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

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Mrs. Geo, Spain and children went
to Plattin Friday to spend few days
visiting with friends.
Mrs. p. r. Gardener of St. Louis,
who has been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Jobe, of this city,
returned to her home last Thursday.
VIM. Anderson, a brakeman on the
NJ. X. & B. T. Ry., met with the mis-
fortune of getting the thumb Of his
left hand very badly mashed while at
work in the Herculaneum yards last
Thursday night, The wound will
compel him to lay off from his work
for while.
Mrs. Joe Adams and daughter. Miss
Helen. visited Thursday WITH Mrs.
Adams sister, Mrs. Kert Fraser, Of
this city.
Miss Olive Todd, who has been yis-
ting with her brother, Ernest Todd,
and family at Springfield, H., return
ed to her parents home in this city
Thursday of last week.
Theo. Tenholdcr spent the latter
part Of the week AZ Festus, Mo-, look
ing after some plumbing work he is
having done there.
Mrs. Harold Kensworthy of Mime
apolis, Mimi. arrived in this city last
Thursday and is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Greedy, and her
many friends.
Al Kuchlin and Jas. Besterfeldt
caught catfish at the lake south Of
town one night last week that weigh
cd 20 pounds, and measured 30 inches
in length. This breaks all previous
records for big catch. There is nc
telling what there may be in the lake
yet just keep on breaking records,
boys, and you will land a whale after
n while.
JAS. Barger and wife Of Bismarck
arrived in Bonne Tcrrc Friday ard
are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Jos.
Hickman.
Mr.. T. Thurman Of this city sold
out his tailoring business last week TO
his brother, Bert Thurman and Mr.,
Martin Monk, formerly foreman for
NJ. Thurman. The new firm will
take charge at once. Mr. Monk has
Rad large experience in cutting ard
fitting. Bert Thurman will e the
pressing and cleaning and soliciting
orders. Mr. and Mrs. T. Thurman
will return in the near future 10 their
old home at Memphis, Tenn, where
Mr.. Thurman will engage in business
again. Their many friends here re-
gret very much to see them leave this
city.
Mr., Henry Totten and Mrs. Alice
Brewster, both Of East Bonnie Terre,
were united in marriage at Farming
ton last Wednesday. They are high
ly respected citizens of this city, Mr..
Totten being an old and trusted cm-
ployc at the car repair shops Of the
NJ. r. G. B. T, Railway Co., where he
still has employment.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wells Of this
city spent Sunday visiting Mrs. Wells
sister, Mrs. c. II. Poston, at Lead
wood.
Joseph Forshee Of Desloge visit
ed from Friday till Sunday with his
children here, Mr.. Joe Forshce, Jr.,
and Mrs. Henry Baron.
Ed McLain and wife and babe went
TO Wales Mines to visit for a few days
with relatives and friends.
Henry Barron spent Friday night
and Saturday with friends at Wales
Mines.
Houston and Walter Scott of this
city spent Friday night and Saturday
in the hills near Plattin Gap hunting
the gay SQUIRREL and opossum. They
returned Saturday night with 8
opossums and few squirrels.
H. D. Evans and family of this city
spent Sunday with friends at Lead
wood.
Henry Bouchard and wife of Des-
loge visited friends in this city Sun
day.
Geo. Jordon of Frankclay spent n
few hours Sunday in Bonne Terrc
greeting friends.
VIM. Snowman, who is working in
st. Louis. spent Saturday night and
Sunday with his family here.
Mrs. Bart Finney of Wales Mines
is visiting this week with her children
in this city, Mr.. Henry Finney and
Mrs. Ed Bruce.
Earl Mcdonald spent Saturday
night and Sunday visiting friends in
st. Louis.
Miss Constance Poston and her
brothe- Coin rnturnad Sunday nvcp