The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-11-14

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A large number of school teachers
from Pennington and St. Francois
county attended the annual State
Gathering in St. Louis the last Of the
week. Most of them returned nome
Sunday.
County School Superintendent j
Clyde Akers attended the State
Teachers Association in st. Louis
last week, returning home Sunday. He
reports splendid attendance and q
profitable meeting.
For something extra fine try some OF
that Veal Roast, Outlets or Chops al
Bethel's Meat Market.
r. C. Tucker received telegram
Tuesday evening, stating that his son
Preston, had been operated on for ap-
pendicitis at Ashville, N. C. 1t is the
hope Of Preston's many friends here
that he will soon recover.
Mrs. Rider, Mrs. Lloyd, Mrs. Muir.
rill, Misses Swink and Miss Kleppsat-
tel were among the teachers from this
city.i attendance at, the State Teach
ers' Association last week. They re-
turned home Sunday evening.
Miss Katherine Yocum, the Red
Cross Nurse who has been here for
over three weeks, will leave today
for Flat River, where she will take up
the work of class instruction similar
to that she has just completed here.
The members of the Grand Jury
were sworn into service Monday
morning, Judge Huck delivering 70
them his charge, and they went into
secret caucus and investigation. They
have as yet failed to return any in,
dictmehts.
| The Missionary Society of the
Mrs. T. Fl. Holman on Wednesday af-
ternoon, with Mrs. J. B. Robinson as
leader. Mrs. Orear gave a report Of
the district meeting, held at Freder.
icktown last week.
A three days meeting of the Mis-
souri, Field Trial Association will be-
gin at Iron Mountain next Monday
and an interesting and profitable try
out of thoroughbred dogs is antici-
pated. Most of the dogs and their
trainers are already on the meeting
grounds. This will be a big event
among sportsInen.
Judge E. e. Swink went to St
Louis the last Of the week to enter
st. Luke's Hospital, where he expects
to undergo an operation in the hope Of
being relieved of the intense suffering
he has for some time past been fire.
nuently forced to undergo. Mrs. Swink
! joined him the first of the week to be
with him during the critical period.
A number of war trophies and pic
lures from Russia were on display
end history of them given by The
boys was an interesting feature of
| tho program. Refreshments were
served and the evening closed with a
dance. The boys went away feeling
that the D. A. r. had an appreciation
Of their service for their country.
Nurally's Candies at Laakmans
Drug Store. .a
A very serious auto accident &C.
Cured at Flat River5last Friday night
in which Jim Koen was seriously in
jured. He was Immediately rushed tS
a hospital in st. Louis, where he died
Monday night His remains were
| brought to his home in Flat River.
Funeral services were held at the NJ.
+. Church, South, in Esther Wcdnes-
day. afternoon.
Hon o. L. Munger was in attend
ancc at Circuit Court here several
days this week. ~On Tuesday ne DC
livared an address in the High School
| Auditorium at Flat River, on invita-
ton of Supt. White, to more than
eight hundred pupils and teachers of
High and Central school. His ad-
dress was pronounced splendid and
most appropriate to the occasion by
all who heard it.
VIM. Bruce, splendid old citizen of
| Bonnie Terre, came over Monday
morning to try to be excused from
service on the grand jury, for which
he had been selected, owing to inabil-
ity for such service by reason of sick
ness He brought with him Joe
Thornton as a substitute for such SER
vice, feeling that he would be fully
competent and more able for such du-
tty than himself, in his physically im-
paired condition.
| ], w. ,Latta, of Cape Girardeau, and
F. J. Schmidt, of st. Louis, represent
ling the Illinois Automobile Insurance
Exchange, of Bloomington, ILL.,, are
working in this city at present and
doing splendid business among au-
r posss Il tRd th sts are s9 need
ed by auto ,owneHssi as they afford pro-
lection against fire, theft, collision,
windstorm, property damage. and per-
sonsf injury, and fffcest is most re-
Invariably cheap. aespe taHy in compar-
ison with old-line insurance. Sec
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