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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-12
This County Sc
cures Fourth Prize

Word just received from County
Farm Agent Roy Coplen. from the Sc
dalia State Fair, says st. Francois
county was awarded fourth prize in
county farm exhibits, and receives
1925 premium. There were seven
Farm Bureaus entered in the contest.
To secure even fourth prize in a
State contest of such character is
most worthy, and should stimulate our
people to greater effort. That coun-
ty as rough and with the unsurpassed
mineral resources of St. Francois
county can secure fourth prize in an
agricultural exhibit in State contest,
is remarkable, to say the least. While
this county has never claimed any
thing special in an agricultural way
this excellent award stands out as a
splendid compliment, and strengthens
the opinion of many Of our citizens
that st. Francois county leads all
other counties in the State in natural
resources.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-12
A Suicide at
BOnne Terre

Jacob Lesser, aged 81 years, an old
resident of Bonne Terre, committed
suicide in that place Saturday after
noon, in the antc-room of the A. 0. U.
W. hall, of which order he was an Of
ficer. His body was found about 7:30,
but the deed had evidently been COM
mitted some time before. Deceased
was the father of nine children by his
first wife, having been married the
second time only few months ago.
Lesser left letter to his wife and
three others to his children. The lone
to his wife stated that he had been dis
charged from his work by the st. joe
Doe Run Lead Co., where he had been
employed many years, and the
thoughts of being unemployed to one
of his industrious habits doubtless
caused him to become Respondent, in
which frame of mind the rash step
was taken.
He left home about 2:3O, telling his
wife he was going to town and would
return home soon as possible. He
then went to his sons house, where he
borrowed a double-barreled shot gun
from his daughter-in-law under the
pretext of going hunting. On being
handed the gun, he broke it to see if
it was loaded, and on finding it con-
tanned two cartridges, he handed one
of them back, with the remark that
zone was all ne needed"
The widow of deceased is a sister
of Mrs. T. j. Clanin of this city
Many friends extend sympathy to the
bereaved family in their loss of a good
father and devoted husband. Fune-
raj services were held Monday after
noon and interment was in Bonne
Terre cemetery.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-12
Removal of An
Old Landmark

The mammoth elm tree that for
many years past has had place in
the front yard of B. H. Marbury's
home, on Liberty street, was last week
removed and converted into several
cords of wood. Such conversion re-
quired the expert employment of sew
eral men number of days. as this
was perhaps the most enormous of
many such splendid products of the
ages to be found in this city.
The base of this enormous tree was
about five feet in diameter, while its
branches swayed majestically more
than hundred feet in the air before
they began to succumb to the blight
ing touch of age a number of years
ago. According to geological mark
ings this old sentinel is thought to
have been more than three hundred
years old. But for many years it had
been decaying, huge branches occa-
sionally falling and creating nerv-
BUSINESS on the part of many who
passed that way, so that there are now
many sighs of relief that that splendid
old monarch has been rendered harm
less in its age of decrepitude.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-12
Special Term of
Circuit Court

Judge Peter H. Huck made a hur-
ried visit to Pennington Wednesday
and held a brief session of circuit
court, for the purpose of hearing the
cases against Elmer Woodson and
Joseph Sweeney, both of whom were
charged with burglary and larceny.
Both defendants entered pleas of
guilty and each was sentenced to two
guilty and each was sentenced to
a two-year term in the penitentiary.
Woodson, who is about 90 years old,
halls from Desloge, where the charge
was preferred against him. Sweeney,
who according to his own testimony,
is just past II years of age, was
foater, originally from some indefi-
mite point in the East. He has been
finally scheduled for practically two
years permanent residence.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-12
Live Stock-Agri-
cultural Show

Plans and arrangements are now
under way for an agricultural and
livestock show for st. Francois coun-
ty, to be held in Pennington on Oct.
21st and 22nd The Pennington
Chamber of Commerce and the st.
Francois County Farm Bureau are
cooperating in the work that is now
going forward to make this enter
prise a notable success, and nothing
possible will be left undone to make
the occasion a notable one in the an
nails of this county's history.
Besides the arrangements now go-
ing forward for surprising exhibit
of farm products and live stock, it is
likely that the same dates will be
used for a grand homecoming occa-
ton, when former citizens of this COM
munity will be invited back from
wherever they may now be located to
share in welcome and hospitality Of
old-home folks, who will do every
thing in their power to make their
visit back to the old home both pleas
ing and profitable. It may be, also,
that high-class carnival company
will be secured for the occasion.
The scope of this show will be
broad, including splendid premiums
for all agricultural and domestic
science products, live stock, dairying,
poultry, etc. The committee of the
Chamber of Commerce having this
matter in hand have appointed the
following committees to take charge
of the different departments and press
forward with the preliminary work:
Finance Committee--G. B. Snider,
Henry Manley, r. L. Allen, j. G. Nor
ris and M. P. Cayce.
Entertainment--C. E. Rozier, Edw.
B. Effrein and John A. Neidert.
Locations and Concessions-Dr. c.
A. Tetley and Rolla Cozean.
Publicity-B. T. Gentges, Taylor
Smith, DR.. ]. A. Overton and Floyd
Davis.
Dairy Shove. C. Schuttler, Roy
Johnson and J. D. Rion.
Poultry Shows. ]. Tetley, Arthur
Calvird and VIM. Matkin.
Agricultural Show-Maurice High
ley, VIM. Martin and Roy l. Coplen.
Home Products-Mrs. r. P. Taylor
Mrs. ]. C. Ballard, Mrs. s. j. Tetley
and Mrs. o. ]. Mayberry.
Premiums-E E. Swink, A. j. But
terfeld, Mrs. C. c. Schuttler, j. F
Karsch and E. o. Henderson.
Stock Show-Geo. A. Tetley, Chas
j. Westmeyer and John T. Burks.
Judges-W. M. Harlan, G. E. Ro
zier, Geo. A. Tetley, E. E. Swink, Ro!
Johnson, Maurice Highley, C. c
Schuttler and Roy |. Coplen.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-12
Good Roads a
Workable Asset

For the past five years or more The
Times has had much to say Of the
value to any community of good
roads. In fact, there are few things
the writer would rather talk about
than good roads. which we regard as
practically the foundation Of civili-
zation. 1t is sad fact, however, ac-
cording to our belief, that the people
of Missouri and many other states
have been painfully slow in arousing
themselves to the overwhelming inn
portance of good roads, judging from
the condition Of the highways in an
overwhelming majority Of the coun-
ties of this and other states. There
fore the unusual activity that is now
apparent in most of the counties that
have heretofore appeared to be dor
mant on this all-important matter is
most encouraging to all good roads
advocates, and promises a revolution
in good roads building in the near fu-
ture.
But, in regard to roads in st. Fran
co.'s county, it is particularly crafty
ing that they are better than those Of
any other county in the rural parts Of
the State. This condition is something
of which our people have abundant
reason to be proud, and the splendid
manner in which the good roads are
advertising this county is resulting in
good that cannot be overestimated.
We venture the assertion that there
are few motorists in this State who
have not heard of the good roads in
this county, and most of them have
perhaps actually driven over some of
them. They will often go far out of
their natural route in order to enjoy
driving over such roads as run through
this county. Nor does the propaganda
stop there. They tell the good news
to others, and thus the good news is
spread in an endless-chain fashion.
But even this condition is no reason
or excuse for the citizens of this coun-
ty to lull themselves to sleep on the
matter of continual road improve
ment until the very best has been at
tanned. While most of the roads in
the county have rock foundations and
good loose surfacing, such surfacing
rs m constant keed 'of repair, with the
heavy traffic they are required to care
for. Therefore there should be no
easing up on the road question until
all the public roads in the county are
put in the highest possible state of
efficiency, with hard surfacing that
will take care of the ever increasing
travel they are required to maintain.
Only when such happy consumma-
ton has been attained will the people
of st. Francois county reap the full
benefits of their industry and progress.
Keep up the agitation for better
roads. There is nothing that can bring
larger reward to all the people.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-12

Mrs. Peter McLeon, of Pevely, Mo-,
lost a coat from the automobile in
which she and her husband were trav-
cling through this country, some two
weeks ago, between this city and Doe
Run. A 4-line "9ost" local in The
Times has restored the valuable piece
of wearing apparel to its owner. Yet
there are many-even some alleged
business men-who still profess to be-
lieve that it does not pay to advertise.
If they would invest a few dollars in
some such legitimate enterprise they
would secure evidence sufficient to
cause them to change their minds.
The Times was indeed sorry to see
in the Morley Banner that last weeks
issue of that paper would be the last,
as the plant is to be moved at once
to Texas, where "Watt" Coleman, the
capable editor, will continue in the
newspaper business. The reason Civ
en- for the demise of the Banner is
that Scott county is over-crowded with
newspapers to make the business prof
table, especially in the smaller COM
munities, such as Morley. But we are
exceedingly sorry to lose "Watt" Cole
man from the newspaper field OF
Southeast Missouri, as he is an excel
lent fellow, who is deserving OF
splendid success, which The Times
most heartily wishes him, wherever he
may cast his lot.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-12
Another Good
Ball Game Sunday

The Pennington base ball team
pinned another victory to their belt
Sunday, in the contest at Yeargain
grounds with the Desloge team, which
Is recognized as a strong aggregation.
The score was rs, and while it was
far from a perfectly played game, it
was close and hotly contested from
start to finish, with the final result in
doubt to the end.
The most outstanding feature of
the game was Cat Forshee's pitching,
which the visitors, as usual, failed to
solve, while he walked a single man.
Fleischman, pitcher for Desloge, also
throws puzzling ball, but he permitted
five men to walk. Pennington also
made 7 hits, with for Desloge, while
FIVE errors were charged up to each
team.
The record the home team is rapid
Lly accommodating to itself should be
most gratifying to all lovers Of base
ball, and is creating considerable adj
ditional interest in the local aggrega-
tion. An increased attendance at last
Sundays game over the previous
Sunday, is also encouraging to all low
ers of sport, and it now seems likely
that sufficient interest will be crys-
talized before the close of the season
to make it possible to organize early
next year in good condition, with an
enclosed park and suitable grand
stand, which will start the team off
in a mood to play winning ball,
Next Sundays Game
The Times last week stated that
next Sundays game would be on the
home grounds, with Bismarck as the
contender. But shift has since been
made in the order of games, and the
game with Bismarck will not be played
until the following Sunday in Farm
ington. Next Sundays game will be
played with the Bonne Terre team, ir
the splendid park at that place, and
an interesting contest is promised.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-12

Prof. and Mrs. W. H. Hanson,
daughter and son, of Belleville, ILL.,,
drove through in their car, arriving
here Monday for a visit with Prof.
Hanscn's boyhood friend and chum,
]. A. Lawrence, and family. On their
arrival they found Mr, Lawrence en-
joying his vacation, and their pres
ence is adding many pleasures to that
period, as he feels like boy again
in accompanying Prof. Hanson to
many interesting and well remember
ed spots which he has not seen since
his departure forty-five years ago,
Lawrenceton, Ste. Genevieve county,
known in those days as HPunjaub,' =
was the bailiwick of these cronies,
who are again thoroughly enjoying
each others companionship.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-12
Time to Take a
Determined Stand

Illicit manufacture of booze and
bootlegging appears to be on the in
crease, not only in ST. Francois county,
but throughout the State and nation.
The stories of an enormous bootleg
ging trust, now appearing in print,
may be largely founded on fact, judg-
ing from indications that are general
ly apparent. Many booze manufac-
turers and peddlers appear to have lit
tie or no respect for the law, as indi-
Gated by the fact tnot they often pay
the slight punishment assessed against
them, only to at once return to their
former activity.
1t seems that the time is rapidly ap-
preaching when it will be incumbent
on all the people to take firm stand
on the question of whether or not the
laws must be enforced regarding the
nefarious business" of bootlegging. In
a few communities, according to in
formation received, it seems that boot
leggers and those in sympathy with
them, are in the majority. But such
is not the case except in a few iso-
lated localities, and if such criminali-
ty is to be suppressed it seems that
all law-abiding people must take a
firm stand for absolute law-enforce-
ment, to the end that officers of the
law may accomplish full and complete
results along these lines. Without
support of the people the legal equip
ment will fail, at least in a measure,
in complete subjugation of such
shameless law violations.
The past week the st. Francois
county Jail has held twenty-five pris-
oners at one time, large part of them
charged with bootlegging. Such a
number of prisoners in this county in
dicates that there is general break
ing down of morals among certain
class Of people, at least, which should
cause the good, substantial, dependable
citizenship to take more pronounced
stand-a fighting stand, if you
please-against what appears to be q
wholesale attempt to run rough-shod
over the law. If this tendency to evil
is not soon checked, it is likely soon to
gain sufficient momentum to cause
sconSiaerahle. trouble to withstand and
again put under submission.
Sheriff Hunt and deputies have been
on several raids for booze the past
week, but in some manner the guilty
ones appear to have advance informa-
tion of their coming and succeed in
clearing their premises before the Off
GERS put in their appearance. This is
another indication that the organiza-
tion of bootleggers have a deeper hold
in the community than most people
know of or can understand. Tuesday
night the Sheriff's force confiscaJed
five barrels of mesh in a corn field about
two miles northeast of Bismarck, and
later captured two Huns who are
thought to be the owners of the
goods" One was caught III the corr
field and the other was captured ir
Leadwood. Both are now in Jail.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-12

The General Superintendent of the
Western Union Telegraph Co. and
one of his District Superintendents
visited the Telegraph Dept. of the
Chiliicothe Business College last week
and arranged for several advanced
students to accept Western Union po-
sitions.
A letter just received from VIM.
Tucker, written soon after his arrival
at Las Vegas, N. NJ, to his parents,
Judge and Mrs. R. c. Tucker, states
that he likes the city and country fine,
so far as, has seen, that he has reg
ular employment, and thinks his pros
poets are good there. That "Bill" is
continuing to look around is indicated
in sentence in.whieh he speaks of a
mighty pretty young lady at his
boarding house. Nothing gets by him
without at least passing glance. We
predict that he win "make good"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-12

Still another student, Miss Florence
Puckett of Maryville, Mo-, was placed
by the Chillicothe Business College
last week as stenographer for Mis-
souri, University and Joined numerous
C. B. C. students who make up the Of
flee force at the University.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-12
Teachers Selected
for Another Year

The Pennington Board of Educa-
tion met last night and selected teach
ers for the ensuing year, which term
begins on the first Monday in Septem-
ber. Last years entire corps of teach
ers were selected for the next years
work, with the single exception Of Miss
Akers, who had rendered her resigna-
tion some time ago,
Miss Jessamine Halle, who taught
last year in the South Ward, was Sc
Iected to fill Miss Akers' place in the
9th, 7th and 9Th grades of the high
school. Miss Helen Graves was chosen
for the place in the South Ward made
vacant by the transfer of Miss Halle.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-12

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Wampler
on Tuesday, August 10th. a son.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-12
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Aug. 6-Roscoe Harris and Myrtle
Yates, both of Flat River.
Aug. 9--0rvall Harter and Jennie
Cowley, both of Route 3, Pennington.
Aug. Everett Heck, of Ste. Gen.
evieve, and Gladys Patterson, of
Route /, Bonne Terre.
Aug. 1O-William Miller, of Poplar
Bluff, and Estella Brown, of Cantwell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-22
CHICAGO SUES THE TRIBUNE
New Libel Suit to Establish PrcScedent
Oily Asks S1O.SOO. 600.

Chicago, Sept. z2.-The 1000, 900
libel suit of the city of Chicago against
the Chicago Tribune opened today with
counsel for the newspaper asking the
court to uphold a general demurrer,
based on the constitutional right of
the freedom of the press. If granted,
the demurrer would have the effect of
dismissing the suit on the grounds of
insufficient evidence.
The suit involves the question OF
whether a newspaper may be sued for
libel to the extent of it's total value
and virtually be put out of business
if the suit is won.
The libel action grew out of state
ments made by the Tribune in the last
city election criticising the present city
administration for the manner in
which municipal finances were han
died.
The city contends that the articles
and editorial expressions on which the
suit is based damaged the city's credit
in disposing of municipal bonds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-22
SAVED BANK Cash
TyrO Kan, Cashier Locked
Himself in Vault.
Four Bandits Argued But Got
Only Counter Money.

CoffeyviIle, Kan, Sept. 22.-The
Tyro State bank, Tyro, Kan, fourteen
miles west of Coffeyvi1le, was held up
and robbed by four bandits this fore
noon.
The robbery occurred at IL o'clock.
/ The robbers were young men, three of
, whom walked into the bank while the
fourth remained in. high power car
outside. In the bank were the CASH
Ter, Roy L. Teegarden, his son. Jay
of the bank, Frank Dobson, and Je-
rome Travis, a director.
The bankers saw the trio approach
ing and surmised they were robbers.
Jay Teegarden sought a revolver
from its hiding place while Cashier
locked the door. The gun was not
used as the bandits had the bankers
covered before it could be brought
into action. The bank has an cleo
trio signal by means of which the
alarm was given and citizens began
to gather. None were armed. how
ever.
One of the bandits as they stepped
in the door yelled, stick EN- up
and the three bankers obeyed orders.
Then while two kept the party COW
ere, the third bandit gathered up
what cash there was in the drawer and
tray on the counter and ordered that
the vault be opened.
The men said only Mr.. Teegarden
could open the vault, and he had
locked himself inside. The robbers
parleyed for a few moments and then
made their departure, taking with
them Jay Teegarden as far as their
car They commanded him to stand
there until they rode away, which he
did.
Fifteen minutes later the robber car
passed thru Wann., Okla, eight miles
south of Tyro, and was headed for the
Usage hills, southwest of there. The
amount of money secured is unknown,
but was probably less than 5000.
The Tyro State bank was last robbed
by Henry Starr and his gang in a day
light holdup fourteen years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-22
TOMORROW Is Officially
The Beginning ofAutun1n
Equinoctal Storms Are Superstition To Be Chased With
Grounding and Wish Bone of Goose, Says
Kansas Weather Man.

At Topeka the sun on September
% will rise at 6:12 a. m. and set at
6:1S D. m. Standard time, which is
nineteen minutes faster than sun time
At ST. Louis, where Standard and Sun
time coincide, the sun will rise AT 5:49
a. m. and set at 5:5S p. m.
For thousands of years the sun has
been held as model of promptness,
but as matter of fact its apparent
movements are so irregular. no clock
can be made to indicate actual sun
time. Astronomers take the average
movement of the sun as mean sun
time, but about the middle of Febru-
airy every year the sun is IA minutes
behind this schedule, then it gradually
catches UP until by the first week in
its average schedule. This makes it
8 minutes fast on September IS.
Sun Has Perfect Alibi.
The sun. of course, has a perfect
alibi for all its apparent eccentricities.
The inclination OF the earth's axis,
which throws first the north, then
the south pole into the light for six
months at aNstretch, accounts for the
seasons, while the unequal rate OF
movement of the earth about the sun
makes it appear off schedule in GER
tain seasons.
The common idea that the spring
equinox always comes March %, the
summer solstice-the longest day of
the year-June 81, and the shortest
of the year on December 81, is also q
mistaken one. 1t actually takes the
earth about 365A days to make a cir
cult of the sun. which necessitates
taking on an extra day every four
years. and this may throw either the
eQuinoxes or the solstices a day early
or a day late.
The winter solstice-the official be-
ginning of winter this year-will occur
December % at 4:0S a. m.