The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05
FLAT RIVER

1r. ana MIS-. Jesse Berry ana lam
lily have returned to Flat River to
live. He is again employed at the
Federal mill.
Mariana Cecil spent several days
last week with Margaret Sylvester at
Pennington,
Mrs. John Schmidt of Taylortown
has been sick for several days with a
severe attack of stomach trouble.
Miss Leta Stophlet returned to Ca
ruthersville after spending the holt
days at her home in Flat River.
Miss Claire White returned to Col
umbia after vacation visit at home.
Mrs. c. Y. White of Pennington
spent Monday with her friend, Mrs.
Roy Poston.
Brabson Cecil was a guest at the
home of DR.. Barber in Fredericktown
and at the home of the Arbuthnot
boys at Mine La Motto last week.
Miss Mary Stophlet returned to
Caledonia on Monday after a pleas
ant visit with home folks.
Mrs. J. U. White and daughters,
Misses Claire and Hester entertained
a company of young ladies at their
home on last Thursday afternoon. The
guests were Mrs. O'Keeffe, Misses
Marian, Marguerite, Mildred, and
Dorothy Keith, Leta, Mary and Jean
Stophlet, Airline Sleeth, Irene Golf,
Vanness Topping, Leah Alper, Fer
rol Saunders of Flat River; Miss Leah
Guessing and guest of Desloge and
Miss Hunter of Bismarck. At the
conclusion of very enjoyable after
noon lovely six o'cloc dinner was
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Stophlet were
Pennington visitors on Friday.
Misses Marian and Marguerite
Keith were guests of friends in Bonnie
Terre Saturday and Monday.
Chelsea Imam spent Monday in
Bismarck.
Sloan Oliver of Charlottesville was
the guest Of DR.. Stophlet and family
several days last week. Mr.. Oliver
was on his way to jefferson City, hav-
ing been elected Representative from
Pemiscot county. Mr.. Oliver is also
City Attorney in Charlottesville.
Mrs. George Chapman came over
from Pennington on Tuesday to at |
tend the funeral of Mr.. Thomasson of
st. Francois. Mr.. Thomasson died |
Monday of pneumonia, after very
short illness, at the age of 81 years.
The funeral was held Tuesday after
noon at o'clock, conducted by Rev. |
M. H. Marley. Mr.. Thomasson was
a member of the X. of P. Lodge.
Mrs. Claud Bair returned on Fri |
day afternoon from Marble Hill,
where she spent the Christmas holi-
days with her parents.
DR.. S. w. Stophlet gave an interest
ing and profitable lecture at the Tay- !
Tor Ave. NJ. E. Church on Friday night. |
The lecture was Illustrated by a |
number of views taken where he made
the trip several years ago. Mrs. Car
roll Norwine sang "The Holy City" |
at the conclusion of the lecture. She
is favorite with Flat River audienc-
es and she sang in her usual attrac- !
tive manner.
A very exciting game of basket !
ball was played on the High School
court last Friday night between Fed !
eral and Doe Run Company men. The
score was % to Ia in favor of Doe
Run.
Arle Bates returned to his school
work at Rolla on Tuesday.
Chelsea lnman and Glenwood Pratt
left for the University ON Tuesday
afternoon.
Miss Roberta Tetley of Farming
ton was the guest of Mrs. Roy Poston
Monday.
Miss Nettie Moore returned Satur
day from her holiday visit with home
folks at Doniphan.
The Woman's Club will meet on
Friday, January 18th. Mrs. o. w.
Bleeck of Pennington will address the
Club.
The Flat River girls basket ball
team will play the Pennington team
next Saturday afternoon in Farming
ton.
The third attraction of the Lyceum
Course was given in the Christian
Church on Monday night. 1t was a
lecture by Mr.. c. G. Mitchell and was
much enjoyed by large audience.
w. A. Karsch of Pennington was in
Flat River on business Tuesday.
The Tetley Jewelry Co. of Farm
ington are putting in a stock OF |