The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-04-25
LEADWOOD

James Ritter went over to Bonnie
Terre Tuesday to look after some
business matters.
Mrs. A. C. McMullin was st. Louis
visitor the first Of this week.
Mrs. VIM. Scott left on the after
noon train Tuesday for their new
home in Rexburg, Idaho. Mrs. Scott
sold the household goods before she
left, Mr.. Scott went to ReXburg
some weeks ago and is reported to
have a good position in hardware
store at that place. They will retain
their property in Leadwood until they
know whether they want to make
their permanent home in that State.
Rev. II. p. Grove held the second
quarterly Conference Of the lockwood
Methodist church Tuesday night. En-
met Mason was recommended by the
lockwood Quarterly Conference to the
District Conference for license to
preach.
A splendid program was given by
the Leadwood high school students at
the Princess theatre Tuesday night.
A large crowd attended the program.
The Centenary meeting held in the
Leadwood Methodist church Friday
night of last week was a very inter
esting service. Rev. ID. II. Davis, pas
tor of the Methodist church at Des-
loge, presided ct the meeting. Spleen
did talks were made by Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Shantl of Bonne Terre, and Rev. l..
Eakcrs, pastor of the Bonnie Terre
Methodist church. Other speakers
were: Mr.. Cartee of DeslOge, Rev. D..
r. Davis and Mr.. Page.
The lockwood school board has had
considerable difficulty in getting
matters arranged for next years
work. They are. making progress,
however, and viii soon be able to
make definite announcements con-
cering their plans for next year.
S. Z. Williams went to St. Louis
Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Williams has
been called to serve on a petit jury
and does not know just how long he
will be in the city. "Monk" McFar-
land has clcrGe of the Williams bar
Der shop while Mr.. Williams is away
A couple of cows were pulled out of
the slime pit near the LeadWood mill
last week. The cows were completely
buried except their heads and would
have been dead in = short time had
they not been gotten out of the place.
The writer is of the opinion that the
st. Joseph Lead Co, would do well to
put 4 fence around this trap unless
they think it would he cheaper to pay
for the cows that arc caught in it this
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Miller, and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Mcfarland all mo-
tored to the river Monday evening and
spent some time fishing. The writer
will not undertake to give descrip-
ton of the long string of fish they
caught but will leave that to Mr..
Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Van Lear and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hunt motored to
Irondale Sunday to visit Mr.. Van
Lcar's father.
The school board met at the school
Monday night.
Homer Belknapp has been working
in st. Louis for the past two-weeks.
The Epworth League of the Meth
odist church met at the. church We'd
nesday night to elect new officers for
the new year.
The Cherryvile school had clos
ing entertainment Friday night of
last week.
DR.. D. H. Mckenzie and j. S. Bower
took r. c. Bradley to st. Louis hos
pital Wednesday of last week. Mr..
Bradley is reported to be in a crit
ical condition and little hope is held
out for his recovery.
Geo. Belknap made business trip
to St. Louis Wednesday, of last week.
Geo. Rice was st. Louis visitor
Thursday of last week.
Fred MCGEE was Bonnie Terre WIS.,
itor last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. FOWL were St.
Louis visitors last Saturday.
Homer Belmer motored to Bonnie
Terre last Sunday.
John Snead transacted business in
Bonnie Terre Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. Ezra Francis was Bonnie
Terre visitor Thursday of last week.
Miss Blanch 0'Neai of Frankclay
went to St. Louis Thursday of last
week. She will visit in the city few
days and then go to Cape Girardeau
to attend the State Normal School at
that place.
Virgil Penberthy transacted bust
ness in Bonnie Terre Friday
Jesse Dickey made business trip
to Bonnie Terre last, Friday.
Samuel Thompson and Price Glore
went to st. Louis Friday of last week
to look after some business matters.
Mr.. and Mrs, C. B.,Acuff, formerly
of Leadwood and now Of Herculaneum,
were here Sunday visiting with
friends.
Miss Edith Stumbaugh, one of the
teachers in the Cherryville school, and
her brother went to Fredericktown
last Sunday.
Val c. Bowen went up to Crystal
City Monday of this week to look af-
ter some business matters.
Fred Overstreet was Crystal City
visitor Monday of this week.
Many of our Leadwood citizens,
who were hoping that the power
house would continue to run for sew
eral weeks, were disappointed Mon
day when the news came that every
thing had closed I'm AGAIN Sunday