The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-20

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Miss Alice White has been visit
ing relatives at Pot0si. Mrs. Ellen
Williams has come up from FL PaNo,
Texas. to visit relatives in this s"c-
tiou for awhile.
Go see and judge for yourself the
nice photos at Redden's. He r"r.
tainly takes the trouble to get You
the classy pictures. Studio in
Rickus building.
The st. Francois Hotel, renovated
throughout and refurnishad with
new furniture, is again open for
business under the management Of
Mr.. Il. W. Rcavcs.
Rev. &. r.. Hickok, pr. {. Il.
Fleming, j +. Cayce and George
Forster got away Monday on their
Yellowstone Park trip. They will
be gone about two weeks.
Hcrby Asburv, who is holding
down position ana making good on
the rcportorial staff of the Quincy
illinois Journal, Is here spending
vacation of a couple of weeks with
his parents.
Miss Nellie Pipkin underwent an
operation for appendicitis at St
Lukr's Hospital in st. Louis yes
terday morning, and her many
friends will he pleased To learn that
She r. getting along favOrably. Mrs.
Pipkin l. ia the city to be near her
during her stay in the hospital
The Ladies' Aid of the Christian
Church intends sending n hoN of
preserves and jcllics to the Christian
Orphans Home in st. Louis. Any
donations Of preserves or jelly will
he gratefully received by them, aud
may be sent to Mrs J. d. billiard.
will Wade, who went to Wichita
| Falls, Texas, about two months ago,
with a view of locating there, re-
turned home the latter part of last
week. win says that everything is
dead dull there on account OF the
| drought, and there was no oncour-
agcmcnt for anybody to stay.
Ed. Swink, the eldest son of Judge
| f.. f.. Swink, was operated on at "A
hospital in st. Louis last Friday
for rupture, the result of an injury
received some years ago and aggra-
waited by recent injury. He is get
ting along quite WELL and it is hoped
that a permanent cure will be cf-
! fected,
= barn on the TullOck property,
corner of Liberty and Burks streets
was discovered to be- on fire last
Tuesday afternoon, but the fire was
extinguished before the fire wagon
and hose could get there. Little
| damage was done. II il not known
how it caught fire. Probably some
boys had been playing in 1t with
matches.
The Commissioners appointed in
the condemnation proceedings Of the
Saline Valley Railroad for rights of
way through the lands of J. W.
Buck and W. y. Fleming, went over
the property in question last Mon
day and were in session Monday af-
ternoOn and Tuesday. They failed
to get together on an agreemant and
adjourned to meet Monday, July 81.
Rev. l.. NJ. Thompson started last
Tuesday on two.week's vacation.
He will be in the Gulf coast country
Of Texas, enjoying ocean bathing
and looking over "the sugar bowl"
of America. We wish him q most
delightful outing. Next Sunday the
pulpit will be supplied in the morn
ing, and at night there will be com
bined services at the NJ. +. South
and Baptist Churches.
$. p. O'Bannon of Carthage, Mo,
the deaf mute son Of the late John
O'Bannon, spent last Friday and
Saturday here visiting relatives and
friends. He was on his way home
from a visit to his married daughter
in Illinois. Mr.. 0'Bannon left here
twenty-four years ago and since
that time has been living in Garth
age where he has been very success
full in business and conducts pros
porous shoe shop. He was educated
AT the Fulton Deaf Mute Institu te
Prof. and Mrs. Moothart, their
guest, Mrs. Mel of Holly Springs,
Miss, Warden and Willie Moothart
and Lionel Tetley returned Monday
from Il ten-days outing at the Pro-
fessor's camp at the mouth Of Wolf
creek on the st. Francis river.
George Evans (colored) was with
the party as chef. They report an
enjoyable time and good catch of
fish. Prof Moothart has leased the
old Doughty farm at this point and
established permanent outing
place.
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