The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-07-12
BISMARCK HAPPENINGS.

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Luther hurphy Is wiplDg engine
now.
james Beard is firing on the braucl
local.
PFd A. L. Vance was IN town Sat
srday.
wm. Vale has rored his family q
Elvina.
n. Warren Of Beilcriew was ID town
on the ID inst.
Dan Bclehamber resumed bis work
on last Monday,
James Thomas las moved bis fam
lily to Doe Ran.
A. Bauh has pat n new shcct.iron
roof on BIS saloon.
j. \. l.. Russell Of FrrdcricEtown
was In town recently.
=. NJ Sinclair viii deliver ice two
or three times a week.
{. T. Buller and wife went to Hills
boro on the Sd inst.
Rev. McGhec preached ut the 81 E..
ChnrcIl Sunday and sunday night.
Miss Mniic Ilou.cy of Potosi was
here last week visiting Mis-. Chrkson.
Mir II. Kelierman moved into the
house teceuily occupied by Nit. Jas.
Thomas.
Any ono desiing q prescription for
choked COW will please call on Mr.
Ed. Wood
ID. + Horton and wife of DeSoio
we're visiting relatives here Saturday
and sunday.
Mrs lAlrCormack Of Caledonia drop
ped dead sunday. Supposed to be
heart failure.
Mrs. ". 4. Jobc and Master Willie
have just returned from q visit to rel.
ali,es Ia Louisiana.
The Republicans of Bismarck and
vicinity organized a Republican club
here Monday night.
Mr.. Geo. W. Clarkson recently
bought 500 bushels Of wheat from Air.
John Grisham Of belgrade.
W. S. Rumscy aud family Of sun
light were the guests Of Uncle Jake
Bsrger from last Friday illl Sunday
evening.
Mr.. Geo. =. Hunt Of Caledonia will
move to town soon aud will probably
purchase property here aud become
permanent resident.
Mr. aud Mrs. ". +, Butler went to
Caledonia Monday TO attend the iu-
neral Of their grand daughter, who
died while there on visit.
Miss Julia larger Was called to
Belgrade Sunday by Tho death Of her
father, NJ. $ larger, who Is a brother
Of our towusman, j $ Barger.
Messrs Guy Mcfarland and Asa S.
Berger, who were In the Street railway
strike 10 81 Louis, moved down Mon.
day with the intention Of renting
farms near Bi.marck.
On last Friday night considerable
disturbance Of the pcaec occurred by
certain men and Others 10 the vicinity
of the i. q. T. W. Hall. The Court
Of Honor had H. meeting there aud
were disturbed. rs well ~ other resi-.
dents near by. It developed later
that 4 brakeman named pummel. who
Is supposed To have becu in control Of
the dislurbcrs, attempted TO rape the
li-year-old daughter Of Mrs Brown.
lie was promptly arrested, aud went
with Deputy Sheriff Murphy to send "a
telegram TO the train dispatcher to send
a man to relieve him. Turning To
leave the telegraph Office, aud when
partially down The steps, FUNNEL re-
marked II forgot to sign Conductor
Laddel's name TO that message, " aud
left thr officer standing guard on the
stairway, there being no other way
as the officer thought of leaving the
building. aud returned. presumably To
sign the name; but presently the Dep
uly Sheriff "hcard something drop, :"
aud realized that his prisoner had given
him the slip. When Pummel went
back mp the Stair, he went to the
from, porch OF The second story aud
jumped to The top Of a train Just pull
ing out from the station and made good
bis escape
July 10, 1900. owl