The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-02

Martin is an Elmwood graduate and
later obtained life certificate from
the State Normal at Cape Girardeau.
After spending the vacation with her
sister, Mrs. Claude A. Eaton, she will
resume work in the fall at Frederick
town. Superintendent Thudium and
his corps of teachers have had sue
cessful year.
| w. A. Mitchell, of near Esther, was
in Pennington Tuesday arranging
for quantity of paper roofing for
his large barn, the original roof of
which is just now becoming slightly
defective, after about seven years
service. The barn is one of the finest
in the county, being of octagon shape,
go feet in diameter, and is therefore
capable of sheltering the great amount
of stock, grain, machinery, etc, that
the most energetic farmer may have.
Mr.. Mitchell is truly a business man,
who applies business methods to his
farming, hence his wonderful success.
Former Representative w. f. Ar
mold, candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Associate Judge of the
County Court in the Second District,
was in Pennington Monday. Mr.. Ar
mold is well known throughout the
county, and especially in the Lead
Belt country and the Second judicial
district. He is a man of sterling,
upright character, of sound and con-
sentative judgment, and would make
a most excellent representative Of the
| peoples interests on the county bench.
The Democrats Of the Second district
could not do better than nominate and
elect him.
LOST-Ladies' Elgin Watch on
the electric car between Flat River
and State Hospital, or on sidewalk
between State Hospital and Court
House, on Thursday, May 25th. Find
er please returne to County Clerks
office. Reward.
w. R. Burks came up to attend the
funeral Of his aunt, Mrs. Jasper N.
Burgs, last Friday. Dick, as his many
friends here know him, made The
Times a much appreciated call and
renewed his subscription and that Of
his son-in-law, E. t, Burke, also of
Blodgett. He is looking fine and is
the same genial, whole-hearted and
optimistic fellow his friends will re-
member him to have been when his
home was in our midst. We are glad
to know that he is prospecting along
with the balance of the country, and
the new editor was glad to make his
acquaintance.
j. S. McClintock of Deadwood, South
Dakota, was called to Pennington
last week by the fatal illness of his
sister, Miss Nettie McClintock, ar
irving here a short time before her
death last Friday night. Mr.. McClin-
took has been out West for many
years, but has kept himself informed
been a subscriber of The Times con-
tinuously for thirty-fve or forty
i years. His old friends here are glad
Il to see him looking so well. He will
u spend couple of weeks visiting rel
atives and take in the National DEM
ocratic Convention at st. Louis on
his return home.
! F. M. Matkin, one of the substantial
and successful farmers of Pendleton
township, announces this week as a
candidate for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Judge of the County Court
for the Second district. Mr.. Matkin
is native of st. Francois county and
belongs to one of its oldest, best
known and most prominent families.
He is a successful farmer and man
of good judgment in matters pertain
ing to the peoples interests. AS all
the candidates for County Judge hail
from the Lead Belt or northern part
of the county, Mr.. Matkin thinks that
his end of the county, which has not
been represented on the bench for
some years, is entitled to consideration
and hence his announcement. He is
lifelong Democrat and would appre-
4 ciate the suppo1f and votes Of all
Democrats in the Second district in
the primary.
The announcement of Ferd F. Beard
of Bismarck as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for County
Assessor may be found in The Times
this week. Mr.. Beard has long beer
one Of our best leading citizens and
business men, whose sterling honesty
upright character and general eff
cheney are well known. There is nc
one who would better fill or give more
attention to this or any other Office tc
which he might be elected. Genial and
courteous to all his popularity is wide.
spread, and as he lives in one of the
strongest Democratic precincts in the
county, which seldom presents a can
didatc, he feels that he ought to re-
; ceive the favorable recognition Of
Democrats all over the county. There
, is no doubt that he would make {
: strong and popular man on the ticket
He solicits and will greatly appre
/ ciate the support and votes of al
, Democrats at the primary.
G. E. Marshall of Flat River an
: nounces himself this week as can
didate for the Democratic nomination
for Representative in the next Gen,
eral Assembly. Mr.. Marshall is {
young man of education, pratical bus
mess ability, general information OF
public and political questions, ant
full of energy and pep. He is en-
: gagged in the real estate and insurance
|. business at Flat River, and was for