The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30

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Mile M. Long of Iron county, anc
29th, Charles Gerard Vogt and Nellie
Clementine Hill of Bonnie Terre.
Miss Helen Fischer left Wednes
day for Old Mexico to live with hei
father. She will visit few days il
Festus on her way. She has beer
here for the past few months work.
ing at the home of C. G. Halter.
| The W. C. T. U. meeting, which
was to have been held next Tuesday
4 April Srd, has been indefinitely post
poned, owing to the enforced absence
Of Mrs. 0. ]. Mayberry, the leader
for that meeting
4 B. A. Eaton at Flat River has just
secured the agency for the Apperson
Bros and cylinder cars, thorough
ly high classed and medium priced,
He is also agent for Dodge Bros.
cars. IL St.
DR.. B. ]. Robinson and e. j. Nc
Kinney were called to Miami, Okla,
Wednesday on important business.
They had evidently received some
charming news, judging from the
smiles they were wearing when they
boarded the train to leave.
A few suggestions: When in need
of an oil stove, Farming Implements,
Cream Separators or Fertilizers, you
should not fail to call at Nell & Phil
lips. They have splendid line of all
these articles, and can please you.
Rev. 0. H. Duggins left the last of
the week for a visit to the Miami,
Okla, mineral fields, where he owns
an interest in the Lucky Jack Mining
Co., which is apparently one of the
richest claims in all that abundantly
rich field.
Pennington is in dire need of more
residence property. There is a great
demand for rent property, and not a
house to be had. Rent cottages would
be splendid investment in this city,
as they would rent readily and at
good prices.
Rev. R. S. Boyd, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church of this city, left
the first of the week to assist in a
revival meeting in Kansas City. Mrs.
Boyd and children left at the same
time to visit relatives in Fulton, Mo-,
while Rev. Boyd is away.
The Parent Teacher Association
will meet on Friday, March Both, at
1920 p. m. in the High School Audi
forum, at which time a constitution
will be adopted. An interesting pro-
gram has been prepared. Be sure
and attend this meeting, and bring
friend with you.
The Ridpath- Vawter Chautauqua,
which has again been secured for
Pennington, have selected dates from
August 21st to 25th, inclusive, for
this city. This years Chautauqua is
said to be even higher class than the
one given here last summer, which
was very good.
The Times editor and family were
shocked Saturday morning on receipt
of telegram announcing the death
that morning of sister, Mrs. A. w.
Morris, at her home in Galveston,
Texas. This information came entire
ly unheralded, as we had no previous
information of her sickness. !
Prof. Thielman, superintendent of
the Public schools in New Madrid,
wa 81 nFarmington the latter part of
last week in the interest of text book
intendent of the public schools at
Bonnie Terre for number of years,
leaving there about six years ago
for New Madrid, where he has been
since.
DR.. j. P. Clark, of Perryville, was a
Pennington visitor Sunday. He re-
turned to this city Tuesday after a
visit to his farm near Libertyville, |
where he inspected the condition the |
work was in. Mrs. Clark is visiting |
in the East, so that wherever the Doc
tor hangs his hat, there he is at home
and he has friends galore through
out this county.
Congressman Walter l.. Hensley |
and family left Wednesday for Wash
ington for the extra war session of |
Congress. Before his departure,
Congressman Hensley expressed the
idea that the next session of Congress |
might remain in continuous session
for possibly a year or more, posi-
bly, for two years, depending entirely
is confident will declared with Ger
many.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. J. Mayberry were
called Tuesday to the bed
side of their son, who is attending
William Jewell College at Liberty,
Mo. They have two sons attending
college there, and the first information
they had that either of them were sick
was Tuesday morning, when a mes
sage arrived stating that Meyers, the
younger son, had been operated on
Monday.
Robert J. Shores, New York pub
Usher, has just printed book writ
,en by William Antony Kennedy, the
title of which is "The Master of
Bonnie Terre." This book is said to
nave an absorbing local interest,
,reating very largely of scenes and
conditions in st. Francois county.
The author is son Of w. A. Kennedy,
ST., Of this city, and is now president
# a $10,000,000 banking house in
New York City.
It is now time for the annual
with oil of the streets of
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