The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-12-20
ELVINS

Mr. and Mrs. Barney Laxton of
Flat River spent last Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Colliins.
Miss Westerman, one of our teach
ers, has recovered from an attack of
influenza and is back at her place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Beck of st.
Louis are visiting Mrs. Beck's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sparks.
Miss Josie Sparks of ST. Louis Wis
tied her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Sparks, last Sunday.
Miss Elsa Reichert and Chas. Baker
visited friends in Pennington Tues
day evening.
Prof. Hugh Porter and Miss Hem
derson of Pennington and Miss Cum
bingham rendered several musical
selections at the Elvins school We'd
nesday morning.
John Wallace of this place died at
the Bonne Terre hospital last Thurs
day from pneumonia following an at
tack of influenza. Deceased leaves a
wife and five children. Mr.. Wallace
was formerly marshal here. Funeral
services were conducted by the X. p
Lodge and burial was at Parkview
cemetery last Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. j. W. Hunt entertained Misses
Mary Cunningham, Caroline and Isa-
Dell Hess, Maude Sander and Mary
Keith Tuesday evening.
Miss Mary Keith spent the week.
end with Mrs. John Bennett of Flat
River. '"'
Miss Minnie White went to Fred
ericktown Wednesday to see her
oFoIhe[, VINO IS home on a furlough.
The Victory Girls will give a needle
work bazaar in the X. ?. hall Satur-
day afternoon, Dec 21st
Z. ). Baker, who is here on short
Through from Camp Dodge, Iowa. and
MISS Elsa Reichert were Farming
ton visitors Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Beatrice Dunn, Misses Minnie
Bros and Zelma Heath. from Palmer
MO-, are guests of the lattcr's sister
and family, Rev. and Mrs. H. w. Dos
Mrs. Sylvan AuBuchon and Miss
Lucy kenner were in Flat River
shopping Tuesday evening.
Misses Elizabeth West and Alma
snow were guests of Supt. and Mrs.
j.. U. White in Flat River Sunday
ii.hey were entertained at a 6 O'Clock
dinner.
Miss Wayne White was a Flat River
visitor Saturday. She visited ella
tVes in Esther over Sunday.
Sergt. Clarence Hoffman If Fort
Riley, Hans, was here Monday. hav-
ing spent a short furlough with his
mother, Mrs. c. j. Hoffman, on Route
l, Elvins.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Sloan received \
telegram Wednesday announcing the
arrival OF their son, Rutledce, from
France. He is now in New York and
expects to be home by Christmas.
Mrs. Emiline Keay died at the nome
OF her daughter, Mrs. Mary TAYLOR. in
ElVlns on Dec. 10th, aged "A wears,
z months and % days. She was the
daughter Of Sam Beard. She was
united in marriage in 1861 to VIM,
keay, who died Jan. 28th, 1918. at
the age of SO years. To this union
thirteen children were born, three If
whom died at an early age. Those
surviving are John, Jesse and p. W.
OF Elvins; J. W. of Joplin. Racreai
Harrelson of st. Louis, Annie Pen
berthy of Bismarck, Minnie Crabtree
OF Murphy Crossing, Mandy Mani.
gomery of Mann, Mo-, Jalia Triplett
OF Davis Crossing and Mary Taylor
OF OF Eivins. Also Il grandchildren and
~ great grand children. Mrs. Keay
joined the Christian church ut an ear.ll
~ age and lived true Christian life
TO the end. The cause of her death
was stomach trouble, from which She
had been sufferer for the last four
or five years. She was laid to rest
BY the side of her husband at the
Hamilton cemetery near Bismarck. b NV