The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-10
DEsLoGE.
Two Big Fires at Desloge Sunday

About O O'Clock the large stock and
feed barn OF the st. Louis Smelling
d Refining Company caught fire and
was destroyed. Sixteen mules and
two horses persisted In the fire. one
mule and four horses were rescued.
These were taken to the barn OF j.
w. Highley mile north OF town.
Shortly after midnight Highley's
barn was discovered to be on fire aud
was burned together with the AMI
mails from the company barn ana
two mules, two horses, two cows,
two calves and number OF chick
ems, also a large amount OF feed be-
longing to MIR. Highley. II is be-
lieved that defective electric wires
caused the company barn fire but
Highley's barn had no electric
lights. The loss to the company Is
estimated at $4,000. Highley's loss
amounts to about $1,000.
Little Leah May Yates, age 1
months, died ut the home OF her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ieates,
Saturday morning of blood poison
ing. The remains were buried ut
Pennington Sunday afternoon, we
extend sympathy to the bereaveo
parents.
Judge and Mrs. NJ. I. Moore and
children attended the funeral OF the
little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Yeates at Pennington Sun
day.
Quite a number Of Elvins yount
people attended 1.-THE Towl
Foop' at the Lyric Theatre satur
day night given by Harry Green an'
Co.
VIM. Shaner of Belgrade ant
Irwin Shaner of Wales Mines arr
visiting their brother, ID. W. Shaner
few days.
Mrs. John Guessing OF Flat Rive
spent the first of the week visitint
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Papin.
Miss Rose Turner of Leadwoo'
visited her sister, Mrs. Chas. Cal
vird Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Thee. Horn and daughter
Melma, of Hazel Run are visiting
relatives here this week.
J. L. Gotf and A. j. Mackley lef
Tuesday for u ten days bushes
trip to Denver, Colorado.
Miss Grace Denman of Farming
ton visited Miss Leah Guessing sew
eral days the past week.
Mrs. Hardin and Miss Sallie Sc
mar OF Claytown were In Deslog
Saturday on business.
Miss Myrtle Smith of Jaydee
visiting her grandparents, Mr.. an
Mrs. Morgan Smith.
Misses Marguerite Cole and Lea
Guessing visited friends In Farm
ington Sunday.
Mrs. o. H. Skaggs and little sol
Rondall, are visiting relatives
Fredericktown.
Messrs. J. T, and A. b. Green I
Flat River visited relatives In De
loge Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Highley I
Leadwood visited here Saturda
and Sunday.
Miss Ruba Morris of Benton, ii
inois, Is visiting Miss Cora Morr
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Sutton
Belgrade are visiting relatives he
this week.
Misses Laura Larose and Franc
Boyer are spending the week
Festus.
Miss Ollie Shaner OF lockwood
visiting Miss Cora Morris II
days.
Mrs. J. G. Arnth of Dallas, TIE
as, il visiting home folks this wee
Miss Katherine Thurman Is
riously Ill with scarlet feVer.
MIR. and Mrs. Doc Mackley v
tied friends here Sunday.
y Miss Leona Radle of Farmingt
is visiting here this week.
Mrs. Neese of Wales Mines
visiting here this week.
Mrs. Geo. Arena visited relati'
in Rome Terre Sunday.
Mrs. Richard Milford went to
Louis Wednesday,
Mrs. Geo. Knight visited In
Louis last week.
Mrs. Elvima Williams is on
sick list.
He Knew Better.
Newitt-"They say that the pers
with strong imagination has alb
lutely no head for figures Marrya
mn "a