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ta tv X . , FARMINGTON, ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, JULY 5. 1918 ; NO. 26 VOL. 45 Regular Session ; of County Court County Court' met the first of the j week u-.ul transacted tne ionown g business: i .The State , Auditor authorized to draw- a warrant in favor of H. IV. ' CoflhOd tut- the salary of the School Superii.tendent for the quarter end ing Juno "0. Tr.e resignation of Bruce Mover a-s constable of Randolph townahip taken up and accepted. Sum Doss a'ppninted to fill the un txi'iircd tel in of BVuee Moyer, and his bond tfxcd at S1.000 with N. A. Zim merman. C. S. Biyan and I. W. Miller us sureties. Henry Kinncrman haviag raised $.rU for 'the improvement of Frederic-!;-' towr.-C'alcdor.ia road, the Court up " pibpriatea $100 further. Henry km i evman appointed supervisor of ex penditures. Bond fixed at ij300, with . Henry W. Munley and Geo. Skinner as securities. W. L. Matkin producing receipt ;i .$70.50 for improvement of Knob Lick Possum Hollow road, Court appro priate:! $141.60 further. W. L. Mat kin appointed supervisor of expendi tures. " (Jus Sherman granted pool table li cense in Bonne Torre. Wm. Dorton exempted from road work on account of physical disabil ity. Mrs. Minnie Probst of Elvins ad mitted to Ml. Vernon Sanatorium as free county patient. . Warrants Issued as Follows: A;:gu;:t Ww-hman. janitor, month'-; .-alary, ?ti0; R. B.' l'ric?, Treas., Farm Agent's salary, 270; Albert Wuifert, County Clerk, fees for June, $300.7o; John A. lvnowje.;, tux-uit iu.i., month's - salary, $HiG.0u; Bessie lra dy, lieputy Circuit Clerk, months salary, $50; 11. W. Coffleld, County Treasurer, month's salary, $125; Tiios. A. Mathews, Pros. Atty., month's sal 'ary, lf20.35; J. Clyde Akers, Co. Supt. of Schools, month's salary! $llli.i5; K. C. Tucker, Probaiiem Of ficer, month's salary, $50; R. C. Tuci. er, Ast. Pi os. Atty., month's salary, 50; Mode Cotfman, Supt. Co, Int.. ?70; P. P. Stallcr, relief, i".; W. A. Bullock, constable, services, $30; '. 1,. Matki'i, improvement Kn b ijtt'i Possum Hollow road, $211.50; N. A. Zimmerman, supplies quarantine pa tients, $12.20; Henry Kinnermnn.'sub scriptien arid appropriation for ivad improvement, 1 50; Wm. Mai cum, re lief, S15; Chas. Ward, relief poor per sona at Bonne Terro, $i2; M-s. Rout. Kingsland, relief poor persona at I La. River, $25; Mrs. W. L. Bouchard, relief poor person.-! at Pesloge, 15; W. N. Brumlield, relief, $0; Fenton Miller, support Wm. Richardson, and familv. $10; Israel AuBuchon, sup port Waller Hogan, $7; J. H. Teiicy, support poor persons at Famiingtun, S24; Mrs. Jennie Forstei suppoit Lucy Mooted, $5; Dayse Baker, relief Mas-Rio Burks, $10; W. M. Zimmer man, improvement Do3 Run-Greasy Mines road, $400; Louis Korcherdinir, paaymeiit on bridge across Eaton bianch near Leudwood, $1500;' l'h.is. H. Holnum, Highway Engineer, con crete culverts on Elvins-Bisimrck road, 81000; Thos. II. Holman, con crete culverts, $1000; Thos. H..HH man, road improvement, $1000; ii. L. Moll, supplies. $19.21; City mug Store, suiiplies for County Inf.. 1A: Herman & lierbst, supplies anei re pairs for County Inf., $11.00; H. C. Mell, supplies for Co. Inf., $3.30; Ed O'Dcll, supplies and labor on flagpole base, $21.75; West Disinfectant Co., disinfectants at Court House and jail, $170; J. C. Housor, fumigalovs, ,2liJ5; M. L. Sinclair, supplies quar antine patients, $14.81; K. C. Wjber, Probate Judge, stamps, $0.50; Otta Aly, supplies quarantine patients, $11.70; Albert Wulfert, stamps and express, $8.04; Klein Grocer Co., sup plies jail and court house, $1.50; Mrs. L. Blcmcl, supplies quarantine pa tients, $13.65; E. D. Sizemoie, meals for jurors, $13.65; Chas. II. Adamo, Sheriff, care of jail and court house, S13; Chas. H. Adams, boarding pris oners, $152.25; Chas.-H. Adams, tak ing Harry Lawson to Mo. Stale Train ing School, $48; C. H. Adams, labor on flagpole base. $84.80;. City Dir.? Store, supplies, $1; Goff Mercantile Co., supplies, $8.69; Dr. J. B. Stein metz, services quarantine patient.!, $17; Bismarck Gazette, publishing no tices for Supt. of Schools, $1; J. E. Moyar, Deputy Constable, sorviees, ?l(i; Clay and Holly, supplies quaran tine patients, $12:68; R. S. Glore, sup plies, $28.49; W. F. Lawrence, sup plies, $10.35; J. Clye'.! Akers, Supt. of Schools, postago, $30.88; A. L. Ev , ans, M. D., -services quarantine pa tients, $14; John Swcarington, ser vices quarantine patients, $18. Mrs. A. W. Bradshaw and daughter, Miss Alma, started, to return to their home in Farmington last Friday, af ter a three weeks visit with relatives in. Salina, Okla. A. W, Bradshaw met them in Lebanon, Mo., whore they spent two days with relatives and friends at their former home. From there they proceeded to St. Louitf, where thoy stopped for a day's visit with friends. On Monoay afternoon, after lunch, Mrs. Bradshaw was per suaded to take a nap. During the next one, two or three hours she was stricken with what the physicians pro nounced a light cerebral hemorrhage. She soon recovered somewhat, but was immediately removed to the Jew ish Hospital, where she is receiving the best possible attention, and the physician in charge has given out the cheering statement that he believes, after four or six weeks care and treatment there, that Mrs. Bradshaw can return home in better health than ' she has been since first stricken with paralysis, more than seven years ago. lean Business Demonstration Presiding Judge C. I, Garrr.tt m.i i i a uusmess trip to Dt?. iuuis last r 1 1 day. lie wont over the Iron Mouatr.m road, and. was .accompanied by his 13-year-old son, Bert, whose initial trip it was to the great city. The Juuire was met there by County Surveyor T. H. Holman, who went on the M. R. &: ii. T. Railroad. The purpose of their trip was to try and negotiate a more satisfactory deal for the peopie of St. Francois county for 'the. Iuikc motor truck. The truck was pur chased last year, throuph misrepre sentations being made by tile saiis mjin for the Garford Motor Truck Co. The salesman who unloaded the machine on the St. Francois cour.ty court lost his position for the mis statements he made in order to dis pose of the truck. But the Garford Co. felt lespr.i.-u-b!e for the misrepresentations winch had been practiced by their sulcHtier., and seemed peifectiy willing, when proper presentments had been mrde by Judge Garrett and Surveyor Hol man, to do anything in reason to inaiij up for the defalcations of their ropte sentative. Feeling so, Jude Garrett managed to secure an cM'hungc of the big truck which this county has been attempting, at different, times for the past year, for two1 three-a.id-a-h&lf ton trucks, without the payment of a single dollar in exchange. These smaller trucks arc guaranteed by the Garford Co. to do the work ihal v, ill be required of them in a satisfactory manner. They are rubber-ti.ed. and will sliced up at the rate of thirteen miles r.n hour when k.adcd. Through this splendid exchange there now appears to be no leason la doulit that the two splendid fuel. that have thus been secured will be able to render to the upbuilding of the roads of this county most valua ble assistance. The Garford Co.-alo promised to make delivery of the two new trucks at the earliest possible date, and it has already been planned by the County Court that they will he put'to work immediately on their ar rival here to hauling chat a:oii; the FarniingUn-Flat River rnad wiiieii will be spread over that thoroughfare whet ever it may be required to i-ui. in first class condition that much acod roadway. For this splendid hu:--inpss transac tion the members of the St. Francois County Court are entitled to the thanks of their constituency. Espe cially is Judge Garrett entitled to a full measure of credit for this deal, which promises so much fur the good and upbuilding ff Uiu hifrhwuys of this county. Full original value of the big truck was thus secured. Not only that. The two trailers which were purchased at the same time the big truck was secured, can now be dis posed cf easily at theis original cosi, as the price of each has advanced something over $100. An apology is now due from certain papers in IhU county, who have been criticising the County Court very severely for some thing of which they seemed to have vary little correct information. The members of the present C'ouiuy Court have earned the thanks of the citizens of this county for the manner in wi.icii the business affairs have been nil end ed to. BUSINESS COLLEGE NOTES Miss Louise Huff began the study of shorthand and typewriting Monday. Miss Vcrna Hunt called at the Col lege Monday. She is enjoying a week's vacation from her work in St. Louis Mi Kutherine Mayberry of Doe Run called Monday. She expects to begin business training very shortly. Lloyd Horton, formerly of Doo Run, is now in Washington, D. C, where he will work for the Government. Four new typewriters have been re ceived just recently and added to the equipment. This makes aliout twenty machines added since the fall opening of last year. Richard Berryman,, formerly of Bismarck, now working for the Gov ernment, writes that he has received three increases in two months. He is now getting around $1,400 a year, al though he left school only a little over two months ago. Roy A. Miller writes from Chicago, where he is taking spebial teachers' training at tho Gregg headquarters: He is near Lake Michigan and likes the outlook very much. Miss Hazel Overall writes from St. Louis, whore she is employed by a firm which has the reputation of need ing an exceptionally good stenograph ic force. While the work is hard, she is making good at it, and she is the kind who will command the high salaries. , Misses Willa Ryr.n,. Vivian McCord and Edna Moycr'have been doing come typewriting work in connection with the recent War Savings Stamp drive. Mrs. A. N. Horine oft Flat River called Monday. Mrs. Horine has boor, doing come stenographic and type writing work there but her health has not been such as to permit a continu ation of the work. The Stenotypo Co. of Indianapolis, hid., is to have a big convention v of teachers in St. Louis July 3, 4 and 5. Miss Effie Lawrence will represent the Ozark Business College at this con vention. The Stcnotype Co. is '" the first company to make a success of "the machine way" of writing short hand, and Btenotypy has come to be very popular in the eastern part of the United States, In Indiana it is said it is almost impossible for a pencil writer to get a position. Miss. Lawrence is specializing in the stenotypy work nd arrangements ars being mado to offer this in the Col lege here in Farmington not later than September. , EVERY SLACKER MUST BE INDELIBLY MARKED o. There Can Be No Nor Forgetfulness Conduct After The time for branding tho pro-Gei-mun and slacker of any and every de scription is at hand, and while such work should be systematized, in order to put it on u better working b.isis( such work will be carried iorward, whether any pai titular system h ob served or not, to the end that all traitors to their country will be mark ed with a, scarlet letter that ei'ii never be erased or effaced, but which viH remain forever after as tho mark of Cain, glittering with added intensity if an effort is put forth to conceal it. The Times is of the opinion that a "strong arm" committee would be the proper authority to handle such cams. Such committees have proven very satisfactory elsewhere i:i causing neu trals, .as well as pronounced p1 J Germans, to renounce such unholy allegiencc, rnd substituting theicfir at least a similar amount of hate f' r German kultur. While Farmington and this enliio community has never failed to rise supreme und to clear itself m every test, demonstrating that for true Americanism she ranks well up t ) the 100 per cent mark, generally speak mg, at the name time, The Tin" is pained to state, there ate a few sus picious characters, even in this com munity. And right here we desire to say, und wish to impress it on the minds of all slackers, or uppr.rent slackers, that their conduct, in this crucial period, must be absolutely and altogether above suspicion. By your runduct shall you be known, ami in oriler for you to be on the right side you had best rid yourself of the i.st bit of laxity that might be now exist ing in your fidelity to this country, which itow offers you opportunity to prove your fitness to continue as a citizen. If you fail in this, then ye.i must take the consequences, whatev er they may be. In the hope of rrving a few souls, who may now be on the road to per dition not only in this life but also throughout eternity The Times will go even a step further in its warning to traitors otherwise slackers thoy are all the same now. It bus coorj U us that there are in the city of Farn ington. even now, ono or m.irj mer chants who are perhaps soon to nave the brand of Cam pressed on ,iiii;r forehead. There is anything but mal ice in this statement. The Time.-' would sincerely hope that such a ship ment is untrue, liut we cannot ques tion the reliableness of our informa tion. That any man could be doing business in this community, in times like the present, asking and apparent ly expecting the patronage of ;iur pto- COUNTY AGRICUL- TURAL CONTESTS Sed-dia, Mo.. June 29. -Visitors to the Missouri State Fair in former years have observed rather strenuous contests in the division of "County i Agricultural Display,"- each county ! competing having present a strong ar-i ray- of loyal rooters. I For the next exhibition, August l')- 17, the Fi.ir manageme:it offers ter. j prizes for such exhibits tnat aggre gate S625, the first being $125. The Missouri statutes authorize county courts to pay the expense of having such displays collected and installed at the State Fair. While the date is loo early for this year's growth ef field corn and fall fruits and nuts, it is particularly timely for almost all other farm products ai'd already there is assurance that many counties will compete. Last year 20 States were represented among tho visitors here, hence the advertising as well as edu cational value of county displays is high. Tho scale of "poi.its" by which thesa county displays are scored are: quality, 30; artistic arrangement, 20; number of field products, 15; number of orchard products, 15; number of garden products, 10; Hitrcling, 10. . Secretary E. G. Bylnndcr will fur nish free to all prospective exhibitois all needed information. Word has been received this week in Farmington by friends of John A. Sprott, tof Grand Junction, Colo., that he and his family arc getting along nicely and their business is good. He also said that his son, Clyde, has mar ried recently. Two sons are in ser vice; Blythe is in France, and John A. is in the Navy Yards close to Washington, D. C. Mr. Sprott was formerly a citizen of St. Francois county and has held several county t f fices. The many friends of tho Sprott family will be glad to receive infor mation of their progress. Hon. James G. Berkjeyr Democratic Candidate for Congress, of ihis 13th District, spoke to a large and enthusi astic audience at the court house Monday night. His subject was, "Americanism and the War," Mr. Berkley is a splondid. speaker, rank- ing high with the orators of the State, r.nd his audience was deeply pleased and impressed from tho commence ment to the end. Dr. G. M. Rutledge introduced him and proceeded him with a speech that was splendid in sentiment, rich in patriotism and deep in feeling which struck the keynote of the occasion and pleasod the audience. -Sta, Genevieve Fair Play. Possible Erasures of Treasonable War Is Won pie, While at the same time '.lis nis erabla life is sustained by iiie palpi tations of b traitorous heart, would be indeed difficult for us to believe had the pupeis not for years pa:-t neon filled with the horrible bcastii'.ty, In n tality and inhumanity of the Han forces! " As stated above, tho time is no.v at hand for branding the slacker, . or traitor. The last opportunity is neiy being offered them to g"t on tho right; side. Hut the mere buying of Libei ty Bonds, War and Thrift Stamps will riot be sufficient to cause tiiem to pass the acid test through which thy must go. They must, at least appur netly, add their moral support to the cause of woild democracy; they mu .t damn ti.o Kaiser, s even though it chokes fJiem. Another splendid per formance, which wiil accompany them a long way over dangerous ground which they are likely to be forced to pass, would be a liberal contribution to the Red Cross, Y. M. C. A., etc. Such money goes to the care, protec tion a::d welfare of tlie boys over there, who are making the noblest fight for the good of Immunity that has cv-jr been waged on ibis old earth. And while there may be no immediate return on such investment, in dollars ui;d ceots, if your he;rt sympui'iies go with such cent ilmtru, you will r.oon discover that it was I he best iir. e iinient you have ever made, even though you may have invested in thousands of dollars worth, of Lib erty Bonds and Thrift and W tir Slain) h, There is. no doubt that many trait ors, not only in this comma. .Ky, but throughout this country; have al ready purchased Liberty Bonds an 1 Thrift and War Stamps, if for :o other reason than to attempt to cieate ev idence to prove their loyalty, in case their sins should find them out. Again The Times wishes to caution all such undesirables that such purchases, ev en though they may run into thou sands i f dollars, will amount, to lit tle in proving one's loyalty. Why should hey'.' They were not intended for th.ftr'f uipose. They are an invest ment, pure nnd simple, and the very best investment it is possible to make in timos, like the present. While it is true that such a loan it, i.i a s?nr.e, an accommodation to the govei-if.eri, the buyer of such double gilt-edge in vestments is serving himself in the best possible manner. The poor devil who hopes to prove his loyalty by such investment in the safest securi ties in the world, while he may be "penny wise", is most certainty "pou.id foolish." iSAVS $18,000 A YEAR IS TOO MICH SALARY Associate City Counselor I'yko of Ka:i. as City, in an argument before tl'.e I'ublie Service Commission today, stanled ihe Commission with the declaration that ?18,00() a year is too much for n utility company to pay an olliccr in war times and then .;si; the people to pay additional rates, Fyke was making an argument, agaiast a 25 per cent increase to the Kansas City Light and Power Com pany, for which it applied. J. F. 1'or ter, it3 president, who was present, draws $18,000 a year salary. "Hen is a president of this com pany, with a 'salary of $18,000 a year, $50 a day, and the company here be fore tho Commission asking for char ily," he declared. "That salary is too much for any utility to pay. It is three and a half times the salary of the Governor of Missouri, more than twice the salary of the judges of the Supreme Court and thi-o times the salary of a pub lic service commissioner." TAX AND HOMESTEAD LAWS WILL GO BEFORE VOTERS Petitions containing 39,500 numcs and asking that the single tax lav and the homestead loan law be sub mitted to Missouri voters at the elec tion next fall were filed with Secre tary of State Sullivan today by the Homestead Loan and Land League. The signatures are sufficient to require both questions to bo submitted to the voters. HENSLEYS TO MOVE BACK TO FARMINGTON Congressman Walter L. Henslcy r.nd his family will move back to Farmington to make their home as soon as Congress adjourns. Mr. Hensley will again take up the prac tice of law in which he was engaged before coin? to Congress. Mr. Hens- ley announced several weeks ago that he would not make tne raco lor con gress again. CARD OF THANKS We desire to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to our friends and neighbors for the many favor? and much-needed help rendered to us at the time of the sickness and death of our beloved wife and mother. Also to thooElvins Lodge No. 346 Knight of Pythias, for, tho beautiful floral of fering. . H. N. BONO AND FAMILY. Two More Drafts for Present Month There arc two draft calls to be made during the present month. Tho fitst will be from July 5ih to Oth, and the second will bo from July 15th to 19th. The Times i.i pleased to state, how ever, that St. Francois county's quo ta for both these calls have- nlrerdy been sent to cantonments in previous consignments, so that no additional soldiors will be taken from this county during tho present month. Tiiis condition was brought abrat bv the foresightedness of Chief Clerk Wm. L. C!.an?lor, of the Local Board, who had 3ent a few extra men with former consignments, keeping ti1 county's allot tmenl of men ahead of the calls to such an amount at; to pro vide for the two small consignments that otherwise it would have been necessary to send outMhis month,. The very great advantage of such an arrangement can hardly be fully ap preciated by those who are unac quainted with tho vast nmiUiit A work that each consignment of sol diers that aro sent puts tipem the lo cal board. It also permits a longer breathing spell for all, as everyone is interested in every contingent that must be sent to the different canton ments. It also demonstrates the fact that. S. Francois eounly is 100 per cent American. Electricians at Federal Strike T',r underground elcWrhians r.t the Federal plant at r ial. River wont out on a strike Monday. Their contention is for moie money. While, most of the eU'Ctriciana aro receiving good wage, seme, however, do not. Those re ceiving the lowest wage have strux and the others have gene out in sym pathy wit.i them. As yet the strike of the underground elcetriciai.s i.as not disturb h! file working operations, but if they tiny out much longer there is darger of it. Also it is possible that the strike may spread to other part - of the plant arid enure a general tie up. Farmington Boys Meet at the Front P. S. Cole has i-ecenHv resqive-1 a ! letter from -Ms 'Son, i!hp, i'A has landed in France, saying that he1 has had the pleasant experience of' meeting another Farmington boy, Lynn Dobbins, who is in France. 'Ihis is another indication that the old ad age that, "the world is not so huge after all", is true when two boys ric-m the same town who are in different companies and different divisions of a vast army, such as the Ameiican, meet in a foreign land. Philip was a rising young lawyer before bis entrance into the army and received his training at Camp Fuiif bjn. He landed on the "other side" on .June ('.. Lynn is a Sergeant in one of the National Guard companies, which war mustered into national ser vice, r.nd received his trail. iug at Camp Doniphan, Okla. He was a trawling salesman before enlisting. TO BE TAKEN TO FARMINGTON At a special session of the County Court here last Saturday evidence was hca.i'd regarding the men1 nl con dition of Walter Arnold, who was -e-cently soot in a scuffle by Samuel Bond. Afjter hearing the evidence of several witnesses, Arnold was asked some questions, and frjm his erwn ans wer it was evident that he is menially deranged and it was also evident from tile testimony that it is unsuf? to let Arnold run at large. After having board the testimony of several good and reputable citizens the Court or dered Arnold taken to tho hospital for the feeble minded at Farmington, Mo., to which he will be taken Friday. This is the safest plan and the best thing for Arnold. There he will get special attention.- Perryvillo Sun. MARRIAGE LICENSES Juno 29 Austin Miller and KV.an Pashea, Flat River. June 29 Tony Heyliger, Flat River, and Esther May Allen, Bonne Terre. July 1 J. L. Dunlap, Leadwood. and Mrs. Virgio Ball, Bonne Terre. July 1 Lawrence McGrael and Goldie Mossengale, Bonne Tetrre. July 1 Bozo Markovic and Alclc sandra, Sigacki, Flat River. July 3 Orda M. McLood, Flat Riv er, and Delia E. Chihlers, Desloge. July 3 Gordie Stephenson and Luck Golden, Elvins. DESERVED COMPLIMENT The excellent picture of Miss Mary Henderson, of this city, which ap peared in last week's Times, together with a brief mention of tho splendid record she made at Crescent College, Eureka Springs, Ark., was printed without Miss Henderson's knowledge or consent in last week's Times. The half-tone, together with the data accompanying it, was snt to this paper by Prof. R. R. Thompson, the capablo president of Crescent Col lege, who desired to compliment a very capable student, who had graduated in music with high honors from his col lego. And such was The Times' sole object in publishing Miss Henderson's pictureto 1 compliment one who by hard and persistent effort has brought credit to herself. It Was a Splendid Patriotic Picnic The Fourth of July was fittingly ob served in the large anil well shaded grove about a mile this siele of Fla; River. The celebration was unelcr the auspices of the Red Cross Society of this county, the entire day's pro ceeds going into the funds cf that or gunization. Comprehensive arrange ment of the grounds and 3tands bad been made by tho committee having such work in hand, so thut tho im mense crowd that was there gathered yesterday was handled with tho least possible crowding. The booths were conveniently arranged, so that one ill any part of the grounds never had to go fur to secure any kind of refresh ment desired, The picnic grounds were divided by the b armington-Flat River road, which hud been oiled the entile ex tent of the grounds, which eliminated all dust from that much used lh"r oughfaie, adding greatly to the com fort of thfi thousands who wore there. Along this oiled road a large and com petent tratfie squad was kept busy handling the double line of rutomu biles, .ne in each direction, which kept crowding in throughout the day. The hundreds wdio were constantly crossing the road, in going from one part of the grounds to another, were also in constant need of proteeti"U from the traffic Sipiad, wdiose strenu ous duties were performed throughout the day without u single accident. A splendid band added much to the day's enjoyment, und many thousand were entertained for about two hour in the afternoon by a number of ex cellent speeches. The speaking pio gram was opened with a number of short hut interesting and entertaining talks on timely subjects, all of wnich were greeted with applause. Hon. (.'umjibcll Allison, of St. Louis, was Hie leading speaker of the day, ami for almost an hour he held ihe close alien! ion of all who were crowded within the hearing of his voice with his interest iug discourse on the events leading up to the war, its progress ap to the present time, and how il will probably end. Good Ball Game. An interesting ball game began at !1 o'clock, between the Centralia. 111., team and a team that had been gath ered from Flat River and vicinity. Tile contest was interesting fiMii start to lini'h, though in the final inning were the fans worked up to highest tension. The visitors showed slight ly better form and team work, having spent (lie entire season together. But they Uid.a real contest to be de clared victors by a score of 9 to . Tickets for the game were in form of badges, as the ball grounds were not. inclosed. No one, however, indi cated the slightest disposition to see the game without paying, and thou sands of badges were sold. From the first inning to the final play intei'.'it constantly grew more and more in tense, but notwithstanding such ab sorbing interest, not a single cross or unkind word was heard. Never, The Times believes, was a more orderly or well behaved crowd assembled, regardless of size. Con servative estimates of the number of people on the grounds at one iin:e were 10,000, though they were con stantly going and coming throughout the day, so that if is altogether like ly that not less than 20,000 peopie visited those picnic grounds during the day, all ef whom spent a few min utes or a few hours, and a few dimes or dollars, not only 'to add to their personal comfort, but also to aid in the noblest of all human organizations the Red Cross. A big auction sale was also con ducted during the day, which is re ported to have been a great success also. The proceeds of the day have not yet been reported, but they will unquestionably run well up into the thousands of dollars, and wili be pro rated among the different Red Cross societies of the county. It was truly a great occasion, adding to the pleas ure of all who attended, and will likewise add largely to the pleasure and comfort of the millions of Amer ican boys and Allies who are fighting for the world's redemption. St. Francois Hotel Changes Hands E. A. Sample, an experienced hotel man of Frederiektown, oh Monday took charge cf the St. Francois Hotel in this city, having bought the fur nishings and entire equipment of that hostelry of H. I). Baker, who for the past four years and four months had been the capable and accommodating proprietor. Mr. Baker and his estima ble wife will be greatly missed by the friends they have made during their residence in Farmington. For the present they propose to enjoy a vaca tion, before looking for another lo cation. They left yesterday morning for St. Louis.": " Mr. and . Mrs. Sample fit in nicely as managers -of the St. Francois, and the inelications arc that somewhat ex ceptional hostelry will be kept well up to its former high standard of excel lonc? under their business-like and courteous management. Mr. Sample has been in mercantile business in Frederiektown. He has also run ho tels thore nnd in Paducah, though he has claimed the former city as his home practically all his life. He is In love with Farmington, however, and proposes to put forth his very best ef forts in order to give this city .a ho tel of which our citizens can feel justly proud,- The Times bespeaks for his success in his undertaking. i (..i!.iWSili-