The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-11

l In renewing his subscription to Thu
Times, ]. S. McClintock, of Deadwood
). d., says: 81 note that The Times
has been greatly improved l4tely.'
Such expressions of appreciation are
''oil of gladness" to us, and while we
need the money, such tributes are as
sustaining to us mentally as the dol
lar is to us physically.
E. O. Wells and G. F. Plough have
bought out the interest of the Gard
ner Brothers in the Pennington Pro-
duce Company, and took charge of the
business last Monday. Messrs. Wells
& Plough are enterprising young bus
mess men, and as they handle all
kinds of produce it will be well for
our farmers to see them.
If you think you are going to be
bored with lot of classical music
wretchedly done-guess again. Bar
rolls Orchestra concert Monday night
will have enough classical music to
satisfy most folks--and whole lot
of snappy popular stuff that you'd
hear on Broadway, in New York, to-
night, if you were there.
Since the "Houck" railroad has been
abandoned by the single train that
has been dragged over it occasionally
for some time past, the contract for
carrying the daily mail from Farm
ington to Minnith has been awarded
to Fred Butterield. This will doubt
less be an improvement in the mail
service between these two points.
Mr.. J. T. Autsen, for several years
past employed by the Wells Mercantile
Co., resigned his position and on Tues
day moved with his family to Farm
ington from whence he came several
years ago. They have made many
friends in Bonnie Tere who extend to
them best wishes on their return to
their old home.-Bonne Terre News.
Among the Pennington people who
went to st. Louis to help swell the
crowd that greeted President Wilson
last Thursday were, DR.. and Mrs.
Scrutchfeld and DR.. G. w. Patton Of
State Hospital No. 4, ]. C. Watson,
w. E. Matkin and son Mack, w. ].
Martin, Prof. G. W. Moothart and son
William, Henry Radle, Clarence Wood,
and George Trauernicht.
Rev. 0. H. L. Cunningham, pastor
of the Baptist Church, Prof. Johns,
Superintendent of the Sunday School,
and class No. 8, visited the County In
Urinary last Sunday afternoon, and
held an interesting service which was
delight to the old folks at that in
stitution. 1t has been arranged to
hold religious services at the mfr
mary the first Sunday of each month,
to which everybody interested is in
vited.
In The Times announcement col
umn this week will be found the name
of c. E. Porter, as candidate for the
Office of Recorder of Deeds of st.
Francois County. Chas. Porter is
quite well known throughout the coun-
ty, he has many friends wherever
known, and is in every respect high
grade young man, whose name should
add strength to the Democratic ticket
if he is given this nomination. He is
at present Assistant Cashier of the
Bank Of .Desloge.
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The street lights again made their
appearance in Pennington Sunday
night, after what seemed an almost
endless absence, and their reappear-
ahce was gladly welcomed, as though
long-lost friends had returned. They
appear far more friendly and brighter
than ever, and heartfelt appreciation
of them has increased amazingly,
While their absence was only for ten
days, their stay seemed almost indie
terminate. May they continue to
shine forth with unfailing regularity
is the sincere wish of Farmington's
entire citizenship.
Most of those who have easements
are still forcted to continue to founder
around in them Tor have some one to
do their floundering) dipping or
pumping out the water, and trying to
keep fire in the furnace. But the wa
ter still seeps in practically as fast
as it can be pumped or dipped out.
This is a condition altogether unlock
ed for, perhaps never before having
occurred to like extent within the
history of the oldest inhabitant. Such
condition has caused the rapid piling
up of expense, but more important
still, it has been the source of untold
inconvenience.
Mr.. Nathan Hewlett, a good old
friend of The Times. who with his