The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-11
"cOUNTY CORRESPONDENTS
FLAT RIVER


Mrs. Fred Ratten and children, left
Saturday for St. Louis, where they
will make their home, Miss Stella and
Richard were High Shcool students
here. t-.
Jonas Shepard and j. w. Phillips
went Sunday evening to Bollinger
county where they will spent the
greater part of the week hunting and
fishing. '.s
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Boyd and Mrs.
Frank Pritchett attended the funeral
of the little infant child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Brewer of Elvins Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Murdick returned
Sunday evening from Richwoods, Mo-,
where they visited the past week.
Geo. johnson visited his brother,
Hiram, of Bismarck, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Porter spent the
past week visiting the sister of Mrs.
Porter, Mrs. Strong, of near Farm
ington.
Claude Lincoln was business visit
or in Bonnie Terre Tuesday.
Friends of Oliver Cozean will re-
gret to hear he is very low with lung
trouble. Oliver is now living near
Marquand on farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Dogers and
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Elser went to
Roselle Sunday where they visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Olsteen.. They re-
turned Monday.
Clarence Wood died at his home
Thursday, October 4th, at the age of
81 years and one day, Mr.. Wood had
been in poor health for some time and
had very small chance to fight the
disease. He took sick at Bellevue and
was removed to his home. He leaves
a wife and five little girls, a father,
mother and three sisters to mourn
his death. Mr.. Wood was a member
of the Taylor Ave. M. E. Church, hav-
ing professed religion at the Scoville
meeting, held here. The funeral was
conducted at the church by Rev. M.
H. Markley Sunday afternoon at 2
O'Clock and interment was made at
Bismarck.
Mrs. Anthony Howell of Farming
ton and little daughter were guests of
Mrs. Albert Woodmansee and Mrs.
Maud Walker Tuesday.
Martin Wolfner was st. Louis Wis
itor Sunday and Monday.
Uncle Asbury London is spending
the week visiting at the home of his
son, Will London, near Pennington.
Mrs. II. Tucker visited her sons,
Arthur and Ralph, in St. Louis one
day this week.
The Royal Neighbors of Flat River
Lodge and other sister Lodges of the
county were very pleasantly enter
tanned by the Bonnie Terre Lodge
Tuesday evening at the convention of
Royal Neighbors, which met at that
place.
Otto Allen was home Sunday and
Monday from Rock Island, ILL.,, and
visited home folks Mr.. Allen is an
employee of the Government.
Mrs. Albert Belkin of Libertyville
and Miss Eva O'Bannon of Knob Lick
spent Sunday as guests of Mrs. C. E,
Lashley.
Dewitt Reed was critically ill Sat-
urday and Sunday, but is somewhat
improved.
The C. w. B. M. of the Christian
church met at the home of Mrs. U. G.
Morris on Tuesday of this week. Mrs.
Henry Tetley Of Pennington was a
visitor of the Society.
Mrs. Reed and son, of Mules Land
ing and Mrs. Tom Murtz of Sikeston
came Sunday to visit Mr.. Dewitt
Reed.
Miss Ida May Kennedy and Miss
Iva Haney were Bonnie Terre visitors
Sunday.
ORD. F. L. Keith was a business
visitor in st. Louis Monday.
Lawrence Pcrson is spending the
week visiting his parents at Iron
Mountain.
Miss Esther Lashley returned from
Chester, ILL.,, Sunday, where she had
spent the week visiting with friends.
Mrs. Omar Conway received let
ter from her husband. who is on pa
troll duty on the battleship Illinois,
saying he was very sick with Spanish
influenza.
Mrs. J. Beaudii is reported on the
sick list.
Misses Nettie and Eta Moore Wis
tied friends in Wales Mines Saturday
and Sunday.
Ralph Haney left last week for Cal
iloIiilap WHSIc He Will SpCIlu LHc WIZ /
ter in an effort to recupcrate his
health.
A bunch of girls hiked to Farming
ton Saturday afternoon to attend the
football game. Those going were
Misses Vida Tucker, Minnie Goldstein,
Mary Anna Cecil, Nellie Williams and
Alene Male.
The mother of Mrs. T. L. Haney,
Mrs. Jane Simpson of Libertyville, is
spending the week here.
Misses Salome Graves and Edith
Hart visited in Bonnie Terre Friday
afternoon.
Mrs. Anthony Howell and little
daughter of Pennington were guests
of Mrs. Maud Walker and Mrs. AL
bert Woodmansee Tuesday.
Mrs. J. H. Hunt and little daugh-
ter. MARBLE, are spending the week at
Shirley, Mo-, visiting the formers pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Cole.
Mrs. Hughes of Pennington visited
ner nephew. jeff Hughes, Tuesday.
Mrs. w. r. Beard is reported on the
sick list.
Miss Virginia Silvey and Emmett
Moore were united in marriage at
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