The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-07-30
LOCAL MENTION

vinegar at klein's.
Splendid weather. --.ra..
Green Corn at Klein's.
Next Tuesdays primaries will brini
many surprises.
Creamery Butter at Klein's.
Yet folks go journeying during no
weather looking for proper climate.
Picking Spices at Klein's.
Ruffner Lloyd, of Cape Girardeasl
was in Pennington Wednesday oil
business.
Extra fine waternelons at Klein's
A. l.. Winter and son, A. L., 74Jr,, oi
Aurora, ILL.,, were weekend geusts Of
D. Haley and family. @
Jello Ice Cream Powder at Klein's.
Rev. w. A. Tetley, Of Poplar Bluff
will preach at the Methodist Church
South, next Sunday morning. There
will also be special music.
DR.. E. l.. Farmhouse, of Jefferson
City, Commissioner of the Food and
Drug Department, was in Pennington
Monday on official business. gsss
Fresh cantaloupes from S. e. Mis-
souri, every day at Klein's.
Did you ever see or hear of any
more delightful weather anywhere
than is being enjoyed inrthis vicinity
during the midsummer season?
For home grown nursery stock, see
A. c. Wallace. Nursery located one
mile north of Pennington on the j.
W. Calvird place.
DR.. F. S. Weber left yesterday for
California where he will join his
wife and daughter, who are visiting
there, and expects to remain several
weeks.
New classes will be organized at the
Chillicothe Business College August
End. Students entering then will be
at a big advantage over those who
wait until September.
Blackberries are fine and abundant
now. Even the wild berries are de-
licious, and most every road in this
vicinity is lined with heavily laden
bushes.
S. E. Haltom, General Auctioneer,
Cantwell, Mo. Pedigreed sales a spe-
cialty. References furnished; satls-
faction guaranteed. Write for dates
before advertising sale. 30-4t.
Senator Spencer was in Pennington
yesterday afternoon glad-handing the
people in that hale and happy way
that is characteristic of the man. His
denomination as the Republican candi-
date is almost foregone conclusion.
Why look for better midsummer
climate when the finest to be found
in all the world is right here at home.
Better enjoy home pleasures while
the chances are that the weather is
hotter where You may contemplate
going.
The Telegraph students of the Chill
licothe Business College are elated
over the big wage hike given all rail-
road employees last week. This in
creases the salaries of operators
$500 per month and makes the min
imum wage $4,000.
Bart L. Watkins and Miss Jessie |
Pearl Woods were quietly married on
Saturday afternoon at the home of |
William Good. by J. M Bailey. The |
contracting parties are two of Farm
ington's best young people and will |
make their home here.
The many friends of Chas. McClin-
took, who underwent an operation re-
Gently at St. Luke's hospital in st.
Louis, will be pleased to learn that he
is sufficiently recovered to have been
removed to the home Of his son, Ar
thur. He is recovering as quickly as
can be expected.
Mrs. Julia NJ Rocheford, of Column.
bia, Assistant State Leader of Home
Demonstration Work, spent Wednes-
day in Pennington inspecting the
work at this point, which she found
to be in excellent condition. She left
yesterday for the north part of the
State.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church gave the men of that church
a splendid and enjoyable supper Tues
day evening on the lawn at the home
Of Rev. and Mrs. G. w. Harlan. The
supper was the result of an attend
ance contest of the members of the
Bible class of the Sunday school. in
which the men proved to be the win
ners for the past quarter.
While the rain and heavy electrical
storm was in progress Saturday af-
ternoon, lightning struck and set on
fire the barn on the place of Louie
Horton, about four miles north of
Pennington. The flames made rapid !,
and in a very short time not {
,nly the barn, but it's entire contents,
we're reduced to ashes. The loss falls t
heavily on Mr.. Horton, as practically G
Ill the contents were valuable. Among
he things destroyed was 81 loads Of I
lay, considerable farm machinery and
larness.