The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-25

C. H. Menge and his Sunday School
class of boys spent two days on the
st. Francois river this week.
Mr. and Mrs. j. +. Hicks and daugh-
tiers, Ada, Mary and Lala, visited
friends at Libertyville Sunday.
Squire Zolman reports the marriage
yesterday of James B. Harris and
Pearl Thompson, of Bonnie Terre.
John FOWL was called to Bonnie
Terre Wednesday night on account of
the serious illness of his brother-in-
law, Del Evans.
John Isenman received this week a
letter from his son, Lieut.. Fred Isen-
man, saying that he had landed in
New York on Tuesday.
Fred Fuhrmeister and William and
lack Jennings arrived home last
night with their discharges from SER
vice. Pennington is glad to welcome
them back.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Simms and
family, Misses Hazel and Roxie
Counts and Ora Turley and Leo Bio
meyer went fishing on the st. Fran
co.'s river Wednesday night.
The case of andre Harago, Of Goff-
town, common assault on Elmer Law
son, 14-year-old boy, will come up
for trial today in Squire ]. P. FOL
mans court. The date of the assault
was last Monday.
Taken Up in City Pound-One bay
mare, Is hands high, 5 years old. City
Marshal, Pennington, Mo.
Father Collins, formerly of the
Pennington Catholic church, who is
now in charge of a parish in st. Louis
county, with his two sisters passed
through Pennington yesterday on a
motor trip to Arcadia.
: The piano Pupils of Mrs. A. M. Eli
senberg Beard gave recital at the
High School auditorium last Friday
night. 1t was well attended and the
program was well rendered, each Sc
lection showing practice and skill.
Clip the coupons from st. Louis
daily papers and get can Of Bo-raxo
free-at Klein's.
The musicale given by the pupils of
Misses Vida and la. Abshier at the
High School auditorium in Flat River
last Friday night was an excellent
program and was well attended by an
appreciative audience. The little folks
played their parts well, and Misses vi
da and liza are to be congratulated.
LOST-A Christian Science Quar-
terly in black leather case on West
Columbia street. Reward for return
to Times office.
Boys and girls who attend the
Ozark Business College are being CIV
en- the best positions on account of
their excellent training. A special
rate is offered for this summer by
which students can enroll now at the
old rate and then enter in the fall or
winter. Enrolment should be made
this month, however, in order to be
sure of the low rate Colt
Keep your eye on Iron Mountain if
you enjoy transformations. That won
derfully rich mineral field, which has
long been dormant, will soon again be
taking oh wonderful activity, as
mountains of the richest iron ore ev-
err discovered have only been scratch
ed" over in all the mining that has
ever been done in that field. Where
millions have already been taken
from those mines, there are doubtless
tens of millions yet remaining.
All roads lead to Arcadia Heights
these days, during the Baptist and
Methodist Assemblies. The Baptists
closed a two weeks meeting there
Sunday, and large crowds were in
constant attendance. The Methodist
Assembly opened yesterday, on diff
ferent grounds, though in the same
locality, and much travel continues in
that direction. Friday, August LIST
has been designated as Pennington
Day at the Assembly, when it is an
ticipated that at least thousand peo-
pie from this vicinity will be in ut.
tendance.
w. M. Harlan left Saturday fol-
Cape Girardeau, for fortnight visit
with his family and B. c. Hardesty and
family, whom Mrs. Harlan has beer
visiting the past week. On Saturday
afternoon a boat trip was made from
the Cape to Commerce, Mo-, and re-
turn, and supper served in real pic
| mic fashion. Those in the party were;
Mr.. and Mrc. Harlan, Martha and
Morrison Harlan, MIR. and Mrs. B. C
Hardesty and daughter, Miss Helen
Chenauit, and Master William Wilson
Eaton.
The exodus of citizens from the diff
ferent towns in the Lead Belt contin-
ues with. no, apparent diminishment
| It is said that practically all those
who can get away are going in search
Of better wage and working condi-
lions. Hundreds of workmen continue
to leave that district every week, most
of them going to Detroit, where there
lis a strong demand for skilled labor
on terms that are far. more satisfac-
tory to workmen good working con-
[ditions and equitable wages. 1t is es-
timated that within the past few
weeks the Lead Belt has lost half OF
| its former population, and if such
movement is not soon checked that
district will soon, be practically de.
serted. Such is evidently the desire
Of the great mining corporations
What their next move will Be remains
lto.bs seen. III.