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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-10-21
Splendid Piece
Of Highway

The three-and-a miles of high
way beyond Libertyville, on the Fred
ericktown road. and abutting the
Madison county line, is now completed,
and is pronounced by good roads ex-
perts to be one of the finest pieces of
roadway to be found south OF st.
Louis. This piece of model road was
built by Ferman ODell, who secured
the contract on low bid, against sew
eral competitors, and the taxpayers of
this county, as well as the contractor
and the County Court, are all to be
congratulated on the excellence OF this
work.
A number of heavy cuts and fills
were necessary to get the proper
grade, and the manner in which this
work has been accomplished, includ-
ing a splendid gravel surfacing, proves
that it is possible to construct even
loose surface roads that are credit
to any community. But the know
how" is a very important and indi-
spensible part Of such operation.
That Contractor o'Dell has the
know how is plainly demonstrated
| by that work. The Times joins with
host Of other taxpayers in hoping
that more such work win be secured
BY such, able road builders as Con
tractor ODell has proven himself tc
be.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-10-21
DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL
STIRS ST. FRANCOIS co.

Some twenty-eight members of the
Senior class of DeSoto High School,
chaneroned by their Sociology teach
er, Miss Medora McMullin, and Mrs;
E. Lorenz, one Of the mothers, and
several lower classmen, swooped down
on St. Francois county last Wednes-
day morning and spent the day on a
tour of inspection. Their special study
for the day was State Hospital No. 4
and there they found the richest field
for observation They were conduct
ed through the different departments
of that wonderfully conducted institu--
tion. and were doubtless well repaid
for their trip. St
After the Hospital trip the party
gathered at the Pennington High
School at the noon hour and were
placed in the tender care of the Farm
ington High Senior class, few will
ing teachers and conducted through
the different departments of that
building. While on the latter tour of
inspection they failed to find so many
abnormal subjects of interest as they
found at the State Hospital, but they
did find many interesting" teachers
and pupils that were, apparently, nor
NAL. The Pennington High pupils
were simply delighted to have the o.p,
portunity to meet and associate Win
their fellow Seniors Of our neighbor,
ing county, even if it were for a brlei
ueriod. In the tour about the High
School they were conducted into the
balcony of the study hall just about
the assembly time at one o'clock. II
the absence Of Lehman Braning, thu
Head Cheer Leader, Jimmy" Doss
one of his trusted lieutenants, quick
ly took in the situation, mounted tn
rostrum and lead a rousing cheer toi
DeSoto High School. The DeSot'
Seniors, like all good seniors, were en-
tirely equal to the occasion and re
sponded with fifteen "Rahs" fol
Pennington that fairly shook tn.
building. Harrington followed WITT
! cheer for Miss McMullin, and on
1 for seniors in general.
The DeSoto visitors were then con
Quoted to the Presbyterian Home
where they were cordially received D.
the Home management and show
fhrough that carefully conducted 10
stitution. On their way back to De
+ soto they planned to visit Deslog
4 High School where they were no douD
most cordially received and enter
tanned.
Miss Medpra McMullin, the teache
If Sociology. who conducted the tout
is one of Jefferson county's most pre-
F..
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-10-21
Pennington High
Again Victorious

Pennington High Schools "snappy"
foot ball team played their fourth
game of the season with the strong
Flat River High School team on last
Thursday, Oct. 10, and won by the
surprising score of 2S to 0.
There is at all times healthy riv-
airy between Pennington and Flat
River High Schools in inter-school ac-
tivities, and that rivalry seemed to
have reached its zenith just preceding
this foot ball game. Both teams had
been primed to win, and both had its
great throng of supporters in and out
of school, Each high school had held
an enthusiastic. "pep" meeting the
night before the game, where the mer-
it's of the team and players had been
extolled, and fond hopes for great
victory had been predicted by selected
orators and athletic enthusiasts.
The day was an ideal one for a
game and every Farmingtonian who
could leave his business and find trans
portation made his way to the Flat
River athletic field. There they found
an equal number of Flat River enthu-
siasts waiting confidently for the
"battle" to begin. When the teams
trotted out on the field and began
warming up by snappy signal prac-
tice it was plainly visible that Flat
River had a team that out-weighed
the Pennington team by several
pounds to the man. This only served
to increase the confidence of the Flat
River crowd and to stiffen the deter.
mination of the Pennington team ane
visitors.
Flat River won the toss and chose
to defend the north goal, Farmingtor
receiving the kick. Capt. McAnall!
kicked off to Gibson on Farmingtont
twenty-yard line and Gibson returne'
the ball ten yards to the thirty yar'
line. Pennington here made tw'
trials for no gain, and it looked to tn
spectators like the teams were might.
evenly matched. On the third down
Capt. Simms found an opening an
made first down. Pennington thel
by end runs and line plunges force
the ball down the field to Flat River
five-yard line, where Flat River stiff
ened their defense and threatened t
hold Pennington for downs. On tn
fourth try Simms fumbled the ba
after gaining bare three yards, bu
the ever alert Garner scooped it U
and dashed over Flat Rivers goal fo
touchdown, while the Farmingto
. contingent went wild with enthusiasm
Simms kicked the goal. making til
: score 7 to before the oval had eyt
!, been in the possession Of Flat Rive
, following the kickoff.
On the next play Harrington kicl
ed TO McAnally, whoreturned the ba
/ fifteen yards, Two plays then nettt
! Flat River four yards and Murpi
lost three yards on the third pla
J McAnally then attempted to kick b
: Detring, Farmington's smashing cei
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-10-21

gressive teachers, and is always wide
awake for modern methods of pre-
senting her work.
The names of those in the class, in
addition to Miss McMullin, teacher,
and Mrs. E. Lorenz, chaperon, were;
Eyeleyn Underwood, Nellie Lee Lee
per, Catherine Lorepz, Ruby Acklin,
Rhoda Reynolds, Marie Gasche, Ha-
eel Cheering, Mary Oliver, Edith l..
Mason, Amelia Turner, Irene VIII
liams, Mary Mallicoat, Faye Dietrich,
Clyde Montgomery, Raymond Whaley,
C. w. Temple, Edward Pies, jefferson
Hill, Waldo E. Dewey, Albert Sulli-
van, Floyd Dover. Arthur Freeman,
Fred Thost, Alta Swab, Clara Fitch,
Edna Boehm, Charles O'Roinke, LLOYD
Belew. Other students. Adolph Rohl-
fing, Oran Wilson and belmont Gashe.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-10-21
Rolla COzean Host
to Foot Ball Team

In sincere appreciation OF the ur-
broken series Of victories scored by
the Pennington High School foot ball
team, Rolla Cozean. one Of their ar
dent admirers, and lover Of clean
athletics, rendered the boys a sump-
tuous banquet at the st. Francois Ho-
tel on last Friday night.
Covers were laid for seventeen and
the team, accompanied by Coach King,
teachers Haldaman and Johns, and
Braning, School Cheer Leader, attack
ed the spread" with more than ordi-
nary foot ball snap and determination.
1t was, indeed, a happy group that
gathered about the banquet table with
their most congenial and generous
host. The memories of this and past
seasons victories were revived in en-
thusiastic conversation that flowed
freely from end to end Of the table.
The hotel management had evidently
caught the spirit of Pennington High
School-"The High School with the
College Spirit"--for the different
courses were prepared and served in
most delicious and delightful man
ner.
The High School girls were deter
mined to have some part in furnish
ing some joy for the evening. They
had quietly secured a delightful bou-
quet of carnations and ferns for each
guest at the banquet.
At the usual time the speaking be-
gan by the introduction of Coach
King, who gave most pleasing and
inspiring talk. He was followed by
the host, Rolla Cozean. who expressed
very feelingly his appreciation of the
work of the team, and announced his
personal program of loyalty to the
home team, whether winning or losing.
He expressed immense pleasure that
he is this year able to be loyal to
winning team. He explained that it
was his desire to show his apprecia-
tion in tangible way and to seize the
opportunity to spend social evening
, with the boys and learn to know them
more intimately, His talk went
straight to the hearts Of the boys, and
/ 'sRolla" will ever be remembered as
Z one of the best and most generous
. sportsmen of this vicinity. Every
: man on the team and each visitor fac
I ed the occasion and made talk, ex-
| pressing appreciation of Rolla's inter.
| est and generosity. The boys were
unanimous in their statement that
such loyalty by the people of the COM
munity is a most potent factor in
D turning out winning team. A vote
I of thanks was extended to Mr.. Co
zean and to the High School girls for
4 the great favors extended.
= This banquet by Rolla Cozean is
q without doubt the greatest single ex-
d preston of community loyalty toward
n a school team that has ever been un-
+ dertaken and carried out by a single
" individual The school management
Is and the team and coach will ever re
r. member most pleasantly the associa
q items of that evening.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-10-21
TTTW HN7N F717
''Ganged' by
Unruly Mob

Otis Whereby, who headquarters
here and travels in this territory for
the Ely Walker Dry Goods Co., met
with foul play. or gang play, while
passing through Flat River last Sat
urday. AS he was going down the
grade approaching the Southern rail-
road crossing in his car. he suddenly
found the street practically blockaded
by a truck. He saw it would be i'm
possible to stop his car on the grade
in time to avoid crushing into the
truck, so he quickly diverted his
course in an effort to pass to the rear
of the truck, which put him out Of
the road over heavy grade. But he
would probably have succeeded in his
perilous passage had the truck re-
manned stationary Instead, The
Times is informed, it backed into
Whereley's car, causing it to turn ov-
er.
L
full bruises, though Floyd Ruth, who
was with him escaped unscathed. But
this accident proved to be only the
prelude to such episode. In the con-
versat;on that Immediately followed
between Whereby and the driver of the
truck, as to where the responsibility
! rested for the smash-up, party ap'
parently unconcerned butted in anc
seemed to choose young Ruth for
fight, cursing him and charging hin
(. with being the worst speeder in thu
I county, trying to make it appear tha
; the accident was the result of speed
ing. The quality of his sporting bloo'
5 was manifested by his size, beini
about twice the size of Floyd Ruth
4 In fact he was larger than Whereby
but the latter promptly interviewed an
4. talked for peace. He was rcbuffet
however, by Buttinsky, who let loos
p a volley of oaths at Whereby, VIII
promptly flew into him and gave hir
a good trouncing, including the Tedd
G Bear hug.
e AS Buttinsky was crying enough
s one or two other "bad men" from tn
h crowd that had promptly gathere
darted in and began pommelin
II Whereby from the rear. He'suececde
in getting up and darted after one
his assailants, only to be struck in tn
back of the head with a brickbt
I thrown by The fellow who had jus
cried Enough. But Whereby stoo
=, up under that crushing blow. an
, proved his gameness by announcin
=, that he was unable to fight a mol
= but if anyone present had an uncor
:. trollable desire to fight, let him ste
. out and he would be attended to. Bt
,s no one responded to the invitation
:, About that time a constable pushe
: through the crowd with drawn revol'
=, .er and arrested Whereby on Il
{ charge of fighting. Whereby stats
it was the first time he had ever bee
i, arrested, but that he had been figh
- ing some, and therefore he was gull
r. = as charged. He promptly paid h
. fine. But whether or not any 9th
fines were collected for such "gai
- " play" as was pulled on a good citiz'
y, and splendid gentleman we are U
-, 49, able to say. 1t would seem, howev'
~ =, that Flat River should be sufficient
- ~ policed to protect unoffending stran
r ers passing that way from such col
NJ bloodeed attacks.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-10-21
and here it is for both teams:

w. =. Drumm, Missouri, ReIefee.
NJ. E. Leming, Southeast Teachers
College,, Umpire.
Joe Byncton, Head Lineman.
The Pennington team has played
four games, winning them all with
cut having been scored on. Their to-
tai score is 10S to their opponents O..
Coach King has succeeded in making
a very fine scoring machine of the H..
S. team.
TN Friday, the 21st, the local bCys
will pay the St. Vincent Academy Of
Perryvjlle on the local grounds. This
will be hard game and furnish
thrills a plenty. See it.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-10-21

Senator Chas. Belken, of Freder-.
icktown, passed through town yester-
day afternoon in his automobile,
headed north. The Senator made q
brief stop here to shake hands with
many friends.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-10-21

Miss Ruby Sutton, Public Librarian,
left Saturday for a weeks visit with
relatives and friends in st. Louis.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-02-24
History Of Woman's Relief Corps

AS press correspondent OF the RelleL
Corps of this city, / feel it my duty
to give a brief history of the work the
women are doing We have 1873 mem
bers, all good loyal women and we
meet every Saturday night the year
through. If you care to know how the
sick are and the number of calls made
on them, the amount of clothing dis
tr buted to the needy, how some, poor
family has been tided over the cold
winter with provisi ons, coal, medicine,
etc.. how we look after those who can
not get out and see that they are sup
piled with reading matter, fruit ana
flowers, how we try to bring little
sunshine into their lives, sending post.
cards to those members who have,
moved away from here and how we try
to remember all birthdays just call ON
the Woman's Relief Corps.
But first of all we plan to look after
the wants of the soldier boys of 81 -
'65, planning some amusements for
them and frequently inviting
them into our homes for cup OF coffee
and doughnut, joining with them in
singing all the old patriotic songs and
helping in every way to make their de-.
clining years more happy, for the
ranks are fast thinning and it is only
a matter of few years before we shall
see them no more. All of this means
work for the women to keep the ball
rolling.
We give dinners, have one bazaar
year and always plan to keep some
thing ahead for needy call. And right
here, let us thank the public for its lib
eral patronage in attending these dir
ners the churches for their contribu-
lions and individuals who send in SUBJ
stantial offering every year
MRS. EMMA DAVIS
Baraboo Wis.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-02-24
CONCRETE INFORMATION
ABOUT WISCONSIN PARKS

States parks and state forests of
Wisconsin are:
Devils Lake park-Purchased three
miles south of Baraboo; 400 acres;
remarkable geological formations and
mountainous scenery around this lake.
Gushing Memorial park, Delaf1eld-
Donated to the state by the Waukesha
County Historical society; eight acres;
birthplace of famous Cushing family,
the three boys of which were soldiers
during the the civil war.
Peninsula park purchased; rs miles
north of Sturgeon Bay on the Door
county peninsula; 1000 acres; a well
wooded area along. the Green Bay
Shore; remarkable bluffs and shore
line.
Brule park and forest lands -Brule,
Douglas county; donated to state by
Weyerhauser Lumber Co.; 5000 acres
lying along Brule valley.
Pattison state park-TWelve miles
south of Superior; donated by the late
Martin B. Pattison of Superior; $50
acres; contains highest waterfall in
state.
Interstate park-St Croix Falls;
purchased; $50 acres. of rugged land
along the Dalles of the st. Croix ri
ver.
| Perrot park-near village of Trem
peleau; $50 acres, donated by John A.
Latsch of Winona, Mimi; part of the
bluff along the Mississippi river and
the location of old Fl. PeTTot, winter
quarters of many Wisconsin pioneers
Nelson-Dewey park-At junction OF
Wisconsin and Mississippi rivers; 1890
acres; purchased; the most outstand
ing point of the bliffs in the upper Mis-
sissippi valley.
Besides these properties the state
owns upwards of 100000 acres o.
school lands, which have been pro
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-02-24
MANY EXPOSED
TO SMALLPOX

About everybody in the Zantow
neighborhood southwest Of Baraboo is
being yaccinated on account of there
being case of smallpox in the neigh
borhood When the funeral of Mrs.
William Zantow was held few days
ago Miss Gusta Marquardt came from
Rockford for the services. She was i'll
at the time and the case developed in
to smallpox. This was decided only a
few days ago and in the meantime a
number of persons have been exposed,
some of whom have gone to distant
cities. Since Saturday many have been
vaccinated and no great harm is ex-
pected to rise from the one case. The
patient i'll is getting along all right
The home where she is i'll has been
quarantined. There are many cases
at Rockford and in cities in that sec
ton.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-02-24
RESOLUTIONS FOR
The LATE Mr.. TRUE

The State Department of Agricul-
ture, Madison, has passed suitable
resolutions for the late John M. True
commenting his activities for agricul
tural advancement in the state OF, WIS.
consin. The resolutions speak of his
work in farm Institutes, Wisconsin
state fair, livestock sanitary board
and legislator. The resolutions con
clude with I'VE knew him as friend
and a leader among men," They were
signed by:
John j. Blaine, Governor of Wis
consimN
George McKerrow, State President
Farm Bureau Federation.
H. L. Russell, Dean of Wisconsin
College of Agriculture.
Edward Nordman, Director of Mar
kets.
J. @. Emery, State Dairy and Food
Commissioner.
C. P. Norgord, Commissioner.
o. E. Remey, Secretary Wisconsin
State Fair
o. H. Eliason, State Veterinarian.
B. G. Packer, Director of Immigra
ton.
The last four are members of the
state department of agriculture.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-02-24
Funeral of Mrs. Johnson

The funeral of Mrs. G. w. Johnson
cook place at the home on Second
street this morning, Rev. w. w. Moore,
pastor of the First M E. church con-
Quoting the services. A quartette con-
sisting of Ben Jones, julius Mold, Luc-
us Bump and Daniel Roberts sang.
The bearers were M. Mather, Char
les, Goette, George Holah, r. L. Glaz-
Ter Hugh Hughes and George w. An
drews.
The remains were taken to Lodi for
burial. Among those who accompanied
the remains we're G. w Johnson, the
husband; Mrs. Florence billiard, a
sister, Madison; Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight
Davis, Lodi; Clarence Green, Escan-
aba; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Clark,
Green Bay; Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin
LIE Barron, Adams. Besides the sons
and daughters included in the fore
going, two sons, William of Minnea-
polls and Frank of Livingston, Mon
tana could not be present
Besides the sister mentioned above,
Mrs. Johnson leaves one brother, Ma
than Vansice, Rochester, MINI. He
could not be present at the ,obsequies.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-02-24
PIONEER RESIDENT
OF CALEDONIA DIES
IN THE FAR WEST

John Lockhart was born at Tarbol-
ton, Scotland, June %, 1928 and died
at Clear Lake, S. D. at the age of SO
years. He was married to Miss Agnes
Gray in 1848 and came to America in
1853, and located in Williamsburg, N.
Y. A year later they moved 80 Gale
donia Columbia county, where they
lived until the death of Mrs Lock
hart, which occurred 81 years ago.
Sometime later he went to Clear Lake,
S. D., where he has made his home
with his daughter, Mrs. John NJ Tow
ers.
Deceased leaves SIX sons and one
daughter Samuel S. and James G.. Of
Milbank, S. D.; John L., of Pierre, S.
D.; Andrew j., and Mrs. Margaret
Towers, of Clear Lake, S. D., Robert
S., of WATERFOWL, S. D., and Thomas
f., of Portage, Wis. There are also
80 grandchildren and Is great grand
ehildren Funeral services were held
in Portage at the home of his son
and burial in the Shanks cemetery.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-02-24
Thomas Whistance

Thomas Whistance died at his home
on Fifth avenue on Sunday morning
about $50 O'Clock. About ten days ago
he was taken ill and later erysipelas
developed on his left arm. This caus-
ed death.
Mr.. Whistance was born October 6,
1851, in Herfordshire, England. He
was therefore 50 years old last Octo-
Der. He came to Baraboo with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Whis-
lance, when but five years old. The
father died after they had been here
but two or three weeks and is buried
in the Baraboo cemetery. The mother
died % years ago.
Mr. Whistance married Miss Alice
Ketchum, sister of Henry Ketchum,
Of this city. She died about a year
after they we're married, leaving a
daughter, Mrs. E. Schulenburg, Mara
thon, Iowa.
Later Mr. Whiatan married Miss
Mary Elizabeth Karstetter, who died
in July, 1918. There is one daughter
Mrs. w. P. Koepp. Mr.. Whistance has
been making his home with his SON
in-law and daughter for several years.
BY trade Mr.. Whistance was a shoe
maker and during recent years has
had a repair shop with his son-in-law,
on Oak street.
He was member of all the
Masonic lodges in Baraboo, these in
Guiding the knight Templar and Or
der Of the Eastern Star. He was also
a member Of Trinity Episcopal church
and for many years foreman Of the
hook and ladder company Of the local
fire department.
Besides the two daughters mention
ed in the foregoing he leaves a broth
er, Joseph Whistance, Hastings, Mimi
and a sister Mrs Mary Clark, Bara-
boo.
The Whistance family came to Sank
county about the same time as the
family Of the late Samuel Andrews of
Ironton, the families being related.