years or
more. Just think how long it has tax
en- to get the comparatively few good
roads we now have. Why, can't you
see that the bonding of the county to
build roads is practical, economical
business proposition?
But, objects some one, the County
Court would have the expending of
this money, and its members are not
practical, experienced and scientific
road builders, and the money would
be wasted and the road construction
probably prove bad and unsatisfac-
tory. There is no validity to the OBJ
lection. The proposition, as submit
ted to the voters, can guard against
any such contingency. 1t can pro-
vide for the employment of an ac-
credited, competent highway engineer
to draw up the plans and specifca-
tions and oversee the work, and
commission of practical business and
legal men to look after the financial
part of the scheme, to close contracts
with the contractors who undertake
the work, and inspect the work as it
progresses to see that the plans and
specifications are complied with. In
fact no proposition to bond the county
for road purposes should be voted
without provisions TO secure an hon
est and faithful application of the
money.
There is really nothing in the way
except the will and purpose of the
people to act. Taxes will not be in
creased and the honest and faithful
expenditure of the money may be le-
gally and securely assured. A rep
resentative of The Times has talked
with substantial business men and
farmers from different sections of the
county about this proposition, and
they all favor it. Then why procras-
innate? Let's go to work and get up
petitions asking the County Court to
call a special election to submit the
proposition to the voters, and employ
a couple of good lawyers to shape the
proposition to be submitted, cmbrac-
ing the manner in which the work
shall be done.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-09
VICTROLA DEMONSTRA-
TION TONIGHT

Believing that the public of Farm
ington, the friends, patrons and chill
drehs of the schools, who have so gen
erously assisted in raising the funds
for the purchase of a Victrola at the
North Ward School, should learn of
what benefit the machine will be be-
fore the purchase is made, the teach
ers of the North Ward have arranged
with the Radle Music Store to have
public demonstration of a Victrola
especially adapted to school work.
This entertainment will be held be-
tween the hours of 7:30 and $50 to-
night on the lawn at the home of Mrs.
Lloyd on Liberty street. Absolutely
no admission fee or collection will be
taken. Come out and be live wire
for the betterment of Farmington's
schools.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-09
Evidence Too
Contradictory

The trial of Gus Sherman of Bonne
Terre, against whom an information
had been filed for "bootlegging", and
who took change of venue from
Judge Huck, was called in the Circuit
Court in Pennington last Wednes-
day, Judge E. NJ Dearing of the
Twenty-frst Judicial Circuit on the
bench.
1t appeared from the evidence that
e. d. Rand and M. D. Adams, two
detectives from Springfield, Mo-, were
employed by the Civic League to go
to Bonne Terre and purchase liquor
from Gus Sherman. These two men
proceeded to do as directed and pur-
chased four bottles of beer from
Sherman and came to Pennington and
in the presence Of six or eight persons,
including the Prosecuting Attorney,
stated that they had purchased these
bottles of beer from Gus Sherman.
The two detectives at the trial on
Wednesday, stated under oath, first,
on direct examination, that the pur-
chase was made from Gus Sherman,
but on cross examination declared
positively that the purchase was made
from the son of Gus Sherman. This
testimony, on which the State relied
for conviction, was so contradictory
and untrustworthy that Prosecuting
Attorney Davis at once dismissed the
case.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-09
D. A. r. WILL HONOR
REVOLUTIONARY SIRES
To Celebrate Flag Day by Marking the
Graves of James Caldwell and
William Alexander

Music, "America" a"-Gower's Juvenile
Band.
Benediction-Rev, G. w. Harlan.
Taps.
The procession will then proceed to
the grave of William Alexander,
where the following program will be
given:
Bugle Call.
Music, March-Gower's Juvenile Band
Invocation-Rev O. H. l.. Cunning
ham.
Music, "Rock of Ages"-Gower's Ju-
venile Band.
Unwilling Marker, by Green and Gail
Downing, great, great grandchil-
dren of William Alexander.
Decoration of Grave, by Descendants
of William Alexander and children
of Sarah Barton Murphy Chapter.
Address--Henry Davis.
Music, America a"-Gower's Juvenile
Band.
Benediction--Rev. H. A. Mitchell.
Taps.
Everyone is invited to attend these
exercises.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-09

S21.88; DR.. F. M. Braning, medical
services at Jail, SIT; Pennington Tel
ephone Co., services, $32.71; Nell &
Phillips, court house supplies, $7.85;
Pennington News, stationery for
court house offices, S34.30; j. c. Will
liams, Sheriff, stamps and care of
court house, 81; S. A. Gossett, straw
berries for Infrmary, $4; J. c. Will
liams, boarding prisoners $10S.50; DR.,
j. H. English, robe and burial Of N.
Vasco, $3.50; Oscar L. Halle & Co.,
insurance extension County Infirmary,
$3.50; Dr.. r. Appleberry, services
County Board of Health, $5; E. j.
Mckinney, oiling Public Square, $40;
F. H. Miller, road overseer, 5000;
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-09

Some Bismarck people were here
Monday to see the County Court and
enlist its good offices in the matter of
improving about mile of road from
that town to the Washington county
line. where the Washington county
authorities offer to meet them with
we'll improved road from Caledonia.
The members Of the court took day
off the bench Wednesday to go and
take look at the proposed connect
ing link.
We are gradually getting good
roads in this county with macadam or
rock beds, but it has been by con-
structing little at a time each year
as the money in the county road fund
would hold out. We have some good
roads of which we are very proud,
but the process has been slow one,
even though the county road tax of
25 cents on the 500 assessed valua-
ton has been levied by the County
Court for several years past, but
there are miles and miles of public
road in the county that are him
drance to any progressive community
and hardship and expense in wear
and tear on vehicles and teams to the
people who must use them. Some of
these roads have been gone over, we
are informed, by the County Highway
Engineer and graded with the county
grader, miles at time. The cost of
doing this has been paid for out of
the road fund, but as the grading
could not be followed up with ma
cadam and a substantial road bed put
in, the roads during the winter freez-
ing and thawing and the spring rains
have been washed and cut up, so that
the money expended on them is prac-
tically wasted. That is the way some
of the money that is raised by that
25 cents tax goes---it is not all spent
in constructing permanent good roads.
Why continue to pursue such a
wasteful, expensive and slow policy,
when by bonding the county for from
100000 to $500,000, we can have
good, solid road beds constructed
along every public highway in the
county within a comparatively few
months and much of the work at
less cost than the present piece-meal
system of rock-road construction? Ii
there is any objection to the bonding
proposition on the supposition that it
will increase the individual taxpayers
taxes, disabuse your mind Of that il
lusion at once. You are now taxed
35 cents on the $100 valuation for
road purposes-25 cents for the coun-
ty road fund and 10 cents for the
road district fund-and it is scattered
here and there on partial stretches of
roads, without any well defined sys-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-09
A Laudable Effort

Hugh Steele, a merchant and Pres
ident of the Commercial Club at Bis
marck, was in Pennington Monday.
His principal purpose here was to try
and interest the Commercial Club at
this place in joining the Bismarck
Commercial Club in an effort they are
making to get motor route estab-
lished on the Illinois Southern from
that place to Flat River. The idea is
to have four or five round trips made
between those two points daily, a dis
tance Of only about 10 miles.
Mr.. Steele is sanguine that the es-
tablishment of such service would
pay from its very inception, and that
it would prove to be immeasurably
profitable not only to Bismarck, but
to Pennington, as well. For instance,
such service would furnish Farming
ton with st. Louis morning papers
by Z a. m. 1t would also enable pas
sengers to get in or out of Farming
ton at almost any time of day, over
the Illinois Southern or the Iron
Mountain, in any direction. For Bis
marck it would be almost equally ad-
vantageous, as number of residents
there are employed in the Lead Belt
and such a line would enable them tC
get to their work and return homG
each evenings
The Times believes that such {
movement will meet with hearty ap
proval and encouragement from thu
Pennington end, and with the pros
poets that such establishment woult
prove profitable, from business
Standpoint, there is abundant reason
to believe that such establishment
will be perfected soon.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-09
A SAD DEATH

Mrs. Bessie A. Moore died Monday
morning at her home in Omaha, Neb.
Her remains were brought to Farm
ington, her former home, accompanied
by the bereaved husband, where they
were inferred Wednesday afternoon,
the funeral services being conducted
by Rev. 0. H. L. Cunningham, pastor
of the Baptist Church.
Her death resulted from blood pois-
oning, resulting from an operation for
appendicitis. Deceased was 81 years,
8 months and 16 days old. Besides
her husband, she leaves two infant
children to mourn her untimely end.
Mrs. Moore was a daughter Of Mrs.
Ritter, of this place.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-09
Closing Schubert
Recital Tonight

The last program of the fifth annu-
al recital of the Schubert School of
Music will be given in the High School
Auditorium tonight friday begin
ming at 8 o'clock.
The program last evening was
splendidly rendered, and proved most
entertaining and enjoyable to the
large number in attendance. To-
nights program will be an entire
change, and The Times feels perfectly
safe in saying that it will be equally
as enjoyable, under the efficient and
careful management Of those in
charge. The entertainment will be
absolutely free, and will prove a rare
treat. Don't miss it.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-09
LICENSED TO MARRY

June 2, Sarge Joseph Galvan and
Mrs. Elmo Galvan of Esther.
3D., William Whelen of Elvins and
Ada Pigg Of Doe Run.
5th, Richard Elmer Murray and
Vena May Silze of Flat River.
Sd, j. G. Shaffer of Bonne Terre and
Gertrude M. Baker of Sullivan, Mo.
Sd, Robert E. Kerkoski and Stella
d. Douglas of Bonne Terre.
9th, VIM. Henry Graham of Mine
La Motto and Katie Fitzgerald of Bis
marck.
9th, Joe Robinson of Mitchell and
Ollie Lucy of Annapolis.
Miss Katherine Gardner was a St.
Louis visitor this week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-09
Protect the Birds

To the Editor Pennington Times:
The Civic League was glad to see
in your issue of last Friday that you
were interested in preserving the lives
of our beautiful birds, and we wish to
join with you in creating strong pub
lie opinion so that boys and men may
be warned against shooting them.
The boys say they are only shoot
ing the sparrows, but they are not SO
expert with their guns but that they
hit robbins, wrens, red and beautiful
blue birds.
Is there not a State law that may
be enforced, if necessary?
Respectfully,
CIVIC LEAGUE.
June 6, 1916.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-09

Hugh X. Bush of Downs, Kansas,
came in last Saturday on a visit to
his sisters, Mrs ]. H. Waide and Mrs.
T. v. Brown. and other relatives,
meeting and shaking hands with old
friends He has been away since
1891.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-09
Damage Suit

The suit of John Hamerosky against
the Federal Lead Company for per-
sonal damage, on a change of venue
from Judge Huck, was called for
trial yesterday in the Circuit Court
of this county, with Attorney C. j.
Stanton of Ste. Genevieve on the
bench. Court sustained demurrer to
evidence and ordered a verdict for
defendant.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-09

Miss Ruth Swink has gone to oran
on visit.
The Carlisle independent., 1916-11-23
Which Man Are You?

The man who must hitch up anG drive to transact business, mak, social calls, summon help in emes gencies? Do you lose time or the road and miss the highest prices for your crops because you are not In close touch with the market.