The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-09-08

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Oklahoma, mineral field, and reports
everything booming. We understand
that he has. optioned a fine tract Of
mineral 1andas
! Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lee Mitchell,
who have been here visiting the form
er's parents, left Wednesday for Tex
as, where they will spend few days
with Mrs. Mitchell's people before 60
ing to Panama.
If you want to buy a good second
| hand car, you can secure splendid
/ bargain at Robinson's Garage.
Ed Halter, brother of George Hal
ter, who has been working for the
Federal Lead Company in Arizona,
| is in very poor health and was brought
back to st. Louis and placed in hos
pital for treatment.
Why not show your interest in the
Pageant by wearing the colors? Only
penny each at the Library. This is
! the biggest thing ever attempted in
Pennington, and it depends on YOU
| for it's success. Boost it.
If you need Screen Doors or Screen
lips have them, and at right prices.
The members of the Christian
Church enjoyed delightful basket
supper Wednesday evening on the
lawn back of the church and q rare
social intcrmipgling. Afterwards a
meeting was held in the auditorium
pertaining to church work and adj
vancement.
Pageant Season Tickets on sale
Saturday afternoon at Pelty's Book
store. Adults, $780,; children, Coo.
Rev. G. w. Harlan and his wife
went to, Potosi Presbytery this week,
which met at Pleasant Hill. Mr.. Har-
Ian will observe his 92nd birthday
anniversary September 7th) while
there among his ministerial friends.
Rev. Warner DuBose also attended
the meeting.
i. st. Francois county is not in the
watermelon belt, but this year, from
one and one-haf acres DR.. thinner
man on Rural Route No. l, has sold
$3.50 worth of melons up to this date
and is still marketing them. And
the best part of it is, they are as fine
and sweet as one ever ate.
The Pageant colofs are red and
yellow. Step into the Public Library
and buy some pageant bows at one
penny each, and give Them to your
friends, AID wear one yourself.
| Prof. E. j. Jennings has been here
the past week visiting relatives, shak-
/ ing hands with old friends and looking
after his Pennington business inter-
ests. His many friends here are glad
! to see him. He is now located at San
Diego, California, and his son, Lacy,
is Assistant City Attorney Of that
City, of which we made mention some
time since, and one Of the rising
young lawyers of that section.
Carl Trauernicht, the competent, eff
ficient and popular Deputy County
Clerk, has resigned that position and
will leave tomorrow for Lebanon,
Tenn, to complete his college course
at the Cumberland University The
work in the County Clerks Office is
light at this season of the year, and
Clerk Wulfert has decided that he will
put no one in Carfs place, for the
present at least. @" gus .
Bart Phillips, the restaurant man,
| has leased the Taaffe building on the
Public Square, north of the Court
House, and will remove his restau-
rant to that place. The building has
been remodeled, thoroughly renovated
and put in first-class condition in ev-
cry respect. Mr.. Phillips keeps a
clean, sanitary establishment and al
ways has an appetizing spread for
his customers.
Miss Martha Mccormick, who was
taken to Barnes Hospital, st. Louis
the first of the week for treatment,
has disappeared from that institution.
Her brother went to see her cou-
pie of days, found some of her clothes
in her room at the hospital, but nc
trace of the young lady has yet been
discovered. She is daughter of DR.
E. C. Mccormick. Her mysterious
disappearance is causing her family
and many Pennington friends great
uneasiness.
i Merrill Pipkin returned Sunday
night from st. Louis, where he attend
! ed reunion of the descendants of the
late Col. Philip Pipkin. Sixty-fve
members of the family were in at
tendance at a picnic held in Forest
| Park Saturday afternoon. when il
was determined to make these rcun-
ions an annual event. The grave o.
| Col. Philip Pipkin was visited on tbs
old homestead, which now lies in tn;
suburbs Of the city, and arrangement
were made, and the necessary fund:
| were there collected, to build con
/, crete wall around the old burying
ground. At least $50 are expected *
attend the next reunion of this pop
uious family.
The Times suggestion last week il
Z regard to City Park, struck mos
, responsive cord Already several have
: volunteered liberal contributions fol
. such a purpose, and quite genera
interest has apparently already beer
, awakened in regard to a park. II
. fact, it has since developed that ther'
j is a possibility of securing another
!, splendid park site, which may NEAR
; two parks for, Pennington, instead o.
one. You should make UP your minC
soon what your contribution will bt
to the park fund, 50 as to be in read
l mess, as there will be further action
| in fhiS ynatter at an early date Thi