Complex sentence: Menfro began as a stop on the St. Louis, Memphis & South Eastern Railroad, which began construction on 22 September 1902, with the intention of linking Perry County with St. Louis in time for the 1904 World's Fair.
Split into simpler sentences: Menfro began as a stop on the St. Louis, Memphis & South Eastern Railroad. The railroad began construction on September 22,1902, with the intention of linking Perry County with St. Louis in time for the 1904 World's Fair.