The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-10

training at Camp Funston, in the
Medical Corps, came home Sunday
for short visit with home folks.
Gentry likes the service fine, is look
ing. well and says the. St. Francois
county boys at Camp Funston are
getting along splendidly.
John Perkins, son of Dr. G, B. Per-
kins, and another young man, while
of the way to Ste. Genevieve last
Sunday in the formers car, ran into
one of the pillars of the overhead
railroad bridge just this side of Ste.
Genevieve. Neither of the young
men were badly hurt and the car suf-
fered only slight damage. "
Left at Three Rivers church on
May 9th, black velvet handbag,
containing purse, mourning hand
kerchief, pair black gloves, and a
black silk muller. Please leave at
Pennington Mercantile Co., care of
Lon Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Cloud, of st.
Louis, are visiting his brother, Geo.
w. Cloud, of Flat River, and two sis
tiers, Mrs. John E. Hough and Mrs.
Geo. Sebastian, in this city, and other
relatives and friends. Mr.. Cloud, who
is proprietor of barber shop in st.
Louis, is now in the employ of the
government, as inspector in the Ord
nance Department. He is enjoying
his vacation, among old friends here.
/ w. l.. Bess, formerly station agent
at this place for the M. r. &, B. T.
Railway Co., which position he re-.
signed several months ago owing to
excessive work, has accepted the po-
Sition of Assistant Cashier in the st.
Francois County Bank, where he en-
tered upon his duties Wednesday. Mr..
Bess is capable and efficient young.
man, we'll known and popular in this
community, and The Times bespeaks
for him success in his new position.
Careful cutting MAKES lot of diff
ference with the cooking qualities of
your meat. We have only experienced,
careful meat-cutters to serve you.
That makes certain your satisfaction.
--BethePs Cash Meat Market.
We are pleased to report that the
big subscription contest that is now
in progress for The Times is coming
en- very satisfactorily, and is bringing
in large numbers of new subscriptions
to this paper. Owing to the large
number that are being added to The
Times list, it is impossible for US to
publish them. In fact it is proving to
be big job to get them properly
placed on our subscription list from
week to week. Anyone who has paid
for this paper, and does not promptly
receive it, will confer a favor on re-
porting such omission, which we will
be glad to correct.
This is the season Of the year when
arrangements should be made to make
your. house-even your porches-fy
proof. "A full assortment Of sizes in
both window and door screens, also
screen wire in rolls, to be had at
Tetley- Klein Lumber Co.
| Paul Jones has been appointed
Sporting Editor of the Great Lakes
Bulletin, daily newspaper published
at the Great Lakes training station,
for the benefit of the naval forces in
training there. This gives Paul con-
siderable liberty, as well as considera-
l.hteA Responsibility, and quite a
"plum." Paul won the appointment in
competition with some fifty other ap-
plicants. He is well qualified for the
work, as he was for some years a
member of the sporting staff of the
Kansas City Star, and did special
work for string of other large met
ropolitan dailies.
FOR SALE-320 acres, fronting on
the Avon road, 8 miles from Farm
ington, Mo-, and miles from Miller
Switch, Illinois Southern Railway.
School house Id mile; never failing
water; all under No. A /, wire fence,
stock pig tight. Title perfect, unen-
cumbered; price 100000; cash $500,
balance on time to suit purchaser.
John d. Gibson, 104 Jackson Road,
Webster Groves, Mo. 18-4t
DR.. ]. P. Clark, of Perryville, re-
turned home Monday after spending
week with old friends and looking
after business affairs in this vicinity.
He had with him French war medals
of bravery and heroic service, which
had been won by brother of SON.
in-law of the Doctor, which had
been sent home by the young man,
who is still in the trenches and per-
forming heroic deeds for the Allies.
These medals of honor are composed
of the French cross and two other in
signals of honor, showing that their
owner had "gone over the top" at
least three times.
A. K. Jones, who until recently was
superintendent of public schools at
Piedmont, has just been appointed
district farm agent of Bollinger, Ste.
Genevieve, Washington and Iron
counties, and Pennington will be his
headquarters. He has had consid-
cradle experience in farm work. In
fact he is practical farmer. He has
also had courses at the State Agri-
cultural College at Columbia, and is
well prepared to render splendid SER
vice to the farmers in the various
counties where his work will be. His
Office will be with Farm Agent Hens
ley, in this city. He moved his fam
lily here last week.
You should keep in mind that the
Old Reliable Meat Market always has
on hand a complete line of the best