The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-03-07

wired the Chillicothe Business College
for private secretary to the Director
| of its Agricultural Extension Service
Other G. B. C. students are employed
in this and other Offices at the Univer-
sity.
The 5-months-old child of Mr. and
Mrs. Andy Campbell died suddenly
Tuesday morning, at their home on
IA" and College Streetss fhc fun
eral services were conducted Wadnes-
day afternoon at the Battisc church
and interment was in the K. OF ?.
cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. j. Mayberry accom-
panied Mrs. E. E. Sutherland and sis
ter, Mrs. Gcer, to Bismarck Monday
afternoon, where they took the Sun
shine Special for Houston, Texas. Mr..
and Mrs. Mayberry remained with
friends until Tuesday morning, when
they returned home.
Rev. ]. P. Mcdonald was n Mississ-
ippi county last week. where he has
accepted a call to preach in the Char
lesion circuit. His work will be 1.-THE
M. E. Church, South, at Andersen and
Wyatt, and he expects to begin his
regular work there next Sunday,
where his family will join hin. soos as
school is out.
Telephone calls to Bethel's Cash
Meat Market, No. 239, are always CIV
en- the same careful and prompt SER
vice that personal call receives.
When you need anything in meats,
fish, oysters, vegetables, staple and
fancy groceries, ETC., give us call
and you will be pleased with the
prompt and satisfactory service you
will receive.
If you desire a thoroughbred Po-
land China hog, either to start or to
improve herd, you should not fail
to attend the sale to be held at the
Cloverdale Stock Farm, at Oran, Mo-,
next Monday. There can be found
only the highest grade registered
stock. See announcement on the first
page of this issue of The Times.
A fire alarm sounded at 1lo'clock
Monday morning, caused by q small
blaze in the Farmers Bank building.
There was considerable scurrylng
about, but very little damage was
done. Plumbers we're at work ia the
building, preparing office rooms for
Or. Watkins on the second fleor, and
in the basement, burning a small hole
in some manner a blaze was started
in the lower floor.
Len Richardson, of Route l, out OF
Elvins, called Monday and had his
name enrolled as Times reader for
the ensuing year. MI. Richardson
contemplates changing his residence
soon, but has not yet definitely de-
c;ded where his new hume will be. 1t
is possible that he may move into
Madison county, but VIC hope he will
continue to make st. Francois county
his home, as he is just the KIND OF
citizen whose departure would be a
positive loss to the county.
Read the announcement of the Spe-
cial Sale Day which appears On the
fourth page of this issue. This sale
viii be held in Pennington on Satur-
day, March 18th, being for the spe-
cial benefit of all who desire TO sell
anything. This service is extended
free to all, and for the benefit Of the
public in general. For the initiation
of this splendid enterprise much cred
/ it is due "Uncle Harve" Highley, who
has donated considerable time to talk
ing the matter up among the Business
men and soliciting funds to pay the
necessary expenses.
This weeksthc name of j. F, Hicks
appears in The Times announcement
column as a candidate for the Office OF
CITY Marshal of Pennington. Mr.
Hicks has been resident of FARM
ington and vicinity for many years,
and is well known to our people. For
some time past he has been running
a service car and is thoroughly famil-
lar and fully qualified to render eff
lent service as City Marshal. he is
making his race on efficiency in office,
and promises to give the people the
best possible service should he be Sc
lected for that place.
Mrs. E. E. Sutherland and sister,
Mrs. Jennie Geer, of Westboro, Mo-,
who has been visiting her, left Tues
day afternoon for Houston, Texas
where Mrs. Sutherland will enter the
Baptist Sanitarium for treatment.
Her brother, DR.. E. B. Kenner, is D
member of the surgical staff of that
institution, and had insisted on her
coming there for treatment, as her
health has been failing somewhat OF
late, Mrs. Geer will go from Houston
to Mineral Wells, after a brief visit,
where she also hopes to receive health
benefit from those celebrated waters.
Sundy Eolios is having extensive
repairs, changes and additions made
10 his business place, on the south side
of the square, and when the improve
nents are completed he will have a
most attractive and inviting place. He
has taken out an old partition, throw
| ing both rooms into one, which gives
more room for the accommodation OF
customers, as well as adding to the
general attractiyeness. He intends
to give more attention to the serving
&C soft drinks and ell kinds of re-
freshments, and it is for the purpose
Of carrying out his plans in adding o
really attractive parlor for the serv-
ing Of refreshments that much OF the