The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-20
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Thursday.
Miss Kathryn Markley and Mis-
Ruth Cloud of Flat River were thu
guests of Miss Verde Cross Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Gibson and theil
guest, Miss Kathryn McNuIty, of st
Louis, spent Sunday at Iron Mountain
Dam.
Misses Bessie Moore and Ruth Nc
Alister were Flat River visitors Mon
day. ..~sEs sass.
J. N. Richards has sold his new
dwelling on Main street to Mr.. Peter
Polite.
Mrs. Harry Silsby of Mitchell Wis
tied relatives here several days this
week
Jesse Howell, Emmett Reece, Bryan
Cozean, Ethel Cross, Eula Mcclure
and Laurana Carr motored to Iron
Mountain Sunday.
Quite a number from Elvins at
tended the recital given by the pupils
of Miss Elizabeth Farmer at the
Presbyterian church at Flat River
Tuesday night.
Mrs. NJ. c. Humber of St. Louis is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. B. R.
Whitehill, this week.
Mrs. S. Bennett was Flat River
visitor Saturday.
B. F. Lewis is confined to his room
with the humps.
John Buxton was on the sick list
several days last week.
Arthur French of Irondale visited
home folks several days this week.
Miss Minnie White visited home
fp1lC IN, E1,,odori al II
Sunday.
Adrian Dace went to Pennington
Thursday and purchased a Ford au-
tomObile.
Mrs. Carter Boyer, who has been
visiting relatives in Richwoods, Mo-,
for the past month, returned home
Monday.
DR.. and Mrs. G. W. Tidwell, who
have been visiting their son, DR.. H.
F. Tidwell, of New York for the past
two weeks, returned home Wednesday.
Miss Floy Birdwell was an Esther
visitor Saturday.
Miss Eula Mcclure visited friends
in Knob Lick Friday and Saturday.
kenner, the infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. Sylvan AuBuchon, is quite ill
at this writing.
Miss Ruth O'Heeron visited in
Harrington Saturday, the guest of
Miss leila and Miss Rose Key.
Miss Minnie Colbert, Miss Ruby
Hampton. Mrs. Chas. Waters and Miss
Ruth O'Heeron motOred to Bismarck
Sunday.
Mrs. Thos. Gibson entertained with
rock party last Friday afternoon
for her guest, Miss Kathryn McNul- !
ty, of st. Louis. Delicious refresh |
ments were served and all present re-
ported an enjoyable afternoon Those |
present were: Mesdames Asa Malone,
Carr Hartshorn, Roy Sizemore, Law
renee Maurer, Roy Presnell, Paul
Ragner, Frank Lindeman John Del
cour and M. D. Ferry.
Friday was the eighth birthday of
Lavina Hampton and she celebrated
the occasion by inviting a number of
her friends to spend the afternoon
with her. The afternoon was spent
playing games. Dainty refreshments
were served. Those present were:
Mildred Miller, Zoa and Zetta Govro,
Lola and Helen Sizemore, Helen
Hartshorn, Milbury Howell Neva
Large, Vera Beaudn, May and Jen-
cite Whitehill, Iona Russell of Bonnie
Terre and Gladys Raines of Bonnie I,
Terre.
The debate and declamatory con-
test between Flat River and Elvins
last Friday night resulted in VIC I
tory for Flat River in both the de- I
bate and contest Raymond Key and
Rookie Beard represented Elvins in r
the debate and Joseph Chiffon and !
judges announced that it was very
difficult to render a decision as both G
sides had excellent argument and Y
were good debaters. Kathryn Del
cour and Laurana Carr represented n
Elylns in the contest and Lucille q
Vance and Bessie Morrison, Flat Riv- +
err, Lucille Vance won first place, o
with Kathryn Delcour a close second. n
The contest was even more difficult
to decide than the debate, as each n
contestant had only a fraction of
point difference. After the contest 8
reception was given for the contest q
ants, judges, board of directors and G
teachers. Delicious refreshments
were served and everybody had a s.
good time. n
The entire community was shocked :,
and grieved Saturday morning when +
The sad news Of Mrs. Clarence Moy- n
er's death was announced. Mrs. Moy-
sr complained of feeling badly all day m
Friday, but Friday night she and Mr.. f,
Meyer and their little daughter went
% spend the evening with Mrs. Moy-
RS sister, Mrs. Carl Lupkey. They
stayed until about ten o'clock and af-
er they returned home she said she s
'elt sick, but her condition did not
eem alarming. After Mr.. Meyer had d;
'etired Mrs. Meyer called him and w
lsked for a drink, after which she er
sank into Inconsistencies and re-
NAMED so until death, which occurred Fl
bout II o'clock. DR.. E. E. White
lde OF Elvins and DR.. F. L. Keith of F
Slvermlnes were called and everv eff "