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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-04-02
MEMORIAL

Mrs. Mary Lee Boyce, daughter of
Henley R. Edgar and Mary Lee (Mur-
phy) Edgar, was born in Pennington,
Missouri, December 9Th, 1884 and died
at East Auburn, California, March
Is, 1920, in the 85th year of her age.
Her mother survived her birth only
three days. She was the only child of
her parents. Her father lived near
Rolla, Mo-, and died about twenty
five years ago, aged ninety years. All
ter the death of her mother, Mary Lee
Boyce was reared by her grandmother,
Sarah Bacon Murphy, until the death
of Mrs. Murphy, which occurred in
1843, when Mary Lee was eight years
of age. Then her aunt, Jane Murphy
Walker, assumed the care of her. La
ter she became a member of the fam
lily of her aunt, Catherine Muhphy
Evans, remaining there until her
marriage on March 4, 1856 with Sam
uel Smith Boyce, who died in Farm
ington on October 2, 1896. They were
the parents of six children, namely:
Juliette, the wife of l. H. Rodehaver
of East Auburn, California, Joseph
Edgar of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Bar
ney of Oakland California, Lucy, who
died on August 81, 1866, Samuel
Jesse of New York, and Sarah lsa-
belle, who died in Pennington on Au-
gust 81, 1896.
Mrs. Boyce is survived by four chill
dren, three sons and one daughter,
eight grand children, and nine great
grand children.
In the death of this most estimable
woman there passed away one whose
beautiful life has left lasting i'm
pres on this community. 'Her many
beautiful traits of character, patience
and kindness have been impaired to all
with whom she came in contact, and
the entire community mourns her
loss. She was indeed beautiful
Christian character, and we grieve
with her family over her departure.
She united with the Pennington Pres
byterian Church on April 5, 1858,
sixty-two years ago, and during all
the many years of her residence in this
place she was one of the most faithful
and consistent members of the church,
adorned with the sweet and lovely
graces of the spirit, which are the dis
tinctive marks of the Christian, she
so lived as to render religion beautiful
and attractive in the sight of all with
whom she was associated, and to win
their love and highest esteem. She
was faithful in all the relations Of life,
and being of domestic tastes, it was as
a wife and mother that her virtues
were most conspicuous, doing all that
she could to promote the usefulness
and happines of her husband and
children, to whom she was deyotedly
attached. She rendered their home so
comfortable and attractive that each
could truly testify "Home Sweet
Home, There is no place like Home"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-04-02
What the Farmers May Expect from
the Farm Bureau Organization

cations against which an individual
producer is powerless.
Such would not be the case, howev-
er, if farmers were better organized.
1t is to cope with conditions like these
that the Farm Bureau plans to build
an organization big and strong and
permanent County State and Nation
must all be linked together if legisla-
tive and industrial problems are to
receive the proper recognition.
The Way 1t Works
Some one may ask "How is the
farmer on his farm to have any voice
in the regulation of these matters =?
The Farm Bureau has the machinery
which makes it easy to participate in
anything that farmers as body un-
dertake. The American Farm Bureau
Federation has a president and a
board of directors (all of them, by the
way bona fide farmers). They en-
ploy legislative representative
whose duty it is to keep an eye on the
law-making bodies of our country to
see that the farmer receives consid-
Grafton. Each State has a similar or
gdHlZaJlOH. Ill Iile COunlleS we hdNc
our farm agents and leaders in COM
munity organizations. Whenever a
question of interest to farmers comes
up, the federal representative wires
the head of the State organization. He
in turn may send the word to all coun-
ty agents. They can get into commun-
ication with their community leaders
who are in a position to get the views
of farmers in their communities. This
information is then to be sent back to
headquarters. The national repre-
sentative can then truthfully say, as
he appears before Congress "The
farmers of America took vote on
this matter, and five million or six
million, as the case may be, favor this,
or oppose that" Whenever the farm
er speaks in such unmistakable terms,
some one is going to sit up and take
notice.
an Union there is Strength"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-04-02
Desloge Burglars
Are Apprehended

Two of the parties who robbed one
of the Golf stores in Desloge a week
ago last Sunday night We're arrested
in ST. Louis the first of the week, and
considerable Of the stolen property
was found in their possession. They
are Ike Novak, Pole cobbler in that
city, in whose place some of the stol-
en- goods were found, including lot
Of shoes that had been stolen from the
other Golf store at Desloge, which had
been robbed several months ago,
which indicates that Novak also par
ticipated in that robbery.
The other party arrested was Simon
Silverburg, Jew, who also had in his
home some of the stolen silks. Sher-
iff Adams went to st. Louis Tuesday
and brought the prisoners to Farm
ington Tuesday night, where they are
now in Jail awaiting their preliminary
hearing.
1t is generally thought that other
parties also participated in these burg
laries, though as yet there is no posi-
tive evidence of such fact. 1t may be
that additional evidence, which may
serve to locate other guilty parties,
may be uncovered at the preliminary
hearing of Novak and Silverburg.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-04-02
IN MEMORIAM

On the 18th day of Feb, 1920, the
death angel visited the home of Har-
rison Mackley, of Leadwood, Mo-, took
from it the wife and mother, Mrs.
MIME Mackley.
In the passing of Mrs. Mackley
many hearts are sorely bereaved.
After few days of intense suffer-
ing from flu-pneumonia came peace
full and triumphal entry into the
Better Land.
AS wife, mother, friend, comrade,
and Christian she was everything true
and faithful.
She speaks to US from the silence
of the grave-she will ever speak--a
life like hers cannot die.
We as co-workers shall miss her glad
service, her wise council and loving
sympathy.
Mrs. Mackley was born Dec. 1, 1885,
joined the Leadwood Baptist church
in 1914. She leaves a husband,
four children, Della, Medford, Verna
and Eugene, father, one sister and one
brother.
Bro. j. w. Bays paid eloquent tri-
butte to the many excellent traits Of
this good woman.
Oh! Who can tabulate the bless
ings which eminate from such a beau
tiful Christian character.
But we sorrow not even as the rest
which have no hope! for if we believe
that Jesus died and rose, even so, them
also, that are fallen asleep in Jesus
will God bring with him--and so shall
we ever with the Lord. Wherefore
comfort one another with these words.
Presented in tender Christian sympa-
thy in behalf of our Sunday School.
MARY L. DUNN,
STELLA RICE,
Committee.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-04-02

The farmer has reached the place
where he realizes that he must put his
| industry on business basis. In order
i to apply modern business methods to
the production and marketing Of his
farm products, he must organize, and
organize thoroughly. Men of every
other occupation have long ago found
it necessary to do so. Surely no one
can raise any valid objection against
a constructive farmers organization.
1t has truly been said that he who OPP
poses it for fear that the farmer will
make too much money, is standing in
his own light, for anyone who can
not obtain the farmers money after
he has made it, is poor business
man.
Purpose of the Organization.
1t is the purpose of the Farm Bu-
reau to build an organization of the
farmers for the farmers and by the
farmers; financed by the farmers, Of
ficered by the farmers, to speak for
the farmers in county, State and Ma
tion on any question relative to the
farmers interests.
The farmer is frequently spoken of
as the most independent man on
earth. He is monarch of all he sur
veys" on his own farm perhaps,
where he can plan his own work and
work as he pleases. He may even
produce the things that he likes and
refuse to produce the things that he
doesn't like, so long as he does not
| try to 90 contrary to the WhimS of
Dame Nature. Independent? Yes,
up to this point. But beyond that he
is the most dependent man on earth.
! Whether he sells or whether he buys,
he is under the power of the other fell
low. He as no control over the mar
ket whatever. Prices are set, not by
him, but for him. When he sells his
live stock or his grain or his produce,
he invariably runs the risk of losing
money, because of an unstable mar
ket, controlled not always by the law
of supply and demand, but by organi-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-04-02

Last Saturday the little 5-years-old
son of Gilbert Tetley, of southeast of
town, was in the barnyard where there
were some mules. His father heard
him crying and found to his dismay
that a mule had him by the ear. Be
fore he could reach him another mule
grabbed him by the soulder and start
ed across the field with him. His fa-
ther had to fight the mule to get the
child. 1t was thought at first that
most of his ear was bitten off, but the
doctor found, on examination, that on
ly the outer part of the ear was torn.
The little fellow was bruised consid-
erably but we are glad to report he
is getting along nicely.
W. T. Milton, of DeSoto, made a talk
at the Christian church Sunday morn.
ing. He and Mrs. Milton drove
through in their car. They were her
in the interest of the Southeast Mis-
souri, Christian Sunday School conven-
lion, to be held in Bonne Terre, April
II and IS. Mr.. Milton is president of
the Christian Sunday School Associa-
tion, of Southeast Missouri.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-04-02
Statement From
School Treasurer

To the Patrons of the Pennington
Public Schools
In retiring from the Board Of Ed
ucation of the Pennington Public
Schools, | desire to express my appre-
citation of your splendid and loyal sup
port given the schools and the board.
| My interest in the welfare of the
schools will not cease by reason of my
, retirement. / want to see the schools
grow and broaden from year to year.
1t has been the policy of the Board
in the past to conserve the funds of
the school and to make every cent
count. AS treasurer, | have closely
watched all expenditures and at best
we are always hard pressed for funds
to meet the payment of teachers and
incidentals.
For several years the tax payers
have graciously voted $1.00 on the
$4,000 for school purposes (teachers
and Incidentally. This is the limit un-
der the constitution. Of this amount
it requires 80 per cent for incidentals,
leaving 70 per cent for teachers.
The pay of the teachers must now
be increased, otherwise we will nave
no school, or very inferior one.
am sure no one wants to take a back
ward step just now.
In order to meet, in a measure, the
requirement for increased pay and
other expenses, the Board of Educa-
tion is now asking you, by your votes
next Tuesday, to authorize the Board
to levy thirty-fve cents for building
fund. If you will do this, we can
transfer this money, or so much there
Of as is needed, to the incidental fund
and thereby increase the teachers
fund at least 25 cents on the one hun
dred dollars.
While we are asking for this levy
of 30 cents, as matter of fact the
taxes will only be increased to %
cents instead of 35 cents, as a reduc-
ton of 10 cents can be made by the
Board on the sinking and interest
fund 'for this year. You will under
stand that we cannot transfer the
sinking and interest fund, but the
rate we can reduce for this year.
The Board is proud Of you for what
you have done for the school in the
past; you have met every call md we
have never asked of you anything
that necessity did not require. With
this additional fund voted, we will not
be able, in my judgment, to increase
salaries more than SIS per month on
an average, and not that amount if
extra teachers are to be employed.
Let me remind you that our teach
ers, almost without exception, have
remained steadfast and without mur-
mur, while in other schools strikes and
designations prevailed. Shall we not
now give them that which is due
them?
JERRY 2. BURKS.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-04-02
ARTHUR FENTON FARRAR

The subject Of this notice passed
away at Pennington last Saturday,
where he has been for the last several
weeks of his life. Interment was in
Parkview Monday, in the presence of
large number of relatives and
friends.
Deceased had been prominent and
successful lawyer and accountant at
Charlottesville. He was born in
Franklin county, this State, on Oct.
14th, 1878. Mrs. J. W. Calvird of this
city, is sister Of deceased. A wife
and daughter also survive him, and
they are the recipients of heartfelt
sympathy in their deep affiiction.
Miss Gilbert Petty and Miss Johnny
Rodgers, who are attending Marvin
College at Fredericktown, were guests
of Miss Myra Dobbins Monday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-04-02
Easter Thoughts

Probably no season in the year is
so propitious for the upbuilding of the
spiritual life as the season preceding
Easter. 1t was during these days that
Jesus spoke his last parallels and per-
formed his last works. This is a good
time to read again the beautiful Fifty
first Psalm.
These days Immediately preceding
Easter came early to have solemity
which no other days of all the year
possessed. The anniversaries of the
day on which the Prince of Glory died
and of the day through which He lay
in the tomb, how was it possible for
these to come and go without exerting
an influence on the hearts of all.
The world is approaching once more
two of its most notable anniversaries
Good Friday and Easter, and multi
tudes of hearts are solemnized by
memories of the great events which
makes these two days cardinal in the
calendar of the year.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-04-02

The County Court held an adjourned
term Monday and Tuesday Of this
week for the purpose of receiving the
annual reports of Collector Brewer
and Treasurer Coffield. Both reports
were examined and approved. At the
same meeting the court also, decided
to sell to the St. Joseph Lead Co. two
trailers for the sum of 81 500.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-04-02
PROGRAM AND BOX SUPPER

The Pennington High School Liter
ary Society will give a program in
the high school auditorium on Satur-
day night, April 10th. Admission 10c.
Immediately after the program the
Senior Glass will have box supper
in the high school gymnasium.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-04-02

Having served two generations well
and faithfully, she rests from her la
bors in Heaven, the home of the re-
deemed, and the memory of her un-
selfish life of piety and usefulness is
the precious legacy of her children.
G. w. H.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-04-02

H. A. Ruth and family, formerly of
Fredericktown, on yesterday took
charge of and moved into the St.
Francois hotel, the entire furnishings
having recently been purchased by Mr..
Ruth, who is an experienced hotel
man. The Ruths are experienced ho-
tel people, bringing with them the
best of regulations, and they hope
that Pennington will feel as kindly to
them as they already feel toward
Pennington. Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
Sample, who made many friends dur
ing their residence in Pennington, left
yesterday for their former home IN
Fredericktown temporarily.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-04-02

Mrs. Ponder who trimmer for Miss
Pardue went to st. Louis last We'd
nesday to be present at the marriage
Of her son.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-13
NEW ORLEANS ENTRIES.

FIRST RACE-Three furIongs: Margaret
Dixon. Oh Yes. ll5: Sky Blue. ll5: Queen
"f TrumPS. ll5; Mary Head. rs; Pauline
Solomon. il5.
SECOND RACE-Six furIongs: Midia.
Jeans, los; Nasotan. los: Bees Wing. lOl:
Am First. 1Ol: Plain Bill. lOl: Double
Plan, 1O5; Bounding Through. 100; On BiEh,
96; kodista. 90 Also eligible-Rory 0'AIOre
10: Slick ID, lO5; Neenah. III: Golden
Dawn. 100.
THIRD RACE-Six furIongs: Tie BOY.
H.: Enmity. liz: Charlie LeydeCker. ITO:
Night find. los; Sasi. los; Discussion. IO6:
Arrowhead, 06; Minute Man. %; Lola. 81.
FOURTH RACE--one mile: Chief. ia;
Breeze. ia; Drummond. liz; Franklin, III:
Sailor. 10; Opportunity, los; Grumpy, los;
Bolster, los.
FIFTH RACE-Mile and one-eighth: Paul
Connolly. Ill; Little CottRge. III; Arbitra-
tor, los; Flater. l03: King Neptune. 100:
lack Reeves. 1O9; PruneS. lO6: Browns Pa
vorite, 1876: Plenty. IO4: Comacho. IO3.
SIXTH RACE-Mile and one-elghth: Sol
dat De Neriun, liz: Red Start. iii: J. G.
stone. III; Cadillac. l04; Antoinette. lO4
Mayor Calvin. lO4; Sleeth, IOS; Lottery.
l03; Dolly. 81.
SEVENTH RACE-Mile and sevvoty yards
Kentucky Boy, ll2; Alexander Anime. li2:
Marshon, los; BertOdano, los; Wand, iO7
Jessie Louise. l07; Prevaricate, las; Sir
Grafton. l06: Rsconsteuse SATIN. los; Gen
eral Byng, ITO: Baby Sister, I02; Bethel
Hill, 93. Also eligtble-Rarry Rudder. 1ol;
Skinny B, los; Onwa, l07i Pulaski. H.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-13
Princeton Track Team
Enters Seven Meets

Princeton. n. j., Jan. I2.-Seven in
door meets will engage the efforts of
the Princeton track team this win
ter. Among the most important are
the Millrose A. A. games in New
York on February 10, in which the
mile relay team will be entered. the
Meadowbrook Club games on March
in Philadelphia. and the national
senior championship in New York on
March 13- The indoor season will
open on January 16 with the games
of the Seventy-first Armory A. A..
at New York. in which Princeton will
be represented by S. H. Thompson.
the all-round champion. and r. E.
Cleveland and c. d. Halsey, jr., who
will contest the metropolitan title in
the ten-pound shot put.
Other meets in which Princeton men
viii be entered are the New York
Athletic Club games January q and
Johns Hopkins University games IN
Baltimore February 2s.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-13
NEW ORLEANS RESULTS.

FIRST RACE - Three furl0nEs. Loyal
Sweeper. IFS tAmbroSel. 10 : TO 10.
l to 1 Silver Spring. lis iSimpsonl. to :.
1 to /: Joe Mancini. lis (BuNtonl. l to -
Time. C:SS ! :. Get En-. PICs Ultra Run
mimic also ran.
SECOND RACE-Six furIongs. Hardrs
I06 wright. : TO !. 4 TO 10. I to 3: Pill
sen. 1l3 tWallsI. even. l TO .; EukluN. los
tColtiIrtti). even. Time. lis Is. Phrune
Ward. Prophecy. Prince Douglas. Al Pierce
Pinard also ran.
THIRD RACE-Six furIongs. A. Y.
Akin. liz iWiIIisl. : to .. to = out :
Douglas S. 10 tWidal. ) to .. to =;
Cobalt Lass. IO5 ICoItiIettn. oct. Time
lie 2-5. Pigeon and Jago also ran.
FOURTH RACE-one mile. Dsmask. lis
(Ambrcsel. : TO ), l to .. out: Bone Dry.
103 lBoylel, to I, 6 to 3; SimpIeton, Is
CCOltilettD. = to 3. Time. las. st. Ger
main. Anticipate. lie BIuet also ran.
FIFTH RACE-One mile and 90 yards.
Cerinus. JOG "a. HOwardD. 6 to 1. s to =.
3 to 3: Jiify. JOS LunsfordD, to ). to -;
Sticking. 1O1 lColtilettD. out. Time, / 80.
Jim HenerinE and fodder also ran.
SIXTH RACE - One and une-SiXteenth
miles. Lazy Lou. 90 IwidaD. o TO =. = TO :.
/ to .; Tantalus. IO6 Donohue'. 3 to :.
TO 4; II. c. Basch. 1O7 (Piercel. 10 :.
Time. l:52 %. james, DioscOride. Grey
Esgle also ran.
SEVENTH RACE-one and one sixteenth
miles. POilu. 1903 tCarrOln. Z to ., 10 :,
3 to 3; Gold Crest Boy. 10 CTaIisl. u >.
3 to 5; Parrish. 10 Mooney, 20 /. Time.
1:53. Mabel Trask, Meddling Miss. Don
Dodge, Capital City. Aztec also ran.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-13
Scholastic Chatter With
JOHN r.. GoETZ.

Business will play Eastern High
School in the Catholic University
gym this afternoon in the third
game Of the championship series.
Little is known of Eastern's
strength. but they can be depended
on to give the Stenographers a
hard battle for the long end of the
score.
The Newly boys. of Central High
School, want to have their correct
positions published. as Dick plays
right guard ard his brother. Bob,
plays the left side of the court.
Jafre. of Business. was declared
Ineligible to play basketball, owing
to the fact that he had a deficient
mark in his studies. At the time
he was playing a regular forward
on the first team.
Western has a. good defensive
team. but will have to improve its
offense if they expect to be in the
championship race. NOrdlinger is
caging the ball in great style this
year and is looked to win many
games for the Red and White school
by his shooting.
The Business lineup will be
changed in the game against East
Elm. as Goetz will go in forwar I'd.
with Meany in the other forward
position. Williams in center. Cold
stein and Held in guards. Martin
burg high school played Alexan-
der and Episcopal high on Thurs
day and Friday last week before
the Tech game. Tech would prob
ably have found itself in a closer
game had the mountaineers not at
tempted such a hard schedule. The
Martinsburg boys were small and
I looked young but they handled
! themselves well.
Business basketball team has
scheduled the following games for
the balance of the week: St. AL
bans. Wednesday in the business
gym; Thursday, Episcopal high
school at Alexandria,: Friday. Army
Medical School in the business gym.
-.
In practice Lemon and HiIeman
have been showing up well for the
Blue and White quint, and expect
to burn up the league in shooting
baskets.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-13
FRED TENNEY SAYS
FRAZEE WAS RIGHT

Boston, Jan. L. - Fred Tenney,
former peerless first sacker of the
Boston Nationals. believes Frazee IN
getting rid of Babe Ruth did the
Tiu hit thing.
Il agree with Frazee. for he know
his own business best. A team is as
strong as its weakest link. a player
that fits an organization is of NOR
value than any star not working in
harmony with his club.
With the passinC OF Iris Speaker
the fans at the outset figured Hi,
loss would ne fatal L. the Red SoN.
but the club went along winnin@
hall games OF course. Ruth is a
great attraction and every one. in
GLIDING myself. loves to sec him
play. but no ball player l. indis-
pensable to a team"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-13
CHICK HOLBROOK TO
MEET BILLY BAXTER

Matchmaker Al Fried. Of the Peer
less Athletic Club of Baltimore. has
added to his Friday nights show a
four round setto which will prove o.
interest 10 District fight followers.
Fried yesterday matched Chick Hol-
brook. the local H2-pound scrapper. 10
meet Billy Baxter. Of Baltimore. in
one of the four-round preliminaries
HolbrOuk will lie remembered as thu
younCster who defeated Young Non
tano at the Ardmore Club Thanks
giving night
With Joey Swartz. the rugged local
bantam, meeting Battling Dundee in
another Of the preliminaries. the show
will take on an intercity atmosphere.
Benny Nalger. the French champion
is meeting Matt Brock. of Cleveland
in the main setto over a fifteen-round
session.