davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-03
To Other Fields

DR.. and Mrs. w. G. Patton will leave
the first of next week for a months
visit to Macatawa, Mich, where they
will spend month in recuperating in
that delightful summer resort. The
Doctor already has his fishing tackle
in shape, and his mouth actually wa
ters when reciting absorbing expert
ences he expects to have with the fin
ny tribe in the far-famed fishing wa
ters of Lake Michigan.
After a month there DIR. Patton ex-
poets to proceed to New York, where
he will take an eight months course
in surgery, unless he is called on be-
fore that time to go to the front for
Uncle Sam, for which work he has al
ready volunteered his services. There
is going to be great need for addi-
tional medical men at the front, and
he expects to enter the service of his
country soon.
During the four and half years
that DR.. Patton has been an assist
ant superintendent at State Hospital
No. the work that he has accomp-
lished has been his one best recon-
mendation. He has ever been jealous
and earnest in all his work there, al
ways doing everything in his power
for the cure or relief of the mental
derelicts that have come under his
care and treatment. That his heart
was in his work his record there
throughout his incumbency will abund-
antly testify, and that his many
friends he leaves, both in that institu-
tion and in Pennington, will sadly
miss him, is foregonc conclusion.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-03
FARMERS, GEA1X aiy1 X'nr In.
sured Against Loss by FIRE and
Lightning, Phone 1877. See
o. W. BLEECK, Agent,
Pennington, Mo.

The Pennington Gospel Team held
series of three meetings in Doe
Run last Friday, Saturday and Sum
day evenings, in conjunction with the
Doe Run Gospel Team. The meeting
Friday evening opened with social
affair and a general get-together
meeting was enjoyed by team men,
bers and friends. The series of meet
ings is reported to have been quite
successful in reviving and arousing
the people to their spiritual needs.
Woman's friend is a Large Trial
Bottle of SanOl Prescription. Fine
for blackheads, Eczema and all rough
skin and clear complexion. A real
skin Tonic. Get 35c trial bottle at
the drug store.
Mrs. L. o. Wells returned the last
of the week from Walsenburg, Colo,
where she was recently called by the
serious illness of ner father, George
Messenger. Many friends will be
pleased to know that her father was
able to be up when she left him, and
was apparently greatly improved in
health. Mrs. Wells was accompanied
home by her daughter, Miss Georgia,
who had been with her grandparents
for seven months for the benefit of her
health. Friends will also be pleased
to know of her vast improvement in
health.
Do you get up at night? SanOI Isl
surely the best for all kidney or blad-
der troubles. Sanol gives relief in
"a hours from all backache and blad-
der troubles. SanOl is guaranteed
remedy. 35c and $1.00 bottle at the
drug store.
The farmer should be happy indi-
vidual these days, and he doubtless is.
With record-breaking crop now
about ready for marketing, and min
imun price for wheat fixed at So per
bushel, with the chance that it might
double that price before many months
and the certainty that all other
crops will command similar high
prices, what is there to keep down
the, good spirits of the farmer? The
farmer is now coming to be appre-
ciated at his true worth. The very
life of the nation1-of the world-de- |
pends upon the farmer. We would
like exceedingly to add more of them
to our list Of friends. Come in and
let's get better acquainted. This in
vitation really does not mean that it'll
will require a bushel of wheat or some
other provender, to start such an ac-
quaintanee. We really want to makej
your acquaintance, if we do not al. |
ready know you, and whether acs
quaintad or not, you will be more than |
welcome at The Times = Office. Wei
like real human beings---not high |
broWs. Ssesi IL y@w q s5upVIB
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-03

the other of the companies. If this
had not been done, there would have
been trouble long ago over the for.
e:gn question.
The grievance of the district against
the foreigner is not generally under
stood outside, but the fact is that the
companies operating in the district
operate their business by the methods
of the cave men in their dealing with
laboring men, and with a reckless dis
regard of the welfare and prosperity
of the entire outside business COM
munity.
Job Selling Causes Discomfort.
For years everyone in the district
has known that it was the settled pol
icy of certain mine foremen to sell
jobs above the job of shoveler to for
etgners. Foreigners perhaps average
up better as shovelers and Americans
average up better at the jobs requir-
ing brains or skill and it is nearly a
certainty that when foreigner is Civ
en- job better than that of shoveler
he has bought the job. This matter of
selling jobs to foreigners is perhaps
more responsible than any other one
thing for conditions in the Lead Belt.
Foreigners Sometimes Boast.
Add to that few we'll authenticat-
ed cases where foreigners have boast
ed to Americans that the American
would have to go to war and the for
eigner would get his job; add the re-
cent importation of more foreigners
and then batch of Mexicans import
ed and any one can see that conf1a-
grafton of passion would be lit in any
community by few agitators. 1t is
a very serious question whether or not
any person or corporation has a right
to so conduct their affairs as to jeo-
pardize the lives and property of
others, and it seems to me that the
men of Flat River should, on their
part, see that certain per cent of
foreigners are necessary and that the
companies should recognize conditions
and give to Americans preference as
to jobs. One example in the district
is worthy of note.
Baker Co. Solves Problem.
The Baker Lead Co. has for some
years deferred to the feelings of
Americans and Instructed foremen
that under no circumstances were
foreigners to be given other jobs than
shoveling. Since then the Baker Lead
Co. has not had trouble on that score
and in the recent trouble the foreign
ers employed by the Baker Lead Co.
were disturbed only by the men from
other mines. If this policy were an
nounced or followed by the companies
it is unlikely there would be further
trouble in the Lead Belt. Unless such
policy is put in force there is no tell
ing what will happen.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-03

Albert Pigg, son OF Editor 7. p.
Pigg, of Irontcn, who for some time
past has been working in Detroit,
Mich, came in Monday and remained
here until Tuesday, when he returned
to Detroit. His father and mother
came over from Ironton and spent the
brief period of his visit with him.
They met him here in order to have
longer visit with him. The presence
of sister at the old hcme, who now
lives in Oklahoma, was an added tin-.
ducament for AIbert's Homecoming at;
this time. seytht
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-03
New and Renewal

The following are new and renewal
subscriptions to The Times for the
past week:
New Subscriptions--H. A. Mills of
Route 5, and Lewis Ratty of Farming
ton, d. c. Casteel and T. P. Counts
of Flat River, j. H. Sebastian of Knob
Lick, and Hon. o. W. Ramsey of Bis
marck, j. G. Carter, Bismarck.
Renewals-E. L. Dugal of Route 6,
DR.. G. w. Patton and ]. P. Jennings
of Pennington; F. E. Boyd of Flat
River.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Weichman returned
last Friday night from their wed.
ding tour in Illinois.
Grandma Hoehn of near Copenha-
gen died Wednesday night. She was
94 years of age. s.
Robert Clay's familiar face has been
missed at the Post Office for several
days. He is on his annual vacation,
but will be back in a few days.
John Wood and his Sunday School
class of boys spent Monday and
Tuesday at Denman's camp on Wolf
Creek in an outing. They report that
they had good time and caught a
few fish besides.
, Ernest Lueders, Farmington's pop
'ular harness man, went to Frohna,
Perry county, yesterday and Joined
his wife and children at the home of
his parents, where he will remain un-
til next Tuesday. This is Mr.. Lue-
ders' vacation for many, many months
and he is fully entitled to complete
enjoyment of it, which he doubtless
= tPhe foundations of our national
policy will be laid in the pure and i'm
fnutable principles of private morali-
ty."-Geerge Washington's First In
atlg1fal Address.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-03
Road Surface !.
Macadanl--Sealed
4. Bids Asked

K Until 1 30 o'clock p. M. August 6,
1917, by Albert Wulfert, County Clerk
of st. Francois county, Mo-, for crush
led rock dressing for one milesof the
Pennington and st. Mary's Road, Bid
-ders will get blanks and instructions
at the office of the County Highway
.-''' @ ;TiHos. II. HOLM NAN
asst County Highway Engineer.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-03
IN HONOR OF
THE SCRUTCHFIELDS

AS an expression of the apprecia-
tion of her as a teacher, Mrs. G. E.
Scrutchfield was delightfully."- enter
tanned by her class of Sunday School
girls, at the home of Mrs. Graves,
Wednesday afternoon. AS a farewell
gift, Mrs. Scrutchfield was presented
with souvenir spoon.
On last Friday evening, DR.. and
Mrs. Scrutchfield were entertained at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
Halle by the Evening Club. Mr.. and
Mrs. B. H. Marbury were honorary
guests.
DIR. and Mrs. Scrutchfield were al
so entertained at dinner on three eve
nings by Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Baker,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Marbury and Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Waters.
These affairs are all but express
sions of the high esteem in which DR.
and Mrs. Scrutchfeld are held.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-03
CUT THE WEEDS

To Property Owners and Tenants:
Cut the weeds and see that your prem
ises are put in sanitary condition.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30

til omen
to
raising
one asin a
modification shall
of the
to
known public opinion which presumed to lie behind of
democratic
settled whether public opinion the
public
Roosevelt Hiram Johnson Cali
will They would when the
ing is concerned public opinion favor
including notve
leading
in
he
will be
he
n S to to
notb
United
Evidently to QUIT in
"a ~ p
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
The Rights of a Free People

There people
tiutons will
in their They willingly
rs the freedom
1t is mistake claim that rights with the privilege of abuse
the forefater that shall
his opinion and deaes matters
that they intended the fy
who publishes the world either
he shall his
will
books ON
1t is well President public
that he of taking individuals
speech thru the the actions public
the press
generally is commentator of the Presidents policy in handling
questions Republicans generally backing the
probable this time the President
from his sections than
President Wilson of the this
like many who
will
infalib The
other officials will keep with public
public sentiment is ml by public
lie press
The censorship bill before is the
hour Some law this matter Will be
will be we'll If it shah deprive the PEOPLE the regular having
public sentiment officials Washington
there will be silent condemnation that win manifest itself unmgy
win
viii profit by experience
editorial subject what
opinion 5 in ountry;
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
.EY. SHERWOOD ORDAINED
BISHOP TODAY AT ST. LOUIS,

ROCK ISLAND, H., April &c. -
The Reverend Granville Hudson
Sherwood, Of Rock Island, today
,as ordained bishop of the Spring
ield diocese. The ceremony was con
iucted by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Tuttie
II ST. Louis, while other high church
ignitaries assisted with the I'M
)ressive services.
The conservation took place at the
'rinity Episcopal church, over which
.ishop Sherwood presided prior to
is selection to the bishopric.
The consecrators, or presiding bish
lps were the Rt. Rev. Charles Pal
ierston Anderson of Chicago and the
It. Rev. Edward Fawcett, of Quincy,
II. Bishop Theodore Anderson of
owa and Bishop A. l.. Williams of
Nebraska We're the prosecutors. The
reacher was Bishop Charles Edward
Voodcock of Kentucky.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
CONTROL OF FOOD

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 90
developments in the internationa
onferenee indicates that some Amer
lean, possibly Herbert Hoover or See
retary Wilson, will be chosen as foo6
dictator of the whole world.
The problem of feeding the allie,
IS becoming more monumental but ii
Is taken for granted that the allie
will intrust America with the abso
lutte control of certain phases of the
war, including food. This means thai
one man or small group of men
will be named by President Wilson
to dominate the food production ano
distribution to all allied countries
1t is probable that an internally
rood commission will be formed com.
,rising a director general for each
nation with an American dictator al
the head of all.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
CONGR SAN
JUAN ON PATRIOTISM
o. $. Galbreath. Former Durango At
torney and Editor is Proud of
Spirit in Old Home-Tells
OF Patriotism in the
Pacific Northwest

Dear Herald:
Since last / wrote you grim Wis
aged war has claimed us as his own
and now we are become part and
parcel of the blighting inferno that
for near three years has enveloped
Europe. transforming her fields and
forests, her cities and hamlets into
one vast charnel house; filling the
civilized world with the cry of starv-
ing orphans and drowning it with
the scalding tears Of bereaved wo-
men.
America is now called upon to play
her part in the great tragedy whose
realism is not only staggering play
ers. but those who look on, and to
he end that she may play her part
we'll, virile American manhood must
be thoroly aroused, and exalted pa
riotism be given full sway.
have read with pride, the grand
leaders appearing daily in the Her.
aid, SO tersely, so eloquently, so man
fully expressive of sentiments dear
to every true American.
To make our president wise and
brave for the occasion, the wisdom
and bravery of the whole nation must
be put behind him and damned be
he who wayers in his loyalty to our
country in her hour of need.
Wonder how many of your readers
remember the one-time Wage Earn
err the little, starved to death pa
per. that for 16 years eked out a
precarious existence, gravitating be-
tween the devil and the poor house,
down there in your beautiful land of
abundant plenty. The little paper,
that vainly struggling against fate,
finally perished. somewhere between
the front gate and the alley, unhon-
ored, unwept and unsung.
While no twittering bird faltering-
|y recites requiescat in its memory,
if you will examine almost any copy
of it among the files, you viii ascer-
tain, II nothing else. Of precious val
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
The Business of Spies

spy
The all
worlds history
that nation has the world and that these
They willing
hands and into countries whore sh and there gather the
%
Of them these that included
the
of all kinds OF spy country.
he
the that he has against the
that already millions doaIs
chiefly o in
q 8 - q
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
- - 20 n
YOUR KIDNEYS.

Durango Residents Must Learn The,
Importance of Keeping Them Well.
Perfect health means that every or
an of the body is performing it's
lnctiOns properly.
Perfect health cannot be enjoyed
+ the kidneys are weak and disor--
Tered.
Thousands testify that Doan's Kid
ey pills have reviving action on,
eak kidneys.
What this remedy has done in so
any cases Of this kind is the best
roof of its merit.
Read the following It's testimony
ratefully given by resident of this
,cality:
William Reid, f. Colorado ave-, Tel.
ride, Colo, says: "The water am.
orced to drink is full of minerals
nd has a tendency to cause kidney
isorders and pains across my back.
y using Doans Kidney pills oc-
as'onally. find my kidneys are kent
oned up. This medicine quickly re-
ieves the pains in the back"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
imply ask for kidney remedy-get
''oar's Kidney Pilis-the same that
Nr. Reid had Foster -Milburn Co.
props, Buffalo. N. Y.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30

war every incompetent official, ev.
cry dishonest business would be the
gainer while the whole country would
suffer. - Kansas City Star.
Plenty of Law For Spies
The Espionage bill should be trim
med of every word that forbids the
freedom of Speech or the freedom of
publication directly or indirectly.
1t is, in fact, an unnecessary bill
which ought TO be rejected altogether
by the congress. m
There is now plenty of law to pun
ish spies and traitors both in the civ
IL codes and in the military codes.
There is no need at all to add to
chose Laws the dangerous and auto
cratic provision of this Espionage
bill.
Not bit of need-not bit of it.
New York American.
"Flowering of bureaucracy"
News collection in time of war as
in days of peace is the vital thing
to free press. If reporter asks
what ought not to be answered sill
ence is easy for any official or Off
cer. The notion of putting a news
collector on the same basis as an
alien spy is the very Towering of
The senate should kill
It. If il fails to do so, the president
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
HAD TROUBLE FOUR
OR FIVE YEARS

No one appreciates good health
Ike those who are i'll. w. J. Furry,
Z. F. d. ,, Salem, Mo-, writes; az
ave been bothered with bladder
rouble four or five years. 1t gave,
ne a great deal of pain. took DIFF
'ercnt medicines, hut nothing did ma
my good until got Foley Kidney
Fiiis.' Many persons suffer from kid.
ney and bladder trouble when they
an he relieved. Backache, dizziness
rheumatic pains, stiff or sore Joints
md other symptoms yield to Foley
Kidney Pills.-S. G, Wall Durango
nrug Co.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
80 - - -
CONSCRIPTION DEBATE
Is NEAR EN-

WASHINGTON, April 26. = The
houses unanimously consents to emo
he debate on the army bill immedi-
ately after adjourning tonight.
The house will vote on the mea.
ire tomorrow. Conscription seems
certain to pass.
Following the end of the debate to
night, Chairman Dent, who opposes
he draft plan, and Representative
Kahn, who favors it, will deviler theil
final arguments tomorrow.
Action was taken to speed up the
senate which agreed shortly after
ward to vote late Saturday.
Il n
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30

Liberty and License
"The American people so well un-
derstand the difference between lib,
erty and license, there is no need
. for the drastic censorship proposed
in the bill now before the senate OF
the United States. 1t is questionable
s. the rigid Censorship imposed on
the press Of the countries at war in
Europe has been justified by exper-
ience. 1t is certain that, removed
as We are from the scene Of actual
lostilities, there is not the slightest
reason for applying similar restric
tions to the American press. The
war which we have entered is con
test of democracy against aGtocracy.
We fight to preserve liberties which
we so dearly won in the eighteenth
century and to oi.tcnd their benefits
to other peoples.-pittsburg Gazette
Times.
Guard the Censorship
This nation cannot afford toadopt
censorship measure that would
make it possible to suppress legiti-
mnte criticism Of the various phases
Of administration Of the government
in this war. In the Spanish-Amori-
can war the Stars correspondent
with The field forces uncovered the
.sreat emblamed beef scandal :
Were it possible TO suppress legit-
innate newspaper criticism in time Of
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30

lie is found therein, it necessarily
urged '1n times of peace, prepare for
war;" over and aver until perchance
the ad nauseeam stage was Reached,
the Wage Garner urged the creation
of d navy equal to if not superior to
that of England, and some system
of providing an army of sufficient
strength and training to overcome
any emergency.
Mirabile dictu! Can it be the poor
despised little paper was wiser in
its day and generation than number
less contemporaneous great purveyors
Of thought and mighty statesman
who held the future of our nation in
the hollow of their hands? But you
know, it's "out of the months of
babes and sucklings," etc.
What a pity the Wage Earner's
lung power had not been sufficient
to make its voice heeard in high
places.
Well, there's one consolation, "the
good die young" and the W. F..
surely was mighty good, else it
wouldn't have departed this life quite
so young.
Am so glad to read about the
splendid enthusiasm that scenes to
dominate all classes down there in
my old home.
When read in the Herald about
the big parades, the patriotic speech
es and hoN the young men are flock
ing to the standard, how | wish |
were a young man again and down
there mixing with part of our boys
of whom am as proud as you all
dare be.
/ want to tell you that patriot
ism is not dead out here in the Pa
cific northwest eithere. Say, tho,
that word Pacific is out of place too.
for we are anything but pacific now.
Think of the great big bulldog,
standing body erect, bristles up,
fangs barred, as unmoved by fear as
a mountain by zephyr, waiting.
ready, eager for the word to fight,
and there you have the Pacific north
west.
Martial music, flags thrown to the
winds, men in uniform, stern faced.
firm in step, and steadfast of pur-
pose, training for the conflict.
Fathers and mothers dream no
longer of fruits, flowers and rounds
of fireside pleasures, but instead,
there are horrid visions, nightmares
with breath of flame and names and
fetlocks of gore, with eldritch screams
charging across fields of dead and
dying. for God pity the fathers and
mothers, there is no glory in their
dreams of the battles that must be
fought by their sons.
Last Monday night was Tacoma's
night set apart for patriotic pa
rade, and was participated in by at
least $4,000 wildly cheering people.
Bands by the score were playing.
sometimes Marching Thru Georgia"
sometimes Dixie sometimes "The
Star Spangled Banner" sometimes
the old rebel war song, "rhe Bon
ME Blue Flag that Bears but Sin
gle Star"
Everything to show that there's no
North, no South, no East, no West,
but glorious whole, zone for all
and all for one"
Doubtless all the men and women
of southern birth felt as l did when
the refrain "Hurrah for the South
ern Rights, Hurrah," of the Bon
ME Blu Flag rang out in the night
air, that it has new meaning now.
The right of the southern man now
to march behind the old flag, step
with step of the man and brother
of the north, and offer blood to,
gether as an incense upon the altar
of forever united country.
O. S. GALBREATH.
"a - - ~
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
NO REASON FOR HIGH PRICES

WASHINGTON, April 26. - The
results of the first congressionally
authorized price probe have been re-
ported by the probers who declare
they found "No just ground for
such high prices as demanded at this
time"
The probers stated urgent need for
organization in marketing machinery
is needed.
The investigation was made in
Washington by may guide the Trade
commission in the nation wide probe.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-30
MUSCLE SORENESS RELIEVED

Unusual work, bending and lifting
or strenuous exercise is a strain on
the muscles, they become sore and
ttiff, you are crippled and in pain.
Sioan's liniment brings you quic.s
reiief' easy to apply, it penetra,es
without rubbing and drives out the
so,eness. A clear liquid, clean, =. than
mnssy plasters or ointments, it does
not stain the skin or clog the pores.
Always have a bottle handy for the
pans aches of rheumatism, gout,
lumbngo, grippe, bruises, stiffness,
backnchc and all external pain. At
your druggist, 2bc.