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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-09
PRIMROSE

There was a spelling match and box
supper at the Prospect school house
Saturday night. 1t was given by the
B. Y. P. U. at that place. It was well
attended, considering the weather con-
ditions.s
Lass Cash of Bonnie Terre was here
visiting friends Sunday night and
Monday.
Ellis Moon and Lawton Crossman
attended the spelling match and box
supper at the Prospect school house
Saturday night.
Will Dickerson of near Melzo has
purchased an automobile. We have al
so been informed that W. A. Jones,
merchant and postmaster of Melzo,
has purchased one.
Samuel Jones and Elmer Rawson
were visitors in Bonnie Tefre one day
last week.
Lawton Crossman was visitor at
the home of VIM. A. Moon Saturday
evening.
Miss Grady Wheelehon of near Vale
Mines and Edwin Murphy of near
Big River attended the spelling
match and box supper at the Prospect
School House Saturday night.
tlrman Moon was a guest of Law
ton Crossman Sunday.
= Jake Moses made trip to Bonnie
Terre Monday.
). Floyd Lawson was a guest at the
home of his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM; Lawson, Sunday evening.
Ernest Meyer of Bonnie Terre, Jake
Murphy, Jr., of near Big River and
Arnold Pratte attended the spelling
match and box supper at the Prospect
school house Saturday night.
We are having some cold weather
at this writing.
Robert Jones, who has employment
at Herculaneum, was here visiting
friends and relatives the latter part
of last week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-09
CROSS ROADS

Mrs. Umheet Of Mine La Motto
was visiting relatives here Monday.
There was no church here last Sun
day on account of the preachers wife
being i'll.
Prof. NJ w. Crowder spent from
Friday evening until Monday morning
with home folks at Pennington.
VIM. LEM and family have been on
the sick list the past week with la
grippe.
The school here is progressing nice
ly.
Will Keipe of Libertyville was in
our community one day the past week.
John a. Smith is reported to be
much worse. tt} NiE.E
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Ferguson
spent Sunday at Knob Lick the guests
of the latter's sister.
Geo. Simpson of Libertyville spent
last Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Jos. Vessels.
DR.. Barron was in cur community
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-09
LIBERTYVILLE

Mrs. P. G. Keith went to Farming.
ton last Saturday.
Howard Price and family of neal
Avon visited recently with Mrs
Prices parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D, F.
Strahlman, of this place.
F. M. Biggs, who is doing carpen.
ter work at Mine La Motto, spent a
few days last week with his family
here.
Born, March End, to Mr.. and Mrs
Ed Roam, boy,
Mrs. Feuder spent the latter part Of
last week with Pennington friends.
Billy Brockmiller who has been sick
for some time, is not much improved,
we are sorry to say.
Ardin Sanders was pleasant call
er in this community last Sunday af-
ternoon.
j. Cowley passed through here last
Sunday.
Cleo McDuffie of Womack visited
relatives here last Sunday.
E. o. Presnell was a business Wis
itor in the Lead Belt the first of the
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Tillman were
shopping in Pennington last Satur-
day.
ID. M. Lewis, who has been having
trouble with one of his eyes, is re-
ported to have lost the sight of it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Holmes visited
relatives in Fredericktown last Sat
urday night and Sunday.
Mrs. A. j. Bell is on the sick list
at this writing.
P. A. Cashion was a business Wis
itor at Lloyd Ferguson's, near Cross
Roards, last Saturday.
Frank Simpson and Albert Detring
left last Saturday to seek employ
ment. They did not know just then
where they would locate.
Homer Presnell spent last Friday
night with friends at Leadwood.
Several from here attended the sale
at Emanuel Smiths, near Avon, last
Thursday.
j. E. Burns spent a few hours at
his farm here last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. F. Strahlman and
family and Prof. C. B. McClintock
spent last Sunday at the home of
James Ballard
Violet Simpson returned home last
Friday, after spending a week with
friends in Pennington.
Yount Cashion returned to his home
here last week, after spending the
past two years with his grand parents,
in Hen1esey, Oklahoma.
DR.. billiard of Pennington made a
professional call here last Monday.
M. Cox Of near Fredericktown was
A business visitor here the first of the
week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-09
SUGAR GROVE AND ROUTE 2

Many of the people of this neigh.
borhood attended the sale of J. H. Or.
tens last Friday.
Mrs. Dave Hartshorn and little son
Glen, Mrs. John Haynes and daugh.
tiers, Misses Blanche and Lucy, anc
Miss Nellie Byington spent last Fri.
day whit Mrs. Lucy Martin.
Harry Noltkemper was notified
Monday of the death of his sister,
Mrs. Robert Burgess, of Esther.
Misses Maud and Mabel Mills of
Pennington spent last week with the
family of d. E. Hartshorn.
B. F. Casteel spent last Sunday
with ]. W. Pinkston.
A number of young folks spent
Sunday evening with Miss Edith
Weiss. Those present were, Misses
Verena Blomeyer, Blanche Pinkston,
Anna Niedert of Pennington, and
Helen and Blanche Haynes; Dan
Haynes, Herman Niedert, Eugene Will
liams and Emmett London.
Miss Pattye O'Bannon, who has
position at the State Hospital No. A,
spent Monday afternoon with her
brother, Tom, of this place.
Miss Nellie Byington is spending
this week with her parents.
Dan O'Sullivan of Doe Run made
a business call at R. c. Martins Fri
day.
Herman Niedert and sister, Miss
Anna, of Pennington, spent Saturday
evening at the home of John Haynes.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-09
ROUTE s

Mrs. John Wampler and son, Noah,
spent several days recently with
friends and relatives in Fiat River.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. P. Loker of Vale
Forge spent Sunday with the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Bow.
ling, of this route.
Born, Feb. %, 1917, to the wife Of
Bill Bowling, son.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w Hendrix are
the proud parents Of baby girl, born
March 2, 1917.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Wampler
were greatly shocked Saturday morn
ing BY finding their thgee-wesks old
baby dead in bed. alf Vpss ~
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-09

Pennington Tuesday.
Miss Anna Brewer of Pennington
eturned home after a weeks visit
With her uncle, Henry Revoir, and
family.
Louis Bourgeois was a business Wis
tor in Pennington Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Revoir were
shopping in Pennington Monday.
Rev. P. F. Chairman of st. Louis de-
livered a sermon at the NJ. eE. Church
quarterly conference day.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-09
Come, and See for Yourself

John Wampler made a business trip
to Flat River Tuesday.
Lucy and Mary Bowling spent the
weekend with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Bowling.
Noah Hammers made business trip
to Flat River the first of the week.
Wimple and Elliot Gordon were
pleasant callers at Oak Grove last
Sunday.
Harve Bowling of Flat River spent
few days with friends and relatives
of this route recently.
Mrs. Mary Wampler, who has been
sick for some time, is improving slow
ly.
John Wampler is on the sick list
this week.
Don't forget the box supper and en-
tertainment at Avon next Saturday
night, March 10th. You are prom
ised jolly time.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-09
DOE RUN

Miss Cora Keeling was visiting hel
sister, Mrs. j. M. Brannon, of Farm.
ington the latter part of last week.
L. F. Bourgeois and daughter, Lucy
were Pennington visitors Saturday
P. P. Gruner was business visitor
in Pennington Wednesday.
Adam Keeling was business visit.
or in Desloge Tuesday.
Dick MCLEOD was visiting his bro
Their, Jesse, here Monday and Tues
day. =.
Mrs. John Rosenstengel has moved
here until her school is out to let the
children finish high school.
Nick Gamble moved onto his farm
southwest of Doe Run Friday.
Mrs. Martin Fleming was shopping
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-09

Der of fine dickens from the VIM. Wat
son brood.
Tom Pritchett is recovering from
the grip.
Alvin Korber, Jacob Werner and
II. c. Sutton last Tuesday chopped
down big oak on the side of the road
near j. W. Hopkins. The oak was an
old landmark and measured four feet
across the stump.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-09
ROUTE 5

l J. A. Ball and daughter, Mary Kate,
are spending few days with the
formers brother, VIM. Ball, of Rey-
nolds county.
G. r. Mills of Pennington and
Frank Barton of Route spent Tues
day night with the latter's father, T.
M. Barton, who has been confined to
his bed the past four months with la
grippe,
Winifred House who has been i'll
with pneumonia, is better at this writ
ing
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-09
: COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE =

Monday.
Henry McLarney is advertising a
public sale for next Saturday.
Henry Kennon is the guest of his
father here.
VIM. Lenz was Mine La Motto
visitor Monday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-09
CANDIDATES ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR CITY OFFICES

We are authorized to announce the
Following candidates for City Offices
at the April election, 1917:
For City Marshal:
L. W. BLOMEYER.
JOSIAH BRUETT
SOLON HOUGH.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-15
Would Stamp
Storage Eggs

Resolutions memoralizing the Ore
gon legislature to enact law calling
for the stamping of cold storage eggs
as a cold storage commodity were
adopted by the Oregon State Poultry
Association Thursday afternoon in
session at Medford.
The resolutions were passed as a
result of the boycott in many cities
directed against the cold storage egg.
Labelling of cold storage eggs, it is
thou ght, will be a measure Of protec-
ton for the poultrymen engaged in
the marketing of fresh eggs.
The resolution as adopted follows:
Resolved, that the Oregon State
Poultry Association memorialize the
Oregon state legislature to enact a
law at its present session requiring
cold-storage egs to be plainly
stamped as a cold-storage commod-
ity and to provide a penalty for
neglect so to do commensurate with
the offence"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-15

The number of fires suppressed on
national forest lands during the calen-
dar year 1915 was 1924, as against
7.O1S in 1914 and an average annual
number Of 4,759 during the past five
years, says Henry s. Graves, chief OF
the Forest Service, in his annual re-
port just published. While more
than the average number of fires ocr
Cured, the timbered area burned over
was but 155, ,416 acres, or 80 per cent
less than the avei age per year for the
period 1s11-1915 inclusive. The av-
erage loss per fire was $6O.41. Forty
four per cent. of the fires were con-
fined to areas Of less than one-quarter
Of an acre.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-15
Blue Ledge r. r.
Bonds InvaGdated

Medfords hopes for early com
mencement of work upon a railroad
to the Blue Ledge district received a
serious setback Saturday when, in a
decision rendered at Roseburg Cir
cult Judge ]. H. Hamilton overruled
the demurrer filed by Medford and
other defendants in the injunction
proceedings filed by Charles H. Colby
and other taxpayers of Medford
against the city council, the Southern
Oregon Traction Company and S. s.
Bulls, to prevent the city from en-
terlns Into the promised contract for
the sale of 100000 of Blue Ledge
railroad bonds.
The decision sustains and perpetu-
ates the injunction, is sweeping in its
scope, rendering 1t practically useless
for Medford to undertake to proceed
luIlHcl III llC mdltCl, uo luS Soui
holds that the contract entered into
between the city and the Southern
Oregon Traction Company is not the
contract authorized by the voters, but
one entirely different, and not bind
ing the company to build any stated
amount of road, or in any manner fol-
lowing out the intention of the vot-
ers.
The court also holds that the as
sumption of the $4,000 mortgage
upon the Rogue River Valley railroad
by the city was not authorized by the
charter amendment. Sufficient evil
dence of conspiracy and fraud is de-
clared existing to invalidate proceed
ings through the agreement declared
in the complaint existing between the
city and Mr.. Bulls, whereby the
transaction is merely loan credit by
the city to the traction company.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-15
Your Last Chance.

Recently VIC published in these
columns an offer of the Ashland It'd
ings, The Youths Companion and
McCalls Magazine, all for full year,
for only $3.50, including a Mccall
dress pattern. The high price of pa
per and ink has obliged McCalrs
Magazine to raise their subscription
price February ] to 10 cents a copy
and 70 cents year-so that the Of
fer at the above price must be with
drawn.
Until March 81 our readers have
the privilege of ordering all three
publications for full year, includ-
ing the choice of any 15-cint Mccall
dress pattern, for only $3.50.
The amount Of reading, informa-
tion and entertainment contained in
the fifty-two issues of The Youths
Companion and the 104 issues of the
Ashland Tidings and the value of
twelve monthly fashion numbers of
McCall's at $3.50 offer real bargain
to every reader of this paper.
This offer includes:
1. The Ashland Tidings, 104 is
sues.
2. The Youths Companion-52 is-
sues.
8. The Companion Home Calendar
for 1917.
4. McCall's Magazine-12 fashion
numbers.
s. One 15-cent Mccall Dress Pat
tern-your choice from your first
copy of McCall's-if you send a two
cent stamp with your selection.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-15
Roberts Going
After Bootleggers

Notice has been served by District
Attorney George NJ. Roberts that all I.
violations Of the liquor laws will be
strictly enforced, and that bootleg
ging will be found out and prosecut-
ed. 1t is likely that the next session
of the grand jury will listen to evt
dence concerning selling of firewater
in Medford, and there is liable to be
true bills returned, according to the
Medford Sun. Other matters OF g.
moral nature will also be presented.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-15
Warship on Beach
Near Eureka, Calf.

The United States cruiser Milwau-
kee, which has been engaged in an
effort to pull the stranded subma-
rine H-9 off the sandbar near Samoa
on Humboldt bay, went aground early
Saturday in a dense fog. The crew
were all taken off by breeches buoy.
The warship had two cables attached
to the submarine, which was stranded
in eight feet of sand. 1t was believed
the cruiser drifted into the breakers
in the early morning hours. The
Milwaukee cost over three million
dollars and Is one of the largest cruis-
ers in the Pacific fleet.
The Humboldt bay section of Cali
fornia has been known as the "grave-
yard of many ships" Within less
than six months three disasters of
note have occurred there. The first
was the wreck OF the big liner Bear,
which went aground near Cape Men
docino with a loss of five lives. The
Bear is still high and dry on the sand
and has been virtually abandoned.
A month ago the submarine H-3
drifted ashore in fog near Samoa.
The crew was rescued after harrow
ing experience. Thursday, however,
one member of the Milwaukee's crew
was drowned and two were badly in
jured during an attempt to pull the
H-9 off. Saturdays disaster makes
the third in this section.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-15
Lazy Hubbies Will
Repent in Jail

The "laZy husband" law, which
was prepared recently at the instiga-
tion of the prosecuting officers of the
state, will be submitted to the con-
sideration Of the legislature at an
early date. The bill is very drastic,
and if adopted will place the district
attorneys of Oregon in position to
handle shiftless husbands who refuse
or neglect to care for their wives and
children. Husbands who wilfully
desert their wives or children may
be sentenced to a term in the state
penitentiary, while husbands who
merely leglect to care for their wives
or offsprings can be made to serve a
term in the county Jail.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-15
Three Days Offerings
At the Vining
Tonight.

Tonight.
Francis X. Bushman and Beverly
Bayne come to the Vining tonight in
Diplomatic Service" screen play
of intrigue and strong acting.
Tuesday.
Tuesday brings Charlie Chaplin,
the inimitable, in one of his best,
"The Count" Also Louis Huff in
1.-The Reward of Patience. This sec
ond is a Famous Players production
depicting a Quaker girls romance,
and is tale of feminine devotion
which is bound to stir the emotions.
Wednesday.
Wednesday brings Theda Bara as
Juliet in the greatest masterpiece of
all time, Romeo and Juliet" Miss
Bara is one Of the most famous por-
trayers of emotional roles who has
ever appeared on the screen, and her
Juliet will be worth seeing.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-15
Removes WoOdpile
From Highway

The person or persons who have
been using the Pacific Highway, just
below Talent, for a woodward have
finally removed the pile of wood
which has been stacked up alongside
the pavemnt all fall. The woodpile
was menace to autoists as 1t did not
carry tail light, and several drivers
report narrowly missing it on foggy
nights. 1t is not thought likely that
the highway will be used for wood
yard again.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-15
Grade Crossing ;.
Death Costs $500

The estate OF Chas. L. Dfllen, who
was killed at Southern Pacific
grade crossing at Hugo, Ore, last
March, was awarded $500 by the
circuit court at Grants Pass Friday.
The entire amount sued for was
awarded.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-15
Classified Advertisements
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR RENT-Furnished, anything
from single room to good sized
house. We give personal attention
to our houses. They are clean and
we'll supplied. Call BARRIERS, AIR.
LOST-Suitcase, at corner Oak and
A streets. Return to telephone Of
flee. 6S-3t
FOR SALE-Beardles seed barley.
Box 11S, No.. Q Rosa Lane, Med
ford, Ore. 6S-1mo.'
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-15
WEATHER

o Forecast for the Week Begin 9
o ming Sunday, January ID. Q
o Washington, D. c., Jan. 1S. 9
o Pacific States: General rains 9
O will fall over the Pacific states 9
O the first half of the week and 9
o will be frequent thereafter; 9
O temperature will average below 9
o the seasonal normal. 9
a 9
@ o o o 8 o o o o o o g o o o o
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-15
ITO be continued.)

Coos Pay coal mines are being de-
veloped az the Southern Pacific Com
pany's new line has opened other
markets. -.,.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-15

Bend, the boom town of eastern
Oregon, now has two daily papers.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-15

JuVehIIe OOurJ, KeIOrm SCHOOL COm-
mitments, Etc.
Boys and Girls Aid Society,
regular allowance from
Jackson county ........$ 1000
Chas. b. Gay, probation Of
ficer's compensation -. 1895
Total ........ $1b2.96
Ashland Printing Co., county
printing ............... 10
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-15
A LAND OF OPPORTUNITY

Though perhaps in mild feel just like the
hungry street urchin before the windows piled high with
Christmas goodies. I'm just positively positive that the
unprecedented hoard prosperity will
golden streams of capital for good
of 1872 The rush the
the first week in January under the 640e homestead
practically cleaned free land Quay County Mexico
but bed rock prices of So SIS and $40 ntrnsica
valuable land plead with beseecA
capital tied Ashland and Jackson County
sell all of it or part of it Now can profit by heavy
discount. "A nmble nick is worth dime
prices, better STILL book
letter wire. Take time by the feOck. QUICK. HURRY
RUSH MAKE HASTE 1T UP GOOD. THE PROFIT YOURS
AND WELCOME. =
NJ j. REAS0NGR,
TUCWCAM, N. NJ
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-15

Phone news items to the TidingS
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-01-15

Phone job orders to the Tidings.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-24
MANY DRAFT
MEN ENLIST
Recruiting Offices Busy with
Those Who Prefer to
Be Volunteers
OFFICIAL LISTS ARE
ABOUT COMPLETED
"Master Sheets" Are Mailed
to the Local
Boards

New York, July 24.-Among the mer
whose names come early in the draf
lists, the tendency yesterday was to joir
the army. Recruiting stations in New
York, for instance, have accepted many
of these applicants, who prefer going &c
Europe as volunteers. By to-day Local
exemption boards were expected to have
their copies of the official lists of the
order of drawings in the draft. These
lists have been completed in Washing
ton and were to have been put in the
mail last night. In connection with them
the local boards will study the regula-
tions already promulgated by the gov
eminent, and the provost marshal'gen-
erals Office has prepared itself against
the multitude Of requests for informa-
ton and rulings that are bound to come
to Washington in the few days after the
local boards get to work. Each local
board will call up for examination twice
the number of men in its quota, so that
those over the quota can supply the
places of those that will be exempted.
About so per cent. exemptions have been
figured upon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-24
"Doing Your Bit" Means Patriotism.

Agnes Reppler, writing on patriotism
for the July Woman's Home Companion,
says:
"The homely English phrase, doing his
Bit is the plainest possible exposition
of practical patriotism. II is enormous
ly popular with a people who shrink
from fervid language, and it is stretched
to cover every imaginable sacrifice The
soldier sitting in Trafalgar square with
his empty coat sleeve pinned upon his
breast has done his bit. The English
women who in the first year of the war,
worked IA hours a day for weeks at
stretch, making the sorely needed NUM-
tions, were doing their bit. The Elton
boys who have surrendered their big
playing field for potato patch, and
who dig and hoe in their playtime, are
doing their bit. Mr.. Allen Tucker tells
us of French girl whom he saw scrub
bling hospital floors in Paris, She had
been lady's maid in London, had re-
turned to France at the outbreak of hos
tilities, and scrubbed from 7 in the
morning until night, An intelligent,
delicate woman, always gay, no matter
how many rainy days came in success
sion, and how much mud was tracked
over her floors. 1t is such people who
are saving France"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-24
Sailors SIGNS.

Strange signs frequently hang from
ships which puzzle even jewellers In
seaport towns. A basket slung from
the mainmast head is a sailors sign to
notify that the cargo has been loaded
or discharged. as the case may be, and
that the ship is ready to start on her
next trip.
A generally mysterious emblem is a
broom dashed TO a mainmast or bridge
railing. This is to signify that the yes
sci is for sale.
Occasionally a dark blue stripe may
be seen running fore and aft on YES
sci. AS a matter of fact, this Is a sign
OF recent bereavement. Blue is the
sailors mourning, and the stripe of
this color takes the place of the black
margin or band used by the landsman
as notification of death.-Exchange.