The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-10

terday in their car for st. Louis,
where they will visit until Sunday.
Miss Villa Horn, who has been visit
ing friends there for several weeks,
will return home with them.
DR.. and Mrs. B. ]. Robinson left
Wednesday morning for few weeks
visit at Glazier Park, Mont, where
the Doctor will mix business with
pleasure by looking after considerable
Farming lands he owns in that COM
munity.
The Parent-Teachers' Association
will hold their next meeting in the
high school building on Friday, Sept.
18th, at 3 p. m. All mothers who are
interested in the work being done by
that organization, for their children's
benefit, are urged to attend this meet
ing. Ut
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Davis and chill
dren, Of st. Louis, motored to Farm
ington Saturday and remained until
Monday as guests of Mrs. E. H. Orear,
daughter of Mrs. Davis. Mrs. 0rear
and little son accompanied them
home. While in the city Mrs. 0rear
will take some special work in voice
culture.
The Times has few splendid lith-
ographs of Gov. James M. Cox and
Franklin d. Roosevelt, which it will
be pleased to give to all parties call
ing for one, so long as they last. This
office has, but a. few of these pictures
at this time, and they will not last
long. The first to come will be the
first served. 2ASybh
Col. Dan Morgan Smith,. who was
commander in France of the "Bat-
talon of DEATH" the 358th Infantry,
will deliver a free lecture this Fri
day. afternoon, at 3 o'clock, at the M.
E. Church, South. His subject will be
"The Worlds War and the Fields of
France" 1t will be rare treat to
hear this soldier-orator. You should
not fail to hear him.
Judge R. c. Tucker, Jacob Karsch
and Mrs. o. w. Bleeck were in St.
Louis this week attending the State
Convention of the Advisory Boards
of the Salvation Army, to which they
were appointed delegates by the Far
mington Advisory Board. The meet
ing was held in the Hotel Statler on
Thursday, Sept. 8, from 9 to 5
o'clock, lunch being served to the del
egates at the hotel.
Everyone in Pennington, as well as
all those in the entire county and
also citizens of adjacent counties,
should begin arrangements at once
to take an active part in the Farm
ington Sale Day, which will be the
biggest thing ever held in this entire
section of country. Do not fail to call
for tickets in the big drawing to be
held that day, when making purchases
Of any whose names appear in the
long list Of prize givers. Such pre-
caution may result in your securing a
splendid cash prize or some other
valuable article.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Crabdree, who
are now located in st. Louis, arrived
here Sunday to look after the moving
of their household furniture to the
city, which they had moved by truck.
Mr.. Crabdree, who was formerly in
the butchering business here, is now
employed in the General Motors Co.
He recently had his left hand badly
crushed, several bones being broken.
The accident, which was caused by a
mistaken signal, occurred about three
weeks ago, but the injured hand is
improving nicely and caused Mr..
Crabdree to lose but little time.
The Pennington Chamber of Com
merce is now started off most au-
spiciously and its progress should be
marked with great good for this town
and community. To just how great
an extent its existence viii be marked
with praiseworthy and notable ac-
complishments will depend almost
wholly on how much personal service
each individual member will give to
the work that will be undertaken. The
accomplishment of anything worth
while means work. If the entire
membership of the Chamber Of Com
merce will but lend enthusiastic and
Jealous service the benefits to this city
of such effort cannot now be esti-
mated.