The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-01-02


Guessing.
The Tri- County Realty Co. reports
the sale Of the Walter Brewin farm.
one, and oneshalf miles northwest Of
Doe Rum 4ot Ghas. yanSickle; consid
Grafton, i$3, 00600. t.
j. P. Hedgecorth, a splendid citizen
of Route 1, Elvins, was in Harrington
Monday paying his taxes, and re-
membered The Times with call and
a renewal of his subscription.
A dispatch from jefferson City
brings the news that Kossuth Bio
meyer and w. E. Bennick, both of st.
Francois county, have successfully
passed the State bar examination.
Elmer Triester, the accommodating
American Railway Express Clerk, has
resigned, his resignation to take eff
feet Jan. /. John Moore has been APP
pointed to fill the position vacated by
him.
Allen Burks, who has been spending
the holidays here with home folks, re-
| turned Wednesday to Detroit, where
he is employed by the Dodge company.
He was accompanied by Walter Bio
meyer.
Six calls from big banks for stem
| ographers and posting machine OPP
orators were received the past week
by the Chillicothe Business College,
two offering initial salaries of $500
per month.
M. C. Cunningham, former pion-
Ger citizen of this county, where he
resided for many years, but who is
now located in Nebraska, is visiting
relctives and old friends in this COM
munity.
Little Miss Gwendolyn Robinson en-
tertained several of her young friends
Wednesday afternoon at her home in
honor of her 9th birthday. The young
sters were entertained delightfully."- by
their little hostess.
Rev. E. H. Orear, pastor of the M.
E. Church, South, in this city, left the
last of the week to spend few days
with his mother in Kansas City. lie
expects to return in time to fill his
pulpit next Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude A. Eaton and
child, of Cape Girardeau, spent the
Christmas holidays as guests of DR..
and Mrs. J. L. Eaton at State Hospital
No. A. Claude Eaton is an unusually
active and efficient deputy State
Bank Examiner.
The big Mid Winter Opening occurs
at the Chillicothe Business College
next Monday, January 9th. A better
time TO begin business, telegraph or
civil service course could not be Sc
lected as new classes will be organ
lied and many will enter.
Rex Fowler, of Doniphan, spent
Christmas day and the weekend Wis
iting his father-in-law, Rev. o. H. L.
Cunningham, and family here. He re-
turned home Tuesday accompanied by
his wife and children, who have been
visiting here several weeks.
The St. Francois County Club Of
the University of Missouri, of which
G. c. Chandler, Of Pennington, is
president, entertained last Saturday
evening in Christian Science Hall in
1.-THE News building. An orchestra fur
nished music and those present spent
a pleasant evening.
Robb. Turner, employed at State
Hospital No. a, Joined party of hunt
ers in the vicinity of Coldwater last
week. He reports that the party
bagged thirty-five squirrels and three
turkeys. He also says that wild tur-
keys appear to be more plentiful now
than for several years past.
The Sunday schools of Pennington
held joint party in the basement Of
the M. E. Church, South, Monday
night. A large crowd of young Sun
day school folks was present and a
very pleasant evening was spent. 1t
has been planned to hold other SINH
lar socials throughout the year.
James Smith, of Knob Lick, died
Saturday at his home, after linger-
ing illness, of consumption. The fun
efal occurred Sunday, and was attend
ed by his brother, Tom Smith, and
family, of this city. Deceased was a
miner, was 43 years old, and unmar-
ried.
VIM. C. Ashburn, an old, well-to-do
and prominent citizen of Bonne Terre,
died at his home last Friday, and was
buried there Monday. Deceased was
in his S1st year. His wife, a son and
two grandchildren survive him. They
have large circle of friends who
sympathize with them in their great
bereavement.
w. H. Morris, one of the oldest and
best citizens of this city, favored this
office with a call Monday and re-
newal of his subscription. Mr.. Nor
ris was 80 years old on Oct. 18th last,
4 but his four score years apparently do
I not weigh upon him, as he does not
show such age, being active and in
good health, and apparently good for
la half century more of life.
I Several Pennington young people
attended the New Years dance at the
Bonnie Terre Country Club Wednesday
night. Those who attended were:
Misses Virginia Castleman, Pauline
Byington, Marion Guessing, Alma Will
liams, Ruth McAtee, Jessamine Halle
and Messrs. Harvey Halle, Myers
4 Mayberry, Lee Ramsey. Tom McKin-
| ney, Richard Williams, Philip Cole
Jr., and Eugene Karsch.
4 Edd Holler handed The Times q
"lemon" the other day. In other
words, there were four very fine hon.
est-to-goodness lemons which had
been grown on his ranch near Los