The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-18
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Cloud Cole, who has been i'll with
influenza, is reported doing nicely and
his nurse says he will be dismissed in
short time.
Dewitt Reed and Levi Halbrook
were business visitors in Pennington
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Kelly and Mr..
and Mrs. Dewitt Reed motored to
Fredericktown Sunday.
Martin Walfner was called to Farm
ington Thursday for re-examination.
Miss Majorie Stroupc, saleslady in
the Tucker store, is on the sick list
this week. ~.
Miss Gladys Cozean and brother,
Carl. went to Cornwall Tuesday,
where they will stay with their grand
mother until school opens again.
Mrs. II. Tucker and sons, Arthur
and Ralph, motored to st. Louis Tues
day.
p. Sacks was business visitor in
St. Louis Tuesday.
Mrs. P. C. Hough of Fredercktown
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F..
". SchIick, Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. T. l.. Browning and
children visited Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Redmund of Elvins Sunday.
F. W. Schlick was a business visit
or in St. Louis Tuesday. 1890
viii Howell and wife and little
daughter visited Mrs. Howells sis
ter, near Sprott from Monday until
Wednesday. ...,,yu
James Faulkenberg. of ,Lesterville
visited relativesShere this week.
Mrs. r. Goulding of st, Louis and
little daughter, Julia, are visiting rel
ativcs here and at Harrington this
week. ..p, e.. .
Raymond Brown left here Wednes-
day on his return to New London,
Conn. Mr.. Brown is from the U. S
Navy, stationed there and has been
home on furlough. r..
Sergt. Floyd Montgomery was home
from Camp Funston Wednesday and
going from here to Higdon, Mo-, to
visited his sister, Mrs. Dewitt Reed,
visit his mother. Mr. and Mrs. Reed
and Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Halbrook &C
companied him.
Mrs. Jake Alper returned from st.
Louis Tuesday, where she spent sew
eral days purchasing goods for their
store. 81.
Mrs. Blanche Chiffon, saleslady at
the Silsby store, is reported on the
sick list.
Mrs. S. /. D. Smith is taking a va
cation this week from the Tucker
store, where she is employed.
Miss Emma RAINY and brother, Ga
thon, are visiting home folks at Cape
Girardeau this week. Miss RAINY is
one Of our teachers in the Central
School, and Mr.. RAINY is the Manual
Training teacher here.
DR.. E. C. Rohrback and family are
spending the week visiting relatives at
California, Mo.
Ralph Haney writes home folks he
arrived in California and is well pleas
ed to spend the winter there.
Miss Iva caves of Desloge has &C.
cepted a position as operator at the
telephone office here.
Miss Lena Straughn of Desloge was
guest of Miss Nettye Moore Saturday
and Sunday.
Most of our school teachers whose
homes are out of town have taken ad-
vantage of the school being closed and
are visiting home folks. They are:
Miss Stella Barker of Bonnie Terre
and Miss Carrie Heff of Sikeston.
Randolph Mueller, secretary of the
boys department of the Y. M. C. A.,
is visiting relatives at Aurora, ILL.,,
this week, while the Y. M. C. A. is
closed.
Geo. johnson was business visitor
in Ste. Genevieve Tuesday and Wed
nesday of this week.
Mrs. Thomas of Desloge was the
guest of Mrs. John Porter Sunday.
Misses Vida and Tia Abshier have
been very ill with influenza, but are
reported getting along nicely.
C. c. Watson, the boys physical
director, of the Y. M. C. A., is visit
ing home folks at St. Joseph, and it
is said he expects to bring bride
back with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewitt Reed and Mr..
and Mrs. Levi Halbrooks expect to
spend Thursday and Friday at White
Water, Mo, hunting and fishing, also
visiting Mrs. Reeds mother.
A large number of the Freshman
class of the High School went on an
outing last Friday evening to Pleas
ant Valley. The class was chaperoncd
by three teachers, Misses MCGEE, Mad
dern and Cleveland. They reported a
pleasant time.
Mrs. w. r. Alexander who has been
nursing her brother, 0rville Taylor, of
Camp Zachary Taylor, KY, who has
been very i'll with influenza, has now
contracted the disease and her hus-
band, DR.. w. r. Alexander, is with
her. He writes that she is doing
nicely so far. Mrs. Alexander left
her little son, Taylor, with her aunt,
Mrs. W. E. Ledbetter.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Greer and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. HI. J. Kennedy and
family motored to Primrose Sunday
afternoon, taking their supper with
them.
Mrs. Nell Tucker visited relatives
in Fredericktown Sunday.
Mrs. A. v. Smith and Miss Virgie
Mabuce visited the formers sister,
Mrs. W. C. Papin, in Desloge Sunday.
Otto Beard, who is in Macarthur
training camp, Waco, Texas, writes