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aftttittflfati VOL. 42 FARMINGTON, ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1915. NO. 5 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS Of St Joseph Lead Coin pan) Rob ert Holmes Greatly Encouraged by Result. At the meeting of the stockholders of the St. Joseph Lead Company, held in New York on Monday, February 15, 1916, to elect members of the Board of Directors of this Company, we are reliably informed that the following vote was had: There were three hundred and twenty-eight stock holders voted for the Crane ticket; two hundred and twenty-one stock holders voted for the Holmes ticket; and two hundred and thirty-one stock holders' did not vote for either ticket; and many of those who did not vote openly approved of the course taken by Mr. Holmes. And we are further informed that the letter of our fel low townsman, Mr.F. P. Graves, was in a large measure responsible for the fine showing made by Mr. Holmes, and that Mr. Holmes is greatly en couraged and will continue his invest igations and push his contest, which he and many of the other stockholders believe is for the best interest of the company; and that Mr. Holmes, with the influence and votes of the many friendly stockholders who are con stantly being added to his cause, will finally win this meritorious contest. THE YARDS ARE AGAIN QUARANTINED What we least expected has taken place. The Natioal Stock Yards has again been quarantined by the Federal Government. The following telegram to Dr. Bertram, the Inspector in charge, tells the story: "Swine shipped from National Stock Yards, 111., car 10987 MSC, con signed to Packing Co., Baltimore, Md., found infected with Foot and Mouth Disease upon arrival today. Inter state shipments from National Stock Yards for any purpose., prohibit ed until further notice." jr J This places the yards nder the same restrictions as during the first quarantine placed some time ago. j Its affect is this: all live stock shipped j to this market will now have to be sold to local packers alone abso lutely nothing can be shipped out of the yards. With competition restricted to the big packers, a big supply will demor-; alize the market. Even normal re ceipts will place the trade in bad shape. UNTIL WE NOTIFY YOU, do not ship any cattle or hogs to market. Ship your sheep. We will keep you closely posted on definite develop-1 ments. Cattle market slow and about steady today though best fat stees closed 10c to 15c lower. Hog trade 10c lower; top $7.05. Sheep trade 10c: higher; top lambs $8.50; fat sheep j $6.50. The above notice was not received, until the market had closed today.' Had it been received in time, market conditions would undoubtedly been much meaner. National Live Stock Com. Co., Feb. 16, 1915. UP TO THE COUNTRY VOTER Will the town and country people of Missouri have clean state elec tions in Kansas City and St. Louis? It is up to them. A legislative bill for honesty in the state primaries and state elections in the two big cities is before the Mis souri Legislature now. The votes of the country members in the Legisla ture will enact that honest bill or de feat it. The folks back home should see that their representatives and senators vote for it. The country press has its great op portunity to get honest elections for the whole state. The city politicians aren't going to enact that bill if they can help it. They are not going to give it their club over the country voters if they can help it. Unleas the country people and news papers get busy, the bill will fail, and the honest country voters will go up against the fraud workers in the city in the primaries and elections of 1916. Governor Major's election commis sioners (Democrats and Republicans) are asking fof the bill. Under the law as it ia now they say they are powerless to prevent fraud. With the enactment of the pending bill they say they can prevent it and give the jitate honest elections. Kansas City Star. AN ANNUAL EVENT The 14th day of February was re garded by our progenitors as Ground Hog's Day and only in recent yearg has the 2nd been partially establish as such. One of our first citizens, Mr. J. L; Counts, still persists in regarding the 14th as the day in which sunshine or shade determines the weather for the succeeding 40 days and gives this day a remarkable distinction by desig nating it as Subscription Day, it hav ing been his custom for many years to call at The Times office on this day and leave with the editor $4.00 for 4 yearly subscriptions, Viz: Mrs. Cora B. Harter of R. F. D. No. 3, Farm ington, Mo., his daughter; Mr. F. E. Counts of Bonne Terre, Mo., his son; Mr. L. M. Counts of Colorado Springs, Colo., his son, and Mr. J. L. Counts himself of Farmington, Mo. The 14th falling on Sunday this year, Mr. Counts came in a day or two earlier but had the 4 subscrip tions dated ahead to the 14th. And a feature worthy of note in this connection and which we were about to forget to mention is that Mr. Counts always keeps his sub scriptions paid a year in advance. MATE IN HUFF Miss Birdie Matkin and Mr. George Huff sprang a surprise on their many friends by being quietly married on February 14th, at the bride's home, by Rev. Lane, at noon. In the pres ence of their immediate relatives, of both families. After the ceremony, the wedding dinner was served. Mr. Huff is the fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Huff. Mrs. Huff is the elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Matkin. Mr. and Mrs. Huff's many friends wish them a long and happy wedded life. PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES Miss Cole's room made the 1 per cent of attendance for the 21st week of school, and Miss Sackman's room was second, having respective ly 98.61 and 97.77. The average for the week was 94.27. Complete arrangements have been made for the inter-high school de bate between Fredericktown and Farmington high schools, in Farming ton on Friday night, February 26th. Superintendents O. J. Mathias of Ste. Genevieve, Elmer B. Brown of Bonne Terre, and J. E. Howard of Desloge have been selected as judges by the competing schools. The debate will be held in the Auditorium of the High School and the public is most cordi ally invited to attend. An admis sion of 10 cents will be charged in order to defray the expenses incurred by getting judges from out of town. A department badly needed in the Farmington schools is that of Do mestic Art and Domestic Science, for the purpose of training the girls of the community for competent housekeeping. Bonne Terre, Flat River, De Soto and Fredericktown all have such departments and would not think of being considered progres sive in educational matters if they did not provide for such instruction. The question has been often asked, "Why does Farmington not have such a course in her public schools?" The answer is simply this: the school man agement cannot provide the necessary equipment and expense of such a de partment at the present levy for school purposes. Farmington has a levy of $1.25 per $100.00 valuation, while Bismarck has a levy of $1.50, Elvins $1.80, Esther $2.25, Desloge $1.65, Flat River $1.55 and Leadwood $1.40. Yet Farmington boasts of be ing "A city of churhces and schools." The total assessed valuation of prop erty in Farmington school district is $1,103,548.00. The addition of a few cents per $100.00 valuation will provide ample means to install a strong department of Domestic Science and Domesic Art and provide the growing girls of the community the kind of instruction they most need. Visitors to the Famington High School are simply astonished that we have no domestic science in our schools. Talk about it to your friends then "tell the Board of Education how you feel about it. They are anxious to have the good work begin. The Sikeston Basket Ball Team de feated the local H. S. team here Sat urday night by the narrow margin of 21 to 20, in one of prettiest, fastest, and cleanest games ever seen in the county. The Sikeston boys were a husky bunch of excellent sportsmen and it is hoped that our boys will havp another opportunity to meet them be fore the season closes. NOTICE! The undersigned has bought the J. Mac Cunningham Meat Market and will endeav or to serve the wants of the public in this line in an efficient and satisfactory manner. We will constantly have on hand a fresh supply of the best the market affords in fresh and cured meats, fruits and vege tables. We respectfully solicit a share of your patronage. A. J. RHODES, Phone 53 IN OLD MISSOURI" We are today in receipt of an au tographed copy of "In Old Missouri" by Gus Kahn and Egbert Van Alstyne, whom you will recognize as being two of America's foremost song writers. They have such hits to their credit as: "Shade cf the Old Apple Tree," "Gee I Wish I had a Girl," "I'm Afraid to Go Home in the Dark," "In Dear Old Georgia," "That Old Girl of Mine," "Sunshine and Roses," "Cheyenne," "San Antonio," "Wrap Me in a Bu dle" and many others. The lyric is full of sentiment and is sure to bring back the fond memories i,f boyhood and girlhood days "In Old Missouri." The melody fits the lyric n3"is of that simple and flowing kind which is bound to reach the masses and become endeared to their hearts. Mr. Van Alstyne, the composer of the melody, spent his boyhood days in Hannibal, Missouri, and received his inspiration for this song from the memories of those days. We think this song has all the ear marks of a Nation-wide hit. For sale by all news dealers. GOOD 80 ACRE FARM FOR SALE Good farm of 80 acres 3 miles south of Huntsvillc, Ark.; 20 acres in culti vation; good house and barn; family fruits; plenty spring water; some Vir ginia white oak timber; slightly roll ing. Worth $20 an acre. C. W. JONES, P. O. Box 157 Farmington, Mo. TELLING US HOW There is nothing more irritating to the people of a small town than the air of superiority that people from larger towns have towards them and their village. It is hard to say just what prompts the city man to feel greater than the villager, but he al most invariably does, and what makes it worse, shows it in his actions. It is the weakness of city people, this belief of theirs that country peo ple are back numbers. The man from a city concern pays the country business man a visit and shwos plain ly that he considers the little mer chant a very small potato; but if he were wise enough to realize the truth of their respective businesses, he would know that the back number merchant, as he looks upon him, is laying by each year more than the city chap is drawing as a hired man from a company that could find a thousand like him in a day's time. The narrow-brained lecturer drops into the small town, and at the be ginning of his talk, mentioned that lie has changed his subject "for fear the one announced would be over the heads of his audience," and then pro ceeds to ramble along for a couple of hours with stale stories and discon nected ideas, boring his audience half to death . FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN One re-built and re-painted Run about. One re-built and re-painted long body Road Wagon suitable for market wagon. One No. 1 Sample Blue Bell Cream Separator. At ISENMAN'S Farmington, Missouri BACK TO THE FARM Go to the FARM. Don't depend on shattered public" work.8 to raise and educate your FAMILY. If you do, you are depending on a broken stick. Buy yourself a small FARM and be your own boss. See MERRILL PIPKIN at. once and make a start this spring to raise poultry, grain and stock and thus lay the founda tion of happiness and prosperity for your self and family. Pipkin has 56 farms to sell very cheap. Write him today at Farmington, Mo. Or better still, come and see him. He will show you the farm you need and tell you all the particulars. Read brief descriptions of some of these "FARMS on page eight of this paper. OBITUARY Chistina Pearl, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Nolan, was born November 17, 1910, died December 26, 1914, age 4 years, 1 month and 9 days, of throat trouble, at their home near Bellvue. She was laid to rest in the Leadwood cemetery. All that lov ing hands could do was done but God knew best. Little Christina was like a flower budded on eftirth to bloom in heaven. She leaves Mather, mother, and two brothers and a host of rela tives and friends to mourn her death. Mr. and Mrs. Nolan formerly lived at Leadwood. To four years her smiles were given And then she bid.,.farewell to earth and went to live in heaven. I cannot tell what form is hers; What look she weareth now, Nor guess how bright a glory crowns Her shining seraph brow. The thoughts that fill her sinless soul, The bliss which she doth feel Are numbered with the secret things Which God will not reveal N. D. FLORIDA FRUIT Mr. L. B. Hise of Lakcworth, Fla., who formerly lived at Flat River, surprised his friend, Mr. Port Aubu chon of Flat River, by sending him a large orange box oBUck full of Flor ida's finest fruits. Mr. Aubuchon wtfs highly pleased to receive such a treat from his old friend, Mr. Hise. He thoughtfully remembered The Times and left a couple of fine specimens of grape and orange fruit withjjthe editor, which is now on exhibition in The Times of fice. Mr. Aubuchon stated that his friend, Hise, was highly pleased with the Sunny South and had invested ex tensively in real estate near Lake worth. Florida's fruits, we must ad mit, are really appetizing and good as the best if these specimens arc of the average yield. THE LOCAL- MARKET February 17, 1915. Wheat, per bushel $1.50 Flour, per 100 Its $4.10 to 4.50 Corn Meal, per bushel 1.10 Ship-Stuff, per 100 lbs 1.70 Mix Feed, per lOOlbs 1.60 Bran, per 100 tbs 1.55 Corn, per bushel 90 Oats, per bushel 70 Country Butter, per lb 25 Eggs, per doz.. 20 PROCEEDINGS OF COUNTY COURT Road Overseers Appointed and Bonds Fixed Other Proceedings. The Court appointed road overseers and fixed the amount of bond required as follows: For Dist. No. 1, Thos. H. Weddlcr, Iron Mountain, Mo., $600.00. Dist. No. 2, Enunett Belknap, Bis marck, $500.00. Dist. No. 3, Perry Glore, Frank clay, $2,500.00. Dist. No. 4, Geo. W. Mackley, Farmington R. F. D. No. 1, $500.00. Dist. No. 5t Harvey Strong, Bonne Terre, $4,000.00. Dist. No. 6, J. S. Boring, Melzo, $200.00. Dist. No. 7, C. W. Richardson, Blackwell, Mo., $200.00. Dist. No. 8, J. D. Huff, Doe Run, Mo., $200.00. Dist. No. 9, Wm. Rosenstengel, Doe Run, $1,000.00. Dist. No. 10, Wm. Dugal, Farm ington, Mo., $500.00. Dist. No. 11, J. D. Hanery, DeLas- sus, $500.00. Dist. No. 12, Z. B. Jennings, Esther, $5,000.00. Dist. No. 13, Louis W. Merritt, Farmington Route No. 4, $3,00.00. Dist. No. 14, Chas. R. Fowler Bonne Terre Route 1, $1,000.00. Dist. No. 15, S. A. Sikes, Valles Mines, $500.00. Dist. No. 16, E. B. Shelley, French Village, $1,000.00. Dist. No. 17, Fenton II. Miller, Hal ifax, $500.00. Dist. No. 18, Elbert D. Hall, French Village, $500.00. Dist. No. 19, Wm. C. Wallace, Knob Lick, $500.00. Dist. No. 20, J. S. Jarnigan, Knob Lick, $500.00. Dist. No. 21, B. G. Porter, Farm ington R. F. D. No. 3, $500.00. Dist. No. 22, J. W. Hopkins, Farm ington R. F. D. No. 8, $500.00. Dist. No. 23, W. N. Green, Farm ington, $500.00. Dist. No. 24, F. M. Biggs, Liberty ville, $500.00. Dist. No. 25, A. J. Kennan, Wom ack, $500.00. Dist. No. 26, R. V. Sumpter, Elvins, $2,000.00. In the matter of compensation of road overseers, concrete foremen, teams and laborers, for year 1916: It is hereby ordered by the Court that the compensation for each road overseer within the county for the year 1915, be and the same is hereby fixed at two dollars and fifty cents per day for each day actually and necessarily employed as such over seer. For concrete foremen, $2.50 per day for each day's work; for men under overseer or foremen, one dollar and fifty cents; for man and team (not boy and team) three dollars per day, when team is employed with wa gon hauling material such as crushed rock or gravel, dump boards holding one cubic yard of material are to be used. The team that cannot haul one cubic yard of material shall not be employed and nine hours labor to constitute a day's wark. In the matter of appointment of County Highway Engineer for year 1915: The Court now takes up the appli cation for appointment as County Highway Engineer. It is ordered by the Court that Chas. W. Francisco be and he is hereby appointed County Highway Engineer for one year, be ginning on Feb. 15, 1915. The Court fixes his salary at one hundred dollars per month and require him to give a bond in the penal sum of Five Thou sand Dollars. In the matter of Instructions for Road Overseers for year 1915: The Court directs the Clerk to cer tify the following instructions to each road overseer of the various road dis tricts in this county, to-wit: No road overseer shall work more than one team of his own. Each team must haul a standard load one yard. The pay shall be three dollars for day of nine hour? with team and man, not boy. Thf pay for single hands shall be one dot !ar and fifty cents for day of nine hours. Road overseer must list, and collec' from all parties moving into his dis trict during year, provided they dr not have poll tax receipt of current year. All road overseers must work unde :nstructions of County Highway En gineer. No road overseer shall stop the road work to do his own during reg- LOOK! LOOK! Don't fail to see our FREE offer of Frost-Proof Cabbage Plants on page five of this paper. Send us your subscription at once and the plants will be shipped you at the proper time to plant. Today we clip the following article from the Hayti Herald, dated Feb ruary 18th. Read it carefully. Big profits await you if you will act now. Don't put off action. Delay means loss. Planting Cabbage A few years ago the Herald re ceived an advertising proposition from a cabbage plant grower on Yon- ges Island, South Carolina, and en I tered into a contract with them to take so many thousand plants in ex change for a certain amount of adver tising. We believe the first year we ' contracted for 13,000, but we remem- ber, on account of the overflow, we did not use the entire amount. The following year we entered into an other contract for a larger number, i and again did not use the amount due us. r rom the first we interested John T. Buckley in the business, plac ing the plants with him, and each year he increased his planting, until last year he was shipping cabbage to several points, after supplying the home merchants. The cabbage are very early, can be set out in the open as early as January or February, are hardy, frost-proof, and mature before the warm summer months, In fact, be fore the cabbage worm begins to work to any extent. From the small beginning, the cab bage industry here has grown, until last week Mr. Buckley had ordered 15,000 plants, some of his customers being Esq. F. M. Gwin, 3,000; T. P. Russell, 5,000, and Mr. Buckley will plant 5,000. Besides these, John Fields, P. S. Ravenstein, Barney Stockmann, G. B. Webb, "Horse" Thompson, Mrs. Edith R. King, Chas. H. Wells and others are planting this cabbage. This means that Hayti will develop into a cabbage shipping point this year, and some nice returns for the srjjall .expenditure and labor will be received. By the way, have any of you tried common salt as a cabbage fertilizer? A FARMER WAKING UP Sikeston,' Mo., R. 2, Feb. 4. Dear Editor: If you will answer the following questions for me I will be very much obliged to you. I am a farm tenant and haven't been pay ing much attention to things. I want to get in the light. That's the rea son we tenants have to keep our noses to the grind-stone: 1. Who is our State Representa tive? 2. Our State Senator? 3. Our U. S. Representative? 4. Our U. S. Senator? 5. Who to write to for Congres sional Records? Are they for sale? Are they issued daily, monthly, or at the close of the session? I want to keep track of our Con gressmen and know what bills they vote for or against; whether the bills are for my benefit or the other fellow. Yours truly, FRED NELSON. Here is a farmer who has been probably voting all of his mature life and never knew what for. He has been politically doped just as most of them have been. But he is waking up just as hundreds and thousands of others are. He is beginning to wonder what it msans. And nothing gives me greater pleasure than turn ing on the light in dark places. I hope that other farmers and working men will follow his lead and put to the Kicker such questions as they do not understand. Scott County Kick er, f FRAUD REPORTED From different parts of the coun try comes stories of a swindle suc cessfully worked on farmers who thought they were going to get cheap groceries. The smooth strangers went through the communities taking orders for a house in Chicago, pretend ing to sell a standard brand of sugar and flour so cheaply that every farm er visited took from $10 to $60 worth, and other goods besides. Because of the low prices, the flour and sugar had to be paid for in advance. It is al leged that in one community the swindlers picked up gome $3,000 and no groceries delivered. Be on the lookout for such fakes. ular road working time. This ap- plies to overseers in the larger tricts.