The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-06-21
:COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE:
FLAT RIVER

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tin and Will Gruner spent two days
this week on fishing trip with a
party of others at st. Mary's.
Tom Blankenship is reported very
i'll at this writing.
Mrs. Henry Rhul of Elvins was here
shopping Monday.
Mrs. j. C. Maxon spent Saturday
and Sunday in st. Louis visiting.
The Juniors Friday Hiking Club of
the Y. M. C. A., in company with
their leader, A. w. Miller, went to
Doe Run Junction, or near there, Fri
day and camped, returning Saturday
about 1890 a. m. They were bunch
of very hot and tired boys but well
pleased with their trip.
The friends of Henry Harris re-
member of his cnlisting in the Army
ct which time several other Flat
River boys also enlisted. The boys
who enlisted at that time are now in
France and Henry was not per-
mitted to go because of some trouble
with his head, but he was detained
and the doctors at that time thought
he might be cured. They finally de-
cided he was not thoroughly well and
would not send him overseas for SER
vice, so he was sent from Fort Sill,
Oklahoma to the Coast of California,
where he expects TO serve as messen-
ger, the same as he has done since he
has been in the service. He is well
pleased with his new quarters and
likes the country fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Payne and
children and Misses Murrill and
Grace McAlister and Thelma Kelly
spent the evening at Pleasant Valley
Sunday, it being the annual Sunday
school outing of the Elvins Baptist
church. Rev. S. II. Hardy of Des-
loge preached at o'clock in the af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Cheesebrough
and family left Saturday to visit
home folks at Sprott. Mrs. Cheese
brough is in failing health and her
physician has advised her to change
climates, and they expect to leave the
Lead Belt soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur McGraw are
the proud parents of son, born
June 18th.
Miss Ida Lewis of Rivermines Wis
tied the family of r. A. Cunningham
Sunday.
Mrs. Herman Reeder and little
daughter, Ruth, returned Sunday
from Doe Run, where they spent the
week visiting Mrs. Reeder's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones.
We regret to say that Mrs. Ray
Stricklett is in failing health. They
formerly lived here but moved from
here to farm near Sprott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Arenz and two
sons spent the night at Bismarck
with parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George H.
Carpenter and returned home Sun
day.
Mrs. ]. M. Webb and little daugh-
tiers, Ruth and Hilda, arrived Sunday
evening from two weeks visit with
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Love, of
Edgehill, Mo. Her little son, Rolla,
intends spending several weeks yet
with his grandparents.
Miss Pauline LaPlant is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Anna LaPlant, of Fes-
tus this week.
The Christian Endeavor of Flat
River church entertained the Elvins
Endeavor Society Tuesday evening at
the home of DR.. 'Haney with a lawn
social. A large number from both
societies were present. Refresh
ments, consisting of punch and cake,
were served. ..i
Burl Sprott and wife returned
from st. Louis Tuesday.
Herbert Lashley is i'll with typhoid
fever.
Mrs. Cecilia Albright of Denver,
Colo, is visiting her aunt, Miss King,
and cousin, Mrs. Ed Higgins.
Miss Avolyn and Fidela Higgins,
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hig-
gins, arrived home Tuesday from Ar
cadia College, where they have been
attending school.
Ed Hood is reported ill at this
writing.
Miss Gladys McNew and aunt, Mrs.
Maud Adams, spent Wednesday in
Pennington as guests of Mrs. Charles
Calvird
Newt Duemler and wife of St. Louis
spent Sunday as guests of R. A..
Cunningham and family. Mr.. Duem-
Ter is overseeing the building of a
steel bridge at lockwood.
Mrs. Paul Turley, formerly of
here but short time ago went to
iCHeT, ohid., W iiVey dTTlNeu mere
Monday. She tells us her husband
has gone to Arizona through the ad-
vice of his physician, for his health,
and she intends following, him as soon
as she can dispose of her furniture.
Mrs. Maud Bartch and little son,
Roy, visited an uncle, Irwin Claywell,
of Bonnie Terre, Sunday. g.,
John Brannon of Pennington spent
Sunday visiting at the home of r. A..
Cunningham.
Joe Griggs and family, who have
been residents of the Lead Belt for a
number of years, have been advised
by their physician to change eli
mate in search of health for his son,
and they expect to leave the first of
the week for somewhere in the west.
The Esther Baptist church gave an
ice cream social one evening of last
week in an attempt toraise the money
to pay a debt off on their church
building. They tell US that the debt
is now paid; also their seats are paid
for and thew only owe a few dollars