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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-09-06

The steady growth Of the American
merchant marine in all classes of YES
sells has been revealed for the first
time since the wal began In statistics
from the department of commerce.
They show that in the first five months
of this year there have been built in
this country and officially numbered
by the bureau of navigation a total
of 500 vessels Of 6S7,055 gross tons.
The merchant fleet of the United
States now mounts to approximately
100000 gross tons, not including
merchant craft under control of the
army and navy as transports and sup
ply ships. At the beginning Of jan
uary 26,242 merchant vessels of $685.
224 gross tons were flying the Stars
and Stripes on trips across the Allan
tic with food and munitions, into the
Caribbean and Pacific with American
products for foreign customers and on
the lakes and rivers of this country as
part of the nations domestic trans
portation system. 80"
includes New Vessels.
This tremendous fleet is second only
to the merchant tonnage of Great Brit
ain. 1t includes all new vessels built
under the direction of the shipping
board and thousands of other ships,
smaller in tonnage but greater in car
rying capacity, which play so large a
part in commerce and the maintenance
nF N 90 uarohIa balance nf frado
All merchant vessels are required by
law to register with the bureau of
navigation of the department of COM
merce and to receive an official iden-
tiication number, before being per-
. mitted to fly the flag of the United
States. The number is awarded wher
the finished ship is measured for gross
tonnage capacity, which Is the content
OF the ship in terms of 100 cubic fee
and the internationally accepted meth
cd of expressing size.
The shipping board. building exclu
sively cargo ships, has adopted dead
weight tonnage as the medium of com
putting new tonnage, lightweight capa
city being the actual weight Of cargo
unu OunhCA SOdA WhANh u DC
Indicates Fleets Size.
The lightweight tonnage of a cargt
ship is about 30 per cent greater thar
its gross tonnage, but in a passengeI
vessel is less, because the space is oc
cupied by passenger accommodation
The former German liner Vaterland
now the Leviathan, has a gross ton
mage of $4,000, but a lightweight capa
city of only about 5000 tons, which II
Illustrates why, in dealing with all type
Of ships, gross tonnage, or the actua
size regardless of the space allotted t
cargo, has been chosen International
as more truly indicative of the size o
a feet.
There has been a steady increase /
new ships this year, the May tonnag
being three times as great as the Jar
uary output, and greater than tn
whole output for the year 1914. I
the first month of 1918 there were 5
ships of 64,759 tons given oficis
numbers. In February "a ships G
117,601 gross tons were numbere,
March saw a notable jump in the pre-
duction of small ships, numbers bein
awarded to 1873, the tonnage being 147
las. The record in April was 1e
ships of 163,050 tons, and in May Is
ships Of 194,465 tons.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-09-06
OUR TRADE FLEET
NOW 27,371S SHIPS
Department of Commerce Gives
First War Statistics.
SECOND ONLY TO BRITISH

Merchant Marine of America Now
100000 Tons-6e2 Vessels Built in
Last Five Months-Single Months
Growth in 1918 Equals Whole Num-
Der Launched in 1914-Now Reckon
by Deadweight Tonnage.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-09-06
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-12
LIBERTYVILLE

Mr.. Voelker, who has employment
at Desloge, spent Saturday night and
Sunday here with his family.
Mrs. T. B. Alternately is on the sick
list this week.
r. V. Tillman of Pennington spent
few days here last week with the
family of his son, Ralph.
Lloyd Ferguson Of Cross Roads
was a visitor in our village last Fri
day.
Drs. Eugas, Braning and Graves
were professional callers here last
week.
Geo. Banes of tredericktown was
hauling corn from here last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Martin and Mr..
and Mrs. ]. A. Parker visited H. B.
Presnell and family here last Thurs
day evening.
Mrs. F. L. Graham was shopping in
Fredericktown last Friday.
Lynn Ballard is ill with pneumonia
fever this week.
Ed Turley was a visitor at Coffman
last Friday.
Mrs. Frank Mcfarland and children
Gladys and Lloyd, of st. Louis spent
the past week with her uncle and E.
o. Prcsnell, and family.
Mrs. R. P. Sebastian is i'll with cry
sipelas at this writing.
Mr.. Burns of Leadwood and Mr..
Baker of Kentucky were visitors at
the formers farm here last Sunday.
c. H. Holmes and family spent last
Saturday night and Sunday with rel
atives in Fredericktown.
Those who have had measles the
past week were: the family of N. G.
Sebastian and Mrs. H. B. Presnell and
little sons, Harry and Byron.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. ]. Tillman and
Miss Marguerite Ashby were shopping
in Pennington last Saturday evening.
Mrs. A. E. VanSickle spent last
Sunday with Mrs. Leo Moran and
family.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-12
For Presiding Judge of County Court:
w. A. MITCHELL
of Esther.
A GROCERS SUFFER PENALTY

Columbia, Mo-, April S.-Four gro
GERS in st. Joseph have been ordered
by the state food administration to
close their doors for one day for vio-
lating the substitute rule.
An inspector from the office of the
state food administration visited
st. Joseph last week and found
potatoes, macaroni and spaghetti,
beans and various kinds of breakfast
foods were being sold as substitutes.
THE wheat situation is so serious
that the Washington office has ordered
the tifty-fifty plan to be followed with
out exception" Lee Walker, licensing
inspector of the state food administra-
ton announced in ordering the four
stores to close. "Grocers who violate
this ruling at this late date must ex-
pect to suffer the penalty.
Ignorance of the ruling or of the
proper substitutes is no excuse. Vio-
lstors will be ordered to close their
stores for specified time or will have
their supplies cut off entirely. Future
violators will not be let off with clos
ing their stores for only day. In
spectors from this office are investi-
eating retail stores in the State and
all merchants found guilty of selling
wheat flour without the proper sub
Stitutes will be penaliZod."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-12
AVON

Miss Lorena Vogt of Coffman spent
Monday night the guest of her cou.
sin, Miss Ida Evans.
Mrs. Henry Boyd was an Avon Wis
itor Wednesday of last week.
Miss Hilda Bauer is staying with
Mrs. Walter Barron at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bartlett Bieser were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Noah A. Mer-
tell Sunday.
Everett Barron of New Church
spent Monday at the home of A. J.
Gordon.
Herbert Ellis of near Womack was
business visitor in this vicinity Fri
day of last week
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Vogt and fam
lily were guests of the formers moth
err, Mrs. Susan Vogt, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Halter and lit
tie daughter spent Sunday with Mrs.
Halter's brother, j. H. Boyd, and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eliza Gordon and
daughters, Zella and Nevada, of Coff-
man, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. C. Wade last Sunday.
John Danieley and daughter, Miss
Gladys, spent several days recently
guests of relatives and friends at the
Lead Belt.
Mrs. Osro Boyd of near Minnith
spent day recently with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Coffman, of this
place.
Mrs. Antoine Bieser was the guest
of Mrs. Elijah Sebastian Monday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Danieley and
daughters, Beulah and Ilah, and Jas.
Mcfarland and son were guests Of A.
J. Gordon and family Sunday.
After having spent the winter with
relatives near here, Mrs. Robt. Lutes
departed last week for Paragould,
Ark, where she will join her husband,
who has employment at that place.
John Bounds of Fredcricktown was
business visitor near here Monday.
Those who spent Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Antoine Bieser
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Bauman
and children, Beulah and Elgin Boyd,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. N. Waugh and Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Bauer and children.
The following were Ste. Genevieve
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-12
TUNNEL

Misses Mae and Pearl Cartee spent
Wednesday afternoon at the home OF
7. E. Spurgin.
F. H. Mellon made a business trip
to Bonnie Terre Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hammock and
children spent a few days during the
week at tn home of Mrs. Jep Ham,
mock at Silver Springs.
H. c. Carter and daughters, Leona
and Pearl motored to DeSoto Tues
day afternoon. ...r
Mrs. c. w. Shannon spent Wednes-
day at the some of F. H. Mellon.
H. C. Carter made a business trip
to Flat River Friday.
Robt. Jones and Tom Rawson made
trip to Bonnie Terre Saturday.
Those who were entertained at the
home of H. c. Carter Sunday were
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Spurgin and chill.
dren, and Jimmie Douglas, Fentor
Thurman, John Parker and Frank
Cole.
Quite a number from this place at
tended church at Valle's Mines Sun,
day night.
Lee E1aHmock Indue BUSINESS tFlI
to Bonnie Terre Tuesday.
Earl Douglas of Valle's Mines spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Frank Douglas, at Coonville.
Ural Hammock was shopping il
Bonnie Terre Tuesday. t,"7
Mrs. Frank Douglas and Mrs. C
W. Shannon attended church at Sill
yer Springs Sunday night.
There. will be a Liberty speaking
Wednesday night at the CoonvillC
school-the 18th. Everybody is invit
cd to attend.
Amos Moore visited his brother
Linn Moore, near Valle's Mines, Mon
day.
Ed Spurgin was visiting in DeSotc
Monday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-12
HOME DEMONSTRATION WORK

Under the able leadership of Miss
Mary Brucher, who has been our Dis
trict Home Demonstration Agent for
the past few months, a group of wo-
men has been working most effective
ly in the cause of Food Conservation
and home demonstration of war cook
cry. These women, after taking les
son from the Demonstration Agent,
have held neighborhood classes, call
ing together the women in different
parts of town, and passing on to them
the ways of using the different sub
stitute fiours, and other commodities
recommended by the Food Admins
tration. This means Of spreading the
gospel Of less wheat and more sub
stitutes has been found most effective.
and the women comprising the group
have decided to continue the work, ey-
en- after the Home Demonstration
Agent has left our county to assume
her new responsibilities as County
Agent of Jefferson county. Other
phases of food conservation will be
presented to the different neighbor-
hoods from time to time, and the COM
mittee hopes in this way to arouse a
more intense interest in the propagan-
da of the Hoover Administration than
has ever yet been shown.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-12
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES

Supt. H. L. Jones and practically
reelected at Desloge. Supt. Jones
salary has been increased to $500
per annum, the salary of High School
Principal J. H. Harry has been in
creased to SLIPS, and a minimum
monthly salary of $50 was established
for grade teachers, with many grade
teachers, however, receiving from ten
to fifteen dollars per month more than
the established minimum. The Des-
loge Board of Education is entitled to
great credit for this voluntary in
crease in salaries and it is hoped and
believed that all other boards of ed
ucation will do likewise. 1t is impos-
sible for a good teacher to be over
paid.
The response to the countrywide es-
say contest on the subject, "How to
Help Uncle Sam Win the War
Through Thrift Stamps" has been
very gratifying. The decision of the
County Committee naming the win
ners in each of the five classes will
be awaited with interest. 1t is pos
sible that a similar contest will be
held in September as il is believed
that patriotic enthusiasm cngendered
among pupils and parents throughout
the county is of enduring and prac-
teal value.
Patriotic meetings were held in
practically all st. Francois county
schools on last Friday afternoon. The
feature of each of these programs was
short address by some lady of a
County Committee organized for the
purpose of inaugurating the drive for
the Third Liberty Loan. Many of the
teachers have written since the pro-
grams and invariably speak in the
highest terms of the addresses.
The following is an extract from
the report of the State Superintend-
ent on the work of the Bismarck High
School: "The high school inspector
has reported favorably on your high
school. He especially eommends the
good spirit of the student body and
the apparently well-planned work of
the teachers. | take pleasure in re-
tanning your high school on the list of
approved high schools of the first
class. This means that every sub
ject is approved"
List of pupils receiving attendance
certificates from this office, continued:
Marvin Snyder of the Cedar Falls
school; Joe and Bernice Sebastian of
the Fairview school; Edwin and Clar-
ence Best, Noel and .Eldon Smith of
the Unity school; Martin Powell and
Dorothy Laws of the Vale Forge
school, and Irene Elser and Marvin
Swinford of the Stone school.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-12

callers Tuesday: Geo. W. Beard, Ber-
nard Bieser, Elliott Gordon, C. V.
Bowling, Otto Wulfert, Clarence and
Emmett Boyd. g.
The Saline Township Teachers
Meeting, which was to have been held
at the Coffman school last Saturday,
was not held on account of the rainy
weather.
Augustus Barron, who was called
for military service last fall, came in
the latter part Of last week on fur
Tough. A singing was given at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Ed Neighbors,
Sunday afternoon in his honor. A
large crowd gathered, all of whom
were glad to see Gus; also that he is
looking fine and that he is we'll sat
isfied. He departed Monday for camp.
The Oakland and New Church
schools have recently closed-the
former, March 10Th, and the latter,
April 4th-they having been taught
by Misses Edyth o. and Ethyl B. Rod
gers, respectively. 1t is reported that
each have taught very successful
term of school; the latter having been
asked by the board of directors to
teach the school in 1888, at an in
crease in salary, for the third consec-
utiVe term.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-12
PRIMROSE

Miss Rlanche Rawson and brother,
Eyeret, Of Rome Tcrrc spent the
Weekend hera with friends and rela-
tives
John Cash of near Big River was a
business visitor in Bonnie Terre Satur-
JoT '''e7 % '''''' Al '
Boscoa blackwell Misses Mabel
RlarkweiI and MYRTLE Cole of near
Prosnect motored out to Bonnie Terre
one evening last week.
Wy Iate Mnrnbv and son Of near Rig
River were in Rome Terre Saturday.
Miss Della Rattv of near Valie's
Mines was . cuest of Miss Esther
Pawsor The fore mart of last week.
Andv SNYDER snent Friday night
and Saturday in Ronnc Terre with
friends I'D
Teathel and Everett Rawson spent
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-12

rived here Friday night for a visit
with relatives. He is we'll pleased
with camp life. %y.g50 !, Z
A singing was given at the hothe Of
Walter Barron Sunday evening in
honor of August Barron, home from
training camp. The following were
present: Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Coffman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Adams, Mr..
and Mrs. Nicholas Danieley and little
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Gegg, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Neighbors, Everett Barron,
John Danieley, Ben Graham, Mr..
Graves, Hugh Mcfarland, Willie Pat
terson, Morris Haney, Guy Haney,
Perry Haney and Cont Graves; Misses
Ophia Graham, Eva Haney, Barbara
Haney, Dorothy Haney, Annie Adams,
Ella Graves, Nonela Adams, Gather
inc Adams, Hilda Bauer, and Mrs. Ar
thur Adams. The evening was passed
in singing and music. All wished
August good luck and speedy return
to this neighborhood.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Barren Saturday,
March %, and left fine 11-pound
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Neighbors, Everett
Barron, August Barron and Guy
Haney and sister, Miss Dorothy, Wis
tied with Walter Barron Sunday.
Miss Hilda Bauer returned home
Tuesday morning from Walter Bar
ron's, where she had been staying for
week.
The chicken pox and measles conta-
gions are visiting this neighborhood.
Miss Ella Gordon and little sister,
Nevada, were guests of their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Haney, one
night last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Danieley and
daughter, Alice, spent Saturday eve
ming with Mr.. and Mrs. Neighbors and
August Barron.
Mrs. John Heberlie spent Monday
with Mrs. Walter Barron.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Danieley
nave moved from his fathers farm
near New Church to Coffman. We
welcome them to our neighborhood.
Ben Graham and sister, Miss Ophia,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Fannestock and
children and Will Gegg were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Bauer Sat-
urday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gegg were
consulting the doctor at the Bonnie
Terre hospital one day last week.
Mr.. Haney left Monday to spend
the summer with his uncle, A. j. Rig
don, at River Aux Vases.
James Bauer has employment with
Ed Turley at Libertyville for the sum-
mer.
A party was given at Osban Adams
Tuesday night. A large crowd was
present and all had a good time.
Quite a number of people of this
community motored to River Aux
Vases Monday night to attend party.
Mrs. Luther Boyd is on the sick list
at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Bauer spent
Sunday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Gegg.
Mrs. Geo. Fannestock is on the sick
list at present.
Misses Ophia Graham, Carrie
Stroup and Ella Graves visited the
school last Wednesday afternoon.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-12
"COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE =

Lawton Crossman was a st. Louis
visitor last week.
Farmers in this vicinity have begun
blowing for corn.
Miss Clara Whaley of near Pros
pect was guest of Miss Eta Law
son Sunday.
Several from Prospect attended the
fevival at the T. M. B. church Sunday
hight.
Grover Jones and family spent Sun
day at the home Of VIM. Pettcs.
g Mrs. Lass Cash was a guest at the
home Of Morris Jones Monday evening
Those who were entertained at the
home of VIM. Rawson Sunday were:
Misses Nellie Moon and Blanche Raw
son, Messrs. Robert Lawson, Roy
Ketcherside, Robert Jones, Finton and
Everett Rawson.
Pete Goodin and family of Lead
wood motored down here Sunday and
spent the day at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Lucy Goodin. Mrs.
Goodin went home with them for a
visit.
Mrs. Lass Cash was Melzo visitor
Monday morning.
At the school election last week the
following directors were elected:
Morris Jones, John Rawson and John
Pettes.
Miss Della Ratty who has been here
visiting friends and relatives, return
ed home Monday.
Mrs. Alfred Cole was guest at the
home of Morris Jones one evening
last week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-12
BISM ARCK

Jack Frost visited this vicinity Mon
day night.
+. G. Grisham transacted business
in Potosi Saturday.
Henry Mester was home from Spar
ia, H., the latter part of last week.
Miss Leona Ross, teacher of room
No. 3, was sick few days last week.
Miss Leila Bisplinghoff taught in her
place.
Mrs. Thompson of Caledonia spent
Sunday and Monday with her daugh-
ter, Miss Lucille, and son, Russell.
Miss Lorraine Bisplinghoff spent
Tuesday and Wednesday in Chaffee.
A child at the Arch Taylor home is
the latest smallpox victim.
Clyde Matkin and Rev. Del Long
grear were in Pennington Wednesday.
Misses Viola and Hester Beard
were shopping in Flat River Monday
afternoon.
H. f. and Louis johnson were in
Belgrade Monday and Tuesday buying
cattle.
Mrs. Thos. Cheatham of st. Louis
spent the first of the week with her
daughter, Mrs. Chas. Kistner.
A social was given by the Eighth
grade graduating class at the theater
last Friday night. A good program
was rendered.
Rev. Longgrear was at Caledonia
Sunday and conducted the funeral SER
vices of sister of w. A. Byrd, whose
remains were taken there from her
home in Little Rock, Ark.
The Sunday school classes of Miss
Maud Dent and Mrs. j. r. Thompson
enjoyed an Easter-egg hunt last Sat-
urday afternoon.
Chas. Scharper has sold his dray
business to j. w. Matkin and expects
now to devote all of his time to his
motion picture show.
Miss Cecil Disteli entertained the
Eighth Grade class last Thursday eve
ming with a popcorn popping.
Misses Myrtle and Georgia Matkin
returned home from st. Louis Thurs
day, where Miss Georgia has been in
the Baptist Sanitarium for the last
eight weeks, after undergoing an OPP
GRAFTON for appendicitis.
Quite a number of Bismarck peo-
pie attended the services at the un-
furling of service flag at Arcadia
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Scharper and
son, Morris, were in Potosi Tuesday,
where Mr. Scharper gave his initial
picture show that evening.
Mrs. Thos. Boston of Piedmont is
now visiting her daughter, Mrs. Thos.
Barrett, of Bismarck
The five-weeks old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Curtis johnson died last Wednes-
day morning. The funeral was con-
Quoted Thursday morning by Rev.
Longgrear and interment was at Iron
Mountain.
Miss Mary Sinclair of Bellevue is
spending the week with relatives near
Bismarck.
The candidates elected at the city
and school elections arc as follows:
The vote for mayor was tied, c. H..
Lucy and C. T. Tullock each receiv-
ing the same number of votes; E. A..
Rowland was elected collector; Chas.
Huff, marshal, and C. HI. Lucy and j.
R. Thompson were elected school di-
rectors.
A program was given at the Meth
odist church by the eight Four-Min-
ute Men of Bismarck Tuesday eve
ming. A good crowd attended and re-
ported an excellent program.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-12
SUGAR GROVE

Henry Hahn, who has been sick
the past week, is able to work again.
Little Velma Rion is quite sick at
the home of her parents here this
week.
The Bible lecture, which was given
at the school house here Sunday af-
ternoon by d. E. Davis of Knob Lick,
was well attended.
Willie Silvey of Elvins is visiting
Lee Hunt here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gossett and Mrs.
R. c. Martin spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. John Haynes.
j. D. Rion and family visited rel
atives near Doe Run Sunday.
John Haynes carried the mail for
Ora Turley on Route 2, Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. T. F. O'Bannon, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Noltkemper and chill
dren and Misses Mary O'Bannon and
Lillian Wescoat spent Sunday with
Peter Zolman and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Niedert and
son, Herman, Of this vicinity attended
the funeral of the formers little
grand daughter, Rosa Niedert, in Doe
Run, Saturday. Little Rosa died al
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Niedert, in Herculaneum Thurs.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack O'Bannon moved
from this vicinity to the Sam Tetley
farm south of Pennington last week
Mrs. R. c. Martin and Mrs. Johr
Haynes and daughters spent Monday
with Mrs. Emma Hunt and family.
Rev. r. C. Martin attended church
near Doe Run Sunday.
Emmett London of Esther spent
Sunday with his parents here.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-12
COLEMAN

1t is feared the fruit is killed in this
community.
Quite a hail storm visited this vi
cinity last Monday.
Miss Carrie Stroup returned to her
home Thursday at Fredericktown. She
had been visiting her cousin, Miss
Ophia Graham.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Heberlie and lit
tie son were guests of Frank Boyd and
family of Avon Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Adams and
little son were guests of Mr.. Adams
parents, near New Church, Sunday.
John Danieley and daughter, Miss
Gladys, visited his son, Nicholas, at
Coffman recently.
! August Barron of Camp Funston ar
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-12
$4,000 LIBERTY BOND
' AS A PRIZE

For the best essay on the Third
Liberty Loan, open to every child in
the county, this prize is offered by
Mrs. Gardner, wife of the Governor.
Essays to be sent to 1898 Railway
Exchange Building, st. Louis, by