The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-16

iron Mountain Stock Farm.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Garrett were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Newt Stone
Sunday. Mr. Garrett is cashier of the
Citizens Bank of Desloge.
Merrill Pipkin left Saturday for
Miami, Oklahoma, to look after min
ing interests there. He expects to
return the last of this week.
Miss Alva Marie Clay, who is
teaching school at Doe Run, spent
Saturday and Sunday here with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Clay.
FOR SALE--Rhode Island Red set
ting eggs, $1.00 for Is, prepaid to
any address. T. F. O'Bannon, Route
2, Pennington, Mo. got
Our good old friend, w. S. Miller,
called Saturday and subscribed for
The Times to be sent to his son, Cliff
ton T. Miller, at Wilkinsonburg, Pa.
Willard Byington of DeSoto came
over Wednesday to look after the
settlement of insurance on his house,
which was destroyed by fire last week.
Hermann Trauernicht, wife, son,
Carl, and daughter, Miss Frieda,
spent Sunday afternoon at Middle
brook, the guests of Mr.. Trauernicht's
mother.
We are now receiving daily hun
dreds of dollars worth of New Spring
Goods in all lines.-Farmington Mer-
camille Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Williams return
ed Wednesday from a several weeks
stay in Mineral Wells, Texas. Mr.
Williams health is apparently some
what improved
Bryan Forster, who recently UNDER
went an operation in a st. Louis hos
pital is reported to be improving and
all chances are in his favor for per-
manent recovery.
Mrs. Merrill Pipkin left Tuesday
for st. Louis for a protracted visit
with her sister. The length of her
stay is indefinite, and she has closed
her home on Columbia street.
Ivan Robinson of IrondaIe spent the
weekend here with his brother, w. C.
Robinson and family. Ivan expects
to leave soon to accept a position in
the Bank of Maiden at Maiden, Mo.
FARM FOR SALE-120 acres, Z
miles east of Bonnie Terre, Mo-; 20
acres in fine timber. For particulars
address G. Couriskey, 1926 Oregon
Ave-, St Louis, Mo. Tat.
March is doing out weather about
in accord with its general reputation
thus far. One day is cold and blus-
terry, another is damp and blustery,
while the next may be warm and sun
ny.
e. E. Blaylock, who is employed in
Ecorse, Mich, returned here Sunday
to accompany his family to that place.
Mr.. Blaylock is employed as bookkeep-
er and stenographer, and is making
good in his new place.
There will be conference of Sun
day School teachers and workers at
the Southern Methodist Church at
i2:30 o'clock next Sunday afternoon.
County officers will be present, and
good meeting is anticipated.
Mrs. j. C. Pepin returned the first
of the week from a two weeks visit
with her daughter, Mrs. A. R. Beard,
at Camden, Ark. She was called there
by the serious illness of her daughter,
whom she left considerably improved.
Willie Swink was considerably
bruised up and his ankle sprained on
Tuesday of last week, while chasing
a mule, by his horse slipping and fall
ing on him. He was laid up for sew
eral days, but is now able to be out
on crutches.
During the hard rain Sunday night
a flock of wild geese, on their north
ward fight, evidently became scat
tered, or lost their way, while pass
ing over this city. For some time
their squaking kept many awake, as
they were flying low.
A. W. Bradshaw and family this
week moved into W. S. Niller's home,
corner of College avenue and &c"
street, where they will be near the
home recently purchased of j. C. Will
liams, on &C" street, known as the
w. C. caves place, while it is under
going improvements.
Keep your chickens at home and
enclosed in wire screen lots is an adj
monition to all people in town who
keep poultry. Garden making has be-
gun and it is very annoying to have
ones neighbours chickens scratching
up the beds and seeds. III feeling
and estrangement of neighbors is Of
ten the result of this chicken forag-
ing, and besides it is contrary to city
ordinance. Keep your chickens at
home, don't let them annoy your
neighbors and prevent i'll feeling. In
so doing you ere not only respecting
the law, but you are observing in that
regard the golden rule.
In another column will be found an
article calling attention to the i'm
portance of putting the streets Of
Pennington into the best possible
condition before they are treated to
another coat of oil, which will soon be
here for that purpose. There is an
other needed improvement that should
be made before oiling is begun. A
street crossing is badly needed at the
corner of College avenue and "A"