The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-15

George Barnhart, operator for The
News, was called home yesterday to
Bland, Mo-. on account of sickness OF
his little son.
Joshua and Everett Cole of Black
well attended the registered Hereford
sale here Tuesday and while here also
visited their daughter and sister, Mrs.
W. L. Johns Bruce Cole Of Desloge
also attended the sale.
Bart Casteel, who lives at Flat
River, dropped into The Times Office
Wednesday afternoon to exhibit a
turnip of enormous dimensions, weigh
ing Z pounds and perfectly formed,
which he had secured at the home OF
his brother, Fred Casteel, near town.
Bart had been visiting his brother, and
had enjoyed some fine squirrel shoot
ing, having with him bunch Of doz-
en- or more of those game little ami
mails.
G. B. Snider, who recently resigned
as cashier of the st. Francois County
| Bank to accept position in the Inter
national Revenue Office in st. Louis,
returned to this city Tuesday from a
visit to Camp Pike, Ark. He went
from here to his former home in Mar
BILE Hill, returning yesterday to at
/ tend to some unfinished business. He
will enter actively upon his new work
December LIST.
The Bethel Cash Meat Market will
\ hereafter be closed on Sundays, until
warm weather, and customers should
inbt.fal to attend to Sunday wants on
Saturday afternoon. Telephone US
your. order before p. m. Saturday,
and we will do the rest, promptly and
satisfactorily. =,
| During the celebration of world
peace in Fredericktown Monday, some
enthusiasts decided to make "big
noise" and put ten pounds of powder
into an old cannon on the public
square, tamping same down with wei
paper, and touched it off. There was
great roar, indeed, and when the
smoke cleared away it was found that
large plate glass in buildings arount
the square had been demolished, tt
the amount of several thousand dol
lars worth. Fortunately no one wa
killed.
We have big line of Ladies, Mis-
) ses and Children's wraps of ever.
description at very attractive prices
Pennington Mercantile Co., Farm
ington, Mo.
The rigid quarantine at State Hos
pital No. continues. No one is al
lowed to enter the grounds, or visi
. the wards. This is to protect the bes
! interests of the patients at the biz
5 institntion, as not one case of infiuen
"a has appeared at the Hospital. Su
perintendent Eaton advises that the.
; are using an extra amount of anti
septics on the wards, and the strict
est sanitation possible is practice
throughout the institution. The Time
commends the management of the in
stitution for the precaution take
against this dreaded and fatal malady
Should the "fu" ban be continued
i would it not be good and wise ide
to really put the ban on in way tina
!. will result to the advantage of tn
r people of this community. The ide
, Of permitting those who may have on
or more cases of this insidinns diseas
| in their home to have free access t
: any and all parts of town; il certainl
E no help toward stamping out the di
e lsease: When one member Of famil
has this disease, all other members
: or people living in such family shout
D be compelled to stay closely atl HON
!. while there is any possibility of thei
{ carrying such germs.