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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-11-18
SHERIFF'S SALE UNDER
SCHOOL FUND MORTGAGE

Whereas, Susan C. Spradling and
A. T. Spreading, her husband, by their
certain School Fund Mortgage, dated
March 81, 1917, and recorded in the
office of the Recorder of Deeds of st.
Francois County. Missouri, in book
81 at page 287, conveyed to the said
County of St. Francois, State of Mis-
souri,, for the use and benefit of the
Capital School Fund, the following
described real estate, situate, lying
and being in the County of st. Fran
co.'s, State of Missouri, to-wit:
All that portion of Survey No.
2O53 described as follows: Begin
ming on the west boundary line Of
Boyce Addition to Pennington, 7.44k
chains from the northwest corner Of
said addition, running thence north 81
degrees, West 3.87h chains to east
boundary line of Geo. W. Williams
two-acre tract; thence south de-
grees, west 3.911a chains along said
Williams line to the northwest cor
ner of a one-acre tract belonging to
Mrs. Donaho; thence south SO degrees,
east 3.871a chains to west boundary
line of Boyce Addition; thence north
Z degrees, east along said line 3.91 R
chains to the beginning, containing
IN acres, more or less; and ~.
Whereas, the County Court of said
County by its order, dated October
oath, 1921, did find that default has
been made in the payment of the sum
of money secured by said School Fund
Mortgage according to its terms and
the terms of the bond secured by it,
and did decree that judgment for said
sum be entered against the said
principals end sureties in said bond,
and did further order a sale of the
property hereinabove described to
satisfy the same; and .,
Whereas, a certified copy of said
order has been delivered to me:
Now, therefore, in conformity with
the provisions of said mortgage and
by virtue of the order of the said
County Court so delivered to me, l,
the undersigned Sheriff of st. Fran
co.'s County, have levied upon the real
estate above described, and will on
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-11-18
SHERIFF'S SALE UNDER
DEED OF TRITCT

Whereas, William r. Hensley and
Martha Hensley, his wife, of the Coun-
ty of st. Francois, State of Missouri,
by their certain deed of trust dated
the nineteenth day of August, 1920,
and recorded in the office of the Re-
corder of Deeds of St. Francois Coun-
ty, Missouri, in Book 1875 at page 261,
conveyed to B. F. FOWL, as Trustee,
the following described real estate
and all the improvements thereon,
situate, lying and being in the County
of st. Francois and State of Missouri,
to-wit:
Southeast quarter ~ of the south
east quarter (A) of the southeast
quarter (A) and the south one-half
on of the northeast quarter (A) Of
the southeast quarter (A) of the
southeast quarter (A) of section Z,
township SO north, range A east, con-
tanning Is acres, more or less, accord
ing to Government Survey.
Which conveyance was made in trust
to secure the payment of certain
notes in said deed of trust described,
and whereas, said notes have become
due and remain unpaid; and whereas,
said B. F. FOWL refuses to act as such
trustee; now therefore, at the request
of the legal holder of said notes and
in pursuance of the terms and condi-
tions in said deed Of trust mentioned,
the duties of said trustee have de-
volved upon me, the Sheriff Of St.
Francois County, Missouri. There
fore, l will proceed to sell the proper
ty above described, to the highest bid
der for cash, and public vendue, at the
south front door of the Court House
in the City of Pennington, st. Fran
eeis County, State of Missouri, on
Saturday, December 3, 1921,
between the hours of nine o'clock in
the forenoon and five o'clock in the af-
ternoon for the purpose Of satisfying
said Indebtedness and the cost Of ex-
ecuting this trust.
JOHN G. HUNT, Sheriff
Of st. Francois County, Missouri.
Nov. II, 10, rs, Dec. 2.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-11-18
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that letters
of administration upon the estate of
Martin H. Latimer, deceased, have
been granted to the undersigned, by
the Probate Court of St. Francois
County, Missouri, bearing date the
9Th day of November, 1921.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to w. R. Latimer for allowance
within six months from the date of
said letters or they may be preculded
from any benefit of such estate; and
if said claims be not exhibited within
one year from the date of the granting
of letters on said estate they shall be
forever barred.
W. R. LATIMER, Bismarck, Mo-,
Attest: Administrator.
X. C. WEBER, Judge.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-11-18

92 last year. Tobacco yielded 925
pounds against 1000 last year and
quality better. Sorghum molasses, Sc
gallons per acre against SO last year
and &c for ten-year average. Farm
ers are busy husking corn. Pastures
are good in the North and poor in the
South. Hogs have some cholera and
other disorders. Rough feed is plenti-
full. Fall blowing is we'll along in
most sections. Purebred and regis
tered livestock are on the bargain
counter.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-11-18
THREATENED CITIES OF TRADE

November z was the fourth anniver-
sary of the revolt which over-threw
the more enlightened Kerensky re-
gime and delivered Russia up to Red
experimentation. On that very day the
Associated Press presented a picture
of Petrograd terrible enough to bring
doubt and fear to even the fanatical
minds of the Bolsheviki. Petrograd is
now a Getty of rust with less than
| 100000 left of the more than 2,000,-
900 population of which it boasted
few years ago. Trade has departed
from the Russian metropolis and, al
though winters ice has not yet closed
its ports, there are miles and miles of
deserted docks along its shipping ca
nails" Very few of its factory Chin
neys are smoking, its roofs are no
longer waterproof, its once fine build
ings are going to decay, its pavements
are full Of holes. and its under-nour-
ished people shrink from the prospect
of joining the ranks of the literally
starving.
The economic breakdown following
war that sucked deep of the nations
substance as we'll as drained it's human
blood was responsible at the outset,
but the present conditions, or the lack
of sane eoffrts toward recovery. may
justly be attributed to four years of
Bolshevist mismanagement and radi-
cal experiment. 1t looks more and
more as if the stranglehold Of the
Bolsheviki must be broken if Russia
is not to revert to primitive condi-
tons of savage struggle for food for
the weak, daily falling before the
weapons of the strong. For even the
noble International effort to feed the
actually starving can only postpone
and cannot avert q doom seemingly
impending. Successful revolt led by
sane Russians against the existing or
der would seem to be the only posi-
BILE cure, and even that could come
forth only out of the shadow of vast
and ong-enduring tragedy.
The typical American, ever conf
dent and assured, will smile at the
suggestion that the great trading cit
les of even the more fortunate nations
are threatened with a fate not unlike
that Of Petrograd, yet such is the
view of some observers, and H. G.
Wells includes New York, notwith-
standing its apparently inexhausti-
bic vitality" in the list. "When one
looks at New York." says the eminent |
British writer. "its assurance is amaz-
ing; when one reflects we realize its |
tremendous peril. With the possible |
exception of London, the position of |
New York seems to me the most per-
ilous of any city of the world. What |
is to happen to this immense crowd Of |
people if the trade that feeds it GIBBS |
The worlds economic life, it's civiliza-
ton, embodied in its great towns, is
disintegrating and collapsing through
the strain of the modern war threat
and of the disunited control Of mod |
ern affairs"
In our confidence we may smile, but |
even while we smile it would be wise
to remember that the nations Of the
world are interdependent as never be-
fore, that world trade is now vital to
every great nation, that we cannot es-
cape effects of Europe's economic
breakdown following after exhausting
war, and that self interest alone
should incline us to join nightly in
making war upon war.-Cape Girar-
deau Sun.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-11-18
WOMEN URGE NEWSPAPERS
TO TELL THE TRUTH

The women of San Francisco, while
holding their noses to avoid the stencil
that eminated from the FATTY" Ar
buckle debauchery and exposure, saw
in the disgraceful episode an oppor-
tunity for newspapers to render the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-11-18
sies can continue to be staged.

kies can continue to be staged.
"Why should this case be suppress
ed when others, involving lesser men,
have not been9 We got rid of the
Howard street gangsters through the
power of the truth, hauled out into
light of day. Wen make it just as
unhealthy for disgraceful parties to
be staged here in future. Publicity of
uncleanliness makes for cleanliness"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-11-18
Monday, November 21st. 1921.

Monday, November 2lst, 1921,
between the hours of 9 o'clock in the
forenoon and 5 o'clock in the after
noon of that day at the south front
door of the Court House in the City
of Pennington, st. Francois County,
Missouri, sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash the above de-
scribed real estate to satisfy said
debt, interest and costs.
JOHN G, HUNT, Sheriff
of st. Francois County, Missouri.
Oct. 20, Nov. 4, II and 18.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-05
TRUCK CRASHES INTO
SMALL TOURING CAR

During the congestion in the loop
district yesterday morning shortly af-
ter the parade a touring car owned
northeast of ottawa. was slightly
and driven by Martin Anderson of
damaged when a large truck driven
by B. Wideman of Streator crashed
into the rear end of il, The accident
occurred directly in front of the new
X. of c. Home on La Sale street
According to eyewitnesses the An
derson car was in between the truck
from Streator and another one. The
Streator truck was in the rear of Mr..
Anderson's car Traffic was suddenly
stopped, but the truck driven by Mr.
Wideman failed to stop and bumped
into the Anderson's auto. The tire
rack was torn from its moOring while
the car was pushed into another truck
ahead. The radiator was slightly
damaged
1t was reported that the occupant
of the Streator truck was intoxicated.
This morning officials stated that
warrants for the arrest of the Streaor
men would no doubt be issued charg-
ing them with driving an automobile
while under the influence of liquor.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-05
LONG ILLNESS FATAL
TO MRS. AMELIA HALL

Mrs Amelia Hall, aged II years.
wife of *. j. Hall, died yesterday
morning at the family home, 63l Cath
crime street after an illness of almost
two years Since January Mrs. Hall
was in very poor health and her re-
Covery was despaired of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hall came to Ottawa
from Chicago seven years ago, the
former to accept the position as jani-
tor and the latter as cook of the Pleas
ant View Lrtner college Two years
ago. when Mrs. Halls health started
failing, both resigned and went to
the country where they remained for
a year with their daughters. A year
ago they returned to Ottawa and pur-
chased the home at 631 Catherine
street, where they have since resided
The decedent was born in Norway
Feb 27, 1870.
She came to the United States when
but eleven years of age, and resided
in Chicago until she moved here.
Surviving she leaves her husband
and three daughters, Mrs Joseph
Larson, Mrs, Roy Halyerson and Mrs.
John Halverson, all y siding near OF
tawa
On account of the repairs being
made on the Trinity Lutheran church
funeral services We're held this after
noon at leo from the Bpworth Meth
Odist church. DR.. A. O. Mortvedt, rec
tor of the Trinity church. presided
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-05
DEATH CLAIMS PAUL
A. IRON. AGED So

Paul "A. lrion, one Of Otawa's best
known men, died last night at 80
O'Clock, following prolonged ILLNESS
attributed to a complication of diseas-
es. Death occurred at the family resi-
dence, 90S West jefferson street.
Prior to his retirement in 1916 Mr.
lrion was employed with Bulger &
kOenig and for a great number Of
years was associated with f. O. Turk
who operated store in west Ottawa
The deceased was born January ,,
1858 at Detroit, Michigan, With his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Irion, he
came to ottawa when a boy of five
years and made his home here ever
since that time
On December II, 1879, he was
united in marriage to Miss Emile b.
Turk. Three children-Herman W,
Fred E., ottawa, and Mrs Josephine
kellenbach, of Peru besides the
widow survive to mourn his death
The following brothers and sisters
also survive: Charles w. Iron and
Mrs. Josephine +. Weiss, of ottawa.
Funeral services will be held at the
late residence Wednesday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock Burial, which will
be private, will be in Riverside
cemetery
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-05
RETURNS HOME" AFTER
FORTY YEARS. ABSENCE

1t was visit to his old home town
that Lawrence Sullivan, an Ottawa
resident of forty years ago, made by
auto Sunday and camped in Allen
park. He was accompanied by his
family and grand children from his
home in the Englewood district OF
Chicago. Mr. Sullivan remembered
the scene Of their encampment as
Hoes Grove, where in WCrc held the
old settlers picnics. Recalling his
old friends of ancient days he said
they were nearly gone. Mike Ken
ney of the north side being about the
only one he had found He made in
quiry about number from the Free
raderJournal reporter, to be almost
invariably told, "Yes, he too has
gone" Nevertheless, Mr.. Sullivan en-
joyed the visit TO Ottawa and the
camping on the banks Of the Hi
nois.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-05
TRIPS AND FALLS
WITH SHOT GUN IN
HANDS,; FOUND DEAD
DlMMICk TOWNSHIP FARMER
FOUND WITH HEAD BLOWN
OFF-HAD TAKEN WEAPON TO
SHOOT CHICKEN HAWK

An attempt to kill chicken hawk
which had been carrying off chickens
proved fatal yesterday morning to
Walter Aitken, aged o. a prominent
Dimmick township farmer, when he
slipped and fell with a shot gun in
his arms. The gun discharged and
blew off the top of his head.
The accident occurred between and
% O'Clock In the grainery of the farm
lowned by John Aitken, the decen-
dents father A few minutes after
the fatality Mr.. Aiken entered the
building and found his son lying dead
on the floor Members of the family
thad heard the fatal shot, but believed
that the unfortunate man had merely
fired at the hawk
DR.. Maclntyre of Troy Grove was
called to attend Mr. Aitken, but found
chat he died instantly, after receiving
the blast of lead.
Aitken, his wife and two small chill
dfen lived with his father, Yesrer-
day morning he spied the chicken
hawk which had been creating havoc
a I'd getting his gun in the house,
started out to slaughter the bird He
ran thru the grainery, in order to
sneak up on the hawk so that he
might kill it.
Members of the family when they
heard but Cne report, thought that he
had been successful
The bullet entered the forehead of
If. Aitken, passing upward, and tear
ing of The top of the skull.
Aitken has resided in Dimmick
township all of his life, and is one of
the most prominent young men in that
vicinity Seven years ago he and Miss
Mary Rowe of La Sale were united
in marriage Mrs Aitken with two
small children Verne and Violet sur.
yive him
He is also survived by his father,
one brother Arthur, who resides on
the farm adjoining and two sisters
Mrs Daisy Mcdowell. of Fargo. N. D..
and Mrs. Nora Greenshields of Joliet
He is a counsin of DR., N, A. Guth-
rie, Mrs. John Jobst, Andrew Guthrie
Of this city,
A corOners inquest was held at the
family home by Coroner Timothy Don
oghue yesterday afternoon. A verdict
If accidental death was returned.
Finger Blown Away.
John Kellog of Harding. had the
misfortune of severely injuring his
left hand yesterday morning about
to o'clock while he was cleaning an
old shotgun at his home The index
finger on his left hand was so torn a.
way as the result Of being peppered by
he shot from the gun, that physicians
were forced to amputate it.
Mr.. KellOg, was going hunting and
had gone into a woodshed nearby, in
which the gun was standing He pick.
ID it up and was cleaning it, unaware
'f the fact that shell was in the
breach. While he held his left hand
over the nozzle of the gun he pulled
the trigger with his right. The charge
went off tearing and mangling his
finger. He was brought to this city
by Or. Lawry of Harding who attend
ed him. DR.. Lawry was forced to am
Dutate the finger Mr. Kellog was re-
turned to his home after having the
wound dressed
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-05
OTTAWA GETS FIGHT
NEWS THE MINUTE
It WAS HAPPENING
FREE TRADER-JOURNAL STAFF,
WORKING AT HIGH SPEED
PUTS STORY OF DEMPSEY VIC
TORY ON STREETS EIGHTEEN
MINUTES AFTER KNOCKOUT.

1t is not the wont of the Free Trad
erJournal to brag of it9 accomplish,
menta but Saturday there were GER
tain things taking place that force Il
llttlc seltpride on the paper that its
readers may be COgnizant of what was
required to give them prize fight re
turns on the minute they were oc.
curing at Jersey City.
To supply Ottawa service which
heretofore has been confined TO metro
politan dai'ies with their superior
equipment and large staffs of em-
ployes, meant that the Free Trader
journal double its working force on
the one basis of every man doing two
meme work Result was every man
Jack In the mechanical and reportariat
departments was on his or her toes
with the excitement of accomplish.
ment at highest pitch
Everybody "Heaves To-"
Because of this "heave to- spirit
the Free Tradtr.JOurnal at l:49 had
the first papers off the press telling
OF the big fight. Three pages. a fet4
unprecedented in journalistic speed,
We're left open to carry last minute
stRfl on the big fight The sporting
page carried picture of Georges Car
pentier's lighting face, with the cap
tion, "Carpenter, the Loser" Op
page ) there was a ringside story as
the fighters We're being squared off.
weighed in and prelimnaries incident
to the lie show On page the story
was carried with a lead and the
fight round by round.
The flash that Dempsey had won
came into the office at l:3l Eighteen
minutes later the papers big press
was grinding out the papers at rapid
Clip-sO rapid that the Free Trader
journal was on the streets a full
twenty minutes before its local con
temporary and three hours before its
larger competitors in Chicago
Aided by Associated Press.
TO obtain these very excellent re
suits required the help of the great
| Associated Press organization. Al
! 1:l0 the Free Trader-JOurnal's lonr
/ distance phone. by which all its tele
! graphic news is obtained. was CLOSED
to everything but fight news for YOU
paper. The Associated Press CORE
| spondent sat at the ring side At 3: Is
New Jersey time the fight was on
, At lis ottawa time the first blow,
were recorded in the Free Trader
! journal office.
Hundreds parked on Main anC
Court streets, while hundreds NOR,
filled the south court house lawn
where they heard the story word TO
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-05
EIGHT KILLED IN
STEEL MILLS BLAST

Chicago July 5-Eieht men are
dead today, thirty-six others are in
jured, ten so seriously that they may
die and property damage unoniciaIy
estimated at $200o,000 as the result
CT yesterdays explosion in the Stand-
ard Oil Company's refining plant at
Whiting, Ina.
Two huge steel stills burst, the brick
walls inclosing them crumbed and q
sheet Of burning oil and gas spread
tor a radius OF 200 feet trapping the
night force Five men were burned
to death, three died later in Chicago
hospitals and the condition ten others
is serious
Most of those injured were caught
in the shower Of flames, but others
were struck by the falling brick and
steel walls of the mills
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-05
MRS. F. c. SMITH DIES
AT DAUGHTERS HOME

Mrs. f. f. Smith passed away at
the home of her daughter. Mrs. Rich
ard Skinner, in Farm Ridge. Sunday at
O'Clock, after an illness of six weeks,
due to a complication of diseases.
Mrs Smith was born at Sharon, Conn,
April g. 1841, and came to Illinois
when quite young. She resided in
Deer Park township nearly all the
time since Her husband preceded
her in death a number of years ago
She is survived by son, Elmer Skin
ner, of Alaska, and two daughters,
Mrs. John Skinner of Sandstone,
Minn and Mrs Richard Skinner The
funeral will take place from the Skin
ner home, Wednesday at 1:30 o'clock
to the Deer Park Baptist church.
where services will be held at 2:30
O'Clock, interment being in the Bap-
tist cemetery.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-05
PAROLED SLAYER,
CAUGHT HERE GOES
BACK TO CHESTER
VAUGHN JACKSON, NABeED ri
OTTAWA AFTER CASHlNG
BOGUS CHECKS, WILL COM.
PLETE TERM IN STATE PENAL
INSTITUTION.

Vaughn Jackson, who was indicted
by the February grand jury for for
gerry, has been returned to the state
penitentiary at Chester, where he viii
finish serving term for murder be
tore being tried in the La Sale county
Circuit Court tor his later crimes
Jackson is accused of Cashing bogus
checks at the Pearson Hardware com
pany. the Leader furniture store, the
Hgyne harness shop and several other
local stores.
Jackson was convicted Ct a murder
charge down in the southern part OF
the state several years ago and sen
fenced 10 serve term in the state
penitentiarY at Chester Two years
ago he was parolled for two years on
good behavior When the prison au-
thcrities learned that he had violated
his parole by committing his Offenses
in Ottawa they conferred with the Ia
Sale county authorities relative to re.
turning him to the prison to finish
his sentence.
He will be released for the murder
charge some time during the montl
ol December and will be brought bacE
to Ottawa at once to face punishment
for his olfenses here,
The authorities here know very lit
tie about the murder charge for which
Jackson wa sentenced to serve a term
IN prison He Is said to have killed
a man during a Quarrel over "A boat
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-05
REFUSES TO QUASH
S0X INDICTMENTS

Chicago, July 5.-Judge Hugo
Friend today ruled the motion to
quash the general conspiracy indict-
ment against eighteen former base
ball players and alleged gamblers in
connection with the 1919 worlds ser
les scandal.
The defense Immediately moved
that the state be REQUIRED to elect
which of the twelve counts it will go
to trial on. attorneys for the ball
players arguing the prosecution could
not try twelve conspiracy charges at
once.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-05

the event that they are
jeopardized because of
labor troubles growing
out of the unemployment situation, it
was said today at the navy depart
ment.
The Sacramento should reach
Tampico today from Galveston. The
Cleveland was ordered from Cristobal
Canal Zone and probably will not
reach Tampico before Thursday Both
vessels are assigned to the American
special service squadron in South and
Central American waters, Rear Ad-
miral H. f. Bryan commanding.
1t was explained at the navy de-
partment that unemployment had
been constantly increasing in and
around Tampico because of depre
sion in the oil industry due 10 ,he
new tax system and tina iuc.pcnr
riots and increasing labor IpUhio3
had resulted in a decision to SEND hc
two warships to the Mexican port to
protect American interests should
they be endangered. 1t was said,
however, that the vessels would take
no action unless a more serious situ-
alton arose.
A dispatch from Tampico yesterday
that several ships of the Atlantic
fleet had arrived at Tampico were de-
cfared at the department to be pre-
mature