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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-03
Chronic Constipation.

1t is by no means an easy matter
to cure this disease, but it can be done
in most instances by taking Chamber
lain's Tablets and complying with the
plain printed directions that accom-
pany each package.-obtainable ev-
erywhere.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-03
CATHEDRAL CHOIR TO SING
old HYMNS and ORATORIOS


beautiful
marked than this
revelation
this
scented is a brilliant
PURPOSE AND PLAN
Organizers the
being neglected
been
GRAND HYMNS
religious
These have heart and oed the spirit
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-03

pointed to fill the vacancy thus Gre
ated. These provisions are found in
section SO, page AGA, Session Laws
1917.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-03
TOOTHSOME MEATS

Of every description can always be
secured at Autsen's Meat Market.
$500 Coupon Books for $4.S5. Good
meat is our speciality. Phone So.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-03

No doubt the Chicago Tribune will
soon forget all about the East st.
Louis riots in which 200 negroes were
killed and go right ahead lecturing
the South for its treatment of the ne
groes.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-03


ministry unspeakable of
being away
stirring
Mighty Fortress Is God"? Or that
Help Past"
benedcton
sum-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-03
REAL ARTISTS

Cathedral
ability
held in
Cathedral ~ "
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-03
Guardsman Puts U. S.
Call to Arms in Verse

iii NuH ~ rs uIo uH NOA ~
Y We've heard thousand times
I'LL Of how if we should ever fight
IL Nef fhcy D' thought S@ sf%{ they %yf kn nEh'
n And lift our banner to the skies
Ii The most Of them are still at home
x And where you?
iii When we were young the o old
Would D5 Ss a hearts bsD and So mS 6ay %e
4 And 4 tsl % vi aow we'd Tf Do. never fear
We vowed that we would always stand
But dG now Sy,f though we have had the CALL
A few have answered, that is all
And where are you?
In school teachers proudly taught
4 Rs I y mb di have fsF y9u hRa
And now Their he shea hearts sn6 we're sn true rsd
Bespeaks the freedom of the thew World,
| And some a few, have answered Here.
And when we mingled in the fight,
R Ra %6ss Gf Us Re- SsS to-
Twould soon be through
Ven back them up where as T re they CO.
Err FSFoa ssR'E fs saf eah 'sis'%' Rs
= But where you?
Al we fsf shsq Il see s rsS9s' ss s street
G Ss9 xstei In the s's st b ley BY and die
II What would we do?
through German GERM sieRednes ss and lust lust
iii us--well share.
iii But where you?
q And some day when the is done
n Well back home, with honors won
III Our flag of vctry floating high
HI Old Glory born to die.
And when do
y There1l be welcome for the brave
III Who fought their countrys rights to save,
III Who when the nation called, they went
j! nd never to
And where you?
III FREDERICK w. BURNETT
Ill Company L, Fifth Regiment
1850
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-03
Peanut Oil Market.

Peanut oil promises to be in great
er demand than ever before, because,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-04

short time in Hoxie, Ark, visiting
Mrs. Geo. Miller. A stop was also
made at Piedmont, Mo-, where she
visited her aunt, Mrs. Randy penning-
ton. 80 ee .0laF9
Mrs. Bessie Weiss and son, Rus
sell, from Doe Run, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Jesse Barnes this week.
Lime and Sulphur Spraying SoIu-
ton at Laakman's Drug Store.
G. W. Barnes has horse that has
a few scratches from barbcd wire.
Stella Barnes is having chills again.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Barnes and fam
lily visited Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Barnes
last Sunday.
Paris Green and Spraying Mate
rails of all kinds at Laakman's Drug
Store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Robinson and
children, Alvin, Joe, Marguerite and
Lena, of this route spent Sunday with
Mrs. Robinson's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. W. Yeargain, of route $.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-04
CROSS ROADS

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Frye of Mine La
Motto spent Monday night with Mr..
and Mrs. F. M. Ferguson.
Mrs VIM. Tesreau is reported to be
on the sick list
Lime and Sulphur Spraying Solu-
ton at Laakman's Drug Store.
A. E. Green, who is working at the
Katherine Mines, spent Sunday eve
ming with his family here.
Miss Luella Welty of Pennington
is the guest of friends here at this
writing.
Miss Mildred Beard of st. Louis is
the guest of her parents.
VIM. LEM and daughter was shop
ping in Fredericktown last Friday.
Miss Connie Wright returned to St.
Louis Monday after spending several
days with her mother and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Green and family
of Mine La Motto spent Sunday eve
ming here with relatives.
DR.. Davis of Fredericktown was
called to the home of Acy Smith Mon
day to see their baby, who was very
i'll with Group.
Miss Dora LEM has purchased a
new organ.
Mr.. Vessels, who was reported to be
on the sick list the past few weeks, is
able to be up again.
Quite hail storm, accompanied by
downpour of rain, visited this vicin-
ity Saturday night.
Those who spent Sunday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Lenz were Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Green
and family, Anna Meredith and Luel-
la Welty
We understand that Emery Tucker
has enlisted in the army and will leave
Monday.
Paris Green and Spraying Mate
rails of all kinds at Laakman's Drug
Store.
Miss Bell Ferguson and brother
are reported to be on the sick list.
Luella Welty spent from Monday
until Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. |
Geo. LEM at Womack.
J. b. Dimes and Emmett Walker of |
Mill Creek were in this community
Tuesday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-04

high school was well attended. The
program was well rendered.
VIM. Buehl was an out-of-town
visitor Sunday.
Phillip MeCarron made a business
trip to Flat River Wednesday.
Lime and Sulphur Spraying Solu-
ton at Laakman's Drug Store.
Mrs. R. Appleberry is visiting rel
atives in Pennington this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Evans and fam
lily attended church at Flat River
Sunday night.
John McEwen and Wilburn McFar-
land were Desloge visitors Sunday.
Chas. Province and Ed hurry made
a trip to Fredericktown Monday eve
ming.
S. E. Williams made a trip to Po-
tosi Monday.
Paris Green and Spraying Mate
rails of all kinds at Laakman's Drug
Store.
Frank Mcfarland attended the fun
eral of his aunt at Doe Run Wednes-
day.
S. B. Mason and son, Hugh, return
ed here Tuesday from Arizona.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-04
LIBERTYVILLE

Mrs. Leo Moran spent last weel
visiting her sister, Mrs. Perry McCar.
yer, of near East Prairie, Mo.
DR.. G. W. Presnell Of Sikestor
spent few hours last Sunday with
his sister, Mrs. S. E. Shamrock.
Mrs. o. L. Lawrence of Kansas City
Mo-, State lecturer for the C. w. B
NJ, lectured at the Christian church
last Sunday.
Lime and Sulphur Spraying Solu-
ton at Laakman's Drug Store.
Editor Harry Denman and family
of Pennington motored through here
last Sunday.
H. w. Crow and wife, Chas. Keith
and Miss Mabel Graham spent last
Sunday visiting with Miss Mildred
Keith at lockwood.
j. c. Williams has purchased a
new Overland touring car.
Edward Critics was in this com
munity last Tuesday posting bills adj
vertising big sale of live stock,
farm machinery, household goods, on
May 10th, at his farm known as the
Madison farm near the Madison school
house.
Ora Turley and family of near
Pennington were callers here last
Sunday.
VIM. Schaper, Jr., of near Farm
ington passed through here last Sun
day.
E. 0. Presnell was business Wis
itor at Pennington last Tuesday.
7. B. Alternately was on the sick
list a couple of days this week.
Miss Myrtle Simpson spent part of
last week in Bonnie Terre.
Paris Green and Spraying Mate
rails of all kinds at Laakman's Drug
Store.
The people of the Christian church
will hold their annual church rally and
basket dinner the third Sunday in
May, as has been the custom for
many years. Bros. Harral and Bailey
will be present for the occasion and
at this time will start meeting which
will probably continue for couple of
weeks.
Earl Crump and Miss Lou Nc
Ginnis of near here were married at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. McGinnis, last Sun
lay, Rev. J. N. Sitton officiating.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-04
To OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The Times correspondence from parts conn
to necesang space week in order
to produce such correspondence in full However
OF this is DESTROYS securing
community St Francois represented
this paper.
But in order to have sufficient all correspondence
will be for each and correspondent condnse
their communication in every possible
make number of paragraphs of the OCCASION but get
all the be desired with GER
tain and them all in the paragraph preventing
repetitons Avoid anything real interest to the peop
of their community.
While we want all the please do anything in
the OF joking illusions things space
and contrary the policy this We de-
SIRE Also to appreciation of the splendid
correspondents have been rendering enabling
funess of The Times REAL NEWSPAPER.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-04
ROUTE 5

The vicinity of Oak Grove was Wis
tied by hail and wind storm Monday
morning at o'clock.
Misses Alma and Ruth Waugh Of
Flat River are spending a few days
with Uncle H. N. Waugh and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amasa Waugh spent
Sunday with the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Alex Gordon.
Lime and Sulphur Cpraying Solu-
ton at Laakman's Drug Store.
The Madison school will close to-
day.
Willie Blackledge of Avon was in
this vicinity the first of the week sur
veying land for n. A. Counts and B.
E. Zolman.
Charlie Lang of Flat River is NOV
ing to his farm on this route.
Mrs. Noah Gordon and Miss Jennie
Golfer are spending this week in Flat
River
VIM. Brannon of Pennington and
Miss Audy Bloom of this route were
quietly married in Pennington last
Saturday afternoon.
Paris Green and Spraying Mate
rails of all kinds at Laakman's Drug
Store.
Mr.. Gordon of near Avon was in
this community Sunday afternoon.
Geo. Smith spent Sunday with his
friend, Roy Wampler.
A large crowd of young folks spent
several hours at Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Harter's Sunday night singing, and
left saying eve had jolly time"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-04

es. One day he went without food.
AS he was passing a brokers' office he
saw the stock ticker and there was
great excitement inside. He stepped
in while they were yelling for some
one to go here and someone there and
have it fixed.
Il think l can fix it for you," he
said.
They let him try. He opened the
ticker, lifted a loose contact spring
that had fallen between the wheels
and it started up again.
Just as he did this the man who
had big interest in the ticker SER
vice saw him. "We're having trouble
with this service. If you can keep
it going for us we'll give you $500
month";" he said.
Il nearly tainted when l heard
this" says Edison, "but l remained
calm and agreed to do it, demanding
an advance in good faith | really
didn't want it for good faith but for
pork and beans. | hadn't eaten for
nearly 30 hours. Nothing ever tast-
ed quite as good as that dish of pork
and BEANS"
Edison kept using his brains while
holding down his job. He learned
why the tickers wouldn't work well.
and he improved them, securing a pa
tent. When the company asked him
to make an offer he wanted $4,000. He
was about to ask for it in fear and
trembling when he used his brains
again. "Ill make them do the offer
ing" he thought.
They gave him $4,000
He made exactly $4,000 by using
his brains.
All the world knows of his rapid
rise after that. This money enabled
him to build laboratory and expert
ment. Everyone knows how he in
vented the incandescent light, the
monograph, moving pictures, quad
ruplex telegraph, speaking parts of
The telephone, electric RAILWAYS. stor-
age batteries and scores of other great
.hings.
And practically all the schooling he
got was at his mothers knee!
But he used his brains about the
newspapers, the railroad mems paper.
he little boy on the tracks-eyery-
hing.
Today he continues to sit in his
West Orange, N. j., laboratory and
,hink, sometimes for 10 hours at
stretch.
And if brains are not to be used,
vhy do we have them ?-American
Boy,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-04

tendance, The club was favored with
very excellent patriotic address by
Mr.. J. Clyde Akers of Pennington,
IN which he impressed on the minds
OF all present the Importance of cul-
tivating all available land and also
the great importance of the United
States part in the great war. The adj
dress was very much enjoyed and ap-
preciated by the club members, and
all voted to offer the club to the Wo-
mans National or State League for
help in the war. A very pleasant
hour followed, during which punch
and cake were served.
The College Town play, which was
given in the high school auditorium
on March goth, under the auspices of
the Lead Belt Woman's Club, due to
repeated demands, will be given again
in the Flat River Opera House, May
10th.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-04
= COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE -;

crowd with a singing, the occasion
being the birthday anniversary of
their daughter, Miss Estella. Those
present were: Misses Beulah and Ilah
Daineley; Reeva, Laura, Bell and
Douglas Boyd, Estella Gordon and
Pearl Frizzell, Messrs. Alfred Allen,
Clarence Wade, Allen Boyd, Leo
johnson, Sherman Blaylock, Wimple
Gordon and E. Critics; Mrs. Dix and
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rodgers and son,
Lester, and others. Good music was
rendered both vocally and instrument
tally. All left at late hour declar-
ing that they had a most enjoyable
time, and wishing Miss Estella MANY
more happy returns of the day.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-04

ahead. Usually he sold about go pa
pers along this train route. How
could he sell 1900? He had thought
that all out in advance and he went
to a telegraph operator whom he
knew was fond of reading.
"If you'll wire ahead to every stop
that there's big battle and I'm COM
ing with papers telling the story and
with a list of the dead and wounded,
I'll give you a daily paper and two
magazines a month for six months, "
bargained young Edison.
"Pll do it, agreed the operator.
When Edison reached his first stop,
at Utica, there was a mob waiting for
the papers.
81 thought it was an excursion at
first" said Mr.. Edison. 81 sold more
than half my papers there, charging
10 cents each. At Mt. Clemens there
was another big crowd and at Port
Huron sold out, getting 25 cents each
for all / sold at the last two pieces"
Not long after that young Edison
noticed how eager the railroad men
were for news. They would sit and
gossip about railroad affairs like
lot of women at a quilting party. He
got an old hand press, some type and
set it up in one end of the baggage
car where he kept his papers. 1t
wasn't long before three boys were
helping him and he was printing 400
copies a week. If Brakeman Jim
Jones broke leg or locomotive No.
1928 blew out a cylinder, he put it in
his paper and the men liked it.
At that time he was experimenting
with chemicals and tipped over bot
tie of phosphorus, which set the car
atire. There was lot of smoke but |
he got the fire out. The conductor,
who disliked him, threw off his print
ing plant, chemicals and papers at the
next stop and boxed his ears so vio-
lently that it led to his permanent
deafness.
The railroad people let him go back,
On his promise not to mess things up
with his chemicals any more. There
1ad been many complaints about the
Edison boy who messes everything
Up with his fool chemicals"
Not long after that the little 2
iear-old son of the station master and
telegraph operator at Mt. Clemens
tat in the middle of the track as a
string of cars were being shunted
lown. Young Edison saw him. In
tead of shouting and frightening the
10Y he jumped from the baggage car
loor where he was standing, threw
he baby off the track and managed to
yet up so that the car actually bumped
lin out of the way.
"Pm poor man." said the station
Master, "but you can have few hun
red dollars have saved up, and well
ONE"
"Don't want your money, but will
Tou teach me how to send telegraph
messages ?" begged Edison.
In two months time he was ca ;
able telegraph operator. He invent
d the duplex telegraph and nearly /
tarved before he could get it adopted. /,
lie landed in New York City with
ollar in his pocket, looking for work. /
'hree nights he slept on park bench l
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-04
FLAT RIVER

DR.. F. L. Keith spent the weekend
in st. Louis.
Arle Bates, who has been attending
the Missouri State Mining School al
Rolla, Mo-, returned home the first Of
the week and will spend the rest OF
the term working in connection with
one of the mine companies here.
DR.. S. w. Stophlet was in Des Arc
Mo-, Sunday.
Mrs. A. W. Keith and daughter
Mrs. S. Perry, of Bonnie Terre spent
Wednesday and Thursday with DR.
Keith and family in Rivermines.
The County Declamatory Contest
held in the Flat River high school
auditorium on Friday night, was quite
well attended and was much enjoyed.
Miss Ruth McAlister of Elvins won
first place.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Haynes spent
Tuesday in St. Louis.
Mrs. A. johnson and son, Stuart,
were in Pennington Tuesday.
Milton Tucker will leave on the 18th
of the month for military training
school. He returned home Sunday
from Washington University, where
he has been in attendance for the last
three years.
Miss Mary Stophlet, who is teach
ing in Caledonia high school, will be
home for the weekend.
The Woman's Club of the Lead
Belt held their last meeting of the
year on Friday afternoon. The meet
ing was very successful, although the
uncertain conditions of the weather
interferred somewhat with the at
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-04
USED HIS BRAINS

Il want 1000 newspapers"
The circulation man of the Detroit
Free Press looked in amazement at
the freckle-faced lad who made this
astonishing request.
Got the money!" he asked.
mo, sir"
"Get outl"
The boy got out. He went directly
upstairs to the office of the publisher,
where big men could not enter without
an appointment.
Il want 1900 papers, Mr.. Storey"
said the boy. Then he explained that
the people along the line of the rail
road where he had run as train news
boy would be eager to get the news of
the battle of Pittsburg Landing.
"Can you pay for them ?" asked Mr..
Storey.
Soon as l sell them," answered the
boy. Mr.. Storey wrote something on
slip of paper and the boy took it
down to the circulation man.
Fifteen hundred" growled the
man; Thought you only wanted
thousand 2" Ill esII
20, | thought l might as well be re-
fused 1900 as 1000," grinned the boy.
And that is one of the things that
helped Thomas Edison, the worlds
greatest inventor, to success.
j He had learned of this battle. He
knew the people along the line would
be anxious to hear of the news. He
had no money but he had courage,
and, what is better, he had the habit
of thinking things out, of thinking
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-04
RIGHT YOU, ARE

Who said William J. Bryan wasn't
a patriot. He was one of the first to
offer his services to the government
after the declaration of war, and now
ne is on speaking tour through the
Middle West urging farmers to plant
all OF their available ground. If some
OF the big" men of this country who
are continually finding fault with him
would do one-fourth as much for the
U. S. as he has done and is doing,
they would be thought whole lot
more of.-Potosi independent.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-04
AVON

Plenty of rain at this writing.
Paul Price of st. Louis spent a
few days recently with relatives at
this place.
Miss Reeva Boyd spent Sunday
with her cousin, Estella Gordon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Boyd and
son were guests of VIM. Rodgers and
family Sunday.
Sherman Blaylock of the Flat Riv-
er high school, among several others,
were excused from their work a few
days ago in order that they may rem
der their services to the farmers to-
wards helping raise war crop. He
is at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs J. M. Blaylock, who reside near
this place.
Rev. w. E. Golfer and W. B. John
son of Route were guests of E. l..
Rodgers Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Barron of
New Church spent the first of the
week with Mrs. Barron's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. M. Smith, of Leadington.
Mr.. Smith is in very serious con-
dition.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ed Mcdaniel and
Miss Dora and Cornelius Smith were
guests of j. M. Blaylock and family
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Antoine Vale and
daughters of near Coffman spent Sun
day with their daughter and sister,
Mrs. Burl Evans and family.
j. I. Russell was in this commune
ty the latter part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Osban Adams spent
Sunday with the latter's parents.
The efficient telephone operators,
Misses Susie and Emily Gegg, of the
Minnith Free Telephone Exchange,
have resigned their positions and Miss
Artie Patterson has been chosen to
fill the vacancy. We are sorry to
lose the Misses Gegg as operators.
Nevertheless, we welcome Miss Pat
terson to the service and hope she
will prove as accommodating and give
as good satisfaction as the former
ones.
Misses Beulah and Illah Daineley
spent the latter part of last week with |
relatives and friends near New
Church.
E. L. Rodgers spent from Wednes-
day until Saturday with relatives and
friends in the Lead Belt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Boyd went to
Leadington Sunday to be at the bed
side of the latter's father, E. M.
Smith, formerly of Avon, who is Sc
riously i'll. Mr.. Boyd returned home
Monday while Mrs. Boyd remained.
Mrs. Naive Williams of Miami,
Okla, spent a few days the past week
With her uncle, Chas. Blackledge, and
family of this place.
Allen Boyd and sister, Miss Reeva,
to Pennington Thursday,
where they met their father and bro
her, A. c. Boyd and son, who were
just returning from a two-weeks'
;tay at Savannah, No., at which place
he latter has been under the care of
| specialist for cancer of the mouth.
This is the third trip he has made {
here and he hopes that it will be
he last necessary. s
We understand that 0sro Boyd and
herman Weinbarger, in partnership,
lave purchased the Counts farm,
rom T. E. Ellis, but will not take s
barge until September. t
On last Sunday evening, April 20,
Ir. and Mrs. A. j Gordon most de- c
ightfully entertained quite large
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-04
LEADWOOD

Geo. Criswell made business trip
to Bismarck Friday afternoon.
Geo. Goforth's oldest son is very
sick with pneumonia.
S. S. Clark made a business trip to
st. Louis this week.
Mrs. I. R. Tolleson and children
spent Saturday evening in Farming
ton.
Tolleson Mercantile Co. has pur-
chased new Ford truck.
A play given by the Seniors of the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-04
ROUTE 6

Miss Alice Gruner returned home
the latter part of last week from a
visit with Miss Mamie Mccullough of
Alton, Ill. On her return she spent
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-04
Look Out for Your
Own Interests

You better get that set of Harness
you were talking about, before they
coup another notch. We are sorry
to say that leather has taken an
other advance, owing to Uncle Sam
wanting 100000 pairs, or $3,5OO,OOO
worth of shoes for his soldiers.
SO YOU BETTER COME AND
SAVE A FEW DOLLARS
LUEDERS SADDLERY co.