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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21
Funeral of
Henry Hermann

The funeral services of Henry Her
mann, which were held at the Catholic
church at 10 o'clock Saturday morn
ing, was largely attended, which
abundantly testified to the unusual
popularity of a splendid citizen, who
had for years given to this communi-
ty his best services on the city coun-
Gil, on the school board, and wherever
and whenever his services were called
for. He was always ready to give,
willingly and freely. of his best efforts
to the good and upbuilding of Farm
ington and community, during the
thirty-odd years he was a citizen of
this place. We can i'll afford to lose
such a man as was Hermann.
In the impressive funeral services
Rev. FIR. Morgan was assisted by FIR.
Collins and FIR. Stolpe, both now of
St. Louis, and both formerly in charge
of the church at this place. After
the conclusion of the regular funer-
al services, FIR. Stolpe delivered an
eulogy to the departed that did him
mere justice. Interment was in the
Knights of Pythias cemetery, to
which the remains were followed by
great concourse of people, mostly in
automobiles, to pay the last tribute Of
respect to splendid citizen.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21

sus. Everybody is expected to go
with them to DeLassus and remain
until their train leaves at 2 o'clock.
1:15 o'clock until the train arrives.
Music by the band and short ad-
dresses.
About 126 drafted men will leave
today, and it is hoped that the en-
tire county will turn out to bid the
soldiers goodbye and God-speed and
show them that the people of the coun-
ty are back of them in thought and
act. Schools are asked to dismiss for
this occasion and attend in a body.
Any school or other organization,
from any portion of the county, de-
string to be in the parade, or take
part in any way at this demonstra-
tion, will be greatly appreciated, and
should apply at once to the chairman
of the County Council of Defense.
It should BE- readily understood that
this occasion is a county affair, and
the whole county should take part. 1t
happens to take place at Pennington
and DeLassus because these are the
places from which the soldiers will
make their departure.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21
Should Be
Mandatory

There are a few sidewalks, in diff
ferent parts of this city, that are even
yet almost completely overhung with
a rank growth of weeds, after most
walks have been kept clear all sum-
mer. 1t seems strange that owners
or tenants do not notice, or apparently
do not, even when their entire prem
ises may have become hedged in by
a rank and forbidden growth of weeds.
1t does not seem possible that anyone
could live under such conditions and
not be aware of it. In fact, it would
appear to be sufficient provocation to
create insomnia and nightmare, on the
part of the person who knowingly and
willfully shuts their eyes to such
blights on the community, as we'll as
breeders of disease.
But the law should not permit ev-
en- such rank carelessness to "put one
over on the town" City authorities
should take a more personal interest
in this weed-cutting question, and see
that the ordinance relating thereto
is wholly and completely complied
with, in every instance. Non-compli-
ance with the law, as well as public
warnings, calling attention to weed
cutting provisions of the city ordi-
nances, not only is unfair to all those
who comply with the law, but breeds
additional contempt for the law in
the minds of those that are permit
ted to "get by" with such violations.
1t is unnecessary for The Times to
be more explicit. A hurried drive
about Pennington will enable anyone
who may so desire, to locate the plac-
es we refer to. They are not only
must unsightly, but in some instances
they are positive public nuisance,
making it impossible for two people
to walk abreast, when the weeds are
wet, without soiling their clothing,
and sometimes it is impossible for a
woman, even though walking alone,
to wend her way through the entan-
clement without soiling her dress.
If law is not to be vigorously en-
forced, it would be far better not to
have such law enacted. But, after all
is said, there is but one thing to do
in this case. If anyone persists in not
complying with the weed-cutting ordi-
nance, then the city authorities should
see that such work is performed, and
the expense, together with the penalty,
charged up against the guilty party.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21
MAKE IT A BIG
DEMONSTRATION
A Great Farewell Gathering Planned
for the Drafted Men Who Will Leave
St. Francois County Today

A great demonstration has been ar
ranged by the St. Francois County
Council Of Defense, for the drafted
men of the country today, when
the first contingent leaves the county,
from DeLassus station. The details
of the program have been arranged
by committees that were appointed
last Saturday by A. l. Foard, Chair
man of the County Council of De-
fense. The program in general will
be as follows:
Friday morning, Sept. 81, 1880
o'clock.-March by TOO school chill
dren of Pennington, the old soldiers
of the county, the Boy Scouts of Farm
ington and the drafted men.
II o'clock.-Band music, patriotic
songs by school children, and short
addresses.
IL o'clock.-Lunch served to all the
drafted men that are leaving at this
time, by the ladies of Pennington and
the Home Defense organizations of
the county.
o'clock.-The soldiers leave Farm
ington on the electric line for DeLas-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21
New Advertising
Manager for Times

Edward C. Barroll, who is we'll
known to all Pennington people, as
well as to many throughout st. Fran
co.'s county, having lived in this city
practically all his life, has accepted
the position of Advertising Manager
of The Times, and is now on the job.
AS an advertising expert Mr.. Bar
roll has an enyiable reputation
throughout the country. His spe-
cialty for the past few years has been
the preparation of sales letters for
large mercantile establishments
throughout the United States, in
which work he perhaps has no super
ior. He not only is able to write at
tractive letters, but he has always
been able to guarantee that his let
ters get the desired results.
He is also equally strong in prepar-
ing advci tising copy-in producing
advertisements that bring results.
This will be his principal work in his
connection with The Times, and our
advertisers, as we'll as those who have
not been advertisers, will doubtless
be pleased to have his services ex-
tended to them in the preparation of
any kind of advertising copy they
may desire. His services will be ex-
tended to them freely in the prepara-
tion of advertising that will bring re-
suits in The Times.
He will also solicit job work, in the
preparation of which he is also an ex-
pert. Save him your orders and you
will be guaranteed satisfaction. He
will also act as reporter, in which
work he has few equals, being fluent
and discriminating writer. In fact,
his work will include all kinds of bus
mess connected with a newspaper Of
flee, including soliciting subscriptions.
Having had years of newspaper ex-
perience, he is familiar with every
phase of the work.
Give Mr.. Barroll your orders, as
well as your news items, and you will
be pleased at the manner in which it
is handled.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21
"Lick 'em, Lick 'em Good"

Well, son, the time is drawin' nigh,
When you and | must shake and say
goodbye.
It's hard to see you go so far away,
But Lord, I'd hate 1t worse to see you
stay
And make excuses why you didn't go.
| couldn't stand for that; told your
mother so; 4
Ard she agreed; just like | knew she
would,
So go ahead and lick 'em--lick 'em
good.
l recollec' right well, your Ma and l,
Way back in 81 we said goodbye,
I didn't banker much to go to war;
But Ma insisted-said twas better far
To go and fight than later to explain
Just why I let my country call on me
in vain.
Size said, "Why, John, don't see how
you could"
So go ahead and lick 'em--lick 'em
good.
Tie soldier boy entrained at break of
day,
Tie old man watched the long train
steam away;
Then home again, and in the dark
ened hall,
He paused beneath a picture on the
wall.
"My President" he said, "I've heard
your plea.
Just say the word if you have need
of me.
gave the boy-I've done the best r
could. I
Now lick 'em Strand, damn 'em--1
lick 'em goodl"
viii Ferrell, Independence, Kas.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21
Is 1t Too Late for
a County Fair +?

Why was the st. Francois County
Fair, which was formerly held each
year at about this time, discontinued?
The Times management has been in
formed that the County Fairs, that
were formerly held here, were great
success, and we know, from expert
ence, that there is hardly anything of
greater benefit, in a farming COM
munity, such as this, than a good fair.
just why the County Fairs were dis
continued we have been unable to
discover.
We know that a good County Fair
is one of the very best "get together"
enterprises that has yet been discov-
cred There is no better way to get
all the people in the county together;
to establish a stronger tie between
the people of the town and county; to
establish more brotherly and neigh
horly feeling between the people of
the whole county.
Is it too late to organize for a Fair
yet this fall? 1t may be so. But what
pleasure and benefit would result to
the entire community if a splendid
Fair was now about to begin in Farm
ington. If it is too late for such an
enterprise this fall, The Times sin
cerely hopes that not another fall will
be permitted to pass by without the
organization of live, progressive
Fair Association.
Anything that is worth while is
worth going after, and in this age few
things come to an individual or COM
munity without some effort. We know
that the desire, as well as the neces-
sary enterprise, is in. this community
to make a success of any such an un-
dertaking. Therefore, the one thing
that is apparently needed is someone
to take the lead in the organization Of
a Fair Association for St. Francois
County. This will be another good
thing for the recently organized Com
mercial Club to get behind and push
to a successful elimination.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21
OutlaWry By Soldiers in Lead
Belt a Hideous and Crying Shame

lie streets in a drunken condition,
"boot-legging" and gambling element,
while others have been seen wallow-
ing in the underbrush along the road
sides, with prostitutes of the lowest
degree. Such conduct as this, on the
part of soldiers whose supposed duty
is to suppress such crimes, prevent
such carrying-on and preserve order
generally, tends but to aggravate
conditions and give encouragement to
the criminal element of this, or any
other, community to play their devil
try with a vim; and the sooner such
depravcd and immoral soldiers are re-
moved from our midst, the better will
our community be.
There are, no doubt, some splendid
gentlemen-and we confess we have
met few we regard as such-among
this last detachment of soldiers. But
the cussedness of the rough-necked
vandals among them, who haye been
committing the outrages above re-
ferred to, are disgrace to the whole
company, and causes citizens, gene
rally, to look with degree of sus-
picion on soldiers in uniform.
Men so depraved in morals, and so
vicious in character, should by all
means be wearing uniforms, but not
the uniform of our Uncle SamuePs
soldiers. Theirs should be a uniform
of stripes and their habitat behind
prison bars. The sooner Uncle Sam
gets rid of such characters the higher
will be the morale of his army.
CITIZENS OF ELVJNS.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21
Dumb Animals
Must be Protected

AS a horse-drawn delivery wagon
was being driven along the south side
of the square, Saturday morning, the
somewhat vicious young driver drew
the attention of stranger standing
in front of the postoffice, by his heart
less beating of the horses. The strang-
er remarked, to a Times reporter
whom he did not know, that was a
good way to either kill or disable the
horses, and asked if that was not am
pie cause for arrest. He said that in
his home town in Iowa one could not
"get by with that kind of stuff" The
stranger asked US if there was no
humane, society here, to which we
were forced to reply that we thought
there was, but that we did not think
it was working full time. The strang-
er's surprise at such an exhibition of
cruelty, right on the public square,
reminded the reporter that the spirit
of the devil appears to be working on
the few remaining horses-drawn de-
liveries, as well as on many of the
auto truck drivers. AS the stranger
remarked, few still fines will serve
to correct this inhuman practice.
See DR.. Walsh when in need of best
dental work.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21
MONTGOMERY COUNTY APPLIES
FOR CONVICT ROAD CAMP

The county court of Montgomery
county has requested the State High
way Board and the State Prison Board
to furnish from twenty-five to one
hundred conticts for use in road work
in special road districts in the county.
The convicts will be put to work next
week on the construction of an eight
mile stretch of State road through
the Mineola special road district. This
link in the Old Trails road in Missouri
has long been regarded as a barrier
to cross-state traffic north of the Mis-
souri, River.
1t is expected, on account of the
present scarcity of labor in many To-
calities, that the use of convicts will
be a solution to the problem of Sc
curing labor for road building in many
counties of the State.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21

Drunken brawls, turbulent conduct,
rowdyism and shootings along the
public highways of this county, such
as occurred last Thursday night, on
the road between Desloge and Lead
wood, in which Mart Latimer was
slightly wounded in the forearm,
and young lady with him in the car
narrowly escaped being shot, the bull
let tearing through her clothing
across her breast, to say nothing of
the robbery of Mr.. Fox, in Flat Riv-
er week before last, in all of which SOL
diers in uniform are alleged to have
been the principal participants, are
becoming of such frequent occurrance
that we find it impossible for US to
longer to hold our peace.
The coming of the soldiers into this
county some weeks ago was hailed
by all peace-loving and law-abiding
citizens as good omen, and as a
guarantee of peace and protection
from lawlessness. And it is but due
to them to say that the first two de-
tachments sent into our county prov
ed themselves to be gentlemen, bent
upon performing the duty assigned to
them; they did much good and ac-
quilted themselves splendidly.
But those who came after them are
quite a different breed. To some of
them have been imputed, and justly
so, many ungentlemanly, immoral
dishonest and pusillanimous acts
Some of them, while on duty picket
ing the towns of the Lead Belt, have
been seen staggering along the pub
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21
IMPROVE ROADS LEADING
TO MO. STATE FAIR

The State Fair at Sedalia is not on
ly attended by Missourians, but thou
sands of people come from adjoining
States each year to view this great
agricultural and live stock exhibit.
There is no way in which we can bet
ter impress these visitors with the
progressive spirit of our State than
to have the roads over which they
travel in the best possible condition.
With favorable weather, there will be
constant stream of traffic to Seda-
liza from September 22nd to 29th, and
the State Highway Department urg-
es all county road officials to see that
the roads are properly dragged, mud
holes and deep washes carefully filled,
side drains opened and approaches to
bridges and culverts put in good con-
dition. H, IT,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21

Quite number from town attended
the picture show at the Hospital Mon
day evening and report most en-
ioyable time. After a brief and ap-
propriate talk by Superintendent Eat
on, the patients and visitors were en-
tertained by the Bismarck Orchestra,
who were also visitors on this occa-
sion. Frank DeGuire, Misses Avlin
Pirtle and Lorraine Templeton and the
Misses Ruth and Marion Clanton COM
pose this talented and accomplished
orchestra.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21
ST. Francois County's First
Consignment of Soldiers

Earnest Earl Beck.
Frank Andrew Lassource.
Ferdinand E. Turley.
John Albert Murphy.
Orion Brothers.
Roy Willmont.
Wellington Floyd Oder.
Fred Alden Warfel.
Albert Crimp.
George Jackson.
Marcus Emory LaBrot.
Otto Harrison Miller.
Benjamin F. Halter.
Erwin o. Schmidt.
Charley Forster.
Benjamin Crawford.
GLADDEN. N. Kinkead.
Lawrence Edgar Barfeld.
Blondy Robert Hunt.
Robt. Emit Mcbuffer.
Bert Sebastian Allen.
JAS. VIM. Vaughn.
James L. Tibbs.
Marion Francis McGee.
John Quincy Cottrell.
Adalia w. Bono.
Edward William Wichman.
William F. McCalister.
Clyde Ben Good.
Walter Culp.
Russell John Barger.
Aud H. Yount.
Each soldier will be presented with
a Testament, these being purchased
and donated by the Sunday Schools
Of the Presbyterian and Lutheran
churches.
Inspiring patriotic music, under di-
rection of DR.. Graves band, will cheer
the boys on their way.
Pennington expects to give the boys
a glorious send-off-and we'll she
may. 1t is only once in a lifetime
such an occasion arises, and every boy
who goes 10 the front from this vicin-
ity will be made to know that he car
ries with him the good wishes and
God-speed of every citizen in the vi
cinity. Elsewhere all over the coun-
try the drafted men leaving are be-
ing sped with the heartiost and warm
est feelings and a gala occasion made
of their departure. Pennington will
look back upon today with a strange
mixture of pleasure and sadness and
will look forward to the home coming.
Let US hope they will all come back
every one!
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21
The Times Friends

The following new and renewal
subscriptions to The Times has been
received the past week:
New Subscriptions-Nace Janis of
Route 2, Pennington, Tom Mastefson
of Herculaneum, Miss Bessie Riney OF
st. Louis. 5
j Rehewals--Dr. J. L. Eaton, j. A.
Lawrence and B. A. Wines of Farm
ington, .. VI. Barnes of Frederick
town. iis
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21

Rev. C. c. Cunningham and family
of Marshall, Mo-, arrived here Satur-
day. Rev. Cunningham is conducting
a revival meeting in the Baptist
church. While here they are the
guests of his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
o., H, L, Cunningham.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21
PLANO TUNING

r. w. Voorhees, of St. Louis is in
town tuning pianos. A card dropped
at the Pennington post Office will re-
ceive prompt attention, or phone 408.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-21

llTSL call Oh SOluIeTS lrOH oI. rail-
co.'s county, who will leave today for
Camp Funston, Kansas, where they
will go into military training. The
various postoffices are not given with
this list, but all are from this county.
The manner of their leave-taking will
best demonstrate the heartfelt inter-
est and solicitude that the folks at
home feel in their entrance in this
great work for the perpetuation Of the
race. Thousands will be here today
to bid the boys goodbye and God
speed. There are 126 names in this
list of soldier boys from this county:
John Fred Wilson.
Marshal Inman.
James Martin Pullen.
Benjamin Peter Sherman.
w. It. Marratt.
George VIM. Amberg.
Howard Raymond Moore.
Albert Detring.
Ransom Hunt.
Jasper Grady.
August William Jaster.
August Maigre.
Lee Emmett Polk.
James Walter Chiffon.
Alvin Thurman.
Otto Harrison Flanery.
Ellsworth Baker.
Floyd Ernest Coffman.
Martin Dee Eaves.
William Washburn.
Bert Lawson.
Emil Komandino.
Homer Noel Lesser.
Albert l.. Weiman.
Samuel Watson McCord.
Joseph Rokocsky.
Daniel ]. Coleman.
Virgil Earl Pirtle.
Ben Jarvis.
Newton Parks.
Arthur Cox.
William Robert Boring.
Frank Huff.
Arch BENZ. Myers.
William Sage.
Louis Wichman.
Harry Homer Crocker.
Diab Salem.
Peter Fred Seller.
Chris Wise.
John B. Lancaster.
Norman A. Stockett.
Jasper Frank Falk.
Thomas Edward Sippy.
Edward Paul Lindeman.
John Henry Coplin.
Roscoe Paul Morris.
Edward Morris.
Jesse Lee Ritter.
Henry Newbrand.
William, Detmer.
Kasher Herman, Lunsford.
Raymon AuBuchon.
Floyd Herbert Montgomery.
Arthur Clay Miller.
Clifford Richmond.
Earnest Henry Mathews.
Clifton Edwin Conrad.
John Todd.
Albert Raymon Ross.
John Henry Stevens.
Jesse Prather.
Elvy Everett Jennings.
Gladstone A. Davis.
Geo. David Gray.
John Butvin.
Gus LudWlg HalCer.
Alvin Russell Marks.
jeff Daniel Moore.
Willard Wilkson West.
Samuel Henry Miller.
Harmon Swearingin.
William Edward Smith.
! Ellis Lee Horton.
VIM. Harry Henton.
August Henry Autsen.
Robert Mckinley White.
Harry Henry 0'Leary.
Frank Dudley.
Tom Sanders.
Claud E.. Baldwin.
Fred Marvin Forshee.
.Claud Thomasson. SIS
Mike Balas.
. Roy Turner.
Milo Boyd Clark.
Alma Henry Horn.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-02
Grady County Teachers
Continue Their Sessions

Alta Grigsby, Lavonia Neal, Mrs. X.
j. Brandon, Hattie Thompson, Irma
lGeer. Mrs. c. E. Crabb, Maudie Fleen-
er, Martha Ersland, Lucille Westfail,
Margaret Plato, Allie Gannaway, Mrs,
Gertrude Hale and Jessie Mohr.
Alex
Susie, Reece. velma Harvey, Grace
Lilies, Eula Emanuel, Helen Walcott,
u. NJ. Hagar Leila Hagar A. Sidney
Hancock, Ruby John Canning and
Bessie Sullivan.
Bradley.
w. J. McGranahan Mrs. W. J. Nc
Granahan, Lilliar Hart, Hattie Jones'
Birdie Rogers and Mayme Dawkins.
Rush Springs.
Tempest Damon, Eta Penn, Thel-
ma Bryarly J. S. Mccormick, Mrs. j.
s. Mccormick C. Mccormick, Mrs. A.
B. Crouch, Allie Burt Beulah Cald-
well. Milie Clark and Margaret Jop-
lin.
Minco.
Katie Sage R. L. Albers, G. E.
Walker. Viola Wall, Patsy Glass, VIII.
lie Tillman, Mae Brascom, Isabella
Benda. Frances Fankin, Montressa
wantland, ]. w. Morgan Mrs. J. w
Morgan. Myrtle Morgan, Vivian Conn
and Alma Wendt
Ninnekah.
Mrs. Clara Hale, Mrs. w. w.
Continued on Page Three.i
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-02
NO MORE WHEAT WILL BE
SOLD FOR CHICKEN FEED
Local Grain Men Refuse Higher Prices for Wheat Designed for sad Fowls
But FOcks Must HenceiOd Content Themselves With COH and Scrap
Diet viii Mean Big Wheat Supplies Saving Throughout Country

the privilege Of eating the big full
luscious grains Of wheat
T. r. Trawick ofthe Moore Grain
company said this morning: 1--WE
could sell a considerable quantity Of
wheat for chicken feed in small guam
titles and could get probably so cents
a bushel above the market price, but
we do not believe it is sight and are
therefore going to discontinue the
sale Of wheat for chicken feed. Corn
is cheaper and should be used by
chicken raisers at this time.
W. G. Patten Of the Chickasha NIL
ling company said. There are Of
course screenings and very low
grade Of wheat that cannot be used
for human food This we are selling,
wherever desired, for chicken feed.
We are not selling the grain that
might be used for flour, however"