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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.
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