The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-02-14
LAKEWOOD

Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd McClain's little
baby died last week, but the writer has
no information as to the cause of its
death.
Monk Mcfarland, who formerly had
charge of chair in the Williams Bar
Der shop, is now working at his trade
in Elvins. Mr.. Mcfarland was here
last Sunday visiting with home folks.
H. L. Cook made business trip to
Desloge Thursday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Towi were St
Louis visitors last week.
Clifford LEVELS. the little son of
Square" Levels, got his arm broken
in a fall last week. He was on his
way home from school when he fell
and broke his arm. He is reported to
be getting along nicely at this writ
ing.
Richard Crump, of St. Louis, was in
Leadwood one day last week. Mr..
Crump expescts to make trip to
New York in the near future.
The writer has been informed that
Charley Brewer moved to Flat River
last week and Frank Hall moved to the
same place.
j. F. Poston, postmaster at Lead
wood, made business trip to Farm
ington Saturday of last week.
Louis Eaton has been on the sick list
for several days but is reported to be
getting along nicely at this writing
Mr.. and Mrs. d. r. Mckay have
moved to Denver, Colo. They expect
to stay there with home folks for a
time and then go further west.
John Thornton is said to hovespoved
to Mazel Run this week. Quite few
families moved out of lockwood last
week.
Robert Grenia bought the Norman
Belknap farm and will make that his
permanent home in the future.
Epsey Jackson. who formerly OPP
Grated furniture here at Leadwood,
was here looking after some business
matters last week A report was cir
culated that Mr.. jackson was leaving
Leadwood with the intention of open
ing up furniture store in Clayton,
st. Louis county, but this was a mis-
take. He now lives at Maplewood
and has no intention of going into the
furniture business at Clayton. He says
that Clayton is "worse than Lead
wood" which we understand to mean
that he is sorry now that he ever left
lockwood.
A splendid musical program was
given at the Princess Theatre last
Saturday night by Misses Jenna Lo-
gan and Alice Gay. The program is
said to have been the best in long
time.
Stella McCabe got a rather bad burn
last week from d hot lemon. Miss
McCabe had placed the lemon in the
oven to heat and when she squeezed
it the juice flew into her face.
Is the water getting low in your
cistern? If so, why not fill it with
liver water? The river water is GER
tainly fine now, and according to our
local physicians, is as pure as any on
earth. Many Of cur citizens are TAX
ing advantage of the opportunity to
get good clean water and are filling
their cisterns. Mr.. Clark says all the
waite is coming directly from the riv-
or now so that you need not be afraid
of the impurities of the mines.
j. W. Denton, who had rather Sc
we're case of the flu some weeks ago,
has never completely recovered from
the disease. He has been in bad health
for some time.
Miss Alice Gay is on the sick list
this week.
Freda Mcfarland, the little daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Mcfarland,
was on the sick list the latter part of
last week.
Mrs, C. C. Hammer and sister, Mrs.
o. Vineyard, have just recovered from
the influenza.
Horace Taylor, who has been with
the American Expeditionary Forces in
France, sent a telegram to his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Taylor, last
week, stating that he was in New
York and would be home in a few
days.
The Mothers Club met at the home
of Mrs. T. r. Toiicson on Friday of
this week.
Robt. Ramsey, who has been in St.
Louis looking for a position, returned
home one day last week.
Chas. F. McCabe was in St. Louis
last Saturday visiting his daughters,
who work there.
Mrs. Harry Edaunds' mother, Mrs.
M. F. Maxwell, has returned to Lead
wood again, after visit of some
months with her daughter in Chicago.
w. H. Crump and family are max
ing good use Of these quiet times by
visiting with Mr.. Crump's parents