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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-13
{. OBERMILLER,
OF COUNTY SEAT.
dies SUDDENLY
Jackson Man Shakes Hands
with Judge w. B. Schaefer,
Then Dies.
HAD HEART STROKE AS
He WALKED IN YARD
Was Born Two Miles South of
JacksOn-Lived All Life
in Cape County.

Eugene Obermiller, veteran shoe
cobbler of Jackson, and widely known
pioneer of Cape County, fell dead in
the yard at his home about o'clock
last night few moments after he had
shaken hands with Judge w. B.
Schafer of the Cape who had been Wis
iting with him during the evening.
Heart disease with which he had
been suffering for several weeks was
ascribed as the cause of his sudden
death by DR.. g. w. Hays who was
summoned. He was "a years old.
Mr.. Obermiller had been sitting in
q lawn swing in his yard in the wesc-
crn part of Jackson and he just had
arisen to go to the back of his house
for a drink of water. AS he walked
around the corner of the house, he fell
and he was seen to fall by his wife,
who Also had been sitting out on the
lawn.
She cried to the neighbors for help
and st the same time ran to the side
Of her PROSTATE husband. NeighbOrs
who were summoned by her cries aided
her in carrying Mr.. Obermiller into
the house, where the doctor, when he
arrived, found him dead. tt was said
that death was virtually instantane-
Gus.
He had been uptown in Jackson
earlier in the evening, visiting with
several of his old friends and he had
rot been at his home but a compare
lively short time before his death oc-
cured.
M Obermillcr is brother to Theo-
dore Obermiller, formerly carpenter
for the Cape County Milling Company,
who was whirled to death on a drive
shaft of the flour mill at Burfordville
last January.
He was born on a farm two miles
south of the Cape and has lived vir-
tualIy all his life in Cape County. He
numbered among his friends men from
all parts of this county as well as sur
rounding counties who used to 90 to
jackson.
He was a son of August Obermiller,
an early settler in Cape County who
came to this country from Germany
and opened an apothocary shop in this
county in the early days.
Mr.. ObermiIler is survived by his
second wife, who before her marriage
to him about two years ago was Mrs.
KLEIN. a widow. He also is survived
by three step-children, two sons and
one daughter.
Two brothers, Fred and Herman
Obermiller, both of Jackson, also sur
vive him as we'll as a sister, a Mrs. |
who, the last that was
heard from her a year ago, lived in
Joplin, No
Last night no reply had been re-
,eived to a communication notifying |
Ter of her brothers death. Other |
members of the family both in Jackson
md in the Cape were notified. Grover
md Fred Obermiller, who live in the
cape, are nephews Of Mr.. Obermilier.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-07-13
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Write us a letter.
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-07

Grass Is Abundant and So Are Calves.
from the highway. This plan has
proven an effective means Of advertis.
ing and lends an attractiveness to the
farm that would otherwise be lacking.
The pastures are skirted by native
timber, providing ample shade and
adding to the beauty of the landscape.
Valuable Asset.
Neatness and order in the farms
appearance is regarded as a valuable
asset. Silos are an important fea-
ture of the improvements. Automo-
biles are a necessary part of the
equipment. The whole achievement
is based upon safe, practical methods
and the intelligent use of good blood,
good seed and crop rotation. The
farms today have more than doubled
the producing power they had twenty
years ago. With these methods con-
tinueG what will the producing value
of their acres BIO in the next twenty
years?
The accomplishment of Tomson
Brothers is one Of the most interest
ing and instructive within our knowl-
edge, considering 1t is the result Of
practical, near-conservative methods
and a continuous faith in livestock
husbandry. With the Improvement of
the farm and herd, Tomson Brothers
have grown in influence. John r., the
senior member, Is director and vice.
president CT tho American Shorthorn
Breeders association, the strongest or
ganization Of its kind in America.
Both he and the Junior member,
James G., are recognized as expert
cattle judges and their services in this
capacity are In demand in leading
shows from Chicago to the Pacific
coast. The third member, Frank D.,
has been conspicuously identified with
the agricultural press for decade and
more.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-07
|ORK DONE BY TWO SUCCESSFUL
BREEDERS IS MOST INTERESTING
s Gained Is Result of Practical, NearConsevatNe Methods
and Continuous Faith in Livestock Husbandry-SIos Are
important Feature of Improvements Neatness and
Order in Farms Appearance Is Valuable
dissatisfaction Is Favored

much given to experimenting. Pos
sibly the results would have been bet
ter if they had, but the point is that
only such methods were used as could
be readily applied on any farm, by
any average man.
Best of All Grasses.
In Kansas, particularly in the Sec
tions more or less broken, the native
prairie grass, largely blue stem, Is
prevalent and is regarded as the best
of all grasses in season. 1t has been
the practice to feed more or less tame
hay in these native pastures where
the grass had become thin and in this
way the seed Of the several tame va
rieties was scattered and many thin
spots were set to tame grass, blue,
grass naturally predominating. This
plan resulted in lengthening out the
pasture season. for prairie grass is
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-07

had been in the hands of tenants for
years. The land was foul, the soil de-
pleted. One field had grown corn for
q period Of nearly thirty consecutive
years and the maximum yield rarely
exceeded thirty-fve bushels per acre.
Mr.. Tomson being stockman by in
stinCt and practice, began a plan Of
crop rotation and since then all Of
the crops grown on the farm and
considerable amount purchased from
the neighbors, were fed chiefly to cat
tie on the farm and the fertilizer
spread on the fields.
Success With Grasses.
Tame grasses, timothy and alfalfa
were introduced with increasing sue
cess. The field just referred to pro-
duced alfalfa for period of ten years
and was then broken up and planted
again to corn. The first crop aver
aged between 90 and 100 bushels per
acre. Another field sowed to clover,
timothy and blue grass remained un-
broken for 81 years, when it was
again planted to corn. The first and
second crops that followed made a
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-07
His Grievance.

A proper man is young always. Herr
Foschwitz, aged fifty years and cap
tain in the landwehr, married about
the time the war began a wife not yet
twenty. Since the war has been drag
ging on and he has continued at the
front, he has spoken often to his COM
rades about a matter very near his
heart.
IF this fighting business keeps up
much longer" says he, when It's over
I'll find myself tied to an old woman"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-07

yield similar to that just mentioned.
The practice on this meadow, chiefly
from necessity, was to allow the
stock to pasture 1t until near the first
of May and again during the fall.
This late season pasturing had the eff
feet Of scattering the seed from the
second growth clover more evenly and
tramping it in, insuring reseeding
each year and a uniform distribution
Of the fertilizer.
If field, or a portion of it, did not
show a satisfactory yield, the ground
was fortified and grasses sown and
tested until the proper grass or va
riety was found. In this way all of
the farming land was brought to a
higher state Of production. No I'M
usual means were employed to bring
this about, for the Tomsons are not
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-07

only available from around May l I'M
til the first frost in the fall, whereas
the tame grasses come earlier and
continue later.
In the fall of 1887, a neighboring
farmer who had bred superior class
of grade Shorthorns made a draft sale
and included in the Offering a regis
tered Shorthorn COW which he had for
merly purchased with bull calf at
foot at Kansas City sale, with
view to obtaining cheap herd bull.
Mr.. Tomson purchased this COW at
slightly above the prevailing prices
for grade females and in this selec-
ton the foundation of one of the
best-known Shorthorn herds in the
middle West was laid. Her next calf
heifer, was of such attractive type
and quality that T. X. Tomson and
his sons definitely decided to purchase
more registered females. A number
were secured that year and later a
well-known sire, Imp. Thistletop, bred
by Amos Cruickshank in Scotland,
was placed in service. He was some
what advanced in years and was there
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-07

fore available at a nominal price. He
was kept in service several years. His
daughters retained in the breeding
herd were large, roomy, well-fleshed
cows, trife prominent at the hips,
but useful breeders. A small adver-
tisement was placed in standard
agricultural publication in the hope
of interesting prospective buyers from
outside the local community, hope
that was readily realized.
The firm Of T. X. Tomson G. Sons
became widely known under the ac-
tive management of the junior mem
bers, who, in later years, succeeded to
the ownership. They added well-bred
females from time to time at modest
prices, and from the first continually
weeded out such as did not prove
satisfactory breeders, or that repre-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-07
y C. H. AFFORD, State Farm Demo

y G. H. Afford, State Farm Demon
stration Agent. Maryland)
A study of the methods of any sue
ssful man or firm has more than
ssing interest. The career Of
bmson Brothers, Shorthorn cattle
eeders, Dover and Carbonate,
|hn., offers an instructive illustration
success attained along purely prac-
bal lines. Spectacular features such
attach to blooded stock breeding
berations occasionally. have been few
bid far between. This has been a
Feady, even course, for the most part,
|ut continuously in the forward direc-
lon.
In 1883, their father, T. K. Tomson,
Kansas pioneer Of modest means,
purchased a farm in the Mission
creek valley, few miles out from
topeka, the capital city. The farm
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-07
An UnfamiIiarity.

81 suppose you feel perfectly at
home in your motor car by this timer"
"NO," replied Mr.. Chuggins. 1.-The
way my family and friends keep telling
me that it wasn't much of car in the
first place and that l don't know how
to run it anyhow, makes me feel like
a perfect stranger to it,"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-07
CARE FOR YOUR HAIR
Frequent shampoos With cuticura
Soap Will Help You. Trial Free.

Precede shampoo by touches Of Gu
ticura Ointment if needed to spots
of dandruff, itching and irritation Of
the scalp. Nothing better for the COM
plexion, hair, hands or skin than
these super-creamy emollients. Also
as preparations for the toilet.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-07

sented blood lines or less deSirability.
From the first they recognized the
importance Of the sire, and their Sc
lections have been made with dis
elimination. In several cases, bulls
that had demonstrated their prepo-
tency in other hands were secured,
among them Brampton knight, whose
get in Tomson Brothers hands were
champion winners at the Information
al, American Royal and other promi
nent shows. Tomson-bred cattle, both
in the breeding and fat classes, have
been champion winners at the Inter-
national, American Royal, at st. Jo-
seph, Oklahoma City and various
state fairs. These facts are men,
toned here to show the actual result
from the use Of good blood and intel
ligent breeding methods.
While the course of economy fol-
lowed was a safe one, controlled
largely by limited finances, yet Tom
son Brothers are of the opinion now
that they would have made large prof
its had they invested several thou
sand dollars in fashionably bred
females for breeding purposes earlier
in their operations. They did acquire
them eventually, but they feel that
they lost considerable time by not
launching out earlier. They recog-
nize, however, that the best successes
in cattle breeding are made by men
who grow with the business from
small beginning and learn each step
by actual experience.
Basis of Improvement.
During these years constant atten-
ton has been paid to farming meth
DDS. The use of tame grasses and
harnyard manure is the basis of their
soil improvement. The profits from
year to year were invested in land
and such improvements as were neces-
sary. The original holdings of 255
acres have increased to LOO acres,
and the improvements have been
greatly enlarged and modernized. The
farms have long since been nominally
free from weeds. Alfalfa, blue grass
clover and timothy now abound in
their stead. The soil has steadily in
creased in producing power.
The Shorthorn herd numbers over
200 head of the richest lines of breed
ing and is recognized among beef cat
tie authorities as one of the best in
dividual herds in the entire country.
This is the direct result of careful,
patient, intelligent management and
not any considerable expenditure of
money.
While the breeding herd is of the
beef type, the good milking females
are given preference, for experience
has shown that they are usually more
reliable and useful producers. 1t Is
generally regarded that hogs should
be part of the farms live stock. The
Tomson farms are not exactly an eX-
ception, for a few are raised each
year, but the number is small and ex'
perience does not encourage them to
increase the number. The farms are
devoted almost wholly to Shorthorns,
for 1t has been observed that if there
is room for more stock, that more
Shorthorns best fit into the working
plan.
On one Of the Tomson farms, the
main buildings are in the center Of a
520-acre tract. Eight pastures open
out from the barnyards, a most con
venient arrangement. The herd is di
vided chiefly as to ages in the several
pastures, most Of which are in view
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-07
The RIGHT Word.

MA husban's very poly, ma'am. He's
got dat explanatory rheumatism"
you mean inflammatory, Martha.
Explanatory is from exclaim, which
means to cry out"
Eyes, ma'am, OATS what it is. He
hollers if anyone goes near him."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-07
Plenty of 1t.

"My dear sir, l am an agent for
this wonderful theater. VIII you not
let us keep you in hot water in your
home?"
'Thanks-quite unnecessary. My
wife attends to that"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-07
Take the Ache Out of Foot-Ache.

Battle your feet in hot water, using
Johnson's Foot Soap. Composed of
Borax, Iodine and Bran. At druggists
or sent postpaid for Csc by Thos. Gill
Soap Co., I'll Kent Ave-, Brooklyn, NY.
Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-07

One word always leads to another
no matter whether you are reading the
Bible or novel.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-07

The less veracity a man has of his
men.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-07
FattenInu Beef Cattle.

Corn silage Is better and far
cheaper feed for fattening beef cattle
shan cottonseed meal and milk.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-07
How Many

II would love if / dared said the
enthraIied young man to the fair tele-
phone operator, "to press some kisses
upon these ruby lips"
"YGH?" said she, abstractedly
"Eumber, please"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-07

False friends are like your shadow
they are with you only in the sun
shine
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-07

Where there's will there's usually
q contest
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-07

Mythology is not religion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-01
CLOSER COOPERATION
IN MILITARY TRAINING

Topeka, Kans., March 1.-Closer
cooperation between the Kansas Ma
tional Guard and the Young Mems
Christian associations in the state
with view to securing better mill
tary training for the young men of
the state was the aim of a meeting
of state officials and Y. NJ. c. A.
officers here tonight. Governor Ar
thur Capper, General c. |. Martin, ad-
jutant general of the Kansas Ma
tional Guard, Captain John NJ. Hite,
of Battery A, X. n. G., and George
II. Hoyes, general secretary of the
Y. NJ. C. A. at Topeka, unfolded the
plan to young men at the mass meet
ing.
The proposal, as outlined, is to offer
a course in military training in the
department of physical training of
the Y. NJ. C. A. and to have the Ma
tional Guard recruit its members
from these trained young men. 1t
was pointed out that such a plan
would increase the efficiency of the
National Guard and at the same time
help increase the membership in the
Y. NJ. c. A. This is the first time
such a program has been proposed
in any state, it was announced, and
much interest was manifested.
Before the general mass meeting
a drill by Battery A in which two
field pieces were used, was held and
the men were put through firing
drill for the benefit of the young men,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-01
CATARRH CANNOT BE CURED

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease
Catarrh is a local disease, greatly in
fluenced by constitutional conditions
fluenced by constitutional conditions
and in order to cure it you must
take an internal remedy. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts through the blood on the mucous
surfaces of the system. Halls Catarrh
Cure was prescribed by one of the best
physicians in this country for years
1t is composed of some of the best ton.
les known, combined with some of the
best blood purifiers. The perfect com
bination of the ingredients in Halls
Catarrh Cure is what produces such
wonderful results in catarrhal condi-
tions. Send for testimonials, free.
F.. j. CHDNEY&CO., Props, Toledo, O.
All Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-01
AMERICA NEEDS RELAXATION:
CONSERVATION OF VITALITY

Iowa City, la, March MAN S
play, his laughter, his profanity, his
use of alcohol and his going to wal
are all forms of relaxation from the
tension of modern civilization, accord.
ing to an article written by Dr.
G.. T. W. Patrick, professor of psy-
chology at the University of Iowa,
and just published by the university.
"All appear as forms of relaxation,
some helpful, others abnormal and
brutalizing," says the article.
Modern life is a kind of social
skyscraper The minds of the indi-
viduals who constitute society, are
the material This material is put
under too much tension. A collapse
necessarily follows. In our social life
these collapses appear as reactions
or reverses, sometimes cataclysmic,
as in the case of the war in Europe.
Sometimes sporadic, as in the dancing
and amusement crazes in America
"When this everlasting urge of
progress is excessive there is a CON
stant, subconscious rebellion against
it and constant disposition to escape
from it,-a return to nature so to
speak.
Sudden mOmentary and uneXpect-
ed release from this tension, with in
stinctive reinstatement of primitive
forms of expression is laughter. Daily
or periodic systematic return to prim-
tive forms of activity is sport or
play. War is a violent social rever
sion to elemental and natural inter
tribal relations. Profanity is a re-
sort to primitive forms of vocal eX-
preston to relieve a situation which
threatens well being. Alcohol is an
means of relieving mental
tension by the narcotizing of the
higher brain centers.'
DR.. Patrick concludes that America
needs relaxation of the better kind
and conservation of vitality, saying:
What we have to expect and what
is now going on, is the silent dis
placement of the highly civilized |
races by the more sturdy and less
civilized ones, a change which will |
be no less certain, although it may
be less spectacular, than the one
which destroyed Imperial Rome"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-01
Wednesday, March l, 1916.
Fine Healthy Child
Convincing Evidence
Simple inexpensive Remedy
Checks Early Tendency
to CONSTIPATION

About the first thing impressed on
the young Mother is the necessity for
regularity in her baby, which brings
up the question of the most desirable
laxative for children's use.
Mrs. Jesse Richardson, Philpot, Ky,
says she has used DR.. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin for the past year and that there
is no medicine in the world like it.
She writes, MY little son, William Jr,
just loved it because it is so pleasant
so take and everybody talks about his
being such a fine healthy boy"
DR.. Caldwelps Syrup Peusin is a
compound of simple laxative herbs
free from any opiate or narcotic drug
and is the standard remedy for consti-
patton in thousands of homes through
out the land Drug Stores everywhere
sell it for fifty cents a bottle, Get a
bottle of this excellent remedy, and
have it in the house. A trial bottle,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-01

Take HERBINE for Indigestion 1t
relieves the pain in few minutes and
forces the fermented matter which
causes the misery. into the bowels,
where it is expelled. Price soc Sold by
BOmar Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-01
COLDS NEED ATTENTION

Internal throat and chest troubles
produce inflammation, irritation, swell
ing or soreness and unless checked
at once, are likely to lead to serious
trouble Caught IN time, DR.. Bells
Pine-Tar-Honey loosens the phlegm
and destroys the germs which have
settled in the throat or nose. 1t is
soothing and healing. Pine is antisep-
tic; honey is soothing-both together
possess excellent medicinal qualities
for fighting cold germs. Insist on Dr..
Bells Pine Tar Honey. 25c, all Drug.
gists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-01
Hubby Knows Everything.

Mrs. Newrich had been told by her
caller that a certain dinner party had
wound up with great eclat" When
her husband came home she asked
him what "a-kla" meant. Why, that's S
the dessert, | guess" said Newrich.
Didn't you ever eat a chocolate a
kla boston Transcript.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-01
A Specific Against Colds.

The nearest thing to a specific
against colds is a sleeping porch ol
open bed room and a cold sponge batl
every morning when you first get up
Even then you will occasionally take
a cold, especially when colds are epi
demic, and when you do you will FIND
Chamberlain Cough Remedy a great
help in enabling you to get rid of it
Try it. Obtainable everywhere.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-01
Keen Your Bowels ReouIar

A everyone knows, the bowels are
the sewerage system of the body. and
it is of the greatest Importance that
they move once each day. II your
bowels become constipated, take a
dose of Chamberlain Tablets Just al.
ter supper and they will correct the
disorder. Obtainable everywhere.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-01

contracts. Operations began in this
field in 1872. Since then, it is esti-
mated, about 56,OOO,OOO tons of coal
have been mined, about 5000, GOO hay
ing been mined under national CON
tracts.