The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02

IN a crlLlcal cOnulJlOn.
Miss Mary Buttertield asiicallcd
to st. Louis last Saturday on account
Of the serious illness Of her friend,
Miss Willis Young, who had under
gone surgical operation.
If you don't buy "Direct from the
Factory" you are paying the middle
mans profit. Gillam's way is "Direct
from Factory to Home. "--Bonne Terre
and Pennington.
j. w. Ingram, who recently sold his
property near the North Ward school,
has moved to his new home on G.
street in Doss addition. Henry Nc
Kenzie has moved into the Ingram
property.
FARM FOR SALE-120 acres, z
miles east of Bonnie Terre, Mo-; 70
acres in fine timber. For particulars
address G. Couriskey, 3426 Oregon
Ave, st. Louis, Mo. 7-4t.
The next meeting of the w. c. T.
u. will be held at the home of Mrs.
o. H. l.. Cunningham on Tuesday,
March 9Th. The time of these meet
ings have been changed from 2:3O to
$3.50 p. m.
The Pennington High School girls
basket ball team and the Festus High
School girls team played an exciting
game on the Festus court last FRI
day night. Festus was victorious by
score of 49 to 26.
The Festus High School boys and
the Ste. Genevieve High School boys
will play a game of basket ball on
the Pennington court tomorrow
night. This game will decide the
championship of the Northern Divi-
sion of the Lead Belt League.
March made its appearance, not ex-
actly in the raiment of lamb, nor as
lion. 1t appeared more as Neu-
trail; and in this we see where it is
right, and if the weather will con-
tinue to be neutral until spring, but
small objection can be offered.
Hon. o. L. Munger, Chas. P. Dam
eron, VIM. R. Edgar, Jr., and Sheriff
VIM. Blue, all of Iron county, trans
acted legal business here Wednesday.
James Berry of Ste. Genevieve were
in Pennington en- route to attend a
sale at VIM. Smiths near Avon.
FOR SALE-119 acres of good land,
80 acres in cultivation, balance in
timber; located 5 miles northeast of
Pennington. Price SIS per acre,
easy terms. See J. S. Clay, Farmers
Bank building, Harrington, Mo.
w. G. Benham of Hazel Run, one
Of St. Francois county's old and best
citizens, and a longtime friend and
patron of The Times, was in Farming
ton yesterday on business. He made
The Times office an appreciated cali
and the new management was more
than pleased to meet him and make his
acquaintance.
Congressman Walter L. Hensley ar
rived home Sunday morning from
Washingtono d. c., in response to 8
telegram announcing the serious i'll.
ness of his baby The little one is
now recovering nicely, which will b.
good news to the many friends Of
Congressman and Mrs. HensleA
throughout this district.
Mrs. II. F. Cornwall, who for sew
eral weeks had been visiting relatives
and old friends in Pennington, was
Joined by her husband the last of the
week, and on Wednesday they left fol
Birmingham, Ala, where Mrs. Corn
wall will be the guest of Mrs. U. M
Roessell few days, before returning
to her home in Westfield, N. j.
Mrs. ]. Marvin Culbreth wife O.
Rev. Culbreth, died at st. Loui'
hospital on February 10th. Deceased
was well known in Pennington. Sh'
was q sister of Mrs. VIM. Court
whose husband was formerly paste
of the Methodist Church, South, a
this place. Interment was in the fam
, lily graveyard in GAINESVILLE, Mo.
A letter from w. A. Cloud to re
new his acquaintance with The Time
was received this week, and he tell
us that he is doing fine with his neN
shop at 1926 Market street, st. Louis
: which his many friends here will b
pleased to learn. He says he and Mrs
: Cloud expect to visit their old HON
soon. Their friends will be glad I
see them.
a The new Iron Mountain depot q
! Bismarck was recently opened and
i now in use. 1t is splendid structure
as ornamental as it is convenient an
useful to the public But its location
: which is about two blocks remove
: from the old depot, in order to .ge
away from an important crossing
will probably have the effect of chang
5 ing somewhat the business center
!, that prosperous little city, as the ter
dency is already toward the depo
The new structure is a credit to BIZ
i marck, as well as to the Iron Moul
t tain system, there being none finer
: places of similar size.
FARM: 36-acre apple orchard ar
7 garden, in very good condition. Onl
5. ga miles southeast of Bismarck, M
II Orchard has 1850 trees, mostly Del
cious, Jonathan, Winesap and Tran
a parent. Large springs and cree
d Two-ropm house and two small pou
t, try sheds. This is part of the KieI
y farm, and will sacrifice for 1,80O.(
l. to insure quick sale. John A. Lang
rs Aberdeen Place, st. Louis. 80
l. r. N. Henderson, who recently Vi
II derwent an operation for rupture |