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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-28
NORTHWESTERN GRADUATES
FORM ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Graduates Of Northwestern uniyer-
sitv residing in Omaha met at the to-
tel Fontenelle Friday evening and or
ganized a Northwestern Alumni asT
sociation. There are about forty
Northwestern graduates in Omaha
twenty OF whom were at the banquet.
The following officers were elected
Robert D. Nicely, president; Mrs. J..
r. Hughes, secretary; Mrs. Roy
Ralph, treasurer.
The Classified Ads are interesting.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-28
In,hlrd Rob. Mail nnr.

Admission federal officers ere wondering
N they must begin a search for 1ayhlrd
guilty Of rohhing the mails
A poetman placed a letter IN the hox Of
Dave Young, rwenty-fret and Mobile
streets. and then long came jayhird and
took u out II the iayhird can be Identified,
the case may come before the next session
81 thu federal grand fury ATLANTA Journal
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-28
HELD TO DISTRICT COURT
FOR FAILURE TO SUPPORT

John Ewing, 1918 North Twentieth
street, was bound over to the district
court on charge OF nonsupport. Mrs.
Ewing appeared in court and testi-
fled. .....
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-28
Warren Runion.

Tecumseh, Neb., May IT. Especially
Warren Runnion, a we'll known old
soldier and early settler here, died
at the home OF son, near Benkle-
man. lie was aged "a years and is
survived by four children His wife
died five years ago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-28
ELKS MAKE PLANS
FOR BIG REUNION
Large Delegations Will Come Here
From the Fifteen Subordinate
Lodges.
MANY ENTERTAINING FEATURES

The fourth annual meeting and re-
union OF the Nebraska State assoc
citation of Elks will be held in Omaha
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
June IL, IS and ID. A thoroughly
systematic effort is being made by
Omaha lodge to secure as large del
egations as possible from the fifteen
subordinate lodges in the state This
is the first time that the reunion fea-
ture has been added TO the annual
meeting and to effectually carry out
that idea a special effort is being
made 10 secure the attendance OF la
dies of Elk families throughout Ne
braska.
Advertising matter announcing the
meeting has been sent out in large
quantities TO the several lodges and
every possible point has been COW
cred by continuous correspondence
with the secretaries OF the several
lodges. Delegations from the Omaha
lodge have during the past week Wis
tied Columbus, Nebraska City and
Lincoln, boosting the coming state
meeting, and this personal touch with
the members in those cities will, il
is believed, be productive OF good re-
suits in the way Of a largely increased
attendance Similar visits will be
made TO other lodges between now
and the date Of the state meeting.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-28

then taken to the Good Shepherds
Home. She will remain there until
the arrival of her husband, who is
now enroute here.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-28
Curtain Materials

White and Cream Wolfe with colored
borders, 35c per yard.
White and Eeru Wolfe and Marquisette
with hemstitched drawn worked and lace
edge border, 25c, 35c, 4Oc and
45c per yard.
Fine Sheer White Curtain Muslin, at
1216 G and 25c per yard.
Filet Lace Net, small figures, white and
ecru, 40c. 45c and csc per yard.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-28
Mrs. clarinda Madison

Geneva, Neb. May 27.-(Special. -
Mrs. Clarinda Madison, over ninety
five years old, died yesterday. She
was buried this afternoon.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-28
Festivities at Den.

The program for the state meeting
and reunion will open with the second
1916 Ak-Sar-Ben initiation at the den
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-28

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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-31
PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS

The technical work at the Public
Library is progressing rapidly. The
books have been classified, catalogued
and numbered, and the pockets and
cards are now being placed in each
volume. When this work is COM
pleted the books will be ready for dis
tribution.
The Juvenile Department has some
splendid books that every child will
enjoy, but here especially, there is
need Of many more volumes, if the
library is to fulfill its mission among
the young people of the town.
Books will be received in Room 10
of the High School building on Tues
days and Saturdays, between and s
o'clock. Give book to the Library.
so that you may feel you have
share in this important civic enter
prise.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-31
NEW BUILDINGS
IN CHARLESTON

Charleston, Mo-, March 2S.-The
effect of the abundant crops of last
year on building operations in and
about Charleston, is telling, and more
substantial buildings are in process of
construction, or have been completed,
than ever before marked like period
in the city's history.
The list of buildings includes a $685.
900 Z. M. G. A. building, II room
apartment house, two store buildings,
a veterinary hospital. and between rs
and thirty houses. Postmaster E H.
Smith has also received instructions to
get estimates on possible sites for a
new Federal building.
Another new hotel to replace the
Kenrick Hotel, destroyed by fire, and
a new bank building are also propose
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-31
Different Methods of
High Financiering"

in case of their decease then their ex-
ecutors or legal representative, to
make reparation and restitution; but
his dmands were absolutely ignored,
he receiving not even the courtesy of
reply. In furtherance of his efforts
to bring justice to the defrauded
stockholders of the Doe Run Lead Co.
Mr.. Holmes, through his attorneys,
has brought the necessary suit in the
Courts of equity, in the hope of COM
pelling equitable restitution and reim-
bursement to the persons upon whom
the above fraud was perpetrated. AS
citizen and one who is interested in
seeing the ends of justice attained
and maintained, and every man rem
dered his just due, l, among many
others, hope his efforts will not be in
vain.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-31
Continue to
Come Briskly

The manner in which new subscrib-
ers continue to come in, or send their
names, is to us the strongest possible
recommendation of the welcome The
Times is receiving in the homes it is
visiting. When new subscribers vol
UNFAIRLY come in at the rate of dozen
a week, as they have the past week,
indicates that this paper is supplying
need in this community. The fol-
lowing are new subscribers: M. S.
Richards, Harry E. Highley, G. t.
Horn, C. H. Cunningham and Nettie
Egbring, of Pennington; M. Bispling-
hoff and T. B. Whitworth of Bismarck;
Polite Elvins of Elvins; w. A. Gillian
and Clarence E. Marshall of Flat
River; H. W. Cofield of Desloge, and
H. F. Ginger of st. Louis.
The renewals are: c. A. Kollmeyer
and Mrs. C. G. Cunningham of Farm
ington, and A. ]. Gordon of Avon, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-31
Are Farm Lands Assessed
at IS to 40 Per Cent of Value?

In an article which appeared in The
Times last week contrasting the as
sessment of our lead companies with
farm and other real property, our
figures were based on the popular inn
preston that the latter were assessed
generally at from 35 to 40 per cent of
their cash value. This impression is
Of such long standing that it has been
relied upon as indisputable, and the
writer from personal experience knows
Of at least one piece Of real estate
that is assessed in the neighborhood
of that rate. But Assessor Wells
calls our attention to the fact that
the average assessment in this couny
is from Is to 25 per cent, so the logi-
cal conclusion reached in the article
referred to, that the lead companies
paid only one-fourth to one-half as
much tax in proportion as farm lands
do, is off. If the premise is wrong
the conclusion naturally is. Mr.. Wells
contends that there is little if any
inequality in the assessment of the
lead companies lands and farm lands.
The efforts of the taxpayers of st.
Louis, who claim to be assessed at
this high assessment are made to pay
70 per cent, and who by reason of
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-31
For Information
of the Taxpayers

To the Taxpayers of Pennington
Public School District
The Board of Education of the
Pennington Public Schools states, for
your information, that the tax levy
last year for all purposes was $1.30
on the Hundred Dollars assessed val
uation. OF this amount, sc cents was
for school purposes (teacher and in
cidental) and the remainder was to
meet the bonded Indebtedness. The
Board pledges you that last years
rate will not be increased. But we do
ask the taxpayers, by their vote at
the April election, to increase the
rate for school purposes from SO
cents to 100 cents. An additional levy
of 30 cents will, with the amount now
on hands to the credit of the Sinking
and Interest funds, meet the bonded
debt for the ensuing year.
Why increase the rate for school
purposes? The answer is that we
will have practically no surplus to
the credit of the Teachers and Incl
dental funds, and we must have more
money with which to make needed
repairs, paint the buildings and, ow-
ing to the crowded condition of some
Of the rooms in the grades, we will
necessarily be compelled to employ an
additional teacher to relieve this con-
gested condition.
Bear in mind that the total tax
rate will not be increased and no ad-
ditional burden will be placed on you,
We simply want to shift the tax rate
to meet conditions for the ensuing
year. Again, by doing this we will
get $4,000 additional from the State,
We trust you will give us a unanimous
support in this important matter.
BOARD OF EDUCATION,
Pennington Schools.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-31
Teachers Have
Enjoyable Time

A number of the Pennington teach
ers enjoyed the hospitality of the
Bonne Terre teachers in social meet
ing in Bonne Terre on Saturday, the
25th. A large number of teachers
from other parts of the country were
in attendance and a most enjoyable
day was spent.
In the forenoon a very pleasing
literary and musical program was
rendered in which most of the musical
numbers were presented by the pu-
pills Of the primary rooms of the
Bonne Terre schools.
The principal feature of the after
noon program was a stirring address
by Professor Benson of the Cape Gil
rardeau Normal, on "The Child in the
Making" The Professor injected an
abundance of enthusiasm into his ad-
dress, and succeeded in entertaining
his audience delightfully."-. He left the
impression on some, however, that his
address was one prepared to sell and
deliver on chautauqua platform
rather than to serve as safe guide
for teachers struggling for rational
truth to apply to their daily work.
At the noon hour a most delicious
lunch was served in the High School
building by the local teachers, and a
delightful social hour was enjoyed by
all present.
A motion was unanimously passed
by the visitors extending thanks to
the Bonne Terre teachers for the hos
pitality extended, to the pupils for
furnished entertainment, and TO Prof.
Benson for his interesting address.
All the teachers present express
themselves as delightfully."- entertained
and much benefited by the opportuni-
ties of the day. May the future pro-
vide many such excellent meetings
for the teachers of the county.
Among the Pennington teachers
present were Supt Johns, Mrs. Anna
Lloyd, Mrs. Jennie Gruner, Mrs. Anna
Murrill, Mr.. Abernathy, Misses Ra-
bic, Roberta Tetley, Ruth Swink, Le-
anna Cole, Mary Taylor and Bertha
Spaugh.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-31

disproportionate share of the State
tax, to have the State Board Of Equal
ization remedy this inequality in some
way, has made considerable stir; and
according to Jefferson City cores
pondent of the st. Louis Times of the
29th, the State Board has been re-
viewing the valuations placed upon
farm lands by the assessors Of the
State. According to the figures given
out, the total valuation placed upon
farm lands by the local assessors for
the years taxes aggregate S469, 1885,
857. Then the total valuation of all
farm property in Missouri, as given in
the United States census of 1910, is
,052,917, ,48S. If these figures are
correct, and we suppose that they are
approximately, and are assessed in
the aggregate at $469, ,133,S57, then
farm property as whole is assessed
at only about 20 per cent instead of
So and 40 per cent, according to the
proverbial idea.
And this causes us to remark again,
no wonder st. Louis and the larger
cities are complaining about paying
such large disproportionate share
of the State tax. The inequality
ought to be remedied.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-31
Farmington Furnishing Wholesalers

The European war has almost de-
pleted the country of certain lines of
drugs and the prices have correspond
ingly gone up. The wholesale houses
in the larger cities are running short
and are not able to supply the de-
mands. They are making requisi-
tions upon the country drug stores
for all of certain scarce drugs that
the latter will dispose of.
E. M. Laakman of this place, who
always keeps a good supply of every
thing in the drug line, has within the
past few weeks been making liberal
sales to st. Louis and Louisville, Ky,
wholesale drug houses of some of
these articles, principally asperine,
opium and ichthyol, the latter of which
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-31
Jefferson Day Rally

The arrangements for the Jefferson
Day program Of April 10, to be held
in Columbia under the auspices of the
Young Mems Democratic Club of Mis-
souri,, are practically complete. Plates
for one thousand guests will be laid at
the banquet that night, and during the
day Democrats will hear the candi-
dates for State office at meetings held
either at Columbia Theatre or Walnut
Street Theatre. The meeting promis-
es to be one of the most significant
Democratic gatherings of 1916.
The days program is:
At 10 a. M, Democratic candidates
for attorney general will speak,
At 10:45 a. M, Democratic candi-
dates for Acknowledgements will
speak.
At 11:30 a. M, there will be bus
mess meeting of the Young Mems
Democratic Club of Missouri.
At 2 p, M, the candidates for gov
ernor will speak.
At $50 will be held the annual
Jefferson Day banquet at Columbia
Hall under the auspices of the Boone
county Democrats. Plates for one
thousand persons will be laid. Hon.
Arthur L. Oliver, of st. Louis, United
States District Attorney, will be toast
master. These will be the speakers:
John H. Lucas, Kansas City; Peyton
Parks, Clinton; Charles P. Williams,
St. Louis; Judge Charles H. Mayer,
ST. Joseph; John H. Atwood, Kansas
City, and Paul Brown, editor of The
St. Louis Republic.
A big attendance is expected as the
Young Mems Democratic Club is adj
vertising the meet over the State.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-31
WRECK OF THREE FAST
TRAINS ON N. Y. CENTRAL
Thirty Killed and 40 Injured as Trains
Crash into Each Other

Cleveland, o., March 30. Thirty
persons were killed and 40 injured at
A a. m. today in the wreck of three fast
passenger trains on the New York
Central lines near Amherst, AS miles
west of Cleveland. Dense fog OBJ
scured the signal set by the first sec
tion of the Eastbound Pittsburg, Bal
timore, Buffalo Limited, causing an
other section Of that train to crash in
to it. A short time later, before sig
nal could flag it the fast Twentieth
Century Limited, westbound, crash
'ed into the wreckage which had piled
up on the westbound track.
Railroads Explanation
Train sc was due in Cleveland at
4:05. The train carried sleeping
coaches from Chicago to Pittsburg
and Buffalo and took a sleeper at
Cleveland for Buffalo. 1t was split
into two sections today because of
unusually heavy traffic.
The engineer of the first section was
stopped at Amherst by signal. l
don't know just how, said D. G. Moon,
general manager of the N. Y. Cen
trail. The second section of No. Sc
should have stopped because of the
automatic signal or flagman on the
first section.
"The second section ran into the
end coach of the first section. The
wreckage from both sections went ov-
er on the west-bound high speed
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-31

is practically off the market.
Ichthyol is an Austrian oil used for
local applications and the treatment of
membranes; it is also in certain cases
taken internally. Asperine is one of
the coal tar drugs mostly used for
headache powders and for nervous
troubles, and opium is used in many
concoctions as well as being greatly
abused and misused, the opium habit
formed by some being even worse
infliction and harder to overcome than
the whiskey habit.
Naturally the retailers in these sales
are getting the advantage of the ad-
vanced prices of such drugs, else they
would not be induced to dispose of
them to the wholesalers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-31
The Villa Chase

The expeditionary force of United
States troops under Gen. Pershing
now in Mexico in am effort to capture
the bandit, Villa, is reported to have
an advanced base about 120 miles
south of Casa Grandes. Villa is be-
lieved, according to reports that have
reached Ell Paso, Texas, to be headed
for San Andres, about 25 miles
southwest of Chihuahua, and about
so miles ahead of his pursuers. A
body of picked cavalrymen has been
concentrated and is in reserve at the
front at some point not given, for
obvious reasons, prepared to make a
dash of indefinite duration as soon as
the bandit chieftain is definitely To-
Gated.
An Ell Paso dispatch of March 28th
says:
Dispatches from the front, inter
preted in connection with news
brought by Americans returning
from different points in the interior
of Chihuahua, caused belief tonight
that Francisco Villa was headed for
San Andres, about 25 miles southwest
of Chihuahua City, favorite head
quarters of the bandit. He is thought
to be already not less than fifty miles
ahead of his pursuers and possibly
leading the chase at much greater
distance.
Americans in Ell Paso familiar with
the country through which Villa is
fleeing agree that Villas objective is
the district around Parral and south
from there to Torreon, in which terri
tory numerous Villa bandits under the
leadership of Canuto Reyes are op-
Grating with considerable success.
Junction Would be Serious.
If Villa is able to effect junction
with Reyes, the problem of his ex-
termination will have become very
serious one, as he will then be able
to control several thousand soldiers,
who, split into guerilla bands, might
be able to keep up desultory noun
tain warfare for an unlimited period.
The one hope at present is that the
American cavalrymen may be able to
catch up with Villa before he gets
much farther south. 1t is admitted
here that the hope is very slender
one and will be much more accentuat-
ed if the American troops are not
given the use of the Mexican railroads
for the bringing of supplies. The sup
plies question overshadows every
thing else now. Army officers here
say that upon its solution depends ev-
cry chance of successful termina-
ton to the pursuit Of the bandit.
Supply Question More Difficult.
1t is not merely the fact that every
mile further that the columns of
Gen. Pershing penetrates into the
country stretches their lines Of COM
to the swapping point, but
also because the punitive expedition
is now entering very different type
Of country from that which it already
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-31

track.
"The rear car of the first section
was a coach from Chicago to Pitts
burg. 1t had 40 passengers. The
next car ahead Of the coach was a
club Pullman car. There was no
body in this car but a porter and a
mail clerk. The cars ahead of the
coach and club cars were sleepers.
"The Twentieth Century was de-
rallied, but nobody on it was injured"
Many Victims Were Asleep
Most OF the dead We're in the rear
coaches of the first section of the east
bound train No. SO. Some dead were
found in the rear coaches Of the sec
ond section of the flyer which huckled
over onto the Twentieth Century's
right of way and was splintered by
that train. The section of the flyer
was going at high rate of speed
when it struck the first section.
Some of the victims were decapi-
tated. Arms, legs and portions of
bodies were scattered through the
wreckage. The body of one fireman,
badly crushed, was found on top of
the boiler of one of the engines. Some
of the members of the three train
crews in the wreck escaped with
scratches and bruises. C, C. Robin
son, engineer of the Twentieth Cen
tury, crawled uninjured from under
his engine after it had plunged 400
feet along the ties. His fireman and
the conductor also were unhurt.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-31
HANCHETT-O -O'BANNoN

Roy V. Hanchett of Grand Island,
Nebraska, and Miss Alma o'Bannon
of Fredericktown, Mo-, were married
March 21st, at the home of the cfiiciat-
ing clergyman in Farmington, Rev.
o. H. L. Cunningham, pastor of the
Baptist Church. Mr.. Hanchett is in
the employ of the Missouri Pacific
railroad Co., and they win make their
home at Grand Island.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-31
LICENSED TO MARRY

March oath, s. 7. Harris of Farm
ington and Edith Forshee of Cantwell.
25th, Harry Henderson and Olive
Todd of Bonne Terre.
2sth, John Ketcherside OF DesIoge
and Estelle Bloom Of Sprott.
2Sth, VIM E. Marshall and Marpar-
ct Lowe of Knob Lick.
9th, Wash Dunham and Maye Har-
giss Of Alton, Ill.
9th, John W, Rogers of Koester
and Ada Null of Festus.
29th, Augustus J. Thomasson and
--ie \. --...4elson Of Eiat River.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-31

has traversed.
In the passes the dim trails of the
great continental divide over which
Villa is now fleeing, motor transpor-
tation is virtually impossible, accord
ing to the men who know this country.
Nothing but pack mules and horses
can bo used and even these must be
loaded lightly.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-31

1t is said chat variety is the spice
of life Such spice was added to
weather conditions Monday, when
there was a light snowfall, which
broke suddenly into one Of the various
first appearances of spring. It
gave early gardeners a sudden jerk,
but then early gardeners are accus-
toned 70 such hac sets. Thev "come
e wI.a me susS'aiae
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-31

Mrs. E. A. Rozier returned from
st. Louis last Sunday, where she had
been in hospital for a couple Of
weeks for a slight operation. Her
many friends are glad to hear of her
rapid recovery and restoration to
health.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-09

The degree team of the Daughters
of Pocahontas will entertain with a
dancing party at Redman hall
Thursday evening for members and
friends.
The Ladies Aid society and Bible
class Of Maple Grove will meet with
Mrs. Laura Weiss Wednesday after
noon.
A special rehearsal Of the choir OF
the First NJ. L. church will be held
at the church Tuesday evening. \
business session will also be held
and the annual election Of officers
will take place.
Members Of the st. Mary's Guild
Of 81. James church VIII meet in
the parish house, 319 W. ColfaN av-'
Monday evening.
Mrs. \. j. Austin 1915 Lincoln
way F., will entertain the members
OF the Mothers club at her home
Tuesday afternoon.
The meeting OF the AS You Like
II club which was 10 have been held
this evening at the home Of Miss
Lillian LaPierre, 113 l.. Navarro s.,
has been transferred 10 the home Of
srs Ella Harris, III Woodward
aV.