The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-05-09

Jay SCHOOL anu CnuFCH. LuHCH was
taken and Sunday afternoon was spent
on the church lawn.
Six finishing students in biography
were placed last week by the Chilli
cothe Business College in splendid po-
sitions, three with the Union Pacific
and one each with the Northwestern,
Wabash and Western Union.
The following stock shipments were
made the last of the week to the st.
Louis market; Sebastian & Herzog,
a car load of hogs; Russell Ryan, a
car load of hogs; W. B. Rariden q
Son, a car load of horses and mules.
Mrs. Alma Rider was called to Flat
River Monday morning owing to the
illness of her daughter, Mrs. Huff.
Mrs. Riders room-full Of first-grade
tots in the North Ward school were
we'll looked after by Miss Alva Clay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollo Cozean and
Mrs. j. A. Kite attended the bacca-
laureate services of the Senior class
at Flat River last Sunday night. Miss
Edith Kite is a member of the Sen
ior class in the Flat River High School.
Mrs. Walter Tetley, who for some
time past has been on the sick list,
is still a sufferer from what her doc
tor pronounces an absess in her head.
Mrs. Tetley is at present at the home
of her father-in-law, r. S. Tetley, SIX
miles south Of this city.
While some damage is reported to
fruit from the recent cold, frosty
weather, there is but little apparent
damage indicated in this immediate
locality, and good fruit crop is in
prospect. The damage that was done
was principally in the low lands.
Mrs. w. M. Harlan and Mrs. j. B.
Burks left for st. Louis Monday to
attend the Biennial Convention of
Women's Clubs of Missouri, as dele
gates from the Fortnightly Club OF
this city. The State convention con-
vened Tuesday for four-days ses-
sion.
While we have made no effort to
keen up our stock of Paints, we still
have considerable Sunshine Finish
Paints on hand. There are none bet
ter. Tetley-Klein Lumber Co.
Z Cards have, been"g received by "a
number of Pennington friends an
nouncing the arrival of daughter at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Nor
rissy, of Miami, Okla. This is the
first permanent visitor to this home,
and to say that the parents are proud
and happy but slightly expresses it.
Do not forget that "Mrs. Wigs OF
the Cabbage Patch" will appear at the
Monarch next Tuesday evening, for
the benefit of the Public Library.
These pictures will feature Marguer-
lite Clark and will be well worth the
price Of admission-10c and zoe. You
will also be aiding a most worthy
cause.
Some of those who have long kept
their hand near the pulse of that stu
alton are firm of the opinion that the
"sluffing off" of a few of the COM
pany's henchmen and advisers would
be of inestimable benefit, not only to
the district, but to the company, as
we'll. Some dull, sickening thuds are
expected to be heard at no distant day.
FOR SALE Liquid Soda Foun-
tain, 10 feet long, and Back Bar; Ice
Cream Tables and Chairs; 2 Counter
Show Cases and 2 Floor Cases, each
10 feet long. At Sundy's Candy
Kitchen.
John Russell, formerly a leading
business man of this city, who is now
engaged in the implement business IN
Sikeston, has been in hospital in st.
Louis for some time past. His host
Of friends here will be pleased to
earn that he is again back home, APP
parently recovered from his recent
trouble, and in a far more fit con-
iition than he has been for years past.
A somewhat noisy charvari was
given Saturday evening to Capt. Bell,
IF Bonnie Terre, and Mrs. jeff Highley,
IF this city, who were married last
week. The couple are living on "A"
street, where the festivities" took
place. The party of "rioters" was
finally Quilted with kindly treatment
from the rfewly welded pair, and the
evening resulted in good time for
,esiegers, as well as besieged. Capt.
and Mrs. Bell will make their home in
The annual Junior-Senior party
was given at the High School build
ng last Saturday night. The prin-
,ipal amusement Of the evening was
series of short plays and tableaus,
played by the members Of the Junior
lass, representing the life in after
years of the members of this years
Senior class. The reception rooms
we're decorated with lockwood, ferns
and the class colors. Refreshments
we're served, consisting Of brick ice
,ream, cakes and lemonade.
]. C. Williams, who last week sold
,is large farm in the Libertyville
at once proceeded to buy
another "little" farm, principally for
he purpose of keeping his son, Paul,
employed. His new purchase is
river bottom farm, than
which there is none more fertile. This
arm is near Rrickey's, Ste. Genevieve
county, and contains 600 acres; con-
,ideration about $4,000. Paul left
he last of the week to assume his
luties on the Ste. Gsneyieye county