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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-03-17
STRIKE BIG ROCK.

The drill at the RittenhOuse Field
hit a rock yesterday afternoon at about
1900 feet and penetrated IL To "A depth
of about five feet This H. thought To
b. the same rock that the Dome com
pany hit and IL claimed by some 10 be
a cap-rock. under which oil may be ex-
pected TO he found
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-03-17
CARD or THANKS.

We wish 10 express our sincere
thanks 10 our friends and DR.. Naylor
for their sympathy and kindness ia the
hour of our berea vement ia the death
Of our little daughter. Ruby Lee, and
for the bea atiful floral offeriDgs.-Mr-
and Mrs Bernice White and daughter
Mary Elizabeth
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-03-17
FROST PROOF CABBAGE PLANTS

We have millions OF the finest open
field grown plants ready now. Early
Jersey, Charleston Wakeflelds. Fiat
Dutch. Parcel post paid. 300, 81 90 I:
600, $50; loo. $3.50; express, 1000.
$3.50; 5000, $50; 10000. $3.50 Send
fOr price list Sweet potato and tOma-
TO plants-Parker Farms. Moulfrie.
Georgia. 374
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-03-17

tbs better 10 have dollar and not
need IN. than TO need dollar and not
have it,
Hickman Building and Loan Shares
have protected many a man. and his
family. in time of need. Sl.00 per month
buys n Hundred Dollar share.
Let us put il up 10 you. Is our plan
a sensible one: Month by month you
form "A saving habit At the same time
your savings become an investment
which will yield you dividends.
Save. Invest. own. Successful bust
ness men of Hickman are our largest
investors aud borrowers. They believe
in our plan and take advantage of IL.
Small homes and large ones are being
paid for by means of it,
Our association Is mutual. There can
he 10 favorites. The earnings are dis
tributed among the stockholders. and
the holder of one share receives the
same proportion of profit as the holder
of many shares. The number of shares
TO one person. firm or family is limited.
Fulton County is our field.
Can on or write Miss Effie Brner.
Sect'y. in Ledford Bldg, second floor.
| HICKMAN BUILDING 4 LOAN ASSN.
We Loan That You May Own"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-03-17
PIE SUPPER.

The Parent Teachers Association Of
West Hickman School viii have a pie
supper. Saturday night. March 18th, at
the school building. The proceeds of
this supper will 90 10 the Health and
Welfare League. This is "A good cause
and "a large crowd should be present
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-03-17

Don't forget the pie supper at the
West Hickman School Saturday night.
Proceeds will go to the Health and Wei
fare League.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-03-17
HICKMAN BUILDING 4 LOAN ASS
we Loan That You May Own.

Mrs. Bersie Wright. wife of Jesse
Wright. died AT the home of her par
ents. MIR. and Mrs. Joe Williams, on
Sunday morning after three weeks
illness. Malaria Is thought to have
caused her death. She was Is years old
and besides her parents and several
brothers and sisters. is survived by a
-months-old baby. Burial was had on
Monday afternoon at two o'clock at
the City Cemetery. with services at the
home by the Rev. Banks of the West
Hickman Methodist Church.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-03-17
How Would You Like TO See What
Irwin Norwood Pa-) SAW

Zone customer told me that after using one large
package a Raf-Snap. he got FORTN-EIGHT dead
fats Hos many more dead he eouldn't SEE. he
docSn't knos. Remember rats breed fast and de-
stroy dollars worth q property. Sc. Csc. si-2s-
Sold and guaranteed BY
Hickman Hardware Co. Inc.
Cowgill's Drug Store. Inc.
Brown domestic. yard-wide. Toe per
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-03-17

Druggists refund money If PAZO OINTMENT mil,
20 cure Itching Blind Bleeding Proerudina Piles
instantly relieves Itching Piles. and you en- res
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-03-17

Colds Cause Grip and Influenza
LAXATIVE BRoMO oUIs4fr- ablets remove the
cause. There is only one 'Bromo ouinine :"
3 W. GROVES signature on box Soc
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-03-17

49, Ire Cou6h and Headnche and WORKS Oh the
CA. z ". GROVES sienatuse on each box- soe
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-03-17

Tell your friends to go to Frost's.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-03-17
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

AdIn
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-05-13
Crops, Roads and
Bridges DAMAGED

Perhaps the heaviest rainfall Of the
season visited this section Tuesday.
A heavy downpour was in progress
practically all day, and coming on the
heels Of many other heavy rains, the
streams and ground were already car
rying their full capacity of moisture,
so that practically all Of Tuesdays
rain was overflow, consequently much
damage was done to low lands, roads
and bridges.
Besides the great damage done to
growing crops, much road surfacing
was washed away, and many bridges
have been seriously impaired, some of
which have been made unsafe. The
east approach Of the Wolf creek
bridge, two miles south VI Farming
ton, had crumbled away Wednesday
morning to such an extent as to make
passage dangerous. A number Of
other bridges are reported in sim
liar condition, requiring much repair
work Immediately.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-05-13
Ninety-Ninth
Anniversary

Next Sunday the Christian church
at Libertyville will celebrate its nine
ninth anniversary with a church rally
and basket dinner. These annual Gel
etrations have long been observed in
this manner by the splendid people Of
that community, and are always look
ed forward to by many with great
pleasure and anticipation. Not only
does the entire community turn out
for these occasions, but many visitors
from distance are usually in attend
ance, and there is always feast Of
good things.
This is said to be the oldest church
west of the Mississippi river, where
many generations have held weekly
services of thanksgiving and praise to
their Heavenly Father. Already ten
tative preparations are being consid-
cred for next years celebration at
this pioneer church, as it is intended
to make the hundredth anniversary an
occasion of great import.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-05-13
Jersey to Be Queen
of Next Sales Day

The next Sales Day--Saturday, May
2sth--will be Jersey Day in Farming
ton. 1t was decided at the regular
meeting of the Pennington Chamber
of Commerce on last Monday night to
hold the next Sales Day on that date.
The committee to purchase a car of
purebred Jerseys will leave tomorrow
for Ohio for that purpose. These
young cattle should be here several
days before the next Sales Day and
will be in excellent condition for
showing on that day.
Another good band will be secured
to furnish music throughout the day
probably the DeSoto band.
A special feature of the next Sales
Day will be public auction through.
out the forenoon of live stock, farm
machinery, household goods, etc. The
Chamber of Commerce will furnish
free an auctioneer Of recognized abil
ity and experience for this service.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-05-13
WILL MAYFIELD COLLEGE
WILL NOT BE MOVED.

c. A. Tetley, mayor, Mr.. Reid, sec
retary of tie Chamber of Commerce,
and F w. Davis, all of Pennington,
were in Marble Hill Tuesday to appear
before the board of trustees of Will
Mayfeld College. From the state
ments made by these gentlemen, there
appears to have been quite a misun-
derstanding in regard to the PROPOSE
ton of moving the school from Marble
Hill. These gentlemen were here to
present to the board some of the ad-
vantages of Pennington as q school
town and be it said to their credit, that
they did it in most honorable and
gentlemanly manner They .empha-
sized the statements that they did not
want the school "unless it was to be
moved"
The board then went into executive
session and the proposition of moving
the school was discussed and put to a
vote, which was unanimously opposed
to moving Win Mayfield College from
Marble Hill. 1t is sincerely hoped that
this will put an end to the noise about
moving the school.--Marble Hill Press.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-05-13
ASTOUNDING, BUT TRUE.

Franklin X. Lane, former Secretry
of the Interior under President Wilson,
recetnly said: eff the 5,5O0,0OO illit-
crates in the United States were
stretched in double line at intervals
Of three feet, and were to march past
the White House at therate Of twenty
five miles day. it would require more
than two months for them to pass"
The curse of our fair, land is igno-
rance and illiteracy, buta better day
is dawning, both Church and State are
beginning to realize that Americas
salvation lies in educating the masses.
Every State in the Union is giving
largely for educational purposes, and
all honor to the Southern States es-
pecially which are making heroic eff
forts to reach the neglected and un-
educated. Coupled with what the
States are doing Is the work Of the
Southern Methodists, Southern Bapr.
lists, Southern Presbyterians, Episco7
palians and other religious bodies who
are untiring in their efforts to provide
better equipment and better facilities
for young men and women who are be-
ing arged as never before to take adj
vantage Of the opportunities made pos
sible by the liberality Of iaymen Of all
denominations.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-05-13

especially county chairmen, have APP
parently swallowed such bait whole,
and are failing and refusing to take
any part in circulating referendum Pc
titions that have been sent to them.
This is true even in st, Francois coun-
ty, where County Chairman Bowman
has failed to interest himself in the
least toward carrying out the work
that has been endorsed by the State
Comndt sFas III ilss Raiied to ct,lt IA
meeting Of his committee, as request
ed by the State Committee, and now
has again failed to put into circula-
tion a single one of the referendum
petitions that have recently been sent
to him.
If the Democratic party is to press
forward, then there must be organi-
zation-actual, progressive and COM
pact. Should one be in a position
where he does not fit in such organi-
cation as a working unit, then he
should step aside in order that the par
ty may not be handicapped by his in
cumbency, and be permitted to in
stall one who will articulate with the
State organization. The Times makes
this suggestion in ell kindness, as it
believes the present Democratic ceun-
ty chairman has been a friend, and
that he has no desire to impede the
forward movement of the party. But
when he fails to act in accord with the
State Democratic organization, he is
retarding the entire party movement.
"A chain is no stronger than its weak
est link" But little can be accomp-
lished in any endeavor without COM
plete and thorough organization, which
cannot be perfected with imperfect
links.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-05-13
Livestock Special
Draws Largely

A large crowd was in attendance at
the demonstration held at Bismarck
Wednesday. This demonstration was
made possible by the cooperation of
the College of Agriculture, Agricul-
tural Extension Service and the Mis-
souri, Pacific R. R.
The afternoon program was started
by j. B. Stinson, representing the
Missouri Pacific R. R., and P. H. Ross,
Assistant Director of Agricultural Ex-
tension. These were followed by the
display Of dairy and beef cattle and
discussions by M. J. Regan, Dairy
Specialist, and by I. B. Mann, prae-
tical breeder and feeder of beef CATTLE,
E. G. Bennett, State Dairy Comnis-
sioner, also gave a talk on the dairy
industry.
A great deal of attention was paid
to the Island bred Jersey bull that was
recently placed in the Bismarck COM
munity. Mr.. Goeltz, the director Of
the Bismarck block of the Bull Assoc
citation, made few remarks in regard
to community breedings. ~
The night program staftedooff with
talk by e. ]. Alexander, Fieldman
for the Missouri State Holstein Asso-
citation. His subject .Dany Farm
Management" This was Followed by
an interesting talk on coniinursity work
by E. G. Bennett. H.. M. Garlock,
State Leader in the Better Bull Cam
paign, gave the next address. r. H.
Ross, then, III few words, summed up
the demonstrations This was follow
ed by few remarks by Mr.. Stinson.
The evening program closed with the
showing of two reels of. pictures, one
on the subject Of Milk, and the other
on the subject, "Purebred shorthorns
IN America"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-05-13
Good Roads Delegation to Meet in
Farmington Next Thursday, May 10

all important sections. The list cf
speakers includes, e. G. Mohrstadt,
Dexter, President Of the Association;
D. B. Hill, Poplar Bluff; W. Frank
Carter, st. Louis; G. j. Curby, 81.
Louis; Senators Ralph. Valley Park
and Belken, Fredericktown. Ed. z.
Grove and Chas. Lyles, Dexter, will be
the after dinner speakers. r. Il. Da-
Wis Of Fredericktown win be toast
master at the banquet, The Chamber
Is making arrangements for some
light entertainment during the dinner.
The st. Louis delegation will be met
in that city by a delegation from De-
Soto headed by p. r Hinchey, and
brought down to DeSoto in Automo-
biles. They viii be met at DeSoto by.
feet Of autos from Pennington ana
brought here. Automobiles from
Dexter, Bloomfield and other southern
points win be here, condition Of the
roads permitting, to carry those who
desire to go, over the remaining part
of the trail. The DeSoto group will
go to st. Louis on the afternoon of the
18th and make their headquarters at
the Jefferson Hotel. The party win
leave the jefferson at 7:30 a. m.
The afternoon meeting win convene
at 2:30, which viii permit delegates
from the south to arrive in time. Tick
cts to the banquet will be sold locally.
bed during the day, or with their
Chamber at the banquet, which will
be spread in Masonic Hall. The Cham
Der of Commerce is giving particular
attention to all details of the prepa-
rations, for they realize the import
ance and the honor of the occasion to
the community.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-05-13

The Chamber Of Commerce is max
ing preparations to receive delegates
to the convention of the Southeast
Missouri Trunkline Highway Associa-
tion in Farmington May 10th. Lyman
H. Reed returned from Dexter Sunday,
where he went to confer with Off
cials Of the Association regarding
final arrangements for the meeting.
The meeting will consist Of an af-
ternoon and an evening session with
an inspection trip of the State Hos
pital and the National Lead Company
works in between. A banquet provid-
ed by the members of the Chamber
will be served to the guests at $3.50,
1T is expected that nearly enc hundred
visitors will be present and more than
half Of them will remain overnight.
The general committee in charge Of
the affair consists Of VI. P. Cayce, G.,
b. Snider and Dr. G. A. Tetley. The
banquet committee consists Of M. p.
Cayce, M. P. Spaugh and J. G. Morris.
The automobile committee: G. B. Sni-
der, Rolla Cozean and c. E. Rozier.
The accommodations committee: DIR.
Tetley, DIR. Overton and Henry Man
ley. The reception committee: X. G.
Weber, Harry Denman, Judge E. E.
Swink, A. W. Bradshaw, B. T. Gent
ges, P. A. Shaw. DR.. G. L. Watkins,
E. J. Mckinney, J. c. Watson, Polite
Elvins, Don Cameron, Carr Hartshorn,
C. II. Porter and Sam Tetley.
The territory comprised by the As
sociation consists of sixteen counties,
between and including st. Louis and
Dunklin. Twenty-nine Representa-
tives and Fourteen Senator's have been
invited, in addition to delegates from
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-05-13
A Near Tragic
Auto Accident

While driving on the Flat River
road Sunday night, about mile and
a half beyond Desloge, Lee Ramsey
and Mack Denman, of this city, met
with an accident that might have re-
suited fatally to both these young men.
When climbing hill at sharp turn
In the road, and going at moderate
speed, COW suddenly started direct
ly across the road, just around the
turn. The car was almost on the ami
NAL before she was discovered, and
Lee, who was driving his Ford, at
tempted to pass to the rear of the an
imal, but gutter prevented missing
her entirely and collision was the
result. r..
The'contact was of sufficient force
to turn the car over into the ditch,
imprisoning both occupants in the up
turned car but very fortunately both
escaped serious injury. Mack's right
hand was painfully lascerated, but be-
yond that neither were injured. The
top of the car was also considerably
damaged. The cow was injured to
such an extent as to cause her owner to
kill her the next day. Now contro-
versy has arisen by reason of the own
er of the COW wanting the boys TO pay
for his COW, to which they seriously
object, feeling that they were more
sinned against than shining. They
feel they were entitled to travel over
the highway at a reasonable speed,
and with due caution, which they were
exercising. This accident and the mar
row escape these young men had from
death is another demonstration of
many that are constantly occurring of
the apparent carelessness of many in
letting their stock Craze on the road
ways along which automobiles are
constantly passing. If there are no
laws to keep stock off the public high
ways, then it is certainly time that
measures of the kind are enacted, for
SO long as stock is permitted to ram
BILE at will along the highways just so
long are the lives of automobilists
put in greatly increased jeopardy. II
it not infrequent that bunch of cows
will be found lying in the roadways,
which necessitates passing automo-
biles to pick their way among them,
often causing much trouble. In such
instances, however, where the animals
can be seen, accidents can be avoided.
But in cases like the one recited above,
accidents are frequently unavoidable.
Highways, as The Times understands
it, are intended for travel, and should
not be permitted for use as pastures.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-05-13
Prisoner is Real
Asset In Jail

Sheriff John G. Hunt returned the
last of the week from Dayton, Ohio,
having in charge Roland Phillips,
whom he finally succeeded in bring
ing back, after the third attempt, on
the charge Of selling stolen automo-
bile to Shelton 7. Horn, of Bonne
Terre Phillips and his friends stren-
uously fought extradition, but were
finally defeated, after much trouble,
expense and delay. The prisoner is
well connected, has good education,
and presents splendid appearance.
He speaks seven languages. He was
also with Uncle Sans boys for two
years in France, during. which time he
was shell shocked, which may have had
something to do with his not running
true after his return.
Sheriff Hunt says Phillips is real
asset in the county Jail. Since his in
generation he has organized kan
garoo court therein, the etficlent ao-
ministration of which has already
worked complete transformation in
the surroundings. as well as with the
inmates, who have now become accus-
toned to making their own beds and
keeping things generally clean and in
their proper place; they all go to bed
promptly at nine o'clock, nor are they
permitted to, lounge around on the
bed during the day, or with their
clothes on Under Phillips influence
all the "rough stuff" has been cut out,
and his presence has had truly re-
fining tendency among the prisoners,
of whom there are now nineteen. He
is really an exceptional prisoner. 81,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-05-13
Union Revival to
Begin May 29th

A union revival Of the two Metho-
dist churches of this city will begin
on Sunday, May goth, with Evangel-
list G. Penwick Reed, of Greencastle,
Ind, in active charge Of the meetings.
Rev. Reed will come highly recon-
mended as an able and successful
evangelist, and a splendid religious
revival is hoped and prayed for.
1t has not yet been decided in which
church the meetings will be held.
That phase has perhaps received but
little consideration from those in
charge Of the arrangements for these
meetings, It really is Of small conse-
quence where the meetings may be
held, is their contention. providing on
" that the spirit Of the Lord is pres
emit.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-05-13
Referendum Must
Be Submitted

There appears to be woeful lack of
information regarding the proposed
submission to referendum vote Of the
Consultations" measures passed by
the recent Legislature, Even many Of
the sanScratie county papars Of the
State appear to have a clouded vision
in regard to this proposed submission,
which has been approved by the Dem
ocratic State committee, and have not
yet seen the necessity of coming out
strongly in support of the proposition.
They, like many ordinarily good party
workers, have apparently taken the po-
sition that such false and pernicious
legislation as that proposed by the So
called consolidation" bills, should be
permitted to go into effect without any
effort to rescind them.
Then, they argue, if this proposed
legislation is as pernicious and harm
full as many people claim it will be, and
often as they themselves are already
satisfied it will prove to be, then the
hardship and abuse that will be sad
died upon the shoulders of the people
will cause them to throw off the yoke
of bondage at the next election by an
overwhelming majority. They appear
to forget that those who are in no re-
spect responsible for the conditions
that have made such legislation pos
sible will be compelled to suffer from
the weight of the unnatural burdens
that will thus be forced upon the peo-
ple They also have evidently failed
to carefully consider the herculean, If
not impossible task, that will have to
be wrought to unhorse the giant that
will then ride rough shod over the peo-
Pile, as there is no question but with
those et'consolidation" measures in force
the most powerful organization ever
dreamed of could speedily be brought
into being.
1t is now high time that all Demo
crats--yea, all honest and law abiding
people--should arouse themselves to
the overwhelming needs of the present
emergency. Careful reading and
study of those measures should be suf-
ficient to give all a more or less clear.
insight into the possibilities for cor
rupt machine construction they offer
to the party in power. while they offer
no suggestion of improvement over the
present laws. They are called "con-
solidationT bills, and yet they create
more offices than are now in existence
in State government, and at least one
of the officerSthus created, the Bud
get Commissioner, would have unlimit-
ed power-and would be accountable
to no one for any ofhis official acts.
Think Of that, yopopeople who believe
this to be republic, where the people
rule. s9s M ,S 4
Notwithstanding the perniciousness
of this proposed legislation, many ac-
tive Democrats have apparently been
lplled to sleep with the Republican
propaganda that if such legislation
should prove to be harmful, then the
5lane will all be on that party. Even
many Democratic county committees,