The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-11-09
FLAT RIVER.

day in Pennington.
Leeman Rariden went to Bonnie
Terre Tuesday for short visit.
Miss Gertie Petty passed through
Flat River Tuesday on her way to
St. Louis.
o. j, Mayberry Of Pennington
was In Flat River Tuesday on his
way to st. Louis.
The Socialists of Flat River held
an open meeting Sunday afternoon
and launched a movement to obtain
a lecture course In the near future.
The 81. Louis Smelling & Refining
Company Gun Club, of st. Francois,
are preparing for their annual meet
the latter part of the month. En-
tries are expected from large num-
Der Of clubs and the event promises
to be very attractive one.
The cornerstone laying Of the
Presbyterian Church in Flat River,
at which Rev. G. +. Hickok of
Pennington was To have delivered
the principal address last Sunday
afternoon, was postponed on account
of the bad weather to next Sunday.
A nice surprise party was given
Mr.. Will Norwine Tuesday evening.
About forty of his friends met at
Mr.. Pirtle's and all marched at once
to Mr. Norwine's. After music,
games and stories, delightful re-
freshments were served consisting
of punch and waters. The affair
was a great surprise to Mr.. Nor
wine.
Under the management Of DR.. G..
b. Williams, the Flat River baseball
team had n very prosperous season
this summer. DR.. Williams stated
Monday that he had met all expenses
for the season and paid of 500 of
the 5000 Of Indebtedness left from
last year. The team made re-
markable record In games won and
ranks as the best strictly amateur
team in Missouri.
ID. 5. Browne, representing the
Browne Drygoods Company of Tay-
lortown closed a deal Saturday for
the stock Of Henson Grocery Com
pany in st. Francois, and will open
IA grocery department to his store in
the rooms formerly occupied by the
Fischer Mercantile Company. The
Fischer Mercantile Company has
moved to the Masonic Hall store
rooms in Taylortown.
Mrs. Emma +. Langdon, organ
izer OF women's auXiliaries for the
Western Federation Of Labor, was
| the guest of honor at reception
given to her on Thursday night Of
| last week In the Union Hall in Flat
River, by the Flat River WOmcn's
Auxiliary, Refreshments we g
served and program rendered.
Mrs. Langdon is now busy on n
small entertainment to be given
Friday night of this week. At the
Union Hall Monday night she sold
all of her supply of tickets. The
proceeds will be for the benefit Of
the Auxiliary.
Robbers operating with one small
boy as a sort of Oliver Twist, who
climbs. through very small openings,
brokes,nto the Mississippi River Il
BOnn&erre depOts at Flat River
aud st. Francois last Thursday and
Friday nights, respectively. and
took along all the spare change they
could find. At the Flat River de.
pot the robbers got few cents in
pennies and scattered papers over
the office. They entered by break
! ing a glass and unlocking "A window.
At st. Francois the robbers got
about $50 in cash. The entry Mt St
Francois was through small tran
som through which only IA very
small boy could pass. The officers
have no clew to the robbers and
there probably will never be any ar.
rests in either of the two cases.
District organizer X. l.. Lashley
General Manager X. Il. s. Parsons,
Secretary G. +. Burquin of the
Bonnie Terre Local, General Man.
ager O. NJ. Bilharz of the Doe Run
Lead Company, and former Con.
gresham Polite Elvins met in con
ference in Bonnie Terre last Satur.
DAY to discuss the hour-fOrmeals
matter, but failed to arrive mt my
agreement in the matter. The com.
panies requested friendly civil suit
to test the statute, but Messrs
Lashley and Burquin declined Il
agree to that arrangement on the
part of the unions. The matter re-
mains in statu quo until next Satur.
day when Mr.. Lashley will meet
again with the company officials
and outline the position OF the nm
ions. The unions have made fin,