The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-24

\ leRe at MdfDle I'LL, SpelI SATURDAY
and Sunday here with his wife and
parents, DR.. and Mrs. o. A. Smith.
The fire-alarm whistle hustled out
the Fire Department Wednesday af-
ternoon, but fortunately it proved to
be only chimney burning out at
the Hilliker home, and no damage
done,
j. F. Hicks has put on public SER
vice car in this city and is prepared
to give to all customers first-class,
reliable and responsible service. No
tice his card in this issue of The
Times.
Ask the one wanting to sell you a
piano, if it is standard piano, and
how many are making profit on it.
Gillam's way is "Direct from Factory
to ."-Bonne Terre and Farm
ington.
]. C. Watson returned Tuesday
noon from a two-days trip to New
Madrid, where he visited relatives and
attended to business. He left yester-
day on business trip to the Miami,
Okla, mineral fields
s. R. Turley writes to have the ad-
dress of his Times changed from La
fayette, Ga, to TT. Wayne, Ala, where
his headquarters will be for the pres
ent. "Bully for st. Francois coun-
ty," he says. SIT seems to be regain
ing its sanity politically"
Prof. and Mrs. G. W. Moothart and
daughter last week changed their
residence from Bismarck to Farming
) ton, where the Professor has again
assumed active management of the
Ozark Business College. Many friends
welcome them to this city.
; We are showing a splendid line OF
: Ladies' and Children's Wraps and
Sweater Coats at very attractive pric-
es. Also, you should see our line OF
Mems and Boys Suits and Overcoats
if in need of anything in that line
Pennington Mercantile Company.
R. w. Hornsey, cashier of the Bank
of Blackwell, was here yesterday or
business in Circuit Court and met witt
quite a number of old friends. He
was formerly connected with banl
= in Flat River, and this was his first
visit to Pennington in some time.
Ed Swink passed through towr
Wednesday afternoon with bunch o.
l splendid Red Duroc porkers, on thu
! way to Judge Swink's farm to be fet
up little before shipping to mar
ket. In their Drownish red coats the.
certainly presented a pretty picture.
> Mrs. w. A. Karsch returned Wed
: nesday morning from Mt. Vernon
Mo-, where she spent two months Il
the State Sanitarium for the beneil
of her health. She returns very great
> ly improved and is now the picture o
: health. She is profuse in her praise
of that splendid institution.
Riley Hough and doughter, it'll
Miss Virginia, of Fredericktown, wcr
quests the first of the week of Riley
l. parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Hougf
Riley was reared in this community
h and is a young man of which Farm
ington is Justly proud, being thol
n ough business man of most excellen
s. qualities. He is thoroughly deserN
is ing of the splendid business success
he is enjoying.
# Carl Schliesser of Murphysborc
/ ILL.,, Theodore Schliesser OF Mos
: . Point, Miss, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hah
- of St. Louis, were here this week
. attend the funeral of their fathe
n George ]. Schliesser. Rev. J.
IL Schliesser of Douglas, Arizona, an
Mrs. Catherine Miller of MurphyS
r, boro were unable to be here. All tn
g other members of the family WEI
S present.
No citizen should longer "sleep o
S. his rights" but should go to wor
IN earnestly as booster and builder ft
to Pennington. We have one of the fan
est little cities that the sun shines Of
nc and it is the duty of every inhabitaI
: as it should also be their pleasure
4 to let the world know what happ
o. home awaits all who may come her
Such an endless chain will produce n
suits untold But there should be !
:. laggards. Every good word you ma
-h saw for Pennington will not on
10 bring you just reward, but ma
" bring to others increased and Il
creasing happiness.
r Thos. A. Matthews, the recent
vi elected Democratic Prosecuting a
lg torney. is spending considerable of h
time lust now in the office of Il
County Prosecution, familiarizing hlr
NJ. self with the details of that office. M
1g Matthews has had considerable e.
n perience in that office, where he wor
ne ed several years as assistant und
Prosecuting Attorney Benham,
DIS that the work is in no way strange
es him. But he, with every other Der
m ocratic oficer-elect VINO is soon
& take charge of their respective office
proposes to overlook no detail OF t
ra positions they are soon to fill that W
as in any way add to the efficiency
Al. the service thew propose to render.
-er The extensive improvements tn
have been in progress the past L
n weeks at the M E.. Church, Sout
"a are now nearing completion. The e
~, tire basement has been splendid
81 fitted up with concrete floors, drai
have been put in to guard against 7
possible encroachment of water, ev
ed during the spring freshets, considt
he able new paving has been put dow
Ter and another entrance has been pr
Ter fected for use at the northeast ct
ner Of the church. The improN
he ments not only add greatly to
= 1...,,4x,3 and convenience bllt Oily