The Farmington times., 1915-08-13


Poplar Bluff, is at home visiting his
mother this week.
Mrs. Gus Hemmelgarn, who has
been visiting friends in Ste. Gene
We've for the past week, returned
home last Saturday.
DR.. S. w. Stophlet, minister of the
Presbyterian church at Flat River,
filled the pulpit of the Presbyterian
church here last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Mccormick of
Platin came down Saturday and Wis
tied friends and relatives here, return
ing last Monday.
/, Mr.. Fritz Rickds, wife and chill
hren Inotored to Iron Mountain Lake
last Sunday, where they are camping
and spending week fishing.
ffJohnny' Kinneman reports flourish
ing insurance business at Frederick
town. He expects to move there as
soon as suitable quarters can be had.
Mrs. Florence Walker Mathews of
Oran is visiting her parents, Judge
and Mrs. E. E. Swink, of Farming
ton at their beautiful country home.
Mrs. ]. M. Logsdon and Grandpa
Logsdon of Morehouse have been Wis
iting few days in the home of the
formers daughter, Mrs. Kinder.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Chinn niotored
to Ste. Genevieve last Saturday to
spend a couple of days with Mrs.
Chinn's mother and returned Mon
day.
DR.. John B. Graves, wife and chill
dren spent last week with Mrs, Cleve-
land, mother of Mrs. Graves, on the
farm near Doe Run, and report an
enjoyable time.
James Hopkins, prosperous young
farmer just south of town, and who
for number of years was in bust
ness in Pennington, was seen on our
streets Saturday.
John L. Simpson of Libertyville
was in Pennington Saturday making
arrangements to send his second
daughter, Lucille, to the Pennington
High School this fall.
Miss Violet Simpson of Liberty
vile took the examination for
TEACHERS license last Saturday. She
Is undecided whether she will teach,
enter High School or College.
Mr.. Paul Williams, one of Liberty
ville's prominent farmers and stock
men, sold fine Jersey COW and calf
to Col. E. T. holland last Friday for
little less than one hundred dollars.
Thos. Cunningham of Rural Route
No. was transacting business in
Pennington Saturday of last week.
He stated to a Times reporter that
from 80 acres he threshed $40 BUSH
els of wheat.
Lester Presnell of near Liberty
vile has successfully passed the
teachers examination. Mr.. Presnell
will teach in Perry county. Lester
is a fine young man and we wish him
success in his chosen profession,
c. R. Whitworth, who was formerly
engaged in the butcher business in
this city, was seen on our streets last
Saturday. Mr.. Whitworth has been
writing insurance in the north part
of the state for the past several weeks.
Mr. John w. Hibbitts of Desloge,
a prominent citizen of that city, was
in Pennington last Friday on busi-
ness. Mr.. Hibbitts has served eff
ciently as Deputy Sheriff in that town
ship and is possible aspirant to the
office of Sheriff in the coming cam
paign.
Jacob Alper, who has conducted a
SeICIdi- -HiclCiidiiulSS OuSiilCoo III lat
River fer many years, sold his bust
ness there to Miller Brothers of St.
Louis last week, ard will leave for
California soon, where he will join
his brother, Sam, who is in business
there.
Mr.. VIM. Mccormick and family
from Alabama, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Watt Mccormick, is here spend
ing few weeks with his mother Mr..
William left here about fifteen years
ago and has been very successful, at
present having under his manage
ment several large stores in Ala
bama.
The Pennington Times is going to
give some young woman or young
man a $500 Scholarship in the jack
son University of Business. This
UNIVERSITY is situated in the beau
tiful city of Chillicothe, Mo. If you
want to earn this scholarship, call
and see us. 1t will require only a
little time and some effort to obtain
it.
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