The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-11

Clyde Gale has enlisted in the Avia-
ton Corps. -'~5 - $50. Cd
Lee Coffield visited relatives here
"a few days last week. 49, NV (
A good rain last night, which can
be advantageously used by everyone.
The Rickus Grocery has large line
. of fresh Canned Goods to select from.
Butter is very scarce on the local
market and hard to get at any price.
Rhine P. Lang was registered at
the Marquette in St. Louis the last
Of the week.
WANTED-Southern mares. W..
B. Rariden. ','
W. B. Rariden bought carload of
cattle Wednesday at Plattin, which
he shipped to the st. Louis market.
You should see that splendid as
sortment of Aluminum-Wa at Rick
u.s. Grocery.
Polite Elvins, of Bonnie Terre, at
torney for st. Joe Lead Co., was here
yesterday looking after business mat
tiers.
Hon. O. l. Munger, of Piedmont,
attended to business here Wednesday,
while on his return home from st.
Louis. : n - fsS'9yp ~
A large line of Staple and Fancy
Groceries to select from eat Rickus'
Grocery' as '
Mrs. Maggie Gray, matron at
State Hospital No. a, returned Mon
day from Dawson Springs, KY, much
improved in health.
Mrs. Radle received message yes
terday that her daughter, in Norfolk,
Va, is critically i'll, and that there is
small hope for her recovery.
Furnished rooms for rent. Apply
to Mrs. John Pepin-
"Uncle Frank" Coffman, now living
at Avon, a former good citizen of
Pennington, was here Wednesday
meeting with many old friends.
Taylor Smith left Friday on bus
mess trip to the Miami, Okla, mineral
fields. He will also make a visit to
Tennessee before returning home.
The Rickus Grocery Store has a
splendid line of Chinaware, including
extra dishes, which you should see be-
fore buying.
While cranking her automobile last
Friday, Mrs. Lawrence Wells sus-
tanned a broken right arm when the
engine backfred. The severe injury
is mending nicely, The Times is pleas
ed to report
B. H. Boyer, of the firm of Benham
& Boyer, left last night for Boston,
Mass, on business connected with a
very important law snit, involving
large interests, which may later be
brought to trial here.
= WANTED-A few nice, large mare
mule colts. Only good ones wanted,
for which / will pay good prices. E.
e. Swink, Pennington, Mo.
csS Ord l.. Eaton, Superintendent of
State Hospital No. A, has been selected
/, by, the Governor as an official repre-
sentative of the State at the General
Conference for Social Welfare, to be
! held at .Chillicothe on Oct. 27-29.
Twp. Carter, Of st. Louis; came in
; Tuesday to look after some unfinished
business of his father, Judge E. M.
Carter, deceased. Mr.. Carter was an
appreciated caller at The Times of
fee and subscribed for the ensuing
year.
FOR SALE-1917 model Overland
Touring Car, equipped with electric
lights, self-starter; car in first class
condition. Apply to P. o. Box No 81,
New Gutenberg, Mo.
AL. Foard, Assistant County Agent
Leader, and J. X. Jones, both of Farm
ington, are in this county for the next
two weeks to organize the county so
that Wayne can have a county agent
like all the counties which are 100 per
cent good on war eactivities.-Green-
vile Journal. ,.- .a
FOR SALE: Az 1918 Model Chew
rolet Touring Car, in excellent condi-,
ton; also 1917 Ford Truck, in good
condition. Prices right. Oscar Dome,
Weinparten. Mo. 38-4t.
Hon. j. il. Tetley of Pennington,
Mo-, and Democratic nominee for
State Senator, spent last Saturday in
Perryville to meet old friends and
make new acquaintance. Mr.. Tetley
is an able man and will make this dis
trict an able and wide-a-wake Senator.
.-Perryville Sun.
FOR SALE-1917 Briscoe Touring
Car, lik@new; also Piano, cheap. Am
leaving, so must sell at once. Phone
1876, or write R. R. Trengove, Lead
wood, Mo-. $685.
DR.. ]. L. Eaton, Superintendent of
State Hospital No. A was advised
Monday, BY the Mental Hygiene War
Work Committee, New York City,
that male attendants within draft age
that are necessary to organize SER
vice of the Hospital having in their
care mental and nervous patients
will hereafter be exempted from Sc
lective service.
Among the very best fertilizers on
the market are Morris Bros. and the
Empire goods. Buying a cheap and
insufficient fertilizer is worse than
throwing money away. Get the best
at Tetley-Klein Lumber Co.
The room in the St. Francois hotel
building, lust east of the one occu-
pied by the Local Draft Board, is now
being overhauled and repaired for oe-
cupaney by the Local Draft Board,
whose present quarters have become
cramnad nv reason of the constantly