The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-12-22

the City Council for a municipal cele-
bration tomorrow night, has been
placed in position on the southwest
corner Of the Court House Square,
and is being wired for electric light
ing. The tree has been turned over
BY the Council to the different wo-
mems organizations of the city.
The rapidly increasing sentiment
throughout this community, during
the past year, in favor of road I'M
provement, may have its weight IN
preparing for Santa Claus the splen-
did driveway for his reindeer while
on his visit to the children throughout
the land. Those reindeer are entitled
to the very best there is in smooth
roadways, without bumps.
Mrs. George Gregory Smith Of
Florence, Italy, who has been visiting
Mrs. E. A. Rozier for short time,
left Tuesday for st. Louis, where she
| will visit friends for a few days be-
fore joining her husband in Cleveland,
Ohio. Mrs. Smith is connected with
the American Hospital in Florence
and is a most interesting talker con-
corning war conditions in Europe.
There was a special meeting of
County Court Saturday, for the pur-
pose of settling for road work, also
! for the approving Of bonds Of Con-
stables-elect. Adjournment was TAX
en- until the Goth inst, which will be
| the final meeting of the present Court.
The newly elected County Judges will
be indicted into office on January LIST,
and it will be their business to pass
on this months business, as well as
to pay December accounts, etc.
Little Janet Weber, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. Frank S. Weber, was
three years old on the 14th, and in
honor of the occasion she had some
of her little friends to her party. They
were Dorothy Chinn, Jane Rozier,
Mary Jane and Evelyn Washburn,
Eugenia Morris, Helen Spaugh, Eli
zabeth Gould, Morrison Harlan, Du-
pey Caycc, Taylor Smith, Edward
Rozier Leming, Wilson Williams and
Bert Beal. The children had a most
delightful time with their games and
| favors.
Frank B. Stephens, popular young
man who holds a responsible position
at State Hospital No. A, indicated the
; true Christmas spirit when he called
at The Times Office Saturday and sub
scribed for three copies of this paper,
. to be sent to his father and two others
for 1917. In this way he spread
) Christmas cheer not only among three
5 loved ones at distance, but also left
A a liberal sprinkling for all The Times
! force, which will enable us to enter
more heartily into the true spirit OF
Christmas-tide.
{ Message just received stat
ing Maxwell Cars will ad-
vance S 40 Jan. 1. We will
!; book orders up to that date
: at the old price. Make your
4 family a Christmas present
and save the S 40 advance.
h NORWINE AUTO co.
e Bonnie Terre, Mo.
e Subscribe for few copies of The
Times for friends as Christmas gifts.
}. No matter whether they live in st.
i Francois county or elsewhere, they
x will appreciate The Times during 1917
% If they live at distance, the reading
n of the paper may result in drawing
them here; anyway they will enjoy
the news and events of this commun-
D. ity, interestingly told. The Times
:, management proposes to make this
y paper even more interesting through
s. the New Year than it has been during
:, the present year.
" John Henry Jones, formerly asso
= ciated with the Offices Of the st. 10
y seph Lead Company at Bonne Terre
~ was in Pennington last Saturda!
e shaking hands with old friends. Hi!
d mission here, however, was a sad one
% His daughter, Mrs. Moon, who livet
= in California, had just died during I
visit of her mother there, and who &C
as companied the dead body of he
We daughter to Bonnie Terre for inter
to ment. Mr.. Jones was on his wa.
in there to meet them, and the funera
re took place Monday.
en- The Ozark Business Col
l., lege, Pennington, will begin
os its regular Winter Tern
or or Tuesday, January I'd, 1917
v when new classes will b.
organized to accommodate
re beginning students. Fo
p booklet and further partic'
d d, ulars, address G. w. Moot
d. hart, President, or George A
Miller, Vice-Pre sid e n t
.sl Pennington.
SIS. The Times recently made mentio
IS. of the going of Lyle johnson to Pitts
Sc burg, Pa, to enter the Westinghouse
Ut College Of Engineering, for foul
ne year course. His friends wore COZ
a sequently surprised on his return tn
RS, last of the week to Pennington, whe
IN thax, Iaornad that hn had failed in h