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The Keota news., 1918-04-26
FarnworLers May Leave Honesteads

Fa1mWorkefs May Leave Home0teads
Many inquiries have come to the
office Of Clerk John w. Hunter of the
District Court recently about the pro-
visions Of the act passed by congress
last December which allows home
steaders to absent themselves from
their claims under certain circum-
stances without affecting their home
stead rights.
The act provides that during the
pendency Of the existing war any
homestead settler or entryman who
fled his homestead application prior
to December 20, 1917, may be absent
from his claim for the purpose Of
performing farm labor. and that the
time actually engaged in such labor
shall be counted - constructive resi-
dence.
There is no limit to the number Of
times, or the duration Of time,
homesteader may be absent under
such circumstances, and the new pro-
vision does not affect the five month
absence period formerly allowed, the
absences permitted by this act count
ing - part Of the seven months he
would otherwise be required to put in
on the property.
Each homesteader desiring to take
advantage Of this privilege must.
within fifteen days after leaving his
claim, file notice at the local u. 8.
land Office that he has left the land
pursuant to the provisions Of this act,
and on or before the first Of February
Of this year. he must file 1t the local
land Office written statement, under
oath, corroborated by two witnesses.
containing the date or dates when he
left his claim and the date or dates
Of his return and the names Of the
place or places at which he was en-
gagged in farm labor while away and
the persons for whom such labor was
performed.
The act does not excuse him from
compliance with the law requiring cul-
tivation Of his land and eresting .
habitable house thereon.
The Keota news., 1918-04-26

Dselanatssy Contest Pleases Audience
The third annual dsclamatory contest
Of Keota High School, held In the
school house auditorium Thursday even
ing was well attended BY patrons Of the
school. and al were more than pleased
with the work Of the students entered
in the contest, - we'll ~ with the mu-
sical numbers, which included songs by
Misses Mae Smith and Pearl Rhoadar-
mer, and Mrs.. A. H. Currie, and in
strumental selections by Miss Mildred
Robinson. Winners in the contest were
~ follows: Essay, Mildred Krum;
oratorical, Wilma Simms; dramatic,
Mary Haworth; humorous, Mildred Rob
inson.
The Keota news., 1918-04-26

Simeon LaChapelle arrived last Sat
urday from Grand Island, Nebraska, to
reestablish residence on his homestead
entry. He Il ear foreman for the st.
Joseph and Grand Island railway, and
can stay only . limited time. as the
government requires train men to give
ninety days notice before quitting their
work, and does not encourage men to
leave the service while the war 10 MAX
ing heavy demands on the railroads.
Miss Mae Boyden Of Fruita, Colo,
came Tuesday for few days visit with
her brother, Byron Boyden.
Fortner, Photographer, Sterling, Colo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-07-26
SUGAR GROVE

There will be an ice cream festi.
val at the Sugar Grove school house
Saturday night, Aug. 3rd, for Red
Cross benefit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde London and
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Haynes o.
Pennington spent last weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Haynes.
Zeno Woodbridge and family and
Grandma woodbridge. cot Bonnie
Terre visited Mr.. and Mrs. J. w
Emission Monday.
20 John; nion received news Monday
that his little niece, Lille Rion, ! Of
south of Pennington, was thrown
Effoma D horse Sunday 4and sustained q
broken lower limb.
III eugene Williams and Miss Frieds
Hicks of Pennington were united III
marriage at the home of the groom's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs! E. G. Viii,
hams, at 1880 Sunday. July 21st
Rev. r. C. Martin officiating.
Mrs. Everett Pinkston and children
of st. Louis are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Pinkston. tr.;
f Miss Elizabeth Niedert left Sunday
for an extended visit with relatives
in Herculaneum and st. Louis, and
Nashville, Ill. I m
4 Misses Blanche Pinkston, Edith
Weise and Blanche Haynes and Dan
Haynes were guests 81 Mr.. and Mrs.
F. w. Guessing Saturday evening.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-07-26
WEEKLY NEWS NOTES
(Ry Glenn S. Henslcy, Co. Agent. J
Farm Bureau Office Now Omen.

Farm Bureau Office Now Open.
The Farm Bureau office has been
closed the majority of the time for
the last three weeks because of the
illness of the County Agent. The Of
flee is now open and all neglected
work will soon be cared for.
Cabbage Fellows.
Cabbage yellows is a disease of
cabbage caused by soil fungus which
gets in through the roots and stops
the water channels of the plant, caus-
ing the leaves to wilt and turn yell
low.
Should anyone have this disease in
their gardens, kindly notify the Coun-
ty Agent Immediately, as the College
of Agriculture has some experiments
it wishes to carry out toward eradi-
eating this cabbage disease.
Seed Wheat.
Calls for good seed wheat are al
ready becoming numerous. Farmers
having good pure wheat which yield
ed well and is free of smut and weed
seeds should save it for seed. Kindly
tlet the County Agent know what you
have. ...tt.
Soil Terracing. d:
One of the best methods of pre-
venting gullies and soil erosion is by
terracing the hillsides. This is not
an expensive or difficult method. The
Farm Bureau is planning some dem,
onstrations in terracing.' These dem
onstrations will be located in differ
ent parts Of the county. An expert
from the College of Agriculture will
be here 10 superintend the work.
Any men who would be. interested
in having this work done on their
farms shouldesec the County Agent
right away a . tr"h
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-07-26
CROSS ROADS

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM LEM and daugh-
ter spent few hours last Monday at
Fredericktown the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Westerman.
Rev. Howe of Flat River preached
at the school house here last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean and daughter Of
Flat River attended church services
here last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Tesrcau and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Reeves of Fes-
tus accompanied Miss Nellie Tesreau
home last Thursday and spent few
days here with friends and relatives.
Robt. Ferguson of Mine La Motto
spent last Sunday with his parents
here.
VIM. LEM, James Ferguson and
Henry Scott were Pennington visit
ors last Saturday.
Ira Fraysher was Pennington
visitor last Tuesday.
Mrs. VIM. Tesreau is visiting at Fes-
tus. -r.
Remember, there will be Children's
Day exercises and services at the
Church of God, near Cross Roads,
next Sunday. Everybody invited to
attend. -.
Miss Mary Umfeet of Mine La
Motto spent last week with her sis
ter, Mrs. Labrott.
DIR. Haney of Flat River was in this
vicinity on business last Tuesday.
"A. G. Wilkinson was Mine La
Motto visitor last Saturday.
Miss Ervena Lenz of Womack was
in this vicinity last Sunday evening.
Edward Fraysher was elected clerk
Of the school board here last week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-07-26
WHO MAY VOTE AT PRIMARY

We have heard it asked: May a
man vote at the Primary Election on
August 9Th, who is not 81 years Of
age? ''''''' '..'
The law (Sec., 5s71, R. S. Mo.
1909 says: "No person shall be en-
titled to vote at any primary unless
a qualified eiectof Of the precinct :. ~;
this means in ordinary Language that
unless a nah is 'twenty-one (21)
years old on or before August 6,
1918, he cannot vote, even though he
may be tWehty-one Before the general
election,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-07-26
MARRIAGE LICENSES


: July Geo! lNeims;s IL, and yen-
nls su SSs1 1sH saass Homer hsf rhutmona
LsadNoad, andiNellissE & Gsaves. BY 4!
July ls---wasily. pobfotshky Das,
loge, and Maria Janshak. New York
City. ss
asaInly 20aapewey bee Baker and Wiz.
gia sLeyapia Marler,. Elvins.
y, July z0EHarfy Gubennan and
Fannie Greeabergy St. Louis. j.
July 20--Eugene Williams and
Frieda Hicks, Pennington.
July 22--S. A. Hand, Flat River,
,s,sds Ethel Snodk BRASS, Flat River.
las sss sSIa.I asssaaP-nan
July ~ Albert Weir and Nettie
Dalton, Flat River. ---,' -s .
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-07-26
I.OYAL

Jesse Wood and family visited a;
lrondale Sunday.
w. A. Townsend of Bellevue was
in Loyal Tuesday attending to bust
ness matters.
c. w. Cronbaugh has returned from
Ada, Ohio, where he has been with
his mother for the past three weeks.
John Wyatt made a business trip to
Belgrade Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Deguire of It's
city and Harvey Rowe of Bonnie Terre
were guests at o'clock dinner at
the o. o. Templeton home Sunday.
c. H. Lucy was at Iron Mountain
Tuesday.
Arthur Rasch and Chas Erhardt of
st. Louis are visiting the Oehler fam
lily.
Geo. Cooley was Pennington bus
mess visitor Thursday.
Cards were received Wednesday
morning from Omar Matkin and Clar-
ence Woolford, stating that they had
arrived safely in France.
Mrs. N. A. Murphy spent last week
in Pennington.
Kenneth Davidson was the only
Loyal boy to leave from the county
Monday.
Miss Lucille Thompson of Bellevue
is visiting Loyal relatives this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. L. Beard of near
Bellevue are visiting his parents, M.
and Mrs. SIN. Beard
VIM. Gruner of Elvins was a Loyal
visitor Wednesday,
The Illinois Southern track at Bis
fnarck is to be connected with the
Missouri Pacific. T.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-07-26
WILLIAMS-HICKS

Eugene Williams and Frieda Hicks
of this city were married last Sun
day at eleven-thirty o'clock at the
home of E. G. Williams by Rev. R. C.
Martin.
The groom is the son of E. G. Will
liams, the pleasing mail carrier on
Route 4, and is splendid young man.
He is at present employed by the
Pennington Mercantile. The bride is
the daughter of j. F. Hicks and is a
pleasing young lady.
The Times joins this happy young
couples many friends in wishing for
them happy married life.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-07-26
WALES MINES

Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Heaton and chill.
dren, Aubrey and Forsett, of Plattin
and Mrs. JAS. Appleberry and daugh-
ter, Hettie, visited at the home VI
VIM. Heaton Tuesday.
Miss Edith Rowe visited friends in
St. Louis a few days last week.
Miss Cuisine Buscher is visiting
friends in Bonnie Tcrre at this writ.
ing.
Miss Christina Lawson of Bonne
Terre visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Whitesell Tuesday anc
Wednesday.
Jake Buscher was a DeSoto visitor
Wednesday.
Mrs. Mamie Payne and children OF
Festus visited at the home of F. A
Frazier Friday.
Ernest Whitesell of Bonnie Terrc
was a Valle's Mines visitor Thurs
day.
Paul Perret of Hazel Run and Mr..
and Mrs. H. C. Rhodes visited at the
home of VIM. E. Heaton Thursday
night.
Misses Gladys and Gertrude Watt
visited Miss Agatha Speidle from Sat-
urday until Monday.
Miss Elsie Heaton visited relatives
at Flucum Saturday and Sunday,
Miss Myrtle Green of Bonnie Terre
visited Misses Amy and Lizzie
Crutcher. ss ~
Misses Bessie and Fesarl Check of
Festus were guests Of Miss Freda
Nussbaumer the latter part of the
week.
Miss Minnie CARRIER of Festus, Ada
and Anna Heaton, Ed Kinvens and
Willie Courtney visited at the home of
Chris Stated Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Sykes of Flat
River visited their parents, S. A.
Sykes, Sunday.
There will be picnic here Satur-
day, July 9th. Everybody invited to
attend.
Harvey Richardson of Bonnie Terre
visited relatives in this community
Sunday.
Alb Heaton, who has been visiting
relatives at Flucum, returned to his
home here Sunday evening.
Mrs. Ella Blunt and mother were
guests of Mrs. S. A. Sykes Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Rowe and chill
dren, Lindelle and Evelyn, visited at
the home of R. H. Rowe Sunday.
Misses Anna and Ada Heaton, Ger
trude and Gladys Watt, Emma Han
non and Della Ratty, Edward Heaton,
Earl and Clarence Sykes, Charley
Shannon, John Parker, Lon and Geo.
Moore, Bryan Thurman, John and
Harvey Rowe, Jake Buscher, Emmett
and Edmund Roughly enjoyed an out
ing on the river Sunday.
Mrs. H. c. Rhodes is visiting rel
atives and friends at Marquand few
lays.
Miss Molly Whaley of Flat River is
VISITING her parents at this writing.
Several from here attended the par
~ at John Nussbaumer's Monday
light.
Edw. Heaton visited his sister, Mrs.
1. c. Rhodes, Sunday.
Miss Cuisine Buscher, who has been
at the hospital in Bonnie
Cerre, returned to her home here Mon
lay.
Clarence Sykes was a DeSoto Wis
tor Monday.
Miss Mamie Benham of Hazel Run
vas a Valle's Mines visitor Monday.
Edw. Heaton, John Parker and Price
Monday night.
Miss Ada Heaton visited at the
rome of II. C. Rhodes Monday and
Tuesday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-07-26

Eliza Burgess received the sad
news of the death of his nephew,
Ressie R. Buchanan, who was killed
in France while in action, July %.
He enlisted July 5, 1917, at Big Lake,
Wash, and landed in France the 9th
day of December, 1917. Since then
he had been writing cheerful letters
To- relatives here.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-07-26
REMOVE ALL BREAKERS
FROM PUBLIC ROADS

Breakers" is the common name for
ridges of earth and stone built dag
onally across our public roads to d.
vert water from the hills. These
"humps" are not placed on our
thoroughfarcs by modern road build
ers and the State Highway Depart
ment urges road overseers to use a
pillow and a grader to remove such OBJ
jections wherever they may exist.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-07-26
OF HIS OWN PER-
SONAL KNOWLEDGE

ST. Louis, Mo-, July %, 1918.
To Fathers of Soldiers,
St. Francois County.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-07-26
Lutheran Church
H. Hallerberg. Pastor.

H. Hallerberg, Pastor.
Ninth Sunday after Trinity.
Sunday school at 9:15 a. m.
Preparatory service for communi-
cants at 10 a. m. 5...
Morning worship and Holy Com
munion at 1890. Subject of sermon:
Warning and Comfort Regarding
the Temptations and Dangers of the
Last Times" az. n s,.,-...
Ladies' Aid meets at 2 p. m. $50.
No evening service. 3st.
The Concordia Y. P. S, meets next
Thursday evening.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-07-26
SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES
Christian Science
IlTIl -

SUBJECT: Truth"
Golden text: Psalms 1858.
Sunday morning at II a. m. in the
News building. Sunday school at 9:45
a. m. To these services the public is
cordially invited.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-07-26

Under IReobit's 'gavernt.nt the
humblest child can aspire to the high
est prizes in business and in State.
II is the task of Democracy to keep
the way open between the child and
the stars-7,autoeracyr would close it.
-COmmoner.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-07-26
Presbyterian Church

presbyterian Church
Robert S. Boyd, Pastor.
Services as usual Sunday morning
at II o'clock.
Sunday school at 9:45.
Junior c. E. at 800 p. m.
Senior c. E. at 7:15 D. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-25
Mayor Speaks
ENTRAIN TWO IN
MARINE SERVICE.

Two men were entrained today
for training in the merchant ma
rine. They were recruited by
Fred E. Burgert, manager of the
Thomas drug store on Second
avenue and Seventeenth street. Mat
thew Joe LOckard was entrained
for the sea training station at Bos-
ton, Mass, and Frank Martin Smith
went to Chicago to take up train
ing at the Joseph G. Branch school
of engineering. Two other men
who were examined for the mer-
chant marine failed to pass the
physical test. Mr.. Burgert states
that two more local young men
have signified their intentions TO
apply for enlistment this evening.
The Rexall drug stores through
out the country have donated the
use of their establishments for the
recruiting Of men for the merchant
marine and also have contributed d
$4,000 advertisement in the shape
of posters to aid in carrying on
the work.
A call is made for $4,000 young
men between the ages of 81 and
80 for positions at sea. The United
States shipping board will give
them special training before put
ting them into actual sea service.
1t is not necessary for men to
have had previous experience TO
enlist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-25
HEALTH Menace
FOUND IN CITY
Commissioners on Inspection Tour
Investigate Cause OF Many
Complaints.

Rock Island city commissioners
while on a tour of inspection of
paving and storm drain projects
today visited the west end of the
city to investigate conditions that
have been the cause of many COM
plants.
1t was found that number of
shacks owned by Big Boy" Butler,
local negro fighter, are unsanitary
to a high degree, and that hogs
being kept are menace to health.
The nuisance is located on First
street and Eighteenth avenue, and
many neighbOrs have complained.
The Rock Island Manufacturing
company has also made complaint
TO city officials of the nuisance.
The matter has been referred to
City Physician c. T. Foster. 1t is
expected that DR.. Foster. after
making an examination, will take
steps for the abatement of the
nuisance, which has been termed
a severe menace to the public
health.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-25
MARINE RECORD
CLIMBING HIGH
Ohicers Have Unframed 30 Re-
cruits and Have Six More
Ready To Leave.

A record has already been made
by the marine recruiters in Rock
Island in the enlistments obtained
during this month. Sergeants
Baker and Goritz are still attempt
ing to raise the number already &C
cepted.
There have been 80 men en-
trained from Rock Island during
July, including four who left today.
1t is planned to entrain six men
tomorrow morning which will
bring the total up to So recruits.
The recruiting station here has
far outdistanced any station stu
ated in city having a population
any way near that of Rock Is
land and within states under the
jurisdiction of the Chicago dis
trict. This district is made up of
10 states.
In the remaining week of this
month the recruiters are anxious
to obtain as many more men as
possible. Their source of obtain
ing recruits will be considerably
curtailed during the remainder OF
the drive as orders have been re-
ceived by the local exemption
board not to release any more men
for enlistment until after all Au-
gust calls have been filled.
Men who were entrained this
morning are: John r. Stoker
West Liberty, Iowa; Robert L. l.
Claus, 1929 Seventeenth avenue
Moline; Warren Z. Duffin, 1155
Forty-fourth street, Rock Island
and John E. HanIon, 706 Brady
street, Davenport. The men will
be trained at Paris Island, S. c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-25
STATE VISITOR
IN INSPECTION
Representative of Department OF
Visitation of Children's Work.
ing in Rock Island.
TO INVESTIGATE CONDITIONS
Boys and Girls Who Are Dependent
VIII Be Assured Wholesome
Surroundings.

Mrs. Katherine Gallagher of
home visitor of the de-
partment of visitation Of children,
arrived in Rock Island yesterday
afternoon to make an investigation
in Rock Island.
The visit to Rock Island is made
to look up conditions under which
children live who have been placed
out in families after being taken
charge of in dependency cases.
1t is the duty of the home visitor
to see that all of these children
have comfortable home and are
receiving good treatment from
those who have promised to pro-
vide for them.
Police MatrOn Assists.
Mrs Anna Kirkman, police ma
tron, is cooperating with the state
representative in every way posi-
BILE The children are under the
direct supervision of Mrs. Kirkman
and no complaints have been re-
ceived Mrs. Gallagher is making
the regular inspection, which is
necessary with the keeping of rec
ords at Springfield.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-25
TARTICAMVASS IN
INTEREST OF CHILD
WELFARE IN FALL

The wOmen's committee council
of national defense is perfecting ar
engagements to carry out the gov
ernment's plans for weighing and
measuring all children under 6
years of age Members of the COM
mittee are asking the cooperation
of all parents and others interested
in child welfare work and for as
sistance in the work. A house to
house canvass will be made to in
sure satisfactory results and to pro-
cure list containing the names and
dates of birth of all children and
make appointments for them to be
examined at stations which will be
opened after school begins during
the first part of September.
The local committee had hoped
to have arrangements complete for
beginning this child welfare work
during the first weeks of August,
but lack of time has made neces-
sary the change to September.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-25
PERSONAL POINTS

Congressman W. J. Graham is
home from Washington for a short
stay in the district, having brought
his family back to Aledo.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Fullmer of
Clinton, formerly of Rock Island,
are parents Of daughter, born July
10. The mother before her mar
rage was Miss Irene Biehl of Rock
Island
Miss Madeline Hubert of Keokuk,
Iowa, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. E.
I. King, 4106 Sixth avenue.
Mrs. A. Lingskoog of Minneapolis
is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. R. OIL
son, 208 Fifth avenue, Moline. She
will be in the tri-cities a mouth.
H. c. NJ. Case, professor of farm
mechanics at the University of
Illinois, will spend tomorrow in
Rock Island.
Miss Ruth Ternecek left yester-
day for Chillicoths. ILL.,, where she
will visit her aunt, Mrs. Ben Wor-
rick.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-25

There we're SIX TegistTarfrs under
the jurisdiction OF other boards who
we're examined here. OF these five
we're accepted and the other is
awaiting final decision.
More physically Mt registrants
were obtained yesterday out of the
eS examined than Monday, when
104 were examined. Monday 81
we're accepted and yesterday 81. 1t
Is considered probable that q num-
Der Of the men whose examination
records have been referred to DR..
First viii be accepted
All possible speed viii he employ
cd in this work as the government
authorities are anxious 10 know just
how many men can be depended
On from this board for August calls.
Reclas Sitication Progressing.
Judge NeIs A Larson has pro
eeeHed - lar as the letter L in
the alphabet in the work of re-
Classifying rcEistrants Of the class
of June. 1917. This work Will also
be rushed 10 completion. Consid-
cradle change in the classification
Of the registrants is being made. al
though the majority Will still re
main in the original class assigned
them. Quite q number of men will
be placed in class one and q larger
number in class two who previous
" held classes two, three and four.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-25
MANY COUNTIES
SEND OFFICERS
Many Coming 10 Meeting Of Super
VisOrs, Commissions, Clerks
and Auditors.

Representative from as counties
already have signihed their inten-
ton of attending the 22nd annual
convention OF the State Association
of Supervisors, County Commits
sioners, County and Probate Clerks
and County Auditors. TO be held IN
Rock Island July 80, 81, and Aug, /.
According 10 II. B. Hubbard, Rock
Island county clerk, this is the
largest number on record 20 report
ahead of the time set, and points
to one of the largest conventions,
in numbers, ever held. Mr.. Hub
bard stated this morning that per-
mission had been granted by Colo
mel Leroy T. Hillman, commandant
of Rock Island arsenal, for the Wis
itors TO make sightseeing trip
through the arsenal.