The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-03

Don't forget to write it 1919!

Parkhurst Sleethf attended U. S.
District Court in st. Louis Monday.
FOR SALE: A Ford Runabout.
Good as new. ]. H. Tetley. tt.
Frank Highley visited his mother,
Mrs. Perry Mccormick, at Plattin,
last week. -.t.
Miss Myrtle Nations will leave to-
day for Springfield, Mo-, to attend the
State Normal.
The Parent Teacher Association will
meet at the High School today (Fri-
day. at a p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wood have re-
turned to Fredericktown, after visit
ing relatives her.
DR.. Hawkins, representing Wash
ington University, Of st. Louis, was
in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Hopkins and children of Ar.
kansas are visiting Mrs. Hopkins
mother, Mrs. Murphy.
E. E. Swink and family have routed
the enemy-the flu-and are reported
to be on the road to recovery.
Fresh Fish and Oysters the last OF
each week at Bethel's Cash Meat Mar
ket.
Myers Mayberry and Opal Evans
left Wednesday for Liberty, Mo-, to
attend William Jewell College.
Miss Buntie Smith returned to st,
Louis the first of the week, after WIS.,
iting relatives here.
DR.. ]. L. Eaton, Superintendent OF
Hospital No. 4, was in Jefferson City
the first Of the week on oiilcial ous-
mess.
Ellis Huff, who has been with a
bunch of Marines at Radio, Va, re-
a. turned home this week with his hon
orable discharge.
The New Year dawned with touch
of real winter. The thermometer
dropped below the freezing point, and
there was crust of sleet.
H. E. Brown, of Blackwell, mer1-
Der Of the firm of L. E. Cole & Co.,
was in Pennington Tuesday paying
taxes. He made The Times Office an
appreciated call.
%. Long, who has recently moved
from Senterville, Iowa, to the Hlg-
gins place on the Flat River-Bismarck
road, was a caller at the Times Office
yesterday afternoon.
Miss Jessamine Halle will leave
Monday to resume her studies at the
State University at Columbia, after
an extended stay at home caused by
the flu epidemic and ban.
FOR SALE-A number of young
red pigs, one-quarted Poland. }. b.
Richard, Route /, Az miles from
Pennington, on St. Mary's road. 52-3
How about your stationery for
1919? Better give us your order,
which will avoid the common error
at the beginning of the yea OF failure
to change the date line.
Judge and Mrs. G. o. Nations left
Christmas day for visits at Aurora
and Springfield, Mo. Mrs. Nations
came home Sunday and the Judge re-
turned to his post at Washington
lack Spence, who for some time
past has been collecting for the Quick
Paw Life Insurance Co. of Bonnie
Terre, went to st. Louis Monday to
accept position with an old line in
SufanCe company IA IIhb ivy
We note among the list of those
severely wounded the name of Jake
Dean Humphrey of Irondale. he has
MANY friends in Pennington and the
Lead Belt who are sorry to hear oil
his injury but hope that he may soon
recover.
Loyd Ferguson and two sisters are
+ in Colorado Springs, Colo, for a few
of the winter months. They are
among this county's best and most
highly respected citizens, and many
friends wish them a most enjoyable
visit in that splendid resort.
ANYONE ordering butter, eggs, poul-
try. produce, etc, through my shop,
can have same delivered to them
promptly with a meat order, without
additional charge. Betheps Cash
Meat Market.
The New Year was observed IN THIS
citv by a general closing of business
houses. The public schools, however,
did not enjoy the holiday, as it is the
hone of all that they may continue I'M
interrupted to the close of the pres
emit school year, and when the days
lengtnen SO as W pSlillt, SAe'n g"
ira hour of work may be utilized IN
order to make up for the time that
was lost on account Of the influenza
ban.
w. A. Matkin, G. J. Goeltz and jim
Polk went out turkey hunting Tuesday
afternoon. Instead of finding any
!. turkeys the dogs jumped fox and a
Nively chase ensued. The fox crossed
the railroad track and headed for Blu
ford Mountain. Oscar Kelly was out
turkey hunting at the time and the
fox passed close enough for him Ito
wound him. After chase of an hour
and half the dogs, caught Mr. FOX
Bismarck Gazette.
LOST-Between Flat River and
Weinparten, on Monday evening,
Dec. 23rd, new Tyron auto casing,
size 3Ox3ta inches, on rim. Finder
will be well rewarded on returning
same to this office, or to Oscar V.
Donge, Weingarten, Mo.
The influenza ban at State Hospital
+ No. a was raised as the old year
passed out. For about three months
strict quarantine measures had been
anforced and observed at that lnstl-