The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-07-09

The drouth is broken.


the Fourth here. ..4sls,.9a l
Hay harvest is in active progress
and the yield is good.
Grant Evans was, St. Louis visit
or the first of the week.
Crops and vegetation have been
given new lease on life. "a.
H. C. johnson, of Bismarck, trans
acted business here Saturday. fa,,
Ferd Burgess went to st. Louis
Sunday in search of a position.
j. S, Gossom, of Charlottesville,
spent the first of the week here.
Taylor Smith made business trip
to Cape Girardeau the first of the
week. IA.
Miss Anna Pullman, who has po-
sition at Sikeston, is visiting her par
ents here.
Jeff Counts, who has position in
ST. Louis, spent the Fourth here with
his family.
Mrs. F. NJ. Braning left Saturday
for Shreveport, La, for visit with
her brother. '"."
Special invitation to all good people
to visit our Grove. Our Grove is
Your Grove.
r. S. Kahn, the Desloge merchant,
was in Pennington Tuesday mingling
with his many friends.
Miss Pauline Byington, who has
been visiting friends in st. Louis, re-
turned home Saturday.
The usual Fourth of July rain did
not reach here until the 9Th. But it
was thankfully received.
"Babe" Ballard will leave Satur-
day morning for st. Louis to accept a
position with the Brown Shoe Co.
Henry and Frank Eversole, of St.
Louis, spent the Fourth of July here
with the family of B. H. Marbury.
Mrs. C. L. Stubs and son, Charles,
Of Blodgett, are the guests of Ms.
Stubs mother, Mrs. S. c. Watts.
Dock Mackley, who is connected
with the Farm Bureau service, left
Saturday for Stoddard county on bus
mess.
Miss Lillian Tucker, of St. Louis,
and Miss Marie McAtee, Of Chicago,
are guests of Misses Ruth and Juanita
McAtee.
Miss Bernice Thomure returned to
Bonnie Terre Wednesday, after visiting
here with her aunt, Miss Frances
blowers.
Fred Browne came down from st.
Louis the latter part of the week and
celebrated the Fourth here with his
mother.
Gene Karsch and Carson Morris re-
turned the latter part Of the week
from Milwaukee, where they spent
several days
Harry Miller, instructor in the
Ozark Business College, left Sunday
for Chicago to spend several weeks in
Gregg school. nav, w. ,..-- .. ta.s
Mrs. j. A. Kite and daughter, Joy,
returned Wednesday from Aurora,
where they had spent several weeks
visiting friends.
The splendid celebrations in this
county Monday were broken up in the
evening by hard rain-lcaving many
wet but happy.
Ollie Mayberry went to st. Louis
Wednesday in search of some COLD,
which ne hopes to have shipped in as
soon as possible.
Henry Radle, who has been enjoy
ing the sights and sounds in Califor-
MIA for several weeks, breezed in home
. Tuesday night.
Mrs. o. H. L. Cunningham and
grandson, Ivyl, returned Saturday
right from an extended visit with re-:
atives in Arkansas.
Miss Elnora Baker, Home Demon
stration Agent, has bought a Cheyro-
let runabout to use in making her Wis
its over the county.
Herbert Birkey, Of St. Louis, came
III the first Of the week for a visit
with his cousin, Deputy County Col
lector w. l.. Hoffman.
Street lights are soon to be in
stalled in Desloge, for which thanks |
are due to the enterprising CONNER
cial Club of that place.
Many farmers are still putting in
every possible moment harvesting |
their wheat crop. There is a good av-
erage yield per acre, and the grain is |
fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Leming, of Cape |
Glrardeau, spent the Fourtn ana the
irst CT the week here with Mrs. Lem
ing's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Ro-
zier.
#. Carl Vale has sold his home on
Liberty street to Mrs. G.. w. Grover;
consideration S2,456. Mrs. Grover ex-
poets to make the new purchase her
home. 5gg,~ I
Tom Mckinney, Chas. Francisco,
Carol Phillips, Cloud Cole and Gen
try Keith, all of whom are working in
st. Louis, spent the Fourth here with
home folks. N 4
Yesterday was Pennington Day of
Epworth League Week at Arcadia
Heights, and several hundred people
from this city were in attendapee ut
that delightful resort. AK ~ g3a1ii
Ed.. c., Barroll, who is working for
the Gardner Advertising Co., in st.
Louis, came, in the first Of the week
for d few days visit with his mother
and old Pennington friends. Spt'tyf4
Lyman H. Reed, representing the
Lincoln Housing Trust, has moved
his offica from ifs former Iocation in !.