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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-14

Following is list of the Judges of
Election for the Primary Election,
August /, together with the name and
number Of the precincts and pcst-of-
fee addresses, where the address is
different from the name of the pre-
cinct;
Pennington No. 1.-Dan Guessing,
Josiah Bruett, Rine Lang, Thos. H.
STAN, John Towl, VIM. 0'Sullival.
Pennington No. 2.-Barney Petty,
VIM Matkin, Peter Nell, Lott Griffin,
Sam Isenman, John Harter.
DeLassus No. 3-P. o. address, Farm
ington R. F. D. No. 6.--John Flannery,
Giles Hunt, Ci.as. Lotz, Gus Halter,
DR.. E. NJ. Herwig, Zach P. Cole.
Flat River No. 4.-Don Cameron,
Jesse M. Garrett, Henry Thomson, F
M. Horton. S, r, Hart, Geo. w. Cloud.
East Flat River No. 5.-P. o. adj
dress, Flat River.-George Jordan,
Bert Cooper, R. II. Robinson, John
Benham, Guy Eaton, Irwin Smith.
Esther No. 6.--Jas. Medlock, j. M.
Appleberry, O. l.. Johnson, j. w.
Jones, Emmett Barton, VIM. Perry
man.
East Elvins No. 7.-P. o. address,
Elvins. s.-Chas. Large, Carter Ashlock,
j. P. Head, Carl Jamison, Ralph New.
conner, Perry Moore.
st. Francois No. 8.-Gilbert John
son, N. A. Zimmerman, Ray Stewart,
L. A. Poston, Sam Chamberlain, Judge
A. w, Kinzer.
Bonne Terre No. 81. H. Wolpers,
Henry Mcfarland, Geo. Hargrave, A.
X. Fraser, Fred Francis, Harve Pirtle.
Bogytown No. 10.-P. o, address,
Bonnie TeTTe.-Thos. G. Mitchell, Geo.
N. Fake, Ben Bisch, Abe Ringer, Les
ter Wells, w. Fl. Maddern.
Cedar Falls No. lip. o. address,
Bonne Terre r. F. D. No. Louis
Merritt, John Cook, A. S. Krekle, Abe
Herod, VIM. Rubottom, Kennett By
ington.
Hazel Run No. 12.-P. o. address,
Bonne Terre r. F. d. No. 1.-Wm.
Cloe, Charley Fowler, Ed Landolt,
Bryan Mccarthy, Jacob Busher, VIM.
Benham.
French Village No. 13.--John M.
Snodell, j. D. Pinkston, Emmett La
hay, r. w. Pigg, 7. 0. Byington, w.
L. Eaton.
Chadbourne No. 14.-P. o. address,
Halifax.-Jake Mathey, Peter Muir
ply, w. E. Heaton, Geo. Turley, ]. 7.
Boring, Ed Dryden.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-14

with central"
And there it is again. Many, who
after ringing the gong until their
arm aches, are inclined TO blame "cen-
trail" with negligence. The truth is
that there are not enough girls in the
central office to properly attend to
the wants of the public. They are
capable and efficient, all right, but a
pair of hands can do only so much,
and the work that is required of them
is often in excess of their supply of
hands. SO that in this respect, at
least, the management of the Farm
ington Telephone System is very near
ly approaching crime, and if the
Public Utilities Commission were ac-
quainted with the existing conditions,
The Times believes prompt action
would be forced in remedying the ag-
gravated defects.
Furthermore, it appears that Farm
ington is being legislated against in
other respects. Throughout the en-
tire Lead Belt we have noticed there
is installed up-to-date telephones,
while in the county seat of st. Fran
co.'s county telephones of the vintage
of the first product are still in use.
The Times has been waiting, rather
patiently, we feel, for some improve
ment in the telephone service, in con-
formity to promises we understand
had been made many months since.
But now, not only this paper, but this
community in general, is rapidly ar
irving at point where patience ceas-
es to be virtue, and more or less
general uprising now threatens among
the telephone patrons if corrections
are not soon made to improve Farm
ington's telephone system.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-14
j. E. Swanger Here

Hon. John E. Swanger OF Sedalia
addressed a small assemblage in the
Circuit Court room here Cor about half
an hour Tuesday afternoon. He had
been heralded as an interesting speak
err, but disappointment on the part Of
his hearers was clearly apparent. He
failed to indicate any knowledge OF
governmental affairs with which a
gubernatotial cs3siidate IS generally
supposed to be familiar. Of course,
he presented few ideals Of what a
State government should be, very larg-
ly impractical, but failed to state how
such government was to be obtained.
He failed absolutely to uphold the
recommendation the people here had
received of him, and has sunk, in the
minds of those who heard him Tuesday
for the first time, to just an ordinary
citizen, which, perhaps, is all he real
ly claims to be. Mr.. Swanger had been
mooted in this vicinity as a dry
candidate, and some of his hearers
waited patiently for some expression
from him in regard to the liquor is
sue, which he studiously avoided. He
attempted to hold up the Hadiey ad-
ministration as one to be emuiated,
but the memory of most of his hear
ers seemed to extend back that far,
and somewhat discredited his remarks
in that connection. Mr.. Swanger is
perhaps big enough for Governor of
Missouri-in fact The Times does not
believe that job requires an enormous
intellect-but his effort here Tuesday
convinced those who heard him that
he has no special qualifications fol
such position.
Mr.. Swanger made speech at Flat
River Tuesday night, and the large
crowd present was evidently so new
to him that it proved more or less dis
comforting. He made practically the
same kind of a talk there as he die
here, absolutely void of points. He
went out of his way to say that he
supposed that all present were Re
publicans, but if there were any Dem
ocrats present would they hold up 9
hand. Immediately the hands of about
half of those present went up, which
appeared to anger him, and he made
some sort of an Insulting remark ii
regard to Democrats attending Re-
publican meetings, just as though
such meetings were unfit for Demo
Gratis He sustained the record he
made in Pennington Of being wholly
inefficient for the governorship.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-14
Barroll's Orchestra
a Hit at Arcadia

Barroll,s Concert Orchestra of
Pennington, assisted by Miss Mabel
Sackman, reader, Mr.. Carl Trauer-
NIGHT, monologist, and Miss Barbara
Caroline Tullock, violiniste, gave two
very successful concerts at the Meth
odist Assembly at Arcadia this week.
The first concert was Tuesday eve
ming, and the second Wednesday af-
ternoon. Owing to the fact the AS
sembly was just beginning, and those
who customarily attend it had not all
arrived yet, the crowds were rela-
lively small. But it was estimated
there were 1900 people at the evening
concert, and fully 1000 the next after
noon, coming from all parts of Mis-
souri, and few from other States.
The orchestra pleased the audience
thoroughly, as usual, and quite few
people were surprised to find so un-
common an organization hailing from
small town like Pennington. A st.
Louis travelling man who happened to
be present said: "I've been a regular
attendant at Chautauquas for the past
ten years, wherever I've been, and
have heard many musical attractions,
but / have never heard anything so
thoroughly good of its kind before.
That town, Pennington, certainly
should be proud of an orchestra like
that"
Miss Sackman and Mr.. Trauernicht
each held the audience spellbound in
definitely, and left the platform with
the applause ringing for more. Little
Miss Barbara Caroline Tullock proved
real hit before this audience and
was compelled to take an encore. The
vocal solos, cornet solos, piano duets
string quartettes, violin solos, and
other specialties given by members OF
| the Orchestra were we'll received, as
! they always are.
The Orchestra attended the Assem-.
bly, as guests of the management, and
were royalty entertained. The boys
and girls speak Of Rev. Nelson B
Henry as the prince of hosts, and his
associates all contributed to the gen
eral good time given the musicians.
1t was the general opinion express.
ed that no entertainment feature since
the Assembly started seven years age
has been of such universal pleasure
and genuine delight to all as these
concerts of Barroll's Orchestra. AND
| it is productive of satisfaction here
at home that the boasted "talent" fol
which Pennington is deservedly ia.
nous could be so truly represented be-
fore these audiences drawn from al
over the State. Barroll's Orchestrs
is not only a source of pleasure tt
Harrington but it is a valuable ad.
vertisement as we'll Barroll deserves
a great deal of credit for building VI
SO splendid an organization, and doing
! it with the material found at home
Anybody with the price can go int
the market and employ musicians
but it is quite another matter to traiI
home boys and girls so that they be
come genuinely proficient and make
it Unnecessary to import outside tai
ent. This is exactly what Barroll hal
done for Pennington, and while tn
town has in the past had many bands
| it has not hitherto had a real orches
! tra-one worthy of a name honorel
since the days Of the old masters.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-14
AN OLD AND WORN OUT
TELEPHONE SYSTEM
But Is Still Serving The Company's
Interest In Furnishing Excuse For
Collecting the Rent And Tolls.

Why should Pennington be forced
to continue to have wished upon her
an old, decrepit telephone system,
which has long since well earned its
right to being placed on the superan-
uated list, there to be tenderly and
prayerfully cared for during its dot
age? Isn't Pennington paying for
first-class telephone service, and is she
getting it, anytime or anywhere? How
long will we be forced to pay for good
service, and then have forced upon us
the lowest possible order of service?
These questions are in line with the
many The Times has recently heard
in regard to Farmington's antiquated
telephone system. In regard to how
long Pennington will thus be imposed
and infringed upon, it is The Times
opinion that the present inferior serv-
ice could very quickly be brought to
an end, after report of the real con-
dition of the Pennington Telephone
System had been sent into the Public
Utilities Commission, whose business
it is to look into and to regulate such
public service corporations.
But little or no effort appears to be
made to accommodate the patrons of
the system, insofar as this city is con-
cerned. The one thing that is always
apparently aimed at is to render the
least possible service to permit of the
collection of rents and tolls. The old
Pigg System-good decade ago, but
now slightly out Of styles still do
ing service in Pennington. The one
principal difficulty we have noticed
with these phones is that up-to-date
telephone users are generally com
PEELED to ask for instructions before
thn,r cnn so much as pet connections
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-14
DR.. Scrutchfield
Is ExonOrated

The State Board of Charities and
Corrections convened Monday at State
Hospital No. a, and have since been
engaged in a searching investigation
of the affairs and management of that
institution, which investigation has
been ordered to be most thorough and
seHaylt.e. The Boalss.a Managers Of
the institution are also present to
render every aid and assistance pos
sible.
A decision was reached last night
Thursday, Superintendent Scrutch-
field and the other Hospital officers
and the Board of Managers all sign
ing a written agreement drawn up by
the Board of Charities, by which DR..
Scrutchfeld and all officers Of the in
stitution are retained.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-14
SUCCESSFUL FISHING TRIP

Judge e. E. Swink, County Collect
or James Croke, Francis A. Benham,
John Coffman and Paul Adams return
ed the first of the week from an en-
ioyable fishing trip Of a few days
duration, on the Saline. in Perry coun-
ty, where these gentlemen, with few
others, have erected comfortable club
house. amid ideal surroundings for
fishing, hunting, rest and recreation.
They returned feeling greatly re-
freshed and renewed for their various
duties, and report splendid catch of
bass. croppie and perch, the eating of
which furnished much added enjoy
ment to the trip
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-14

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county Assessor LaMlerieo lay ~ Z: Weiis
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properly perform ms ms wTIk' Ti ,,,,
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suggesS that Inere appears 70 pe
very serious nav ~ my Jaw suseli- s,ir-
ing tnis once. II Is pracIicaily
lmposSlole Tor new man on Che Joo
TO make 1alr ana equltaple assess
ment Oh an propertles suDJece 70 'aA- *.
aVloii Wi.,iln .he eliie pioseI = iooo ~
law that the assessment must be mace.
Yet the assessment Is supposed 70
so tnat tne inakihg ol .ne assessiiien1 sL y
couid not pe at all rShapce Ihe
work We're commenced pelore tnas
date. Therefore 1t would seem that
the one way 70 increase tne -eiliGiehcy
IN the assessors ONCE wouiu oe W
Si'e hi,i se
to be assessed April l lnstead OF June
l. Ihis would give tne Assessor TWO
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-14
Fine Statements

Statements OF. the financial condi-
tion of the three Pennington banks,
at the close of business on June Both,
1916, appear in this issue of The
Times. Each of these statements in
dicate a healthy and prosperous con-
dition of the affairs of these institu-
tions.
All of these financial institutions are
under the management and direction
Of thorough and competent business
men, who are always ready and will
ing to extend any accommodation in
connection with safe and conservative
banking. These statements are wor>
thy Of careful consideration.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-14
To Miami
Mineral Fields

Messrs. George X. Williams and A.
0. Nichols left Wednesday for the
Miami, Okla, mineral field, where
they will locate and sink a shaft on
their mining property, which, The
Times has been informed, promises
rich development. That field is now
drawing more attention, perhaps, than
all others, owing to the rich mineral
bodies that seem to everywhere abound
in that locality.
Pennington prospectors particular
ly seem to be fortunately located in
that field, and The Times hopes that
the most sanguine hopes of Messrs.
Williams and Nichols viii be abun-
dainty realized from their mining
leases in that field.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-14
More Arrivals"

The following new subscriptions to
The Times have been received the
past week: j. G. Williams of Vale
Mines, j. S. Beard Of Bellfiower, Judge
H. B. Ledbetter and John Graham Of
Farmington, DR.. E. B. Kenner Of Gall
weston. Texas; I f. Robinson, Route
6 Pennington, Parkhurst Sleeth, Flat
River.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-14

Net gain in revenue of
1914-15 over 1929. IS 92,324.0O
Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-28
ANOTHER JEROME FLoTATIoN

JEROME, Sept. 23- For the pur- pose of developing eleven claims in Copper Canyon. four miles south of Camp Verde. Jerome and Clarksdale mining men have organized the Unit ed Verde Consolidated Copper com pany. Already the company has talk en over the claims of Ed Mahurin and G. ". Hankins. believed to comprise one of the biggest gold and copper properties in the southwest. Organi- zation plans have already been com pleted and it is expected that the churn drilling plan of development will be adopted. Final decision re garding the method to be followed has been delayed pending the report On the property of George A. Bethune of Kingman, former state geologist of Washington and for long time identified with the great Marcus Daily organization at Butte.
 The claims were located ten years ago by Mahurin, who, while looking for some stray cattle stumbled over a boulder that proved, on examination to be almost all gold. The piece of ore weighed 42 pounds and assayed 4 percent copper and $500 a ton in gold. For years Mahurin and his friends have searched over the prop
Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-28
INSULTING NAVY MAN
 SUSPENDED SIX MONTHS

CHICAGO. Sept. 27.-Chief Quarter master George c. (Barney) Higgins of the United States Navy. attached to the Great Lakes Training Station, who offended the women of the na- tional woman's service school at Lake Geneva, Wis. by declining a gold pen cil they offered him, was today sen fenced to the loss of three months pay and discharged from the service.
 He was found guilty of intoxication by court martial composed of Lieu tenant l.. P. Treadwell. Surgeon H. T. Myers and Encign w. A. Pearly, T. s. N. In view of Higgins fourteen years service, Commandant w. A. Moffett announced that he would suspend the bad conduct discharge for six months and placed Higgins on probation for six months. Loss of pay may be re- gained by good conduct during the rest of his enlistment.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Dana r4 ra anN 1f &L. l-$1rs,

U. s. Land Office at Phoenix. Ari- Zona, Sept ', 1916
 NOTICE is hereby given that John H. King. Jr., of Bisbee. Arizona. who. on Oct. 10. 1913. made Homestead Entry. No. O2S52s. for SWA. Section 8. Township g S.. Range 24 E., c. & s. R. Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make Three Year Final Proof. to establish claim to the land above described. before Jared D. Taylor. U. s. Commissioner. at Bisbee, Arizona, on the 24th day of October, 1916.
 Claimant names as witnesses:
 Cassie A. Downard. of Don Luis. Arizona: George R. Pemberton. of Don Luis. Arizona: Chase F. Purdy. of Naco. Arizona; Richard Brandon, Don Luis. Arizona
 THOMAS F. WEEDIN, Register.
 First publication Sept. 12, 1916.
 Last publication Oct. 24. 1916.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.


 IT. s. Land Office at Phoenix, Ari- zona, Sept %. 1916.
 NOTICE is hereby given that Cor nal NJ. Coins. of Stark. Arizona. who. on April 30. 1913. made Homestead Entry. No. O222SS. for NWh SWh Sec tion f. N1hSE1I and NE14 SWH. Sec ton 5. Township 24 &, Range g F., G. & & R. Meridian. has filed notice of intention to make Three Year Final Proof. to establish claim to the land above described. before Jared D. Taylor, U. s. Commissioner, at Bis bee. Arizona. on the 2nd day of Novem- Der. 1916.
 Claimant names as witnesses: Mary Brown. Charles Kuehme. John Ottmar. and William s. Halloran, all of Stark. Arizona
 THOMAS F. WEEDIN.
 Register. First publication Sept 26. 1916. Last publication, Nov. 2, 1916.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-28
MARKET GOSSIP

There being no New York Stock Exchange private wire service be- tween here and New York today, ow- ing to a break in the wire between Chicago and Salt Lake, there was no market news Obtainable.
 The following, however, came in over the private wires of R. Allyn Lewis:
 PHOENIX, Ariz.,-L. R. Latrobe & Co, letter 22nd, predict Anaconda and Inspiration merger.
 JEROME, AriZ.-Arkansas X Arizo- na in demand and looks higher. En- gineers and chief interests connected now in Jerome.
 PRESCOTT, AriZ.- Venture Hill expects to resume work in tunnel to- morrow or next day, according to company's officials here. Stock IS getting scarce in this territory.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-28
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO. Sept 27-Prospects of a break of the drought in Argentina had good deal to do with weakness which developed in the wheat market here today. The outcome was an m settled close nf 1K net lower. with De- cember at 1521s to sf and May at 1928. Corn wound up unchanged to $ higher. oats off + to F to II ar z and provisions varying from 25 de- cline to a rise of 15c.
 Wheat traders were in a desperate mood from the outset. The market at the orening was apparently yet feel ing the depressing effect of tine big world sunDly. the largest ever known at this time of year.
 Victories of the entente allies in western Fur0pe tended also to handi- cap the bulls. desOite this fact that the outlook for an early opening of t'-a peraaneUes seemed far from pro- -,isirg Resides. rberal receirts at Fonsas Citv and weatpess in the cash -'-orl-a+. there counted further on the hear side. + was not. however. until news was received of unsettled weath- ~ in Arvantina that the downward -r-'ros in velres attained the greatest =--netrs shown during the session.
 Nhfrithstarding that numerous ~a'Iios toot nlace in tfe wheat mar let. commission selling continued -,,o~e snd more aggressive especially i7 the last hour when one house alone disposed of more than 100000 bush els in the visible.
 Oats tended to sag Lower quota tions on hogs pulled down the provis- ion market.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-28
Mining and Findncial NeWs
sV sVIEW LEASED WIRE

NEW YORK. Sept 27.- For the ~;neteenth consecutive session. eXclu- sive of two week-ends. -oday's market experienced another perioi of exces- s've activity which again lifted the total dealings well beyond a million shares. The movement was more comprehensive and convincing than any of the past three weeks in that Q very large proportion of the turnover consisted of dividend paying invest ment issues as distinguished from specialties of less stable character.
 The so-called Harrimans, pa:tjcu larly Union Pacific which led all the stocks in, the extensive trading of one to three points, wera a best plioes in one to two years. with an actual record for Reading of 1151a.
 Coppers lost none of their favor as mediums of feverish speculation, Am erican zinc making new maximum of 6S2s Motor shares, which seem to respond to any definite movement ir metals. were mostly at highe- quo tations. General Motors making gross gain of 15 points.
 There was marked revival of in terest in sugar shares. Sugars trailed in the wake of marine, records being recorded by Cuban common and Cub an American. Total sales amounted to 1.4S5.0O0 shares.
 An appreciable increase of activity was shown by the foreign bond mar let total sales, par valCe, asSreeating Se.5%0, 1000. U. s. Bonds unchanged on cell
Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.

U. s. Land Office at Phoenix, Ari- zona. Sept II, 1916
 NOTICE is hereby given that James B. Moser. of Buena. Arizona. who. on Feb. 2S, 1913. made Homestead Entry No. 021454. for SEA. Sec. IS. and on Aug. 26. 1914 made Add1 H. E. No. 025656. for NEA. Section 19. all in Township 22 &. Range 21 E., c. & s. R. Meridian, has filed notice of in- tention to make Three Year Final Proof, to establish claim to the land above described. before Jared D. Taylor. U. s. Commissioner, at Bis bee. Arizona. on the 26th day of October, 1916
 Claimant names as witnesses: John N. Morrow, Flora L. Stocks. and Lottie G. Koi0. all of Buena. Ari- zona. and Ernest w. Cook. of Bisbee, Arizona.
 THOMAS r. WEEDIN
 Register. First publication. Sept. 13. 1916. Last publication Oct. 26. 1916.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. 

U. S. Land Off1ce at Phoenix. Ari- Zona. Aug. 21 1916.
 NOTICE is hereby given that Benja- min A. McBee. of Hereford. Arizona. who on Sept. 14, 1912, made Home stead Entry No. 019106, for Lots 1, 2, SlsNEA, Sec. 5. and on July 20. 1914. made additional homestead entry. No. O25S7O, for N5SEA and SEX SEX Section 5. all in Township 23. &. Range 21 F., c. & s. R. Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make final three year Proof. to establish claim to the land above described. before J. D. Taylor. IT. s. Commissioner. at Bisbee. Arizona. on the 5th day of October, 1916.
 Claimant flames as witnesses: Chester A. Nelson, George W. Long ley. James H. Tent. and Carl N Carl son, all of Hereford. Arizona.
 THOMAS F. WEEDIN.
 Register. First publication Aug. 27, 1916. Last publication Oct. 5, 1916.