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BRITISH RETREAT
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troops are fighting with the greatest
bravery, the officers and men work.
ing together in absolute harmony.
The allied commanders have the
situation well in hand and had pre-
pared to meet an attack in this re-
gion. The allies hold series of COM
manding hills and the western flank is
very hilly with deep valleys.
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DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

Furnished by the weather bureau office
Topeka. Kan, for the twenty-four hours
ending at Z q m. Tuesday.
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Chicago Grain sid Provision Market.
(The range of prices on grain futures on
Board of Trade as reported by
rhos. J. Myers, sol N. E. Bldg)
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FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Com
pany. corner laurent and Madison-}
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Topeka, Kan, May q.
{ Springs, over lbs. 10c; ROSTERS, Ice
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YANKEES TURN

Continued from Page one.,
lanche of bullets into the enemy's
trenches.
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Chicago, May 2S.-BUTTER-Marke un-
EGGS-Market unsettled. Firsts, 500
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Kansas City Grain Market.
(The range of prices on grain futures on,
Kansas City Beard of Trade-as reported
by Thos. J. Myers, Sol N. Z. Bldg.)
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New Orleans cotton Market
New Orleans, May 2S.-COTT0N-Spot
steady, % points up; middling, 300.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18
Presbyterian
Synod Postponed

Because of the spread of Spanish
influenza through the county and in
neighboring towns, together with
the ordinance closing all places of pub
lie meets in Pennington and St.
Francois County, the moderator, Rev.
H. P. McClintock of Liberty, Mo-, after
conferences with Rev. +. s. Boyd and
officers of the Presbyterian church,
has postponed the meeting Of Mis-
souri, synod that was to have conven-
ed here Oct. %, and ordered it to be
held here Nov. 49,. This meeting will
be preceded, as planned before, by an
Evangelistic Conference, held on No
vember IS and 10.
We hope that the families of the
church will stand ready to entertain
visitors and that no important
changes will have to be made in our
plans. Nov. 18 was the date fixed
when series of evangelistic meetings
were to begin in the Presbyterian
church, but this meeting will open on
Friday night of that week, Nov. 22 and
continue some ten days or more. Rev.
John F. Abbott, D. D., Evangelist for
the Synod of Missouri, will conduct
the meeting. The bretheren of the
other churches are cordially invited to
attend any or all services of the Syn
cd and the revival meeting.
r. s. BOYD.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18
FORMER PRINCIPAL Sue
CUMBS TO INFLUENZA

Julien S. Dearmont, who was Prin-
cipal of the High School for the sea-
son 1867, has also fallen victim of
Spanish influenza, dying of influenza
followed by pneumonia at Jefferson
Barracks Saturday.
He was enlisted in the Army and
was doing clerical work at Jefferson
Barracks when he became i'll on Oc-
tober : with Spanish influenza. An
attack of pneumonia followed the in
fiuenza, as is often the case. 1t was
thought the middle of last week that
he was recovering but later a relapse
was suffered and he died on Saturday,
as before stated.
Mr.. Dearmont was the son of DR..
and Mrs. w. S. Dearmont of Cape
Girardeau, where DR.. Dearmont is
President of the Normal School. Ju-
lien was rs years of age and was mar
'ried last March to Miss Ellen Hunter,
who, together with Mr.. and Mrs.
Dearmont, were at his bedside when
he died. The remains were taken to
Cape Girardeau where the funeral was
conducted Monday.
A telegram of coincidence was sent
to the bereaved Sunday by the High
School faculty and pupils who re,
member Mr.. Dearmont as splendid
young man, a courteous gentleman
and q good teacher.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18
Twenty-Five to
Camp Bowie, Tex.

Twenty-Five men are to be selected
from the following thirty men to be
sent to Camp Bowie, Tex, about Oct.
21st:
John Since, st. Francois.
Charles Dees, Pennington.
Clarence Moran Newhouse, Desloge.
Chas. Edw. Crawford, E. st. Louis.
Emmett Lewis Clark, Bonne Terre.
Arthur VIM. Watts, Flat River.
Jesse Luther Thurman, Leadwood.
Edw. Lee Clayton, Doe Run.
Albert Scott Akers, Iron Mountain.
Geo. David Waring, Pennington.
Elzie Lee McClain, Bonne Terre.
Charles Phares, Desloge.
Will Fred Nell, Pennington Route 1
Vernon Roy Masterson, Desloge.
Joseph Lawrence Seaman, Bonne
Terre. .. y...
Harry Holloman, Elvins.
Joseph R. Bayless, Flat River.
Garrett Lee Burch, Doe Run. n
John Franklin Shannon, Halifax.
Corbin Nicholson Newcomb, Flat
River.
Fred Amell Joster, Jr., Bonne Terre
Terry Chandler, Pennington Route
Three. &. 80 0.
Linus r. Grisham, Bismarck.
Roy Andrew Smith,, Bonne Terre
Route /.
Chas. A. McGraw, Esther.
Lawrence E. Pierson, Iron Mt.
Josep 0. Covington, Flat River.
Oscar Bell, Desloge. ,s
VIM. Seigle Gold, Esther.
James Ohio Buford, Flat River.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18
HARRINGTON CLOSED"
AGAINST INFLUENZA
In Effort to Keep Disease Out of City,
Schools and Churches Are Closed
and Public Gatherings Tabooed

sing immediately had printed and dis,
tributed notice reading as follows:
Closing Proclamation
Spanish influenza threatens Farm
ington. The State orders close re.
strictive and quarantine measures
Following these recommendations the
churches, Sunday schools, lodge meet
ings, public schools, picture shows
pool halls, receptions, parties, etc.
are hereby ordered closed until fur
ther notice. All assembled groups of
more than six persons are hereby for
hidden until further notice. Parents
must keep their children at home and
off the streets. Consult your family
physician about preventive remedies.
This order effective at once, for an
indefinite period, to be enforced by le-
gal authority, with full penalty in
ficted if disobeyed.
C. H. Guessing, Mayor.
Dated this 18th day of October, 1918.
These notices were distributed Sat-
urday evening, and Immediately there
was CLOSING" of certain activities
in this city. There has since been no
assembling of citizens on the streets
or elsewhere, and there has since al
so been a very noticeable absence of
children on the streets. 1t is very ap-
parent that it is the earnest desire of
all citizens to do everything in their
power to, assist in the keeping out of
this insidious disease from Farming
ton, as well as to aid in stamping out
the disease from the entire country.
Whether or not there is sufficient
reason for closing the public schools
is not for The Times to say. Some
think not. To uphold such contention,
the fact is brought out that the teach
ers arc thus deprived of their means
of livelihood, and are thus compelled
to wait indefinitely before they can go
to work again, with no means of live
lihood, other than resources that may
be already on hand. This does not ap-
pear to The Times to be either right
or fair. If the schools must be closed
in order to protect the public health,
then it does seem that the teachers
wages should go on without interrupt
tion. The loss that must be sustained
from any public calamity should be
borne by the public. The Times can
not see any justneos in forcing upon
the school teachers the principal bur-
den to be sustained from such public
calamity. This paper believes, if
proper presentment of this matter is
made to the board of Education, that
any apparent injustice will be reme-
died.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18

While the dreaded Spanish" infu-
enza, which has caused panic
throughout the country, has not yet
gained toc-hold in Pennington, sin
cere and heartfelt desire is felt here
that this city may continue to keep
itself free of that disease, which has
worked such havoc in many places
throughout the country and has al
ready claimed such a heavy toll of
human lives. In soldiers camps par
ticularly has it apparently pressed
down hardest, where an unusual num-
ber of heroic sons are CONCEALED. For
this reason it has already brought the
terrors of this epidemic home to so
many, in striking down the sons in
encampments, who were offering up
their lives for their country. Yet,
while giving up their lives to such a
blight, while detracting in no way
from the heroic efforts of the soldier
boys, is foreign not only to their de-
sires, but to the loved and loving
ones at home, who would have been
far more contented if such lives had
been given up on the battle-felds of
France.
While Pennington has abundant
reason to be congratulated on the fact
that Spanish influenza, supposed to
be practically the same disease as
that formerly known as la grippe, ev-
cry possible effort is being made to
prevent the entrance of such disease
into this city. While there have been
different rumors of supposed cases of
the malady here, up to the present
time such reports have proven to be
groundless. However, every effort
has been taken by the health officers
of the city to prevent the entrance of
the disease, and credit is due them
for the fact that so far not single
case has found lodgmcnt here. The
County Court last week appointed
DR.. T, L. Haney, of Flat River, as
county health physician. Several
cases at that time had been reported
in the Lead Belt. But the efforts of
DR.. Haney, since assuming his duties
of health officer, is evidently produc-
ing good results, as no reports of any
spread of the disease in the mining
districts have been received here. The
health officer evidently believes, how
ever, that this is an instance where
"an ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure" and on Saturday
he ordered Mayor Guessing, of this
city, to forbid the assembling of pco-
Piles together, for any purpose what
ever, until further notice. In prompt
response to such orders, Mayor Gies-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18
White Schools

Mr.. D. H. Haldaman, principal of
the High School, and his little daugh-
ter, Audrey, have gone to jackson to
spend the enforced vacation period.
Also Misses Lois Wescoat, and Helen
Driskill of Oran have gone home to
await the outcome of the influenza
quarantine.
Most of the older High School boys
found employment for the week, and
the smaller children of the community
have shown a disposition to strictly
obey the letter of the quarantine and
remain at home, at least off the city
streets. This is as it should be. The
congregating of children even in
small groups might become means
of scattering the influenza, and should
be discouraged.
The school management is at pres
ent unable to give any information on
the re-opening of school. If infection
is kept out Of Pennington and the
malady does not become serious in
other parts of the county it seems that
school should not be kept closed many
days. However, that matter is in the
hands of the health authorities, and
the schools, will obey their orders to
the letter. Posters will be distribut-
ed freely whenever school is allowed
to reopen. s
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18
Do 1t AT ONCE
Buy Bonds NOW

Tomorrow, Oct. 10Th, is the clos
ing date for the purchase of Fourth
Liberty Loan Bonds. If you have not
already bought till it hurts, you should
do so without delay. If you let tomor-
row close without buying full por-
tion of such credentials of good citi-
zenship, then the fault is all your own,
and you will be compelled to bear the
odium of such failure throughout the
remainder of your life. Yes, the stain
will surely last throughout life for
failure to participate in the fullest
possible extent in this great work for
the boys who are surrendering their
lives for your happiness and welfare.
There is every evidence also that
this is to be the Victory Loan, and
all who invest in such bonds as they
should will have the sweet privilege
of meeting and greeting the boys
when they come back from "over
there" as a friend and comrade. Those
who do not invest as heavily as possi-
BILE in Liberty Loan Bonds will be
listed, and the lists will probably be
published. They. will be compelled to
stand aside, not only for the home
coming greeting, but for all future
time and occasion. Farmington's
quota seems unusually large, but it
must be raised. There are no "ifs"
or lands" about that. We cannot af-
ford to permit Pennington to fall by
the wayside, after she has so nobly
risen to every demand up to this time.
But everyone must subscribe to the
uttermost in order to put this city ov-
er in this drive by tomorrow night
Give, give, give, and then give some
more! All will come back to you a
thnnsand- fold.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18
Real, Live Asset
to Pennington

The McAtee Produce Co., a COM
paratfvely new concern in Farming
ton, has made somewhat remark
able record during It's scant three
months in business at this point. Mr..
McAtee, the manager, has during
that time proven rather unusual abil-
ity as an active, wide-awake, enter
prising produce dealer, a man who is
always in the open in all his dealings,
and who treats everyone absolutely
on the square.
During the three months the Nc
Atee Produce Co. has been operating
here it has expended for produce, of
practically every description, the sum
of about $4,000, which The Times be-
lieves is mighty good showing,
when the fact is considered that up to
the time this business was opened
here there was no exclusive produce
establishment in Pennington: that
business being divided among the diff
ferent MERCHANTS, number of whom
engaged, to limited extent, in the
purchase of produce.
Therefore the McAtee Produce Co.
inherited" absolutely no business
when it was opened in this city, and
all the large trade it now has of ne
cessity had to be drawn from other
locations or business houses. The
past month the business of this firm
has been very much larger than it
was the first month, so that $4,000
per month does not now begin to give
the amount of money there paid out
each month for produce.
Another thing, which should speak
volumes to all who are really inter-
ested in the welfare of Pennington,
is that all the customers of this pro-
duce house are we'll pleased with the
manner in which it does business, al
ways paying the best prices, and in
cash. While the business that is be-
ing done by the McAtee Produce Co.
is doubtless satisfactory to it's man
ager, the good it is doing for Farm
ington should not be overlooked. 1t is
drawing trade to this city that had
long since been weened away, and in
this way is increasing the trade ter
ritory of Pennington. Nor is that all.
1t is also enabling the farmers and
all other patrons to turn into cash
many products and articles for which
there was formerly no market.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18
TO THE CHURCH PEOPLE OF
.. FARMINGTON AND VICINITY

Because we cannot have our regu-
lar services next Sunday, we urge our
membership and friends to observe
the hour from 10 to IL o'clock in spe-
cial worship at home, in song, prayer,
study Of the Word and meditation.
The reading of sermon and the study
of the Sabbath school lesson would be
very helpful. May this closing of our
renewing of the family altar. We
urge our people to fill up this loss of
public gatherings with private infiu-
ences so that there be as little loss as
possible to the Masters Kingdom.
In His name, ~
o. a., DUGGINS. .4 ~
j. M. BAILEY. a.,
o. H. L. CUNNINGHAM. :,
r. S. BOYD.
H, A. MITCHELL.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18
Relief Promised

In conversation with Times re-
porter the first of the week, George
Nees, of Bonne Terre, Auditor of the
M. R. & B. T. Railroad, stated that
he would present the matter of the in
ability at this time to buy ticket at
the Union Station, or get baggage
checked, to Pennington. One coming
to Pennington from st. Louis, or
from other points along the NJ. R. e.
BIT. railroad, must buy a ticket to
Flat River, and are then forced to the
extra trouble, if carrying baggage, to
have same re-checked to this place
from Flat River, after they have been
forced to the extra trouble of secur-
ing ticket from Flat River to this
place. And yet the electric road in
operation from Flat River here be-
longs to the same company that owns
the M. r. & B. T. railroad.
Mr.. Nees gladly volunteered his
services in trying to remove this al
together unnecessary handicap to
travel to Pennington, when his atten-
tion was directed to it. There is no
such handicap placed on travel from
Pennington to st. Louis, or else
where along the M. R. & B. T. line.
Tickets can be purchased here to any
point along that line, and baggage
can be checked through, without fur
ther trouble. The fact that such ad-
ditional burden is placed upon travel
to this city, over the M. R. & B. T.
railroad, without serving a single
good purpose, indicates that perhaps
no effort has heretofore been made to
give Pennington square deal. 1t is
to be hoped that Mr.. Nees will be sue
cessful in his effort to remove such
useless handicap, for the good of
Pennington, as well as the conve-
nience of the travelling public.
L. R. Reid of Flat River transacted
business in Pennington Wednesday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18
Shortage Occurred
in Past Four Years

Since the recent disclosures in the
enormous shortage of C. K. Woodward,
who up to that time had for many
years been cashier of the Federal
Lead Co. in the Lead Belt of St. Fran
co.'s county, considerable speculation
has arisen, especially among those
who have had more or less acquaint-
ance with the workings of that COM
pany for years past, as to just how
the defaulting cashier could have
"gotten by" the watchful eye of H. A.
Guest, who is now general manager
of the Guggenheim interests, with Of
fees in New York. Up to about four
years ago, Mr.. Guest was manager
of that company's interests in this
county, from which position he was
promoted to manager Of the general
Offices.
A Times reporter this week had
conversation with Auditor Jordan,
whose scrutinizing work it was that
unearthed the recently developed
shortage in his audit of the books of
the late Cashier. In such conversa-
tion the fact was disclosed that Wood
wards shortage dates back only to
July 3, 1914, practically four years, a
short time previous to which General
Manager Guest had been promoted
and had moved from the field. 1t was
very soon after Guests successor took
charge that Cashier Woodward's
Juggling" began, and the extent and
uninterrupted manner in which it was
continued for four long years, with
out let or hindrance, can easily be
imagined when it is stated that dur
ing that time approximately $1S5, 900
was converted to Woodward's person.
al use. %
The Times gives this information
in justice to Mr.. Guest, whose ac-
quaintsnces and friends here were un-
able to understand how such a "hold-
up" couAd get by his careful business
methods and ever watchful eye. Mr..
Guest is known not only as one Of the
most efficient mining men in the bus
mess, but he is also most thorough
and painstaking business man. That
these facts were also known to the
defaulting cashier is also evident,
which caused him to delay his manip-
ulations until novice was placed on
the job. y
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18
Democratic
Speaking

u Hon. Frank Thompson will speak at
Bonne Tefre, in behalf of the Demo-
cratic ticket, at 200 p. m, on Satur-
day, Nov. End. III. slg
He will also speak in, Pennington
on the same evening, at s p. m.
Mr.. Thompson is an excellent and
forceful speaker, and all are cordially
invited TO hear him. His addresses
will be more in the nature of patri-
otie presentments, than of political
addresses, and will be of real benefit
to all. 81
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18
DISINFECTAN'TS

The present is most critical period for
recty guarding against all manner of infectious dis
eases.
It would be well to use every possible effort to
guard against the approach of the FLU" mcrobe as
well any other diseases which liable tofly in
at the door at any day, or any minute of any hour
of any day.
for all kinds of the best Disinfectants known
such as
Formaldehyde Candles
Sulphur Candles
CarbOlic Acid
The item of cost in using such disinfectants is
infinitesimaly small as compared to the good
their proper use may do. Neglect in this matter
may result in the serious illness of some member
ofyour family.
E. M. LAAKMAN, Druggist. s-...
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES

In spite of stringent regulations en-
forced on account of the influenza,
the fifth week of school was well at
tended in all except the primary
rooms. The average attendance for
the week was 95.15 per cent, with
Mrs. Byington's room recording the
highest and Miss Aker's room the
next, with attendance respectively
99.78 and 99.74.
The standing in attendance for the
first five weeks of school is as follows:
White SchoOIs
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18

Joe Bruett was out squirrel hunting
Friday and bagged three young ones.
Among them was an absolutely white
one, without spot or blemish of any
kinda pure Albino. He is going to
have the pelt stuffed and preserved,
as it is believed to be very rare
specimen. In fact, it is the first pure
white squirrel in existence, so far as
the writer has been able to discover.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18

Prof. C. B.. McClintocx, who is this
year teaching in the Bonne Terre
schools, came to Pennington the first
of the week for visit to his old home
and friends while the schools there are
closed by order Of the State Health
Board. Prof. and Mrs. McClintock
have moved to Bonne Terre for the
winter. /.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18
DIR. SMITH RECEIVES
ARMY COMMISSION

DR.. O. A. Smith has recently re-
ceived commission as Captain in the
United States Medical Reserve Corps.
He will report at Little Rock, Ark,
November /, for duty. DR.. Smith is
the fifth physician from Pennington
to enter the service, the others being
Drs. Watkins, Patton, Long and Tate.
DR.. Smiths Pennington friends wish
him success in his work for Uncle
Sam.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18

Delicious roasting ears are still to
be had here, and they are better than
ever. This does not refer to canned"
ears, but ears right off the stalk.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18

Tom Mckinney, who is in the s. A.
T. A. at Fulton, came home for short
stay Wednesday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18

County Court meets today.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18

L. R. Reid of Flat River transacted
business in Pennington Wednesday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18

sing immediately had printed and dis
tributed notice reading as follows: