The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-12-20
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Charles Nelms was business Wis
itor in Bonnie Terre Saturday.
S. W. Davis spent Tuesday and
Wednesday in st. Louis.
There was an automobile accident
between lockwood and Desloge Sun
day afternoon. A car owned by Ira
vim Thurman of Leadwood turned tur-
tie and pinned its occupants beneath
it. Mr.. Thurman and wife and three
children and j. V. Mayberry had been
to the home of the latter's sister,
Mrs. Thos. Benham, who lives on a
farm between Leadwood and Desloge,
to spend the day and had started on
their return home, when, it is sup
posed, wheel gave way, causing the
accident. Mrs. Thurman received
crushed ankle but the other occu-
pants escaped injury so far as we
learned
Miss Thelma Mergentheimer left
| Wednesday for st. Louis to enter a
hospital for an operation.
Mrs. j. B. Thomure was taken to
St. Louis Thursday of last week to
Barnes Hospital, and Monday under
went an operation for appendicitis.
Mr.. Thomure returned Monday eve
ming and reports Mrs. Thomure doing
nicely.
Private Hurst Wilson of Camp
Funston was home on four-day fur
Tough the latter part of last week,
returning Sunday. Mrs. Wilson ac-
companied him as far as st. Louis,
where she will visit sister of Mr..
Wilson, Mrs. Capt. Hunter, until the
latter part of this week.
Mrs. Chas. Rehkop and Mrs. Ed
Crump returned Monday from De-
troit, Mich, where they visited their
sister, Mrs. J. T. Green, who has been
i'll of appendicitis.
Hedgeman Adams died at the St.
Johns Hospital, st. Louis, Thursday
of last week. His remains were
brought to his home here Friday.
Rev. R. G.. Ramsey conducted short
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cozean, Geo
rye Cozean and brother, Yves, and wife
Mrs. Coda Reinwalt of Bonnie Ter
re was the guest of Mrs. John hurry
Monday.
Little Daisy Clouse ,adughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Clouse died at her
home Friday at the age of 9 years
II months and 20 days, The family
of Mr.. Cluose have the influenza at
present, the mother and little son, IL
years old and little year-old daughter
are confined to their beds with the
disease. Little Daisy was taken
sick first and then developed into
pneumonia from which she succum-
bed. The funeral was held at the
home and interment was made at
Fredericktown Sunday evening at 3
o'clock.
Raymond Caldwell was dismissed
from the Government service and re-
turned home Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Henson and Mr..
and Everett Ragsdale and daughter,
Pearl, returned home from Marquand
Sunday after several days visit there
with relatives.
Little Burton Long, the nephew of
Mr. and Mrs. j. H. Kirkland who is
spending the winter with his uncle
and aunt, is in a critical condition at
present and his recovery is very doubt
full, we are sorry to say.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Payne received
a letter from their son, Henry Har-
IT'S, WHO 1tlS DecI III Ille NONCIiiIleh
service some time, stating that he ex-
poets to be home to spend Christmas
with them.
The family of Jess Dean have the
influenza but are reported to be i'm
proved slightly.
Jess Bunch of Bonnie Terre was on
our streets Wednesday.
Mrs. Lea Newman who is employ
ed in the Brewin store is reported on
the sick list this week.
Mrs. Arthur Crews was called Tu-
esday to the bedside of her brother,
who is very i'll with heart trouble.
Mrs. VIM. Cunningham received a
letter from her brother, "Frenchy",
AuBuchon, who is in France, that he
is expecting to come home real soon.
Mrs. Albert Dalton, who has spent
the past five months in Chicago with
her sister, returned home Monday.
Mrs. Dalton's husband is in the Gov
eminent service in France and does
not know yet when he will return.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Caldwell has been very i'll with
pneumonia but we are glad to report
is somewhat improved.
Grandma RagsdaTe is here spending
a few days visiting her son and wife
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Ragsdale.
Mrs. Hurst Wilson returned from
St. Louis Tuesday, where she had been
visiting for several days.
Little Miss Naomi Rehkop has an
attack of appendicitis.
Tom Whitaker received telegram
that his mother, Mrs. Perry Whitaker,
of Jackson, Mo-, had stroke of pa
ralysis and he and his brother left
Immediately to see her.
(Too late fer last weekly
Mrs. E. E. Whitley of San Francis
co, Cal. was here few days visiting
her sister, Mrs. A. E. Bennett and 9TH
err relatives.
Miss Lucille Bennett was the guest
Of Miss Mary Keith of Elvins Sum
day.
Clarence Hoffman, who has been in
training at Camp Grant, ILL.,, arrived
home Tuesday. He is another of
our Flat River boys mustered out of
the army.
N J. w. Nossett who lives in Farm
ington but is employed by the Fed
aro1 Taad "a bns houOht nronertv