The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-01-16

College the past week the greatest
lntheehistory of this nationally known
business school, but eleven different
States contributed to it, Idaho being
the most distant.
T. M. Jackson, president of the
Board of Education at Desloge, was
business visitor in Pennington Mon
day and made The Times office an en-
| joyable call This was our first meet
ing with Mr.. Jackson, whom we found
to be most excellent and agreeable
gentleman.
The splendid snow of more than a
week ago, is still intact, though the
weather since has been extremely
mild and pleasant. The snow was fol-
lowed by slcet, so that now, except
in the paths Of travel, the icy covering
is intact, affording the best treatment
possible for the wheat crop.
Information reaching here recently
from Mrs. Mcdonald, who is mis-
sionary in China, was that she was
very sick. Her mother, Mrs. G. B.
Gale, has just received later informa-
ton that her daughter is very much
improved, which will be welcome news
to family and many friends.
The Monday Club voted, at it's hast
meeting, to help the suffering Armen-
ians, and donated $1,000 fer this
cause. 1t also agreed to help the
Parent Teacher Association in it's work
4 of providing hot lunch for school chill
dren, and voted to give Shower" Of
canned goods for this purpose.
Deputy Game and Fish Warden Ed
Byington requests The Times to an
nounce that last years hunting Ii
censc will not answer for this years
hunting. All those who have hunted
this year, without hunting license
for this year, are liable to prosecu-
ton. The safety first theory will
cause all to invest dollar in hunt
ing license before taking their gun in
hand.
R. C. Detchmendy, State Mine In
spector of Flat River, was in Farm
ington Monday on business. In con-
versation with Times reporter, Mr..
Dctchmendy said that he had about de-
termined to get into the race for the
Democratic nomination for Sheriff,
that he was being urged to do so by
number of friends, and that we
would no doubt soon receive his form
al announcement for that office. Mr..
Detchmendy has been a resident Of
st. Francois county about twenty
eight years-all his mature life-and
perhaps there is not man in the coun-
ty who has wider acquaintance, or
is more popular, than is he. He is a
practical miner, which occupation he
followed until he was appointed Mine
Inspector. That he would be strong
candidate is assured,
Wesley N. Lynch and Miss M. Ar
nett appeared early Monday at the
Recorders office in search of a mar
riage permit, which Recorder O'Ban-
non expeditiously issued to them. The
: groom-to-be then inquired, with no
ticeable humility, as to where could
he found someone to tie the nuptial
knot. They were directed to the
County Clerks office, at the other end
} of the hall, where Presiding Judge w.
A. Mitchell had just arrived to at
tend the meeting of the County Court.
The Judge took them in hand and min
istered unto them in accord with their
desires, performing the ceremony
neatly and with dispatch, as though
such work was an everyday business
with him. And the Judge says the
knot is guaranteed to hold, so long as
it is not misused or abused.
The postoffice at DeSoto appears to
) be approaching the ''hoodoo list"
Judging from the trouble there APP
/ pears to be to get postmaster there
; 'to stick. The last two postmasters
there seem to have considered that Of
flee white elephant" on their hands,
and were relieved when their resigna-
tions have gone into the Postoffice
Department. Something like two
wears ago, C. C. Mitchim felt like he
had been relieved of an unbearable
. burden when his resignation was final
S " accepted, after having filled the Of
= flee for about four years, and after he
3 had been appointed for another four
= year term. W. L. Smith was appoint
ed to succeed Mitchim, and after serrv-
: ing about one year as postmaster, his
S resignation has gone in, so that ne
Q can give his attention to farming in
e Carroll county, which he seems to
r think offers more contentment than
a serving the people of DeSoto and vi.
cinity with their mail. The office OF
8 postmaster a few years ago was con-
: sidered sinecure, but it appears that
Uncle Sam is getting to be quite a Sc
, we're task-master. The pay of that Of
. flee. we understand, is $4,000 a year
. which should, and doubtless will, at
Itraet other good men and true, at