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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-07
EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION
OF STATE HOSPITAL NO. A
Facts and Figures Showing Condition
of Institution on Eve of Searching
Investigation by State Board

r. B. Gillespie, the efficient farm
boss, and learned from him that the
dairy herd has been practically dou-
bled under the present management,
while the milk and butter supply has
been more than doubled, all Of which
is used in the institution. There are
now AZ fine Holstein cows being
MIXED, giving a total of 120 gallons
of milk daily. By September 10th,
that number will be increased to 55
milk cows. There are also 29 one and
two-year old heifers, and IL heifer
calves. There are seven head of fine
mules, and eight head of horses. Two
120-ton silos have also recently been
built. 80 tons of fine timothy hay is
still in the barns from last year, and
the harvesting of go tons of excellent
clover has just been finished, off of
26 acres, which is record seldom
equalled.
The institution owns 392 acres Of
land, and rents 80 acres, the produc-
tivity of which, Mr.. Gillespie asserts,
is being rapidly increased. They pro-
duce practically all the vegetables,
grain and hay that is consumed by the
institution, besides having great
surplus of some products on hand. For
instance, the great increase in the
milk and butter supply is all used in
the institution, though there are but
105 more patients therein than yea-
ago. A year ago there were 572 pa
tients; on Wednesday OF this week
there were 677. Taking this as an in
dication, there is no sign of any 1i-
minishment in the food supply to the
patients, notwithstanding the most
unusual financial record that has been
made under the present management.
We neglected to state that cholera
recently took all the hogs, but an
other carload has already been bought
and paid for, to consume the slops ard
what, without them, would be waste.
If the present management is inef-
ficient in any way, it certainly cam
not be in the way Of financial matters.
From The Times findings, the one
thing that might react to its discredit,
from a business standpoint, is that it
stretches dollar too far. We are in
clined to believe that if DR.. Scrutch-
field has maue asg mistakes as Super
intehdent of State Hospital No. 4, they
must be found in some other depart
ment than the business end. He may
have been undiplomatic at times; per-
haps harsh or seemingly overbearing
But he evidently threw himself en-
tirely into the personal management
and conduct of that institution, and it
is not improbable that he has often
pursued an unpopular course. But
the entire visible appearances of the
institution is splendid recommended
tion Of the hand at the helm. Every
building and cottage of which it is
composed more nearly resembles a
high-priced private sanitoridm than
the ordinary State Hospital.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-07
To Voters of St.
Francois County

Do the voters Of st. Francois Coun-
ty want law enforced? The county
was voted dry by nearly 1000. votes
and the Local Option law was adopt
ed. Will the citizens Of the county,
wet or dry, who are law abiding, per-
NIT handful Of lawless men at FL
wins and Bonne Terre to defy the ex-
pressed will of the people and the law
by the illegal sale of liquor?
These men who are doing this are
neither Democrats nor Republicans in
principle but simply anarchists of the
worst type and the law treats them
as such and classes them with horse
thieves, burglars and other criminals.
Mr.. Voter, it is your right to de-
mand that the Prosecuting Attorney
have the cooperation of the Sheriff
and his Deputies, and that the Sher-
if have the cooperation of the Prose-
cutting Attorney by warrants in the
suppression Of the blind tiger and
gambling joints. A few raids will
clean up the county and put an end
to the disgraceful and demoralizing
conditions that now exist at Bonne
Terre and Elvins.
Mr.. Voter, we appeal to you to find
out where the failure is and urge you
to nominate men who will be true to
their oaths of Office in the enforcement
Of the law. The Prosecuting Attor-
ney, the Sheriff and his Deputies and
the Constable of each township work
ing together can put the local option
law on the same plane that other laws
are, and it is your right to ask these
candidates if they will do it and de-
mand that they do it.
MORSE H. MARKLEY,
Chairman Ways and Means Commit
tee, St.. Francois Co. Civic League.
July /, 1916.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-07
Had to Flee Post

The American Consulate mentioned
below by the Springfield (Mo) Re-
publican, is a son of DR.. j. W. and
Mrs. Ella Sebastian Williams, former
ly of Pennington:
american Consular Agent G. A.
Williams, who, with his wife, was
forced to flee the American consulate
at Torreon, Mexico, on account Of the
outrages perpetrated there by the
Mexicans and because of the threats
against the American representatives,
received official confirmation from
border sources of the destruction of
the consulate at Torreon. Mr.. and
Mrs. Williams are guests at the home
of the formers parents, DR.. and Mrs,
j. w. Williams, 803 South Florence
street. They came to Springfield sew
eral weeks ago.
"All the furnishings Of the Will
liams apartments at the consulate are
supposed to have been destroyed along
with a number of personal effects.
Consular Agent Williams persuad-
ed many Americans to leave Torreor
at the same time he departed with his
wife. He will not return to that place
until he is called by Government of
ficials or until peace is restored"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-07
Bolt Of Lightning
Kills Henry Welty

Henry Welty, an old and respected
citizen, was killed about 3 o'clock last
Monday afternoon, July 3rd, while
standing near window in the dining
room Of his home, about four miles
east of Pennington. Miss Luella
Welty, an adopted daughter, and his
little grandchild were standing near
him, but fortunately received no in
jury. 1t is supposed that the bolt
struck a stovepipe that protruded
through the roof and followed the
wires supporting the pipe and crashed
through the window frame, the win
dow being closed. He fell face down
ward, and Miss Lulu ran into another
room and told Mrs. Welty what had
happened. She went into the dining
room, turned Mr.. Welty over, face up.
He opened his eyes and looked at her
but couldn't speak, and after two or
three gasps expired An examination
of his body afterwards by DR.. Eugas
disclosed blotch about the size of a
quarter just over the heart, but no
other marks.
Mr.. Welty was born July 28, 1862,
in this county, where he had lived all
his life, and at the time of his death
was 63 years, II months and 25 days
old. He leaves his wife, one daughter,
Mrs. Ludy Ebrecht, and an adopted
daughter, Miss Luella Welty, to
mourn his sudden death, to whom the
sympathy Of all who know them is ex-
tended. Mr.. Welty was man Of very
religious nature and close reader OF
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-07
MOST ENJOYABLE
OCCASION FOR ALL
Splendid Attendance and Open-Heart-
ed Hospitality, With Much Enjoy
ment, Make Picnic Big Success

The Farmers Picnic in the beauti-
full grove near Unity school house,
was certainly one of the most pleas
ing and satisfying Fourth Of July OBJ
servances that was held in st. Fran
co.'s county. 1t was practically just
neighborhood gathering, where near
ly all were acquainted, which made it
all the more enjoyable for those who
we're not generally known, as it af-
forded their friends pleasure to see
that they became acquainted. 1t SEEM
ed more like a great family reunion,
there being about 1,000-people pres
ent.
The prepared program opened near
the noon hour by the reading of the
Declaration of Independence by 7. B.
Chandler, who was introduced by j.
w. Buck. Mr.. Chandler prefaced his
reading with few appropriate re-
marks, indicating that he was a gen
eral utility man, always ready to meet
and to successfully cope with any and
every emergency that might arise.
That splendid document, usually con-
sidered rather "dry', seemed to be re-
plete with renewed interest, and was
listened to throughout with the
greatest interest. Prof. Loes and sis
ter, singers at the Burke-Hobbs re-
vival. then rendered one of their splen-
did songs, which the people have
grown to love.
Dinner was then announced, and it
was here that the true hospitality of
the many, who were equipped with
well-filled baskets of good things to
eat, shone forth and spoke volumes for
the warmth of their welcome to their
home community. The writer FORUM
ately fell into the hands of that big
hearted patriot, T. B, Chandler, and
his estimable wife, for the dinner hour,
and never before did we enjoy more
fully the abundance of good things
that was forced onto us. We simply
had to eat our way out. But the same
hospitality accorded us was also fore
ed on all those who passed that way.
After dinner there was more speak
ing by Hon. Fred Essen of st. Louis,
and the Prosecuting Attorney Of st.
Louis County, both of whom spoke on
the inestimable value of good roads,
and volunteered assistance to Sc.
Francois county whenever this county
got ready to take up the matter of a
bond issue for that purpose. The COM
mittee tried to get them to accept
money for their expenses in coming,
but they also demonstrated that they
had come simply for the good they
might do the cause Of good roads, and
positively refused to accept expense
money.
Then Prof. and Miss Loes again re-
sponded to calls with other songs ap-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-07
JACKSON TO CELEBRATE
CENTENNIAL AUGUST IL, 18, 10

Louis Houck, attorney, railroad
builder, historian and author of his
tory of Southeast Missouri, will be
asked to deliver an address at the
combined Jackson centennial jubilee
and home comers' week next August.
Plans for the joint celebration were
outlined at meeting of the jackson
Home Comers' Committee Monday
night at jackson, and several COM
mittees were named to make detailed
arrangements for the various parts
of the affair.
Mr.. Houck, as both history maker
and history chronicler, was selected
as the man to be asked to deliver the
address of honor at the celebration.
Mr., Houck virtually has watched
Jackson grow during the last half
century as well as all Southeast Mis-
souri,.
Probably no other man in the State
has the intimate knowledge of the his
tory of this part of Missouri that Mr.,
Houck possesses and for that reason
the request that he deliver an address
will become specially urgent.
Jackson win be 100 years old and
the centennial will be celebrated with
many unique pageant features as well
as addresses. The affair will be held
August II, 1S and 10.
One of the features of the conten-
NAL celebration will be parade of
old vehicles. Efforts will be made to
have each kind of vehicle that ever has
nassed through the streets of the town
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-07
The Wealthiest
Woman Passes


Srs. tiatty efeef, whose chief rep
utatlon was tnat she was tne worlds s
weaignlest woman, dled IN New York
last Mohday az the advanced age Oh
eighty years. She was notorious Tor
ner pafsimony, ana Il sne ever did 9
charltapie act the world is Ignorant Of
tne Iact' Sne was born rlcn, ana La az
tne age OF ~ inherited SlO,OO0,0OV'
wnicn she increased Dy speculation
ana !. AaIlVe shrewdness. Her cnlei
ampltlon seems 70 nave peen 70 De
known as the rlchest woman ana TINS
amoltloh sne reailzed' AS young
woman sne Is said at one tlme 10 nave
oeeh pelle IN New fork ana accord,
ing TO her own stories often danced
tne whole mght through put even
then she lived IN a boarding mouse and
was SO saving that rather tnan pay
a capiare she would pun par OIL
neaVy Wooien stockings over her snoes
ana wax through the snow 70 partles.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-07
Revival Meeting
on the Increase

Every day of the Burke Hobbs I'M
ion Tabernacle Campaign, now in its
third week, brings to pass new mat
ters Of interest and progressive
achievements.
Judging from the large crowds that
fill the big meeting house, the people
of sFarniington. are realizing that
something worth while is taking place
for the benefit of this city and county
The greatest work in the world is
getting men and women to surrender
their lives to God, and making COM
munity better place to live in. Such
is the work that Burke and Hobbs
and their helpers are striving to do
here in the effort now in progress.
The sanguine effects of the revival
have long been evident. The churches
of Pennington will get out of the
campaign just according to what the
pastors and the people put into it..
Last Sunday was big day in the CO.
operating churches. The Sunday
Schools reported record attendances
and the three big tabernacle meetings
were full of the old time power that
Steve Burke speaks about so much
and believes in preaching by.
Mr.. Loes and his talented sister are
doing their. best to make the musical
department of the services worth
while, and no one dares say they are
falling short in their effort.
Rev. Hobbs has taught the people
new chorus, entitled Living on the
Shore, and with his pleasing person
ality he has lodged that little strain
in the hearts of hundreds, and they
sing it better every time it is an
nounced. Have you learned it yet?
Rev. Burke is as usual uncompro-
missing in his stand for Christ as the
Savior Of the world, the church as the
place for every man and woman who
believes in righteousness and decency,
the Bible as Gods word, and other
cardinal principles that mean bet
ter Pennington and cleaner munich
pality.
Souls are being saved every night
and among them are many whose ster
heavenward is indicative of more to
follow, and for whose conversion
friends are praying. Ii you belieye
in right, put your shoulder to the
wheel and help boost the campaign
for clean sweep for God and his
people.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-07
Mr.. RObb Confident

Mr.. Robb stopped over in Farming
ton yesterday from Fredericktown.
He says he spent three days in Madi-
son county and attended three cele-
brations-at Marquand, Frederick
town and Mine La Motte-on the
Fourth, making speeches at the first
two. Last week he made canvass Of
Bollinger. Mr.. Robb reports that he
met large number of the Democrats
in these counties, and is very much en-
couraged with the situation in his
campaign for the Democratic nomina-
tion for Congress. BY the assurances
of support which he received in these
counties and is receiving throughout
the district, he thinks his chances for
the nomination have grown steadily
and feels reasonably sure of success.
He says he will continue his campaign
actively until August 1st, and by that
time will have thoroughly covered the
district.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-07
Desire to Please
General Public

Fred Isenman, the urbane and ac-
commodatIng agent of the electric
line in this city, made The Times Of
flee an appreciated call Wednesday
to explain the difficulties his COM
pany has been laboring under, es-
pecially in regard to always making
close connections with the Iron Noun
tain trains at DeLassus for this city,
which this paper has criticised two
or three times recently.
He explained that ON account of
their schedule over their entire line
they were unable to make close con-
nections when the Iron Mountain
train from the north was more than
80 minutes late. He stated, however,
that hereafter their car would wait
until 1885 p. m. on the train sched-
uled to arrive there at 1926, and
that if they were informed by the
Iron Mountain officials that the train
would arrive by / o'clock, or before,
that they would send car out from
Pennington to make immediate con-
nection. If the Iron Mountain train
is delayed beyond o'clock then a
brief delay would be unavoidable, ow-
ing to their Flat River connections.
Such an arrangement would Ger
tainly be a very great improvement,
and The Times is pleased to know
that absolutely no element Of contra
riness on the part Of the electric line
has entered into the frequent poor
connections of late. Hereafter there
will be some responsibility on the
part of the Iron Mountain branch at
DeLassus in bringing about better
connections at that point, and we
trust that they will attend well to
their part of it, to the end that there
viii be no just cause for further cri-
tieism of the DeLassus connections.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-07
LICENSED TO MARRY

June 29th, r. H. Poston and Vir-
ginia Waring of Flat River
Both, Noah Sumpter and Alice Le-
high of Leadwood.
July 1st, Joe Koen and Bertha Lam
ders Of Esther.
1st, T. Williams and Florence Rob-
inson Of Desloge.
lst, e. Lewis Ketcherside of Can't
we'll, and Lena M. Hart Of st. Fran
co.'s.
Sd, Samuel Taylor and Rosie Fair
child of Frankclay.
Sd, Charles L. Lane and Carmen E.
Underwood Of Desloge.
4th, W. II. Blunt and Maud Calvert
of Desloge.
4th, Thomas Glore Of Frankclay
and Pearl Reed Of Leadwood.
9Th, Leonard Jones Of Carterville
and Zoe Pratte of Bonne Terre.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-07
Another Bunch
of Live Ones

Besides several renewal subscrip-
tions to The Times the past week, the
following splendid company of new
subscribers have been received: M. P.
Griffin and Mrs. Clyde Thomason of
Pennington, j. A. Ballard of Marion,
L., Mrs. A. L. Rider Of Chautauqua,
ILL.,, Mrs. L. M. Settle Of Chandler,
Okla; James Straughan, Joe Estes,
Tom Perryman, John O'Sullivan, P. p.
German, John Elsen, Walter Bremen,
]. H. Huff, Z. D. Sizemore, Roy Grun-
er, John Boswell, Jack Elser Of Doe
Run; T. VI Pigg, Henry Pratt, Dock
Doe. VIM. Horn, T. O'Sullivan, Oscar
Murphy, G. R. Foyles, J. D. Morris,
w. G. Benham, Frank Sigman, VIM.
Ashburn, A. +. AuBuchon, Adrian
AuBuchon, Sidney McCarty, Allen
McHenry, VIM. Cruncleton, J. 7. Cow
ington and r. H. Cole, Bonne Terre;
Francis AuBuchon, French Village.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-07
Storm Arrived on
Schedule Time

The customary July 4th storm ar
rived little ahead of time this year
in this community, coming on the eve
ming of the 3rd-for which the people
of this locality felt very thankful. 1t
broke up the intense heat that had
been prevailing for several days, elm
mated the humidity in the atmosphere,
laid the dust, and made the Attn a
really ideal day for the people to get
out and enjoy themselves at the va
rious picnics, or go wherever they de-
sired, without Drawing the intense
heat.
The storm broke in Pennington a
little before six o'clock Monday eve
ming with terrific wind, coming from
the northwest, which for time close
ly resembled cyclonic propensities,
coming with great velocity and with
Ewistings and turnings. The wind
continued with great velocity for a
time even after the rain began to
come down in torrents, spreading the
deluge in perfect sheets of water over
the earth's surface. Finally the wind
eased down, but the rain continued
for some time, until there was a heavy
precipitation, being just what was
needed to cool and purify the atmo-
sphere, and dissipating the oppressive
humidity that was becoming almost
unbearable.
The storm was just what was need
ed to hearten the people to real en-
joyment Of the Glorious Fourth, and
it was day truly enjoyed in this
community.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-07
UNNECESSARY NOISE

Some of the Southeast papers are
complaining of unnecessary noises at
nights in their town, on the streets
and by kids in the movie theatres, the
former by automobiles unnecessarily
honking at late hours, keeping people
awake. Some complaint has been
made in Pennington Of the night and
very early morning honking Of autos.
Of course, signals are necessary at
corners, crossings and curves in the
road, but honkings to call people out
of their houses at early and late hours,
disturbing everybody in the near
neighborhood, and other unnecessary
noises of that kind might be avoided.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-07
DIED FROM OPERATION

Mrsand Mrs. P. P. Gruner took their
little four-year-old son to hospital
in st. Louis last Monday, where an
operation was performed for appen-
dicitis and locked bowels. The little
fellow died about an hour after the
operation. The body was brought
home Tuesday and laid at rest in the
Doe Run cemetery Wednesday. The
parents have the sympathy Of many
f,iends in their sad bereavement.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-07

Several members of the State
Board Of Charities and Corrections
arrived here Wednesday evening and
yesterday morning, and are now on
duty at Hospital No. A, where they
have been directed to make thorough
and searching Investigation Of the Of
ficers and employees of that institu-
tion, as well as the Board Of Managers,
in order that equal and exact justice
may be meted out to all, and to clear
up all taints, if any such there may be,
about which there have recently been
SO many rumors.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-07
LIBRARY NEWS

Friends of the Harrington Free La
brary are very much grateful at its
growth, the number of books on hand
being over 500. The st. Louis friends
of Miss Susan v. Beeson have been
particularly generous in sending
books, as recently at least 200 books
have been received from them These
include not only English books, but
there are number Of both French
and German books.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-07
DEATH OF MRS MARVIN HORN

Mrs. Marvin Horn died last Friday
light at her home near Hazel Run
md her body was laid at rest last Sum
lay at Marvin Chapel after funeral
ervices. Besides her husband she
caves six children to mourn their ir-
eparable loss, and they have the deep
ympathy of many friends in their sor-
owful bereavement. Mrs. Horn was
a daughter Of the hate t, J. Bucllner.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-07

Mrs. w. A. Gardner entertained a
few friends Friday afternoon in hon
or of her two sisters, Mrs. Shelton of
Alabama and Mrs. Winston of Wash
ington, who came here for Miss Nan
Gardner's wedding. The guests were
Misses S. v. Beeson, Alice Cayce and
Helen Chenault, Mrs. Mary Wherry,
Mrs. Will Fleming, Mrs. J H. Jones,
Mrs. W. w. Waters and Mrs. o. W.
Bleeck. The afternoon was verv en-
joyable.