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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-05-09
CHESTNUT RIDGE

Alfred Doss of St. Louis visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis DoSs,
from Friday until Tuesday.
Mrs. John G. Marks visited rela-
tives in st. Louis recently.
Mrs. Roy Larby and children left
for their home in Denison, Iowa, last
Saturday Mrs. Larby had been called
here on account of the death of her
mother, Mrs. Jim Woods.
Jasper Richard visited his mother
in-law, who was seriously sick at her
home in Bloomsdale. on the 30th Of
April. She died while he was there.
Mrs. Richard could not go, as she was
unable to stand the trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Clay and baby
spent last Saturday and Sunday with
the formers sister, Mrs. r. E. Hawn,
and family.
Lewis Wigger has been very sick
the past week, but is better at pres
.ent.
Mrs. Mary Sutherland and children,
Viola and Floyd, of Pennington Wis
tied her sisters, Mrs. Jennie Burgess
and Mrs. Bette Phillips, last Saturday
and Sunday. '
Mrs. Ed Brown and children spent
last week in Flat River visiting her
father, John Wampler.
Miss Brittle Doss left for st. Louis
last Sunday, after a two weeks visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis
Doss.
Miss Margie HARRISON and three
small children Of Elmer Harrelson's,
of Sikeston, visited the formers sis
ter, Mrs. Brittle Culbertson, last week.
Miss Addie Hawn is still quite sick
at this writing.
Mrs. T. B. Chandler is getting along
nicely, but she is yet in the Bonnie
Terrc Hospital. Her cousin, Miss Lii
lie Hawn, who was her first nurse, is
also in the Hospital, having under
gone an operation for appendicitis.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-05-09
LIBERTYvILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Crow were
shopping in Pennington Saturday.
H. B. fresnell and sons, Byron and
Harry, spent Thursday evening with
w. M. LEM and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kennel Burns spent
Sunday with the latter's mother,
Mrs. Al. Downs,
Mrs. A. NJ. Wallace spent Saturday
evening with Mrs. J. e. Wallace.
Mrs. J. C. Ballard was shopping in
Pennington Saturday.
Mrs. Leo Moran and mother, Mrs.
Jane Simpson, spent last Wednesday
at the home of H. B. Presnell and fam
lily. -, ,
]. C. Ballard had a fine COW killed
by lightning last week.
Mrs. Ralph Tillman was shopping in
Pennington last Thursday.
Misses Gencvicve and Helen Ballard
spent Sunday with Mrs. Sarah Cowley
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Simpson spent
Sunday with J. W. Bahes and family
at Fredericktown.
E. o. PresneIl and Kennel Burns
were business visitors in Pennington
Monday Of this week.
Mrs. A. E. VanSickcl has returned
home, after spending the past win
ter in DeLand, Florida.
F. M. Biggs is building a chicken
house for E. o. Presnell this week.
Rev. r. l.. Aliens Sunday school
class from Pennington attended the
Sunday school and church here last
Sunday. They brought their lunch
and spent the afternoon on the lawn
at the church. ..
The school board met last Saturday
night and elected teachers for the
coming term Of school. They are
Miss Effie M. Sullivan, principal, and
Miss Edith X. Bachelor, primary.
Howard Moore returned home Sun
day, after spending the last eighteen
months in France. Howard is look
ing fine and we are glad to have him
home again.
H. B. Presnell, Mrs. Wallace and
John Lewis attended the funeral of
Joseph Vessels at Perryville last
Tuesday.
The annual basket dinner will be at
the Christian church the third Sun
day in this month. Everybody invited
to attend.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-05-09
): COUNTY y CORRESPONDENCE ::

A war tank and a number Of sol.
diers were here Saturday morning
Several good speeches were made by
boys who had seen active service in
France. All Bismarck subscribed lib
orally to the Liberty Loan.
Sergt. Ray Fight, who has just re.
ceived his discharge, having arrived
from France only a few weeks ago
was in our city Monday. He was er
route to his home in Bonnie Terre.
Miss Ruth Clanton, enroute from
st. Louis to Poplar Bluff Monday
stopped over for a little while in oul
city.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-05-09

to this day no man knowoth his grave,
or the grave OF his Csartna or Of the
royal children. The csar had no love
FOR democracy either.
Charles Of Austrian Lost somewhere
In the volcanic twistings Of central
Europe With abe who used to be the
Empress 2ita. Charlen.--well, hsI
CAME Of the autoorats Of ali autooratS, \
the Hapsburgs. They were no lovers
pf democraoios.
And VINO recalls Constantine Of
Greeoe, and Sophia, who used to be-.
his queen? They are char In the hur-I
ricane of democracy, dust in the winds
Of liberty.
Or Ferdinand Of Bulgarian The FOX
Of the Balkans" In what hole dues the
fox who barked like q Prusaian hidefI
Big and little. they are going. There
ts no need to call the roll Of royalty,
or read the Almanach de untha. "a
score OF the rulers who believed In
the divine rights Of kings have gone.
Some Of them were kings and some,
OF them we're princes. 6nd some Of
them were grand dukes. but the,
thrones are vacant nov.
Only when king stood as q man
az well as O king has he fingered.
There 10 Albert of Belgium, who Is
more Of a democrat than a king. and
the ruler Of England he. too. has meas
ured UP or doubtless he would haYe
gone into the deep pits Of oblivion In
the days Of the war.
The people Of the world are going
to rule themselves. And we here in
America are largely responsible for,
what has happened. In the first place.
we set the example Of a powerful re-
public. Of q great representative gov.
eminent, We showed that 1t could be
done.
Flattenlng Autoeraey.
Then we came into the war and sv-
cry blow we struck was crumpling
ancient throness smashing kings and
fattening autocracy. It cost US some
thing like $50. 900. 100000 or will cost!
us that amount before we are through
to give the king business a setback,
but It has been worth ell 1t cost.
The world has had its lesson. To
the World In general. to human beings
everywhere, all the blood and treasure
that has been spent was money spent
for bargain. It has in fact been
cheap at the price to crush nilitarism,
end the menace of Hunland's kultur,
and smash up the king business all at
once.
How much did the Liberty Loans
do toward sweeping the kings of the
earth? Every loan was like a tidal
wave OF dollars smashing and jarring
the strongest and solidest of these
thrones. In the end they crumpled.
The pressure had become terrific. The
human beings ON whose backs these
thrones rested revolted and flung the
thrones away.
The Victory Liberty Loan will fin
ish the job. including that part of
1t that will sweep kings from the
earth. Freemen everywhere will re.
joice at that In America we have
never loved king. It will afford us
all real satisfaction to feel that the
dollars that go into the Fifth, last and
Victory Liberty Loan will be hoping
\ 10 insure that the old. autocratic idea
of government is gone and that 1t will
never return to again plague mankind.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-05-09
TUNNEL

S. P. Cole of Wales Mines was a
Bonnie Terre visitor Wednesday.
Misses Leona and Pearl Carter and
brother, Ray, were guests of their
aunt, Mrs. Mae Hammock, Thursday.
Miss Inez Thurman of Prospect
spent few days last week with her
brother, Kennett, in Bonnie Terre.
Misses Leona and Pearl Carter Wis
tied at the home of Mrs. A. H. Moore
Friday.
Mrs. ]. M. Appleberry and grand.
daughter, Hattie, were guests of her
sister, Mrs. S. P. Cole of Wales Mines
Friday. ,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Carter and chill
dren and Pete Parker motored to
Vineland Saturday.
Miss Lizzie Boyle of Flat River Wis
tied Miss Mae Carter Sunday and
Monday
Miss Hattie Appleberry was a Sill
yer Springs visitor Monday.
Miss Katherine Hoelzel Of Melzo is
visiting in st. Louis this week.
S. P. Cole was guest of Homer APP
pleberry Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Mae, Leona and Pearl Car
ter and Lizzie Boyle visited at the
home of Mrs. j. P. Hammock Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ellis and little
son We're guests at the home of Dr..
c. W. Shannon Sunday.
Those who were entertained at the
home of T. E. Spurgin Sunday were !:
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hammock and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Osha
and little son and Miss Margaret
Guettler. .
Private Edw. Spurgin, who has been
in France, received an honorable dis
charge and returned home Sunday.
r Several from here went to DeSoto
Sunday to see the war tank.
Mrs. Mae Hammock visited at the
home of her brother, H. G. Carter,
Tuesday.
Fenton Thurman of Silver Springs
was DeSoto visitor Sunday.
Private Edw. Spurgin visited his un-
Gle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. C. Car
ter, Monday. an
Mrs. r. w. Osha of this place and
her brother, Edw. Spurgin, were the
guests Of their aunt. Mrs. Mae Ham
mack Tuesday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-05-09
LOAN DETAILS FOR A READY
REFERENCE.

The following details Of the Victory
Liberty Loan will be found convenient
by those requiring a ready reference:
Amount Of loan, $4,000, 900. 600.
Maturity of loan, May 20, 1923.
Redeemable at option Of United
States. June is or December is. 1922.
Date Of Notes. May 20, 1919.
Rate Of interest, ~ per cent.
First interest date, December is,
1919.
Regular interest periods. June Is and
Decsmber IL.
Generalization u Bonds.
/ CouDon or registered bonds VIII be
ssgued IA determinations Of 50, 800.
MOO. il.Qpo4 LOO. AHd llat0oo. EeE.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-05-09
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN

Had the war lasted throughout ans
other summer, as our military experts
believed it would, hundreds OF thous-
,ands of Americans would lie 'fn
Flanders Fields" and many billions
more of American dollars would have
been spent in crushing the Huns.
Therefore. ttsisx. with spirit OF
thanksgiving that we were spared
from spending these hundreds Of
thousands Of American lives and bill
lions Of Americxn money, md that our
allies have not been forced 70 expend
an svea greater ssm Ia LIE ana mate
rial, W shexA aDDsuseA IT, vSotnry
Lpaa. - seRks1y q - tssasury
has hiAtsd - ~ Tkanksgiviag
IsaA.- vexl1 yssA. aasgssgists meme.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-05-09

try's acknowledgment for service rem
dered. The awarding Of the medals
will not be made until the close Of the
campaign.
A supply of blank certificates will
be sent to each county chairman 80
that he can issue certificate to each
Victory Liberty Loan worker entitled
to receive a medal. The names are to
be sent in to headquarters on proper
blanks by the county chairman so that
medals can be sent to each worker to
whom the certificates have been 10
Eued. These certificates and blanks
will be sent to county chairInen within
few days,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-05-09
Medals From Captured
Hun Guns for Workers

Every Victory Liberty Loan worker
in the Eighth Federal Reserve District
will be given a metal made from can
non captured by American soldiers
from aermahy IN the Var that hhs
1Nst been weA-ali bat finishing Ahs
Job. M
These medals. both sides OF which
ere ehewA IN the aereiapaAyIng Mas'
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-05-09
WALES MINES

Arthur Rowe was Bonnie Terre
visitor Thursday. ID
Misses Anna and. Ada Heaton were
guests Of their sister, Mrs. H. G.
Rhodes, Thursday evening:
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-05-09
istered bonds will also be Issued In
denominations of $4,000 and 800. 900.
Pavnnenta

denominations OF $oO,0O0 and 100000.
Payments.
Initial Payment-10 per cent by the
subscriber to his band with his appli-
cation on or before May 10.
Installment Payments-July is, 10
per cent; August ~, 20 per cent; Sep
TENDER Q, 20 per cent; October Z, 20
per cent; November IL, 20 per cent.
Payments in full will be allowed
with application when the amount Of
notes applied for does not exceed $10,-
900.
Payment on subscriptions made On
the government installment plan can
be completed on any installment date
with accrued interest, but no com.
pletion of such payments can be made
except on installment dates.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-23
MAP-MAKER'S HANDS TIED

Have kind thought for The map
maker the man makes biographies,
aliases and charts. Since August,
1914 he has been unableito draw an
outline of half of the old world with
any assurance that it would repre-
sent accurate boundary lines. He has
to be sure, many valuable clews, but
much remains in dispute. The map
maker cannot know who owns Shan
tung, where Armenia begins and
ends, what the final status of the
Baltic provinces of Russia will be,
or, indeed, what is to become of huge
Russia herself. Bulgaria, Greece and
Turkey also present complicated
problems. Africa alone thus far ap.
pears to have been apportioned with
any certainty that the divisional
lines will Christian Science
Monitor.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-23
viii Not Be Home For Some Time

The following is q letter from Mrs.
Lyle c. Clark, who mas been in Wash
ington with her husband, he being in
the service. Now they are located in
Philadelphia.
We are back in the city after our
two months in Newport News, Va.
We will not be at home for some
time. Lyle is in the Office of the
Zone Auditor and that particular
branch is very busy Strengthening out
and auditing property accounts of
officers being discharged. Lyle asked
for his discharge to tae egect Sept
ember 80, but it was not approved in
Washington SO we have settled down
once more in army life. November
13 marks two and one half years SER
vice for Lyle. ss
He is slowlygrecoyering from a sew
ere case of near typhoid, despite his
six NEGOTIATIONS against IT: He is
back on duty but star. from normal
health. y4es So ii Ss7af
MRS. LYLE g: CLARKE
1904 Walnut street.
Philadelphia, Pa,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-23
SHIP BY TRUCK"

Now that we are rapidly getting
back to the ways of peace there will
be much interest in the opinion Of
John S. Cravens, chairman of the
highways transport committee, Coun-
Gil National Defense thai the
next great national industrial de-
velopment will be general program
of good roads construction and it's
lospcaI accompaniment increased
utilization of the motor truck, saws
the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
TIE fact is that Notwithstanding the
extraordinary growth of the automo-
bile business, we are only just be-
ginning to appreciate the possibilities
of the motor truck in industry and
commerce. The numerous concerns
that have made use of this means of
long distance transportation have
enthusiastic reports Of the savings eff
fected in time and money and energy
While the motor truck is not going
to displace the railroads, it is des-
tined to perform many of the sery-
ices with which they are now over
burdened. This fact is realized by
the railroads managers themselves
and they are not averse to the pros
pect. They welcome the truck. for
it has solved the problem of reaching
places now remote from rail COM
munication. Mr.. Cravens points out
that some railroad authorities urge
the establishment OF rural truck
lines, especially those running at
right angles to the main rail routes.
in order to meet the increasing de-
mand for transportation facilities in
the country.
In the meantime enterprssing con-
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-23
A PRIMER LESSON

This is a Man.
What has he on his Face
Is it Grin?
Sure, Mike, You have said It.
Who is the Man?
He is an ex-bu1l Mooser.
What is Eating Him?
He is SO Tickled that he is Trying
to Pat Himself on the Back with his
Elbow
Why-pray?
At his Fool Friends.
Who are his Fool Friends
They are the Stand-pat-ters
Indeed-why?
The Way they are Flocking to
Johnson.
Why do they Flock to Johnson?
Because he is against the League
of Nations. {
Then what?
When it is All Over and. = the
League of Nations is either defeat.
ed or adopted, but forgotten, these
Stand-Pat- will Whoop it Up for
Johnson for President.
Is that why the ex-Bull Moos- er
Grins?
You have sure said it.
Is he for Johnson?
Until Death do them Part.
And when Johnson is elected
Then What?
Johnson will take off his False
Whisk-ers and be a Regular Eel
low, a Rab-ble-Rous-ing Hell Rails
err!
And then?
And then the Stand-Pat-ters will
Drop Dead!
Is that why the ex-Bull Moos-er
has his Hand over his Mouth, hold
ing in his JOY?
Yea, Bo!
How does the ex-Bull Moos-er
Thrive?
BY the Folly of his Friends.
Always?
Every Crack out of the Box!
Its Cinch Put on his Own, the
Moos-er would Starve in a Week
Emporia Gazette.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-23
FACETS BEING PLACED BENEATH THE POLITICAL
POT AND SEVERAL ARE MENTIONED AS BEING In THE
RACE FOR THE GOVERN0 RSFIP IN STATE OF WISCONSIN

Fagots are being placed beneath the
political pot, Judging by the follow
ing from the Milwaukee Journal:
The movement to bring forward
Speaker Lawrence c. Whittet, Edger-
ton, as a candidate for governor
which was inaugurated several
months ago has been received. Some
thing of the Whittet boom was heard
in the political talk in Milwaukee
during the State fair 1t was passed
as chance gossip at the time, but it
now develops that it was inspired by
the active desire of Mr.. Whittet's
supporters to sound out sentiment
toward their candidate
Tht strength of the Whittet boom
rests chiefly in the district adjacent
to Rock county which sent Mr. Whittet
to the assembly. Two men who are
interested are Assemblyman P M.
blyman T. G.. Cretney, Iowa, sergeant
at arms in the last assembly.
Suggests Course of Phillip
Mr. Whittet has made no formal
announcement. His associates go on
the theory that he is in a receptive
mood" Tat efforts should be made
to develop a movement in his behalf
is regarded as disposing of fourth
term" aspirations, credited to Gov
Philip. Mr.. Whittet is now the gov
oy,, 1,r,, l.
goes into the contest he will undoubt-
edly do as the administration can
didate. Activity in the Whittet camp
is taken to mean that the governor
has fixed his attention on the vice
presidential or senatorial nomination.
Should Mr.. Whittet determine to
make the race, situation will develop
which will be interesting to at least
two of the other prospective candi-
dates, Senator Roy P. Wilcox and
Lieut.. Gov. E. E. Dithmar. The Whit
tet vote is expected to cut into Will
cox strength in the First district and
in the other southern counties. Friends
of Mr.. Whittet say he will also run
well in the so called German coun-
ties, where Dithmar expected easy
sailing, and they say he will draw
from the Dithmar strength in these
localities
Eyes on j. D. Beck
Political observers are paying
more attention of late to the move
ment in behalf of former Labor Com
missioner J. D. Beck, Viroqua, Mr..
Beck has spoken at the fairs in the
western part of the state, where the
impression prevails that his can
didacy is well under way. The idea
has gained ground that MIR. Beek's |
activities are not so much Of a per-
sonal enterprise as some have sought
to demonstrate There is an impress
sion that the former labor chief is
now engaged in a "try-out" In behalf
Of the La Toilette group. rather than
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-23
SUBSCRIPTION. RATES
Thursday October % 1919
MAKE AMERICA Buster

Asked right off the bat, like that:
How to Make America Better?" one
inevitably is puzzled for the moment
and pauses to catch his breath and
TO think. To make America better"
physically or financially, commercial
", industrially Intellectually or even
spiritually is the question that con-
fronts one Then he sees that all
these phases hinge on one and the
self-same point, and the answer is
easy: Make America f3usier-Walter
z. Edge, senator from New Jersey,
in The Washington Star.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-23

West Point. A place we never iourn-
eyed to. Sure, but you're kind and
clever and if We take advice from me.
1t is this, Keep that trusty pen on
the go" for the Ollapodrida pot must
be kept boiling, or we will find our
selves biting our finger nails Nothing
to read also Nothing to do. You
|say, ITO dig my frugal living" Didst
thou happen at any time to dig up
some guoduck clans? Seeing Lake
Wisconsin is near you. At the time
of our question we had received a
box OF choice candy and as we gloat-
ed over this toothsome gift, our
thoughts drifted to West Poine hence
the question. Where art thou, West
POint?" wondering if the poet Abbott
had received anything better But
you were so slow in answe ring so we
ate the candy and it's sure done and
gone. Next time answer up quick, be
like the early bird, can't you?
Some people are born lucky or clev-
er but not this old hen, No, indeed!
We were SO very proud Of the first
cow we ever owned; it received the
name of Bessy. A strap quite wide
was placed on her neck and a bell
attached then the COW was staked
out and tho her bell annoyed us Cat
first) we never let on one to another
that it was so. Just then w. J. Dur
ward came to stay with us for time.
and he surprised us one morning COM
ing from his room to have him tell US:
last night" said he, Il composed a
piece of music for full orchestra and
gave it the title Bessy Bell, Be Blasted
Ye ken, it was a good cow This chair
is getting very tired, so better wind
up my string.
L. A. DUDLEY
Durwards Glen.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-23
dividends

Germs are reaping dividends from
truck service of their own and they
should have public support in the
shape Of demand for good roads
everywhere. 1.-THE vehicle and the
road must be demonstrated to be
compliments of each other and in
separate parts of great agency of
public service "Ship by Truck" lis
an excellent practical slogan. The
firm that has it's own trucks possess
es a feeling of economic independ-
ence. 1t can load goods at ware
house or factory and deliver them to
the customer, many miles away, at
about the time in numerous cases.
they would be leaving the railroad
freight yard. With countless con-
Germs this direct delivery is proving
the secret Of prosperity. Industrial
establishments are not the only
ones that are proving the value of
the motor truck. Farmers are adopt
ing the scheme to their great advan-
tage. Some day yshspping by
Truck will be practically univer-
sal. And that day is not far distant.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-23

OF himself alone, to determine wheth-
er he is the logical man to lead the
La Toilette wing through the next
fight, and that this try-out is being
conducted under the friendly eye of
other La Toilette leaders. If he
makes good, the banner will be placed
in his hands, and the Dithmar and
other booms will be quietly shunted.
The intmation of promotion for
Mr.. Beck comes in connection with a
story that the La Toilette wing has
decided to ignore the Nonpartisan
league and all other radical move
ments, and to furnish its own brand
of radicalism and it's own candidates.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-23
BIG DOLLAR--LITTLE BUSINESS

at no time within the history of
modern International finance and
trade have American rates of ex-
change upon the leading countries of
Europe been so demoralized or fallen
to such almost incredibly low levels
as during the past week says an ex-
change. In the middle of the week
the price of the London check in New
York went as low as Sab for the
pound sterling as compared with the
mint par value of $4.S6 2-3; the Paris
check sold at the rate of GA francs
to the dollar, as compared with a
mint parity of SIS plus francs to the
dollar; the rate for demand exchange
on Italy was 1917 lire to the dollar.
instead Of the mint parity of SIS plus
lire to the dollar; the Berlin check
could be bought at the rate of 3.22
cents to the mark, as compared with
the marks pre-war value of 1882
cents: and demand remittances in
Austrian crowns were purchasable at
the rate Of LIS cents to the crown,
against a theoretical value, on a
mint par basis of 202s cents.
This looks fine, but it Is not. 1t