The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-10-13

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Dennis Adler residence on Columbia
street to ]. B. Dudleg;'a retired farm
er of Marquand, who will make his
home in Pennington, He also sold
the fixtures of the old Markert Hotel
to R. v. Sumpter of Desloge, who will
conduct the hotel as rooming house.
The entertainment at the Monarch
for the benefit of the South Ward
Public School, advertised for next
Monday night, has been postponed.
Notice of the date will be given here
after. Those who have bought tick
cts should hold them for they will be
good when the entertainment comes
off.
John j. Roberts, cashier of the st.
Francois County Bank, accompanied
by his wife and children, left We'd
nesday morning in his auto for trip
into Washington county for visit
with Mrs. Roberts parents. Mr.. Rob
erts took his gun and dog with him
and expects to enjoy some good hunt
ing. They will be away week.
DR.. and Mrs. E. C. Mccormick, ac-
companied by Mrs. W. E. Matliin
and their son, j. r. Mccormick, mo-
tored over to Pe9ryville last Friday
to witness the game between the
Pennington High School base ball
team and the Perryville High School
team. Perry county is the Doctors
natal place, and he has many friends
there who were glad to see him, and
he enjoyed the trip very much.
Quite a number of Democrats from
Pennington and vicinity expect to at
tend the big Democratic rally at Cape
Girardeau next Tuesday. Hon. VIM.
]. Bryan will make but two speeches
in Missouri during the present cam
paign, and this will be the time and
place for one of them. The Cape will
be crowded to the guards on that oc-
casion by many thousands of admir-
ers of the great Commoner.
The John B. CAN'T Chapter United
Daughters of the Confederacy will en-
terrain in Pennington the old Con-
federate Veterans with supper and
smoker next Friday evening and an
auto drive Saturday morning. Invi-
tations have been sent out to all the
veterans of surrounding counties
whose names and addresses could be
obtained, and responses have been
received from number saying they
will attend.
Ted Graves, sonaof DR.. John B.
Graves, spent Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of last week IN st, Louis at
tending the fall series ofggames be-
ha n1hI npl c
While there he had the pleasure of
meeting Bob Bescher, who looks after
the left garden for the Cardinals, and
before they separated quite COM
partnership had sprung up between
Bob and Ted. Bob presented him with
a photograph of himself and Manager
Higgins, which Ted prizes very high
ly. He is q warm admirer and sup
porter of the Cardinals.
DR.. and Mrs. H. J. Cornman Of Al
toona, Pa, were here from Friday to
Monday, visiting their relatives, Miss
Emma Cornman and her brothers,
Ira and Miller Cornman. Dr. Corn
man was for a number of years Di-
rector of Public Works at Altoona,
which position he recently resigned
While here he visited our Water and
Electric Light Plants, and his conf
ment on our water works was that
we ought to have a larger reserve sup
ply to meet the, growing needs of the
city, as it would be economy in the
long run. After a pleasant stay with
their relatives, whom they had not
seen for long time, they left for
home Monday afternoon.