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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16

As we go to press this friday
morning the Democrats are in Ma
tional Convention at St. Louis to
nominate candidates for President
and Vice President. There was no ques-
tion as to whom they would nominate,
as there was but one man whose name
was suggested, and it is universally
conceded among Democrats that
Woodrow Wilson is not only entitled
to the nomination but that he above
all public men of the day is deserv-
ing of a second term. There are sew
eral aspirants for Vice President, but
it is pretty generally conceded that
Vice President Thomas R. Marshall
of Indiana, Mr.. Wilson's running
mate in 1912, will again be associated
with him on the ticket. This will be
something of an innovation, as, we be-
lieve, no Vice President has ever been
nominated by his party as his own
SUCCESSIVE SuCCe5SoI. IOIllSI NlCc
President Fairbanks, also of Indiana,
was nominated for the same position
for the Republicans at Chicago last
week, but then some years have in
tervened since he served in that ca
pacity.
The Convention met Wednesday,
but practically nothing but the form
ality of getting the working machin-
cry in order was done. The Conven-
tion was called to order at noon We'd
nesday by William +. McCombs,
Chairman of the Democratic Nation
al Committee, and the call for the
Convention was read by the Secretary
of that Committee, J. Bruce Kremer,
followed by the opening prayer by
Rev. James w. Lee, Presiding Elder
of the St. Louis District Methodist
Episcopal Church, South. The pre-
siding officer then announced the
Temporary Chairman Of the Conven-
ton, Martin II. Glynn, who delivered
the opening or "key-note" address,
and when he predicted that the re-
election Of President Wilson is as GER
tain next NSssli.9er as was a seconc
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16
France on the
Firing Line"

The children Of the Elmwood Home
are exceedingly fortunate in having
had presented to them, without cost,
the excellent pictures that are pre-
sented under the above title. These
pictures have but recently arrived in
this country, and are now being pre-
sented at the leading movie theatres
throughout the country.
Out of the bigness of his heart the
producer of these pictures has given
to the Elmwood children the free use
Of these pictures for tonight, when
they will be produced at the Monarch
Theatre, the entire receipts going to
the Home, as the Monarch manage
ment also gives freely the use of the
theatre.
These pictures tell the story of the
war now in progress in the old world
as it has never before been portrayed
in this country. Every phase of land
warfare is there portrayed, the pic
lures being fresh from the scenes Of
actual fighting. There is nearly T.
900 feet of film, showing, among
many other things, the uses made of
the death-laden gases, every phase
of trench fighting, and miles and miles
Of both French and German trenches
are shown. At one place a German
trench is shown only six yards from
the first French trench. Artillery
duels are also featured, and about
$4,000 captives are shown on their
way to the detention camps.
Pennington, as we'll as the Home
children, are to be congratulated on
securing these pictures, even for one
night, and the Monarch will doubt
less be crowded to capacity for both
performances tonight.
lice Kugel of New York, former
Pennington boy, one of the number
of our boys who have made good, and
who is in the moving picture business,
generously donated the use Of the
films mentioned above, for the BEN
eft Of the Elmwood Home.-Editor. ]
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16
Family Reunion

There was pleasant reunion of the
McClintock family last Wednesday at
the home of Mrs. Rebecca McClin-
took Fleming, in honor of her brother,
Mr.. J. S. MeClintock, of Deadwood,
S. d., who was here. A regular bas-
ket dinner was served which was
brought by the several families at
tending. There were sixty present
at the reunion, as follows: Mrs. Re-
Becca Fleming, j. S. McClintock, Mr..
and Mrs. C. B. McClintock; Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmo l.. McClintock and Elmo
Jr.; Clyde McClintock, Mrs. John
Spurgeon, Audrey Horn, Raphael
Horn, Mrs. Mary Doss, Robin Doss,
Fannie Doss; Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Doss, Marie, Jimmie and Jesie Lee
Doss; Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Doss,
Linn, William and Mary Catherine
Doss; Mrs. Susan Burgess, Mary,
Oracle and Vesta Burgess; Mr., and
Mrs. Mabry McClintock, Cecil, Rus
sci, Edna, and Forest McClintock;
Mrs. Emmett Calvird, Orval Clay,
Frances, Floyd, Elizabeth and Baby
Cora Agnew; Mrs. Sam Vance, Mr..
and Mrs. j. W. Buck, Elizabeth Buck,
Ward Fleming; Mrs. Kate Fleming
and daughter, Virginia, of Aurora,
Mo-; Mr.. and Mrs. Will Fleming, Mrs.
Morris Griffin, Alberta Lilbourne, and
Raba Pearl Griffin; Mrs. P. V. Ash
burn, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Byington, Earl
and Bernice Byington; Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed STAN.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16
ADAM SCHMIDT DIES
IN HIS EIGHTIETH YEAR

Adam Schmidt, one of Farming
toms old and well known citizens,
died at State Hospital No. early
last Friday morning. He was taken
to that institution few months ago,
as the result of paralytic stroke
which he suffered several years since.
Mr.. Schmidt had lived in Farming
ton since about 1862 or 1868, engaged
in the blacksmith and wagon-making
business. He was a man of genial
parts, generous nature, jovial dispo-
sition and hard and industrious
worker, until age and affection over
took him. He had the good will and
respect of all who knew him.
He is survived by his wife and sew
en- children-Carrie (Mrs. Patrick
O'Hare) Of Loveland, Colo; August
Schmidt, of Denver, Colo; Lizzie
(Mrs. Henry Perker) of Cape Girar-
deau; Emma MRS. VIM. Box) of Love
land, Colo; Adam, Anna and Albert
of Pennington, Mo. The aged wife
and children have the sympathy Of
all who know them in their bereave-
ment.
Adam Schmidt was born in Baden,
Germany, on August 1S, 1886, and
was the SON Of John and Anna
Schmidt. He married Margaret
Decker. In 1860 they came to Amer
lea and settled at New Orleans where
they lived few months. Later they
came to Pilot Knob, where they lived
year, after which they moved to
Pennington.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16
Address of Theo. D. Fisher


MRS. Regent and Daughters of the
American Revolution and friends, we
have gathered here, on this National
Flag Day memorial occasion, to pay
tribute to one of our Revolutionary
heroes, to mark his grave and strew
it with flowers. We could not observe
the day in a more appropriate man
ner.
"James Caldwell was born in Green
brier county, Va, July A, 1853. He
enlisted in the spring of 1778, at the
age of Is years, under Captain Arch
ibald Woods in his native county, on
the frontier Of Virginia, against the
Indians, and served fifteen days. He
substituted for his father in the
spring Of 1779 under Captain Thos.
Wright, and served one month. In
!, the fall of 1779 he immigrated to
Kentucky, but returned to Virginia
the following spring. Then in 1881
he served three terms of one month
each under Captain Archibald Woods
and Colonel Samuel Brown. In the
fall Of 1881 he again removed to
Kentucky near Col. VIM. Whitney's in
Lincoln county (then Virginia), and
was with the latter at the recapture
Of Mrs. Mcclure from the Indians,
and was at this place about six
months.
During the year 1882 he served un-
der Capts. John Woods and Andrew
Kinkead, Coils. BENZ. Logan and John
Logan, and was in an expedition to
Chillicothe under George Rogers
Clarke. In 1873 he served under
Capts. Joseph Kennedy, John Woods,
Moses Lung and Col. BENZ. Logan.
"At the close of the Revolutionary
War, he was ordered out in the sum-
mer of 1885 under Capt. Jos. Kenne-
DIV and Col. Benz. Logan and served
eight or ten days. On Sept. 10, 1886,
under Capt. Baker, Col. Jas. Barnett
and Gen. Clark, he marched to Wa
bash, where he saw six weeks ser
vice. On September 10, 1890, he
commanded company of Major He
ratio Halls battalion, Col. James
I. Trotte1's regiment. He joined Gen.
Hamar at Cincinnati, then proceeded
to the battle of Maumee Village. In
1891 he returned to Crab Orchard
XIV. and afterwards served il the
Legislaturs Of that State with Hen
~ Clay.
Gle came to Missouri in 1910, To-
eating in Cook Settlement, this coun-
ty. and about 1880 came to Farming
ton and built a log cabin, which is
still standing in what is known as the
Dalton House yard, He served as
apealer in the first General Assembly
Of this State, which met in st
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16
Several New Ones

Ten new subscribers have volun-
tarily called the past week and or
dered The Times sent to their address
the coming year. Several others have
also advanced their subscription.
New ubscribers-John M. Doss,
DR.. G. L. Watkins, and Mrs. Eisen-
berg Beard, Pennington; Henry Mat
kin, Bismarck; Mrs. j. w. Williams,
Springfield, Mo-; ]. A. Sigman, Wells
ton, Mo-; W. r. Taylor, Bonner
Springs, Kan; J. A. Brenneke, Bonne
Terre; John Mund, Route 6; Knowles
Klob, Route 6.
Renewals Chas. H. BlackIedge,
Avon; E. J. Jennings, San Diego, Cal.
Jos. F. Hogenmiller. Weingarton; G.
w. Marshall, Knob Lick; Giles Hunt
Pennington Route 6; /. L. Hale,
Pennington Route A; ]. N. Lucas
Pennington Route 6; Howard Haynes,
Pennington Route 2; Mrs. Harriet
Boyd, Avon.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16
Gardner Club
at Flat River

Last Saturday the admirers and sup
porters Of Frederick d. Gardner, can
didate for the Democratic nomination
for Governor, met at the office of DR..
Frank l.. Keith, at Flat River, and
organized a Gardner Club with about
fifty members, which has since been
largely added to.
The Club elected the following Of
ficers: Jesse M. Garrett, President;
George W. Cloud, Vice President, and
Chas. Gottlob, Secretary and Treas
urer, all active and working Demo-
Gratis.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16
LITTLE S-YEAR-OLD BOY
SERIOUSLY KICKED BY HORSE

Julius Hawn, the little three-year-
old son Of r. E. Hawn of Rural Route
No. 8. was kicked in the mouth by a
horse last Friday morning. The up
per lip was badly cut, the front teeth
knocked out and the front bones of
the jaw broken loose from the roof
of the mouth. He was taken to the
Bonne Terre Hospital for treatment.
where the fractured bones were set
and the impaired parts dressed, and
Sunday he was brought to Farming
ton and left at Robert Clay's under
charge Of a physician. We are glad
to say that the little fellow is get
ting along really better than could
be expected, the wounds are healing
healthfully and the swelling in his
face going down.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16

Flag Day was generally observed
in Pennington last Wednesday, and
"Old Glory" waved from numerous
buildings, business houses and private
residences, in flags Of all sizes, evinc-
ing widespread sentiment Of pa
triotism and respect for the star
spangled banner.
One of the most interesting fea-
lures Of the day was the program ar
ranged by the Sarah Barton Murphy
Chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution to uncover
Markers" at the graves of two Rev
olutionary soldiers whose last rest
ing place is in our midst, First at
the grave of James Caldwell at Park
view Cemetery, to which place all that
remained of the body was removed
from a grave in the old Carter place
on the 9th of May, an account of
which appeared in The Times, and
then at the grave Of William Alex
ander in the family graveyard on j.
C. Alexander's farm just west Of
town.
The first exercises were at the
Caldwell grave, opening with a bugle
call and dirge by the Cover Juvenile
Band, followed with an invocation by
Rev. o. H. Duggins, pastor of the
Southern Methodist Church, and
Nearer, My God, to Thee" by the
band. Elizabeth Buck and Nicholas
Phillips unveiled the marker, which
was draped with the American flag,
and children Of the Daughters COM
pletely covered the grave with flow
ers, among which was a beautiful
wreath, ordered by Mrs. Ella Sebas-
tian Williams of Springfield, Mo-, of
white carnations, geraniums and hy-
dranga, and blue heliotrope, repre-
senting the d. A. r. colors, white and
blue, and the initials J. G. in small
red roses. After the address by Theo.
D. Fisher, America" by the band,
and benediction by the venerable and
much-loved old servant Of God, Rev.
George w. Harlan, the company went
in their automobiles to the Alexander
Cemetery.
There, after bugle call and dirge,
Rev. O. H. L. Cunningham, pastor of
the First Baptist Church, invoked
Divine blessing, the band played
Rock of Ages, and Green and Gail
Downing, great-great- grandchildren
of William Alexander, removed the
American flag that veiled the marker
at the head of the grave, and de-
scendants Of this Revolutionary hero
and children of the Daughters COW
cred the grave with flowers. Henry
Davis, Prosecuting Attorney, then de-
livered an address, paying a beauti-
full tribute to our Revolutionary sires
and the noble work in which the d,
A. r. are engaged in restoring the
graves of these Revolutionary heroes.
The addresses of Mr.. Fisher and Mr..
Davis follow:
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16

this great American Republic. No
other people ever received so large
and rich a legacy, and upon no other
people rests so great a responsibility
to maintain and defend their dearly
won boon of freedom. Let us be true
to our country and its traditions
true Americans at all times--as was
the heroic soul that warmed and pulls
ated the ashes that rest in the hal
lowed ground where we now stand"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16

The following delegates of the So
ciety Of Christian Endeavor from
Pennington are attending a district
onvention Of the organization at Po-
tosi this week. Misses Myrtle Ma
lions and Georgia Bailey from the
Christian Church Dwight Sutherland,
Virginia Sutherland, Emily Matkin,
Margaret Henderson, Mary Hender-
son, De Allen Mckinney and Mrs.
DuBose from the Presbyterian
Church.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16

Mr.. Claud Clay and family Of Lead
wood have been visiting relatives j.
this week. He and his
family expect to leave soon for Mi
ami, Okla, where he exnects to Sc
otre work in the great lead mines at
that place.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16
Change Of Date

Invitations are out for the recital
If the piano pupils Of Mrs. Eisenberg
Beard, which will be given in the High
School Auditorium Saturday evening,
June 18th, at 8:15 p. m. The recitals
If Mrs. Boards music classes are all
ways looked forward to by many.
Tonight was the original date for
this recital, but the Elmwood Home
entertainment at the Monarch for
this evening caused the change. Fol-
lowing is the program:
Program
Quartette-Faust Waltz 49,. Gounod
Solo--Valse Arabesque. ..,..... Lack
Sextette-Hero March. ..... Lenzberg
Trio-Jolly Workman. ..... .Gaynor
Duet-Fly Away Birding. .Abt
Sextette-(a) Evening. (b) Festival
March Low
Duet Hungarian Rhapsody. List
Sextette- te-0beron ,..... Weber
Solo-Romanze from D. min. Concer-
to ................ MOZART
Orchestral score on second piano.)
Sextette Come Where the Lilies
Bloom ............... thompson
Sextette-(a) Melody in F, Rubenstein
tb) Barcarolle. ...... .0ffenbach
Solo-(a) In Beauteous May, Ich-
ner. (b) Scintillating Stars, Wachs
Quartette-Persian March, De Kontski
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16

Hon. W. P. Sebastian of Austin.
Texas, and Mrs. Ella Sebastian Will
liams, foster grandchildren of Capt
Caldwell each wrote feeling letters,
regretting their inability to be pros
.ent. and DR.. ]. P. Sebastian Of VIII
Evansville, Mo-, was expected, but
something must have interviewed to
prevent his getting here.
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Exchange Bank .
NatcF1ito hes. a.
A Horrible Accident.

A most horrible accident occur
ed at Black Lake last Thursday
where several lives were lost.
The mules pulling a wagon con-
talnIng members of three families
from Bienville en- route to Ebene-
ger camp grounds, became unrul,
while crossing the bridge, anC
knocking the bannisters off fell to
the ground with its large cargo of
human freight. Two little chill
iren were killed outright, a thirC
lied the next day; as did one of
5he women while two other
women, one man and a fourth
child we're So seriously injured
hat it is impossible to tell yet
whether death will not still claim
more of the unfortunate ones.
All were tenderly cared for at
the home of Mr.. j. Weaver by the
ympathetic people at Creston
while doctors hurried from Campti
md rendered all the assistance
possible and on Saturday the rest
Of the injured we're taken to a
'anitarium in Alexandria.
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Judicial Meeting.

Minutes of a meeting of tht
Democratic Judicial District Ex
ecutive Committee, in and for tn
Eleventh judicial District c
Louisiana, held at the Office of tn
Secretary, at Natchitoches, Ii
on Tuesday, August LIST 1916.
There were present the follow
ing members, constituting a quo
rum, to wit: 5. q. Dowden, JAS
B. Tucker, r. j. Dunckelman, NJ
IL. Carver, in person and E. II
Carter proxy for S. NJ. eagle an
w. P. Carter.
Mr.. E. Fl. Carter offered tn
following resolution, namely:
Be it resolved that John f
Stephens is hereby declared tho
nominee of the Democratic
Party for the Office of District
Attorney, to be voted for at tn
General Election to be held il
November 1915; said Stephen
being the only candidate TO.
nomination who has qualified q.
such, and the Secretary Of this
Committee is hereby directed t.
forward to the Secretary of State
an Official Certificate of the nom
nation of said Stephens
Said resolution being duly
seconded was put before the Com
mittee and unanimously adopted.
Therefore the Committee adjourn
ed until September 18th, 1915.
M. FL. CARVER,
Chairman.
JAS. B. TUCKER.
Secretary.
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FOR SALE

1000 acres land, located in
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana,
as a whole or in 40 acre Sec
tons.
TERMS: Small Cash Pay
ment, balance In three years.
For particulars write,
p. l. BANKS
Charlottesville, Va.
2. O. Box rs
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rarish. It is q common expert
,.nce in some parts of the State
where good roads have been built
to find land selling at $75 which
formerly would not 60 at SIS. In
Caddo many tracts of land have
doubled, and some have trebled,
in market price since the surfaced
roads were built in that parish.
5. The Jefferson Highway will
be the best possible means of ad
vertising our excellent climate and
fertile lands. Business men ex-
pend large sums in plate glass
show windows merely to exhibit
their wares. On account of poor
roads our farm lands have re-
NAMED hidden from the sight of
the investor. The Jefferson High
way will change this. Farmers
from Iowa will dispose of their
5000 land and buy better Louisiana
land at 500. This will be a saw
ing to them and a profit to our
people who have land to sell, and
will bring needed capital to our
parish.
6. The tax will be justly dis
tributed. The total assessment OF
the road district is 81, 645, 900.
Of this amount, non-residents are
assessed for $3O6, 800; corporations
for 81, 1914 5C; and residents for
81, 156, $50. Hence, out of every
dollar of the bond issue, residents
will pay only AZ cents.
Z. AS our timber is cut down
and the lumber shipped to the
markets Of the world, one Of our
chief natural sources Of wealth is
disappearing. 1t is only right
that such wealth contribute some
thing permanent to the parish
before it wholly disappears Moth
ing better can be suggested than
the Jefferson Highway. The saw
mill and timber owners will be
found to be generously in favor of
the bond issue.
8. The jefferson Highway
means better transportation facili-
ties tor the farmer marketing his
crops, for the sightseeing visitors,
for the tourists, and for the chill
dren who attend our school. 1t
means less wear and tear on vehi-
Giles, more drafting power for our
horses, and more satisfaction to
Ill who use it.
8. Natchitoches Parish cannn
afford TO be left off the Jefferso'
Highway, which offers to on
the opportunity sof th
century.
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tered in the Post Office as End class matter
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To the Property Tax Payers Of
Road District No. 10, Natchi-
toches Parish, Louisiana.

At a meeting of the Police Jury
Of Natchitoches Parish in June,
Il pad District No. 10 was created
o attracting wards /, 5 and 9, and
PARTS OF wards 8 and 4. Also an
ordinance was adopted calling an
seton on August 22nd, 1916.
submitting to the people the pro
,,sition Of issuing S250,000 of
y ,nds for the purpose of building
i.ard-surfaced roads as part of the
j ferson Highway.
The Jefferson Highway is a
r4tional road in course of con-
: rlction between New Orleans
y Winnipeg. Canada 1t passe>
tarough Is parishes and counties
i Louisiana. Texas, Arkansas,
O Ahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa
N Ines8ta ana Mznitoba, and
oyer 1900 miles long.
The highway is to be wide
enough to permit loaded hay
~ ons TO pass one another. and
I'll has been understood to mean
a >irfaced road IA feet wide. The
t5 ness Of gravel or rock is to
Il, such as to make the road per-
Ii mt. It is estimated that the
r.Di will cost from $4,000 to
- 0l0 according to location,
frrl-ht rates, etc.
lie ordinance provides for the
!. struction of a main highway
~ inning at the Natchltoches
81 line on the west and pass
ii through Marthaville, Robe
la. Natchitoches, Grand Ecore
AL clarence, and or to the VIM
pfrish line near st. Maurice. The
! / lance further provides for a
~ lch road leading from Allen in
Il fifth ward. through Powhattan
/ Jatchitoches, to tap the main
Ii way.
he writer, with the kind in
diligence of the public. proposes
tt submit a few cogent reasons
Wv the people of Natchitoches
~ ish should vote for the Jeffer-
! ii Highway. Other reasons be-
j., s those given below will APP
! ar in subsequent issues of this
paper.
/. The jefferson Highway will
IL the property of the people.
When special taxes are voted for
/ Iroads, the people pay for the
/ alroads, bat do not own them.
4 ae jefferson Highway will be
/ ) prope of our people and
vii be- oil inestimable value to
.em.
D. The Jefferson Highway will
L I've a double value. Mo- only
will it afford all the local advan-
..1ges of good roads but it will
the roads of Natchitoches
part of a vast national
and thus increase their
value immensely.
B. Hundreds of tourists will
pass over these roads daily and
pring added business to stores.
hotels, restaurants, garages and
farmers who have produce to sell.
This means added prosperity for
all; the merchant, the farmer, the
hotel keeper and everyone else.
4. The jefferson Highway viii
increase the value of farming pro-
petty throughout the parish. lust
Is The good roads did in Caddo
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A Challenge.

MR.. j. W. JONES, JR.
MIR. M. L. DISMUKES,
City.
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SITUATION WANTED.

A young man desires a position
as chauffeur; well educated; grad
nate from the Practical Auto
School; has had experience in q
garage and is a good mechanic:
has driven different makes Of cars;
can furnish best of references; ik
single. Address,
". l.. RUSSELL,
Chocahoula, La.
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Published Every thursday Morning