The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-14

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Cleanup and Paint Up is the or
der Of the day in Pennington. Many
yards are being brushed up and put in
spic and span condition. Much paint
is also being spread in the residence
districts, and number of business
houses are being frightened with at
tractive dresses of paint.
Field Seeds of all kinds at the
Pennington Mercantile Co.
E. H. Harris, who has a splendid
peach orchard at Davis Crossing, this
county, was in Pennington Tuesday on
business. He reports that his pros
poets for full peach crop has been
considerably reduced, but is hopeful
that the quality will be thereby i'm
proved.
Before buying that Spring Dress,
you should not fail to see those beau
tiful patterns at Boyd's Store.
Andrew Langlie of Flat River,
while visiting his niece, Mrs. Mamie
Fatchett, in st. Louis this week, came
near choking to death on a piece of
beef steak. An ambulance was phon-
ed for, but before it arrived Mrs. Fat
chett had succeeded in extracting the
steak from her uncle's throat.
W. L. Dunn, of Marble Hill, Mo-,
spent last week with his daughter,
Mrs. John Mccarthy, in this city, and
met many old friends here. Mr.. Dunn
was twice elected Collector of Boil
linger county, and still holds a posi-
ton in that Office. He made The
Times Office an appreciated call Sat-
urday. He returned home Monday.
We are headquarters for everything
good to eat in Meats and Vegetables.
Phone So.
J. E. Morris, recently of Texar-
kama, Ark, arrived in Pennington the
first of the week and has accepted a
position in the Pennington Mercan-
tile Co. He has rented the John G.
Russell property, on Liberty Street,
which he has in readiness for occu-
pancy Immediately upon the arrival of
his family next week.
Pennington missed out of the free
mail delivery by only $165 at the close
of the fiscal year Farch 81. The Post
Office Department requires that the
receipts of post Office for postage
stamps sold and paper postage must
total $4,000 year before the city
in which it is located can have free
mail delivery. The Pennington post
Office came within $165 Of that amount
for the fiscal year just closed.
When you want something good in
the meat line, just call SO.
Tom Burnett, who is in the butcher
ing business in New Madrid, Mo-, was
called here the first of the week by
the serious illness of his father, whose
condition is now improving. Tom was
former Pennington boy, and has
many friends here who will be pleas
ed to know that he is making good"
in his new home.
Special line of Ribbons for Hair
Bows, at 25c per yard.-Mrs. S. C,
Watts.
There has been many and hurried
changes in weather conditions the past
week. Friday and Saturday snow fell
almost constantly, most of which
melted as it struck the ground. Sun
day was generally gloomy, with a
little sunshine. Monday dawned with
rain, nearly approaching sleet, but
by noon had cleared with rising tenn
perature, and since then has been
springlike
All kinds of field seeds, such as
Clover, Timothy, Red Top, Orchard
Grass, Blue Grass, Alfalfa, Sweet
Clover and White Glover at the
Pennington Mercantile Co.
81 Many attractive Easter display
windows are to be seen in Pennington
business houses, which are particular
ly fascinating to the little tots. One
of the most attractive of these exhib-
its is to be seen in Klein's Grocery,
where the upper space is filled with
all manner of flying birds, or, any
way, they are apparently flying, and
are kept constantly in motion by a
strong current of air, supplied by an
electric fan, placed in an alcovc.
Considering quality, our prices are
the lowest in town. Autsen, Phone
SO.