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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-11
MISTLETOE

Ed Crawford was a Knob Lick Wis
itor Saturday.
Jess Chairman was hauling ties to
Knob Lick Saturday.
Bart Crepps attended the ball at
Mullersman's Saturday night.
Ed Snider made business trip to
Knob Lick Friday.
VIM. Crepps was a Pennington WIS.,
itor Saturday.
Albert Brennecke of st. Louis is
spending a few days with friends and
relatives of this route.
Bart Morice was a Knob Lick WIS.,
itor Saturday evening.
Duddie B. Bess of Flat River has
been spending few days with pa
rents of this route.
G.. E. Pirtle was in Pennington
Saturday.
Miss Virgie Tetley of Sikeston has
been spending few days with rela-
tives and friends of this place.
Miss Clara Brennecke of st. Louis
has been spending a few days with
friends of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Snodell were shop
ping in Knob Lick Monday.
A large crowd of the young folks
from this place attended the dance at
Mullersman's Saturday night.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-11
:; COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE =

day.
Miss Esther Rawson, Lass Cash and
Elmer Rawson were guests at the
home of VIM. A. Moon Sunday.
Miss Annie Moon spent Sunday and
Sunday night at the home of her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM A. Moon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Moon were
Bonnie Terre visitors one day last
week.
Miss Beulah Moon and Dan Pettes
motored to Fredericktown Sunday and
spent the day at the home of the
formers uncle, John Whittier, and
and family. Paul Whittier, the lit
tie son of Mr.. and Mrs. Whittier, who
has been visiting friends and relatives
here for some time, went home with
them.
Elmer Rawson spent Saturday
night in Bonnie Terre at the home of
his uncle, Joe Douglas.
Misses Ross and Minnie Hoelzel
of Melzo were shopping in Bonnie
Terre one day last week.
Miss Ethel Douglas of Bonnie Terre
spent a few days here last week the
guest of Miss Esther Rawson.
Mrs. Hattie Crossman wa a guest
at the home of VIM. A. Moon one eve
ming last week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-11
AVON

Warm weather still prevails, with
shower of rain which fell Monday
evening.
Mrs. Geo. Beard and baby, Geo.,
Jr., returned home Saturday, after a
weeks stay in Ste. Genevieve.
Misses Beulah and lila Daineley
came down from Flat River Monday,
after visit of four weeks at that
place.
Allen Boyd spent Sunday with his
cousin, Ralph Wade.
Mrs. M. Chesebrough is on an ex-
tended visit with relatives near Coff-
man.
Charles Blackledge and wife and
Joseph Coffman and wife were guests
of G. A. Boyd and family Sunday.
Miss Sadie Ellis was a pleasant
caller in this community one day last
week.
Bruce Price is spending few days
at the home of his uncle, Howard
Price, and family.
r. w. Huffstutler and little daugh-
tiers, Freda and Opal, of Frederick
town spent Monday night with the
formers brother, John Huffstutler,
and family.
Prof. E. L. Rodgers, Jr., who has
spent the past summer at Columbia,
Mo-, attending the State University,
is on an extended visit with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Rodgers, Of
this place.
G. A. Boyd returned home from st.
Louis Saturday, after efw days
stay at that place,
Billy Blackledge motored to Ste.
Genevieve Saturday.
Percy Heberlie was pleasant call
er in this community last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Smith and
daughter, Miss Irene, spent Sunday
afternoon with Miss Dora Smith of
Route 3.
Thomas Boyd was a Pennington
visitor Saturday.
Misses Beulah and Tia Daineley were
guests of their friends, mas and Ma
bel Heberlie Sunday.
Quite large crowd from this place
attended the ice cream social which
was given at Wesley Chapel Satur-
day night. All report pleasant
time.
Miss Viola Mcfarland spent Sat
urday night with her cousin, Miss Es-
tella Gordon
Miss Reva Boyd visited with Mrs
Andy Bauman Thursday.
Clinton Stockley and family have
moved into the Long residence. We
welcome these people to our commune
ity.
Misses Alvie and Golden Ward, ac-
companied by their friend, Miss Ger
trude Horn, all of Desloge, are
guests at the Rodgers home at this
time.
Mrs. J. v. Herman, accompanied by
her son, Edgar, and DR.. A. F. Eugas
of Pennington, departed for st. Louis
Wednesday morning, where Mrs
Herman will undergo a surgical OPP
Grafton.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-11
PRIMROSE

Those who were entertained at the
home of Morris Jones Sunday were,
VIM. Blackwell and family of near
Melzo, Mr.. Ring and family and AL
bert Jones and littls son of Melzo.
Elmer Rawson made a trip to
Bonnie Terre Monday.
Adolph Hannah has employment in
the mines at Bonnie Terre.
Henry Lawson spent Saturday night
and Sunday in Bonnie Terre with
friends and relatives.
Dick Blackwell of near Melzo was
a Bonnie Terre visitor one day last
week.
Misses Hettie Moon and Eva Jones
and Bryan Jones of Mlezo spent the
weekend in Desloge with friends and
relatives.
Several from here attended the pic
mic at the Pleasant Mound school house
last Saturday and Saturday night.
Miss Ethel Douglas of Bonnie Terre
and Esther, Evert and Elmer Rawson
were guests at the home Of VIM A.
Moon last Friday night.
There will be all-day services and
basket dinner at the Coonville school
house next Sunday,
Steve Cole, Jr., was a Leadwood
visitor one day last week.
We had fine little shower Mon
day night. This is the first rain we
have had since July 3rd.
Mr.. Richardson and family of near
here attended a big dinner and ice
cream social at the home of John
Meyer of near Three Hill Creek Sun
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-11

working in the lead there.
Mrs. Fulgem is visiting Mrs. M.
A. Ross this week.
Uncle Sam Brim is worse at this
writing.
Mrs. John Boswell is at Morehouse
with her daughter, Mrs. Winford
Baugh, who is very i'll.
Mrs. N. w. Gamblin and sister, Mrs,
Allie Rosenstengel, went to st. Louis
this week for short visit with rela-
tives.
John Watkins is home from the
Silver Mines, where he has been en-
ployed for two weeks. He will return
this week with some more men tc
work.
Nathan Landers and wife are visit
ing Mr.. Landers' Mother this week.
John Boswell went to Farmingtor
this week.
Mrs. Charley Yeager and daughter
Genevieve, were Pennington visitors
Tuesday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-11

and Thompson; Messrs. Mertie Cruise.
Ebert Gordon and Juel Bowling. All
report good time.
Noah Counts of near Salem spent
Sunday night with Noah Hammers of
this community.
There will be church at Pleasant
Hill next Saturday and Sunday.
Joseph King of Ste. Genevieve mo-
tored out in this section of the coun-
try last Sunday.
Jasper Hammers and daughter, Ell
sic, of Fredericktown are visiting rel
atives around Oak Grove at this writ
ing.
Frank Haynes spent Sunday with
Leo Haynes and family.
Elijah Golfer made a business trip
to Ste. Genevieve one day last week.
Harlan Bowling, who has been in
this community the past month, went
to Flat River recently to seek em-
ployment.
Tom Lee of this community is work
ing at Flat River.
Burle Gordon is working around
the Lead Belt.
There were several persons of this
community converted at the Burke
Hobbs meeting. We all feel that the
meeting did great good in Farming
ton and surrounding country.
Noah Hammers was in Pennington
last Sunday.
Elijah Sebastian motored to this
section last Thursday,
A great many people of this com.
munity are planning to attend the
colored picnic at Coffman next Sat
urday. This is something new tt
| them.
The roads are sure dry and dusty
as well as the fields. 1t would helE
the roads as well as the fields of corr
and grass if we could have a good
rain.
John Thomure made business TRIP
to Ste. Genevieve last week.
Perry Hammers spent Saturday
night with Samuel Cowley.
Miss Audrey Womack of Farming
ton is spending few days with rel
atives and friends around Oak Grove
Noah Lee is working for James Wo
mack and Noah Hammers at this writ
ing.
Those who called on ]. A. Wamplel
and family last Tuesday night wer,
Misses Audrey Womack, Elvie Wamp
Ter and Viola Harter; Messrs. Noal
and Roy Wampler. 0rvall, Burle ant
j. C. Harter and Mr.. and Mrs. T. P
Counts.
T. P. Counts of this communit,
sold his farm to Noah Counts of Sa
lem last Tuesday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-11
FLAT RIVER

James Head was Bonnie Terre Wis
itor the first of the week.
Mrs. F. L. Keith, who has been in
st. Louis for the past four weeks,
returned home on Wednesday for a
few days.
H. Washburn and Jim Morris mo-
tored to st. Louis Sunday.
Misses Jean Stophlet, Irene Golf,
and Dorothy Keith left Monday for a
few days visit with friends in ST.
Louis, stopping at Herculaneum on
the way up.
DIR. Stophlet is in Iowa for two
weeks.
Misses Mildred and Marguerite
Keith will attend dance in Hercu-
laneum given in honor of Misses Eliz-
abeth and Dorothy Platt, who are
there visiting from Pittsburg, Penn
Henry Smith of Doe Run Lead Co
went to Bonnie Terre on Tuesday to
play in a tennis tournament.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-11
ELYINS

Chas. Obrien and wife, Frank Ritter
and Virginia Masterson motored to
Pennington Sunday and spent the day
with Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Welsh. From
there Mr.. Obrien and Mr.. Welsh mo-
tored to Ste. Genevieve.
VIM. Smith and family spent Sun
day the guests of Ira Black and fam
lily of Flat River.
Fred Downward left Thursday for
Columbia, Mo-, where he will attend
the Boone County Fair.
Rev. Margraves, who is assisting
in the series of meetings east Of Farm
ington, filled his regular appointment
here Sunday. Monday he returned
to assist Rev. Kincaid again this week
Mrs. Nancy Parker of st. Louis has
been the guest of her sister, Mrs. U
G. Govro the past few days.
Miss Katherine Delcour is spending
a few days in Ellington, Mo-, with rel
atives.
The Electric Palace Theatre of this
city was painted the past week by
some travelling brush artists.
Lee Laird, who purchased the ole
Opera House sometime ago, has con
verted it into a rooming house.
Leslie Smith, the little son of Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Smith, was knocked
down by an auto Monday. The acci
dent happened on the crossing. Thu
auto was owned and being driven b!
DR.. Tidwell. The DR.. is unable to tel
yet whether he is badly hurt or not
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-11
VALE MINES

Mrs. w. II. Bunt visited her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frank Williams, of Festus
Wednesday.
Miss Sadie Rowe visited relatives in
Bonnie Terre Friday.
Mr.. McClain and daughter, Miss Ag-
ness, of Flat River visited relatives
here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Manwarring and
children of Bonnie Terre visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs, w. H. Blunt,
Sunday.
Miss Pearl Whitesel visited Misses
Myrtle and Anna Heaton, Tuesday.
Church was well attended here Sun
day morning and night.
James Blunt visited relatives in st.
Louis Sunday.
Miss Lille Heaton Of Flucum visit
ed her uncle, W. E. Heaton, Saturday
and Sunday.
Messrs. Roscoe Fowler, VIM. and
Otto Doe, Clifton Abduction, Harvey
Richardson, Mrs. Lawrence Richard
son and Miss Mary Stephens of Hazel
Run, Misses Inez Thurman, Laura and
Emma Gettler, Mr.. and Mrs. Jake
Larkins, Mr.. and Mrs. John Thurman,
Bryan Thurman of Melzo, May Carter
of Tunnel, Fenton Thurman of Sill
yer Springs attended church here Sun
day night.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Heaton visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Felix
Burns Sunday.
Rev. J. Ripple and Rev. Waldron
are holding revival meteing here
this week
Geo. Whitsel, who is working at
Crystal City, visited home folks Sun
day.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-11
CROSS ROADS

The weather continues to be very
warm and dry.
John Thompson and daughter of
Fredericktown spent Friday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Tesreau.
Wilbert Whitworth and Mr.. Jones
of Spring Valley were in this commun-
ity Thursday.
Miss Viola Kennon returned home
from Libertyville Thursday, after
spending several days there.
Miss Mildred Beard returned to st.
Louis Friday, after spending several
DAYS with her parents here.
Rev Huff of the Lead Belt has been
assisting Revs. Quick and Kennon in
revival meeting. The meeting
closed Sunday night with one addi-
ton to the church, Stella Kennon.
Oda Wright was a Libertyvillc vis-
itor last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mitchell and son
of Fredericktown spent Sunday with
Mrs. Mitchell here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Womack and
daughter Of Pennington spent the
weekend here.
MISS Luelld Wclty VI al ihiitts WI
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM,
Lenz and family at this writing.
Don't forget the basket dinner at
the Christian Church at Womack next
Sunday, August 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawson McLarney
spent Saturday night at Frederick
town.
Chs. Tesreau of Mine La Motto
spent Sunday with home folks.
Dora Lenz celebrated her 18th
birthday anniversary last Sunday, the
9Th. She received several handsome
presents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Rodgers Of
Mine La Motto spent Sunday in this
community
Some of the boys from here attend
ed the dance at Mr.. Mullersuan's
Saturday night.
The directors of the Cross Roads
school have put new floor in the
school house here.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-11
PRETTY ROCKS

Harry Kelemp of Germany was in
this vicinity Saturday evening.
VIM. Jarrett made business trip
across the river Friday.
Geo. Skinner was a Syenite visitor
Saturday evening.
Everett Marshall was in Pennington
Tuesday.
Tom Wells was Knob Lick visitor
Saturday.
Jess Earwin was hauling blocks to
the Turpin switch Thursday.
Thos. Marshall of Mine La Motto
is spending few days with home
folks of this place.
Rodger Black was in Knob Lick
Saturday.
John Lemon made special trip to
Knob Lick Wednesday.
Everett Marshall started for st
Louis Saturday and got as far as
Knob Lick and met with one of his
old friends and came back home.
John Mund was Brightstone Wis
itor Sunday.
Thos. Pritchett has been spending a
few days with relatives and friends
at Flat River.
Will Lemon was Pennington WISH
tor Wednesday.
John Wells was hauling blocks to
the Turpin switch Thursday.
Joe Bremen made business trip to
Pennington Saturday.
Ed Davis of Pumpkin Center was
in this vicinity Saturday evening.
Chas. Marshall was in the vicinity
of Bug Hollow Sunday evening.
Miss Pattie O'Bannon was shopping
in Knob Lick Saturday.
= Doll Crepps of Mistletoe attended
singing at Brightstone Sunday night.
Miss Bertha Wells was visiting
Miss Eva Marshall Sunday.
Ed Crawford of Mistletoe was in
Brightstone Sunday evening.
Will Lemon left Sunday for Cold
Water, where he intends to teach
school the coming term.
Several of the young folks of Mis-
tletoe attended singing at Brightstone
Sunday night. They were Dennis and
Gussie Herbst, Albert Brennecke, Miss
Lena Herbst, Misses Lena and Lizzie
Sealicker, Knowles Klob, Doll, Cleve
and Bart Crepps, John Mund.
Alex Lowe was in Knob Lick Mon
day.
John Wells lost fine yearling cali
! last week which was struck by light
ming.
Mrs. VIM. O'Bannon of Elvins is
spending few days with relatives Of
this place.
Miss Mary Marshall was visiting
Miss Sadie Skinner Sunday evening.
Miss Nettie Klein of Pennington
has been spending a few days with
Miss Edith Lowe of this place. 1
Alex Lowe came near meeting with
a serious accident last Thursday
while hauling wood. He found dy-
Mantle cap in his pocket and thought
he would have little fun with it. He
laid the dynamite cap on the wagon
wheel and hit it with chopping ak
and the cap exploded, blowing several
holes in his fingers, and few pieces
of the cap went into his side. He was
rushed to doctor in Pennington and
the wounds dressed. The doctor stated
that the wounds were not serious.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-11
OAK GROVE

Needing rain at this writing.
j. A. Wampler made a business trip
to Flat River last Saturday.
Oak Grove items were delayed last
week and they did not get to the Of
flee in time for printing.
Evert Kuhlman is working at the
State Hospital at present.
Several of the people of this COM
munity are to attend the big carnival
jubilee on the Catholic Church grounds
in Pennington next Tuesday night.
Mrs. James Womack is on the sick
list at this writing.
Miss Iva johnson spent two weeks
recently with relatives in Flat River.
Mrs. Marion Counts and son, Will
lard, of Flat River spent Saturday
night with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Wamp-
Ter and family.
The Beiser Bros. did not thresh
wheat last Tuesday a week on account
of the election.
Several of the people are planning
to attend the picnic at Weingarten
next Saturday. Everybody is guaran-
teed a good time.
Mr.. Gordon attended the ice cream
festival at Copenhagen on last Sat
urday night.
Harrison Bowling and Thomas anG
Samuel Gregory of this community
were seen near Pennington last Sun
day. 70
Messrs. Noah Hammers and James
Womack baled straw at Mr. Vhugh's
last Saturday.
Noah Wampler of this community
went to Flat River last Friday to seek
work.
Several Of the people of this COM
munity attended the ice cream festi-
val at Wesley Chapel Saturday night
Jack Sebastian and son, Paul, OF
Miami, Ariz., who have been visiting
relatives around Pennington and Oak
Grove for the past month, went home
last Wednesday a week. Mr.. Sebas-
tian went there for his health about
six months ago. We are glad to state
that his health is improving.
The Minnith Free Exchange Tele-
phone line is in bad condition around
Oak Grove at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Horton and
sons, Emmett and Joseph, spent Sun
day with Mr., and Mrs. Kenneth Laws
and family.
Those who spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Wampler and
family were: Mr.. and Mrs. Marion
Counts and son, Willard, of Flat Riv-
err, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. P. Counts, Miss
Viola Harter, Messrs. Roy Wampler,
Orvall, Burle and ], G. Harter and
Carol Waugh. All report good
time.
Miss Florence Bowling of near
Yount spent few days recently with
relatives and friends around Oak
Grove.
The people of this community are
through threshing wheat for this
season. The wheat of this locality
is not niue good.
Marion Counts of Flat River mo-
tored down to this community last
Sunday.
Those who called on Miss Elvie
Wampler last Saturday night were
Misses Emma and Florence Bowling
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-11
CHESTNUT RIDGE AND ROUTE

Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Tibbitts and
children, Harvey and Clara, are Wis
iting the latter's sister, Mrs. Jacob
Larby, and family.
Clarence Shannon of st. Louis is
visiting relatives on this route.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Young, who
have been living in Verden, ILL.,, NOV
ed this week to Mrs. Young's old
home, the Rudy place. Mr.. Young
had a position as principal in the
public school in Illinois. We are glad
to welcome these people back on our
route.
Misses Beulah and Leona Burgess
spent last Sunday with their cousin,
Mayme Larby, of route 5.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Marks and
little son, Emo, visited relatives in
Flat River last week.
Joseph Rudy lost a fine COW last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Boyer and little
son, Downing, of Pennington spent
last Sunday with Mrs. Boyer's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Doughty, of
this route.
MRS. susie Burgess daughters, Al
thea and Grace, are sick with malaria
fever, but are better at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Aston of st.
Louis are visiting relatives here this
week.
Those who spent last Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Porter
were, Misses Virginia Silvey, Lura
Hawn, Fred Silvey and Andrew Lam
bert.
A few of Mrs. Anna Porter's friends
called on her last Wednesday, it be-
ing her birthday. Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Aston of
st. Louis, Mrs. Henry Westmeyer and
children and Miss Addie Hawn, Miss
Mamie McElligott and nieces, Eliza
beth and Nancy Gorder.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-11
DOE RUN

Mrs. Sam Ross of St. Louis is vis-
iting her sister, Mrs. August Pratt,
this week.
Mrs. Anna Sutton visited grandma
Keltner Sunday.
Adam Keeling Of Herculaneum
visited home folks Saturday and Sum
day.
AIRY hurry is home from Her
culaneunr this week on account Of
some severe burns he received while
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-26
NOTHING DOING.
License Court Refuses To He Inf1u-
>enced BY Applicants Plea.

kdCeuSe COuFL FtS1uSssS 10 HtE tHtRu~
enced BY Applicants Plea.
Lebanon, Pa, April 25.-West Ieb-
anon residents and the Anti-Saloon
League Of Lebanon County have won
their fight against the reopening of
the West Lebanon Hotel. the 1919
license for which was refused by
Judge c. v. Henry.
Although Judge Henry at the an
nIal, License Court IN January re-
fused to renew the license because of
gross violations of the Brooks high
license law, Robert Peiffer. the former
landlord came back into court with
an application for the reopening OF
the hearing with view to having the
license granted him in order that he
might at once transfer 1t TO George
r. Ringier, steward OF the Steftz
Club.
In refusing Peiffer's petition Judge
Henry holds the question to be solved
one of the law and finds that there Is
no statutory enactment providing for
the regranting OF license which does
not exist,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-26
MUNCIE VETS WIN.
Recount Shows Them To Have Nor
Votes Than Drys.

Recount Shows Them To Have More
Votes Than Drys.
Muncie, Ind. April 25.--A recount
OF the option election ballots cast on
March 10 last. when Muncie, the
largest dry city in Indiana. voted wet
by a majority of seventy nine votes,
has been finished by the commission
appointed by Special Judge A. l.. Bales,
Winchester. and the final result
shows that the vets carried the city
by at least forty votes
The commission, composed of at
torneys for both Sides will report
that of tho ~uncontested ballots the
vets have majority OF forty-seven
votes. A total of forty-five ballots
have been contested, thirty five OF
them being wet ballots and ten be-
ing dry ballots. The validity of these
forty-ffve will be decided by Special
Judge Bales. II he should throw out
ali the contested wet votes and de-
clare the ten contested dry ballots a.
valid, the wets still would have a ma.
jority of thirty-seven votes
The contest suit to the election. ir
which the drys allege fraud and H.
legal voting, will go to trial on May
/. Meanwhile prospective saloon
keepers are paying from 500 to sass
per month rent for their empty rooms