The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-24
LEADWOOD

1t is reported on good authority that
DIR. r. Appleberry, who formerly had
an office in lockwood, has definitely
decided to open up ON office in Bonnie
Terre. DR.. Appleberrys Office will be
in the old Dr. Poston building with
Cronbaugh & Cronbaugh, the Bonnie
Terre eye specialists. DR.. Appleberry
is well and favorably known here at
Leadwood and his coming to Bonnie
Terre will be good news to his many
friends who tried in vain to get him
to come back to LeadwOod. Bonnie
Terre is in need of an additional ply
stefan and the town is very fortunate
in getting this good man.
The beautiful spring weather has
caused some of our Leadwoodites to
get the garden fever. Some are or
dering garden seeds while others doc
Van Lear, for instance) are actually
making lettuce beds. "Joe" Evans
would like to plant some early corn
as they used to in Washington county
but he is afraid it might get its ears
frozen.
Rev. H. P. Grove, presiding elder
of the Pennington district of the M.
f. Church, South, will preach in the
Claytown Methodist church next Sun
day at the eleven o'clock hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. II. Kirkpatrick
were in Bonnie Terre last Sunday and
attended services at the new Method
ist church at that place. ~
C. f. McCabe was Flat Rit% Wis
itor last Sunday.
Do you enjoy good singing? If you
do, then come to the Methodist church
next Sunday night and hear the High
School Glee Club Also a good SER
mon by Rev. H. P. Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hunt and Mr..
and Mrs. Lynn Van Lear motored over
to St. Francois last Sunday to visit
Mrs. Van Lear's brother who lives at
that place.
The Leadwood mines are still mac
tive and there has been no improve
ment in the labor situation since the
last weeks letter was written. A few
men have been sent over to Bonnie
Terre and Flat River. to work, but the
streets are still crowded with unem-
ployed men. Nothing more is known
now as to when operations will be re-
sumed than was known week ago
and the people are becoming very anx-
ious about what is to be done. A num-
Der Of families have moved away in
the last week and many others will do
likewise unless Something developes
soon. There is some talk to the eff
feet that work will not be Started up
again for at least six months. This
would mean that Lead&ood would
practically become thing of the past
as very few families would remain
here that length of time. A great
deal of speculation is heard as to why
the company finds it necessary to dis
continue work here when they are
running as usual at Flat River and
Mitchell. This is taken as evidence of
the fact that the company has not dis
continued work here because of mar
ket conditions, for it is known that
Leadwood has great deal more lead
than have these other places. Many
of the people are beginning to believe
that the purpose of it all is to disor-
ganize the lockwood labor unior
which is reported to be one of the
strongest unions in the lead belt
Some of the idle men have been of
fered work at Flat River and Bonnie
Terre but many Of them have refused
to accept position at either of these
places for the reason that they did
not want to take another mans place.
The outlook is not at all encouraging
and the people are just waiting to see
what is to be done. Quite a few writ
ten protests have been sent to Hon.
w. B. Wilson, Secretary of Labor, at
Washington, ID. G., asking that the
Government take the matter under
consideration. The high cost of liv-
ing forbids an extensive idleness for
the laboring man who is wholly de-
pendent upon his small income for
his daily meal.
The Leadwood w. c. T. u. met
Tuesday of this week at the home of
Mrs. VIM. Scott.
Robt. Ramsey came home from the
training camp Saturday on the noon
train. Mr.. Ramsey has gained about
twenty pounds since he left here for
the Georgia camp. and says that he
believes the experience which one gets
in the training camp is well worth
the price he pays for it. Mr.. Ramsey
has the appearance of real Ameri-
can soldier when he has his uniform
on. He was very anxious to go to
France but it all ended too soon for
him to reach the place of actual hos
tilities. Leadwood extends a hearty
welcome to her returning boys.
So