The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22

| Judging from yesterdays airplane
exhibits over Pennington, it would
seem that this place is now on the
"main line. At that rate airplanes
will soo11be as common as blackbirds
hereabouts.
Noting the subsistence of the "fu"
scare, the Brookfeld Argus says:
We await the day when we can look
up at the sun and take good old
heart soul-stirring sneeze
without being looked upon with sus-
picion."
Alfred W. Moore and Miss Estella
M. Hopkins were united in marriage
Saturday evening at $3.50, at the
Christian church parsonage, Rev. j. M.
Bailey officiating. The newly-weds
have gone to housekeeping in this city.
The groom works in the Lead Belt.
G. Burdette Snieer and wife of
Pennington, were here last Saturday
and Sunday making visit with the
family of his mother, Mrs. w. B. Fin
ney. On Monday the y departed for
Camp Pike, Ark, accompanied by his
half Miss Eula Finney, and are
making a visit with their brother,
Lieut., w. o, Finney of the M. o. r. c.
l-Dunklin Democrat.
We have big line of Ladies, Mis-
ses and Children's wraps of every
description at very attractive prices.
Pennington Mercantile Co., Farm
ington, Mo.
The statements of the financial con-
fdftton of all three of the banks of
Pennington will be found in this is
sue of the Times, and each of them
is worthy OF careful inspection. Not
withstanding the heavy demands that
\ have been made on all these institu-
tions, in paying for Liberty Bonds,
War Savings and Thrift Stamps, their
solidity is apparently not gin the
\ least impaired. s.-
1 1t has been announced that Miss
Bessie Brady, the very competent
Deputy Circuit Clerk in Clerk John A.
Knowles Office, will be retained in that
position by Circuit Clerk-Elect j. C.
Heifner, who will take charge of that
office the first of the year. Miss
Brady has exceptional qualifications
for the work in that office, and will
be of unusual assistance not only to
Clerk Heifner, but to all who may
have business in that Office.
]. C. Williams, J. H. Orten, John
Swink, w. D. bruce and Lon Overall
have bought the garage owned by w.
E. Billie) Robinson. These gentle
men intend to remodel the shop, add
new tools and arrange generally for
better service. They will make new
tires, rebuild old tires, and put out the
best garage work possible. w. d.
bruce, one of the firm, has the repu-
tation of being the best mechanic in
this part of the State. They will
guarantee to do good work.
FOR SALE-One go-cart or sui
key, good as new; one good tool box
with this and partition, and one car
pet inh good condition. Mrs. G. H.
Gerhardt at Mrs. Fugate's residence.
We learn from the Linevilln Trib-
une, via the K. C. Times, that w. A.
Laughlin of Lineville has just sold his
2OO-acre farm for 100000 He had
owned 100 acres of it for ~ years
and the rest for eight years and lived
on the land until few years ago,
when he retired. The whole farm cost
him $4,000. These facts are offered
for comparison with the statistics to
be found in Government publications.
and farm journals showing thRt farm
ers only make bare living.
"One day last week." says the Bates
4 County Democrat, '"it was reported
| that two of the Federal prisoners tried
TO dig another hole in the jail wall.
After some argument they agreed to
quit. Prisoners should not be allowed
to dig a hole in the wall every time
they desire to escape. This is just
extravaganza and will in time weaken
the walls until the Jail will have to
be condemned. The county should
make rule that any prisoner wishing
TO break jail shah use the holes al
ready provided by former prisoners.
Any prisoner so fastidious as to OBJ
ject to using one of the old exits
should have to stay in Jail"