The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-09

~. B Allen. Of University City is.
here on business.
Benz. H. Marbury is attending court
at Potosi this week.
Spring clean-up work has already
started, and will soon be in full force.
Prof. Granger of the Esther school
spent Saturday and Sunday here with
friends.
Raphael Horn, who is employed in
Flat River, spent Sunday here with
relatives.
Floyd Davis has purchased a Ford
roadster from the St. Francois Motor
Company.
The st. Francois Mining and Pros
pecting Co. few days ago sold Ar
acres of mineral land near Miami,
Okla, for $4,000.
Who will we have for Mayor? That
is the leading question'just now. The
question of who to choose for Alder
men is also close second.
Indian Joe's Wild West Show that
was shown at the Monarch Wednesday
night attracted a large crowd. All
seemed to be well entertained
Miss Sally Sonar, teacher of Valle's
Mines school, was here last Thursday
and Friday taking the teachers ex-
animation, Miss Sally reports her
school to be progressing very nicely.
FARM FOR SALE-120 acres, Z
miles east of Bonnie Terre, Mo-; 70
acres in fine timber. For particulars
address G. Couriskey, 1926 Oregon
Ave, st. Louis, Mo. TAT.
The High School basket ball team
left yesterday for Cape Girardeau to
play in the basket ball tournament for
the Southeast Missouri championship.
They were accompanied by Coach j
S. Dearmont.
There were several light fiurries of
snow the last of the week, but they
did not linger long. The weather Of
this week has been moderating, until
now the bright, sunshiny days have
again set the "spring bug" to crawl
ing, and there are again rumors of
planting gardens.
Prepare early to swat the fly. But
you should not only swat the fly, but
put things in shape to give him such
cheerless reception that he will be
so discouraged as to either commit
suicide or look for some place more in
viting to his taste. A fly swatted in
time prevents about nine-m.llion. so
it is claimed.
The Times is pleased to place on its
Ak" list this week the Harrington
(Del.) Journal, of which j. Harvey
Burgess, late of the Morehouse Hus
tier, has just taken charge. While
Southeast Missouri misses the "Vap-
id Vaporings" of j. Harvey, we are
gratified to note that he is apparently
we'll located in his eastern home. And
as the muse went with him, we will
still be able to catch the far echo of
his sweet soprano" each week.
"The Musical Guardsmen" appeared
at the Monarch last night, being the
final number of the past seasons Ly-.
ceum course. There were six young
men in the company, and they proved
to be rare treat, holding the closest
and rapt attention for one and one
half hours. Every member of the COM
pany is a musical genius We under
stand that next winters Lyceum has
already been arranged for, with even
higher grade attractions, if possible,
than the one just closing.
There has been very noticeable
change for the better in the conduct
of som auto drivers about Farming
ton recently. They have evidently
been forced to the realization that
others have the same rights on the
public thoroughfare as they them
selves have. Anyway, their manner
Of procedure mas recently undergone
decided change. They are even care
full to park their machines on the
right side of the streets. This is as
it should be, and will meet the hearty
approval of all law-abiding citizens.
Theo. Hodge, of Campbell, Mo-, was
in Pennington the first of the week
looking over the field with a view to
going into business at this point. He
was abundantly pleased with the con-
1itions and prospects here, as he saw
them, and concluded to take advan-
tage of the opportunities. Conse-
quently, he rented the Merrill Pipkin
business house, on the west side Of
the square, and will open a speciality
store therein about the goth inst Mr.
Hodge has had eleven years experi-
ence in this particular line of bust
ness, and should thoroughly under
stand it. He will keep three travelling
men in the field throughout the Lead
Belt and in adjacent counties, but
Pennington will be their headqRar-
ters. Mr., Hodge should be welcomed
10 this city.
HIS THIRD BIRTHDAY