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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22
Big Interest Con-
tinues in Contest

Interest in the Missing Word con-
test continues at high water mark,
and The Times management is eN-
ceedingiy pleased with the work that
is being performed by the many par
ticipants in that contest from week TO
week. 1t. is unquestionably a merit.
orious work for all who are engaged
in searching for the absent word. In
fact it will prove to be q thirteen
weeks course of most profitable study,
not only to the participant, but often
10 lSfs Whole fafniy, al Of whom are
often deeply Interested in such merit
orious drilling.
Quite number failed to get the
right word last week, which was
largely caused by only the opening
letter being stated. Then, too, it oc-
Cured in an advertisement the body
of which was unchanged, except for
the striking out of the single word.
The correct word was "all", and oc-
CURED in the garage advertisement OF
Chas. Wines, between the words
"give" and "patrons."
For the missing word this week we
again feel it will be necessary to give
only the beginning letter, which is
"y". This is the only way we know
to narrow the number of leaders down
to a point where, we hope it will not
be necessary to split up the prizes,
and there is absolutely no discrimina-
tion for or against anyone.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22
Oscar Rion Meets
Terrible Accident

While engaged in saving wood on
his farm, a short distance north of
this city, Monday evening, Oscar
Rion met with a frightful accident
and escaped sudden death only by
hairs breadth. 1t appears he had
turned slightly from the circular saw
before which he had been working,
and in making the turn his heavy coat
was caught by the teeth Of the saw,
and he was Immediately jerkod into
contact with that frightful instru-
ment.
The saw struck him in the fore
head and circled around the side Of
his head to the back of his ear, cut
ting quite deep and seyering large
artery in his neck. The prompt aid
of an assistant, who Immediately drew
him away from the instrument of de-
struction, perhaps saved his life, as
he is reported to be resting easy as
The Times goes to press, and his ply
sician entertains hope for his recov-
cry.
MIR. Rion is an old and highly re-
spected citizen of this community
and his many friends are hopeful that
he may recover from his terrible ac-
cident.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22
Narrow Escape
From Burning

The residence of DR.. W. A. Cope
land, on Columbia sreet, had a very
narrow escape last Thursday night
from obstruction by flames. and vet
the nearest neighbors OF the good
Doctor did not know Of It before the
next morning, II indeed they yet
know Of it; About II o'clock Ihurs-
day night the Doctor detected odors Of
burning that did not smell right 70
him and Immediately ne began an IN
vestigation, 70 find flames coming
through the floor from the basement.
He Immediately became very active,
and for some time, until the nanes
were under control, the things the
Doctor did would have been .l,..o moss
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22

of preserve under tn sun on tn ta-
bic. / kin remember tn ole castor an
tn weller bone handle butter knife an
th' blue tureen full o. mashed p'tat-
ers. Father et with his knife an
Bob kidded him about it, an father
called him dude. After dinner we
all went out t. tn barn t see tn new
colt---ail but mother. She cleared tn
kitchen up. Then it wuzn long till
Bob begin /, consult his big gold
huntin' case watch an Sis got rest
less. They wuz both Z leave on the
same evenin' train an mother wrapped
up some cold turkey an things fer
'em T. eat on ther way.
Party Breaks Up
"Me an father hitched up tn ole
green sleigh, an it wuzn long till we
wuz ali on tn way T. tn station at
Bloom Center. Aswe turned tn cor
ner at Kayl6r's mill / looked back.
Mother wuz still standin, at tn front
gate, an high on tn hill behind her
wuz our tall, bleak, unpainted house
an cedars silhouetted against a red
| winter sunset. / kin see father hisch-
! in ole Nell behind tn grain elevator
where she couldn't see tn cars. re-
member his overcoat wuz turnin'
brown on tn shoulders. Father wuzn
given Z maxim over any buddy, but l
recall that he put his arm about me
| on tn way home an told me he want
| ed me t. alius stay at home with him
4 an mother. thought saw tears IN
/ his eyes. That wuz our last Christ
mus at home. Before another Christ
mus rolled around mother an father
i an Bob had crossed tn silent river
an Sis, TOO, so fer as ever knowed
has Miss Fawn Lippincutt said
isThcr's three kinds o. Christmusses;
white, greent-an' blue"
But Christmas is an established IN.
(. stitution an we must meet it braveiy
an give freely o pink, initiated ivory,
cite mirrors, marked up irridescen'
four-in-hands, glossy veneered ninth
| district cigars heliotrope mufflers
three-dollar (wuz fifty cents) hand
kerchiefs, celluloid cigarette holders
i am ct cetry. Th' spatted an tou
t peed baehelor'll receive dull booE
frum some faded sweetheart, an tn
srinster with tn youthful ankles an
temples streaked with silver IL re
ceive some trifflin' remembrance
from someone she might have mar
ried if she'd played her cards right
hut therell be no thrills as in tn lont
ago. Father II give mother checl
an mother III give father o charges
wallpaper shirt with thirty-eigh
inch sleeves, an they II both giv'
grandmaw somethin' fer her shoul
ders as she already has an easy chai
left over from last Christmas. an 81
on.
Durin' TIL holidays tn stores smel
s,slize III inside of curly headed lnail'
hat. An then, too, th' holidays allu
usher III a fresh crop O green clerk
that don't know where anythin' is
Sometimes when we push our wa,
thro' tn crowded stores in quest of
,, fountain pen or pair o. clocked so
we git t. thinkin' o. tn tired over
worked clerks, an decide t. send
. Christmas card instead. One % tt
very worst things about Christmu
shoppin', next t. standih' in tn slus
waitin' fer your wife to come out {
!; tn store, is snappin' your cerebra
cord tryin' t. read tn reverse side Q
4 a price tag in a show window befor
venturin' store.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22
Worse Than
An Infdel'

Probation Officer r. G. Tucker the
past week run up against stump
that severely tested his tires and nar-S
rowly averted a blowout, in the;
performance Of his duties. He had
been informed that there were sew.
eral children living in the east-end
Of Pennington who were crying from
hunger. He Immediately went to the
house that had been indicated to him
as the place where these children
lived. The man Of the family opened
the door to his knock, and Squire
Tucker told him his purpose there
was to find some starving children.
The man at once responded that
his children had been hungry, but
that he had just gotten some proyi-
sions from town, and they were then
all right. Il, afterwards develoed
that the man had gotten credit for a
dollars worth of provisions, but the
Probation Officer could not under
stand how such an amount Of gro
ceries could go far toward relieving
the distress Of starving family, his
wife also being in the house.
He naturally felt that something
should be done in this case. but the
husband and father appeared SO mild
hammered and certain that everything
was all right, that Squire Tucker was
at loss to know how to make his
approach. He finally decided that q
little "rough talk" might afford an
approach, SO he told him that man
( who brought children into the world
and then permitted them to suffer
from hunger should be taken out and
shot. But that apparently also failed
to touch the mark it was aimed at
as the fellow Immediately came back
in the most mellow-cyed and soft.
voiced manner with the, following
quotation: "He that .provideth mol
for his own household is worse thar
an infdel."
What more could the Probation OF
ficer do in the premises? What
would YOU have done? Perhaps JUS
what the officer did. He turned anC
"beat" it back to his office.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22
New Schedule
Of Electric Line

The new and greatly improved time
schedule Of cars on the electric line
went into force last Sunday, and
there is every assurance that that
line will soon have back practically
all the passenger service between this
city and Flat River, which has been q
total loss to that line since It began
to circumscribe its service.
The passenger business that has
been done by that line since last Sum
day is most encouraging, not only to
the managers Of that road, but Is
equally pleasing to members of the
Pennington Chamber Of Commerce,
as we'll as TO every loyal and enter
prising citizen Of this community.
Already there is very noticeable
falling off in the bus business, and It
will probably not be long before the
busses will be compelled to cease
running between this city and Flat
River. If they can afford to handle
passengers at Communication fares ex-
clusively, there may be a chance for
one bus to continue to carry miners
to and from their work; but not other
wise.
The rapidity with which the pas
senger business is coming back TO the
electric line shows that our people are
loyal, and can usually be depended
upon to do the right thing, at the
right time. Especially pleased Is the
Times management, who is on record
as believing the people could be de-
pended upon to do the right thing,
| providing the management Of the
I electric road showed that they wanted
to DO the right thing. The new time
card appears in this issue Of The
Times. 1t would not be a bad idea to
cut it out and paste it up where it
could be conveniently consulted. at
least until the present schedule be-
comes more familiar.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22

it refrains from participation in the
efforts to reconstruct and rehabili-
tate European exchanges, industry
and trade, upon which we must de-
pend for full prosperity in all lines of
business We not only refrain from
helping European industry and ex-
change to get on their feet, by aEpol-
ity Of blind isolation, but we prac-
ticalIy prohibit trade with Europe
Sham, fraud and farce never yet
succeeded in government or business.
They will fail now. The administra-
tion may force its policies through a
ldiscredited Congress. but the conse-
quences will be disastrous to the
American people. Without touching
on the moral factor in this folly we
shall soon feel its deadly effects. The
harvest Of the policies Of isolation,
trade destruction and privilege profit
eering will be bitter one. Post
Dispatch.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22
A Lemon Large
as Grapefruit

The Times is indebted to Miss En-
ma Ferguson, Of this city, for the
most splendid specimen Of lemon
we have ever seen. Miss Ferguson
left it on our desk Wednesday, and
at first, s.gh we .rnistook It for q
grapefruit. & being fully as large as
fair-sized grapefruit. What makes
it more deeply appreciated is that it
is home grown, the tree that produced
it being sixteen years old,
The tree this year matured five i'm
mense lemons, of which the one pre-
sented to The Times is sample. APP
to supply q large house party with
to supply lareg house party with
lemonade for a week. Miss Fergu-
son stated that one of them will
make a half dozen lemon pies. This
is the kind Of lemon we enjoy receiv-
ing.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22
SHAM, FRAUD AND FARCE

President Harding is trying to win
over the agricultural bloc to the ship
subsidy bill by urging liberal pro-
gram of farm credits to help the
farmers and put them on an equal
basis of governmental favoritism with
the shipping interests and the tarln
barons.
We do not overestimate the intelli-
gence of the farm bloc in Congress,
When it accepted the sham tariff on
farm products which did nothing but
help a few farmers on the Canadian
border as compensation for high tar
ifs on factory products which will
drain the pockets of all farmers it
forfeited high respect for intelli-
gence. If, however, it accepts a pro-
gram of farm credits in exchange for
support of the ship subsidy bill,
which will lay taxes upon all the peo-
pie for the benefit Of few shippers,
the bloc will prove an utter lack OF in
teffigence.
We are not opposing reasonable
farm credits to aid in establishing and
expanding the farming industry, to
enable farming to stand on It's own
feet in time, but, of what avail are
farm credits without profitable mar
kets for farm products? 1t would be
futile to extend credit to business en-
terprises where there is not sufficient
business to keep existing business
houses afioat, or to industrial con-
Germs which have no markets upon
which to keep going.
The point made by the Post-Dis.
patch, when the President proposed
the ship subsidy bill, has never been
met and cannot be met except by con-
fession of incompetence. Why ship
subsidy when Congress has passed
tariff law which kills foreign trade
which is necessary to the support Cd
an American marine and prohibi.
tion law which keeps passengers of
American liners? Can we keep car.
goless and passengerless ships afioat
| Will the people submit to be taxed tt
support Improbable ships in order
/ that favored manufacturers may en-
Joy profiteering privileges and fanat
les may enforce fantastic and tyran
EnicalI rules on the high seas?
i The truth is the administration pro
| gram, taken as whole, is sham ariC
4 d fraud. To take care Of its hackers
the tariff barons, the administration
I gives them tariff privileges which
idestroy foreign trade and enable then
| to gouge the consumers; to build "
| the American marine, which mus
| have foreign trade to keep going, !
proposes a subsidy; to obtain the sup
| port Of the representatives of TIL
| farmers to this trade-killing policy !
| offers sham tariffs and farm credits.
| Beyond this costly and deadly fare
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22
st. Joseph's Church (Farmington)
Xmas Program

Sunday evening, Dec. "a, IL o'clock,
Midnight Mass.
"Adeste Fideles" Glory to God, Isl
lent Night"-Boys' Chorus.
Soloists, Ashton Drury--Rose Mary
Gottlob, Norma Ruth.
Leonard's Third Mass in B flat
Mixed voices. Mr.. B. T. Gentges
director. Mrs. Lee Rariden, organ
list; sopranos, Mrs. R. P. Lang
Misses Irene Lang, Genevieve Huss
Emma Fffrein; alto, Miss Cecilia
Gentges; tenors, B. T. Gentges
Fred Isenman, Geo. Beck, August
Hemelgarn; basos, Riney Lang
Thos. Miles; violin, Miss Barbars
Caroline Tullock.
Sermon by Rev. j. S. Kelley.
s o'clock Low Mass.
10 o'clock High Mass Leonard''
Third Mass in B fiat.
Benediction Of the Blessed Sacrament
"Holy God We Praise Thy Name
Choir.
Everybody invited and everybod!
welcome.
J. S. Kelley, Pastor.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22
PROSPECTS FOR AGRI-
CULTURE IN 1928

Twelve months ago most OF the SIX
million farmers of the United States
were starting on the long, hard climb
out Of the valley Of economic depres-
sion. They have not yet attained the
heights which are bathed in the CRATE
full sunshine of prosperity. Some, in
deed, have fallen by the way. Others
are still in the valley. Nevertheless,
as we stop a bit and look backward
we can see that very considerable
ground has been gained by the great
majority, and we can enter the New
Year with renewed hope and with that
Iceuraes which comes from the reall-
lzatioa that we are really making
progress.
A year. ago, when speaking OF the
prospects for farming in 1922, SAID
that while there was no reason to ex-
pect boom times for the farmer in the
near future, there was promise of
better times, both for the farmer and
for those whose business is largely
dependent upon him. The year has
brought fulfillment of that promise,
Speaking generally, times are better,
much better, than year ago, both for
agriculture and for industry.
Crops have been good, on the
whole Prices of the major crops are
mostly considerably higher. While
there has been a corresponding ad-
vance in the prices of the things the
farmer must buy. the total sum which
farmers will receive for the crops of
this wear is greater by a billion and a
half dollars or more than that which
they received for the crops of last
wear. This will certainly mean bet
ter times on the farm, and farm folks
will be able to ease up little on the
grinding economy they were forced to
practice the proceeding year.
Tha labor cost of nroducinp the
o-dnS @ of 1920 was stilI further reduc-
e%d % %Thsro M Nv we've some substantial re.
duo+;ans il fra;gbt rates Much help.
' e,,I ion;sla+;nn m bas been enacted and
,oara no mil ha +bis winter Interest
atos % ~ ~ 1a'vo,. and tbe credit strair
has hsan eased This has made il
nass;Iis na CO.. roarv farmers who wer,
ppotSnr posS haouiiw ;yvoIvad tn refund
tho;r so ohi;@stions and oct thenselye,
sie o d;t;s, ~ MI, thsouoh
~ Tbara T are st;ll u some dark spots. II
,a sao+;ons weather condition,
e somie ,ns.nonah,a sso enJ crons wer,
rn.t M an5 farrnars in these section,
aro oi Sa1;ns = VIM . verv hard time Of Il
a. - - - ali foo higb es
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22
SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES
Baptist Church
!; g. Cireenwav, Pastor.

G. G. Greenway, Pastor.
Sunday is go to Church" day. We
hope that every one will accept the
invitation to 60 to church somewhere,
Sunday school opens promptly at
9:30, Be on time and enjoy the wor-
shipful period.
Preaching hour at II o'clock. Sub
,iect: making Room for Jesus"
Junior b. Y. p. U. at 2:30 Sunday
afternoon,
Senior B. Y. P. U. at 6:30,
Evening preaching hour 1880. Ser.
mon by Pastor. L
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at 7:30.
The Sunday school will give their
Christmas program Friday evening.
We welcome you to worship with us
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22
I. n Il 2
COLLEGE AND FERTILIZER
MEN MEET AT COLUMBIA

At a recent conference in Columbia,
officials of the Soils Department,
University of Missouri, met with
about thirty representatives Of COM
,panies selling fertilizer in Missouri,
in order to insure intelligent co-opera-
tion in the campaign for the use of Sc
lected high-analysis fertilizers.
The University has announced list
Of fertilizer analyses, which Missouri
farmers are urged to use in prefer
ence to all others. AT this conference
the reasons for the selected analyses
were explained ard plans were made
for concerted efforts to make their
use statewide. A
College officials declared that Mis-
souri, farmers can save considerable
money in their fertilizer purchases
and increase their cnop profits by buy
ing only high-tnalysis Fertilizers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22

Several rev subscriptions have been
received the past week, to be sent to
relatives and friends as Christmas
presnets. Could anytime be more APP
propriate, even though it might cost
several times the price of a yearly
subscription than copy Of The
Times presenting itself to the recipi-
ent each and every week during the
entire wear? Surely nothing within
the reach of the average purse would
be more highly prized by the recipi'
ent than just such remembrance.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22
LATEST ARRIVALS

At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sun.
dy Eolios, on December 11th, girl.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lo'
ranze Hunt, on Dec. 11th, a boy.
At the home of Willard Wigger. OF
Dec. 18th, boy.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Tony
Gegg, of Coffman, on Dec. 18th, a girl
At the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Davt
Barnett, on Dec. 18th, girl.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralpl
Thomure, on Dec. 18th, girl.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesl
Turley, R. F. d. No. 3, on Dec. 18th
q girl.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22
Will Close All
Day Christmas

The following business firms of
Pennington will remain closed all day
Christmas, in order to allow the pro-
prietors and help opportunity to en-
Joy the yuletide holiday. All should
keep this fact in inind!N
Fischer Mercantile Company.
Karsch Shoe Company.
Klein Grocer Company.
Economy Cash Shoe Store.
Pennington Mercantile Company.
C. F. Rickus.
Morris Brothers.
Henderson Store Company.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22
MARRIAGE LICENSES

December 9th
Wilbur Mitchell. Bonne Terre, and
Ida Williams, Bonne Terre.
Everett Lewis. Gumbo, and Irene
Husky, Gumbo.
December 10th
I Arthur S. Stacy. Flat River, ant
Nora q. Pope, Marquand.
Roy Copeland. Pennington, ano
u Mary A. Williams. Pennington.
December 20th--
Geo. d. Gray, Flat River, and Mel
lie Richard. Flat River.
Clarence A. Courtney. Bonne Terre
and Bessie May Pullen, Bonn'
Terre.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22
Christian Church

Usual services next Lords day. De-
cision day in Bible school and church
A Christmas sermon and entertain
ment Saturday at 7:3O p. m.
A welcome to all.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22

Miss Marie Wann, of Lutesville,
will be the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Bulford through the holidays.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-08-24
Cornerstone Laying.

The County Commissioners for
the new courthouse. and the
Board of Trustees for the new
Rockingham high school build
ing, have requested the Grand
Lodge, through Rockingham
Lodge No. 495, to formally lay
the cornerstones of the two build
ings. Rockingham Lodge gladly
agreed to comply with the re
quest, and committees have been
appointed and steps are being
taken to this end.
The exercises will probably be
held about the second week ir
October, though the exact date
has not yet been decided upon
1t IS proposed to have the Camp
Bragg band here, and many mer
present prominent IN State
Masonic circles. 1t will be a big
occasion for Richmond county.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-08-24
Beautiful Still.

Early this Thursday. morning
some boys at Steele's, Mills dis
covered what they thought was
a barrel of whiskey enclosed in a
sack in the bushes on the out
skirts of Steele's Mills village.
The Sheriff went down at once,
but in the meantime the bundle
had been brought to the com
pany store. If was found to be
one of the finest copper stills
ever captured in the county. 1t
was of 35 gallons capacity, the
still, worm and cap entirely Of
copper and built undoubtedly by
a skilful timer. 1t had never
been used, evidently having just
been made and possibly concealed
Wednesday night with the idea
of taking it to a location tonight.
The Sheriff now has it in his
office.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-08-24
Caught With Goods.

Sheriff Mcdonald and officers
Reynolds, Meacham and Coving-
ton at 1890 this afternoon Thurs
day. arrested a white man, Wade
Reynolds, at his home within a
few feet of the Montgomery
county line, and brought him to
Jail here. He is still in Jail, not
yet having raised the required
$1,000 bond.
Reynolds was loading empty
barrels upon a wagon when the
officers reached his house. In
a smoke house was found a 4-gal
jug with one gallon of whiskey
in it. In the barn was found a
50-gal still. In an outhouse was
found dozens Of bottles, jugs etc.
Within $50 feet Of the house, GOV.
cred with straw, was a barrel
filled with so gallons of peach
brandy. This the officers poured
out.