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de lipsa ca autOnomia oraseneas-
ca suspendata, sa fie restabilita
cat mai curind, fiindca eauzele
carl atunci au m0tivat suspenda-
rea autonomiei, dupa fncetarea
-situatiei de tranzitie au incetat
81 ele.
Organizatia cetateneasca a a.
tras atentiinea guvernului Cd
implinirea acestei dorinte sd 0
considere de.o chestiune urgenta.
Ministerul de inferno a avizat
Gtelegrafic prefecturile judetene,
ca in baza Decretului Regat Mr..
32I 1922 din 4 Iannarie 1922 81
,desfiintat ceilzura = pc intreg Gu.
prinsal krii afarsi de fzona milf
tara fi4ata,prin IDecretplI Mr.. ys53
din IA 'Martie 1921. "'l ! III
Prefectarile au,lfosti invitate sa
ia maspri urgente pentru 'desfin-
tarea imediata biurourilor de
cenzura de langa prefecturile
judetene, raportand. ministerului
executarea.
Comisarul pentru razboi Trotz-
XII adresat armatei rosii urma-
torul Ordin de ri:
Datorita aurului francez, japo.
nez 81 de al altor state granitele
81 viata noastra ecOnOmica sunt
..primejduite incontinuu de catre
: Romania, Polonia, Finlanda vi
/ dispre .Oceanul Pacific. La con.
ferinta de la Washington diplo-
malta capitalista rostit discur.
lsuri nenumarate care aduc tot
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DARE DE sEAlGA 81
MULTU1nTA PUBLICA

Societatea Ludosana' din
Niles, O. avand petrecere cu
dams in ziua de q Ianuarie 1922
avand un rezultat foarte frumos
de care lnultumim fratilor parti-
cipanti care au participat la acea-
sta petrecere aducem sincerile
noastre ,multamiri membrilor Soc,
Fratii Romani din Joe. Mpltamire
81 fratilor membfi de la Societa-
tea Izvorlf din Mcdonald, Ohio.
Multamim tuturor fratilor ro-
mani 81 romance care au parti-
.cipat la aceasta petrecere care
am avut un rezultat foarte fru-
mos. Ion Popp 4 box Pop; Ionita
Monu 4 box pop; George Non 4
box pop; Ion Sinea 4 box pop;
George Crisan 4 box pop; Nicu-
=
lac Cuntan 4 pop; George Sorea
4 box pop; Adrian Feier 4 box
pop; Roman Craciun 4 box pop
Ion Candea 2 box pop.
Swprasolviri: Victor Necsa
S1.OO: Ionita Monn $1.OO; Vasile
Dan $l.OO; Ion Kis $1.O0; Ion
Suciu S1.O0; Ion G,lsan $1.00:
Ion Fara $1.OO; CARLY Wine
$1.OO; Niculae Iiga $1.OO; Ton
Dudas $1.OO; Marie /. Candea
$1.0O; Stefan Veres $1.OO; Ion
Sosa soc; Mattel Dragos 25c; Ion
Popp 25c. rs
Nui mirare de atata pop, ca au
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Oar iti jur, fartate Lerule, ca pc
partea aceasta nu ma mai SIM
tesc fl crestin. LII jur, ca a perit
din sufletul meu tOata simtirea
ingaduita. Iii jur, ca sum NAL
salbatec decat Gel mai salbateci
al lor. LII jur, ca lie vol sparge
hora 81 ca nu e departe ziua acea
mare, care nu imi va da nici ca
lnapoi fericirea mea perduta,
viata mea stricata, dar imi va
tnabusi intro clipita amarul 81
,focul din suflet. Numai o clipita,
apoi focul va arde lar ca mai
Einainte. Pentru clipa aceasta am
trait eu Q viata... Pc urma3.. /.
Sa mar urme;;e ce va urma. Star
situl va urma. Atata vol mai as.
tepta 81 leu, sfarsitul.
Presto un patrar de ceas sofia
lui Ujobu q iesit din cetate.
vi.
Leru lmbla de colo pana colo,
.Vnlcu nu ii mai iesia din gand
Isi mai aducea aninte apoi de-
- ~. MI. n:1.s..x. ~ e.s,,.:7 i, ~.
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raj DORM Sport 81 Inaintore in
munca tuturOra care ALL donat
pentru societatca noaslra, dorlm
crestere buna 81 Gu credlnla La
micii 81 micele colindatori din
preuna 81 la fratele llie Boeriu,
81 la parintii tuturora, copii a
membrilor societatii ''Invierea'' +,
81 ne membrilor.
Primeasca multamirile noastre.
Alex. Costiniu, l.. Popoyici, Ar
ghir Bocriu. Acsentes Caprita 81
L. Socea pentru ingrijirea ce au
avut fata de copii.
Speram ca 81 in viitor ne yeti
da tot .acelas rezultat, atat fratii
donatori, eat 81 micii colindatpri.
81 sd ,ajumget multi ami fericiti.
Suma incassata fara spesele lee
sau dat party pc ziua a doua de
Craciun pentru toti copii Romani
din Martins Ferry, Ohio, venitul
curat de. -, care suma Sc va
adauga la fondul Societatii In
vierea" pentru acoperirea frati-
lor care cade in nenOrocire. In
numele Societatii ''Invierea"
inca odata multumim tuturora
care nu ne-au trecut Gu vederea
asemenea 81 moi vom Fl recunosca-
tori. = -, 4
D. Siandru, presedinte.i
Geo B. Gava, secretar.
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tamiri, 1ntaiul r1nd domnllor 81
doamnelor, carr nu 'au pregetat
veni din departare din Detroit
81 Jur 81 toluror fralilor komahi
din lOc, carr al bine voil De d lua
parte la aceasta petrecere, avand
buna vointa de a contribui Gu
urmatoarele suprasolviri:
Soc. Desteapta-te Rom. Hola
Unirii $500: Petru Gabrean pres.
Soc. $500: loan Gitan directorul
Filialei $4OO; Teodor Gheta
$500: loan Suciu $1.O0; Gheor-
CHE Popa $1.00; Onofrei RADIO
san 800; fiji doamnei Reghina
Jude, Gheorghe 81 Ionel .$l.O0.: !:
George Juhaz membru al Soc.
Furnica $500; Silvestru Cojocari
$l.OQ; loan Flip $1.OO; Vasile
Spetar $1.OO; Flore Crisan $1.0O
G.. Branutiu $1.0O: Vasiliu Gol-
gan $1.O0; Nick Sabp $l.O0; Move
Codrean $500; loan Vuica $1.O0;
George Stanciu $lOO: loan Cuzlc
$1.OO: Todor Ilisie $l.OO; George
Antal $1.O0; Costica Obrege
$1 90; loan Ciolac 500; Iosii
Botan $500: Ilie Barar $500
Alexandra Nistor $1.O0; loan
Gerzaniciu $1.00; +"
Doamna Lodovica Sebestean au
donat 0 baxa de Chendy,: care au
adus un VENT de $40; 81 doamnia
Eva Popa, o baxa de chexi. adu-
cand un VENT de 1915; pentru
care fapta '1e suntem foarte re.
cunOscatori.
nitrate in total au fost $145. 81
Este ..... -. 87.61
VENT curat S58. "a
Deci inca odata aducem since.
rile noastre multamiri tuturor
carl au luat parte la aceasta pc
trecpre. ruUandu-i "a 81 in viifor
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(Urmare).

= Asa e, m am schimbat. Mi.
s'a impietrit sufletul, incat n'asi
simti nici daca asi taia in el Gu
eutitul.. Une-ori fmi par Ell in
sunni atat de strain. Pentru acea,
iii zic, nu ma pofti, ca Sd stau Ia
tine. Oar tu ma fntrebasi, &c
nm facut Gu propusul meu fata de
Ejobuf Pc Ujobu MILAN facut
prietin, pc ucigasul mamei msle,
al norocului meu, al vietii mele.. !.
De cand sunt in tabara lui, de o
suta de ori, de 0 mie de ori asi fl
ayut prilej, ca 81 mi vina alt pri-
lei mai bun, mai fioros! Gu moar-
tea lui Ujobu vol putea ca 81
x'mi stainpar sufletui men ars
] setea rdpbunxriii All! R6zbu
alres ines y Il en- mnlt nai
a,een @
M 4 1ed fpasp ll1 Y
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CO N vO CARE

Soc. 'Avram Iancu'' Convoaca
pc toti fratii membri 81 membre
lua parte la adunarea Soc. de
Sambata 4 Februarie a. c. in
localul Soc. de sub No. 26l w
81 Str. New York.
Sedinta Sc va deschide la orele
8 80 p. m. Absentee nemotivate
vor fl pedepsite conform 'stattl.
tului.
Gu dragoste frateasca. i Hfi''
Nick Avram, presedinte. ~
Asinefta Neder, secretdr. -
(24-25). ~. j..
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DoMNISoARA
NSTI]NTARE

Stunt rugati toti abonentl,
nostri a observa urmAtoarele
reguli la trimiterea pentru
schimbare de adresa.
/. Sa Sc scrie adresa veche
unde Ia mers ziarul 81 adresa
tnde s'a mutat.
, 2. La fiecare persoan4 cd
&c alature marci de 81. 50 &c
caute sa nj se dea numele stra
del 81 al orasului correct.
Cine nu observa aceste re.
gull in zadar asteapta 81 j se
schimbe adresa ca nu Sc poata
Administratia.
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mai multa ingrijorare. MOI avem
datoria pentru q ne apara indie
pendenta sa nu recurgem nu mai
la mijloace pasnice 81 sd finn tari
81 materiaficeste. Armata rosie
are 0 sfngura arma Gu care Sd
poata raspunde atacurilor: Gu
.mintenia 81 forta indoita. Indus
tria de razboi 81 intreaga tara vor
veni in ajutorul armatei.
Luptatorilor rosii stati Ia
panda. .
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intr' O dimineata So auzit in Bi-
harea, ca Amzea a fost rapita de
Ujobu. Cum a VENT intamplarea
aceasta? Nimeni n 4 stiut-o spune.
sApoi a whit sole de la Amzea
Ca Ujobu dat-o lui Zultan pen.
tru un armasar, dar moi sa luptam
Isl sd 0 scoatem dintre capcani.
Am iesit din cetate intro noapte,
am dat navala 81 am spart tabara
varyarilor; dar ei o paziau bine
|,pe Amzea 81 fugind Al luat-o Gu
dansii. Au trecut zile 81 sapta-
mani, 81 moi n am gtiut mimic des-
|pre Amzea, pana c6nd varvarii
au whit q doua carz Gu urdu
|proaspete sub zidurile Biharii 81
Q whit de la eli solies e - 0 pc.
teasca pc Amzea pentru Zultan.
moi am raspuns cu arme 81 ne-am
|luptat saptamina dnp1 saptama-
nd. Pc urma asvilIt sole de Il
Amzea, ca 50 facem pace, caci ca
|s'a indnplecst, ca ~ l1e alui zul-
tan. 81 am facut paxe. Tara Sd fie
[alui zultan dups soartea socru-
lui sdu, dar cat va \ socrurseu,
lei - ramana in ~ AsezariIe
|vechi NE t6lii - l mute,
'hinssii sI' 1In'ids \ !. + I I ri
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DARE DE sEAMXi ST q : r
;. MuLTU1f1TA PUBLIcA

Filiala No. IA Soc, Desteapta,.
te Romane Hora Unirii din Pom
tiac, Mich. aeand petfeceHe in
ziua de % Ianuarie 1922 la care
am avut un rezultat destul de
multamitoriu, atat din punct de
vedere moral cat 81 material.
Deci aducem vile noastre null
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rifle lor, ca mai inainte, in cetati
ea nu sc aduca caste Straina, niei
copiii tarei sa nu poata fl duSi la
navaliri presto hotare. Dupa solii
presto solii whit in urma Zul-
tan Gu Amzea, Gu Arpad 81 Gu
oamenii lor de frunte. Zultan liza
placut la al nostri 81 in fntaiul loc
lui Marriott, Domnul tarii Criguri-
lor. De vote lea placut, ori de
nevoie? Eu nu stu. Era frumusel
Varvarul 81 ii tinuse tatal sah
dascali iscusiti adjust din Bryant,
de "a earl invatat purtari pr.
cute. Oar tot varvar era, 60 toti
semenii sci. Poate Ia pl6eut u
Amzei. Dumnezeu site, ia plaeut
Gu adevarat, orr numai . taudit
,ea, ca Sd faca sfarsit vafstfii de
sfngef.. Asa s'a sfarsit totak
Iar pc Vulcn nu Lam msi y1adt
din ziua acea 81 pana sstksiy n
Astfel ganduri(e lni Leru y Y
1nsirau repede unul dapx sltpl
presto yrenile trxite. 81 ,ss
Oar odata 'sinza deaehiss = - !
ii intra. gss1
at6 I M Vii u reden a IN
cssnt Doarx - Y Ill =
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,fost stors tot prin mani roma
nesti 81 II au ramas nici plea
tura tot s'au beut cat au fost de
frig.
nitrate in total -. $3.50
Este ................. $3.50
Vent curat .......... $56. 80
Care suma sd adauga la fondul
Societath ''Ludosana" de care
aducem sincerile noastre multu-
miri la toti fratii romani care
,ne-au dat tot sprijinul.
In numele Soc. ''Ludosana"
din Niles, Ohio.
loan Popp. presedinte.s " :i...i'
Ionita Mann, secretar. ~
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sa Mt onoreze Gu concursul Dunn
nealor.
In numele Filialei No. | Des-
teapta tt Romano Hora unlrn din
Pontiac, Mich.
loan Gitan, director.
Gavril Banutiu, secretar.
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fana. ~
Nu ii suparat,. tat&. Or lru
tie am pc tine si pc Pauni
d.. d.. Oar stii, cd nu
o pot uita pc mama-ta.
All iubit-o multi, tatal Asa
ma va iubi 81 Paun pc mine.
Iii doresc ca 81 te iubcasc&
tot asa de multi.
Vii, sd mergem u tsta-
socru?
Sd mergem.
Intro odaie strimt6 Fnlvie,
Paun, Sidea, osteanul slbit de
vremi 81 Gu inoasa Rusalins sta,
teau langa un pat. Mai vini acum
Leru 81 Sinza. Pre-, pat aaces fara
simtire Balan. lMoase R,lselina
states plecati asupra patului Ea
asculta bataile inimei bodnavului
si 4 pipaia. Intr'ln tarxiu e.
zise.
yvs urms).
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Leru nQ raspunse mimic, dar
lprivia Gu drag la Sinza. Gandu-
ride lui incurcate Sc imprastiara,
cum fug norii dinaintea razelor
de SCARE 81 fata lui Sc insenina.
Vino, 50 te sarut, copila
mea.
S1nza isi incolaci bratele dupa
grumazul tatalui sau 81 il saruta.
Ce dragoste tea apucat
tstai
Tu eSti o copila rasfatata,
care te faci acum prostuta, dar
ytii bine, ca te am draga.
Stiu, stiu. Numai cat tn nu
pres vrei % ~ milo marturisesti.
Oar doyezile pretuesc mai
multi decat m6rturisirile, pc earl
fsptsle e deszic.
II egti at1t de bun, tata, 81
stat de euninte, 81 Paun 81 meu
are 4 fief tot asa de cuminte. Az
Z; tat6
d FkrG nici 0 fndoiala, copila
llles Pxun III " sduce multa
4. I. ~ IN q
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-02-10

z o. H. PrcsnelI, That splendid Libers
tyyilIe citizen, made q business trip to,
Flat River Saturday He made a
brief stop in this city and called at
The Times office to pay his respects.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-02-10
The Times
Was i'm Error

4 In The Times of Jan. 10th was pub
lished statement Of the accidental
shooting of Joe Boswell, whose home
is in Morehouse, Mo-, while on a visit
TO his brother, j. w. Boswell, at Doe
Run. The supposed fatal accident
was said to have occurred while Mr..
Boswell was hunting with several
companions near Iron Mountain lake,
in this county, on the preceding Sat-
urday.
Now we are gratified to learn
that there was absolutely no truth in
such a statement. In fact there were
several errors in the publication, as
Joe Boswell was not even in this coun-
~ at the time stated. Furthermore
his Brother, j. w. Boswell, tells us
that Joe is not hunter, nor does he
smoke cigarettes, all Of which appear
ed in the account of the supposed fatal
accident, and which reached this Of
fee in, an apparent authoritative man
her. The Times is pleased to make
this statement, and to know that Joe
Boswell was, on last account Of him
well and in his usual health. Just how
such erroneous reports can get start
ed Is often hard TO determine, but that
they sometimes do gain currency, and
sometimes are assisted in their rounds
BY innocent and responsible parties
castssot be gainsaid.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-02-10
In Business for
Themselves

Fred Eleye and Edw. Wiehman
closed d deal the last Of the week
whereby they leased Sundy's Candy
Kitchen of Sundy Liolios for one year,
with The privilege Of buying the buE-
mess when the lease expires, II they
80 desire. Sundy Liolios will continue
in the candy business, using .he rear
part of bis property, which he built
especially for the purpose, for the
manufacture Of candy, in which line he
has built up splendid business
throughout the Lead Belt. When
spring opens he figures on building
an improved candy manufacturing
plant at his halfway house, where he
tentiOn, MS well as looking personally
after his summer garden, which he ex-
poets also to greatly improve, making
It really an ideal resort, on a par with
metropolitan resorts Of the kind.
Fred Cleve and Edw. Wichman APP
pear t3 be splendidly suited for the
business In which they are now en-
gagged, they having opened the doors
under their own management We'd
nesday morning. They will continue
to handle the same lines in which
Sundy's Candy Kitchen has always
been 50 successful, and in the ham
ding Of which both these young men
have proved themselves to be thor
oughly efficient. The Times hopes
and believes that this business change
will prove to be beneficial to all con-
cerned
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-02-10
Terrible Iron
County Roads

The Times editor and wife enjoyed
a visit in Ironton and Arcadia Sunday,
as well as the privilege CD and pleas
ure(?) of the drive over that road,
which was once admittedly one Of the
best, between this city and Ironton, of =
any road leading out of Pennington.
In fact, the road as far as Iron Noun
tain is still in splendid condition,
showing plainly that good work has
been done on 1t during the past year.
That is something that many people
seem still to be very slow 10 under
stand-that all loose surface roads
must have constant care and attention
to prevent their tskidding."
The present condition Of the road
from Iron Mountain to Ironton is
glaring illustration Of such fact.
The county line is hardly crossed be-
fore the road plunges into quagSnire,
continuing for hundred or more feet
before it energies. The mere sight Of
this place, even before making the
plunge, is calculated to take consider
able Of the joy out of life, and the
straining of the car, as it battles
through the black, sticky mud, is cal
culated to make the chauffer wonder if
he had not made a mistake in not
turning round, rather than in attempt
ing such hazardous feat. If the car
has sufficient power, however, it
might get through.
While that is perhaps the worst i'm
pediment on the road. there are sew
eral other quagmires possessing hard
| ly less terrors for motorists pass
ing that way. And yet it was only a
few years ago that these places,
where the road now disappears, were
said to be rock bedded. If there are
any rocks there now, they are GER
4 tainly buried far underground. Had
those roads been kept in repair each
year, then those "open graves" would
not now appear in all their glaring
hideousness, and that important
thoroughfare would still be an asset,
instead of liability, to the country
through which it passes.
There is considerable complaint, too
in regard to the many heavily loaded
trucks that daily pass over this road,
mostly from Pennington, it being
claimed that they are principally re-
sponsible for the devastation Of the
A road 1t has been suggested that If
such is a fact, as 1t doubtless is. then
a fair and equitable solution of this
i grievous destruction would be to res
4 cure all trucks using that road to pay
! sufficient toll to Offset the actual
\ damage they do to the roadway The
lfacts are that such trucks, hauling
1 great loads of freight, are engaged IN
such business for 4 profit, and it hard
lily appears right that they should
be permitted the free isesof the road,
/ with the great damage they neeessar-
| lily cause to the roadway thereby
cleaning up a profit, much Of which
must be paid directly " the people in
the upkeep Of the roads. We were in
formed that the Iron county court ex-
N poets to get busy soon IN making re-
lpairs on this road, which certainly
j Should not be long delayed. Whether
or not they win attempt any action in
I regard to the tstoll1 plan for auto
trucks, we were not informed.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-02-10
Next Meeting
of the C. Of c.

The next regular meeting date of
the Pennington Chamber Of Com
merce. which is next Monday evening,
has been postponed until next Tuesday
evening, Feb. 14th, when an interest
ing meeting is expected to be held at
the usual meeting place, where q large
attendance is earnestly desired, as in
teresting questions for the good Of
this community are expected to come
up, and action may be taken on some
Of them.
The postponement of this meeting
from Monday night is on account Of
the lecture Of DR.. Cadman, which is
the third number in the High School
Lyceum course. DIR. Cadman comes
recommended as being one of the
most interesting and forceful speak:
ers on the Lyceum platform, and
many will doubtless be pleased to hear
him, who may also be anxious to at
tend the Chamber Of Commerce meet
ing. This new arrangement is there
fore for their convenience.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-02-10

they run on FIRST class pasture, such
as alfalfa clover on rape. Enough
grain should be fed to keep the sows
in thrifty condition and in any event,
they should get some grain for several
weeks before farrcwing On proteiri-
rich pasture, the concentrates should
be mostly carbonaceous in character,
such as Corn, wheat, kafir, and milo,
enough protein-rich concentrates to
balance the ration. Where SONS raise
Two litters year, they will require
more feed, due to the added draft on
their bodies.
In winter, the sows should be kept
strong and thrifty by feeding d ration
containing plenty Of protein and min
Ieral matter. The amount should be
limited SO they will not become too fat,
but on the other hand, they must not
be allowed to grow thin. If rich con-
centrates only are given and the ami
mails not overfed, the feed allowance
will not have enough milk to distend
the stomach and intestines properly
and this leaves the animals unsatisfied,
restless and quarrelsone. To correct
this, and because such feed is both
cheap and wholesome, the sows shoald
be fed some fine, well-cured hay, OF
some roots, or better, both hay and
roots. If, unfortunately, neither is
available, then bran or oats, the more
costly, win be helpful in giving bulk to
the ration.
Sows fed corn alone, will usually
farrow small litters of weak pigs, due
to the deficiency of this grain in pro
tein and mineral matter. The ration
should therefore always be balanced
L BY the use of such protein-rich feeds
as alfalfa or clover hay, skim milk
! tankage, linseed meal, wheat, mid
| dlings, or wheat bran, the nutritlvt
ration of the ration being not under
to 6, or to 7.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-02-10
Special Grand
Jury Drawn

The following have been drawn to
serve as a grand jury, to convene next
Monday, Feb. 18th. The special work
for which this investigating body has
been selected is to inquire into the
killing Of James Birchall, who was
murdered near Frankclay on the eve
ming Of Dec. 10th, last. The grand
Jury will be instructed to devote their
entire time to thorough inyestiga-
ton into that cirme. 1t Is thought by
Judge Huck that some important ev-
Iidence will thus be developed:
ST. Francois townshipA. "A. Rlay-
lock, b. II. Burgess and Jess Holley.
Randolph township Zeno Cocksey
and y. A. Green.
Perry townshipFs T. Halle and
Sam Cook.
Big River township-L. =, Cole.
Iron township Emmett Belknap.
Liberty township VIM. Schafer.
Marion township. M. Snodell.
Pendleton township Robert Burch'
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-02-10
Progress of q
Splendid Work

Acting Governor Hiram Lloyd has
ienominated Feb. 18th to 18th as
Missouri Book Week. Wonder how
many people understand and appre-
ciate the real importance Of such an
announcement
And, again: We wonder what per-
eentage Of the people Of st. Francois
coHnty are now being awakened To
some Of the importance Of this great
work, MS against the number who were
absolutely needless or thoughtless Of
the advantages Of good books before
Farmington's Free Public Library was
established a few years ago
A brief conversation with Miss Bee
son, chairman Of the local Book Com
mittee, the past week convinces the
writer that there has been a very
marked change in the attitude of
many Of our people in comparative
ly brief space Of time on the great
advantage of making accessible
good books, which can be had by all
who may desire tham, at absolutely no
expense 10 the beneficiary.
Miss Beeson informed US that it is
truly remarkable the change that has
taken place in this community, within
the past two or three years, in this
regard. She stated that when the
| Public Library was first opened the
greatest difficulty was experienced to
get people to take book from the
library. 1t was then often almost as
difficult to get such books returned,
and often in dilapidated condition.
Now the number of regular patrons
of the library is not only rapidly in
creasing, but the books are almost in
variably returned promptly, and in
most cases with little or no appre-
ciable wear. All OF which indicates
most satisfying Improvement on the
part Of the patrons, who usually are
anxious to return a book in order to
get another, and also constantly i'm
proving desire to return the books in
| the best possible condition.
That the Importance of good litera-
ture has been wonderfully increased
in this community is evidenced by the
largely increased daily demand for
such books ct the library. Nor is this
improvement both in volume and
quality, confined to Pennington. It
extends throughout the county. Such
. demonstration is most satisfying to
all who know and understand what
/ such improvement means toward the
upIift and sbetterment Of the people
who know and appreciate the fact that
improving literary taste is the
strongest possible bulwark to an iniz
proving civilization,