The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
ELVINS

Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Miller spent
several days in st. Louis this week.
Little Loretta Lupkey is on the
sick list at this writing.
Rev. S. C. Biffie Of Bismarck WIS.,
tied relatives here Saturday and Sun
day.
Miss Ruth Sutton has been teach
ing at Davis Crossing this week for
Prof. Keay, who is quite i'll with pneu-
monia.
Rev. Combs and family of Desloge
attended the lecture at the Methodist
church Monday evening.
Miss Minnie White, who has been
quite i'll at the home of her parents
at Fredericktown, is now able to re-
sumo her school duties.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Brown,
Feb. 25th, a girl
Mrs. j. W. Hunt is quite sick at
this writing.
Henry Williams of Bismarck trans
acted business in our city Tuesday.
Mrs. K. b. Cook of Arlington, KY,
visited relatives here several days this
week.
Miss Manda 0'Herron and Miss
Minnie Colbert were Flat River visit
ors Sunday.
Misses Rose and leila Key of
Pennington visited friends here Sun
day.
T. D. McCroery and family moved
to Webb City Wednesday.
Geo. Kinney has moved into his new
home on Hampton avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Hartshorn of
Pennington spent Sunday with Carr
Hartshorn and family here.
VIM. Kinney and family moved to
Webb City this week.
Mrs. Kinney O'Heeron, who has been
visiting relatives here for the past
week, returned to her home in Col
umbia, Mo-, Saturday. Her sister,
Mrs. Chas. Waters, accompanied her
to St. Louis.
Mr., and Mrs. Harry Calvird visited
home folks near Pennington Sunday.
Mrs. r. NJ. Sturdevant of Leadwood
spent Monday at the home of Mrs.
F. Reichert.
Mrs. T. Ross, who is in the Farm
ington hospital, is seriously i'll at this
writing.
Zenda Rice of Irondale visited
friends in Elvins this week.
Master Howell Lewis is confined to
his room with humps.
VIM. Reichert, Francis Tayman, DR..
Garleb, Miss Elsa Reichert and Miss
Luck Kenner spent Friday evening
in Bonnie Terre.
Miss L. Poston of Bonnie Terre
spent Sunday with her brother, j. D.
Poston, Jr.
The Court of Honor initiated several
members last Friday night. Quite a
number of the Desloge Court were
present. Delicious refreshments were
served. All present reported de-
lightful evening.
Rev. R. l.. Russell of St. Louis de-
, livered his famous lecture "Boys and
Other Animals" to large and APP
preciative audience at the Methodist
Church Monday night. The collection
amounted to $500, all of which will
be paid on a piano debt. After the
lecture, the members of the Senior
League, enjoyed a social. Refresh
ments were served. Rev. S. Bennett
and family and Rev. Russell wer,
4 present.
Clark McMullin and family of Lead
wood, Thos. Gibson and family and
Miss Archie Matthews of Elvins mo-
tored to Arcadia last Sunday to spend
the day with Miss Inez Harris and
, Miss Rosimond Keenan,, who are
spending few weeks in the Arcadia
Valley writing short stories.
: The entertainment given by sew.
eral teachers of the Elvins public
school last Friday night at the Au
ditorium was a great success. Thi'
a was the first of the three entertain
$ ments which are scheduled. The mex
: one will be some time in March, ant
: the third one in April. The proceed
: amounted to $4,000 The money will
be divided between the teachers 70
them to use for necessary school room
equipment.
Mrs. Carr Hartshorn and Mrs. c
w. Howell delightfully."- entertaine
the members of the Elvins Readin
Club at the home of Mrs. Carr Harris
horn Tuesday afternoon. The guest
were first taken to room decorate
with hearts and cupids and each CUES
| was compelled to draw heart blinC
| folded. After an hour of fun, tn
guests were taken to another room
| which was beautifully decorated
| red, white and blue. Patriotic song
/ were sung. There were also man
\ contests relative to Washington's an
/ Longfellow's birthdays. Miss Jess
/ May Tidwell furnished the music fc
i the afternoon. About four o'clock ii
guests were invited into the dinin
Il room, where delicious refreshment
H were served. The dining room was a
4 so decorated in red, white and bit
4 and red carnations. Those presel
Al were Mesdames B. R. Whitehill, AS
Al Malone, Prentice Elvins, L. S. Barke
!. X. Dobbins, Bart Byington, Tho
\ Gibson, M. D. Ferry, G. W. Tidwel
Lawrence Maurer, Joe Gould, K.
! Cook, Roy Presnell and H. L. Calvin
d. Mr.. James 0'Leary, aged 35 year
re- died of pneumonia at the home of h
,e sister, Mrs. F. P. Kenner, Feb. 25t
ID at 2:30 a. m. Mr.. O'Leary was boz
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