The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-12-25

school board, in purchasing needed
books for the school library.
q John Poston, who is teaching the
2 Probs. school in Jefferson county
spent Saturday and Sunday with
. home folks here. He was accompanied
: by one Of his pupils, Master Val
, Blackwell.
Ncster Voss. who is attending the
State University at Columbia, Mo-,
spent Thursday and Friday with
friends in this city. Vestcr was call
ed to his home at Halifax, Mo, IA
few miles north Of here, on account Of
the esrious illness of his father, who
is getting old and feeble. This coun-
ty has quite Il colony of students
this year at the University.
Miss Mabel Ringer, who is IN at
tendance at Stephens College, Col
umbia, No, arrived here Thursday,
and will spend the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Ringer,
and family. She will return to Col
umbia about January 9Th.
Mr. Jesse Wolpers, who is attending
the State University at Columbia,
Mo, arrived in Bonnie Terre Satur-
day for few days visit with friends
and relatives. He is taking a hol-
day vacation.
Mrs. W. N. Phillips of this city,
who has been spending the past few
weeks visiting her son, Clarence
Phillips, and family, returned to her
home last week. She reports the
arrival very recently of small
young gentleman at the home Of her
son, who is so much taken with the
place that he engaged board and lodg-
ing for an indefinite number of years.
Mother is doing well and Clarence is
extremely fond of his new boardcr.
George Brand shipped rar load
Of cattle to st. Louis Monday. The
ground being covered with sleet and
ice made it very difficult to get the
cattle to the cattle pens and then TO
get them into the car.
John Pirtlc. son of Mr.. and Mrs. II.
Pirtle, Of this city, while skating on
the streets Monday evening. fell in
front Of Mr.. Charles ,Iohnson's res
ideucc and broke both bones of his left
forearm. He was taken to the doc
tor and the arm was put in splints
and is doing as well as could be ex-
pected at this writing.
W. II. Brown. who is working ut
| Clinton, H., came home Saturday to
spend the holidays with his family.
lie will not return to his work until
after New Years.
Rev. Joseph Mundy of ST. Louis,
who is working in the interests Of
the Mann Act, lecturing to men at
the Odean Theatre Sunday evening,
to a mixed audience at the Baptist
church Monday night.
Fritz Wolfe, who is working as
electrician for the Missouri Pacific
Railway Co, came home Monday to
spend the holidays with his parents,
Mr.. f. G. Wolfe and family, of this
city.
Burdette Snowman, one of the high
school pupils, while coasting on Hun
garan hill Monday, lost control of
his coaster and ran into a telephone
post, fracturing a couple of ribs and
bruisinR himself considerably.
Rev. Crimminger of Gillian, Mo-,
occupied the pulpit of the Baptist
church of this city Sunday morning
and evening. He preached two very
delightful sermons, which was very
much enjoyed by his congregation.
The Right Rev. f. F. Johnson, d.
D., Bishop Coadjutor of Missouri,
preached very spiritual sermon at
the st. Peters Episcopal church in
this city Sunday evening to the edi-
fcation of all who heard him. Rev.
Johnson was, for number of years,
a missionary among the Sioux In
dams of South Dakota, but for the
past three years has been in Missouri
assisting Bishop Tuttle, who, for the
reason of his advanced age, has been
unable to cover his large field.