The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-01

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Mr.. and Mrs. Ferd McCrury of FL
wins spent the first of the week with
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Beard of near
Bismarck. .. .-
Samuel Forbes and wife went to
Pennington Monday.
Opal and Costin Painter spent
Tuesday at Leadwood with their
aunt.
Miss George Matkin, who has been
seriously ill with appendicitis, was
taken to the Baptist Sanitarium in
st. Louis last Thursday evening. DR..
Gale and her father, Geo. Matkin, and
sister, Myrtle, accompanied her.
Miss Ethel Bisplinghoff, who is
teaching at Flat River, spent the
weekend with her parents in this
city.
Mrs. Nora Ringer Of near Bismarck
was called to Hoxie, Ark, to the bed
side of her sister. Mrs. Foster.
Miss Hester Beard, who has been
teaching at Claytown, has returned
home, having closed her school last
Friday.
Mrs. Thompson of Caledonia is
visiting her daughter, Lucille, and
son, Russell, who are attending
school.
Hugh Steele was a st. Louis bus
mess visitor last Wednesday.
d. A. Rouse and wife and Mrs. T. A..
Rouse of st. Louis were guests of Mrs.
j. T. Hutchings last Monday.
Miss Mildred Davis spent last Sat
urday in st. Louis.
Mrs. Charles Heitzman was a St.
Louis visitor Monday.
Mrs. H. E. Johnson of this city vis-
tied Potosi relatives Tuesday and
Wednesday last.
Mrs. o. E. Templeton and daughter,
Lorraine, spent Monday and Tuesday
in st. Louis.
Harvey Rowe of Bonnie Terre was
Bismarck visitor Sunday.
E. A. Sage received a very severe
cut on his foot last Wednesday while
cutting wood.
F. f. Beard and I. D. Mccoy, petit
jurors from Iron township for the
present term of court, spent Monday
in Pennington.
Little Richard Templeton has been
confined to his bed with a case of
German measles.
Miss Elsie Beard spent the week.
end with Pennington and Lead Belt
relatives.
Geo. Keathley of DeSoto spent the
week end with his parents and
friends in this city.
Hugh Steele, j. H. Keathley and E..
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day to attend a conference of the
Franklin Baptist Association.
Louis Butler was in Bismarck last
Sunday.
Arthur McGeorge of this city and
son of Mrs. Robt. Ward, was married
last Saturday to Miss Anna Thomas
of Graniteville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Agnew of this city
will leave in the near future for Bos-
ton, Mr.. Agnew being a member of
the Boston Red Sox.
Henry Edison, aged SO years, died
last Thursday night at 9:45 O'Clock.
Funeral services were held Sunday
by Rev. M. T. Webb of Woodriver,
ILL.,, and interment was at Bellevue.
Mary Ramsey, who is attending
Underwood College, came home Sat
urday to attend the funeral of her
grandfather, H. Edison.
Rev. Webb of Woodriver, ILL.,,
preached at the Baptist church last
Sunday evening. Everyone was glad
to see Brother Webb back in his old
place once more.
Miss Viola Beard, who is teaching
near Doe Run, spent last week with
home folks.
Rev. Longrear, pastor of the NJ. E.
Church, made a patriotic talk last
Friday at the High School.
Mrs. Shank, one of Bismarck's old
est citizens, died last Sunday night,
after an illness of several weeks,
with pneumonia. Funeral services
were held Tuesday at the home.
Olan Matkin, Clarence Woolford
and Edgar Polk were among the St.
Francois county boys to leave last
Monday for Camp Funston.