The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-11-13

ard got fastened; could not get up OF
down, and as last resort his wife
built fire from dog hair in the fire
place and smoked him out
Miss Fruzie Allsop is looking paler
this week. 1t is said to be caused by
her having administered an overdose
of chalk with matrimonial intent
The Excelsior Fddling Band took
supper with Ellick Helwanger Mon
day night They are trying to get
him to pay up his dues.
dog fight attracted lot of at
tention and broke up conversation
at the Hog Ford Moonshine still house
the other day. One of the dawgs be-
longed to PEEK Eazley and the other
to Jefferson Potlocks, and the diff
Guilty came up over some misunder-
standing between their owners.
lobe Moseley's mule is able to walk
around again after being propped up
against a persimmon tree for several
days.
Columbus Alisop's head has been
itching for several days. He says it
is because Christmas is coming.
The Dog Hill preacher will be sur
prised by his congregation when they
give him Christmas present they
have already bought. The preacher
is greatly surprised every time his
congregation gives him anything.
Fletcher Henstcp's geese are being
fattened for Christmas, and have
been turned loose in the Musket Ridge
corn patches. They all wear lanterns
as it is late before they get in at
night.
Miss Hostetter Hooks has pulled
OF her plain gold band ring. as it is
not stylish to wear much now.
The mulc rode by Yam Sims was
seen hitched for several hours at the
fence in font Of the home of the
Widow, ~ the Calf Ribs reighborhood
Sunday evening. Yam is so slow he
should put his mule on the pasture
whca he goes counting,
An increased attendance is expect
ed a. the Hog Ford Church next Sun
day as the preacher is going to try
out new sermon.
Slim Pickens has received through
the mails a bottle of dandruff cure,
and he is taking two tcaspoonfuls af-
ter each meal
Columbus Allsop's wagon broke
down on the road leading to Hog
Ford Tuesday morning. He has not
yet decided whether he will have it
repaired or not.
The Hog Ford still house has been
condemned by the preacher at Dog
Hill, and he says it ought to be torn
down. That would be quite Job
for the prcache. to tackle by himself. |
Cricket Hicks, who is known by a |
large number of people, on account
OF the many positions he has held
in Hogwalow and surrounding com
munities, both as working man and |
an agent for various patents. earned |
his first dollar hardly before he had |
reached the age of discretion. One
day shortly after he had given up his
job of ringing the bell at the Dog
Hill church every fourth Sunday, he
was walking along the road in the Calf
Ribs neighborhood, when he was over
taken by stranger, who approached
Cricket in an amiable way. A con-
versation ensued. and the stranger
asked Cricket if he would do a favor
for him. Cricket, of course, having no
other position at the time, replied that
he would gladly accommodate him.
The stranger said that he had prom
Used to contribute dollar to the La
dies Aid of the Hog Ford church to
go into the fund to buy some stove
pipe, and as he did not have time to
go by Hog Ford, he said he would be
much obliged if Cricket would take the
dollar for him. Cricket, of course,
to do so, and the money was
turned over to him and the stranger
went on his way down the road.
Though many DrOminpnt mon of II