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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-14
LEADWOOD
Crowded out last week.

r. A. MCGEE was called to st. Louis
last Wednesday on account of the Sc
rious illness of his daughter, Miss
Virgie. He returned home Sunday
stating that his daughter was some
better.
among those from here who at
tended the funeral of DR.. C. P. Pos
ton, at Bonnie Terre, last Thursday,
were DR.. D. Appleberry and wife and
DR.. d. M. Mckenzie.
John D. Bennett and family, of Flat
River, visited at the home of Miss
Theresa Henderson Sunday.
Miss Lillian Altheuser and Miss
Oma L. Ray of Bonnie Terre, were
visiting Miss Mildred Keith Sunday.
W. J. Martin, of Bonnie Terre, Wis
tied friends herel asst Sunday.
Mrs. A. w. Level and sons, Fred
and Marvin, Of St. Louis, visited rel
atives here Sunday.
Miss Lettie Cain, Of Bonnie Terre
visited relatives here last Sunday.
j. H. McCloud, who has been living
here the past several months, moved
with his family to Bismarck the lat
ter part of last week, where they will
reside.
Arthur Miller sold his household
goods to G. C. Janis and moved to st.
Louis, where he will look for work.
Grover Wright. a former resident
of this place, but now living in st.
Louis, is visiting relatives and friends
few days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. 7. Cough and Mrs.
Marvin Miller and son, Eugene, of
Flat River, visited at the home of
w. T. Scott Sunday.
Prof. j. W. Huston, of Doe Run,
visited relatives here last Sunday.
J. r. Poston, of near French Viii
lage, was visiting his brother, j. F.
Poston, and family the first of the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Northcutt and
son, Quincy. of Bonnie Terre, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Scott last Sunday.
w. o. Vineyard, who has a good po-
sition in Arkansas. is at home for
few days with his family.
The protracted meeting which has
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-14
FLAT RIVER
Crowded out last week.

M. b. Vale, of Pennington, trans
acted business here Tuesday.
L. c. LaPlant transacted business in
st. Louis this week.
Rev. Mitchum, of Salem, is con-
Quoting a revival meeting at the
Christian church. The meeting COM
menced last Sunday and will continue
until Easter Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. Williams and daughter,
Nellie, were among the Flat River
people who attended the parade in
Pennington Sunday.
DR.. T. L. Haney was business Wis
itor in st. Louis this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Freeman. of Ell
wins, were shopping here "Wednesday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Sigman moved
to Desloge this week.
Miss Anna Haw spent the weekend
in Pennington with home folks.
Misses Irene Golf and Airline Sleeth
were shopping in Pennington Monday.
Warren Freeman and Harold Fort
ner were Bonnie Terre visitors We'd
nesday.
DR.. and Mrs. Edw. Griffin and
daughter, Mary Francis, motored to
Pennington Sunday atferno
Pennington Sunday afternoon. where
they attended the flag raising cere-
monies at State Hospital No. a.
VIM. Altheuser, of Desloge, was
guest of friends here Saturday.
A tacky party was given in the
basement of the Methodist church
Saturday evening. A large number
attended and all report a pleasant
evening.
Joe Covington was business visit
br in Elvins Tuesday.
Mrs. VIM. Watts was guest of her
daughter, Mrs. Rehkop, in Bonnie
Terre Saturday.
: Earl Halbrooks was Pennington
visitor Sunday.
Miss Blanche Mosier spent the
weekend in st. Louis visiting rela-
tives and friends.
DR.. 7, L. Haney transacted business
in Pennington Monday.
Mrs. L. E. Pierson was a Farming
ton visitor Sunday.
Miss Edith Mitchell. of Desloge,
was Flat River visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. Lloyd Morris. of Bonnie Terre,
was guest of friends here Monday,
Misses Flora Norwine and Lydia |
Spray returned home from Mitchell |
Friday after spending the past week |
there teaching for their credits in
the teacher training course.
Mrs. j. C. Wilson and little son WIS., |
tied her parents near Pennington the |
last of the week.
Carl Haney and Lyle Shaw were |
Libertyville visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Theo. Gottlob was a Bonnie |
Terre visitor Saturday.
T. Post and daughter, Hazel, of |
friends here Wednesday.
Miss Kathleen Simmons, of st. |
Louis, is here the guest of Miss Ida
Mae Kennedy, who is spending her va
cation with her parents. Both young
ladies are nurses in the City Sanitar-
ium in st. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Knowles visited |
friends in Bonnie Terre Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Buckner, of Ell |
wins, were Flat River visitors Sunday. |
Paul Moran, of Bonnie Terre, was |
business visitor here Wednesday.
Miss Irene Dudley was guest of |
friends in Desloge Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Well and daugh-
ter visited in Harrington Sunday.
Misses Leah and Minnie Alper Wis
tied in Desloge Saturday.
Mrs. T. Sigman and Miss Pauline |
Tucker were guests of friends near |
Bonnie Terre Saturday.
Misses Frances and Pat McMinn
were Pennington visitors Sunday.
Miss Irene Kirchman and Roy Golf |
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-14
ELyINS


Crowded out last week.
The Baptist Sunday school had an
attendance of 1863 last Sunday.
Lehman Perry and Ira Perry, of
Bonnie Terre, spent Sunday here the
guests Of MISS Lizzie Besenger.
Virginia Sizemore and Nellie
Reeves were Flat River visitors Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bergman and
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Bergman motored
to Iron Mountain Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. e. l.. Besenger spent Saturday
in Flat River.
E. L. Besenger and Scott Goad
made business trip to Pennington
Monday.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Bap-
fist church met all day at the home Of
Mrs. Carl Bergman.
Lyman Freeman, Hattie Reese and
Ruth Freeman motored to Frederick
town Sunday.
ROME Pritchet and Flora Jamison
were united in marriage by Judge
Vance Tuesday evening at o'clock.
Their many friends join in wishing
them much happiness. They will
make their home in Elvins. ~
Miss May McGraw, of Flat River,
was an Elvins visitor Sunday.
Mrs. Sadie Whaley spent Tuesday
in Desloge visiting Mrs. Ida Newcomb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Dalton, of
Pennington, were Elvins visitors
Monday.
Bruce Dalton, of Flat River, was an
Elvins visitor Tuesday. Z
Ferd Fingers, the little son of Mr.
and Mrs. James Fingers, fell and Sc
riously injured his leg, while playing,
Sunday. He is getting along very
nicely at present.
Jim Swax. of Esther, was an Ell
wins visitor Wednesday.
rthur Tucker motored to Iron not
Arthur Tucker motored to Ironton
Monday.
The Methodist Sunday school had an
attendance of 239 last Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Propst, of Hurryville,
spent last week with her daughter,
Mrs. VIM. Yamnitz.
Roy Yamnitz spent Saturday and
Sunday in Fredericktown.
Mrs. Hose Moran is on the sick list |
this week.
Mrs. f. Hargiss made business |
trip to Flat River Wednesday. !
Elmer Mason. of Pennington, spent |
Monday in Elvins on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lonzo Crabdree, spent |
Sunday in Doe Run visiting Mrs. |
Russell.
Mrs. Maude Former made trip to |
st. Louis Sunday. |
Ed Majors, of Coffman. is visiting
his parents here this weeS.
Eulah Lee returned Tuesday after !
a few weeks visit with relatives in st. !
Louis.
Oscar. Majors spent few days in
Bismarck this week at the home of
Louis Penberthy.
Charley Fortner accompanied his
son, Emery, to st. Louis Sunday to
undergo an operation. He was taken
to the Barnes hospital.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ira milford,
Sunday, daughter, who has been
named Violet Bernice.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. w. Keay and fam
lily motored to Bonnie Terre Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank. Wakefield and
Misses Vergie and May Majors mo-
tored to Bismarck Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tucker and fam
lily moved to Iron Mountain the first
of the week.
Mrs. John Keay is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Oscar Penberthy, in
lockwood, this week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Polk, of Flat
River, were Esther visitors Monday.
H. Tetley, of Pennington, gave
splendid lecture at the Methodist
church, on Prohibition, Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Wall and daughter. Miss Ethel
visited in Frankclay Sunday,
The school election went off quietly
Tuesday. Mr.. Glore and Mr.. Buxton,
two of the old board members, were
reelected and Mr.. Hoy was elected
as new member.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-19
MAJESTY OF THE LAW
Governor is Sympathetic, and Has the
Power But Not the Right.

Governor Harvey on last Thursday
addressed to f. NJ. Jeffords, in the
death house at The penitentiary, where
he will remain until December %
when he will die in the electric chair
for the murder of J. c. Annette, let
ter in which he advised that he could
not grant the petition of Jeffords for
executive clemency.
The governor stated, in making the
letter public, that nothing could per-
suade him to act in Jcffords behalf, as
he had felt the laws course was being
taken.
Jeffords yesterday filed a petition
with the governor in which he ask
ed that he might be allowed to live in
order to be an example to other young
mon.
The governors letter to Jeffords
follows:
Dear Mr.. Jeftords:
Your letter received. You will
never know just how sorry l am for
YOU. How | feel for you and your dear
ones and how l would like to give you
some hope in your trouble. My heart
goes out to those who love you and |
only wish some real justification war
ranted me in being Of help TO YOU
The governor is not given the power
of Clemency based on sympathetic
grounds. There must be some reason
not known TO the courts. You were
duly tried, according to law-thc high
er courts have passed on the legality
of the acts of the lower comts-ap-
peals through the regular channels
! have all been exhausted and interfer-
ence by me solely on grounds Of kind
ness. sympathy and good will would
be to faunt the duly provided system
of trial provided by law. 1t is not easy
1 for me to write this. 1t is heart rcnd-
| ing to me and | am thinking OF you,
nv Door fellow. many times when you
/ Go not know it. l have my solemn
duty to perform, whatever il costs me
/ and ! would not be doing you fairly II
/ | answered otherwise.
az was silently praying that your
case would be carried beyond my term
/ Of office. I am truly sorry for you and
yours. | have nauglt but good will
and kiHIness. and if | could give you
something that was mine, I'd give it
at any sacrifice, but ! cannot give that
which the state has or demands, no
matter what it costs me personally in
grief and sorrow.
Yours in kindness,
"WilsOn G.. Harvey
Governor" :"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-19
almost the entire time was devoted to

almost the entire time was devoted to
the red shirt cam-aign.
Whenever there was a Repul lican
gathering the red shirts appeared and
demanded a division of time and when
the day Of election arrived every white
man except few scalawags, was at his
post. The writer voted at Blairsville
school house. Some $50 or 400 votes
were cast there. The negroes out num-
bered the whites about two to one.
l don't remember ever seeing in print
how we won the fight, but this is my
recollection. The ballots contained the
names of all candidates from president
down to coroner. The Republican tick
spread eagle and the words, Union
Republican Ticket" at the top. The
Democrats had thousands of tickets
printed in red ink, with these same
words and eagle, but Democratic names
on same. They were in various ways
gotten in the hands of the illiterate ne
gro voters and turned up in the ballot
box.
To show how every one cooperated
to gain success I recall this incident.
Shortly after noon it was feared that
we would not carry the box over such
odds. 1t was decided to send to Hick-
ory Grove for help, as it was legal to
vote at any box in the county. The
writer and Squire Brown were sent to
Hickory Grove, and on stating our
mission ten or fifteen red shirted men
us post haste to Blairs-
vile, they having not as yet voted.
BY this means and the red ink DEM
ocratic tickets voted by the negroes, we
carried the box by seven votes.
will relate one amusing incident
during the count Two Republicans,
Bill Kell, white, and Dave Crosby, col
ored, and Samuel Blair, Democrat, were
the managers. Crosby pulled the tick
cts out of the box. Blair called the
names and Kell did the tallying. After
a short time Kell detected Blair calling
Democratic names from red ink tickets.
He very solemnly said: Nov, Sam, we
were boys together, have been friends
all our lives, and did not think you
would attempt to cheat me-" well,
Bill, what do you mean?" inquired
Blair. "Why, Sam, you are calling
Democrat names from a Republican
ticket" II beg your pardon, Bill, see
for yourself" returned Blair. On look
ing at the ticket, Bill said, well, that
beats U.s." And he took no further in
terest in the count.
1 think Mrs. VIM. Rainey furnished
dinner for the managers, negro and all.
We would treat them kindly, but de-
ternined to beat the devil out of them
politically, thus putting Roosevelt's
motto into practice long before he was
a voter: Speak softly, but carry a big
stick. W. o. Guy.
Chester, S. c., December 16, 1922.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-19

of being about the only town in the
state to say nothing of courthouse
towns, that had no church. The Bap-
lists went in there this year and built
church, the first the town ever had.
But 1 know something about this
town, and am here to tell you that
there are some fine people there. They
are white and they sure know how TO
treat you white, but clannish; whew!
You never saw the like.
THE people have a commercial code
of their own among themselves, and it
is a pretty high one so far as that is
concerned. Also, as rule, they are
good for their obligations to outsiders.
That is most of them will pay what
they owe; but don't you ever sue one of
them in the courts. 1t simply won't go.
No outsider has ever been known to get
Judgment against n citizen of
Monck's Corner, no matter how good
his claim. The juries simply will not
give verdicts."
Views and Interviews thought the
peculiarities cited were worthy of note,
and said so.
"All right" the speaker commented,
"go ahead and print it if you want to.
What I tell you is absolutely true; but
don't print my name. l go there quite
frequently and l certainly do not want
any falling out with these people,
"Muffins Spread With Apple JAM"
Almost all of the readers of The
Yorkville Enquirer known Alf L. Nicely,
of Ogden. Mr. Nicely is one of the
best farmers in the county, he is also
a poet. He has a good farm near
Ogden and a handsome home in
delightful grove that faces the public
road. Passers by could not miss him
by this description; but there is
still more certain identification. Set on
two graceful columns, one on either
side of the entrance to the walk way
leading up TO his front door there is
an arched signboard on which appears
the legend: Ogden Valley Farm"
In keeping with his habit of evidenc-
ing his striking personality in every
thing he does, Mr. Nicely uses printed
stationery for his correspondence, a
custom that is not quite as common
among the farmers as it should be.
Having run out of this stationery
the ether day, he wrote to The York
Vile Enquirer to get prices on some
more, and in replying the business
manager took occasion 10 express the
hope that the flu had not struck him,
that he was getting plenty Of fresh
eggs for breakfast, and some other
pleasantries. Here is the way Mr..
Nicely came back:
Please ship those letterheads to me
For am out as you can see.
And sec before the type is set,
Sometimes the cash is hard to get.
For breakfast we eat eggs and ham
And muffin spread with apple jam.
Am glad to say we lonely two,
We have thus far escaped the flu.
And as l scribble down this rhyme
l wish for you a pleasant time,
Not only through the Christmas cheer
But throughout each succeeding year
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-19
OFFICERS LAY DOWN
Governor Will Investigate Prohibition
Enforcement in Lexington.

Charges that several Lexington
county officers refused to assist state
constables in a drive on bootleGgers
will be aired shortly, Governor Har-
vey announced Friday. The accused
officials, the chief executive DECLARED,
will be required to show cause before
him why they should not be removed
from office for neglect of duty.
Decision of the governor to take
hand in the Lexington situation was
made, he said, on receipt of a report
by state Constables that they could Sc
cure no assistance in conducting a
raid in the town of Lexington yester-
day A rural policeman who had been
assigned to accompany them, the con-
stables reported to the governor, turn
ed back and refused to go farther
when he learned they had a warrant
to search a place belonging to Sim j.
Miller. former sheriff of Lexington,
At Miller's garage, the report stated,
Russell Portee, an employe, was ar
rested after he had sold the raiders
pint of liquor. No whiskey was found
in the search of the premises, accord
ing to the report, portions of which
were made public by Governor Harvey.
Two other places were raided, the
governor was informed. At the Har-
mon drug store. quantity of whiskey
was found and DR.. Rice Harmon was
held in 5000 bail on a charge of viola
ton of the prohibition law. Joe Su-
Der was held in a like amount on
similar charge. the report stated, fol-
lowing the finding Of whiskey at
place known as Annette Suber's.
Portec's bond was fixed at $500 on
charges of selling, storing and trans
porting liquor.
Governor Harvey declared informa-
ton in his possession tended to show
Lexington county was the worst coun-
tv in the state as regards whiskey law
infractions He announced that ne
probably would proceed against otf-
GERS in other counties where conditions
were reported TO be bad.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-19

Cost of Reporting the Hall Mills
case.-Newspapers are estimated to
have spent more than 100000 in
maintaining about eighty reporters
and feature writers at New Brunswick,
n. j., during the three months investi-
cation into the murder Of the Rev.
Edward WheelerHall and his choir
singer, Mrs. Eleanor Reinhart Mills.
A newspaper here has compiled a
list from figures submitted by hotels,
restaurants, taxicab companies and
other agencies.
The foregoing amount is exclusive
of telegraph and telephone expendi-
lures.
Telegraph offices in this city esti-
mate the total number Of words on the
murder sent out over the wires at
more than a million.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-19
ROOF OF THE WORLD
Enslis!man Describes Life in the Ana
des Mountains. H ats


In a recent expedition to Peru Mr..
Joseph Bancroft of the University OF
Cambridge did some exploring In the
higher Andes and made some interest
ing discoveries, which are told in the
British Medical Journal.
At 10000 feet COWS gave milk at
$4,000 feet they gave little or none. At
$4,000 feet there were no cows. At
1000 feet neas disappeared, though
lice remained so long as there were
human beings.
At these heights men have lived for
many generations, having become ac-
climated TO the rarefied air. Many Of
them lived in chimneyless and window
less houses; they had a purely COM
munaT system of government, and
some of their customs would hardly
appeal to more civilized races. When
q native was very i'll, for instance, the
date of his funeral was fixed without
reference to his convenience, and an
officer saw to 1t that he was ready to
keep the appointment.
1t was remarkable what loads the
people were able to carry at these al
titudes. A boy of about thirteen
would carry from the interior OF
mine burden of forty pounds, as
cend a staircase with it from point
25O feet below, while a full-grown msr
would carry one hundred pounds OF
metal, yet the European was out Of
breath if he carried hiss coat up q.
slight incline.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-19
SOME FINE FARM RESULTS.
Thorough Preparation and Faithful
Cultivation Do the Work.

Cultivation Do the Work.
Glover, December 16.-M. M. Pendle-
ton, who owns and farms what is
known as the John Boyd place." about
mile south of Glover, demonstrated
this year that cotton raising as prof
liable industry is not yet a thing of
the past in this section. He worked
two horses and harvested twenty bales
of cotton of the average weight OF ap-
proximately 500 pounds; plenty OF corn
for another year. a small amount OF
wheat and oats, sufficient pork for an
other year. He fertilized his cotton
with 300 pounds of S-3-3, and so pounds
of nitrate of soda to the acre. He used
no poison and did not pick up squares,
and attributes his success to rapid and
late cultivation. Some OF his neigh
bors, who picked up squares, but 'laid
by" at the usual time, made from two
to four bales to the plow.
Mike Armstrong, colored, farmed the
old James Fitchett place." now owned
by ]. F. Pursley, about three -fourths of
mile from the town limits of Glover.
Mike operated three plows, and har-
vested seventeen bales Of cotton, as
against 10 in 1921. He used about the
same quantity and kind of fertilizer as
did Mr.. Pendleton, and cultivated in the
same manner. Another renter on Mr..
Pursleys lands, with about the same
force, and who used about the same
amount of fertilizer, but who laid by
at the usual time, harvested about half
as much cotton as Armstrong.
1t will be recalled that Mr.. NJ. /.
Ford of Glover, and who farms as a
"side line" was quoted in The York
vile Enquirer last spring as saying
that he expected to farm this year in
exactly the same way as he had been
doing, that way being to prepare the
land properly, fertilize moderately
heavy and cultivate thoroughly. Last
year from about 100 acres of land he
harvested sc bales of cotton, while this
year from practically the same acreage
the yield was 62 bales.