The Farmington times., 1919-06-20
Chas. Whitener returned yesterday
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Rev. Harris, District Missionary Of
the Franklin Baptist Association has
made Pennington his headquarters.
| Rev. Weidman, of st. Louis, who
was formerly Lutheran minister here,
attended the conference here this
week.
w. l.. Johns went 10 Hillsboro this
morning to deliver an address, to the
graduating class of the Hillsboro
school. a,-
Mrs. M. P. Cayce, who is in st.
Anthony's Hospital in st. Louis, Is
reported to be very i'll, with no i'm
provement the last few days.
Gentry Kieth arrived home Wednes-
day with his honorable discharge,
having seen several months service
in France with hospital corps.
Mrs. C. c. Cunningham and chill
dren, who have been visiting Rev. and
Mrs. o. H. L. Cunningham, left last
Friday for Rodgers, Ark, where Rev.
&c. C. Cunningham has the pastorate
Of the Baptist church.
Mrs. Alma L. Rider left the first of
the week to spend a week with her
daughter, Mrs. Merrifeld Huff, and
family at Flat River. From there she
will go to Chautauqua, ILL.,, to spend
her vacation. tf0
Mrs. Grace Fowler and son, Ivyl,
spent from Friday till Monday here
visiting her parents, Rev. and Mrs.
0. H. L. Cunningham, while on her
way to Rodgers, Ark, where she has
a position in music store.
A birthday reception in honor Of
several of the members of the Ladies'
Aid of the M. E. Church, South, was
given at the home of Mrs. j. B. Graves
last Friday. A large number of
guests were present; all report good
time.
Len Richardson, of Doe Run, was q
Pennington visitor Tuesday morning
and made The Times an apprecited
call. The many friends of the fam
lily will be sorry to hear that Mr. Rich
ardson's nine year old son, Lyman, is
seriously ill with heart trouble.
Lieut.. Lynn Dobbins returned home
Monday night, after several months
service overseas. He enlisted with
the National Guard soon after war
was declared and rose from the ranks
till he secured the rank of Lieutenant.
He was connected with the Signal
Corps.
Prof. C. B. McClintock has just re-
ceived letter from his brother, J. S.
McClintock, at Deadwood, S. D., stat
ing that his son, Howard, has just re-
turned from France, where he saw
strenuous service, and was decorated
with the Croucx de Guere badge for
extraordinary heroism.
Farmers are now in the midst of
an unusually large wheat harvest,
both as to acreage and yield. While
the softness of the ground last week
generally added to the work of har-
vesting the grain, that condition has
this week been largely relieved, and
the work is being pressed with all pos
sible speed.
Mrs. p. S. Cole entertained a num-
ber of friends in charming manner
Tuesday afternoon, complimentary to
Mrs. w. T. Halle and daughters, Miss
es Willette and Agnes, on the eve of
their departure for their new home on
the Florida coast, Misses Reba Halle
and c. Borcherding, of Bonne Terre,
were among the guests.
Lieutenant Bryan Halter came in
last Friday for a several days visit
with his parents. He is in the regular
army service, having graduated and
been commissioned from West Point
several months ago, and after the ex-
piration of his furlough will go to
Germany with the army of occupation.
Bryan finished the strenuous four
year course at West Point in less than
two years. He has an upright SOL
diery appearance, and is in the best
of health.
Bismarck las passed curfew law
1t applies to all cows, goes on at sun
set and comes off at sunrise. The rea-
son, according to the Gazette, is that
the citizenry of Bismarck is all "het
up" over gardens devoured by night
prowling bossies. What we would like
to know in this connection is whether
in Bismarck it is lawful for cows to
cav eiL dSuo DSiOISiuS W ClLiZSuo
who do not get up at sunrise these
early June mornings, asks Here and
There in Old Mizzou.
John T. Burks and son, Thomas, of
Charleston, spent Tuesday in Farm
ington en- route to st. Louis to attend
commencement of his daughter, Miss
Mary C. Burks, from St. Angelas
Academy at Kirkwood. While here,
Mr.. Burks ordered two farm tractors
from the Lang Motor Co., to be sent
to the Iron Mountain tract, which he
has leased for term of years. Soon
es he can get his business in shape in
Mississippi county, he proposes to
give his entire time to looking after
his new and big venture in st. Fran
co.'s county, and he never does any
thing by halves.
w. A. White, of Desloge, accompan-
led by his two children, were here
Monday to attend the meeting of the
st. Francois county Calf and Pig
Clubs, which was held in the office
of the County Farm Agent. His son,
Floyd, aged IA, has Joined the Pig
Club, while his little girl, Miss Beulah
aged, / years, has entered the Calf
Club. These young citizens are en-
thusiastic in their desires, to do some
thing better in the breeding Of fine
stock, and are preparing to make OIL
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