The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-26

P. J. Pauly, president of the Paul.
Jail Building Company, took day
Fl from business Tuesday to cele-
brate the 84th anniversary of his
birthday. Mr.. Pauly, we believe, is
the contractor who built the Farm
ington jail
Mr.. John O'Conner, one Of the old
est inmates of the County Inhrmary.
both in years and residence there,
died in that institution yesterday
morning, aged SO years. He had been
in that institution more than ten
years. Interment will be made at IL
o'clock this morning, in Parkview
cemetery.
Those who may have been uneasy
for some time past, by reason of lack
of preparedness, should now be
breathing freely again, since the can
non have been properly mounted on
the Court House Square, one on each
corner. While these cannon are not of
late manufacture, being of brass, and
are comparatively small in size, they
answer all purposes as well as if they
were machine guns or immense pro-
jectile-throwing mortars.
H. M. 0'Bannon passed through
town Saturday afternoon on his way
to his old home in the south end of the
county. On Friday he closed another
successful term of school in Flat Riv-
er, which was his sixth consecutive
term in that place. Mr.. O'Bannon is
candidate for the Democratic NOM
nation for Recorder of Deeds for St.
Francois County, and expects to de-
vote much of his time until the pri-
mary in meeting with the people of
the county,
John L. Sullivan, of Sedalia, candi-
date for the Democratic nomination
for Secretary Of State, breezed into
Pennington yesterday, met practi-
cally everyone in town, and breezed
out again He made a brief pause in
The Times, told of his desires and
ambition, but he was out again before
the dust had hardly settled. We told
him he was cup against" stronger
man than his name-sake had ever
whipped. He replied that it would be
no honor to defeat weak one"
John" is certainly one of the "best
goers" we have ever seen, and has had
considerable political success in his
home county of Pettis.
0. M. Bilharz, former Superintend-
ent of the Doe Run Lead Company,
was here this week as a witness in the
suit of James A. Perry against the
Doe Run Company for the recovery
of money loaned to the company
through the late f. P. Graves when he
was Superintendent. Mr.. Bilharz is
now located at Miami, Okla, and is at
the head of the Bilharz Mining Com
pany of that rich mineral field. His
company's properties join the lands
recently secured by some of our local
people who are opening up a mining
industry with rich promises ahead of
them. Mr.. Billiards many friends
here were glad to see him and shake
hands with him again.
DR.. ]. H. English of Flat River an
nounces this week as a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Pub
lie Administrator. DR.. English has
served this county continuously for
the past seven years as Coroner, and
two terms Of that office previously,
and is too well known throughout the
county to need any introduction
through the newspapers. The office
for which he announces himself is an
important one, having to do with the
settling of estates and looking after
the rights of widows, orphans and all
I heirs of such estates as may be given
into his hands for settlement. DR..
Englsh's known integrity and fitness
for such position will insure him a
strong support in the primary, and he
is man to appreciate whatever his
friends may do for him.