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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-31
WALES MINES

Mrs. H. c. Rhodes and daughter,
Eva Belle, were guests of Mrs. C. R.
McClain at Bonnie Terre Thursday.
Mrs. John Promo and Mrs. C. R.
McClain and son of Bonnie Terre were
guests TO their sister, Mrs. Jas. Blunt,
Wednesday.
Mrs. R. H. Rowe is visiting rela-
tives in st. Louis at this writing.
Mrs. Alice Bunt, who has been Wis
iting her son, Jas. Blunt, returned to
her home in Festus Wednesday.
Mrs. A. P. Rowe and daughter,
Evelyn, were guests of relatives and
friends in Bonnie Terre Tuesday.
Miss Sally Sonar visited her par
ents at Frankclay from Friday I'M
til Sunday.
Mrs. Gentry Larkins, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
R. H. Rowe, returned to her. home in
st. Louis Wednesday. .
Misses Anna and Ada Heaton were
guests of their sister, Mrs. H. G..
Rhodes Thursday.
Arthur, Steve and Alb Sykes were
Festus visitors Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Sykes and son,
Robert, of Flat River, visited at the
home of S. A. Sykes the latter part of
the week.
Jess Ratty was Festus visitor
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Nash were
guests of relatives in DeSoto Satur-
day and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs E. Heaton, Mrs. H. C.
Rhodes and daughter visited ats.the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-31
lone Town
It'll lie! :!!;:!!
To COLI E NuIIn mani ElN
TO SOLVE CIVIC PROBLEMS
Illinois Towns Are Taking Hold of the
Community Movement With Much
Enthusiasm.

Illinois is inaugurating the COM
munity movement with enthusiasm,
and many cities, townships and neigh
bOrhoods are adopting the idea.
Prof. II. e. Hicronymus, commu-
nifty director of the University of IL
linois, in reviewing the progress of
the movement, said:
Community Improvement and the
development of the community spirit
are problems to many municipal gov
ernments of America. The answer
can come only from the community it.
self and not from outsiders.
How many churches town of 400
may have; the ending of long-drGwn-
out school fights, and making commu-
mites attractive enough for young peo-
pie to remain, are samples of the work
that confronts all municipalities from
the smallest to the largest.
There are many qualifications of
the community movement. For in
stance, one town has launched COM
munity center which gives the people
swimming pool and gymnasium,
among other attractions. Another is
planning a $150,000 community build
ing. A new form of community activ-
ity will commence shortly in four cit
les, when ten persons from each city
will unite in making 'intercommunity
tisitations' to each other city.
"A meeting will be called and the
visitors will explain how their city
handles health, recreation, amusement,
and other community subjects, and
tell of the success or failure of all
projects along such lines.
Methods of other cities will be in
yestigated and ideas secured which
may be adopted by neighboring places.
There is a vast field for the community
work and all progressive cities will
take up the movement In one or more
phases" r.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-31

home of J. R. Heaton at Plattin Sun
day.
Miss Katherine Groves visited her
parents at DeSoto Saturday and Sun
day.
Miss Olga Heaton visited at the
home of Mrs. Fife Turley Sunday.
VIM. Doe, Paul Ferret, Arnon Wal
Ter and Lee Pigg of Bonnie Terre
Route attended the dance here Sat-
urday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Turley visited at
the home of c. Stated Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Ratty are visiting
relatives in Bismarck this week.
Sid Hodge of Elvins was guest of
relatives and friends here Sunday and
Monday.
S. A. Sykes was Bonnie Terre Wis
itor Monday.
Clarence Exile and Geo. Moore were
DeSoto visitors Saturday night.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-31
Peculiar Marriage Ceremony.

"The most curious marriage I ever
heard of occurred while l was travel
ing in Russia" said George Selden of
San Francisco. 1.-THE bride, by with
drawing herself almost entirely
from the world, obtained a consider
able reputation for sanctity. She was
married to man who had lived the
life of a recluse for many years. The
couple had never seen each other be-
fore the ceremony and they appeared
blindfolded before the priest who mar
ried them. After the ceremony they
separated, and ! don't know whether
they eyer met again." 9' - -
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-31
BUSINESS COLLEGE NOTES

Miss Emma Schmiedeke of Marine,
ILL.,, began a course in stcnography
Monday morning. Miss Shcmiedeke
planned to enter last fall but the in
fuenza epidemic interferred with her
plans.
Opal Richardson of Bonnie Terre en-
rolled the middle of this week for bus
mess training. He expects to be able
to go to and from home each day on
the railroad.
Hardy Keel was home for a few
days last week. Hardy tells US he
has good place as bookkecper and is
earning a splendid salary running up
into the four figures for a years
work.
Miss Villa Ryan called Monday,
having just returned from o business
trip to Washington, where she served
as private secretary for the heads of
some Of the labor unions. She'reports
a most enjoyable trip, stopping at
New York and Cincinatti on the re-
turn.
Miss Jennie Carver, who studied
stenotypy just a little over three
months, is reported as making good"
in every sense of the word in her Of
flee work.
Miss Myrtle Miller has returned, af-
ter being out a couple of weeks on
account of sickness. Ralph Thomure
is able to be with us this week, after
being absent a week. Our attendance
is now especially good.
Walter Schramm bought a new
typewriter this week. This will en-
able him to get extra practice when
ever he wishes. Several others are
also practicing on the typewriter out
side of regular hours.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-31

The splendid spring-like weather
still continues, and January is passing
more like May, having changed from
the most wintry month of the year to
balmy, warm weather throughout. In
the memory of the oldest inhabitant
it is record breaker.
Miss Florence Hunt entertained a
number of her friends Saturday
night, at tn home Of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. P. G. Hunt, on &c" street.
The occasion was her birthday, and
she received a number of gifts. Re-
freshments were served, and all spent
a most enjoyable evening.
Hon. 0. L. Munger of Piedmont, one
of the able lawyers of Southeast Mo-,
and who is being urged by great
many friends, to get his eye on the
congressional nomination two years
hence, was transacting business in
Circuit Court Tuesday, Hillsboro
Democrat.
Albert Trauernicht the first of the
week received word from his son,
Walter, who is still in France alive
and we'll. This information brought
much rejoicing to that home, as well
as to Walters many friends in this
community. Previous information
was to the effect that Walter was
among the missing.
FARM FOR sALE-16O acres,
coal and oil on land; 105 acres plowed
for spring wheat, five more to pillow;
80 acres seeded to winter rye. $500
per acre, one-half cash. Address,
Henry Schwart, Parshall, N. D., or
W. A. Cloud, 1926 Market ST., st.
Louis.
E. J. Mckinney has been placed on
the Board of Directors of the Farm
er's Bank, succeeding H. d. Reuter-.
Reference to the advertisement of
that institution in this paper will also
disclose the fact that the capital
stock has been increased from $35, 900
to $4,000, while the surplus has in
creased from $4,000 to $4,000.
Chas. Mitchell, of Flat River, who
recently returned from France, was
Pennington visitor Sunday night.
He was in the 13Sth Infantry which
was recruited from this section of
Missouri. Chas. was injured and
was in hospital in France for some
time and was then sent to the States,
receiving his discharge at Camp
Dodge, Iowa.
The Libertyville High School will
give Il pie social at the school house
on Saturday evening, February LIST.
An invitation is given to every one to
come and have good time, and help
the school. 1t
H. L. Order, of Bismarck, was a
caller at The Times office yesterday
to renew his subscription, which he
had overlooked, and the paper had
discontinued its weekly visits to his
home. This was not in accord with
his desires and intentions. In fact,
Mr.. Order is one of the many who feel
that life would be very difficult, in
deed, without weekly visits of The
Times.
The Pennington Tire Works has
again changed management, and this
time there has also been a partial
change in the ownerchip. o. W. Chalk
has sold half interest in that bust
ness to D. X. Chamberlain, a capable
and experienced automobile workman.
Mr.. Chamberlain has taken active
personal charge of the business, and
expects soon to have it again in first
class running order.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-31
INTERESTING LETTER

The following letter was sent The
Times from Leadwood, but the name
of the writer is not given. However,
it is quite interesting, and we publish
it anyway:
Luxem, Germany, Dec. rs, 1918.
Dear Bud:-Will try to answer your
most kind and welcome letter. / am
well, except bad cold, and my eyes
are almost sore, too. Hope this will
find you all we'll and enjoying the
best of health. Glad to hear that you
liked mines at old No. IL and / know
there is not much more danger than
in the mill and as far as danger is
concerned, that would not worry me
in the least, for | have seen what
some people might call danger.
The first place we came to the
front and went to work the shells were
bursting all around us. And they
were carrying the wounded out as fast
as they could, and the dead horses all
along the road, wagons smashed into
splinters and where we built our first
road the shell holes were SO thick you
could hardly walk without getting in
to shell hole. Yes, and | saw the
boys lay on the battlefield three or
four days before we were able to bur
ry them. both the Americans and
Germans.) We were in one place
where the Huns would shell us every
night. We dug down in the ground
foot or so to protect ourselves from
the shrapnel little bit. Sometimes
a shell would almost cover US with
dirt l certainly saw the time when
a good dugout would have looked good
but none were near. Well guess this
will be all of this dope you will want
to read-that is, if you can read these
rabbit tracks. But if anyone happens
to ask you what war is, you tell them
| said it was "hell."
Well, we have white Christmas
small bit of snow fell last night. l
guess we will have a pretty good din
ner. They got about 55 chickens, and
made some pies and cakes. 1t will be
two or three o'clock before we eat
dinner. / haven't got my Christmas
box that the folks sent me, yet, but
/ think maybe it is here. We got
little Christmas from the Y. M. C. A.
bar of chocolate, package of cara
mels, box of cakes and box of
Prince Albert. We will have
Christmas tree and entertainment to-
night; will have some kind of trick
packet for each man in the company.
Guess we will have some fun; the
boys pull off some pretty good stunts.
My partner has a violin, plays pretty
we'll and we have music at home.
Say, what is Norman Jackson do
ing? | haven't heard from him for a
long time. Sure like to get letters
from N. j.; he writes an interesting
letter.
Well, by the way, it looks like the
sun is going to shine. We hardly ev-
er see the sun here. Well, kid, | wish
you could be over here with me a
while and see these people trying to
farm. They are fifty years behind
U. S.. On everything they work cat
tie, but do not use a yoke. They put
a chain round the head under their
horns. They have old wooden-spin-
die wagons, and not any two in the
town the same tread; they are all siz-
es. They grind their flour by water
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-31
Christian Church

Christian Church
j. M. Bailey, Pastor.
Services next Lords Day as follows:
Bible school at 9:55 a. m.
Preaching service at IL a. m
Christian Endeavor at $3.50 p m.
At the evening service, 1880 70. M,
Dr. G. l.. WatSin will tell Of h. war;
time experiences. Every one in
vited to these services, but an es-
pecial invitation is given to ever one
to hear DR.. Watkins at the cys ing
hour.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-31

power and by hand, and thresh the
wheat out on the floor with a stick.
! will ring off, as / haven't any
thing that will interest you, any way.
So good bye; answer soon.
Your loving brother,
CHAS.
Tell all hello, and a kiss for the ba-
by.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-31
Lutheran Church

Lutheran Church
II. Hallerberg, Pastor
Fourth Sunday after Epiphanr.
Sunday school at $50 a m.
Morning worship at 1890 Sub
ject of sermon: "Our Toiling ENG"
A cordial welcome to all.
No evening service.
The Concordia Y. p. S. meets next
week Friday, 1880 p. m.
Ladies' Missionary Social 81 friday
afternoon Of next week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-31
SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES
Christian Science

SUBJECT: Love.
Golden text: John All.
Sunday morning at IL a. m. in the
News building. Sunday school at 9:45
a. m. To these services the public is
invited.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-31
First Baptist Church

0. II. l.. Cunningham, Paste
All services at the regu!a Is urs
next Sunday.
Prayer meeting Wednesday 80
p. m.
All are cordially invited.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-31

E. p. White has set up a
Stone Buhr Mill at his place
near Knob Lick. Take him your
corn and get some good old
fashioned corn meal; one-sixth
toll. He will grind all kinds of
grain for feed, including corn
on cob, at Csc per 100 lbs.
3-3t
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-31
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Jan 24-Andy Malta, of Joliet, H.,
and Bertha Lorince, of Bonnie 1erre.
Jan. 25-Claude X. Mitchell, of
Route 2, Pennington, and Miss Hazel
Holmes, of Route 2, Farmingtol.
Jan. 25-Norman A. Socket, of
Bonnie Terre, and Ethel Armon, of
Bonnie Terre.
Jan. 27-Reba Parsons, of Elvins,
and Iva Moore, Of Elvins.
Jan. 27---Roland LaGrand, Of st.
Louis. and Mary lain, of Leadryood.
Jan. 28-Thomas Lee, of River
Mines, and Clara Davis, of 6iver
Mines.
Jan. 29-Eugene Jarvis, of Potosi,
Mo-, and Halle Elliott, of Potos Mo.
Jan. 29-Victor Davis, of wins,
and Irene Counts, of Flat River
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-31
TO TIE PuRLIC

l have been appointed Explosives
Licensing Agent in Farming n to
succeed Albert Wulfert, re- gned.
This is for the information of the gen.
eral public.
MARVIN w. CROWDER,
County Clerk.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-31

Pennington, Mo.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-02
Miss Marion n, CresswelI

Miss Marion H. Cresswell, of Edge
water Park. n. j., died yesterday at
the Jefferson Hospital following an
operation. She had been i'll about two
weeks.
Miss Cresswcll was a lover of out
door sports and was well known on the
tennis courts and golf links of many
country clubs of Philadelphia and New
Jersey. She was also an active Red
Cross worker.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-02
APPOINTED JUDGES
WILL ASK ELECTION
McCuilen, Bartlett and Nc
NichoI Among Candidates
for Four Places on Bench
lME FOR FILING ARRIVES

andidates for four iudgeships to be
led on this fall may now file petit
ions for places on the nonpartisan bal
.ot. August 0 is the last day for such
petitions.
Four judges are to be elected in Phil
adelphia. Judge Joseph 7. McCullen,
who assembled the bench of Common
Pleas Court No. last Monday by APP
pointnent of Governor Sproul, will be
candidate for the full ten year term,
beginning the first Monday of next
January.
Two other judges appointed by Gov
ernor Sproul will be candidates for cleo
tion. They are Charles e. Bartlett and
Thomas F. McNichol, of the Municipal
Court. They will be candidates for a
full term OH the Municipal Court bench.
The term of Judge George Henderson,
Of the Orphans Court, expires at the
beginning of next year. Judge Hcnder
son was appointed by Governor Brum
baugh. 1t is reported that the Wares
are backing Director of Public Safety
Wilson for Judge Henderson's place.
The municipal campaign is expected
to get under way about July 10, when
petitions may be circulated for all city
Offices to be filled at the November elec
ton. The city and county Offices tc
be filled are Mayor, the twenty one
new Council places, sheriff, recorder OF
deeds, coroner, city controller, county
commissioners and clerk Of Quarter
Sessions Court.
The last day for filing petitions for
the appointment of registrars is
July 10.
Whe.her the Chamber of Commerce
will join other organizations in waging
an independent fight in the mayoralty
campaign is to be decided by President
Ernest T. Trigg. An invitation to a
general conference was sent the cham
Der by former Senator Vivian Frank
Gable, for the Town Meeting party.
The executive committee met and re-
fcrred the entire matter with power
to act to Mr.. Trigg.
Independent leaders who are probing
toters' assessment lists in all wards OF
the city say they have found the names
of 40 inmates of the Philadelphia Gen
eral Hospital. the city almshouse. or
the assessment lists of the second divi'
sion of the Twenty seventh Ward. Thei
addresses are given as Thirty fourth
and Pine streets.
Paupers are prohibited by statute
from voting. But the ITO inmates
ssSistered are carried on the payroll Of
Bureau of Charities as helpers al
ON So to S. month. At the
rimaries in the spring of 1913, 156 o.
sthe ITO registered inmates voted. o.
these, John r. X. Scott, who had the
Ware support for lieutenant governor
received 141 votes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-02

trenches to camps and the place was
overflowing every week end.
'I was the first American woman to
be sent to Rotterdam and it was our
first American Y. NJ. C. A. hut in Hol
land. The evening l arrived it was
formally presented and accepted by the
military authorities as a part of the
camp.
Decorate Hut in Dutch Style
When the clubwomen of the city
heard about the American hut they
asked If they could assist us. OF
course we were glad to have them. So
they asked permission to decorate it
In true Dutch style.
Il wish you could have seen it when
a noted Dutch decorator had completed
1t. The long, low hut, with its rows
of small paned windows, was painted
and stenciled in Dutch design, and
there was a charmingly painted stage
curtain across our little stage. There
were window boxes filled with flowers
and low green hedge about the tiny
lawn. Our place was kept filled with
beautiful cut flowers. The women were
charmed with our American boys.
II think to the Dutch we were a
never ending source of curiosity and in :
terest. And our boys were bit shy
about meeting the Dutch girls. AS
they put it, they feared they couldn t
'parleyvous Hollandese.' But they soon
learned that most of the better educated
Hollanders speak, or at least understand
English. And the dance music was the
same in both languages. So we had
many happy dances and entertainments
and we all grew very fond of the Dutch
people"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-02

Although Mr.. Lowry's health had been
failing nearly year, death came sud-
denly as a result Of a cerebral hem
orrhage.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-02
LOCAL MAN IN TRAIN WRECK
Cigar Manufacturer Escapes Injury
In Crash at punklrk, N. Y.

l.. p. Walter, cigar manufacturer
of 30 North Second street, Philadelphia
escaped injury when New York Cen
trail express collided with Train No. Al
on which he was riding, at Dunkirk,
n. Y, yesterday. He was starting
On western business trip and will con
tinue his journey.
Mrs. Walter, at her home in Wyn-
cote, today said she had heard nothing
of the wreck and did not know her
husband was in it. She has two chill
dren.
Walter, according to news received
here. was in berth in the last Pullman
on Train No. Al. When the crash camt
he put his arms over his head to pro
tect himself from loosened boards.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-02
Deaths Of a Day
MRS. HELEN H. ROBINS
Widow Of Rev. Or. James W.
Robins Dies

Widow Of Rev. Or. James W.
Robins Dies
Mrs. Helen Hamilton Robins, widow
of the Rev, DIR. James Wiitoank Robins,
died yesterday in her ninety fifth year,
at her home, 2115 Pine street. She was
the mother of Thomas Robins, n mem :
ber of the bar who was an intimate
friend of Theodore Roosevelt. Miss
Helen Hamilton Robins, who lived at
the Pine street home, is a daughter.
Mrs. Robins's grandchildren are Miss
Margaret n. Robins, who spent several
years MS n Red Cross nurse in France,
and Lieutenant James Hamilton Robins,
of the 1O6th Field Artillery, A. r. F.,
children of Thomas Robins, and Ma
jor Thomas Ellis Robins, of the British
army, and Mrs. John Clark Sims, Jr.,
wife of Captain Sims, L. s.. A.. children
OF the late Major Robert Patterson
Robins. Major Thomas Ellis Robins has
the distinction of being the first Amer
ican to win a Rhodes scholarship. He
was graduate of the University OF
Pennsylvania. In Oxford University he
was chum of the Earl of Winterton,
of the Irish peerage, later became the
Earls secretary and editor of a news
paper he published in London. He
served with distinction in tne recent
war.
Edward Robins who recently resigned
as secretary of the University of Penn
sylvania, is nephew of Mrs. Robins
and one of her nieces is Mrs. Joseph
Pennell, wife of the famous artist ant
herself a widely known author.
Before her marriage Mrs. Robins wat
Miss Helen Hamilton Patterson, daugh
ter of Dr., Robert NJ. Patterson, wht
was professor of natural history in tn,
University of Pennsylvania, and at on,
time a director of the United State.
Mint.
Her husband, the Rev. DR.. James w
Robins, who died December ., 1918
aged eighty seven, was headmaster O.
the Episcopal Academy thirty foul
years, and one of the oldest minister.
of the Protestant Episcopal Church
He was grand chaplain of the Crane
Lodge of Masons. DR.. and Mrs. Rob
bins, after his retirment from the Epis
copal Academy in 1891, spent much o
their time in foreign travel.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-02
MATCHES, BOY, FIRE!
Younsster Falls to Locate Quarter
to Purchase Fireworks

Albert Blocklinger, eleven year old
son Of Mrs. Elizabeth Blocklinger,
struck match so that he could more
easily locate n quarter that he had left
In the pocket of pair of trousers
hanging in dark wardrobe on the Sec
ond floor of his home, 1923 Indiana ave-
nue.. Albert intended to buy fireworks
for the Fourth.
, Before the quarter came to light,
however, the wardrobe caught fire and
Albert ran to inform his mother. Mrs.
Blocklinger rushed to the street and an
alarm was turned in.
Engine Company No. 30, at Park
avenue and Cambria street, responded,
and put out the fire with chemicals. The
loss was slight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-02
SILK MANUFACTURER DIES
Willard q. Wright, Of Philadelphia
Succumbs at Atlantic CITY

Willard b. Wright, manufactured
of oiled silk, whose home was at 1888
North Thirteenth street, died in the
Atlantic City Hospital yesterday, q
short time after he was stricken while
signing some important real estate
papers.
Mr.. Wright was fifty y-one years old
He was a bachelor. He had just com
plcted a deal with City Commissioner
Underwood Cochrane, of Atlantic City,
for the sale of Mr.. Wright's cottage al
Somer's Point when the attack came.
Mr.. Wright's place of business was
at 1912 North Mervine street.