The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-30
FLAT RIVER


Tom Hallbrooks has been very i'll
with appendicitis but is reported some
better. ."t'
Born, Tuesday. Aug. goth, to Mrs.
w. w. Cook, a boy.
Mrs. L. A. Hunt spent the weekend
in Desloge visiting her brother, Rich
ard Turley, who will'leaye this week
for St. Louis to,,Ynake their home.
Misses Edith and Leila Allen are
visiting their uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo Smith, Of near Farming
ton. '.., .,'.."
T. Busnahan of st. Louis is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Prather
this week.
Miss Edith Mitchell returned the
latter part of the week from Bismarck,
where she spent week visiting her
aunt, Mrs. o. w. Ramsey.
Wiley Swofford of Mine La Motto is
moving his family here this week to
make their home.
Miss Patty MatIin has gone to Du-
pc, ILL.,, to visit her cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed johnson.
Alfred .Brannon visited his father
in Pennington the weekend, return
ing Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Johnson were
business visitors in Bonnie Terre Mon
day.
Miss Vida Abshier will again take
up her course at the Kroeger School of
Music in St. Louis and In connection
will attend the Morse School of Elk
preston, going up one day of each
week. Nv o.
Miss Jessie Prather Of St. Louis is
home on an extended visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs, C. r. FARTHER.
The Rebekah Lodge is making ar
rangements for. district assembly,
= to meet about November 9Th, which
will be held in Bonnie Terre.
Riley Fraysher and wife, John
Ball and daughter, d. r. Reed and
wife, Mr.. Rapp and wife and Earl
Smith went out on Indian Creek on Il
fishing and hunting trip Friday. They
returned Sunday.
Miss Edith Kite was the guest of
Miss Virgie Mabuce Friday night.
Geo. Hammock and family spent
last week in Wayne county visiting
his parents, and returned Tuesday.
WITS. DtU. Ylo-
tied the formers brother at Moselle,
Mo-, Mr.. Emmett Lewis, going Sat-
urday and returning Monday.
Mrs. VIM. Eaton of Pennington re-
turned Sunday, after weeks visit
here with relatives.
A number from here attended the
Association at Desloge Thursday, FRI
day and Saturday. Among those at
tending Friday were Mr.. and Mrs. W..
H. Patrick, Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Hor-
ton, Mrs. ]. M. Webb, Mrs. ]. W. AL
bridge, Mr.. and Mrs. Moore, Mrs. l..
A. Poston, Mrs. L. M. Miller and lit
tie daughter, Mildred. An unusually
large crowd attended the Association
this year. u -....
Misses Edith johnson and Ethel
Hampton, and Marion Hammers were
Pennington visitors Tuesday evening.
Miss Virgie Mabuce visited in Farm
ington Saturday might and Sunday
with Edith Kite. a. "a
Gus Robinson and family returned
Friday from Charleston and will
make their home in Elvins. .,.
The little Misses Helen Virginia
and Bessie, daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. H. Marley of Pennington, came
out Tuesday to visit with their aunt
and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Marley.
Miss Ethel Johnson visited in FL
wins, going Sunday and returning
Tuesday. .,''" y.
Mrs. Jonah Shepard visited her
mother, Mrs. Mary Graham, of Fred
ericktown, from Thursday until Sat
urday. .
Mrs. Frank Edwards returned home
Monday from st. Louis, where she
had spent week with her little son,
Jewell, who is. at the Barnes Hospi-
tai under medical treatment. He has
been there about four weeks and will
not be permitted to come home for
soRe time yet.
M. A. Miller had quite an accident
Sunday morning, when he attempted
to crank his Ford car, in front of his
home. From. some cause the car be-
gan to move off and Mr. Miller at
tempted to turn it but failed and il
plunged off of a. four-foot embank-
ment on top Of fence. The car was
only slightly damaged, but Mr.. Miller
received a badly sprained ankle, from
which he is still unable to walk.
Argus Holiday visited his home in
Perryville from Saturday until Mon
day. T." - "''''' tsi
Geo. Shanks and Cecil Baker were
Mine La Motto visitors Saturday and
Sunday. go '',',i.%
Mrs. Geo. Wigger is reported on the
sick list. ~.
Mrs. Treecy Hampton received a
letter from her son, Luther, dated
July Goth, saying he was still well
and safe. But saying he was now in
reserve and would be in the trenches
in very short time. Luther says the
Hun had better look out when he gets
there; they will think cyclone has
struck them, for he's going to do his
"dead level". best to get them. He is
still well satisfied and lives in hopes
of being home soon. He still thinks
he will get to eat his Christmas dinner
in the U. s. A. We all hope this will
be true. = .t.1-,
, Miss Mabel Umfeet Of Esther has
recently accepted a position at the Y.
M. C. A. as stenographer for MIR. I.
C. Marsh. ~ E,st
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