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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30
IMPORTANT NOTICE
To the District Clerk, School Board,
and all those in attendance at the
Annual School Meeting, 1917.

To the District Clerk, School Board,
and all those in attendance at the
Annual School Meeting, 1917.
Gentlemen
We ask all those who are interested
in hog raising to please watch out
for outbreaks of disease among hogs
and to promptly report the same to
deputy. DR.. w. c. billiard of Farm
ington IS deputy for st. Francois
county.
We have over 200 deputy State vet.
erinarians, scattered well over the
State, in readiness to answer these
calls in person I'll tn report them to
headquarters wheE some other deD-
uty will be sent as soon as possible.
The State VIII pay Tor such investi-
cations in sick herds, as long as avail
able funds hold out.
If hog cholera is found, the deputy
will advise and consult with the peo-
pie in that community as to the best
course to pursue to prevent its further
spread, NOBODY WILL BE COM
PEELED TO VACCINATE. If the
owner desires to vaccinate his hogs,
the deputy will secure good, reliable
serum at the lowest possible cost to
the owner and administer it to the
sick herds without charge. Those
who own exposed, healthy herds in the
vicinity will be notified of their dam
ger and given all possible co-opera-
tion for their protection.
We have the cooperation of force
of United States government veter-
inarians scattered over the State and
under the direction of DR.. Ralph Gra-
ham, Sedalia, Mo. We have the help
of number of competent, graduate
veterinarians from the Agricultural
Extension Service of the Missouri
College of Agriculture.
During 1916 similar plan Of hog
cholera control was carried out in IA
Missouri counties. Altogether, 261
different outbreaks of hog cholera
were reported and placed under con-
troll. Not a single complaint has
been received from anybody in all
these counties.
We know by actual experience that
we can prevent extensive losses from
hog cholera or any other known di-
sease Of hogs. To great extent, sue
cess depends upon you who arc rails
ing hogs. You report the first sick
herd in your community, and we will
try our very best to keep the disease
from getting to the second herd.
The district clerk in each school
district will be kept informed on
changes in deputies and on all inn
portant matters pertaining to this
work. Awaiting your command, am
Your obedient servant, s
D. F. LUCKEY, 4g
Columbia, Mo-, State Veterinarian.
March 27, 1917.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30
CIVIC CLUB MEETING

The Civic Club of Pennington will
hold its regular meeting next Thurs
day afternoon at 800 in the Library.
An invitation is extended to the cit
liens of Pennington to be present
and offer suggestions and ideas for
the betterment of our city.
We are told that there has been a
decided improvement in the down
town streets since the Club began
having the streets cleaned regularly.
There are many other things that
should be attended to and we desire
the cooperation of everybody in our
crusade for better and more beau
tiful Pennington. Please come to the
meeting for we need your help. Clean
up day will be announced soon.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30
Do Not Forget

The Times desires to again call the
attention of its readers, and the cit
liens of Pennington in general, to
the fact that they cannot afford to
longer neglect the opportunity that is
now offered to them of securing free
mail delivery for this city. The op-
portunity now awaits. All that is
necessary is to accept it.
Only few things need to be done
in order to secure this boon, as was
mentioned in last weeks Times. They
are additions that are altogether in
expensive, and there should not be
the slightest objection or delay to
putting them in. The additions neces-
sary are simply the numbering of the
streets and houses, and the putting
up of mail receptacles at the homes
and business places.
The condition of the sidewalks and
lights in Pennington are already up
to the standard prescribed by the
Postal Department in considering the
question of free mail delivery, and
the additional provisions, as named
above, are so minute that there should
be absolutely no delay in bringing
them up to the required standard.
When once free mail delivery has
been actually put on in Pennington,
there will be none that would con-
sent, for practically any considera-
tion, to dispense with it and go back
to postofiice delivery only. The city
council should order the streets num-
bered, at their next meeting, and the
matter of numbering the houses, as
well as putting in mail receptacles,
will doubtless be looked after by the
tenants themselves, especially when
they find that such things will be
necessary in order that their mail
be delivered to them.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30
Flat River to
Incorporate

The Flat River Progressive Club
met at fuckers store Monday even
ing, in regular meeting. After read
ing and approving of minutes of last
meeting, D. H. Cameron, chairman of
Incorporation Committee, reported on
the forms of government and read the
law appertaining to the Commission
form. Polite Elvins then explained
the attitude of the ST Joe-Doe Run
Lead Company toward the incorpora-
ton of Flat River, and also gave his
views on the different forms of city
government. After a discussion of
the two forms by different members,
a vote was taken and the Club decided
to incorporate under the new, or Com
mission form.
Owing to the fact that the law per-
mitting towns not incorporated to in
corporate under the commission form
does not go into effect until June, Flat
River will have to wait till then to
present its petition for Incorporation
to the County Court. This form of
government has proved eminently sat-
isfactory wherever tried, and no doubt
Flat River will take its proper place
among the leading cities of the third
class under this form. Either form
will bring about the desired improve
ments in Flat River, and now that the
Commission form has been decided on,
let everyone interested in the welfare
of Flat River boost the incorporation
to successful end.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30
Bullets and Down"
Tires Didn't Stop

Last Sunday evening about 5
o'clock an automobile full of high ROLL
ers rushed up Columbia street from
the east, made a reckless turn at the
Morris corner and on to Liberty
street. Marshal Schaefer, who was
standing on the south front lawn of
the Court House saw them coming,
and waved them to stop, but they
payed no more attention to him than
if there was no star blazing on the
lapel of his coat. Jake ran across
the yard and headed them off, and
standing on the court house square,
again warned them to stop, but the
driver only pulled out the clutch for
more speed. Schaefer then drew his
gun and let go at the tires. He bored a
front and hind tire, but missed the
other hind one. The two punctured
tires collapsed, but the machine
whirled the next corner and went
clipping along on the rims until it
was outside the corporation. The
party of high rollers stopped near the
Merriman school house to repair
damages, and left several empty
beer bottles as evidence of their
tanked-up condition. Jake says they
were from Desloge, but he was not
able to identify them, and they had
evidently been to Weingarten, in Ste.
Genevieve county, for general cold
high"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30
Ideal Place to
Raise Fish Food

The possibilities of small fish ponds
as sources of food have received lit
tie consideration. While foreign
countries have long profited by pri-
vate fish culture and have furnished
notable examples, our own facilities
for this profitable industry have been
neglected. In these times of high
cost of living the possessor of brooks,
springs, ponds and lakes should be
awakened to the value of their home
resources for raising fish.
The possibilities for the private or
commercial culture of many kinds of
fishes should receive serious conside-
ration. There are many places in st.
Francois county that are available
for fish culture. There is always a
ready market for all kinds of food
fish, and it is safe to say if someone
would take the initiative and build a
chain of ponds for the raising of fish
there would in short time be many
people engaged in this profitable bus
mess.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30
CEMETERY WORK

The local chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, having
in charge the keeping of the X. of p.
Cemetery in condition, commenced
work on the cemetery last week, hav-
ing it disked, narrowed and dragged,
SO as to get the ground in better con-
dition for moving. Parties taking
care Of their own lots are urged to
put the refuse on low place or trash
pile in the northwest corner of the
cemetery.
Those contributing this week for
the work are as follows: Merifield
Huff, $5; Mrs. Eliza Williams, 81;
Misses DENLY, 81; Jim Hopkins, SOC;
|. B. Morris, SOC; Mrs. Hattie Nc
Daniel, 50c; Mrs. J. H. Radle. SOC.
Any one wishing to contribute to
this work may hand same to Miss
Azzie McMullin or Mrs. Frank Long,
or leave at The Times Office.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30
Top ALI Past
Local Records

Judge E. E. Swink shipped "a car
load of cattle to the st. Louis market
the first of the week, and the cattle
were sold on Tuesdays market, at
the National stock yards, in East st.
Louis. There were thirty head in
the carload, and they netted Judge
Swink the splendid sum of $3,185.
This shipment was graded stuff,
and is but another demonstration of
the great advantage one has produc-
ing the best possible grades of stock.
This sale set the "high water mark"
for st. Francois county, in the sale
of beef cattle.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30
ERECTING NEW BUILDING

The firm of Silsby & Murphy of
Flat River, who are agents for the
bort automobile, areSerecting new
building on the north side of Main
street, just west of the Flat River
bridge. The. building will be one
story brick with a large basement
and will be garage and show room
for the bort car. They are at pres
ent located near the Schramm Gro
cery plant. They expect to move to
their new place about the first of
June.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30
Rush Continues

The following new and renewal
subscriptions to The Times have been
received the past week:
New Snbscribers-Mrs. Sarah Nor
gan of Route l, and Theo. Hodge of
Pennington, David Hawkins of DeLas-
sus, F. Sigman Of Flat River, Rev.
Geo. Graham of Marble Hill, ]. w.
Perryman of Denver, Colo, Mrs. Vim
cent DeDonato of st. Louis, Benedict
j. Baker Of Boston, Mass.
Renewals-C. G. Vandover and w.
H. Morris of Pennington, ]. w. Hib-
bits of Desloge.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30
EQUALIZATION BOARD
MEETS NEXT MONDAY

The st. Francois County Board of
Equalization will meet at the Court
House in Pennington next Monday,
April End.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30

DR.. R. E. Walsh will be away all
of next week in attendance at the
meeting Of the State Dental Associa-
ton at st. Joseph, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30

Gospel Team meeting every Sum
day evening at $3.50 o'clock at the
M. E. Church.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30
County Treasurer's S
Annual Settlement

The annual settlement of County
Treasurer Coffield with the County
Court last week shows the following
balances and deficits of the several
funds on March l, 1917:
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30

Total .......... .$1O,18s.e2
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-10-18
FALL FASHION NOTES
FALL STYLES WALK THE
STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY

The new offerings of the fashion
shops show the slender effects in
coats, suits and dresses.
With the first chill evenings of Oc-
tober, come early glimpses Of the new
fall styles in the local stores.
Fashion has taken her cue from the
spirit of thrift in the air and tabooed
the bouffant flare, so much the vogue
of last fall and winter.
Away with puffs and frills," she
cries and so introduces new lines of
simplicity and straightness. o.
But If simplicity is the keynote,
Fashion does not for single moment
forget the necessity of smartness.
Straight lines may give simplicity
but there must be Stylish Simplicity.
This is obtained by belts and partial
belts, panel effects, pleats and va
riety of smart collars. g.
AS indicated in the handsome mod
els from The Parsons Garment Com
pany, The Store That Sells WoolteS
in Toledo, many of the longer suits
have uneven bottoms, with side pan
els extending below the hem. These
give the wanted effect of slenderness
and straight lines.
Suits have Il variety of collars
s me being turnover. Others convert.
ible. while still others have Il scarf
wi,h a throw.
a INV effect IF .onthfulneSs is
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-10-18
SD-ezes Q v~Ass~eee {

Miss Betty Rhodes (ef mermaid Mrs Ben Ali sgn
Prominent the
The
obahd Beautifully arranged pecace the building of
the holocaust the final defeat tefqe the tribunal c
Liberty Justice Truth Two participants the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-10-18

The drop skirt is still seen in the
new dresses. This may he one way
back to the tight skirt. Other dresses
have series Of pleats in their skirts.
so they seem narrow without being
so--amother ronte to tighter models.
Still others have slight drapericS
made of released skirt pleatS. Tumi,
tops, despite their Slight curves. often
present as whole long. slender
dress.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-10-18
Found the Place.

Excuse me, but does Walter Halter
live hereabouts?"
Thus the English tenderfoot, travel
ing across the wild and woolly western
prairie to the grizzled native in the
slouch hat and whiskered trousers.
NO." replied the native.
We'll, do you happen to know
where ] shall be able TO find him?
politely pursued the Englishman.
mol"
Dear mel" The tenderfoot stood
puzzled. II must have lost my way
Perhaps you can tell me where Mr..
William Bluff. popularity known as
Grizzly Bill, hangs out?
II can"
"Where?" ..-. l...
Right here! I'm Bill"
But" expostulated the tenderfoot,
they distinctly told me at the settle
ment that Halter lived within a gun
shot Of YOU"
"well." responded Grizzly Bill, he
@a"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-10-18
MINERS SUPERSTITION 80"
CAUSES ARREST OF t8.
They Bury Two Comrades Killed by
Lightning to Revive Them.

ELLSWORTH, Pa.-The supersti.
ton that man struck by lightning
will recover if he be buried at once
caused the arrest of eighteen miners
employed near here, but later they
were released by order of Deputy Cor
oner Clifford 8. Patterson Of Ellis
worth.
Twenty miners were in cabin on
Pigeon Creek when bolt of lightning
struck John Smith of Bentleyville. Pa.
and Mike Simon of Mariana, Pa.
Both were instantly killed. Without
the formality of coffin, the eighteen
men dug hole in the back yard and
buried the men temporarily. '.
When Dr. A l.. Hammer and Con.
stable James Gilmore reached the cab.
in on a ruMor of the accident, they
saw no trace of the dead bodies and
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-10-18
Forgot His Key.

II was very late when Mr.. Bings
came home. To his great annoyance
he found that he had forgotten his
latchkey and was obliged to ring the
bell.
Mrs. Bings opened the window.
who's there?" she inquired.
ITS me, love!" said Binss.
"Where have you been, at this time
OF nipht?"
I've been sitting up with sick
friend, my dear" .. '
"Oh, you have, have you?" snorted
Mrs B,nss. We'll, you'd better so
right back 10 him. You ought to be
ashamed of yourself to desert him at
this hour"
Then she slammed the window
down and retired.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-10-18

gained by n yoke. front and back. or
with the yoke and sleeves cut in one
piece.
spirit. who wants Il little novelty,
there are many trench models in sep
arate coats, designed directly from
the uniform of our 'SammieS."
These charming coats show drawn
in belts with one or more buckles
cartridge belt effectS-great. tiap-but-
toned. patch pockets and other
touches of the military influence. ,j
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-10-18
WORKMAN POISONED. BY NAIL

Kept Them in His Mouth While Put
n. tins on Shingles,
Atchison Kan.-lHere is q tip for
carpenters and others who make 1t
their practice TO keep nails in their
mouth while shingling, as most of
them are said 10 do. Andy Graham, a
carpenter, was poisoned from the
mouth to the stomach by his practice
and was in serious condition for
several days.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-10-18

An ingenious Mnine cobbler has
substituted the material of worn tire
castings for leather and patrons mob
his shop.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-10-18

! "A very attractive and comfortable
rest robe is the one shown. 1t is Of
q delicate French blue velvet and
trimmed at the collar and cuffs with
an edging of white fox fur.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-10-18

asked for them. The men pointed to
new mound and refused TO dig up
the bodies because they would lose
their life" n,t. q D. g. ..,i
Constable Gilmore arrested the men
and brought them here, after exhum-
ing the bodies When Deputy Coroner
Patterson made an examination, he
assured the. constable the men had
been killed by a lightning bolt and the
prisoners were released. 90
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-12

the Alsace-Lorraine DOGGY was pri-
marily to find out whether the allies
really intend to fight for France He
has been answered by England. They
Go.
Now will come the second part of
the kaIser's purpose By informing
the Germans that Alsaee-Lorraine is
alone blocking peace and by pointing
out to them that the allies intend to
nght indefinitely to recover the prov
lhces, the kaiser is putting up to the
Waf-Weary Germans the question of
whether. after all, it is not better to
make the restoration and call the war
eff
Predict His Next Move.
It is as certain as any future event
can be that if the war continues much
longer the kaiser will secure the con-
sent of German public opinion to this
proposition. But, the offer will be
mace privately, contingent upon the
abandonment by the allies of their de-
indnd for the complete democratiza-
ton of Germany This is the real
game the kaiser is playing He can
not offer Alsace-L Lorraine to France of
ms own free will and save his throne.
He must secure German approval first
he Is now seeking to obtain that ap-
proVal, by falsely telling the Germans
they can have peace if they permit the
surrender of the imperial territories.
rms OFFER, eventually, will almost GER
talnly be made. If it is accepted and
II the Hohenzollern3. in return, are
granted continuation of their power.
democracy will have still another war
to fight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-12
PUT ON RADIO COURSE
Establish One at Manhattan Colleen
at Request of U. S. Army.

Manhattan, Kan, Oct. 12-Acting
on request from the signal corps Of
the United States army, the division
of engineering at the Kansas State
Agricultural college here will instf
tute a course in wireless telegraphy.
to begin Novem Der IL and continue
Tor period of twenty weeks. the
course to be open to men of mill
tary age liable to army draft. An
nouncement to this effect was made
today by A A. Potter, dean of the di
vision.
The installation of the course fol-
lows series of letters between Can't.
John A Kick of the United States sig
nal corps, and Dean Potter. Captain
SICK explained to Dean Potter that
the army now is short $4,000 expert
telegraphers.
the course will be conducted by the
physics department. A complete
wireless equipment, used heretofore
py the military department of the
college, is available
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-12
FRETFUL BABIES
NEED a LAXATIVE

When your baby is cross and fretfuI
the chances are it is constipated and
that a mild laxative is all that is neces-
sary to make it comfortable and happy.
Inactive bowels are, the cause of as
much discomfort to children as to older
people, and unless the condition is
promptly relieved is very apt to develop
serious illness.
For children there is nothing that
will act more easily than the combina-
ton of simple laxative herbs with pep
sin that is sold in drug stores under the
name of DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin.
It does not grippe and is free from
oPiate or narcotic drugs, is pleasant to
the taste, and positively effective; chill
dren like it and take it readily.
If you have never tried this simple,
inexpensive remedy, get a bottle of
DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin from your
druggist and have it in the house to use
the next time any of the children seem
out Of sorts. A trial bottle can be OBJ
tanned, free of charge, by writing to
DR.. w. B. Caldwell, 456 Washington
ST., Monticello, Illinois.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-12
FLAUNT OLD BOGEY
Only Alsace-LOrraine Crux
Blocks Peace, Is Untrue.
Kaiser Fears To State His Re-
gime Is Lone Peace Thorn.
BY j. w. T. MASON.

New York, Oct. 1.-THE kaiser's
government is continuing its pursuit
of peace by attempting to create dis
cord among the allies about the flu
ture status of Alsaee-Lorraine; and at
the same time is sounding German
sentiment on the question of restoring
tC France her lost provinces.
This is the double purpose of For
eign Minister Won Kuehlmann's decla-
ration that the only subject blocking
peace is the problem of Alsa ce-Lor-
raine. Won Kuehlmann's assertion is
untrue. The chief obstacle to peace
is not territorial at all but a continu-
alton of the kaiser's absolutist rule in
Berlin. The kaiser cannot admit this
TO the Germans for he is now using all
his cunning to save the Hohenzollerns'
power.
The kaisers purpose in presenting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-12
ADMIRAL MAYO BACK
L. S. Commander of Atlantic Fleet
Held Conference With Allies.

Washington, Oct. 12-Admiral
Mayo, commander-in-c chief of the At
lanuc fleet, and his staff have re-
turned. from England, where thew
participated in a naval conference
with the allies. This announcement
was authorized today by the navy de-
partment.
The statement authorized by Secre-
tary Daniels follows:
Admiral H. T. Mayo, United States
navy and his staff have returned
from England. The purpose of the
VISIT OF ADMIRAL Mayo to England was
OF the allied navies to become init
mate in every detail with the situa-
Ion as 1t is at present, what had been
done and to discuss plans for the IN
ture- The British admiralty extended
every courtesy and every facility to
promote the success of this mission
Admiral Mayo will proceed innr,a-
dlately to Washington and will there
make full report to the secretary of
tie navy. Admiral Mayo visited the
English fleet INC