The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-23

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Miss Irene Antoine, who is teach.
ing school at French Village, spent
Saturday and Sunday here with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Antoine.
City Marshal Jacob Schaefer made
an arrest Sunday afternoon for speed
ing. The party was fined $10.40
Jake is certainly suppressing the
speeders.
DR.. E. M. Herwig has moved his
Office to DeLassus. DR.. Eugas will
occupy the rooms formerly occupied
by DR., Herwig in the Realty build
ing, after April 1.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marbury went over
to Caledonia the latter part Of last
week to attend the funeral of Hen
ny Fisher, a prominent farmer of that
vicinity, who died on the 18th inst.
w. T. Halle has bought the Willard
Byington lot in the Burks addition, the
building on which was partially de-
stroyed by fire recently, and we I'M
derstand that he is going to convert
the building into a neat cottage to
rent.
Field Superintendent Hawkins, of
Washington University, st. Louis,
was here this week inspecting the
public schools. While The Times has
not been able to get copy of the
report, it is stated that the report
is most f1attering to our schools.
Mrs. O. H. Duggins and children
returned the last of the week from a
two-weeks' visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Hills, at Green
vile, Ill. She was accompanied home
by her parents, who will be her guests
for about two weeks.
Rev. H. P. Grove, Presiding Elder
Of the Pennington District, NJ E.
Church, South, preached the funeral
discourse of former State Senator
John E. Marshall, who died at his
home in Sikeston on the 18th, men
ton of which is made in our Southeast
news items.
George Rickus Of New Madrid
county returned home Wednesday, af-
ter a few days visit with his father,
"Uncle George" Rickus, Of near Farm
ington. George is in the dairy bust
ness, and is doing well, which will be
welcome news to his many old friends
in this community.
Chas. H. Guessing announced last
week as a candidate for Mayor of
Pennington. Mr.. Guessing is a.
member of the Pennington Milling
Company and is one of the progress
sive, public-spirited young business
men of our town. He would make a
live wide-awake Mayor
The handle bars of a motorcycle
that Frank Mcfarland was riding at
Rivermines, near Shaft No. 2 last
got out Of order in some way
and he lost control of the machine.
He was thrown off and dragged about
40 yards and considerably bruised up,
but fortunately escaped serious in
jury.
Paul Brunette, employed by D. c.
Henry d Co. in the butcher shop,
while feeding the large electric meat
grinder Tuesday, was looking out the
window as the girls were passing,
got his hand too far down in the ma
chinery and had the end of his middle
finger badly cut. When he is to feed
the grinder in the future they will
move it into the back room-New
Madrid Record
A. /. Foard, County Farm Demon
strator, is nursing an injured arm,
the result of a @kick" from a Ford
while he was cranking the
thing last Saturday. AS q Akieker"
the Ford has long since gained re-
nown, usually landing on vulnerable
spot. Mr.. Foard sustained a frac-
tured right forearm, but he refused
to take advantage of his injury for a
Iay-off, and has kept right on with
his work. His injured arm is i'm
proving nicely.
Friends of M- j. Patterson, who
lives a few miles cut of Pennington,
on Route d, and who is JUS now re-
from severe spell Of ty-
phoii, gathered at his home Wednes-
day and cleared an acre of land for |
MIN, from which about thirty leads of |
wood was secured. 1t is such neigh |
Dorly friendliness and interest as
was expressed in this action that |
fills the heart to overfiowing with joy
on being permitted to live among |
such neighbors.
The Times has received a number |
If expressions Of appreciation of the |
Magazine supplement that was issued |
with this paper last week. Some have |
arrived through the mails, while |
,thers have been delivered personally. |
Some express wonder that we can fur
lish such newspaper cas- The Times
has become" together with the Mag
azine for only S100 year. But, so
ong as we can add any additional
pleasure to our readers we are willing
o put forth every effort to that end.
The Magazine will be continued as a
'egular monthly feature Of The Times.
Bryan Halter went to st. Louis this
week to take his second examination
or entrance into the West Point Mil
tary training school. He success
fully passed his first examination,
md his many friends are confident
hat he will have little difficulty in
,etting through in creditable man
Ter on this, which will be his final
into West Point. Bryan
S a Pennington High School grad
late, and has also had considerable
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