The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-05-09
LEADWOOD

Mr.. Acuff is now depot agept at
Bonne Terre.
Mrs. Bert Clay, Mrs. H. Edmonds,
Mrs. Frank Hartman and Mrs. ]. T..
Simms all went to Bonnie Terre Thurs
day of last week to see the demonstra-
ton with the tank that was given at
that place.
T. r. Tolleson and family were
Bonnie Terre visions last Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Thompson Of
Rock Springs were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs, Milton Dodson last Sunday.
G. A. Mcfarland and Prof. D. F..
Mothersead were called to Bonnie Terre
last Friday night to act as judges in
the High School Declamatory contest
for the Lead Belt which was held at
Bonnie Terre.
A fifth Liberty Loan meeting will
be held on the street in front of the
company store Saturday afternoon.
This meeting is being held for the pur-
pose of getting all who are able to
buy bonds to make their purchases at
the earliest possible time. 1t is not a
favorable time for our town to under
take to meet it's obligations in this
matter, but let us do our best just the
same. lockwood made a splendid
record in every drive that was made
during the war, and it is to DE regret-
ted that our good people cannot live
up to their traditional record in the
great Victory Loan drive which is now
being made. Let every Leadwoodite
who can possibly purchase bond be
ready to invest Saturday. The meet
ing will be at A p. m. and number of
good speeches will be made. Come
whether you buy or not.
Misses Gay, Dunn and Keith were
Bonne Terre visitors last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Miller and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. McEwen all went
to Bonnie Terre Thursday of last week
to see the tank.
Clarence Van Lear and Frank
Keith were Bonnie Terre visitors
Thursday of last week.
Mrs. A. N. Sheriff. of Cherryville
returned home last week, after an ex-
tended visit in Piedmont.
The new officers of the Leadwood
Epworth League were installed at the
hour for the regular church services
last Sunday night.
A large crowd of Leadwoodites went
over to Bonnie Terre Thursday of last
week to see the tank. The afternoon
train was literally crowded to its ca
pacity.
Woodrow Wilson Poston has come
to Leadwood to stay and will make
his home with Mr.. and Mrs. j. f.
Poston. He arrived Wednesday of
last week and is reported to be fine
fellow as well as a staunch Democrat.
Rev. 7. R. White, pastor of the
Leadwood Baptist church, baptized
some new converts in Big River last
Sunday afternoon. A large crowd of
people attended the services.
The local leaders in the Centenary
drive met at the Methodist parsonage
Friday night of last week to make
plans for the campaign, which will
begin Sunday, May 18th.
This week was observed as "Clean-
UP" week in Leadwood. The people
were asked to get all the old tin cans
and junk together in barrels and boxes
and they were hauled away.
| Geo. Miller and son made a business
trip to St. Louis Monday of last week.
w. E. Bearden transacted business
in st. Louis last Monday.
T. r. Tolleson made a business trip
to Crystal City Saturday of last
week.
Grover Barton went up to Hercula-
neum Friday of last week.
c. W. Caffee transacted business in
st. Louis Tuesday of last week.
| S. N. O'Neal made business trip
to st. Louis Tuesday of last week.
| Luther Bearden was St. Louis Wis
itor last Tuesday.
Archie Crawford made a business
trip to Crystal City last Tuesday.
Mrs. B. F. Murphy was a Bonne
Terre visitor Wednesday of last week.
Rev. c. w. Dunmire made bust
ness trip to Herculaneum Wednesday
of last week.
! j. G. Thomas transacted business in |
Bonnie Terre Friday of last week.
Prof. D. E. Mothersead went up to
Herculaneum Saturday to be present |
at the election of teachers for the |
school at that place. Prof. Mothers
cad has been chosen as the superin- |
tendent for the Herculaneum school |
next year.
Edmond Keith was Bonnie Terre
visitor last Sunday.
Val C. Bowen was st. Louis Wis
itor last Sunday.
Frank Keith was Bonnie Terre Wis
itor last Sunday.
Emmett Mason made business trip |
to Bonnie Terre the first of the week. i
Miss Dexter Bradley was a st.
Louis visitor last Sunday.
S.. E. Williams returned to st. |
Louis last Sunday.
j. C. Fields made business trip to
st. Louis the first of the week.
Mrs. Charles Banister is reported
to be critically i'll at this writing.
A telegram came last week an
nouncing the safe arrival of Harvey
Rowe in New York. Mr.. Rowe has
been in the services of Uncle Sam
over seas.
Prof. D. E. Mothersead transacted
business in Flat River last Saturday
morning.
Gilbert Shoemake has landed in N.
Y, according to telegram that came
to Leadwood last week. Mr.. Shoe
make has been with the American
Army in France. |
The first baccalaureate sermon for I
the Jendwood Hivh School will he