The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-05-07

Mrs. Warren Dobbins and son, jos
seph, who have been living at Quit
man, Miss, came in Tuesday to visit
her sister-in-law, Mrs. George Tetley,
and other relatives, before going fe
their new home in Texas! W.
Z Mrs. E. A. Rozier and daughter.
Miss Lavinia, who have spent the
winter in Italy, will arrive in New
York City next week, where Mr.. Ro-
zier win meet them. They expect to
reach home about the goth inst.
DR.. Al. +. Eugas, who recently pur-
chased the Byron Burgess residence,
on College avenue, fora home, has
had am attractive garage added to the
place, which is connected with the
side walk by cement driveway.
Is Over 200 of the alumni of the Chill
licothe Business College returned for
the Sixteenth Annual Reunion Ban
.quet given in the college dining halls
last Saturday night, those from Kan
sas City coming in a special car.
The regular May term of the Cir
cult Court for st. Francois county
will convene next Monday, May 10th,
with Circuit Judge Peter H. Huck
presiding. An unusually large docket
has been set for trial at that term.
MIR. and Mrs. Taylor Smith and chill
dren left for st, Louis today to visit
the formers motherc Mrs. M. R.
Smith, and be present at the marriage
of Miss Alma Smith to w. S. Smith,
which will take place on the 18th of
May.
Splendid road work continues in
Pennington, with the immense roller
and grader, and thorough repairs are
expected to be finished in time for the
annual spring oiling which will be
made soon as the repair work is COM
pleted.
Jacob Sheets, of Wayne county,
formerly resident of this county,
stopped over the first of the week to
visit his son, Charles, of Doe Run, and
his grandson, Roy Sheets, of this
place. He was on his way to Michi-
gan.
Carl Trauenicht and bride left
Monday on their return to Jefferson
City, where busy season is just be-
ginning for Carl, who is Bond Attor-
ney in the State Auditors office.
Many friends were pleased to greet
Carl and to be. privileged to meet Mrs.
Trauernicht.
Misses Roberta Tetley, Helen
Karsch, Mary Fleming and William
Meyer left for Cape Girardeau Thurs
day. Miss Helen will enter the mu-
steal contest and Miss Mary Fleming
and William Meyer the declamatory
contest, which takes place on Friday
and Saturday, at that place.
A. j. Sucher, of Ste. Genevieve, ac-
companied by his wife, son, A. j., Jr.,
and daughter, Frances, are spending
the week with Mrs. Suckers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Mckenzie. Mr..
Sucher was lately employed by the
Illinois Southern Railway, but now
has employment with the M. r. d b.
T. railway. s...
John L. Swink, who is in the Bonnie
Terre hospital suffering from a severe
case of blood poisoning, is still linger-
ing very near to death, though his
wonderful vitality has kept him alive
during the past week, after the doc
tors have stated that there is no hope
for his recovery. But family and
friends are still hoping and praying
that he may yet recover, though any
hour may prove to be his last.
The following citizens of Bismarck
were before the County Court We'd
nesday to get the Court to do some
road improvement in the City of Bis
~, , r,l, opj tbo I'd 10 oa,t oo,,vt,,, Tboeo
present were: Mayor Hugh Steel,
Louis johnson and Jesse Matkin, al
dermen; J. Schroeder, city clerk; and
J. C. Hunter, l.. c. Woodrow, G. S.
Matllin, F. G. Grisham, DR.. Kerlagon,
C. H. Lucy, Postmaster j. G. GoeItz,
j. C. Blanton, Henry Belknap, Clyde
Matkin, Orb Edmonds, c. c. Garrett,
C. ]. Hill and T. B. Whitworth.
Major G. E. Scrutchfeld came in
yesterday with a ST. Louis patient for
State Hospital No. 4, whom he
brought from Pittsbnrg, Pa, where
Major Scrutchfieid is in charge Of the
Public Health Hospital. In his reg
imentals he looked every inch u SOL
der, and his rapid promotions indi-
cate that his conduct is in keeping
with his appearance. While his pres
ent title is quite distinction, his
many friends here will likely longer
remember him as DR.. Scrutchfield,
formerly superintendent Of State
Hospital No. A.
H. G. Nell, the wide-awake hard
ware merchant Of this city, won $40
prize for the best letter written for the
Hardware Age, published in New
York, on how he sold q saw Of a par
ticular brand. He was the first to win
one of these prizes in the State Of. Mis-
souri,, which makes it quite an honor
Mr.. Mell's letter was printed in that
journal, which has large circulation
throughout the United States, of the
week of April Goth. To show that.
the contest was no fake. he also. ex-
hibited to US his $40 prize check, Of
which he naturally feels proud.
Notwithstanding the many reports
Of a completely ruined fruit crop for
the present year, it now appears from
present indications, that there will be
at least fair average of practically
all kinds of fruit. 1t appears that but
little pf 1t was sufficiently advanced
to be materially damaged by the last
cold spell, and that there will be q
splendid apple crop, fair crop of