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

A five passenger REQ, driven by
Carl O'Farrel of Bonnie Terre, over
turned near Leadwood Tuesday. For
tunately, none of the occupants were
seriously hurt, the little son of Mr..
O'Farrel sustaining a broken should
err, He was rushed to the Bonnie Terre
hospital and is getting along nicely.
Miss Mary R. Turley of Wales
Mines spent Saturday and Sunday
last at the home of her aunt here.
Luarvie Jackson was an out-of-
town visitor Sunday.
Elmer Clark made a trip to Bonnie
Terre Sunday.
Mrs. Hopkins, who was reported
last week to be seriously i'll, is able
to be up at this writing.
Carliss Province motored to Fred
ericktown on Monday Of this week.
Roscoe Blake transacted business in
st. Louis Saturday and Sunday.
Everett Morris. who has been con-
fined to his bed for two months, is
able to be out again, we are glad to
state.
Miss Dixie Meyer left for her home
in Washington county Saturday, after
spending several weeks here with
friends.
John Hodge had professional bus
mess in Bonne Terre Monday.
Ivan Mackey stepped on nail last
Sunday, receiving a painful injury
to his foot.
Mrs. Caroline Hoffman is sick with
la grippe at this writing.
Geo. Taylor of Doe Run visited his
son, John, Thursday and Friday of
last week.
Leslie Penberthv of Hickory Grove
was Leadwood visitor the latter part
of last week.
Geo. Turner moved from Mill street
to his fine new residence on School
street last week.
Mrs. Oscar Penberthy and sons,
Tollman and Vernon, of Mitchell
visited Mrs. John Taylor the latter
part of last week.
A. P. Goodin and sons, Paul and
Donnel motored to st. Louis Monday
and attended the Automobile Show
there.
Mrs. Henry Lawson and children
spent the latter part of last week with
friends in the country near Big River.
George Walter Hicks the mysteri-
GUS boy who was nicked up some two
months ago without memory, is still
in our town.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
ROUTE S

The Illinois Southern train, last Sun
day night, set fire to Mrs. j. @. Me-
Gees field. By the help of some of
her neighbors, that came and fought
the fire, it was kept from getting to
her residence.
Miss Ollie Patton of Ironton spent
the weekend with Miss Mary Ball,
and attended the box supper and en-
tertainment at Sprott, given by the
Burks school.
Billy Smiths family are quaran-
tined with small pox.
Miss Emily Elgasser is spending a
few weeks visiting relatives in St.
Louis.
The entertainment given at Sprott
by the Burks school was quite a sue
cess. Miss Mary Kate Ball got the
cake for the most popular young lady,
and Tom Wheelen for the LATEST man.
1t would be a great thing for this
community if they would all try drag
ging the road, especially if it would
serve them like it did Mr.. Hopkins.
He told the carrier it worked so nice
ly he just couldn't quit. 1t certainly
does make a difference, and is very
much appreciated.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Short, Miss Edith
Wise of Route 2, Miss Stella Shipp of
Pennington and G.. A. Casteel of Flat
River visited at the home of B. F. Cas-.
teel Sunday.
Jerry Murphy is removing his fam
lily to Pennington to live.
A. G. Knauss and wife and son,
Jay, and family left yesterday for
Ohio to live. We certainly regret to
lose them from this community.
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house was crowded even to standing
room, as the weather was ideal and
the roads fine. After the spelling con-
was called on to sell the boxes, which
went like hot cakes, and brought the
snug sum Of SITS, and then fine
cake baked by Miss Dora LEM,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. LEM,
was auctioned off to the most popu-
lar young lady present. Miss Mar
garet Stepp of the Libertyville school
and Miss Nellie Barron of the Rock
Creek school were placed in nomina-
ton, and the voting of 5 cents each
was the most spirited this writer ev-
err saw, and continued without any
abatement until the cake brought the
unprecedented sum of $685., Miss
Stepp finally winning out. Miss
Stepp then most graciously cut and
divided the cake among her host of
friends, and it was the consensus of
opinion that it was as fine a cake as
ever was tasted in this section and
that never before did the name of two
worthier young ladies come before an
assembly to decide who should "get
the cake" and never did worthier
young lady win or a worthier one
lose. The entire proceeds amounted
to the sum of $21.60. Another cake
was auctioned off to the most popu-
lar young man. Floyd Umfeet won
this cake. This sum will be used to
buy supplementary books, etc. Thus
has passed into history one of the
best box suppers this writer ever at
tended.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
KNOB LICK

Winter weather again.
Mrs. Parmley and daughter, Marge,
returned Monday from a visit in the
Lead Belt.
Mr.. Gray made a business trip to
Fredericktown Tuesday.
Lee Vanamberg returned Saturday
from visit with his parents in Lutes-
vile.
John Mcdowell of the Lead Belt Wis
tied home folks here Saturday and
Sunday.
Chas. Murphy, who had been away
for some time, has come back to our
town to reside,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Hughes and little
daughter, Mary, of Bismarck were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L. Hughes the
latter part of the week.
Mrs. M. Grady and son, James, left
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
CHESTNUT RIDGE

On the 22nd of February, Miss Nan
ME McElligott gave birthday dinner
to few of her friends. Those pres.
ent were; Mr.. and Mrs. Henry West
meyer and children. Mr.. and Mrs. Phil
ip Westmeyer and son, Paul, Mrs.
Harvey Price and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Rudy, Mr.. and Mrs. Eliza
Burgess and Miss Kate Hoover, Mes
danes Annie Hawk, Mintie Marks and
daughter, Loretta, Myra Duncan and
daughter, Dorothy Annie Porter and
Grandma" Porter; Misses Addie and
Lura Hawn and Frank Beezer; Miss
es Rosie and Mamie Ross. All en-
joyed sumptuous dinner and had a
good time in general. All left at a
late hour wishing Miss Mamie many
more such birthdays.
Miss Mollie Burner returned to her
home in st. Louis last Monday, after
weeks visit with her brother, John
Burner, and niece, Miss Mamie Nc
Elligott.
Miss Clara Porter visited Flat Riv-
er last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Porter visited
the formers father VIM. Porter, last
Saturday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
LIBERTYVILLE


jeff and Ralph Hughes were visi,
tors in this community one day last
week.
Chas. Sebastian of near Pleasant
Hill passed through here one day
last week.
Mrs. Kink attended a sale neal
Avon last week.
Cyrus Holmes and wife have beer
on the sick list.
Mrs. F. M. Biggs has been visiting
relatives in Flat River the past week
Mrs. Ralph Tillman, who has beer
in St. Louis taking treatment for some
time, is at home now for few weeks
Willie and Mamie Ragsdale attend
ed the entertainment and candy sale
last Saturday night and visited Ruth
and Virgil Moore Sunday.
Clarence and Tucker Boyd of Avon
motored through here one day this
week.
Lloyd Ferguson and Monroe Lewis
unloaded a car of corn at st. William
last week. i.. OBJ
Will Weatherington, who works at
Flat River spent Saturday and Sun
day with his family here.
Mrs. Will Simpson was on the sick
list last week.
Misses Phelma Keith and Audell
Cashion spent the Weekend with
home folks.
Lee Parker of Fredericktown was in
this community one day last week and
bought a fine calf from N. A. Kin
kead.
John Gordon and wife Of near Pleas
ant Hill spent last Sunday at the
home of A. j. Bell.
Robt. Moran and wife of Bonnie
Terre spent last Sunday with "Uncle"
John Moran and wife.
VIM. LEM of Cross Roads spent last
Sunday afternoon with H. B. Presnell
and family and was accompanied
home by his daughter, Dora, who had
been visiting there the last few days.
Misses Edna Bailey and Anetta
Klein of Pennington spent few days
last week with Violet and Lucille
Simpson.
Philip Ponder of near East Prairie
was in this community last week and
bought fine team of mules from j.
+. Burns and H. B. Presnell.
Ivan Mckenzie of Pennington has
been spending the past week with his
grandparents here, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
b. Mckenzie.
P. A. Cashion and P. G. Keith ship
ped some fine cattle last Monday to
st. Louis.
Yount Cashion, who has been in
Oklahoma the past two years, met his
father in st. Louis and accompanied
him home.
Violet Simpson is spending a few
days this week in Pennington visiting
friends.
Mr.. Whitby of Illinois was bust
ness visitor in this community last
week.
Mrs. f. 0. and Mrs. H. B. Presnell
visited Mrs. G.. N. Baker at Farming
ton last Monday.
Mrs. H. NJ. Mckenzie spent a few
days with relatives here this week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02

F. M. Janis and family of Leadwood
and Miss Mary Eaton of Desloge spent
Sunday with H. P. Sutton and wife.
Mrs. H. c. Sutton visited at the T.
J. Lewis home Sunday evening.
H. G. Sutton spent Sunday evening
at j. W. Hopkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. BrockmiIler of
Route 1 spent Sunday night with
John Brockmiller and family.
Several automobile loads of people
from various points in the county mo.
tored over the good roads of Route
6 Sunday. The people of this route
certainly have some excellent roads
to boast of.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
ROUTE 6

Miss Hazel Jarrette returned home
last Tuesday from two-weeks' visit
with relatives and friends in Farm
ington. o, nat
The Robinson girls spent Sunday af-
ternoon with Imogen Klob.
Miss tTessie Robinson returned to
High School Monday, after two weeks
absence on account of the illness of
her mother.
Roy Gruner, wife and children, Lee,
Ruby, Doris and R. p, Jr., spent Sun
day with H. G. Sutton and family.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
lie from our town Monday

tie from our town Monday
Miss Mabel Ebricht, who is attend
ing business college in Pennington,
paid her mother short visit last
week. .t-
Cora Wampler left Tuesday for
Pennington.
James Lowe visited relatives here
Sunday.
Misses Byrdia and Maude Suther-
land were shopping in Fredericktown
Tuesday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
ROUTE A

Alvin Feasel, who has been a guest
at the home of Mr.. Scott the past
week, left for his home in Fostoria,
Ohio.
Miss Winifred Scott scent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. j. c. Tiehes
and family of Flat River.
Miss Annie Scott gave reception
for her friends on this route in honor
of Alvin Feasel of Fostoria, Ohio,
one evening the first of the week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02

John Mackely bought 10 head Of
hogs from j. T. Claywell this week.
They average 1856 pounds each, and
brought IL cents per pound. This is
about the highest price ever paid in
this community for hogs.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
CROSS ROADS

Mr.. and Mrs. Rhodeman Fraysher
moved to Mine La Motto Monday to
reside. We are sorry to lose these
good people from our community.
Several from here attended the en-
tertainment and candy sale at Liber-
tyville Saturday night.
There will be church here next Sat
urday night, Sunday morning and
Sunday night.
We have been having some more
winter weather.
A. f. Green was a Fredericktown
visitor Thursday.
Emmett Walker of Mill Creek
was in this vicinity on business Thurs
day.
Mrs. John Wright went to st. Louis
last Friday to visit relatives.
Miss Dora LEM spent the latter
part of last week at Libertyville, the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Pres
nell
Willie Ragsdale and Burl Porter of
near Pennington spent last Thursday
night with their cousins, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. LEM and family.
Miss Viola Kennon of Mine La Motto
spent the past week with her father.
Mrs. VIM. Tessreau is reported to
be on the sick list with la grippe.
Mrs. Joseph Vessels was shopping
in Mine La Motto Monday.
Howard Umfeet's house was de-
stroyed by fire last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. JEFF Lewis of Liber-
tyville were guests of relatives here
Sunday.
Miss. Tina Wright returned to her
home here Monday.
VIM. LEM was a Libertyville Wis
itor Sunday evening.
+ There was church at the Church of
God last Sunday.
Gus Vessels of Claryville is the
guest of his father. ID ng GG
The farmers are preparing to sow
oats. nsaaa5
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02

Box Supper and Spelling Match
The box supper and spelling match
at the Gross Roads school house on
last Thursday night, Feb. %, and
conducted by the teacher, M. w. Crow
der, was swell affair and grand
success in every way. The school
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-04
CHAPTER l..

CHAPTER L..
Copyright 1917, Star Company
The following afternoon Mr.. Nor
ton brought me a racket from town.
He handed it to me as he stepped
from the car at the front door. We
were out on the veranda-Grace,
Mrs. Gore and l.
Here's your racket" he said to
me. Il had no trouble in finding it.
Now YOU can play to your heart's S
content"
That you" I returned, again
uncomfortably conscious that the
widows eyes were upon me.
May I see it, Miss Dart?" Grace
asked.
Certainly" I replied, removing
the case. l was on my guard and
displayed no surprise when l saw
what a handsome article it was.
on the handle my initials were
burnt into the wood.
"E. D." Grace read admiringly.
That stands for you, don't it, Miss
Dart?"
Yes" I smiled, "it does"
Where did you have it marked %
Mrs. Gore inquired.
l caught my breath. She was try
ing to force me into an admission
that the racket was a new one
which my employer was giving me,
or into falsehood which 1 could
not bring myself to tell.
Mr.. Norton spared me the neces-
sity of further speech.
The marking was done at the
place at which the racket was
bought" he said quickly. You did
not say, Miss Dart. at which one of
the sporting goods stores you
wished me to get it, so I had to use
my own judgment. l hope l dis
charged your commission satisfac-
torily?''
Very satisfactorily. I stammered.
That's all right, them" he went
on. You did not tell me, either
what price you wanted to pay, but
you can settle with me later for it,"
Thank YOU" was all could say.
II hope the marking meets with
your approval, Adelaide" he re-
marked, coldly, turning to his sister
in-law. Il noticed that you showed
unusual interest in the racket. One
would almost fancy that you were
a tennis player yourself"
\ Swift Rctort
The sarcasm went straight home,
and called out a swift retort. Mrs.
Gore was so excited, so over
wrought that for moment she for
got her usual sauvity to the man
to whom she owed all the comforts
of her present existence.
You are mistaken" she snapped
back. Il am not interested at all
in rackets nor in any sport that
belongs properly to young people,
not to any one forty-five years
old. Tennis is essentially a game
for young people-therefore of no
interest to any sensible person of
my age"
I did not look up. I could not
But | heard the mans short, hard
laugh before he turned and went
into the house.
This woman had dared to sneer
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CHAPTER IN.
When Greek Meets Greek

Smith allowed himself ten brief
seconds for a swift eye-measuring
on the uare-shouldered, stockily
butt man with a gray face and stub
bly, mustaChe sitting in the chair of
authority at the Brewster City Ma
tional before he chose his line OF
attack.
We are not going to cut very
deeply into your time this morning,
Mr.. Kinzie." he began when the eve
appraisal had given him his cue.
You know the history Of Timany-
oni Ditch up TO the present. and
well, to cut out the details. there is
to he complete reorganization of
the company on a new basis, and we
are here to offer TO take your person
al allotment of the stock off your
hands at par for cash. Colonel Bald
win has stipulated that his friends in
the original deaf must be protected,
and"
Here. here-hold on" interrupt
ed the bank president; you're hit
ting it up a little bit too fast for me.
Mr.. Smith. Who are you and where
abouts do you hold forth when you
are at home?"
Smith laughed easily. IF we were
trying TO borrow money of you, we
might have to go into preliminaries
and particulars, Mr.. Kinzie. We are
not alone in the fight for the water
rights on the other side of the river.
as YOU know. and until we are safely
fortified we shall have to be prudent
ly cautious. What we want to know
now is this: Will you let us protect
you by taking your Timanyoni Ditch
stock at par?"
Kinzie met the issue fairly. Il
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-04
Don't Blame "Spring Fever
For That "Down-and-out Feeling

themselves felt more distinctly with
the change of seasons. They show
that nature needs assistance in Civ
ing the system a general houseclean-
ing.
Everybody just now needs a few
bottles of $. S. S, the great vege-
table blood remedy. to purify their
blood and cleanse it of impurities.
II is good for the children, for it
gives them new strength and puts
their system in condition so they can
more easily resist the many ailments
so prevalent in summer. s. S. S. is
without an equal as a general tonic
and system builder. 1t improves
the appetite and gives new strength
and vitality to both old and young.
Full information and valuable lit
erature can be had by writing to
Swift Specific Co, 73 Swift Labora-
tory, Atlanta. Ga.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-04

l guess I'll take a chance on things
as they stand. I'll keep my stock"
The new secretary's smile was
rather patronizing than grateful.
AS you please. Mr.. Kinzie, of
course" he said smoothly. But I'm
going TO tell YOU frankly that you'll
keep it at your own risk. l am not
sure what plan will be adopted but
l assume it Will be amortization and
a retirement of the stock of the orig
inal company. The voting control of
the old stock we already have, as
you know"
The banker pursed his lips until
the stubbly gray mustache stood out
stittly. Then he cut straight to the
heart of the matter.
You mean that there will be a
majority pool of the old stock, and
that the pool Will ignore those stock
holders who don't come in?'
Something like that" said Smith
pleasantly. And then: We're GO
ing TO be generously liberal, Mr..
kinZie; we are giving Colonel Bald
wins friends a fair chance to come
in out of the wet. Of course, if they
refuse to come inf they prefer to
stay out"
kinZie was smiling sourly.
You'll have 10 take care of your
own banker, won't YOU. Mr.. Smith -"
he asked. why don't you loosen up
and tell a little more? What have
YOU fellows got up your sleeve, any
way"
At this, the new financial manager
slackened off on the hawser of Sc
crecy little-iust a little.
Mr.. Kinzie, we've got the biggest
thing, and the surest, that ever came
to Timanyoni Park; not i'm futures.
mind you, but in facts already as
good as accomplished. If il were
necessary-as it isn't-I could 90 to
New York to-day and put a million
dollars behind our reorganization
plan in twenty-four hours. You'd
say so yourself if ] were at liberty
to explain. But again we're lodging
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ssThe InSider''
By Virginia Terhune Van de Water

at him for trying to be young. I
knew that consideration for the
young girl in his home had si-
fenced him for the moment. But
/ sooner or later would he not have
a reckoning with this woman for
what she had said?
Perhaps he thought better of the
dogs lie when he noted, as did l,
| the conciliatory manner which Mrs
Gore always adopted after she had
said something that she feared had
angered him. She had spoken in
the heat of temper. but she knew
on which side her bread was but
tered and would be careful to do
her best to efface from his mind the
memory of her ironical retort. For
my own sake l was glad matters
were smooth once more.
On Friday Tom asked me again
if l would play tennis, now that
l had my racket. l recalled what
his father had said about wanting
to play my first game with me.
Yet what excuse could | make?
Please play" the boy begged He
had forgotten his fathers speech.
"All right" l assented. That will
give me a chance to practice a bit
before l compete with the others"
| was glad of the opportunity to
play with as kindly critic as Tom
and we had several games of
singles-enough to make me feel
that I had not lost all the little
skill l once possessed. l was right
on my feet, and a swift runner.
Moreover l loved the sport.
You're all right, Miss Dart"
Tom averred when we returned to
the house to dress for the after
noon. Don't let's tell father that
you've practiced with me. Well
make him think that YOU play just as
good game after all this time and
with no practice at ALL"
Tom Speaks Out
"Oh mo-" l demurred quickly, 81
would rather not deceive him, Tom"
fussy about telling the truth" he
commented. But | like you for it
all the same, honestly"
Grace and l sat together on the
wide rear seat of the car that after
noon when James went to the sta
tion for his master.
l had suggested that we go, and
Mrs. Gore, although not pleased at
the suggestion, still curbed any
sign of disapproval. Yet she ex-
pressed a regret that Brewster dis
liked the limousine so much that
he did not care to have ii sent to
the train for him-a fact which
precluded her going.
II cannot ride in an open car
with the top down, as Brewster in
sists on having it," she complained.
This is fine." my employer ex-
claimed as he took his seat in the
tonneau and drew his little girl to
him. What have you young people
been doing to-day?"
1t was the opportunity I had
wanted and l spoke the truth. Il
had a few games of tennis with
Tom" ] told him. Then, as he did
not speak at once. l added, You do
not mind, do you? And the racket
is wonderful"
His laugh dissipated my fears.
why no child. of course l do not
silly notion of mine, perhaps
about having the first game with
you. But l voiced it before l meant
to-"
Then he began to talk of some
thing else. But why | wondered
should he have sentimental notions
about me, Elizabeth Dart! Then l
forced myself to turn my thoughts
in other directions.
Ito BE Continued).
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-04
New Corn Remover Causes
Big Run On Drug Stores

Since the virtues of Ice-Mint as a
corn remover became known in this
country, druggists have been having
an extraordinary demand for. this
product and it is predicted that wo-
men will wear smaller and prettier
shoes than ever.
The fact that this new discovery
which is made from a Japanese pro-
duct will actually remove corns--roots
and all-and without the slightest
pain or soreness. is of course mainly
responsible for its large and increas-
ing sale.
You apply a little on a tender ach-
ing corn and instantly the soreness is
relieved, and soon the corn is so shriv-
eled that it may be lifted out with the
fngers-root and all. 1t is a clean.
creamy, snow white. non-poisonous
substance and will never infiame or
irritate the most tender skin. Cutting
or pairing corns too often produces
blood poisoning and people are warn
ned to stop it. Just ask in any drug
store for a small jar of Ice-Mint and
you can quickly end your corn misery
and make your feet feel cool and fine.
There is nothing better.-Advertise-
mant.