The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-01-30

FOR visit with their parents, Rev. and
Mrs. R. c. Martin, and other rela-
tives and friends.
Deputy State Fish and Game War
den Ed Byington left Monday for Fes-
tus and is spending the week in. JEFF
ferson county to look after any who
may be trespassing on the law in their
search for game or fish.
Remember you are your "brother's
keeper" If you have no children il,
school to be served with hot lunch,
go help serve some other mothers boy
or girl, Help keep--not "the Home
Fires Burning"-but the school lunch
going.
Farm Agent Glenn S. Hensley drove
Miss Peugh's car through from Kan
sas, arriving the first of the week.
Miss Peugh is the County Demon
stration Agent, and we hope the roads
will be so she may visit the rural dis
tricts soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Vance, whose
home is in Salt Lake City, came in
Tuesday afternoon from Kentucky,
where they had been to visit Mrs.
Layton, a sister of Mrs. Vance. After
short visit here with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Vance, and sister,
Mrs. Felix Thomure, of Bonnie Terre,
they will return to their home in Salt
Lake.
The Walter H. LePere Post, no. 48,
American Legion, will hold a meet
ing at the court house in Pennington,
next Sunday afternoon, at 2:30, for
the purpose of electing new officers,
and general discussion of plans for
1920. Every ex-service man is earnes-
thy requested to be present and assist
in the good work that this organiza-
ton should be able to accomplish.
For several days the past week cleo
trio light, telephone and telegraph
wires, trees and everything out-of-
doors carried a heavy burden of ice,
presenting the appearance Of most UNI
usual wintry weather. Yet the mer-
curry was never low, nor was the wea-
Their at all stormy. But with the ris-
ing temperature of Monday the icy
covering was speedily dissipated.
Tuesday afternoon Miles Boord, who
lives north of town, was found I'M
conscious in his barn, by his daugh-
ter, Frances. Mr.. Boord went out to
do his feeding and when he did not
return at the usual time his daughter
went to look for him and found him
unconscious. Medical aid was sum-
moned but he died without regaining
consciousness. The physician pro-
nounced the cause of his death parry
letic stroke.
Edward Bethel, recently arrested on
a serious charge, came over from Ar
cadia again Tuesday to attend to I'M
finished business. He made The Times
office an enjoyable call. Edward ap-
pears to be in the very best of spirits,
and the question of his guilt does not
seem to be worrying him at all. While
he is Saying nothing" regarding his
case, following the advice of his at
torney, he did say that he had no fears
of the evidence that would be de-
veloped when the case of himself and
his brother, William, comes to trial.
Mrs. ]. H. Whittier, of this city,
who recently gave birth to twins, was
taken with pneumonia before she had
recovered her accustomed strength,
and is now in a very serious condi-
ton. She was taken to the Bonnie
Terre hospital last week, where ev-
erything possible is being done for
her. There are eight children in this
family, the oldest of whom is but IA
years, and the ministrations Of
mother are sorely needed in that home.
Family and friends are anxiously
watching Mrs. Winters struggle, and
praying that she will be restored to
her little ones.
A matter of greatest Importance to
every farmer in st. Francois county is
presented on the first page Of this is
sue of The Times. 1t is in regard to
the organization of Farm Clubs, and
the presentments there made demon
strate beyond peradventure the great
Of such an organization 10
every farmer and stock producer in
the county. This movement should not
be confused with the Farm Bureau
work, as it is altogether separate and
distinct from that work. Read the ar
ticle carefully and it will surely point
you to greatly added income, as well
as to reduced outgo.
A lecture by Samuel Grathwell at
the Monarch Monday night was the
fourth number of the Lyceum course,
under the auspices of the High
School. The subject of the lecture
was Getting by Your Hoodoo,"
which proved to be quite interesting.
The speakers attitude in regard to
the good citizen" appeared to be in
exact accord with the ideas The Times
has expressed for the past four years,
which we would describe as ''the
true home town spirit, which says to
the constitutional "knocker" and
"kicker", eff you don't like the town,
GET OUT" That is the only way
to put any town cover the 'front.';
otherwise they will go over all right,
but it will be into the alley. The
speaker indicated very clearly that
he was possessed of the true booster
spirit, and The Times is sorry that
every "knocker" in this community
was not present, to hear their picture
painted. 1t may have caused them to
"change their face. While Farm
ington is not cursed with many knock
ers, in the pursuit of truth we must
admit that there are few such dere-
licts in this community.