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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-25
New Mining
Venture Launched

]. c. Watson, the pioneer from this
county > see the opportunities of
fere9 IN the Miami, Okla, mining
dist 1t, and who initiated and is as
sociated with one of the best operat-
ing companies there, has individually
secured the lease of another As acres
of mineral land, centrally located,
and has organized a new company in
which our local men are associated
with him. Mr.. Watson's experience
and success in the Miami district is
so fully recognized that he found no
difficulty in organizing his new COM
pany.
Some of our local capitalists,
among them the best and most sue
cessful mining men in this county,
without hesitation associated them
selves with this undertaking with
full paid-up shares. Mr.. Watson left
yesterday for Miami for the purpose
of Immediately. developing this new
leasehold, and there is no doubt that
with his energy, experience and
knowledge of the situation this COM
pany will be as successful as the first
in which he is interested.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-25

that part Of the program until fur
ther date. Supt. Johns was selected as;
president Of the Pennington Canning
Club, and Miss Annie Mcnge, secre-
tary-treasurer.
J. C. Akers was the next speaker.
He was very much disappointed that
SO many Pennington citizens had ap-
parently failed to appreciate the very
grave Importance of the matters that
were to be considered at the meeting,
judging from the small attendance.
He thought this was one time when
there was no place for joking; that
the things to be considered were far
too grave for that, and his regret was
genuine that there had not been a
far greater awakening among our
people with the strenuous Importance
of preparedness at this time He
gave a graphic and forceful descrip-
tion of the manner in which this coun-
try had failed and refused to enter
into the world conflict, until insult had
been added to injury, and this coun
try had finally been dragged into the
fray as the one way remaining of pre-
serving the human race. He spoke of
"man's inhumanity to man." as it is
being so frightfully demonstrated by
the absolute brutality and inhumanity
of the war that is being waged by the
German Kaiser and his slaves. His
talk indicated close study of events
that have been transpiring during the
present war, and he was sure the time
had already passed for further pro-
cra astinatinn There was no time now
remaining for further discussion; that
the time is now here for action in
loyalty supporting the government in
it's declaration of war against Ger
many.
In response to calls, Chairman
Marbury spoke for a few minutes,
and in his usually interesting manner,
on this all-absorbing subject. He said
the duration of the war, from now to
its close, is estimated by those who
should be best informed, at from two
to five years, and that the size of the
national bread basket would cut a
very important figure before the end,
even though it should be in two years
time; that the winning of this fight
depends as largely on the work done
in the agricultural field as on the field
of battle; that there was just as pa
triotic work to be done in attending
the crops as there it amid the whir
of bullets-both are real battle fields.
Before adjournment it was decided
to hold another meeting at the same
place tonight for the purpose of or
ganizing a Farmers Club.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-25
Another Collision

Sunday evening, as H. L. Calvird, of
Elvins, and Willard Byington, of
DeSoto, were attempting to pass each
other in their cars, going in opposite
directions, on the road between this
city and Flat River, near Leadington,
their cars collided with considerable
force, tearing off two wheels from
Byington's car and one from Calvird's,
though fortunately neither occupant
was hurt, except perhaps in feelings,
as both were compelled to pursue their
prospective ways afoot, unless for
tunate enough to catch ride.
Calvird, who was headed this way,
came in walking and was rather foot
sore and weary, and if Byington was
compelled to walk to his home in De-
Soto he must have been call \ i'm.
When Calvird arrived on the scene
of the accident Monday morning, to
have his car towed in, he found that
a practically new casing had myster-
iously disappeared, so that his orig
inal loss was augmented to that ex-
tent.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-25
Annual Church
Basket Dinner

Last Sunday the Christian Church
at Libertyville had its annual basket
dinner and all day service, supple
mented with. county meeting of the
Christian Woman's Board Of Mis-
sions. These annual basket meetings
/ in May have been observed by this
church as far back as the Oldest in
habitant can recall. They were missed
for a few years, but the custom was
revived, and will doubtless be contin-
ued for years to come.
1t is an event for that thriving
community in which the good people
pride themselves, and the meetings
are always attended by from four to
five hundred people, perhaps more.
There were at least that many there
last Sunday. People from all over
the county and from neighboring coun-
ties avail themselves of the opportun-
ity to meet with and enjoy the gen.
erous hospitality of one of the best,
thriftiest and most sociable commune
ties to be found anywhere. Between
thirty and forty of Farmington's peo-
pie were there last Sunday. Nearly
everybody with a family who goes
takes a basket along, and no matter
how many attend there is never any
lack, but like the miracle of the
loaves and fishes, baskets of the frag-
ments are gathered up.
The Christian Church at Liberty
vile is the oldest organization of that
denomination in Southeast Missouri,
though Antioch Church in Madison
county vies with it for priority. We
gave a brief historical outline of this
church in a write-up of the annual
meeting year ago, and will not go
into that now, but there is one thing
which marks this community and
makes it stand out in bold relief that
deserves mention.
One will see more young fathers,
mothers and babies there than in al
most any other strictly farming COM
munity that may be named, and they
all look contented, happy, prosperous
and progressive. The young men are
taking hold of the farms and making
them produce in the largest way.
They have attended agricultural col
leges, take the best farm papers pub
lished, and work along scientific lines.
They take pride in their calling, which
is not only the most useful to the
toiling millions of the world, but the
most independent and respectable of
all callings. The young farmers of
this generation are beginning to ap-
preciate that fact as they have never
done before, and they did not need the
urging of the Presidents proclama-
tion to put in bumper war crops
they know their business and its i'm
portance, and do their very best just
for the joy of doing and the pride
they take in doing everything just
right. Long may they live and in
crease.
Rev. ]. M. Bailey, pastor of the
Pennington Christian Church, and
Rev. Mr.. Snodgrass of Fredericktown
preached to the big crowd last Sun
day. Mr.. Bailey remained with them
and commenced revival meeting
that has continued since, and will
probably continue another week or
more, that depending upon the interest
taken in the meetings. The people
down there don't mind tending the
fields all day and going to church at
night, and we look for a successful
meeting.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-25
Another Rich
Development

The Pennington Mining and Pros
pecting Company, which was organ
lied here some months ago by John
Mccarthy, W. R. Lang, Henry Manley,
G. B. Denman, J. j. Roberts, Albert
Wulfert and other local citizens, soon
became interested and active in the
Miami mineral field, and news now
comes that they have made a rich
strike on AZ acres owned by this COM
pany, which is adjacent to the Lucky
Jack Mining Co.'S rich holdings, and
is entirely surrounded by proven
fields.
This company has already purchas-
ed a mill at Alba, Mo-, near Joplin,
which is now being removed and will
be reconstructed near the northern line
of this tract, within stones throw
of one of the richest producing mines
in the entire mining district. The
shaft is now down 70 feet, and is in
a wonderfully rich ledge of lead and
jack. Several prospect holes have
already been put down near the
southern line of these holdings, and
the showings there appear almost
equally good. So that the indications
are that the entire tract carries a
rich deposit of mineral.
The company is straining every
point to start active operations there
as soon as possible, and are greatly
enthused over their prospects. AL
bert Wulfert will take charge as gen
eral manager, and will rush things
with all possible speed. The many
friends of the gentlemen who are in
terested in this mining venture will
be pleased to learn of the splendid
prospects that have already been de-
veloped on their holdings, and hope
that their most sanguine hopes are
far more than realized.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-25
DestructiveCyclone
at French Village


Every building on Eli Carrow's
farm, near French Village, was de-
molished by a cyclone last Monday
evening about o'clock.
The twister first struck at Mrs.
Joseph Carrow's farm, about half
mile away, taking the roof off her
barn, then swept on to Eli Carrow's,
where it completely wrecked the
dwelling house, barn, smoke house,
hen house and spring house, not leav-
ing roof on the place, and uproot-
ed the trees in the orchard, carrying
some of them outside the enclosure.
Miraculously none of the family was
hurt.
The dwelling house was partly a
log structure which had been wealth
erboarded and frame additions built
to it. The frame additions were torn
to pieces, parts of them and the fur
niture scattered some distance, and
the weatherboarding was torn from
the logs. It seems that the family
was in the log apartment and thereby
escaped bodily injury.
There were five or six horses in the
barn, but none of them was hurt. al
though two of them were caught be-
meath the wrecked timbers and were
afterwards extricated without appar-
ent injury.
The cyclone came from the south
west and was going in northeast
erly direction, but we have not heard
of any material damage done by it be-
fore reaching the Carrow farms. Here
it seems to have lifted, as little trace
of it appeared beyond except few
wrecked fences,
We are indebted to Mr.. E. C. Pa
pin of French Village, who was in.
town Wednesday, for the foregoing
particulars. He visited Mr.. Car
rows farm and saw the destructive
work. Mr.. Carrow's loss is heavy
probably $4,000 or $4,000, besides the
Inconvenience, loss of time in rebuild
ing and the. interference with his.
farm work.
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-25
Entire Apportion-
ment Subscribed

Through a call issued by j. ]. Rob-
erts, cashier of the st. Francois Coun-
ty Bank, of this city, who last week
attended the meeting of the bankers
of the Federal Reserve District, held
at the Planters Hotel in st. Louis, a
meeting of bankers of this county
was held in the Miners & Merchants
Bank, in Flat River, Wednesday night.
The purpose of this meeting was to
organize a County Bankers Associa-
tion, the primary purpose of which
was to arrange for handling the Fed
eral Bonds which have been appor-
toned to this county, the amount of
which is $188,6S1. The organization
was perfected by the election of Del
Evans, of Bonne Terre, as president,
and j. J. Roberts, of Pennington, as
secretary This organization was made
permanent.
Every bank in the county was rep
resented at the meeting except Bis
marck and Blackwell, and they were
representa- by phone. After a discus
sion of the best methods to be pur-
sued in the handling of the Federal
Bond apportionment, the bankers
promptly subscribed for 100000
worth of the bonds, exceeding by over
$1,000 the apportionment for ST..
Francois county. This action imme-
diately put clamp on the pitiful cry
that has occasionally been raised that
these bonds would drain the country
of cash.
The banks recognize the bonds as a
first-class Investment, which they
take at their own risk, and will be
pleased to supply their patrons with
whateve, bonds they may desire. 1t
is not only the patriotic duty of ev-
eryone who can do so to invest in one
or more of these bonds, but no safer
or better investment could possibly be
made, as is attested by this prompt
and unanimous action of the bankers
of the county.
This County Bankers Association
will be permanent, and another of its
purposes will be to handle any and all
county bonds that may hereafter be
called for.
In the meantime, call on your bank
er at once and let him supply your
war bond needs. They are not only
solid as the Rock of Gibraltar, with
absolutely no imitation. Another thing:
The owning of one or more of such
bonds spells patriotism. Do your
"bit."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-25
Twenty Graduates
/ From High School

n The Pennington Public Schools
closed one Of their most successful
terms last Friday evening with the
commencement exercises of the grad
uating class of the High School. The
Auditorium was crowded, many stand
ing throughout the exercises. Prof.
w. l.. Johns and his efficient corps of
teachers deserve high commentator,
and every department of the schools
reflects much credit upon. its teach
ers, placing them in the front rank
among the public schools of the
State.
The commencement exercises Fri
day night were of an interesting
character and a marked event in the
lives Of the twenty bright boys and
girls of the graduating class, just en-
tering upon the threshold of prorlis-
ing young manhood and womanhood.
The class motto, "Life is what we
make it," is a sentiment that should
inspire them to the best endeavor in
whatever calling they may choose for
their life work. Character and sue
cess are not gifts that may be poured
out into their laps from some mysti-
cal cornucopia, but achievements that
come and grow by conscientious, faith
full effort toward that which is high
est, best and most useful. The true
live is structure which is never com
pleted, but to which is daily added new
accomplishments, until the finishing
touch, like the cap stone that was re-
jected by the builders of Solomon's
temple, is fitted into it place.
The program of the evening opened
with delightful chorus by the High
School girls-"Beautiful Moonlight"
and "Where the Warbling Waters
Flow" followed with the procession
al, when the class marched upon the
platform, the audience standing. The
invocation was then pronounced by
Rev. J. M. Bailey, and the program
continued as follows:
Salutatory-Naomi Garner.
Piano Solo, "Dream Idylls"-Mary
Gentges.
Reading, Jimmie Browns Sisters
Wedding-Iva Bower.
Class History-Georgie Bailey, Stel-
la Hopkins and Minnie Lee John
son.
Piano Solo, "2d Mazurka GODDARD y
Rachel Murrill.
Class Edict, by the Class Dictator
Robert Lloyd.
Vocal Duet, "The Violet" (Humor-
eske of Dvorak EMILY Matkin
and Hazel Counts.
Reading, "Who's Afraid ?"-Florence
Tetley.
Glass Prophesy--Leora Helber and
Virginia Sutherland.
Piano Solo, "Polonaise (Chapin)
Helen Scrutchfield
Glass Will--Lee Orten and Tom Nc
Kinney.
Valedictory-Geraldine Burks.
Presentation of Diplomas by w. B.
Rariden, President Board of Edu-
cation.
Awarding of Medals-Rev. O. H.
Duggins.
Chorus, "Come Where the Lilies
Bloom.
Benediction-Rev. H. P. Grove.
The award of medals was to the
winners in the defamation contest in
April, the first gold and the second
silver medal. The gold medal in the
boys contest was awarded to Ray
mond Bruner and the Silver medal to
Dwight Sutherland. Audrey Horn
was awarded the gold medal in the
girls contest, and the committee was
unable to decide to whom the silver
medal should be given.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-25

Oscar Snelson has taken a contract
to build a 80 by 81 foot brick busi-
ness building at Bismarck for G. H.
Lucy. He has just finished the brick
work of brick building at Flat River
for the Cozian Bakery, of which he
drew up the plans and specifications.
The building and improved machinery
when completed, it is said will cost
in the neighborhood of $4,000.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-25
Still Coming

The following new and renewal sub
scriptions to The Times have been re-
ceived the past week:
New SubscriptiOns-George Taylor
of Doe Run, W. E. Hicks of Freder-
icktown, Miss Cora Lough of Pack
wood, Iowa, Miss Pearl Murphy of
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Renewals-Joel ]. Laws of Route
5, Clyde Morsey and j. H. Jones of
Pennington, John Graham of Liberty
vile, S. w. Cooley of Bismarck, John
D. Vance of Elvins.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-25
CLUB LUNCHEON

The annual luncheon and inaugural
tion Of officers of the Monday Clut
was held with the retiring president
Mrs. Hugh Porter, Monday afternoon
The meeting was a most delightful
one. Toasts were given by Mrs, For
syth, Mrs. M. P. Cayce and Mrs. Gen.
evieve Logan, the subjects being "Oul
New Officers" !" "0ur Departing Ones"
"Our New Members"
The new officers are Mrs. Frank S
Weber, president; Mrs, &. A. Rozier
first vice president; Mrs. C. O. Mel
son, second vice president; Mrs: Gen.
evieve F. Logan, secretary, and Mrs
J. H. Jones, treasurer.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-25
THE SCHUBERT
SCHOOL OF MUSIC

Summer Term-PianO, Organ, Theory
Mrs. Robert F0rsyth--PhOne n.
The summer vacation presents an
excellent opportunity for study to
those children who have been busy in
school during the winter.
Mrs. Forsyth is prepared to give
instruction in every grade of musical
study; to prepare the advanced pu-
pill for college, and to use the most
successful and modern methods in
teaching beginners.
Enroll now. 1926.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-25

"Uncle' Johnny Hughes, who does
the milking of Jake Days cows, had
one of his ribs broken the other day
by one of the cows, as she was enter
ing the barn, flinging her head around
and striking him in the side.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-25

Joe Marty, the popular tailor Of
I. i.Eeadwood, spent Sunday here with
his children, who are living with their
aunt, Miss Gertie Petty, and his son,
Alexander, accompanied him home.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-25

Cleve Francis of Flat River was in
town visiting his mother, Mrs. A.
'Bess, Saturday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-25

Miss Iva Mullins of Pennington has
gone to Sikeston to visit friends.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-24
WIFE ON PoLIcEMAN'S BEAT
She Arrests Suspicious Men While
Husband Suffers Cramps.

BLOoMINGDALE. n. J., Jan. a.
Crime did not flourish in this village
Monday night merely because the
aight police force, consisting excIu-
sively OF Foster Hargreaves. was sud-
denly. at about Q o'clock in the even
ing, taken with cramps in its stom-
ach.
When Hargreaves went home for
first aid Mrs. Hargreaves gave him
the proper indictments and then
buckled on his blue coat. donned his
helmet. armed herseIf with his club,
and went out to patrol his beat ready
TO deal with whatever act of lawless-
ness that might transpire.
Encountering no symptoms Of
wave OF crime. Mrs. Hargreaves be-
came somewhat ennuied with her
new job. She perked up at about
II:3O when she espied two figures
rather rough and suspicious looking
figures, too-lurkinE near the fire.
house. They had done nothing, but
they shouldn't nave been there al
that time of night, so the lone woman
in pOlIceman's regalia promptly put
them under arrest and landed them
in the station house.
She said today she had a con-
seriousness of a duty well done, even
if the two men in the morning were
able TO offer an explanation OF their
presence there and were set free.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-24
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET

BUTTER-Elgin print. &c: Elgin. &c:
process. sSa3sc; store packed. 2s05Oc.
EGGS-Nearby. ss9tbc: So .Iern, S7azse
CHEESE-NeW York sIals, factory, new,
so1=lc.
PoULTRY-Live hens. per ID. 2oc. roos-
tiers, per h., lSc; turkeys. per ID. s6asSc;
spring chickens. per h., &c; ducks. per
h.. 10000; geese. per H.. is6lsc: keats.
young each 4Odl5c
DRESSED PoULTRI-Hens, choice. per
Id, &c; chickens, per lB, &c; turkeys,
per h., s3a3oc; ducks, per d.. 9ooz2c: rOos-
tiers. per ID, i1c: geese, is62oc.
GREEN FRUITS-Apples, new. rer Dbl,
s2-sOG5-So; per boz. 81 oa7So: California
AGO per box: lemons. per box. s. oop5.e; peAra,
per box 75ca2 -; grape fruit g oOa35a
VEGETABLES-rotatoe Mccormick, per
bbI.. a. SOC $50: Western. per ~ bu. sack
81. 1875. so: sweet potatoes, s. OOQl.0o: string
beans, per basket. s..ood3.2s peppers. per
crate, $500 50: carrots. per box. Scdi.0 90;
oLTH. per crate. S2.oOa5.oo: radishes, per 100.
s. Oodi.oo: cucumbers, basket. ts.5e6l %;
onions. per Ioo-Ib. sack. 90 ooa6 20: egg plant
s. 50a3.00 per crate: cabbage, 500 per Toe
ibs.: beets, per bunch. 5d4c; celery. per doz..
Eca100; romaine, lettuce, n-256l.Jo per
basket: lettuce. sl50de. 50 per basket: Gran
berries. per Dbl, ts.oogs 90; per box, 81 $50
? 50: squash. Florida. nT5d22 per basket
81 5Of2O0 per crate: Florida tomatoes, t2.SOa
4 50 per crate: caulihower. California, 81. $50
50 per crate; celery. California. $500 50
per crate: new beets. 81 .7J125O per crate.
DRESSED AEATS-Pork. small to medium,
ID. Itc; heavy. h., l3d15I1c
GAME-Rabbits, No. l, per doz., 81. -:
No. 2 per doI.. 81 0oa1.20.
LIVE STOCK-Calves. tops 1sS9l4c.