The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-06-05


nsrek Sun.
The Executive Committee Of the
Board Of Directors Oi The 81. Francois
County Electric Railway Co. have
sent a compliant mau to st. Louis to
procure graders aud ether necessary
tusls for work on the electric railroad.
1t begins TO look like the thing is
going sure enough. and that dirt on
the road will soon bU turned.
Probate Court the second Monday
in July. Administrators aud exccu.
tors wishing to make Gaal settle
merits Of estates IN their charge ~ tho
July icrm, should send in notices ilr
publication IN limo for next week.
paper, As the law requires tba, they
shall be published four weeks before
the term at which sugh settlement Is
10 10 made.
AZ q meeting OF the Board OF Alder.
mes itst Monday nigh, an ordinance
waE passed providing for a committee
d Que iram each ward TO employ a
competant engineer 10 draw up plans
and specifications for the city water
works, including buildings for pump,
stand pipe, laying the mains, etc. !
The following named members con
stitute the committee J. Is. Highicy,
Henry Herman, Sam Isenman and DR.. !
J. W. BrAhm.
The Rindgriartsn closed last week |
With appropriate exercises by the little |
ones. Miss Louise Macarthur, who |
has had charge Of the Kindergarten |
the past year, has endcarcd herself to |
the little folks, aud we are pleased to |
learn that she has been employed by I
the Kindergarten Club to teach again |
uext year The kindergarten Is q 4
fine trimming for the little tots; Il both
delights End insiruels them, and ought
to be encouraged by our people.
At . meeting Of the Board OF
Trustees Of Elmwood Seminary on
May Slst, Prof. ,. T. Appleby was
elected President Of the Seminary for
the coming year The Board passed
q resolution endorsing
the excellent work OF Prof, Appleby
and his efficient corps of teacher.
since be has been Ia charge Of the
Seminary, and recommended tina, ~
many Of the present teachers a. are
necessary to successfully conduc. the
school be retained.
Several Pennington boys who have
been attending college At various
points have returned home the past
week TO spend the summer vacation.
Among them are John Doughty, Alvin
Rurkcr, Linn Haw, Job Doughty,
Philip Alexander and Mitchell Graft
from the State University at Columbia;
Frank Weber from Westminster Col.
lego at Fulton; John Mccormick from
the Mexico Military Academy.
Mr. Frank Spaugh says be was held
uP aud robbed Wednesday night Of
S23. He was going home abuu, 10
D'Clock, and when near the north
public school bailding two men met
him and at the point Of a revolver
Iorced him to throw up bis hands.
One rubbcr, Mr.. Spaugh says, was a
afsr man, while the other appeared
10 be a boy After he Was robbed
Mr. Spaugh went home, secured a re-
solver and ceme down town to look
Iur tbs men, but didn't find them.
On account Of raia last Friday the
observance Of Decoration day was
postponed .ili Sunday afternoon, when
he G. A. 4. Post Of this place and
aTge humber q citizens marched out
% the Masonic cemetery, headed by
he Pennington Band. DR.. g. II.
Of Kansas City delivered
Ihott bat eloquent address al the cen.
'tery, aud the graves OF deceased sol.
leu were decorated with flowers
The exercises we're cut short by a
iudden shower which drenched tho
,rsWd.
The Sun says the southern Missouri ,
sill probably build their shops NJ his
llaFck. We hope the Sun's probable
~ Is we'll founded. We have q warn
,laee in our heart for the good old
oSp Of Bismarck and Its progressive
PEOPLE, aud would Ike to see il keep ,
N growing and prospecting. The
lass Of Improvements there since It's
great misfortune are Of more sub
tantial character than were those Of
he old town aud speak wolf for the
Of its citizens. The resar-
ec,ed bismarck is all right.
Death Of John Tetlsy.
John Ts,ley, brother Of Robert Tet-
cy Of this place aud r. |. Telley Of ,
Hi -. A.. |